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My guilty pleasure movie will forever be Roscoe Jenkins 
Watch it all the time man
Watch it all the time man
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Guilty pleasure? Man if you like it no need to feel guilty, watching Rosco Jenkinssss **** errrbody!!!
But for real, not a fan of the phrase, I get what people mean, but people are to cool these days.
But for real, not a fan of the phrase, I get what people mean, but people are to cool these days.
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Nah i see what you mean. Its just one of those movies thats actually pretty decent but everyone i know hates it. Me and my little cousin used to watch it on repeat and laugh at all the stupid **** martin and cedric did. Good times man
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Review: Divergent
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It’s going to be easy and unavoidable to compare Neil Burger’s Divergent to Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games. Dystopian setting, female lead, tropes of survival, romance and most of all the rebellion against government.
But Divergent was able to do a few things much better then the original Hunger Games film that will set it apart, by a fairly decent margin.
Set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic Chicago, citizens are separated by faction, each one possessing a certain personality trait. Abnegation members are selfless, Amity are kind, Erudite are the intelligent ones, Candor are the legal and honest ones and Dauntless exude bravery. They are all assigned jobs and tasks inside their faction; Dauntless are soldiers, Abnegation run the government because they are public servants and so on. On their 16th birthday, every citizen must take a test to see which faction suits them best. When Abnegation member Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) takes the test her results are inconclusive, thus she is labeled “divergent.” Being a “divergent” is forsaken, uttered in whispers, one who is divergent is a free and independent thinker, unable to be pigeonholed into one characteristic, thus making them dangerous and unable to control.
Prior is already a curious creature, questioning her place in society and always wondering where she really belongs. When it comes time to choose her faction she leaves her family and goes to Dauntless, where she changes her name to “Tris,” and embraces the rough and hands on initiation process. As she befriends Christina (Zoë Kravitz) and a few other new recruits, her trainer Four (Theo James) is hard on her, pushing the Abnegate well beyond her limits. As a member of Dauntless Tris is taught that above all else, your mentality needs to be toughness, survival and the mantra of never giving up.
As someone who has not read any of the books in the series, I went into the film blind. Knowing it was a YA megahit, you have expectations and frankly I’d by lying to you if I said I wasn’t secretly praying it didn’t end up being a Twilight nightmare.
Based on the Veronica Roth bestseller, the film spends an awfully long time setting the backstory and ground work and often times forgetting about complimentary characters and supporting pieces. They coming into the picture far later in the film and thus leading to us not caring too much about their relationships with out leads. That being said, I enjoyed the journey Tris goes on, adapting and evolving as a member of Dauntless. She isn’t a superhero; she takes her bumps and bruises from Four’s partner, the smug Eric (Jai Courtney) and fellow faction members Peter (Miles Teller) and Molly (Amy Newbold) thus making her human and someone we can root for.
The problem with adapting books into the big screen is often times directors will try and recreate the book scene for scene thus missing out on things that need to be emphasized in the film version. Divergent is fairly safe in every aspect, never pushing the boundaries or taking too many risks, and that’s Burger’s fault. But the story flows fairly well and it’s interesting to see how this dystopia is separated. The film shines in its first two acts where Tris battles her inner voice in a desperate attempt in finding herself.
While silly articles have popped up comparing Jennifer Lawrence to Woodley, or calling Woodley the next Lawrence, it should not discount anything either of the two are doing. Woodley’s performance is strong; she shows a wide range of emotions, much like she has previously in starring roles. At times, Woodley is a bit out of place due to the physicality of the role, and I wasn’t sold on the romance angle with Four either; this coming as a big surprise to me seeing how much chemistry she had with Miles Teller (also in this film as a brash member of Dauntless) in The Spectacular Now. But we like her because she is one of the downtrodden, she’s the one fighting for good and transforming herself before our very eyes. We can feel similarly for James’ Four, whose muscles and sharp looks are nothing behind the complexity of his past and reason for his guarded personality.
The Hunger Games was poorly shot, rushed towards a unfulfilling ending and had a second lead no where near capable of being a counterpart to the star. It was simply in the wrong hands and was delivered in a way that seemed to appease few that read the book but dropped the ball on a larger scale when it comes to making a fluid film. Divergent seemed to avert these problems, right away the camera work was steady and crisp, the story unfolding had enough (if not too much) context, Tris and Four held their own together, while characters like Christina, Peter, Eric, Jeanine (Kate Winslet), Tori (Maggie Q) and more shaped the new world we were seeing. The fact is, in my eyes, it was simply a more enjoyable film from a technical standpoint and from a "watching the journey from point A to point B" perspective. The development of Tris' character, mentality and resolve was greater then that of Katniss whose sole objective was survival.
