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[Thunderlips]

Steel Dawn - How can you not like The Swayz? Still Patrick Swayze can't save this bizarre futuristic Shane. 1980s still and cheese overflow the screen. Worth a watch just to see this.BlackBalled: The Bobby Dukes Story - Lot of Daily Show and The League talent in this one...a mockumentary on a once in a lifetime paintabll champion returning to the sport after a 10 year ban for a "wiping" incident. It works and found myself actually rooting for the characters. Not too over the top.Time Crimes - Small budget time travel movie. Thought it was pretty well done; nice mood and atmosphere. Not groundbreaking though.Rare Exports - Finnish movie about the true Legend of Santa. Interesting; cared about the characters; kind of endearing. Definitely for people liking off the wall stuff.Black Death - Steady. Unspectacular. No real twists and turns. Good enough watch and makes you briefly wonder A) how in the hell did we as a society get this far and B) what will this society look like the next time a massive epidemic runs thru us.

 

[Yankee23Fan]

Iron Man 2 - the first was better. Enjoy the cast.The Sentinel - Keiffer is a Secret Service agent. Dumb movie.Star Trek: Insurrection - meh. Basically a longer version of an episode.Star Trek: somethingorother - the one with the Roman clone of Piccard - meh. Basically a longer episode. I do miss that cast but I guess we are done with them.

 

[saintfool]

Time Crimes - Small budget time travel movie. Thought it was pretty well done; nice mood and atmosphere. Not groundbreaking though.

this has been reviewed in the thread before. it's one of those b-movies that doesn't try to do too much.

 

[Thunderlips]

Time Crimes - Small budget time travel movie. Thought it was pretty well done; nice mood and atmosphere. Not groundbreaking though.

this has been reviewed in the thread before. it's one of those b-movies that doesn't try to do too much.

I had to think it was. You don't watch movies for a couple of years....you miss a lot of pages.

 

[JoeSteeler]

GF and I both really liked Killer Joe. Loved the kitchen scene at the end of movie. Thought MM was great.

7.5/10

 

[El Floppo]

G4 (cable channel) has been running episodes of Lost in order, so we've DVRing those and watching when we get a chance. Still enjoy it, even knowing what a convoluted mess it turns into later (and, well- pretty much out of the gate). Funny to see all the things in the first season that were so important that became *poof* not just irrelevant, but completely forgotten/ignored later.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai

Tried to watch this last night because I thought the wife and son might like it. I can't believe people pay $100/ ticket to watch this.

 

[El Floppo]

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai

Tried to watch this last night because I thought the wife and son might like it. I can't believe people pay $100/ ticket to watch this.

Have you ever seen Cirque du Soleil live? Completely worth it the first time... pretty jawdropping to see that #### right in front of you. A second time is pretty much only for the contortionist chicks.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Cirque du Soleil - Varekai

Tried to watch this last night because I thought the wife and son might like it. I can't believe people pay $100/ ticket to watch this.

Have you ever seen Cirque du Soleil live? Completely worth it the first time... pretty jawdropping to see that #### right in front of you. A second time is pretty much only for the contortionist chicks.

I appreciate the art. I really do. But this reminded me of Moulin Rouge!: beautiful, colorful, loud, and irritating.

 

[wazoo11]

G4 (cable channel) has been running episodes of Lost in order, so we've DVRing those and watching when we get a chance. Still enjoy it, even knowing what a convoluted mess it turns into later (and, well- pretty much out of the gate). Funny to see all the things in the first season that were so important that became *poof* not just irrelevant, but completely forgotten/ignored later.

Isn't G4 going out of business?

 

[saintfool]

G4 (cable channel) has been running episodes of Lost in order, so we've DVRing those and watching when we get a chance. Still enjoy it, even knowing what a convoluted mess it turns into later (and, well- pretty much out of the gate). Funny to see all the things in the first season that were so important that became *poof* not just irrelevant, but completely forgotten/ignored later.

Isn't G4 going out of business?

it's getting packaged as part of the Nerdist Industries. Hardwicke is making a mint, I'm sure.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Saw Looper.

Thought it was really good and had some good twists throughout.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

Caught the Fright Night remake over the weekend. It was fairly stupid and the CG was pretty bad, but I enjoyed the hell out of it.

Also saw The Bank Job. Entertaining enough.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

Tomorrow, When the War Began - Believe it has been mentioned before. Australian Red Dawn. I enjoyed it.

 

[El Floppo]

G4 (cable channel) has been running episodes of Lost in order, so we've DVRing those and watching when we get a chance. Still enjoy it, even knowing what a convoluted mess it turns into later (and, well- pretty much out of the gate). Funny to see all the things in the first season that were so important that became *poof* not just irrelevant, but completely forgotten/ignored later.

