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[Cliff Clavin]

I remember running up to my room screaming... after watching MJ's Thriller. :whoosh:

 

[oneohh]

I remember running up to my room screaming... after watching MJ's Thriller. :whoosh:

The one against the Cavs?

 

[oukurt]

It's so great when your kids get older and they get to start watching more "grown up" movies.

Watched Jaws with my 13 y.o. daughter last night. It really is a perfect movie even though Mythbusters showed that you couldn't really kill a shark with a scuba tank. :whoosh:

The worst thing my father has ever done to me was take me to see freaking Jaws when I was too young for such things. Messed me up for life.

At least you weren't subjected to The Exorcist at that age like I was. That messed me up for the next decade.

 

[simey]

I remember running up to my room screaming... after watching MJ's Thriller.

:whoosh: whatta wuss.the first rated R movie mom took us to was "saturday night fever". some may say that is scary since it centered around disco, but my siblings and i dug it.

 

[jamny]

My father let me stay up to watch the original Night of the Living Dead. I was probably around 8 or so. Not only did I have nightmares that night but they started up again the next night. I still consider it my favorite movie of all time. I still look forward to the occasional zombie dream, just had one the other night btw.

 

[KGB]

gonna check out Holy Water tonight. ts not about church. I've never heard of it and didnt read any reviews, but the trailer looks great.

Ill check back with my review later

 

[Maurile Tremblay]

Taken - Liam Neeson. Daughter is kidnapped overseas and he trys to hunt the kidnappers down.

I thought it was a pretty solid action flick

I just nabbed this on my DVR. Looking forward to it.

It was pretty 24ish -- even slightly less realistic at times.I really want there to be a Taken 2 -- a lighthearted comedy about the daughter's quest to become a pop singer. How come just because movie sequels feature the same cast and characters, they can't occupy entirely different genres? It's so constraining.

 

[scoobygang]

I really want there to be a Taken 2 -- a lighthearted comedy about the daughter's quest to become a pop singer. How come just because movie sequels feature the same cast and characters, they can't occupy entirely different genres? It's so constraining.

Lethal Weapon 5: A madcap romp about a family adjusting to having their retired policeman patriarch back in the house.

Ghostbusters III: The Possession -- The jokes dry up as Dr. Venkmen becomes Satan's vessel on earth.

Caged Heat VII: When the beautiful gals of the women's prison decide to put on a show, it's an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza!

 

[jdoggydogg]

Taken - Liam Neeson. Daughter is kidnapped overseas and he trys to hunt the kidnappers down.

I thought it was a pretty solid action flick

I just nabbed this on my DVR. Looking forward to it.

It was pretty 24ish -- even slightly less realistic at times.I really want there to be a Taken 2 -- a lighthearted comedy about the daughter's quest to become a pop singer. How come just because movie sequels feature the same cast and characters, they can't occupy entirely different genres? It's so constraining.

Taken wasn't bad. Could have been better. Liam Neeson's always worth watching.Heck, if they can make Hamlet 2, I guess anything's possible.

 

[Chaka]

Japanese <> Asian?Huh.(Ponyo is great to look at. Not so great to watch.)

Sorry it's a personal thing of mine from when I was young. Even my Japanese friends today do not like to be referred to as Asian. Besides we have a specific word we use, "anime", for Japanese animated films. It's such a broad and extensive catalog of films that the Japanese style of animation warrants it's own category.

Also, just to clarify, I'm not condemning or hating on the quality this kind of animation, it's just not my thing.And, I've never watched more than five seconds of Heavy Metal, my best friend has been trying to get me to watch Metalocolypse since it was created. I just can't do it.

I am trying to emphasize that the animation style of Wizards and Heavy Metal (both of which I enjoy a great deal) are worlds apart than something like Akira, Princess Mononoke or Sword of the Stranger (which are also quite excellent despite being violent). If you want to experience some excellent examples of anime without gratuitous violence I cannot recommend Spirited Away and Grave of the Fireflys strongly enough. Spirited Away is perhaps the most visually stunning animated movie I have ever seen. It has a very charming and fantastical plot, a tightly written story along with excellent voice work for the English translation (most of which I thought were sorely lacking in Ponyo).GotF is centered around two young brothers living in Tokyo during the American firebombing of WWII. While I think GotF is relatable to children (pre-teens) this is definitely not a fairy tale. GotF depicts a very real and sometimes harsh world, some of which is very disturbing but never gratuitous. If this movie doesn't make your eyes well up then no animated movie can.Akira, Princess Mononoke and Sword of the Stranger are also excellent examples of anime but if you are put off by anime violence they are probably not for you.

