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[El Floppo]

Catching up on a few:

The Lives of Others - Watched it again. Just as great as the first time. Has been discussed here extensively.

Fast Food Nation - The positives: stunning performances all-around from a fantastic cast. Beautifully directed by Richard Linklater. But it's just puzzling to me why a book that was an expose was made into a fictional movie. It just didn't work, and I didn't understand it. The stories didn't work well together, and the movie as a whole was just not well-constructed. Disappointing.

Jesus Camp - Without making the movie thread into a political debate, this is scary stuff. The documentary is well done in that it does provide some balance in viewpoints and doesn't make the people out to be monsters. In the midst of all of it, there are some laugh-out-loud moments (unintentionally on the part of the protagonists), such as the "rap": "Who's in the house? JC! We're kickin' it for Christ!" Worth seeing, though not as powerful as it could have been.

Fracture - Argh. I knew this wasn't my kind of movie, just wanted something light and easy to watch and didn't expect much, but my low expectations were not even met. Horrible. Why is a great actor like Anthony Hopkins finding roles solely as a poor man's Hannibal Lecter these days? Nothing redeemable that I could see in this one.

Phew! You saved me a viewing of Fracture- grassy-as! :removefromqueue:Lives of Others... Did you watch the interview with the director on the "special features"? Holy hell, what a smart, thoughtful cat.

Really wan't/don't want to see Jesus Camp. Incredibly interesting/depressing looking.

I watched that interview. Awesome. His directorial skill reminds me of Atom Egoyan, who directed the fantastic movie The Sweet Hereafter. I wish every director made films with the care and prep that these two guys use.

I didn't watch the director interview. I was thinking I need to buy this movie anyway, so I'll watch it then.

I ... Atom Egoyan is one of, if not my favorite current directors. A friend in gradschool rented Exotica, thinking it was soft-core prOn... I watched it thinking the same and was completely riveted (once I overcame my disappointment at not seeing any boobies). I know there are one or two I haven't seen- but that and Sweet Hereafter are right up there for me (as is Arrarat, which didn't really get much love). What else has he done?- The Adjuster is him, no?

 

[saintfool]

I watched that interview. Awesome. His directorial skill reminds me of Atom Egoyan, who directed the fantastic movie The Sweet Hereafter. I wish every director made films with the care and prep that these two guys use.

Egoyan is one of my faves. I remember seeing "Exotica" and being blown away. He's made some missteps in recent years - "Where the Truth Lies" was awful - but Atom can make really special films. "The Sweet Hereafter" is a superb adaptation of an remarkable novel (I love Russell Banks. Huge fan.) that few other directors could really capture. Cronenberg comes to mind in that regard...

 

[krista4]

Catching up on a few:

The Lives of Others - Watched it again. Just as great as the first time. Has been discussed here extensively.

Fast Food Nation - The positives: stunning performances all-around from a fantastic cast. Beautifully directed by Richard Linklater. But it's just puzzling to me why a book that was an expose was made into a fictional movie. It just didn't work, and I didn't understand it. The stories didn't work well together, and the movie as a whole was just not well-constructed. Disappointing.

Jesus Camp - Without making the movie thread into a political debate, this is scary stuff. The documentary is well done in that it does provide some balance in viewpoints and doesn't make the people out to be monsters. In the midst of all of it, there are some laugh-out-loud moments (unintentionally on the part of the protagonists), such as the "rap": "Who's in the house? JC! We're kickin' it for Christ!" Worth seeing, though not as powerful as it could have been.

Fracture - Argh. I knew this wasn't my kind of movie, just wanted something light and easy to watch and didn't expect much, but my low expectations were not even met. Horrible. Why is a great actor like Anthony Hopkins finding roles solely as a poor man's Hannibal Lecter these days? Nothing redeemable that I could see in this one.

Phew! You saved me a viewing of Fracture- grassy-as! :removefromqueue:Lives of Others... Did you watch the interview with the director on the "special features"? Holy hell, what a smart, thoughtful cat.

