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[Mr. Yuk]

Just finished King Corn. Actually put it in last night about 1:30am and couldn't finish (I'm getting too old!) and thought it was great. Definitely eye opening about what we eat and how important it is to know what you are eating and where it comes from as the government certainly isn't concerned with what goes into the food much less how it is impacting our health. After seeing it, I am that much more sold on keeping HFCS out of our house and will be buying only organic grass-fed beef and pastured pork & chicken from a local organic farm after seeing what & how cows are fed.

Not sure this is the doc I saw but I saw one on PBS that went into the whole corn production deal and how the reality is that most corn farmers can no longer feed themselves from what they are farming. It has to be processed to be edible. It was very eye opening.

Good doc, I started a thread on it here a while back

 

[identikit]

First-time poster here in this thread, but thought Id' give it a whirl with a hidden gem I watched over the 3 day weekend:

The Dark Hours

http://www.netflix.com/Movie/The_Dark_Hours/70044711?

A Canadian low-budget flick in the psychological thriller/horror genre.

Worth a view via Netflix (I'm guessing you won't find it in a retail rental outlet).

 

[The Juggernaut]

Been awhile....Here we go.

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly It's subtitled. When it started, I turned it off because I wasn't in the mood (Much like Pan's Labyrinth, which I've never seen.) I got back to it and I'm glad I did. Very good flick. Directed very well....It really gives you perspective on how the main character likely felt. I liked it a lot. 4/5

Lars and the Real Girl Nervous laughter. That's how I felt while watching it. It's funny, but you feel nervous or weird about laughing. Ryan Gosling is great...He's even better considering his roots...:MickeyMouseClub: I really liked the doctor character. 3.5/5

The Golden Compass Meh. I'm not sure who the audience for the movie is. It's rated PG-13, but doesn't seem near mature enough for that. I really found it pretty tiresome to try to keep up and figure out what was going on. Sam Elliot was a pretty cool surprise. Don't think I'll be seeing the sequel that is no doubt coming. 1.5/5

Hot Rod Corny SNL movie. A throw-back to the cheesy 80's films that centered around sports (Rad comes to mind). I thought it was great. Funny. The redhead chick from Wedding Crashers is very cute. It's not cerebral, but it's funny enough to check out. 3.5/5

 

[jdoggydogg]

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

That trailer was awful. If a trailer can't get me excited to see a movie, then the movie's usually terrible.

 

[The Juggernaut]

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

That trailer was awful. If a trailer can't get me excited to see a movie, then the movie's usually terrible.

It's like Kicking and Screaming without Will Ferrell. 2.5 might be generous. It was recommended by my neighbor....

 

[jdoggydogg]

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

That trailer was awful. If a trailer can't get me excited to see a movie, then the movie's usually terrible.

It's like Kicking and Screaming without Will Ferrell. 2.5 might be generous. It was recommended by my neighbor....

An office buddy just recommended Dear Frankie to me. Thankfully, it was good. So I wasn't put in the awkward position of telling her the movie sucks.

 

[The Juggernaut]

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

That trailer was awful. If a trailer can't get me excited to see a movie, then the movie's usually terrible.

It's like Kicking and Screaming without Will Ferrell. 2.5 might be generous. It was recommended by my neighbor....

An office buddy just recommended Dear Frankie to me. Thankfully, it was good. So I wasn't put in the awkward position of telling her the movie sucks.

She's on the listserv for my usual email reviews. I won't pull any punches.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

That trailer was awful. If a trailer can't get me excited to see a movie, then the movie's usually terrible.

It's like Kicking and Screaming without Will Ferrell. 2.5 might be generous. It was recommended by my neighbor....

An office buddy just recommended Dear Frankie to me. Thankfully, it was good. So I wasn't put in the awkward position of telling her the movie sucks.

She's on the listserv for my usual email reviews. I won't pull any punches.

I'm always careful about that. I feel pretty passionately about the music and film that I love, so I remember that when I write the review. One time my friend told me she hated Gary Shandling and didn't think he was funny. This from the same person that roars at that idiot Eddie Izzard. I never looked at ther the same way

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Been awhile....Here we go.

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

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Sounds exactly right.

 

[identikit]

Been awhile....Here we go.

Lucky You A Drew Barrymore flick about poker. I'm a Barrymore fan (Don't ask), but this movie didn't work very well. Too much poker for it to be a "date" movie. Too much of a love story for it to be a guy-only movie. 2.5/5

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Sounds exactly right.

X 3...Was halves of 2 different movies, done poorly

 

[El Floppo]

So I mentioned goign to see Macbeth on broadway with Patrick Stewart as the lead... saw it last week.

Outrageously amazing staging- set in some kind of fascist, eastern-bloc type regime, which worked really well. The witches were actually MASH unit nurses, replete with hacksaws- were great. Stewart was amazing and didn't turn into a Borg once .

If the play wasn't so meh, my head would've popped off from happiness. But basically, Macbeth is a stupid play.... :shields-up:

dude, you couldn't be more wrong on this one. there is weak shakespeare to be found, no doubt, but this is one of his finest. probably my favorite of his plays.

Explain what you like about it, please.

 

[El Floppo]

So I mentioned goign to see Macbeth on broadway with Patrick Stewart as the lead... saw it last week.

Outrageously amazing staging- set in some kind of fascist, eastern-bloc type regime, which worked really well. The witches were actually MASH unit nurses, replete with hacksaws- were great. Stewart was amazing and didn't turn into a Borg once .

If the play wasn't so meh, my head would've popped off from happiness. But basically, Macbeth is a stupid play.... :shields-up:

I was going to ridicule you, but the bolded statement is better than any mocking I could come up with.

Oh... you're right- I meant STOOPIT.

 

[El Floppo]

Days of Heaven

Thanks to those here that recommended this movie. Terrance Malick is an odd director. The dialogue is almost unnecessary. This could have been a silent movie. Amazing, beautiful cinematography - which I've come to expect with Malick's movies. I wouldn't recommend this to any casual movie fan, and I would never watch it again. But definitely a good movie.

Mrs. Dogg points out that Brooke Adams was miscast - and I agree. Not exactly pretty enough that I believe two men would fight over her.

Wow. I'm surprised by your lukewarm reaction to this. i couldn't disagree more about adams either. she's perfect in this. especially when you consider the setting -- semi-remote prairie & farm -- for the film. she's pretty without being hollywood ravishing. given the implied isolation and loneliness that shephard's character experiences before their arrival, she's practically exotic. the other amazing thing about this film is that malick somehow managed to get maybe richard gere's best performance on celluloid.

I didn't know my review sounded negative. I think Malick's a brilliant director, and I am glad I saw the movie.As for Adams, I understand the context. But I wouldn't use the word pretty to describe her.

faint praise there, i guess?

I could have that thing on a loop at Chez Floppo and be pretty damn happy. And I totally agree with fool about Adams.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Days of Heaven

Thanks to those here that recommended this movie. Terrance Malick is an odd director. The dialogue is almost unnecessary. This could have been a silent movie. Amazing, beautiful cinematography - which I've come to expect with Malick's movies. I wouldn't recommend this to any casual movie fan, and I would never watch it again. But definitely a good movie.

Mrs. Dogg points out that Brooke Adams was miscast - and I agree. Not exactly pretty enough that I believe two men would fight over her.

Wow. I'm surprised by your lukewarm reaction to this. i couldn't disagree more about adams either. she's perfect in this. especially when you consider the setting -- semi-remote prairie & farm -- for the film. she's pretty without being hollywood ravishing. given the implied isolation and loneliness that shephard's character experiences before their arrival, she's practically exotic. the other amazing thing about this film is that malick somehow managed to get maybe richard gere's best performance on celluloid.

I didn't know my review sounded negative. I think Malick's a brilliant director, and I am glad I saw the movie.As for Adams, I understand the context. But I wouldn't use the word pretty to describe her.

faint praise there, i guess?

I could have that thing on a loop at Chez Floppo and be pretty damn happy. And I totally agree with fool about Adams.

I thought Mrs. Floppo didn't like those kinds of movies.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hey documentary fans, I posted the trailer for a doc that looks really good here. It's about iconoclast Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.

 

[saintfool]

I could have that thing on a loop at Chez Floppo and be pretty damn happy. And I totally agree with fool about Adams.

 

[Statorama]

Just watched "Rambo"...my God!I knew it was graphic but holy hell!It doesn't have the writing of the first in the series, but I'd easily place this one above the other sequels.It's action is honestly like no other movie in history...the violence is so real you can almost taste the iron in the blood. It's insane but not over the top dumb action like in the last sequel...it's just honest to goodness, pure adrenaline, heartstopping, jawdropping realistic gore...it can only be described as nothing short of action pron.Wow.

It delivers what it promises by the truckloads. NC-17 worthy for violence.

 

[fsufan]

Just watched "Rambo"...my God!I knew it was graphic but holy hell!It doesn't have the writing of the first in the series, but I'd easily place this one above the other sequels.It's action is honestly like no other movie in history...the violence is so real you can almost taste the iron in the blood. It's insane but not over the top dumb action like in the last sequel...it's just honest to goodness, pure adrenaline, heartstopping, jawdropping realistic gore...it can only be described as nothing short of action pron.Wow.

It delivers what it promises by the truckloads. NC-17 worthy for violence.

i will get tomorrow, cannot wait to watch

 

[El Floppo]

Days of Heaven

Thanks to those here that recommended this movie. Terrance Malick is an odd director. The dialogue is almost unnecessary. This could have been a silent movie. Amazing, beautiful cinematography - which I've come to expect with Malick's movies. I wouldn't recommend this to any casual movie fan, and I would never watch it again. But definitely a good movie.

Mrs. Dogg points out that Brooke Adams was miscast - and I agree. Not exactly pretty enough that I believe two men would fight over her.

Wow. I'm surprised by your lukewarm reaction to this. i couldn't disagree more about adams either. she's perfect in this. especially when you consider the setting -- semi-remote prairie & farm -- for the film. she's pretty without being hollywood ravishing. given the implied isolation and loneliness that shephard's character experiences before their arrival, she's practically exotic. the other amazing thing about this film is that malick somehow managed to get maybe richard gere's best performance on celluloid.

I didn't know my review sounded negative. I think Malick's a brilliant director, and I am glad I saw the movie.As for Adams, I understand the context. But I wouldn't use the word pretty to describe her.

faint praise there, i guess?

I could have that thing on a loop at Chez Floppo and be pretty damn happy. And I totally agree with fool about Adams.

I thought Mrs. Floppo didn't like those kinds of movies.

I...

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Hey documentary fans, I posted the trailer for a doc that looks really good here. It's about iconoclast Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.

I'm unfamiliar with his other stuff, other than Johnny Got His Gun, which was riveting. I'll check it out.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Hey documentary fans, I posted the trailer for a doc that looks really good here. It's about iconoclast Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.

I'm unfamiliar with his other stuff, other than Johnny Got His Gun, which was riveting. I'll check it out.

I've only seen Spartacus, which is obviously good.

 

[kblitz]

Don´t know it is already out in the US but I just saw In Bruges. Realy liked it, starts very quiet with lots of funny moments. Also beautifull shots of Bruges. Nice acting. Highly recommend

 

[SmoovySmoov]

So, I watched Teeth last night. I think Krista recommended it.

Here's the good: It was good to see Harold from Twin Peaks again. The part where the brother knocks the kid out on the steps and says something to the effect of "You like that? Come back anytime if you want some more." was kinda funny.

Other than that, not so much. Maybe watching a "feminist" horror movie on a day when I was cursing the female species after another bout with triflinism wasn't such a hot idea, but I didn't like very much of it at all. I give it a 2, thanks to having a Twin Peaks alum, and the brother's sweet mutton chops.

 

[krista4]

So, I watched Teeth last night. I think Krista recommended it.

Here's the good: It was good to see Harold from Twin Peaks again. The part where the brother knocks the kid out on the steps and says something to the effect of "You like that? Come back anytime if you want some more." was kinda funny.

Other than that, not so much. Maybe watching a "feminist" horror movie on a day when I was cursing the female species after another bout with triflinism wasn't such a hot idea, but I didn't like very much of it at all. I give it a 2, thanks to having a Twin Peaks alum, and the brother's sweet mutton chops.

Yeah, I liked it a lot. But perhaps seeing it at a midnight movie in a packed house, with the crowd completely raucous, makes for a better experience than watching alone when you hate women. I saw it with three men and one other woman, and we unanimously loved it.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

So, I watched Teeth last night. I think Krista recommended it.

Here's the good: It was good to see Harold from Twin Peaks again. The part where the brother knocks the kid out on the steps and says something to the effect of "You like that? Come back anytime if you want some more." was kinda funny.

Other than that, not so much. Maybe watching a "feminist" horror movie on a day when I was cursing the female species after another bout with triflinism wasn't such a hot idea, but I didn't like very much of it at all. I give it a 2, thanks to having a Twin Peaks alum, and the brother's sweet mutton chops.

Yeah, I liked it a lot. But perhaps seeing it at a midnight movie in a packed house, with the crowd completely raucous, makes for a better experience than watching alone when you hate women. I saw it with three men and one other woman, and we unanimously loved it.

Point taken.

 

[jdoggydogg]

So, I watched Teeth last night. I think Krista recommended it.

Here's the good: It was good to see Harold from Twin Peaks again. The part where the brother knocks the kid out on the steps and says something to the effect of "You like that? Come back anytime if you want some more." was kinda funny.

Other than that, not so much. Maybe watching a "feminist" horror movie on a day when I was cursing the female species after another bout with triflinism wasn't such a hot idea, but I didn't like very much of it at all. I give it a 2, thanks to having a Twin Peaks alum, and the brother's sweet mutton chops.

The movie appears to be gimmicky. I do bristle when someone describes a movie with one word like "feminist." Movies with a blatent agenda often don't work for me.

 

[krista4]

So, I watched Teeth last night. I think Krista recommended it.

Here's the good: It was good to see Harold from Twin Peaks again. The part where the brother knocks the kid out on the steps and says something to the effect of "You like that? Come back anytime if you want some more." was kinda funny.

Other than that, not so much. Maybe watching a "feminist" horror movie on a day when I was cursing the female species after another bout with triflinism wasn't such a hot idea, but I didn't like very much of it at all. I give it a 2, thanks to having a Twin Peaks alum, and the brother's sweet mutton chops.

The movie appears to be gimmicky. I do bristle when someone describes a movie with one word like "feminist." Movies with a blatent agenda often don't work for me.

Ummm, it's not "feminist". It's just flat-out hilarious. Just noticed that there's a separate thread for this movie.OK, have watched or attempted to watch three movies today:

The Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film: Finally got around to it after several years in my queue. What was I waiting for?!? Great movie--I like the Sex Pistols but didn't know a lot of the history behind the formation of the band and the extent to which they were hated/feared (while also loved) in the UK and later the US. This is just a fascinating subject, and if you don't like this one, you don't like music documentaries. 4.5/5

Side note: Watching this reminded me that I had forgotten to add two of my favorite music documentaries to my almost endless list of recommended documentaries a few pages ago, so please add I Am Trying to Break Your Heart (about Wilco) and DIG! (about Brian Jonestown Massacre and Dandy Warhols) to the list.

I'm Not There: I'm not interested. I was so looking forward to this one, and I was simply bored and couldn't even make it through the movie. I know I must have been missing something. Did stick with it long enough to catch some of Cate Blanchett, who was as always just fantastic. Incomplete/5

Palookaville: jdoggydogg, please forgive. I just couldn't get into this, and I tried to watch it twice, weeks apart. Incomplete/5

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Ummm, it's not "feminist".

I just got that from the Netflix sleeve it came in. But there is some "empowering women" qualities to it.

 

[Sweet J]

Just put King of Kong, Fistfull of Quarters in based on reviews here so I'll check back later

Watched There Will Be Blood last weekend and thought it was pretty good. I didn't like it as much as I thought I would and liked No Country For Old Men much better.

While I liked King of Kong, I think it's a little overhyped in this thread. Good documentary, but not great (IMO). I remember liking similar docs such as Wordplay and Spellbound more when I first watched them and there are a lot better docs out there, especially since the genre has been more in the open and gaining steam.

I have never really watched many documentaries but so far I like this one. I have Maxed Out and King Corn here to watch this weekend as well and have heard good things about both so I'm looking foward to them. What are some others you recommend?

