Movies and TV Movies - Page 592

irishjayhawk · 10-13-2007, 11:31 PM

Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails.

Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again.

Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.

Deberg_1990 · 01-23-2013, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

I'm a big fan of Bugsy as well and while I'm thinking about it any recollection of a movie with Mickey Rourke about the Chinese mafia?

Oh yea, Bugsy was great. forgot about that one. I vaguely remember the Rourke one...seen bits and pieces but dont remember the name?

mr. tegu · 01-23-2013, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Huffmeister

All of this Godfather talk begs the question...

Which is the better mafia movie, The Godfather or Goodfellas?

My vote is Goodfellas, but it's damn close. And I'm talking just The Godfather, not a combination of The Godfather I and II.

That's a good reminder. I need to watch Goodfellas now. I have seen bits and pieces of it but now I need to watch it all the way through.

Dayze · 01-23-2013, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by mr. tegu

That's a good reminder. I need to watch Goodfellas now. I have seen bits and pieces of it but now I need to watch it all the way through.

go get your shinebox.

ThaVirus · 01-23-2013, 04:49 PM

The Possession wasn't a total waste of time, but I also wasn't really expecting much.

I should mention that it isn't even scary at all. The DVD's main menu video sequence is by far the scariest part of the film, and even that is only creepy.

**Nzoner** · 01-23-2013, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

I vaguely remember the Rourke one...seen bits and pieces but dont remember the name?

Found it...Year Of The Dragon

KCSportsZone86 · 01-24-2013, 04:18 AM

What do you all think about ip man 1 and 2?

**QuikSsurfer** · 01-24-2013, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by KCSportsZone86

What do you all think about ip man 1 and 2?

Fantastic movies.

mr. tegu · 01-24-2013, 10:08 PM

So I just watched Goodfellas. I really liked it but I would The Godfather was a little bit better. The tension was just elevated nonstop.

**Guru** · 01-25-2013, 02:15 AM

Whiteout was horrible. But it was free so meh.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 01-25-2013, 11:27 AM

Just bought Dick Tracy on Blu-Ray. This shit's gonna be awesome!

Swanman · 01-25-2013, 11:41 AM

I watched V/H/S on Netflix streaming the other night, and I must say, pretty damn solid for a horror flick. It was all "found footage" stuff but it kept me on my toes the whole time. Parts were super creepy with good amounts of gore thrown in.

Rambozo · 01-25-2013, 12:10 PM

Ever seen Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, and Paul Newman? That's probably my favorite mob movie...

**Buehler445** · 01-25-2013, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Rambozo

Ever seen Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, and Paul Newman? That's probably my favorite mob movie...

There is quite a bit of discussion about it just a few pages back.

Rambozo · 01-25-2013, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Buehler445

There is quite a bit of discussion about it just a few pages back.

I missed that. Anyone ever read the graphic novel it was based on? Most people haven't but I thought the ending was better. In the graphic novel, the boy shoots Jude law's character at the end. Then, it pans out to him later in life and he is telling the story. At that point, he is a Catholic Priest.

So, it's like he did become what his father was protecting him from but, he redeemed himself and turned out better than what his father would have liked.

I liked it better...

scott free · 01-25-2013, 02:53 PM

Got to see End of Watch last night, couldnt have loved it any more.

Great story, great acting and chemistry between Gyllenhall and Pena... just plain great, the movie really works hard to get you emotionally invested in those guys and it really pays off, great character development, they were very easy to buy as partners.

It also does a great job of showing all of the good things that cops do on a daily basis across the US... getting kids out of abusive homes, going above the call to save people in burning houses, getting violent pieces of crap off the streets, etc.

Probably the biggest thing i took from this movie though, is that these mexican gangs need to be brought to heel asap, roughly. They're already doing the things from the movie in this country, human trafficking, murders, kidnapping... the only thing i'm unaware of them doing is brazenly targeting police, but thats not far behind you can bet. They make the old italian mafia look like childs play, they're basically Al-Qaeda south, its only a matter of time before they start killing rancher families who try to thwart them and police.

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ThaVirus 5 o'clock free crack giveaway? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Orlando, Florida Casino cash: $45070	The Possession wasn't a total waste of time, but I also wasn't really expecting much. I should mention that it isn't even scary at all. The DVD's main menu video sequence is by far the scariest part of the film, and even that is only creepy. __________________ "I don't know how to put this...but I'm kind of a big deal"
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KCSportsZone86 Rookie Join Date: Oct 2012 Casino cash: $660	What do you all think about ip man 1 and 2?
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01-25-2013, 11:41 AM	#8876
Swanman It's a league game, Dude Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Itasca, IL Casino cash: $35827	I watched V/H/S on Netflix streaming the other night, and I must say, pretty damn solid for a horror flick. It was all "found footage" stuff but it kept me on my toes the whole time. Parts were super creepy with good amounts of gore thrown in.
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01-25-2013, 12:10 PM	#8877
Rambozo Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $3419	Ever seen Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks, Jude Law, Daniel Craig, and Paul Newman? That's probably my favorite mob movie...
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01-25-2013, 02:53 PM	#8880
scott free ask for it by name Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: district 6 Casino cash: $3129654	Got to see End of Watch last night, couldnt have loved it any more. Great story, great acting and chemistry between Gyllenhall and Pena... just plain great, the movie really works hard to get you emotionally invested in those guys and it really pays off, great character development, they were very easy to buy as partners. It also does a great job of showing all of the good things that cops do on a daily basis across the US... getting kids out of abusive homes, going above the call to save people in burning houses, getting violent pieces of crap off the streets, etc. Probably the biggest thing i took from this movie though, is that these mexican gangs need to be brought to heel asap, roughly. They're already doing the things from the movie in this country, human trafficking, murders, kidnapping... the only thing i'm unaware of them doing is brazenly targeting police, but thats not far behind you can bet. They make the old italian mafia look like childs play, they're basically Al-Qaeda south, its only a matter of time before they start killing rancher families who try to thwart them and police.
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