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Kitsa · #**1301**

Paranormal Activity. How is this tops at the box office right now? It is the most terrible, nothing-happens POS that I have ever seen. I might go out on a limb and say that it is the worst movie I've ever seen, and not worst in any sort of entertaining way.

Think Blair Witch, except with more annoying dialogue, and less happens.

captain516 · #**1302**

That's indie films for you.

Kitsa · #**1303**

there are tons of good, low-budget indie films out there. This was not one of them. They must have a whole brigade of people pumping out positive reviews on IMDB and such, because I can't imagine how this movie is universally raved about.

They must get all their box-office on people curious about the commercials ("scariest movie ever made") and whatnot.

Seriously, it's an annoying couple talking for an hour and a half.
There is no atmosphere, no building tension. The "scary" stuff is not that scary unless you're ultra-susceptible to that sort of thing, I guess.

It's like the entire nation got Rick Roll'd.

LordSappington · #**1304**

I thought it sounded interesting, until my friend gave me a run-down:

Spoilers!
Weird stuff happens to couple, they put up cameras, more weird stuff happens.

If I wanted to see useless ghosts, I can just stay in my house; it's more haunted than the one in the damn movie!

ZeldaQueen · #**1305**

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and Iron Man.

Kitsa · #**1306**

Srsly, here is Paranormal Activity.

Spoilers!
Guy and his girlfriend live in some house in San Diego. Guy has gotten a camera because "weird stuff" has been happening in the house and he wants to capture it. The first twenty to thirty minutes of the movie, NOTHING AT ALL HAPPENS. You just see the guy and girl hanging out and talking to the camera, him doing various douchebag-hipster things and her knitting and making jewelry (she claims to be in college, but you never see any books or papers at all). So every night they go to bed and they hook the camera up to his laptop to keep it running all night. Various not-that-scary shit happens. Sometimes they even sleep through it. Other times they run around the house OUT OF THEIR FUCKING MINDS, demanding to know who's there. Between the sleep sessions, there is more boring talking and interaction with the camera. The girl gets a psychic to come to the house and he tells her that there's a demon that's been haunting her since she was a kid. She can't get away from it and trying to contact it will only make it worse. You never see the demon. At one point the douchebag boyfriend spreads baby powder on the floor and when they wake up there are "demon footprints" in the powder. OOOH, SCAAAARRRYYY. Eventually the d-bag boyfriend pisses the demon off by getting a ouija board and everything escalates (if you can count knocking, swaying chandeliers and opening/closing doors as escalating). At the end of the movie, depending on which version you see, either the girlfriend dies, the boyfriend dies, or they both die. But you were never inspired to give much of a shit about them anyway so it doesn't matter. And then they try to make it out like this is actual footage confiscated by the police and the movie is dedicated to their "memory". Like that hasn't been done before AT ALL.

As I said, it was the WORST movie I have ever seen and I think the biggest utter-fucking-waste of time I've ever seen. It was like Blair Witch except nothing happened. It was awful.

10,000 Volt Ghost · #**1307**

Ernest Scared Stupid.
:awesome

Kitsa · #**1308**

Zombieland.

It wasn't as balls-to-the-wall awesome as I was anticipating, but it was ok. It had funny parts. Thank goodness for Bill Murray.

Pentegarn · #**1309**

I finally got around to watching Hellboy and Hellboy II. They were ok. Not spectacular, but I was reasonably entertained.

I am pissed that Boondock Saints 2 is not showing in my city. First time I ever seriously considered going to the seedy part of town and getting a pirated copy of something. I haven't yet, but I am tempted because of this limited release crap.

darkvare · #**1310**

i just rewatched demon knight and i'm left wondering why the hell aren't there more pictures with billy zane as the badguy

Babs · #**1311**

I'm currently watching eXistenZ. Last time I saw this film I was really young and I think I was in Middle School, can't clearly remember it besides the infamous tooth gun.

Dimnos · #**1312**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kitsa

Srsly, here is Paranormal Activity.

Spoilers!
Guy and his girlfriend live in some house in San Diego. Guy has gotten a camera because "weird stuff" has been happening in the house and he wants to capture it. The first twenty to thirty minutes of the movie, NOTHING AT ALL HAPPENS. You just see the guy and girl hanging out and talking to the camera, him doing various douchebag-hipster things and her knitting and making jewelry (she claims to be in college, but you never see any books or papers at all).

