Movies you've just seen (Pt. II)

[Rosie Gamgee]

Just rented "Miss Pettigrew lives for a day" - very cute! Francis McDormand's expressions are just hilarious in the first (very long and extended) scene - from complete incompetence and resignation to "hey, I'm not so bad at this" to "I rock!" Goofy, fun movie, and some good old-fashioned romantic ideals at the end. Very worth renting for a run, relaxing evening. And the music is really fun!

That's good to hear; I've been wanting to see that movie...

[Empress_Flynn]

Just rented "Miss Pettigrew lives for a day" - very cute! Francis McDormand's expressions are just hilarious in the first (very long and extended) scene - from complete incompetence and resignation to "hey, I'm not so bad at this" to "I rock!" Goofy, fun movie, and some good old-fashioned romantic ideals at the end. Very worth renting for a run, relaxing evening. And the music is really fun!

I watched that on the plane trip home... I basically only watched it because I saw Lee Pace from Pushing Daisies was in it and I have a strange crush on him... but it was well worth it for Francis McDormand's performance..

I was a little underwhelmed by the ending... it just seemed to kind of end... but the costumes were fabulous... that's always a fun period to costume...

[Rían]

Yes, it was rather an abrupt ending, but I think that was part of the movie - we're talking about 1 day, basically. Anyway, I agree about Francis McDormand - she was great!

Is Lee Pace the guy that was in Gosford Park - the valet that killed the man?

edit - nevermind, he's not...

[Empress_Flynn]

That was Clive Owen lol... I love Gosford Park... one of my top 5 favorite movies :D

[b.banner]

Mongol about Ghengis Khan and American Splendor

[Rían]

That was Clive Owen lol... I love Gosford Park... one of my top 5 favorite movies :D
I love watching anything Maggie Smith is in!

[Mari]

Then she found me with Betty Middler, Colin Firth and Helen Hunt. Quite alright.
Very calm film, though bit difficult to follow here and there.

[Nurvingiel]

I just saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/forgetting_sarah_marshall/) and it was kind of dumb. Rotten Tomatoes is no longer my movie yardstick when I'm trying to decide what to watch. I chuckled a few times, but meh. It wasn't great.

I also watched Baby Mama recently and it was pretty good. The alternate ending was better than the real one though.

[Grey_Wolf]

Ive just seen Ironman and The Jane Austen Book Club - both real good movies in the genre.

[shesabrandybuck]

Just got bak from seeing Saw V. It was your typical Saw movie, I guess. Except OHMYGOSH, you'll have to see for yourself. Dannnggg, I couldnt believe it. I think that it would have been a little better if I hadn't been getting all of the characters mixed up :p

[Mari]

Ladies in Lavender .
I liked it very much. I had to cry for poor Ursula. :(

[Rían]

Oh, I saw that too! Very interesting! What wonderful actresses!

[Mari]

I know! :D
I recommend it.

[Goldberry1]

I just recently watched "Charade" and "How to Steal a Million" -- I do love some Audrey Hepburn. :D

[Rosie Gamgee]

Charade is one of Audrey's best! I love Cary Grant in that movie!

Um... Recently saw Seven Days and Seven Nights. Quite possibly the funniest movie I've ever seen with Harrison Ford. Hilarious; although the ending did drag a little.

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

Cloverfield - Depressing. Note to self: Watch movies with happy endings. Also, do not watch Cloverfield before Trick or Treating.

[Rían]

Took the kids to see Madagascar 2 - simple fun movie, nothing special though.

[Grey_Wolf]

Cloverfield - Depressing. Note to self: Watch movies with happy endings. Also, do not watch Cloverfield before Trick or Treating.

Cloverfield - next to that piece of faeces called Sahara (based on Clive Cussler's very good thriller) with wimpy Mathew McConaughey in the lead doing the worst job ever at trashing the main character of the book, this god-awful mish-mash should never have been produced in the first place.

[Mari]

Woah! I just saw Kung Fu Panda and it is great! :D
Loved it, A+

[shesabrandybuck]

I just watch Atonement. Hol-y crap, I cant remember the last time I cried that hard in a movie. It still makes me sad just thinking about it. On the contrary, it was very, very enjoyable. And, I love movies that make me cry ;)

[b.banner]

i just saw
American Graffitti
So I Married An Axe Murderer and Chapter 27

[shesabrandybuck]

What did you think of Chapter 27?

[b.banner]

it was very interesting John Lennon's killer was a very disturbed man

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Took the kids to see Madagascar 2 - simple fun movie, nothing special though.

Aw, that's disappointing. So not really worth watching, except with kids?

I hope high hopes. The first one was good. :(

But you know what IS a surprisingly good movie? Rent. Whoo, rock opera! :p Although I didn't like the way they changed the end.

[Tessar]

Saw Twilight the other night, and I did rather like it. I still think the whole vampire genera is kind of retarded, but I do go all squishy for a (bad) romance story... so I totally fell for Twilight. They did indeed fall into each other's pale, pale arms in a swirl of hormones, teen drama, and angry glares. It was everything the reviewer promised me and more :D.

Might go see it again with my sisters. I did enjoy it, although I'm not sure I would actually call it a "good movie" :D.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Psst...genre. Genera is plural of genus.

The vampire is a wonderful thing, in my book. Such an evocative image symbolising so many things that repel and attract mankind. However, the standard run-of-the-mill-angsty-conflicted-existential vampire that has dominated the public imagination since Anne Rice is pretty dumb. I do have to say, they just make me want to roll my eyes like crazy.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Ah, much better. :p

[Rían]

Aw, that's disappointing. So not really worth watching, except with kids?

I hope high hopes. The first one was good. :(

EH, had a bit of a feel of a let's-cash-in-some-more sequel to me. Definitely some funny moments (the penguins!) and probably worth a see if you liked the first one, but don't skip anything you like to go see it.

[shesabrandybuck]

Twilight.was.awesome.
:eek:
saw it opening day :)

[The Dread Pirate Roberts]

Woah! I just saw Kung Fu Panda and it is great! :D
Loved it, A+

Seconded.

Just saw Bolt, too. Not bad. Probably not an all-time Pixar classic but an ok movie.

I have an 8 year old and see mostly kid movies. Not a lot of free time for daddy.

I'd recommend Stardust to those who missed it when it was released last year.

[Rían]

Is the hamster in the ball as funny as he looks in the previews?

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

Twilight.was.awesome.
:eek:
saw it opening day :)
Me too.
I sooooo want to see it again. :D:cool:

[b.banner]

i prefer Vampires the way they are portrayed in the TV show Supernatural evil bloodthirsty villians not as lovestruck teenagers

[Curufin]

i prefer Vampires the way they are portrayed in the TV show Supernatural evil bloodthirsty villians not as lovestruck teenagers

I get tired of the evil villain depiction.

Nice to see something else for a change.

[Mari]

Seconded.

Just saw Bolt, too. Not bad. Probably not an all-time Pixar classic but an ok movie.

I have an 8 year old and see mostly kid movies. Not a lot of free time for daddy.

I'd recommend Stardust to those who missed it when it was released last year.

Oh, Stardust is nice! ^_^

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

Oh, Stardust is nice! ^_^
Gah! I still haven't seen all of that! I only got half-way through.

[Nerdanel]

Burn after reading is a brilliant movie by the Coen brothers. It's a rather black comedy, and I was laughing constantly. And the actors did so well..

I really do recommend that movie if you like black comedy. It's one of the best movies I've seen in a long, long time..

[GrayMouser]

i just saw
American Graffitti


Grew up in the tail end of the era (late 60s/early 70s) so loved it myself- how was it just as a movie?

