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[jdoggydogg]

Just watched Surfwise, a documentary on this guy and his family.

Pretty decent flick.

Didn't see it. But I loved the NPR story about them.

 

[fsufan]

just finished entourage season 1- i am hooked- great show

i cannot believe i never checked this show out

 

[KarmaPolice]

GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra: I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I was expecting the worst and it turned out to be fairly decent. Great effects, cool weapons, lots of action and not vomit inducing acting or plots holes. Far better than the new Transformers or any other recent action movie... it at least had some originality in it. 4/5

Wow. This is one of the worst movies that I've had to endure in a long time.

I liked it more than the vast majority of big budget action flicks.

That makes me very afraid of watching Transformers. I'll do it out of morbid curiosity. Your review echoes a lot of other reviews that I saw - people seemed to like Joe, but HATED other movies like Transformers over the summer. If I could barely make it through Joe (if it was a DVD I wouldn't have), I am pretty sure I won't be getting through any of the others.

 

[SKribbles]

The Tournament: The worlds 30 best assassins meet every 7 years in a random town to determine who is the best... which of course means an hour and a half of pure violence and destruction. As expected not much of a plot and very little realism. Still, some nice explosions and decent fights scenes... if thats your thing, it isn't a complete waste of time to watch. This movie is very similar to The Condemned. 2/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra: I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I was expecting the worst and it turned out to be fairly decent. Great effects, cool weapons, lots of action and not vomit inducing acting or plots holes. Far better than the new Transformers or any other recent action movie... it at least had some originality in it. 4/5

Wow. This is one of the worst movies that I've had to endure in a long time.

I liked it more than the vast majority of big budget action flicks.

That makes me very afraid of watching Transformers. I'll do it out of morbid curiosity. Your review echoes a lot of other reviews that I saw - people seemed to like Joe, but HATED other movies like Transformers over the summer. If I could barely make it through Joe (if it was a DVD I wouldn't have), I am pretty sure I won't be getting through any of the others.

The first Transformers was awful. I didn't bother with the second.

 

[SKribbles]

GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra: I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I was expecting the worst and it turned out to be fairly decent. Great effects, cool weapons, lots of action and not vomit inducing acting or plots holes. Far better than the new Transformers or any other recent action movie... it at least had some originality in it. 4/5

Wow. This is one of the worst movies that I've had to endure in a long time.

I liked it more than the vast majority of big budget action flicks.

That makes me very afraid of watching Transformers. I'll do it out of morbid curiosity. Your review echoes a lot of other reviews that I saw - people seemed to like Joe, but HATED other movies like Transformers over the summer. If I could barely make it through Joe (if it was a DVD I wouldn't have), I am pretty sure I won't be getting through any of the others.

The first Transformers was awful. I didn't bother with the second.

First >>>> Second.... by a lot.

 

[jdoggydogg]

A Serious Man

Definitely a bizarre movie in the classic Coen brothers mold. Some of this movie very much reminds me of some Woody Allen movies. But as is the case with the Coens, you get a lot of metaphors and unanswered questions. If I were to compare this to another Coen effort, I'd probably choose Barton Fink - though I liked this a lot more than Fink. Several awkward laugh out loud moments. Thumbs up.

 

[Adebisi]

A Serious Man

Definitely a bizarre movie in the classic Coen brothers mold. Some of this movie very much reminds me of some Woody Allen movies. But as is the case with the Coens, you get a lot of metaphors and unanswered questions. If I were to compare this to another Coen effort, I'd probably choose Barton Fink - though I liked this a lot more than Fink. Several awkward laugh out loud moments. Thumbs up.

Can't wait to see this. It's only been in limited theaters around here. When is the widespread release?

 

[jdoggydogg]

A Serious Man

Definitely a bizarre movie in the classic Coen brothers mold. Some of this movie very much reminds me of some Woody Allen movies. But as is the case with the Coens, you get a lot of metaphors and unanswered questions. If I were to compare this to another Coen effort, I'd probably choose Barton Fink - though I liked this a lot more than Fink. Several awkward laugh out loud moments. Thumbs up.

Can't wait to see this. It's only been in limited theaters around here. When is the widespread release?

Not sure. IMDB didn't appear to have info on wide release.

