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[Chaka]

Decided to revisit Three Kings tonight after all the love it got in here.

It's better than I remember but if people had trouble suspending disbelief during The Hurt Locker then their heads must have exploded during Three Kings.

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It was very thoughtful of Saddam to not have locked doors on any of the bunkers where he was hiding the stolen merchandise and gold.

And how exactly does a bar of gold help someone who is heading to a refugee camp in Iran? Have fun holding onto it in there, and good luck selling it in Iran.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

Still it was fun and I enjoyed it for what it was, a comedic action flick.

Oh and what kind of footballs were those? Even the ones that didn't have C-4 strapped to them blew up all to heck when shot.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I thought all the gold was in a vault in whatever bunker it was, but then again I didnt watch it last night

Three Kings wasnt exactly the type of movie where I was judging its believability either, though

 

[Chaka]

I thought all the gold was in a vault in whatever bunker it was, but then again I didnt watch it last nightThree Kings wasnt exactly the type of movie where I was judging its believability either, though

Suspension of disbelief was brought up in reference to The Hurt Locker. Blackhawk Down, Jarhead and Three Kings were mentioned as superior war movies in the same post.I don't think the poster (Karma?) intended to suggest Three Kings was more plausible. But if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to enjoy TK then it shouldn't take much to do the same for THL which is presented in a far more plausible manner.I guess I don't need spoiler tags on a 10 year old movie. When they weren't knocking down steel reinforced doors with one kick Clooney & Cube told some Iraqis to open a couple doors for them (including the vault) because their hands were otherwise occupied pointing guns at the Iraqis they were ordering around not because the doors were locked. Not a big deal, but I thought it was pretty funny.

 

[hooter311]

Of everything I've seen, I think Hurt Locker would get my vote for Best Picture.

Avatar was deserving of the Golden Globe, but it's more of an "experience" than a film. As a BP candidate there was just too much you could critique pretty hard if not for the outstanding visuals.

District 9 was a little too much of a remake of the Fugitive for me. Great sci-fi experience, doesn't hold up on some the technical aspects.

Up I didn't particularly care for. The giant bird and talking dog was pretty stupid. Opening sequence is great, but it wouldn't even make my top 5 for Pixar films.

A Serious Man was fantastic, but I just don't see it standing out as the Best Picture of the year, it doesn't really have an audience beside Coen fans.

Inglourius Bastards was refreshing work from Tarintino, but I don't think a film that rewrites history is deserving of BP. The end was pretty sloppy. Opening scene was on the best I've ever seen on film.

Haven't seen Blind Side, An Education, Precious, or Up in the Air.

I liked Hurt Locker a lot.

 

[saintfool]

Suspension of disbelief was brought up in reference to The Hurt Locker. Blackhawk Down, Jarhead and Three Kings were mentioned as superior war movies in the same post.

of those listed, this is the best of the lot. however, it's the most conventional "war" film of them and not exactly the deepest either.

 

[hooter311]

Suspension of disbelief was brought up in reference to The Hurt Locker. Blackhawk Down, Jarhead and Three Kings were mentioned as superior war movies in the same post.

of those listed, this is the best of the lot. however, it's the most conventional "war" film of them and not exactly the deepest either.

Blackhawk Down is probably one of the best films I could only watch once. That part where they had to clamp off the artery just about made me throw up in the theater. I used to pass out regularly in college health classes.

 

[D_House]

Watched The Wrestler on Saturday. I was expecting a lot more than I got out of it. Incredibly predictable the entire way through, I had a really tough time understanding Tomei's flip-flop on "The Ram". It seemed very forced at best. The storyline with his daughter was tossed in there hurriedly and I have a hunch a LOT of this movie got left on the editing room's floor. Not a bad movie at all and there were some great scenes, but by and large, I was underwhelmed considering how much hype was given to this one.

Of course, seeing Marisa Tomei in all her glory was greatly appreciated. x a googleplex.

