Movies and TV Movies - Page 346

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.

NewChief · 06-16-2010, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Alice in Wonderland was cool - I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I kind of regret not seeing it in the theater.

I just watched it as well. It had some over the top Tim Burton flourishes that grated a bit (the White Queen, specifically), but I really enjoyed it. A very stylish fantasy film.

Frazod · 06-16-2010, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

I just watched it as well. It had some over the top Tim Burton flourishes that grated a bit (the White Queen, specifically), but I really enjoyed it. A very stylish fantasy film.

Yeah, I didn't understand why it was necessary to make Anne Hathaway look like a pasty-faced corpse.

thecoffeeguy · 06-16-2010, 08:29 AM

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Yeah my thoughts as well. Kinda one of those rare good horror movies you would catch on USA Up All Night. Campy but good.

Spoiler!

Ya, I agree. Needed more background to it. More plot.

NewChief · 06-16-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

Yeah, I didn't understand why it was necessary to make Anne Hathaway look like a pasty-faced corpse.

The mannerisms were really annoying to me. I couldn't get a read on her, as she sometimes came off as so over the top "good" that she might have been hiding something and in fact have been bad/evil. I think she was supposed to be portrayed as sincerely/genuinely good, but I don't think that Burton is good at portraying straightforward good without being ironic.

Dayze · 06-16-2010, 10:52 AM

Took the wife to see "Killers" last weekend (was her birthday, so she picked).

Decent, for what it was. Catherine O Hara pretty much stole the show, even in her limited appearances. Kutcher was better than I thought.

A tolerable movie if you must go to a 'date-like' movie etc.

side note - I nearly fainted when i saw the tix were $12ea

KCChiefsMan · 06-16-2010, 11:16 AM

watched The Descent part 2. Pretty bad, I really liked the first one and was hoping for a good sequel, but it was okay at best.

Hootie · 06-16-2010, 11:32 AM

Get Him to the Greek was hilarious. Better than Superbad and Forgetting Sarah Marshall if you ask me...it starts A BIT slow...but man, 30 minutes in and it's nonstop...Jonah Hill was great.

The A Team was definitely worth a watch, too...

Saw both of them...Greek is more my cup of tea but The A Team was definitely entertaining.

Miles · 06-16-2010, 08:58 PM

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watched The Descent part 2. Pretty bad, I really liked the first one and was hoping for a good sequel, but it was okay at best.

I thought it was almost a pretty decent sequel to a movie that didn't need one.

Spoiler!

KevB · 06-18-2010, 12:23 AM

Just watched Let the Right One In on Netflix Instant Watch. That's one hell of a good movie. I highly recommend.

irishjayhawk · 06-18-2010, 07:32 AM

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Get Him to the Greek was hilarious. Better than Superbad and Forgetting Sarah Marshall if you ask me...it starts A BIT slow...but man, 30 minutes in and it's nonstop...Jonah Hill was great.

The A Team was definitely worth a watch, too...

Saw both of them...Greek is more my cup of tea but The A Team was definitely entertaining.

I would not say that but it was funnier than I expected. However, the threesome scene was so jarringly out of place that it almost took me out of it.

irishjayhawk · 06-18-2010, 07:32 AM

I watched When in Rome because of Kristen Bell. Don't. It's god awful.

**Reaper16** · 06-18-2010, 07:35 AM

The Movie Gallery in Kearney, MO is going out of business. All video games and Blu-Rays 50% off, all DVDs either 60 or 70% off. I bought like 20 things yesterday.

So I watched my $2 copies of In Bruges and A Fish Called Wanda.

blaise · 06-18-2010, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Reaper16

The Movie Gallery in Kearney, MO is going out of business. All video games and Blu-Rays 50% off, all DVDs either 60 or 70% off. I bought like 20 things yesterday.

So I watched my $2 copies of In Bruges and A Fish Called Wanda.

I love In Bruges. The dialogue is awesome. I almost don't like to watch it because I start thinking, "That's how you write lines. I'm just scribbling crap."

**Reaper16** · 06-18-2010, 07:47 AM

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I love In Bruges. The dialogue is awesome. I almost don't like to watch it because I start thinking, "That's how you write lines. I'm just scribbling crap."

It really is a superb screenplay. It might have won the Oscar for original screenplay; I know it was nominated.

**QuikSsurfer** · 06-18-2010, 08:47 AM

Watched "Rampage" last night... meh

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Dayze Resident Glue Sniffer Join Date: Nov 2003 Casino cash: $5179358	Took the wife to see "Killers" last weekend (was her birthday, so she picked). Decent, for what it was. Catherine O Hara pretty much stole the show, even in her limited appearances. Kutcher was better than I thought. A tolerable movie if you must go to a 'date-like' movie etc. side note - I nearly fainted when i saw the tix were $12ea __________________ Life is 99% inspiration, 1% Perspiration, and 1% Attention to Detial. RIP & Godspeed: Saccoppo Lonewolf Ed Fire Me Boy
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Hootie Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Casino cash: $10004900	Get Him to the Greek was hilarious. Better than Superbad and Forgetting Sarah Marshall if you ask me...it starts A BIT slow...but man, 30 minutes in and it's nonstop...Jonah Hill was great. The A Team was definitely worth a watch, too... Saw both of them...Greek is more my cup of tea but The A Team was definitely entertaining.
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irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	I watched When in Rome because of Kristen Bell. Don't. It's god awful. __________________ "Think about how stupid the average person is. Then remember that half the people in the world are stupider than that." --George Carlin
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