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'KarmaPolice said:
Hunger Games:

Lame. I enjoyed the book for what it was, but what kept me going in the book was the side stuff and characters. In the movie you get to spend about 2.5 seconds with the characters so when anything happens to them, there is really no weight to it. They bill this as a love triangle ala Twilight, but did there really feel like anything was between Katniss and Gale? (btw, that dude looked pretty big and buff for being from the poor starving district). I understand why they had to do it, because a lot of the book was Katniss' point of view and what she was thinking. Can't really do that in the movie, so we speed through all that to get to the games, which for me was the low point of the book. A lot of the stuff in the arena was silly - devil dogs, letting your enemy sit in the tree while 4 of you sleep, etc.. Combine all this with a director who felt like the only way to create tension was to shake the damn camera a lot. Though it was not as bad, this was toeing the line of being Twilight bad for me. Didn't have high hopes going in, but still was quite disappointed. 4/10

Also have to ask an obvious question: If these have been going on for awhile (the games), why haven't all the districts adapted some sort of training program for the kids to increase their chances?
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i had never seen anything by nicholas winding refn until a few days ago, just watched three...drive - with a terse ryan gosling, has a 70s neo-noir vibe... nice atmospheric soundtrack/score by cliff martinez (also did traffic, has been very busy lately)... heavies played by ron perlman and an against type albert brooks... recommended...valhalla rising... the actor who played le chiffre in casino royale plays a viking who meets up with some crusaders and ends up in the new world... different but very powerful score (synths, electric guitar wall of noise reminiscent of terje rypdal)... also recommended... bronson... about the notorious british criminal, most violent in their system, moved over 100 times... played by tom hardy (from inception) who transformed his physique for the role... supposedly bronson has set world records for press ups... also recommended...all of these have scenes of ultra-violence...

 
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Wrath of the Titans: Not nearly as bad as others have said. Definitely not good, but not terrible. I don't know all the mythology behind it so if they took some liberties, I didn't know and didn't care. It was pretty much what I expected. Some cool CGI, great sound, bad acting and a weak story. Perfect movie to crush a few beers and J's to on a Friday night at home. 2/5
 
'Bob Magaw said:
drive - with a terse ryan gosling, has a 70s neo-noir vibe... nice atmospheric soundtrack/score by cliff martinez (also did traffic, has been very busy lately)... heavies played by ron perlman and an against type albert brooks... recommended...
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This, IMO, is one of the best movies of the last 5 years. Although I would say that it had a much more 80s feel to it.
 
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'Bob Magaw said:
i had never seen anything by nicholas winding refn until a few days ago, just watched three...drive - with a terse ryan gosling, has a 70s neo-noir vibe... nice atmospheric soundtrack/score by cliff martinez (also did traffic, has been very busy lately)... heavies played by ron perlman and an against type albert brooks... recommended...valhalla rising... the actor who played le chiffre in casino royale plays a viking who meets up with some crusaders and ends up in the new world... different but very powerful score (synths, electric guitar wall of noise reminiscent of terje rypdal)... also recommended... bronson... about the notorious british criminal, most violent in their system, moved over 100 times... played by tom hardy (from inception) who transformed his physique for the role... supposedly bronson has set world records for press ups... also recommended...all of these have scenes of ultra-violence...
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I really liked Drive so I thought I'd check out Valhalla Rising, but I thought it was incredibly slow, and the dialogue was so sparse I had next to no idea as to what was going on half the time. Visually the moving was still impressive, but that wasn't enough for me to enjoy watching the film. I still look forward to checking out Bronson though, and probably will check out his Danish films eventually.
 
'Time Kibitzer said:
'Bob Magaw said:
i had never seen anything by nicholas winding refn until a few days ago, just watched three...drive - with a terse ryan gosling, has a 70s neo-noir vibe... nice atmospheric soundtrack/score by cliff martinez (also did traffic, has been very busy lately)... heavies played by ron perlman and an against type albert brooks... recommended...valhalla rising... the actor who played le chiffre in casino royale plays a viking who meets up with some crusaders and ends up in the new world... different but very powerful score (synths, electric guitar wall of noise reminiscent of terje rypdal)... also recommended... bronson... about the notorious british criminal, most violent in their system, moved over 100 times... played by tom hardy (from inception) who transformed his physique for the role... supposedly bronson has set world records for press ups... also recommended...all of these have scenes of ultra-violence...
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I really liked Drive so I thought I'd check out Valhalla Rising, but I thought it was incredibly slow, and the dialogue was so sparse I had next to no idea as to what was going on half the time. Visually the moving was still impressive, but that wasn't enough for me to enjoy watching the film. I still look forward to checking out Bronson though, and probably will check out his Danish films eventually.
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Loved Drive, found Valhalla Rising to be overly stylistic and quite boring to the point of insufferable, been looking forward to Bronson for awhile.
 