 

[shake zula]

I just about crapped myself when the Gremlin exploded in the microwave, and we left soon after. On a similar note, I laughed at the handful of kids leaving during the first Jurassic Park.

My fiance let our 2 year old watch Gremlins a few weeks ago after I had won him a "Stripe" doll at the local carnivale. I was appalled. I can't believe he didn't have nightmares over that.The kid is a freak about monster movies ever since he got over Monster's Inc scaring him. It's embarrassing taking him to the video store because he runs for things like Saw, Wolfman, anything with freaky cover and proclaims how much he wants to watch it.I showed him Star Wars last weekend and hopefully I can channel most of his curiosity into that, try to buy myself a couple years.

appalled? really?I guess my sensitivities are just different. But then again I intend to use a more feral approach to raising my children. Free range, if you will.

 

[Bojang0301]

Taken - Liam Neeson. Daughter is kidnapped overseas and he trys to hunt the kidnappers down.

I thought it was a pretty solid action flick

I just nabbed this on my DVR. Looking forward to it.

It was pretty 24ish -- even slightly less realistic at times.I really want there to be a Taken 2 -- a lighthearted comedy about the daughter's quest to become a pop singer. How come just because movie sequels feature the same cast and characters, they can't occupy entirely different genres? It's so constraining.

I still like the original title better: Liam Neeson Goes To France and Kills Everybody.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I just about crapped myself when the Gremlin exploded in the microwave, and we left soon after. On a similar note, I laughed at the handful of kids leaving during the first Jurassic Park.

My fiance let our 2 year old watch Gremlins a few weeks ago after I had won him a "Stripe" doll at the local carnivale. I was appalled. I can't believe he didn't have nightmares over that.The kid is a freak about monster movies ever since he got over Monster's Inc scaring him. It's embarrassing taking him to the video store because he runs for things like Saw, Wolfman, anything with freaky cover and proclaims how much he wants to watch it.I showed him Star Wars last weekend and hopefully I can channel most of his curiosity into that, try to buy myself a couple years.

appalled? really?I guess my sensitivities are just different. But then again I intend to use a more feral approach to raising my children. Free range, if you will.

I think 2 is quite young for that, and I'd be pissed if my s/o let my kid watch that. Like jdoggy said, every kid is different, but my son could barely handle Scooby Doo at that age - I couldn't imagine what seeing a Gremlin put in a blender or blown up in a microwave would do. I am on the other side of the spectrum maybe - scariest thing he watches is Kung Fu Panda.

 

[Bojang0301]

Let The Right One In - I took a stab in the dark with this Scandinavian vampire movie about 2 12 year old's that become friends. I was pretty blown away with how well made this movie was. I still felt a twinge that it was riding off Twilight's (which I haven't and hopefully will never see) coattails. Although the story goes to places not many would tread (which I respect) and seems a hell of a lot darker. I would recommend if you can watch foreign films and you are into horror/vampire movies.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I just about crapped myself when the Gremlin exploded in the microwave, and we left soon after. On a similar note, I laughed at the handful of kids leaving during the first Jurassic Park.

My fiance let our 2 year old watch Gremlins a few weeks ago after I had won him a "Stripe" doll at the local carnivale. I was appalled. I can't believe he didn't have nightmares over that.The kid is a freak about monster movies ever since he got over Monster's Inc scaring him. It's embarrassing taking him to the video store because he runs for things like Saw, Wolfman, anything with freaky cover and proclaims how much he wants to watch it.I showed him Star Wars last weekend and hopefully I can channel most of his curiosity into that, try to buy myself a couple years.

appalled? really?I guess my sensitivities are just different. But then again I intend to use a more feral approach to raising my children. Free range, if you will.

