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[Mrs. Gooch]

I really want to read that post up there about Ender's Game, but I can't because I still haven't gotten to see the movie yet! 

[puniraptor]

Ender's Game kinda sucked. First off Bonzo shouldn't have been a midget, I think without even a cursory knowledge of the book that it was obvious that Bonzo was supposed to be an older, larger kid who should be able to kick Ender's ass. Also, Bernard and Ender really hated each other, and the movie doesn't do crap to explain that. The first 2/3 of the book is basically battle room scenes, and the strategy in the battle room is part of what really made the book interesting, it seems weird that there were only a couple of scenes dedicated to that part of the story. No Valentine and Peter basically at all. If I had not read the book, then I would have had no idea why Ender hated Peter and loved Valentine. I think this is a rare case where the movie should have been a two-parter. First movie is all about battle school and background story on Ender. The movie ends when Ender meets Mazer Rackham. Second movie is command school alternating with scenes of Demosthenes and Locke, ending with Ender finding the Hive Queen. I think there was more than enough material to make it happen.

pretty much agree. I thought the casting was fairly horrible overall. I felt like any viewer who had not read the book would have no clue what was even happening.

[HerrSonntag]

Read a review of the remake of Oldboy, looks good guys, apparently its every bit as mumped up as the original

http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/27/oldboy

[asava]

Read a review of the remake of Oldboy, looks good guys, apparently its every bit as mumped up as the original

http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/27/oldboy

like every bit? because i did not think it would be possible to pitch that story line to an american audience. also, i realized yesterday that spike lee was the director. had no rough ridin' clue.

[puniraptor]

Read a review of the remake of Oldboy, looks good guys, apparently its every bit as mumped up as the original

http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/27/oldboy

like every bit? because i did not think it would be possible to pitch that story line to an american audience. also, i realized yesterday that spike lee was the director. had no rough ridin' clue.

the korean one has been on my netflix queue for centuries. i guess i need to hurry up and watch it

['taterblast]

The Internship .... all i wanted was some Vince/Owen interaction porn and i got it. liked it.

Red 2 ... meh.

R.I.P.D. ... what the hell was this?

[puniraptor]

R.I.P.D. ... what the hell was this?

looked like men in black but with ghosts instead of aliens. accurate?

['taterblast]

R.I.P.D. ... what the hell was this?

looked like men in black but with ghosts instead of aliens. accurate?

yes. but somehow the dead people turn into obscure giant fat monster creatures. and indian food is what triggers their true form to come out. i just, what.

[asava]

Read a review of the remake of Oldboy, looks good guys, apparently its every bit as mumped up as the original

http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/27/oldboy

like every bit? because i did not think it would be possible to pitch that story line to an american audience. also, i realized yesterday that spike lee was the director. had no rough ridin' clue.

the korean one has been on my netflix queue for centuries. i guess i need to hurry up and watch it

so maybe it's just me, but I really didn't see oldboy as all that violent and disturbing from a gore standpoint. i was much more horrified by the plot. the story is incredible.

[HerrSonntag]

Read a review of the remake of Oldboy, looks good guys, apparently its every bit as mumped up as the original

http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/27/oldboy

like every bit? because i did not think it would be possible to pitch that story line to an american audience. also, i realized yesterday that spike lee was the director. had no rough ridin' clue.

the korean one has been on my netflix queue for centuries. i guess i need to hurry up and watch it

so maybe it's just me, but I really didn't see oldboy as all that violent and disturbing from a gore standpoint. i was much more horrified by the plot. the story is incredible.

Agreed, that's what surprised me when I heard they were remaking it for an American audience, the base plot just seems like it would  be far too unpalatable here.

['taterblast]

Paranoia ... pretty awful.

[420seriouscat69]

The new hunger games. Pretty neat.

[Mr Bread]

Read a review of the remake of Oldboy, looks good guys, apparently its every bit as mumped up as the original

http://reason.com/archives/2013/11/27/oldboy

like every bit? because i did not think it would be possible to pitch that story line to an american audience. also, i realized yesterday that spike lee was the director. had no rough ridin' clue.

the korean one has been on my netflix queue for centuries. i guess i need to hurry up and watch it

so maybe it's just me, but I really didn't see oldboy as all that violent and disturbing from a gore standpoint. i was much more horrified by the plot. the story is incredible.

Yes.

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

Catching fire- I enjoyed it. Much better than the first and way more intense. Worth going to see in theaters if you like the series...

[Tobias]

just watched Salo.  eff this terrible earth

[ksupamplemousse]

Watched "Lost in Translation" tonight. It's not going to change your life, but it made you think a bit and was damn charming.

[mocat]

I like how ksu deuce watched the first scene with Scarlett's butt crack and then summarized the rest of it using jtksu's posting style

[Asteriskhead]

Watched "Lost in Translation" tonight. It's not going to change your life, but it made you think a bit and was damn charming.

Bill Murray was in it, of course it changed lives.

[ksupamplemousse]

I like how ksu deuce watched the first scene with Scarlett's butt crack and then summarized the rest of it using jtksu's posting style

Does jtksu post in this thread often? If I plagiarized or imitated poorly, then I apologize profusely...Scarlett tho 

[PoetWarrior]

just watched Salo.

Why?

[PoetWarrior]

Post Tenebras Lux
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754367/
Moments.

[Tobias]

just watched Salo.

Why?

it was in the netflix queue and came in the mail - didn't know anything about it at the time.  probably the most disturbing film i've ever seen.  i'm probably on some damned FBI watchlist now

[puniraptor]

just watched Salo.

Why?

it was in the netflix queue and came in the mail - didn't know anything about it at the time.  probably the most disturbing film i've ever seen.  i'm probably on some damned FBI watchlist now

i am traumatized just reading the wikipedia plot synopsis

[Mrs. Gooch]

Ender's Game kinda sucked. First off Bonzo shouldn't have been a midget, I think without even a cursory knowledge of the book that it was obvious that Bonzo was supposed to be an older, larger kid who should be able to kick Ender's ass. Also, Bernard and Ender really hated each other, and the movie doesn't do crap to explain that. The first 2/3 of the book is basically battle room scenes, and the strategy in the battle room is part of what really made the book interesting, it seems weird that there were only a couple of scenes dedicated to that part of the story. No Valentine and Peter basically at all. If I had not read the book, then I would have had no idea why Ender hated Peter and loved Valentine. I think this is a rare case where the movie should have been a two-parter. First movie is all about battle school and background story on Ender. The movie ends when Ender meets Mazer Rackham. Second movie is command school alternating with scenes of Demosthenes and Locke, ending with Ender finding the Hive Queen. I think there was more than enough material to make it happen.

I agree with everything you said. Ender should have been a lot shorter. Also, I don't like how they threw Bean into Ender's launchie group. Bean is supposed to be younger than Ender - but I am probably more concerned with this since I just read Ender's Shadow.

[PoetWarrior]

just watched Salo.

Why?

it was in the netflix queue and came in the mail - didn't know anything about it at the time.  probably the most disturbing film i've ever seen.  i'm probably on some damned FBI watchlist now

OK. Curious.