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01-22-2010, 10:52 PM | #4111 |
You think you can get by this?
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01-23-2010, 12:11 AM | #4112 |
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I don't overthink movies either. I think the right amount.
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01-23-2010, 01:39 AM | #4113 |
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I watched Gamer with a buddy of mine. It's basically the Idiocracy of action movies. Cool premise, nice social commentary, but the narrative is disjointed and the talents of Michael C. Hall are totally wasted.
That said, it's a good guy flick, and it skewers the hell of the gamer generation, particularly the syrup-dipping "Society" player. However, the build to the climax is relatively unsatisfying, and the action scenes are too concerned with looking cool (with all the disjointed digital "dropouts") to really make it an "action" movie. The filmmakers could have learned something from another few viewings of The Running Man.
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01-23-2010, 01:43 AM | #4114 |
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I also watched The Hurt Locker last night.
A couple of things 1) I didn't know who directed it. As soon as the credits flashed and I saw Kathryn Bigelow, I instantly knew why Sgt. James was the way he was. He was basically the Bodhi of EOD soldiers. 2) My wife used to work with the sister of Anthony Mackie, the guy who played Sgt. Sanborn 3) There were some awful anachronisms. Xbox 360s and YouTube in 2004? 4) The sniper standoff was one of the most ridiculous scenes ever filmed That aside, I thought it was a very good movie that was able to move flawlessly between the genres of war movie and documentary (especially w/ the cinematography). 7.5/10
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01-23-2010, 04:19 AM | #4115 | |
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01-23-2010, 10:49 AM | #4116 |
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What else has she done that would make you not want to see it?
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01-23-2010, 11:49 AM | #4117 |
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Point Blank and Blue Steel are the only ones I've seen. Neither was very remarkable, good or bad, IMO.
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01-23-2010, 01:13 PM | #4118 |
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Point Break.
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01-23-2010, 01:32 PM | #4119 |
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sssshhh, patteau's gone Asian. It's quite amusing.
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01-23-2010, 01:34 PM | #4120 |
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Ahhh...Hans Brix....
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01-23-2010, 01:41 PM | #4121 |
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01-23-2010, 01:44 PM | #4122 |
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Doh!
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01-23-2010, 01:48 PM | #4123 |
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Moon was pretty cool. The first 7/8 of the movie is great...I was really into it. Then a lot happens in the last 1/8. I was like, "wait, why is he doing that?" "what is he doing?".
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01-23-2010, 02:12 PM | #4124 |
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Never seen point break, but have it on dvd...
i want to see 'moon' as well...i have public enemies, 500 days of summer and my sisters keeper from netflix this week |
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01-23-2010, 06:08 PM | #4125 |
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I liked it. It reminded me of the Twilight Zone, which to me is a good thing because I love that show.
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