 

[jdoggydogg]

A Serious Man

Definitely a bizarre movie in the classic Coen brothers mold. Some of this movie very much reminds me of some Woody Allen movies. But as is the case with the Coens, you get a lot of metaphors and unanswered questions. If I were to compare this to another Coen effort, I'd probably choose Barton Fink - though I liked this a lot more than Fink. Several awkward laugh out loud moments. Thumbs up.

I saw a trailer for this when I saw The Informant last night. I celebrate the entire Coen Bros catalog, and I'm looking forward to this one. The Informant was good. Would have been fine waiting for Netflix on that one, but I don't have a pimped-out home theater, so it's fun to see a good film on the big screen that isn't explosion-centric every once in a while. Matt Damon was excellent (hard to believe it was the same guy from the Bourne movies), midwesterner Scott Bakula was convincing as a midwestern mid-level FBI agent, and I thought Tony Hale (Buster Bluth from Arrested Development) was great in a small third-reel role.

I liked The Informant. Bizarre movie. But I enjoyed it.

 

[Jutz]

I understand what you guys mean. But watching The Wrestler, I just kept thinking, "Dude, you're about 40 years old. Time to get your #### together." And then he'd just keep on doing harebrained things.

One of the things that I was pondering after seeing this movie was the notion of freewill. Do we have freewill, or are we motivated by impulses beyond our control? I am not excusing this wrestler's behavior. I won't argue that he made terrible choices. The question that interests me is: is this man completely dominated by impulses beyond his control?Mike Tyson is a comparable figure for me. When Tyson bit Hollyfield's ear, the hue and cry from the sports world was hilarious. "How could he do that?" "There's no place for that in boxing." Ludicrous. We pit men against each other for the sole purpose of pummeling each other, and we are outraged that a fighter loses it. Tyson acted like an animal at times with his comments and his behavior in the ring and his personal life. But does Tyson even have the capability to control himself? Barely.

First I want to apologize if we are with The Wresler... but I can't help thinking about it with all the discussion... and jdog has brought up some really good points... including the post above. The one thing I realized... after thinking for awhile is...The reason I personally can't get past the flaws with Rourke's character is that I have a daughter myself, and I am separated (soon to be divorced), and my wife and daughter live about 9 hours mi away from me right now. My biggest worry with my daughter is the thought that she will think I don't love her because I don't live near her and spend enough time with her. Every time I talk to her I tell her I love her... enough times that I think she is probably getting tired of it. I worry and worry about it... and it is a fear that is always at the back of my mind.

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When I saw the Wrestler and the absence of a relationship he had with his daughter... it absolutely killed me. I just hated that guy... but probably because I am personally so scared of it happening to me. Then, when he reached out to her, and had a great moment... he turned around and threw it away on partying with sluts and coke. It was a point in the movie that I so absolutely hated him... and I just couldn't get over it. Then to top it off at the end of the movie... he says that the fans were his family... that was just the worst. I hated the guy... and I couldn't feel anything else for him... or the movie at that point.

I wrote in another thread that I liked the documentary Dig! which cronicled the story of the band Brian Jones Massacre. The main character was EXTREMELY flawed... and I very much found him interesting to watch in the same ways jdog mentioned. And since the worst his actions caused was disarray in the band and missed opportunities at stardom... it didn't really matter that much to me. So what... a band doesn't get famous. But when a guy admittidly says he tried to forget his daughter existed... then completely fails at an attempted reunion... THEN says the fans are his family... I couldn't get over it. Daughters of fathers like Rourke end up on the stripper poles at places like he hung out all the time... and they rarely have positive relationships with men. He, in my opinion, ruined her life.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

I think there are a lot of interesting flawed characters in movies... but I found this flawed character to be detestible... and I couldn't stand it...

 

[Copeman]

Law Abiding Citizen

Great movie. One of the best I have seen in a very long time.

 

[Wingnut]

GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra: I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I was expecting the worst and it turned out to be fairly decent. Great effects, cool weapons, lots of action and not vomit inducing acting or plots holes. Far better than the new Transformers or any other recent action movie... it at least had some originality in it. 4/5

Wow. This is one of the worst movies that I've had to endure in a long time.

I liked it more than the vast majority of big budget action flicks.

Star Trek not included, I hope?

 

[Wingnut]

Law Abiding CitizenGreat movie. One of the best I have seen in a very long time.

Cant wait to illegally download this one

 

[jdoggydogg]

I understand what you guys mean. But watching The Wrestler, I just kept thinking, "Dude, you're about 40 years old. Time to get your #### together." And then he'd just keep on doing harebrained things.

