JMac Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 So we stayed in this weekend and decided to rent some movies. First movie we watched was Sahara which was entertaining. The second movie was "Crash" Anyone else see this movie yet? Im not sure how to even descirbe it but it was awesome! Powerful and to the point. If you havent seen it yet, I highly recommend it. :2cents: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iheartskins Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Here's an old thread on it. http://extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102088 I really liked the movie. More people need to see this movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rook Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Very good movie. I like that type of ensemble movie, if they are well done. Here are some others that I liked: Traffic Grand Canyon Boogie Nights Magnolia Nashville Usual Suspects - Not really the same type of ensemble, but d@mn good. :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cdowwe Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 I just saw Crash, I thought it had some good points. Pretty slow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 check out Layer Cake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big z Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 good movie. overtly racist at the beginning, but i guess that was the point... the 2nd half was much better, and i like how everyone that was a **** at the beginning learned a lesson, or was able to make ammends...except the persian owner and of couse the rookie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted September 25, 2005 Share Posted September 25, 2005 Yep, very good movie. One of the best of the year so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RabidFan Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 21 grams too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I saw it while I was on vacation. I'm not really sure how I feel about the movie. By the way people reacted to it on this board, perhaps I should see it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I saw it while I was on vacation. I'm not really sure how I feel about the movie. By the way people reacted to it on this board, perhaps I should see it again. No...for me, it was a little preachy. The director was trying to get his point across too hard. It was enjoyable, but I like a little more thematic subtlety in the movies I watch; I don't like getting slammed over the head with the message. Just my opinion though. check out Layer Cake Another iffy movie that I would hesitate to recommend. It was okay; but Lock Stock and Snatch are so much better that it kind of makes this movie sort of blah. You can tell it was completely pirating from them, trying to piggy back on their success. I think it falls well short of the probably unreachable mark set by Lock Stock. (if you haven't seen it, or don't know what I'm talking about, I mean "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells" written and directed by Guy Ritchie. Amazing movie.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 :jerk: :jerk: Two jerks up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonez3 Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I thought you all meant crash- the one with the car accidents that's what my review was based on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herrmag Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Another iffy movie that I would hesitate to recommend. It was okay; but Lock Stock and Snatch are so much better that it kind of makes this movie sort of blah. You can tell it was completely pirating from them, trying to piggy back on their success. I think it falls well short of the probably unreachable mark set by Lock Stock. (if you haven't seen it, or don't know what I'm talking about, I mean "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrells" written and directed by Guy Ritchie. Amazing movie.) Agreed about 4LayerCake. It wasn't all that. I liked Lock, Stock...But, despite the fact that Brad Pitt was in it, I really LOVED Snatch. Easily in my top 5 favorites. The characters combined with the accents cracked me up. Quality movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thito_da_skins_fan Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 Easily one of the best movies of the year. Loved it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted September 26, 2005 Share Posted September 26, 2005 I thought it was pretty cool. It was different from all the other crap that's out. It was just like you dropped in on a day in the life fairly ordinary people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 crash was pretty good. i wonder if they made any money with all those "stars" in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Agreed about 4LayerCake. It wasn't all that. I liked Lock, Stock...But, despite the fact that Brad Pitt was in it, I really LOVED Snatch. Easily in my top 5 favorites. The characters combined with the accents cracked me up. Quality movie. Snatch was good, I definitely enjoyed that movie, but Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrells is by far the better of the two movies. It fits together so perfectly...but I love both movies; I own them both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooka Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Snatch was good, I definitely enjoyed that movie, but Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrells is by far the better of the two movies. It fits together so perfectly...but I love both movies; I own them both! Yea Lock Stock had a much better story-plot, love the ending too. Snatch had better characters though.I also own both Layer Cake was aight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrockster21 Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 Yea Lock Stock had a much better story-plot, love the ending too. Snatch had better characters though.I also own both Layer Cake was aight. Yeah, I don't want to ruin the ending for those who haven't seen it (who hasn't seen Lock Stock!?!??!), but isn't it the perfect ending? I don't think there is a better ending in a movie than that one. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Pablo Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I thought Crash was fantastic after I saw it... then I thought back about the message of the movie. There is nothing positive to take away from the experience. It basically states the obvious: People that are saints can be monsters and vice versa. What good does that do anyone? If these film makers really wanted to be racey, they should have offered up some solutions. But then again, maybe there are none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost of Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I thought Crash was fantastic after I saw it... then I thought back about the message of the movie. There is nothing positive to take away from the experience. It basically states the obvious: People that are saints can be monsters and vice versa. What good does that do anyone? If these film makers really wanted to be racey' date=' they should have offered up some solutions. But then again, maybe there are none.[/quote']Not all movies offer solutions. But it wasn't an antiplot movie--more of a multiplot with all of the different plots coming together by the end of the movie. It had character development, so it wasn't a character study. Hmm, not sure why a movie should offer solutions. There are a few things I'd take from the movie. Not all prejudices are created equal. Some are based on absurdity, while others are just observations that turn out to be true more often than we like to admit. Some are the basis for evil conduct, like Matt Dillon's character before the crash. It also taught that one should not always judge a book by its cover, but sometimes that judging is correct. For instance, that locksmith dude looked rough, but he was a family guy. However, Sandra Bullock's reaction to Larenz Tate and Ludacris might have been based on more than race. I also really liked Tate and Ludacris' dialogue. It brought into stark relief the view of the paranoiac obsessed with race(while confirming EVERY stereotype) and the more reasoned person, who while imperfect, understand that the truth is somewhere in the middle of the ostrich and the paranoiac. Put bluntly, there are some truths to these views, like it or not. But they should not be the basis for how you treat individuals and you should be careful how comfortable you are with your assumptions, as the wrong judgment can cost you your life(spiritually or physically.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nostril Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I liked it, but with some strong reservations. It was defnitely too "preachy" as was said earlier. I think that the dialogue was very unnatural and clunky. Only a few of the actors were able to pull it off without sounding ridiculous. These were Don Cheadle, the guy who's wife got felt up, and suprisingly enough "Ludacris." Also, I have a problem with the fact that it was trying too hard to be a 2 hour version of Magnolia. However, I can't say I didn't enjoy watching it. I can't say it didn't make any good points. And I'm a sucker for anything with divine intervention. Since I mentioned it, I should say in every single way, Magnolia is a superior film to Crash. Even though I would say that Magnolia is worse that Paul Thomas Anderson's oher two well-known films. I read the script for there will be blood, and I predict that it won't be his best. It's still gonna be pretty good though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 steel magnolia? wtf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nostril Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 steel magnolia? wtfum...no. Magnolia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeSkin Posted October 4, 2005 Share Posted October 4, 2005 I thought it was good but overrated...most of it was way too melodramatic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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