Movies and TV Movies - Page 277

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.

Miles · 01-26-2010, 12:54 AM

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Up in the Air was pretty damn nice. Best Picture-good? Nah, the pacing gets muddled in the third act along with some trite scenes. Overall though it is a delightful film propelled by Clooney's marvelous, charismatic performance. It gets kudos for being one of the few 2009 films to discuss the economic state of things.

Pretty much my thoughts on it. Clooney really was outstanding and I really enjoyed some of the subtle humor during the 1st half or so.

Jenson71 · 01-26-2010, 12:58 AM

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Yup. That and I live in KC, so I can see good foreign films that come to the Tivoli.

I'm guessing that's only slightly more than a regular AMC deal.

I remember going to a few small theaters in NYC, watching a 1950s French film. Pretty fun. I might go to school in Minneapolis next year, and they have some good theaters. Definitely a plus.

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2010, 01:02 AM

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I'm guessing that's only slightly more than a regular AMC deal.

I remember going to a few small theaters in NYC, watching a 1950s French film. Pretty fun. I might go to school in Minneapolis next year, and they have some good theaters. Definitely a plus.

Way better than AMC. This week the Tivoli has screened Still Walking, A Single Man, Crazy Heart and Broken Embraces.

I'll be starting grad school in the fall and one of the places I want to go to most is the University of Minnesota. So we might both be in Minneapolis next year. ^_^

Jenson71 · 01-26-2010, 01:09 AM

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Way better than AMC. This week the Tivoli has screened Still Walking, A Single Man, Crazy Heart and Broken Embraces.

I'll be starting grad school in the fall and one of the places I want to go to most is the University of Minnesota. So we might both be in Minneapolis next year. ^_^

That'd be cool. Throwing back rich alcohol with the one and only Reaper. Though I'd be going to St. Thomas, where all the ultra-conservatives hang out. God help me, if I choose it. I'd need a good liberal like yourself to keep me in check.

L.A. Chieffan · 01-26-2010, 06:15 PM

Up in the Air's soundtrack should win an Academy Award.............................NOT.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-26-2010, 09:11 PM

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Anybody gonna' see Steven Soderbergh's Che, starring Benico del Toro? Its seriously got a running time of 4 hours and 17 minutes.

Jeez, this post is 11 months old, and no one responded to it.

Did anyone end up catching this film? I just received it (2 disks) from Netflix, I have class all day tomorrow, but hope to have the time to watch it on Thursday or Friday.

**Reaper16** · 01-26-2010, 09:18 PM

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Jeez, this post is 11 months old, and no one responded to it.

Did anyone end up catching this film? I just received it (2 disks) from Netflix, I have class all day tomorrow, but hope to have the time to watch it on Thursday or Friday.

I've got it on my instant queue, but geez, the time committment is (in the parlance of an inside joke of mine) too much daunting.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-26-2010, 09:22 PM

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I've got it on my instant queue, but geez, the time committment is (in the parlance of an inside joke of mine) too much daunting.

Yeah, I'm not the type that can watch Part I and then watch Part II another time. I have to watch it all together, or not watch it at all.

I'm thinking I can pull it off on Friday.

If not, definitely Sunday, since there are no games.

**Reaper16** · 01-28-2010, 10:11 PM

I'm not sure how another film could beat out Japan's Still Walking for the best foreign language film Oscar. It is in the top 5 movies I've seen for the 2009 year. It is like Rachael Getting Married in that it deals with a family interacting in a single home for the whole picture, only Still Walking has nothing to do with a wedding or addiction and everything to do with the deceased sibling.

Useful Idiot · 01-29-2010, 12:00 AM

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just a few I have recently viewed. I would consider all of them stunning films.

'Hamas' Jenkins · 01-29-2010, 04:18 PM

Saw Up in the Air last night.

How many St. Louisans recognized many of the areas where they shot? I didn't realize until after reading the Wiki article on the film that they did so much filming around St. Louis.

I stayed at the Renaissance Grand last April, they shot scenes there, and didn't even recognize it.

Miles · 01-29-2010, 10:46 PM

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Jesus Christ, people. Just put In the Loop at the very top of your Netflix queue already. I've seen it seven times since July and it cracks my shit up every time.

Just watched this and it was hilarious. One of the rare movies that had me cracking up consistently throughout.

**Baby Lee** · 01-30-2010, 04:47 AM

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Just watched this and it was hilarious. One of the rare movies that had me cracking up consistently throughout.

Do you want ants, because that's how you get ants.

**Reaper16** · 01-30-2010, 12:39 PM

Watched the animated movie 9 last night (BTW -- it is unfortunate that 2009 saw the wide release of films with the titles District 9, Nine and 9). It was pretty mediocre stuff, though fairly cute and fun. It felt like a late 90's videogame in that the movie was all 1.) exploration, 2.) boss battle, 3.) learn some story about the past and such 4.) repeat.

irishjayhawk · 01-30-2010, 03:12 PM

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Watched the animated movie 9 last night (BTW -- it is unfortunate that 2009 saw the wide release of films with the titles District 9, Nine and 9). It was pretty mediocre stuff, though fairly cute and fun. It felt like a late 90's videogame in that the movie was all 1.) exploration, 2.) boss battle, 3.) learn some story about the past and such 4.) repeat.

I was psyched going in and then came out feeling it had less story than Transformers 2.

That's quite a feat, too.

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