MOVIES: What are you watching?

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Originally posted by Rothko:

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Originally posted by mpls wine guy:
Blade Runner.

Which version? The original or the Director's Cut?

The Director's cut is great. Makes for a great comparison subject to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.....

I watched a one hour film about Matisse and the building of the Chapel in Vence. "The Model for Matisse". Fantastic. It is a lovely documentary. Strongly recommend.

Also watched Miracle at St. Anna - long and a bit tedious...but i liked it!

American Gangster.

Much too predictable, yet mildly entertaining.

The Cooler.

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Originally posted by MJAlbers:

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's work.

The finest living American actor, imo.

Agreed! Always great when playing a character who's name ends in Y!
Scotty- Boogie Nights
Freddy- The Talented Mr. Ripley
Sandy- Along Came Polly

PSH is, indeed, a terrific actor.

But greatest living, I respectfully dissagree.

While some of these guys seem to have been phoning it in for the past 15 years, and he may be in the same league as (some of) these guys, for me, it is hard to he is deffinitely better than:

Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Harvey Keitel
Gene Hackman
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Johnny Depp
Sean Penn
Ian McKellan
John Hurt
Leonardo DiCaprio
Morgan Freeman
Gary Oldman
Jack Nicholson

And, to me, the one who is completely in a league of his own:

Daniel Day Lewis

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Cooler.

Maria Bello

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Originally posted by winetarelli:
PSH is, indeed, a terrific actor.

But greatest living, I respectfully dissagree.

While some of these guys seem to have been phoning it in for the past 15 years, and he may be in the same league as (some of) these guys, for me, it is hard to he is deffinitely better than:

Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Harvey Keitel
Gene Hackman
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Johnny Depp
Sean Penn
Ian McKellan
John Hurt
Leonardo DiCaprio
Morgan Freeman
Gary Oldman
Jack Nicholson


And, to me, the one who is completely in a league of his own:

Daniel Day Lewis

winetarelli,

There are some great talents on this list, but Leonardo DiCaprio?!!!

Here is how I would sum them up:

Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Harvey Keitel
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson

Unfortunately, all way past their prime.

Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Ian McKellan
John Hurt
Morgan Freeman
Gary Oldman

Not quite good enough...

Johnny Depp
Sean Penn

Very close...

Daniel Day Lewis

Equal, but not an American.

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Originally posted by winetarelli:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Cooler.

Maria Bello

I damn well did not watch it again for Baldwin!

Tonight with my son Destination Australia. A travel guide dvd which should be very fun and informative.

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by winetarelli:
PSH is, indeed, a terrific actor.

But greatest living, I respectfully dissagree.

While some of these guys seem to have been phoning it in for the past 15 years, and he may be in the same league as (some of) these guys, for me, it is hard to he is deffinitely better than:

Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Harvey Keitel
Gene Hackman
Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Johnny Depp
Sean Penn
Ian McKellan
John Hurt
Leonardo DiCaprio
Morgan Freeman
Gary Oldman
Jack Nicholson


And, to me, the one who is completely in a league of his own:

Daniel Day Lewis

winetarelli,

There are some great talents on this list, but Leonardo DiCaprio?!!!

Here is how I would sum them up:

Dustin Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Al Pacino
Harvey Keitel
Gene Hackman
Jack Nicholson

Unfortunately, all way past their prime.

Denzel Washington
Russell Crowe
Ian McKellan
John Hurt
Morgan Freeman
Gary Oldman

Not quite good enough...

Johnny Depp
Sean Penn

Very close...

Daniel Day Lewis

Equal, but not an American.

Well... we can agree to dissagree... Though I do agree with you that most in your first list haven't given a great performance in awhile.

Re: Leonardo DiCaprio. Believe me, I hate that I have to include him in the list. Hate it. But, honestly, he is by far the best actor of his generation... or seems to be. He was truly incredible in The Aviator.

I have to concur with winetarelli. DiCaprio has been hitting his stride in the last couple of years.

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Originally posted by Rothko:
I have to concur with winetarelli. DiCaprio has been hitting his stride in the last couple of years.

Me too. Thought he was great in Departed and Blood Diamond.

DiCaprio (with his enormously large noggin) looks way too much like a human bobble-head doll......

Many excellent actors listed above for sure.

I would add Forest Whitaker to the list, and also agree DiCaprio is rock solid and moving towards the elite status soon.

Anyone that knows me, knows I hold Winetarelli in very high regard. Now that said ,( ) Winetarelli, you do know females can act as well!

Saw Australia last night. I actually enjoyed it,my wife not so much. The animation could had better, but I liked the overall story. Some of the scenery was great.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Many excellent actors listed above for sure.

