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[Aaron Rudnicki]

don't people say the same things about Citizen Kane? That people who like it are only trying to make themselves look impressive or whatever.

I haven't seen Serious Man yet. It's been #1 in my netflix queue for weeks but always says Long Wait.

I'm looking forward to it, but it sounds like it's not the most accessible movie. I don't think it could be worse than Burn After Reading.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Ghost Dog is awesome

Any movie that includes Forest Whitaker, as a samurai assassin, killing mafiosos, to a RZA soundtrack, pretty much has to be

 

[RudiStein]

I caught Street Kings on TV the other night. It was pretty predictable and had a horrible ending. What was noteworthy though was Keanu Reeves did a damn good job in it. I've never been a fan of his and almost didn't watch when I found out he was the lead. Surprisingly he was better than Forrest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Finally saw Fight Club (I know, where have I been)

It's always a bummer when a movie is hyped by so many and it turns out to be a steaming turd like this one.

I don't mind violence (love mob movies, etc.) think Edward Norton is a great actor and that Brad Pitt is underrated. I also think Lynch's Blue Velvet is awesome.

But this movie was so downbeat and depressing. I can't get into people who just want to get beaten up every week. The Bonham-Carter character was disgusting. It was a downward spiral that was miserable to watch. PT Anderson's movies are upbeat compared to this one.

What a disappointment.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Finally saw Fight Club (I know, where have I been)It's always a bummer when a movie is hyped by so many and it turns out to be a steaming turd like this one.I don't mind violence (love mob movies, etc.) think Edward Norton is a great actor and that Brad Pitt is underrated. I also think Lynch's Blue Velvet is awesome.But this movie was so downbeat and depressing. I can't get into people who just want to get beaten up every week. The Bonham-Carter character was disgusting. It was a downward spiral that was miserable to watch. PT Anderson's movies are upbeat compared to this one.What a disappointment.

It's only one of the best movies ever.

 

[Chaka]

Finally saw Fight Club (I know, where have I been)It's always a bummer when a movie is hyped by so many and it turns out to be a steaming turd like this one.I don't mind violence (love mob movies, etc.) think Edward Norton is a great actor and that Brad Pitt is underrated. I also think Lynch's Blue Velvet is awesome.But this movie was so downbeat and depressing. I can't get into people who just want to get beaten up every week. The Bonham-Carter character was disgusting. It was a downward spiral that was miserable to watch. PT Anderson's movies are upbeat compared to this one.What a disappointment.

No movie can be for everyone but still...seriously?

 

[cosjobs]

2012

Watching this now, while drafting in Cake League Professional Baseball Draft.

Waiting four hours for Shuke to make his 7th round selection of Chipper Jones was more entertaining and exciting than this.

Even bluray on a 150" screen could not salvage it.

 

[Chaka]

2012

Watching this now, while drafting in Cake League Professional Baseball Draft.

Waiting four hours for Shuke to make his 7th round selection of Chipper Jones was more entertaining and exciting than this.

Even bluray on a 150" screen could not salvage it.

I disagree. This movie is precisely what it was supposed to be; an entertaining, mindless, popcorn eating, end-of-the-world disaster flick. Emmerich has pretty much figured out how to deliver in this genre.People shouldn't go into this expecting Shawshank or Chinatown, they should expect to see the world go boom in spectacular fashion and the protagonists defy the odds of survival in a completely unrealistic, over-the-top fashion.

I enjoyed it.

 

[Chaka]

Where The Wild Things Are.

I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon.

I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.

I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

 

[cosjobs]

2012

Watching this now, while drafting in Cake League Professional Baseball Draft.

Waiting four hours for Shuke to make his 7th round selection of Chipper Jones was more entertaining and exciting than this.

Even bluray on a 150" screen could not salvage it.

I disagree. This movie is precisely what it was supposed to be; an entertaining, mindless, popcorn eating end-of-the-world disaster flick. Emmerich has pretty much figured out how to deliver in this genre.People shouldn't go into this expecting Shawshank or Chinatown, they should expect to see the world go boom in spectacular fashion and the protagonists defy the odds of survival in a completely unrealistic, over-the-top fashion.

I enjoyed it.

I really wanted to like it and my expectations were set appropriately low.But I found it several levels below Independence Day for this type yarn.

