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[jdoggydogg]

Whole lotta self-important, yet worthless opinionizing going on in here.

Did someone #### in your Cheerios this morning?

 

[jdoggydogg]

Am I the only person that absolutely hated Book of Eli?

I didn't hate it. But I thought it was easily forgettable.

 

[jdoggydogg]

While the 3yo napped, I popped in The Damned United today.

Didn't know anything about the guy or the story, but really liked the movie. Sheen is a hell of an actor - I recognized from Frost/Nixon and he was great in that as well. Looked up his other movies, and didn't know he was Lucian from the Underworld movies too. Quite the mix of movies on his resume. Anyway - agree with others around here that it was one of the better movies of last year.

Love this movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

While the 3yo napped, I popped in The Damned United today.

Didn't know anything about the guy or the story, but really liked the movie. Sheen is a hell of an actor - I recognized from Frost/Nixon and he was great in that as well. Looked up his other movies, and didn't know he was Lucian from the Underworld movies too. Quite the mix of movies on his resume. Anyway - agree with others around here that it was one of the better movies of last year.

I lived through that time and it was an extremely realistic story. Sheen was Brian Clough and Colm Meaney captured Don Revie well. Sheen is great as Tony Blair in The Queen too.

Good to know - I read that it was a fictionalized account, so I am curious how many liberties they took while telling the story. Still haven't seen The Queen, but heard multiple times that he was great in that too.

The Queen isn't great, but it's worth seeing. Sheen is excellent in the HBO-made Bill Clinton/Tony Blair movie called The Special Relationship.

 

[McJose]

Saw Paranormal Activity a couple of weeks ago.

Big fan of the genre and the style...watched it alone in a dark apartment...great mood and setting for a scary flick.

What a friggin' letdown. Man, this movie really stunk. A couple of tense scenes, but the overall experience consisted of me wanting to deliver alternating beatings to the two characters.

Finally saw this. What a crap convention. The bolded sums up my feelings as well. "Oh jeez...another 'incident'. Can we get to the part where they both hopefully die?"

 

[KarmaPolice]

You guys just didn't "get" The Book of Eli.

 

[jdoggydogg]

You guys just didn't "get" The Book of Eli.

Dude, you're just pretending to like that movie so you'll look cool.

 

[Chaka]

Am I the only person that absolutely hated Book of Eli?

I didn't hate it. But I thought it was easily forgettable.

Although I guess that's not saying much.

 

[hooter311]

Am I the only person that absolutely hated Book of Eli?

I didn't hate it. But I thought it was easily forgettable.

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Although I guess that's not saying much.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Am I the only person that absolutely hated Book of Eli?

I didn't hate it. But I thought it was easily forgettable.

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Although I guess that's not saying much.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

I'm not surprised that someone wouldn't like this movie. But I am surprised to hear that a Coen fan doesn't like this movie. A Serious Man was 100% Coen.

 

[Chaka]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

I'm not surprised that someone wouldn't like this movie. But I am surprised to hear that a Coen fan doesn't like this movie. A Serious Man was 100% Coen.

Personally I find that Coen brothers movies get better after repeat viewings. It's been awhile, and it's difficult for me to imagine I ever felt this way but I am pretty sure I didn't really like The Big Lebowski the first time I saw it.I think Raising Arizona, and Fargo are the only ones of their films that I truly enjoyed on first viewing.

 

[Chaka]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

I'm not surprised that someone wouldn't like this movie. But I am surprised to hear that a Coen fan doesn't like this movie. A Serious Man was 100% Coen.

Personally I find that Coen brothers movies get better after repeat viewings. It's been awhile, and it's difficult for me to imagine I ever felt this way but I am pretty sure I didn't really like The Big Lebowski the first time I saw it.I think Raising Arizona, and Fargo are the only ones of their films that I truly enjoyed on first viewing.

Blood Simple and Raising Arizona for me. Still don't get the love for Lebowski. Fargo was ok.

I have enjoyed each movie far more on subsequent movies.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

 

[Bojang0301]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

Had the same oh ####! reaction when I first saw it too.