[katya]

Saw Twilight the other night, and I did rather like it. I still think the whole vampire genera is kind of retarded, but I do go all squishy for a (bad) romance story... so I totally fell for Twilight. They did indeed fall into each other's pale, pale arms in a swirl of hormones, teen drama, and angry glares. It was everything the reviewer promised me and more :D.

Might go see it again with my sisters. I did enjoy it, although I'm not sure I would actually call it a "good movie" :D.
I pretty much agree, Tessar. I don't think I would call it "good", but I enjoyed it. :)
Psst...genre. Genera is plural of genus.

The vampire is a wonderful thing, in my book. Such an evocative image symbolising so many things that repel and attract mankind. However, the standard run-of-the-mill-angsty-conflicted-existential vampire that has dominated the public imagination since Anne Rice is pretty dumb. I do have to say, they just make me want to roll my eyes like crazy.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Ah, much better. :p
I actually agree with you, too. I had a long chat with one of my friends before I went to see Twilight about how the story totally misses the point of what it means to be a vampire. I still enjoy pretty much any vampire story though, unless it's seriously stupid.

[b.banner]

Grew up in the tail end of the era (late 60s/early 70s) so loved it myself- how was it just as a movie?

ii liked it alot

[Rían]

Just saw "Bolt" - really fun! The hamster is a blast! :D

[Tessar]

I wanna see Bolt. I love the promos I've seen with the hamster! :D

[Rían]

http://www.jessiecorp.com/4chan/RhinoHamster.jpg
"I eat danger for breakfast!"


edit - why didn't the img tags work? :( They worked just a minute ago for the Shalimar perfume pic ... ???

http://www.disneyclips.com/movies/imagesddbb3/bolt8.jpg

[Tessar]

I think Ben might have disabled images for forums other than GM.

[Goldberry1]

Australia, on Thanksgiving night for some reason. It was good, definitely looked amazing.

[Rían]

I think Ben might have disabled images for forums other than GM.
oh, ok - that makes sense.

*swats Ben*

[Goldberry1]

Saw Milk tonight. Pretty good, but not actually as good as some of the reviews make it out to be.

[The Sasquatch of Fangorn]

Saw Prince Caspian. Good effects, an alright plot.

[Mari]

"The Love Guru". I know a lot of people hate Mike Myers, but I think his films are just hilarious. ^_^
I know, bad taste. Who cares? :D

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Australia, on Thanksgiving night for some reason. It was good, definitely looked amazing.

I saw it on Sunday night. I had fun, but I wouldn't call it a good movie. Mostly had fun because we had the entire theater to ourselves (except for a couple way back in the far corner), snuck in beer, put our feet up on the chairs in front of us, and more or less made fun of the movie. :p I think it would be decent, if it had ended earlier. The scene where the Drover comes to the dance and is going to take care of Faraway Downs for her, and they dance, and the camera pans up: that is where the credits should have rolled. It would have been much more unified. All this extra stuff tacked on was rather episodic.

But the best part of the movie, by far, was Nullah. It would have been simply dreadful without him, but he made it enjoyable.

[Evil Santa]

Yeah, that's the problem with movies these days. Too much stuff packed into one movie. Spider Man 3 had this problem especially.

[Evil Santa]

"The Love Guru". I know a lot of people hate Mike Myers, but I think his films are just hilarious. ^_^
I know, bad taste. Who cares? :D

*cough cough cough*

The Love Guru? How could anyone NOT leave the theater during that film!:eek:

[Mari]

Well, that was quite easy actually: I wasn't in a theater, so I couldn't leave it either :p

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

Iron Man: Very awesome.:D:cool:

[hectorberlioz]

It was :D

[Tessar]

I just saw Get Smart, and I thought it was hilarious in a somewhat subdued way. I loved how most of the jokes weren't hammered into the ground like most parodies like to do... like when he accidentally swallowed the knockout dart, they didn't spend forever beating it into the ground... some parts they did, like the little crossbow on his knife shooting out a zillion bolts that all hit him in the face. Overall though, I thought it was really well done.

And I do adore Anne Hathaway :D.

[Meriadoc Brandybuck]

I just saw Get Smart, and I thought it was hilarious in a somewhat subdued way. I loved how most of the jokes weren't hammered into the ground like most parodies like to do... like when he accidentally swallowed the knockout dart, they didn't spend forever beating it into the ground... some parts they did, like the little crossbow on his knife shooting out a zillion bolts that all hit him in the face. Overall though, I thought it was really well done.

And I do adore Anne Hathaway :D.
Yeah, that movie was so funny. :p

The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice -- It was okay. As far as vampire movies go, it has nothing on Twilight. :D

[Mari]

I watched it with my family. I was the only one who thought it funny and the rest walked out halfway through...
I liked his dry manner.

[Mari]

Prince and the Pauper a BBC-series. It was pretty good, worth a few tears here and there and has a happy ending.
Sad to think that in reality the boy only got to reign for 5 years before he died.

[Grey_Wolf]

Have just seen Stardust - a very good fantasy adventure movie, imo, just the kind of film I like.

[Mari]

The book is better IMHO. Actually, when I watched this film the first time I was like "Didn't I see this before? No, it's quite new. Then why do I know this already!?" and then I figured out I read it. I think it's by Garth Nix. I'm fairly positive the books are on the N-shelf in the library anyway. I can see it in my mind.

[Earniel]

Neil Gaiman is the author you're thinking of. At least you have the right initials, just mixed up. ;)

I've read the book but still have to see the movie.

[Mari]

Isn't his pseudonym Garth Nix though? If I weren't too lazy, I'd look it up :p

[Tessar]

I don't think so. I googled it, and it said Garth Nix is not a pseudonym, but apparently the author's real name.

[Mari]

Hehe, then I guess I was wrong :D
Thanks Tessar.

[Acalewia]

Hancock was lol funny. Hubby and I both just about died laughing.

[hectorberlioz]

Have just seen Stardust - a very good fantasy adventure movie, imo, just the kind of film I like.

I've been wanting to see that. Everyone who has mentioned it to me has told me it is a very good movie. Plus, it's a kid movie right? I go in for kid movies these days. I don't take "serious" movies very seriously anymore.

[Earniel]

Isn't his pseudonym Garth Nix though? If I weren't too lazy, I'd look it up :p
Nope, both are two different fantasy writers with both very different writing styles. Neil Gaiman wrote Stardust, and other books you may know like American Gods and Coraline. Of Garth Nix I only know Sabriel and the other books of the Old Kingdom Trilogy. (They're quite good, I thought.)

[Mari]

Yup, they are nice. The sort of story was IMHO not that different though. If I remember correctly there were more stories with this Wall between two worlds.
Hector, I have Stardust, do you have it too?

[b.banner]

just saw Australia

[Mari]

How was it?

[Mari]

I just finished watching 'Twilight'. Not sure what I think of it, but I am quite certain that you can get more from the book than from the film. I'll try and get my hands on the book.

[Acalewia]

You really should read Twilight. They are very good book, imo

[b.banner]

very entertaining but it had some cliques toward the end

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Saw Benjamin Button and Slumdog yesterday. Good God. You all have to go see Slumdog. Now.

I mean it! Go! Best movie in a long time!

(Button was good, but a wee bit pretentious)

[hectorberlioz]

That's what I've been hearing! I will definitely go see it, if I get the time. Benjamin Button can wait. I don't want Brad Pitt for Christmas.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

But Cate Blanchett? She's pretty scrumptious in parts of the movie. ;)

I never thought I would find myself saying that, but there it is. :p

[hectorberlioz]

Does 'Sumdog Millionaire' have any really explicit sex scenes? If so, I'll pass on it until it comes out on DVD.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

No, no explicit sex. It's quite safe in that regard.

