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Moriarty Wrassles With Mortality As He Kicks THE BUCKET LIST And Is Haunted By THE ORPHANAGE!

first? by zed261	Jan 4th, 2008 05:54:03 AM

Stoked for The Orphange by Mezzanine	Jan 4th, 2008 05:55:42 AM

Yep. by Mezzanine	Jan 4th, 2008 05:56:55 AM
And it should be noted that in chat the other night, when I brought up Capone's review to Mori, his response was: "I love Capone, but if THE ORPHANAGE scared him, he is a little girl." That made me laugh.
The Orphanage is in my top 10 list too.. by cifra	Jan 4th, 2008 06:13:43 AM
however it won't go anywhere near AMPAS...
Whats with the Gay Pilgrim and Drunk Viking in the Snickers Ad ? by SKINFAN	Jan 4th, 2008 06:14:45 AM
Not that there is anything wrong with that....
One didn't call the Oprhanage a "horror film" at least! by drwilliamweir	Jan 4th, 2008 06:18:48 AM
Great ghost story. My plan to post in all Orphanage related threads is still on, too.
I will say this.... by drwilliamweir	Jan 4th, 2008 06:23:04 AM
... though, if the Orphanage didn't scare you a few times or chill you throughout then you're somehow inhuman. Watching at the horror fest in London there were moments where the entire hardcore audience wet their pants. So Mr Moriarty is probably immune in some way, maybe by being a criminal genius or something... Meanwhile, I have my R3 DVD of Re-Cycle on in the background. How come that never made a noise outside of Asia? Great film! Would be interested if Mori has seen it.
This isn't about Rambo by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 4th, 2008 07:11:43 AM

People also say that "Devil's Backbone" is scary... by DerLanghaarige	Jan 4th, 2008 07:37:18 AM
...and one of the best horrorfilms ever, but it isn't! (Scary and a horrormovie. Don't misunderstand me! It's a great movie!)
Yeah, Rambo! Where is Rambo? by DerLanghaarige	Jan 4th, 2008 07:38:33 AM
I thought Sly would be an official AICN-Friend, so where is the stuff about Rambo? It's coming out in a few weeks!
Moriarty, you give us good reasons not to by Grammaton Cleric Binks	Jan 4th, 2008 08:06:46 AM
like The Bucket list, and you're right about Nicholson and Freeman. Me personally I don't like a lot of Nicholson movies,but that's not because of Nicholson's acting ability. But my question is this, what is the movie about? Okay we understand it's a list of things these two guys are going to do before they die, but you gave us no information on how these two meet, decide what to do, and their adventures, or lack thereof. This could be given to us spoiler free. The impression I get from the commercial is they meet in the hospital and become sort of buddies. I could be wrong, but how will I know without a little bit more background.
Weren't we promised another 20 days Q&A with Sly? by jack-torrance	Jan 4th, 2008 08:17:34 AM
At the end of the 20 days of Q&A with Sly for Rocky Balboa, we were told he would do it all over again for RAMBO. Well, RAMBO is released Jan 25. The 20 days of Q&A would have to start on the 5th or 6th! So where's the word on it? There's been no invitation to send in questions.
I kind of liked The Bucket List by Cruel_Kingdom	Jan 4th, 2008 09:08:00 AM
Didn't love it, but think it's better than the early reviews give it credit for being. But that's just me. :)
Jack has never delivered a bad performance... by Frank Black	Jan 4th, 2008 09:32:15 AM
...and he is worth a thousand sniveling critics who would say otherwise. When Nicholson dies they might as well shut down Hollywood because he is the last of a dying breed of genuinely great actors. Like I have with every single Nicholson film released, I will see The Bucket List but I would much prefer a third Jake Gittes film.