Maybe if I had gone in with a different frame of mind or not been overly stressed by the unconscionable delay Shuke was extolling, I would have enjoyed it more appropriately.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

bluray on a 150" screen

I wanna party with you.

 

[hooter311]

Best of Times

80's movie with Kurt Russell and Robin Williams teaming up to replay their high school rivals 15 years later. Enjoyed this one a lot. Football game at the end wasn't anything special, but Williams and Russell play well off each other leading up to it. Russell's character is particularly awesome.

3.5/5

Class of 1984

I had never heard of this but it was referred to several times in the Revenge movies thread. Imagine Fast Times at Ridgemont High, only this time Spicolli and his buddies gang rape and kidnap Mr. Hand's wife. Hilarity ensues. About as old school awesome as you can get this side of Highlander. Michael Fox (before had added the J.) drops in with some dynamite over dramatic, terrible acting. I particularly at the "Based on a True Story" at the beginning.

4/5

 

[joffer]

Best of Times

80's movie with Kurt Russell and Robin Williams teaming up to replay their high school rivals 15 years later. Enjoyed this one a lot. Football game at the end wasn't anything special, but Williams and Russell play well off each other leading up to it. Russell's character is particularly awesome.

3.5/5

absolutely one of my favorites. one of those movies that i know i like 3x more than just about anyone else"when he was a ####k, Reno Hightower was the greatest QB in the history of South Kern county"

22/5

 

[Abraham]

Law Abiding Citizen - 3 out of 5. Good for what it was. Ending was sort of lame, but most of the film was good.

Whiteout - 2.5 out of 5 - very predictable, but it was entertaining enough.

Terminator Salvation - 2 out of 5 - so much material, so little done with it. The first half set up nicely for it to be a good flick, but the last half was meh. The last season was ridiculously stupid.

 

[hooter311]

Best of Times

80's movie with Kurt Russell and Robin Williams teaming up to replay their high school rivals 15 years later. Enjoyed this one a lot. Football game at the end wasn't anything special, but Williams and Russell play well off each other leading up to it. Russell's character is particularly awesome.

3.5/5

absolutely one of my favorites. one of those movies that i know i like 3x more than just about anyone else"when he was a ####k, Reno Hightower was the greatest QB in the history of South Kern county"

22/5

Working under the hood of his wife's car in a tux with a cigarette was

 

[jdoggydogg]

don't people say the same things about Citizen Kane? That people who like it are only trying to make themselves look impressive or whatever.

I haven't seen Serious Man yet. It's been #1 in my netflix queue for weeks but always says Long Wait.

I'm looking forward to it, but it sounds like it's not the most accessible movie. I don't think it could be worse than Burn After Reading.

A Serious Man is a weird Coen comedy. I liked it more than Barton Fink, but they aren't completely dissimilar.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I caught Street Kings on TV the other night. It was pretty predictable and had a horrible ending. What was noteworthy though was Keanu Reeves did a damn good job in it. I've never been a fan of his and almost didn't watch when I found out he was the lead. Surprisingly he was better than Forrest Whitaker and Hugh Laurie.

This movie wasn't bad. It reminds me of the similarly-themed Harsh Times with Christian Bale.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Finally saw Fight Club (I know, where have I been)It's always a bummer when a movie is hyped by so many and it turns out to be a steaming turd like this one.I don't mind violence (love mob movies, etc.) think Edward Norton is a great actor and that Brad Pitt is underrated. I also think Lynch's Blue Velvet is awesome.But this movie was so downbeat and depressing. I can't get into people who just want to get beaten up every week. The Bonham-Carter character was disgusting. It was a downward spiral that was miserable to watch. PT Anderson's movies are upbeat compared to this one.What a disappointment.

It's odd how people's reactions to movies are so disparate. I find this movie endlessly entertaining and I see it as satire and not the least bit depressing.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

 

[hooter311]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

My son is 2 1/2 and absolutely in love with "monsters".Is this going to be too much for him?

 

[Chaka]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

My son is 2 1/2 and absolutely in love with "monsters".Is this going to be too much for him?

Jonze had serious disputes with the studio because they were expecting a more family friendly film and Jonze wanted it to appeal more to adults. The studio apparently considered scrapping the film and starting over after millions had already been spent. I think they found a happy medium. There is no blood but there is plenty of loud smashing of things and some threats of violence. I think most of it goes over a 2 1/2 year olds head but I could easily see it making him cry. This is definitely not Monsters Inc.

