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[KarmaPolice]

???

That certain doc I keep bugging you to watch.

 

[jdoggydogg]

???

That certain doc I keep bugging you to watch.

Was that Paradise Lost: Child Murders at Robin Hood Hill? It's way high up in my queue.

 

[KarmaPolice]

???

That certain doc I keep bugging you to watch.

Was that Paradise Lost: Child Murders at Robin Hood Hill? It's way high up in my queue.

Yeah, but just busting your chops. I am sure your queue looks like mine and is 100+ movies deep.

 

[jdoggydogg]

???

That certain doc I keep bugging you to watch.

Was that Paradise Lost: Child Murders at Robin Hood Hill? It's way high up in my queue.

Yeah, but just busting your chops. I am sure your queue looks like mine and is 100+ movies deep.

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[jamny]

???

That certain doc I keep bugging you to watch.

Was that Paradise Lost: Child Murders at Robin Hood Hill? It's way high up in my queue.

Yeah, but just busting your chops. I am sure your queue looks like mine and is 100+ movies deep.

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[KarmaPolice]

316

412

 

[jdoggydogg]

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It's not like all them are Bergman films

 

[KarmaPolice]

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It's not like all them are Bergman films

I'd probably have more if I had the ability to stream the movies. I usually keep it at around 100 titles, as I figure that's about 6months worth of movies.

 

[jdoggydogg]

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It's not like all them are Bergman films

I'd probably have more if I had the ability to stream the movies. I usually keep it at around 100 titles, as I figure that's about 6months worth of movies.

I use Netflix as my holding area for every movie people recommend. So some of those movies have been languishing at the bottom of that list for years.

 

[krista4]

Catching up on some from last year:

A Single Man: This movie had me within five minutes. I felt like I'd been punched in the gut and was practically ready to deem it one of the best movies I'd ever seen, until it meandered into an awkward scene with Julianne Moore (who was terrific) near the middle and got a little worn with the super-close-up camera work after a while. Still, the cinematography is outstanding (only later did I find out the movie was directed by Tom Ford, which made sense), and Colin Firth gives one of the best performances I've ever seen--right now I'm putting it in my top ten. As much as I rant on here against voice-overs, I equally love scenes that can tell a whole story without a word being spoken, and there are several in this movie that are just astounding. And some of the subtleties in the storytelling were terrific--notice, for instance, a seemingly inconsequential note at the beginning of the movie that the color red means "lust", and at the end of the movie the object of the protagonist's lust is filmed with a red glow over him. So despite the few flaws above, I still have to give this 4.5/5. One of my favorite movies in a long time.

I have mixed feelings about this movie. I agree that the cinematography is outstanding and Firth delivers a very solid performance. However I found that the characters, aside from Moore, didn't speak to me on anything but a superficial level. I just didn't really find myself emotionally invested in Firth, Hoult or Goode. And while I am also impressed when meaning can be conveyed without dialogue, after the 3rd or 4th scene of Firth staring off into the distance for two minutes the impact kind of wore off. I also did not enjoy the voice over because I felt that it came out of nowhere and really only spoke the obvious. Excellent point about using the color red at the end of the film, that point hadn't occurred to me.

Seriously if you haven't seen this don't open this spoiler unless you want the movie ruined for you.

Ultimately however the only part of the movie that really held me was the question "Is he or isn't he going to kill himself." And when we finally answer that question he instantly keels over and dies. What exactly was that supposed to be about? Was Ford trying to be ironic? The fact that he burned the letters almost immediately prior to dying IMO rendered the voice over completely unnecessary. It made me feel like Ford, after giving the audience the benefit of the doubt for most of the movie, thought his audience needed to have their hand held for the completely obvious point of "And just like that it came." No kidding Tommy.

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I really wanted to enjoy this movie, and I think it is worth seeing but something just missed for me. Perhaps I will need to digest it a little more and watch it again next year.

I connected with the Firth character enormously from the very beginning, maybe because of the raw emotion and harrowing nature of the beginning of the movie. I was also really taken with the moments when he would lighten up and almost seem natural, while we knew that almost everything he lived to the outside world was a lie. The point where the young guy says that they are "invisible" was telling in this regard. Also, I didn't really see scenes as "just" him staring into the distance, ever. I was completely fascinated by watching a wide range of emotions come and go in his face in each of the silent periods, which is why I found his performance so astonishing.As to the ending:

NPR did interviews with Tom Ford and Colin Firth that I think you will appreciate. Will listen later tonight.

