MOVIES: What are you watching?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

A Swedish movie (with subtitles). Great acting, very exciting. Highly recommended.

The Adventures of Robin Hood

One of my very favorite movies as a child... Man, I was a smart child.


Sure Russell Crowe is a good actor, and Ridley Scott a good director, but think they made a movie as good as this?

Lovely Bones.

Bounty Hunter

A few laughable scenes, but overall, a big disappointment.

Pacific, #7.

Sherlock Holmes

The Men Who Stare at Goats (wtf???)

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The Men Who Stare at Goats (wtf???)

I guess I enjoyed this more than most here. At the beginning there is the line, "More of this is true than you would believe."
I do remember many of those ideas and concepts in the 70's. The Earth Goddess Mother, Eastern Philosophies, Astral Projection (Jonathan Livingston Seagull), mind over matter stuff, and rumors of the CIA doing experiments with Remote Viewing because the Soviets were rumored to be doing the same thing. It's well documented that the Army experimented with LSD and other mind-altering chemicals even before that period. Like the running through a wall event, I even remember a theory that dolphins used their minds to propel themselves through the water faster than their bodies were supposedly capable of.
Somebody just threw it all together into this movie, though I doubt there was ever any hippie colonel involved.

Revolutionary Road.

I really feel enthused about life after this gem.

I kept hoping he got away with it.

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I kept hoping he got away with it.

Might have been a better ending.

seven samurai
julie and julia (which lead to me trying to cook french food)

Man on Fire

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Man on Fire

Funny, I popped in the Bluray about an hour ago

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Originally posted by Board-O:
Man on Fire

Funny, I popped in the Bluray about an hour ago

Must not be to good then

"City Island" Surprisingly good. Nice characters and a happy ending.

Finally saw "The Blind Side". Excellent movie of that type. Of course, I'm too manly to cry at the end but my wife was kidding me about watery eyes.

Derek

The Backup Plan.

The Royal Tenenbaums.

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Man on Fire

Funny, I popped in the Bluray about an hour ago

Must not be to good then

Not true! I'm not a huge Denzel Washington fan but he is bad*ss to the hilt in this movie, even more so (IMO) than Training Day

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The Royal Tenenbaums.

Drink heavily!

Last weekend:

The lovely bones and a movie about the Barnes Foundation that I can't remember the name now.

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Up in the Air.

Hey W+A, how was it?

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Up in the Air.

Hey W+A, how was it?

I found it very depressing, but others here have enjoyed it.

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Last weekend:

The lovely bones and a movie about the Barnes Foundation that I can't remember the name now.

The Art of the Steal?

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The Royal Tenenbaums.

Drink heavily!

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Last weekend:

The lovely bones and a movie about the Barnes Foundation that I can't remember the name now.

The Art of the Steal?

yes indeed; Pretty good but feel sad for Dr. Barnes

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Last weekend:

The lovely bones and a movie about the Barnes Foundation that I can't remember the name now.

The Art of the Steal?

yes indeed; Pretty good but feel sad for Dr. Barnes

Indeed.

Just more of the revisionist history our country has become so fond of.

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The Royal Tenenbaums.

Drink heavily!

"That's the last time you stab me!"

Avatar

I wanted to hate it, but didn't. A lot of cool images, but Dances With Wolves in space really isn't far off the mark as a comparison.

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The Adventures of Robin Hood

One of my very favorite movies as a child... Man, I was a smart child.

That Kevin Costner is soooooo handsome.

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Avatar

I wanted to hate it, but didn't. A lot of cool images, but Dances With Wolves in space really isn't far off the mark as a comparison.

Did you see this at the theater, in IMAX 3D?
Just curious...

Role Models....

2 stars...

I laughed a few times....

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Originally posted by winetarelli:
The Adventures of Robin Hood

One of my very favorite movies as a child... Man, I was a smart child.

That Kevin Costner is soooooo handsome.

If by Kevin Costner you mean Errol Flynn, I would agree.

The *real* The Adventures of Robin Hood

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Originally posted by gigabit:

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Originally posted by winetarelli:
The Adventures of Robin Hood

One of my very favorite movies as a child... Man, I was a smart child.

That Kevin Costner is soooooo handsome.

If by Kevin Costner you mean Errol Flynn, I would agree.

The *real* The Adventures of Robin Hood

I prefer this version.

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Man on Fire

Funny, I popped in the Bluray about an hour ago

Must not be to good then

Actually, I think it's an excellent movie.

Mulan

Iris

Wall-E

Peter Gabriel's song from the soundtrack - during the closing credits - is excellent.

The Blind Side. I enjoyed it - a well done feel good movie.

On the airplane to Montreal, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, which helped me prepare for the Bohemian lifestyle of Montreal.

I watched The Hangover flying home last night, which had several parts reminiscent of our Friday night/morning in Montreal.

The stories from that night, well actually early morning will become folklore within the circle that experienced it.

I wonder when was the last time DoktaP went to bed at 5 AM?