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[Balco]

There Will be Blood

Daniel Day Lewis is a fantastic actor. And I loved everything about this movie . . . except the script. Almost turned it off, but kept watching expecting something good to happen.

I would give it a 5 out of 10, only because of Daniel Day LEwis' acting.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

So I finally got the stomach to watch Kill Bill: Vol 1.

I have to say, I really liked it - and I normally can't stand Tarantino's stuff. I think it was the limited use of the effenhiemer that helped me through. I have an f-bomb threshhold that ruins the movie for me if it is surpassed.

I'm interested to see how KB2 is.

Bit more talking, less action than KB1. First time I watched them I liked part 2 more. I think on first viewing I wasn't prepared for the use of "every genre of movie he could throw at the viewer" technique with the western/anime/kung fu/etc all being in the movie. After a couple of views, I've learned to like KB1 a bit more and now probably like it better than 2. Let us know what you think...

I like KB1 more. But the training with Thurman and Pai Mei is awesome.

Why are you separating the KBs? The only reason there are two is for length and marketing reasons.If you'd only seen 1, you'd be wondering what the hell happened. If you'd only seen 2, you'd be wondering what the hell was going on.



Is there anyone who has just seen 2?

So I watched KB2 last night and I agree that it works better if you view it all as one movie (same for Matrix 2 & 3, which nobody does).I really like this story. I love how they set up The Bride to be such a badass but then...

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She totally wilts and becomes something else entirely when she finds out she's pregnant. I thought the "Blue Line" speech was really well done by Uma. Then you realize that she became a badass again after losing her child. Then she wilts again when she finds out her daughter is alive. But then turns badass AGAIN to get rid of Bill.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

I'm really glad QT turned down the Tarantino-ness of these shows. I thought the style & cinematography were really cool and the story arc is terrific.

 

[krista4]

The King of Kong: Has been discussed here a lot, so I'll just agree with those who loved it. Classic good vs. evil, great characters, suspense, everything great about a documentary. 4.5/5

 

[Drifter]

Into the Wild: I guess I'm the only one that didn't like this movie. In fact, I couldn't even make it through the whole thing. I know I've ranted here before about voiceover, but the constant voiceover, from two different people, drove me insane. I also didn't feel like I "got" the main character or understood why he was doing what he was doing. Seemed like a spoiled rich kid rebelling against his parents, which is just about the most annoying persona I can think of. No rating since I turned it off before the end.

I posted something similar about a month or so back. I also thought the direction was sub par and forced.

 

[Drifter]

So I finally got the stomach to watch Kill Bill: Vol 1.

I have to say, I really liked it - and I normally can't stand Tarantino's stuff. I think it was the limited use of the effenhiemer that helped me through. I have an f-bomb threshhold that ruins the movie for me if it is surpassed.

I'm interested to see how KB2 is.

Bit more talking, less action than KB1. First time I watched them I liked part 2 more. I think on first viewing I wasn't prepared for the use of "every genre of movie he could throw at the viewer" technique with the western/anime/kung fu/etc all being in the movie. After a couple of views, I've learned to like KB1 a bit more and now probably like it better than 2. Let us know what you think...

I like KB1 more. But the training with Thurman and Pai Mei is awesome.

Why are you separating the KBs? The only reason there are two is for length and marketing reasons.If you'd only seen 1, you'd be wondering what the hell happened. If you'd only seen 2, you'd be wondering what the hell was going on.



Is there anyone who has just seen 2?

So I watched KB2 last night and I agree that it works better if you view it all as one movie (same for Matrix 2 & 3, which nobody does).I really like this story. I love how they set up The Bride to be such a badass but then...

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She totally wilts and becomes something else entirely when she finds out she's pregnant. I thought the "Blue Line" speech was really well done by Uma. Then you realize that she became a badass again after losing her child. Then she wilts again when she finds out her daughter is alive. But then turns badass AGAIN to get rid of Bill.*** SPOILER ALERT! Click this link to display the potential spoiler text in this box. ***");document.close();

I'm really glad QT turned down the Tarantino-ness of these shows. I thought the style & cinematography were really cool and the story arc is terrific.