I think 2 is quite young for that, and I'd be pissed if my s/o let my kid watch that. Like jdoggy said, every kid is different, but my son could barely handle Scooby Doo at that age - I couldn't imagine what seeing a Gremlin put in a blender or blown up in a microwave would do. I am on the other side of the spectrum maybe - scariest thing he watches is Kung Fu Panda.

I think that loving parents are the key here. As long as the movie isn't extreme, the kid should be ok. But still, as long as you're not a nut, it's hard to be too conservative when it comes to exposing your kids to frightening stuff. Real life will be scary enough when they're adults. Let them enjoy their innocence.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I just about crapped myself when the Gremlin exploded in the microwave, and we left soon after. On a similar note, I laughed at the handful of kids leaving during the first Jurassic Park.

My fiance let our 2 year old watch Gremlins a few weeks ago after I had won him a "Stripe" doll at the local carnivale. I was appalled. I can't believe he didn't have nightmares over that.The kid is a freak about monster movies ever since he got over Monster's Inc scaring him. It's embarrassing taking him to the video store because he runs for things like Saw, Wolfman, anything with freaky cover and proclaims how much he wants to watch it.I showed him Star Wars last weekend and hopefully I can channel most of his curiosity into that, try to buy myself a couple years.

appalled? really?I guess my sensitivities are just different. But then again I intend to use a more feral approach to raising my children. Free range, if you will.

I think 2 is quite young for that, and I'd be pissed if my s/o let my kid watch that. Like jdoggy said, every kid is different, but my son could barely handle Scooby Doo at that age - I couldn't imagine what seeing a Gremlin put in a blender or blown up in a microwave would do. I am on the other side of the spectrum maybe - scariest thing he watches is Kung Fu Panda.

I think that loving parents are the key here. As long as the movie isn't extreme, the kid should be ok. But still, as long as you're not a nut, it's hard to be too conservative when it comes to exposing your kids to frightening stuff. Real life will be scary enough when they're adults. Let them enjoy their innocence.

I know it's a generalization, but I think a bit of it has to do with parents thinking "I watched this crap and turned out OK" , or just not having the patience to watch the crap that passes for kids programming and movies. (I know I get twitchy when we are watching Nick Jr too much - I'd rather watch Gremlins or Star Wars, but like I stated, I can feel him tense up during Toy Story, Kung Fu Panda, and Scooby Doo)

 

[KGB]

gonna check out Holy Water tonight. ts not about church. I've never heard of it and didnt read any reviews, but the trailer looks great.

Ill check back with my review later

meh, it was ok. the accents were pretty thick, so i think I missed some of the jokes. If you run out of things to watch, you could do worse.

 

[KarmaPolice]

B/c of Jdogg's begging in the other thread , I watched Murder On a Sunday Morning tonight.

Great documentary that makes you sick thinking about lazy police work and what could happen to you or somebody you know was walking in the wrong place at the wrong time. Worth the price of admission for the uncomfortable statements in court from the victim's husband, and the defense attorney going after the guy who writes the confessions. Thanks for the suggestion, and in the next round of movies will be Capturing the Friedmans.

As much as I liked this movie, I'll say that I thought Paradise Lost was better. Similar situation/story, but there are 3 kids accused of the horrible crime and because of it the case is more complicated. Watching this tonight, I was 100% sure what I believed. Although it's been a little while, I remember watching the 2 Paradise Lost movies and there was so much from both sides, I still don't know what I believe. I urge you and anybody else who likes docs to check them out and report back.

 

[Chaka]

Let The Right One In - I took a stab in the dark with this Scandinavian vampire movie about 2 12 year old's that become friends. I was pretty blown away with how well made this movie was. I still felt a twinge that it was riding off Twilight's (which I haven't and hopefully will never see) coattails. Although the story goes to places not many would tread (which I respect) and seems a hell of a lot darker. I would recommend if you can watch foreign films and you are into horror/vampire movies.

