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[General Malaise]

My god is this stupid.

Be interested to hear your opinion on District 9 then. . .

Alright, I'll tell you once I get around to watching it. My fiance is in detroit and my kids are with their mom. I can't stop masturbating long enough to watch this sci-fi thriller.

I fell asleep. I wasn't very interested.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Romeo is Bleeding

Junky film noir with Lena Olin and Gary Oldman. I liked this when it first came out years ago, but it did not hold up well. All I can say is that Lena Olin is hot and I want to have her baby.

"you want it with the arm on or off?"

I didn't know that anyone else had seen this movie.

 

[saintfool]

Romeo is Bleeding

Junky film noir with Lena Olin and Gary Oldman. I liked this when it first came out years ago, but it did not hold up well. All I can say is that Lena Olin is hot and I want to have her baby.

"you want it with the arm on or off?"

I didn't know that anyone else had seen this movie.

i went through a gary oldman phase. i even gave "nil by mouth" a try...

 

[joker]

Watched the Hangover on BD last night. I thought it was a good flick...not great like so many people have told me. I don't think this will be a big repeat watch like other classic guy flicks I love such as, The 40 year Old Virgin, Superbad, Old School, Sideways, Forgetting Sara Marshall, and even Wedding Crashers which get's better and better with repeat viewings (despite to sappy hollywood ending BS). But I can see watching it again and picking up on some jokes I may have missed. The brother in-law was hyterical. And the Dr..errr I mean dentist was also pretty funny. Good flick.I did like the fact you had no idea what the hell happened and you have to piece the crazed night together with the 3 amigos as they search for their buddy who is getting married.I would give it 6 out of 10.

Just saw this over the weekend. Had to give it two tries because the wife and I fell asleep the first time around. Totally underwhelmed by the movie, and thought it was ok at best. Verrry few laugh out loud parts besides the furry guy and the #####y girlfriend at the end and a couple other lines I can't even remember. I'd say it was ok to sit through but probably won't make it into my "have to watch again" rotation. 5/10, 6/10 if I'm feeling generous

 

[Tremendous Upside]

Romeo is Bleeding

Junky film noir with Lena Olin and Gary Oldman. I liked this when it first came out years ago, but it did not hold up well. All I can say is that Lena Olin is hot and I want to have her baby.

"you want it with the arm on or off?"

I didn't know that anyone else had seen this movie.

Loved it when it came outHavent seen it since

Lena Olin is a fox

 

[jdoggydogg]

Romeo is Bleeding

Junky film noir with Lena Olin and Gary Oldman. I liked this when it first came out years ago, but it did not hold up well. All I can say is that Lena Olin is hot and I want to have her baby.

"you want it with the arm on or off?"

I didn't know that anyone else had seen this movie.

i went through a gary oldman phase. i even gave "nil by mouth" a try...

He's one of my favorite actors. I don't remember loving the Beethoven movie, but he's always good.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Romeo is Bleeding

Junky film noir with Lena Olin and Gary Oldman. I liked this when it first came out years ago, but it did not hold up well. All I can say is that Lena Olin is hot and I want to have her baby.

"you want it with the arm on or off?"

I didn't know that anyone else had seen this movie.

Loved it when it came outHavent seen it since

Lena Olin is a fox

I seem to recall some Lena Olin lesbian goodness in The Unbearable Lightness of Being.

 

[NorvilleBarnes]

Finally saw The Wrestler, and read most of what everyone posted. I liked the movie but not sure how I felt about the ending. Did everyone else think he died right then?

I am fairly certain he dies there. Although I'd argue it's almost irrelevant - since it's clear that he would die in the ring very soon, if not immediately.

All I know is I almost died watching Tomei dance.

Because she's hot or because she's a bad dancer?

Hot. So hot it almost doesn't fit but I wasn't complaining.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Finally saw The Wrestler, and read most of what everyone posted. I liked the movie but not sure how I felt about the ending. Did everyone else think he died right then?

I am fairly certain he dies there. Although I'd argue it's almost irrelevant - since it's clear that he would die in the ring very soon, if not immediately.

All I know is I almost died watching Tomei dance.

Because she's hot or because she's a bad dancer?

Hot. So hot it almost doesn't fit but I wasn't complaining.

Yeah, she is all kinds of awesome.

 

[joffer]

Was over at a friend's house the other day and caught a little bit of the Transformers II movie as his kid was watching in their home theater. As expected, it sucked. But the one thing I will point out is that if you want to see how good your surround system will sound, rent this. i've never heard more bass in my life. It was like being front row in a Metallica concert. This will push your home theater speakers to their extreme, if you can sit through it without choking on your own bile.

2-1/2 hours of this ####? i could barely stomach 30 minutes.

 

[jeter23]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.

3/5

 

[beer 30]

My god is this stupid.

Be interested to hear your opinion on District 9 then. . .

