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[Kenny Powers]

Evil Dead (2013)......Thought it was very good, but missing a little something. I think the trailer got my expectations for it to be even more violent, but there is plenty of that and not short on the gore. Quite a few memorable scenes in that regard as well. Seems like those who have seen it expected it to be scarier, but these types of horror movies I watch more for fun than the scares, and I had plenty of fun with it. Psychological horror is what freaks me out and where I go for the scares. It definitely avoided the cheesiness of the original, and I thought the story line was surprisingly well done and developed more than I expected. While it mostly follows the original, there are numerous parts that give a nod towards ED2 as well. Many of the references to ED1 are switched up in a different manner that make it entirely new yet you see the connection, and in some cases totally different. Its more of a relaunch of ED1 than a remake. I dug the sort of twist near the end with the girl. Makeup was fantastic.

Really, the only things it was missing was the acting/cast choices to a degree and some of the dialogue. Lou Taylor Pucci is the only one I even recognized (why did they make him look like a Rolling Stone journalist in 1974 though???). He was pretty good in the ####head role, the lead girl was good, but the rest were pretty weak. I guess where it was most lacking was with the lead guy when it comes down to it. Not like I expected him to outshine Ash, but you'd think with a cult classic like this, they couldve got a decent if not recognizable young actor for that part (Heck, Cabin in the Woods got Thor). They kept the humor aspect with this one (Why dont you come down here so I can....., pretty boy ), but couldve used a little more of it I thought, or at least made some of the non-story line dialogue more interesting. All in all, these are minor complaints. Overall, really enjoyed it. Id say I liked Cabin in the Woods a bit more, but this has to be one of the best horror movies in the last 3-5 years....4/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

Little Children - The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations. Very well-acted, stars Kate Winslett, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley. 8/10

Good flick

 

[FootballDummy]

Little Children - The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations. Very well-acted, stars Kate Winslett, Jennifer Connelly, Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley. 8/10

I think this had been a good date... Oh snap.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Saw an old classic Cinema Paradiso. Excellent, sentimental film with quirky characters and involving story. It won Best Foreign film for 1990. It is Italian with subtitles.

Also saw Chasing Mavericks which was pretty good. Yeah it had some formulaic stuff that you see a lot but it had some interesting changes and a surprise at the end.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I had forgotten how unbelievably, excruciatingly dull Star Trek; The Motion Picture was.

Let's fly around the Enterprise for 20 minutes and then stare wonderingly out the window for an hour and a half.

 

[Insein]

I had forgotten how unbelievably, excruciatingly dull Star Trek; The Motion Picture was.

Let's fly around the Enterprise for 20 minutes and then stare wonderingly out the window for an hour and a half.

Much more nostalgic than good. At least they made up for it with ST2.

 

[EYLive]

Bully

Depressing. Makes really not want to have kids.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Judge Dredd: This movie was made for 3-D and it carries over to the Blu Ray I watched. The film has plenty of eye candy in the bright lights and special effects, in fact that was probably the best part of this movie. Now I do not have a 3-D TV nor do I want one but you could see where they added certain things for 3-D effects. I didn't mind because it also looked good in 2-D and the film had a nice flow to it.

Karl Urban plays Dredd and we never see him without the helmet so I would say anyone could have been in there, he didn't bring anything overly special to the role but he did a solid job of delivering the lines. Don't know the actresses name who co-starred with him but she was easy on the eyes and in fact it was probably the only reason she didn't wear a helmet thru much of the film.

The plot was interesting to a point. Basically they do an homage to Die Hard by having them trapped in a building with no way out, that had a big impact on the film, again I liked it as we sort of had a track to run all the special effects on and the story worked. I was surprised I liked the movie. Now this movie is not for the squeamish, in fact I would not want a teenager watching much of this, lot of blood and such, pretty real looking not just cartoonish the whole way.

This is a good guy film for those nights you are home alone and want to throw something in between Naughty Nurses and Tawdry Teachers, this is your go to film, lot of action, lot of violence.

 

[mad sweeney]

I got Iron Sky from Netflix, hoping for a "so bad, it's good" movie. It's just plain bad. So, so bad.

 

[cstu]

Bully

Depressing. Makes really not want to have kids.

Having a special needs kid myself it made me want to throw up...and choke slam the principal.

 

[Abraham]

Killing then softly. - did not like. This kind of movie should be right up my alley. Watched the first hour and was bored out of my mind, and I love movies that are slow.

Skyfall - sucked. In a hundred ways this movie sucked.

