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Subject: Movies That Surprised You: Good or Bad

Posted by: Cosmo's Cod Piece - [481152817] Sun, Mar 06, 2005, 16:14

Se7en is on TNT this afternoon and it got me thinking about when I saw it in the theater.

I knew that with Morgan Freeman the movie couldn't be that bad and it was about cops. My wife (then girlfriend) noticed it had Brad Pitt so we were in total agreement on going to the show.

I figured Pitt and Freeman would shoot some bad guys, drink some coffee and call it a day. I had no idea that it would get that deep.

I didn't know that this movie would be so good. I remember walking out of the theater thinking about the ending (not much thinking required in the decision process, but you know what I mean) and I realized just how surprised I was that this movie was that darn good.

I had that happen with From Dusk Till Dawn with Clooney and Tarantino as well. Although that movie doesn't hold a candle to Se7en.

Anybody else in GuruLand have a similar experience?

Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Sun, Mar 06, 2005, 18:08

I was surprised at the depth of:

Europa Europa
Boondock Saints

Both are great films.

Also, Pitch Black just for Vin Diesel.

James K Polk
ID: 51010719
Sun, Mar 06, 2005, 19:44

Speaking of Vin Diesel, I always recommend "Iron Giant" to people who don't know how wonderful animated films can be.

Motley Crue
ID: 38257120
Sun, Mar 06, 2005, 20:58

The Sixth Sense had the most surprising ending I have ever seen. I really had no idea that it was going to end like that. After I saw that film, I began trying to guess the plot twist in every subsequent movie I watched. It's become a habit now. I always think the good guy is a bad guy until it's proven otherwise. Thanks to The Sixth Sense, I've never watched movies in the same way.

Rand
Donor
ID: 083231216
Sun, Mar 06, 2005, 21:25

Watched 'Saw' last night, OMG, it was unbelievable. Somehow I knew very little about this movie, simply saw it as a hot new release and brought it home. It felt so good to be blown away by a movie again, the ending is killer and the story is wicked.

Another twisted movie that surprised me was 'Cube'.

Da Bomb
ID: 250221014
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 00:27

As soon as I saw this thread title, Saw popped into my head, Rand. I love movies that have those twist endings, like those also in Sixth Sense and Fight Club.

KnicksFan
Donor
ID: 30815418
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 02:27

I just saw Saw last night also. I thought it was really good despite the lousy acting.

Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 41831612
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 08:14

I saw the Village at the movies and expected a horror movie. It was much different than I expected. Suspenseful, but not really a horror flick, IMHO. I did like it though.

Motley Crue
ID: 38257120
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 08:36

I bought Saw last week. Messed up movie. I haven't seen one like that for a while.

SPOILER ALERT

Are you trying to tell me the guy (who appeared to be dead on the floor all movie with a gunshot wound to the head) lay motionless for 8+ hours before revealing himself at the end? Carey Ewles was a doctor for goodness sake. He didn't notice the "corpse" breathing in and out? The guy didn't move an inch the whole time? That was pretty far-fetched in my mind. Hard to buy.

Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 481152817
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 08:56

Saw might be the best movie that has bad acting. The premise of the movie was so interesting that it didn't matter that Elwes and Glover stunk up the joint.

I'm really hoping there's a Saw 2. I wonder what happened to Elwes and the other guy at the end.

The notion of some maniac called Jigsaw making these puzzles to get out of or die is just too good of an idea to not make a sequel out of.

Maybe with the cult following this movie will develop they can attract some better talent if there's a sequel.

MC: Regarding people being motionless for 8+ hours and then suddenly moving at the end, I think that could describe a lot of coworkers. :)

I get what you're saying though. As far as horror movie "streches" go, that was pretty mild.

Saw's "strech" sure beats Michael Myers getting his head lopped off at the end of Halloween 17 (whichever one had Jamie Lee Curtis as a teacher or dean at a school) and then return in one piece to kill Busta Rhymes in the latest Halloween.

Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 2824911
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 09:56

I liked Saw, too. Can't say that I was surprised, tho. About what I expected. I didn't notice that Elwes' acting was all that bad, tho I admit I often see a movie a second time and am surprised at blatent flaws (like awful acting or continuity issues) that I miss the first time.

I was disappointed in Sideways, tho I think if I had seen it without hearing any hype beforehand I probaby would be saying that I was pleasantly surprised.

Texas Flood
ID: 326462912
Mon, Mar 07, 2005, 10:15

The new version of FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX, starring Dennis Quaid. I bought it on DVD Sat and watched it last night. Now it can be put into the category of Movies that i'm most ashamed to own.

It was Godawful! A total waste of time and money!

Motley Crue
Leader
ID: 439372011
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 10:34

Cosmo, I think the story of SAW was pretty cool. What about that guy trying to get through the barbed wire? Oh man, was that nasty.

I don't know, after the killer gets up there at the end, my mind frantically began asking "So he didn't have to take a leak? He didn't fart? He didn't have to take a deep breath laying there on the ground?" Maybe he sedated himself before the thing started, but then there'd have been even more danger that he would have moved inadvertantly.

And was it just me, or was the killer also a patient in the hospital where the doctor worked? Why didn't they explain that a little more?

And for everyone else, I have a warning about another movie. It's called Vlad, and that's apropos because it rhymes with BAD. My friend rented it from Blockbuster, and mentioned they only had one copy (first sign). It is about Vlad the Impaler, and these 4 grad students trapsing through the Carpathians trying to study him, while Vlad's evil spirit hunts them. Sounds great, but between horrid acting and no discernable plot, I was ready to shut it off after about an hour. Gratuitous nudity in the first 20 minutes had my friend loyally insisting we watch until the end, but I can promise you that you will not have the patience. 2 thumbs way down. Although, the silver lining was that everytime we saw a woman, we got to say "Maybe Vlad will impale her!", which he actually did a couple of different times. Not literally, though. Wink, wink.

Texas Flood
ID: 326462912
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 13:45

How bout the new version of "Flight of the Phonenix". OMG, what a bomb! They actually paid good money to produce that piece of crap?

IMHO it made "Waterworld" look like "Gone with the Wind" or "Cassablanca".

Motley Crue
Leader
ID: 439372011
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 14:28

I haven't seen that. I guess I'll steer clear.

Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 481152817
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 17:22

**DON'T READ IF YOU HAVEN'T VIEWED SAW AND WANT TO BE SURPRISED**

MC: Saw's ending blew my mind too. It is obviously a stretch. Just imagine being in that room with all that filth and not having at least the option to vomit or cover your mouth?

Sedation is the most likely explanation. Perhaps via the medication given to him at the hospital as one of Elwes patients?

The killer WAS a patient earlier in the film. The patient that Elwes referred to as "the patient" and not by his name, but then the orderly (who turned out to be his forced goon) reminded Elwes in front of the students what the guys name was.

I'm thinking Jigsaw's motivation was that since he was diagnosed with that brain tumor and Elwes stated that he's only coming in for monitoring only and that he's assumably terminal(?), that he felt he needed to show others not to waste their lives.

My favorite trap involved the woman with that sadistic headgear and she had to get the key out of that guy on the floor. Talk about freaky!!!

I'd have to say that Elwes made it at the end and got help at least for himself. I'm guessing he was too delirious to remember where the other guy was and that he was trapped there forever.

I tried Open Water again, but this time I watched the "Bonus" disc. Gosh did that stink. Two piddly little segments on how to survive in the open water and on sharks. Oh gee thanks.

They said that Open Water was based on a true story in the bonus disc. How do they know this? The ending makes it impossible for anyone to know their story!

Da Bomb
ID: 250221014
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 18:15

CCP, two people went missing while scuba diving in the Pacific and were never found. Obviously they don't know any details, but that's what the premise is based on.

tommyd
ID: 5211262920
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 18:18

My friend was telling me the other day that Michael Myers actually used the body of one of his victims that had his head chopped of not himself. The things you talk about during a one hour commute!!

leggestand
Leader
ID: 451036518
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 18:18

CCP,

I think Open Water started with the line "Based on True Events," not "Based on a True Story." There is no exact story of the two people shown in the movie, but there have been some instances of divers being left in the "open water" accidently. The events are inspired by what could actually have happened, but there is no single story it is based on.

Just a silly play on words.

KnicksFan
Donor
ID: 30815418
Tue, Mar 08, 2005, 18:41

Regarding Saw: I think the guy was able to stay motionless for so long because he took the drug that he gave to the dude who had the key in his stomach (from the beartrap scenario).

I doubt the doctor made it out alive because he could barely walk and the killer got up just a couple minutes later. If he did make it out, at least it would make for a good sequel...he and Danny Glover teaming up to catch that dude. Like Lethal Weapon with 3 feet.

Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 481152817
Wed, Mar 09, 2005, 06:28

KnicksFan: That's a good explanation for why the killer was able to stay still for so long.

Lethal Weapon with 3 feet...LMAO!

Motley Crue
Leader
ID: 439372011
Wed, Mar 09, 2005, 12:06

Oh my God, KnicksFan. Don't do that! Here I am in my office reading about movies and what not, and then I read your post and I let loose laughing with this positively too loud wheeze and now I am having to wipe tears out of the corners of my eyes. That was a good one. No Joe Pesci needed for comic relief there.

C1-NRB
ID: 1321989
Wed, Mar 09, 2005, 16:00

I always thought Danny Glover ran like he only had one foot in the Lethal Weapons anyway.

He does a lot more running in Predator 2 and runs the same way.

blue hen
ID: 331038201
Tue, Mar 22, 2005, 11:19

Spice World exceeded my expectations. Crossroads, however, did not.

TB
Leader
ID: 031811922
Tue, May 17, 2005, 13:50

I rented Saw based on this thread. I am not saying I was disappointed. It was an okay movie and it did surprise me at the end, but it wasn't a flick I would think about watching again.

I have added Europa Europa and Boondock Saints to my blockbuster queue. I cannot remember who suggested Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, but I rented it and thought it was a great movie. I had no idea what it was about and I certainly think that was the best way to watch this movie.

Seven is a great flick. I didn't see it until it had been out on video for a couple years. The ending was a total trip. I don't think I purposely avoided Brad Pitt movies, but I just watched Fight Club recently and had to watch it immediately a second time. Maybe everyone else saw what was going on, but I was very surprised at the ending.

Motley Crue
ID: 52450513
Tue, May 17, 2005, 13:54

I avoid movies like "A River Runs Through It" and "Troy". Other Pitt movies are good.

"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" looks good, because of the female cast member.

sarge33rd
ID: 584171817
Wed, May 18, 2005, 18:21

katie and I watched about 3/4 hr of Fight Club, and turned it off. We got neither entertainment value nor suspense value from it. *shrug*

Movie(s) I thought were surprisingly good (good being a relative term. Just that these were far and away better than I had "prepared" myself for.),
Spiderman serial
X-Men serial
Shrek (havent seen Shrek2 yet)

TB
ID: 5809511
Wed, May 18, 2005, 18:28

You need to go finish watching Fight Club.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Thu, May 19, 2005, 03:30

well, I would consider this a movie that surprised me:

Star Wars III

just got back from seeing it, I really didnt like Episodes I or II and wasn't expecting much from this one, in fact up until about 4:30 Wednesday afternoon, I wasn't even sure if I was gonna watch it at all. But a friend had an extra ticket for the midnight showing and it was really pretty good! makes me wanna watch episode 4 again real soon!