 

[cosjobs]

Let The Right One In - I took a stab in the dark with this Scandinavian vampire movie about 2 12 year old's that become friends. I was pretty blown away with how well made this movie was. I still felt a twinge that it was riding off Twilight's (which I haven't and hopefully will never see) coattails. Although the story goes to places not many would tread (which I respect) and seems a hell of a lot darker. I would recommend if you can watch foreign films and you are into horror/vampire movies.

May have been a shot in the dark for you, but it was one one the best-reviewed movies of 2008, the same year Twilight came out. And it was based on a 2004 Swedish novel. So it wasn't riding any coattails. Beyond that, its a helluva lot better film that Twilight was.

 

[cosjobs]

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

Saw this DVD this evening and thought it was a well-above average effort for the genre. It did seem to go a little long, but it managed to keep a good pace. I liked the ending. In normal world it would have jumped the shark, but it an apocalyptic-kinda-zombie movie it seemed to fit ok. I'd give it 3/5 overall, but 4.5/5 for the genre.

 

[Bojang0301]

Let The Right One In - I took a stab in the dark with this Scandinavian vampire movie about 2 12 year old's that become friends. I was pretty blown away with how well made this movie was. I still felt a twinge that it was riding off Twilight's (which I haven't and hopefully will never see) coattails. Although the story goes to places not many would tread (which I respect) and seems a hell of a lot darker. I would recommend if you can watch foreign films and you are into horror/vampire movies.

May have been a shot in the dark for you, but it was one one the best-reviewed movies of 2008, the same year Twilight came out. And it was based on a 2004 Swedish novel. So it wasn't riding any coattails. Beyond that, its a helluva lot better film that Twilight was.

I didn't mean to suggest that it was trying to copy Twilight. Believe me I do not like the idea of Twilight and wouldn't have vested my time in this movie had I thought it was going to be like it. I guess any time you have Vampires in love, especially teens it will cause that comparison. I can understand your defense of the movie as it was very good.

 

[Drifter]

I watched a bunch of horror movies on TV before I was 10. WPIX Channel 11 out of NY would show all kind of 60s and early 70s horror flicks on "Monster Theater" on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Stuff like Village of the Damned, Rosemary's Baby, Demon Seed, Illustrated Man, etc.

First R Rated "horror" movie I saw in the theater was "American Werewolf in London" when I was 9 or 10. The humor lightened it up for me though.

A year later on my 11th birthday I saw Poltergeist with a bunch of friends. Not THAT was scary.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

I remember running up to my room screaming... after watching MJ's Thriller.

whatta wuss.the first rated R movie mom took us to was "saturday night fever". some may say that is scary since it centered around disco, but my siblings and i dug it.

I think I was 3 at the time.Watched A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 when I was about 8 and had no problems.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I know it's a generalization, but I think a bit of it has to do with parents thinking "I watched this crap and turned out OK" , or just not having the patience to watch the crap that passes for kids programming and movies. (I know I get twitchy when we are watching Nick Jr too much - I'd rather watch Gremlins or Star Wars, but like I stated, I can feel him tense up during Toy Story, Kung Fu Panda, and Scooby Doo)

I watched way too much scary stuff and turned out fine. But that really isn't the point. Kids can endure all kinds of awful things, but that doesn't mean we should be contributing to making them terrified.

 

[jdoggydogg]

B/c of Jdogg's begging in the other thread , I watched Murder On a Sunday Morning tonight.

Great documentary that makes you sick thinking about lazy police work and what could happen to you or somebody you know was walking in the wrong place at the wrong time. Worth the price of admission for the uncomfortable statements in court from the victim's husband, and the defense attorney going after the guy who writes the confessions. Thanks for the suggestion, and in the next round of movies will be Capturing the Friedmans.

As much as I liked this movie, I'll say that I thought Paradise Lost was better. Similar situation/story, but there are 3 kids accused of the horrible crime and because of it the case is more complicated. Watching this tonight, I was 100% sure what I believed. Although it's been a little while, I remember watching the 2 Paradise Lost movies and there was so much from both sides, I still don't know what I believe. I urge you and anybody else who likes docs to check them out and report back.

Capturing The Friedmans is incredible. Love that movie.I think Murder also makes the viewer question eyewitness testimony. Definitely going to check out Paradise Lost.