 

[jamny]

Notorious - About the life of Biggy Smalls. I'm not a big rap fan although as a metalhead I did like some of the hardcore rap of the time. It was definately a story I followed back then, especially the whole east coast/west coast feud. I liked the movie. It gave me some insight into his life and it seemed like the lead did a good job (for as much as I knew of Biggy) I do think the actor seemed a little too nice though. I just don't know what to think of the story. Is this how it all happened? Is history being rewritten to show Biggie had nothing to do with 2Pac? Obviously, neither case has been solved. Who knows. It was a well done and entertaining movie though.

3/5

 

[hooter311]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

My son is 2 1/2 and absolutely in love with "monsters".Is this going to be too much for him?

Jonze had serious disputes with the studio because they were expecting a more family friendly film and Jonze wanted it to appeal more to adults. The studio apparently considered scrapping the film and starting over after millions had already been spent. I think they found a happy medium. There is no blood but there is plenty of loud smashing of things and some threats of violence. I think most of it goes over a 2 1/2 year olds head but I could easily see it making him cry. This is definitely not Monsters Inc.

Cool, thanks Chaka. I went ahead and rented it, so good so far, kid is entranced. Monsters were just introduced.....I'm not sure this is going to encourage him to be any less naughty.

 

[Chaka]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

My son is 2 1/2 and absolutely in love with "monsters".Is this going to be too much for him?

Jonze had serious disputes with the studio because they were expecting a more family friendly film and Jonze wanted it to appeal more to adults. The studio apparently considered scrapping the film and starting over after millions had already been spent. I think they found a happy medium. There is no blood but there is plenty of loud smashing of things and some threats of violence. I think most of it goes over a 2 1/2 year olds head but I could easily see it making him cry. This is definitely not Monsters Inc.

Cool, thanks Chaka. I went ahead and rented it, so good so far, kid is entranced. Monsters were just introduced.....I'm not sure this is going to encourage him to be any less naughty.

Cool but put down the laptop and enjoy the film.

 

[badmojo1006]

Saw The Crazies this afternoon. Started out strong and had some OMG moments, but seemed to go on too long and the ending was dumb Give it a 2.5 out of 5

 

[Billy Bats]

2012

Watching this now, while drafting in Cake League Professional Baseball Draft.

Waiting four hours for Shuke to make his 7th round selection of Chipper Jones was more entertaining and exciting than this.

Even bluray on a 150" screen could not salvage it.

Really, that bad? This was the only reason I was going to pick it up, to watch on my supersized tv with surround sound and see #### blow up. It can't be any worse than Transformers 2, can it?

 

[ScottNorwood]

don't people say the same things about Citizen Kane? That people who like it are only trying to make themselves look impressive or whatever.

I haven't seen Serious Man yet. It's been #1 in my netflix queue for weeks but always says Long Wait.

I'm looking forward to it, but it sounds like it's not the most accessible movie. I don't think it could be worse than Burn After Reading.

A Serious Man is a weird Coen comedy. I liked it more than Barton Fink, but they aren't completely dissimilar.

A Serious Man was by far my favorite film of the year. Part of it was because it was about a Jewish family from the suburbs, which is similar to how I grew up. A lot of it rang true with me but for others would probably either seem weird or they simply won't get it.

 

[badmojo1006]

2012

Watching this now, while drafting in Cake League Professional Baseball Draft.

Waiting four hours for Shuke to make his 7th round selection of Chipper Jones was more entertaining and exciting than this.

Even bluray on a 150" screen could not salvage it.

Really, that bad? This was the only reason I was going to pick it up, to watch on my supersized tv with surround sound and see #### blow up. It can't be any worse than Transformers 2, can it?

The escape from LA is waaay over the top it is fun and Woody Harrelson's character was great but the rest was pure c r a p

 

[Chaka]

2012

Watching this now, while drafting in Cake League Professional Baseball Draft.

Waiting four hours for Shuke to make his 7th round selection of Chipper Jones was more entertaining and exciting than this.

Even bluray on a 150" screen could not salvage it.

Really, that bad? This was the only reason I was going to pick it up, to watch on my supersized tv with surround sound and see #### blow up. It can't be any worse than Transformers 2, can it?