 

[hooter311]

Green Zone

The political message was way too heavy handed for me to actually enjoy the material. They did have a very good point about the Iraqi army. Damon and Kinnear were good. I really enjoy Paul Greengrass's style of directing an action movie. Felt more realistic than Hurt Locker, didn't enjoy it nearly as much.

3/5

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

I'm not surprised that someone wouldn't like this movie. But I am surprised to hear that a Coen fan doesn't like this movie. A Serious Man was 100% Coen.

I just didn't see the humor in this one. It was just a miserable, boring ride.I almost turned it off early and was sorry that I didn't.

I didn't like Burn After Reading that much but I certainly laughed many times watching it.

It didn't help that there was no one to like in Serious Man.

 

[Chaka]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

Ahhh another good wholesome movie about the importance of family.

 

[Socrates11]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

Ahhh another good wholesome movie about the importance of family.

 

[Abraham]

Watched these in the last few says....

The Informant - as much as I like Damon and Soderburgh I just couldn't get in to it. Tried watching it for a second time and gave up.

Brooklyn's Finest - I thought this was EXCELLENT. No idea why it got poor reviews. It doesn't have a huge story arc and they probably could have done a little more with the missing girl angle but I thought Snipes, Cheadle, Gere, and Hawk all did EXCEPTIONAL jobs with their roles. Anyone that likes cop drama or "city" films would like this in my opinion.

From Paris with Love - grinding through this one now. It's okay. Travolta has become a parody of himself. He even says "MF'er" the same way in this movie as he has in his last three movies.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

I'm not surprised that someone wouldn't like this movie. But I am surprised to hear that a Coen fan doesn't like this movie. A Serious Man was 100% Coen.

Personally I find that Coen brothers movies get better after repeat viewings. It's been awhile, and it's difficult for me to imagine I ever felt this way but I am pretty sure I didn't really like The Big Lebowski the first time I saw it.I think Raising Arizona, and Fargo are the only ones of their films that I truly enjoyed on first viewing.

Perhaps. I enjoy the metaphors in A Serious Man. What does the end mean? What does the beginning mean?

 

[hooter311]

Watched these in the last few says....

The Informant - as much as I like Damon and Soderburgh I just couldn't get in to it. Tried watching it for a second time and gave up.

Brooklyn's Finest - I thought this was EXCELLENT. No idea why it got poor reviews. It doesn't have a huge story arc and they probably could have done a little more with the missing girl angle but I thought Snipes, Cheadle, Gere, and Hawk all did EXCEPTIONAL jobs with their roles. Anyone that likes cop drama or "city" films would like this in my opinion.

From Paris with Love - grinding through this one now. It's okay. Travolta has become a parody of himself. He even says "MF'er" the same way in this movie as he has in his last three movies.

Almost positive he did this on purpose, especially with the two "Royale with Cheese" scenes. I had a lot of fun with this film. Best part is when he runs up the stairwell wasting the Asian drug cartel. Dude asks "how many do you think are left?", Travolta's answer: "According the last census? About a billion."

 

[jdoggydogg]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

is right.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just saw A Serious Man and this is easily the biggest piece of crap I've seen in a while.

Maybe my expectations were too high since it was the Coen Brothers.

A wimpy schmuck lead, obnoxious kids, #####y wife, deadbeat brother and an abrupt ending.

I'm shocked it was this bad.

I'm not surprised that someone wouldn't like this movie. But I am surprised to hear that a Coen fan doesn't like this movie. A Serious Man was 100% Coen.

I just didn't see the humor in this one. It was just a miserable, boring ride.I almost turned it off early and was sorry that I didn't.

I didn't like Burn After Reading that much but I certainly laughed many times watching it.

It didn't help that there was no one to like in Serious Man.

You don't like a movie that makes you laugh many times? That's a winner in my book.I don't have to like any one character to like a movie. If I absolutely hate everyone in a movie, that could be difficult to enjoy. I agree that no one is likable in A Serious Man. I just like the questions it raises.

 

[Kenny Powers]

I thought Oldboy sucked

 

[KarmaPolice]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

is right.