 

[jdoggydogg]

First R Rated "horror" movie I saw in the theater was "American Werewolf in London" when I was 9 or 10. The humor lightened it up for me though.

Love this movie.

 

[saintfool]

Capturing The Friedmans is incredible. Love that movie.



I think Murder also makes the viewer question eyewitness testimony. Definitely going to check out Paradise Lost.

"Thin Blue Line" set the standard for this kind of inquiry.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Capturing The Friedmans is incredible. Love that movie.



I think Murder also makes the viewer question eyewitness testimony. Definitely going to check out Paradise Lost.

"Thin Blue Line" set the standard for this kind of inquiry.

Great movie. That's one of the first documentaries I ever saw.

 

[saintfool]

Capturing The Friedmans is incredible. Love that movie.



I think Murder also makes the viewer question eyewitness testimony. Definitely going to check out Paradise Lost.

"Thin Blue Line" set the standard for this kind of inquiry.

Great movie. That's one of the first documentaries I ever saw.

same goes for me. morris kind of revived the genre in many ways, i think. i was just looking at wiki and came across this:

First Person

Morris used this process to film his critically acclaimed television show, First Person (2000). The show engaged a varied group of individuals from civil advocates to criminals.

Season 1

1. "Stairway to Heaven" — Temple Grandin, autistic college professor and expert on humane cattle slaughter techniques

2. "The Killer Inside Me" — Sondra London, serial killer groupie and writer

3. "I Dismember Mama" — Saul Kent, promoter of cryogenic immortality

4. "The Stalker" — Bill Kinsley, employer and victim of the disgruntled postal worker Thomas McIlvane

5. "The Parrot" — Jane Gill, victim of a murder with a possible avian eye-witness

6. "Eyeball to Eyeball" — Clyde Roper, authority on the giant squid

7. "Smiling in a Jar" — Gretchen Worden, director of the Mütter Museum of medical oddities in Philadelphia

8. "In the Kingdom of the Unabomber" — Gary Greenberg, Unabomber pen pal and would-be biographer

9. "Mr. Debt" — Andrew Capoccia, whiz lawyer for credit-card debtors

10. "You're Soaking In It" — Joan Dougherty, crime scene cleaner

11. "The Little Gray Man" — Antonio Mendez, retired CIA operative and master of disguise

Season 2

1. "Harvesting Me" — Josh Harris, internet entrepreneur (We Live in Public) and Television addict

2. "The Smartest Man in the World" — Chris Langan, bar bouncer with the alleged world's highest IQ

3. "The Only Truth" — Murray Richman, lawyer to New York mobsters

4. "One in a Million Trillion" — Rick Rosner, professional high school student and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contestant

5. "Mr. Personality" — Dr. Michael Stone, forensic pathologist and homicide aficionado, host of Most Evil

6. "Leaving the Earth" — Denny Fitch, DC-10 pilot and hero

this sounds pretty great. and it's on Netflix!

 

[jdoggydogg]

Capturing The Friedmans is incredible. Love that movie.



I think Murder also makes the viewer question eyewitness testimony. Definitely going to check out Paradise Lost.

"Thin Blue Line" set the standard for this kind of inquiry.

Great movie. That's one of the first documentaries I ever saw.

same goes for me. morris kind of revived the genre in many ways, i think. i was just looking at wiki and came across this:

First Person

Morris used this process to film his critically acclaimed television show, First Person (2000). The show engaged a varied group of individuals from civil advocates to criminals.

Season 1

1. "Stairway to Heaven" — Temple Grandin, autistic college professor and expert on humane cattle slaughter techniques

2. "The Killer Inside Me" — Sondra London, serial killer groupie and writer

3. "I Dismember Mama" — Saul Kent, promoter of cryogenic immortality

4. "The Stalker" — Bill Kinsley, employer and victim of the disgruntled postal worker Thomas McIlvane

5. "The Parrot" — Jane Gill, victim of a murder with a possible avian eye-witness

6. "Eyeball to Eyeball" — Clyde Roper, authority on the giant squid

7. "Smiling in a Jar" — Gretchen Worden, director of the Mütter Museum of medical oddities in Philadelphia