Really wan't/don't want to see Jesus Camp. Incredibly interesting/depressing looking.

I watched that interview. Awesome. His directorial skill reminds me of Atom Egoyan, who directed the fantastic movie The Sweet Hereafter. I wish every director made films with the care and prep that these two guys use.

I didn't watch the director interview. I was thinking I need to buy this movie anyway, so I'll watch it then.

I ... Atom Egoyan is one of, if not my favorite current directors. A friend in gradschool rented Exotica, thinking it was soft-core prOn... I watched it thinking the same and was completely riveted (once I overcame my disappointment at not seeing any boobies). I know there are one or two I haven't seen- but that and Sweet Hereafter are right up there for me (as is Arrarat, which didn't really get much love). What else has he done?- The Adjuster is him, no?

Huh? The first was a quote from jdoggy, who watched it; the second from me, and I didn't. I'm missing something here.Anyway, the other Egoyan movies I've seen: Felicia's Journey, Speaking Parts, Family Viewing, Calendar, Exotica, and Ararat. The only one I didn't love was Ararat. He also did The Adjuster, but I haven't seen that one. Probably some others I'm forgetting...

 

[guru_007]

This weekend....

Bridge to Terabithia

This one found it's way to the top of our netflix queue, so with nothing better to watch late Sunday morning, popped it in for a play. Man, I'm getting old and sentimental. #### like this 10 years ago would have been laughed at, but now it gets to me. Don't know why, must be me getting old and having kids, and facing my mortality. Anyway.....thought the kid actors, especially the young girl, were good. The movie overall was o.k. i suppose. For some reason the relationship between the young boy and girl really got to me though I give it a 4.0/10, will not watch again, but not disappointed that I did the first time.

Lord of War

I've been waiting a long time to watch this one. I think it was pretty damn good. Nicholas Cage was very good in the lead role and pulled off the calm, cool & collected look in the face of unbelievable terror just fine. Eamonn Walker was also good in his role of Andrew Baptiste. I could have done without Jaret Leto's portrayal of the ne'er do well young brother, but Bridget Moynahan is fine to look at. Film overall worked for me, as I was interested enough in the story and the characters to see it through to the end. I'd rate this one 7.0/10 (will watch it again if I see it on cable)

 

[El Floppo]

Huh? The first was a quote from jdoggy, who watched it; the second from me, and I didn't. I'm missing something here.

Anyway, the other Egoyan movies I've seen: Felicia's Journey, Speaking Parts, Family Viewing, Calendar, Exotica, and Ararat. The only one I didn't love was Ararat. He also did The Adjuster, but I haven't seen that one. Probably some others I'm forgetting...

I also saw Felicia's Journey- liked it a lot, but didn't love it. Compared to most of what I've seen in the last 5 years, it's still probably one of the better films- but that goes more towards what I've seen in the last 5 years...Speaking Parts sounds familar- Family Viewing and Calendar not at all.

 

[El Floppo]

This weekend....

Bridge to Terabithia

This one found it's way to the top of our netflix queue, so with nothing better to watch late Sunday morning, popped it in for a play. Man, I'm getting old and sentimental. #### like this 10 years ago would have been laughed at, but now it gets to me. Don't know why, must be me getting old and having kids, and facing my mortality. Anyway.....thought the kid actors, especially the young girl, were good. The movie overall was o.k. i suppose. For some reason the relationship between the young boy and girl really got to me though I give it a 4.0/10, will not watch again, but not disappointed that I did the first time.

I had a pretty similar reaction and review a few week's back. Liked it despite myself- and also found the relationship between the two kids pretty compelling and "real". Most definitley wouldn't recommend it to anybody, unless they had kids about that age- but yeah, it got to me too. The wife was

 

[whoknew]

OK I know alot of people said Ghost Rider was teh suck but I cant believe how horribly bad it was. It was campy, had a ton of corny lines, and the villains were ZZZZZzzzzzzzzz. Really really bad although Eve Mendez is gorgeous as usual and has some lovely tatas (cleavage shots only fellas).