The Day After Tomorrow (another Emmerich vehicle) is a better comparison than T2, not a particularly good story but a great disaster epic. Personally I preferred 2012 to both by a fairly wide margin.It delivers precisely what you are looking for, good sound and lots of stuff blowing up. Totally unrealistic in most every way but why go see a movie like this if you are looking for realism?

 

[dude]

The Salton Sea - 4/5. suprising good cast. one of those films that slipped through the cracks.

 

[RudiStein]

Best of Times

80's movie with Kurt Russell and Robin Williams teaming up to replay their high school rivals 15 years later. Enjoyed this one a lot. Football game at the end wasn't anything special, but Williams and Russell play well off each other leading up to it. Russell's character is particularly awesome.

3.5/5

absolutely one of my favorites. one of those movies that i know i like 3x more than just about anyone else"when he was a ####k, Reno Hightower was the greatest QB in the history of South Kern county"

22/5

Horrible movie. Who doesn't know that the Bakersfield High teams are the Drillers and not the Tigers? Not to mention the Taft Rockets. They're the Wildcats. Terrible.

 

[awesomeness]

Lost In Translation.

Kinda disappointed with this movie, though i came in with high expectations. Great acting, excellent ending, and Scarlett Johannsen was hot, but one thing i really didn't like was how every Japanese person was portrayed as shallow and/or stupid. When all was said and done, the movie never really made me feel any emotions.

3/5.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Lost In Translation.

Kinda disappointed with this movie, though i came in with high expectations. Great acting, excellent ending, and Scarlett Johannsen was hot, but one thing i really didn't like was how every Japanese person was portrayed as shallow and/or stupid. When all was said and done, the movie never really made me feel any emotions.

3/5.

I agree except I thought it was even worse than you.

It seemed like a good idea for a movie that was boring and went nowhere.

 

[hooter311]

The Salton Sea - 4/5. suprising good cast. one of those films that slipped through the cracks.

Really enjoyed this as well, one of my favorites from the decade. Love the reenactment of the JFK assassination with pigeons and remote controlled cars.Wonderland was another great, relatively recent, Val Kilmer film that I don't think anyone watched.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Rented Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I continue to be amazed at how perfect they cast these string of movies. Every charecter hits the description from the book perfectly. The casting director has to be one of hte most successful in hollywood today.

The movie was solid like all the rest of them but given how long the last three books were this one suffered from what Order of the Phoenix suffered from, and that is just too much of story not being able to fit into the movie. Still what they picked they did a good job with.

 

[cosjobs]

The Salton Sea - 4/5. suprising good cast. one of those films that slipped through the cracks.

very very good film

 

[Osaurus]

Saw The Crazies this afternoon. Started out strong and had some OMG moments, but seemed to go on too long and the ending was dumb Give it a 2.5 out of 5

Gonna watch this tonight. Just hoping it's better than Legion.

 

[Chaka]

Rented Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

I continue to be amazed at how perfect they cast these string of movies. Every charecter hits the description from the book perfectly. The casting director has to be one of hte most successful in hollywood today.

The movie was solid like all the rest of them but given how long the last three books were this one suffered from what Order of the Phoenix suffered from, and that is just too much of story not being able to fit into the movie. Still what they picked they did a good job with.

FYI They are splitting the final book into two films.(Spaceballs 2: The Search for More Money)

 

[jdoggydogg]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

My son is 2 1/2 and absolutely in love with "monsters".Is this going to be too much for him?

Definitely. A kid that age could get some entertainment value out of a good Pixar movie, for example. But even if the boy isn't frightened by the movie, the themes and dialogue are pretty mature for a kid his age. I'm thinking that a good starting age for The Wild Things might be about nine or 10.

 

[jdoggydogg]

don't people say the same things about Citizen Kane? That people who like it are only trying to make themselves look impressive or whatever.

I haven't seen Serious Man yet. It's been #1 in my netflix queue for weeks but always says Long Wait.

I'm looking forward to it, but it sounds like it's not the most accessible movie. I don't think it could be worse than Burn After Reading.

A Serious Man is a weird Coen comedy. I liked it more than Barton Fink, but they aren't completely dissimilar.