8. "In the Kingdom of the Unabomber" — Gary Greenberg, Unabomber pen pal and would-be biographer

9. "Mr. Debt" — Andrew Capoccia, whiz lawyer for credit-card debtors

10. "You're Soaking In It" — Joan Dougherty, crime scene cleaner

11. "The Little Gray Man" — Antonio Mendez, retired CIA operative and master of disguise

Season 2

1. "Harvesting Me" — Josh Harris, internet entrepreneur (We Live in Public) and Television addict

2. "The Smartest Man in the World" — Chris Langan, bar bouncer with the alleged world's highest IQ

3. "The Only Truth" — Murray Richman, lawyer to New York mobsters

4. "One in a Million Trillion" — Rick Rosner, professional high school student and Who Wants to be a Millionaire? contestant

5. "Mr. Personality" — Dr. Michael Stone, forensic pathologist and homicide aficionado, host of Most Evil

6. "Leaving the Earth" — Denny Fitch, DC-10 pilot and hero

this sounds pretty great. and it's on Netflix!

Awesome. I didn't even know about this.

 

[krista4]

Leningrad Cowboys Go America

This is a very quirky and funny movie from Finnish director Aki Kaurismaki. It's a road movie about a Finnish band/family that goes to America seeking fame etc. The story will feel familiar at times (Kaurismaki pulled from both Blues Brothers and Fandango for sure) but Kaurismaki typically employs very limited dialogue in his movies and even the pacing within the dialogue itself is very subdued (all of which evokes the Finns perfectly). This is a very funny, absurdist comedy but because of the pacing, and the occasionally distracting eccentricities of the characters, you need to pay attention to find the punch lines. It's kind of like The Blues Brothers on Valium.

I think indie and euro movie fans would get a kick out of something like this (I'm looking at at you krista and jdogg) and really anyone looking for a quirky comedy. It's a short movie too (1h:15m) so what the hell?

You always get murdered when you go to New York.

Awesome! Will add this to my supplemental queue.

 

[krista4]

No one has seen this film?

Nope. The synopsis sounds like a standard revenge flick but I take it there is more to it than that?

Oh there's a good bit more to it than that. Very good dark comedy. Did you see In Bruges?

Yes. I enjoyed it tremendously.

You should like Perrier's Bounty, then. I thought it had to be the same writer/directer until I looked it up. PB also has Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent, who absolutely steals the show.

Wow, this sounds like a great movie, too.

 

[krista4]

B/c of Jdogg's begging in the other thread , I watched Murder On a Sunday Morning tonight.

Great documentary that makes you sick thinking about lazy police work and what could happen to you or somebody you know was walking in the wrong place at the wrong time. Worth the price of admission for the uncomfortable statements in court from the victim's husband, and the defense attorney going after the guy who writes the confessions. Thanks for the suggestion, and in the next round of movies will be Capturing the Friedmans.

As much as I liked this movie, I'll say that I thought Paradise Lost was better. Similar situation/story, but there are 3 kids accused of the horrible crime and because of it the case is more complicated. Watching this tonight, I was 100% sure what I believed. Although it's been a little while, I remember watching the 2 Paradise Lost movies and there was so much from both sides, I still don't know what I believe. I urge you and anybody else who likes docs to check them out and report back.

I love both the movies, but for some reason Murder on a Sunday Morning affected me more, I suppose because you can feel 100% he was not guilty, unlike Paradise Lost. Highly recommend both, as well as Capturing the Friedmans.

 

[krista4]

Let The Right One In - I took a stab in the dark with this Scandinavian vampire movie about 2 12 year old's that become friends. I was pretty blown away with how well made this movie was. I still felt a twinge that it was riding off Twilight's (which I haven't and hopefully will never see) coattails. Although the story goes to places not many would tread (which I respect) and seems a hell of a lot darker. I would recommend if you can watch foreign films and you are into horror/vampire movies.

May have been a shot in the dark for you, but it was one one the best-reviewed movies of 2008, the same year Twilight came out. And it was based on a 2004 Swedish novel. So it wasn't riding any coattails. Beyond that, its a helluva lot better film that Twilight was.