Isn't G4 going out of business?

it's getting packaged as part of the Nerdist Industries. Hardwicke is making a mint, I'm sure.

It appears they are NOT showing the entire series in order.

 

[JoeSteeler]

G4 (cable channel) has been running episodes of Lost in order, so we've DVRing those and watching when we get a chance. Still enjoy it, even knowing what a convoluted mess it turns into later (and, well- pretty much out of the gate). Funny to see all the things in the first season that were so important that became *poof* not just irrelevant, but completely forgotten/ignored later.

Isn't G4 going out of business?

it's getting packaged as part of the Nerdist Industries. Hardwicke is making a mint, I'm sure.

wikipedia:

In 2013, the network will be re-branded as the Esquire Channel and focus on programming aimed at "metrosexual viewers".[2]

 

[saintfool]

I am pretty damn geeked up by this! Shane Carruth - he wrote/directed/acted "Primer" - has a follow up film showing at Sundance this month and wide release planned for April.

It looks *very* interesting.

:cineboner:

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

Piranha (the new one) - Over the top. Loved it.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I am pretty damn geeked up by this! Shane Carruth has a follow up film showing at Sundance this month and wide release planned for April.

Cool trailer.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Following - Chris Nolan low-budget flick. A young guy that is a writer follows strangers around for material. He meets a girl and her ex-boyfriend, a thief who takes him under his wing.

I picked this one up at the local library. Was pretty entertaining IMO. I'd give it solid 7/10.

 

[saintfool]

Animal Kingdom - Excellent conception, muddy execution. Even though there was a lot more plotting in this than the film I reviled here a coupla wks ago (Blue Valentine), I had much the same problem with it. The director chose to portray the messiness of crim life by making the dramatics equally messy. I know i'm an old fart for requiring highly-conceived structure & dialogue when so many appear to have embraced naturalism and organic performance in place of classic forms, but i cant let go of the feeling that "behavior" is the job of actors & "perspective" is the job of writers & directors and that no movie is complete without both. I fear it all is starting to pass me by, but it still stinks of laziness to me.

That could be why i spent most of the 2nd half thinking what a wonderful premise for a play this would be. SPOILER - A teen orphaned into having to board at the home/headquarters of a crime family, with the story of the demise of the enterprise told by the comings & goings of cops & robbers from the house. When the innocent witnesses too much of the guilty, the family is forced to wonder if the "thickness" of blood is diluted by generation. Arthur Miller meets The Godfather. Not a doubt in my mind that Mama Smurf (matriarch of the family, slipperily played by Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver) could be as great a character as Willie Loman or Blanche DuBois in the hands of the right playwright.

Anyway, much good movie-making up in here, if not particularly my kind. 3.2/5

caught this last night. some good acting and decent plotting but not a lot of dramatic tension. it suffered from the central character being written as a cipher and followed through with a leaden performance. there were two fine performances paired with interesting characters - joel edgerton and ben mendlesohn - but rest were pretty meh. it could have been much, much better.oh, while i am at it, can we just give the impressionable-youth-mentored-and-corrupted-and-loyalties-challenged-before-finding-his-moral-bearings plot a rest?

 

[jdoggydogg]

Animal Kingdom - Excellent conception, muddy execution. Even though there was a lot more plotting in this than the film I reviled here a coupla wks ago (Blue Valentine), I had much the same problem with it. The director chose to portray the messiness of crim life by making the dramatics equally messy. I know i'm an old fart for requiring highly-conceived structure & dialogue when so many appear to have embraced naturalism and organic performance in place of classic forms, but i cant let go of the feeling that "behavior" is the job of actors & "perspective" is the job of writers & directors and that no movie is complete without both. I fear it all is starting to pass me by, but it still stinks of laziness to me.

That could be why i spent most of the 2nd half thinking what a wonderful premise for a play this would be. SPOILER - A teen orphaned into having to board at the home/headquarters of a crime family, with the story of the demise of the enterprise told by the comings & goings of cops & robbers from the house. When the innocent witnesses too much of the guilty, the family is forced to wonder if the "thickness" of blood is diluted by generation. Arthur Miller meets The Godfather. Not a doubt in my mind that Mama Smurf (matriarch of the family, slipperily played by Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver) could be as great a character as Willie Loman or Blanche DuBois in the hands of the right playwright.

