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Feb 13, 2015 14:57:00 GMT -5
Post by #skoskers on Feb 13, 2015 14:57:00 GMT -5
I would only give the movie a C+ for Dornan.
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Feb 17, 2015 10:09:16 GMT -5
Post by c4ndlelight on Feb 17, 2015 10:09:16 GMT -5
Instead of FSOG, I went and saw Kingsman. Hilarity ensued!
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Feb 17, 2015 23:56:13 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 17, 2015 23:56:13 GMT -5
Fury.
I didn't see anything special in this Brad Pitt movie. It was just another war movie that goes from one battle to the next. Characters weren't interesting enough. Jon Bernthal, the actor who plays Shane in The Walking Dead, is in this film and, unfortunately, he acts the exact same way with the exact same accent.
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Feb 18, 2015 2:24:24 GMT -5
Post by vup on Feb 18, 2015 2:24:24 GMT -5
I saw Still Alice. Julianne Moore portrayed Alzheimer's realistically, yet she was over the top in the scenes before she was diagnosed. She had a crying scene where my audience started laughing, because she just kept crying harder and harder. Lol! Too bad she's the front runner for the Oscar, because the movie was ultimately dull and predictable. Everything you need to see is in the trailer.
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Feb 18, 2015 13:07:55 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 18, 2015 13:07:55 GMT -5
Terminator 3.
Yes, I know it's an old film but I firmly believe you should revisit certain films after a number of years has passed. Your view of that film may have changed. I remember watching The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan) when it was first released in 1997 and not liking it much. Almost bored. When I watched it again 15 years later, I didn't even recognize it. A wonderful film!
Anyway, back to Terminator 3. Loved it. It's probably my favorite in the Terminator series. The way Arnold was so brutal and vicious with the blonde TX unit was so hilarious -- and credible. I truly believe mission-oriented machines would behave like this in achieving their objective.
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Feb 18, 2015 13:15:31 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 18, 2015 13:15:31 GMT -5
Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.
Saw them yesterday afternoon. It was my third time watching these two films. These are two of my favorite James Bond movies. I know that some don't like these two movies and still others who don't like Daniel Craig as Bond. I can't explain it myself but I can't stop watching them and I love Daniel Craig as Bond. I was one of the naysayers who opposed Craig as the next Bond back when they first announced it. But I like the direction the Bond franchise is going with the dark themes. I hate the campy Roger Moore and the gadgets-heavy silky-smooth Pierce Brosnan (although I like Brosnan as an actor).
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Post by #skoskers on Feb 18, 2015 15:57:01 GMT -5
Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. Saw them yesterday afternoon. It was my third time watching these two films. These are two of my favorite James Bond movies. I know that some don't like these two movies and still others who don't like Daniel Craig as Bond. I can't explain it myself but I can't stop watching them and I love Daniel Craig as Bond. I was one of the naysayers who opposed Craig as the next Bond back when they first announced it. But I like the direction the Bond franchise is going with the dark themes. I hate the campy Roger Moore and the gadgets-heavy silky-smooth Pierce Brosnan (although I like Brosnan as an actor). Check out the original Casino Royale (1967)! It's a really fun movie for Bond fans!
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Post by #skoskers on Feb 18, 2015 15:57:33 GMT -5
I saw a movie that was on my bucket list for a long time: Tokyo Story (1953) For a movie that is as domestic as domestic gets, I never dozed off. Even my wife, who normally gets bored with old b/w movies, thought it was interesting. Simple plot: an old couple from a small town visits their adult kids in Tokyo causing quiet disruptions. Very universal themes. Any time relatives visit you, you know that as much as you love them, their visit will cause a disruption in everyone's lives. Another good Japanese classic!
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Feb 19, 2015 19:48:24 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 19, 2015 19:48:24 GMT -5
Inglorious Basterds.
Watched it for the second time. The first time was when it came out on DVD in 2009 or 2010. It's only been 5 years but I could only remember perhaps 20% of it. I remembered Walz's generally fine performance, the opening scene at the dairy farmer's property, and the end-of-movie negotiations but the rest of it was a blur. The whole "premiere at the cinema" with Shosanna and Zoller storyline was completely new to me. Another aspect that surprised me was the amount of dialogue vs. action. I remembered it as action-packed, but the actual movie was driven by the lengthy dialogue scenes. The one at the tavern was great. The movie as a whole was entertaining both times I watched it.
