MOVIES: What are you watching?

Ed Wood
Edward Scissorhands
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Finding Neverland
Sweeney Todd
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Donnie Brasco

Were all fairly high quality to very high quality movies, imo.

Cry Baby was awesome.

Not to mention his early films:

Nightmare on Elm Street
Private Resort (one of my favorites on Skinemax when I was a kid)
Platoon

Old Man and Winetarelli,

I never said I had never watched a movie with Depp, I said I never saw Pirates, Lone Ranger, Wonka, Alice in Wonderland or Sweeney Todd, and do not plan to as well.

I did see the first 15-20 minutes of Todd, but was not in the mood and changed the channel.

I think of Depp in Before Night Falls, Ed Woods & Chocolat.

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Originally posted by wine+art:I think of Depp in Before Night Falls, Ed Woods & Chocolat.

Oops, and I forgot about his supporting performance in Before Night Falls.

My favourite Depp was Blow.

I was just thinking about the subject of Johnny Depp when I saw another commercial for Lone Ranger. I think for me he is one of the most overrated actors out there. A few of the films listed here I've enoyed, but most listed I've not and not in small part because of Depp. I won't even bother putting Lone Ranger in my Netflix queue, and that says a lot because it is not without many films of questionable quality.

Ed Wood was a truly fantastic movie (as are the others listed). I would throw Benny & Joon in there as well.

I blame the actor less than the powers that be in regards to his shtick. Pirates was such a hit because of it, it became a marketable "thing" that was ordered off a menu. Depp's fault that he took the money and agreed to do it, but many others have done the same with their own (and become just as disillusioned).

Tokyo Story

Brilliant movie.

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Originally posted by Vino Bevo:
That's my problem with Depp - he plays the same character in Pirates, Lone Ranger, Wonka, Sweeney Todd, Alice in Wonderland, etc., etc. I think his schtick is finally getting old...

I should have said "my recent problem with Depp" because as many have said, he has been in movies I enjoyed, like Donnie Brasco, where he wasn't this painted up weird guy - it's just that everything he's done in the last several years is that same character in a different role and it's tired...

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Tokyo Story

Brilliant movie.

Hey, Depp's not in that.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Tokyo Story

Brilliant movie.

Agree. A couple of years ago, a friend introduced me to Ozu's work as I had never heard of him before. Tokyo Story is incredibly powerful even though on the surface, it seems like nothing is happening.

Another Earth. I told my wife I'm leaving her to be with Brit Marling. She's beautiful, intelligent and she knows how to clean. My wife understood.

The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

The (ahem) discussion of popcorn action-adventure movies caused me to revisit an old favorite... Yep. Still a favorite.

Mud

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Originally posted by Mimik:
Mud

I liked Witherspoon in this movie, and loved Sam Shepard in the movie.

An Autumn Afternoon

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Originally posted by wine+art:
An Autumn Afternoon

Ah, the Ozu fest continues. Could you give them some ranking--at least against each other?

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
An Autumn Afternoon

Ah, the Ozu fest continues. Could you give them some ranking--at least against each other?

Sure... let me think on this.

Man of Steel.

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Originally posted by mpls wine guy:
Man of Steel.

This was already gone from our Cineplex last week. That doesn't bode well.

Planes.
Pacific Rim.

Silver Linings Playbook

Due Date

Deadfall

The Quiet American
Coming Home

Somehow I missed the former when it was released. Very good film.

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Originally posted by steve8:
The Quiet American
Coming Home

Somehow I missed the former when it was released. Very good film.

The Lovers of the Arctic Circle

Room in Rome

Three Colors: Blue

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by steve8:
The Quiet American
Coming Home

Somehow I missed the former when it was released. Very good film.

Shocked that I liked it or that I hadn't seen until now?

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Originally posted by steve8:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by steve8:
The Quiet American
Coming Home

Somehow I missed the former when it was released. Very good film.

Shocked that I liked it or that I hadn't seen until now?

Sorry, surprised you had not seen before now.

My Week with Marilyn

Oblivion - enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Hope Springs (2003)

Just got home to note that TCM is running a Catherine Deneuve fest. DVR is running.

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Originally posted by Vino Bevo:
Oblivion - enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

Wasn't expecting much, but this proved to be a good distraction during a cross country flight

Hitler's Children

And, as a brainless palate cleanser after this very poignant film during a long flight -- a re-visit of an 80's classic - Meatballs

Watched parts of this is 40 while pacing with the little one on Friday night. Maybe we will relate to it more when we are 40, but the parts I watched were sad and the way the parents acted were sad (and embarrassing for them) so I hope I can never relate to it! Maybe if I watched the entire movie I would have it in better context, but I didn’t like it.

Funny enough, we sat right next to Judd Apatow and his wife at Farmshop in Brentwood on Saturday morning.

Red 2.

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Originally posted by Parcival:
a re-visit of an 80's classic - Meatballs

Classic?

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Originally posted by mpls wine guy:
Red 2.

What did you think?

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Originally posted by Parcival:

And, as a brainless palate cleanser after this very poignant film during a long flight -- a re-visit of an 80's classic - Meatballs

Ever give your wife the Aunt Jemima treatment?