Just got around to watching this. I should have listened to everyone else in this thread. It was awful, awful, awful.

 

[Buckychudd]

I saw The Station Agent based on the recommendations here.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I saw The Station Agent based on the recommendations here.

Alwasy nice to recommend that kind of movie and hear positive feedback. It's a pretty quiet film, so I never know how people will react when I suggest they see it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Catching up on a few:

The Lives of Others - Watched it again. Just as great as the first time. Has been discussed here extensively.

Fast Food Nation - The positives: stunning performances all-around from a fantastic cast. Beautifully directed by Richard Linklater. But it's just puzzling to me why a book that was an expose was made into a fictional movie. It just didn't work, and I didn't understand it. The stories didn't work well together, and the movie as a whole was just not well-constructed. Disappointing.

Jesus Camp - Without making the movie thread into a political debate, this is scary stuff. The documentary is well done in that it does provide some balance in viewpoints and doesn't make the people out to be monsters. In the midst of all of it, there are some laugh-out-loud moments (unintentionally on the part of the protagonists), such as the "rap": "Who's in the house? JC! We're kickin' it for Christ!" Worth seeing, though not as powerful as it could have been.

Fracture - Argh. I knew this wasn't my kind of movie, just wanted something light and easy to watch and didn't expect much, but my low expectations were not even met. Horrible. Why is a great actor like Anthony Hopkins finding roles solely as a poor man's Hannibal Lecter these days? Nothing redeemable that I could see in this one.

Phew! You saved me a viewing of Fracture- grassy-as! :removefromqueue:Lives of Others... Did you watch the interview with the director on the "special features"? Holy hell, what a smart, thoughtful cat.

Really wan't/don't want to see Jesus Camp. Incredibly interesting/depressing looking.

I watched that interview. Awesome. His directorial skill reminds me of Atom Egoyan, who directed the fantastic movie The Sweet Hereafter. I wish every director made films with the care and prep that these two guys use.

I didn't watch the director interview. I was thinking I need to buy this movie anyway, so I'll watch it then. I wish someone had saved me from seeing Fracture.

jdoggy, I knew we shared movie tastes, but I can't believe you mentioned The Sweet Hereafter, one of my top 20 of all-time, but a movie few people seem to have seen. God that was an exquisite movie. Atom Egoyan is masterful.

Cool! I agree with all of that. Hereafter is just a beautiful, heartbreaking movie. When I watch Hereafter, I am just amazed that Egoyan's talent is in a completely different realm than many directors. His pacing, his shots, his direction of actors, his color palette - all incredible.Another underrated film that probably won't play well on a football board is The Hours.

 

[El Floppo]

Cool! I agree with all of that. Hereafter is just a beautiful, heartbreaking movie. When I watch Hereafter, I am just amazed that Egoyan's talent is in a completely different realm than many directors. His pacing, his shots, his direction of actors, his color palette - all incredible.Another underrated film that probably won't play well on a football board is The Hours.

all the way around. Hereafter flat out floored me when I saw it in the theater- stunned me silent and motionless until long after the credits had finished. Along with everything you already said- I recall the score being absolutely amazing and perfectly suited for the incredible visuals. IMO, Egoyan has a way of telling a story and playing with typical melodramatic mores- tweaking what we've been pounded into expecting from usual US stuff (he's Canadian, isn't he?), often times turning them on their head. Even his less succesful movies (for the ones I've seen- Felicia and Arrarat) are more satisfying to me than 99.9999% of what I see.And I loved The Hours too- possibly the best ensemble women's acting peformance I think I've ever seen (and Ed Harris... wow). But I'm usually a sucker for the movies that incorporate narrative gimmicry the way that did... thinking about that movie makes me want to see it again.I know another hit or miss movie for most people that I've seen you repeatedly praise is one that I'll as well- Magnolia.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

 

[DanFouts]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

I Sexy Beast...Awesome performance by Kingsley..If you're a fan of British gangster films (Lock, Stock, Layer Cake, Snatch, etc), I think you'll like it...