One of the things that I was pondering after seeing this movie was the notion of freewill. Do we have freewill, or are we motivated by impulses beyond our control? I am not excusing this wrestler's behavior. I won't argue that he made terrible choices. The question that interests me is: is this man completely dominated by impulses beyond his control?Mike Tyson is a comparable figure for me. When Tyson bit Hollyfield's ear, the hue and cry from the sports world was hilarious. "How could he do that?" "There's no place for that in boxing." Ludicrous. We pit men against each other for the sole purpose of pummeling each other, and we are outraged that a fighter loses it. Tyson acted like an animal at times with his comments and his behavior in the ring and his personal life. But does Tyson even have the capability to control himself? Barely.

First I want to apologize if we are with The Wresler... but I can't help thinking about it with all the discussion... and jdog has brought up some really good points... including the post above. The one thing I realized... after thinking for awhile is...The reason I personally can't get past the flaws with Rourke's character is that I have a daughter myself, and I am separated (soon to be divorced), and my wife and daughter live about 9 hours mi away from me right now. My biggest worry with my daughter is the thought that she will think I don't love her because I don't live near her and spend enough time with her. Every time I talk to her I tell her I love her... enough times that I think she is probably getting tired of it. I worry and worry about it... and it is a fear that is always at the back of my mind.

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When I saw the Wrestler and the absence of a relationship he had with his daughter... it absolutely killed me. I just hated that guy... but probably because I am personally so scared of it happening to me. Then, when he reached out to her, and had a great moment... he turned around and threw it away on partying with sluts and coke. It was a point in the movie that I so absolutely hated him... and I just couldn't get over it. Then to top it off at the end of the movie... he says that the fans were his family... that was just the worst. I hated the guy... and I couldn't feel anything else for him... or the movie at that point.

I wrote in another thread that I liked the documentary Dig! which cronicled the story of the band Brian Jones Massacre. The main character was EXTREMELY flawed... and I very much found him interesting to watch in the same ways jdog mentioned. And since the worst his actions caused was disarray in the band and missed opportunities at stardom... it didn't really matter that much to me. So what... a band doesn't get famous. But when a guy admittidly says he tried to forget his daughter existed... then completely fails at an attempted reunion... THEN says the fans are his family... I couldn't get over it. Daughters of fathers like Rourke end up on the stripper poles at places like he hung out all the time... and they rarely have positive relationships with men. He, in my opinion, ruined her life.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

I think there are a lot of interesting flawed characters in movies... but I found this flawed character to be detestible... and I couldn't stand it...

That all makes sense. I can't argue with any of that. Obviously, our personal lives color our perception of art.

 

[Daywalker]

I understand what you guys mean. But watching The Wrestler, I just kept thinking, "Dude, you're about 40 years old. Time to get your #### together." And then he'd just keep on doing harebrained things.

One of the things that I was pondering after seeing this movie was the notion of freewill. Do we have freewill, or are we motivated by impulses beyond our control? I am not excusing this wrestler's behavior. I won't argue that he made terrible choices. The question that interests me is: is this man completely dominated by impulses beyond his control?Mike Tyson is a comparable figure for me. When Tyson bit Hollyfield's ear, the hue and cry from the sports world was hilarious. "How could he do that?" "There's no place for that in boxing." Ludicrous. We pit men against each other for the sole purpose of pummeling each other, and we are outraged that a fighter loses it. Tyson acted like an animal at times with his comments and his behavior in the ring and his personal life. But does Tyson even have the capability to control himself? Barely.

First I want to apologize if we are with The Wresler... but I can't help thinking about it with all the discussion... and jdog has brought up some really good points... including the post above. The one thing I realized... after thinking for awhile is...The reason I personally can't get past the flaws with Rourke's character is that I have a daughter myself, and I am separated (soon to be divorced), and my wife and daughter live about 9 hours mi away from me right now. My biggest worry with my daughter is the thought that she will think I don't love her because I don't live near her and spend enough time with her. Every time I talk to her I tell her I love her... enough times that I think she is probably getting tired of it. I worry and worry about it... and it is a fear that is always at the back of my mind.

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When I saw the Wrestler and the absence of a relationship he had with his daughter... it absolutely killed me. I just hated that guy... but probably because I am personally so scared of it happening to me. Then, when he reached out to her, and had a great moment... he turned around and threw it away on partying with sluts and coke. It was a point in the movie that I so absolutely hated him... and I just couldn't get over it. Then to top it off at the end of the movie... he says that the fans were his family... that was just the worst. I hated the guy... and I couldn't feel anything else for him... or the movie at that point.

