Movies on DVD thread 2

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   Enjoyed the ERB books and John Carter in particular but I remain skeptical after seeing how they managed to butcher Conan.

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Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Topic: Movies on DVD thread 2 Posted: 02 Feb 2012 at 8:41am
	Enjoyed the ERB books and John Carter in particular but I remain skeptical after seeing how they managed to butcher Conan.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2012 at 7:44am
	A Life Less Ordinary I take it from the comments that you either love or hate this and I fall into the former camp. Quite a pleasant surprise.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15259	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2012 at 7:44am
	First I remember hearing of John Carter before. Didn't realize he was an Edgar Rice Burroughs character until you posted "ERB". Many of the movies we've enjoyed lately are pulling from older novels and comic books for inspiration. When in my teen years the books I read were not that many but were by Heinlein, Asimov and the like, so I missed out on ERB's writing.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2012 at 7:46am
	I enjoyed the Pellucidar and moon book as well but frankly they were all pretty much the same. Didn't make much difference to my pre-teen imagination but there ya go.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29296	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2012 at 4:24pm
	A Life Less Ordinary looks interesting....

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2012 at 6:20pm
	It's different and I have enjoyed just about everything I've ever seen Ewen McGregor in.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29296	Quote Reply Posted: 05 Feb 2012 at 4:17am
	The Eagle. Watched it last night and was surprised. Pleasantly. I was prepared to be either not like it or be disappointed. It actually did neither and I really enjoyed it. Whomever said it was about "honor" hit the nail on the head. And it was interesting, I thought, that even though the two main characters opposed each other on a personal level, they held to the same sense of a higher code of 'honor'. Kinda made me wonder if that was a subtle did against some folks today, like our polyticks.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15259	Quote Reply Posted: 06 Feb 2012 at 10:05pm
	Glad you enjoyed that one too. One good flick in my opinion. I came away with the same take, but didn't think about it sending a subtle message, might just be the case.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 6:08am
	Killer Elite was a pretty good movie. Okay plot but the fight scenes with Jason Statham were just excellent as they usually are. With the exception of The Mechanic I've always enjoyed his tough guy roles. Absolutely a guy movie.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15259	Quote Reply Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 6:49pm
	Safe House looks like a good one: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1599348/ ... with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11124	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 12:08am
	I've watched several Steven Seagal movies lately. Not Academy Award but pretty good action adventure movies. I didn't know him before but he was evidently a big name in that genre especially in the 90s. Still cranking them out I think. Tonight's was The Ultimate Game if I am remenbering the title right. Strong man, karate and weapons expert, capable of taking on all comers.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15259	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 5:53am
	We used to enjoy Seagal's movies. The one's I remember most are "Under Siege" and "Under Siege 2".

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 5:56am
	Under Siege is one of our semi-go to movies. Kinda a lower level Die Hard if you will. Tommy Lee Jones is just insane in it, very funny. I think it was Bob that mentioned We Are Marshall a long while ago, finally watched it and it's great, very, very inspiring. We always enjoyed one we've previously seen; Gridiron Gang. Dunno what it is about sport movies, almost always like them.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15259	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 5:59am
	We watched "Next" most recently. Pretty good for a simple scify see in the future kinda movie. Nothing to write home about. Nicolas Cage does a good job pulling off odd scify roles.

Randy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 22 Mar 2008 Location: USA, Georgia Posts: 15259	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 6:02am
	Yep, Tommy Lee Jones makes a pretty good insane guy. Actually bought "Marshall" I liked it so much.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29296	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 6:24pm
	Good flicks. Segal always struck me as....not sure of the right word...strange...or out of place. He just didn't look the part of a tough martial arts dude. Like he was moving in slow motion...probably due to his bulk.

Don Watkins Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Admin Group Admin Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 22249	Quote Reply Posted: 14 Feb 2012 at 6:30pm
	I know someone who met him and they had a story so weird it was believable.

Bob Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 Feb 2008 Location: Piney woods Tex Posts: 11124	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 12:08am
	Watched Bone Collector tonight. A little gory gripping and pretty good. The technology they used in '99 was pretty advanced for the time.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29296	Quote Reply Posted: 17 Feb 2012 at 3:14pm
	I've seen that two or three times. Not quite sure why...once should have been enough. A good flick.

Karl_db Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 29296	Quote Reply Posted: 18 Feb 2012 at 9:30pm
	We watched Contagion tonight. Just finished. A lot different than what we expected. I'd give it an "OK". More like a documentary of an possible event than a Hollywood killer virus thriller.