Recently viewed movie thread - Rental Edition (9 Viewers)

[jamny]

Love, Actually was recommended in a Christmas thread and I really liked it. Check it out now before the season is over.

Burn Before Reading Very uneven but enjoyable movie. Takes a long while to develop. Big fan of The Coen Bros. and I'm not sure where I'd place it yet. Maybe with Ladykillers. Very quirky.

IMAX- The Day The Earth Stood Still- First time seeing an IMAX movie. Very big, very loud. Still doesn't make up for the lulls in the movie. Not bad, perfect for Keanu's wooden acting. Nothing special. Worth a rental.

 

[QUEZILLA]

Traitor - 7/10 - nothing special, but it has action, and an original story. Kind of a few twist. Entertaining, and worth a rental considering what is out there.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched The Lives of Others today on Encore (I think). I had heard about this movie by seeing a review someplace, but it was one of those movies that I had forgotten about by the time it was released on DVD. I just happened to notice it was on when I was looking for a different program, and I wasn't doing anything this afternoon, so I decided to give it a go.

This was a really good drama. It definitely gets my

Outstanding movie

 

[jdoggydogg]

So...does that mean Assassination of Richard Nixon isnt worth a 2nd viewing since you didnt mention it??

It's a good movie and Penn is almost always enough to watch a movie the second time.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Burn Before Reading Very uneven but enjoyable movie. Takes a long while to develop. Big fan of The Coen Bros. and I'm not sure where I'd place it yet. Maybe with Ladykillers. Very quirky.

Just watched this tonight. Thought it was OK at best. To be fair, I think The Big Lebowski is the only "funny" Coen Bros. movie that I have liked. Just not my type of humor, I guess. I would've liked it a lot less if not for Malkovich (sp?) - Just fun watching that guy act in movies. Other than that I thought the movie was entirely forgettable.ETA: Burn Before Reading must've been the prequel to the movie I watched. Maybe I needed the back story to "get" the movie?

 

[krista4]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

 

[QUEZILLA]

Hancock sucked _____

 

[belljr]

Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon---- pretty decent action flick

 

[identikit]

Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon---- pretty decent action flick

Some serious plot holes, but the parking garage chase scene makes up for a lot of them.

 

[bryhamm]

Traitor-One of the best films I've seen in a while. Don Cheadle is among the top actors out there.

Just saw this last night. Very good movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

 

[belljr]

Death Sentence with Kevin Bacon---- pretty decent action flick

Some serious plot holes, but the parking garage chase scene makes up for a lot of them.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

Maybe you should've just offered wine in a box and a cheap hotel.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

Maybe you should've just offered wine in a box and a cheap hotel.

She strikes me as more of an 8-ball girl.

 

[flapgreen]

Dark Knight blows horribly. TERRIBLE!!

 

[bryhamm]

Dark Knight blows horribly. TERRIBLE!!

 

[Osaurus]

Just caught most of Chasing Ghosts: Beyond the Arcade.

Not quite as amusing as Fistful of Quarters......but the dork meter is off the charts. The best has to be Walter with his guitar

 

[krista4]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

 

[Sweet J]

Took the kids to see "Bedtime Stories" yesterday and got exactly what I expected. The kids were entertained for 2 hours, despite some things going over their heads, and I was entertained for two hours despite plot holes and lazy writing.

Overall I'd give it 3 out of 4 Sandlers. (Because Adam Sandler flicks cannot be measured against normal movies, they have to be measured against themselves. That is: can a cute story, a likeable lead actor, and a pretty leading lady, some decent slapstick, and a feel-good ending overcome lazy or cliche-ridden writing? Related to its cousin, the Stiller)

 

[KarmaPolice]

Dark Knight blows horribly. TERRIBLE!!

 

[jamny]

Hancock sucked _____

I'm sure I'm in the minority but I didn't think Hancock was that bad. I'm not saying I'd recommend it but I guess the low expectations made it somewhat enjoyable. and the always stunning Charlize Theron angle gave it a good twist.

 

[saintfool]

watched "enduring love" last night with the wife. daniel craig, samantha morton and rhys ifans based on an ian mcewan novel. really very good. not great but solid tale of obsession.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

 

[jdoggydogg]

House Of Saddam

Oustanding HBO miniseries about Saddam Hussein. Fantastic. I liked it a lot. Reminds me how refreshing it is to watch a movie where you don't know any of the actors. I recognized just one guy from an Middle Eastern film I saw awhile back. But that's it.

Highly recommended

 

[cstu]

Let The Right One In.

One of the best movies of the year, period. Not out on DVD until March 10 but there's a screener out on torrents.