Texas Flood
ID: 326462912
Thu, May 19, 2005, 12:04

As a whole I've never been a huge Star Wars fan, but I'm sure I'll see the finale. Gotta wait for the buzz to die down a little though. To date my favorite installment has been Return of the Jedi.

The whole point of Fight Club was the ending.

Favorite Pitt movie was Legends of the Fall.

katietx
ID: 15420101
Thu, May 19, 2005, 12:25

The Ususal Suspects

An all-time favorite of mine. Have seen it about 5 times and still love the final 1/2 hour.

Great One
ID: 6452919
Thu, May 19, 2005, 18:20

sarge/katie...

I have read this thing site all day and the first thing I wanted to remember to post when I got home was to tell you to make sure you give Fight Club another try and watch it til the end. There is A LOT more going on there then meets the eye... trying not to give anything away :)

If you just watched half of Usual Suspects would you have considered it great? Great parallel...

Its like walking out of Titanic before the ship goes down (2 hours into the damn movie!?) and just assuming thats all that happens and it was just a bunch of people on a nice little cruise lol...

Great One
ID: 6452919
Thu, May 19, 2005, 18:21

and that Pixies song at the end! beautiful...

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Thu, May 19, 2005, 19:03

Thats a great song! It just came on the radio here within the last hour or so!

sarge33rd
ID: 544411918
Thu, May 19, 2005, 23:00

GO; might be a valid parallel, but the differenc eis that Usual Suspects held our attention, kept us waiting for the next scene, the next line. FC on the other hand, bored us to tears. (We are familiar with the ending, so worry not about 'spoilers' on our part.)

angryCHAIR
Donor
ID: 98192416
Fri, May 27, 2005, 15:58

The Station AGENT A BIG SUPRISE...ORDERED IT OFF OF NETFLIXX, in the INDIE section, INFO

biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Fri, May 27, 2005, 16:38

Yeah, I liked Station Agent too. Just a simple, honest, well acted and written movie.

biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Fri, May 27, 2005, 16:42

The review that led me to it.

Hey, did you hear the one about the misanthropic dwarf, the moody artist and the relentlessly affable hot-dog vendor?

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, May 28, 2005, 01:38

The ending of Fight Club changes it from being an ok and slow movie to a very good one. I'm with GO on this one, you gotta watch that again and this time, all the way through.

TB
ID: 5809511
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 11:02

Okay MC (post 3), I finally got around to watching Sixth Sense and have to agree that it was a good movie that surprised me very much at the end. There was a scene early in the movie when Bruce Willis was sitting in the living room with the boy's mother and they appeared to be waiting for the boy to get home. I thought it was a directing slip because my impression was that they weren't talking. Turns out to be well-planned scene. Truthfully, I think MC just liked this movie because he found out he wasn't the only person who sees dead people walking around. =)

Motley Crue
ID: 52450513
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 11:09

Dur! Yes, that's right.

Rendle
Donor
ID: 014815714
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 13:52

I watched Magnolia over the weekend and was totally taken back by it. One of the best movies I've ever seen. It was long at 3 hours but I never got bored with it. Paul Thomas Anderson is one of the premier new age writer/directors along with Wes Anderson, Tarantino, Shymalan, and Kevin Smith. I can't wait til he starts up another movie. Boogie Nights and Punch Drunk Love were great and I haven't seen Hard Eight yet.

Motley Crue
ID: 52450513
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 14:00

Magnolia. All I remember is Tom Cruise acting dumb, and the cop acting dumber. And frogs falling from the sky.

What was the point?

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 14:26

You guys need to go watch "Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human"

Its got Carmen Elektra and a bunch of nobodies and its one of the funniest movies I've EVER seen! (with some of the worst acting ever, but you gotta look past that)

beastiemiked
ID: 4310501610
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 14:32

I remember watching that movie 4-5 years ago after you recommended it one night in the chatroom. IIRC, it was pretty funny. Too bad it'll probably never be shown on TV again. If it was, I definitely would watch it again. The funniest part I remember is those guys that represented sperm running full speed into a padded wall.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 14:44

that was hilarious. I just watched it again this weekend, so I thought I'd bring it up again. :)

Its definitely the funniest movie no one's ever heard of!

Rendle
Donor
ID: 014815714
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 19:43

I would definitely say that Magnolia was a love it or hate it type movie. The way the multiple stories were weaved together was very similar to Pulp Fiction. The movie is about real life, real people, and real coincidences. The prologue and epilogue were perfect. I loved how the camera constantly was moving. That aspect reminded me of a Scorsese film.

Slackjawed Yokel
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ID: 052347519
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 22:19

Yeah, I really liked Magnolia, but haven't watched it in a while - it's one of those movies you really need to be in the mood for. Speaking of the moving camera, there's an easter egg outtake on the dvds where they were doing a slow pan into John C Reilly's bedroom but instead of sitting on his bed crying or whatever he was supposed to be doing, he was mooning the camera... hilarious especially after the minute long slow pan into the room.

Hard Eight is also very good. Definitely very well-developed characters starring Mr. Reilly again and Philip Baker Hall who's also in Magnolia.. I remember I had seen this shortly before seeing Jackie Brown in the theater, and was disappointed in Jackie Brown (which was also character-driven) by comparison... but it grew on me after multiple viewings.

Motley Crue
ID: 52450513
Thu, Jun 02, 2005, 08:30

I think I see the problem here: I don't give much of a crap about artistic merit or cinemagraphic techniques. I want a good story with above average acting talent. Magnolia was not a story, really. Not in the vain I am used to and enjoy, at any rate.

Of course, neither was Eyes Wide Shut and I liked that quite alot. It probably had something to do with Nicole Kidman showing off her "feminine side".

threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sun, Jun 05, 2005, 07:34

i'd have to say sin city was a damn good movie

Great One
ID: 1049299
Sun, Jun 05, 2005, 08:23

Shaun of the Dead
Just flat out hilarious!!! only watched it because at the time my girlfriend was into all those stupid horror movies that are all exactly the same lately and she thought it was like one of them... She DIDN'T like it which was the sign of a great film!!! It was original and smart and the first new movie I have laughed outloud at that I can remember... its a good purchase because its one I can watch over and over - good drinking buddy film.

but be forewarned its VERY bloody and gorey and frankly even gross in some parts... but its so over the top its funny because its playing on all the horror movie cliches. So just make sure the kids aren't around.

gonna have to see that Earthbound movie with Electra.. sounds like its up my alley.

Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Sun, Jun 05, 2005, 08:40

Reminds me of the Toxic Avenger

Great One
ID: 95201914
Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 18:34

Went and saw Batman Begins and it was pretty damn good I thought. It was very dark and intense and told a good story and actually had me interested which is more than most movies lately... A good "prequel".

Anyone more familiar with the comic, is the story consistent with that? (the way he went through training to become Batman)... cause I never remembered anything about him disappearing for 7 year etc and then returning.

Great One
ID: 95201914
Sun, Jun 26, 2005, 18:36

and congrats to Christopher Nolan on directing it so well - he was previously the director of the movie that gone one of the longest threads here ever - Memento.

holt
ID: 105252915
Fri, Jul 01, 2005, 06:14

movie that surprised me - King Kong Lives (1986).
surprised me that it existed.

stars linda hamilton. deserves honorable mention as one of the worst movies of all time. some movies are intentionally bad just to get a few laughs, but they can never compare to a movie like this. this movie is so bad (unintentionally as far as i can tell) I was in tears. couldn't believe that this movie existed. how could linda hamilton go from terminator to this? I can't even begin to explain why it's so bad. PLEASE - someone go rent this - get some friends and some beer together - and then try to explain its existence to me. I need to make some kind of sense out of it.

interesting trivia concerning this movie:
Peter Michael Goetz's cheque for post release royalties came to 3 cents. He has it stapled to the film poster in his house, having never cashed it

holt
ID: 105252915
Fri, Jul 01, 2005, 06:40

hilarious synopsis of king kong lives.

Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 11314719
Sun, Jul 10, 2005, 14:33

Hide and Seek with Robert DeNiro and Dakota Fanning...

I bought this at Best Buy yesterday and it was awesome. DeNiro was outstanding and Fanning was not overshadowed by him at all.

Great plot twist and the DVD has multiple endings with your usual treats of deleted scenes, commentary, etc.

Excellent supporting cast as well with Elizabeth Shue (Karate Kid, Adventures in Babysitting) and Famke Jansen (Jean Grey from X-Men).

Mike D
Sustainer
ID: 041831612
Sun, Jul 10, 2005, 14:52

Bought and watched Shaun of the Dead----while I liked it, it wasn't as funny as I had hoped for. The relationship stuff was too deep for me at times. I liked it, and will more than likely watch it again. Just can't say it surprised me or that I really really liked it. IMHO, nowhere near the classic Toxic Avenger.

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Sun, Jul 10, 2005, 19:58

Hey J, I rented Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human on your advice above and it was hilarious!

Some of the stuff the narrator said was so off-the-wall I was LMAO. The sperminator was funny. Meeting both parents was funny. I agree and will toss in my vote for the funniest movie no one's ever heard of.

Rendle
ID: 1063240
Sun, Jul 10, 2005, 20:15

Everyone should go see Crash. It was released theatrically a couple months ago and is still out in some theaters around here. It was the best movie I've seen so far this year.

Texas Flood
ID: 145442719
Mon, Jul 11, 2005, 18:32

Went to see WAR OF THE WORLDS yesterday, godawful, one of the worst movies i've had the displeasure of viewing. Two weeks ago I went to THE LONGEST YARD and it was Casablanca compared War of the Worlds.

Filthy Rich
ID: 35119816
Fri, Jul 15, 2005, 19:54

Charlie and the chocolate factory is one of the funniest movies I've seen in a while, even without the singing candyman or the teacher.

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Jul 16, 2005, 14:54

million dollar baby was much much better than expected. it was a sensational flick. i expected it to be similar to rocky but was unlike any plot i can remember.

Cosmo's Cod Piece
ID: 11314719
Sat, Jul 16, 2005, 18:14

My wife and my seven year old niece kept bugging me to take them to see the Wonka movie.

The Willy Wonka movie was downright hysterical. Johnny Depp nailed it. It was a Tim Burton movie that not only was I able to stomach, but I'm eagerly awaiting the DVD release.

I can now see why attendance at movies are down. We went to a drive-in theater and watched the movie sitting on top of my wife's SUV.

Two adult tickets = $14
One child ticket = $3
Pre-movie Dairy Queen = $11
Dinner for three at an average restaurant = $30
2-Liter of pop = $2

Cost me $60 to go to the show last night. The DVD will most likely be $20 and if you tack on a $20 pizza, the total cost is still only $40.

GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Sat, Jul 16, 2005, 23:36

Ditto on Million Dollar Baby.
We watched it last nite and thought it was a very, very good movie.
No wonder it did as well as it did.

Definite gotta see if you haven't.
Not like any other fight movie I have ever seen.

Cliff

Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Tue, Jul 19, 2005, 23:13

Just saw Million Dollar Baby... great movie. Tough to watch at times, but great.

Willy Wonka this weekend in IMAX, can't wait.

