Author Topic: I Just Watched (movie) For The First Time (Read 6757 times)

JeepMonkey · « **on:** March 30, 2010, 07:30:50 am »

What movies have you not seen until long after they came out?

I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time last weekend. I had heard the sound track many times in high school (mid 90s), but never saw the movie.

All in all it was a pretty good movie.

J_K_M_A_N · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2010, 07:49:36 am »

I just watched Office Space on Sunday. Some funny parts but overall I was kind of bored. There are some good lines to quote but...

J_K_M_A_N

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #2 on:** March 30, 2010, 08:30:00 am »

Quote from: JeepMonkey on March 30, 2010, 07:30:50 am

I watched The Rocky Horror Picture Show for the first time last weekend. I had heard the sound track many times in high school (mid 90s), but never saw the movie.

All in all it was a pretty good movie.

It's not all that good. The second half is a real stinker.

I finally watched Barton Fink the other night. It was the last Coen Bros film I'd yet to see and, as usual, it did not disappoint. Great movie.

Quote from: J_K_M_A_N on March 30, 2010, 07:49:36 am

I just watched Office Space on Sunday. Some funny parts but overall I was kind of bored. There are some good lines to quote but...

J_K_M_A_N

Great movie, especially when you work in that environment. Hell, I loved it before I ever had an office job, but now it's doubly better.

gryhnd · « **Reply #3 on:** March 30, 2010, 08:35:59 am »

Event Horizon
Donnie Darko
Killer Klowns From Outerspace

Loafmeister · « **Reply #4 on:** March 30, 2010, 10:04:43 am »

Just watched Point Break yesterday. In the context of a popcorn flick, it's not bad. Some pretty bad acting in it though, every line spoken by the police captain, ugh.

HaRuMaN · « **Reply #5 on:** March 30, 2010, 10:19:04 am »

Started watching Brazil. Interesting movie. Still undecided on whether I like it or not.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #6 on:** March 30, 2010, 10:45:43 am »

Brazil is a great movie. It's my favorite Gilliam movie. If you like it, check out "Delicatessen" and "The City of Lost Children".

RayB · « **Reply #7 on:** March 30, 2010, 04:02:40 pm »

Just watched Superbad. (or is this not old enough?)

Good movie. Not "hilarious". (Why am I finding it hard to find movies as funny as other people say? Is it an age thing??)

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #8 on:** March 30, 2010, 04:34:00 pm »

Quote from: RayB on March 30, 2010, 04:02:40 pm

(Why am I finding it hard to find movies as funny as other people say? Is it an age thing??)

I hear ya. Most comedies that everyone has gone on about in the last few years just haven't interested me. When I do watch any of them (if I even finish them), I just don't get the attraction.

jamesjones626 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 30, 2010, 04:57:22 pm »

I watched A clockwork orange a few weeks ago. If your into mayhem, rape, and everything evil you will like it. I enjoyed it.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #10 on:** March 30, 2010, 05:29:15 pm »

Quote from: jamesjones626 on March 30, 2010, 04:57:22 pm

If your into mayhem, rape, and everything evil you will like it.

If you're "into" those things, just turn yourself in.

Great movie, though.

Mauzy · « **Reply #11 on:** March 30, 2010, 05:34:35 pm »

I just watched the Back to the Future trilogy for the first time a month ago. Fantastic movies, IMO. They were a great pick-me-up for a social rough patch I was going through at the same time.

shmokes · « **Reply #12 on:** March 30, 2010, 06:31:46 pm »

I recently watched 2001: A Space Odyssee

danny_galaga · « **Reply #13 on:** March 31, 2010, 07:31:24 am »

Quote from: RayB on March 30, 2010, 04:02:40 pm

Just watched Superbad. (or is this not old enough?)

Good movie. Not "hilarious". (Why am I finding it hard to find movies as funny as other people say? Is it an age thing??)

No, you just happen to be correct. The others are wrong. This movie is not funny...

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #14 on:** March 31, 2010, 08:30:58 am »

Quote from: danny_galaga on March 31, 2010, 07:31:24 am

Quote from: RayB on March 30, 2010, 04:02:40 pm
Just watched Superbad. (or is this not old enough?)

Good movie. Not "hilarious". (Why am I finding it hard to find movies as funny as other people say? Is it an age thing??)

No, you just happen to be correct. The others are wrong. This movie is not funny...