I really need to take notes while I am watching movies. By the end of the movie I was spent, and just had the general "now that was ####ed up" feeling. However, I remember at the beginning of the movie thinking that there were some impressive shots in the movie and feeling that it was well filmed. Then you have the squid, the 'twist', etc.. and that what you are thinking about at the end. I'll probably watch it one more time for a rating, but that's about it. Very glad I finally got around to seeing it though.

Anybody watch the director's other movies?

 

[KarmaPolice]

I thought Oldboy sucked

what exactly? The 'twist', the violence, just the overall movie?

 

[fsufan]

anyone watch The Pillars Of The Earth

http://www.starz.com/originals/ThePillarsO...lars&cid=52

 

[Kenny Powers]

I thought Oldboy sucked

what exactly? The 'twist', the violence, just the overall movie?

I was exaggerating a little there, but I remember watching it around when it came out on DVD after all the positive reviews and left feeling like a just watched a movie with cool action scenes and cinematography and that was about it. I dont remember much about it, so maybe I'll watch it again at some point.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Tonight's fare was Oldboy .



I'll write more tomorrow after I digest it more.

is right.

I really need to take notes while I am watching movies. By the end of the movie I was spent, and just had the general "now that was ####ed up" feeling. However, I remember at the beginning of the movie thinking that there were some impressive shots in the movie and feeling that it was well filmed. Then you have the squid, the 'twist', etc.. and that what you are thinking about at the end. I'll probably watch it one more time for a rating, but that's about it. Very glad I finally got around to seeing it though.

Anybody watch the director's other movies?

I've seen Three... Extremes and some of his Vengeance series. Honestly, as I get older, my tolerance for extreme cinema is waning.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

 

[hooter311]

The Man From Earth

As compelling as a campfire tale can get. Entire film takes place with intellectuals in a cabin being intellectual around a fire. It gets a little overboard by the end, but I was hooked by then. Good science fiction without any special effects, robots, aliens, or even action scenes.

3.5/5

 

[Cliff Clavin]

The Man From Earth

As compelling as a campfire tale can get. Entire film takes place with intellectuals in a cabin being intellectual around a fire. It gets a little overboard by the end, but I was hooked by then. Good science fiction without any special effects, robots, aliens, or even action scenes.

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this.

 

[Chaka]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

Just saw this recently.I wanted to like it. The best thing I can say about it is there were a couple chuckles and some nice boobies.

Graphic poop, urine & vomitus jokes all within the first 20 minutes. That pretty much tells the whole story.

I wonder if this will be one of those films that stick with high schoolers for decades and become nostalgic favorites?

 

[Chaka]

The Man From Earth

As compelling as a campfire tale can get. Entire film takes place with intellectuals in a cabin being intellectual around a fire. It gets a little overboard by the end, but I was hooked by then. Good science fiction without any special effects, robots, aliens, or even action scenes.

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this.

Me too. Clever, thoughtful and entertaining. Had one part that was an obvious but based on the premise that scene actually makes a lot of sense.

 

[videoguy505]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

What's it like being dead inside?

 

[Musesboy]

Collateral 4.5/5

A thriller that takes a little time to set up its characters at the start. There's a 15-minute sequence where you get a feel for the Jamie Foxx character and understand something about him. It also establishes a relationship which is crucial to the closing sequence. Tom Cruise plays a more serious role than usual and spends less time smiling at himself. Overall, it's an intelligent and satisfying experience for an movie in this genre. There are a couple of moments which stretch credibility, but it all works pretty well.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

I watched Red Cliff the other day. Only saw Part 1 which was about 2.5 hours long, and I have Part 2 arriving from Netflix tomorrow. Now that's a movie.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

The Man From Earth

As compelling as a campfire tale can get. Entire film takes place with intellectuals in a cabin being intellectual around a fire. It gets a little overboard by the end, but I was hooked by then. Good science fiction without any special effects, robots, aliens, or even action scenes.

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this.

Me too. Clever, thoughtful and entertaining. Had one part that was an obvious but based on the premise that scene actually makes a lot of sense.

The "twist" at the end? Text in white: When he said he was the guys dad or something to that effect? Watched it a couple years ago so I can't remember clearly.