Brazil's ending by bingo the clown	Jan 4th, 2008 09:50:58 AM
Which one? The theatrical release, the Sheinberg cut, or Gilliam's final cut?
mismarketing films as horror when they're not dooms them by smackfu	Jan 4th, 2008 09:59:24 AM
The Invisible is a great case. Anyone going into that hoping for another cookie cutter horror mystery was left sorely disappointed. While everyone dragged into it lamenting seeing another cookie cutter horror mystery was pleasantly surprised by it. Everyone they marketed the film towards hated it, and all the people who would have loved it now have it on the bottom of their 'crappy films to watch someday when there's nothing left to rent'.
list by smackfu	Jan 4th, 2008 10:00:42 AM
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When Jack Nicolson dies Hollywood will do fine by smackfu	Jan 4th, 2008 10:06:20 AM
Because for the last 10 years all he has made are 'old codger, odd-couple buddy films'. It's the exact same movie over and over again, with the exact same music, same plot, the only real difference is the buddy he's paired up with. Which is a shame, because he is the best in Hollywood, like Deniro he can and should still be doing masterpieces with cutting edge directors, and instead over and over again they sign on to the most pedestrian films hollywood has to offer.
"Thick-cut fatty fatty ham." by Stone Cold Killa	Jan 4th, 2008 10:13:57 AM
Nominee for first good AICN pull quote of 2008.
have to agree - The Bucket List disappoints by StevenScorsese	Jan 4th, 2008 10:39:44 AM
I keep waiting for Rob Reiner to find his form again, but it's just not to be. Becoming entreched in politics for so long must have ruined his moviemaking sensiblities. What a shame.
The Fuckit List by Pipple	Jan 4th, 2008 11:08:09 AM
Eh, the movie's probably not that bad , mo. the wife must have given you some trouble is all... them women folk, eh... never pleased.
One Missed Call is TERRIBLE by Jubba	Jan 4th, 2008 11:51:36 AM
despite the ads on this website, the movie One Missed Call ain't cool at all. Avoid it. Trust me.
Is this the cloverfield monster? by cornponious	Jan 4th, 2008 12:04:38 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2qr3kl I found this picture on a cloverfield junkie's myspace page. It looked interesting. Anybody have a guess? I love changing topics...
Cloverfield Monster Concept Art by scrivener	Jan 4th, 2008 12:14:12 PM
http://tinyurl.com/2ohylc
That's Not It by TheRealMoriarty	Jan 4th, 2008 12:48:33 PM
That picture is NOT from CLOVERFIELD. We get sent that fucking thing 50 times a day. http://tinyurl.com/37flrq That's the origin of the drawing. I repeat. Not from the film. Not from the film. Not from the film. For the love of God, stop posting it.
PROM NIGHT trailer is online by Mike_D	Jan 4th, 2008 01:04:47 PM
http://www.ugo.com/movies/prom -night/trailer/
Prom Night Remake question by classyfredblassy	Jan 4th, 2008 01:13:33 PM
Grantedm my prom was 20 years ago, but do Proms today really have all that Pink Floyd disco light show stuff? Varolights, lasers, smoke machine, giant stage.....come on, what the hell.
My prom never did. It was just a very expensive school dance. by Mike_D	Jan 4th, 2008 01:28:55 PM
I hated it.
"It's meant to be good." by TheGhostWhoLurks	Jan 4th, 2008 01:36:50 PM
Can't remember even hearing an American speak that way. :\| Semi-seriously, though... most people who don't like subtitled films dislike them not because they're "morons," but because they just kind of lazy. Having to watch a film and read the text fast enough to keep up with the action going on the screen takes a certain amount of eye/brain coordination and, while most of US may be used to it, a lot of people simply find it uncomfortable and too much work to do, keeping them from enjoying the film. I know people who take a couple of minutes to read and take in a 4-panel comic strip, while I can suck down a 22-page comic book in less than five. Slow readers likely find subtitled films just a pain in the @$$ to follow and keep up with.