Anyway, much good movie-making up in here, if not particularly my kind. 3.2/5

caught this last night. some good acting and decent plotting but not a lot of dramatic tension. it suffered from the central character being written as a cipher and followed through with a leaden performance. there were two fine performances paired with interesting characters - joel edgerton and ben mendlesohn - but rest were pretty meh. it could have been much, much better.oh, while i am at it, can we just give the impressionable-youth-mentored-and-corrupted-and-loyalties-challenged-before-finding-his-moral-bearings plot a rest?

I don't think Animal Kingdom was great. But it had some fine acting and nice photography. I'm glad I saw it.

 

[Kenny Powers]

Animal Kingdom - Excellent conception, muddy execution. Even though there was a lot more plotting in this than the film I reviled here a coupla wks ago (Blue Valentine), I had much the same problem with it. The director chose to portray the messiness of crim life by making the dramatics equally messy. I know i'm an old fart for requiring highly-conceived structure & dialogue when so many appear to have embraced naturalism and organic performance in place of classic forms, but i cant let go of the feeling that "behavior" is the job of actors & "perspective" is the job of writers & directors and that no movie is complete without both. I fear it all is starting to pass me by, but it still stinks of laziness to me.

That could be why i spent most of the 2nd half thinking what a wonderful premise for a play this would be. SPOILER - A teen orphaned into having to board at the home/headquarters of a crime family, with the story of the demise of the enterprise told by the comings & goings of cops & robbers from the house. When the innocent witnesses too much of the guilty, the family is forced to wonder if the "thickness" of blood is diluted by generation. Arthur Miller meets The Godfather. Not a doubt in my mind that Mama Smurf (matriarch of the family, slipperily played by Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver) could be as great a character as Willie Loman or Blanche DuBois in the hands of the right playwright.

Anyway, much good movie-making up in here, if not particularly my kind. 3.2/5

caught this last night. some good acting and decent plotting but not a lot of dramatic tension. it suffered from the central character being written as a cipher and followed through with a leaden performance. there were two fine performances paired with interesting characters - joel edgerton and ben mendlesohn - but rest were pretty meh. it could have been much, much better.oh, while i am at it, can we just give the impressionable-youth-mentored-and-corrupted-and-loyalties-challenged-before-finding-his-moral-bearings plot a rest?

I liked Animal Kingdom, and I know expectations were part of it, but I was disappointed with it. It was getting great reviews, including here IIRC for the most part, but overall I didnt think it was much better than average. The lead teen was a little weak, but overall I did like the acting. Having watched this only a couple days after seeing Warrior, I wish Edgerton had a bigger role but he was once again good. I thought Ben Mendelsohn was great and really stole the scenes. Never heard of him before seeing this, but was also impressed by him in Trespass and he was a big reason why I liked Killing Them Softly as much as I did. Animal Kingdom had a lot of potential but I agree with both of you as to why it didnt reach it.

 

[bosoxs45]

Midnight In ParisMovie felt very meh for me. Corey Stoll playing Hemingway basically saved the movie, though.3/5

 

[wikkidpissah]

Midnight In ParisMovie felt very meh for me. Corey Stoll playing Hemingway basically saved the movie, though.3/5

there are few things in media i regret more than Woody Allen's annual movie release. he is part of my comic and, jejeune though it may be, intellectual DNA and i so applaud that and his accomplishment, as a true neurotic, of finding peace & fulfillment in his life & work that i cannot resist eventually watching each of his movies in the hope of seeing the germ of what originally made me love him. however, his movies have been invariably awful for 20 yrs & his stifling fog is now tarnishing the patina of the cities of Europe i so love, one by one.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Animal Kingdom - Excellent conception, muddy execution. Even though there was a lot more plotting in this than the film I reviled here a coupla wks ago (Blue Valentine), I had much the same problem with it. The director chose to portray the messiness of crim life by making the dramatics equally messy. I know i'm an old fart for requiring highly-conceived structure & dialogue when so many appear to have embraced naturalism and organic performance in place of classic forms, but i cant let go of the feeling that "behavior" is the job of actors & "perspective" is the job of writers & directors and that no movie is complete without both. I fear it all is starting to pass me by, but it still stinks of laziness to me.

That could be why i spent most of the 2nd half thinking what a wonderful premise for a play this would be. SPOILER - A teen orphaned into having to board at the home/headquarters of a crime family, with the story of the demise of the enterprise told by the comings & goings of cops & robbers from the house. When the innocent witnesses too much of the guilty, the family is forced to wonder if the "thickness" of blood is diluted by generation. Arthur Miller meets The Godfather. Not a doubt in my mind that Mama Smurf (matriarch of the family, slipperily played by Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver) could be as great a character as Willie Loman or Blanche DuBois in the hands of the right playwright.

