Kenny Powers
Footballguy
Watched it again last night. Rewatchability was better than I thought it would be initially, although its been almost a year since I saw it the first time.One thing is for sure though, Zach Galifianakis makes that movie
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snogger
Footballguy
I think it comes down to what are you expecting when you go in.Definitely a build up to a sequel but we enjoyed the story line on how he becomes an "outlaw".This is getting a lot of mediocre reviews. I think that's mostly due to the fact that Scott and Crowe made the similar Gladiator. But as was the case with Goodfellas and Casino, I am betting that the second movie is good enough to stand on it's own. I'm looking forward to seeing Robin Hood.Took my daughter to see Robin Hood last night.enjoyable and "intense" at times. One of those movies where you find yourself concentrating on what is being said so you can follow the story. Couldn't believe it had been 2 hours and 20 minutes when it finished, time flew with this movie. Now the wait for the sequel
saintfool
Dead sexy
I watched it for the first time since seeing it in the theater. it was still funny but maybe not the laugh riot it was the first time around.
belljr
Footballguy
That's what I figured but Zach G's facial expressions, especially the far away shot almost seemed like he was "shocked" she was doing it
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
The Hangover had some very weak moments. But that last photo sequence is about the funniest thing I've ever seen in a movie.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Arguably one of the best Docs evah.
cosjobs
Footballguy
Great documentary, I highly recommend it
cosjobs
Footballguy
I finally got around to cataloguing all my DVDs- now time to watch and review. Had a triple feature last night, one decade old blockbuster, one extremely small indy and one foreign (Spain)
DARK BLUE
Kurt Russell cop movie, a bit above the norm, but not as much as it should have been. Worth a watch and good performances by Russell and Brendan Gleeson. About as dark as you would expect from an Ellroy novel. I just felt like it should have ended up being better than it was.
3.35/5 stars
HAPPY VALLEY
Independent film about small town Utah. THe director's daughter unwittingly gave her best friend a heroin overdose and did not notice until too late the next morning. First they drive the body to the woods and hide it, but end up confessing shortly thereafter. The director explores the incongruent drug abuse in Utah and talks to several LDS junkies and profiles a few other cases. He attempts to get the victim's mom to forgive his daughter, too. Some of the scenes with the dead girl's father were heartbreaking and made me weep. Overall an interesting, even compelling film. Low budget and amateurish, but its honesty and "real-ness" compensate for minor flaws. Highly recommended.
4.6/5 stars
THE METHOD / EL METHODO
Spanish film where seven high level management candidates are put in a room together as the final part of their interview process. One by one, they are eliminated from consideration, amid much trickery, deception and strategy. This film really works well and you get to know and care about most of the characters (or know and despise them). Kind of a corporate Glengary Glenross for the 21st century.
4.2/5 stars
DARK BLUE
Kurt Russell cop movie, a bit above the norm, but not as much as it should have been. Worth a watch and good performances by Russell and Brendan Gleeson. About as dark as you would expect from an Ellroy novel. I just felt like it should have ended up being better than it was.
3.35/5 stars
HAPPY VALLEY
Independent film about small town Utah. THe director's daughter unwittingly gave her best friend a heroin overdose and did not notice until too late the next morning. First they drive the body to the woods and hide it, but end up confessing shortly thereafter. The director explores the incongruent drug abuse in Utah and talks to several LDS junkies and profiles a few other cases. He attempts to get the victim's mom to forgive his daughter, too. Some of the scenes with the dead girl's father were heartbreaking and made me weep. Overall an interesting, even compelling film. Low budget and amateurish, but its honesty and "real-ness" compensate for minor flaws. Highly recommended.
4.6/5 stars
THE METHOD / EL METHODO
Spanish film where seven high level management candidates are put in a room together as the final part of their interview process. One by one, they are eliminated from consideration, amid much trickery, deception and strategy. This film really works well and you get to know and care about most of the characters (or know and despise them). Kind of a corporate Glengary Glenross for the 21st century.
4.2/5 stars
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Radical Larry
Footballguy
Oh good god
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
Saw Sherlock Holmes.
It was better than I expected. Good leads, decent story. The gritty London look was pretty cool.
As far as The Hangover, I think I've got to watch it again. It was entertaining but I just didn't laugh much. Sometimes you have to be in the right mood and maybe I wasn't when I first saw it.
It was better than I expected. Good leads, decent story. The gritty London look was pretty cool.
As far as The Hangover, I think I've got to watch it again. It was entertaining but I just didn't laugh much. Sometimes you have to be in the right mood and maybe I wasn't when I first saw it.