Alright, I'll tell you once I get around to watching it. My fiance is in detroit and my kids are with their mom. I can't stop masturbating long enough to watch this sci-fi thriller.

As it should be. Need to find that sweet spot of binge drinking and slapping the monkey. I have every confidence you are up to the task

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.3/5

Good movie. Chazz Palminteri wrote that and performed it as a one man show. When DeNiro brought it to the screen, his stipulation was that he wanted to play the dad.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Was over at a friend's house the other day and caught a little bit of the Transformers II movie as his kid was watching in their home theater. As expected, it sucked. But the one thing I will point out is that if you want to see how good your surround system will sound, rent this. i've never heard more bass in my life. It was like being front row in a Metallica concert. This will push your home theater speakers to their extreme, if you can sit through it without choking on your own bile.

2-1/2 hours of this ####? i could barely stomach 30 minutes.

I like the cut of your jib.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.

3/5

Hey. You're from Louisville, KY. Sweet. My dad's family is there. Say hello to my uncle and cousin if you ever eat at Café Beignet.

 

[joffer]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.

3/5

Good movie. Chazz Palminteri wrote that and performed it as a one man show. When DeNiro brought it to the screen, his stipulation was that he wanted to play the dad.

"now you can't leave"

 

[El Floppo]

Watched the Hangover on BD last night. I thought it was a good flick...not great like so many people have told me. I don't think this will be a big repeat watch like other classic guy flicks I love such as, The 40 year Old Virgin, Superbad, Old School, Sideways, Forgetting Sara Marshall, and even Wedding Crashers which get's better and better with repeat viewings (despite to sappy hollywood ending BS). But I can see watching it again and picking up on some jokes I may have missed. The brother in-law was hyterical. And the Dr..errr I mean dentist was also pretty funny. Good flick.I did like the fact you had no idea what the hell happened and you have to piece the crazed night together with the 3 amigos as they search for their buddy who is getting married.I would give it 6 out of 10.

Just saw this over the weekend. Had to give it two tries because the wife and I fell asleep the first time around. Totally underwhelmed by the movie, and thought it was ok at best. Verrry few laugh out loud parts besides the furry guy and the #####y girlfriend at the end and a couple other lines I can't even remember. I'd say it was ok to sit through but probably won't make it into my "have to watch again" rotation. 5/10, 6/10 if I'm feeling generous

Watched it with my nincompoop BIL who laughs at everything ... "$5 dollar foot-long- LOLZZZ!". He laughed at everything. I thought it was really forced all the way around, despite a great premise. Had a couple of funny lines (something about the Holocaust ring- they gave out rings?), but mostly a lot of forced misses. Thought the bearded BIL in the movie was tiresome- if he had been a real person who was just quirky, that would've been one thing- but he was a mix of moronic stereotypes that I just couldn't buy (I know- it's a comedy... but still). I fully expected the taser to the noggin to shock-therapize him into some kind of normalcy, or super-genius state. nope.

 

[El Floppo]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.

3/5

Good movie. Chazz Palminteri wrote that and performed it as a one man show. When DeNiro brought it to the screen, his stipulation was that he wanted to play the dad.

"now you can't leave"

The kid was a big star in the local papers- last year IIRC. Armed robbery.

 

[hooter311]

After reading some of the Hangover reviews, am I the only person that finds it strange that the average FBG doesn't seem to know who Zach Galifianakis is?

Seems like he has been around forever.

 

[El Floppo]

Oh... caught most of It Could Get Loud last night. Really liked it- doc with a loose theme centered on the electric guitar, but really about 3 musicians' history and use of it: Jack White, The Edge, Jimmie Page (three generations of guitar players). Combined old footage, interview (live and audio), and a head-to-head-to-head between the three in a sound-studio, talking and playing about their music and techniques with each other. Well made visually and narratively- easily could've gotten bogged down in guitar-tech/history specifics, but kept it flowing nicely with personal anecdotes. Thought the director did a great job getting these guys to open up. Some great live footage and fantastic getting to see the awe on Edge and White's faces when Page starts playing and showing them how to play certain songs/riffs. Leitmotif: attack it with absolute conviction. Got my own creative juices inspired by this film...

 

[jdoggydogg]

After reading some of the Hangover reviews, am I the only person that finds it strange that the average FBG doesn't seem to know who Zach Galifianakis is?Seems like he has been around forever.

I'm a big fan. His "Live at the Purple Onion" is brilliant.

 

[saintfool]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife. pretty ho-hum kind of film that would be pretty forgettable but for the fact that it has a slew of hollywood folks in it. anniston, connolly, johanson, barrymore and one of the wives from "big love". on the ther side of the gender divide you have bradley cooper, ben affleck, the young dude from the Mac commercials, and one of the toady guys from "entourage".

it's not really funny or insightful as relationship films go. it does make a city like baltimore look fun and pretty. oh, scarlett is silly hot in this. jennifer connolly is also pretty damn hot. she totally kills me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife.