[hectorberlioz]

Ah, that's good then.

People are now saying that Tom Cruise was the big flaw in Valkyrie. Well duh, when you get the former star of Top Gun, Collateral, and War of the Worlds you going to have a problem selling your movie.

My problem with The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Valkyrie, and other such serious movies is that if they star an it guy, then it is no good. Or at least, the casting brings it down a few notches. I had the same problem with the new Indiana Jones movie. Cate Blanchett was screaming for attention underneath that silly wig and suit. It's distracting.

Don't get me wrong, I think Brad Pitt is a pretty good actor. I'd just rather not watch him act. :p

[Acalewia]

Bedtime Stories. Pretty funny and a mostly clean Adam Sandler movie. :eek: Very entertaining

[Earniel]

V for Vendetta was actually quite a good movie. Somewhat depressing too, how easily a country can go down the drain.

[hectorberlioz]

I watched The Lasy Vampyre last night. It's a Sherlock Holmes film starring Jeremy Brett.

The production was very good. It was also disturbing in some parts. But what bothers me is the irrationality of Holmes and Watson in this one. They don't believe in vampires, therefore nothing weird is happening. It's ridiculous. I spent the whole movie screaming at Holmes, trying to tell them about what happened, which was so obvious :p.

[hectorberlioz]

Watched two more Holmes films. "The Master Blackmailer" was especially good. Also quite disturbing. I don't think there has been a villain quite so vile as there is in that one....

"The Eligible Bachelor" was also disturbing (most of these Sherlock Holmes ones are :p).

I recommend them all very strongly.

[b.banner]

i saw The Spirit last week nothing special

[tolkienfan]

V for Vendetta was actually quite a good movie. Somewhat depressing too, how easily a country can go down the drain.
lol, I watched that movie on the 5th of November. I liked it a lot, it reminded me of The Count of Monte Cristo.

[Rían]

Does 'Sumdog Millionaire' have any really explicit sex scenes? If so, I'll pass on it until it comes out on DVD.

go here (http://www.pluggedinonline.com/) to answer any questions you have about content of movies. It's a great resource! Tells you what's in it and you make your own decision. Very, very useful for parents with younger kids.


Rented Prince Caspian to watch while recuperating from foot surgery. It set me back several weeks :rolleyes: It stank. :(

[hectorberlioz]

Thanks for that site, Rian. Very helpful. Though I had to be quick and skip past all the spoilers ;).

[Rían]

They do warn you about spoilers ahead of time, though, so you can kind of skim past them if you want to.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Doubt. Very, very good. Second best of the year, after Slumdog. Maybe even tied with it. Exceptional acting from all the principle characters. Highly recommended.

[Rosie Gamgee]

Valkyrie. *whistle* VERY good. In addition to starring almost every good British actor alive, the story is informative and nicely put together. Yes, it 'suffers from the worst forgone conclusion since Titanic,' but it shows a bit of WWII Germany that I, for one, have never seen before. I thought it was in good taste of Hollywood to put together something like this, almost as if for no other purpose than to show that it happened. (Because there really wasn't much eye-candy, etc., to attract anyone to the movie. Of course, some people would go see Tom Cruise in a movie, even if he is missing a hand and an eye and can't for the life of him make a convincing German.) I really liked it. The acting, out of all of it, was the most amazing thing. Story was second. Casting, on all counts save Mr. Cruise, was top-notch.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Sorry...Eddie Izzard (http://orothon.com/FunnyStuff/Eddie_Izzard/Images/Eddie_Izzard_002_feathers.jpg) and Tom Wilkinson might have been enough to convince me to watch a movie with Tom Cruise in it...but a movie with Tom Cruise wearing an eyepatch? That'd take Anthony Hopkins!

[Mari]

I'm watching Narnia, the BBC-series. I like it sofar, though the casting of the children is a bit awkward. I love the White Witch though :D
And the house of the Beavers is so cute! The make up of the beavers as well by the way. They did a pretty good job :)

[Tessar]

Rented Prince Caspian to watch while recuperating from foot surgery. It set me back several weeks :rolleyes: It stank. :(


LOL! Rian, you're a pill :D. That's hilarious.

[hectorberlioz]

I'm watching Narnia, the BBC-series. I like it sofar, though the casting of the children is a bit awkward. I love the White Witch though :D
And the house of the Beavers is so cute! The make up of the beavers as well by the way. They did a pretty good job :)


Had you ever seen them before?

[shesabrandybuck]

I saw the Curious Case of Benjamin Button last weekend, it was fabulous. I was bawling, seriously bawling at the end of it, but everyone was so it was okay :). Go see it!!

[BeardofPants]

Y'know, there were bits I really liked about that movie, but overall, it didn't do anything for me; mostly I think cos there really wasn't any chemistry between Cate Blanchett & Brad Pitt (IMO).

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I'm with you, BoP. Emotionally and dramatically, it didn't really work for me. One reviewer described it as little more than Forrest Gump by way of Dorian Gray, which I think more or less gets at the heart of the matter.

Slumdog, on the other hand... :D

[Mari]

Had you ever seen them before?

No. I got to episode 3 yesterday and there are lots of things I like, but also a few things I don't really like.

[b.banner]

the Lucy in those BBC versions is a very bad miscast

[Mari]

I totally agree with you there. And I hardly see an age difference between Peter and Edmund. If anything, Edmund looks older >_<

[shesabrandybuck]

Y'know, there were bits I really liked about that movie, but overall, it didn't do anything for me; mostly I think cos there really wasn't any chemistry between Cate Blanchett & Brad Pitt (IMO).

I'm with you, BoP. Emotionally and dramatically, it didn't really work for me. One reviewer described it as little more than Forrest Gump by way of Dorian Gray, which I think more or less gets at the heart of the matter.

Slumdog, on the other hand... :D


I thought the whole thing was fabulous.

[Tessar]

I just saw Death at the Funeral, and it was hilarious!!!! British-style comedy always gets me, and of course Alan Tudyk was hysterical as ever :D.

The only thing that bothered me was the moral message of the final 'speech' that was given. It didn't reflect how the father had ACTUALLY lived his life, IMO, and it was pretty skewed, morally speaking.


Still, a hilarious movie that I may end up buying :D.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I saw the preview; it looked funny. :)

[tolkienfan]

Just saw Pan's Labyrinth last night, can't believe I didn't see it before! I mainly watched it to get an idea of the director (who is directing the Hobbit). It was really good, and not what I was expecting at all. It never became boring or predictable either.

[nasuada]

I just saw Wall.e recently, it was way better then i thought it would be.

[Mari]

It's cute, isn't :D

[Earniel]

Yes, 'Wall.E' was a cute film. I liked what they could do with the limited dialogue.

Saw 'the Hulk' (new movie). Meh, I'm suppose that's the best they could do with a big green thing that smashes all the rest...

Saw 'The Secret of Roan Inish', one of the sweetest, loveliest fairy tales I have seen in a very long time.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Just saw Pan's Labyrinth last night, can't believe I didn't see it before! I mainly watched it to get an idea of the director (who is directing the Hobbit). It was really good, and not what I was expecting at all. It never became boring or predictable either.

He was there when I watched Pan's Labyrinth; the closest theater showing it was in Westlake Village, which is apparently where he lives, so he fielded questions afterwards. It was pretty cool. :D

I also recommend the Devil's Backbone, for further Guillermo del Toro viewing.