Chaka
Footballguy
I see a lot of people saying they liked Sherlock Holmes, and I found it somewhat entertaining, however:
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bostonfred
Footballguy
I agree that Idiocracy missed the mark, and as a moviegoing experience, I was disappointed, too. But I was really surprised by how many times I found myself quoting it afterwards. The Fuddruckers thing in the beginning was funny, the documentary of the two family trees was the centerpiece of the movie, and there were some other funny spots, too. But Maya Rudolph sucks, and the whole thing had a SNL movie feel to it, instead of the Mike Judge movie I thought I was seeing.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I predict it's exactly as ####ty as I think it is.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Despite big flaws, there are some brilliant bits. Just the TV show OW MY BALLS makes it worth one watch.
SmoovySmoov
The Way of the Samurai
That, and the aforementioned family tree at the beginning, where the kid on the stupid person side says "I'm gonna #### all you #####es!" after his football game. I quote that all the time.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Judge did an interview on NPR last year. Teri Gross asked him how he came up with the bit where a guy using big words made people call him a ### (not a straight man - the other kind). He said that he remembered being in junior high when a teacher asked the class a question. Judge raised his hand and answered correctly. The guy behind him said, "Pffft. ###."
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beer 30
Footballguy
Taking Chance is a movie that deals with that as well. Kevin Bacon transports a soldier home from Iraq. Very well done HBO flick.
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rabidfireweasel
Footballguy
I was completely entertained by all the fight scenes and seeing the get away car all riddled with throwing stars. When I watch it again, it will be with the remote in hand to fast forward through some slower spots- but this movie is far better than I expected.I probably haven't been this entertained in a straight martial arts film since Iron Monkey.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I enjoyed Ninja Assassin. Iron Monkey is the bomb. While it's not a martial arts movie per se, Brotherhood of the Wolf has some great fight scenes.
rabidfireweasel
Footballguy
I am a huge fan of the first 2/3 to 3/4 of Brotherhood of the wolf.The opening fight scene in the rain is stunning.
offdee
Footballguy
Watched the documentary Planet B-Boy last night.
Solid flick with a lot of good history of the beginnings of Hip Hop and Breakdancing which leads into documenting the dancers and leading up to a competition for best dance crew in the world.
Some of the moves these guys do is absolutely ridiculous. The strength and athleticism needed is amazing.
Solid flick with a lot of good history of the beginnings of Hip Hop and Breakdancing which leads into documenting the dancers and leading up to a competition for best dance crew in the world.
Some of the moves these guys do is absolutely ridiculous. The strength and athleticism needed is amazing.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Yeah, the end is heavy-handed. Love the fight scenes, though.rabidfireweasel said:
Kev4029
Footballguy
Me and my roommates picked up HBO to watch Taking Chance back when it came on the first time because 2 of my roommates knew the kid that died, after the movie I mentioned that I thought the movie was incredibly boring and I had 2 upset roommates for a week.I'm good at stories, you guys are welcome.beer 30 said:
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Just got done watching The Blind Side. Don't care that it's a decent story, and glad everything worked out for Mr. Oher. This movie was terrible. Completely cookie-cutter, Lifetime movie of the week bad. Sandra should give the oscar to Julia Roberts - I think she just copied her character from Erin Brockovich (which I found equally amusing when that role won best actress).
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Every time I consider watching this someone posts a negative review confirming this movie's suckitude.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Gentleman Broncos
Continuing to test my theory that a good trailer makes a good movie despite bad reviews. So far I am 2-2 with this theory. This trailer was hilarious, but the movie is just too weird and too disgusting to watch. I did laugh out loud a few times. But for every laugh there's a moment that makes you nauseous. Sam Rockwell is hilarious, as usual. However, I almost turned it off when the giant snake took a dump on his owner.
Continuing to test my theory that a good trailer makes a good movie despite bad reviews. So far I am 2-2 with this theory. This trailer was hilarious, but the movie is just too weird and too disgusting to watch. I did laugh out loud a few times. But for every laugh there's a moment that makes you nauseous. Sam Rockwell is hilarious, as usual. However, I almost turned it off when the giant snake took a dump on his owner.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
It's not total garbage. There are some laughs, as I mentioned. But the gross out stuff is REALLY GROSS. Plus, I know this director is fascinated by ugly people - and that's fine. But he's not just content with casting ugly people: one major character here constantly makes really ridiculous faces. This director is a bit enamored with his own kink.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
It just occurred to me that there's a bit of Peter Jackson's "Bad Taste" in this movie.