 

[Apple Jack]

Killing then softly. - did not like. This kind of movie should be right up my alley. Watched the first hour and was bored out of my mind, and I love movies that are slow.Skyfall - sucked. In a hundred ways this movie sucked.

I didn't make it through Skyfall. I feel like I need to at least try to finish it, if not start again from the beginning before saying it was a disappointment but it putting me to sleep on a Saturday afternoon is not a good indicator.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

After seeing it, I retitled it "Star Trek, The Motionless Picture"

I had forgotten how unbelievably, excruciatingly dull Star Trek; The Motion Picture was.

Let's fly around the Enterprise for 20 minutes and then stare wonderingly out the window for an hour and a half.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

Killing then softly. - did not like. This kind of movie should be right up my alley. Watched the first hour and was bored out of my mind, and I love movies that are slow.Skyfall - sucked. In a hundred ways this movie sucked.

Both in my top 10 for 2012. We have very different tastes in film it seems. I know we both like NCFOM, these films are nothing like that one but still I'm surprised you didn't like them, I thought the look of both films was pretty spot on. The scenes in Skyfall including the train, his entry into the Chinese Casino, the building duel where he kills the other spy in the top of the building with the lights cascading off all the glass, incredible shot.

And you aren't the only one to rip apart Skyfall and I just do not understand what people would want form a Bond film because it had it all including a main character send off, I was absolutely blown away by that film. Bardem was incredible as the villain, but hey everyone is entitled to their opinion and the box office says it was the highest grossing Bond film ever by a landslide I do believe.

 

[VA703]

caught Chernobyl Diaries on hbo http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1991245/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

wasnt terrible but wasnt great. id compare it to a hills have eyes movie but not as good as HHE 1 . its worth a watch

 

[jdoggydogg]

This is cool:

50 stills from 50 iconic movies

 

[jamny]

Not much more needs to be said but both Argo and Lincoln were excellent. Both 4/5

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Judge Dredd: This movie was made for 3-D and it carries over to the Blu Ray I watched. The film has plenty of eye candy in the bright lights and special effects, in fact that was probably the best part of this movie. Now I do not have a 3-D TV nor do I want one but you could see where they added certain things for 3-D effects. I didn't mind because it also looked good in 2-D and the film had a nice flow to it.

Karl Urban plays Dredd and we never see him without the helmet so I would say anyone could have been in there, he didn't bring anything overly special to the role but he did a solid job of delivering the lines. Don't know the actresses name who co-starred with him but she was easy on the eyes and in fact it was probably the only reason she didn't wear a helmet thru much of the film.

The plot was interesting to a point. Basically they do an homage to Die Hard by having them trapped in a building with no way out, that had a big impact on the film, again I liked it as we sort of had a track to run all the special effects on and the story worked. I was surprised I liked the movie. Now this movie is not for the squeamish, in fact I would not want a teenager watching much of this, lot of blood and such, pretty real looking not just cartoonish the whole way.

This is a good guy film for those nights you are home alone and want to throw something in between Naughty Nurses and Tawdry Teachers, this is your go to film, lot of action, lot of violence.

I love mindless action flicks, but Dredd sucked.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Not much more needs to be said but both Argo and Lincoln were excellent. Both 4/5

They aren't historically accurate, so I didn't like them.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Judge Dredd: This movie was made for 3-D and it carries over to the Blu Ray I watched. The film has plenty of eye candy in the bright lights and special effects, in fact that was probably the best part of this movie. Now I do not have a 3-D TV nor do I want one but you could see where they added certain things for 3-D effects. I didn't mind because it also looked good in 2-D and the film had a nice flow to it.

Karl Urban plays Dredd and we never see him without the helmet so I would say anyone could have been in there, he didn't bring anything overly special to the role but he did a solid job of delivering the lines. Don't know the actresses name who co-starred with him but she was easy on the eyes and in fact it was probably the only reason she didn't wear a helmet thru much of the film.

The plot was interesting to a point. Basically they do an homage to Die Hard by having them trapped in a building with no way out, that had a big impact on the film, again I liked it as we sort of had a track to run all the special effects on and the story worked. I was surprised I liked the movie. Now this movie is not for the squeamish, in fact I would not want a teenager watching much of this, lot of blood and such, pretty real looking not just cartoonish the whole way.

This is a good guy film for those nights you are home alone and want to throw something in between Naughty Nurses and Tawdry Teachers, this is your go to film, lot of action, lot of violence.

I love mindless action flicks, but Dredd sucked.

