Just watched American Gangster. Meh, I guess it was ok. I felt like it was trying to be this great amazing movie but just ended up being kind of generic. I don’t know who was supposed to be the bad guy(other than the dirty NYC cops).
I felt like Denz was the protagonist the whole time. Probably didn’t need to be 2.5 hours long either.
I don’t know where they are going with True Blood, but at this point I have complete faith in Alan Ball.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
Empire Falls - I’ve seen this movie(actually two movies)I don’t know how many times and it seems to get better every time I watch it. Ed Harris and Paul Newman are amazing in this movie. [/quote]
Empire Falls is brilliant. I’ve seen it more than once also, and Lou Taylor Pucci is one to add to the great list. Of course, Newman and Harris… they go without saying almost.
True Blood continues to get better and better.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Polish Rifle wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan - I really wanted to hate this movie. It’s not good at all, but I still found myself laughing at a few of the scenes.
Sandler is one of those guys that I say I’d like to hit if I ever saw him in person, but I don’t think I could make myself do it, because he somehow makes me laugh even when I don’t want to. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s any kind of comic genius, but sometimes he just makes me laugh.
I saw this the other night - pretty stupid movie actually, which I’ve come to expect from Adam Sandler. Yes, I laughed at some scenes, but it’s just too overdone to be enjoyable. The fact that he’s banging all these 80 year-old women is fucking lame too.
Stereotypes run rampant and the movie almost made me think twice about eating Hummus again.
I thought the sex with old lady stuff wasn’t funny and way overdone. I didn’t see the humor in that at all. You know what Sandler is? He’s that annoying person you know that can be funny, but you don’t want to encourage him by laughing at anything, because once he knows you’ll laugh, he won’t quit doing it.[/quote]
The best Sandler movie by far is Punch Drunk Love.
[quote]Molotov_Coktease wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Polish Rifle wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
You Don’t Mess With The Zohan - I really wanted to hate this movie. It’s not good at all, but I still found myself laughing at a few of the scenes.
Sandler is one of those guys that I say I’d like to hit if I ever saw him in person, but I don’t think I could make myself do it, because he somehow makes me laugh even when I don’t want to. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying he’s any kind of comic genius, but sometimes he just makes me laugh.
I saw this the other night - pretty stupid movie actually, which I’ve come to expect from Adam Sandler. Yes, I laughed at some scenes, but it’s just too overdone to be enjoyable. The fact that he’s banging all these 80 year-old women is fucking lame too.
Stereotypes run rampant and the movie almost made me think twice about eating Hummus again.
I thought the sex with old lady stuff wasn’t funny and way overdone. I didn’t see the humor in that at all. You know what Sandler is? He’s that annoying person you know that can be funny, but you don’t want to encourage him by laughing at anything, because once he knows you’ll laugh, he won’t quit doing it.
The best Sandler movie by far is Punch Drunk Love.[/quote]
I agree. Plus, Punch-Drunk Love features my favorite actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman (The PSH) and this bonus gem from the DVD special features:
Cars - I’m a sucker for the Pixar movies, and I liked this one, too.
Walk Hard - It was stupid, but I couldn’t help but laugh at parts of it. I think I laughed more at this than Talladega Nights.
No Country for Old Men - It’s was entertaining, but it wasn’t what I expected. The way I heard it built, it was almost a let down for me.
The Aristocrats - For being a documentary about a joke that’s not really that funny, I laughed quite a lot. The movie was longer than it needed to be, but it was dirty, disgusting fun.
And I’m still working my way through Season 1 of the Wire. I’m really liking this. I hate that each disc only has 2 or 3 episodes.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
Appaloosa was pretty damn good. There wasn’t as much shooting and cussing as I’d hoped, but then Lee Van Cleef and Sergio Leone are dead. It was just a very good story, based on a novel, peopled by real characters. The western genre seems to have calmed down to the point where we can move past all of the ironic, self-conscious bullshit that has plagued that genre and maybe filmmakers can just use that period of american history to tell good stories again.