Great movie. Have no idea how it compares to Twilight, nor do I intend to find out.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I watched Event Horizon when I was like 13. I think I pissed myself 2.5 times

 

[jdoggydogg]

You should like Perrier's Bounty, then. I thought it had to be the same writer/directer until I looked it up. PB also has Brendan Gleeson and Jim Broadbent, who absolutely steals the show.

Ooooooo Jim Broadbent is awesome. I need to see this. Ever since Topsy Turvey, I've been a Broadbent fan.

 

[Bojang0301]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Shamalan hasnt made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and I didnt even like that one (Stir of Echoes is similar and much better IMO). The next movie has been worse than the one prior to it, so this isnt a surprise to me.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Shamalan hasnt made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and I didnt even like that one (Stir of Echoes is similar and much better IMO). The next movie has been worse than the one prior to it, so this isnt a surprise to me.

TWIST:He's doing it on purpose.

 

[hooter311]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Shamalan hasnt made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and I didnt even like that one (Stir of Echoes is similar and much better IMO). The next movie has been worse than the one prior to it, so this isnt a surprise to me.

TWIST:He's doing it on purpose.

 

[Bojang0301]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Shamalan hasnt made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and I didnt even like that one (Stir of Echoes is similar and much better IMO). The next movie has been worse than the one prior to it, so this isnt a surprise to me.

Unbreakable was great... after that it's all way, way down hill.Ebert hammered him. It's been awhile since I've seen Ebert hammer someone with the exception of Michael Bay.

 

[krista4]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Shamalan hasnt made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and I didnt even like that one (Stir of Echoes is similar and much better IMO). The next movie has been worse than the one prior to it, so this isnt a surprise to me.

Unbreakable was great... after that it's all way, way down hill.

Unbreakable his best by far.

 

[saintfool]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

av club doesn't give it good marks either.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Shamalan hasnt made a good movie since Sixth Sense, and I didnt even like that one (Stir of Echoes is similar and much better IMO). The next movie has been worse than the one prior to it, so this isnt a surprise to me.

Unbreakable was great... after that it's all way, way down hill.Ebert hammered him. It's been awhile since I've seen Ebert hammer someone with the exception of Michael Bay.

Id probably agree Unbreakable was his best, but I didnt think it was great or anything

 

[hooter311]

I liked 6th Sense and the Village, but the Village would have been SOOOO much better as a straightforward fairy tale, and not something that relied on a twist.

 

[KarmaPolice]

B/c of Jdogg's begging in the other thread , I watched Murder On a Sunday Morning tonight.

Great documentary that makes you sick thinking about lazy police work and what could happen to you or somebody you know was walking in the wrong place at the wrong time. Worth the price of admission for the uncomfortable statements in court from the victim's husband, and the defense attorney going after the guy who writes the confessions. Thanks for the suggestion, and in the next round of movies will be Capturing the Friedmans.

As much as I liked this movie, I'll say that I thought Paradise Lost was better. Similar situation/story, but there are 3 kids accused of the horrible crime and because of it the case is more complicated. Watching this tonight, I was 100% sure what I believed. Although it's been a little while, I remember watching the 2 Paradise Lost movies and there was so much from both sides, I still don't know what I believe. I urge you and anybody else who likes docs to check them out and report back.

I love both the movies, but for some reason Murder on a Sunday Morning affected me more,I suppose b ecause you can feel 100% he was not guilty, unlike Paradise Lost. Highly recommend both, as well as Capturing the Friedmans.

I think for me, Paradise Lost affected me more b/c I could have been one of those kids. While I couldn't be stopped for being a black man, I did listen to heavy metal/say stupid #### about the devil/etc, etc.. as a kid. I guess I could see myself or people I know being in their shoes. Both are great movies for sure, but I just connected with Paradise Lost more and was a tad more interested because I wasn't sure one way or the other what happened.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just a warning to everyone... The Last Airbender is getting blasted on RT. After The Happening I would avoid The Last Airbender like the plague.

Dammit. I am seeing this Friday night.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I actually liked The Village.

 

[hooter311]

I actually liked The Village.

It established a sense of dread that few films are capable of, it is only guilty of totally manipulating audiences to the point of stupidity.