MOVIES: What are you watching?

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Manhattan

Someone once told me you either love Woody or hate him. I'm assuming you fall into the former camp.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Manhattan

Someone once told me you either love Woody or hate him.

You hangout with well informed people.

Woody still writes and directs movies for adults, which is why his films do so well in Europe. Too long ago America stopped such with few exceptions.

While I understand people that do not enjoy Woody ( KCS02, Rob and others) I like the majority of film enthusiast adore his work.

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Originally posted by Parcival:
Cloud Atlas.

Anyone else see this and what do you think? Was delayed getting back home from O'Hare last night so had nothing but time to kill. And, believe me, this movie killed time.

Friend of mine loves it and watched it 3 times. Not sure if he's crazy or if I missed something prophetic here!

We watched it on DVD awhile ago and my memory was that I was doing other things at the same time. It seemed like a big time commitment that did not grab me and as a result did not hold my attention. (Maybe if I had read the book first before I saw the film?) It was also brought to the screen by the pair that did the Matrix trilogy and it had that the same pretension of intellectual "weight".

It was also brought to the screen by the pair that did the Matrix trilogy and it had that the same pretension of intellectual "weight".[/QUOTE]

That makes a lot of sense. I've heard good things about the book, so I'm going to read that and then decide if the movie is worth another go . . . but I think I've already made that decision!

On a plane the other day

Dr. Strangelove

And last night

Now You See Me

I kinda wish I hadn't

For a Few Dollars More.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
While I understand people that do not enjoy (nor appreciate) Woody ( KCS02, Rob and others) I like the majority of film enthusiast adore his work.

Just finished watching Star Trek Into Darkness and can I say as a sentimental fan of the original series I love what they're doing with this. I don't care about what the critics or anyone else says - watching it made me feel like I was in front of the TV as a child again and I loved it!

Apollo 13 once again on the flight.

Timeline
What a mess of terrible acting and direction. Not sure why, but I expected more of Richard Donner.

Flight -- good but not as good as I had hoped

OZ The Great and Powerful -- Nothing great about it. I think if they had put the witches in bikinis, they might have had something here.

The Last Lions -- I admit it, I'm a sucker for nature documentaries -- and this was a pretty good one. I do always wonder with watching these how much manipulation the filmmakers do to get a good "story."

Drinking Buddies: Stylistically interesting but ultimately mediocre.

Ruby Sparks - a film in the tradition of Pygmalion, Delirious and Stranger than Fiction. Enjoyable romantic comedy with predictable ending. Great cameo performances. The actress, Zoe Kazan, was also the writer.

Watched the original Predator last night. Still a goodie

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Watched the original Predator last night. Still a goodie

"If it bleeds, we can kill it"

"Get to the choppa!!"

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Originally posted by tanglenet:
Ruby Sparks - a film in the tradition of Pygmalion, Delirious and Stranger than Fiction. Enjoyable romantic comedy with predictable ending. Great cameo performances. The actress, Zoe Kazan, was also the writer.

Yes. And she's his granddaughter.

"Cape Fear" the remake. DeNiro is chillingly good

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Originally posted by Board-O:
"Cape Fear" the remake. DeNiro is chillingly good

I thought he could have won best actor when that came out. I saw it in a theater. Probably a little too gruesome, like the face biting scene.

Friends with Children

eh. Just wasn't able to establish any kind of connection with any of the characters, so just didn't really care.

We're the Millers - mindless fun.

Prisoners - a little long and for some possibly a bit intense, otherwise an all-around
top notch thriller.

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Originally posted by Purple Teeth:
We're the Millers - mindless fun.

Prisoners - a little long and for some possibly a bit intense, otherwise an all-around
top notch thriller.

Nothing worse than an intense thriller.

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Originally posted by winetarelli:

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Originally posted by tanglenet:
Ruby Sparks - a film in the tradition of Pygmalion, Delirious and Stranger than Fiction. Enjoyable romantic comedy with predictable ending. Great cameo performances. The actress, Zoe Kazan, was also the writer.

Yes. And she's his granddaughter.

I was going to mention it but I didn't want to show my age :0

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone - just awful.

The Long, Hot Summer

Oblivion

Late night with an unruly toddler . . . Rambo 4 on tv. Just a way to pass the time

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Originally posted by spo:
Oblivion

What did you think? I thought it was a fairly decent Tom Cruise sci-fi flick

Army of Shadows

Parcival, it was alright.

Blue Jasmine

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Blue Jasmine

Would love your thoughts on this.

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Originally posted by VinT:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Blue Jasmine

Would love your thoughts on this.

Vin, a classic Greek tragedy meets Blanche DuBois.

Excellent film without serious debate, and Cate will be nominated for numerous awards.

The Wages of Fear

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Wages of Fear

Ah the Clouzot fest continues. Be sure to watch The Raven, as pointed out in IMDB the only film to be banned by the Nazis and the returning French army forces. We also liked Quai des Orfèvres.

Sarah's Key.

Now You See Me - entertaining.

Enough Said.
Formulaic romcom, but nice to see James Gandolfini in a role apparently closer to his true nature than Tony Soprano.

The Jacket

Suspiria