I wrote in another thread that I liked the documentary Dig! which cronicled the story of the band Brian Jones Massacre. The main character was EXTREMELY flawed... and I very much found him interesting to watch in the same ways jdog mentioned. And since the worst his actions caused was disarray in the band and missed opportunities at stardom... it didn't really matter that much to me. So what... a band doesn't get famous. But when a guy admittidly says he tried to forget his daughter existed... then completely fails at an attempted reunion... THEN says the fans are his family... I couldn't get over it. Daughters of fathers like Rourke end up on the stripper poles at places like he hung out all the time... and they rarely have positive relationships with men. He, in my opinion, ruined her life.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

I think there are a lot of interesting flawed characters in movies... but I found this flawed character to be detestible... and I couldn't stand it...

That all makes sense. I can't argue with any of that. Obviously, our personal lives color our perception of art.

Rourke's character was messed up I wouldn't call him detestable. He actually wanted a relationship with his daughter. He screwed it up with her for the umpteenth time. The time they spent together just prior to that was pretty special. I was more irritated at the daughter when she kicked him to the curb. He was a screwup but you could tell he did care about her. Wouldn't say he was detestable. He was late for dinner. Going to throw him away for that after he bared his soul?

 

[SKribbles]

GI Joe: Rise of the Cobra: I was pleasantly surprised with this one. I was expecting the worst and it turned out to be fairly decent. Great effects, cool weapons, lots of action and not vomit inducing acting or plots holes. Far better than the new Transformers or any other recent action movie... it at least had some originality in it. 4/5

Wow. This is one of the worst movies that I've had to endure in a long time.

I liked it more than the vast majority of big budget action flicks.

Star Trek not included, I hope?

Star Trek was a heck of a lot better. I was comparing it to Transformers, Spider-man, Hulk, Eagle Eye, Fantastic Four, Hellboy, Jumper, Terminator, etc...

 

[fsufan]

anyone see boondock saints?

my brother recommended it

 

[TexanFan02]

anyone see boondock saints?my brother recommended it

I thought it sucked, but a lot of people like it.

 

[Colts Win]

anyone see boondock saints?my brother recommended it

I thought Boondock saints was awesome.

 

[thatguy]

anyone see boondock saints?my brother recommended it

Definitely worth watching... I liked it quite a bit.

 

[thatguy]

Watched Tremors the other night... Saw it a long time ago as a kid. It's an awful awful movie. Just terrible. But for some reason, I still find it entertaining.

 

[SKribbles]

anyone see boondock saints?my brother recommended it

I enjoyed it.

 

[SKribbles]

The Proposal: Comparing it to other chick flicks, this was a very good movie. It was still extremely predictable and has the exact same plot as every other chick flick, but it just pulled it off a little better. Maybe I'm being biased because I'm a Ryan Renoylds fan and I have an odd fascination with Sandra Bullock... either way, I enjoyed it and the girlfriend absolutely loved it. 3.5/5

Echelon Conspiracy: Stop. Do not watch this movie. It might have been the biggest steaming pile of crap I have ever seen. I would much rather watch The Happening 5x in a row than a single minute of this. It is like a half ### knock off of Eagle Eye which I also hated. The lead, Shane West, was just horrible. The amount of errors they make when talking about technology is ridiculous . And the over plot is... well it is stupid. I really don't know how else to describe it. It has a solid 00% rating on RT for a reason. AVOID AT ALL COSTS. 0/5

 

[cosjobs]

Adoration

Atom Egoyan effort really hits the mark. One of the top three movies I've seen this year. Talky drama with provocative situations, stellar acting and insightful, no-gimmick direction. I highly recommend this, but remember its a complicated story about family, loss, racism and social networking. No one get shot and there are no car chases.