Just saw the Wrestler, which has had a lot of discussion here. I agree with this take the most.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Of everything I've seen, I think Hurt Locker would get my vote for Best Picture.Avatar was deserving of the Golden Globe, but it's more of an "experience" than a film. As a BP candidate there was just too much you could critique pretty hard if not for the outstanding visuals.District 9 was a little too much of a remake of the Fugitive for me. Great sci-fi experience, doesn't hold up on some the technical aspects.Up I didn't particularly care for. The giant bird and talking dog was pretty stupid. Opening sequence is great, but it wouldn't even make my top 5 for Pixar films.A Serious Man was fantastic, but I just don't see it standing out as the Best Picture of the year, it doesn't really have an audience beside Coen fans.Inglourius Bastards was refreshing work from Tarintino, but I don't think a film that rewrites history is deserving of BP. The end was pretty sloppy. Opening scene was on the best I've ever seen on film.Haven't seen Blind Side, An Education, Precious, or Up in the Air.I liked Hurt Locker a lot.

I don't have a list in front of me, so I might be forgetting a movie. I think Inglourious Basterds is the best film of 2009 by a wide margin.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

Of everything I've seen, I think Hurt Locker would get my vote for Best Picture.Avatar was deserving of the Golden Globe, but it's more of an "experience" than a film. As a BP candidate there was just too much you could critique pretty hard if not for the outstanding visuals.District 9 was a little too much of a remake of the Fugitive for me. Great sci-fi experience, doesn't hold up on some the technical aspects.Up I didn't particularly care for. The giant bird and talking dog was pretty stupid. Opening sequence is great, but it wouldn't even make my top 5 for Pixar films.A Serious Man was fantastic, but I just don't see it standing out as the Best Picture of the year, it doesn't really have an audience beside Coen fans.Inglourius Bastards was refreshing work from Tarintino, but I don't think a film that rewrites history is deserving of BP. The end was pretty sloppy. Opening scene was on the best I've ever seen on film.Haven't seen Blind Side, An Education, Precious, or Up in the Air.I liked Hurt Locker a lot.

I don't have a list in front of me, so I might be forgetting a movie. I think Inglourious Basterds is the best film of 2009 by a wide margin.

Wow. Inglorious Basterds wouldn't even make the top 10 for me.

 

[saintfool]

Suspension of disbelief was brought up in reference to The Hurt Locker. Blackhawk Down, Jarhead and Three Kings were mentioned as superior war movies in the same post.

of those listed, this is the best of the lot. however, it's the most conventional "war" film of them and not exactly the deepest either.

Blackhawk Down is probably one of the best films I could only watch once. That part where they had to clamp off the artery just about made me throw up in the theater. I used to pass out regularly in college health classes.

it's one of my recent favorites of the genre. it's got a great cast - even josh harnett doesn't screw it up - that get paired with some interesting, if paper thin, characters.

 

[Chaka]

Suspension of disbelief was brought up in reference to The Hurt Locker. Blackhawk Down, Jarhead and Three Kings were mentioned as superior war movies in the same post.

of those listed, this is the best of the lot. however, it's the most conventional "war" film of them and not exactly the deepest either.

Blackhawk Down is probably one of the best films I could only watch once. That part where they had to clamp off the artery just about made me throw up in the theater. I used to pass out regularly in college health classes.

it's one of my recent favorites of the genre. it's got a great cast - even josh harnett doesn't screw it up - that get paired with some interesting, if paper thin, characters.

BHD was fantastic. One question though, when I saw the original they referred to the Somalis as Skinnys (e.g. Skinnys can't shoot) but that phrase has been removed from every version I have seen since. Why was it removed?Colonel, they're shooting at us! Colonel, they're shooting at us!

Well shoot back!

