MOVIES: What are you watching?

Hellboy II

Watched Rain Man again last night. I had forgotten what a good performance Hoffman put in. It was released in '88, 3 years before my own autistic son was born. There are a few similar tics between them both. It's obvious Hoffman did his homework in an era where autism was much more of a mystery than even now.

Tropic Thunder

Bee Movie with my son last night. Cute show.

The Inn at Rodanthe

Just Ok. Bordered on being a chick flick. Glad I only paid the 4.99 for on demand instead of the theater price for my wife and myself.

For V-day, Mrs. Glennk really wanted to go see He's just not that into you. It was very much a chick flick, but did make me laugh at times and there is plenty of eye candy for the guys.

The Visitor.

Do the Right Thing: ****

Underworld: Evolution was on TV this morning. Even all vamped out, Kate Beckinsale is hot…

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Originally posted by GlennK:
Underworld: Evolution was on TV this morning. Even Especially all vamped out, Kate Beckinsale is hot…

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The Visitor.

Was this your second time seeing it?

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The Visitor.

Was this your second time seeing it?

Indeed.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
The Visitor.

Was this your second time seeing it?

Indeed.

I saw this movie as well a few weeks back.
What was your take on this movie, w+a?

Tropic Thunder

I thought that Robert Downey was quite good, but Tom Cruise stole the show.



And as for "Underworld", Kate Beckinsale can drink my blood any time...

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Originally posted by KSC02:

What was your take on this movie, w+a?

Thumbs up.

Chaplin.

Robert Downey Jr. is one hell of an actor.

madgascar 2

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Originally posted by KSC02:

What was your take on this movie, w+a?

Thumbs up.

As a purely unsolicited opinion K, I'm sure glad that I did not see any sort of preview prior to seeing this last year. I saw the preview a month later, and was floored with how much of the story's hook it gave away. Hate it when trailers do this. . .

Donnie Darko. So bizzare, so good. Too bad the Director's 2nd movie, Southland Tales, didn't hold up to the 1st.

the caddy, -dean martin

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Entertaining and a good role for Kevin Spacey, I thought.

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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:

Donnie Darko. So bizzare, so good.

Love this movie!

It's Always Fair Weather - Gene kelly tap dancing in roller skates..

yup.

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Originally posted by wine+art:
Chaplin.

Robert Downey Jr. is one hell of an actor.

ditto.

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Originally posted by Primordealsoup:

Donnie Darko. So bizzare, so good.

Love this movie!

Watched "Flawless" last night on demand. Robert Deniro and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are two of my favorite actors. Watching Hoffman play a drag queen, well, enough said.

Blue Velvet

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels

Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

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Blue Velvet

What's the verdict?

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Watched "Flawless" last night on demand. Robert Deniro and Phillip Seymour Hoffman are two of my favorite actors. Watching Hoffman play a drag queen, well, enough said.

I saw "Flawless" a couple of months ago, so I was totally confused by your post until I realized you were talking about an earlier movie of the same name (but completely different plot).

The 2007 movie is about a diamond caper in London in the 1960s, and stars Demi Moore, who does not resemble Hoffman in drag at all.

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Blue Velvet

What's the verdict?

Not the first time I've seen it. Still a very strange movie with lots of cool imagery. Hopper is psycho.

Burn After Reading. Really enjoyed it, as I have most Coen Brothers films.

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Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla

EXCELLENT!

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Burn After Reading.

Glad to see someone did.

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Blue Velvet

What's the verdict?

Not the first time I've seen it. Still a very strange movie with lots of cool imagery. Hopper is psycho .

Yep! I kept waiting for him to say: "F___ you, you F___ing F___!!!" which I'd seen on T-shirts before in big cities, and thought was a Blue Velvet quote, but this is just about the only permutation I didn't recall hearing him say.

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Burn After Reading. Really enjoyed it, as I have most Coen Brothers films.

I really liked it as well. I’m probably in the minority, but I enjoyed it more than No Country For Old Men…

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Originally posted by bman:
Burn After Reading. Really enjoyed it, as I have most Coen Brothers films.

I really liked it as well. I’m probably in the minority, but I enjoyed it more than No Country For Old Men…

Note to self: Don't trust GlennK for movie reviews.

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Note to self: Don't trust GlennK for movie reviews.

Just calling it like I see it. Burn made me laugh and I liked the offbeat nature off it. No country was captivating because of the raw violence, but the actual story was kind of blah for me. Bad guy chasing good guy, not exactly original.

I'm perhaps not the best movie critic to follow, as I go for pure entertainment, usually comedy, though historical films, sci fi and the usual epics also turn me on. Films about the places we've lived I also enjoy: anything about India or Central America get my attention. Haven't seen Slumdog Millionaire yet but I plan to soon. And Monsoon Wedding is one of the few films I could watch over and over again....