I really believe you have to watch the same movie multiple times every so often.
Now, on to Snake Eyes.
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Feb 19, 2015 21:44:13 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 19, 2015 21:44:13 GMT -5
Rashomon employs one of my favorite literary devices: Telling the same story from different points-of-view. I'm not a big fan of theater, but this is something it does very well. Experimental story-telling in general. One of my favorite plays (or series of plays) is The Norman Conquests. It tells the "same" story, but each play takes place in a different room. So when one actor exits from a scene in one play, he/she is likely to be entering a scene in one of the other two plays. I just saw Snake Eyes (1998), a Brian De Palma film. It uses the Rashomon storytelling technique throughout the movie, but not as well as Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon. In Rashomon, you really couldn't tell what really happened while in Snake Eyes, it was much less ambiguous. But I'm a big De Palma fan (esp. Dressed to Kill, Blow Out, Carrie, The Fury, Body Double, Casualties of War, Raising Cane, and even Femme Fatale) so I forgive him.
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Feb 20, 2015 10:52:21 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 20, 2015 10:52:21 GMT -5
Edge of Tomorrow. (or Live.Die.Repeat)
It didn't thrill me as I thought it would. It received mostly good reviews by critics but I thought it was mediocre, probably because I've seen other movies and TV shows which employ the same story technique. There was a Been There Done That element to it. Also, I'm not easily wow'd by special effects. In fact, I dozed off during the climax of the movie. My wife woke me and asked if she should rewind it so I could watch it fully and I said, "Meh. Don't bother."
SPOILER ALERT: > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
The movie is like Groundhog Day (1993), which is a variation of 12:01 (1993), which is a movie adaptation of the short story "12:01 PM" (1973). See also, Source Code (2011) and the Star Trek Next Generation episode "Cause and Effect." Numerous films using the time loop narrative have been made.
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Feb 21, 2015 10:49:01 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 21, 2015 10:49:01 GMT -5
Under the Skin.
Stars Scarlet Johansson. Interesting movie. Not much dialogue. Unconventional. Not many people will like it. I'm not sure I liked it. Well, I liked some scenes but overall, it's a head-scratcher. Still, I love it when filmmakers take risks.
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Feb 21, 2015 10:50:10 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 21, 2015 10:50:10 GMT -5
Casino Royale.
I saw it for the umpteenth time. For reasons I can't fully explain, I love this movie. And I'm not a James Bond fan. I pretty much hate most of the Bond films.
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Feb 22, 2015 12:41:43 GMT -5
Post by vbprisoner on Feb 22, 2015 12:41:43 GMT -5
Casino Royale. I saw it for the umpteenth time. For reasons I can't fully explain, I love this movie. And I'm not a James Bond fan. I pretty much hate most of the Bond films. Did you watch it again (like last night or this morning?) because you posted on Feb. 18th you watched it on the 17th and to watch a film again in 4 or 5 days means you really... really like that film! Movies I really like I might watch once a year, but never twice in one week.
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Feb 22, 2015 14:55:25 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Feb 22, 2015 14:55:25 GMT -5
Casino Royale. I saw it for the umpteenth time. For reasons I can't fully explain, I love this movie. And I'm not a James Bond fan. I pretty much hate most of the Bond films. Did you watch it again (like last night or this morning?) because you posted on Feb. 18th you watched it on the 17th and to watch a film again in 4 or 5 days means you really... really like that film! Movies I really like I might watch once a year, but never twice in one week. Actually, I watched it 3 times in the past 2 weeks! Another guilty pleasure is Bourne Ultimatum. It's the one where Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, and the asset/assassin named Desh are chasing each other through the streets and markets of Morocco. Like Casino Royale, I could watch this film over and over again. There's probably something subliminal at work in these two films which draw me to them. Or a certain pattern which I haven't detected yet that is somehow really really pleasing. This is bizarre because I'm not an action-adventure fan. Generally, I don't like James Bond movies or movies driven by lots of stunts, gadgets, special effects, car chases, and the like. But Casino Royale and Bourne Ultimatum, I could watch them on an endless loop. Go figure.
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