I liked this better than 3:10 to Yuma. 3:10 to Yuma occasionally defied all logic and made a mockery of suspension of disbelief, but Appaloosa made sense all the way through. The characters were always real and believable.
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The book Appaloosa was very good. There is also a sequel that was also very good. It is written by Robert B. Parker who wrote the “Spencer for Hire” books.
It’s funny because I saw who they cast for the movie and when I read the books… those were not the folks I thought of, but I love Ed Harris and Viggo Mortenson.
I have this movie on my Netflix queue
[quote]malonetd wrote:
And I’m still working my way through Season 1 of the Wire. I’m really liking this. I hate that each disc only has 2 or 3 episodes.[/quote]
The Wire is like watching a book get acted out on screen. You have to take your time watching it. I think the second season is even better.
I watched “Wind Chill” it is a small movie, a ghost story movie.
I wasn’t expecting much but I liked it. Not too gory, it had a creep factor and a story behind it.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
malonetd wrote:
And I’m still working my way through Season 1 of the Wire. I’m really liking this. I hate that each disc only has 2 or 3 episodes.
The Wire is like watching a book get acted out on screen. You have to take your time watching it. I think the second season is even better.[/quote]
Agreed. I actually thought each season built on the previous season. I can’t really say which season was the best because the entire series really did require that you watch all of the previous seasons to understand the overall story, the characters and their relationships to each other.
The good news is that by the 4th and 5th seasons on DVD, they finally started putting 3-4 episodes per disc.
Watched bits and pieces of these two yesterday
Speilberg’s War of the Worlds: Only saw the last 20 minutes while in the gym, and I don’t think I’ll worry about catching the rest of of it. The climax was “eh” and I couldn’t get past the fact that the “entry door” to the little prison cells on the robot looked like a giant asshole. It was pretty gross.
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
Mister Lonely - Weird-ass movie about bad celebrity impersonators. I couldn’t even get through it. One of the few times I stopped watching a movie halfway through.
Murder Set Pieces - Terrible slasher flick. The usual bad, slasher flick acting. It was even light on the gore, which is always disappointing for me. The boob count was very high though.
The Strangers - I actually thought this was kind of scary, but it was kind of stupid at the same time. I mean, the victims had a fucking shotgun in the house and the killers were outside, armed with knives and rocks. I think you should always win in that scenario.
Swimming With Sharks - Older movie, but I thought this was okay. Kind of interesting to see Kevin Spacey play a complete asshole before he was really a big name.
[quote]malonetd wrote:
The Aristocrats - For being a documentary about a joke that’s not really that funny, I laughed quite a lot. The movie was longer than it needed to be, but it was dirty, disgusting fun.
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I’ve started telling this joke at parties, complete with the Drew Carey snap! “The Aristocrats!” at the end. The only people who get it are the few who have seen the movie, but I’m okay with that.
[quote]Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.[/quote]
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
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They hated V for Vendetta because they took it as a slam against Conservative Republicans. I remember Fox morning news even making comments about this. These are probably the same types of people who bitch about Transformers being “pro military”. Some people need to just chill the fuck out and simply watch a damn movie without the constant political perspective as if the movie is out to get them.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
They hated V for Vendetta because they took it as a slam against Conservative Republicans. I remember Fox morning news even making comments about this. These are probably the same types of people who bitch about Transformers being “pro military”. Some people need to just chill the fuck out and simply watch a damn movie without the constant political perspective as if the movie is out to get them.[/quote]
I remember when Transformers came out and everyone said it was like a big long GM/US Army commercial. I didn’t really get that. Sure, there were GM cars and the military was involved but if that’s all they got out of that movie I wonder how much of it they actually watched.
I didn’t like V for Vendetta. I haven’t seen it in some time but it just did’t do much for me.
