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jdoggydogg said:I blame Krista for everything.But blame Krista if you don't like it
Floppo, I was not a fan of Rescue Dawn, but what do I know. 
ETA: I mean Sweet J, not Floppo. If indeed you are two different people...
I didn't care for Rescue Dawn, either. It really dragged, which is a shame because it's a great story.jdoggydogg said:I blame Krista for everything.But blame Krista if you don't like itFloppo, I was not a fan of Rescue Dawn, but what do I know.
Does it get "better"?I think what was affecting me most was the quick, close up motions. Flipping between people at the party, etc.
Speaking of Russell Crowe, I finally got around to watching Cinderella Man last night. Great movie. Great story. Great cinematography. Great acting. Crowe was great as usual, and I loved Paul Giamatti in this one. I don't know why it took me so long to see this - guess it's just one of those movies that fell through the cracks of my rental history.Also watched True Romance again this weekend. Such an entertaining movie. Say what you will about Tarrantino, but he can write some great dialog.
Gets worse. The party part is the "easy" part. When they start running around the streets it really gets "moving".Does it get "better"?I think what was affecting me most was the quick, close up motions. Flipping between people at the party, etc.
Does that continue?
Cinderella Man didn't get nearly the love it deserved.There are a ton of inspirational quotes to take from that one:
Haven't seen Rescue Dawn - though it was very well reviewed.
I am everybody and everybody is me.I blame Krista for everything.But blame Krista if you don't like it
I had to look away- and I never get motion sick.But horrible jumpy video-cam aside- this is a painfully and embarrassingly bad movie. Well done monster effects, but the rest is pure caca.Gets worse. The party part is the "easy" part. When they start running around the streets it really gets "moving".Does it get "better"?I think what was affecting me most was the quick, close up motions. Flipping between people at the party, etc.
Does that continue?
I don't get motion sickness at all so it didn't bother me
I saw it at the theater and saw more than one person leave part way through the movie looking like this guy>>
Just watched this one last night as well. Liked it, kept me interested, very good acting, but nothing spectacular. 4/5
George Lucas should be sued for plagiarism. Why he gets to say that he's "paying homage" rather than "stealing" is beyond me.
this is one of my favorite movies. i think it is really well done. nolte was superb in that role. just superb. coburn was fine but i think the nolte carried that film. the familial and interpersonal dynamics within the film - as in the novel - are brutally honest.Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
Speed Racer looks atrocious.Caught Cloverfield last night. Good, not great but was entertained. At least I appreciate what they were trying to do if nothing else. The guy behind the camera was a doosh and needed to go though.
Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
On some of the DVDs I've been watching the movie previews. IMO the new Indiana Jones looks terrible. It's no secret that I hate the over use of CGI and I was getting annoyed in the 45sec. preview because of it. Kinda like the Die Hard movie - probably have to spruce it up and make it look fancy for the new wave of fans and their demographic, but it annoys grumpy old farts like me. Also, the Speed Racer movie looks absolutely stupid.
ETA: going to try and stop watching 90210 on DVD long enough to watch a couple of the movies that have been shipped or I get today at the store. Have Paths of Glory, Beautiful Girls, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly on deck this weekend.
NTTAWWT
I agree with pretty much all of that.
The Hidden Fortress was a sweet flick.
I wouldn't watch it again, but I liked it a lot.this is one of my favorite movies. i think it is really well done. nolte was superb in that role. just superb. coburn was fine but i think the nolte carried that film. the familial and interpersonal dynamics within the film - as in the novel - are brutally honest.Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
Unwatchable.Speed Racer looks atrocious.Caught Cloverfield last night. Good, not great but was entertained. At least I appreciate what they were trying to do if nothing else. The guy behind the camera was a doosh and needed to go though.
Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
On some of the DVDs I've been watching the movie previews. IMO the new Indiana Jones looks terrible. It's no secret that I hate the over use of CGI and I was getting annoyed in the 45sec. preview because of it. Kinda like the Die Hard movie - probably have to spruce it up and make it look fancy for the new wave of fans and their demographic, but it annoys grumpy old farts like me. Also, the Speed Racer movie looks absolutely stupid.
ETA: going to try and stop watching 90210 on DVD long enough to watch a couple of the movies that have been shipped or I get today at the store. Have Paths of Glory, Beautiful Girls, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly on deck this weekend.
the scene near the end where nolte uses the pliers to remove the rotten tooth is absolutely chilling. the look in his eyes!banks and schrader - no surprises there - get the personalities right. every character, every relationship is spot on. it's fantastic.I wouldn't watch it again, but I liked it a lot.this is one of my favorite movies. i think it is really well done. nolte was superb in that role. just superb. coburn was fine but i think the nolte carried that film. the familial and interpersonal dynamics within the film - as in the novel - are brutally honest.Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
No doubt. Favorite memory for me from that film: that sweet Christian lady quotes scripture to Coburn, and he yells, "Ahhhh go #### yourself."the scene near the end where nolte uses the pliers to remove the rotten tooth is absolutely chilling. the look in his eyes!banks and schrader - no surprises there - get the personalities right. every character, every relationship is spot on. it's fantastic.I wouldn't watch it again, but I liked it a lot.this is one of my favorite movies. i think it is really well done. nolte was superb in that role. just superb. coburn was fine but i think the nolte carried that film. the familial and interpersonal dynamics within the film - as in the novel - are brutally honest.Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
Yeah... that was me.I actually liked that it didn't get too much more than a lay-perspective into the mental illness. Certainly couldve gone further in depth into bi-polar disorder (the leitmotif of those killing themselves), but he seemed to make a conscious decision to just keep with the families and their perspectives, which is a more personal, less clinical approach. But I hear ya on feeling like it was an avenue that could/should've been explored, considering that leitmotif.krista4 said:
The bold is an extremely good point, and I completely agree.If they started this as an argument for putting up a fence, it's interesting that they never once mention that notion in the movie. And that was something that I wanted them to talk about--are people trying to get a fence up, what are the objections against it (aesthetic, I assume), etc. To me, that would have made for a good movie rather than one that just served to be disturbing.
I guess now that were talking about it, I don't mind that the movie focused on the families and jumpers without going too much, if at all, into the larger picture. It felt more like a documentary than a polemic... which I like- kind of anti-Michael Moore. It just bordered, or breached, sensationalizing the jumps- particularly the goth's. That's something that might have been hard to avoid given the topic, but the direction- albeit well-worked- contributed to that, and that was my main sticking point.But again- I begrudge nobody for not like liking the movie... it's a tough one.
You've never seen Beautiful Girls?One of my all-time favorites.Caught Cloverfield last night. Good, not great but was entertained. At least I appreciate what they were trying to do if nothing else. The guy behind the camera was a doosh and needed to go though.
Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
On some of the DVDs I've been watching the movie previews. IMO the new Indiana Jones looks terrible. It's no secret that I hate the over use of CGI and I was getting annoyed in the 45sec. preview because of it. Kinda like the Die Hard movie - probably have to spruce it up and make it look fancy for the new wave of fans and their demographic, but it annoys grumpy old farts like me. Also, the Speed Racer movie looks absolutely stupid.
ETA: going to try and stop watching 90210 on DVD long enough to watch a couple of the movies that have been shipped or I get today at the store. Have Paths of Glory, Beautiful Girls, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly on deck this weekend.
Nope, never watched it. I think the title threw me off or I kept thinking it was that Now and Then movie with Rosie O'donnell, etc... I'll get to this movie very soon though.You've never seen Beautiful Girls?One of my all-time favorites.Caught Cloverfield last night. Good, not great but was entertained. At least I appreciate what they were trying to do if nothing else. The guy behind the camera was a doosh and needed to go though.
Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
On some of the DVDs I've been watching the movie previews. IMO the new Indiana Jones looks terrible. It's no secret that I hate the over use of CGI and I was getting annoyed in the 45sec. preview because of it. Kinda like the Die Hard movie - probably have to spruce it up and make it look fancy for the new wave of fans and their demographic, but it annoys grumpy old farts like me. Also, the Speed Racer movie looks absolutely stupid.
ETA: going to try and stop watching 90210 on DVD long enough to watch a couple of the movies that have been shipped or I get today at the store. Have Paths of Glory, Beautiful Girls, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly on deck this weekend.
Actually a movie I was looking forward to and it was really, really bad. Seemed like one long SNL skit (with alot more male junk shown than I needed to see). Cloverfield is good for what it is. I liked it.I looked forward to the DVD hoping for some insight as to monster. The people complaining about the jumping are probably the same people complaining about there being too much violence in a Rambo flick.
Prepare to fall mildly in love with a 15-year-old Natalie Portman.Nope, never watched it. I think the title threw me off or I kept thinking it was that Now and Then movie with Rosie O'donnell, etc... I'll get to this movie very soon though.You've never seen Beautiful Girls?One of my all-time favorites.Caught Cloverfield last night. Good, not great but was entertained. At least I appreciate what they were trying to do if nothing else. The guy behind the camera was a doosh and needed to go though.
Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
On some of the DVDs I've been watching the movie previews. IMO the new Indiana Jones looks terrible. It's no secret that I hate the over use of CGI and I was getting annoyed in the 45sec. preview because of it. Kinda like the Die Hard movie - probably have to spruce it up and make it look fancy for the new wave of fans and their demographic, but it annoys grumpy old farts like me. Also, the Speed Racer movie looks absolutely stupid.
ETA: going to try and stop watching 90210 on DVD long enough to watch a couple of the movies that have been shipped or I get today at the store. Have Paths of Glory, Beautiful Girls, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly on deck this weekend.
Watched this last night. IMO good, not great. Was pleasantly surprised, but based on some of the comments here I was expecting a funnier movie. Couple laugh out loud moments, but mostly was most taken by Portman's character like you said above. Also watched Paths of Glory. Also a good movie. Not the most subtle anti-war movie ever, but still damn good and a classic Kubrick. I hate to admit this, but I do still have problems watching older movies sometimes b/c I tend to chuckle at the acting.Prepare to fall mildly in love with a 15-year-old Natalie Portman.Nope, never watched it. I think the title threw me off or I kept thinking it was that Now and Then movie with Rosie O'donnell, etc... I'll get to this movie very soon though.You've never seen Beautiful Girls?One of my all-time favorites.Caught Cloverfield last night. Good, not great but was entertained. At least I appreciate what they were trying to do if nothing else. The guy behind the camera was a doosh and needed to go though.
Watched Affliction a couple days ago. Again a good, but not great movie. There was some great acting in the movie turned in by Nolte and Coburn but the story dragged and the ending was
On some of the DVDs I've been watching the movie previews. IMO the new Indiana Jones looks terrible. It's no secret that I hate the over use of CGI and I was getting annoyed in the 45sec. preview because of it. Kinda like the Die Hard movie - probably have to spruce it up and make it look fancy for the new wave of fans and their demographic, but it annoys grumpy old farts like me. Also, the Speed Racer movie looks absolutely stupid.
ETA: going to try and stop watching 90210 on DVD long enough to watch a couple of the movies that have been shipped or I get today at the store. Have Paths of Glory, Beautiful Girls, and Diving Bell and the Butterfly on deck this weekend.
What did you like? I didn't dislike it, I just though there wasn't a whole lot that drew me in.
I liked NOFOM more, but I think this was the 2nd best movie I saw for the 2007 releases. IMO it was better than TWBB, Michael Clayton, and Juno.
