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MOVIES: What are you watching?

mneeley490mneeley490Member
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Originally posted by bman:
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Makes Plan 9 and Killer Tomatoes look like Lawrence of Arabia.


Plan 9 and Killer Tomatoes need to be watched only after ingesting certain substances. At which point they are MUCH more enjoyable than Lawrence of Arabia! Not that I'd really know, of course....

I'd add Kentucky Fried Movie to that list.
mneeley490mneeley490Member
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by duck833:
Bottle Shock also


I thought the trailer looked dreadful... was I wrong?

duck833
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Posted Feb 22, 2009 12:07 AM Hide Post
Not a bad movie, simplistic but if you like wine you will enjoy it. Best enjoyed with a nice bottle though.
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Saw this last night (not an Oscar fan), and I agree with duck833. Simplistic, but not as bad as everyone made it out to be. You just have to remember that it is VERY loosly based on reality. My daughter and I shared a Moscato d'Asti while watching it.
Has anyone ever tried wine by the Gustavo character? At the end, it said he started his own winery.
K ksc02Member
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Originally posted by bman:
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You catch so many add'l nuances in some movies the second time around.


Next time I watch a movie twice because it stars hot babes, I'll remember that "nuance" shtick, though I fear my wife may see through it.....

Oh trust me, bman, D sees right through that stuff. Don't doubt her for one second. And she's well aware of my attraction to Penelope.

"But babe, she's not hot anymore, like she was in Blow. " Smile

"Riiight" Roll Eyes
indybobindybobMember
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Originally posted by dannyk8232:
The Dark Knight (again)

Maggie Gyllenhall absolutely wrecked it (again)


Agreed. Her character must be a freak show in bed, because both my wife and I thought she wasn't good-looking enough for the role. Good looking, yes, good enough looking to pull both Dent and friggin' Bruce Wayne, nah.
R RothkoMember
Watched the Dark Knight again.

SPOILER ALERT:

Yes, Maggie Gyllenhall does detract from the movie; but on a positive note, she does get blown up. Once you look at her after reading the "face melting" comments here, you really do get the feeling that she was with Indiana Jones when they opened the Ark, but she forgot to close her eyes...



Back to the Dark Knight: Does anyone think that the Joker switched the detonators on the boat, so that if one of the crews had pushed the button, they would have blown themselves up? That seems much more in keeping with his character.
indybobindybobMember
Ditto on Manhattan: Def. **** Need to see this again soon.

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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:
Two nights ago- Where the Buffalo Roam with the great Bill Murray portraying the great Hunter S. Thompson. LYAO funny.


Primordeal, have you seen "Fear and Loathing in LV"?

Another HSThompson portrayal, and directed with more creative license.
T thereweresevenineightMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Who the $%S& is Jackson Pollock?

Am I to understand that you don't particularly have an appreciation for the artist? Smile
Is it his painting or his philosophy that you dislike?
This is actually a movie based on a woman buying a painting at a garage sale thought to be a Jackson Pollock. I haven't seen this though. Maybe wine+art can recommend?
W wine+artMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
Ahhhh...my apologies.
I was not aware of this movie at all.
I thought w+a was referring to the Jackson Pollock movie itself and he was making a derogatory reference
to the artist. Red Face Roll Eyes

Thanks for the correction.

In that case.... how was it? Worth seeing? Smile


KSC02, I'm a fan of Pollock, and enjoyed the Pollock movie with Ed Harris as well. Wink

The movie I was referring to is more of a documentary about a women truck driver who buys a painting for $5 as a joke at as yard sale. A debate follows and is investigated by learned people from all over the world as to the question... Is this a Pollock painting?

As an art junking I may not be the best to judge, but I'm glad I watched it. Cool
M mikev101Member
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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. Smile

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


Wasn't he also "Dusty" in Twister?
winetarelliwinetarelliMember
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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. Smile

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
G gigabitMember
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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?!!! Confused

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. Wink
winetarelliwinetarelliMember
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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?!!! Confused

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. Wink


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.
G gigabitMember
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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 ,( Wink) Winetarelli, you do know females can act as well! Razz Big Grin

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.
winetarelliwinetarelliMember
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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 ,( Wink) Winetarelli, you do know females can act as well! Razz Big Grin


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.
mneeley490mneeley490Member
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.
wineismylifewineismylifeMember
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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? Big Grin
D dunderMember
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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.
mneeley490mneeley490Member
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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? Big Grin

Sadly, no.
indybobindybobMember
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Originally posted by KSC02:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
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Originally posted by wine+art:
Frida.

Are you an appreciator of her work?