 

[Wingnut]

Babel. What a snoozefest.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Generation Kill

Wow. Just outstanding. This seven part HBO miniseries is awesome. I have two parts left to go. I've always said that Apocalypse Now and Blackhawk Down were the most realistic war films I'd ever seen. But Generation Kill makes most war films look like Starship Troopers. I think this miniseries is a must-see. I cannot recommend it enough. Brilliant.

 

[Steelnation]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

Can you lovebirds take this offline or something? Tired of reading through your personal conversations already.....

 

[krista4]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

Can you lovebirds take this offline or something? Tired of reading through your personal conversations already.....

Hey jdoggydogg, what do you think of this guy?

 

[Steelnation]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

Can you lovebirds take this offline or something? Tired of reading through your personal conversations already.....

Hey jdoggydogg, what do you think of this guy?

Who gives a #### what dude thinks about me?

 

[krista4]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

Can you lovebirds take this offline or something? Tired of reading through your personal conversations already.....

Hey jdoggydogg, what do you think of this guy?

Who gives a #### what dude thinks about me?

I was having a conversation with jdoggydogg. So JDD, what do you think?

 

[Steelnation]

 

[Sweet J]

Who gives a #### what dude thinks about me?

No that you mention it, I'm kind of curious, actually.

 

[On The Rocks]

Saw Vantage Point over the weekend.....really disappointed.

A lot going on with no story line.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

Can you lovebirds take this offline or something? Tired of reading through your personal conversations already.....

Hey jdoggydogg, what do you think of this guy?

I don't know him. But let's stop chatting or he'll tell on us

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hmmm...not really into love stories

Will you marry me?

I told you I'm not into love stories!

That's why I want to marry you, dummy.

See, I got the joke, and then I made a joke in return (albeit apparently not a good one). Sheesh!

Can you lovebirds take this offline or something? Tired of reading through your personal conversations already.....

Hey jdoggydogg, what do you think of this guy?

Who gives a #### what dude thinks about me?

Awwwwww. Now you hurt my feelings.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Generation Kill

Wow. Just outstanding. This seven part HBO miniseries is awesome. I have two parts left to go. I've always said that Apocalypse Now and Blackhawk Down were the most realistic war films I'd ever seen. But Generation Kill makes most war films look like Starship Troopers. I think this miniseries is a must-see. I cannot recommend it enough. Brilliant.

Reading the book right now and love it. Gonna bump this up the list and watch it when I get through it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Generation Kill

Wow. Just outstanding. This seven part HBO miniseries is awesome. I have two parts left to go. I've always said that Apocalypse Now and Blackhawk Down were the most realistic war films I'd ever seen. But Generation Kill makes most war films look like Starship Troopers. I think this miniseries is a must-see. I cannot recommend it enough. Brilliant.

Reading the book right now and love it. Gonna bump this up the list and watch it when I get through it.

I don't know anything about the book. But if I were to guess, I would have guessed that the book was either written by a soldier or by a reporter that was in Iraq. It's that realistic.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Generation Kill

Wow. Just outstanding. This seven part HBO miniseries is awesome. I have two parts left to go. I've always said that Apocalypse Now and Blackhawk Down were the most realistic war films I'd ever seen. But Generation Kill makes most war films look like Starship Troopers. I think this miniseries is a must-see. I cannot recommend it enough. Brilliant.

Reading the book right now and love it. Gonna bump this up the list and watch it when I get through it.

I don't know anything about the book. But if I were to guess, I would have guessed that the book was either written by a soldier or by a reporter that was in Iraq. It's that realistic.

Yeah - was written by a reporter that rode in the Humvee with the troops. Love the different personalities in the group - racist rednecks to pretty boy that does yoga and tai chi. Also just ####ed up how many mistakes and the incompetence of the higher-ups. It's a great read.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

The Visitor. Watched it based on some of the recommendations in this thread and was very pleasantly surprised. Starts off a little slow, but the lead actor gives a great performance and I thought it was an excellent movie.

Ghost Town. I'm a big fan of Ricky Gervais, but I worried whether his style of comedy would be well suited to playing a lead in a feature film like this. I thought it worked well and was very funny though. Definitely look forward to seeing whatever he does next.

Burn After Reading. I'm a huge fan of the Coen brothers, but this movie felt like a miss to me. Some parts were funny but in general it was just kind of a weird story without much else.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Generation Kill

Wow. Just outstanding. This seven part HBO miniseries is awesome. I have two parts left to go. I've always said that Apocalypse Now and Blackhawk Down were the most realistic war films I'd ever seen. But Generation Kill makes most war films look like Starship Troopers. I think this miniseries is a must-see. I cannot recommend it enough. Brilliant.