I would add Forest Whitaker to the list, and also agree DiCaprio is rock solid and moving towards the elite status soon.

Anyone that knows me, knows I hold Winetarelli in very high regard. Now that said ,( ) Winetarelli, you do know females can act as well!

Javier Bardem has really burst onto the scene in the past couple of years. I predict even better things for him in the future.

(Watch The Sea Inside if you haven't seen it yet)

I would also add (off the top of my head):

Tom Wilkinson
William H. Macy
John Turturro
Ralph Fiennes
David Strathairn
John C. Reilly
Tom Hanks
Jamie Foxx
Robert Downey Jr.
Anthony Hopkins

As for the women...

Judi Dench
Kate Winslet
Tilda Swinton
Frances McDormand
etc...

However, they all worship at the feet of Meryl Streep.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Many excellent actors listed above for sure.

I would add Forest Whitaker to the list, and also agree DiCaprio is rock solid and moving towards the elite status soon.

Anyone that knows me, knows I hold Winetarelli in very high regard. Now that said ,( ) Winetarelli, you do know females can act as well!

Yeah, I was keeping it just men and, while I agree with you about Forest Whitaker, it is ironic that he is who you mentioned, as he beat someone else for his Oscar whom I deffinitely should have mentioned -- Peter O'Toole.

Apart from Daniel Day Lewis, there is no better living actor, male or female, than Meryl Streep, of course!

Others I like:
Maggie Smith
Imelda Staunton
Judi Dench
Helen Mirren
Emma Thompson
Kate Winslet
(are you seeing a pattern?)

Also,

Jodi Foster
Holly Hunter

BUT, the best performance I saw last year was Viola Davis in Doubt. I had just never even heard of her before.

Cate Blanchett should be in the conversation as well….

cube 2, hypercube

Saw Bullet on dvd this weekend.

Dangerous Liaisons.

hancock

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Originally posted by g-man:
hancock

Herbie?

West Side Story....

Watched Taken the other night. Standard unrealistic shoot ‘em up, but could pass for entertainment if you are in the mood for an action movie.

Saw Watchmen last Saturday. I saw some scathing reviews by people who are apparently die-hard fans of the comic. I never read it, so I can't say if it's better or worse. Definately an adult take on the superhero genre, though. So if you're thinking of taking a kid, be advised there is full frontal male nudity and some fairly graphic sex scenes.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Saw Watchmen last Saturday. I saw some scathing reviews by people who are apparently die-hard fans of the comic. I never read it, so I can't say if it's better or worse. Definately an adult take on the superhero genre, though. So if you're thinking of taking a kid, be advised there is full frontal male nudity and some fairly graphic sex scenes.

Is there any full frontal female nudity?

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Saw Watchmen last Saturday. I saw some scathing reviews by people who are apparently die-hard fans of the comic. I never read it, so I can't say if it's better or worse. Definately an adult take on the superhero genre, though. So if you're thinking of taking a kid, be advised there is full frontal male nudity and some fairly graphic sex scenes.

Sold! I'm not a die-hard fan, though I did read and very much enjoyed the novel, and definitely am aiming to see the movie this weekend. The thought seems to be that the director stayed almost too true to the original writing, which in turn did not translate particularly well to the screen. In any event I'm very excited to see it.

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Originally posted by wineismylife:

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
Saw Watchmen last Saturday. I saw some scathing reviews by people who are apparently die-hard fans of the comic. I never read it, so I can't say if it's better or worse. Definately an adult take on the superhero genre, though. So if you're thinking of taking a kid, be advised there is full frontal male nudity and some fairly graphic sex scenes.

Is there any full frontal female nudity?

Sadly, no.

you have pnsplyr's attention.

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Originally posted by mneeley490:
So if you're thinking of taking a kid, be advised there is full frontal male nudity and some fairly graphic sex scenes.

Unforgiven

An American Haunting. Spacek and Sutherland are pretty good.

"Red Rock West" Loved it

Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood was on AMC last night.

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Originally posted by mareff:
Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood was on AMC last night.

I think it's his best movie.

'Finally saw both Bottle Shock and Boiler Room. Enjoyed both.

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Originally posted by mareff:
Pale Rider with Clint Eastwood was on AMC last night.

I think it's his best movie.

Not sure that I agree, Outlaw Josey Wales is up there as well.

Pineapple Express: * 1/2

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Pineapple Express: * 1/2

Charley Brown emoticon: UUUUGGGGGGHHHHH!

back when he was still doing *good* movies. those days are long gone...

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"Red Rock West" Loved it