MOVIES: What are you watching?

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Originally posted by Rothko:
I love movies where nerdy overweight geeks wind up with the hottest girls in the school.

Agreed!

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by latour67:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Bridge on the River Kwai.

I saw this again recently and could barely sit through this highly rated, multiple award winning, David Lean, film, as this film was cropped. I think you must see this film on the "big screen" to get the full effect, or rent a blu-ray DVD.

I feel the same about Lawrence of Arabia. I saw it two years ago at our Classic Movie Week here in Dallas on the mega screen and it was special.

Ditto. I've seen Lawrence of Arabia three times. Twice on "the big screen" and once, sitting only 10 feet away from a 50" Plasma. While the movie was wonderful on the TV, it deffinitely lost something. (side note: LoA has my favorite movie score ever.)

I thought a little "classic" movie talk might flush-out the Former 15!

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Originally posted by wine+art:
I thought a little "classic" movie talk might flush-out the Former 15!

Well, Lawrence of Arabia... I mean, come on!

I was reading the paper in the den last night with the TV on. One movie ended and Paul Blart, Mall Cop came on. I put down the paper and watched a little, then picked up the paper again. I propbably would have turned off the TV, but the remote control was remote. I caught some of the movie and thought it was not really worth watching, but there's a scene when the title character gets drunk at a party and I thought it was hysterical. Would I re3commend the movie? No, but I'd recommend checking out the drunk party scene.

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Originally posted by Board-O:

but the remote control was remote.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
I thought a little "classic" movie talk might flush-out the Former 15!

Well that didn't last long

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Originally posted by Rothko:
Superbad

I love movies where nerdy overweight geeks wind up with the hottest girls in the school.

I liked parts of this movie, but was really disappointed with the lack of effort over the last hour or so. Same exact thing with The Hangover

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Originally posted by wine+art:

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Originally posted by Board-O:

but the remote control was remote.

I enjoyed this as well...

G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra

Transformers 2

Didn't expect much, and still disappointed.

While in Paris:

Lucky Luke, true to the comic books and quite funny.

Mic Mac a Tire Largo, hilarious.

Took my son to Shorts yesterday.

Where the Wild Things Are

Taking Chance.

The Last King of Scotland

Land of the Lost

I was hoping for a mediocre movie without much upside...this film delivered.

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Originally posted by dannyk8232:
Land of the Lost

I was hoping for a mediocre movie without much upside...this film delivered.

I watched this on the flight back to LAX. Agree it was very mediocre, but I did chuckle at a couple scenes.

Click- watched this again last night. Wow, I didn't realize the "hot" wife was played by Kate Beckinsale. Smokin...

Yes, yes she is.

The Horse's Mouth.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Taking Chance.

Leaves an impression, doesn't it? I found it a very grounding viewing experience.

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Originally posted by Bigfoot003:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Taking Chance.

Leaves an impression, doesn't it? I found it a very grounding viewing experience.

Indeed, and I was very moved.

Zombieland

Quite comedic (and a subtle parody of Left 4 dead). But when the moment the killing stops and it took the Plot Development route, the whole movie become trivial and boring.

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Originally posted by Gundam:
Zombieland

Quite comedic (and a subtle parody of Left 4 dead). But when the moment the killing stops and it took the Plot Development route, the whole movie become trivial and boring.

I agree. Needed MUCH more double tap.

LOL
Double Tap !
Cardio was great too, poor fat guys in the movies.

The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

My favorite Clouseau movie, and one of my all-time favorite comedies. Peter Sellers was so good.

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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

My favorite Clouseau movie, and one of my all-time favorite comedies. Peter Sellers was so good.

I would be embarrassed to say how many times I have watched it, or parts of it.

It's interesting to see the way Sellers developed Clousseau as the movies progressed. If you watch the original, "The Pink Panther," Clousseau was just a hint of what was to come.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
It's interesting to see the way Sellers developed Clousseau as the movies progressed. If you watch the original, "The Pink Panther," Clousseau was just a hint of what was to come.

I think he started to carry the Clousseau character over to his own life towards the end.

Monsters in the Attic

Tolerable to watch with the kids. I expected much worse. Though very predictable, yep, there were some scenes that created a laugh.

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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Pink Panther Strikes Again.

My favorite Clouseau movie, and one of my all-time favorite comedies. Peter Sellers was so good.

While awesome, I would contend that The Return of the ink Panther is actually the finest. Whith Christopher Plummer playing "Sir Charles Phantom the notorious Litton"

Strikes Again though is also very very good.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
It's interesting to see the way Sellers developed Clousseau as the movies progressed. If you watch the original, "The Pink Panther," Clousseau was just a hint of what was to come.

Agreed, though I think there was a seismic shift between The Pink Panther and A Shot in the Dark which came out only the next year. Frankly, I'm not such a big fan of the original, but A Shot in the Dark is brilliant.

Edited to add: The inclusion of Herbert Lom as Dreyfus playing a foil really, to me, was a stroke of absolute genius not present in the original.

Apocalypse Now

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:
Apocalypse Now

Did you just make your kids read Heart of Darkness, or was this for pure pleasure?

Either way, awesome movie.

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Originally posted by winetarelli:

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Originally posted by Dom'n'Vin'sDad:
Apocalypse Now

Did you just make your kids read Heart of Darkness, or was this for pure pleasure?

Either way, awesome movie.

Yup. Just finished Heart of Darkness.

Inside Man.

Certainly not the most controversial film Spike Lee has made, but very good.

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Originally posted by Board-O:
It's interesting to see the way Sellers developed Clousseau as the movies progressed. If you watch the original, "The Pink Panther," Clousseau was just a hint of what was to come.

I think Blake Edwards and Peter Sellers wanted to keep outdoing themselves for each new picture. I'll bet they had a blast doing it too. There must have been a ton of laughs on the set.

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Originally posted by steve8:
Inside Man.

Certainly not the most controversial film Spike Lee has made, but very good.

Certainly the most homo-erotic title Spike Lee has ever made...

...but a really cool movie, nonetheless.