Reading the book right now and love it. Gonna bump this up the list and watch it when I get through it.

I don't know anything about the book. But if I were to guess, I would have guessed that the book was either written by a soldier or by a reporter that was in Iraq. It's that realistic.

Yeah - was written by a reporter that rode in the Humvee with the troops. Love the different personalities in the group - racist rednecks to pretty boy that does yoga and tai chi. Also just ####ed up how many mistakes and the incompetence of the higher-ups. It's a great read.

Cool. Since the seven part miniseries is more than 8 hours long, I am guessing they covered a lot of the book's content.

 

[krista4]

The Visitor. Watched it based on some of the recommendations in this thread and was very pleasantly surprised. Starts off a little slow, but the lead actor gives a great performance and I thought it was an excellent movie.

Ghost Town. I'm a big fan of Ricky Gervais, but I worried whether his style of comedy would be well suited to playing a lead in a feature film like this. I thought it worked well was very funny though. Definitely look forward to seeing whatever he does next.

Burn After Reading. I'm a huge fan of the Coen brothers, but this movie felt like a miss to me. Some parts were funny but in general it was just kind of a weird story without much else.

Glad you liked The Visitor. The more I think about that movie, the more I loved it. I agree it takes a while to get going. That lead actor was just phenomenal.I keep vacillating as to whether to see Burn After Reading. Now I'm leaning more toward "no" again.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I keep vacillating as to whether to see Burn After Reading. Now I'm leaning more toward "no" again.

I liked Burn, but I seem to be in the minority. Did you see The Ladykillers? It's a comedy in that realm. Not great, but I had some laughs.

 

[Sweet J]

I keep vacillating as to whether to see Burn After Reading. Now I'm leaning more toward "no" again.

I liked Burn, but I seem to be in the minority. Did you see The Ladykillers? It's a comedy in that realm. Not great, but I had some laughs.

God, I hated Ladykillers. Awful, cliched, lazy, sucky, awful movie. Ten times worse because it came from the Cohens.

 

[QUEZILLA]

House Of Saddam

Oustanding HBO miniseries about Saddam Hussein. Fantastic. I liked it a lot. Reminds me how refreshing it is to watch a movie where you don't know any of the actors. I recognized just one guy from an Middle Eastern film I saw awhile back. But that's it.

Highly recommended

So this guy wasn't in it?

 

[belljr]

Generation Kill

Wow. Just outstanding. This seven part HBO miniseries is awesome. I have two parts left to go. I've always said that Apocalypse Now and Blackhawk Down were the most realistic war films I'd ever seen. But Generation Kill makes most war films look like Starship Troopers. I think this miniseries is a must-see. I cannot recommend it enough. Brilliant.

Reading the book right now and love it. Gonna bump this up the list and watch it when I get through it.

I don't know anything about the book. But if I were to guess, I would have guessed that the book was either written by a soldier or by a reporter that was in Iraq. It's that realistic.

Yeah - was written by a reporter that rode in the Humvee with the troops. Love the different personalities in the group - racist rednecks to pretty boy that does yoga and tai chi. Also just ####ed up how many mistakes and the incompetence of the higher-ups. It's a great read.

Cool. Since the seven part miniseries is more than 8 hours long, I am guessing they covered a lot of the book's content.

Yeah. It's pretty much the the release of the article in Rolling Stone. There were numerous military that were on set as advisers and 1 guy that was written about is also in the mini-series. He's the "pretty boy"

 

[Musesboy]

I keep vacillating as to whether to see Burn After Reading. Now I'm leaning more toward "no" again.

I liked Burn, but I seem to be in the minority. Did you see The Ladykillers? It's a comedy in that realm. Not great, but I had some laughs.

I liked Burn After Reading.Malkovich was excellent and Pitt's character needed to be punched. He pulled it off well.

 

[jdoggydogg]

House Of Saddam

Oustanding HBO miniseries about Saddam Hussein. Fantastic. I liked it a lot. Reminds me how refreshing it is to watch a movie where you don't know any of the actors. I recognized just one guy from an Middle Eastern film I saw awhile back. But that's it.

Highly recommended

So this guy wasn't in it?

Nah. No Crimson Jihad in this one.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I keep vacillating as to whether to see Burn After Reading. Now I'm leaning more toward "no" again.

I liked Burn, but I seem to be in the minority. Did you see The Ladykillers? It's a comedy in that realm. Not great, but I had some laughs.

I liked Burn After Reading.Malkovich was excellent and Pitt's character needed to be punched. He pulled it off well.

This. Clooney was very funny, too.