Loved Sizemore in that flick.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Black Hawk Down was the last great war movie that I can think of off the top of my head (havent seen Hurt Locker)

ETA: Actually I think The Patriot was made after it, but I might be wrong

 

[KarmaPolice]

I thought all the gold was in a vault in whatever bunker it was, but then again I didnt watch it last nightThree Kings wasnt exactly the type of movie where I was judging its believability either, though

Suspension of disbelief was brought up in reference to The Hurt Locker. Blackhawk Down, Jarhead and Three Kings were mentioned as superior war movies in the same post.I don't think the poster (Karma?) intended to suggest Three Kings was more plausible. But if you can suspend your disbelief long enough to enjoy TK then it shouldn't take much to do the same for THL which is presented in a far more plausible manner.I guess I don't need spoiler tags on a 10 year old movie. When they weren't knocking down steel reinforced doors with one kick Clooney & Cube told some Iraqis to open a couple doors for them (including the vault) because their hands were otherwise occupied pointing guns at the Iraqis they were ordering around not because the doors were locked. Not a big deal, but I thought it was pretty funny.

Dunno, it's just a judgement call. Three Kings had different expectations from me. It's set during a war, but not really a war movie like the others. Like somebody said, more of a buddy/action movie so there are less expecations. Hurt Locker to me felt like it was trying to accurately portray what these guys are going through, but at the same time had one of the guys hijacking trucks, going off base, chasing around badguys at night, etc.. Just didn't work for me. I didn't buy into it and the movie wasn't as good because of it IMO.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Three Kings was set during a war and period in time that was much different from the war where Hurt Locker is set in. I don't think it was any less believable.

 

[Chaka]

Black Hawk Down was the last great war movie that I can think of off the top of my head (havent seen Hurt Locker)

ETA: Actually I think The Patriot was made after it, but I might be wrong

Patriot was 2000, BHD 2001.Anyone see the Turkish film Nefes: Vatan sagolsun (The Breath)?

 

[Chaka]

Three Kings was set during a war and period in time that was much different from the war where Hurt Locker is set in. I don't think it was any less believable.

Blowing up helicopters with footballs strapped with C-4 pretty much removes any and all plausibility from the TK side of the equation.

 

[RudiStein]

I don't really consider 3 Kings as a 'war movie' really. It reminded me more of a heist movie or even sort of a spaghetti western. You could have set that movie during the Civil War, the Old West, or in the future and it wouldn't have made much of a difference.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Three Kings was set during a war and period in time that was much different from the war where Hurt Locker is set in. I don't think it was any less believable.

Blowing up helicopters with footballs strapped with C-4 pretty much removes any and all plausibility from the TK side of the equation.

lol. good point. I forgot about that.

 

[Chaka]

Three Kings was set during a war and period in time that was much different from the war where Hurt Locker is set in. I don't think it was any less believable.

Blowing up helicopters with footballs strapped with C-4 pretty much removes any and all plausibility from the TK side of the equation.

lol. good point. I forgot about that.

I believe this movie. A dude could blow up a helicopter with a football and not hurt himself, 'cause he did take careful aim, and knew something about the levels of gravitivity and polarity. I believe the #### could happen

 

[Osaurus]

Got around to seeing Hurt Locker and I have to say I was pretty impressed with it overall. Some of it was a little unbelievable, but overall I thought it was well written and captivating. I realize it's going up against 9 other films for best picture, but I don't think a movie like this belongs in the same category as Avatar. This is 100x better than that POS. That is all I will say about it.

 

[Patrick Bateman]

Got around to seeing Hurt Locker and I have to say I was pretty impressed with it overall. Some of it was a little unbelievable, but overall I thought it was well written and captivating. I realize it's going up against 9 other films for best picture, but I don't think a movie like this belongs in the same category as Avatar. This is 100x better than that POS. That is all I will say about it.

The Hurt Locker reeks of unwarranted self-importance. Simply put, the film was boring, and trite.

 

[El Floppo]

Three Kings was set during a war and period in time that was much different from the war where Hurt Locker is set in. I don't think it was any less believable.

Blowing up helicopters with footballs strapped with C-4 pretty much removes any and all plausibility from the TK side of the equation.

lol. good point. I forgot about that.

I believe this movie. A dude could blow up a helicopter with a football and not hurt himself, 'cause he did take careful aim, and knew something about the levels of gravitivity and polarity. I believe the #### could happen

[/Hollywood Shuffle] .... I paraphrase that line constantly

 

[Bob Magaw]

Three Kings was set during a war and period in time that was much different from the war where Hurt Locker is set in. I don't think it was any less believable.