 

[krista4]

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It's not like all them are Bergman films

I'd probably have more if I had the ability to stream the movies. I usually keep it at around 100 titles, as I figure that's about 6months worth of movies.

I use Netflix as my holding area for every movie people recommend. So some of those movies have been languishing at the bottom of that list for years.

Me too. But I keep it at 500 all the time and then keep a Word document that is my "queue overflow list"--currently about 350-400 more. I'm going to need a bigger .

 

[jdoggydogg]

Me too. But I keep it at 500 all the time and then keep a Word document that is my "queue overflow list"--currently about 350-400 more. I'm going to need a bigger .

Yeah, but half the movies in your Netflix queue are soft porn.

 

[krista4]

Me too. But I keep it at 500 all the time and then keep a Word document that is my "queue overflow list"--currently about 350-400 more. I'm going to need a bigger .

Yeah, but half the movies in your Netflix queue are soft porn.

True, most of the hardcore stuff is in the overflow list.

 

[joffer]

I Love You, Man - good movie. Very entertaining and funny. 7.8/10

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

why was John Turturro in Transformers II?

why are they making a third?

 

[jdoggydogg]

why was John Turturro in Transformers II?

why are they making a third?

Because any piece of #### that makes money has a shot at a sequel.

 

[Chaka]

why was John Turturro in Transformers II?

why are they making a third?

Because any piece of #### that makes money has a shot at a sequel.

Next question: How did that piece of #### make money?

 

[jdoggydogg]

why was John Turturro in Transformers II?

why are they making a third?

Because any piece of #### that makes money has a shot at a sequel.

Next question: How did that piece of #### make money?

There often seems to be a direct correlation between #### movies and big money.

 

[Disco Stu]

Catching up on some from last year:

A Single Man: This movie had me within five minutes. I felt like I'd been punched in the gut and was practically ready to deem it one of the best movies I'd ever seen, until it meandered into an awkward scene with Julianne Moore (who was terrific) near the middle and got a little worn with the super-close-up camera work after a while. Still, the cinematography is outstanding (only later did I find out the movie was directed by Tom Ford, which made sense), and Colin Firth gives one of the best performances I've ever seen--right now I'm putting it in my top ten. As much as I rant on here against voice-overs, I equally love scenes that can tell a whole story without a word being spoken, and there are several in this movie that are just astounding. And some of the subtleties in the storytelling were terrific--notice, for instance, a seemingly inconsequential note at the beginning of the movie that the color red means "lust", and at the end of the movie the object of the protagonist's lust is filmed with a red glow over him. So despite the few flaws above, I still have to give this 4.5/5. One of my favorite movies in a long time.

I have mixed feelings about this movie. I agree that the cinematography is outstanding and Firth delivers a very solid performance. However I found that the characters, aside from Moore, didn't speak to me on anything but a superficial level. I just didn't really find myself emotionally invested in Firth, Hoult or Goode. And while I am also impressed when meaning can be conveyed without dialogue, after the 3rd or 4th scene of Firth staring off into the distance for two minutes the impact kind of wore off. I also did not enjoy the voice over because I felt that it came out of nowhere and really only spoke the obvious. Excellent point about using the color red at the end of the film, that point hadn't occurred to me.

Seriously if you haven't seen this don't open this spoiler unless you want the movie ruined for you.

Ultimately however the only part of the movie that really held me was the question "Is he or isn't he going to kill himself." And when we finally answer that question he instantly keels over and dies. What exactly was that supposed to be about? Was Ford trying to be ironic? The fact that he burned the letters almost immediately prior to dying IMO rendered the voice over completely unnecessary. It made me feel like Ford, after giving the audience the benefit of the doubt for most of the movie, thought his audience needed to have their hand held for the completely obvious point of "And just like that it came." No kidding Tommy.

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I really wanted to enjoy this movie, and I think it is worth seeing but something just missed for me. Perhaps I will need to digest it a little more and watch it again next year.