'jdoggydogg said:
'Chaka said:
'Kenny Powers said:
2012 Best Picture = Red Tails :mellow: :lmao:
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Not a good film but the subject matter is among the most significant in American history, even moreso for African American history so I completely understand why it won.
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I think Beasts of the Southern Wild would have been a better choice.
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Haven't seen it yet (but am really, sincerely and honestly looking forward to it) but when it comes to subject matter in African American history it is difficult to top the Tuskegee Airmen. And yes, I understand that there are examples that are, perhaps, equally significant, perhaps even more so. They deserve a much better big budget Hollywood treatment than Lucas gave them (he failed on so many levels), but I at least appreciate that he tried.
 
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'Chaka said:
'jdoggydogg said:
'Chaka said:
'Kenny Powers said:
2012 Best Picture = Red Tails :mellow: :lmao:
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Not a good film but the subject matter is among the most significant in American history, even moreso for African American history so I completely understand why it won.
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I think Beasts of the Southern Wild would have been a better choice.
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Haven't seen it yet (but am really, sincerely and honestly looking forward to it) but when it comes to subject matter in African American history it is difficult to top the Tuskegee Airmen. And yes, I understand that there are examples that are, perhaps, equally significant, perhaps even more so. They deserve a much better big budget Hollywood treatment than Lucas gave them (he failed on so many levels), but I at least appreciate that he tried.
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I don't disagree.
 
'Chaka said:
'Time Kibitzer said:
'Bob Magaw said:
i had never seen anything by nicholas winding refn until a few days ago, just watched three...drive - with a terse ryan gosling, has a 70s neo-noir vibe... nice atmospheric soundtrack/score by cliff martinez (also did traffic, has been very busy lately)... heavies played by ron perlman and an against type albert brooks... recommended...valhalla rising... the actor who played le chiffre in casino royale plays a viking who meets up with some crusaders and ends up in the new world... different but very powerful score (synths, electric guitar wall of noise reminiscent of terje rypdal)... also recommended... bronson... about the notorious british criminal, most violent in their system, moved over 100 times... played by tom hardy (from inception) who transformed his physique for the role... supposedly bronson has set world records for press ups... also recommended...all of these have scenes of ultra-violence...
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I really liked Drive so I thought I'd check out Valhalla Rising, but I thought it was incredibly slow, and the dialogue was so sparse I had next to no idea as to what was going on half the time. Visually the moving was still impressive, but that wasn't enough for me to enjoy watching the film. I still look forward to checking out Bronson though, and probably will check out his Danish films eventually.
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Loved Drive, found Valhalla Rising to be overly stylistic and quite boring to the point of insufferable, been looking forward to Bronson for awhile.
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I thought Hardy crushed it in Lawless and Warrior, but Bronson may very well be his best performance.
 
'Chaka said:
'Time Kibitzer said:
'Bob Magaw said:
i had never seen anything by nicholas winding refn until a few days ago, just watched three...

drive - with a terse ryan gosling, has a 70s neo-noir vibe... nice atmospheric soundtrack/score by cliff martinez (also did traffic, has been very busy lately)... heavies played by ron perlman and an against type albert brooks... recommended...

valhalla rising... the actor who played le chiffre in casino royale plays a viking who meets up with some crusaders and ends up in the new world... different but very powerful score (synths, electric guitar wall of noise reminiscent of terje rypdal)... also recommended...

bronson... about the notorious british criminal, most violent in their system, moved over 100 times... played by tom hardy (from inception) who transformed his physique for the role... supposedly bronson has set world records for press ups... also recommended...

all of these have scenes of ultra-violence...
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I really liked Drive so I thought I'd check out Valhalla Rising, but I thought it was incredibly slow, and the dialogue was so sparse I had next to no idea as to what was going on half the time. Visually the moving was still impressive, but that wasn't enough for me to enjoy watching the film. I still look forward to checking out Bronson though, and probably will check out his Danish films eventually.
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Loved Drive, found Valhalla Rising to be overly stylistic and quite boring to the point of insufferable, been looking forward to Bronson for awhile.
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Totally agree with Chaka and Officer Pete.I caught Looper last night and expected a mess (i'm not a Willis fan), but I enjoyed it.