Spoilers!
So every night they go to bed and they hook the camera up to his laptop to keep it running all night. Various not-that-scary shit happens. Sometimes they even sleep through it. Other times they run around the house OUT OF THEIR FUCKING MINDS, demanding to know who's there. Between the sleep sessions, there is more boring talking and interaction with the camera. The girl gets a psychic to come to the house and he tells her that there's a demon that's been haunting her since she was a kid. She can't get away from it and trying to contact it will only make it worse. You never see the demon. At one point the douchebag boyfriend spreads baby powder on the floor and when they wake up there are "demon footprints" in the powder. OOOH, SCAAAARRRYYY. Eventually the d-bag boyfriend pisses the demon off by getting a ouija board and everything escalates (if you can count knocking, swaying chandeliers and opening/closing doors as escalating). At the end of the movie, depending on which version you see, either the girlfriend dies, the boyfriend dies, or they both die. But you were never inspired to give much of a shit about them anyway so it doesn't matter. And then they try to make it out like this is actual footage confiscated by the police and the movie is dedicated to their "memory". Like that hasn't been done before AT ALL.

As I said, it was the WORST movie I have ever seen and I think the biggest utter-fucking-waste of time I've ever seen. It was like Blair Witch except nothing happened. It was awful.

Sounds exactly like Blair Witch but they were to fucking lazy to even go camp out in some creepy woods.

Edit: Not sure WTF is up with the quoted spoiler being divided into two spoilers. I tried to fix it and to delete it but neither worked.

Sam · #**1313**

PARANORMAL ACTIVITY WAS THE FUCKING SUCKIEST SUCKFEST THAT EVER SUCKED

How the fuck do people even think this is scary? The commercials for this fucker showed people so scared they were cartwheeling in their seats from fear. The dude in it was such a douchebag broham "Yo ghost, come out here man, we got beef man, I ain't gonna let this ghost push me around man, this is my house and you are my girl man, come on you pussy ghost, step in this baby powder and I'll douse my hand in it and attempt to pimp slap your phantasmal ass because I am such a hardass" and the girl was an annoying cunt and her voice constantly going on and on was painful "MEECAH, COME BACK MEECAH, MEECAH STOP THIS MEECAH"

stevetothepast · #**1314**

would you suggest it to anyone?

Sam · #**1315**

People who hate themselves

executioneer · #**1316**

the maiden heist

kind of dumb/boring but since it had christopher walken, morgan freeman and william h. macy in it i had to at least give it a shot

Aaarg · #**1317**

akira kurosawa's dreams
gorgeous film and I'm absolutely shocked I've never heard of it before.

Run-down: eight short segments, each based on a dream Kurosawa had at some point in his life. No overall plot, just a few short films all containing an actor portraying Kurosawa. The focus of the film is more on visuals and music than it is on dialogue. It is very slow paced, but gorgeous (the Peach Blossom dance, the funeral procession, and the Van Gogh segments come to mind).

Most of the dreams have a very flagrant message, and that is that we're destroying the earth and act irresponsibly towards nature.

Some of them are nightmares, without any hope, while others leave a more optimistic footprint.

I found it hard to pay attention to the subtitles as I was lost in the visuals of the film.

We rented it, and I loved it so much I bought it today off Amazon for six bucks. Definitely recommended.

Kurosawa Warning: No Samurai.

Tadao · #**1318**

I don't remember anyone anywhere saig it was based off of dreams he had. Are you sure about that? :quesionablelook

Tadao · #**1319**

I guess you're right. I don't believe it though. I think he was lying.

10,000 Volt Ghost · #**1320**

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sam

People who hate themselves

My girlfriend like it a lot and said it was really really really scary. I told her SAM and KITSA both said it was bad.

stevetothepast · #**1321**

I trust SAM and KITSA more than anyone I know personally.

Kitsa · #**1322**

Thank you. Because it really did suck just about as much as anything could suck.

I mean, I guess if you're one of those people who gets all pumped up in advance, "OMG THIS IS GOING TO BE SO SCARY" and then your brain makes it scary so you don't feel like a total fucking schmuck, then maybe it could be scary then. Or if the very thought of a ghost or demon scares the everloving hell out of you, maybe. Because that was all it really was, a thought, and a vague one at that.

And in regard to the "MEECAH, MEECAH" thing....I have known several people named Micah and all of them pronounce their name Mike-uh, like the mineral. Maybe the actor pronounces his name Meek-uh and that's where they got it, but the actress constantly screaming "MEECAH, MEECAH" was annoying as hell.

I continue to be pissed off at that movie for misrepresenting itself and being a total waste of my time.

Aaarg · #**1323**

yeah, tadao, doesn't the title give it away? or that each segment starts with "another dream." come on, man.

(but no i doubt they're actually based on dreams he had in his sleep. daydreaming/imagining, though.. yeah)

FRANKENSTEIN CREATED WOMAN
pretty all right, for a cheesy old horror movie. the sets were very strange, as far as interiors go. the acting wasn't the best, but peter cushing makes a good dr. frankenstein.