Blowing up helicopters with footballs strapped with C-4 pretty much removes any and all plausibility from the TK side of the equation.

lol. good point. I forgot about that.

maybe if blowing up the helicopter with a C-4 football had been done by liam neeson in schindler's list (or morgan freeman in driving miss daisy... ben kingsley in gandhi?), it would have stood out EVEN MORE as being somewhat implausible...

 

[Chaka]

Wings of Desire (Bob & Floppo's favorite)

First impression: What the hell was that all about?

Then I read this post

Second impression: What the hell was that all about?

Then I started writing this post and as I think about what I want to say about this film it is becoming increasingly fascinating. Observing the thoughts of random citizens was an interesting experience and a novel concept. Even though much of the thought processes of the recurring characters (The Poet, Marion) was extraordinarily high minded there is really no confusion when following their character arcs. I think the one thing I did not quite understand is Marion's instant connection with Damiel at the end of the movie, it was unlike Peter Falk who had a legitimate basis for understanding Damiel, why was she drawn to him?

The more I try to think about WoD the more I realize I enjoyed it immensely. Okay this is totally bizarro to me because when I started this post I fully intended to say "What the hell was that all about?" and leave it at that. Crazy.

WoD will get a repeat viewing at some point.

 

[hooter311]

A Serious Man

The Coen's making another incredibly small scale, low budget film that few people "get" is like Jesus himself baking me a pumpkin pie. I would describe this almost as Big Lebowski in a 1960's Jewish Community. The main character is far different from the Dude, but he is used as a foil to make everyone around him seem that much more ridiculous. Fred Melamed would have my vote for best Supporting Actor. I don't want to recommend this film because very few people will probably thoroughly enjoy it. For a guy like me that can't ever get enough of the Coen's add this to your collection. I thought it was approximately 100 to 150 times better than Burn After Reading. I plan on watching it again tonight, I'll probably come back with a lot more to say.

4.5/5

Agree 100%. No one makes movies like this.

Has anyone else seen this? I would love to start a new thread to debate some plot points and meaning of the film but it's not going to be much fun if its just me and jdoggy agreeing with each other.This is the most fascinating and ambiguous film I've seen since Donnie Darko. I'm starting to believe that this may be the best Coen brother's film they've assembled yet. It isn't as fun to watch as Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, or Miller's Crossing or the technical genius of Blood Simple or No Country for Old Men, but its a film that actually attempts to tackle paradox of the meaning of life.

I want to change my initial review to 5/5. I just can't stop watching this. I still haven't figured out the beginning of the film, but I have some theories I want to test by watching it through a few more times this weekend.

 

[TexanFan02]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

 

[jdoggydogg]

A Serious Man

The Coen's making another incredibly small scale, low budget film that few people "get" is like Jesus himself baking me a pumpkin pie. I would describe this almost as Big Lebowski in a 1960's Jewish Community. The main character is far different from the Dude, but he is used as a foil to make everyone around him seem that much more ridiculous. Fred Melamed would have my vote for best Supporting Actor. I don't want to recommend this film because very few people will probably thoroughly enjoy it. For a guy like me that can't ever get enough of the Coen's add this to your collection. I thought it was approximately 100 to 150 times better than Burn After Reading. I plan on watching it again tonight, I'll probably come back with a lot more to say.

4.5/5

Agree 100%. No one makes movies like this.

Has anyone else seen this? I would love to start a new thread to debate some plot points and meaning of the film but it's not going to be much fun if its just me and jdoggy agreeing with each other.This is the most fascinating and ambiguous film I've seen since Donnie Darko. I'm starting to believe that this may be the best Coen brother's film they've assembled yet. It isn't as fun to watch as Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, or Miller's Crossing or the technical genius of Blood Simple or No Country for Old Men, but its a film that actually attempts to tackle paradox of the meaning of life.

I want to change my initial review to 5/5. I just can't stop watching this. I still haven't figured out the beginning of the film, but I have some theories I want to test by watching it through a few more times this weekend.

