Movies and TV Movies - Page 347

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.

Skyy God · 06-18-2010, 03:01 PM

Jonah Hill - The only people who deserve to see Jonah Hex are Hitler and the CEO of BP.

http://filmdrunk.uproxx.com/2010/06/...-review-quotes

Yikes.

Skyy God · 06-18-2010, 09:18 PM

Am watching The Road..... was prepared for it to be bleak, but whoa.

Final take - I need to read the book. Viggo Mortensen was excellent, as always. The kid did an excellent job, otherwise the move would have fallen flat.

irishjayhawk · 06-18-2010, 11:12 PM

War Games was awesome 80s fun.

It was on Hulu.

Also on Hulu - for anyone who hasn't seen it - is Lord of War, which is fantastic.

blaise · 06-19-2010, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Pittsie

Am watching The Road..... was prepared for it to be bleak, but whoa.

Final take - I need to read the book. Viggo Mortensen was excellent, as always. The kid did an excellent job, otherwise the move would have fallen flat.

It's a good book, but like you said, bleak. I kept thinking about it for days afterwards. It's a short book, it wouldn't take long to read.

jiveturkey · 06-20-2010, 08:52 AM

Watched The Fall last night. I didn't remember adding it to my list so I was surprised when it showed up.

I enjoyed it. It's basically a paralyzed stunt man from the 20's who manipulated a little girl using stories to get him morphine while in the hospital. The stunt man is the pie maker, so that was weird.

The little girl is the hit of the movie though. It rare that a little kid does such a good job of acting like a little kid.

**Reaper16** · 06-20-2010, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jiveturkey

Watched The Fall last night. I didn't remember adding it to my list so I was surprised when it showed up.

I enjoyed it. It's basically a paralyzed stunt man from the 20's who manipulated a little girl using stories to get him morphine while in the hospital. The stunt man is the pie maker, so that was weird.

The little girl is the hit of the movie though. It rare that a little kid does such a good job of acting like a little kid.

Did you know that director Tarsem tricked her to get the best performance? She thought that Lee Pace was actually hurt.

I like The Fall. It feels like a D&D campaign from when I was in 5th grade. It also happens to be visually stunning. Everyone with a Blu-Ray player owes it to themselves to rent The Fall just for the visuals.

**sd4chiefs** · 06-20-2010, 11:44 AM

Went to see Knight and Day last night. I liked it. One of the better movies of the summer but that's because most of the movies this summer suck.

Ceej · 06-20-2010, 07:31 PM

I watched Legion last night. And surprisingly I really liked it. I also saw Youth In Revolt a couple of nights ago -- thought it'd be better.

KevB · 06-20-2010, 08:13 PM

I watched Pandorum last night with Dennis Quaid. It was ok for a late night, throw it up on Netflix instant watch movie. Sci-fi, horror movie with a moderately interesting twist.

Jerm · 06-21-2010, 07:59 AM

Watched Unthinkable last night...really solid flick, extremely tense.

IMO Samuel L.'s best performance in quite some time.

jiveturkey · 06-21-2010, 09:00 AM

The Road was intense.

Does the book explain why the world is dying?

blaise · 06-21-2010, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by jiveturkey

The Road was intense.

Does the book explain why the world is dying?

No. There's a flashback at one point where there's something like a flash of light and then it says the clock stopped, but I think it's deliberately vague as to exactly what happened. I know clocks would supposedly stop with a nuclear bomb, but the dust doesn't seem to be radioactive, so you can never tell if it was a bomb, asteroid, or some sort of other disaster.

**The Franchise** · 06-21-2010, 09:58 AM

I knew it was going to be bad before I watched it.....but JFC......"Legion" was horrible.

Hootie · 06-21-2010, 06:35 PM

watched "From Paris With Love"...

Travolta was badass but the movie literally had no point...no point whatsoever...

It was literally, and I'll say it for a third time, a pointless movie with a bunch of awesome Travolta kills.

Plotline was miserable.

pikesome · 06-21-2010, 06:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jiveturkey

The Road was intense.

Does the book explain why the world is dying?

I told a guy at work that it was so overwhelmingly depressing it made suicide look fun, he kind of rolled his eyes and said "It can't be that bad". He came in the next day and agreed with me.

10-13-2007, 11:31 PM
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	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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Skyy God 11-5, baby Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Livin the dream Casino cash: $2191557	Am watching The Road..... was prepared for it to be bleak, but whoa. Final take - I need to read the book. Viggo Mortensen was excellent, as always. The kid did an excellent job, otherwise the move would have fallen flat. Last edited by Skyy God; 06-18-2010 at 10:37 PM..
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06-20-2010, 08:52 AM	#5195
jiveturkey Captain Kick Ass Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $9305197	Watched The Fall last night. I didn't remember adding it to my list so I was surprised when it showed up. I enjoyed it. It's basically a paralyzed stunt man from the 20's who manipulated a little girl using stories to get him morphine while in the hospital. The stunt man is the pie maker, so that was weird. The little girl is the hit of the movie though. It rare that a little kid does such a good job of acting like a little kid.
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06-20-2010, 07:31 PM	#5198
Ceej BOOM!1! Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $9515541	I watched Legion last night. And surprisingly I really liked it. I also saw Youth In Revolt a couple of nights ago -- thought it'd be better.
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KevB Agree to Disagree Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The State of Euphoria Casino cash: $10026612	I watched Pandorum last night with Dennis Quaid. It was ok for a late night, throw it up on Netflix instant watch movie. Sci-fi, horror movie with a moderately interesting twist.
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06-21-2010, 07:59 AM	#5200
Jerm Mahomes > God Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Clinton, MO Casino cash: $5888996	Watched Unthinkable last night...really solid flick, extremely tense. IMO Samuel L.'s best performance in quite some time.
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06-21-2010, 09:00 AM	#5201
jiveturkey Captain Kick Ass Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Kansas Casino cash: $9305197	The Road was intense. Does the book explain why the world is dying?
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06-21-2010, 09:58 AM	#5203
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06-21-2010, 06:35 PM	#5204
Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	watched "From Paris With Love"... Travolta was badass but the movie literally had no point...no point whatsoever... It was literally, and I'll say it for a third time, a pointless movie with a bunch of awesome Travolta kills. Plotline was miserable.
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