A Serious Man was by far my favorite film of the year. Part of it was because it was about a Jewish family from the suburbs, which is similar to how I grew up. A lot of it rang true with me but for others would probably either seem weird or they simply won't get it.

For me, so few comedies are truly funny, I welcome weirdness.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Lost In Translation.

Kinda disappointed with this movie, though i came in with high expectations. Great acting, excellent ending, and Scarlett Johannsen was hot, but one thing i really didn't like was how every Japanese person was portrayed as shallow and/or stupid. When all was said and done, the movie never really made me feel any emotions.

3/5.

I am not a fan of this movie. I liked Sophia Coppola's "The Virgin Suicides." But with Translation, you have a beautifully-filmed movie that amounts to nothing. Take a fairly boring movie and add in a mediocre actor like Scarlet Johansen and that's a recipe for

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Salton Sea - 4/5. suprising good cast. one of those films that slipped through the cracks.

Really enjoyed this as well, one of my favorites from the decade. Love the reenactment of the JFK assassination with pigeons and remote controlled cars.Wonderland was another great, relatively recent, Val Kilmer film that I don't think anyone watched.

I liked Wonderland a lot. I didn't enjoy The Salton Sea, though. It has all the makings of a great movie: D'onofrio, Kilmer, weird script, kooky situations. But ultimately it felt like the director was ripping off David Lynch. Toss in some awful music montages with Kilmer's character playing smooth jazz and you have a very uneven movie.

 

[Hellfire Snail]

Lost In Translation.

Kinda disappointed with this movie, though i came in with high expectations. Great acting, excellent ending, and Scarlett Johannsen was hot, but one thing i really didn't like was how every Japanese person was portrayed as shallow and/or stupid. When all was said and done, the movie never really made me feel any emotions.

3/5.

I agree except I thought it was even worse than you.

It seemed like a good idea for a movie that was boring and went nowhere.

It's weird, as I get older I'm starting to find action movies boring and movies like Lost in Translation vastly more compelling. I understand people finding it boring, or thinking it doesn't really culminate with a stirring conclusion. With movies like these, I don't think it's about "getting it" or "not getting it". It's just about what a person wants from their viewing experience. Nowadays, often I head in looking for a seamless delivery in terms of believability--I like not feeling any moments where I'm thinking about the fact that I'm watching a movie. What Lost in Translation does for me is present a unique situation (big movie star trapped in a hotel in Tokyo with a newlywed trapped in a hotel in Tokyo), and shows it in an unflashy, believable way. There are akward silences and miscommunications. There are periods of contemplation over unexciting, real-life stuff. So I don't know, I feel connected to what I'm watching and it stirs my own contemplation.

Broken Flowers--another Bill Murray movie that people either like or dislike because of the way the story is presented--did the same thing for me. It was just a soothing movie that had me thinking while there are long periods of quiet thinking going on in the film. I liked it, but I understand why people wouldn't, and I think it comes down to what you want out of the experience.

 

[hooter311]

Where The Wild Things Are.I found this movie surprisingly refreshing. I was bracing against a contrived plot device involving warring tribes of monsters and the protagonist child uniting the forces of good and all that blah-blah-blah. Instead Jonze delivered a fairly thoughtful study of the protagonists behaviors, motivations and personality played out by the Wild Things. This movie is what 9 wanted to be but could not deliver upon. I also think it was an excellent decision to make this a live action movie with limited and discrete CGI. The Wild Things were fantastically represented in this medium and evoked Sendak's original designs perfectly.I recommend this movie, but understand that it is not for everyone.

I love this movie. And the more I think about it, the more I love it.

My son is 2 1/2 and absolutely in love with "monsters".Is this going to be too much for him?

Definitely. A kid that age could get some entertainment value out of a good Pixar movie, for example. But even if the boy isn't frightened by the movie, the themes and dialogue are pretty mature for a kid his age. I'm thinking that a good starting age for The Wild Things might be about nine or 10.

Yeah, not sure if it was too much for him, but he shut it off shortly after the monsters were introduced and we watched Bambi 2. I put it back in after he went to bed but I still have some to finish up tonight.

 

[awesomeness]

Lost In Translation.

Kinda disappointed with this movie, though i came in with high expectations. Great acting, excellent ending, and Scarlett Johannsen was hot, but one thing i really didn't like was how every Japanese person was portrayed as shallow and/or stupid. When all was said and done, the movie never really made me feel any emotions.