I haven't watched enough to know. We got a few minutes in, weren't in the mood to listen to Jonah Hill talk about his dick all night, and just turned it off.

shmokes · « **Reply #15 on:** March 31, 2010, 09:19:30 am »

Superbad is fantastic you poor poor ---daisies---.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #16 on:** March 31, 2010, 09:22:09 am »

I'm sure it is (and I plan on watching it). We just weren't in the right mood for it on that particular night.

(Actually, SHE wasn't in the mood for it, so we had to turn it off.)

shmokes · « **Reply #17 on:** March 31, 2010, 09:29:24 am »

LOL . . . my wife hates it.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #18 on:** March 31, 2010, 09:53:25 am »

I knew you'd understand

RayB · « **Reply #19 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:27:23 pm »

You know, in this thread and the other movie thread I'm hearing a lot about wives being the problem with enjoying many a movie. WTH?

Kevin Mullins · « **Reply #20 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:40:57 pm »

I find myself watching more and more animated films and down-right enjoying them.

Kung Fu Panda
Flushed Away
Meet the Robinsons
Over The Hedge
The Wild
etc, etc....

I did watch Garage Days not long ago and enjoyed that one.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #21 on:** March 31, 2010, 02:57:05 pm »

Quote from: RayB on March 31, 2010, 02:27:23 pm

You know, in this thread and the other movie thread I'm hearing a lot about wives being the problem with enjoying many a movie. WTH?

It's a constant for many threads around here, not just movie threads.

I rarely watch movies by myself anymore, though.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #22 on:** March 31, 2010, 03:34:38 pm »

Quote from: pinballjim on March 31, 2010, 03:27:25 pm

Yeah, perish the thought of valuing the opinion of someone you love, respect, and hopefully enjoy spending time with.

Yeah, I mean, I'm obviously not going to MAKE her watch anything, and I don't like sitting there watching stuff by myself when she's home. If I'm home by myself (which is rare), I'd rather play a game or work on a control panel or something.

crashwg · « **Reply #23 on:** March 31, 2010, 04:08:21 pm »

If I were watching a movie and ANYONE I was watching it with, including my wife, didn't like it I would tell them to ---fudgesicle--- off and continue watching the movie myself. In my opinion, it's entirely selfish to make someone stop watching a movie because you don't like it.

Epyx · « **Reply #24 on:** March 31, 2010, 04:14:47 pm »

I guess I am pretty lucky. My wife loves pretty much all genres...Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy...we watch all movies together and of the literally 5000+ movies we have seen together in 18 years there have only been a handful one liked that the other didn't.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #25 on:** March 31, 2010, 04:19:20 pm »

Quote from: Epyx on March 31, 2010, 04:14:47 pm

I guess I am pretty lucky. My wife loves pretty much all genres...Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy...we watch all movies together and of the literally 5000+ movies we have seen together in 18 years there have only been a handful one liked that the other didn't.

Same here. I've got her into so many different directors and genres that she had no interest in before we met.

gryhnd · « **Reply #26 on:** March 31, 2010, 04:35:58 pm »

Quote from: Epyx on March 31, 2010, 04:14:47 pm

I guess I am pretty lucky. My wife loves pretty much all genres...Horror/Sci Fi/Fantasy...we watch all movies together and of the literally 5000+ movies we have seen together in 18 years there have only been a handful one liked that the other didn't.

Ditto.

There's still some movies though she'll never watch...like The Shining. She also gets freaked out by psychological thrillers. I keep telling her that that's the point, but to each his (her) own.

She also doesn't do well with claustrophobic themes. She only recently agreed to watch "The Decent", and she looks away when the Grinch gets stuck in the chimney every Christmas season

Epyx · « **Reply #27 on:** March 31, 2010, 06:09:15 pm »

I should add a small disclaimer...

There are some movies I watch with my buddies of the Japanese Splatter Gore variety during guy nights that I would never have my wife watch...

examples:

- Tokyo Gore Police
- The Machine Girl

But let's face it...they were made for guy nights...

shmokes · « **Reply #28 on:** March 31, 2010, 07:54:31 pm »

Yeah, my wife doesn't like Superbad or Southpark, but she loves Road Trip and Wedding Crashers. She's not a guy, but she's not a prude. We like 95% of the same stuff. There's just a small amount of brilliant stuff (like Frisky Dingo and Evil Dead) that she just doesn't get, but I'm not going to stop liking it, or stop watching it just because she wrongheadedly and horribly mistakenly doesn't recognize its greatness.

These are things we can work out. We just don't watch them together. But make no mistake. She is wrong wrong wrong in no uncertain terms.