D_House
Footballguy
Diner - 1983 Barry Levinson film set in 1950s Baltimore. The ensemble cast includes Mickey Rourke and Kevin Bacon. I liked this a lot, it reminded me of Dazed and Confused in that it's basically a conflict-free portrait of a group of friends over the course of a short period of time (a couple days here vs. 1 day in D&C), set in a distinctive time and place. Recommended
Crazy Heart is one of the best movies I've seen in awhile. Jeff Bridges nails the part.
The Messenger had it's moments but overall I felt it was kind of slow and boring.
Precious was interesting and good, but seemed like it might have been a bit overrated during awards season.
The Messenger had it's moments but overall I felt it was kind of slow and boring.
Precious was interesting and good, but seemed like it might have been a bit overrated during awards season.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Loved this movie, but I haven't seen it in 25 years. Would like to see it again.Diner - 1983 Barry Levinson film set in 1950s Baltimore. The ensemble cast includes Mickey Rourke and Kevin Bacon. I liked this a lot, it reminded me of Dazed and Confused in that it's basically a conflict-free portrait of a group of friends over the course of a short period of time (a couple days here vs. 1 day in D&C), set in a distinctive time and place. Recommended
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
This movie looks awful.
Chaka
Footballguy
Then looks are deceiving. This is a impressive film, very difficult to watch at times because the content was so powerful and well presented.I think a guy like you (from what I have read) will appreciate Precious.
hooter311
Footballguy
The Road
Very faithful adaptation of the book that transferred well to the big screen. They did inject a little bit of optimism to several parts, but that doesn't change the fact that it's the most bleak, depressive, film made in years. The atmosphere and setting was great, just like I imagined it reading the book. The film could not possibly been cast better. Not only do Viggo and the child actor nail their roles and make it easy to focus on them for the entire film, but the supporting character roles are fantastic. Duvall, Pearce, Michael K. Williams, and Garret Dillahunt all fit their parts to the T. I also liked that they chose to cut out some of the stuff with the boat towards the end, that part always left me a little confused in the novel. I will always prefer the novel version just because of the nature of the story and would most definitely read that again before watching the film. But as far as adaptations go, this captured exactly what it tried to.
4/5
Very faithful adaptation of the book that transferred well to the big screen. They did inject a little bit of optimism to several parts, but that doesn't change the fact that it's the most bleak, depressive, film made in years. The atmosphere and setting was great, just like I imagined it reading the book. The film could not possibly been cast better. Not only do Viggo and the child actor nail their roles and make it easy to focus on them for the entire film, but the supporting character roles are fantastic. Duvall, Pearce, Michael K. Williams, and Garret Dillahunt all fit their parts to the T. I also liked that they chose to cut out some of the stuff with the boat towards the end, that part always left me a little confused in the novel. I will always prefer the novel version just because of the nature of the story and would most definitely read that again before watching the film. But as far as adaptations go, this captured exactly what it tried to.
4/5
Lehigh98
Footballguy
My brother had recommended the book a while back but I hadn't got around to reading it.If I watch this before reading it would it totally ruin the book experience?
hooter311
Footballguy
I don't think so. The book is the only one I've ever read in one sitting. You can probably finish the book in about a half hour more than the film. Everything was almost exactly as I visualized in the book and it follows the same plot line. Almost nothing is left out, almost nothing is added.The writing style is unique, no quotations, no chapters, very little actual structure at all. Some people may get annoyed by this and would prefer the film maybe.
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Drifter
Footballguy
This would normally be right up my alley but in discussing the book here on the board, someone said that it was tough to read if you have a young son. Having a 16 month old son, that's made me shy away from the book and the movie. I had trouble with District 9 because of the father/son thing. I'm not sure I could handle this.
Iraqi Information Minister
Footballguy
Good to hear about The Road. The BluRay is arriving from Netflix today. 
hooter311
Footballguy
I read this book the week after my son was born and definitely made me teary eyed. The glue that holds the story together is the bond between the father and son. It may be a tough read, but I would recommend it to any father, in fact, it was powerful enough that I would even consider it a required read.
Iraqi Information Minister
Footballguy
Marlin: Hey. Guess what? Nemo: What?
Marlin: Sea turtles? I met one, and he was a hundred and fifty years old.
Nemo: Hundred and fifty?
Marlin: Yup.
Nemo: Oh. 'Cause Sandy Plankton said that they only live to be a hundred.
Marlin: Sandy Plankton? You think I would travel the whole ocean and not know as much as Sandy Plankton? He was a hundred and fifty, not a hundred.
Dexter Manley
Footballguy
Forgot about this line.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
So did Forrest Gump and Titanic. Hey, I could be dead wrong. It's very possible that Precious isn't a heavy-handed, sophomoric melodrama. Just saying that the little I've seen doesn't do much to dissuade me from that characterization.