 

[saintfool]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

 

[krista4]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

I loved it but am a huge Ben Kingsley fan.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

 

[krista4]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

I haven't seen the latter two (or frankly even heard of them). I don't have a good explanation for his choices, but damn, when he's in something good, he is phenomenal. I feel it my duty here also to mention House of Sand and Fog, where both he and the Iranian woman who played his wife (and whose name I've forgotten and would surely misspell anyway) gave spectacular performances.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Cool! I agree with all of that. Hereafter is just a beautiful, heartbreaking movie. When I watch Hereafter, I am just amazed that Egoyan's talent is in a completely different realm than many directors. His pacing, his shots, his direction of actors, his color palette - all incredible.Another underrated film that probably won't play well on a football board is The Hours.

all the way around. Hereafter flat out floored me when I saw it in the theater- stunned me silent and motionless until long after the credits had finished. Along with everything you already said- I recall the score being absolutely amazing and perfectly suited for the incredible visuals. IMO, Egoyan has a way of telling a story and playing with typical melodramatic mores- tweaking what we've been pounded into expecting from usual US stuff (he's Canadian, isn't he?), often times turning them on their head. Even his less succesful movies (for the ones I've seen- Felicia and Arrarat) are more satisfying to me than 99.9999% of what I see.And I loved The Hours too- possibly the best ensemble women's acting peformance I think I've ever seen (and Ed Harris... wow). But I'm usually a sucker for the movies that incorporate narrative gimmicry the way that did... thinking about that movie makes me want to see it again.I know another hit or miss movie for most people that I've seen you repeatedly praise is one that I'll as well- Magnolia.

to everything you said

 

[jdoggydogg]

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

I'd put David Fincher up there with Tarantino, but I agree that Tarantino rocks. No living director writes better dialogue than Tarantino.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

Sexy Beast is fantastic.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

I haven't seen the latter two (or frankly even heard of them). I don't have a good explanation for his choices, but damn, when he's in something good, he is phenomenal. I feel it my duty here also to mention House of Sand and Fog, where both he and the Iranian woman who played his wife (and whose name I've forgotten and would surely misspell anyway) gave spectacular performances.

Man's gotta make loot, and that low budget indie stuff don't pay the rent...Also, it's probably fun to make some of those schlocky movies...I mean even if you could eat filet every night, occasionally you might go to McDonald's, right?

 

[jdoggydogg]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

Maybe he just likes to work.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

I haven't seen the latter two (or frankly even heard of them). I don't have a good explanation for his choices, but damn, when he's in something good, he is phenomenal. I feel it my duty here also to mention House of Sand and Fog, where both he and the Iranian woman who played his wife (and whose name I've forgotten and would surely misspell anyway) gave spectacular performances.

Man's gotta make loot, and that low budget indie stuff don't pay the rent...Also, it's probably fun to make some of those schlocky movies...I mean even if you could eat filet every night, occasionally you might go to McDonald's, right?

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

Maybe he just likes to work.

I think you're both right. He seems to enjoy himself no matter what he does.And A Sound Of Thunder is actually kinda fun - in a schlocky way.

 

[Bailiver]

I saw Pan's Labryinth last night and thought it was OK. Probably the perfect 5/10. It may have been a bit above average by I was expecting something really, really good and was a little disappointed. Having said that, a few of the scenes were memorable, especially the scene of the Captain sewing his face back together.

The child character,Ophelia, was fine, but she wasn't asked to do much in the role. I thought the lady that played Mercedes and the Captain were the best actors. I found myself much more interested in the real-life story of the revolutionaries than the fairy tale stuff involving the princess of the underworld.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

I haven't seen the latter two (or frankly even heard of them). I don't have a good explanation for his choices, but damn, when he's in something good, he is phenomenal. I feel it my duty here also to mention House of Sand and Fog, where both he and the Iranian woman who played his wife (and whose name I've forgotten and would surely misspell anyway) gave spectacular performances.

