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Apr 21, 2018 1:16:57 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2018 1:16:57 GMT -5
I'm not a big fan of country and folk, but in the movie, it sounded "right." I was surprised, however, by "Chiquitita" (ABBA) and "Walk Away Renee" (Four Tops). Kind of odd.
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Apr 21, 2018 16:57:27 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 21, 2018 16:57:27 GMT -5
Finally saw Three Billboards and I thought it was excellent. I know it drew some backlash after the initial raves, but I have no idea what they were. I could guess, but I won't. XAsst had a couple I see. FTR, I thought the acting was excellent. McDormand, imo, showed a huge amount of range. It was just subtle. Harrelson was the best thing about the movie while he was in it. And Rockwell was great too. But the best part was the script. Funny, incredibly sad, full of human beings. It was a powerful movie. As for the military guy, he said he wasn't the killer. I think he just saw an opportunity to mess with Frances. He's a disturbed individual. Perhaps the one character without much depth, but I can excuse that, especially in terms of plot needs. Man, Woody is a good actor. What a performance. Even reading the letters he wrote. The script had a Coen Brothers quality to them. The military douchebag was messing with Mildred Hayes, not Frances. I thought Willoughby's (Woody Harrelson) reading of his letters was the weakest part. It was flat. It's hard for me to believe such a town with racist and ignorant people exists nowadays, but I guess they do.
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Apr 27, 2018 19:15:36 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 27, 2018 19:15:36 GMT -5
The Shape of Water
It was an okay movie. I don't know how or why it won Best Picture, but I stopped trying to figure out Oscar results.
"...he was worshipped like a god. Now, is he a god? I dunno if he's a god. I mean he ate a cat, so I mean, I don't, I don't know!"
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Apr 28, 2018 1:03:07 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 28, 2018 1:03:07 GMT -5
Atomic Blonde
The wife and I were bored 45 minutes into the movie. Just couldn't take it anymore. Stopped watching.
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Apr 28, 2018 1:07:34 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 28, 2018 1:07:34 GMT -5
The Big Sick
The wife and I watched 20 minutes of it and she said, "I don't think I need to watch people yapping yapping yapping, none of which is funny."
I said, "Ditto."
"You can watch it yourself sometime, if you want," she said.
"I don't think I have the time," I said. "I have a whole bunch of people I need to kill."
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Apr 28, 2018 2:24:05 GMT -5
Post by XAsstCoach on Apr 28, 2018 2:24:05 GMT -5
The Shape of Water It was an okay movie. I don't know how or why it won Best Picture, but I stopped trying to figure out Oscar results. "...he was worshipped like a god. Now, is he a god? I dunno if he's a god. I mean he ate a cat, so I mean, I don't, I don't know!" Wifey went to watch this by herself while I flew back into Shanghai from Sanya. She had the same sentiment as you did. Atomic Blonde The wife and I were bored 45 minutes into the movie. Just couldn't take it anymore. Stopped watching. Was tough trying to stay focus while watching this movie, but turned out decent at the end. May not intentionally watch this movie again, but if I stumbled across it while channel surfing I may end up watching it. The Big Sick The wife and I watched 20 minutes of it and she said, "I don't think I need to watch people yapping yapping yapping, none of which is funny." I said, "Ditto." "You can watch it yourself sometime, if you want," she said. "I don't think I have the time," I said. "I have a whole bunch of people I need to kill." This movie was surprisingly good. Give you an insight (kinda/sorta) of the struggles of first generation immigrants trying to stay true to the old ways, while at the same time trying to break it shackles.
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Apr 28, 2018 9:29:07 GMT -5
Post by gnu2vball on Apr 28, 2018 9:29:07 GMT -5
Just saw Hostiles. Good movie about long time enemies finding common ground. It would be sorta like (R)uffda and Holiday discovering a common interest in volleyball.
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Apr 28, 2018 13:06:10 GMT -5
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Post by Thrill of the 'ville on Apr 28, 2018 13:06:10 GMT -5
I saw Avengers Infinity War on Thursday night...I don’t want to spoil it so I’ll just say I really enjoyed it and I’m already impatient waiting for the continuation next year.
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Apr 28, 2018 19:16:09 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 28, 2018 19:16:09 GMT -5
A Cure for Wellness
1. If a sanatorium gives you a glass of water, do NOT drink the crazy water!
2. If the sanatorium is run by a 100% German staff, RUN!
3. If the sanatorium asks you if you want to try the isolation chamber treatment because you have a broken leg, do NOT say "Sure, okay."
Like Get Out, the first 75% of the movie is great and the final 25% is Hollywood-ish schlock.
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Apr 29, 2018 1:16:19 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 29, 2018 1:16:19 GMT -5
The Lost City of Z
Watched the first 40 minutes. Very slow pace. Can't really figure out what the story is going to be about, other than British exploration of the Bolivian jungles -- and exploitation of the natives.
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Apr 29, 2018 17:16:36 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2018 17:16:36 GMT -5
The Big Sick was very good.
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Apr 29, 2018 19:06:11 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 29, 2018 19:06:11 GMT -5
The Red Turtle
Pretty good animated feature film. Wonderful storytelling despite the fact that the only word spoken in the entire film is "Hey." It's a cross between Castaways and many Asian folk stories that I read in college. (I took a liberal arts elective on folk stories of the world -- Europe, Asia, Africa, America).
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Apr 29, 2018 21:37:15 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on Apr 29, 2018 21:37:15 GMT -5
We'll be watching Lady Macbeth tonight. I don't know anything about the movie except:
1. It's not in Shakespeare-speak.
2. It received incredible reviews.
3. It's in color.
Frankly, I don't even know if it's even based on the Shakespeare play.
Update: Very good film. It was very simple in plot and focused in the storytelling, almost as simple and focused as the other movie I saw today, The Red Turtle.
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May 1, 2018 16:10:17 GMT -5
Post by Wolfgang on May 1, 2018 16:10:17 GMT -5
One of these days -- sooner rather than later -- I'm just going to watch the Planet of the Apes reboot series back-to-back-to-back over one weekend:
Rise of the Planet of the Apes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes War for the Planet of the Apes
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Post by XAsstCoach on May 2, 2018 4:16:11 GMT -5
One of these days -- sooner rather than later -- I'm just going to watch the Planet of the Apes reboot series back-to-back-to-back over one weekend: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Dawn of the Planet of the Apes War for the Planet of the Apes Good trilogy. Thought War was a good tie-in to the original Charlton Heston series. Also liked the two Apes movie stint with Mark Wahlberg...or one of the Wahlberg's.
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