Frank Black by skimn	Jan 4th, 2008 02:29:24 PM
Well I won't go on record to say that Jack hasn't given a bad (or broad, based on his persona) performance. At least he hasn't embarassed himself as badly as DeNiro did in Rocky & Bulwinkle. I know he was trying to strecth his image with broad comedy, it just did not work at all. I think Jack's work a couple of years ago in About Schmidt ranks with his best. DeNiro hasn't had a role like that in eons...
Enough with the Cloverfield B.S. by Abominable Snowcone	Jan 4th, 2008 02:31:47 PM
HERE is the true concept art, a copy of which was slipped to me by a buddy who refills the water coolers at the studio and is sort of pals with the production team. This image depicts the creature attacking a vehicle in the metropolitan area (assumed to be new york). Behold, and tremble with fear: http://tinyurl.com/yqt9e6
The monster looks legible. I think ppl will be let down when its by Mike_D	Jan 4th, 2008 02:33:40 PM
its only natural.
the orphanage may not be a horror but i was scared by slappy jones	Jan 4th, 2008 02:55:07 PM
i found it fucking terrifying to be honest. I absolutely loved it. It is atthe same time one of the saddest and scariest films I have seen in a long time. The last 20 or so minutes were unbearably tense for me and then i wound up bawling like a fucking baby. A great film and for me personally much better than pans labyrinth
WARNER BROS. TO GO BLU-RAY ONLY by Pennsy	Jan 4th, 2008 03:09:23 PM
Here's the 411: http://tinyurl.com/33qv6u.
Re: Subtitled films by DoctorWho?	Jan 4th, 2008 03:41:11 PM
I remember my wife and I sitting down in a mostly empty theatre to watch Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, when a middle aged couple sat a couple rows up in front of us. As soon as the first few subtitles hit the screen, they mumbled something to each other, got up and left. I don't know why, but that kind of thing irks the shit out of me! Your gonna bail on a beautiful film/story just because you have to exert some energy to fucking READ! Yes they ARE morons!
The ending of Brazil by Brendon	Jan 4th, 2008 03:49:09 PM
The theatrical cut and the 'final cut' of Brazil have, to all intents and purposes, the exact same ending. Only a few clouds 'in the sky' to make the difference. The Sheinberg cut, on the other hand... And clearly Moriarty wasn't referring to THAT travesty.
Nicholson by The_Deathticle	Jan 4th, 2008 04:11:25 PM
Jack's an icon, true. But with a few exceptions he's been playing the same character for years now. It's the same over the top, leering, arched eyebrow lunatic. I give Jack all due credit, and I fully admit that he can gnaw the scenery with the greatest of them. And he IS capable of subtle performances when he gets a director that will let him do it. I was pretty well bored to death with Jack's same old schtick until Scorcese stuck him in The Departed. Wow. That movie brought me back into the cult of Nicholson. It's his best performance in years. More "The Departed." Less "Bucket List."
You reviewed "The Bucket List"? by rev_skarekroe	Jan 4th, 2008 04:33:22 PM
That's taking one for the team, dude. I can't think of an upcoming film I'd like to see less than that.
