Movies and TV The Great Gatsby sucks

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-09-2013, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefer

It's rocking a 44% on RT. Ebert liked it though. The casting was just weird to me. Take a guy in his 30s and slap a bunch of make-up on him so he's 20-30 years older is just fail.

It's a well done film, albeit, slow. Eastwood's an amazing director and composer and DiCaprio is totally convincing. In the end, I just don't think the subject matter is all that interesting to today's audience.

I feel the same way about J. Edgar as I do Good Night and Good Luck. The latter was a very good film as well (with six Oscar noms) but it's really hard for me to sit through period piece dramas.

Now, L.A. Confidential on the other hand, I could watch every week.

KC_Connection · 05-09-2013, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by DoucheMcCloud

It's a well done film, albeit, slow. Eastwood's an amazing director and composer and DiCaprio is totally convincing. In the end, I just don't think the subject matter is all that interesting to today's audience.

I feel the same way about J. Edgar as I do Good Night and Good Luck. The latter was a very good film as well (with six Oscar noms) but it's really hard for me to sit through period piece dramas.

Now, L.A. Confidential on the other hand, I could watch every week.

I liked Good Night and Good Luck. Very well done. Probably Clooney's best effort as a director and Strathairn was great as Murrow.

L.A. Confidential is obviously a great film, one of the best from that decade. Entertaining every time I see it.

KChiefer · 05-09-2013, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by DoucheMcCloud

It's a well done film, albeit, slow. Eastwood's an amazing director and composer and DiCaprio is totally convincing. In the end, I just don't think the subject matter is all that interesting to today's audience.

I feel the same way about J. Edgar as I do Good Night and Good Luck. The latter was a very good film as well (with six Oscar noms) but it's really hard for me to sit through period piece dramas.

Now, L.A. Confidential on the other hand, I could watch every week.

I didn't know Eastwood directed it. That does bode well for it. I never saw GNaGL either, but I did see Frost/Nixon eventually, and it too was slow, but it was good, though I'd never need to watch it again.

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-09-2013, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by KChiefer

I didn't know Eastwood directed it. That does bode well for it. I never saw GNaGL either, but I did see Frost/Nixon eventually, and it too was slow, but it was good, though I'd never need to watch it again.

I haven't seen Frost/Nixon but it's on the list. It was on one of the premium channels recently and I forgot to record it.

I'm expecting it to be similar in nature to Good Night and Good Luck and J. Edgar: Movies that I need to see, just to see them, but they won't likely be favorites or added to the DVD/Ultraviolet collection.

KC_Connection · 05-09-2013, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DoucheMcCloud

I haven't seen Frost/Nixon but it's on the list. It was on one of the premium channels recently and I forgot to record it.

Found that really good. The performances by Sheen and Langella made the movie.

**DaneMcCloud** · 05-09-2013, 11:17 PM

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Found that really good. The performances by Sheen and Langella made the movie.

While they are both excellent actors, I'm particularly interested in seeing Langella as Nixon. I don't "see" Nixon when I think of Langella but I'm sure that he "disappears" into the part, as excellent actors often do

KC_Connection · 05-09-2013, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DoucheMcCloud

While they are both excellent actors, I'm particularly interested in seeing Langella as Nixon. I don't "see" Nixon when I think of Langella but I'm sure that he "disappears" into the part, as excellent actors often do

Oh yeah, he truly becomes Nixon. The interview scenes between the two are just phenomenal (particularly the last one) and really make the movie.

KChiefer · 05-09-2013, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by KC_Connection

Found that really good. The performances by Sheen and Langella made the movie.

Yeah, I'll never forget Nixon giving him those ugly shoes at the end. It was just like National Lampoons Vacation!

KC_Connection · 05-09-2013, 11:29 PM

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Yeah, I'll never forget Nixon giving him those ugly shoes at the end. It was just like National Lampoons Vacation!

Haha, yeah. I can see why you would say it was slow. Really did take a while to get rolling at the beginning.

listopencil · 05-16-2013, 12:53 PM

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Originally Posted by DoucheMcCloud

It's a well done film, albeit, slow. Eastwood's an amazing director and composer and DiCaprio is totally convincing. In the end, I just don't think the subject matter is all that interesting to today's audience.

I feel the same way about J. Edgar as I do Good Night and Good Luck. The latter was a very good film as well (with six Oscar noms) but it's really hard for me to sit through period piece dramas.

Now, L.A. Confidential on the other hand, I could watch every week.

I loved Good Night and Good Luck. I grabbed a rental copy because the subject matter fascinates me and was blown away by how well crafted it was. A pleasant surprise. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in journalism.