With most time-travelly things, I switch off trying to second guess or analyze the sci-fi aspects and just try to go along for the ride. I liked the idea- not horribly original- of parallel vs divergent lives through time and thought this one did a good enough job with it (even it tried too hard with some of the "scarring" scenes) by presenting it concurrently. The mutation aspect seemed a bit out of place and not really needed IMO. I liked Gordon Levitt or whatever the hell his name is- liked him quite a bit, even if something about him was unsettlingly different phyically from his previous roles. Willis was basically Willis. I liked the female farm mom a lot... spacing on her name.

 
'Chaka said:
'Kenny Powers said:
'Chaka said:
'Kenny Powers said:
2012 Best Picture = Red Tails :mellow: :lmao:
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Not a good film but the subject matter is among the most significant in American history, even moreso for African American history so I completely understand why it won.
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I take it this was the NAACP best picture in 1997 then?!I see what youre saying, but still.
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I don't know what it won and I have never seen it but it looks fascinating.
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I had to watch it for a college course, and it was ok I guess. Basically the point I was trying to make was just because it is an important time/story in black history, doesnt mean it should win best picture for anything, NAACP or otherwise.
 
'El Floppo said:
I caught Looper last night and expected a mess (i'm not a Willis fan), but I enjoyed it.

With most time-travelly things, I switch off trying to second guess or analyze the sci-fi aspects and just try to go along for the ride. I liked the idea- not horribly original- of parallel vs divergent lives through time and thought this one did a good enough job with it (even it tried too hard with some of the "scarring" scenes) by presenting it concurrently. The mutation aspect seemed a bit out of place and not really needed IMO. I liked Gordon Levitt or whatever the hell his name is- liked him quite a bit, even if something about him was unsettlingly different phyically from his previous roles. Willis was basically Willis. I liked the female farm mom a lot... spacing on her name.
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Emily Blunt was the farm lady.They altered Gordon-Levitt's jawline to make it more similar to Bruce Willis'.

 
'FreeBaGeL said:
'El Floppo said:
I caught Looper last night and expected a mess (i'm not a Willis fan), but I enjoyed it.

With most time-travelly things, I switch off trying to second guess or analyze the sci-fi aspects and just try to go along for the ride. I liked the idea- not horribly original- of parallel vs divergent lives through time and thought this one did a good enough job with it (even it tried too hard with some of the "scarring" scenes) by presenting it concurrently. The mutation aspect seemed a bit out of place and not really needed IMO. I liked Gordon Levitt or whatever the hell his name is- liked him quite a bit, even if something about him was unsettlingly different phyically from his previous roles. Willis was basically Willis. I liked the female farm mom a lot... spacing on her name.
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Emily Blunt was the farm lady.They altered Gordon-Levitt's jawline to make it more similar to Bruce Willis'.
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It looked to me like they CGI'd up his nose. It was weird to watch at first but didnt bother me after 20 minutes or so.
 
Watched the British series 'Spy'. Only two series (17 episodes) and it's a really good show. It's getting remade here starring Rob Cordry but the British version is worth watching for the great acting.

 
'cstu said:
Watched the British series 'Spy'. Only two series (17 episodes) and it's a really good show. It's getting remade here starring Rob Cordry but the British version is worth watching for the great acting.
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The British version may very well be good, but reading this just made me think a serious spy show starring Rob Corrdry sounds awful.
 
I was a little dissapointed in Seven Psychopaths. It wasn't bad, the second half really saved the movie, but with the cast I thought I might have laughed a lot more. The comedy seemed a bit forced. I loved the idea behind it but it just fell kinda short for me. Worth checking out though. 2.5/5

 
'Kenny Powers said:
'cstu said:
Watched the British series 'Spy'. Only two series (17 episodes) and it's a really good show. It's getting remade here starring Rob Cordry but the British version is worth watching for the great acting.
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The British version may very well be good, but reading this just made me think a serious spy show starring Rob Corrdry sounds awful.
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It's a comedy. Kind of like a dumber Chuck but in his 30's with a genius kid. It takes itself even less seriously than Chuck.
 
'Kenny Powers said:
'cstu said:
Watched the British series 'Spy'. Only two series (17 episodes) and it's a really good show. It's getting remade here starring Rob Cordry but the British version is worth watching for the great acting.
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The British version may very well be good, but reading this just made me think a serious spy show starring Rob Corrdry sounds awful.
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imdb says it's a comedy about a man who mistakenly goes to the wrong interview and gets a job as a spy, so I'm guessing the American version won't be a "serious" spy show either despite its name. Skyfall

I was hoping that with Sam Mendes directing the action sequences would be more realistic, but that certainly was not the case; bad guy grunts were once again convenient idiocy at every turn, and there was no shortage of gun shots that missed by just a little bit. And although there was more character development than your standard bond film, given the 140+ min running time it would have been nice to get more of a backstory about the Bardem character. I thought the film looked way better than your average Bond/action film though.