Warner Brothers has chosen Blu-Ray! Here's why....... by togmeister	Jan 4th, 2008 04:35:35 PM
Warner Bros. Entertainment to Release its High-Definition DVD Titles Exclusively in the Blu-Ray Disc Format Beginning Later This Year January 04, 2008 In response to consumer demand, Warner Bros. Entertainment will release its high-definition DVD titles exclusively in the Blu-ray disc format beginning later this year, it was announced today by Barry Meyer, Chairman & CEO, Warner Bros. and Kevin Tsujihara, President, Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group. "Warner Bros.' move to exclusively release in the Blu-ray disc format is a strategic decision focused on the long term and the most direct way to give consumers what they want," said Meyer. "The window of opportunity for high-definition DVD could be missed if format confusion continues to linger. We believe that exclusively distributing in Blu-ray will further the potential for mass market success and ultimately benefit retailers, producers, and most importantly, consumers." Warner Home Video will continue to release its titles in standard DVD format and Blu-ray. After a short window following their standard DVD and Blu-ray releases, all new titles will continue to be released in HD DVD until the end of May 2008. "Warner Bros. has produced in both high-definition formats in an effort to provide consumer choice, foster mainstream adoption and drive down hardware prices," said Jeff Bewkes, President and Chief Executive Officer, Time Warner Inc., the parent company of Warner Bros. Entertainment. "Today's decision by Warner Bros. to distribute in a single format comes at the right time and is the best decision both for consumers and Time Warner." "A two-format landscape has led to consumer confusion and indifference toward high definition, which has kept the technology from reaching mass adoption and becoming the important revenue stream that it can be for the industry," said Tsujihara. "Consumers have clearly chosen Blu-ray, and we believe that recognizing this preference is the right step in making this great home entertainment experience accessible to the widest possible audience. Warner Bros. has worked very closely with the Toshiba Corporation in promoting high definition media and we have enormous respect for their efforts. We look forward to working with them on other projects in the future."
Harry has chosen Blu-Ray and here's why... by rxse7en	Jan 4th, 2008 04:43:01 PM
HD-DVD is DEAD
HD-DVD supporters are awfully quiet :) by ShiftyEyedDog2	Jan 4th, 2008 04:47:08 PM
Blu-Ray people are celebrating, but the HD-DVD people aren't even TRYING to defend it anymore. Just...nothing. Acceptance: the final stage :)
Abominable Snowcone by kungfuhustler84	Jan 4th, 2008 04:53:00 PM
That was fucking hilarious. Blu Ray won because it has a cooler name and DVD is no longer in the name so people figure it's a whole new thing. I'm excited everything will finally be on one format though, and it's the right one! Huzzah!
One of the great things about subtitles... by Somerichs	Jan 4th, 2008 05:17:48 PM
Even if you can't understand them, listening to the actors speak in their native language STILL manages to convey so much emotion and subtle nuances that are all but lost when you dub them, no matter how good the "dubbers." I watched Cinema Paradiso sub-titled in my Italian Cinema class at UCLA and fell in love with it. I later saw (or at least started to see) a dubbed version later on and it wasn't half the film I remembered. Lastly, it's ten times more distracting to me to watch a dubbed film than to watch a sub-titled film. 5 minutes in you almost don't even notice that it's sub-titled...
Don't tar everyone who walks out of subtitled movies by ebonic_plague	Jan 4th, 2008 05:30:51 PM
Some people have bad enough eyesight that, while regular movies can be enjoyed, subtitled movies are pretty much pointless. Yeah it doesn't excuse every philistine out there who walks out when they see that first bit of text, but some people legitimately wouldn't get much, if anything, out of a movie where they basically can't understand any of the dialog.
my little run down theatre by Bloo	Jan 4th, 2008 05:38:07 PM
now closed, that I always went to would every once in awhile show a subtitled movie, I belive Crouching Tiger and Life is Beautiful were the last two they ever showed there, but I had similar experiences. walk in with maybe 5 people in and by the end of the movie, you're the only one left because it's subtitled. It's crap I'm telling you, people will not give it a chance. I don't think it has to do with keeping up, my friend who is legally blind can (and did) watch The Passion of The Christ, but some redneck yokel goes in to CTHD expecting to see jackie Chan and leaves. And yet Titantic sold out almost every night, ARGGHHH it's frustrating on subject ummm, Cloverfield looks good, Jack still rocks but I have no desire to see the Bucket List and Mori you sold me on seeing the Orphange...I think that covers it
i hate yer rahten gyatsu! by Acne Scarface	Jan 4th, 2008 06:34:25 PM

The artwork I saw of the Cloverfield monster. by Rev. Slappy	Jan 4th, 2008 07:33:03 PM
I saw an alleged production drawing of the monster and it looked like a whale crossed with a crab -- awful! I hope that's a fake.