Man's gotta make loot, and that low budget indie stuff don't pay the rent...Also, it's probably fun to make some of those schlocky movies...I mean even if you could eat filet every night, occasionally you might go to McDonald's, right?

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

Maybe he just likes to work.

I think you're both right. He seems to enjoy himself no matter what he does.And A Sound Of Thunder is actually kinda fun - in a schlocky way.

Exactly. Same with Species.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

I haven't seen the latter two (or frankly even heard of them). I don't have a good explanation for his choices, but damn, when he's in something good, he is phenomenal. I feel it my duty here also to mention House of Sand and Fog, where both he and the Iranian woman who played his wife (and whose name I've forgotten and would surely misspell anyway) gave spectacular performances.

Man's gotta make loot, and that low budget indie stuff don't pay the rent...Also, it's probably fun to make some of those schlocky movies...

I mean even if you could eat filet every night, occasionally you might go to McDonald's, right?

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

Maybe he just likes to work.

I think you're both right. He seems to enjoy himself no matter what he does.And A Sound Of Thunder is actually kinda fun - in a schlocky way.

Exactly. Same with Species.

Species is good because Natasha Henstridge is hawt.On a tangent note Species III is good because Sunny Mabrey shows the world what perfect breasts look like.

 

[ukshane]

Eragon...I liked Reign of Fire but this movie was Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

 

[1-2-many]

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

I'd put David Fincher up there with Tarantino, but I agree that Tarantino rocks. No living director writes better dialogue than Tarantino.

I just watched Death Proof last night and loved it! On a side note, anyone know what tune was playing on Abernathy's ( Rosario Dawson) cell phone when she answered it, I believe it is the same one Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) was whistling in the hospital in Kill Bill. Will have to go back and check to make sure though.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

I haven't seen the latter two (or frankly even heard of them). I don't have a good explanation for his choices, but damn, when he's in something good, he is phenomenal. I feel it my duty here also to mention House of Sand and Fog, where both he and the Iranian woman who played his wife (and whose name I've forgotten and would surely misspell anyway) gave spectacular performances.

Man's gotta make loot, and that low budget indie stuff don't pay the rent...Also, it's probably fun to make some of those schlocky movies...

I mean even if you could eat filet every night, occasionally you might go to McDonald's, right?

Ben Kingsley baffles me. How he can star in stuff like Gandhi and Schindler's List but then take roles in stuff like A Sound Of Thunder and Species is so odd.

Maybe he just likes to work.

I think you're both right. He seems to enjoy himself no matter what he does.And A Sound Of Thunder is actually kinda fun - in a schlocky way.

Exactly. Same with Species.

Species is good because Natasha Henstridge is hawt.On a tangent note Species III is good because Sunny Mabrey shows the world what perfect breasts look like. :X

I won't add this to my Netflix queue, but I will look for it on HBO

 

[jdoggydogg]

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

By the way, did you know that the lady who rides the car is a real stuntwoman?

 

[El Floppo]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

I would LOVE to have two such great movies on tap... you're loving it.

 

[El Floppo]

Eragon...I liked Reign of Fire but this movie was Dumb, Dumb, Dumb.

Whoa... you liked Reign of Fire, yet carry some kind of standard by which to judge something else? fwiw- Eragon is from a kid's book (series). Not that it helped the movie knowing this.

 

[Ike Turner]

I saw Pan's Labryinth last night and thought it was OK. Probably the perfect 5/10. It may have been a bit above average by I was expecting something really, really good and was a little disappointed. Having said that, a few of the scenes were memorable, especially the scene of the Captain sewing his face back together.

The child character,Ophelia, was fine, but she wasn't asked to do much in the role. I thought the lady that played Mercedes and the Captain were the best actors. I found myself much more interested in the real-life story of the revolutionaries than the fairy tale stuff involving the princess of the underworld.