I connected with the Firth character enormously from the very beginning, maybe because of the raw emotion and harrowing nature of the beginning of the movie. I was also really taken with the moments when he would lighten up and almost seem natural, while we knew that almost everything he lived to the outside world was a lie. The point where the young guy says that they are "invisible" was telling in this regard. Also, I didn't really see scenes as "just" him staring into the distance, ever. I was completely fascinated by watching a wide range of emotions come and go in his face in each of the silent periods, which is why I found his performance so astonishing.As to the ending:

I happened to have this one waiting in my mailbox today. Beautiful film. I agree with krista about the "staring into the distance" thing. Nothing seemed to drag at all. Firth was outstanding, and the pacing was perfect imo. Hard to believe that was a first time director.

 

[hooter311]

No way I could ever keep my queue under 500, if they allowed 1,000 I'd fill that up too.

I'm actually a bit giddy every morning when I see something has shipped to so I can replace it in my queue. This morning I added Infestation (2009).

 

[Cliff Clavin]

When In Rome: Typical romantic comedy... I really gotta stop letting the woman pick movies. The only worthwhile portion of this movie is the 4 'other' guys who fall in love with her (Gob, Napoleon, Devito and Dax Sheppard). Otherwise it is pretty much standard. I have a weird fascination with Kate Micucci. She is really odd looking but somehow attractive... in a really odd sort of way. 2/5

 

[saintfool]

When In Rome: Typical romantic comedy... I really gotta stop letting the woman pick movies. The only worthwhile portion of this movie is the 4 'other' guys who fall in love with her (Gob, Napoleon, Devito and Dax Sheppard). Otherwise it is pretty much standard. I have a weird fascination with Kate Micucci. She is really odd looking but somehow attractive... in a really odd sort of way. 2/5

oh, i think we get the attraction...

 

[Disco Stu]

I happened to have this one waiting in my mailbox today. Beautiful film. I agree with krista about the "staring into the distance" thing. Nothing seemed to drag at all. Firth was outstanding, and the pacing was perfect imo. Hard to believe that was a first time director.

One other note: there are some pretty boys in this movie. Those crazy Twilight cougars should be watching this instead. Though the one female character may hit a little close to home.

 

[cosjobs]

I know there are fans here, so I thought I'd remind the masses that Atom Egoyan's newest comes out on DVD next Tues. I'll have to make sure I get a DVD in the mail on Saturday so I can get this. The movie is titled Chloe - did anybody happen to catch it in the theater?

I rented this this eveing and was really disappointed. I am certain I would have ended it early were it not for the repeated screen tiem of Ms. Moore's irridescent, yet translucent , bright pink nipples. As erect as a hardened master sargeant and thick as the forearm of a baby kangaroo, I was repeatedly dazzeled in their presence.3/5 stars (with nipples)

 

[KarmaPolice]

Watched another Frontline. This one was from this year and titled Digital Nation

Some interesting points made here in the debate on whether too much technology is harming us. There was a bit in there about how college kids seem to write differently now, and aren't as good at multitasking as they think they are. Teachers were talking about how their papers look like a series of paragraphs instead of a overall flowing paper. Also good were bits about WoW players, introducing laptops in school at a younger age, S.Korea treating gaming/internet addictions, and how professors have problems assigning a novel more than 200 pgs. long now. Good stuff as usual from this series.

Also watched Alien 3. Yikes that movie is bad.

 

[Sam Quentin]

When In Rome: Typical romantic comedy... I really gotta stop letting the woman pick movies. The only worthwhile portion of this movie is the 4 'other' guys who fall in love with her (Gob, Napoleon, Devito and Dax Sheppard). Otherwise it is pretty much standard. I have a weird fascination with Kate Micucci. She is really odd looking but somehow attractive... in a really odd sort of way. 2/5

If ony we had a thread for woman that FBG find oddly attractive...

 

[hooter311]

Brooklyn's Finest

Probably the best cop movie since The Departed, but I can't think of a whole lot of competition. No real holes, but nothing terribly exceptional. Some stuff that surprises and some stuff that makes you slap your forehead when you think about how stupid it is. Script lacked some of the punch of Training Day, but came together quite a bit better at the end. Doubt this will be anyone's favorite movie, but I enjoyed it. The three main character arches we've seen 1,000 times before.