Does HD DVD have its own bucket list? by johnyaztec	Jan 4th, 2008 07:35:08 PM
sure hope so, Viva la Blu-Ray
Skipped this review by Series7	Jan 4th, 2008 10:06:50 PM
Because I am pretty sure nothing said about either of these movies could only make me care less then I do about these blah looking movies. Tom Hanks was pretty much flawless until Da Vinci. I think that is the worst movie I have ever seen. If there ever was a book not to be turned into a movie it was that one. But whatever people are stupid. Can't wait for Guillermo del Toro to get directors credit for movies he didn't do, just like Quentin Tarantino gets for directing Hostel and Hero. You silly americans.
Meathead hasn't made a watchable movie in 12 YEARS by Osmosis Jones	Jan 4th, 2008 10:20:54 PM
TWELVE. FUCKING. YEARS.
but it's a movie with jack and morgan by noiretblanc	Jan 5th, 2008 03:57:54 PM
wtf. that's all you need! two hours of them saying whatever the fuck to each other. gold
Just what I was typing, Queefer... by Toulon	Jan 6th, 2008 02:36:28 PM
Some films you just plain don't want to watch subtitled. There's no way, for example, I'd want to watch Riki-Oh with subtitles . . . it's a chop-suey fighting flick with quick, bloody visuals, and it's one after the other. Dialogue in something like that is an afterthought. Diving Bell and the Butterfly? VERY different story. You spend the first reel trapped in the man's immobile body and can do almost nothing BUT look at the other character's mouths when they speak . . . but if you weren't hearing their actual voice, the film would feel completely disingenuous the whole way through. Plus, I gotta admit, sometimes I just plain don't wanna read . . . especially action flicks. Sometimes you just wanna turn your brain off and watch some shit go BOOM. Unfortunately, yes, most people write them off immediately . . . it's all about CONTEXT people!! (gotta love subtle puns!)
Before I kick the bucket.... by itstherudy	Jan 7th, 2008 07:40:14 PM
I want to say that have seen The Orphanage twice already and it was just as emotional on the second viewing (I balled like a little girl the first time and just got teary-eyed the second time). This movie has so mush wieght and depth that it isn't a simple genere movie. I think it is more correct to just call it a ghost story cuz there are many movies about ghosts that can be found outside the horror section. And I don't know what the f@#$ they were thinking when they made The Bucket List
SPOLER ALERT: wow itsthertudy by ranma627	Jan 8th, 2008 02:28:53 AM
Hey buddy you actually starting posting on AintItCool. I saw the Orphanage tonight and I loved it but the whole situation around Simon's fate just didn't make sense. They could hear him pounding on the walls but the kid could have just screamed and they would have endlessly searched the house to find him. I just hate when logic like that ruins a movie, just a little bit. If anyone can prove that point wrong, please do, so I can call this movie perfect. I also got teary-eyed at the end of the film. I understand the Bucket List. It's for people who watch movies like Wild Hogs. Hence, 2/3 of the US population.
THE ORPHANAGE isn't worth any of this hype by Doc_McCoy	Jan 8th, 2008 07:59:52 AM
Visually it's pretty, and the three spooky moments Moriarty mentions above are definitely chilling, but the movie as a whole is so cliched, contrived (even within its own set of rules), and forced (in terms of dialogue, performances, and plot developments). Enjoyable for some pretty imagery and a few scares but otherwise forgettable.
I don't know, Mori. by Lenny Nero	Jan 12th, 2008 11:47:43 AM
I concede that, in the words of Wd Wood, "It's not a horror movie. It's a supernatural thriller." But it was still pretty gotdang terrifying.
Ranma, answer. SPOILERS by Lenny Nero	Jan 12th, 2008 11:59:56 AM
For some reason, I thought the kid fell down the stairs and immediately died. Hence your logic is faulted. Then again, I could be wrong. I should be seeing it again soon.

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