Sideways

Deberg_1990 · 04-16-2005, 11:35 AM

I just just watched this last night for the first time. Highly recommended. I cracked up in several scenes and the dramatic stuff was pretty heavy as well. Giamatti and Hayden Church were both "dead on" perfect. Very good flick.

**Bowser** · 04-16-2005, 11:48 AM

I really liked this movie!

"That....that must have been five clicks!"

"Damn right it was five clicks!"

Miles · 04-16-2005, 11:55 AM

I really enjoyed that one as well. As you said great acting by Giamatti and Hayden Church.

"Bet ya that chick's two tons of fun. You know, the grateful type?"

"Don't you just want to feel that cozy little box grip down on your johnson?"

Deberg_1990 · 04-16-2005, 11:56 AM

"Did you drink and Dial?" hahah..man, this movie had some great lines...

jspchief · 04-16-2005, 12:04 PM

Definately has some laugh out loud moments. I think men will probably enjoy it a bit more than women. I also think wine drinkers will get more out of it than those who don't drink wine (even though I enjoyed it and I don't drink much wine).

I would recommend it, but I also think some people won't care for it at all.

cheeeefs · 04-16-2005, 12:07 PM

I watched it with my girlfriend and while I was dead ass tired from driving all day, I thought it was total trash but maybe it was because I wasn't in the mood to watch any movie at all. Perhaps someday I'll give it another run.

CrazyHorse · 04-16-2005, 12:51 PM

Damn. It was the lamest movie I have seen for some time. I cant believe anyone could possibly enjoy it.

If you thought that shit was funny, you need to get out of the house.

NewChief · 04-16-2005, 12:54 PM

I thought it was very entertaining. That being said, it didn't seem like Oscar caliber to me, at all. Not compared to say, Ray, Hotel Rwanda, and Closer (which I thought was excellent).

Deberg_1990 · 04-16-2005, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

Damn. It was the lamest movie I have seen for some time. I cant believe anyone could possibly enjoy it.

If you thought that shit was funny, you need to get out of the house.

As we all know, humor is highly subjective. Personally, I dont find much humor in guys getting kicked in the nuts or black men prettending to be white girls, that about 99% of most mainstream comedies have these days. I prefer more of the human drama comedies, like this film was.

Ebolapox · 04-16-2005, 01:04 PM

heh heh... the thread title says it all... 'SIDEWAYS'...heh heh

-EB-

CrazyHorse · 04-16-2005, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Deberg_1990

As we all know, humor is highly subjective. Personally, I dont find much humor in guys getting kicked in the nuts or black men prettending to be white girls, that about 99% of most mainstream comedies have these days. I prefer more of the human drama comedies, like this film was.

I guess you're right. I never did like Woody Allen either. But there was a market for it. Go figure.

Deberg_1990 · 04-16-2005, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by CrazyHorse

I guess you're right. I never did like Woody Allen either. But there was a market for it. Go figure.

Ehhhh....yea, i never "Got" Woody Allen either.....

memyselfI · 04-16-2005, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jspchief

Definately has some laugh out loud moments. I think men will probably enjoy it a bit more than women. I also think wine drinkers will get more out of it than those who don't drink wine (even though I enjoyed it and I don't drink much wine).

I would recommend it, but I also think some people won't care for it at all.

Nonsense. I posted a thread about how great the movie was when it was STILL IN THE THEATERS. My best friend and my daughter both loved the movie. MOF, the only woman I've heard diss the movie was some mid-aged uptight woman in the bathroom of the theater who was saying she had to go home and 'digest' it to see if she really thought it was funny...

Jenson71 · 04-16-2005, 03:38 PM

It's definitely more for the adult males though. I really enjoyed it the first time. The second time I went, the crowd was much less responsive. It was pretty slow on the second viewing.

Unlike, say, The Life Aquatic, which just got better after multiple viewings.

**DaneMcCloud** · 04-16-2005, 04:35 PM

Not Oscar worthy? I highly disagree. I thought that it was most deserving of an Oscar, especially Giamatti. How he wasn't nominated for Best Actor was beyond me. Clint was great, as was Million Dollar Baby (even though I didn't think the twist was a twist - it was just part of the story), but I enjoyed Giamatti and Sideways way more than Clint and MDB.