3.5/5

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

Also watched Alien 3. Yikes that movie is bad.

yeah it actually makes Alien:Resurection and it's cream of wheat monster look good

You've got it backwards. Alien: Resurrection makes Alien 3 look like...well...Aliens.

 

[saintfool]

it's really hard for my wife and i to find the time to watch much of anything these days. the new guy at home kind of wears us out. that said, we managed to watch a 5 episode BBC-HBO co-production called "Five Days". A woman and her 2 children go missing. Lives upset while the investigation proceeds. Blahblahblah.

Netflix recommended it to us after watching "the wire", i think. we were hoping for a little more "prime suspect" with this, especially with a pretty solid cast that included the very capable Janet McTeer. this was well done but a bit of a slog. color me disappointed.

2 1/2 stars.

 

[hooter311]

Also watched Alien 3. Yikes that movie is bad.

yeah it actually makes Alien:Resurection and it's cream of wheat monster look good

You've got it backwards. Alien: Resurrection makes Alien 3 look like...well...Aliens.

Resurrection always gets such a bad rap, and of course it doesn't hold a candle to the first two installments, but its always been a guilty pleasure of mine.Way better than the dumbed down, PG-13 AvP crap.

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

Also watched Alien 3. Yikes that movie is bad.

yeah it actually makes Alien:Resurection and it's cream of wheat monster look good

You've got it backwards. Alien: Resurrection makes Alien 3 look like...well...Aliens.

Resurrection always gets such a bad rap, and of course it doesn't hold a candle to the first two installments, but its always been a guilty pleasure of mine.Way better than the dumbed down, PG-13 AvP crap.

If they hadn't made the hybrid monster so grotesque and UGLY (not to mention ridiculous looking) I'd have liked it better. Weaver is quite "smoky" in that role and it's fun to watch.Oh, and no Dan Hedaya.

 

[hooter311]

Also watched Alien 3. Yikes that movie is bad.

yeah it actually makes Alien:Resurection and it's cream of wheat monster look good

You've got it backwards. Alien: Resurrection makes Alien 3 look like...well...Aliens.

Resurrection always gets such a bad rap, and of course it doesn't hold a candle to the first two installments, but its always been a guilty pleasure of mine.Way better than the dumbed down, PG-13 AvP crap.

If they hadn't made the hybrid monster so grotesque and UGLY (not to mention ridiculous looking) I'd have liked it better. Weaver is quite "smoky" in that role and it's fun to watch.Oh, and no Dan Hedaya.

It was spawned from a human/alien lesbian orgy. What did you expect? Only thing I could think of to make it better would to be to stick a plaid, flannel shirt on it.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Also watched Alien 3. Yikes that movie is bad.

yeah it actually makes Alien:Resurection and it's cream of wheat monster look good

You've got it backwards. Alien: Resurrection makes Alien 3 look like...well...Aliens.

Resurrection always gets such a bad rap, and of course it doesn't hold a candle to the first two installments, but its always been a guilty pleasure of mine.Way better than the dumbed down, PG-13 AvP crap.

Resurrection will get put in today or Friday - I think I've only watched it once.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Brooklyn's Finest

Probably the best cop movie since The Departed, but I can't think of a whole lot of competition. No real holes, but nothing terribly exceptional. Some stuff that surprises and some stuff that makes you slap your forehead when you think about how stupid it is. Script lacked some of the punch of Training Day, but came together quite a bit better at the end. Doubt this will be anyone's favorite movie, but I enjoyed it. The three main character arches we've seen 1,000 times before.

3.5/5

Sweet. Added to the queue.

 

[jdoggydogg]

it's really hard for my wife and i to find the time to watch much of anything these days. the new guy at home kind of wears us out. that said, we managed to watch a 5 episode BBC-HBO co-production called "Five Days". A woman and her 2 children go missing. Lives upset while the investigation proceeds. Blahblahblah.

Netflix recommended it to us after watching "the wire", i think. we were hoping for a little more "prime suspect" with this, especially with a pretty solid cast that included the very capable Janet McTeer. this was well done but a bit of a slog. color me disappointed.

2 1/2 stars.