Anyway, much good movie-making up in here, if not particularly my kind. 3.2/5

caught this last night. some good acting and decent plotting but not a lot of dramatic tension. it suffered from the central character being written as a cipher and followed through with a leaden performance. there were two fine performances paired with interesting characters - joel edgerton and ben mendlesohn - but rest were pretty meh. it could have been much, much better.oh, while i am at it, can we just give the impressionable-youth-mentored-and-corrupted-and-loyalties-challenged-before-finding-his-moral-bearings plot a rest?

I don't think Animal Kingdom was great. But it had some fine acting and nice photography. I'm glad I saw it.

I thought it was excellent. A first hand, in your face feel for the subject matter. I would say that it was one of the best recent films.

 

[Worm]

I am pretty damn geeked up by this! Shane Carruth has a follow up film showing at Sundance this month and wide release planned for April.

I don't get it.

 

[cosjobs]

Most of you probably already saw my post, but if you did not, a very good friend is in pre-production of her film.

Here's a short (first 10 min).

The link/embedded video is on the right side of the page about halfway down.

My link

 

[Jutz]

I'm not sure why... but I really want to see the new The Great Gatsby with Leo DiCaprio. Totally not in my wheelhouse, but I saw a trailer for it somewhere and thought it looked good. I am 99% sure I saw the old version of the movie, and I always recall liking the story.

 

[saintfool]

Animal Kingdom - Excellent conception, muddy execution. Even though there was a lot more plotting in this than the film I reviled here a coupla wks ago (Blue Valentine), I had much the same problem with it. The director chose to portray the messiness of crim life by making the dramatics equally messy. I know i'm an old fart for requiring highly-conceived structure & dialogue when so many appear to have embraced naturalism and organic performance in place of classic forms, but i cant let go of the feeling that "behavior" is the job of actors & "perspective" is the job of writers & directors and that no movie is complete without both. I fear it all is starting to pass me by, but it still stinks of laziness to me.

That could be why i spent most of the 2nd half thinking what a wonderful premise for a play this would be. SPOILER - A teen orphaned into having to board at the home/headquarters of a crime family, with the story of the demise of the enterprise told by the comings & goings of cops & robbers from the house. When the innocent witnesses too much of the guilty, the family is forced to wonder if the "thickness" of blood is diluted by generation. Arthur Miller meets The Godfather. Not a doubt in my mind that Mama Smurf (matriarch of the family, slipperily played by Oscar-nominated Jacki Weaver) could be as great a character as Willie Loman or Blanche DuBois in the hands of the right playwright.

Anyway, much good movie-making up in here, if not particularly my kind. 3.2/5

caught this last night. some good acting and decent plotting but not a lot of dramatic tension. it suffered from the central character being written as a cipher and followed through with a leaden performance. there were two fine performances paired with interesting characters - joel edgerton and ben mendlesohn - but rest were pretty meh. it could have been much, much better.oh, while i am at it, can we just give the impressionable-youth-mentored-and-corrupted-and-loyalties-challenged-before-finding-his-moral-bearings plot a rest?

I liked Animal Kingdom, and I know expectations were part of it, but I was disappointed with it. It was getting great reviews, including here IIRC for the most part, but overall I didnt think it was much better than average. The lead teen was a little weak, but overall I did like the acting. Having watched this only a couple days after seeing Warrior, I wish Edgerton had a bigger role but he was once again good. I thought Ben Mendelsohn was great and really stole the scenes. Never heard of him before seeing this, but was also impressed by him in Trespass and he was a big reason why I liked Killing Them Softly as much as I did. Animal Kingdom had a lot of potential but I agree with both of you as to why it didnt reach it.

Edgerton was great in the few scenes he was in. I was expecting him to be the character that drove the action. Mendelsohn was interesting and a little mysterious. Of the recent Aussie films, I liked "The Square" the most.

 

[saintfool]

I'm not sure why... but I really want to see the new The Great Gatsby with Leo DiCaprio. Totally not in my wheelhouse, but I saw a trailer for it somewhere and thought it looked good. I am 99% sure I saw the old version of the movie, and I always recall liking the story.

Has Luhrman made a bad movie yet? I think of him as a director that is easier to admire than love. Good, ambitious stuff even if I don't entirely like it. Gatsby is a tough film to pull off for even the best directors.

 

[Daywalker]

Zero Dark Thirty.

Not a classic but probably my favorite of the year. From the acting, score, to the sound effects of the helicopters and silenced machine guns everything was done excellently. Bigelow definetly got snubbed of an Oscar nom. here.

Spent a lot of time thinking how the Arab/Persian community around the world will view this. Not sure if it will incite moreseo deter those from terrorist activities. I think the U.S. government allowing all of this info to come out so easily tells you what they think. The Seal book comes to mind.