I don't know if it sucked. But the this is just another flashy action flick with no point and little originality.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Secret of Kells

Wow. One of the most beautiful things I have ever seen. A must-see (even if you don't have kids).

(Available on Netflix instant streaming)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I thought I'd remind myself why I didn't like A.I.: Artificial Intelligence the first time I saw it.

I remember now.

 

[dutch]

If you liked Secret of Kells, which I agree is a really good film, then you may want to check out A Cat in Paris. It hits all the high notes of what animation and story can bring to the screen. My 10 year old son loved it.

 

[FreeBaGeL]

Red Dawn (the new one)

Entertaining but fairly meh overall, which I expected. Acting was below par out of most characters (especially the younger brother co-star) which was distracting at times. The last 10-15 mins were really good though and worth seeing the movie for. This would have been a lot better if it were rated R. A war movie with no blood where the characters kept talking about how "real" the situation was didn't fit, and it REALLY didn't fit with some of the mature themes that the last 10-15 mins of the movie brought up. Some of the things they dealt with at the end would have felt a lot more in place in a gritty, more realistic version of the idea.

5/10.

 

[Copeman]

Red Dawn (the new one)

Entertaining but fairly meh overall, which I expected. Acting was below par out of most characters (especially the younger brother co-star) which was distracting at times. The last 10-15 mins were really good though and worth seeing the movie for. This would have been a lot better if it were rated R. A war movie with no blood where the characters kept talking about how "real" the situation was didn't fit, and it REALLY didn't fit with some of the mature themes that the last 10-15 mins of the movie brought up. Some of the things they dealt with at the end would have felt a lot more in place in a gritty, more realistic version of the idea.

5/10.

I thought it was awful. Each scene was like 1 minute long, and it seemed like they showed certain scenes (the same scenes in the original), just to show them. To pay homage or something....

Didn't feel anything for any of the characters.

I dunno, I just thought the movie was crap.

2/10.

 

[jdoggydogg]

If you liked Secret of Kells, which I agree is a really good film, then you may want to check out A Cat in Paris. It hits all the high notes of what animation and story can bring to the screen. My 10 year old son loved it.

Glad you mentioned that. That movie came up as a suggestion once Kells concluded

 

[JZilla]

42 was worth a watch but pretty standard biopic fare nowadays. Still, I was worried this would be a little too Red Tails-y so I'm cool with how it turned out.

I always enjoy Alan Tudyk, he pretty much stole the show I think. The lead and Harrison Ford were good but ultimately unremarkable, and in Harrison's case a tad forced. And I wasn't a fan of the actress playing Rachel Robinson (who I am a fan of)

 

[matuski]

Erased. Oof.

 

[VA703]

Dark Skies with Keri Russell

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2387433/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

better than i thought it would be.

this is a good review i was reading

Maybe I had too high of hopes for this. I never, well I try to avoid watching the TV ads and I don't make a habit of watching trailers. Nonetheless I had a pretty good notion of what this film was about and I had really thought maybe this was going to deliver something new that I hadn't seen before. The story was interesting enough for a decent viewing experience & it did have some good frightening scenes spread thinly throughout. Overall it was mainly a psychological thriller and was hardly a horror film, so if you're thinking you're going to be in for any kind of brilliant sci-fi visual experience you won't get much more than very thin "shades" of the most commonly used interpretations of what an alien being looks like. Also don't expect any visual horror scenes because there is little more than a bit of head banging. With a budget of $3.5 million the film relied heavily on story & acting, but laid off on the CGI. Overall it's cast did a fine job & it's production value was as good as any other Hollywood film. While I believe it will hold peoples attention, I doubt many people will be walking out of the theater saying wow or OMG brilliant! The plot was very similar to many other alien abduction films, which made it somewhat predictable right down to the final scene, which contained little more than a very very slight turn of events. Should you run to the theaters or otherwise to see this film, no, but it's still a pretty good watch and do recommend seeing it at your convenience, it's a solid 7/10

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

Men in Black 3 - I liked it. Brolin did a great job. Bogged down in a few places, but held my attention and parts were fun. I can see what they were doing with the ending, trying to turn the relationship of J & K through the three movies into more of a paternal than fraternal one, but it was ok.

 

[Cold Dead Hands]

The Bay - Found footage/ clip movie about a massive government coverup of a parasitic outbreak in a small bay in Maryland. Mostly painful to watch and the differences in audio volume is awful. If you can't raise tension through the story and setpieces, don't try to make up for the fact by making people scream at twice the volume of the rest of the sound. Pain in the ###.

 

[Worm]

"The Lincoln Lawyer" worth watching?