Just ordered Mating Habits of the Earthbound Humans from Netflix after I couldn't find it any Blockbuster so that should be here for the weekend too.

Watching Finding Neverland as soon as I type this... I anticipate that being good as well, but I will note that tommorrow.

GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Wed, Jul 20, 2005, 00:01

Finding NeverLand was another really good movie.
We have watched a lot of good ones lately.

Cliff

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Wed, Jul 20, 2005, 13:50

I watched Adam Sandler pee on a wall in Big Daddy again yesterday. That movie still makes me smile when I watch it. And that Joey Lauren Adams, man she's smokin'.

jimmy
Dude
ID: 349182621
Thu, Jul 21, 2005, 18:51

I guess I'll have to see Hide and Seek now, been working with a husband & wife this week, the wife had her daughter with her all week, and the little girl seemed a bit different. Today I ask the little girl if she had seen Willie Wonka (very funny), and the mother spoke up and asked if I'd seen War of the Worlds, in which I said yes. The lady said that her brother's daughter was Dakota Fanning! So, maybe one day this little girl will join her two cousins on the big screen?

Up to today I couldn't tell you who Dakota Fanning was, I'll have to take some time now and watch a few of her other movies, though I have seen Man on Fire, I just didn't take any interests in the little girl.

Punk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Wed, Jul 27, 2005, 20:03

Arlington Road. Great movie.

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Fri, Jul 29, 2005, 13:01

It was quite a surprising ending on Arlington Road. At least to me.

Tim Robbins was great as the crazy, evil guy. Almost like a the exact opposite of the guy he played in Shawshank Redemption.

Punk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Fri, Jul 29, 2005, 16:40

Yeah it was a good true movie. Never everything in life ends good right?

If you have seen him in War of the Worlds he is crazy and annoying. I personally don't like alot of his stuff.

WiddleAvi
ID: 65101619
Tue, Aug 02, 2005, 20:58

Anyone see Sex and Lucia ?? I kept wanting it to get to the end because I was dying to know how it would end. One of my favorite movies.

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Wed, Jan 25, 2006, 00:53

I just watched Million Dollar Baby and loved it. It took me on an emotional roller coaster ride.

GO, did you ever watch Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human?

beastiemiked
Sustainer
ID: 03531815
Wed, Jan 25, 2006, 09:19

Still need to see MHEH again. Saw it once on HBO about 5-6 years ago and haven't seen it on since. I highly doubt most video stores even carry it.

Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Wed, Jan 25, 2006, 22:36

Did see Mating Habits and really enjoyed it... which reminds me, I meant to name one of my teams The Sperminators and forgot to.

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Wed, Jan 25, 2006, 22:41

bmd - Netflix has it! I've made 2 people at work add it to their queues

Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Wed, Jan 25, 2006, 22:44

Yeah, I had to get it through Netflix.

Its weird, cause David Hyde Pierce does the voice - and i just saw Spamalot on Broadway and it was awesome and I was reminded of it. (He plays "Brave Sir Robin", Tim Curry as "King Arthur", Hank Azaria as "Lancelot"...)

Perm Dude
Dude
ID: 030792616
Wed, Jan 25, 2006, 22:46

Blockbuster.com has it as well.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Tue, May 02, 2006, 01:00

Someone sent me a subscription to netflix and it's the best! Added a few of these movies to my queue. Also adding some of my other all time favorites to watch again like teh Bill Cosby/Sidney Pottier movies Uptown Saturday Night, Let's Do it Again and A Piece of the Action.

Rendle
Donor
ID: 014815714
Tue, May 02, 2006, 01:49

Recently have seen and love: Boys Don't Cry, Run Lola Run, and Amores Perros.

Great One
ID: 941128
Tue, May 02, 2006, 10:11

Liked all those movies.. even own Run Lola Run.

Anyone seen the Aristocrats? I thought it was pretty funny - !Disclaimer! - its VERY vulgar, but in the right situation worth checking out. Definitely no children around and you may wanna think twice about the wife depending on what they can handle.

katietx
ID: 1433216
Tue, May 02, 2006, 18:33

Among the movies we've watched lately, the absolute best was The Great Raid, although Benjamin Bratt isn't the greatest actor, the movie was wonderful!

Also, North Country - outstanding!!!!

The Machinist was dark and intense, but a bit plodding. Amazing that Christian Bale could loose so much weight and still have the energy to act.

Walk The Line very enjoyable and since I saw Johnny Cash in the late 60's, it was well portrayed and pretty accurate for that time period. A shame that Joaquin Phoenix didn't get the Oscar, he deserved it.

Slackjawed Yokel
ID: 6742221
Wed, May 03, 2006, 22:37

GO - I watched the Aristocrats last week - my wife watched the first ten minutes with me; then she made me turn it off and I finished it later... It was pretty good if a bit repetetive; the extra features where they told different jokes were almost better. If you haven't seen Comedians of Comedy, that's another very good look at stand-up behind the scenes.

and, I picked up The Machinist from the Bookmobile last week, but haven't watched it yet. Can't beat the convenience of having a busload of free movies to rent driven to your back yard.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, May 12, 2006, 22:11

Just watched Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human. It was better than expected, but it was just ok. The narrator definitely makes the film.

Uptown Bombers
ID: 35616416
Sat, May 13, 2006, 01:52

City of God - about young gang life in brazil. Just saw it again on cable. It is an excellent movie.

Great One
ID: 523121411
Sat, May 13, 2006, 09:24

I'll be sure to check out the extra features on the Aristocrats. I am a little surprised nobody else has seen it.

Texas Flood
ID: 2740148
Wed, May 17, 2006, 09:10

Poseidon, beyond terrible.

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Wed, May 17, 2006, 11:47

The Ice Harvest with John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton is worth seeing. Not spectacular, but enjoyable, and there are some scenes that really get your anticipation up.

I saw The Virgin Suicides finally. What the hell was all of the fuss about? That movie basically blew.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, May 19, 2006, 14:12

Just watched "The Prodcuers" and I didn't like it. Thought it was going to be funny. Not so much.

Mat Cauthon
ID: 19424168
Fri, May 19, 2006, 14:32

I just saw both 'Little Manhattan' and 'About a Boy' recently, and they both surprised me with their quality. LM turned out to be pretty cute, and had a lot of good New York scenes that will bring back memories. And Hugh Grant turns in a slightly darker performance in AAB.

Rendle
ID: 184331517
Tue, May 23, 2006, 02:05

The Da Vinci Code was pretty boring and the acting was surprisingly bad.

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Tue, May 23, 2006, 08:42

Last night I watched The Constant Gardener. Nice name, pff.

It was a decent movie. There was a shroud of mystery surrounding most of it, but it wasn't extremely suspenseful. Ralph Fiennes was very good and I see why he was nominated for the Oscar. But he was also a bit of a weenie and somewhat timid, in contrast to his role as the Red Dragon. Come to think of it, he'll always seem timid compared to that role, I guess.

Oh well; it's not the best movie I've ever seen, but your wife might like it.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Wed, May 24, 2006, 15:20

Saw Big Mamma's House 2. It's ok, but it's only mildly entertaining at best. A few predicatble laughs. Thought it would be much more funny. The acting wasn't that good either as a whole.

Seward Norse
ID: 113141012
Wed, May 24, 2006, 15:47

Wish I would have seen post 89 before sunday night. Not good.

Slackjawed Yokel
Leader
ID: 052347519
Wed, May 24, 2006, 19:06

(re 89,94)as a general rule, if it's a movie based on a play that was based on a movie, just watch the original movie..

I thought Constant Gardener was decent, but actually my wife didn't care for it (it was made by the same director as the excellent City of God). Speaking of my wife, she's been out of town the past week so I've been catching up on movies I know she won't even watch - just saw The Hostel, good horror movie similar to Saw, and The Warriors - apparently a cult classic that had slipped by me. up next, Hustle and Flow and The Jacket...

Great One
ID: 523121411
Wed, May 24, 2006, 20:10

And the Aristocrats of course!

Its funny, does anyone else read Peter Schragers "Wednesday Buffet" on Foxspots? I used to be a devout Page 2 and Bill Simmons guy, but lately I find myself looking forward to Wednesday Buffet every single week. His mix of music/sports/movies/tv/celebrity news is always good. The reason I mention it is because he makes a bit of an inside joke at the end of the column using a reference from The Aristocrats and it left my buddies and I cracking up...
Wednesday Buffet

Mat Cauthon
ID: 19424168
Thu, May 25, 2006, 09:14

Re: #95,

Ahh, 'The Warriors.' That was actually a Bill Simmons recommendation that I loved. I'd wanted to see it for a while, since so many musical performers that I like (read: hip hop groups) reference that movie all the time. It was as good as I could have hoped. A really nice mix of camp and classic.

C.SuperFreak
ID: 413282610
Mon, May 29, 2006, 17:56

On the weekend I watched "It's All Gone Pete Tong".
It's a mockumentary (like Spinal Tap) about a club DJ who eventually goes deaf. I enjoyed it and will probably watch it again.

Here's a few of my favorite Brit movies from across the pond:
Waking Ned Devine
Gregory's Girl
Restless Natives

Perm Dude
ID: 3440299
Mon, May 29, 2006, 18:00

Waking Ned Devine was a great movie. Really liked that one. I believe, however, that it was an Irish film.

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Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 374522815
Mon, May 29, 2006, 20:07

Been meaning to catch Pete Tong. Heard great things.

For those who care for the genre, Hostel was very disappointing.

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C.SuperFreak
Sustainer
ID: 053771616
Mon, May 29, 2006, 22:50

I forgot to add 24 hour party people. A story about Tony Wilson, Factory Records, and the rise of Joy Division, New Order, and The Happy Mondays in the late 70's to mid 80's.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Tue, May 30, 2006, 10:30

Hostel was horrible. Heard horrible reviews about Stealth so was expecting the worst. It was actually ok. Not great, but ok. The Newton Boys was interesting and had some top notch actors. I liked Man of the House.

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Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Tue, May 30, 2006, 10:57

I have Hostel at home on top of my television set. I rented it on Sunday and have yet to watch it. I guess I'll get it over with in the next few days. And I'm hoping you guys are wrong.

I watched Munich the other day. I liked it, but it wasn't Spielberg's greatest work. Some very good scenes, and some very well-done suspense scenes. The movie tended to drag, and there wasn't much closure, if you need that sort of thing. But worth watching to learn about that era of history, while keeping in mind it's "based" on a true story.

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biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Tue, May 30, 2006, 19:35

Hustle and Flow = Sweet.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, Jun 02, 2006, 10:31

I had such high hopes for Two for the Money but after seeing it, it was just ok.

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biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 15:37

X-men III - eh.

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J
Leader
ID: 10171012
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 15:49

I saw X-Men 3 yesterday, it was actually better than I thought it was gonna be. Make sure you stick around for after the credits if you haven't seen it yet.

I also saw MI-3 yesterday, since I refuse to give Tom Cruice my money, i just stuck around to see it.

It was REALLY good!!!!!

I rented Two for the Money but haven't watched it yet.

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biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 15:57

Dang. I forgot about the stick around after the credits thing.