4.5/5 stars

 

[SKribbles]

Public Enemies: Good, but not great. I found myself getting bored in parts and losing interest. Bale and Depp were were good but I guess I was just expecting more from the hype surrounding this movie. Depp's "girl" Billie may have been the worst part of the movie. I did not like her character one bit. In the end, nothing but average. 2.5/5

Away We Go: I thought I was putting in a light-hearted comedy... completely wrong. A young couple (Jim from the Office and Maya Rudolph) go traveling around the country to find the perfect place to raise there soon to be daughter. In their travels, they meet a whole bunch of nut jobs... sounds like a comedy! Wrong. One minute there will be some dark or slapstick humor, the next, there will be some deep dramatic insight into raising a child/family. It wasn't what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it. It transitions nicely between comedy and the drama. Just looked this morning and saw it was directed by Sam Mendes (American Beauty) 3.5/5



The Damned United: The story of Football Manager Brian Clough. I know very little about soccer, and really don't care much about it but gave this a chance because of the 91% on RT. Smart choice. The movie does not focus on the game itself but rather on Clough's relationships, determination and embarrassments. Micheal Sheen (David Frost in Frost/Nixon, Lucien in the Underworld trilogy) was amazing. Even the girlfriend liked this one and she hates sports movies. 4.5/5

 

[Adebisi]

I understand what you guys mean. But watching The Wrestler, I just kept thinking, "Dude, you're about 40 years old. Time to get your #### together." And then he'd just keep on doing harebrained things.

One of the things that I was pondering after seeing this movie was the notion of freewill. Do we have freewill, or are we motivated by impulses beyond our control? I am not excusing this wrestler's behavior. I won't argue that he made terrible choices. The question that interests me is: is this man completely dominated by impulses beyond his control?Mike Tyson is a comparable figure for me. When Tyson bit Hollyfield's ear, the hue and cry from the sports world was hilarious. "How could he do that?" "There's no place for that in boxing." Ludicrous. We pit men against each other for the sole purpose of pummeling each other, and we are outraged that a fighter loses it. Tyson acted like an animal at times with his comments and his behavior in the ring and his personal life. But does Tyson even have the capability to control himself? Barely.

First I want to apologize if we are with The Wresler... but I can't help thinking about it with all the discussion... and jdog has brought up some really good points... including the post above. The one thing I realized... after thinking for awhile is...The reason I personally can't get past the flaws with Rourke's character is that I have a daughter myself, and I am separated (soon to be divorced), and my wife and daughter live about 9 hours mi away from me right now. My biggest worry with my daughter is the thought that she will think I don't love her because I don't live near her and spend enough time with her. Every time I talk to her I tell her I love her... enough times that I think she is probably getting tired of it. I worry and worry about it... and it is a fear that is always at the back of my mind.

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When I saw the Wrestler and the absence of a relationship he had with his daughter... it absolutely killed me. I just hated that guy... but probably because I am personally so scared of it happening to me. Then, when he reached out to her, and had a great moment... he turned around and threw it away on partying with sluts and coke. It was a point in the movie that I so absolutely hated him... and I just couldn't get over it. Then to top it off at the end of the movie... he says that the fans were his family... that was just the worst. I hated the guy... and I couldn't feel anything else for him... or the movie at that point.

I wrote in another thread that I liked the documentary Dig! which cronicled the story of the band Brian Jones Massacre. The main character was EXTREMELY flawed... and I very much found him interesting to watch in the same ways jdog mentioned. And since the worst his actions caused was disarray in the band and missed opportunities at stardom... it didn't really matter that much to me. So what... a band doesn't get famous. But when a guy admittidly says he tried to forget his daughter existed... then completely fails at an attempted reunion... THEN says the fans are his family... I couldn't get over it. Daughters of fathers like Rourke end up on the stripper poles at places like he hung out all the time... and they rarely have positive relationships with men. He, in my opinion, ruined her life.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

I think there are a lot of interesting flawed characters in movies... but I found this flawed character to be detestible... and I couldn't stand it...

That all makes sense. I can't argue with any of that. Obviously, our personal lives color our perception of art.

Rourke's character was messed up I wouldn't call him detestable. He actually wanted a relationship with his daughter. He screwed it up with her for the umpteenth time. The time they spent together just prior to that was pretty special. I was more irritated at the daughter when she kicked him to the curb. He was a screwup but you could tell he did care about her. Wouldn't say he was detestable. He was late for dinner. Going to throw him away for that after he bared his soul?

If he really cared so much, why didn't he make that dinner his priority?

 

[SmoovySmoov]

If he really cared so much, why didn't he make that dinner his priority?

Cause he's a ####up?

 

[Tremendous Upside]

If he really cared so much, why didn't he make that dinner his priority?

'Cause cocaine's a helluva drug

 

[hooter311]

Car was in the shop over the weekend and my fiance and son were out of town so I abused Netflix instant watch.

What Just Happened?