BTW, the other thing my wife can't take is gore. And this applies even to movies she absolutely loves. She is in love with Kill Bill, for example, but she will never watch it again.

RayB · « **Reply #29 on:** March 31, 2010, 10:15:27 pm »

Quote from: crashwg on March 31, 2010, 04:08:21 pm

In my opinion, it's entirely selfish to make someone stop watching a movie because you don't like it.

That's what I'm getting at! If it was some chick flick she liked, she'd probably get really pissed if you tried to make her stop and leave right?

boykster · « **Reply #30 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:13:49 am »

Idiocracy - loved that stupid movie

protokatie · « **Reply #31 on:** April 01, 2010, 01:34:59 am »

Quote from: boykster on April 01, 2010, 01:13:49 am

Idiocracy - loved that stupid movie

I'm just waiting for a local ButtFuckers franchise to open up near my location. Seems like a good place to take the kids for a birthday party.

(For those of you who haven't seen Idiocracy, this is a reference within the movie)

And of course the obvious observation about Idiocracy is that it doesn't take place in the future, but is a commentary about how things are now!

danny_galaga · « **Reply #32 on:** April 01, 2010, 05:18:36 am »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on March 31, 2010, 02:57:05 pm

Quote from: RayB on March 31, 2010, 02:27:23 pm
You know, in this thread and the other movie thread I'm hearing a lot about wives being the problem with enjoying many a movie. WTH?

It's a constant for many threads around here, not just movie threads.

I rarely watch movies by myself anymore, though.

I'm the reverse. I rarely watch movies WITH anyone

Last one was with an Austrian chick with diplomatic privileges. I reckon that would have been useful somewhere along the line. Neither of us were enamoured with the movie (Crazy Heart)

BobbyG66 · « **Reply #33 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:12:25 pm »

The Rocky Horror Picture Show HAS to be seen LIVE. VIRGINS!!!
The movie by itself is not so good, you have to experience it.
We used to drive into Boston all the time, they have a midnight show in Harvard Square.
I think it is still running there.
I have seen it about 10 times.

Ginsu Victim · « **Reply #34 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:25:36 pm »

Quote from: BobbyG66 on April 01, 2010, 12:12:25 pm

The Rocky Horror Picture Show HAS to be seen LIVE. VIRGINS!!!
The movie by itself is not so good, you have to experience it.
We used to drive into Boston all the time, they have a midnight show in Harvard Square.
I think it is still running there.
I have seen it about 10 times.

It's a shame that a movie can only be enjoyed when you're paying more attention to the crowd or waiting for your cues.

The movie is not worth owning, that's for sure...unless you can call up a 100 friends to come over and watch it every time.

Tim Bisley is right about Time Warp.

SNAAKE · « **Reply #35 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:37:14 pm »

scanners - excellent sci-fi. yes I know its old but I loved the story and great acting too.

gryhnd · « **Reply #36 on:** April 01, 2010, 12:39:20 pm »

Quote from: SNAAKE on April 01, 2010, 12:37:14 pm

scanners - excellent sci-fi. yes I know its old but I loved the story and great acting too.

Yep, bought that about 6mos ago myself! Michael Ironsides...he's always bad ass.

Fordman · « **Reply #37 on:** April 04, 2010, 12:05:17 am »

I just watched 70% of 2012.

What a terrible movie! Was there really people that belived that this fiction was a real possibility? Are these the same Y2K-bug believers? First of all, I fell asleep watching it because it was so bad. Good to see Woody Harrelson in a major flick but he was the only highlight.

2012 get 1/2 star of 5 from me.

Fordman

RayB · « **Reply #38 on:** April 04, 2010, 04:41:23 pm »

Now watch The Core Fordman.

polaris · « **Reply #39 on:** April 04, 2010, 05:29:09 pm »

Quote from: Ginsu Victim on April 01, 2010, 12:25:36 pm

Quote from: BobbyG66 on April 01, 2010, 12:12:25 pm
The Rocky Horror Picture Show HAS to be seen LIVE. VIRGINS!!!
The movie by itself is not so good, you have to experience it.
We used to drive into Boston all the time, they have a midnight show in Harvard Square.
I think it is still running there.
I have seen it about 10 times.

It's a shame that a movie can only be enjoyed when you're paying more attention to the crowd or waiting for your cues.

The movie is not worth owning, that's for sure...unless you can call up a 100 friends to come over and watch it every time.

i wouldnt class watching the movie as seeing it live, go see a stage production, where the actors interact with the audience, thats lots of fun.

and the movie is totally worth owning for tim curries performance if nothing else


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