I enjoyed the movie, it just got too over-the-top, and the action could no longer be supported by the ever-shrinking plot-base. Sort of the Matrix problem. When you have no boundaries (i.e. you can make up a new mutant and new, amazing powers on demand - Deus ex Machina), you have to self-impose limits, or the movie starts to feel a bit too farcicle.

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TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 22:47

I had to look up farcical. I don't know if it is one of those words I will ever become comfortable using and I am a big fan of using ludicrous with a Mike Tyson voice, but it's always cool to learn a new word.

I enjoyed X-Men III. Lots of action and great special effects. I don't want to talk about it too much and spoil it for anyone who hasn't seen it, but the scene where Magneto "moved" the bridge was pretty cool. You have to keep in mind that this is a comic book so farcicality is to be expected. Okay, I got a chance to use it and took it. =)

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biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 23:32

Hah! The least I could have done is spell it correctly. I'm going to get me a farcicle down at the 7-11 on a hot day.

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TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Mon, Jun 05, 2006, 23:49

LOL- When I first did a search it took me to this site: http://www.velonews.com/phorum3/read.php?f=2&i=149129&t=149129

I read down a bit and saw this, "You don't frighten us, English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottom, sons of a silly person. I blow my nose at you, so-called Arthur King, you and all your silly English k-nnnnniggets. Thpppppt! Thppt! Thppt!...I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries!"

I know you have quoted this movie before so started to wonder if it was just a funny "made-up" word and I was missing the joke. I kept reading through the thread and figured it out, though.

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biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 17:41

farcicle: fart flavored popsicle

Yum!

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Rendle
ID: 184331517
Tue, Jun 06, 2006, 20:07

Seven Samurai was the second Kurosawa that I've seen. Very very entertaining. Other one was Hidden Fortress which was very enjoyable and the inspiration for Star Wars.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Jun 08, 2006, 14:55

I recommend Glory Road.

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Great One
ID: 11139517
Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 22:17

Just went and saw Cars, its was pretty good. Certainly reccomend taking your kids to see it.

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TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Sat, Jun 10, 2006, 22:26

I am taking my son to see it tomorrow.

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C1-NRB
ID: 17348117
Sun, Jun 11, 2006, 00:30

I'll echo Great One- "Cars" was better than expected.

I've become so accustomed to movies showing all the "good parts" in the trailers and commercials that I was pleasantly surprised "Cars" had more to offer.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 10:32

Munich wasn't as good as anticipated. Very very slow and hard to get into. Firewall was pretty good though. Anyone seen The Davinci Code yet?

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TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 11:13

I saw The Davinci Code and it was just okay for me. The book was great.

Hey GO, I enjoyed Cars. Did you stick around and watch the final credits where they were at the drive-in?

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ChicagoTRS
ID: 564292610
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 13:41

Cars was ok...saw it at the drive-in...so it was funny when the final credits showed them at the drive-in...

Saw The Break Up last night...wife liked it...I thought it was bleh.

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Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 13:44

I saw Y Tu Mama Tambien this weekend. After all of the fanfare I thought it would be better. I think it made Mexicans look awful, but oh well. I suppose that's not that big of a deal to most.

Last night I watched an indie film called Dotting the "i". I liked that a good bit. Interesting twists at the end, and I recommend checking it out--no name brand actors to speak of.

And X-Men 3 I liked. I thought they did some real neat things with it, and there were some very good scenes. I also cannot comment on a few things without spoiling it for the rest, but there were some deaths that left me a little surprised.

In the commercials for the new Superman film, they've been playing the old Superman symphonic overture. I hope it's in the film. I loved that old song, and they need to somehow bridge the gap between the old ones and the new one. The uniform is totally different, so the music could do it if they recycle it.

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Perm Dude
ID: 45548138
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 13:51

Picked up the kids movie Doogal for my little one on Saturday. It was very very bad. Far too violent for a G movie, for one, and their idea of humor seemed to be to randomly quote other movies throughout--sometimes oddly out-of-context. The other movies were PG kids movies that the kids watching probably wouldn't get, and were too out of touch for the adults to enjoy. Stay away!

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 20:01

I heard Doogal was bad and removed it from my Netflix queue. Watched The Pink Panther. It was just ok for me. Had a few funny moments, but nothing fall down funny slapstick or anything. Got 16 blocks and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang that I hope to watch in the next day or two.

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Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 374522815
Tue, Jun 13, 2006, 20:20

Finally saw It's All Gone Pete Tong. Terrific.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Jun 15, 2006, 12:11

16 Blocks was pretty good. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang was pretty bad.

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J
ID: 13443921
Wed, Jun 21, 2006, 00:04

Syriana was a waste of 2 hours if anyone wanted to know

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Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Wed, Jun 21, 2006, 08:36

Syriana was bad, huh? I was thinking I'd like to see that. Hmmm.

I watched the new Amityville Horror, since I liked the old one. It scared me. I watched it at night alone, which was fine. It was good and scary. I was surprised at the amount of death in the film--there wasn't much. Well, after the first few scenes anyway. But that was almost like a flashback.

Anyway, it was worth watching if you like frightening horror movies that are very creepy. Or if you want to watch Ryan Reynolds try to be creepy rather than goofy. He did fine. He was still a little goofy, though.

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J
Leader
ID: 10171012
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 13:36

Syriana was about 50% subtitled, I don't wanna have to read a movie! And there just wasn't any action, just very boring

I saw the new Amityville Horror a few months ago, it was good, but just couldn't take Ryan Reynolds seriously! Especially after just watching Waiting!

I've got 4 free blockbuster rentals that expire on Sunday...any suggestions?

1 of em is gonna be Munich.

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Perm Dude
ID: 2532229
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 13:57

Constant Gardener was good. Leon: The Professional. Anchorman. Team America: World Police.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 15:05

I didn't care for Syriana, Match Point or Munich. All about the same--very slow. Match Point was the worst of the three.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 16:50

I've seen some pretty bad movies lately, but one that really surprised me was The World's Fastest Indian which was pretty good. I didn't care for Run Lola Run.

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 17:37

Constant Gardner was great.

Yuchh, Syriana is sitting at the house now.

Glory Road was real good.

Also enjoyed 16 Blocks.

Can't remember what else my better half rented for this weekend.

Do know she has a stack of 4 waiting.

Cliff

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J
ID: 13443921
Thu, Jun 22, 2006, 23:32

I wound up getting 16 blocks...haven't watched it yet.

I still need to see Walk the line!
Munich was no where to be found.

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 00:24

Saw walked the line at the theater and loved it.

Just really didn't like Munich.

Cliff

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sarge33rd
ID: 575352217
Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 10:43

Walk the Line was a great movie, very well done. Katie and I were both pleasantly surprised by how much we enjoyed that one.

Munich I thought was "ok". Not great, not bad.

We have Firewall and something else I cant recall at home via netflix now. We'll watch those this weekend.

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 13:34

OK, Sarge jogged my memory.
Firewall is one of the other 3.
Plus 8 Below and something else.

Cliff

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C1-NRB
ID: 17348117
Fri, Jun 23, 2006, 17:42

Just got back from taking the oldest kid to "Nacho Libre"

While there was one or two laugh-out-loud moments (four words: Midget Mexican professional wrestling), overall I say rent it, non-New Release.

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J
ID: 13443921
Sun, Jun 25, 2006, 18:05

my free rentals are done, I got the British version of The Office today.

So far:

Date Movie - awful, awful, awful movie. Thank G0D it was free!
Syriana - sucked.
2 for the money - alright, didn't really love it
still need to watch: Walk the line, 16 Blocks, Munich and The Office.

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sarge33rd
ID: 75591913
Sun, Jun 25, 2006, 18:09

Firewall was pretty good. Not great, but good. Plotline not entirely disimilar to Mel Gibson and Ransom.

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C1-NRB
ID: 17348117
Sun, Jun 25, 2006, 20:29

We watched Firewall last night. To quote Lisa Simpson, "Meh."

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WiddleAvi
ID: 3022278
Sun, Jun 25, 2006, 21:34

I liked Munich a lot. Just saw V for Vendetta. Very good. Also saw In America which I really liked a lot. Saw Match point and didn't really like it. Was very surprised to find out afterwards that it was a Woody Allen movie.

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J
ID: 13443921
Sun, Jun 25, 2006, 22:09

V for Vendetta was really good, I was actually surprised. I only really even saw it because I love Natalie Portman, but the movie was really good.

Just finished watching 16 blocks. Not bad, but Bruce Willis is getting OLD!!!!!

Now its time to watch a little of The Office to see what the big deal is. I love the American Steve Carrell version, but I always here the Brittish version is better...we'll see!

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Rendle
ID: 237311414
Sun, Jun 25, 2006, 23:13

Seen alot of good movies in the last few days: The Station Agent, The Ice Storm, The Woodsmen.

Going to see Keeping Up with the Steins tomorrow. Jeremy Piven is the man.

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JTSERB
ID: 49320214
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 08:53

Running Scared: Little expectations going in seeing as not a Paul Walker fan, but the movie is EXCELLENT! If I had to some it up in one word it would be action. The movie is constanly introducing new characters to the plot and storylines with every new scene.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 11:15

Constant Gardner--the first 42 minutes are excrutiatingly bad. Could have done it in probably 12. Almost turned it off like I did the Baxter, but kept watching because of the comment from PD saying it was good. The last part of the movie wasn't bad. But overall, I would say it was below par.

Diary of a Mad Black Woman--this surprised me. Thought it was going to be a comedy and it wasn't--though there are a few funny moments. It is a drama. But it was ok actually. Kind of liked it.

Lemony Snicket: Series of Unfortunate Events: Very Dark. I didn't care for it too much, but the wife liked it. Not really a kids movie though--esp. younger kids.

The Baxter--HORRIBLE! Turned it off it was so bad.

Got some of the new releases coming in this week. We shall see...

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Perm Dude
ID: 41548267
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 11:22

Yeah, the Constant Gardener set its own pace. I started watching because of the incredible acting by the Ralph Fiennes (sp).

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biliruben
Leader
ID: 589301110
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 11:23

I second the Station Agent kudos. The "How To:" of making a great movie about a midget obsessed with trains.

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C1-NRB
ID: 5131158
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 16:56

Best scene/ lines from "The Station Agent":
Fin: "I like horses."
Joe: "Gimme the joint, Fin."

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Great One
ID: 11139517
Mon, Jun 26, 2006, 20:16

Anyone seen Wicker Park? Someone I know was saying I would like it.

I enjoyed 16 Blocks, those type of movies are not usually my cup of tea, but I was entertained.

LOVED V for Vendetta. Loved it.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Tue, Jun 27, 2006, 23:39

Failure to Launch was good. Not sure why it had a few bad reviews, but I really enjoyed it.

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Wed, Jun 28, 2006, 00:03

Watched a movie that I wasn't sure about.
Almost just took it back.
Glad we didn't.
Ended up being a really good movie.

"End of the Spear"

Based on a true story in Ecuador.
Mercenaries and an Amazon tribe.

Really enjoyed it.

Cliff

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WiddleAvi
ID: 3022278
Wed, Jun 28, 2006, 08:41

I just saw The Break up with Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Anniston. I am not usually a fan of these types of movies but I must say I was very pleasently surprised with this movie. Had it's funny parts but was not your typical hollywood romantic comedy. Defintly a movie I would recomend.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Wed, Jun 28, 2006, 23:51

Find Me Guilty wasn't bad at all.

