The General HD Releases Thread!

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Feb 2009, 16:14

Fight Club is awesome.. IMO.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 20 Feb 2009, 16:21

Best film he will ever make thats for sure, esspecially looking at his bland other lesser films.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 20 Feb 2009, 18:54

Yeah man!

Good:

Fight Club
Se7en
Zodiac

Lame:

Panic Room
The Game
Alien 3

I haven't seen Benjamin Button and I'm not bothered because it looks like Forrest Gump.

HungFist · Post by **HungFist** » 20 Feb 2009, 19:06

Alien 3 - 4.5/5
Se7en - 4.5/5
Fight Club - 4.5/5

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 20 Feb 2009, 20:09

I thought Forrest Gump was quite good

I'd like to see Ben Button though for its interesting story.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 20 Feb 2009, 20:27

I never really cared much for Fight Club. Seven is excellent, and I havent seen Alien 3, PR, Benjamin Button and Zodiac yet.

My girlfriend thought BB was quite boring, but she finds pretty much everything boring. She can barely sit through a commercial without complaining it's too long.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Feb 2009, 21:34

* Alien 3 - Very good, very unfairly treated, not as good as Alien or Aliens 3. I've only seen the Theatrical Cut.
* Seven - Outstanding, if this was average cinema would be a in lot better shape, not that it's in a bad shape.
* The Game - Pretty good, not one I've had any inclination to return too.
* Fight Club - Excellent.
* Panic Room - Also excellent, simple story but very effective.
* Zodiac - Decent but boy it's far too complicated. I don't say this often but trying to put the "entire" life of the case into a single film was too much. I definitely need to see it again though.

I've not seen Benjamin Button (it looks pants) but Zodiac is probably his weakest, even though it's still very well made. Seven and to a lesser extend are easily Fincher's best work.

Markgway · Post by **Markgway** » 20 Feb 2009, 22:48

Yi-Long wrote:My girlfriend thought BB was quite boring, but she finds pretty much everything boring. She can barely sit through a commercial without complaining it's too long.

That's what you get for dating an intellectual.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 20 Feb 2009, 22:50

A mate of mine's wife is the same. She reckons all films are too long, boring and hard to follow. I suspect it's more a case of not attempting to pay attention.

Yi-Long · Post by **Yi-Long** » 20 Feb 2009, 23:13

Markgway wrote:
Yi-Long wrote:My girlfriend thought BB was quite boring, but she finds pretty much everything boring. She can barely sit through a commercial without complaining it's too long.
That's what you get for dating an intellectual.

She is actually quite highly educated, but sadly, that doesnt really seem to transfer much into her taste for movies, videogames, music, clothes, or men, in fact.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 21 Feb 2009, 00:36

bradavon wrote:* Alien 3 - Very good, very unfairly treated, not as good as Alien or Aliens 3.

Do you mean Aliens?

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Feb 2009, 02:14

Oops, yes I did. Thanks.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Feb 2009, 02:51

bradavon wrote:Seven and to a lesser extend are easily Fincher's best work.

This is confusing me immensely, but to be fair I am drunk/high.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Feb 2009, 02:59

Oops. That will teach me for trying to post with a hangover:

Seven and to a lesser extent "Fight Club", are easily Fincher's best work.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 21 Feb 2009, 03:02

Seven for me will always be about the twist, I had it ruined before I went in, and just never enjoyed it at all.

Maybe one day, as I have only seen it once way back when. Many of Finchers films I have no reason to ever see again except Alien 3 and Fight Club.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Feb 2009, 03:22

For me it was the attention to detail of the killings. Fantastically gross, especially the obese dead guy.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Feb 2009, 08:16

I love its style and atmosphere, it's way more than just a 'twist' of a film.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Feb 2009, 14:01

Definitely. Gas is right.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 21 Feb 2009, 14:18

If you are into that sort of thing Saw is better

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Feb 2009, 15:03

Oh, were you being serious?

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 21 Feb 2009, 15:12

Its far better.

gasteropod · Post by **gasteropod** » 21 Feb 2009, 15:47

Oh dear.

Shingster · Post by **Shingster** » 21 Feb 2009, 16:23

SAW Spoilers:

I've never understood the appeal of Saw, extremely clunky dialogue, massively contrived plotting, overbearing "ROCKKKKKKK!!!!! direction and music", Danny Glover delivering his worst performance to date, and casting Tobin Bell as the villain without distorting his voice was a very stupid move because the guy has a distinctive voice that ruins the "twist" at the end, because all through the film you are waiting for Tobin Bell to arrive. When he doesn't the conclusion to the film is obvious.

romerojpg · Post by **romerojpg** » 21 Feb 2009, 17:00

Either way like or hate it, brad is talking about it as if he has seen it

when we know he will not have.

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 21 Feb 2009, 17:31

Reading from a script again Romero?

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