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
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You’re not alone, I loved this film too. Seeing the Houses of Parliment exploding to the 1812 overture in the cinema was one of those few times where a film has left me in a state I can only explain as pure joyful amazement. I’m sure you’ve all had it at some point, it’s like your brain can’t quite process everything that’s happening before your eyes and the only thought that gets through is something like pure amazement (I know, I said that twice).
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
Professor X wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
They hated V for Vendetta because they took it as a slam against Conservative Republicans. I remember Fox morning news even making comments about this. These are probably the same types of people who bitch about Transformers being “pro military”. Some people need to just chill the fuck out and simply watch a damn movie without the constant political perspective as if the movie is out to get them.
I remember when Transformers came out and everyone said it was like a big long GM/US Army commercial. I didn’t really get that. Sure, there were GM cars and the military was involved but if that’s all they got out of that movie I wonder how much of it they actually watched.
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Well, the thing I always thought was stupid about the military criticism in Transformers was what were they expecting? We are getting attacked by giant, alien robots and did they really think the military wouldn’t be involved? Who else was supposed to fight them? The X-Men?
[quote]AngryVader wrote:
analog_kid wrote:
Professor X wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
They hated V for Vendetta because they took it as a slam against Conservative Republicans. I remember Fox morning news even making comments about this. These are probably the same types of people who bitch about Transformers being “pro military”. Some people need to just chill the fuck out and simply watch a damn movie without the constant political perspective as if the movie is out to get them.
I remember when Transformers came out and everyone said it was like a big long GM/US Army commercial. I didn’t really get that. Sure, there were GM cars and the military was involved but if that’s all they got out of that movie I wonder how much of it they actually watched.
Well, the thing I always thought was stupid about the military criticism in Transformers was what were they expecting? We are getting attacked by giant, alien robots and did they really think the military wouldn’t be involved? Who else was supposed to fight them? The X-Men?[/quote]
I would have done a fucking back flip in the movie theater if the X-Men showed up to fight Megatron.
[quote]analog_kid wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
analog_kid wrote:
Professor X wrote:
AngryVader wrote:
Doug Adams wrote:
V For Vendetta: I think I’m one of the few people who liked this movie. Hugo Weaving could read numbers out of the phone book and I’d still be entertained.
I loved V For Vendetta! I’ve probably watched it 10 times. I don’t know why people hated it so much. I never read the graphic novel it was based off of though. Perhaps there was too much deviation from the source material.
However, even if I had read the graphic novel, I still think I would have liked the movie. Hugo Weaving delivers a great performance despite never being able to see his face. That’s acting!
They hated V for Vendetta because they took it as a slam against Conservative Republicans. I remember Fox morning news even making comments about this. These are probably the same types of people who bitch about Transformers being “pro military”. Some people need to just chill the fuck out and simply watch a damn movie without the constant political perspective as if the movie is out to get them.
I remember when Transformers came out and everyone said it was like a big long GM/US Army commercial. I didn’t really get that. Sure, there were GM cars and the military was involved but if that’s all they got out of that movie I wonder how much of it they actually watched.
Well, the thing I always thought was stupid about the military criticism in Transformers was what were they expecting? We are getting attacked by giant, alien robots and did they really think the military wouldn’t be involved? Who else was supposed to fight them? The X-Men?
I would have done a fucking back flip in the movie theater if the X-Men showed up to fight Megatron.
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A Fastball Special would work nicely there. Magneto might make short work of them though, unless they are made out of some kind of some super space metal that isn’t affected by magnetism.
[quote]pushmepullme wrote:
malonetd wrote:
The Aristocrats - For being a documentary about a joke that’s not really that funny, I laughed quite a lot. The movie was longer than it needed to be, but it was dirty, disgusting fun.
I’ve started telling this joke at parties, complete with the Drew Carey snap! “The Aristocrats!” at the end. The only people who get it are the few who have seen the movie, but I’m okay with that.
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I heard of the joke before the movie, so I wasn’t sure about how they could even turn this into a full length movie, but hey did. And for the most part it was entertaining. Some of the comedians different versions actually had me laughing pretty hard.