Fargo v good.
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Just watched Gran Torino, produced and directed by Eastwood.
Predictable yawn-fest, the same formula as umpteen other American White Person Stands Up To Nigger/Hispanic/Gook Gang Whilst Befriending Oppressed Nigger/Hispanic/Gook movies. Eastwood can do better.
Best thing about the movie was the car
Originally Posted by Steely Glint
When my roommate's done with the TV, I want to finally watch 2001: A Space Odyssey on Netflix.
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Let us know what you make of the ending ....
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Just ordered In America from Amazon. Uk made movie in 2002 with Samantha Morton, about an Irish family that illegally immigrates to the US. I remember it really touched me when I watched it many years ago, and wanted to see it again. Seeing Samantha Morton in Minority Report the other night reminded me of this film. Anyone else seen it?
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I bought the 2001: a space odyssey soundtrack on vinyl this weekend
Watched Tron last night. Will be seeing the new Tron in december in avant-premiere, with all the ticket money going to charity
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The princess and I went to see Harry Potter this morning. It wasn't bad, really.
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I found it to have great qualities as a movie. The shooting was splendid, the surprise scene couldn't have been better executed and Snape is as eerie as ever. Yet it felt lower on the Harry Potter scale somehow. The book was different than the rest of the series too, but really, not sure I'll rewatch it as many times. =/
Tomorrow is like an empty canvas that extends endlessly, what should I sketch on it?
I had to read the book to understand. If Kubrick had access to better special effects (although his were amazing...) it might have been easier to follow.Let us know what you make of the ending ....
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Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
Do you think its too much for a precocious seven year old?
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
It wasn't overly scary or anything, but it might be a bit long for a precocious seven year old. A lot of exposition for the final film. There was one bit where my eleven year old got scared, but even that wasn't particularly bad.
Assuming you've read the books this won't give a thing away:
Spoiler:
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I have not read the last book, so thank you for spoilering that.
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
I wouldn't say R, PG-13 is quite sufficient. Your daughter will love it, I'm fairly sure - mine did. My son will enjoy it, but he hates going to the movie theater because of noise, so he chose to wait for the DVD instead.
We're stuck in a bloody snowglobe.
Shaun of the Dead.
+1Shaun of the Dead.
Better Half and I saw Potter over the weekend as well. We liked it...though the scenes with Daniel Radcliff (Harry) taking his clothes off was a bit unnerving.
I know he is in his 20's...but he is playing what...a 16-17 year old?
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Buuuh f'get Danny Radcliffe ya big queen.
Emma Watson is where it's at. Mmmmmm .... sooooooo pretty.
She has now officially upstaged the delectable Rachel Weisz as my chief fantasy pinup.
Heh, I am so not going to say what I was about to say when I saw the first picture Bukaroo posted after I got to the end and saw his comment.
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I don't find her ugly with that look, just way less attractive than usual. I don't think anyone foresaw she would become such a beauty from the first movie. Neither of them, actually.
Tomorrow is like an empty canvas that extends endlessly, what should I sketch on it?
Good movies: 7 Samurai, Zatoichi films, They Call me Trinity, Trinity is Still my name, IP man, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Twilight Samurai,
Red River
Those in bold, must sees, and were quite amazing. I believe Netflix has them all.
That a Detective Conan/Case Closed, avatar Kazuha Vinland?
I had to google it, to be sure, but by the last picture I could tell she was the 'arry 'otter chick.
Much prefer Watson with more hair, but still beautiful nonetheless.
I don't think she's particularly beautiful. Would you notice her with no makeup on? The true test. Youthful fit and cute is what she is. And if you've seen the movies and like spunky, she has that as well.
I wasn't implying that I found her less attractive with the hairdo, just that I think the haircut is rather little-girlish.
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No offense, but we don't have the same taste. I can pretty much use you as a barometer for what I shouldn't watch.The Hangover was awesomeMike Tyson, tigers, babies, little pissed naked foreign men, stolen police cars....whats not to love? Alan guy was a little to distracting for the few highlights he gave, which was mainly limited to the police station. Otherwise I just considered him an annoying character.
Or maybe I should just get stoned.
You're missing the boat, though. This one is an homage (and a poor one), to the original Manchurian Candidate (Frank Sinatra), which was very good. Jacob's Ladder, and many other films, stole from THAT. I very highly recommend the original if you like classics.Saw the Manchurian Candidate last night.
Was expecting good things with such a stellar cast.
Boy was I disappointed.
I gave it a 6/10. My lady gave it a 4.
Was looking like it might be ok until it took a trip to weirdsville, and was just not believable from that moment on. Shame, cos Meryl Streep was v good.
Jacob's Ladder covered this concept of secret-mind-control-experiements-on-soldiers-at-war in a much more accomplished manner, and was 10x the movie. One of my all-time favourites.
Blame George Lucas. Being in the Star Wars movies was what killed Neeson's acting.
Finally watched The Hudsucker Proxy, also by the Coens. Pretty good, though not as good as Lebowski or Fargo (mainly though lack of Jeff Bridges). I remember it came out around the same time as The Shawshank Redemption, and I couldn't believe two badly named movies at the same time. That said, once you see Hudsucker, the title will stick in your mind.
Being remade in Hollywood!Last night I watched Let The Right One In on my iPad. It was described by a critic on Netflix as "Best. Vampire. Movie. Ever." I'm not sure I'd go that far, I mean they didn't even bother to shoot it in English, so....
I thought subtitles would be cheaper than remaking the entire movie, but hey, I'm not a movie boss.
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Funny, I found the short hair cut matured her.
To me she now looks like a sophisticated and beautiful young lady rather than a youthful pretty teen.
What what what?
2001: a space odyssey, eurotrip, and tenacious d: the pick of destiny.
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Yup. Been a fan of DC since I was a child and watched the German dub on TV at the time. Have since caught up with the yet released 600 episodes, 13 movies and 11 OVAs. Not to mention I got every OST and most official art from the series. Not only is my avatar inspired by it, but also the "Kazuha" part of my user name comes from the series. I find her awfully cute, although I mostly picked it because I adore the name.
Speaking of which, I definitely look forward to the 14th movie of Detective Conan, titled "The Lost Ship in The Sky". That among many other anime films, such as "The Disappearance of Suzumiya Haruhi", "Evangelion 3.0: Q" and the next chapter of Ultimate Hellsing. Lots of promise for all of them... that and I need to watch more Hayao Miyazaki films.
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Tomorrow is like an empty canvas that extends endlessly, what should I sketch on it?
Just watched Splice. Good thriller, if you ignore how unlikely the genetic splice results would have been.
The Rules
Copper- behave toward others to elicit treatment you would like (the manipulative rule)
Gold- treat others how you would like them to treat you (the self regard rule)
Platinum - treat others the way they would like to be treated (the PC rule)
I Want Someone To Eat Cheese With. It's Jeff Garlin's movie take on his early 90s monologue. Very Garlin; very funny.
death by a thousand cuts
Such is Life...
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Such is Life...
A man of tasteFixed.
In the future, the Berlin wall will be a mile high, and made of steel. You too will be made to crawl, to lick children's blood from jackboots. There will be no creativity, only productivity. Instead of love there will be fear and distrust, instead of surrender there will be submission. Contact will be replaced with isolation, and joy with shame. Hope will cease to exist as a concept. The Earth will be covered with steel and concrete. There will be an electronic policeman in every head. Your children will be born in chains, live only to serve, and die in anguish and ignorance.
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil, no good, nothing but blind, pitiless indifference.
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