Movies and TV Movies - Page 317

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!** · 04-02-2010, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I'll be waiting until Clash of the Titans comes out on Redbox.

I can appreciate that. But this kind of movie - IF it's going to be good, it'll be good in the theater. Like Jurassic Park. Gotta go see it on the big screen.

NewChief · 04-02-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

I'm pretty sure he's picking a place to go. You've never seen him look at the arrivals/departures board the entire movie because he already knows where he's going. This is the first because he doesn't know where he's going.

I agree. The looking at the arrivals/departures board completely echoes the advice that he was given about all of his mileage earlier about just picking some place and going there. On top of that, it ends with a voiceover of his same speech that he gives each time of "Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs & squealing kids. Their spouses will ask about their day. Tonight they'll sleep. The stars will wield forth from their daytime hiding places, and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over" only this time it resonates with new meaning, impacted and changed by the events of the movie.

BTW, that whole movie was filmed in St. Louis. The weirdest ****ing thing was that one of my wife's good friends from high school was one of the guys fired. We saw him get fired, my wife was like, "That was Casey Bartel that just got fired." We reversed and looked again. It was definitely him. We then found out that tons of it was filmed in St. Louis, where they grew up.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 04-02-2010, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

I agree. The looking at the arrivals/departures board completely echoes the advice that he was given about all of his mileage earlier about just picking some place and going there. On top of that, it ends with a voiceover of his same speech that he gives each time of "Tonight most people will be welcomed home by jumping dogs & squealing kids. Their spouses will ask about their day. Tonight they'll sleep. The stars will wield forth from their daytime hiding places, and one of those lights, slightly brighter than the rest, will be my wingtip passing over" only this time it resonates with new meaning, impacted and changed by the events of the movie.

BTW, that whole movie was filmed in St. Louis. The weirdest ****ing thing was that one of my wife's good friends from high school was one of the guys fired. We saw him get fired, my wife was like, "That was Casey Bartel that just got fired." We reversed and looked again. It was definitely him. We then found out that tons of it was filmed in St. Louis, where they grew up.

Yeah, the majority of the movie was filmed here, and the majority of the people that were "fired" were extras from here that actually had been recently fired - they were looking for authentic reaction, and they got it, IMO.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 04-02-2010, 05:53 PM

Clash was OK. It was enjoyable, and at matinee prices I don't regret going. It didn't live up to its trailer, though.

**luv** · 04-02-2010, 08:27 PM

Currently loving Law Abiding Citizen.

**The Franchise** · 04-05-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

The wife and I are going to see "Alice in Wonderland" tonight.

I was pleasantly surprised. I thought it was going to be an ok movie.....but it was actually pretty good.

DMAC · 04-05-2010, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

Currently loving Law Abiding Citizen.

Yeah...watched it last night. Pretty bad ass.

Sure-Oz · 04-06-2010, 10:29 AM

Watched "Couples Retreat"....not even remotely funny and the plot was just terrible. Do not rent, even with the all star cast.

Also saw "Brothers" it was a decent rent and kept me interested but I didn't care for the ending and the trailers make it seem better than it turns out to be, but rentable.

KCChiefsMan · 04-06-2010, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

Watched "Couples Retreat"....not even remotely funny and the plot was just terrible. Do not rent, even with the all star cast.

Also saw "Brothers" it was a decent rent and kept me interested but I didn't care for the ending and the trailers make it seem better than it turns out to be, but rentable.

ya couples retreat sucked balls. I like Brothers though.

I watched the men who stare at goats last night, meh

**Fire Me Boy!** · 04-06-2010, 11:30 AM

Watched Carriers (2009) last night.

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Piper Perabo, Chris Pine, Emily VanCamp, and Josh Berry star in this apocalyptic tale of a viral pandemic that sweeps across the United States, and four fleeing friends who discover that they are far more dangerous to one another than any airborne pathogen.

Was better than I expected. Redbox rental, it's worth it.

KCChiefsMan · 04-06-2010, 11:38 AM

I have carriers in my que, maybe I'll bump it up

patteeu · 04-06-2010, 11:42 AM

After watching Knowing last year, my wife told me that end of the world movies freak her out a little bit so I've been adding movies with apocalyptic themes to our netflix queue lately. Carriers added. LOL

KCChiefsMan · 04-06-2010, 07:11 PM

thanks for recommending Up In the Air, I really enjoyed that. It was good and I did not see the ending coming.

**luv** · 04-08-2010, 05:54 PM

I gave in and got New Moon on Netflix. Getting ready to watch it.

Sure-Oz · 04-08-2010, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by luv

I gave in and got New Moon on Netflix. Getting ready to watch it.

FAIL

it was boring as ****

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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04-08-2010, 05:54 PM	#4754
luv MY LITTLE #15 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Springfield, MO Casino cash: $6239600	I gave in and got New Moon on Netflix. Getting ready to watch it.
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