Wow. I am surprised you didn't like this. I thought it was excellent.

 

[saintfool]

it's really hard for my wife and i to find the time to watch much of anything these days. the new guy at home kind of wears us out. that said, we managed to watch a 5 episode BBC-HBO co-production called "Five Days". A woman and her 2 children go missing. Lives upset while the investigation proceeds. Blahblahblah.

Netflix recommended it to us after watching "the wire", i think. we were hoping for a little more "prime suspect" with this, especially with a pretty solid cast that included the very capable Janet McTeer. this was well done but a bit of a slog. color me disappointed.

2 1/2 stars.

Wow. I am surprised you didn't like this. I thought it was excellent.

it just didn't work for me. among other things, it needed more detective and less sad dad.

 

[jdoggydogg]

it's really hard for my wife and i to find the time to watch much of anything these days. the new guy at home kind of wears us out. that said, we managed to watch a 5 episode BBC-HBO co-production called "Five Days". A woman and her 2 children go missing. Lives upset while the investigation proceeds. Blahblahblah.

Netflix recommended it to us after watching "the wire", i think. we were hoping for a little more "prime suspect" with this, especially with a pretty solid cast that included the very capable Janet McTeer. this was well done but a bit of a slog. color me disappointed.

2 1/2 stars.

Wow. I am surprised you didn't like this. I thought it was excellent.

it just didn't work for me. among other things, it needed more detective and less sad dad.

I thought it was beautifully-filmed and acted. Did you like the State of Play miniseries?

 

[saintfool]

I thought it was beautifully-filmed and acted. Did you like the State of Play miniseries?

haven't seen it but i think it is in the queue. i agree that the series is well-done but it still didn't grab me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

This looks good:

Great Directors

Angela Ismailos’ GREAT DIRECTORS, is a celebration of films and filmmaking starring ten of the worlds most acclaimed, provocative, and individualistic living directors. The documentary, which had its world premiere at the 2009 Venice Film Festival, is a deeply personal and intimate look at the art of cinema and the artists who create it, and features original, in—depth conversations with world—class filmmakers Bernardo Bertolucci, David Lynch, Stephen Frears, Agnes Varda, Ken Loach, Liliana Cavani, Todd Haynes, Catherine Breillat, Richard Linklater and John Sayles. These interviews more than just chronicle Ismailos’ encounters with ten remarkable men and women. Extensively illuminated by clips and historical archives from the subjects’ works, they also reveal the distinctive personalities who created the timeless images that have long inspired Ismailos—and all of us. Intercutting among the filmmakers in a freely associative way, Ismailos explores each director’s artistic evolution; the role of politics and history on their work; their feelings about the other great directors who inspired them (with Bertolucci paying homage to Pasolini, Breillat to Bergman, and Haynes to Fassbinder, etc.); and the agony and ecstasy of being an artist in a medium that is, paradoxically, also an industry.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Brooklyn's Finest

Probably the best cop movie since The Departed, but I can't think of a whole lot of competition. No real holes, but nothing terribly exceptional. Some stuff that surprises and some stuff that makes you slap your forehead when you think about how stupid it is. Script lacked some of the punch of Training Day, but came together quite a bit better at the end. Doubt this will be anyone's favorite movie, but I enjoyed it. The three main character arches we've seen 1,000 times before.

3.5/5

Better than We Own The Night and Pride and Glory? Those are the only 2 cop movies that I thought were pretty good that immediately came to mind. Either way, I know I'll see this sooner or later.

 

[Chaka]

Brooklyn's Finest

Probably the best cop movie since The Departed, but I can't think of a whole lot of competition. No real holes, but nothing terribly exceptional. Some stuff that surprises and some stuff that makes you slap your forehead when you think about how stupid it is. Script lacked some of the punch of Training Day, but came together quite a bit better at the end. Doubt this will be anyone's favorite movie, but I enjoyed it. The three main character arches we've seen 1,000 times before.

3.5/5

Better than We Own The Night and Pride and Glory? Those are the only 2 cop movies that I thought were pretty good that immediately came to mind. Either way, I know I'll see this sooner or later.

Haven't seen BF or P&G but I thought We Own the Night was pretty meh.

