Pirate movies I've seen and remember ranked

The Princess Bride - top tier movie, one of the greats
Peter Pan (1953 - disney) - excellent
Hook - it was fine
The Goonies - barely remember, barely liked it as a kid
Pirates of the Caribbean - I've probably only seen one of these, but I'm sure they're all terrible. The ride is ok.

Sure. Here you go

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The greatest swashbuckler of all was Errol Flynn.

And The Goonies was ok.

In a theater is obv not debatable; you're complete scum if you do it, period.

I strongly agree even when watching at home of course, and try to demand of friends that they comply as well if watching with me. It's distracting when other people around you are distracted. If nothing else, you can use it as a trump card to win arguments.

"Oh you think The Goonies is a great film? When was the last time you saw it in full, without being bored enough to keep checking your phone? I saw it in a theater less than 2 years ago so FU"

based on the responses, not sure if anyone got the joke, but this was A+

Goonies was ok. Certainly not great.

I saw it during last Christmas with some young family members (rented on itunes ). I had never seen it so I thought why not.

Got it.

Agree A+.

It was just being carried on.

I'll give it a B-, just cause I'm generous. Also an arrrrr rating.

A+

ye scurvy dog

A+

Good job saving the thread microbet

Get Out is front heavy. First half is very good, second half fizzles. A solid first effort.

For those that have watched Blue Ruin, and Green Room: Macon Blair's directorial debut hit Netflix just now. The film is called I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore. It received favourable reviews out of Sundance, including a handful from friends I trust. It's pretty cool Netflix can distribute films this quickly. I'll check it out tomorrow.

Bone Tomahawk 7/10

So I have watched a lot of movies in my life, a lot of those movies have had death scenes, none have particularly affected me to any degree. Then I watched this film, and now I am actually scarred. I can't get that death scene out of my head in a bad way. Good film too, was like 30 mins too long, all of which could have been removed from the 2nd act, but other than that, the director created a sense of tension in every scene, even scenes where nothing is happening other than walking and talking you are filled with a sense of dread. Very well done.

Richard Jenkins should do more 'horrors', sick track record in recent years of Bone Tomahawk, Let Me In and Cabin in the Woods

Spotlight Great movie. However............

It seemed a bit too "busy". I get that they were trying to illustrate that this issue affected the entire community on many levels but it seemed like they brought in way too many characters to do this. For instance, I'm not sure what extra value the subplot of Keaton's school really added. Maybe to show that he didn't really understand the depth of the issue when it was reported to him years ago? OK, that's fine. But there were soooo many names and characters being tossed around that I spent a lot of time trying to figure out who was who and what was what instead of focusing more on the movie itself.

That might be a nitpick because I did really enjoy it.

Hacksaw Ridge

Mel Gibson is about as subtle as a punch to the jaw. War is horrific, I get it. However, when the battle sequences feel like you are in Army of Darkness, you know something went wrong. The gore, dismemberment, burnt flesh, explosions, blood, guts, etc... are so over the top that it loses all gravitas.

The story of Desmond Doss is a remarkable one. A 7th day adventist who refuses to touch a weapon and yet wants to serve his country in battle as a medic, he overcame great obstacles just to get that opportunity, and then was responsible for saving dozens of men on the battle field. Unfortunately, the movie tried to do too much.

There's the backstory of why he won't touch a gun that is given to us in bits and pieces, that didn't really ring true for me.

There's the training for war and the subsequent court battle to allow him to serve without having any weapons training. This was the weakest part by far. They cast Vince Vaughn as the drill sergeant. He does his best to be all Full Metal Jacket about it, but it didn't work coming from Vince Vaughn. He just wasn't believable.

Then we get to Okinawa, and get about 45 minutes of death. I like ice-cream. In fact, I love ice-cream. When I eat too much of it, I get an ice-cream headache. I like gore. In fact, I love gore. When I see too much of it, I get bored. Another limbless man, yawn. Another pile of entrails, yawn. Another bullet to the head, yawn.

The question is, how much is too much? I just checked, and the opening sequence of Saving Private Ryan was 28 minutes. That effectively showed the horror of war, and I was anything but bored. Maybe that's the line. Or maybe it's not only the length, but the execution of it. In Private Ryan, there was a nice flow to that sequence. Being in the boat, then the water/beach, then taking out that machine gun, then cleaning up the aftermath. In Hacksaw, they climb the ladder, and then with the exception of one part where they have to take out a machine gun, I felt like it was just a free for all killing display, with no clear vision of where the battle was heading.