I want to hear those theories.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Watched UP today.

Really wanted to like this movie, but I didn't. It started off sweet and was good for about 20-25 minutes, then it took a nosedive for me. (esp. when the talking dogs got introduced). Too bad because the movie looked great and had heart, but it ended up boring me about 1/2 way through.

 

[hooter311]

Watched UP today.

Really wanted to like this movie, but I didn't. It started off sweet and was good for about 20-25 minutes, then it took a nosedive for me. (esp. when the talking dogs got introduced). Too bad because the movie looked great and had heart, but it ended up boring me about 1/2 way through.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I thought Up was the best Pixar movie since Toy Story 2.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I thought Up was the best Pixar movie since Toy Story 2.

Lately I think their movies have been running too long. I have no desire to watch UP again, but have watched Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille several times each. Like hooter said, IMO Up isn't even a top 5 Pixar film.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I thought Up was the best Pixar movie since Toy Story 2.

Lately I think their movies have been running too long. I have no desire to watch UP again, but have watched Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille several times each. Like hooter said, IMO Up isn't even a top 5 Pixar film.

I watched UP about 4 times in one weekend over the holidays and then bought the DVD. It's a very good and enjoyable film, IMO. I have no interest in watching any of those other movies multiple times. Weird.

 

[hooter311]

A Serious Man

The Coen's making another incredibly small scale, low budget film that few people "get" is like Jesus himself baking me a pumpkin pie. I would describe this almost as Big Lebowski in a 1960's Jewish Community. The main character is far different from the Dude, but he is used as a foil to make everyone around him seem that much more ridiculous. Fred Melamed would have my vote for best Supporting Actor. I don't want to recommend this film because very few people will probably thoroughly enjoy it. For a guy like me that can't ever get enough of the Coen's add this to your collection. I thought it was approximately 100 to 150 times better than Burn After Reading. I plan on watching it again tonight, I'll probably come back with a lot more to say.

4.5/5

Agree 100%. No one makes movies like this.

Has anyone else seen this? I would love to start a new thread to debate some plot points and meaning of the film but it's not going to be much fun if its just me and jdoggy agreeing with each other.This is the most fascinating and ambiguous film I've seen since Donnie Darko. I'm starting to believe that this may be the best Coen brother's film they've assembled yet. It isn't as fun to watch as Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, or Miller's Crossing or the technical genius of Blood Simple or No Country for Old Men, but its a film that actually attempts to tackle paradox of the meaning of life.

I want to change my initial review to 5/5. I just can't stop watching this. I still haven't figured out the beginning of the film, but I have some theories I want to test by watching it through a few more times this weekend.

I want to hear those theories.

Here we go:Let me start by saying I'm not Jewish and have very little knowledge of the Jewish culture. I had to look up what a dybbuk was. I could be totally wrong about all opinions posted.

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The opening scene was intended to introduce us to the "cat in the box" paradox, which is the basis of the film. On the DVD the scene is titled "The Curse". Now, are they cursed because they let the dybbuk help them and into their house, or are they cursed for murdering an innocent man? In line with the rest of the film, we are given just enough information to make either scenario possible, and it doesn't matter which to the story.

The dictionary definition of dybbuk is "the spirit that inhabits the body of a living person so the soul can complete it's function." Now, when I was thinking about it, my first theory was that Uncle Richard was a dybbuk because he was absent from the family dinners. There seems to be an awful lot of dining going on in the film. When I watched it again, I remembered the scene where Uncle Richard is drinking straight from the can in the fridge, which rules out that theory.

Now Sy Ableman is in multiple scenes involving food; he brings a bottle of wine to Larry and also the meeting at Embers, but is never shown consuming anything. His coffee and water at Embers both appear to be full. The coincidence of the car accidents also make me wonder if there was some other kind of mystic connection between Larry and Sy. If it wasn't for the Adam Arkin throwing a fit about Sy and his eventual funeral, I would be tempted to conclude that he didn't actually exist. Not sure what I'm getting at, but I feel there's something more here to be discovered.