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

Haven't seen BF or P&G but I thought We Own the Night was pretty meh.

Other than getting a peek at Eva Mendes' goodies, you're right.

 

[hooter311]

Brooklyn's Finest

Probably the best cop movie since The Departed, but I can't think of a whole lot of competition. No real holes, but nothing terribly exceptional. Some stuff that surprises and some stuff that makes you slap your forehead when you think about how stupid it is. Script lacked some of the punch of Training Day, but came together quite a bit better at the end. Doubt this will be anyone's favorite movie, but I enjoyed it. The three main character arches we've seen 1,000 times before.

3.5/5

Better than We Own The Night and Pride and Glory? Those are the only 2 cop movies that I thought were pretty good that immediately came to mind. Either way, I know I'll see this sooner or later.

Yes and Yes.I did like We Own the Night a bit better than Pride and Glory, but I can only remember a scene or two from either of them.

As long as we're on the subject, a lot of people missed Dark Blue when it was released with Kurt Russell. That movie would have been even better if they hadn't went in and stole a bunch of lines from the script to use for Denzel's character in Training Day. (Ayer wrote both scripts)

 

[belljr]

I Love You, Man - good movie. Very entertaining and funny. 7.8/10

Very under the radar, I thought it was very decent.:slappingthebase:

 

[Disco Stu]

I know there are fans here, so I thought I'd remind the masses that Atom Egoyan's newest comes out on DVD next Tues. I'll have to make sure I get a DVD in the mail on Saturday so I can get this. The movie is titled Chloe - did anybody happen to catch it in the theater?

I rented this this eveing and was really disappointed. I am certain I would have ended it early were it not for the repeated screen tiem of Ms. Moore's irridescent, yet translucent , bright pink nipples. As erect as a hardened master sargeant and thick as the forearm of a baby kangaroo, I was repeatedly dazzeled in their presence.3/5 stars (with nipples)

Excellent (nipple) review.

 

[cosjobs]

Brooklyn's Finest

Nothing new in this police drama, filled with cliches and stereotypes in situations you've seen again and again. But the first rate acting, in particular Cheadle and Hawke lift this above your typical genre movie. I enjoyed it much more than it deserved. THe multiple cast members from The Wire also helped. If the script/story had presented an iota of originality or freshness, it may have been oscar-worthy. But as made, its more of a guilty pleasure than anything else. Still, I enjoyed it a lot.

3.5/5 stars

 

[jdoggydogg]

I Love You, Man - good movie. Very entertaining and funny. 7.8/10

Very under the radar, I thought it was very decent.:slappingthebase:

I enjoyed it. Paul Rudd's always entertaining.

 

[hooter311]

Brooklyn's Finest

Nothing new in this police drama, filled with cliches and stereotypes in situations you've seen again and again. But the first rate acting, in particular Cheadle and Hawke lift this above your typical genre movie. I enjoyed it much more than it deserved. THe multiple cast members from The Wire also helped. If the script/story had presented an iota of originality or freshness, it may have been oscar-worthy. But as made, its more of a guilty pleasure than anything else. Still, I enjoyed it a lot.

3.5/5 stars

Could not have agreed more, if I had seen this, I would have just copied and pasted your review.Snipes was great too, Gere just there for the most part. Can't help but think that his dig on Lancelot had to be an improv.

 

[Kenny Powers]

As long as we're on the subject, a lot of people missed Dark Blue when it was released with Kurt Russell. That movie would have been even better if they hadn't went in and stole a bunch of lines from the script to use for Denzel's character in Training Day. (Ayer wrote both scripts)

Didnt notice the line thing, but I thought that movie was decent but dont remember much from it. I liked WOTN and P&G more than it.Surprised Chaka and the Iraqi only thought WOTN was meh, I thought it was good, although Im a sucker for cop movies and Im a Joaquim Phoenix fan. Pride&Glory was more average than WOTN, but what elevated it more for me was Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, and Noah Emmerich's performances.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Speaking of Edward Norton, apparently they didnt want to pay him what he wanted for The Avengers movie, so Mark Ruffalo will be the Hulk instead of Norton in that movie. People want to complain about Adrien Brody being miscast in Predators, this sounds a lot worse to me, and I like most of Ruffalo's work.