 

[JoeSteeler]

"The Lincoln Lawyer" worth watching?

I enjoyed it.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Saw Life of Pi

Very good film. Amazing photography, interesting characters, thoughtful ending. That Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) knows how to make a film.

 

[gump]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv.

One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly.

And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon?

I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

 

[hxperson]

Saw Life of PiVery good film. Amazing photography, interesting characters, thoughtful ending. That Ang Lee (Sense and Sensibility, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) knows how to make a film.

I saw it this weekend as well. Beautiful film, love the ending. I had high expectations and it met/exceeded them.Also watched John dies at the End, and didn't like it as much. I thought the main actor was pretty weak overall and never really convinced me to suspend my disbelief and go along with the story, which I think is needed to enjoy this flick.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Look Both Ways

Excellent little Australian movie about loss and feelings of dread. Very entertaining and well-acted. Highly recommended.

From the IMDB description:

On a Friday after a horrific train crash, three newsmen in Adelaide must take stock: Nick, a photojournalist, learns he has cancer; Andy, a writer with two children who has a bad relationship with his ex, learns his girlfriend Anna is pregnant; Phil, an editor, realizes he's missing his children's growing up. That afternoon, Meryl, an artist who illustrates sympathy cards and constantly imagines disasters, witnesses a train accident kill a man. At the crash site, she meets Nick, and a relationship flowers over the next three days which makes them both question their lives, wants and needs.

 

[Kenny Powers]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv.

One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly.

And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon?

I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him.

What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

 

[gump]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

 

[Kenny Powers]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

Well yeah, Avon and obviously Stringer are not major characters going forward, but Season 3 was all about the downfall of Avon/Stringer and the rise of Marlo. As someone who also loved Avon and Stringer (both might be Top 5 characters for me), that disappointed me as well, but I came to love Marlo almost as much over the last 2 seasons. His crew is just as enjoyable as Avon's. As I believe I said earlier, Season 3 is my favorite.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv.

One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly.

And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon?

I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

Stringer always thought of himself as a business man and not a typical drug deal - remember him trying to apply MBA business theories to drug sales? But he got his ### handed to him by the senator .SSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT, and then wanted one of his thugs to kill him. Avon stepped in and stopped that. At that point I think the illusion was crushed for Stringer and he was neutered by Avon. BTW I always liked Slim.

 

[Flying Spaghetti Monster]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

Well yeah, Avon and obviously Stringer are not major characters going forward, but Season 3 was all about the downfall of Avon/Stringer and the rise of Marlo. As someone who also loved Avon and Stringer (both might be Top 5 characters for me), that disappointed me as well, but I came to love Marlo almost as much over the last 2 seasons. His crew is just as enjoyable as Avon's. As I believe I said earlier, Season 3 is my favorite.

I have never met a character on TV like Marlo. At first I hated him, but then I realized he is what he is and does not apologized for it.

Spoiler

Still hated it when he shot PJ.

 

[gump]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

Well yeah, Avon and obviously Stringer are not major characters going forward, but Season 3 was all about the downfall of Avon/Stringer and the rise of Marlo. As someone who also loved Avon and Stringer (both might be Top 5 characters for me), that disappointed me as well, but I came to love Marlo almost as much over the last 2 seasons. His crew is just as enjoyable as Avon's. As I believe I said earlier, Season 3 is my favorite.

Cool...gotta move on...I definitely like Snoop, or whatever the girls name is....and Marlo's right hand man. I'm actually considering going thru the series again with my wife...since she sees me watching it every night and is really interested. Maybe I'll understand more of Bubs the next time thru.

 

[jdoggydogg]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

Well yeah, Avon and obviously Stringer are not major characters going forward, but Season 3 was all about the downfall of Avon/Stringer and the rise of Marlo. As someone who also loved Avon and Stringer (both might be Top 5 characters for me), that disappointed me as well, but I came to love Marlo almost as much over the last 2 seasons. His crew is just as enjoyable as Avon's. As I believe I said earlier, Season 3 is my favorite.

I have never met a character on TV like Marlo. At first I hated him, but then I realized he is what he is and does not apologized for it.

Spoiler

Still hated it when he shot PJ.

Marlo was outstanding. Very well-written character and the acting was perfect.

 

[Leeroy Jenkins]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

Well yeah, Avon and obviously Stringer are not major characters going forward, but Season 3 was all about the downfall of Avon/Stringer and the rise of Marlo. As someone who also loved Avon and Stringer (both might be Top 5 characters for me), that disappointed me as well, but I came to love Marlo almost as much over the last 2 seasons. His crew is just as enjoyable as Avon's. As I believe I said earlier, Season 3 is my favorite.

