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Mar 25, 2015 6:10:04 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Mar 25, 2015 6:10:04 GMT -5
Has anyone watched kingsman yet? Worth the price of admission or no? My son saw Kingsman and really liked it. Young Frankenstein is among my most favorite movies. Watched it the 1st time in the Orient, with local language translation on screen. Only a few people laughed out loud at many of the classic scenes, such as, "What knockers!" "Thank you, doctor." The rest of the full house audience were lost in translation. Redirected could be the worst movie in trying to be a Lock Stock, Snatch, Layer Cake... Huge amount of Lithuania folks must have given it a homeboy high mark in IMDB to boost the rating 4 points above where it should be.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 1, 2015 16:56:24 GMT -5
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Apr 2, 2015 20:08:41 GMT -5
Post by kro2488 on Apr 2, 2015 20:08:41 GMT -5
Dreamworks Prince of Egypt, very good. Along with the Passion of The Christ being that Easter is coming up. The latter not suited for younger children though.
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Apr 2, 2015 21:30:21 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 2, 2015 21:30:21 GMT -5
The latter also not suited for anyone who doesn't hate Jews.
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Apr 3, 2015 19:53:52 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 3, 2015 19:53:52 GMT -5
Unforgiven
My Good Friday movie. Saw it nearly 10 years ago. Loved it then, but I forgot every last detail. I'm watching it now. I can't believe Clint Eastwood is leaving his two little kids at home to fend for themselves. Not acceptable.
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Apr 5, 2015 19:19:33 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 5, 2015 19:19:33 GMT -5
Boyhood
Somewhat boring movie. Nothing really happens. It's still a great achievement though, to use the same set of actors for 11-12 years.
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Apr 5, 2015 20:49:26 GMT -5
Post by gnu2vball on Apr 5, 2015 20:49:26 GMT -5
Unforgiven My Good Friday movie. Saw it nearly 10 years ago. Loved it then, but I forgot every last detail. I'm watching it now. I can't believe Clint Eastwood is leaving his two little kids at home to fend for themselves. Not acceptable. Certainly not intended as a "how to" for childcare ("Unacceptable?"), but it had some great lines. My current favorite is Strawberry Alice's observation: "They didn't come all the way to Montana just to **** us." And Little Bill's observation on the NCAA Basketball Final, "Duck, I sez," might be prescient.
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Apr 5, 2015 20:52:50 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 5, 2015 20:52:50 GMT -5
Unforgiven My Good Friday movie. Saw it nearly 10 years ago. Loved it then, but I forgot every last detail. I'm watching it now. I can't believe Clint Eastwood is leaving his two little kids at home to fend for themselves. Not acceptable. Certainly not intended as a "how to" for childcare ("Unacceptable?"), but it had some great lines. My current favorite is Strawberry Alice's observation: "They didn't come all the way to Montana just to **** us." And Little Bill's observation on the NCAA Basketball Final, "Duck, I sez," might be prescient.
I also remembered the movie having more of an emotional punch when I first saw it. The second time, not so much. In fact, the second time, it just kind of fizzled. It probably has something to do with the experiences you bring with you when watching the movie. I said this before and I'll say it again: I think you have to watch a movie multiple times at different stages in your life
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Apr 6, 2015 11:31:39 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 6, 2015 11:31:39 GMT -5
Birdman
Ambitious, technically impressive, but I felt like I was watching a play the whole time. All the special effects felt patronizing, like they knew they made a play-like movie and are apologizing for it so they wanted to give the audience something sensational by throwing in several telekinesis and levitation effects. Better than Boyhood, definitely. I think I will have to watch this again in ten years to see how it stands the test of time.
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Apr 8, 2015 11:39:57 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 8, 2015 11:39:57 GMT -5
Nightcrawler
Good movie. Is it just me or does everyone agree that Jake Gyllenhaal is on a hot streak with movie picks? My favorite character is Rick, the lowly $30/night employee. Probably the second best movie of 2014 that I've seen, the first being The Grand Budapest Hotel. The Raid 2 was a lot of fun -- not a lot of substance but like its predecessor, The Raid, it has some jaw-dropping stunts.
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Apr 9, 2015 19:19:19 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 9, 2015 19:19:19 GMT -5
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
From 2005. Albert Brooks. Interesting premise, but poor execution and writing. First half felt like a documentary, second half felt like a really bad B-movie. Some scenes were hilarious, but these were few and far between.
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Apr 10, 2015 20:16:37 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 10, 2015 20:16:37 GMT -5
Amour
Critically acclaimed French movie. Won all sorts of awards. It's not for everyone. Summary: what befalls old people.
Very slow movie, much like the way old people move about. It's a French movie so don't expect fireworks. Surprisingly, I made it to the end.
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Apr 11, 2015 19:30:51 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 11, 2015 19:30:51 GMT -5
The Rover
Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson. Surprisingly good movie. Understated. Really good performances by Pearce and, I hate to admit this, Pattinson.
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Apr 14, 2015 20:29:21 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 14, 2015 20:29:21 GMT -5
Wild
A Reese Witherspoon film based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed who hiked the Pacific Crest Trail for 94 days. I didn't really like it. The only thing I learned is:
SPOILER ALERT > > > > > > >
> > > > > > ˘ ˘ > > ˘ > > > > > > > >
REI sends you free hiking boots if your current one is not up to snuff. Lifetime warranty, I guess.
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Apr 18, 2015 1:54:30 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 18, 2015 1:54:30 GMT -5
Interstellar
I actually enjoyed this film. Lots of questions though about the last quarter like how they're able to get the space station up to Saturn so quickly and what exactly is the data they collected from inside the black hole that allowed them to solve that gravity equation. It's bizarre to me. The Dr. Mann (Matt Damon) subplot was the most interesting although I was wondering if anyone has ever attempted murder more ineptly than Dr. Mann.
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