Movie Reviews

Scoty · Post by **Scoty** » January 2nd, 2008, 4:00 pm

ANGRYCivilian wrote:
FireFinder wrote:I watched The Kingdom last night. Pretty good flick IMHO. For those of you that have been to Saudi before, how accurate is it as far as the compounds, etc.?
The civilian compounds must be different, because (sp?) Eskan Village, PSAB, and Al Karj didn't look like that. Eskan Village (Riyadh) is pretty huge, and all the buildings look exactly the same; there were not any little houses like what was shown in the movie. The buildings looked more like beige condos or something. Al Karj was all tents, and I didn't see any Patriot batteries set up on PSAB in the movie.

Again, the civilian compounds could be different, and I havn't been there for 10 years.

What did look accurate was Riyadh, the compound entrances, and the road systems; although, the movie did not depict the crazy fucking drivers, and the junked cars all over the sides of the highways.

They filmed most of that shit here in Peenix....out near Jurena's new compound.

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » January 3rd, 2008, 6:19 am

Scoty wrote:
ANGRYCivilian wrote:
FireFinder wrote:I watched The Kingdom last night. Pretty good flick IMHO. For those of you that have been to Saudi before, how accurate is it as far as the compounds, etc.?
The civilian compounds must be different, because (sp?) Eskan Village, PSAB, and Al Karj didn't look like that. Eskan Village (Riyadh) is pretty huge, and all the buildings look exactly the same; there were not any little houses like what was shown in the movie. The buildings looked more like beige condos or something. Al Karj was all tents, and I didn't see any Patriot batteries set up on PSAB in the movie.

Again, the civilian compounds could be different, and I havn't been there for 10 years.

What did look accurate was Riyadh, the compound entrances, and the road systems; although, the movie did not depict the crazy fucking drivers, and the junked cars all over the sides of the highways.
They filmed most of that shit here in Peenix....out near Jurena's new compound.

What/where is Peenix and the Jurena compound?

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » January 3rd, 2008, 9:37 am

ANGRYCivilian wrote:I am Legend was great except for the very end when a grenade exploded like an atomic bomb. I have not read the book, and don't remember Omega Man much at all, so I can't compare the current movie to its predecessors.

I Am Legend......finally saw it. Nothing like the book at all. The Last Man on Earth starring Vincent Price was a pretty close to original story.

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » January 3rd, 2008, 3:05 pm

ANGRYCivilian wrote:
Scoty wrote:
ANGRYCivilian wrote: The civilian compounds must be different, because (sp?) Eskan Village, PSAB, and Al Karj didn't look like that. Eskan Village (Riyadh) is pretty huge, and all the buildings look exactly the same; there were not any little houses like what was shown in the movie. The buildings looked more like beige condos or something. Al Karj was all tents, and I didn't see any Patriot batteries set up on PSAB in the movie.

Again, the civilian compounds could be different, and I havn't been there for 10 years.

What did look accurate was Riyadh, the compound entrances, and the road systems; although, the movie did not depict the crazy fucking drivers, and the junked cars all over the sides of the highways.
They filmed most of that shit here in Peenix....out near Jurena's new compound.
What/where is Peenix and the Jurena compound?

I think I figured it out (I so we Todd did): Pheonix and/or Ranger Jurena, who is in Texas, right?

Well, I thought it looked authentic, or at least what I remember it looking like.

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » January 3rd, 2008, 3:07 pm

I just checked Fandango, and there isn't shit playing this weekend...

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » January 6th, 2008, 3:57 pm

Shoot 'Em Up:

I just watched it on ppv. It's totally unrealistic bullshit; but, fun to watch...until, that is, I realized it's anti-gun propaganda.

Fuck this movie. I should have continued watching the Futurama marathon.

Flesh Thorn · Post by **Flesh Thorn** » January 6th, 2008, 4:12 pm

ANGRYCivilian wrote:Shoot 'Em Up:

I just watched it on ppv. It's totally unrealistic bullshit

I rented it and just could not maintain any interest.

BruteForce · Post by **BruteForce** » January 6th, 2008, 7:34 pm

ANGRYCivilian wrote:Shoot 'Em Up:

I just watched it on ppv. It's totally unrealistic bullshit; but, fun to watch...until, that is, I realized it's anti-gun propaganda.

Fuck this movie. I should have continued watching the Futurama marathon.

The wife rented "Shoot em up" this weekend and we couldnt stop laughing the whole way through. This movie was "Cranked" on steroids.

Where'd you get the anti-gun message? Seemed pro-violence to me..

CatFish Driver · Post by **CatFish Driver** » January 6th, 2008, 7:43 pm

GSXRanger wrote:
ANGRYCivilian wrote:Mr Brooks was awesome.
I second that. Awesome movie... LOVED the ending!!!

Finally saw it, bitchin movie.

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » January 7th, 2008, 5:47 am

BruteForce wrote:
ANGRYCivilian wrote:Shoot 'Em Up:

I just watched it on ppv. It's totally unrealistic bullshit; but, fun to watch...until, that is, I realized it's anti-gun propaganda.

Fuck this movie. I should have continued watching the Futurama marathon.
The wife rented "Shoot em up" this weekend and we couldnt stop laughing the whole way through. This movie was "Cranked" on steroids.

Where'd you get the anti-gun message? Seemed pro-violence to me..

It was pro-violence, but there were little things, like how Smith's family was killed, the comment about hunting deer with an uzi, making a martyr out of that senator or whatever he was. It's just the vibe I got from the movie.

RTO · Post by **RTO** » January 8th, 2008, 9:00 pm

Bond. James Bond scheduled for wide realease this Nov. 7th

New Bond girl is Olga Kurylenko who was smokin' hot in the recently realeased 'Hitman' :D

ANGRYCivilian · Post by **ANGRYCivilian** » January 14th, 2008, 7:17 pm

Death Wish. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.

RIP, Charles Bronson.

BruteForce · Post by **BruteForce** » January 14th, 2008, 7:32 pm

Sunshine.

I found the movie very deep and almost spiritual (in a geeky sort of way).

It also had awesome sound on 5.1 surround sound.

I started watching 3:10 to Yuma last night and will provide a review once I've finished it. Thus far, not too bad for a western.

DJB · Post by **DJB** » January 15th, 2008, 12:39 pm

Sweeny Todd
Pretty good if you can tolerate Johnny Depp.
Take the wife/girlfriend and tell her its just a musical. :D

Oh, and Shoot em up, most definitely pissed me off. Here is a producer who glorifies violence and then condemns private responsible gun ownership. The king of all Strawman arguements in a politically motivated movie.

plot... Look how evil and violent gun owners and manufactures are... Bang kill murder bang bang kill kill kill murder bang kill... This is why guns should be illegal. end plot. Fuck that movie. plus it really sucked.

RRDTm3 · Post by **RRDTm3** » January 15th, 2008, 2:24 pm

RTO wrote:Bond. James Bond scheduled for wide realease this Nov. 7th

New Bond girl is Olga Kurylenko who was smokin' hot in the recently realeased 'Hitman' :D

that lying bitch, she told me she was going to grad school.