Movies and TV Movies - Page 98

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.

blaise · 01-12-2009, 08:58 AM

I saw Southland Tales. It was ok in that it parts of it were pretty creative, but I thought the whole Patriot Act style political theme was pretty weak. Yeah, yeah, yeah, big brother is watching us and trying to control society. It's been done before and been done better.
It seemed like he started out with a good idea but it just devolved into the same old bullshit dressed up.

**Nzoner** · 01-12-2009, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Claythan

I'm a sucker for a good revenge movie,

A few to watch

Rolling Thunder with William DeVane and Tommy Lee Jones,70's flick but it doesn't get much better for a revenge flick.

The Brave One,I just posted about it Saturday,not a big Jodie Foster fan but she wes great in this.

Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon.

Deberg_1990 · 01-12-2009, 01:31 PM

Best Revenge movie of all time:

Kill Bill 1&2

DeepPurple · 01-12-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

Rolling Thunder with William DeVane and Tommy Lee Jones,70's flick but it doesn't get much better for a revenge flick...

Great movie. Just like what Jaws did for the beach, Rolling Thunder does for garbage disposals.

Jerm · 01-13-2009, 09:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Best Revenge movie of all time:

Kill Bill 1&2

Eh I'm partial to Man on Fire and I Spit On Your Grave.

**luv** · 01-13-2009, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Best Revenge movie of all time:

Kill Bill 1&2

What? No Punisher?

blaise · 01-13-2009, 10:06 AM

Would The Outlaw Josey Whales count as a revenge movie?

**Baby Lee** · 01-13-2009, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by luv

What? No Punisher?

Bad luv, bad!! Don't mention that movie in any reference to KB.

White Castles and Filet Mignon.

Frazod · 01-13-2009, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

Best Revenge movie of all time:

Kill Bill 1&2

Meh. I'll go with the original Conan.

**Nzoner** · 01-13-2009, 10:37 AM

Now that football season is all but over I'll be diving into my 2nd passion of watching more movies,anyhow last night I went back and rewatched the 80's flick To Live and Die in L.A. with Willem DaFoe and although I made it thru it that film does not hold up well at all.

Frazod · 01-13-2009, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

Now that football season is all but over I'll be diving into my 2nd passion of watching more movies,anyhow last night I went back and rewatched the 80's flick To Live and Die in L.A. with Willem DaFoe and although I made it thru it that film does not hold up well at all.

I really like that movie. The interstate chase scene is particularly cool.

Deberg_1990 · 01-13-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Nzoner

Now that football season is all but over I'll be diving into my 2nd passion of watching more movies,anyhow last night I went back and rewatched the 80's flick To Live and Die in L.A. with Willem DaFoe and although I made it thru it that film does not hold up well at all.

heh, i watched "Streets of Fire" again a few months back after about 20+ years.

Kinda of funny. Very dated, yet it does have a certain coolness about it.

Dafoe was a great bad guy and whatever happened to Michael Pare? He was so cool in that flick.

**Nzoner** · 01-13-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by frazod

I really like that movie. The interstate chase scene is particularly cool.

Oh I agree great chase scene and really overall storyline,it just felt almost over-the-top dated wise and does not hold up well in my opinion.

**Nzoner** · 01-13-2009, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

heh, i watched "Streets of Fire" again a few months back after about 20+ years.

Kinda of funny. Very dated, yet it does have a certain coolness about it.

Dafoe was a great bad guy and whatever happened to Michael Pare? He was so cool in that flick.

Streets of Fire was very cool,at least as I remember it,I just wished I could find that opening song by Ry Cooder because it's not on the soundtrack or any of his other albums that I've checked.

blaise · 01-13-2009, 11:07 AM

I watched To Live and Die in L.A. a couple of years ago. It does have a dated look to it, but the story and the ending and the flawed protagonist make it interesting.

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01-12-2009, 08:58 AM	#1456
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	I saw Southland Tales. It was ok in that it parts of it were pretty creative, but I thought the whole Patriot Act style political theme was pretty weak. Yeah, yeah, yeah, big brother is watching us and trying to control society. It's been done before and been done better. It seemed like he started out with a good idea but it just devolved into the same old bullshit dressed up.
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Nzoner a haw haw haw Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: MIZZOU Casino cash: $26365802	Now that football season is all but over I'll be diving into my 2nd passion of watching more movies,anyhow last night I went back and rewatched the 80's flick To Live and Die in L.A. with Willem DaFoe and although I made it thru it that film does not hold up well at all. __________________ *Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.*
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01-13-2009, 11:07 AM	#1470
blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9999900	I watched To Live and Die in L.A. a couple of years ago. It does have a dated look to it, but the story and the ending and the flawed protagonist make it interesting.
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