Also, it was interesting that much like the shanking in the beginning, all hell did not break loose until Larry erased the grade. Both moments of action and both the first moments of action where the characters make a conscious choice to take action. Before that Larry is constantly saying "I didn't do anything!", and his lack of action prevents anything from ever happening to him. All the conflict in the film is empty threats. The bully chases but doesn't catch, wife says she is leaving but the divorce is never started, asians threaten but nothing ever happens.

The opening quote couldn't have said it better: "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." Bad stuff doesn't happen because God has it out for you. It just does. There is nothing you can do but go with the flow. There is no advice to seek, because there is none to be given. With the three rabbi's, the one with the least amount of experience is the one that tries to help the most, but there is nothing to say. The second tells a pointless story. The third won't even bother wasting his time telling him that there is nothing to tell.

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[hooter311]

I thought Up was the best Pixar movie since Toy Story 2.

Lately I think their movies have been running too long. I have no desire to watch UP again, but have watched Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille several times each. Like hooter said, IMO Up isn't even a top 5 Pixar film.

I watched UP about 4 times in one weekend over the holidays and then bought the DVD. It's a very good and enjoyable film, IMO. I have no interest in watching any of those other movies multiple times. Weird.

My two year old loves Up, watches it all the time, I've gave it multiple chances and it just doesn't work for me. My personal Pixar top 5:1. Toy Story 22. Finding Nemo3. Toy Story4. The Incredibles5. Monsters Inc.With Wall-e I couldn't believe I sat through an hour and half movie with pretty much only "Wall-e" and "Eve-A" being said over and over again. Imdb has it #44 of all time? You gotta be kidding me. Maybe I'm getting spoiled by wonderful animation, and its not like all their stuff isn't top notch production quality. The worst I would probably rank anything they've done is 6/10. I can't say that for any other studio.ETA: Ratatouille sucked too, another one that received overwhelming praise.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

ETA: Ratatouille sucked too, another one that received overwhelming praise.

agreed. this one was a clunker for me. I don't think it matches the Pixar standard.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I thought Up was the best Pixar movie since Toy Story 2.

Lately I think their movies have been running too long. I have no desire to watch UP again, but have watched Monsters Inc, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, and Ratatouille several times each. Like hooter said, IMO Up isn't even a top 5 Pixar film.

I watched UP about 4 times in one weekend over the holidays and then bought the DVD. It's a very good and enjoyable film, IMO. I have no interest in watching any of those other movies multiple times. Weird.

My two year old loves Up, watches it all the time, I've gave it multiple chances and it just doesn't work for me. My personal Pixar top 5:1. Toy Story 2

2. Finding Nemo

3. Toy Story

4. The Incredibles

5. Monsters Inc.

With Wall-e I couldn't believe I sat through an hour and half movie with pretty much only "Wall-e" and "Eve-A" being said over and over again. Imdb has it #44 of all time? You gotta be kidding me. Maybe I'm getting spoiled by wonderful animation, and its not like all their stuff isn't top notch production quality. The worst I would probably rank anything they've done is 6/10. I can't say that for any other studio.

ETA: Ratatouille sucked too, another one that received overwhelming appraise.

My three year old was on a kick for a couple months where he wanted to watch "mice cooking" all the time. The movie ended up growing on me. Cars is OK, but just too damn long.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Cars is OK, but just too damn long.

I couldn't make it through that movie. Just awful.

 

[Adebisi]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

I thought this movie was terrible. I was really looking forward to it and wanted to like it so bad, but it was just awful. I ended up shutting it off maybe 30-45 minutes in.ETA: The guy who plays Ryan on The Office is an AJ-from-The-Sopranos caliber actor. Just putrid.

 

[Casper from Kids]

Couples Retreat - 1/5, terrible. Kids provided more laughs than this trainwreck.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

I thought this movie was terrible. I was really looking forward to it and wanted to like it so bad, but it was just awful. I ended up shutting it off maybe 30-45 minutes in.ETA: The guy who plays Ryan on The Office is an AJ-from-The-Sopranos caliber actor. Just putrid.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

I thought this movie was terrible. I was really looking forward to it and wanted to like it so bad, but it was just awful. I ended up shutting it off maybe 30-45 minutes in.

what if the 2 hours you missed after turning it off were super awesome?