With two more films on the way, there is plenty of room for improvement. I’d like for Burger to get more creative with effects and cultivate the secondary characters more. Woodley can certainly lead a franchise but she can’t do it alone. If Burger wants Roth’s series to succeed, he should seriously study The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and see how much better that film was from its predecessor and why it made such a dramatic leap forward.
Rating: B-
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It’s going to be easy and unavoidable to compare Neil Burger’s Divergent to Gary Ross’ The Hunger Games. Dystopian setting, female lead, tropes of survival, romance and most of all the rebellion against government.
But Divergent was able to do a few things much better then the original Hunger Games film that will set it apart, by a fairly decent margin.
Set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic Chicago, citizens are separated by faction, each one possessing a certain personality trait. Abnegation members are selfless, Amity are kind, Erudite are the intelligent ones, Candor are the legal and honest ones and Dauntless exude bravery. They are all assigned jobs and tasks inside their faction; Dauntless are soldiers, Abnegation run the government because they are public servants and so on. On their 16th birthday, every citizen must take a test to see which faction suits them best. When Abnegation member Beatrice Prior (Shailene Woodley) takes the test her results are inconclusive, thus she is labeled “divergent.” Being a “divergent” is forsaken, uttered in whispers, one who is divergent is a free and independent thinker, unable to be pigeonholed into one characteristic, thus making them dangerous and unable to control.
Prior is already a curious creature, questioning her place in society and always wondering where she really belongs. When it comes time to choose her faction she leaves her family and goes to Dauntless, where she changes her name to “Tris,” and embraces the rough and hands on initiation process. As she befriends Christina (Zoë Kravitz) and a few other new recruits, her trainer Four (Theo James) is hard on her, pushing the Abnegate well beyond her limits. As a member of Dauntless Tris is taught that above all else, your mentality needs to be toughness, survival and the mantra of never giving up.
As someone who has not read any of the books in the series, I went into the film blind. Knowing it was a YA megahit, you have expectations and frankly I’d by lying to you if I said I wasn’t secretly praying it didn’t end up being a Twilight nightmare.
Based on the Veronica Roth bestseller, the film spends an awfully long time setting the backstory and ground work and often times forgetting about complimentary characters and supporting pieces. They coming into the picture far later in the film and thus leading to us not caring too much about their relationships with out leads. That being said, I enjoyed the journey Tris goes on, adapting and evolving as a member of Dauntless. She isn’t a superhero; she takes her bumps and bruises from Four’s partner, the smug Eric (Jai Courtney) and fellow faction members Peter (Miles Teller) and Molly (Amy Newbold) thus making her human and someone we can root for.
The problem with adapting books into the big screen is often times directors will try and recreate the book scene for scene thus missing out on things that need to be emphasized in the film version. Divergent is fairly safe in every aspect, never pushing the boundaries or taking too many risks, and that’s Burger’s fault. But the story flows fairly well and it’s interesting to see how this dystopia is separated. The film shines in its first two acts where Tris battles her inner voice in a desperate attempt in finding herself.
While silly articles have popped up comparing Jennifer Lawrence to Woodley, or calling Woodley the next Lawrence, it should not discount anything either of the two are doing. Woodley’s performance is strong; she shows a wide range of emotions, much like she has previously in starring roles. At times, Woodley is a bit out of place due to the physicality of the role, and I wasn’t sold on the romance angle with Four either; this coming as a big surprise to me seeing how much chemistry she had with Miles Teller (also in this film as a brash member of Dauntless) in The Spectacular Now. But we like her because she is one of the downtrodden, she’s the one fighting for good and transforming herself before our very eyes. We can feel similarly for James’ Four, whose muscles and sharp looks are nothing behind the complexity of his past and reason for his guarded personality.
The Hunger Games was poorly shot, rushed towards a unfulfilling ending and had a second lead no where near capable of being a counterpart to the star. It was simply in the wrong hands and was delivered in a way that seemed to appease few that read the book but dropped the ball on a larger scale when it comes to making a fluid film. Divergent seemed to avert these problems, right away the camera work was steady and crisp, the story unfolding had enough (if not too much) context, Tris and Four held their own together, while characters like Christina, Peter, Eric, Jeanine (Kate Winslet), Tori (Maggie Q) and more shaped the new world we were seeing. The fact is, in my eyes, it was simply a more enjoyable film from a technical standpoint and from a "watching the journey from point A to point B" perspective. The development of Tris' character, mentality and resolve was greater then that of Katniss whose sole objective was survival.
With two more films on the way, there is plenty of room for improvement. I’d like for Burger to get more creative with effects and cultivate the secondary characters more. Woodley can certainly lead a franchise but she can’t do it alone. If Burger wants Roth’s series to succeed, he should seriously study The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and see how much better that film was from its predecessor and why it made such a dramatic leap forward.