I should get on my knees and give thanks every day that Mrs. Dogg hates those kind of movies.

 

[saintfool]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife.

I should get on my knees and give thanks every day that Mrs. Dogg hates those kind of movies.

yeah, well, i kind of surrendered the television to my wife. she's 7 months pregnant, spent xmas with my family, and "the closer" just went on hiatus. i kind of owe her. she puts up with me watching a lot of basketball and PS3. besides, it had jennifer connolly....

 

[Todem]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife. pretty ho-hum kind of film that would be pretty forgettable but for the fact that it has a slew of hollywood folks in it. anniston, connolly, johanson, barrymore and one of the wives from "big love". on the ther side of the gender divide you have bradley cooper, ben affleck, the young dude from the Mac commercials, and one of the toady guys from "entourage".

it's not really funny or insightful as relationship films go. it does make a city like baltimore look fun and pretty. oh, scarlett is silly hot in this. jennifer connolly is also pretty damn hot. she totally kills me.

Watched that as well a few nights ago on HBO.....my wife and I actually enjoyed it and I thought Scarlett was super hot too. The girl chasing the Apple guy was hot in a very cute girl next door kind of way. But overall it was a decent chick flick.

 

[saintfool]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife. pretty ho-hum kind of film that would be pretty forgettable but for the fact that it has a slew of hollywood folks in it. anniston, connolly, johanson, barrymore and one of the wives from "big love". on the ther side of the gender divide you have bradley cooper, ben affleck, the young dude from the Mac commercials, and one of the toady guys from "entourage".

it's not really funny or insightful as relationship films go. it does make a city like baltimore look fun and pretty. oh, scarlett is silly hot in this. jennifer connolly is also pretty damn hot. she totally kills me.

Watched that as well a few nights ago on HBO.....my wife and I actually enjoyed it and I thought Scarlett was super hot too. The girl chasing the Apple guy was hot in a very cute girl next door kind of way. But overall it was a decent chick flick.

both my wife and i said the same thing. it took me a while to recall the "big love" role. as far as scarlett goes, it's just unfair that her character played a chick that was chasing after a married dude. it was damn near cruel.

 

[jeter23]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.

3/5

Hey. You're from Louisville, KY. Sweet. My dad's family is there. Say hello to my uncle and cousin if you ever eat at Café Beignet.

Never been there, but it looks good. I will give it a shot.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife.

I should get on my knees and give thanks every day that Mrs. Dogg hates those kind of movies.

yeah, well, i kind of surrendered the television to my wife. she's 7 months pregnant, spent xmas with my family, and "the closer" just went on hiatus. i kind of owe her. she puts up with me watching a lot of basketball and PS3. besides, it had jennifer connolly....

Still, you're a good man to suffer through that. Women always say how tough they are to go through pregnancy. I'd argue your burden was almost as great.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched A Bronx Tale for the first time and really enjoyed it. Of course, not as good as Good Fellas or Casino for me but worth a watch for sure.

3/5

Hey. You're from Louisville, KY. Sweet. My dad's family is there. Say hello to my uncle and cousin if you ever eat at Café Beignet.

Never been there, but it looks good. I will give it a shot.

It's a seafood place at night and breakfast joint in the morning. I haven't had the seafood, but the breakfast was pretty good - especially the Beignets.

 

[El Floppo]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife.

I should get on my knees and give thanks every day that Mrs. Dogg hates those kind of movies.

yeah, well, i kind of surrendered the television to my wife. she's 7 months pregnant, spent xmas with my family, and "the closer" just went on hiatus. i kind of owe her. she puts up with me watching a lot of basketball and PS3. besides, it had jennifer connolly....

Still, you're a good man to suffer through that. Women always say how tough they are to go through pregnancy. I'd argue your burden was almost as great.

lol- I think I saw this one myself... on a wife's-pick-night. I honestly don't remember one thing about it other than Scarlett's Johansens. Better than Terminator N though... since I DO remember that one.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched "he's just not that into you" last night with the wife.

I should get on my knees and give thanks every day that Mrs. Dogg hates those kind of movies.

yeah, well, i kind of surrendered the television to my wife. she's 7 months pregnant, spent xmas with my family, and "the closer" just went on hiatus. i kind of owe her. she puts up with me watching a lot of basketball and PS3. besides, it had jennifer connolly....

Still, you're a good man to suffer through that. Women always say how tough they are to go through pregnancy. I'd argue your burden was almost as great.

lol- I think I saw this one myself... on a wife's-pick-night. I honestly don't remember one thing about it other than Scarlett's Johansens. Better than Terminator N though... since I DO remember that one.

Scarlett's Johansens. Nice.