Andrew Garfield is a fine actor. I think he was good in this particular role. I just think he was surrounded by a few obstacles (supporting cast and direction) that kept this movie from being effective.

I Don't Feel At Home In This World Anymore http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5710514/
A woman hooks up with a weird neighbour and goes looking for the people who burgled her home. Excellent performance by Elijah Wood as the nutty neighbour in a very funny black comedy/crime drama.
Great directorial debut from Macon Blaire, I'll be looking out for more from him in the future.

I had a look at the cast list and saw Laura Linney's name. She quietly goes about her business and always seems to get cast in solid movies. Her good/bad movie ratio seems to be amongst the highest in the movie industry.

Thought Get Out was good. Didn't know a ton about it going in so was happy.

I use to buy a lot blu-rays but since I don't watch extras I decided save money just buying UV's online cheaper. If Vude goes out business I guess I'm out of luck.

Moonlight minor spoiler ahead



Can a man get some resolution in a movie for once? They don't all have to be nicely wrapped up with a bow on top but come on. Seems like Oscar bait to leave your story open ended.

I'm rewatching the Coens' remake of True Grit on AMC. Jeff Bridges GOAT, the girl is also very good.

Watched all of the Academy Award nominated movies for the eight biggest awards. My rankings below:

Best Picture
La La Land
Lion
Hidden Figures
Hell or High Water
Fences
Hacksaw Ridge
Moonlight
Manchester by the Sea
Arrival

Pretty disappointing lineup. SIGNIFICANTLY weaker than last year. La La Land should win and it's not close at all. Lion was very good. The first hour and final 10-15 minutes were great, but the 40 or so minutes in between were between mediocre and outright bad. The next four are good, but not "best picture" good. Last year, they would have been bottom tier movies. Moonlight and Manchester pretty much bored me. Could just be me. Arrival had a really good concept. Hated the execution. The ending was idiotic.


Best Director
Damian Chazelle
Mel Gibson
Denis Villaneuve
Barry Jenkins
Kenneth Lonergan

Say what you want about Mel Gibson's gore fetish; he's a damn good director. That being said, La La Land should win this. Pretty much a travesty if any of the other three take it.


Best Actor
Casey Affleck
Denzel Washington
Viggo Mortensen
Ryan Gosling
Andrew Garfield

Casey Affleck's acting was pretty much the only redeeming thing about the movie. Incredible performance. Denzel was also very good, and it would be okay if he won. The other three were good, but a step down.


Best Actress
Natalie Portman
Isabelle Huppert
Emma Stone
Meryl Streep
Ruth Negga

Incredibly close between all five. I'd honestly be okay with any of them winning. Ask me again tomorrow, and my list might be different.


Best Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali
Michael Shannon
Dev Patel
Jeff Bridges
Lucas Hedges

Ali by a hair over Shannon. And while we're on the subject of Nocturnal Animals, how is this the only nomination for that movie? Absurd, especially considering how weak the year was.


Best Supporting Actress
Viola Davis
Octavia Spencer
Naomie Harris
Nicole Kidman
Michelle Williams

Seems like cheating to put Viola Davis here, she's clearly a lead. Pretty smart move to campaign for supporting though. Lead actress is brutal this year. Supporting is paper-thin.


Best Original Screenplay
La La Land
Hell or High Water
The Lobster
Manchester by the Sea
20th Century Women

La La Land easily, in what has to be one of the weakest screenplay lineups in Oscar history.


Best Adapted Screenplay
Fences
Hidden Figures
Lion
Moonlight
Arrival

This is really weak too. Nocturnal Animals got royally screwed over.

Man thinking La La Land is a better screenplay than Manchester by the Sea is just wrong. I really enjoyed La La Land but the script is by far the worst part of the movie.

Colors Of Heaven http://direct.broadwayworld.com/bwwt...Today-20170215

True story of how the bonds of friendship and love were put to the test during the brutal apartheid years in South Africa. This is quite a compelling and moving drama telling an interesting story. Worth a watch.

The Lego Batman Movie

Rather fine comedy/parody/homage to Batman in all its cinematic forms, with Batman going on a journey of discovery from egomaniacal loner to team player, with some excellent comedy moments scattered throughout - and I think I missed maybe 20% of them on first watch - so this is one I'll be buying.

I liked it better than the Lego Movie - and I liked that a lot.

4/5