3/5.

I agree except I thought it was even worse than you.

It seemed like a good idea for a movie that was boring and went nowhere.

It's weird, as I get older I'm starting to find action movies boring and movies like Lost in Translation vastly more compelling. I understand people finding it boring, or thinking it doesn't really culminate with a stirring conclusion. With movies like these, I don't think it's about "getting it" or "not getting it". It's just about what a person wants from their viewing experience. Nowadays, often I head in looking for a seamless delivery in terms of believability--I like not feeling any moments where I'm thinking about the fact that I'm watching a movie. What Lost in Translation does for me is present a unique situation (big movie star trapped in a hotel in Tokyo with a newlywed trapped in a hotel in Tokyo), and shows it in an unflashy, believable way. There are akward silences and miscommunications. There are periods of contemplation over unexciting, real-life stuff. So I don't know, I feel connected to what I'm watching and it stirs my own contemplation.

Broken Flowers--another Bill Murray movie that people either like or dislike because of the way the story is presented--did the same thing for me. It was just a soothing movie that had me thinking while there are long periods of quiet thinking going on in the film. I liked it, but I understand why people wouldn't, and I think it comes down to what you want out of the experience.

I totally agree with you and I did enjoy the believability of the relationship. Like you, when I watch a movie and a lot of unbelievable/unrealistic stuff happens it hinders the experience for me. Where i find issue in Lost In Translation, is that i think Coppola ( i think thats her name) could have got at the viewers emotions a lot more while still keeping the believability. Maybe if i didn't have such high expectations coming in, i wouldn't have minded it that much; but since it got rave reviews i was expecting the whole 9 yards.

 

[jdoggydogg]

It's weird, as I get older I'm starting to find action movies boring and movies like Lost in Translation vastly more compelling. I understand people finding it boring, or thinking it doesn't really culminate with a stirring conclusion. With movies like these, I don't think it's about "getting it" or "not getting it". It's just about what a person wants from their viewing experience.

This is exactly how I feel unless the action movie is outstanding. However, I didn't find Lost in Translation contemplative so much as pointless.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Fast & Furious

DVR'd this movie from HBO. Survived about 25 minutes. That was enough.

 

[hooter311]

Where the Wild Things Are

Amazing. I started off appreciating the effort, but not digging it at all. Slowly the story swallowed me in. Extremely mopey, whimsical, and totally detached. Definitely not geared for children, its a coming of age fairy tail. Most imaginative film I've seen in a while. I wish Jonze would make them more often, he has an incredible feel for the camera and makes a very intimate film experience.

5/5

The Big White

Basically a wannabe Fargo. I should have liked this more than I did with decent acting by Ribisi and a quality storyline, but the film just didn't seem to want to go far enough. Ending was weak and disappointing.

2/5

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Fast & Furious

DVR'd this movie from HBO. Survived about 25 minutes. That was enough.

Can we make a new rule for this threadO NOT POST A MOVIE REVIEW IF YOU DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE MOVIE

Not that I think Fast & Furious is a good movie or anything, but please enough with this "I turned it off after 10 minutes" crap.

 

[Jutz]

Fast & Furious

DVR'd this movie from HBO. Survived about 25 minutes. That was enough.

Can we make a new rule for this threadO NOT POST A MOVIE REVIEW IF YOU DID NOT WATCH THE ENTIRE MOVIE

Not that I think Fast & Furious is a good movie or anything, but please enough with this "I turned it off after 10 minutes" crap.

That rule seems fair... and besides... I have a lot of questions that I can't stop thinking about with this review...Have you seen any of the other Fast & Furious movies? If the answer is yes, did you like the others and not like this one? Or, did you not like any of them? And if you did see the others, and didn't like any of them, didn't you realize that all of them are essentially the same movie with a different setting and a slight mixup of characters?

I am a big fan of all the Fast & Furious movies. I can't really sit here and give you an actual legitimate reason why you should like them too. The only thing I could say is... the cars are cool... the racing and car stunt stuff is pretty cool... and there is usually some hot wimmins in it. I don't know. I guess the thing I am most curious about is... what compelled you to give it a try in the first place? Was there something you thought might be different this time? Or did this particular version of F&F compell you to try it?