MOVIES: What are you watching?

In Bruges

Recent mentions of this film plus realizing that Clemence Poesy, who I liked in Last Love, is in it, led me to watch it again. Still great.

Pacific Rim
Traffic
Star Trek Into Darkness

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Prisoners

A little long, but slightly better than I thought it would be.

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The Edge I've seen it a couple of times and find it riveting. After Bart dies, the rest is just OK.

Been about 15 years, but my main recollection of that movie is that the scenery and cinematography was absolutely spectacular. Made me want to visit the Rockies ASAP.

I spend a lot of time out West. It's so much more diverse than the movie could show. For me, Bart the Bear was the star of that movie.

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For me, Bart the Bear was the star of that movie.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
For me, Bart the Bear was the star of that movie.

+1

You guys are going to make me go back and watch this movie again.

I particularly because I have flown into wilderness areas by seaplane many times in northern Canada and Alaska. There have been numerous encounters with bears but only one when I was afraid. I encountered a mother with two cubs. What scared me was that the cubs looked at me with great interest, but thankfully they didn't approach. I looked down at the ground and backed away slowly and they went back to eating blueberries.

Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child

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I've been watching several of the Thin Man series with William Powell and Myrna Loy. I get a kick out of the time period.

To watch all of them in order is definitely a treat.

It was. Just finished Song of Thin Man. Light, witty, fun stuff- what America needed at the time, and I can see why they were so popular.
There are 6 movies in the series. I noticed that in the last two particularly, Nick & Nora's drinking was reduced/subdued. I think the movies suffered slightly because of this. In the first movies Nick certainly was heavy into the alcohol, but always at the top of his game. That's how Americans like their heroes: intoxicated, if not intoxicating and in control.

This series makes the movie Murder by Death even more funny to me. I'll have to watch it yet again now that I am more familiar with the Charleses

I'll have to also give a nod to Dashiel Hammett. One of his books will soon be added to my ever-growing list. Any recommendations?

Saving Mr. Banks Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

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Saving Mr. Banks Enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

+1 Sometimes I really like Tom Hanks and sometimes I really don't. I think I still can't get past Bosom Buddies.

Deliverance

The Duchess

The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Well done and held my attention. Quite good.

A Bridge Too Far

Her--98pts.

Spike Jonze has only done one movie since ending his relationship with screenwriter Charles Kaufmann in 2003 and that was his attempt to make a movie of his childhood favorite, Where the Wild Things Are. In the many years since his brilliant Adaptation he continues to work on shorts and documentaries about skate boarding. Then he bursts back out with his first screenplay and jumps into Godard territory of isolation and connection. An incredibly smart and poignant movie that mops the floor with all the so called Oscar-bait movies of 2013.

And any movie that creates a virtual Alan Watts is OK by me.

Awake

Who is Dayani Cristal?

Gripping, no arresting. Traumatizing. Intoxicating from an emotional standpoint. Graphic, no explicit - certainly guaranteed to force one to turn their head at points.

A traumatic story of an immigrant trying to make it into the US.

While this documentary may be certain things, it is NOT for the timid.

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Originally posted by The Old Man:
Her--98pts.

Spike Jonze has only done one movie since ending his relationship with screenwriter Charles Kaufmann in 2003 and that was his attempt to make a movie of his childhood favorite, Where the Wild Things Are. In the many years since his brilliant Adaptation he continues to work on shorts and documentaries about skate boarding. Then he bursts back out with his first screenplay and jumps into Godard territory of isolation and connection. An incredibly smart and poignant movie that mops the floor with all the so called Oscar-bait movies of 2013.

And any movie that creates a virtual Alan Watts is OK by me.

Have read and seen my variations when it comes to reviews of this movie. Watched 3/4 of it on Virgin America yesterday and was tempted to turn it off several times. Will watch it again to give it a full run/review.

Reds2

The new X-Men.

Best X-men by far (though the hurdle maybe isn't all that high...). Story driven as opposed to fight driven and quite well done. Got to love how superhero movies just change the whole timeline to make things the way then want/need though!

Hotel Splendide

WTF? Terry Gilliam weird, but not as good.

The Book Thief

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The Book Thief

Whaddya think of it?

They really didn't need to remake Robocop did they? I watched the new one on the way down here. I like Gary Oldman a lot. This movie did nothing for me.

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The Book Thief

Whaddya think of it?

I liked it. Not exactly a feel good kind of movie but well constructed, good pace, interesting topic, etc... If was in the business of rating movies I'd give it 7 out of 10 stars.

Anchorman 2 -- innocuous and mildly amusing. But no where near the first, which is slightly overrated, anyway. C+

Closed Circuit

The documentary Pearl Jam 20. I'm about 3/4 of the way through. Very enjoyable if you are a fan. Mostly stuff I already knew, but fun to watch them talk about their experiences years later.

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Her--98pts.

High praise indeed.

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Her--98pts.

High praise indeed.

I may have gone overboard, but no lower than 95. I'm always excited when I see an American film that's doing more than heists, superheros, etc. Also, though most don't realize it, they're watching a science fiction movie that's not another space battle movie.

The Giants of Iceland

short docu about the strongman culture in Iceland

In Bruges

Tora! Tora! Tora!

A re-watch seemed appropriate with the 70 anniversary of the landing in Normandy being today. Yes, I do realize one even got us into the war and the later was the beginning of the end of the same war.

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Anchorman 2 -- innocuous and mildly amusing. But no where near the first, which is slightly overrated, anyway. C+

Totally agree. Watched this as an ITunes rental on a plane when I had nothing better to do. Even then, this felt a little tedious to get through

Dirty Wars

The Guilt Trip

Divergent.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty