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saintfool
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primer - excellent but confusing; i wish they had more tension, dramatic range. there used to be a primer thread in the FFA but my searches came up without it;
hotel rwanda - good acting; by the numbers though; terrible script.
life acquatic with steve zizsou - 2x i've seen it; it's mighty fine but no "rushmore";
hotel rwanda - good acting; by the numbers though; terrible script.
life acquatic with steve zizsou - 2x i've seen it; it's mighty fine but no "rushmore";
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
You do realize that the events are a close approximation of what really happened, right?
saintfool
Dead sexy
yeah, i understand the events described were real. the script was terrible, which has little to do with the notion of veracity. my wife also thought the direction was lacking and i tend to agree with her sentiment here. i saw a great "frontline" special a couple of years ago on PBS which was just spot on. i really enjoyed that storytelling.
fierce_corgi
Footballguy
Already seen - also highly recommended, but I'd place it a little behind Kung Fu Hustle. I haven't seen any of Chow's earlier work - God Of Cookery gets lots of recommendations, though.Also saw Ocean's 12 - kind of meh, didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Ocean's 11. What the heck happened to Bernie Mac in that movie - he just disappeared half way in? It's almost like they had only 8 or 9 actors worth of dialog, and they had to rotate actors into the movie as they went.Make sure you watch his previous film "Shaolin Soccer." Hard to be upset about anything when you are watching a Kung Fu Soccer film.Finally got around to seeing Kung Fu Hustle - outstanding. The scene that starts with Stephen Chow and friend trying to attack the landlady with throwing knives and ending with a Roadrunner homage is probably the funniest thing I've seen in a couple of years.
Statorama
Footballguy
I was laid up on Monday, so I checked out King Kong on pay per view. Talk about a movie that's screaming for an editing job! The flick is probably an hour too long. The things they do right, they do VERY right. The insect scenes (and most of the scenes overall) on skull island were excellent.
On the heels of the Lord of the Ring movies, I can see why they indulged Peter Jackson so much, but come on man...somebody had to take that dude aside and tell him what time it is.
It's worth watching if you don't have anything else to do.
On the heels of the Lord of the Ring movies, I can see why they indulged Peter Jackson so much, but come on man...somebody had to take that dude aside and tell him what time it is.
It's worth watching if you don't have anything else to do.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I figured I could endure either Hotel Rwanda or Sometimes in April. I picked Sometimes in April. Very good.
Shooter McGavin
Down the middle
Watched "Rumor Has It" last night. , except for a brief back/side view of Jennifer Aniston's boob.
, except for a brief back/side view of Jennifer Aniston's boob.
Elway Lives
Footballguy
Bringing Out the Dead
Pretty good movie with Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette. Kind of reminded me of ER on crack, only more from a paramedics point of view. Very witty...some great subtle humor, but certainly not meant to be a comedy. Many strong characters here that were played very well, Cage especially (more I see of him, the more I like him as an actor).
7.5 out of 10
Pretty good movie with Nicolas Cage and Patricia Arquette. Kind of reminded me of ER on crack, only more from a paramedics point of view. Very witty...some great subtle humor, but certainly not meant to be a comedy. Many strong characters here that were played very well, Cage especially (more I see of him, the more I like him as an actor).
7.5 out of 10
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Just watched a good independant film titled "Thirteen Conversations About One Thing." Fans of fresh, well-written non-linear dramas might like this one. Closest film to resemble the mood of this one: "Junebug."
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
I LOVE that movie. With so many terrible (and I mean TERRIBLE) kids movies out there, it's nice to come across one that isn't so insulting to the intelligence*.And Kelly Preston is a severly underrated hottie.Watched Sky High tonight, you could do worse. Some nice young hotties( A B C ) and a fizine looking Kellly Preston
*I'm talking to YOU Robert Rodriguez and your infernal Shark Boy and Lava Girl schlock!
Shooter McGavin
Down the middle
Seriously, go with "The Good Girl". Better movie, and more skin.That's enough for me. I'll have to check it out.Watched "Rumor Has It" last night.
Nigel Tufnel
Footballguy
The Squid and the Whale: Nice little character study with good performances from everyone. However, it was mind-bogglingly short with an abrupt, vague, give-up ending. Could have been a really good film with a more satisfying conclusion.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
Great movie
Andy Dufresne
Footballguy
Is there a "Theater Edition" version of this thread.
Just wondering because I took my kids to the $2 discount theater showing of "The Wild" this weekend and I felt like I got ripped off.
Keifer Sutherland voicing a father lion looking for his lost cub. He's forever Jack Bauer now. I kept expecting the lion to shout "TELL ME WHERE THE LION CUB IS!" and then shoot some poor innocent gazelle in the thigh.
Just wondering because I took my kids to the $2 discount theater showing of "The Wild" this weekend and I felt like I got ripped off.
Keifer Sutherland voicing a father lion looking for his lost cub. He's forever Jack Bauer now. I kept expecting the lion to shout "TELL ME WHERE THE LION CUB IS!" and then shoot some poor innocent gazelle in the thigh.
perry147
Footballguy
Watched the remake of When a Stranger Calls this past weekend and we very surprised I liked it. I have seen the original but the remake it very very good. The acting is top notch and the buildup is very intense. It is definitely worth the rental or Netflick.
Also watched Man on Fire which was good also but the ending was a little bit off I felt but still worth the rental.
Also watched Man on Fire which was good also but the ending was a little bit off I felt but still worth the rental.
Anybody heard anything about "Inside Deep Throat" it is about the pron. I have not yet watched it, but noticed it said R version. I checjked to see if there was another, and there was an NC-17 but BB doesn't carry it 
I will update after I watch, my gf is going to love this one 
I will update after I watch, my gf is going to love this one
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perry147
Footballguy
I saw a documentary on this one night a few months ago; if this is it then it is not worth very much but a cheap thrill.Anybody heard anything about "Inside Deep Throat" it is about the pron. I have not yet watched it, but noticed it said R version. I checjked to see if there was another, and there was an NC-17 but BB doesn't carry it
Elway Lives
Footballguy
I agree with you on the ending. It was over and my wife and I just looked at each other and said 'what, that's it?" It sorta worked but I know what you mean.
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
BrokeBack Mountain Very, very well done. Cinematography was excellent.... Heath Ledgers performance was Oscar worthy.... Jake Gyllenhall's not as much. A very sad movie with an ambiguous ending that makes you question the pressure put on people by our society to conform to the "norm". It should have won the Oscar over Crash......
Very, very well done. Cinematography was excellent.... Heath Ledgers performance was Oscar worthy.... Jake Gyllenhall's not as much. A very sad movie with an ambiguous ending that makes you question the pressure put on people by our society to conform to the "norm". It should have won the Oscar over Crash......I think I am going to have to pass...BrokeBack Mountain
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
The questionable material wasn't as graphic as you would think.... and if it weren't for a couple of F- bombs, a naked Michelle Williams and a butt shot of Jake Gyllenhall it should have been PG-13. There were two "sex" scenes between Ledger and Gyllenhall and both would have been considered tame if they were done by hetero characters.....I think I am going to have to pass...BrokeBack Mountain
I already got my dose of homosexuals on film this year. It is called The Sopranos.The questionable material wasn't as graphic as you would think.... and if it weren't for a couple of F- bombs, a naked Michelle Williams and a butt shot of Jake Gyllenhall it should have been PG-13. There were two "sex" scenes between Ledger and Gyllenhall and both would have been considered tame if they were done by hetero characters.....I think I am going to have to pass...BrokeBack Mountain
Buckychudd
Footballguy
I saw it this past weekend as well.Very good movie. You're right, outstanding performance by Heath Ledger.BrokeBack Mountain
Nigel Tufnel
Footballguy
Did it move?I saw it this past weekend as well.Very good movie. You're right, outstanding performance by Heath Ledger.BrokeBack Mountain
Buckychudd
Footballguy
Did it move?I saw it this past weekend as well.Very good movie. You're right, outstanding performance by Heath Ledger.BrokeBack Mountain
A little, but it moved more with the Anne Hathaway & Michelle Williams boob shots....so I think I'm still ok.
Nigel Tufnel
Footballguy
Did it move?I saw it this past weekend as well.Very good movie. You're right, outstanding performance by Heath Ledger.BrokeBack Mountain
Good answer.
Shooter McGavin
Down the middle
Anne Hathaway has an exquisite rack.
A little, but it moved more with the Anne Hathaway & Michelle Williams boob shots....so I think I'm still ok.
I really need to get "Havoc" Brokeback is a great movie, too. There's nothing in it that should make anyone uncomfortable, unless you're really uptight.
Kraft...
Footballguy
I watched The Deer Hunter for the first time in a while the other night, you'll need to invest a little time but it's a must see if you haven't seen it.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I thought Munich and Syriana were both better.BrokeBack Mountain
saintfool
Dead sexy
syriana was merely so so for me. i found it kind of meandering. you could tell it had a novice director.I thought Munich and Syriana were both better.BrokeBack Mountain
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
I feel that the film could have been edited by about 15 minutes, but I also think that is true about Brokeback. The difference is I think the acting and script were both better in Syriana.syriana was merely so so for me. i found it kind of meandering. you could tell it had a novice director.I thought Munich and Syriana were both better.BrokeBack Mountain
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
What is the general opinion on the ending of Brokeback?
SPOILER!!!!!
Did Jack die as his wife described it or was he beaten to death as Ennis thought?
SPOILER!!!!!
Did Jack die as his wife described it or was he beaten to death as Ennis thought?
Shooter McGavin
Down the middle
I'm pretty sure he got the Matt Shepard treatment from some 'necks. :(
Darth Cheney
Footballguy
Yeah but the flash ins of him getting beaten could have be Ennis' sub-concious describing what happened...... especially after Ennis' father took him to see the murdered gay guys body when he was 9.
Buckychudd
Footballguy
I've been thinking about that, obviously it was supposed to be ambiguous. I think it was just Ennis' imagination, applying what happened during his youth to the situation.
Shooter McGavin
Down the middle
I thought the story of the tire blowing up, coupled with the wife's expression and tone as she was recounting it, indicated that she didn't believe the story either. Plus, Jack's habit of going to seedy places to get some strange increased the likelihood that he would be identified as having the gay by the wrong type of individual.
Elway Lives
Footballguy
Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death
Yes, this late 80's flick is absolutely EVERY BIT as cheesy as the name implies. I heard about it in a Time magazine interview with Bill Maher (who co-stars), didn't think it could possibly be real, but lo and behold, it most certainly IS real. Within the first 5 minutes you get to see some of the worst acting you have ever seen mingled in with some very nice, umm, "avocados". And "Bunny" (Karen Mistal) is not hard on the eyes at all as the bimbo blonde tagalong.
There actually is some pretty good humor in here though, some of which is clever political humor and some of which is just really cheesy one liners. It is only an hour and a half long...it really isn't so much of a chore to sit through, and with a few drinks in ya I bet it could be pretty damned funny. There are definately worse ways to kill 90 minutes of your time. Probably a ton more better ways, but this movie was good for a laugh or two.
Yes, this late 80's flick is absolutely EVERY BIT as cheesy as the name implies. I heard about it in a Time magazine interview with Bill Maher (who co-stars), didn't think it could possibly be real, but lo and behold, it most certainly IS real. Within the first 5 minutes you get to see some of the worst acting you have ever seen mingled in with some very nice, umm, "avocados". And "Bunny" (Karen Mistal) is not hard on the eyes at all as the bimbo blonde tagalong.
There actually is some pretty good humor in here though, some of which is clever political humor and some of which is just really cheesy one liners. It is only an hour and a half long...it really isn't so much of a chore to sit through, and with a few drinks in ya I bet it could be pretty damned funny. There are definately worse ways to kill 90 minutes of your time. Probably a ton more better ways, but this movie was good for a laugh or two.
I didn't make it all the way through Munich. What happens in the back 1/3? Got to the part where they had a failed attempt on a target wearing sunglasses at night in the rain (in London I believe).
I didn't really get to into this flick. I got tired and ended up going to bed. Seemed almost like a 'keystone cops' type of special forces unit to eliminate the Palestinian guys.
TIA for any endings provided.
I didn't really get to into this flick. I got tired and ended up going to bed. Seemed almost like a 'keystone cops' type of special forces unit to eliminate the Palestinian guys.
TIA for any endings provided.
flapgreen
Footballguy
That's just ####### insane. That movie was TERRIBLE! :XI feel that the film could have been edited by about 15 minutes, but I also think that is true about Brokeback. The difference is I think the acting and script were both better in Syriana.syriana was merely so so for me. i found it kind of meandering. you could tell it had a novice director.I thought Munich and Syriana were both better.BrokeBack Mountain
