Movies and TV Movies - Page 599

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.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 02-15-2013, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Lzen

Saw Flight last night. I can't believe a could negative reviews on it. I thought it was very good. Denzel was great and he's still one of my favorite actors. I wonder if people just didn't like the subject matter. His character was in a very dark place.

It was marketed poorly. I enjoyed it, but it's not really what the trailers portrayed. Also, the protagonist is kind of a scumbag.

La literatura · 02-15-2013, 03:02 PM

I've been fighting a nagging cold, so my life has been a lot of movies the past 48 hours: Mildred Pierce, Pickpocket, The Agony and the Ecstasy, True Confessions.

All are great movies, particularly for the great acting performances found within. The exception being Pickpocket, a 1959 French movie by Robert Bresson, which isn't worth watching unless you're steeped into French New Wave history. It's a small film down the line of the Crime and Punishment story. The message is blurry and the payoff isn't worth it. Plus, as a minor gripe, a lot of the pickpocketing scenes appear far-fetched. If you're looking for a movie of "low-Paris-on-the-streets-1950s" though, I can't recommend it enough.

How fun is Charlton Heston as the passionate Michelangelo? And Joan Crawford as the tireless mother of a greedy, thankless bitch? Both actors drive their movies to greatness. In a more understated manor, the acting of Robert DeNiro and Robert Duvall blend to a great concoction in a movie about corruption of society's powerful.

Rugby Thompson · 02-15-2013, 03:10 PM

Just saw Skyfall, it sucked..

-King- · 02-15-2013, 07:12 PM

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15 minutes into Battleship

So far, so suck.
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Wow! This movie just kept lowering the bar with every scene. The amputee vet fighting the alien was just special. Icing on the cake.

I'd have a hard time believing it wasn't intended to be a comedy.

Rugby Thompson · 02-15-2013, 08:17 PM

what was everyone's thoughts on skyfall

**Buehler445** · 02-15-2013, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Rugby Thompson

what was everyone's thoughts on skyfall

There is a thread about it, but I liked it. Not so sure I liked them

Spoiler!

but the character development was good, and the plot was well executed and while some of it was hard to believe, it wasn't any worse than any other Bonds.

**KcMizzou** · 02-15-2013, 08:59 PM

"Safety Not Guaranteed" is on Netflix now. Good movie.

Semen · 02-15-2013, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

"Safety Not Guaranteed" is on Netflix now. Good movie.

This. My son even enjoyed it.

Passepartout · 02-16-2013, 03:44 PM

Went to see Identity Thief, really funny movie!

Baby Lee · 02-16-2013, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Passepartout

Went to see Identity Thief, really funny movie!

I see Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy and want to think it has to be, then those awful trailers make me wonder how it possibly could be. Intriguing.

blaise · 02-16-2013, 04:41 PM

I'd imagine it's the kind of movie that could be funny in a theater, because people are laughing and in a good mood, but not so much on DVD.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 02-16-2013, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by blaise

I'd imagine it's the kind of movie that could be funny in a theater, because people are laughing and in a good mood, but not so much on DVD.

If by "funny in a theater" you mean "ridiculously stupid and a waste of money,"

DBOSHO · 02-17-2013, 08:32 AM

Finally got around to seeing inception after I found it on sale for 1.99.

I really liked it. I've had to read some synopsis' to understand everything but its probably my favorite Nolan film outside of the prestige.

PaulAllen · 02-17-2013, 09:48 AM

Celebration Day is very good. Zep sounds amazingly clean and Jason does a great job with the sticks. Almost 6 years already? Come to the US guys!

Chiefs Pantalones · 02-17-2013, 06:32 PM

Saw Die Hard part 27 last night. The wifey and I fell asleep through parts of it.

10-13-2007, 11:31 PM
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $36445	Movies 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.
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La literatura MVP Join Date: Nov 2011 Casino cash: $50809	I've been fighting a nagging cold, so my life has been a lot of movies the past 48 hours: Mildred Pierce, Pickpocket, The Agony and the Ecstasy, True Confessions. All are great movies, particularly for the great acting performances found within. The exception being Pickpocket, a 1959 French movie by Robert Bresson, which isn't worth watching unless you're steeped into French New Wave history. It's a small film down the line of the Crime and Punishment story. The message is blurry and the payoff isn't worth it. Plus, as a minor gripe, a lot of the pickpocketing scenes appear far-fetched. If you're looking for a movie of "low-Paris-on-the-streets-1950s" though, I can't recommend it enough. How fun is Charlton Heston as the passionate Michelangelo? And Joan Crawford as the tireless mother of a greedy, thankless bitch? Both actors drive their movies to greatness. In a more understated manor, the acting of Robert DeNiro and Robert Duvall blend to a great concoction in a movie about corruption of society's powerful.
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Rugby Thompson Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5220	Just saw Skyfall, it sucked..
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Rugby Thompson Banned Join Date: Nov 2012 Casino cash: $5220	what was everyone's thoughts on skyfall
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Passepartout Boston Prayers! Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Seymour TN Casino cash: $757	Went to see Identity Thief, really funny movie!
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blaise MVP Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $477	I'd imagine it's the kind of movie that could be funny in a theater, because people are laughing and in a good mood, but not so much on DVD.
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DBOSHO trap champ Join Date: Mar 2009 Casino cash: $176805	Finally got around to seeing inception after I found it on sale for 1.99. I really liked it. I've had to read some synopsis' to understand everything but its probably my favorite Nolan film outside of the prestige. __________________ Orginator of the group repost
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PaulAllen Starter Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $3186	Celebration Day is very good. Zep sounds amazingly clean and Jason does a great job with the sticks. Almost 6 years already? Come to the US guys!
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