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J
ID: 13443921
Thu, Jun 29, 2006, 00:18

Just finished watching Munich. Excellent movie! It was long, but I was into it the whole time. Definitely worth seeing.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Jul 01, 2006, 09:44

Grandma's Boy was much better than expected. Has some big names believe it or not and was funny.

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sarge33rd
ID: 75591913
Sun, Jul 02, 2006, 11:40

16 Blocks and Memoirs of a Geisha came in from Netflix this past week. On the agenda over the next coupe days.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Sun, Jul 02, 2006, 20:58

Wish The Station Agent would have had a better ending.

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sarge33rd
ID: 75591913
Mon, Jul 03, 2006, 00:22

Thought 16 Blocks was pretty well done. Good, entertaining flick.

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katietx
ID: 56658617
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 12:46

16 Blocks - okay. Typical shoot 'em up cop movie. A tad different, but a good escape movie.

Memoires of a Geisha - outstanding! sarge wasn't as enthused -he thought it was too much of a "chick flick." A buy movie for me.

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 12:58

Katietx,
Tell Sarge I said to just let go, Memories of a Geisha was great.

Wouldn't classify it as a chick flick.

Also, tell Sarge to add "The World's Fastest Indian" to his NetFlix queue.

It is a true story about Burt Munro, a New Zealander and his running an old Indian at Bonneville during Speed Trials Week.

We watched it last nite and really enjoyed it.

Probably has a fairly limited draw as far as those that would like it, but think Sarge will.

Cliff

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sarge33rd
ID: 575352217
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 13:04

Tell Sarge I said to just let go...

ummmmmmm since when does a grizzled old sgt listen to a grizzled old swabbie? ;)

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 13:05

Never, but gonna say it anyway.

Watch the other movie, you'll enjoy it.

Anthony Hopkins plays Burt Munro.

Cliff

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sarge33rd
ID: 575352217
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 13:08

...but gonna say it anyway.

Why is it THAT doesnt surprise me at all?

Will add that one to the list. Sounds like a flick I'd enjoy.

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GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 13:13

You will.
We really did, but was tough to watch and we knew it would be.

Typical movie that we would have finished and been on the phone with the son to tell him about.
And make sure he added it to his list.

One of those many tough spots we encounter.

Cliff

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 15:53

Like I said in 131, that was a pretty good movie.

Another one that was much better than expected was "Cry Wolf." It says it's a Horror movie but it's not at all. Should be in the Thriller section. Nice plot twists. Really enjoyed it. Very surprised as it didn't look like much when it started.

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Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Jul 08, 2006, 22:07

Greatest Game Ever Played was also better than expected.

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ChicagoTRS
ID: 564292610
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 12:01

Saw the new Superman movie...I thought it sucked...boring...hated Lois...hated Superman...hated the whole story...

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biliruben
ID: 535193010
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 13:02

Super Troopers. My stomach muscles still hurt.

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biliruben
ID: 535193010
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 13:03

... but don't watch it with your kids, and a bit of "enhancement" is recommended. ;)

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sarge33rd
ID: 2464896
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 13:19

Watched the 2nd installment to Underworld theother night. Kate Beckinsale running around in skin-tight black neoprene is clearly the highlight of the show.

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Rendle
ID: 237311414
Mon, Jul 10, 2006, 18:18

The Man Who Wasn't There is quality neo-noir. The Coen's are so underrated.

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Texas Flood
ID: 5157177
Wed, Jul 12, 2006, 21:44

Just saw "Pirates of the Caribbean Deadman's Chest" I did'nt think it was nearly as good as the first installment. Way too long, and too much computer generated animation for my taste.

It had some good moments and a few laughs. Depp was pretty good, and the Davey Jones character was well done. If you're into non stop action and sword play it's a great movie. 3 out of 4 stars.

173

C.SuperFreak
ID: 42671220
Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 02:50

A few other movies recently viewed:
Walk the Line - unbelievably good. I can't wait for Walk the Line 2.
Layer Cake - Interesting movie from across the pond.
Gangs of New York - Loved the American eagle glass eye of the butcher. I guess the message is applicable throughout the ages...and not just to the USA.

174

Rendle
ID: 36634169
Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 17:44

Saw Squid and the Whale recently. That and History of Violence were my two favorite movies of 2005.

175

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Jul 17, 2006, 23:57

Dreamer--Excellent
Singing In the Rain--Oldie and still goodie
Hotel Rwanda--Not bad

176

katietx
ID: 56658617
Tue, Jul 18, 2006, 10:55

Watched Road to Perdition last night. Excellent movie. Don't know why we hadn't seen it before this.

Also saw Derailed - not bad, a bit predictable.

I'll add World's Fastest Indian to the list.

177

Texas Flood
ID: 5157177
Fri, Jul 21, 2006, 10:14

Can't wait to see "Snakes on a Plane". That title alone should be worth several million in revnue!

178

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, Jul 21, 2006, 12:47

Those of you who like history will like Separate But Equal. It's a two-part miniseries from back in 1991 and it's about 3 HRs long, but you will like it. Pottier is great.

179

katietx
ID: 56658617
Fri, Jul 21, 2006, 14:54

Has anyone seen American Soldiers? We Netflix'd it for the weekend.

180

sarge33rd
ID: 2464896
Sat, Jul 22, 2006, 21:14

Just watched Worlds Fastest Indian.

Absolutely outstanding movie. If you havent seen it, you're issing something special. If you deliberately havent seen it, you're cheating yourself. Was an easy story to watch, it was well told and I'm putting it on my short "movies to own" list.

181

sarge33rd
ID: 2464896
Sun, Jul 23, 2006, 21:10

American Soldier, is the story of a 1st Cav Sqd on Apr 12, 2004. The "Blackhawk Down" saga of the Iraqi conflict if you will.

I enjoyed it, was touched by it etc. If you didnt like at all, BHD, then you probably wont like this one either.

182

boikin
ID: 400291013
Wed, Aug 02, 2006, 13:04

Any suggestions for and action/thriller movies that where good but have kind of gone under the radar in the past couple years.

183

THK
ID: 2510332316
Wed, Aug 02, 2006, 13:12

Ok, this link was sent out in a house e-mail suggesting we had a party to celebrate the movies launch. It also commented saying there hasn't ben a fine movie since Van Wilder. LOL...anyway it was the first I have heard of it:

BEERFEST

Ahhhh...gotta love the title! ;-)

184

boikin
ID: 400291013
Wed, Aug 02, 2006, 13:15

well could be funny. supper troppers funny, club dread bad. 50/50 chance on that one.

185

katietx
ID: 56658617
Wed, Aug 02, 2006, 15:35

End of the Spear was excellent! A sad look at what civilization has done to the rain forest.

186

GoatLocker
ID: 36382616
Wed, Aug 02, 2006, 15:51

Katie,
Did sarge enjoy it too, or just you.
Was a really good movie as I said earlier.

Cliff

187

katietx
ID: 56658617
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 09:16

I think he did Cliff, altho not as much as we both enjoyed The Fastest Indian. I can't believe the media seemed to just skip right over it! Anthony Hopkins gave one of his best performances.

188

Boxman
ID: 45742110
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 09:23

Saw a bunch of movies lately.

40 Year Old Virgin - Outright hysterical. Wedding Crashers was better, but WC is better than a lot of comedies.
Hostel - For horror buffs, it's fantastic.
Munich - Extremely good. Slow to start, but the movie focuses on character a lot so it's justified. The ending screenshot is very powerful.

I saw Sixteen Candles for the first time and hated it.

I would like to see World Trade Center, but I want to know what Oliver Stone or the studio is planning on doing with the profits first.

189

C1-NRB
ID: 5131158
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 10:54

You just saw Sixteen Candles?!
Sixteen Candles was good in it's day. It holds a certain nostalgic greatness to those who saw it 20 years ago. You can't judge it against newer teen comedies; many of them draw elements from all the early John Hughes catalog.

Bringing up an interesting discussion point:
How did the '80s rank amongest the decades regarding the "teen comedy" genre? The only other decade that immediately comes to mind that contributed to the genre would be the '60s (Annette Funicello "Beach" movies). Discuss...

190

boikin
ID: 400291013
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 11:05

teen movies have really gone down since the 80's except for a few expceptions in the later 90's 2000's complete waste pretty much then again i can not think of too much out of the 70's

191

Boxman
ID: 45742110
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 11:24

There was a debate at work raging on about which 80's high school was the greatest. I said The Breakfast Club. Love that movie.

It turned out to be a tie between The Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles in our unofficial voting system. So I decided to watch it.

The 80's is far superior than any era I can think of. Now since you said "teen comedies", here's a list off the top of my head in no order.

The Great Outdoors (has a teen love story in it)
The Breakfast Club
Uncle Buck
Pretty In Pink
Teen Wolf
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Classic)

I know I'm missing a ton.

192

Rendle
ID: 061869
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 11:25

My favorite teen movies are Mallrats, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and Dazed and Confused.

For World Trade Center I read 10% of the box office for the first five days is going to WTC related causes.

193

boikin
ID: 400291013
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 11:27

i allways like better off dead

194

C1-NRB
ID: 5131158
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 12:07

Who is the the King of '80s Teen Comedy, John Cusack or Anthony Michael Hall?

John Cusack (no particular order)-
Sixteen Candles
Better Off Dead
Hot Pursuit
One Crazy Summer
The Sure Thing
Class
Tapeheads
Say Anything...

Anthony Michael Hall (no particular order)-
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Weird Science
Johnny Be Good
National Lampoon's Vacation (does this qualify?)

I lean more towards Cusack. While many of his characters and roles were similar to the point of type-casting (Hot Pursuit, The Sure Thing, Better Off Dead, One Crazy Summer, Say Anything...)- those movies and roles are genre defining even though none of them carries the weight of The Breakfast Club or the lead in Sixteen Candles.

195

boikin
ID: 400291013
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 12:13

john cusak hands down

196

Boxman
ID: 45742110
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 13:46

I forgot that Anthony Michael Hall was in National Lampoon's Vacation. Randy Quaid was the real star of those movies, IMHO.

Nothing beats the Christmas one when he's emptying the toilet tank from his trailer into the sewer system. Chevy Chase comes outside. He looks at Chevy and yells with that shit eating grin, "SHITTER'S FULL!!!" Awesome.

Gotta go with Cusak as well. I agree that he basically plays the same guy just under different circumstances. One Crazy Summer is an often overlooked comedy. But if I could only watch one 80's teen comedy the rest of my life it would be The Breakfast Club.

I had thought Molly Ringwald was in more 80's comedies but these were all I could find on imdb.com.

Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club
Pretty In Pink

197

Mattinglyinthehall
Leader
ID: 01629107
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 14:08

1970s teen movies:

Greese
Cooley High
A million bad films produced by Disney

198

boikin
ID: 400291013
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 14:11

MITH you forgot americain grafetti

199

Perm Dude
ID: 4572638
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 14:45

Fairly complete list of 80s movies

200

C.SuperFreak
ID: 42671220
Thu, Aug 03, 2006, 23:51

A few more from the 80's. some are pushing the teen envelope.
Adventures in Babysitting.
Back to the Future.
The Last American Virgin.
Top Secret.
Real Genius.
Revenge of the Nerds.
Porky's.
CaddyShack.