2/4.

 
'Kenny Powers said:
'Chaka said:
'Kenny Powers said:
'Chaka said:
'Kenny Powers said:
2012 Best Picture = Red Tails :mellow: :lmao:
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Not a good film but the subject matter is among the most significant in American history, even moreso for African American history so I completely understand why it won.
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I take it this was the NAACP best picture in 1997 then?!I see what youre saying, but still.
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I don't know what it won and I have never seen it but it looks fascinating.
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I had to watch it for a college course, and it was ok I guess. Basically the point I was trying to make was just because it is an important time/story in black history, doesnt mean it should win best picture for anything, NAACP or otherwise.
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"NAACP Image Awards"
 
'Kenny Powers said:
'FreeBaGeL said:
'El Floppo said:
I caught Looper last night and expected a mess (i'm not a Willis fan), but I enjoyed it.

With most time-travelly things, I switch off trying to second guess or analyze the sci-fi aspects and just try to go along for the ride. I liked the idea- not horribly original- of parallel vs divergent lives through time and thought this one did a good enough job with it (even it tried too hard with some of the "scarring" scenes) by presenting it concurrently. The mutation aspect seemed a bit out of place and not really needed IMO. I liked Gordon Levitt or whatever the hell his name is- liked him quite a bit, even if something about him was unsettlingly different phyically from his previous roles. Willis was basically Willis. I liked the female farm mom a lot... spacing on her name.
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Emily Blunt was the farm lady.They altered Gordon-Levitt's jawline to make it more similar to Bruce Willis'.
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It looked to me like they CGI'd up his nose. It was weird to watch at first but didnt bother me after 20 minutes or so.
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whoa. that seems like a lot of work ... but ok, good to know. :thumbup:
 
The Video Dead (1987) - this recently came out on Blu Ray (along with TerrorVision) and I love finally being able to watch old 80's movies in HD so I had to check it out. My review? So ridiculously bad it's awesome. I found myself wanting to fast forward through the zombie scenes but the dialogue is hilarious.

 
Prometheus: Nice mix of sci-fi, horror and creature feature. It got a little messy towards the end and could have used a little more explanation on a couple parts but overall it pretty good. 3.5/5

Spider-Man: I want to say it was the best of the bunch but I'm not sure. This guy >>> Toby and Emma Stone >>> Kirsten Dunst. I'm not a big comic book nerd but I thought that Mary Jane was the only chick Parker was ever after; don't know why it wasn't her. A little excessive on the swinging montages towards the end. Quite a few problems with this one though... apparently Spidey just loves telling everyone who he is and taking his mask off. They bring his parents in at the start then completely forget about them. And really, there was very little action. 3.5/5

 
'cosjobs said:
Silver Lining PlaybookDramedy about manic depression and dealing with those dealing with it. A smart, funny movie that did a good job of acknowledging the issues of the disorder without sugar-coating it, minimizing it, or using it for cheap humor. Well done on those fronts and above that a semi-smart romcom/dramedy psychofusion.3.88/ 5 stars
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Saw this over the weekend having no idea what it was about. Thought it was fantastic. :thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Turned off Bourne legacy an hour in to it. Wasn't bad, just didn't care about any of the characters. Looper - liked it quite bit for an action flick. Thought the acting was all good although it would have been nice to flesh out the reign man story a little more. Also, I didn't understand one scene but don't care enough to ask about it here. Blunt looked great with light hair. Dark knight rises - liked this better than dark knight. There, I said it.

 
'Abraham said:
I'm watching the new Bourne movie....it doesn't make a lot of sense. Oh well.
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Huh? How does it not make sense? It's like 5 action scenes and that's all there is to it.
They try to kill Jeremy Renner at the cabin, he escapes. He wants to find out what's going on, so he tracks down his only lead, the nurse, Rachel Weisz, who supplies him with the super-drugs.They try to klll Rachel Weisz at her house. But Jeremy Renner gets there just in time and saves her.The two of them go to the Philippines where the nurse gets the drugs from, but they're discovered and have to escape the facility. Then the next day they're found again and a guy chases them through the streets. So they escape him, too.The end.
 