Rating: B-
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About to watch Ghetto Klown. I'm hyped for this. Huge fan of John Leguizamo. I loved Freak and Sexaholics.
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Ghetto Klown was really good. Watched it last night randomly and ended up laughing the whole way.
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Leguizamo's Benecio del Toro impression was hilarious. Don't go into his one man shows looking for a stand up though. It's polished but not as good as his previous efforts. His story of his come up is fascinating coming from him.
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Is it on Netflix?
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Freak will always be his best. Sexaholix was pretty good. Ghetto Klown wasn't as funny, it felt more like a journey through his movies offset which was still entertaining. I was cracking up over his Pacino impression. Some of his impressions were too damn good
Nah, it premiered on HBO last night.
Nah, it premiered on HBO last night.
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I watched the pilot of Believe cuz Alfonso Cuaron directed it.So anybody watched//watching Crisis, Resurrection or Believe yet? If so how is it?
It was good. I mean it looked really cool. I really like the style of the show, it was just a little too cute, and 'haven't I seen all this before?' Like I wouldn't be surprised if I heard it got real good and caught up, but it ain't really for me.Big girls...big salaries...big girls don't care about calories.My guilty pleasure movie will forever be Roscoe Jenkins
Watch it all the time man
Like, I knew the movie was busted, but it hit me right the first time I watched it. Mike Epps.
And I thought Martin Lawrence was dead.
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Thanks. Catching the replay on HBO right now. So far I really like it.
Definitely not a stand up. It's a one man show.
Definitely not a stand up. It's a one man show.
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watch gatzby again. i appreciated the film a lot more the 2nd time i watched it.
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Do you guys think Hateful Eight will get made?
I really hope so, man
I really hope so, man
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Nah.
I'm still waiting for Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (his 4-hr cut that he made). Kill Bill Vol. 3...Vega Brothers...the Modesty Blaise movie...Killer Crow...his 1930s gangster thing...you just get used to Tarantino movies never coming. And even though he's got a rough draft...that KB full cut is finished...I mean, he shows it to people. Dude is worse than Guillermo Del Toro and Ridley Scott.
I was surprised when Inglourious Basterds actually came out, and Django didn't take 10 years, tbh.
But yeah...there's never gonna be a Hateful Eight. I bet in a year or 2, he'll say maybe and keep sayin that til he retires.
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I know what you mean. The cancellation because of the script leaking threw me off. I mean, the script for Django leaked (no idea at what point in production though)
and only 10 years away from his retirement, right
He'll put out maybe 3 or 4 more flicks I'd say . Hopefully!
and only 10 years away from his retirement, right
He'll put out maybe 3 or 4 more flicks I'd say . Hopefully!
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Rumor: 'The Hateful Eight' Is Back On, Quentin Tarantino To Rewrite Script
BY KEVIN JAGERNAUTH
FEBRUARY 1, 2014 4:35 PM
For a movie that, for now, isn't getting made, "The Hateful Eight" sure has a lot written about it. But then again, few unmade projects can boast the name of Quentin Tarantino alongside the kind of fiery cancellation this one did, with the writer/director yanking the cord after the script leaked. But has he had a change of heart?
According to Jeff Sneider at The Wrap, his ear to the ground has heard that Quentin Tarantino will make the movie anyway and has even reached out to Samuel L. Jackson, presumably for a role. Here's what Sneider revealed on Twitter today (noting that he was unable to officially report it):
So, what does this mean? Well, it's a rumor. So as always, take it with a grain of salt. That said, we called the script "one of Tarantino’s most entertaining reads in a long time," and perhaps as the initial anger has subsided, he's realized the same and isn't ready to put this on the shelf. Moreover, the script that leaked was a first draft, and undoubtedly was going to have to go through rewrites anyway, particularly as the ending in its current form is "somewhat anti-climactic." As for Samuel L. Jackson's being mentioned? There is a part for an African American bounty hunter that seems tailor made for him—so again, it would make sense.
Anyway, we'll see if this rumor amounts to anything, but until then, be sure to check out all you need to know by reading: Black Night, White Hell: A Look At Quentin Tarantino’s 'The Hateful Eight' Western
http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplayl...-quentin-tarantino-to-rewrite-script-20140201
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James Rebhorn died
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Wow RIP.
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rip
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Oddly enough, I saw him years ago at a speaking engagement. Talked to him for a few moments afterwards & he seemed like a really decent man. RIP.
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I saw that and still stick with my doubt. I won't believe any QT is coming until Harvey Weinstein says it himself.
I won't believe any QT is coming until Harvey Weinstein says it himself.Carrie's dad. |I
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thanks psk brah.
whether hes forced into a rewrite, or decides to never follow through with the film
either way its a damn shame for QT as an artist
whether hes forced into a rewrite, or decides to never follow through with the film
either way its a damn shame for QT as an artist