Late 70's
Meatballs.

201

Great One
ID: 523121411
Fri, Aug 04, 2006, 07:42

Lets get going with some Ricky Bobby reviews already!!! I'm on fire!!!

202

THK
ID: 2510332316
Fri, Aug 04, 2006, 09:44

GO-
I think I am going tonight! :-) Hopefully it doesn't let me down..

203

Boxman
ID: 34751126
Sun, Aug 13, 2006, 13:37

I saw Inside Man last night. Great movie. Clive Owen is the real deal.

Also, Airplane II was just on HBO. What a classic.

204

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Aug 14, 2006, 13:46

Inside Man was just ok for me. Too long and hated the ending. Had a ton of deleted scenes and that also made teh movie choppy at times. Albeit, it's better than some other movies I've had the displeasure of viewing...Manderly, turned it off after teh first 10 minutes. Brick, not very good--though watched it all the way through, Chapelle's Block Party--no comedy just a documentary about the making of a musical block party, She's the Man wasn't bad, Lord of War was bad, Final Destination 3 wasn't good, The Benchwarmers wasn't that good but did make me laugh a few times so you might want to check it out. Definitely overhyped though.

205

J
Leader
ID: 10171012
Mon, Aug 14, 2006, 15:01

I was so pissed when I saw Chappelle's block party. I was so excited for it to come out...and nothing funny about it. LAME!

Saw Pirates of the Caribbean 2 last night. Also lame. Its just a bridge to get to the 3rd movie. Dozed off in the theatre for a bit

206

J
Leader
ID: 10171012
Mon, Aug 14, 2006, 15:03

Oh and Talladega Nights was definitely funny. Hard to live up to the expectations I had for it, but definitely funny.

Love the baby jesus lines!!!!!

207

katietx
ID: 157591212
Mon, Aug 14, 2006, 17:21

Do not, I repeat, DO NOT rent The New World...I finally turned it off after 2 hours. Plooding and very pretentious. I know that some folks think he's a great director, but honestly I think he would make a better nature photographer.

The music wasn't good, and was so loud at times that the dialog was totally missed.

Watched 8 Below and enjoyed it. Knew the storyline which didn't ruin anything; and the dogs were amazingly trained. Good movie for the kids, altho some of the dogs don't make it and that could be upsetting for little ones.

208

Da Bomb
ID: 36533242
Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 01:32

I thought Talladega Nights was kind of dissapointing. Baron Cohen (Ali G) definitely stole the movie. And speaking of Cohen, I can't wait for Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan to come out.

209

boikin
ID: 207401013
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 16:22

Any suggestions for a foreign and/or older movies that you would be willing to pay $1 to see at movie theatre.

210

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:07

Krull

211

leggestand
ID: 426542419
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 18:32

I saw V for Vendetta on the flight back from England. Great movie, one of the best I've seen in a while.

212

Rendle
ID: 36634169
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 20:38

boiken, you can't go wrong with Akira Kurosawa. Seven Samurai is his masterpiece. If you want to see the inspiration (movie Lucas ripped off) for Star Wars see Hidden Fortress. For newer foreign films I'd check out City of God, Amores Perros, and Run Lola Run.

213

C1-NRB
ID: 17348117
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 21:23

I have to echo about V for Vendetta. We picked it up last weekend. I went in not knowing a whole lot about it and was pleasantly surprised.

214

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 22:32

legge, wasn't that film a bit racy for a flight presumably including kids?

When I flew back from London in July we got Aquamarine and The Pink Panther. Yeah, real winners there.

215

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Thu, Aug 17, 2006, 23:14

We got The Shaggy Dog on our last flight.
V for Vendetta was a cool flick.

216

leggestand
Leader
ID: 451036518
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 10:02

MC, V had some swear words, and some slightly graphic fight scenes, but I still think it was rated PG-13.

I actually think I am going to purchase the movie. The dialogue is great (particularly the speech by V early in the movie), the fight scenes need to be seen on a big screen (and not the back of an airplane chair), and the story makes you think, as it is applicable to today's world (albeit in an exaggerated way).

217

sarge33rd
ID: 575352217
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:15

rre 207....Just precisely how bad is New World? It made A Knights Tale into a piece of cinematic genius by comparison. (And previous to my aborted effort to watch New World, A Knights Tale topped my list of worst movies ever made)

218

boikin
ID: 207401013
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 15:40

that speech at the beggining of V is awesome, ill have to look into Amores Perros, never heard of it. We have shown the other two, city of god great movie maybe top 20 for me.

219

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 17:19

I've got Das Boot in my Netflix queue.

I fell asleep during Scary Movie 4. The first scene was funny, but after that pretty stupid. Not horrible, just not that funny. Got RV but haven't seen it yet. Trying to get C and Shaggy Dog but Long Wait on them still.

220

PuNk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Fri, Aug 18, 2006, 19:53

Worst movie I have EVER seen is Date Movie. Honestly that was going to be the first movie EVER that I have turned off, but I me and my wife just kept saying it can't get any worse, and then it just became seeing how HORRIBLE it was going to end up. And that's the last movie we've rented, ruined everything the rest of our lives!!! :'P

221

katietx
ID: 157591212
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 10:53

Das Boot is excellent! Great choice Ref.

222

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 12:05

I have had a couple friends tell me Date Movie was the worst movie they have ever seen.

Sarge, I enjoyed A Knight's Tale with Heath Ledger and Shannyn Sossamon. She is a hotty. Rufus Sewell and Paul Bettany were hilarious. It wasn't a masterpiece, but I enjoyed watching it. I guess I will have to watch New World now.

223

katietx
ID: 157591212
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 12:07

Take some no-doze before you start the movie TB.

224

sarge33rd
ID: 3622119
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 13:15

Just have a bottle of Jack and a chest of ice on hand. Wont be too long, you wont care that the movie svcks. :)

225

WiddleAvi
ID: 516233020
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 14:20

boiken - Amores Perros was an excellent movie.

226

katietx
ID: 157591212
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 16:46

Spanish version of Must Love Dogs? "-)

227

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Aug 19, 2006, 23:13

RV had its moments. It wasn't bad.

228

GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Sun, Aug 20, 2006, 21:57

First time in a long time we turned a movie off and pulled it out of the DVD player.

Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang

No way.

Cliff

229

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Aug 21, 2006, 12:29

8 Below was a good movie for all ages.

Yeah Kiss Kiss was bad.

230

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Sep 02, 2006, 13:01

Watched The Last Samurai and it was very good. Didn't expect much so I was really surprised. Also liked the Sentinel and Take the Lead. Friends with Money was ok. More of a chick flick I guess.

231

Boxman
ID: 25717255
Sat, Sep 02, 2006, 18:20

How's Keifer in The Sentinel?

232

C1-NRB
ID: 17348117
Sat, Sep 02, 2006, 18:46

Ref- Are you following my wife to Blockbuster? She brought home both The Sentinel and Take the Lead last night.

I skipped Take the Lead last night. Watching The Sentinel later tonight.

233

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sun, Sep 03, 2006, 21:12

That was YOUR wife? Whoops! ;)

Kiefer was pretty good I thought. Douglas was even better. Didn't think Eva did much but she was fine. Oh, yeah and she acted ok too. ;)

Btw, I just couldn't get into V is for Vendetta.

234

GoatLocker
Sustainer
ID: 060151121
Sun, Sep 03, 2006, 21:51

Don't go to the theatre often, but my wife kidnapped in Fri after work.
Took me to see Invincible.
Really enjoyed it.
Of course, I'm a known Mark for Sports movies.
She enjoyed it too, so it must have been good.

Cliff

235

Great One
ID: 523121411
Sun, Sep 03, 2006, 22:04

Loved V for Vendetta, thats the first movie in a while I actually want to purchase.

Just watched Munich, thought it was good.

236

boikin
ID: 41745118
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 01:46

just saw 'thank you for smoking' one of the better movies i seen in while.

237

Rendle
ID: 9826411
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 14:36

Very good movies I've seen recently: Blood Simple, Jacob's Ladder, Brick, and Leon aka The Professional.

238

C1-NRB
ID: 17348117
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 15:52

I thought The Sentinal was just OK. Call it 1.75 of 24 and you don't lose anything.

You need to give V for Vendetta another chance.

239

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 16:23

You need to give V for Vendetta another chance.

Loved V for Vendetta...

I agree with these comments, and I'll add that it was probably the best film I've seen this year.

240

biliruben
ID: 535193010
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 22:01

I think we have similar taste, rendle. I've seen everyone of those at least twice, with the exception of brick, which I've never even heard of.

"Top of the queue with ye', Brick!"

241

Rendle
ID: 9826411
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 22:07

I kept hearing Brick was good but it surpassed all expectations. If you like the Maltese Falcon, you'll love Brick. Detective story with the same type of dialogue and story as a film noir, except it takes place in a high school setting.

242

Slackjawed Yokel
Leader
ID: 052347519
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 22:26

that reminds me I was going to buy V for Vendetta, as Circuit City had it for 12.99, but I think it's too late now. best new movie I've seen in a while.

For those who are into strange movies, I just saw Palindromes (by Todd Solondz who also directed Welcome to the Dollhouse and Happiness). Not quite as disturbing as his others but definitely odd. About a 13 y/o girl who wants to get pregnant - and she is played by like 8 different actors (of different age, sex, race, etc) throughout the movie.

243

WiddleAvi
ID: 516233020
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 22:26

I just finished watching Lost Highway. If anyone here watched can you please explain it to me. Strange to say that I liked the movie but the story does not seem to make to much sense.

244

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Mon, Sep 04, 2006, 22:30

I watched Lost Highway when I was drunk once at about age 22. Uh, I don't remember much. I watched it because it had a cool soundtrack.

Maybe I need to give it another shot.

Widdle, I don't know if it's possible to understand that film.

245

Boxman
ID: 25717255
Tue, Sep 05, 2006, 07:23

Widdle: If you can decipher whatever it is David Lynch tries to communicate at a given point in time, then you are capable of anything.

Here is a site that tries to explain the movie.

246

Great One
ID: 523121411
Tue, Sep 05, 2006, 09:13

I loved "Thank You for Smoking". Great movie, hell of a cast, very original.

247

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Sep 09, 2006, 16:42

Just watched Das Boot. It was extremely long 3.5 hrs, but it was good.

To be fair, I was doing something else while V for Vendetta was going on so perhaps that's why I couldn't totally get into it. But I'm not much on the dark films. I watched Brick. I made it all the way to the end, but I didn't particularly care for it. Guess it all depends on taste. If you're into those film noirs and weird movies you might love it. I tried to watch Film Geek this week and my suggestion would be to stay far far away from it--but again, others might want to check it out.

I loved United 93. I had seen all the A&E documentaries of all the different airlines, events, etc. but this was even better.

248

Texas Flood
ID: 8762917
Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 13:04

Went to see "Invincible" last week. Mark Walhberg was pretty good, and Greg Kinnear is actually a pretty good actor.

Enjoyable show and I'll give it 3 out of four stars or a large combo if you prefer.

249

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Wed, Sep 13, 2006, 17:36

Really liked Lucky Number Slevin.