'Sarnoff said:
'Abraham said:
I'm watching the new Bourne movie....it doesn't make a lot of sense. Oh well.
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Huh? How does it not make sense? It's like 5 action scenes and that's all there is to it.
They try to kill Jeremy Renner at the cabin, he escapes. He wants to find out what's going on, so he tracks down his only lead, the nurse, Rachel Weisz, who supplies him with the super-drugs.They try to klll Rachel Weisz at her house. But Jeremy Renner gets there just in time and saves her.The two of them go to the Philippines where the nurse gets the drugs from, but they're discovered and have to escape the facility. Then the next day they're found again and a guy chases them through the streets. So they escape him, too.The end.
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Oh, then I guess it was almost over when I turned it off.
 
'El Floppo said:
'Kenny Powers said:
'FreeBaGeL said:
'El Floppo said:
I caught Looper last night and expected a mess (i'm not a Willis fan), but I enjoyed it.

With most time-travelly things, I switch off trying to second guess or analyze the sci-fi aspects and just try to go along for the ride. I liked the idea- not horribly original- of parallel vs divergent lives through time and thought this one did a good enough job with it (even it tried too hard with some of the "scarring" scenes) by presenting it concurrently. The mutation aspect seemed a bit out of place and not really needed IMO. I liked Gordon Levitt or whatever the hell his name is- liked him quite a bit, even if something about him was unsettlingly different phyically from his previous roles. Willis was basically Willis. I liked the female farm mom a lot... spacing on her name.
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Emily Blunt was the farm lady.They altered Gordon-Levitt's jawline to make it more similar to Bruce Willis'.
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It looked to me like they CGI'd up his nose. It was weird to watch at first but didnt bother me after 20 minutes or so.
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whoa. that seems like a lot of work ... but ok, good to know. :thumbup:
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3 hours in the makeup chair each morning...http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-knight-joseph-gordon-levitt-looper-rian-johnson-bruce-willis-311133

 
"margin call" from the queue and found it to be pretty bad. just a terrible script, i thought. it was just so damned obvious about some things (character archetypes, for ex) and terribly vague about others (what was happening). and this script got an oscar nomination? oof. most of the actors were at sea in this film.
 
'offdee said:
'El Floppo said:
'Kenny Powers said:
'FreeBaGeL said:
'El Floppo said:
I caught Looper last night and expected a mess (i'm not a Willis fan), but I enjoyed it.

With most time-travelly things, I switch off trying to second guess or analyze the sci-fi aspects and just try to go along for the ride. I liked the idea- not horribly original- of parallel vs divergent lives through time and thought this one did a good enough job with it (even it tried too hard with some of the "scarring" scenes) by presenting it concurrently. The mutation aspect seemed a bit out of place and not really needed IMO. I liked Gordon Levitt or whatever the hell his name is- liked him quite a bit, even if something about him was unsettlingly different phyically from his previous roles. Willis was basically Willis. I liked the female farm mom a lot... spacing on her name.
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Emily Blunt was the farm lady.They altered Gordon-Levitt's jawline to make it more similar to Bruce Willis'.
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It looked to me like they CGI'd up his nose. It was weird to watch at first but didnt bother me after 20 minutes or so.
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whoa. that seems like a lot of work ... but ok, good to know. :thumbup:
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3 hours in the makeup chair each morning...http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-knight-joseph-gordon-levitt-looper-rian-johnson-bruce-willis-311133
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I just didn't feel it was necessary considering how distracting it was. Are these guys really so different at age 30 that they needed to do it? Joseph (2012)

Bruce (1985)

 
'saintfool said:
"margin call" from the queue and found it to be pretty bad. just a terrible script, i thought. it was just so damned obvious about some things (character archetypes, for ex) and terribly vague about others (what was happening). and this script got an oscar nomination? oof. most of the actors were at sea in this film.
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Really? I thought this was arguably the most underrated film of 2011. You say terrible script, but I thought the dialogue was actually one of its strongest parts. Im pretty much clueless in the business side of this film, but the way it was laid out was good and I wasnt totally confused. I thought the acting, namely Paul Bettany, Spacey, and Quinto was great.
 
'Kenny Powers said:
'saintfool said:
"margin call" from the queue and found it to be pretty bad. just a terrible script, i thought. it was just so damned obvious about some things (character archetypes, for ex) and terribly vague about others (what was happening). and this script got an oscar nomination? oof. most of the actors were at sea in this film.
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Really? I thought this was arguably the most underrated film of 2011. You say terrible script, but I thought the dialogue was actually one of its strongest parts. Im pretty much clueless in the business side of this film, but the way it was laid out was good and I wasnt totally confused. I thought the acting, namely Paul Bettany, Spacey, and Quinto was great.
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Agree, it was a great film. Don't know what Saintfool is talking about.
 
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