Movies and TV Movies - Page 322

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.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 04-15-2010, 06:06 PM

Bad Lieutenant 2: Wow kids, don't do drugs. Apparently they cause nonsensical reptile fantasy.

**Reaper16** · 04-15-2010, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

Bad Lieutenant 2: Wow kids, don't do drugs. Apparently they cause nonsensical reptile fantasy.

IGUANA CAM!

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 04-15-2010, 06:33 PM

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IGUANA CAM!

I actually laughed out loud after the fisrt minute or so of Iguana Vision (TM)

**Fire Me Boy!** · 04-15-2010, 07:02 PM

Just finished Brothers - I was impressed. I like those character dramas, though, and I enjoyed it. I think it works because of the performances by Portman, Gyllenhaal and Maguire. Without those three, I think it comes off as a soap opera, but on their shoulders it's quite good.

IMHO.

**mikeyis4dcats.** · 04-15-2010, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Just finished Brothers - I was impressed. I like those character dramas, though, and I enjoyed it. I think it works because of the performances by Portman, Gyllenhaal and Maguire. Without those three, I think it comes off as a soap opera, but on their shoulders it's quite good.

IMHO.

Portman was so hot.

Miles · 04-15-2010, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Just finished Brothers - I was impressed. I like those character dramas, though, and I enjoyed it. I think it works because of the performances by Portman, Gyllenhaal and Maguire. Without those three, I think it comes off as a soap opera, but on their shoulders it's quite good.

IMHO.

Agree. The acting by the leads is pretty much what made it work well enough. The original was very similar but seemed to be without the heavy handed soapy shit that the remake was close to venturing into.

**Fire Me Boy!** · 04-16-2010, 06:08 AM

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Portman is so hot.

FYP.

**Reaper16** · 04-16-2010, 01:47 PM

John Woo's Red Cliff is kind of badass. I'd call it uneven and poorly paced but I enjoyed it anyway because I love the setting of Three Kingdoms-era China. Anyone who has played the video game franchises Romance of the Three Kingdoms or Dynasty Warriors will know the characters already.

KCChiefsMan · 04-16-2010, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Just finished Brothers - I was impressed. I like those character dramas, though, and I enjoyed it. I think it works because of the performances by Portman, Gyllenhaal and Maguire. Without those three, I think it comes off as a soap opera, but on their shoulders it's quite good.

IMHO.

I thought Portman was a bad choice, I honestly do think she is just too hot for that role. She's a great actress and she did a good job, but they should have made her look more like a home wife or found a home wife looking girl. It bothered me for some strange reason, but I really liked it nevertheless. The first time I ever saw Tobey Maguire act

patteeu · 04-16-2010, 05:49 PM

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I thought Portman was a bad choice, I honestly do think she is just too hot for that role. She's a great actress and she did a good job, but they should have made her look more like a home wife or found a home wife looking girl. It bothered me for some strange reason, but I really liked it nevertheless. The first time I ever saw Tobey Maguire act

What makes you think home wives (which I assume means the same thing as "housewife" so correct me if I'm wrong) can't be hot?

ChiefFripp · 04-16-2010, 06:28 PM

Hot Tub Time Machine was badass!

KCChiefsMan · 04-16-2010, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

What makes you think home wives (which I assume means the same thing as "housewife" so correct me if I'm wrong) can't be hot?

they aren't going to be that hot, she played a military house wife who is alone trying to raise kids and working hard at it. But yet she had time to get her hair done everyday and wear makeup. I don't buy it.

Galileo Humpkins · 04-16-2010, 07:46 PM

Run, Fat Boy, Run -- This film had played various times on television but I intentionally skipped over it as it didn't have much appeal, especially being directed by David Schwimmer and classified as the cliché romance/comedy. It featured a redeeming quality, however, and that being Simon Pegg of Shaun of the Dead fame. Pegg plays an ordinary guy (a bit chubby, has bad habits, occasionally impersonates Julia Roberts in The Runaway Bride by ditching his fiancee on their wedding day. You know, the usual.) and, per stereotypical Hollywood love story, does wacky things to prove to his love interest that he has "changed."

It's quite predictable and okay for a few sporadic laughs.

Defendor -- This may be favorite Woody Harrelson film next to After the Sunset and Zombieland. I really don't understand why it's listed under the comedy genre, though. Sure, it's comedic in some aspects, but the story is quite "dark" as it progresses. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.

Sure-Oz · 04-16-2010, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by KCChiefsMan

they aren't going to be that hot, she played a military house wife who is alone trying to raise kids and working hard at it. But yet she had time to get her hair done everyday and wear makeup. I don't buy it.

lol, i know some hot military houswives that are as good looking if not better than her. It can happen....

irishjayhawk · 04-17-2010, 11:57 AM

How to Train Your Dragon holds up on the third viewing.

Sherlock Holmes (thus far, as I had to pause it after I was too tired to complete) has superb acting and a below average storyline. I still can't grasp Holmes as a fighter/explosions expert.

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Fire Me Boy! Cast Iron Jedi Join Date: Nov 2004 Casino cash: $9999900 VARSITY	Just finished Brothers - I was impressed. I like those character dramas, though, and I enjoyed it. I think it works because of the performances by Portman, Gyllenhaal and Maguire. Without those three, I think it comes off as a soap opera, but on their shoulders it's quite good. IMHO.
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Galileo Humpkins For Luck, you monster. Join Date: Sep 2009 Casino cash: $10004900	Run, Fat Boy, Run -- This film had played various times on television but I intentionally skipped over it as it didn't have much appeal, especially being directed by David Schwimmer and classified as the cliché romance/comedy. It featured a redeeming quality, however, and that being Simon Pegg of Shaun of the Dead fame. Pegg plays an ordinary guy (a bit chubby, has bad habits, occasionally impersonates Julia Roberts in The Runaway Bride by ditching his fiancee on their wedding day. You know, the usual.) and, per stereotypical Hollywood love story, does wacky things to prove to his love interest that he has "changed." It's quite predictable and okay for a few sporadic laughs. Defendor -- This may be favorite Woody Harrelson film next to After the Sunset and Zombieland. I really don't understand why it's listed under the comedy genre, though. Sure, it's comedic in some aspects, but the story is quite "dark" as it progresses. Nevertheless, I enjoyed it.
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irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $10004900	How to Train Your Dragon holds up on the third viewing. Sherlock Holmes (thus far, as I had to pause it after I was too tired to complete) has superb acting and a below average storyline. I still can't grasp Holmes as a fighter/explosions expert. __________________ "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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