October Sky (1999)
Wow, I didn't expect much from this movie but it was very enjoyable. Based on a true story of four boys from a mining town that build rockets and stuff. Don't want to give too much away.
The movie displayed the time that it was set in very well .Lovely movie, must see. 7/10

The last movie I watched was Lincoln. I liked it. Plus, it'll help me a little on my upcoming test on the Civil War.

Searching For Sugar Man (2012)

Great film about a great musician. I'ts a amazing story and even more amazing when you know that it's true. 4/5

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Last of the Mohicans

The combination of fantastic cinematography, beautiful locations, an absolutely brilliant soundtrack, an amazing cast,  plot and historical accuracy makes this easily one of my all time favourite movies.

Yeah I gotta agree with FlyingMinifig. Hunger Games was an average film to me and it definitely did not deserve the popularity it got (same with Twilight).

Django Unchained
"I like the way you die, boy." that was one darn good film. One of the best by Tarantino. The guy is among my favorite movie directors ever. The dialogues are his trademark, once you hear those you know it's all Q.T. This film is full of funny and sad moments and it's really a mix of all kinds of genre. Perfectly played. There's brutal violence for male teens, there's comedy and intelligent dialogue for more educated people and overall it's a movie that anyone from 16-55 can enjoy. My parents had a lot of fun, my sis and I were entertained as well. Great film!

9.5/10

Because a lot of people have been talking about these three films recently:

Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

This is actually brilliant. Its Hollywood escapism at its most simple and direct. Its like a great game: There is a basic plotline and basic character archetypes, but there is also an immersive world with tiny, fun little details one can get caught up in (I'm thinking of Portal 2, which if you pay attention to the Easter Eggs then you can get really get entangled in the story)

I wish the fight between Obi-Wan and Vader was better choreographed. I prefer it to the prequels where its so over-choreographed it looks ridiculous, but I've always thought it could have been better. I suppose one could blame the technology of the early lightsabers. The reason why both combatants stay in the same square of space is probably because if they move about too much it'll be difficult to rotoscope. Also, the lightsaber blades were made of wood and thus broke all the time.

Its not perfect. Its not Citizen Kane or The Seventh Seal - but everything about it is memorable. From the iconic opening shot (which still makes me go "WHOAH!" every time I see it) to the final ceremony - which casually brushes aside the fact that more minor-characters died during the final battle died than in a slasher-film. There is a reason why this franchise is still so beloved despite all the crap Lucas has put the fans through.

Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back is my favourite title to any Star Wars film. Its just so over-dramatic and B Movie-like that its glorious. Its a title that's made to be said in a deep trailer-guy voice.

I feel like I should like this more than Episode IV. The humour is better, the dialogue is better, the acting is better, the effects are better...but its just not as memorable. As a child I felt the movie kinda dragged, a view I don't share today because as an adult I now have an attention span (unlike all the idiots from my generation who call Alien boring because it actually waits to reveal the Alien instead of showing them before the opening credits *COUGH*Prometheus*COUGH*)

I never liked the romance between Leia and Han. It just comes out of nowhere. They don't do anything that makes them bond, they just suddenly kiss and the film is like "They have a thing for each-other now!"

This film has the only necessary Special Edition alteration to it. In the original version, the transmission from the Emperor looked nothing like the Emperor in Episode VI. Here, the addition of Ian makes it not only fit in with Episode III, but also with Episode VI. In fact, aside from a few dodgy-looking CGI snow-speeders, if there are any major changes I didn't notice them.

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

This is much worse than I remember it. It does have brilliant moments. Any sequence with The Emperor in it is delicious. I love over-the-top villains, and The Emperor is probably the best example. He's evil, he has control of the entire empire, and he's loving every second of it.

The conflict between Luke and Vader is fascinating. With the twist at the end of Episode V, their relationship has completely reversed. Its interesting to watch, and the pay-off is well built up and executed. Its a shame the Blu-Ray added that ridiculous "NNNOOOO!!" in, as even though I'm watching the 2004 release (which still has amazing picture quality considering its a DVD and these films were made in the 70's/80's) I still hear that stupid sound playing in my head.

But...the whole sequence with Jabba is stupid. It is the most overly complicated plan ever. Jabba is a memorable character, but that's it. The song-and-dance sequence (mostly from the special edition) stops the film completely...in fact, this entire thing in the palace stops everything dead. There is a robot torture chamber; which is stupid because robots don't feel pain, and there is the fat guy who calls the Rancor 'Tiny' and cries when it dies. There is that guy with the tentacles on his head who strokes R2-D2 like he's Jimmy Saville (too soon?), and Leia gets put in the tiniest outfit possible to do....goodness knows what for Jabba (in the scene where Luke finally shows up, I expect him to suddenly notice Leia mid-sentence and be like "You will bring Captain So-WHOA! DAYMN GURL!!")

So overall, the Original Trilogy still holds up. They are not masterpieces, and Episode VI is kinda a taste of what's to come with the prequels, but its all good fun and DOESN'T NEED ANY SEQUELS!!

Last edited by Max Butcher (January 30, 2013 (03:52pm))

Wow, you even criticize the originals to death.

Obviously, the advanced technology in Star Wars allows their robots to be programed to feel pain. As it can be plainly seen that droids also have plenty of emotion, much like people.
There are plenty of other parts in Star Wars where droids seem to experience pain. It fits in well enough.

The rational thing to criticize would be why they have emotions and pain in the first place.
I was thinking about that last year when I was re-watching it.

I'm guessing that nasty people like Jabba like to abuse their servants, making the droids just do everything you want would be too boring.

Or you can give the robot the ability to feel pain and make him suffer, now that I think of it.

My father always joked about not seeing toilets in sci-fi movies: "we'll never know how a toilet will look in the future".
Of all the science fiction movies that I've seen, only 2001: A Space Odyssey shows briefly a toilet  (actually, only its instructions).

That still doesn't negate the need for a robot torture chamber.  After all, it'd make sense to have a specific place to "punish" robots by ripping off their appendages etc.