I think Kill Bill (I consider it one movie) is classic Tarantino so I don't understand why you'd say it was tuned down. In fact, Tarantino has said that if the Pulp Fiction/Res Dogs universe is a fantastical movie universe one "step" off of the real world, Kill Bill is a fantastical movie universe one step fruther for those that live in the Pulp Fiction World.

 

[Big_Russel]

Into the Wild: I guess I'm the only one that didn't like this movie. In fact, I couldn't even make it through the whole thing. I know I've ranted here before about voiceover, but the constant voiceover, from two different people, drove me insane. I also didn't feel like I "got" the main character or understood why he was doing what he was doing. Seemed like a spoiled rich kid rebelling against his parents, which is just about the most annoying persona I can think of. No rating since I turned it off before the end.

Pretty much my take exactly. I did watch the entire movie, but I had a hard time relating to or feeling sorry for him on any level. I was actually rooting for "The Wild" by the end.

That's kind of the point. He was a spoiled rich kid that thought he was so much more enlightened than everyone. But the moral hinges on him meeting the old guy in the desert. That guy lost his family too, albiet not by choice. I think the idea is that the kid realizes as he's dying in the wilderness, all alone, that it would have been better to have a disfunctional family than none at all.

The film doesn't glamorize his choice at all. It shows the pain that he caused not only to his family, but himself.

It makes sense when I think about it like that, but I just didn't feel that way while I was watching it. Very possible it just flew right over my head, because I immediately stamped him as an ungrateful brat and found myself waiting for him to reveal something that would have changed my perception (molestation, abuse, other traumatic event), but it never came. I felt as though the director wanted me to somehow sympathize with him, but I just wasn't feeling it.

 

[doughboydeluxe]

Into the Wild: I guess I'm the only one that didn't like this movie. In fact, I couldn't even make it through the whole thing. I know I've ranted here before about voiceover, but the constant voiceover, from two different people, drove me insane. I also didn't feel like I "got" the main character or understood why he was doing what he was doing. Seemed like a spoiled rich kid rebelling against his parents, which is just about the most annoying persona I can think of. No rating since I turned it off before the end.

Pretty much my take exactly. I did watch the entire movie, but I had a hard time relating to or feeling sorry for him on any level. I was actually rooting for "The Wild" by the end.

That's kind of the point. He was a spoiled rich kid that thought he was so much more enlightened than everyone. But the moral hinges on him meeting the old guy in the desert. That guy lost his family too, albiet not by choice. I think the idea is that the kid realizes as he's dying in the wilderness, all alone, that it would have been better to have a disfunctional family than none at all.

The film doesn't glamorize his choice at all. It shows the pain that he caused not only to his family, but himself.

It makes sense when I think about it like that, but I just didn't feel that way while I was watching it. Very possible it just flew right over my head, because I immediately stamped him as an ungrateful brat and found myself waiting for him to reveal something that would have changed my perception (molestation, abuse, other traumatic event), but it never came. I felt as though the director wanted me to somehow sympathize with him, but I just wasn't feeling it.

While I didn't sympathize with McCandless, the movie did present the abuse going on with his parents and the whole family dynamic that was goin on. Maybe one of the reasons I enjoyed the movie so much was because I didn't sympathize with him, but instead was focusing more on his journey. The only thing I did not enjoy about the movie was the acting of Emile Hirsch, which may be why I didn't sympathize with the main character.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I think Kill Bill (I consider it one movie) is classic Tarantino so I don't understand why you'd say it was tuned down. In fact, Tarantino has said that if the Pulp Fiction/Res Dogs universe is a fantastical movie universe one "step" off of the real world, Kill Bill is a fantastical movie universe one step fruther for those that live in the Pulp Fiction World.

I can't really explain it. A lot of it has to do with the language. When the effenheimer is used simply as a device in an attempt to to make characters appear more cool - vis a vis Pulp Fiction - then I really get turned off fast. Since I liked Reservoir Dogs okay, I guess I like Tarantino a bit more than I care to admit. I just really hate Pulp Fiction, so I'm sure that clouds my opinion.

 

[doughboydeluxe]

There Will Be Blood

Don't have much new to add that hasn't already been covered here. DDL was great. I was definitely tired of him by the end of the movie, being that he was such a ******* and he was present in every single scene. The music was very distracting. I though they could have done more with the story, but Anderson was content to let the focus be on Plainview. With DDL, I can't say I fault him on that, but I usually prefer a little more focus on the story. I didn't like this movie as much as I thought or hoped I would.

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Similar to TWBB, the characters drove this movie more than the story did. I did like the last third of the movie, but I felt the middle third dragged. Pitt and Affleck were both great, as well as the supporting actors. I didn't like this movie as much as I had hoped, either, mainly because of the middle third of the film.

 

[jdoggydogg]

i kind of liked rourke in body heat (cameo one of first roles?), diner, pope of greenwich village & angel heart... also sin city (in a comeback)...the bloated, punchy roarke that became a charicature of himself circa harley davidson & the marlboro man... not so much... bar fly was a little over the top for my taste...* i like the humor in tarantino films... like in jackie brown when (SPOILER WARNING - DON NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVENT SEEN) deniro shoots bridget fonda for heckling him, and samuel jackson later asks if she is dead... "pretty much"...

Where's the car, Lewissssss? You don't even know, do you, Lewissss?

 

[jdoggydogg]

i kind of liked rourke in body heat (cameo one of first roles?), diner, pope of greenwich village & angel heart... also sin city (in a comeback)...

the bloated, punchy roarke that became a charicature of himself circa harley davidson & the marlboro man... not so much... bar fly was a little over the top for my taste...

* i like the humor in tarantino films... like in jackie brown when (SPOILER WARNING - DON NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVENT SEEN) deniro shoots bridget fonda for heckling him, and samuel jackson later asks if she is dead... "pretty much"...

Happy to stand corrected there. Really like Diner and Pope... Angel mostly for Lisa :Boner: The Pledge- Penn movie, right? Also a good one.

The Pledge starred Jack Nicholson. Underrated movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I can't really explain it. A lot of it has to do with the language. When the effenheimer is used simply as a device in an attempt to to make characters appear more cool - vis a vis Pulp Fiction - then I really get turned off fast.

I don't believe that Tarantino has ever used a cuss word unless he thought it was appropriate for the character. It sounds like you are associating Tarantino with a hack comedian. A hack comedian uses swear words in lieu of actual jokes. Tarantino doesn't have some quota list of swear words that he injects to make a movie cooler. There are plenty of people in the world that cuss, drink, shoot heroin and smoke. So he's just adding the color that needs to be there to make the character believeable.I agree that there are talent-poor artists that rely on shock because they have no real talent. I don't think that Taratino is one of those artists.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I can't really explain it. A lot of it has to do with the language. When the effenheimer is used simply as a device in an attempt to to make characters appear more cool - vis a vis Pulp Fiction - then I really get turned off fast.

I don't believe that Tarantino has ever used a cuss word unless he thought it was appropriate for the character. It sounds like you are associating Tarantino with a hack comedian. A hack comedian uses swear words in lieu of actual jokes. Tarantino doesn't have some quota list of swear words that he injects to make a movie cooler. There are plenty of people in the world that cuss, drink, shoot heroin and smoke. So he's just adding the color that needs to be there to make the character believeable.I agree that there are talent-poor artists that rely on shock because they have no real talent. I don't think that Taratino is one of those artists.

I guess I can agree with that. Like I said, I think I'm probably letting my dislike for Pulp Fiction skew my opinion of his other works.

 

[El Floppo]

i kind of liked rourke in body heat (cameo one of first roles?), diner, pope of greenwich village & angel heart... also sin city (in a comeback)...

the bloated, punchy roarke that became a charicature of himself circa harley davidson & the marlboro man... not so much... bar fly was a little over the top for my taste...

* i like the humor in tarantino films... like in jackie brown when (SPOILER WARNING - DON NOT READ FURTHER IF YOU HAVENT SEEN) deniro shoots bridget fonda for heckling him, and samuel jackson later asks if she is dead... "pretty much"...

Happy to stand corrected there. Really like Diner and Pope... Angel mostly for Lisa :Boner: The Pledge- Penn movie, right? Also a good one.

The Pledge starred Jack Nicholson. Underrated movie.

Right- and directed by Penn, right? (google = yes)

 

[jdoggydogg]

I can't really explain it. A lot of it has to do with the language. When the effenheimer is used simply as a device in an attempt to to make characters appear more cool - vis a vis Pulp Fiction - then I really get turned off fast.

I don't believe that Tarantino has ever used a cuss word unless he thought it was appropriate for the character. It sounds like you are associating Tarantino with a hack comedian. A hack comedian uses swear words in lieu of actual jokes. Tarantino doesn't have some quota list of swear words that he injects to make a movie cooler. There are plenty of people in the world that cuss, drink, shoot heroin and smoke. So he's just adding the color that needs to be there to make the character believeable.I agree that there are talent-poor artists that rely on shock because they have no real talent. I don't think that Taratino is one of those artists.

I guess I can agree with that. Like I said, I think I'm probably letting my dislike for Pulp Fiction skew my opinion of his other works.

Have you seen Jackie Brown? I love that movie.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

 

[El Floppo]

I can't really explain it. A lot of it has to do with the language. When the effenheimer is used simply as a device in an attempt to to make characters appear more cool - vis a vis Pulp Fiction - then I really get turned off fast.

I don't believe that Tarantino has ever used a cuss word unless he thought it was appropriate for the character. It sounds like you are associating Tarantino with a hack comedian. A hack comedian uses swear words in lieu of actual jokes. Tarantino doesn't have some quota list of swear words that he injects to make a movie cooler. There are plenty of people in the world that cuss, drink, shoot heroin and smoke. So he's just adding the color that needs to be there to make the character believeable.I agree that there are talent-poor artists that rely on shock because they have no real talent. I don't think that Taratino is one of those artists.

I guess I can agree with that. Like I said, I think I'm probably letting my dislike for Pulp Fiction skew my opinion of his other works.

Have you seen Jackie Brown? I love that movie.

I agree with pretty much everything you're saying about QT, jdog.I don't remember being that blown away by Jackie Brown... can't even remember the movie, versus KBs, Pulp, Resevoir all of which lodged themselves right into my noggin.

 

[El Floppo]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

 

[Drifter]

Forgot that I Watched The Kingdom last week. It was okay but I don't get the love everybody is giving it. I thought it was pretty formulaic. I also detested the final scene since

 

[Drifter]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.

Blech. I like scifi and a lot of the superhero sub-genre by the FF movies are way too campy for my tastes and this one stayed true to that direciton.

 

[El Floppo]

Forgot that I Watched The Kingdom last week. It was okay but I don't get the love everybody is giving it. I thought it was pretty formulaic. I also detested the final scene since

I thought you were talking about the Lars von Trier thing done for Danish TV... a fun watch if you like X-files.This movie... I know I saw it. At least I'm pretty sure I saw it. Can't remember if I saw it, or just the commercials for it- pretty sure they're the same thing.

 

[Bailiver]

I watched King of Kong based on the comments I saw in this thread. Solid documentary!

I then watched I Am Legend. Absolute garbage. And I liked the ending in the book better.

 

[joffer]

Forgot that I Watched The Kingdom last week. It was okay but I don't get the love everybody is giving it. I thought it was pretty formulaic. I also detested the final scene since

I really liked The Kingdom, just got finished watching it again. i've learned to get over the unlimited ammo thing a long time ago. i really liked the very endi thought that was really powerful.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I can't really explain it. A lot of it has to do with the language. When the effenheimer is used simply as a device in an attempt to to make characters appear more cool - vis a vis Pulp Fiction - then I really get turned off fast.

I don't believe that Tarantino has ever used a cuss word unless he thought it was appropriate for the character. It sounds like you are associating Tarantino with a hack comedian. A hack comedian uses swear words in lieu of actual jokes. Tarantino doesn't have some quota list of swear words that he injects to make a movie cooler. There are plenty of people in the world that cuss, drink, shoot heroin and smoke. So he's just adding the color that needs to be there to make the character believeable.I agree that there are talent-poor artists that rely on shock because they have no real talent. I don't think that Taratino is one of those artists.

I guess I can agree with that. Like I said, I think I'm probably letting my dislike for Pulp Fiction skew my opinion of his other works.

Have you seen Jackie Brown? I love that movie.

I agree with pretty much everything you're saying about QT, jdog.I don't remember being that blown away by Jackie Brown... can't even remember the movie, versus KBs, Pulp, Resevoir all of which lodged themselves right into my noggin.

Jackie Brown is QT's least flashy movie. But I think it's his most mature character study.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

 

[krista4]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

I agree, Floppo, about the female lead (Evan Rachel Wood). Only part of the cast/movie that didn't hold up.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Blech. I like scifi and a lot of the superhero sub-genre by the FF movies are way too campy for my tastes and this one stayed true to that direciton.

I couldn't even finish the first FF, so I didn't bother with #2.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Blech. I like scifi and a lot of the superhero sub-genre by the FF movies are way too campy for my tastes and this one stayed true to that direciton.

I couldn't even finish the first FF, so I didn't bother with #2.

Both are bad, but part 2 is worse by a lot. Stay far away. (as if I had to tell you)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Blech. I like scifi and a lot of the superhero sub-genre by the FF movies are way too campy for my tastes and this one stayed true to that direciton.

I couldn't even finish the first FF, so I didn't bother with #2.

I liked the first FF. The second was one of the worst movies I've seen in the last two years.

 

[Drifter]

Forgot that I Watched The Kingdom last week. It was okay but I don't get the love everybody is giving it. I thought it was pretty formulaic. I also detested the final scene since

I really liked The Kingdom, just got finished watching it again. i've learned to get over the unlimited ammo thing a long time ago. i really liked the very endi thought that was really powerful.

I thought it was hack

 

[Drifter]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Blech. I like scifi and a lot of the superhero sub-genre but the FF movies are way too campy for my tastes and this one stayed true to that direction.

I couldn't even finish the first FF, so I didn't bother with #2.

I should have know better but I was a huge Silver Surfer fan when I was a kid so I watched it to see him (who was still pretty cool)

 

[saintfool]

I thought you were talking about the Lars von Trier thing done for Danish TV... a fun watch if you like X-files.

i those films. sooooooooooo much fun.

 

[Sweet J]

Thought i was going to love "Little Deiter" based on the comments here. It was good, but maybe my expectations were too high. . . As far as documentaries go, it wasn't on the same level, for me, as Touching the Void. Of the top of my head, I'd rate recent documentaries I've seen at:

Touching the Void

V

V

V

Spellbound

Murderball

V

V

Little Deiter

I may be missing some others, but these popped into my head. Looking forward to King of Kong.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.Blech. I like scifi and a lot of the superhero sub-genre but the FF movies are way too campy for my tastes and this one stayed true to that direction.

I couldn't even finish the first FF, so I didn't bother with #2.

I should have know better but I was a huge Silver Surfer fan when I was a kid so I watched it to see him (who was still pretty cool)

Oh hell yes. I was a huge SS fan as a kid.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Thought i was going to love "Little Deiter" based on the comments here. It was good, but maybe my expectations were too high. . . As far as documentaries go, it wasn't on the same level, for me, as Touching the Void. Of the top of my head, I'd rate recent documentaries I've seen at:Touching the VoidVVVSpellboundMurderballVVLittle DeiterI may be missing some others, but these popped into my head. Looking forward to King of Kong.

I liked Little Dieter a lot. I hope I didn't spoil it for you.

 

[snogger]

Finally broke down and rented "No Country for Old men"..

Not sure what to think.. Guess with all the hype I was expecting more.

It was good.. Just don't think I'd place it in the Great category.

Fargo is still my favorite from these two.

 

[El Floppo]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

It felt less MTV to me than Moulin Rouge (which annoyed the crap out of me)- Taymor's visuals made sense in terms of the plot and time-line, whereas it constantly felt gratuitous with MR. Considering you watched 23, albeit for free, Across the Universe is more than worth the watch. Krista- Evan Rachel Wood... ... my wife told me that a couple of times, and it only just NOW registered who she is for some reason. Strange that she's the weak link in this. Apparently one of the male leads is in The Ruins, fwiw (wife looked him up).

 

[El Floppo]

I thought you were talking about the Lars von Trier thing done for Danish TV... a fun watch if you like X-files.

i those films. sooooooooooo much fun.

I vaguely remember having some kind of surgery and being laid up for a week or so- had my room-mate get me the series. IIRC, no von Trier woman/idget-in-distress in those either which is a plus... but I was pretty heavily medicated, so I don't doubt that my recollection about that is a bit foggy.

 

[krista4]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

It felt less MTV to me than Moulin Rouge (which annoyed the crap out of me)- Taymor's visuals made sense in terms of the plot and time-line, whereas it constantly felt gratuitous with MR. Considering you watched 23, albeit for free, Across the Universe is more than worth the watch. Krista- Evan Rachel Wood... ... my wife told me that a couple of times, and it only just NOW registered who she is for some reason. Strange that she's the weak link in this. Apparently one of the male leads is in The Ruins, fwiw (wife looked him up).

The male lead is now the star of "21" (I forget his name and had to look him up)--had never seen him in anything before and found him terrific as the lead. Here's the difference, for me, between MR and this: I didn't care about the plot here. I couldn't even tell you what it was, other than some vague notion of "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl". It's really quite unimportant--the focus is the music and the visuals.And yes, it's amazing that Evan Rachel Wood, who is terrific in so many other things, is the weak link here.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

It felt less MTV to me than Moulin Rouge (which annoyed the crap out of me)- Taymor's visuals made sense in terms of the plot and time-line, whereas it constantly felt gratuitous with MR. Considering you watched 23, albeit for free, Across the Universe is more than worth the watch. Krista- Evan Rachel Wood... ... my wife told me that a couple of times, and it only just NOW registered who she is for some reason. Strange that she's the weak link in this. Apparently one of the male leads is in The Ruins, fwiw (wife looked him up).

Sold. I just added it to the queue.

 

[El Floppo]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

It felt less MTV to me than Moulin Rouge (which annoyed the crap out of me)- Taymor's visuals made sense in terms of the plot and time-line, whereas it constantly felt gratuitous with MR. Considering you watched 23, albeit for free, Across the Universe is more than worth the watch. Krista- Evan Rachel Wood... ... my wife told me that a couple of times, and it only just NOW registered who she is for some reason. Strange that she's the weak link in this. Apparently one of the male leads is in The Ruins, fwiw (wife looked him up).

Sold. I just added it to the queue.

But blame Krista if you don't like it

 

[El Floppo]

The Number 23

Free on HBO. I'm glad I didn't pay to see this.

The Making of Sgt. Pepper

I don't even think this is available on DVD or VHS. A crime. A must-see for any Beatles fan.

oh man. I thought we had all warned you about 23... truly horrible. I'm sorry for your wasted hour and a half.Did you see Across the Universe? I know my wife agrees with Krista about loving it... I really liked it as well, although the story line ran out of steam for me and I thought the female lead didn't quite hold up. But stunning visually, and suprisingly well done use of the form; I'm not a musical fan, but, this came off pretty well. Definitely worth the watch.