[b.banner]

an old 80's movie called "The Breakfast Club" it was pretty good

[GrayMouser]

Saw 'The Secret of Roan Inish', one of the sweetest, loveliest fairy tales I have seen in a very long time.

Yes, that's a wonderful little film- highly recommend it.

[Curufin]

He was there when I watched Pan's Labyrinth; the closest theater showing it was in Westlake Village, which is apparently where he lives, so he fielded questions afterwards. It was pretty cool. :D

I also recommend the Devil's Backbone, for further Guillermo del Toro viewing.

See, I found Pan's Labyrinth to be one of the most overrated movies I've ever seen.

Meh.

[Rosie Gamgee]

Defiance. Great. It's obviously low-budget, and my biggest technical gripe with it was the editing (there was a few cases of reusing some scene material). But the acting was top-notch and the story was very interesting. I never knew such a thing happened, anyway: a hidden village of Jewish people surviving in the middle of German-occupied country. I think Liev Schreiber should get an award for his performance. Another one of Hollywood's quiet, understated great ones.

[Mari]

We had one of those in the woods nearby. The village wasn't discovered until the last legs of 1945 when two children who went to get water were singing and noticed by German soldiers. The entire population was deported. The village is still preserved. Even if you are in the middle of it you hardly can see the houses.

[Rosie Gamgee]

Really? That's amazing. I wouldn't call myself exactly an expert on Europe during WWII, but I am really surprised that I wouldn't have known about stuff like that; they never put it in any history books I read.... Very interesting.

[Mari]

There were so many 'secret' hide-outs, sized for half a person to several dozens of people.
Some of them are preserved, others have not been.
You'd be surprised how many older people can tell you stories of knowing where people hid or who hid people themselves.
My grandfather stole cigarets and food from German sailors and distributed it (we found out after he died. One of his friends told us about it.).
But most of the time people will not tell you about it, even now. The 'best' stories will never be told I think.

[Nerdanel]

I just watched:

The Fall, a 2006 movie that has been playing in theatres in 2008 (it was first shown at Toronto International Film Festival). The reason why I went to the theatre to watch it was because I had heard that it was visually stunning - and it sure was incredible in that regard. But that wasn't the only good thing about the movie, it was very well made otherwise as well. I laughed a lot, and the actors were very good. It was easy to notice that there was a vision behind it, and that it was funded by the director and created according to his wishes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fall_(2006_film)

The Usual Suspects. I know, it's not exactly new.. But it is great. Really fun to watch, and the end was priceless.. :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Usual_Suspects

Get Shorty. Fun. That's about it. :D
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Get_Shorty_(film)

[hectorberlioz]

See, I found Pan's Labyrinth to be one of the most overrated movies I've ever seen.

Meh.


You're just saying that because it doesn't have Jackson Rathbone in it:rolleyes:

[Acalewia]

You're just saying that because it doesn't have Jackson Rathbone in it:rolleyes:

lol

Gran Torino great movie. Some language, but the story is great

[Mari]

Ratatouille ^_^ It was cute!

[b.banner]

Defiant with Daniel Craig it was very good

[Rosie Gamgee]

The Women. Pretty good. I've never seen the originial. I thought it was just great that they could make a whole movie (and a good movie--we're not talking about Hallmark quality) with an all women cast. That was the best part about it. There were a few points about the story I didn't much like, but that's just me. It was well-made. My biggest gripe with it was probably the classic "get-rid-of-those-piggish-men-and-get-out-there-and-do-something-for-yourself-because-you're-a-woman-and-you-deserve-it"-Oprah-Winfrey garbage. Can't stand that stuff.

[hectorberlioz]

The Women. Pretty good. I've never seen the originial. I thought it was just great that they could make a whole movie (and a good movie--we're not talking about Hallmark quality) with an all women cast. That was the best part about it. There were a few points about the story I didn't much like, but that's just me. It was well-made. My biggest gripe with it was probably the classic "get-rid-of-those-piggish-men-and-get-out-there-and-do-something-for-yourself-because-you're-a-woman-and-you-deserve-it"-Oprah-Winfrey garbage. Can't stand that stuff.

Clare Boothe Luce wrote the original play, and she was a Republican Conservative. How on earth could they help messing up her plot and reversing (most of) the message?:p Answer: they couldn't.

[Rosie Gamgee]

Clare Boothe Luce wrote the original play, and she was a Republican Conservative. How on earth could they help messing up her plot and reversing (most of) the message?:p Answer: they couldn't.
So is it true that the original play had a lesbian character in it? (The behind-the-scenes featurette on the DVD said the 1930's movie subsituted the character with an 'old maid', but that they had resurrected the role from the play for the newer version of the film.)

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Inkheart and Just Friends

[Grey_Wolf]

Yesterday evening I saw The Last Legion. It was quite good - Im really partial to films with excellent swordplay in them.:)

[Acalewia]

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Pretty good for a prequel. Really went into detail with the story Lucian tells the Deathdealer(can't remember her name) in the first film.

[Jonathan]

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120669/), with Johnny Depp and Benicio Del Toro, is nothing but a dizzy haze of craziness. No doubt the weirdest movie I've ever seen, and a much enjoyable one! :)

[Mari]

I just finished watching the final episode of the Japanese Dorama 'Daughter of an Iguana'.
I've seen some pretty weird Japanese shows, but the moral of this story beats everything I've ever seen! :eek:
Seeeeriously weird... >_<
The last 2 minutes pretty much ruined whatever good feeling I might have had from watching it...

[Rosie Gamgee]

I watched North To Alaska for about the millionth time the other night. I love that movie.

[hectorberlioz]

Isn't that a John Wayne movie?

[Rosie Gamgee]

Yes. It's about two gold-miners and their little brother. The one miner is engaged to be married, and sends his friend (John Wayne) to bring his bride to Alaska. Wayne doesn't end up getting the other man's fiancee, but instead brings a back with him. What ensues is basically: All three men fall in love with her, and there is general mayhem over their gold-mine. Lots of mud-fights, bar-brawls, that sort of thing. It's great!

[hectorberlioz]

Lol! Actually I don't think there's any other movie that goes quite like that :p. Legends of the Fall, but that wasn't any good.

[Acalewia]

I watched North To Alaska for about the millionth time the other night. I love that movie.

that movie is great


The Matrix pretty good since this was the first time I saw it. The fight scenes were well choreographed

[HOBBIT]

Wow you just saw Matrix for the first time? How did you manage to avoid it for so long? lol. It's a 10 year old movie now....

[Empress_Flynn]

Well, two of my roommates hadn't seen The Matrix until last year when they had to watch it for a class and review it, I think...

So I guess it does happen...

[Earniel]

Just saw the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Fun film! Alan Rickman is terrific as Marvin.

[Acalewia]

Wow you just saw Matrix for the first time? How did you manage to avoid it for so long? lol. It's a 10 year old movie now....

lol. I know. It didn't appeal to me for a long time. My husband raved about it and bought all the matrix movies including the Animatrix. Sooo....


Medea goes to Jail Funny as all get out.

Beer for my Horses A laughfest. Ted Nugent is hilarious as Skunk

[Grey_Wolf]

Just saw American Gangster, starring Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington. Pretty cool. Recommend it.:)

[Mari]

I'm watching 'Dances with Wolves' right now. We watched it in History class in secondary school, so I wanted to see it again. :)
Somehow they managed to stretch the film to last 5 hours though... >_<

[Acalewia]

It is a pretty long movie, but one of Kevin Costner's best.

[Rûdhaglarien]

I just watched Snow Cake, with Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, and Carrie-Anne Moss. I really, really enjoyed it. And the soundtrack (by Broken Social Scene) was amazing. Highly recommended.

