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Jun 20, 2015 17:28:57 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2015 17:28:57 GMT -5
Paddington was pretty good. I have a 2yo. I've seen 'em all.
The absurdity of it all worked for me.
Great reviews continue to roll in for Inside Out. You probably want to ignore my take on it.
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Jun 20, 2015 18:38:42 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Jun 20, 2015 18:38:42 GMT -5
And how the hell did the bears build a treehouse, complete with a working bridge? I know it's based on a children's book where silly and inexplicable things are presented with a straight face but I guess I've lost the tolerance for them. Oh my god, and don't get me started on how they're able to successfully learn how to speak, read, and write English.
I'm so old that I no longer believe in magic.
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Jun 20, 2015 22:22:40 GMT -5
Post by azvb on Jun 20, 2015 22:22:40 GMT -5
Heard good things about Inside Out. I will probably see it.
Took the grandkids to Home last week. We all liked it. I cried, if course.
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Post by Not Me on Jun 20, 2015 22:26:23 GMT -5
Heard good things about Inside Out. I will probably see it. Took the grandkids to Home last week. We all liked it. I cried, if course. Family saw Inside Out today. Said it wasn't really a kids movie.
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Jun 21, 2015 10:43:44 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Jun 21, 2015 10:43:44 GMT -5
Happy Valley is finally available on Netflix streaming. Very good documentary that really looks at multiple 'sides' of the Sandusky scandal and the Paterno fallout. Doubt that any hardcore PSU fan would like this movie, but it struck me as very balanced and very well done. There's not much new, in anything, in the documentary...but it does bring a lot of emotional detail to what happened. Just saw it. I didn't like it much even though it received good reviews all around. As you said, it didn't have anything new to say. It felt more like a summary of the scandal because there was something superficial about it. I guess it's because I didn't learn anything new.
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Jun 21, 2015 11:05:23 GMT -5
Post by gnu2vball on Jun 21, 2015 11:05:23 GMT -5
And how the hell did the bears build a treehouse, complete with a working bridge? I know it's based on a children's book where silly and inexplicable things are presented with a straight face but I guess I've lost the tolerance for them. Oh my god, and don't get me started on how they're able to successfully learn how to speak, read, and write English. I'm so old that I no longer believe in magic. Maybe you need to get older to get to the point where you want to believe?
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Jun 21, 2015 17:01:38 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Jun 21, 2015 17:01:38 GMT -5
The Drop
Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini. Great film. One of the best in the past five years or so.
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Jun 22, 2015 2:05:30 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Jun 22, 2015 2:05:30 GMT -5
The Drop Tom Hardy, James Gandolfini. Great film. One of the best in the past five years or so. Good movie indeed. I did have to re-watch a couple scenes to be sure of the "who did it" in a most crucial part of the movie. The Drop warrants a second viewing for those who desire total clarification. Is there any role that Tom Hardy cannot effectively play? I thought he even out-acted the marvelous Gandolfini in this movie.
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Jun 22, 2015 9:00:41 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jun 22, 2015 9:00:41 GMT -5
He made a good Heathcliff. Not to mention a good Max.
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Jun 23, 2015 21:19:47 GMT -5
Post by azvb on Jun 23, 2015 21:19:47 GMT -5
Finally saw Still Alice. Great movie. Hit close to home-my dad died of Alzheimer's and my father-in-law has it now. Kristin. Stewart? Who knew! She was great.
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Jun 25, 2015 13:46:46 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Jun 25, 2015 13:46:46 GMT -5
Frequencies (2013) www.imdb.com/title/tt2414766/Some IMDB opinions: - Clever, offbeat, hypothetical scenario that will make you think - Most Intelligent Philosophical Sci-Fi I Have Seen This Millennium - Affinities, Serendipity, Resonance, Universal Code, and more, all in one film. - Wow. This was surprisingly fantastic! - I have a new Top 3 favorite movie I personally agree with this one -- "An imperfect masterpiece", and the 7/10 rating. Finally saw Still Alice. Great movie... Agree. Sorry about your dad and father-in-law. I fear Alzheimer's, and this powerful movie confirmed my fear.
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Jun 25, 2015 15:03:33 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Jun 25, 2015 15:03:33 GMT -5
Frequencies (2013) www.imdb.com/title/tt2414766/Some IMDB opinions: - Clever, offbeat, hypothetical scenario that will make you think - Most Intelligent Philosophical Sci-Fi I Have Seen This Millennium - Affinities, Serendipity, Resonance, Universal Code, and more, all in one film. - Wow. This was surprisingly fantastic! - I have a new Top 3 favorite movie I personally agree with this one -- "An imperfect masterpiece", and the 7/10 rating. Finally saw Still Alice. Great movie... Agree. Sorry about your dad and father-in-law. I fear Alzheimer's, and this powerful movie confirmed my fear. Wow, I've never even heard of this film!
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Jun 26, 2015 1:42:10 GMT -5
Post by vbbetterthanbb on Jun 26, 2015 1:42:10 GMT -5
Wow, I've never even heard of this film! Probably because it's an Australian movie.
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Jun 27, 2015 1:09:35 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Jun 27, 2015 1:09:35 GMT -5
These Final Hours
Post-Apocalypse (well, the hours just before the apocalypse) film. Feels like The Quiet Earth -- same empty streets, same Australia. But different.
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Jun 27, 2015 16:31:59 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Jun 27, 2015 16:31:59 GMT -5
Gosford Park (1991)
Robert Altman film. Julian Fellowes, the guy who created Downton Abbey, wrote the screenplay. Helen Mirren, Clive Owen, Ryan Phillipe, Emily Watson, and a bunch of well-known British actors, including Maggie Smith who went on to star in Downton Abbey. Good film. It's at first confusing because you've got so many characters introduced in the opening scenes and all running around like chickens with their heads cut off, but this is the Altman M.O. It focuses more as the film moves on.
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