I have never met a character on TV like Marlo. At first I hated him, but then I realized he is what he is and does not apologized for it.

Spoiler

Still hated it when he shot PJ.

My name is my name.

 

[Kenny Powers]

So just finished S3 of The Wire. I think the Avon/Stringer/Prop Joe/Omar/Brother Mouzon/Marlo story line was one of my favorite I've ever followed. Such a great conclusion with Avon and Stringer simultaneously flipping on each other...and Omar delivering the line 'Your boy gave you up...and we didn't even have to torture him!' to cap it off. Just awesome tv. One question from that....did Stringer's admission of killing D'Angelo to Avon play a big part in Avon handing him over to Brother Mouzon? After the ep where he told Avon and they fought....Avon seemed to accept it pretty quickly...too quickly. But there was also enough reason without that, with Mouzon threatening to cut him off from NY seemingly. And if that was a big part, why did Stringer admit it? Was it because he ultimately wanted Street Cred from Avon? I know S4 is good and S5 wraps it up....but I must admit knowing that whole story is basically gone has me a little less excited about the last 2 seasons than about going into S3.

As for the bolded, Id say so. Id say Stringer admitted it because he wanted to tell/show Avon that he was more big time than him now, and String no longer answered to him. What do you mean by "knowing the whole story is basically gone"??

I'm sure there will be plenty of Joe, Omar, maybe Marlo....just will miss the Avon/Stringer hub. And I thought I read somewhere that McNulty takes a back seat because he started getting movie jobs. I've definitely gotten attached to some characters.

Well yeah, Avon and obviously Stringer are not major characters going forward, but Season 3 was all about the downfall of Avon/Stringer and the rise of Marlo. As someone who also loved Avon and Stringer (both might be Top 5 characters for me), that disappointed me as well, but I came to love Marlo almost as much over the last 2 seasons. His crew is just as enjoyable as Avon's. As I believe I said earlier, Season 3 is my favorite.

I have never met a character on TV like Marlo. At first I hated him, but then I realized he is what he is and does not apologized for it.

Yeah, I hated both Marlo and Bodie at first but ended up loving both.

 

[Daywalker]

The Place Beyond the Pines.

Was kind of like two movies squished together. First half was compelling. Second half was a different movie that wasn't. Didn't really care for Cooper's performance at all. They should have just made a tight 90-minute version of the first act.

5/10

 

[Kenny Powers]

The Place Beyond the Pines.

Was kind of like two movies squished together. First half was compelling. Second half was a different movie that wasn't. Didn't really care for Cooper's performance at all. They should have just made a tight 90-minute version of the first act.

5/10

Trailers for this look great, and its getting good reviews across the board. Currently over 80% at RT for both critics and fans. I'll probably still check it out in theaters. Is this as wide as its being released? Its only playing at a few theaters here in Pittsburgh.

 

[Chaka]

The Place Beyond the Pines.

Was kind of like two movies squished together. First half was compelling. Second half was a different movie that wasn't. Didn't really care for Cooper's performance at all. They should have just made a tight 90-minute version of the first act.

5/10

Trailers for this look great, and its getting good reviews across the board. Currently over 80% at RT for both critics and fans. I'll probably still check it out in theaters. Is this as wide as its being released? Its only playing at a few theaters here in Pittsburgh.

Heard a review on the local NPR affiliate, if you watched the trailer and are expecting an action centered film be prepared for a bait-n-switch. It has those elements but it's apparently is more of a character driven drama.

 

[Kenny Powers]

The Place Beyond the Pines.

Was kind of like two movies squished together. First half was compelling. Second half was a different movie that wasn't. Didn't really care for Cooper's performance at all. They should have just made a tight 90-minute version of the first act.

5/10

Trailers for this look great, and its getting good reviews across the board. Currently over 80% at RT for both critics and fans. I'll probably still check it out in theaters. Is this as wide as its being released? Its only playing at a few theaters here in Pittsburgh.

Heard a review on the local NPR affiliate, if you watched the trailer and are expecting an action centered film be prepared for a bait-n-switch. It has those elements but it's apparently is more of a character driven drama.

Based on the director (Blue Valentine), storylines, and summaries I read, I was expecting mostly a character drama with some action/crime here and there. Something along the lines of Heat, American Gangster, Lawless if you will in that sense. And while I havent seen The Notebook, Ive seen almost every other Gosling movie and Ive yet to come across one I didnt enjoy to some degree.