250

sarge33rd
ID: 257222410
Wed, Sep 13, 2006, 18:50

katie and I watched United 93 this past weekend. I'll agree with you, pretty good movie.

251

boikin
ID: 59831214
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 11:57

Le Placard (the closet) surprisingly funny french movie.

252

biliruben
ID: 535193010
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 12:02

Crash - good.

253

katietx
ID: 357543117
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 18:11

Has anyone seen Lucky Number Slevin? We have it coming for the weekend.

254

sarge33rd
ID: 257222410
Fri, Sep 15, 2006, 18:22

look at post 249

255

Motley Crue
ID: 2192327
Sat, Sep 16, 2006, 00:27

Just saw United 93. The scene at the end is gut-wrenching. I'm pretty shell-shocked right now. It's a good film, but a hard one to watch because of the way it will make you feel.

I think they should show it in high school civics or government classes.

256

sarge33rd
ID: 76442923
Sat, Sep 16, 2006, 01:02

agreed MC. Whole heartedly, agree.

257

biliruben
ID: 535193010
Sat, Sep 16, 2006, 02:52

Thanks for the heads-up on Brick, Rendle.

258

sarge33rd
ID: 76442923
Sat, Sep 16, 2006, 21:21

Just watched RV w/Robin Williams. Little syrupy sweet at times, but highly entertaining.

259

katietx
ID: 357543117
Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 13:07

Slevin was pretty darn good. Interesting that the main clue to the whole thing comes WAY early in the movie...but we both missed it!

260

Species
Leader
ID: 07724916
Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 13:27

MC #255 - I felt the same way all around. My stomach got a little queasy and sure I was teary. A pretty well done movie by Greengrass (he did the 2nd of the Bourne movies), using his own particular style.

In one sense it's horrible to relive that day....but in another sense we need to remember it forever.

261

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Sep 28, 2006, 01:15

Goal was better than expected. Stick It was just ok.

262

sarge33rd
ID: 76442923
Thu, Sep 28, 2006, 09:18

Transporter 1 and 2 were "entertaining" movies, but not what I'd call "good" movies. Fun to watch, but I'd probably feel differently had I pd $8/ticket to watch them.

263

boikin
ID: 59831214
Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 15:08

for some reason i found stick higly entertaining, i must be starting to like bad movies.

Has anyone seen the french movie "cache"? i watched it last night and i still trying to figure out what happened?

264

katietx
ID: 357543117
Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 19:10

We finally watched Crash today. No reason why we waited so long...excellent!

265

Rendle
ID: 9826411
Mon, Oct 16, 2006, 22:26

If you guys like movies, I strongly suggest you see The Departed. I've seen it twice in the last week and would already call it top tier Scorsese along with Goodfellas, Raging Bull, Mean Streets, and Taxi Driver.

Best cast I've ever seen.

266

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 14:22

The Break-Up was overhyped. It was ok, but I thought it was going to be great. Click was better but still not as great as I thought it would be. Over the hedge and curious george weren't bad. Lake House was good. The Departed looks awesome.

267

Punk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 14:52

I'm looking forward to "The Prestige", it looks like it could be good.

268

katietx
ID: 357543117
Thu, Oct 19, 2006, 17:54

Anyone seen 11:14?

269

Rendle
ID: 9826411
Fri, Oct 20, 2006, 15:53

I've seen alot of good movies on DVD recently: Re-Animator(great if you like campy horor movies like Dead Alive and Army of Darkness), Me and You and Everyone You Know, Thumbsucker, and Palindromes. Palindromes is pretty messed up. It's the same writer/director as Happiness and Storytelling.

Movies I can't wait to see in theaters are: Babel, Flags of Our Fathers, The Prestige, and Marie Antoinette.

270

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 00:58

Holy $**)

Just saw Departed. I really knew nothing going in, just remembered seeing previews with a big cast, but I'm not a fan of Matt Damon (I prefer to say his name in the Team America style, but thats hard through a computer). Not a fan of DeCaprio. But HOLY S^)#*($^

That movie was AMAZING. I honestly can't remember seeing a better movie in the last 10 years.

271

holt
ID: 10830261
Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 04:44

haven't seen Departed yet but the commercials made me think of Copland (which I thought was pretty good).

272

Seattle Zen
ID: 46315247
Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 13:40

Let's say you are dying to get your wife/partner to accept your suggestion of having a threesome, or some other sexual shenanigans, but you can't figure out the proper way to bring up the subject. Here's your chance - take her to Shortbus, a new movie by John Cameron Mitchell. A sex-positive, explicit romp, who could possible NOT want to join your local "underground salon" and partake in the revelry after seeing just how much fun is involved?

Personally, the girlfriend and I are waiting for it to come out on DVD; we're not going out like Pee Wee.

273

Seattle Zen
ID: 46315247
Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 13:45

Just tell her you heard it was a "zany romantic comedy", which is true on many levels.

274

Rendle
ID: 9826411
Sat, Oct 21, 2006, 16:54

I've read good things about Shortbus. Hedwig and the Angry Inch was a solid movie.

275

boikin
ID: 59831214
Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 11:30

Just saw Midnight Cowboy for the first time last night, could not believe that movie came out in 69. I found it disturbing and sad but still quite good.

I have read about ShortBus anyone seen it yet? The Angry Inch was definetly one weird movie.

276

Texas Flood
ID: 8762917
Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 11:39

Just saw "Flags of our Fatehrs". I found it quite moving. I don't think that words can express the courage of our combat vetrans.

277

sarge33rd
ID: 76442923
Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 11:43

we watched 11:14 the other night. s-t-r-a-n-g-e movie. Not bad, not good...just very different.

278

TB
ID: 448553012
Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 18:26

I went and saw Departed based on a couple posts from above. Like J, I didn't know anything about it other than what was said above. I wouldn't say it was the best movie I've seen in the last ten years, but it was a very good movie. Jack Nicholson was great and I admit that I was surprised how well DiCaprio and Matt Damon played their roles. Mark Wahlberg was a good character too. Thumbs up from me.

I can't remember in what thread someone suggested This Is Spinal Tap, but I just watched it (20+ years after it came out) and it was great. I think with all the real "rockumentaries" that have come out the last 6-7 years, that it might have turned out better not watching it until now. A couple lines from the movie that will always make me laugh:
"These go to 11"
"The answer is none. None more black"

I have to buy this DVD.

279

blue hen
ID: 188362322
Mon, Oct 23, 2006, 22:18

Watched Almost Famous again over the weekend. This is a very, very good movie. Steve Prefontaine and Earl from My Name is Earl were very good as the band Stillwater. I heard there is a Stillwater CD and am thinking about going to get it.

280

C1-NRB
ID: 5131158
Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 09:54

Re 278: TB, you've never turned anything up to 11 before?
Did you get the memo about the coversheets for your TPS reports?

281

TB
ID: 448553012
Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 18:50

I love Office Space too! Due to the recommendations from other members at this forum I have found lots of "keeper" movies.

Memorable quotes from This Is Spinal Tap

282

Punk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Tue, Oct 24, 2006, 23:23

Just got back from "The Prestige" a little bit ago. I liked it, don't think it's a movie for everyone though.

283

leggestand
Leader
ID: 451036518
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 09:43

Watched Lucky Number Slevin last night; very, very good. Quality actors who all played their parts well, and the dialogue was fantastic.

I'm trying to think of what to compare it to? Maybe Usual Suspects?

284

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Wed, Oct 25, 2006, 23:10

Monster House was good. Nacho Libre was even worse than expected. Not funny at all.

285

threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Thu, Oct 26, 2006, 11:36

add me to the list of lucky number slevin backers. quality dialogue. quality finish.

286

boikin
ID: 59831214
Tue, Nov 07, 2006, 14:16

Saw tsotsi last night pretty good movie, liked seeing something filmed in south africa a country you really never get to see to often.

287

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Tue, Nov 07, 2006, 16:20

I haven't seen Borat yet, but I keep hearing good things...anyone seen it yet?

I also can't wait to see Will Ferrell's new movie - comes out Friday, I forget the name - Stranger than fiction?

288

Texas Flood
ID: 4111202914
Sun, Dec 31, 2006, 09:30

"We are Marshall", saw it last night. One of the best sports movies ever. Much more than just another football movie.

289

sarge33rd
ID: 76442923
Sun, Dec 31, 2006, 10:10

Recently saw the previews for that on TF. It went onto ouor Netflix list immediately. Thanks for the good word on it.

Watched "All the Kings Men" last night. (Sean Penn) Excellent job on his part. Solid movie, well worth seeing.

290

Perm Dude
ID: 5611113110
Sun, Dec 31, 2006, 12:13

I saw Polar Express on an Omnimax screen a few days ago. Awesome! I'd seen it before (as did my kids) but we all really enjoyed it on the huge screen.

291

WiddleAvi
ID: 4411223111
Sun, Dec 31, 2006, 12:22

Recently saw Motorcycle Diaries and Little Miss Sunshine and both were amazing movies.

292

Boxman
ID: 571114225
Sun, Dec 31, 2006, 13:56

The Descent was very nice. A little too dark in terms of the actual lighting, but I do recommend it if you're in the mood for a scare.

Good to hear about "All the Kings Men" sarge. Sean Penn is a great actor.

293

Texas Flood
ID: 4111202914
Mon, Jan 01, 2007, 11:43

I made the ultimate sacrafice, gave up a day of NFL football and went to see "Dream Girls" with Mrs. Flood. To my suprise I enjoyed it very much. Eddie Murphy really can sing. Great music and solid story about the old days of R & B. Loosely based on Motown, Dianna Ross, Quincy Jones, Barry Gordy and many of the great soul preformers of that era.

294

Weykool
Leader
ID: 41750315
Mon, Jan 01, 2007, 12:36

I think Eddie Murphy had a top 10 with his "My girl want to party all the time".

295

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Jan 01, 2007, 14:50

RE Little Mis Sunshine. I didn't like it until the very end.

RE The Descent. Didn't care for it. Really not much of a plot either.

Loved World Trade Center. Liked Invincible. Liked Beerfest. Really liked Superman Returns. Hated Scanner Darkly.

296

sarge33rd
ID: 99331714
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 14:06

WTC, was a 'moving' film. Katie and I watched it yesterday.

297

ukula
ID: 3002213
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 14:17

If WTC was moving then I wonder what your reaction would be if you watched "Loose Change".

298

threespleens@ontario
ID: 2411502912
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 14:32

perfume -- loved it except for hoffman. different but great.

borat -- funny but it could have been funnier. guess i've been too many utube clips. a little disappointed.

casino royale -- dumb ending but craig is a great bond. loved the more physical role.

run lola run -- haven't seen it for years, but it's just as great everytime. just goes to show how random events/timing can change everything.

super ex-girlfriend -- crap. saw it on a plane.

snapdragon -- yes, there was a time pam anderson was considered hot.

299

Boxman
ID: 211139621
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 14:42

I watched WTC on my hi-def player and it wasn't that great. Flight 93 is much better.

300

katietx
ID: 3810431417
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 17:37

re: 297 Yet another conspiracy theory...take it to the correct thread please.

301

sarge33rd
ID: 99331714
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 17:47

If WTC was moving then I wonder what your reaction would be if you watched "Loose Change".

Assuming it succeeds as a comedy, I'd laugh. If however, it is a serious attempt at portraying a vast conspiracy...*yawn*.