And I saw Ninotchka for the first time last week. Greta Garbo's first comedy. Very good.

I also just re-watched Narc and Sweeney Todd. Love them.

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Watchmen! It was Awesome!

[Grey_Wolf]

Saw King Arthur yd (StarrÃ*ng Clive Owens and Keira Knightley. Excellent swordplay and fightscenes - well on par with The Last Legion (Starring Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley and an Indian actress - Ashwarya Rai).

[Acalewia]

Watchmen was awesome. Great visuals and fight scenes.

[Coffeehouse]

Watchmen was awesome. Great visuals and fight scenes.

What a horrible movie that looked like! Looked as interesting as X-men, the Hulk or any of the other garbage that Hollywood occasionally likes to spew out...:cool:

I saw The International. Great acting, and a hell of a scene in midway through the film. I'd give it a 4+!

[BeardofPants]

I'm gonna go out of a limb & say that you've never read Watchmen, then? :rolleyes: It's actually a great social commentary, don't let the fact that it's a graphic novel put you off.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I've been hearing pretty negative reviews for it, including from people who have read the novel, so I don't think I'm going to see it.

[Rûdhaglarien]

I have to say, I'm a huge fan of the original graphic novel, and I loved the movie. It's paced like the comic, so if you're not into slower movies, I'd be prepared, but they did an excellent job of giving everyone their deserved screen time, as opposed to just focusing on Rorschach which would have made plenty of sense.

I went with two friends of mine--one who is a huge fan of the original, and one who's never read it. Both enjoyed it very much, so I don't think that whether you've read the original has as much to do with it as just personal preference and taste.

Warning [!], though, that there is one ridiculously awkward, unnecessary sex scene about midway through.

[Mari]

Star Trek Generations. I suddenly got in the mood for it :)

[Acalewia]

What a horrible movie that looked like! Looked as interesting as X-men, the Hulk or any of the other garbage that Hollywood occasionally likes to spew out...:cool:

I saw The International. Great acting, and a hell of a scene in midway through the film. I'd give it a 4+!
:p Different tastes, Buddy. Different tastes
I have to say, I'm a huge fan of the original graphic novel, and I loved the movie. It's paced like the comic, so if you're not into slower movies, I'd be prepared, but they did an excellent job of giving everyone their deserved screen time, as opposed to just focusing on Rorschach which would have made plenty of sense.

I went with two friends of mine--one who is a huge fan of the original, and one who's never read it. Both enjoyed it very much, so I don't think that whether you've read the original has as much to do with it as just personal preference and taste.

Warning [!], though, that there is one ridiculously awkward, unnecessary sex scene about midway through.

My hubby and I took my dad to see it. None of use have read the orginal Graphic Novel and we all enjoyed it.

Are you talking about the first sex scene between Silk Spetra II and Nightowl II? Cause that one was pretty awkward.

Rorschach cracked me up several times.


watched the first two Underworld movies. Great. 2nd one left it open for another movie involving Selen and Michael

[Acalewia]

The Haunting in Connecticut~ Pretty good.

[Jonathan]

Ma vie en rose (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119590/), a memorable movie about gender identity. It was very funny now and then but quite sad and emotional at other times. Well worth its Golden Globe!

[Jonathan]

Double post

[Mari]

Librarian 1 and 2. It was funny. A bit Indiana Jones like actually :)

[Earniel]

Ooh, yeah, those were fun movies. I liked the first one better, though. The second one was terribly predictable, so much it was a bit tedious.

[Mari]

The first one was pretty predictable too though :p
But the music was great. It caught the atmosphere brilliantly. And there were some Indiana Jones' riffs in it. ;)

[Earniel]

True, but less crammed with annoying clichés. :p

I wouldn't mind working in that library, though...

[Mari]

True! Being able to read thousands of books while still getting lots of exercise... yummy! ^_^

[Jonathan]

True! Being able to read thousands of books while still getting lots of exercise... yummy! ^_^As for the excercise; I really like books on audio CD's and my portable CD player :D

[Mari]

Really? I find that I can't focus on it. I need for my eyes and mind to have something to do at the same time as my ears. If I'm just listening I get distracted by everything my eyes see and my mind thinks of.

[Jonathan]

I watched Runaway Jury (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313542/).
John Cusack, Gene Hackman, Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz = Great acting! :)
But although the plot was interesting and exciting, there was room for improvement. I'm sure John Grisham's book, which the movie is based on, is even better so I'm going to read it someday.

[Acalewia]

Fast & Furious~ great movie considering I haven't seen the 3rd installment.

Race to Witch Mountian great movie, but it was left open ended. That was the only disappointment. I was pretty funny hearing kids use big words

[Valandil]

Last night I watched the old Disney "Swiss Family Robinson" with my boys. It was lots of fun. My oldest had just read the book, and I'm halfway through it - he assures me the movie changed a lot. :)

[Mari]

My sis and I went to watch 'Knowing' with Nicolas Cage. That man is like a robot! "*pouty nasal voice* My wife died. I'm sorry about your husband being a jerk. Yay I'm happy. We're all going to die." No sense of emotion >_<
It's supposed to be a thriller/action/drama, but it was pretty darn freaky at a lot of times!!!

I haven't quite concluded whether I totally hate the film or that maybe I liked it a teeny tiny bit after all. It certainly left me thinking!

[Acalewia]

Wolverine~ Awesome. Great movie and really explains why he's so PO'ed all the time and how he lost his memory in the first place.
Acting was great as well as the cenamatographay
Great lines as well

"Only I'm allowed to kill you"

I give it a 10

[shesabrandybuck]

I saw Angels and Demons this past weekend (as you probably already know), gosh I was so excited! But, like all good books, the movie did it absolutely no justice. It was one disapointment after the next starting with the first scene, they couldn't even get that right!

I was suprised, I thought it would be really good, considering the Da Vinci Code stuck rather closely to the book, *huge sigh*...

[Acalewia]

I thought it was great. Of course I haven't read the book. It kept me guessing I never thought it was going to be who it was.

[Grey_Wolf]

I just saw the two latest Bond Movies. I suppose I expected to be better.

TOO BLOODY OVER-WORKED - TOO MUCH BLOODY CHASING! LOUSY ATTEMPTS AT ROMANCE - AND TO TOP IT OFF - TOO MUCH BLOODY CHATTER!

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Star Trek

[nasuada]

I recently watched 'The Tale of Despereaux' I liked it a lot. it was pretty much faithful to the book, except for a few things here and there.:)

[Valandil]

Just went with the wife & boys to see, "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"

Fun. :)

[Earniel]

Is it as moralising as the first movie or did it get better?

And does Rexie have a large part? :D

[Valandil]

More about the quest for what makes us happy.

Rexie and the others are mostly back, but the bigger parts go to the newer characters - which is sort of nice.

[Acalewia]

I love Rexie :D Hubby and I are going to see it either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Terminator Salvation ~ I thought it was very good. Lots of tributes to the original movies. Keep your eyes peeled for a very obvious tribute to the first two films.

[GrayMouser]

Duplicity- thought it was very good mix between a caper and a con flick; lots of snappy dialog, convoluted plotting, and it conceals the inevitable twist well enough to make it mildly surprising.

Normally I'm not a big Julia Roberts fan, "Erin Bronkovitch" excepted, but the chemistry between her and Clive Owen works very well- you get the feeling she's always one step ahead of him, but you're never quite sure where it's going to lead. Good change of pace from summer blockbusters

[hectorberlioz]

I've seen a lot of movies in theaters this year. Here's a list with grades:

Star Trek-**** (Four of Five): Good, entertaining, but lacking that Trekkian grace.