 

[Chaka]

The Man From Earth

As compelling as a campfire tale can get. Entire film takes place with intellectuals in a cabin being intellectual around a fire. It gets a little overboard by the end, but I was hooked by then. Good science fiction without any special effects, robots, aliens, or even action scenes.

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this.

Me too. Clever, thoughtful and entertaining. Had one part that was an obvious but based on the premise that scene actually makes a lot of sense.

The "twist" at the end? Text in white: When he said he was the guys dad or something to that effect? Watched it a couple years ago so I can't remember clearly.

 

[Cliff Clavin]

The Man From Earth

As compelling as a campfire tale can get. Entire film takes place with intellectuals in a cabin being intellectual around a fire. It gets a little overboard by the end, but I was hooked by then. Good science fiction without any special effects, robots, aliens, or even action scenes.

3.5/5

I really enjoyed this.

Me too. Clever, thoughtful and entertaining. Had one part that was an obvious but based on the premise that scene actually makes a lot of sense.

The "twist" at the end? Text in white: When he said he was the guys dad or something to that effect? Watched it a couple years ago so I can't remember clearly.

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Ah. I'll have to watch it again. I thought that was implied throughout most of his story.

 

[Chaka]

I watched Red Cliff the other day. Only saw Part 1 which was about 2.5 hours long, and I have Part 2 arriving from Netflix tomorrow. Now that's a movie.

I really enjoyed this film. Five hours was not a problem for me and I would gladly watch it again.

 

[Iraqi Information Minister]

I watched Red Cliff the other day. Only saw Part 1 which was about 2.5 hours long, and I have Part 2 arriving from Netflix tomorrow. Now that's a movie.

I really enjoyed this film. Five hours was not a problem for me and I would gladly watch it again.

It went by very quickly. I really enjoyed the role played by Takeshi Kaneshiro (as Zhuge Liang). And Tony Leung is always good.

 

[Chaka]

I watched Red Cliff the other day. Only saw Part 1 which was about 2.5 hours long, and I have Part 2 arriving from Netflix tomorrow. Now that's a movie.

I really enjoyed this film. Five hours was not a problem for me and I would gladly watch it again.

It went by very quickly. I really enjoyed the role played by Takeshi Kaneshiro (as Zhuge Liang). And Tony Leung is always good.

Kaneshiro and Leung were both excellent.I found the strategy discussions to be fascinating, particularly how they switched between the two opposing armies for the point and counter point so you could understand where the strategic mistakes were made before the battles were even fought. I was also blown away when they showed the implementation of The Tortoise strategy.

I also really enjoyed how they held onto the concepts from Romance of the Three Kingdoms when it came to the dynastic heroes and how the presence of one hero general was enough to sway the tide of a battle. Guan Yu was always my favorite and he delivered.

I will definitely watch this one again and after seeing the 5 hour version I cannot imagine how much must have been sacrificed to condense it into a 2.5 hour theatrical release. For anyone who wants to see it I strongly encourage you to seek out the uncut version.

 

[hooter311]

I watched the first disc of Season 1 of The Larry Sanders Show last night.

I had never seen an episode because I don't care for Gary Shandling, but this was a great show.

I didn't think Jeffrey Tambor could top his Arrested Development characters, but he absolutely kills it as Hank Kingsley. Looking forward to watching the rest of the season over the weekend hopefully. Rip Torn is also at his highest level.

This was a late night version of 30 Rock, too bad the video quality is pretty poor. Highly recommended.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

What's it like being dead inside?

Did I miss a quote in the movie, or are you saying this was a laugh riot?

 

[-arcK-]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

What's it like being dead inside?

Ok, so you hate KarmaPolice and Jdoggy for being movie snobs. We get it already, guy.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

What's it like being dead inside?

Ok, so you hate KarmaPolice and Jdoggy for being movie snobs. We get it already, guy.

starting to feel like i have an e-stalker or something

Not a movie snob either.

 

[Chaka]

I know it's hard to believe with a title as cool as Hot Tub Time Machine, but the movie was all sorts of bad. I laughed a couple times at the beginning, but that's about it.

What's it like being dead inside?

Ok, so you hate KarmaPolice and Jdoggy for being movie snobs. We get it already, guy.

I have been posting in this thread for awhile and I never picked up on that dynamic.