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Title: Mad Max: Fury Road Tagline: What a Lovely Day. Genre: Action, Adventure, Science Fiction Director: George Miller Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones, Zoë Kravitz, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Riley Keough, Abbey Lee...

In olden times, this thread would already be on page 4 after a midnight showing. All my usual HTF mates must have gotten fat, stupid, and old. I don't want to review the film properly, because I'd like to see it in 2D at a reasonable time first. But I will share some quick impressions. As...

I worked a half day today to attend Christopher Nolan's new film. I did pay a little extra to see it in faux Imax at my local AMC. I have been eagerly anticipating this film for some time, ever since they started casting around an original sci-fi premise. We'll see how much weight Nolan's name...

Great news, Tino. I really loved the novel, and have been cautiously following the film. Fidelity is something I hoped for on this one. Can't wait to see it!

One of my favorite films got released on Blu Ray last week. I have not had a chance to watch it, but I did enjoy about 15 minutes of it last night, and wanted to briefly comment on the picture and the cost. 1) The picture was exceptional, and it matches the staggering beauty of the film...

Fantastic season premiere. Kept the tension from season 1 at a slow boil, and then added a huge wrench in the works. The dynamics of the show are as interesting as ever. Not a lot to say, except the premiere was worth the long wait. The actors are comfortable with the characters, as are the...

Personally, as a 35 year old, the man's films were a big part of my formative years. Rest in Peace. Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is an incredible movie, full of humor and heart.

My most anticipated film of the summer. Michael Mann making a period crime drama starring Marion Cotillard, Christian Bale, and Johnny Depp, along with a murderer's row of character actors and behind the camera talent. It is what you would expect of such a cast, crew, and material. Like...

Well, tomorrow is the "big" day. An interesting and auspicious anniversary to be sure. 1999 was a banner year for film, somewhat transformative, and I'd argue that this film probably led the charge. As a nostalgic sort, I figured I'd throw this thread out and share some thoughts. Primarily about...

I can't believe I'm the first to post about the film, but what they hey I am a Danny Boyle fan. I made the decision a while back to just see whatever the guy makes. It's worked out for me so far. Fortunately for me, the guy jumps genres pretty much every film. This one took a little bit...

The trailer for this is beautiful. I'm a male, and I'll readily admit Hugh is the best looking person in the film (I do hope Kidman delivers). Anything Luhrmann does, I'm down for. A period epic romance set in his home country is double icing on the cake. I hope it lives up to the visuals...

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Fricking hysterical. There are a million things I'd like to talk about, but most of them would be spoiler material based on the commercials. If you can skip reviews and see this, I recommend it. There are a lot of little treats in store for you. It's a very well structured, very well shot...

Continuing the tradition started by Jordan_E, here cometh the 2008 Edition of the "WOW!" Moments thread. Previous installments: All-Time Edition 2007 2006 2005 2004 It's a bit of a tradition, and we usually start these sometime in the summer. They've had progressively less posts in...

From a UK site, dated 16 September 2008. Click me for art Considering this is STILL my favorite film of an exceptional strong summer, I hope it finds an audience at home :) Looks a bit light on special features, but as long as the PQ is as good as possible with some uncompressed audio to...

With a major caveat. I am a seat fanatic. I attended a sneak preview last night, and was forced to sit in the very worst seats imaginable (front row, FAR right). Therefore, the 2.35 AR was murder, and though I got used to it, it was less than optimal for judging a film, especially such a visual...

How valuable is this? I have an HD-A1 that decodes TrueHD for my HD-DVDs (a list that will clearly NOT grow). The PS3 I am using also decodes audio signals (with the most recent firmware) for dts-MA. That said, as a paranoid adopter, my intention is to purchase a receiver that also...

Thanks to some stupid gossip column, I learned that Brad Pitt didn't want to pay some tab while in Texas filming a movie. The author of the fluff piece said that the film had big stars but was more "indie", failing quite completely to mention it was being directed by Terrence Malick. We've been...

I know many of the movies that reside in director Neil Marshall's DVD collection. The Descent, his last feature, brought him a measure of (deserved) success. And thus, Neil made a film packing in his love for about twenty different films all at once. But he brought nothing new to the table...

I wanted to share some thoughts on the summer of 2008. Not box office thoughts, because Terry has a thread for that. I wanted to talk about how exciting I think this summer is from several different perspectives. I grew up on summer films, though I've transitioned more towards fall films. I...

Folks, Trying to answer a question for a friend. And questioning my own meager knowledge. He's buying a relatively inexpensive player ($250) and wants to ensure it'll be useful for a while (he's cheap, what can I say). It does the basic decoding, but I want to ensure he's ready for the new...

Well, it started filming last week, and I thought I would share images of the announced Bond girls - always a pleasure. Gemma Arterton: I believe Gemma is the "smaller" of the Bond girls. Olga Kurylenko: Of the recent Hitman. You couldn't pay me to watch that, but as few...

James Mangold, director of Walk the Line is remaking a classic western. And in following the tradition of fall movies being more interesting than summer films, please take a look at the trailer (and the cast): 3:10 to Yuma With this, There Will be Blood, No Country for Old Men, Sunshine...

In the last few years, I've found myself more of a "fall" guy. The summer films have gotten much better than they were in the 90's, but they are still summer films. Most of the directors with interesting stuff are getting their films released outside of the blockbuster season. It's not the spoon...

6.5/10 Not doing too well this summer. I skipped Shrek 3, but I imagine it had the same issues as Spidey 3 and Pirates 3. I guess the cycle is turning, because it feels like 1996-1997. Spectacle is trumping competent storytelling. That said, Pirates 3 boasts some great scenes, some...

Title: Spider-Man 3 (2007) Tagline: The battle within. Genre: Fantasy, Action, Adventure Director: Sam Raimi Cast: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rosemary Harris, James Cromwell, J.K. Simmons, Theresa Russell, Dylan...

The last in a very illustrious list of films I was dying to see this year, I finally saw Children of Men today (I still have a few movies I'd like to see from 2006...but this was the last "BIG" one for me). Technically astonishing, I think it'll be the rare film that engenders love or...

Caught a DC screening, with a surprise 45 min Q&A with del Toro afterwards. A nice Monday surprise. The film is utterly haunting, magical, meaningful, and rich. One of the best films I've seen this year (and it's been a GREAT year, in my opinion). The production design is as good as anything...

I was all set to join this illustrious crowd today, but FEDEX requires a signature on delivery, and I'll be at work when they show up. So my initial foray in HD-DVD will have to wait until tomorrow :frowning: Quite a bummer since I called FEDEX yesterday and asked them to hold my package at the...

I wasn't terribly sure what to expect. The film opened my eyes to the world of magicians and their secrets, and it's a very interesting world to visit. but this is a pretty dark visit. And it goes a bit farther than expected. There are several mysteries in the film, and Nolan provides AMPLE...