UP-*****(Five of Five): A whole bunch of fun! I'd never seen a 3D movie before, and I doubted the technical finesse of it...until the movie started. And it's a movie that carries you along: no worries about the plot. The characters especially are lovable.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen-**(Two of Five): I really did not enjoy this movie. The two stars are for Bee, otherwise it was trash through and through. Mindless plot, mindless characters, mindless wandering, mindless going....and the robot thing is just NOT for me. My action figures were Han Solo and Darth Vader.

Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian-****(Four of Five): I enjoyed this movie, mostly. It's not as original as the first, nor as lovable, but it does contain some good new characters. Amy Adams was very entertaining. Ben Stiller seemed to have been given the role of solely being a plot-mover. In the first one at least he got a little screen time to himself. So: fun and entertaining, though ultimately unsatisfying as a worthy sequel.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince-(Five of Five): Really Really good. I saw it twice in theaters, and though the second time revealed some flaws, I was still entranced by it. Even my mom went to see it and really enjoyed it.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Duplicity- thought it was very good mix between a caper and a con flick; lots of snappy dialog, convoluted plotting, and it conceals the inevitable twist well enough to make it mildly surprising.

Normally I'm not a big Julia Roberts fan, "Erin Bronkovitch" excepted, but the chemistry between her and Clive Owen works very well- you get the feeling she's always one step ahead of him, but you're never quite sure where it's going to lead. Good change of pace from summer blockbusters

I really enjoyed it. Sure, it leans towards the frothy side, but it was great entertainment. I LOVED the scene with Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson fighting during the credits; just brilliantly shot.


Recently have seen: Fellini's Satyricon. Wow. Mind-bending and grotesque visuals, non-stop orgies, seething homoeroticism, and allegories of self-discovery. Pretty trippy stuff.

Withnail and I. 80's British comedy about two young struggling actors who flee from the squalor of their Camden apartment to go spend a week in the country home of Withnail's uncle. General misanthropy, hating life, and LOTS and LOTS of drinking. Four out of five.

Ran. Akira Kurosawa's take on King Lear. 'Nuff said. Four out of Five.

[GrayMouser]

I really enjoyed it. Sure, it leans towards the frothy side, but it was great entertainment. I LOVED the scene with Paul Giamatti and Tom Wilkinson fighting during the credits; just brilliantly shot.



Yeah, two two middle-aged guys who have been sitting behind their desks for years actually falling for all that sycophantic business writing describing them as ruthless tough guys, fighters, warriors etc.


Recently have seen: Fellini's Satyricon. Wow. Mind-bending and grotesque visuals, non-stop orgies, seething homoeroticism, and allegories of self-discovery. Pretty trippy stuff.

Withnail and I. 80's British comedy about two young struggling actors who flee from the squalor of their Camden apartment to go spend a week in the country home of Withnail's uncle. General misanthropy, hating life, and LOTS and LOTS of drinking. Four out of five.

Ran. Akira Kurosawa's take on King Lear. 'Nuff said. Four out of Five.

Agreed on all of the above :D

[nasuada]

I recently saw Harry Potter and the half blood prince, it was awesome!!!!!!!!!!!:)

[Grey_Wolf]

Ive just seen Terminator: Salvation. Pretty good - but predictable - the end was made to sequalize. T5 - T6 - T7......

[Jonathan]

I watched In Bruges (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780536/) (it's in Belgium :p), mainly because I wanted to reminisce about my canal trips there several years ago.
I didn't expect the film to be so terrific! The many humoristic and highly odd scenes brought on many a good laugh :) Colin Farrell and c/o did great!

Highly recommendable.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Heck yeah! I really liked that movie. I'm always a sucker for dark humour.

Don't tell me I'm still in f--king Bruges!

[GrayMouser]

Yea, just watched it again last night- great flick!

[katya]

So I know everyone's been saying this already, but Avatar is totally Pocahontas. And now I want to watch a bunch of Disney movies. Been wanting to watch Beauty and the Beast for a while now.

[Jonathan]

I never watched Pocahontas.

But I watched Avatar in 3D yesterday and was amazed. I was first sceptical of all the hype but boy, James Cameron sure can make great movies!

[Earniel]

The 3D has been an interesting experience. And while the story is a tad predictable (Pocahontas is a good description), Avatar's still a very enjoyable movie.

But I can't say I'll be running to the cinema's soon to see it again, yet I will consider buying the beastiary of Pandora if one comes out with good shots. Those critters were pretty awesome. I particularly loved the little lizards with their spinning parachutes. So adorable. :D

[katya]

I liked it, but I'm not adding it to my favorites list. I saw it in 3D too but I was in the front row so it kind of sucked. But so pretty. :)

[GrayMouser]

I liked it, but I'm not adding it to my favorites list. I saw it in 3D too but I was in the front row so it kind of sucked. But so pretty. :)

How so? Headache-inducing or problems with the effect?

[katya]

The glasses blocked the outer edges of the screen because I was too close. Headaches were also an issue though but not bad. Also the angle- had to look really high up.

[Jonathan]

I particularly loved the little lizards with their spinning parachutes. So adorable. :DI especially liked those floating luminescent jellyfish things. I remember wondering whether they bite, like mosquitoes?

The glasses blocked the outer edges of the screen because I was too close. Headaches were also an issue though but not bad. Also the angle- had to look really high up.My friends and I were very careful to get those issues right. We chose a smaller cinema and sat quite close to the screen, in order to make the screen fit perfectly into our fields of vision. Seeing too much of the cinema itself (if you're sitting further back) spoils some of the 3D experience. And sitting at the very front isn't ideal either.

The 3D was much cooler than in "Up". An animated film still looks quite unreal, even if it's in 3D.

[katya]

We weren't planning on the 3D. We went to a new cinema for the first time and got lost looking for it, so we were late for the regular showing. We went to the 3D instead because it was starting soon, but most of the seats were taken. We were lucky to get seats next to each other without a lot of hassle. (BTW if you've seen my Facebook profile pic, those are the glasses from the theater.)

[Jonathan]

Ah, I noticed the glasses but didn't recognise them!

I kept mine. They're fantastic, they show the real world in 3D too! :p But then, so do my normal glasses...

[katya]

I recycled mine like a good kid, but my boyfriend kept his. I used to put on my mom's glasses when I was little for the "real life in 3D" effect.

[Jonathan]

There are different kinds of 3D though.

When I was in London several years ago, I watched a science fiction film with some heavy electronic high-tech glasses (that contained liquid crystals, I was told). Those glasses really made things look as if they broke out of the screen and entered the cinema (I swear, that T-Rex at the beginning came inches from biting my head off).

"Avatar" was more like looking through a portal into another world. There was no genuine breach of the "4th wall". So although the 3D was great, it won't remain my most vivid 3D experience.

[Earniel]

I especially liked those floating luminescent jellyfish things. I remember wondering whether they bite, like mosquitoes?
They reminded me more of seeds than of living creatures.

I had to laugh because in one of my old, still unfinished stories I had biolumenescent seeds and if I ever finish it now, people will think I plagiarised that scene from Avatar. :rolleyes:

I kept mine. They're fantastic, they show the real world in 3D too! :p But then, so do my normal glasses...
You got to keep yours? Ours were solid plastic and reusable and everybody had to hand them in. They even had a anti-theft tag in them. But then again, I went to one of the big cinemas of town, I reckon they can afford to invest in such systems.

"Avatar" was more like looking through a portal into another world. There was no genuine breach of the "4th wall". So although the 3D was great, it won't remain my most vivid 3D experience.
The ash-scene came quite close, I think. And at one point I wanted to grumble about people putting their hands up in my view, until I noticed they were blue hands...