I can see where that movie would lose something on a smaller screen. At the theatres, the visuals were just fantastic.

 

[El Floppo]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

So... saintfool... have you seen Idiocracy yet? So loved and rife with hilarity in the "Underrated Comedies" thread... can't wait to hear what you think.

 

[saintfool]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

So... saintfool... have you seen Idiocracy yet? So loved and rife with hilarity in the "Underrated Comedies" thread... can't wait to hear what you think.

I've not seen it actually. I'm on the fence with it. It's got a nice pedigree but the buzz is all over the place...

 

[El Floppo]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

So... saintfool... have you seen Idiocracy yet? So loved and rife with hilarity in the "Underrated Comedies" thread... can't wait to hear what you think.

I've not seen it actually. I'm on the fence with it. It's got a nice pedigree but the buzz is all over the place...

You know where I stand.Pretty sure that's the shared vibe in here... anybody else? Opinions on Idiocracy?

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Opinions on Idiocracy?

Hated it. It aspired to be satire, but it ended up being stupid mockery.

 

[Ike Turner]

Opinions on Idiocracy?

Hated it. It aspired to be satire, but it ended up being stupid mockery.

I've checked out some of the "best of" clips of that movie out on YouTube, and after watching them I wasn't all that excited to see the "not so best of" parts of it.Great concept, but horrible script.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Opinions on Idiocracy?

Hated it. It aspired to be satire, but it ended up being stupid mockery.

I've checked out some of the "best of" clips of that movie out on YouTube, and after watching them I wasn't all that excited to see the "not so best of" parts of it.Great concept, but horrible script.

Also, I'm really not a Luke Wison fan at all...I thought it was OK...Decent diversion, nothing more...

Certainly not in the same league as Office Space

 

[jdoggydogg]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

So... saintfool... have you seen Idiocracy yet? So loved and rife with hilarity in the "Underrated Comedies" thread... can't wait to hear what you think.

I've not seen it actually. I'm on the fence with it. It's got a nice pedigree but the buzz is all over the place...

If you have low expectations, you may like Idiocracy. It has some laughs, but Judge should have watched more Futurama for joke ideas. Worth a rental, but it has some slow parts.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Opinions on Idiocracy?

Hated it. It aspired to be satire, but it ended up being stupid mockery.

I've checked out some of the "best of" clips of that movie out on YouTube, and after watching them I wasn't all that excited to see the "not so best of" parts of it.Great concept, but horrible script.

Also, I'm really not a Luke Wison fan at all...I thought it was OK...Decent diversion, nothing more...

Certainly not in the same league as Office Space

Not even in the same universe as Office Space.

 

[Demian]

Idiocracy had a good premise and terrible execution, I would not recommend it.

 

[El Floppo]

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

So... saintfool... have you seen Idiocracy yet? So loved and rife with hilarity in the "Underrated Comedies" thread... can't wait to hear what you think.

I've not seen it actually. I'm on the fence with it. It's got a nice pedigree but the buzz is all over the place...

If you have low expectations, you may like Idiocracy. It has some laughs, but Judge should have watched more Futurama for joke ideas. Worth a rental, but it has some slow parts.

I'd go as far as saying it's not worth a rental.If you're home, sick, and need 80minutes to either throw up, sit in a chair with your head in your hands or watch Idiocracy for free on cable, I guess I'd watch Idiocracy.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

I'd put David Fincher up there with Tarantino, but I agree that Tarantino rocks. No living director writes better dialogue than Tarantino.

I just watched Death Proof last night and loved it! On a side note, anyone know what tune was playing on Abernathy's ( Rosario Dawson) cell phone when she answered it, I believe it is the same one Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) was whistling in the hospital in Kill Bill. Will have to go back and check to make sure though.

It was. A cool Tarantino nod to himself and fans.

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

By the way, did you know that the lady who rides the car is a real stuntwoman?