I knew The Number 23 was going to lick - but I didn't have much to watch this weekend. I wouldn't have ever Netflixed it or paid money for it.Here's my fear about Across the Universe: it reminds me of Moulin Rouge - and I don't like Moulin Rouge. Should I still see Across the Universe?

It felt less MTV to me than Moulin Rouge (which annoyed the crap out of me)- Taymor's visuals made sense in terms of the plot and time-line, whereas it constantly felt gratuitous with MR. Considering you watched 23, albeit for free, Across the Universe is more than worth the watch. Krista- Evan Rachel Wood... ... my wife told me that a couple of times, and it only just NOW registered who she is for some reason. Strange that she's the weak link in this. Apparently one of the male leads is in The Ruins, fwiw (wife looked him up).

The male lead is now the star of "21" (I forget his name and had to look him up)--had never seen him in anything before and found him terrific as the lead. Here's the difference, for me, between MR and this: I didn't care about the plot here. I couldn't even tell you what it was, other than some vague notion of "boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy finds girl". It's really quite unimportant--the focus is the music and the visuals.And yes, it's amazing that Evan Rachel Wood, who is terrific in so many other things, is the weak link here.

So THAT'S why the wife wants to see 21... Yeah- the plot definitely plays second fiddle to matching the songs to the appropriate zeitgeist. Kinda like Forrest Gump in tracking a period of history while matching it up to the storyline. And yeah- my original post about this, I wasn't so hot on the story which burned out for me.

Did you care about the plot in MR?

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

Into the Wild =

Solid flick. Makes me want to go back and read the book and some Tolstoy, Thoreau and Jack London. Solid soundtrack too.

Michael Clayton = Meh. Decent flick. Was this a John Grisham novel? Nice spin on your typical attorney story.

 

[Payne]

Rented Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Saturday night. Thought it was pretty darn good.

Philip Seymour Hoffman was great as usual and you get to see Marisa Tomei like you've never expected. That is a good thing.

Of course, you get to see Hoffman like you've never expected either. Not such a good thing.

 

[jdoggydogg]

But blame Krista if you don't like it

I blame Krista for everything.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Rented Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Saturday night. Thought it was pretty darn good.

Philip Seymour Hoffman was great as usual and you get to see Marisa Tomei like you've never expected. That is a good thing.

Of course, you get to see Hoffman like you've never expected either. Not such a good thing.

Pretty good movie, and a naked Marisa makes it even better.

 

[JerseyToughGuys]

American Gangster - wasn't particularly excited to see this one until I remembered Russell Crowe was in it. Solid flick, solid performances. I don't know if it is the fact that they give Russell Crowe easy roles for him to play that fit him naturally, or if he is just that good, but I can't think of a movie or performance of his I didn't like. Just sells whatever character is given to him.

 

[Sweet J]

Looking forward to King of Kong.

I liked Little Dieter a lot. I hope I didn't spoil it for you.

Nah, I thought it was good. It was just that Touching the Void is such a high bar. Query: Did you see "Rescue Dawn" (the subsequent movie based on Little Deiter)? I have it on my queue, but don't know if it is worth seeing.

 

[snogger]

American Gangster - wasn't particularly excited to see this one until I remembered Russell Crowe was in it. Solid flick, solid performances. I don't know if it is the fact that they give Russell Crowe easy roles for him to play that fit him naturally, or if he is just that good, but I can't think of a movie or performance of his I didn't like. Just sells whatever character is given to him.

Last Weekend I choose "No country for old men" over American Gangster.. This weekend is looking like rain/cold so I'll probably get gangster this weekend..

 

[Darth Cheney]

Saw half of Southland Tales. I'm still scratching my head at that one.