 

[cosjobs]

Paranormal Activity

I rented this based on the mostly positive reviews it has received. I do not understand why. Silly, juvenile, cheap and innocuous overall.

1.6/5 stars

 

[cosjobs]

Facing Ali

Excellent documentary providing unusually strident insights into Ali and the fighters he faced. You get insight to the fights themselves and the boxers who participated in them. Many fascinating characters on display here and the camera gives them all fair time to reveal their stories. One of the better sports movies I have seen.

4.1/5 stars

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

watched Scream onDemand for free last night. thought it was actually pretty funny. funnier than Scary Movie at least. 3/5.

 

[El Floppo]

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist... thought this one was going to be more adult themed. Other than being set for the most part in my neighborhood, there was next to nothing going in this thing for me.

The writing wasn't as clever as intended. The characters were unlikable- and despite the story-line hammering at the audience that the title two should be together, there was nothing in the movie showing that they should. The characters were supposed to be HS seniors (I think), but come off as written by 30 somethings for 20 somethings characters.

Michael Cera (?), the cat from Juno, ... replayed the cat from Juno. Likeable and all, but is there more to this kid than that? Maybe there doesn't have to be. The Norah actress had nice cans and was yet another hottish girl that we're somehow supposed to think is an unattractive loser.

 

[everydayj]

Just finished District 9. I generally enjoy sci-fi flicks and I have to say that this one was quality, and it kept me completely interested from beginning to end. It didn't hurt that I just bought myself some new surround sound speakers for Christmas, either. I'd give it a 7.5/8 out of 10.

Watched Funny People, as well. It did live up to its name for the most part but it really started to drag about two thirds of the way into the movie. The last third just seemed like it lasted forever. Maybe a 6.5/7 out of 10? Worth a watch but only for the jokes.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Watched Donnie Brasco for the first time the other night thanks to the masterminds behind Starz on Demand.

The story was a lot less complex than I was expecting it to be. IMO, the increased budgets and quality of episodic drama, especially cable drama, have hurt interesting-but-not-classic drama from previous eras.

I did like the Depp/Pacino scenes a lot. It was cool seeing Pacino play middle management so convincingly.

I like that movie a lot. Small scope, like you said. But very entertaining.

 

[El Floppo]

re: District 9... I enjoyed it. A lot of my classmates (architecture) ended up going into CGI and they all raved about how seamless the CG was in this. One of them going as far as saying the MOST seamless he'd ever seen (he's worked on some major movies)

 

[jamny]

Thought The Hangover was hilarious.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Thought The Hangover was hilarious.

Same here. The movie has some weak spots, but the photos at the end were about the funniest things I saw this year.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Thought The Hangover was hilarious.

Best comedy since Ancorman

 

[jamny]

Thought The Hangover was hilarious.

Same here. The movie has some weak spots, but the photos at the end were about the funniest things I saw this year.

They really wrapped it all up!

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Rachel Getting Married

When did Jonathan Demme turn into Robert Altman? He had a lot of scenes with a thousand characters all talking at once.

Anne Hathaway was very good but she's too pretty and too healthy looking to portray a long time druggie.

Debra Winger was excellent in her brief scenes, and oozed rage and turmoil.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rachel Getting Married

When did Jonathan Demme turn into Robert Altman?

This is a bad thing?

 

[Encyclopedia Brown]

Rachel Getting Married

When did Jonathan Demme turn into Robert Altman?

This is a bad thing?

Well, maybe not in small doses, but not for huge swaths of the picture.Altman's sloppiness is not a trait to be always be admired.

 

[El Floppo]

Thought The Hangover was hilarious.

Same here. The movie has some weak spots, but the photos at the end were about the funniest things I saw this year.

They really wrapped it all up!

damn. Maybe I let my BIL's guffawing get in the way of something here... I just didn't like it or find it funny from the git-go.

 

[saintfool]

watched "frozen river" last night. the lead actress in it got an oscar nomination for the role last year. it was very meh for me. it didn't really build to anything.

 

[cosjobs]

watched "frozen river" last night. the lead actress in it got an oscar nomination for the role last year. it was very meh for me. it didn't really build to anything.

I saw this a long time ago and still remember it well. I thought it was exceptional.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rachel Getting Married

When did Jonathan Demme turn into Robert Altman?

This is a bad thing?

Well, maybe not in small doses, but not for huge swaths of the picture.Altman's sloppiness is not a trait to be always be admired.

I have mixed emotions about Altman. I love The Player, Gosford Park, and Short Cuts. But I'm not saying he's perfect. Can you give examples of sloppiness just so I understand?

 

[El Floppo]

Fantastic Mr fox was well worth it to me. Love Baumbach's writing- and the art direction/aesthetic was hilarious and impeccable. It's not going to linger emotionally at all, but one of the more fun movies I've seen in a while.