Movies and TV Movies - Page 28

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.

**KcMizzou** · 06-29-2008, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightwish

I just hope The Dark Knight is better than Batman Begins. For the life of me, I can't figure out why so many people gush over that film. In my opinion, the only Batman that was worse that BB was the one with Val Kilmer and Jim Carrey. Christian Bale turns in easily the least interesting performance of any of them.

I really liked it. Thought it was the best Batman movie so far.

I'm a big Bale fan too... He's a hell of an actor.

That said, I can see where you're coming from. The stoic brooding and the pursed lips did wear a little thin.

The writing and the darker tone helped a LOT, IMO.

Honestly... I think Bale is a good Batman (passable, at the least)... and Ledger will knock it out of the park.

**patteeu** · 06-30-2008, 02:21 PM

I liked Batman Begins better than any other Batman movie and I thought Val Kilmer was the best Batman (even if the movie he was in wasn't very good). I thought Bale was good too.

**QuikSsurfer** · 06-30-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu

I liked Batman Begins better than any other Batman movie and I thought Val Kilmer was the best Batman (even if the movie he was in wasn't very good). I thought Bale was good too.

BLASPHEMY!!!

I do love Val Kilmer though.

Simply Red · 07-01-2008, 10:21 PM

how non entertaining.

Miles · 07-02-2008, 01:36 AM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

If you get a chance to see "In Bruges", do...

Just saw it tonight. Great movie. Collin Farrel (sp?) was surprisingly good.

From the trailers, I thought it was more of a comedy...

There is a lot of humor in it... but it's more of a drama/dark comedy.

Just finished watching this one and really liked it as well. Great movie.

DeepPurple · 07-03-2008, 04:49 PM

I've never seen any of the previous Batman movies or

movies, in fact I usually steer clear of any comic book superhero type movies. In the past, whenever I attempted to watch one of these films I could never make it all the way through.

When "Batman Begins" came out on DVD I rented it because I liked Bale. As it turns out, I ended up buying the rental from Blockbuster which I've never done with any other movie. "Batman Begins" was exactly the opposite of all the reasons of why I couldn't stand any of the other comic book movies.

As a sidenote, one of my business clients from about 1995 until I retired in 2004 was Paul Pelletier. He had told me one time he was a comic book artist but we never talked about it very much, mostly just music, he was a hard rock fan like myself. The other day I did a search about Paul to see what he was up to and found out he's one of the main artist at Marvel Comics.

CJizzles · 07-03-2008, 10:11 PM

I just got done watching Vantage Point. Pretty solid flick. I thought they rushed the ending.

Oh, and Quaid's apparently Robocop.

the Talking Can · 07-04-2008, 09:37 PM

watching harold and kumar at juantanamo (thanks internet).....pretty good

irishjayhawk · 07-05-2008, 10:33 PM

Vantage Point sucked. Too predictable. Quaid is a hell of a stunt driver though. And too short.

CJizzles · 07-05-2008, 11:35 PM

I don't think Vantage Point necessarily sucked. It just seemed jumbled together, then hurried at the ending.

It was better than I thought it was going to be.

irishjayhawk · 07-06-2008, 09:41 PM

I saw Lars and the Real Girl tonight. I was impressed. Very touching and pretty powerful. Highly recommended.

**KcMizzou** · 07-06-2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

I saw Lars and the Real Girl tonight. I was impressed. Very touching and pretty powerful. Highly recommended.

I've heard really good things about that one.

Odd concept... I'll have to check it out.

cdcox · 07-07-2008, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by KcMizzou

I've heard really good things about that one.

Odd concept... I'll have to check it out.

My family really enjoyed that one.

wendy666 · 07-07-2008, 07:00 PM

we are watching 24 hours, reallly great

KevB · 07-07-2008, 11:16 PM

Just watched Requiem for a Dream - edited version. Intense movie, interesting visually, but really disturbing. I understand the unedited is even worse (yes, I've heard about the Jennifer Connolly scene). I've read quite a few people commenting about this movie the last couple of years, so I wanted to see it to form my own opinion. Problem is, I'm going to have to chew on it for a day or two to really come to terms with how good or bad it is.

10-13-2007, 11:31 PM
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $36445	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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06-30-2008, 02:21 PM	#407
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07-03-2008, 04:49 PM	#411
DeepPurple I could of gone pro Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: The Villages, Florida Casino cash: $10522	I've never seen any of the previous Batman movies or movies, in fact I usually steer clear of any comic book superhero type movies. In the past, whenever I attempted to watch one of these films I could never make it all the way through. When "Batman Begins" came out on DVD I rented it because I liked Bale. As it turns out, I ended up buying the rental from Blockbuster which I've never done with any other movie. "Batman Begins" was exactly the opposite of all the reasons of why I couldn't stand any of the other comic book movies. As a sidenote, one of my business clients from about 1995 until I retired in 2004 was Paul Pelletier. He had told me one time he was a comic book artist but we never talked about it very much, mostly just music, he was a hard rock fan like myself. The other day I did a search about Paul to see what he was up to and found out he's one of the main artist at Marvel Comics.
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07-03-2008, 10:11 PM	#412
CJizzles BOOM!1! Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $29235	I just got done watching Vantage Point. Pretty solid flick. I thought they rushed the ending. Oh, and Quaid's apparently Robocop.
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07-04-2008, 09:37 PM	#413
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07-05-2008, 10:33 PM	#414
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $36445	Vantage Point sucked. Too predictable. Quaid is a hell of a stunt driver though. And too short.
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07-05-2008, 11:35 PM	#415
CJizzles BOOM!1! Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $29235	I don't think Vantage Point necessarily sucked. It just seemed jumbled together, then hurried at the ending. It was better than I thought it was going to be. Last edited by CJizzles; 07-06-2008 at 01:37 AM..
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07-06-2008, 09:41 PM	#416
irishjayhawk Feelin' Alright Join Date: Aug 2004 Casino cash: $36445	I saw Lars and the Real Girl tonight. I was impressed. Very touching and pretty powerful. Highly recommended.
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07-07-2008, 07:00 PM	#419
wendy666 Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Casino cash: $360	we are watching 24 hours, reallly great
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07-07-2008, 11:16 PM	#420
KevB Agree to Disagree Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: The State of Euphoria Casino cash: $72528	Just watched Requiem for a Dream - edited version. Intense movie, interesting visually, but really disturbing. I understand the unedited is even worse (yes, I've heard about the Jennifer Connolly scene). I've read quite a few people commenting about this movie the last couple of years, so I wanted to see it to form my own opinion. Problem is, I'm going to have to chew on it for a day or two to really come to terms with how good or bad it is. __________________ Q: Did you know something was wrong right away? HUARD: “Yeah, it was just kind of a funny feeling in my groin.”
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