It's probably the only movie from 2012 that I wanted to watch again immediately.

8/10

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

 

[wikkidpissah]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

 

[NCCommish]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

 

[cosjobs]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

 

[NCCommish]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

An extended clip

 

[JoeSteeler]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

An extended clip

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

An extended clip

This movie blew me away. Everything he constructed down to a soup spoon was a true work of art. Very few people could keep up with this guy physically. I liked how, no matter how hard he worked on something, he always took a day off once in a while to take in all the natural splendor surrounding him. What a Life.Really looking forward to seeing Part II. My local library is ordering a copy.

ETA: Apparently there are two other films beside the two "Alone" movies, one called "The Frozen North", which is **** Proenneke's own filmed account with him speaking, the other is called Alaska: Silence and Solitude", which is a film shot some years after the "Alone" series, in which Bob Swerer Sr. and Jr. go back to visit the area Mr Proenneke lived, mostly shows old clips of the original film and details the natural fauna and animal life of the area.

 

[NCCommish]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

An extended clip

The first time I saw it I started out thinking OK this is some kind of 70's naturalist school movie should be fun. But pretty quickly I was completely sucked in and amazed by his skill set. Never mind building everything by hand this guy made the tools by hand to then build everything by hand. His obvious respect for and love of the environment shines through as well. Whenever I watch this I invariably and up thinking how cool it would've been to spend some time with this guy and just soak up some of those skills and knowledge.

 

[BroncoFreak_2K3]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

An extended clip

So true. I did the exact same thing watching this.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I'm not sure why... but I really want to see the new The Great Gatsby with Leo DiCaprio. Totally not in my wheelhouse, but I saw a trailer for it somewhere and thought it looked good. I am 99% sure I saw the old version of the movie, and I always recall liking the story.

Has Luhrman made a bad movie yet? I think of him as a director that is easier to admire than love. Good, ambitious stuff even if I don't entirely like it. Gatsby is a tough film to pull off for even the best directors.

Moulin Rouge!

 

[jdoggydogg]

Zero Dark Thirty.

Not a classic but probably my favorite of the year. From the acting, score, to the sound effects of the helicopters and silenced machine guns everything was done excellently. Bigelow definetly got snubbed of an Oscar nom. here.

Spent a lot of time thinking how the Arab/Persian community around the world will view this. Not sure if it will incite moreseo deter those from terrorist activities. I think the U.S. government allowing all of this info to come out so easily tells you what they think. The Seal book comes to mind.

It's probably the only movie from 2012 that I wanted to watch again immediately.

8/10

I liked this movie a lot. It's a film for adults - which we get to see so rarely.

 

[Tremendous Upside]

My take away from ZD30 was that finding OBL took a #### ton of work and that apparently all the chicks in the CIA are smoking hotAlso, OBL was done for once Bert Macklin was on his trailGatsby looks ####### awful

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

Valhalla Rising3/10Nice visuals, awful everything else. Avoid when options exist.

 

[mad sweeney]

Piranha (the new one) - Over the top. Loved it.

It was pretty awesome, made me wish I had gone to the theater for the 3D.

 

[sports_fan]

Whomever recommended Alone in the Wilderness was right, wow, what a life that dude led. Really was the original Survivorman. Looking for Part II now. 10/10.

My favorite part of PBS begathon season is not Australian Pink Floyd nor some Kale-&-Legumes Alzheimer Diet but this remarkable little gem. It's **** Proenneke i think of when i picture the Greatest Generation kind of no-nonsense can-doers who forever leave me in awe. And it's a tremendous serendipity that the narrator/producer captures the voice i imagine Proenneke having - i would have been disappointed to find out it wasnt the original if it didnt fit soooo well.

This really is good stuff. I try to catch it every time they show it. I learn something new every time and as someone who loves being alone in wild places I can identify with Mr. Proenneke. I never realized he wasn't the narrator before. You're right the narrator kills it.

This sounds fantastic. I smart searched direct TV and found no future showings. Please bump this when it shows again

An extended clip

This might have been mentioned already but he also has two books out. 1) One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey

2) More Readings From One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke

 

[Sarnoff]

Had the pleasure of watching "Clue" with someone who'd never seen it. What a fun little gem of a movie it is.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Had the pleasure of watching "Clue" with someone who'd never seen it. What a fun little gem of a movie it is.

I hate her so much! Its like flames. Flames....... burning on the side of my face!

 

[Chaka]

Valhalla Rising

3/10

Nice visuals, awful everything else. Avoid when options exist.