Immensely.

No surprise.
Me too.
She was truly amazing (both her art and her character).


I probably didn't like it (the movie) as well as both of you. I felt it was a sanitized version of what her real life would have been like. Sure there was despair, but that despair had feather-dusted counters and perfect golden light. Just my opinion of course, Wink. Besides, Selma, even with faux uni-brow, was WAY too hot to play Kahlo (right tlily? Wink)

For the record, I LOVE her work, and have seen it in multiple locations, including Mexico City.
irwinirwinMember
Saw "The Secrets of the Grains" tonight. 2.5 hrs long (too long), but a good story about a Tunisian family living in SW France. The father loses his job in the boat repair industry, and uses his severance pay to open a restaurant on a ship at the dock. The restaurant specializes in mullet couscous.
The film is in French with subtitles.
It's won some awards and has a really cute young actress in it, who does a swelteringly sexy belly dance.
Kind of the Tunisian version of The Big Night.
I don't rate it as high as the critics.
bmanbmanMember
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Originally posted by mneeley490:

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Originally posted by indybob:
Nice G-man!

Hey, anybody seen Watchmen yet?

See page 37.



I picked up the graphic novel the other day, and am close to finishing. I want to know what the heck is going on before I see the thing. I'm optimistically doubtful.

-IB


Saw Watchmen yesterday and while the first hour dragged, by the end I was really enjoying it. the first hour of context was necessary or the rest of it would have been hopelessly complex, if not just hopeless. Even then, there were many loose ends, and of course one must suspend disbelief as with all fantasy (thoug the superhero-ness was almost incidental to the story), but we spent over a hour talking about it afterwards, and returned to the subject a couple of times after that, so if the mark of a good film is one that makes you think, and leaves you feeling that your $10 was well spent, then Watchmen is a good film.

Malin Ackerman is a feast for the eyes as well, and not just because she's Canadian! Dr. Manhattan's blue penis was a bit off-putting though.... Eek
D dunderMember
Finally saw the Watchmen (admitted big fan of the novel). I thought it was very well done, some parts were brilliant, but overall I don't think the novel translated particularly well to the big screen. Rorschach was pitch perfect. FWIW my wife who had not read the novel did however quite enjoy it, possibly in part to Dr. Manhattan's on screen presence.
indybobindybobMember
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Originally posted by Dunder:
Finally saw the Watchmen (admitted big fan of the novel). I thought it was very well done, some parts were brilliant, but overall I don't think the novel translated particularly well to the big screen. Rorschach was pitch perfect. FWIW my wife who had not read the novel did however quite enjoy it, possibly in part to Dr. Manhattan's on screen presence.


I don't know your wife, but curious what she thought of the violence level (or you for that matter)? My wife is squeamish about this movie, based on reviews. But, she did enjoy "Grindhouse," the Kill Bill Movies, and Sin City, all violent flix.
D dunderMember
indybob - I didn't find the Watchmen to be excessively violent, at least nowhere near Kill Bill or Sin City in terms of volume. To give you some reference, the movie is roughly 2h45 and there are only two or three scenes in the movie that I would consider violent to the point of potentially inducing squeamishness. Of these I think one scene is essential to the story line (Rorschach telling the story of how he became Rorschach) and the others perhaps not.

If your wife was fine with the others you'd listed I really can't see it being an issue, it is not a movie that is violent for the sake of being violent, and as others have also noted it is a very good story.
T tbirdMember
a very nice neil young soundtrack too.

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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:
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Originally posted by pape du neuf:
"Dead Man", Jim Jarmusch.

Sure, I'm probably the last person in the western world to see the movie, like most.


Great movie. Johnny Depp now makes movies like Pirates to "pay the bills" so he can afford to make independent movies like Dead Man.
mimikmimikMember
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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:
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Originally posted by pape du neuf:
"Dead Man", Jim Jarmusch.

Sure, I'm probably the last person in the western world to see the movie, like most.


Great movie. Johnny Depp now makes movies like Pirates to "pay the bills" so he can afford to make independent movies like Dead Man.


That's one of the reasons I admire Johnny Depp the most.
G gigabitMember
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Originally posted by MJAlbers:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dunder:
[QUOTE]Originally posted by gigabit:
The Big Lebowski
This is what happens when you **** a stranger in the ass. Classic.
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One of the best roles I've seen John Goodman in, and one of my favorite seens from the movie. Also, John Tuturro in the bowling alley with the Gypsy Kings "Hotel California" playing in the background-Classic! Wink

I had honestly forgotten how funny this movie was. I was brought to tears on multiple occasions. HILARIOUS!