MOVIES: What are you watching?

As Good As It Gets

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Originally posted by mneeley490:

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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?

I believe that was from Stripes, but I still got a chuckle!

Side Effects

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Originally posted by billhike:

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Originally posted by mneeley490:

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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?

I believe that was from Stripes, but I still got a chuckle!

Definitely Stripes.

Meatballs - was Rudy Rabbit;

Alright, virgins to the left, non-virgins to the right. You guys split 'em up however you want

Tonight's dinner was veal. I repeat, veal. The winner of tonight's mystery meat contest is the kid who guessed "some kind of beef."

You must be the short depressed kid we ordered.

Morty, not Mickey.

Taken 2
Confidence

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Originally posted by Jcocktosten:

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Originally posted by billhike:

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Originally posted by mneeley490:

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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?

I believe that was from Stripes, but I still got a chuckle!

Definitely Stripes.

I stand corrected.

Olympus Has Fallen
Trying to remember when I saw a movie this bad.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Johnny Depp was in only one great movie (and a good one What's Eating Gilbert Grape) and that's Ed Wood. And W+A it's to your shame if you haven't seen it.

I like Johnny Depp in Dead Man.

Well, that might not be entirely accurate. I like Dead Man and Johnny Depp is also in it.

[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Old Man:
After Alec Guinness' portrayal of George Smiley no actor should ever attempt the role again./QUOTE]
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Originally posted by Primordialsoup:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by The Old Man:
After Alec Guinness' portrayal of George Smiley no actor should ever attempt the role again./QUOTE]
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It's great to go on the Smiley journey every five years or so. Unfortunately even the new Blu-ray has bad video.

World War Zed. Since when were zombies as fast as cheetahs? Pretty good. Bit scary! Plane scene my worst nightmare. I bet the in-flight film was a baseball game.

Paris Nous Appartient

Ridicule

Nobody Else But You - in FR with subtitles. Nice crime film with a good music soundtrack.

Amistad

The Macomber Affair

This was much better than I thought it would be. The Hemingway story is awesome.

Carnage

I stumbled onto this last night surfing the satellite. Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, John C. Reilly and directed by Roman Polanski. I immediately say to myself "WTF?!? How did this one never show up on the radar?"

Really bizarre movie. I felt like it was Roman Polanski meets Woody Allen. Filmed entirely in one venue in one continuous long scene. Grainy filming technique that gave it a 1970s feel. Funny, almost bizarre circuitous dialog. I laughed and scratched my head at the same time.

The Talented Mr. Ripley 79pts.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
The Talented Mr. Ripley 79pts.

It could have been very good.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
The Talented Mr. Ripley 79pts.

It could have been very good.

I know another director who took a Patricia Highsmith story and turned it into a masterpiece.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
The Talented Mr. Ripley 79pts.

It could have been very good.

I know another director who took a Patricia Highsmith story and turned it into a masterpiece.

Farley's finest movie, or did you prefer Rope?

Aguirre, the Wrath of God

Rome, Open City

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
The Talented Mr. Ripley 79pts.

It could have been very good.

I know another director who took a Patricia Highsmith story and turned it into a masterpiece.

Farley's finest movie, or did you prefer Rope?

You know I love Rope, but it's a much fuller performance, just by the nature of the film, in Strangers On A Train. Having watched Ripley I guess that the crisscross always interested Highsmith. Look at the opening of the walking shoes and then the foot tap on the train to see how Hitchcock works with images to set the theme of the movie.

And then, I just have to say it again, is Hitchcock's secret crisscross: The "straight" guy played by gay Granger and the fey man by straight Robert Walker. Adding to Hitchcock's delight was Granger was partnered romantically with one of the writers of Rope, Arthur Laurents. Who I just noted died two years ago at age 92.

Ah, Hitchcock.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:


Ah, Hitchcock.

Indeed.

The Late Quartet

Brilliant acting by Phillip Seymour Hoffman, and the rest of the cast. Wow.

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Originally posted by irwin:


Brilliant acting by Phillip Seymour Hoffman,

No need to be redundant, Irwin.

Django: Unchained
Buckets of blood, which I expected from Tarantino. Made me want to brush my teeth afterward.

Beasts of the Southern Wild -- enjoyed this quite a bit.

Little Rock Central: 50 Years Later -- I wish this had been about looking at those involved (or their relatives) and how the events have impacted their lives and changed or not changed them. It would have been a more difficult film to make, but I would love to know the personal impact and thoughts on the events now, especially of those who were in the mob of people screaming at the kids. Instead it concentrated on how L.R. Central H.S. has become a top feeder school for colleges but remains "segregated" with the AP classes being predominantly populated by white students and many of the blacks performing several grade levels lower than their ages. As such the film would have made a better magazine article as it didn't explore anything new.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Django: Unchained
Buckets of blood, which I expected from Tarantino. Made me want to brush my teeth afterward.

Tarantino has become boring and predictable IMO.

La Vie en Rose

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Originally posted by wine+art:

Tarantino has become boring and predictable IMO.

Predictable yes, but boring? I enjoyed Django and Inglorious Basterds, but nothing he has done since has come close to Pulp Fiction.

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Originally posted by steve8:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

Tarantino has become boring and predictable IMO.

Predictable yes, but boring? I enjoyed Django and Inglorious Basterds,

About halfway through both movies, I just stared getting restless and thinking, more of the same is coming.

As you said, his best is now nearly 20 years old.

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by steve8:

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Originally posted by wine+art:

Tarantino has become boring and predictable IMO.

Predictable yes, but boring? I enjoyed Django and Inglorious Basterds,

About halfway through both movies, I just stared getting restless and thinking, more of the same is coming.

As you said, he best is now nearly 20 years old.

He'd almost qualify as a one hit wonder except that Reservoir Dogs is such an interesting calling card movie. I've also never watched Jackie Brown which I hear good things about. I did not watch Django and wished I hadn't seen Inglorious, I'm pretty much done with him.

World War Z.

Stumbled upon Sex, Lies, and Videotape early this morning.

I caught about 75% of the movie.

Grand Hotel was on TCM last night. Great movie.

Chimes at Midnight

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Chimes at Midnight

How Falstaffian/Wellesian of you.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Chimes at Midnight

How Falstaffian/Wellesian of you.

There live not three good men unhanged in England, and one of them is fat and grows old.

It truly saddens me how few have seen nor care, at this time in history.

Watched Jay Z’s Picasso Baby: A Performance Art Film this weekend. A fun 10 mins if you like Jay.