[Jonathan]

You got to keep yours? Ours were solid plastic and reusable and everybody had to hand them in. They even had a anti-theft tag in them. But then again, I went to one of the big cinemas of town, I reckon they can afford to invest in such systems.Well I figured that when I watch Alice in Wonderland in 3D, I could try to persuade them to give me a discount because I already have a pair of glasses :p

The ash-scene came quite close, I think. And at one point I wanted to grumble about people putting their hands up in my view, until I noticed they were blue hands...Hm, there was a moment when a guy, who just returned from the men's room, was seemingly trod on by one of those big mechanical exoskeletons.

[katya]

You got to keep yours? Ours were solid plastic and reusable and everybody had to hand them in. They even had a anti-theft tag in them. But then again, I went to one of the big cinemas of town, I reckon they can afford to invest in such systems.
.
We have a recycle bin, but no one to enforce recycling. I thought those things looked like seeds too.

[hectorberlioz]

The premise of "The Book of Eli" sounds very interesting. I'm pretty sure I'll disapprove of the overly-gore-y blood and violence that is supposed to be the mainstay of action movies these days, but I might see it despite that.

[katya]

A bunch of my friends were gonna see that tonight and I wanted to go (no idea what it's about, just wanted to get out) but if there's blood and gore then count me out.

[Midge]

My brother saw it and said it was good. I'm going to see "The Blind Side" with a friend tomorrow night. I'm pretty excited! I've heard lots of good things about it.

[b.banner]

Everything you heard was correct :D, great movie!

[Aikanáro]

I saw 'The Hurt Locker' the other day - probably the best war movie I've ever seen.

I'd like to see 'Avatar' despite all the critique I've read online about it's problematic aspects - colonialism and so forth. If it's Pocahontas, that'll bother me. Not enough to stop me from seeing it, though. :)

Does anyone know how a person wearing regular eyeglasses might see it in 3D? Do they have clip-on versions of the 3D glasses or anything?

[katya]

My boyfriend just sat in the front row.... I don't know any good options.

[Jonathan]

Does anyone know how a person wearing regular eyeglasses might see it in 3D? Do they have clip-on versions of the 3D glasses or anything?I just wore them over my regular glasses which worked splendidly. The 3D ones are quite big.

[GrayMouser]

"Zombieland"- fantastically funny, even though it has fast zombies, usually one of my pet peeves. At least they're human speed, not superfast.

The middle part dragged somewhat- they should have tossed out the whole Bill Murray section- but the first halfwas great, especially explaining the survival rules. One of the conventions of zombie movies is that the human beings have to do incredibly stupid things that expose them to attack; it played off that very well.


It'll have to hold me until they make a movie out of "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies"

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I've flipped casually through that (the book), though I haven't read the whole thing. I have to say: pretty frickin' funny. :D

[GrayMouser]

Read the reviews over at Rotten Tomatoes, and everybody else seemed to love Bill Murray, so maybe it's just me.

But, yeah, it's basically a warm-hearted romantic comedy with drooling undead brain-eaters popping out now and then.

[b.banner]

Just watched Percy Jackson & The Olympians, It's gotten bad reviews but I liked it.

[GrayMouser]

The premise of "The Book of Eli" sounds very interesting. I'm pretty sure I'll disapprove of the overly-gore-y blood and violence that is supposed to be the mainstay of action movies these days, but I might see it despite that.

Interesting but a little unlikely, don't you think?
I mean, there's one copy of the KJV in the whole of post-apocalypse America? This of a book that is in every motel room drawer in the country?

[hectorberlioz]

Interesting but a little unlikely, don't you think?
I mean, there's one copy of the KJV in the whole of post-apocalypse America? This of a book that is in every motel room drawer in the country?

That's why it sounds so interesting:p. And who gives a fig for likelihood anymore? Even serious movies are unlikely.

[GrayMouser]

Well, certainly any post-apocalyptic film, at least, from "The Road Warrior" on down- "Hey, let's deal with a total collapse in the fuel supply by tearing all over the desert at high speed in souped-up buggies that get four miles to the gallon."

Or "The Road", where the hero's response to a countryside crawling with maddened starving cannibals is to push a shopping cart full of supplies down the middle of the highway- (hence the title).

And as I mentioned earlier, all zombie movies depend on the survivors acting in the dumbest ways possible...have to give the brain-dead undead an even chance.

[hectorberlioz]

GM, I can tell you've seen the pretty terrible but well-done-terrible film with Kevin Costner, "The Postman" ;).

I never understand why these kinds of movies always concentrate on the same thing: chaos, bandits, good guy comes to save village. It's just a Western, put in the future.

At least "Reign of Fire" had dragons :p.

[Mari]

Just saw Josie and the Pussycats. That has got to be the worst film ever. Though it was fun spotting all the commercials and advertisement in it :p

[Earniel]

Just saw The Court Jester which is a lovely old(-fashioned) comedy that can still outclass a good deal of today's movies. Great fun.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

The vessel with the pestle?

[Earniel]

No dummy, the chalice from the palace! ;)

[leonred]

I watched Shutter Island .. The story line really rocks :D

[Tessar]

No dummy, the chalice from the palace! ;)

NO NO! The dropped the chalice from the palace! They replaced it with a flagon with a figure of a dragon....



I watched Return of the King last night. I cried. A lot. :p I dearly lurve (parts) of that movie in particular, although I think maybe the best overall one was FOtR.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

NO NO! The dropped the chalice from the palace! They replaced it with a flagon with a figure of a dragon....

I can replicate in my mind the exact measure of foreboding with which Griselda said, "with a figure of a dragon." Which probably means I've seen this movie too often. :p

Also, Glynis Johns was just GORGEOUS in that movie.

[Earniel]

I still can't get the title track out of my head. :eek: "Life can not better be..."

[Gwaimir Windgem]

A nose is hard to replace. ;)

[Insidious Rex]

So I know everyone's been saying this already, but Avatar is totally Pocahontas. And now I want to watch a bunch of Disney movies. Been wanting to watch Beauty and the Beast for a while now.

Im thinking it was more Dances With Wolves meets the Matrix with aspects of Aliens and Return of the Jedi in there. All Disneyfied. Definitely strong Pocahontas parallels in there as well. And maybe even some Lion King.

[Grey_Wolf]

This Saturday I watched The Storm, Public Enemies and Julie & Julia.

The Storm was about a company developing an emp-weapon to direct weather to a selected spot on Earth. This goes haywire and threatens to destroy mankind. Very cool effects.

Public Enemies is about the infamous bankrobber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and his life and "career". His adversary Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) is at first not ready to go full out and kill off JD - just arrest him. But in the end he listens to Hoover and one after another Jd's gang is killed - leaving JD completely alone.

Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron. The film depicts events in the life of chef Julia Child in the early years in her culinary career, contrasting her life with Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes from Child's cookbook during a single year, a challenge she described on her popular blog that would make her a published author.

Ephron's screenplay is adapted from two books: My Life in France, Child's autobiography, written with Alex Prud'homme, and a memoir by Julie Powell. In August 2002, Powell started documenting online her daily experiences cooking each of the 524 recipes in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she later began reworking that blog, The Julie/Julia Project.[2] Both of these books were written and published in the same time frame of 2004 to 2006. The film is the first major motion picture based on a blog.[

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Julie & Julia is a 2009 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Nora Ephron. The film depicts events in the life of chef Julia Child in the early years in her culinary career, contrasting her life with Julie Powell, who aspires to cook all 524 recipes from Child's cookbook during a single year, a challenge she described on her popular blog that would make her a published author.