302

RecycledSpinalFluid
Dude
ID: 204401122
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 18:04

The Fluid house was in movie mode this past few weeks (not much going on with flu bug running through house)...

The Game - Rented this '02 flick, looking for a great movie and got one.

Superman Returns - Everything else new was checked out, but this one wasn't. I see why now. Complete snoozer.

Galaxy Quest - Had never seen this but had been meaning to. Good for what it was, but am not real certain what that is.

Cars - Watched this about 100 times with the little Fluids. I love this movie. Going to buy the soundtrack sooner or later.

Zathura - Cleaning the house, found this one under the DVD player, so we stuck it in. What I love about this movie is that its Sci-Fi without the CGI overkill. Old School movie making. Fun movie with the kids.

Little Miss Sunshine - Loved this show. A real family. Ending was just great.

Night at the Museum - Just a fun flick. Went with oldest boy and he enjoyed it.

303

Species
Leader
ID: 07724916
Tue, Jan 02, 2007, 18:09

I was disappointed with The Good Shepherd. The acting was good, it was just that the plot was so schizophrenic with the jumping between periods of time that it made it more difficult to follow.....and in the end, there was just no real resolution to tie it all together nicely.

305

ukula
ID: 309521021
Wed, Jan 03, 2007, 23:51

Re: 301

Obviously you've never seen it. Pull the covers over your head and the bad men will go away.

306

Perm Dude
ID: 3405938
Wed, Jan 03, 2007, 23:55

What about bad arguments? Bad logic?

307

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Thu, Jan 04, 2007, 00:48

RSF,
The Game is a good movie. I had no idea what it was about before watching it and thoroughly enjoyed it.

Superman Returns - It was okay, but I'll admit to liking all the superhero stuff a bit too much.

Galaxy Quest - It's been a while since I've seen this one, but I remember it being fun and entertaining.

Cars & Night at the Museum- Watched and enjoyed both with my son.

Zathura & Little Miss Sunshine - I have both and have been meaning to watch them (along with about 30 other movies). Will move both of these up on the list.

Other recent movies I've seen:
Accepted - Mostly funny and yet very predictable.

Talladega Nights - Funnier than I thought it would be, but I didn't have high expectations. Who knew that there would actually be a plot to go with the comedy?

The Covenant- I expected more. The story felt rushed. Some of the special effects were good, but overall a disappointing movie.

I also want to echo all the Lucky Number Slevin backers from above. That is one of the better movies I have seen in a while. If you haven't seen it, don't read another word about it and go rent it. You won't be disappointed.

308

ukula
ID: 309521021
Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 06:16

re: 306

Bad Arguments? Bad Logic? You must be talking about the 9/11 Commission - unfortunately that's not a movie pd. Anyway, that's been thoroughly debunked in a previous thread.

309

Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 09:51

RSF - just a heads up, all those movies you watched were actually fake. They weren't real. Just so you know.

310

leggestand
Leader
ID: 451036518
Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 10:58

Talladega Nights - Funnier than I thought it would be, but I didn't have high expectations. Who knew that there would actually be a plot to go with the comedy?

Just watched this movie via netflix. Whoa man, I loved it. A poor man's Anchorman, which is a classic. I thouroughly recommend the DVD, as the gag reel, line-o-rama's, and outtakes are phenomenal. I actually cried during the gag reel.

"Shut up Chip before I hit you in the back of the head with a shovel." Walker and Texas Ranger are the best.

311

Boxman
ID: 47922511
Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 13:13

Talladega Nights was pretty good. I was hoping for a classic like The Waterboy, but it's still worth seeing.

I love it when he prays. He only does it to "Baby Jesus". Then they have an argument about it.

"Baby Jesus, all snuggled in your crib with your DVD player watching Baby Einstein videos learning your shapes and colors,....."

SHAKE 'N BAKE BABY!!!

Superman Returns was....eh....OK. The Christopher Reeve movies are superior (with IV being the exception).

I watched King Kong on HD-DVD and that was amazing.

312

leggestand
Leader
ID: 451036518
Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 15:03

"I like to picture Jesus in a tuxedo T-Shirt because it says I want to be formal, but I'm here to party."

313

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Fri, Jan 05, 2007, 18:31

Caution: Once your kids sees Cars, you will be forced to watch it over and over again. I bet I've seen it 100 times already--maybe much more. I am getting tired of it, but it really is one of the best movies of the year from an adult's perspective as well.

Beer League was ok. Had some funny moments. Naked Mile about the same. Not the greatest, but a good time passer. I like Taladega Nights.

Was supposed to get Snakes and the Covenant but they bypassed me on my Netflix queue so may see them later this month. I am not expecting much from either but they both look interesting. I've heard bad reports on Snakes, but I'm still getting it. Netflix has been slower this month as expected with all the holiday mail and the added no-mail days the past week or two.

314

katietx
ID: 3810431417
Sat, Jan 06, 2007, 12:53

Waiting impatiently for The Illusionist and The Night Listener. Hopefully we won't be disappointed.

Snakes also bypassed us this week, as did the Pirates.

315

blue hen
ID: 2510161320
Sat, Jan 06, 2007, 16:15

Just saw Annapolis, and it surprised me - good.

316

katietx
ID: 3810431417
Sun, Jan 07, 2007, 19:32

Wicker Man...ugh. Its like they ran out of ideas at the end. Should have bypassed this one.

317

sarge33rd
ID: 99331714
Tue, Jan 09, 2007, 13:08

Mimai Vice last night...shoulda skipped it too.

318

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Wed, Jan 10, 2007, 13:14

Idiocracy last night. I thought it was kinda dumb, but the wife liked it. Weird as she usually hates these kinds of movies.

319

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 11:36

The Illusionist was really good.

320

Rendle
Donor
ID: 014815714
Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 11:48

If you're into inter-species erotica, check out Clerks II.

321

ukula
ID: 240531110
Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 11:53

"If you're into inter-species erotica...."

Even if I was I'm not sure I would admit it.

322

Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 49848118
Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 12:16

We enjoyed Ong-Bak. Not part of the recent wave of visually-spectacular martial arts flicks from Hong Kong, such as Hero and House of Flying Daggers. No wires used to depict characters who can almost fly. Just a very good martial arts/action movie out of Thailand, showcasing muay-thai style fighting. Lead Tony Jaa is very good and does not use a stunt double.

Ong-Bak 2 is currently in production.

323

leggestand
Leader
ID: 451036518
Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 12:39

I enjoyed Ong-Bak a lot also. Pretty impressive movie.

I also really enjoyed "Hero" with Jet Li. I thought the story was great and that overall, it is a superior movie to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

324

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Thu, Jan 11, 2007, 21:20

The Night Listener was decent.

325

Punk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Sun, Jan 14, 2007, 17:43

Agree with you Ref about The Illusionist, just got it on the airplane earlier today. I'll have to rent it so I can see it hearing everything.

326

threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sun, Jan 14, 2007, 18:26

rented 'better luck tomorrow' on a whim yesterday. it's worth a look. karin anna cheung is niiice.

327

C.SuperFreak
ID: 240361422
Sun, Jan 14, 2007, 23:52

You, Me & Dupree was just brutal.

328

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 00:02

Beerfest - couldn't get past the first 45 minutes. I've been told to watch the end though, still may

Accepted - decent, nothing special

I think I'm gonna give You me & dupree a shot tomorrow...

329

Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 09:01

I saw Some Kind of Monster a few weeks ago. It was very good. I think even non-fans of Metallica would enjoy it.

I personally enjoyed The Aristocrats, although it's not hilarious. There are some funny bits, and it is a documentary, so be forewarned. George Carlin plays a prominent role.

I saw The Descent Friday evening. That was one of the better horror films I've seen in the last few years. It's not fantastic, but it was better than average. Clastrophobics beware.

330

WiddleAvi
ID: 241137114
Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 09:20

MC - Some Kind of Monster was amazing. Kind of reminds me of Spinal Tap except this is a real band !!

331

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Jan 15, 2007, 11:37

RE: 328 You me and dupree was very good.

accepted was better than expected.

beerfest starts out slow, but it is hilarious in the last hour or so.

we should probably start another thread that just has movie reviews as that's what this has turned into! LOL

332

katietx
ID: 3810431417
Tue, Jan 16, 2007, 15:34

City by the Sea...older movie (2002), but excellent. DeNiro is always good.

The Night Listener was ok, nothing to write home about.

333

J
Leader
ID: 049346417
Tue, Jan 16, 2007, 21:58

I went back and watched the rest of beerfest...it was alright

you, me, & dupree was good

next to watch are Lucky Number Slevin & Employee of the Month (just came out today I think)

334

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 10:43

I watched Gridiron Gang and Employee of the Month yesterday. GG was very good. EoM was kind of dumb, but funny and entertaining. Go into it with that attitude and you won't be disappointed. You have GOT to watch the Special Features--esp. meet Dane Cook for the last MySpace entry. We laughed so hard!!!

335

boikin
ID: 59831214
Wed, Jan 17, 2007, 12:30

finally saw 'the prestige', really good movie and i liked the fact that they told you everything that was going on in the movie if you paid attention.

Just saw 'Smokin Aces' last night pretty much what i expect lots of violence with some pretty funny scenes mixed in though the ending was terrible and left me with some negative feeling for the whole movie.

336

threespleens
Leader
ID: 00795541
Sat, Jan 20, 2007, 13:48

garden state was brilliant

zach braff writes some great, real stuff

337

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Sat, Jan 20, 2007, 13:52

Just saw Zach Braff in The Last Kiss. PASS ON IT!

Converstions with Other Women is also a snoozer.

338

Rendle
Donor
ID: 014815714
Sat, Jan 20, 2007, 15:19

I like alot of movies but I really disliked Garden State. It came off as very pretentious and alot of times just seemed like an avertisement for The Shins. These quotes really killed it for me:

"You gotta hear this one song, it'll change your life I swear."
-Natalie Portman, about to play The Shins

Zach Braff: Hey Albert? Good luck exploring the infinite abyss.
Cave Guy: Thanks. Hey, you too.
--Garden State

"And I can remember, even as a little kid, thinking to myself, This is love... this is love."
-Zach Braff

"That's life. If nothing else, its life. It's real, and sometimes it ****in' hurts, but it's life, and it's pretty much all we got. "
-Natalie Portman

"This is life."
-Zach Braff

"For the first time let's just allow ourselves to be whatever it is that we are."
-Zach Braff

"This isn't a conversation about this being over. I'm not like, putting a period at the end of this. I'm putting like... an ellipsis on it."
-Zach Braff

339

TB
Sherpa
ID: 031811922
Sat, Jan 20, 2007, 18:21

I liked Garden State. Probably enjoyed it even more the second time I watched it.

Oh yeah, Natalie Portman is a hottie too.

340

Punk42AE
Donor
ID: 036635522
Sun, Jan 21, 2007, 18:16

"Freeeeeeeeee Birrrrrdddddddd"

341

Ref
Donor
ID: 539581218
Mon, Jan 22, 2007, 18:38

Didn't care much for Garden State. Didn't hate it, just didn't do anything for me. Portman would look even better if she'd gain a little weight.

Didn't care for Clerks 2 either. I knew I wouldn't but watched it anyhow.

At least I got to teh end of both of them.

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