 

[RudiStein]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

I thought this movie was terrible. I was really looking forward to it and wanted to like it so bad, but it was just awful. I ended up shutting it off maybe 30-45 minutes in.ETA: The guy who plays Ryan on The Office is an AJ-from-The-Sopranos caliber actor. Just putrid.

I felt the same way. Started watching it at night and then turned it off about the same time. Finished it up the next day. That was kind of dumb since my disappointment was then stretched over 2 days.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

I thought this movie was terrible. I was really looking forward to it and wanted to like it so bad, but it was just awful. I ended up shutting it off maybe 30-45 minutes in.ETA: The guy who plays Ryan on The Office is an AJ-from-The-Sopranos caliber actor. Just putrid.

I felt the same way. Started watching it at night and then turned it off about the same time. Finished it up the next day. That was kind of dumb since my disappointment was then stretched over 2 days.

So, you watched the opening 25 minute sequence (which is AMAZING) and gave it another 20 minutes before giving up on it. Seems very reasonable.

 

[RudiStein]

Thought this comment from WWTDD was kind of funny:

INGLORIOUS BASTERDS - is closing the gap on ‘Hurt Locker’ and ‘Avatar’ and is now a legit threat to win the Oscar for Best Picture. Who would have guessed that a movie depicting Jews as ferocious men of action would be so well received in Hollywood?

I thought this movie was terrible. I was really looking forward to it and wanted to like it so bad, but it was just awful. I ended up shutting it off maybe 30-45 minutes in.ETA: The guy who plays Ryan on The Office is an AJ-from-The-Sopranos caliber actor. Just putrid.

I felt the same way. Started watching it at night and then turned it off about the same time. Finished it up the next day. That was kind of dumb since my disappointment was then stretched over 2 days.

So, you watched the opening 25 minute sequence (which is AMAZING) and gave it another 20 minutes before giving up on it. Seems very reasonable.

The farmer-pipe smoking scene was AMAZING? Really? Actually I think I made it an hour or whenever Shoshanna and the black dude out-line their plan.

 

[Jutz]

Just watched Whip It tonight with the girl from Juno. Eve, the R&B artist was in it too. So was Drew Barrymore... and I think she directed it too. It was awesome. If you like intelligent, strong, independent women... then this is a good movie for you. Juliette Lewis was in it too... and she was good. I really wish I could give the FFA more then that... but I just can't think of much else to say except that I liked it...

 

[RudiStein]

Just watched Whip It tonight with the girl from Juno. Eve, the R&B artist was in it too. So was Drew Barrymore... and I think she directed it too. It was awesome. If you like intelligent, strong, independent women... then this is a good movie for you. Juliette Lewis was in it too... and she was good. I really wish I could give the FFA more then that... but I just can't think of much else to say except that I liked it...

Pass

 

[Casper from Kids]

Funny People - Probably should not have liked this movie, but I did. Bana was a bit over the top, but there were some good hidden one liner gems in there. I liked Sandler in this as well. Maybe I am being too generous but I give it 2.5-3/5.

 

[Wingnut]

Just watched Whip It tonight with the girl from Juno. Eve, the R&B artist was in it too. So was Drew Barrymore... and I think she directed it too. It was awesome. If you like intelligent, strong, independent women... then this is a good movie for you. Juliette Lewis was in it too... and she was good. I really wish I could give the FFA more then that... but I just can't think of much else to say except that I liked it...

While I didnt think it was awesome, it was pretty good and worth a watch.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

The Invention of Lying: The first few minutes were funny but the novelty wore off pretty quick. Fell asleep with about 30 minutes left and I will not be turning it back on. I am no longer a fan of Ricky Gervais. 1/5

 

[joffer]

based on the Great Movie Draft, i watched "M" streaming from netflix.

very, very, very good movie