You wouldn't think they could make a two hour movie dealing with a dog getting shot at the end of an indie film and Bruce Willis showing up to film a major studio production with a Grizzly Adams beard, but they did. The most effort put forth in a film in 10 years by DeNiro makes this watchable but thats about it. Hollywood inside jokes have been done better.

2.5/5

Honor

Corny action/karate movie starring Rowdy Roddie Piper. Key word here is corny but if you're in the mood to watch something like this you could do a lot worse. All the cops in this movie are martial artists. I watched it because of Don Frye in a supporting role as a bad guy, Piper pissed off is pretty amusing too.

1.5/5

Dead Like Me: Life After Death

Dead Like Me is one of my all time favorite series, but this was complete trash. No Mandy Patinkin who absolutely made the show and absolutely no creative storylines to tie everything up. Anything Ellen Muth had going for her years ago has long passed. Avoid at all costs, hated this about as much as S. Darko

0/5

I'll Believe You

Recent indie film about an AM Radio host and time travel. Some cool concepts, but terrible storyline. Maybe watchable, but why would you ever want to?

1/5

Chalk

I was so uncomfortable watching this because I totally fell for it as real. Probably a top 5, maybe even top 3 mockumentary. I know how hard teaching is after working as a sub for a semester when I was 21. This no name cast nails just about everything.

4.5/5

Gigantic

Really enjoyed this a lot, kind of like a Punch Drunk Love-lite. John Goodman and Ed Asner are great in supporting roles. Paul Dano definitely has some acting chops, Zooey Deschanel plays the same character she plays in everything else. I'm positive you could splice scenes of her into any of her other movies and nobody would ever notice, but she definitely has an attractive vibe.

3.5/5

Moving

Always love me some Richard Pryor and this was one of his better movie roles. Ending gets a tad bit carried away, but by that time you should be drunk anyway if you are watching it right.

3/5

Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride

I could watch Hunter S Thompson documentaries 24/7. No new ground covered here but its always fun to see guys like John Cusack, Johnnie Depp, Benicio Del Torro, and Sean Penn reminisce about their old friend. Thompson was this country's last great treasure if you ask me.

3/5

 

[hooter311]

If he really cared so much, why didn't he make that dinner his priority?

'Cause cocaine's a helluva drug

 

[jdoggydogg]

What Just Happened?

You wouldn't think they could make a two hour movie dealing with a dog getting shot at the end of an indie film and Bruce Willis showing up to film a major studio production with a Grizzly Adams beard, but they did. The most effort put forth in a film in 10 years by DeNiro makes this watchable but thats about it. Hollywood inside jokes have been done better.

I pretty much agree with everything you said.

 

[hooter311]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

I'd put Fear of a Black Hat on that list.

 

[hooter311]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

I'd put Fear of a Black Hat on that list.

Haven't seen it, but will get to it this week, I've heard of it but didn't know it was a mockumentary. Thanks for the recommendation jdogg. Have you seen Hard Core Logo? I think thats one of the most under appreciated films of the last ten years.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

I'd put Fear of a Black Hat on that list.

Haven't seen it, but will get to it this week, I've heard of it but didn't know it was a mockumentary. Thanks for the recommendation jdogg. Have you seen Hard Core Logo? I think thats one of the most under appreciated films of the last ten years.

Fear of a Black Hat is very dumb. But it isn't like there are a lot of good Rap parodies. Definitely worth a rental.Never heard of Hard Core Logo. Thanks. I just put it at #1 in my queue.

 

[hooter311]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

I'd put Fear of a Black Hat on that list.

Haven't seen it, but will get to it this week, I've heard of it but didn't know it was a mockumentary. Thanks for the recommendation jdogg. Have you seen Hard Core Logo? I think thats one of the most under appreciated films of the last ten years.

Fear of a Black Hat is very dumb. But it isn't like there are a lot of good Rap parodies. Definitely worth a rental.Never heard of Hard Core Logo. Thanks. I just put it at #1 in my queue.

A lot of times "dumb" comedy is the best. Blackballed is very dumb as well, but its about people that take paintball serious, so its to be expected.

 

[dude]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

I'd put Fear of a Black Hat on that list.

Haven't seen it, but will get to it this week, I've heard of it but didn't know it was a mockumentary. Thanks for the recommendation jdogg. Have you seen Hard Core Logo? I think thats one of the most under appreciated films of the last ten years.