I thought Ray was TV-Movie of the week schlock. Taylor Hackford sucks in my opinion. And while Jamie Foxx did a nice job, I thought his campaigning for the Oscar was ridiculous, but that's what probably won it for him. I thought the lip-synching was very poor. I don't ever need to see that movie again. I also thought it was interesting that the movie never brought up the fact that once he quit heroin, he never had another hit song.

FWIW, there's a few companies up in Santa Barbara that will take you to all the vineyards and restaurants seen in Sideways. Kind of like my "Swingers" night in old Hollywood.

Dane

04-16-2005, 11:35 AM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3914454	Sideways I just just watched this last night for the first time. Highly recommended. I cracked up in several scenes and the dramatic stuff was pretty heavy as well. Giamatti and Hayden Church were both "dead on" perfect. Very good flick.
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04-16-2005, 11:48 AM	#2
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04-16-2005, 11:55 AM	#3
Miles MVP Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX Casino cash: $1632400	I really enjoyed that one as well. As you said great acting by Giamatti and Hayden Church. "Bet ya that chick's two tons of fun. You know, the grateful type?" "Don't you just want to feel that cozy little box grip down on your johnson?"
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04-16-2005, 11:56 AM	#4
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jspchief BAMF Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Your Face Casino cash: $9998710	Definately has some laugh out loud moments. I think men will probably enjoy it a bit more than women. I also think wine drinkers will get more out of it than those who don't drink wine (even though I enjoyed it and I don't drink much wine). I would recommend it, but I also think some people won't care for it at all. __________________ Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something is more important than fear. The brave may not live forever but the cautious do not live at all.
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04-16-2005, 12:07 PM	#6
cheeeefs Aishwarya Rai Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Baltimore Casino cash: $10004900	I watched it with my girlfriend and while I was dead ass tired from driving all day, I thought it was total trash but maybe it was because I wasn't in the mood to watch any movie at all. Perhaps someday I'll give it another run. __________________ "Yeah, I could do it. We both know you wouldn't stop me. Let's think about the logic. You create man, man suffers enormous amounts of pain, man dies. They say you rested on the seventh day, well maybe you should have spent that day on compassion."
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CrazyHorse All Motor! Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $10004900	Damn. It was the lamest movie I have seen for some time. I cant believe anyone could possibly enjoy it. If you thought that shit was funny, you need to get out of the house.
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NewChief In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Fayetteville, AR Casino cash: $9720204	I thought it was very entertaining. That being said, it didn't seem like Oscar caliber to me, at all. Not compared to say, Ray, Hotel Rwanda, and Closer (which I thought was excellent). __________________ In this world of sin and sorrow there is always something to be thankful for; as for me, I rejoice that I am not a Republican. - H. L. Mencken
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04-16-2005, 01:04 PM	#10
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $2059903	heh heh... the thread title says it all... 'SIDEWAYS'...heh heh -EB-
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04-16-2005, 03:38 PM	#14
Jenson71 fides quaerens intellectum Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Casino cash: $8330900	It's definitely more for the adult males though. I really enjoyed it the first time. The second time I went, the crowd was much less responsive. It was pretty slow on the second viewing. Unlike, say, The Life Aquatic, which just got better after multiple viewings. Last edited by Jenson71; 04-16-2005 at 03:48 PM..
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04-16-2005, 04:35 PM	#15
DaneMcCloud Supporter Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Hollywood, CA Casino cash: $10053648	Not Oscar worthy? I highly disagree. I thought that it was most deserving of an Oscar, especially Giamatti. How he wasn't nominated for Best Actor was beyond me. Clint was great, as was Million Dollar Baby (even though I didn't think the twist was a twist - it was just part of the story), but I enjoyed Giamatti and Sideways way more than Clint and MDB. I thought Ray was TV-Movie of the week schlock. Taylor Hackford sucks in my opinion. And while Jamie Foxx did a nice job, I thought his campaigning for the Oscar was ridiculous, but that's what probably won it for him. I thought the lip-synching was very poor. I don't ever need to see that movie again. I also thought it was interesting that the movie never brought up the fact that once he quit heroin, he never had another hit song. FWIW, there's a few companies up in Santa Barbara that will take you to all the vineyards and restaurants seen in Sideways. Kind of like my "Swingers" night in old Hollywood. Dane
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