Yep. Apparently Disc 2 has a thing about her among other things. Waiting for it now.

Have Lifes of Others and Sexy Beast waiting.

People like Sexy Beast? I have heard good things...

it takes a little getting used to but it's a solid choice.

So... saintfool... have you seen Idiocracy yet? So loved and rife with hilarity in the "Underrated Comedies" thread... can't wait to hear what you think.

I've not seen it actually. I'm on the fence with it. It's got a nice pedigree but the buzz is all over the place...

You know where I stand.Pretty sure that's the shared vibe in here... anybody else? Opinions on Idiocracy?

I liked it, but that might be because I share the same exact elitist views on the stupidity of most people in this country.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Due to the fact that I'm a nice guy (which is often unfortunate), I missed Grindhouse in theaters because the day I was going to see it, I gave up my only day off in a week to work for someone whose family came in unexpectedly. And then it was gone. Finally got to see Death Proof last night. While I remain a big fan of David Lynch, I think I can finally say that I think Tarantino is the best director of my generation. That's right. I said it.

Everything that the guy does is just dripping with cool. Cool music, cool visuals, cool stories, cool dialogue. I know I read where some people panned his contribution to Grindhouse because it was "nothing but a car chase movie", but I think they missed out on a lot. The fact that he can pay homage to cinema and music that he loves, and still make movies that are, well, pretty damn cool is just amazing. I'm going to have that song "Chick Habit" stuck in my head all day.

I'd put David Fincher up there with Tarantino, but I agree that Tarantino rocks. No living director writes better dialogue than Tarantino.

I just watched Death Proof last night and loved it! On a side note, anyone know what tune was playing on Abernathy's ( Rosario Dawson) cell phone when she answered it, I believe it is the same one Elle Driver (Daryl Hannah) was whistling in the hospital in Kill Bill. Will have to go back and check to make sure though.

It was. A cool Tarantino nod to himself and fans.

That was my impression of this movie. IMO there was a couple good sections of dialogue, but the movie itself was pretty boring to sit through. To me it feels like Tarantino has gotten to a point where he knows that he could film himself taking a #### and everybody would coo over the genius of what he did, and it shows. There are pretty damn cool parts to the last few movies that he's done- I'll give him that, but I've struggled to get through all of them and they haven't gotten better upon repeat viewing. Yes he can write good dialogue when he wants to and the soundtracks are always killer, but for me his movies have become tired. Even with the turd that was Panic Room, I would take Fincher over Tarantino any day, and would put Lynch above him too.

 

[whoknew]

Last King of Scotland - 8/10.

entertaining film and wonderful performance by Forrest. No doubt worthy of the Oscar (although so was Leo)

Watched this Sunday night. My gf was kinda meh about seeing it, so we watched it while goingto sleep. Oddly, she never fell asleep. Great movie. Forrest was just incredible in it. Definitely recommended.

Watched it tonight and it was everything I hoped it would be. Whitaker was

Just caught this last night. Whitaker's performance cannot be overstated. It was that good. I didn't like their sound editing- it was choppy. But the movie was intense. If anyone has ever seen the movie Raid On Entebbe this will help make more sense, I think. A very intense, very engaging movie IMO. I found it hard to be compassionate for the doctor, though.

Just watched this. REALLY good movie and the acting was terrific.I can't wait to go back to Africa!

 

[Elway Lives]

The Devil Wears Prada

Probably means I need to turn in my man card, but I really liked this movie, as did the wife (THAT combo rarely happens in my household). Meryl Streep's character must have been amazingly fun to play.

 

[Elway Lives]

Wild Hogs

It was OK. Guess I was expecting more laughs, but it was somewhat entertaining.

 

[El Floppo]

Wild Hogs

It was OK. Guess I was expecting more laughs, but it was somewhat entertaining.

I'm genuinely glad you at least kinda liked it, but I'm dumbfounded that anybody expected even a single laugh out of this thing. I cringed every time I saw a preview for it.