Fear of a Black Hat is very dumb. But it isn't like there are a lot of good Rap parodies. Definitely worth a rental.Never heard of Hard Core Logo. Thanks. I just put it at #1 in my queue.

CB4......enjoyed Fear of....

 

[jdoggydogg]

A lot of times "dumb" comedy is the best. Blackballed is very dumb as well, but its about people that take paintball serious, so its to be expected.

Totally. I'm a huge fan of dumb.

 

[saintfool]

Adoration



Atom Egoyan effort really hits the mark. One of the top three movies I've seen this year. Talky drama with provocative situations, stellar acting and insightful, no-gimmick direction. I highly recommend this, but remember its a complicated story about family, loss, racism and social networking. No one get shot and there are no car chases.

4.5/5 stars

i was a huuuuuuuuuuuuuuge fan of his for a number of years. "Exotica" was damn near a revelation to me, seeing it in the theater back in the day. i wanted to catch this in theaters but missed it. glad to see it's on dvd now and someone liked it.

 

[SKribbles]

The Jacket: Adrien Brody was great in this... far, far better than in The Brothers Bloom. The only thing I didn't like about this movie was the instant love the little girl had for Brody. Asides from that, I really enjoyed it. Keira Knightley was fantastic (and by that I mean really freaking hot). 4/5

 

[hooter311]

The Jacket: Adrien Brody was great in this... far, far better than in The Brothers Bloom. The only thing I didn't like about this movie was the instant love the little girl had for Brody. Asides from that, I really enjoyed it. Keira Knightley was fantastic (and by that I mean really freaking hot). 4/5

Great movie, but falls apart a bit in the third act. Still fantastic though.

 

[hooter311]

Long Riders

Ok, casting brothers as brothers seems like a novel concept, but it was pretty annoying outside of the Carradine boys. The Guest brothers as the Fords seemed totally out of place at the end. Big fan of westerns, especially violent ones, but there were only a couple worthwhile scenes in this for me.

2.5/5

Brewster's Millions

Sorely needed a scene between Candy and Prior at the end, I can't believe they left it out. Prior without the potty mouth really limited some of the comedy here. Why did there have to be so many rules with the money? I'm pretty sure he broke some of them anyways. This should have been tremendously better than it was with everyone involved.

2/5

 

[offdee]

Watched Sunshine this past Friday night.

Good movie, good concept. Didn't really understand the need for the turn in storyline about 1.5 hours in....seemed unnecessary and turned a somewhat believeable movie into . But all in all, I was entertained.

 

[Osaurus]

Caught The Haunting of Molly Hartley on Demand (free). Awful...just awful....with the most awful ending.

 

[Socrates11]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

No love for 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'?

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Sunshine this past Friday night.

Good movie, good concept. Didn't really understand the need for the turn in storyline about 1.5 hours in....seemed unnecessary and turned a somewhat believeable movie into . But all in all, I was entertained.

I like this movie a lot. But yeah, that was a terrible plot device.

 

[hooter311]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

No love for 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'?

Gotta check this out as well, never heard of it. I see there is one from the 70s and a sequel from this decade. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're referring to the older version. I'll check it out and get back to you. Thanks!

 

[Socrates11]

Chalk: Faux documentary about teachers in a public high school. Truly great--on par with Waiting for Guffman and Best in Show--for the first 30 minutes or so, but a few missteps and a cheesy ending kept it from being fantastic. Did love the Spelling Hornet near the end, though. 4/5

I liked this a lot more than Waiting For Guffman.If I had to give a top 5 mockumentaries:

1. This Is Spinal Tap

2. Best of Show

3. Hard Core Logo

4. Chalk

5. Blackballed: The Bobbie Dukes Story

Absolutely adore the genre.

No love for 'The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash'?

Gotta check this out as well, never heard of it. I see there is one from the 70s and a sequel from this decade. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess you're referring to the older version. I'll check it out and get back to you. Thanks!

Yeah don't bother with the sequel unless you feel compelled to see it. A slapped together mess. First one is genius.

 

[cosjobs]

Every Little Step

Turn off your gaydar and you can really enjoy this. It revolves around the casting for the Broadway revival of "A Chorus Line." I only watched it because it was so widely reviewed positively and figured I'd hit the eject pretty quickly. But it hooked me and got me involved with the potential cast members as they went thru the auditions. The backstory on how the original was conceived and made was also very interesting. A really solid film if you can stomach the subject matter.

4/5 stars