Ephron's screenplay is adapted from two books: My Life in France, Child's autobiography, written with Alex Prud'homme, and a memoir by Julie Powell. In August 2002, Powell started documenting online her daily experiences cooking each of the 524 recipes in Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and she later began reworking that blog, The Julie/Julia Project.[2] Both of these books were written and published in the same time frame of 2004 to 2006. The film is the first major motion picture based on a blog.[
You forgot to mention that it's awesome. :cool:

[Grey_Wolf]

:) indeed, Gwai! It was very funny and awesome.

[mycoolgirl]

I watched The Lightning Thief. I really like the character of Percy Jackson he is cute looking . The move is based on gods, nice movie to be enjoyed.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Good for you.

[Acalewia]

Clash of the Titans ~ If you've seen the orginal, don't compare this with it. t is completly different and you'll see that from the get go. There is a few nods to the orginal in it. But in all a very awesome movie.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

The movie version of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Elizabeth Taylor is about 20 years too young for Martha and starts off rocky, but she quickly grasps the role and embodies it very strongly. Bouncing from place to place detracted from the extreme claustrophobia of the play, but it's a work of such raw potency that it was still awesome, despite all flaws; Richard Burton was also a terrific George.

[Mari]

The imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus. Totally weird film, but nice to watch. It took me 2 character switches to figure out Tony was played by more than 1 person: by Johnny Depp, Jude Law, Heath Ledger and Colin Farell...

[Earniel]

Apparently that wasn't the original plan, but it was the only solution they could find to finish the movie when Heath Ledger died during filming. I thought it was a neat idea, but haven't seen the movie yet.

[b.banner]

Iron Man 2! Totally worth it!

[Gwaimir Windgem]

OMG! Chicago is AWESOME! :D

[hectorberlioz]

OMG! Chicago is AWESOME! :D

I saw that in theatres. I liked it a lot back then. Then I decided that I didn't know why I liked it, and that I would no longer like pretentious movies just because. Now I don't like it:p.

Iron Man 2 was a blast, and don't listen to critic who say it was "crammed" like Spidey 3. It's untrue. Everything in the movie flows just fine, and there is little "excess." And the bad guys are such a step up from the usual.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

Dude. Chicago is SO not pretentious. I think you don't know what that word means. :p

Don't know why? How about fun music, and simply fabulous dance numbers? That's quite enough reason, thanks very much. :cool:

[hectorberlioz]

Hmm. It was fun and flashy. But it also had Richard Gere and John C. Reilly singing. That doesn't work:p. Besides, I'm not as fun and decadent as I was. Old age has mellowed me out. *walker*

And for the record: John C. Reilly is a good actor whose work I admire.

You're a-welcome!

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I actually really liked John C Reilly's bit. Richard Gere...not so much, but no movie is perfect. :p

[hectorberlioz]

Richard Gere...not so much, but no movie is perfect. :p

Well duh, he ruins every movie he's in, whether it was good to begin with or not:p. He played Lancelot, for goodness sakes. That in and of itelf is annoying.

[PrettyOrchid]

I watched “IRON MAN2� two days ago; the movie is a different on nice action and adventures stuffs included in the movie. Especially the thriller parts have taken nicely. Nothing much to mention about the story sequence. Overall it’s a good movie.

[Mari]

Apparently that wasn't the original plan, but it was the only solution they could find to finish the movie when Heath Ledger died during filming. I thought it was a neat idea, but haven't seen the movie yet.

Yes, that's what I gathered. It worked really well actually. It flowed, but I can't remember if Ledger returned in the later scenes or just in the first. I wonder what the filming order was.

[Jonathan]

Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer was a sweet display of good story-telling. Based on the great book by Robert Harris, Polanski successfully managed to transfer the plot to the silver screen while maintaining its feeling of good quality and suspense.

Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland in 3D was an orgy of visual fascination! Rarely has my retina experienced such beauty in a cinema. Last time was Avatar, which overall was a better film.

[Gwaimir Windgem]

For me, the most beautiful 3D moment in Alice was the ending credits, when everything was growing out of the screen. Just gorgeous.

[Jonathan]

Iron Man 2 was a blast, and don't listen to critic who say it was "crammed" like Spidey 3. It's untrue. Everything in the movie flows just fine, and there is little "excess." And the bad guys are such a step up from the usual.I watched Iron Man 2 yesterday and I can only agree with you.

As for the first Iron Man movie, my expectations where quite low so I was happily surprised to see Robert Downey jr. portray the superhero as brilliantly as he did. So I came to see the new movie with higher expectations this time, but it sure managed to deliver!

Sam Rockwell did a splendid job! Even though what he really did was to copy Downey's/Stark's persona.
And it was fun to see Mickey Roarke as a tattooed, rugged, genial villain with a thick Russian accent :p
And Scarlett Johansson had some nice moves.

Cool armours too! I especially liked the suit-case one. Why can't my laptop case be like that?

One thing bugged me, and that was the kiss at the end. Too Hollywood-ish and it kind of ruined a bit of the Tony-Pepper attraction that's been built up during the two films.

[Acalewia]

Robin Hood. Now if you go expecting it to be like the Kevin Costner version, don't be. It's actually very different and a bit more historically accurate instead of just focusing on the legend itself. Very beautifully filmed and the fx aren't over the top but not cheesy. Very much in the vein of Gladiator, imo. Russell Crowe makes a wondeful Robin Longshanks and Cate Blanchett is a great Marian. Oscar Issac played a very convincing King John and someone you love to hate.

Al in all very fun to watch and very easy to get lost in.

[Acalewia]

Hmm. It was fun and flashy. But it also had Richard Gere and John C. Reilly singing. That doesn't work:p. Besides, I'm not as fun and decadent as I was. Old age has mellowed me out. *walker*
You're a year os younger than me! Old age my rear end!
I actually really liked John C Reilly's bit. Richard Gere...not so much, but no movie is perfect. :p
Sounds like Pierce Bronson's bit in Mama Mia

Awful

[Acalewia]

Prince of Persia ~ Acton packed with a lot of Special FX. I found it quite hilarious that Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince Dastan had so much dumb luck. He survives encounters that would kill a normal person, such as leaping on top of building with arrows coming from two directions or a sand avalanche. The one liners and sarcasm gave it lightness. I thought it was an awesome movie. I'd recommend it to anyone that is looking for a good escape from reality.


The Fourth Kind ~ Just weird and creepy. It kept hopping back and forth from "real" video and dramatization of events that supposedly happened in Nome Alaska along with an interview of Dr. Abby Tyler (Milla Jovovich). I use real loosely, because video can be altered. My husband bought it after a friend raved about it (Mind you this friend is obsessed with ET's). The several shots of a owl staring at the camera and following the camera with its head gets creepy after a while. It watches more like a bad documentary. There are a lot of wtf moments. All in all, not the best watch unless your into ET's

[hectorberlioz]

Grizzly Man. Wow!

[GrayMouser]

Grizzly Man. Wow!

Yeah, that's the Werner Herzog we all know and love (except BoP, of course :p )

Should be put on a double feature with "Into the Wild" for those who get their ideas about Nature from the cute li'l animals in Disney movies.

[EllethValatari]

Older movies that I watched while in Florida-my top 2 now!

-The Count of Monte Christo
-Secondhand Lions

Also-Les Miserables (did I spell that right?)

These three are must-sees! Best movies ever! Has anyone else seen these?

[Gwaimir Windgem]

I must shame-facedly admit that I've yet to see Grizzly Man; one of these days!

Elleth: which Les Miserables? As heartwarming movies go, Secondhand Lions is an oft-overlooked gem. :)