Honestly, I have yet to see a documentary that I haven't liked on some level. I know I'll forget some, but here's a list off the top of my head of ones I really liked:

Fog of War

Murderball

Into the Void

Born Into Brothels

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Stevie

American Movie

The Corporation

Jesus Camp

Deliver Us from Evil

Bowling for Columbine

Why We Fight

Who the &*%(* is Jackson Pollock?

The Thin Blue Line

Grizzly Man

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Supersize Me

Hoop Dreams

Night and Fog

BOLDED my personal favs.

Murderball is awesome. The Thin Blue Line is outstanding. American Movie is also one of my favs.A doc almost no one has seen is The Kid Stays in the Picture. A fantastic doc about legendary film producer Robert Evans (The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby). Really cool cat, and this movie has a visual style that is totally unique.

More greats:

Capturing the Friedmans

Murder on a Sunday Morning

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

The Staircase

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control

Four Little Girls

Paper Clips

Shoah

Trekkies

The Up Series (7 and Up, 49 and Up, etc.)

My favorite all time doc is the Muhammad Ali / Forman fight in Zaire:

When We Were Kings

Ooooo, me, me! Call on me! Documentaries are my favorite genre of film! Oooooo!OK, lots of great ones already named. Big fan of Murder on a Sunday Morning, which I thought no one but me had seen. I love all the ones mentioned so far--the only two I haven't seen are Little Dieter Needs to Fly or Paper Clips. Great ones that I'll add, in approximate order of greatness:

Roger and Me

Bus 174

When the Levees Broke

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Be Here to Love Me: The Townes Van Zandt Story

Silverlake Life: The View from Here

Buena Vista Social Club

Into the Arms of Strangers

Wild Man Blues

The Aristocrats

The Five Obstructions

Genghis Blues

God Grew Tired of Us

The Heart of the Game

In Satmar Custody

Looking for Richard

Mad Hot Ballroom

My Architect: A Son's Journey

One Day in September

Paris is Burning

Power Trip

Regret to Inform

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Jandek on Corwood

This Film is Not Yet Rated

Through the Fire

The War Room

OK, I have loads more...

Great set of posts, here. Although I can't believe that ALL THREE of you missed "Spellbound."

 

[krista4]

Just put King of Kong, Fistfull of Quarters in based on reviews here so I'll check back later

Watched There Will Be Blood last weekend and thought it was pretty good. I didn't like it as much as I thought I would and liked No Country For Old Men much better.

While I liked King of Kong, I think it's a little overhyped in this thread. Good documentary, but not great (IMO). I remember liking similar docs such as Wordplay and Spellbound more when I first watched them and there are a lot better docs out there, especially since the genre has been more in the open and gaining steam.

I have never really watched many documentaries but so far I like this one. I have Maxed Out and King Corn here to watch this weekend as well and have heard good things about both so I'm looking foward to them. What are some others you recommend?

Honestly, I have yet to see a documentary that I haven't liked on some level. I know I'll forget some, but here's a list off the top of my head of ones I really liked:

Fog of War

Murderball

Into the Void

Born Into Brothels

Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills

Stevie

American Movie

The Corporation

Jesus Camp

Deliver Us from Evil

Bowling for Columbine

Why We Fight

Who the &*%(* is Jackson Pollock?

The Thin Blue Line

Grizzly Man

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

Supersize Me

Hoop Dreams

Night and Fog

BOLDED my personal favs.

Murderball is awesome. The Thin Blue Line is outstanding. American Movie is also one of my favs.A doc almost no one has seen is The Kid Stays in the Picture. A fantastic doc about legendary film producer Robert Evans (The Godfather, Rosemary's Baby). Really cool cat, and this movie has a visual style that is totally unique.

More greats:

Capturing the Friedmans

Murder on a Sunday Morning

Little Dieter Needs to Fly

The Staircase

This Film Is Not Yet Rated

Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control

Four Little Girls

Paper Clips

Shoah

Trekkies

The Up Series (7 and Up, 49 and Up, etc.)

My favorite all time doc is the Muhammad Ali / Forman fight in Zaire:

When We Were Kings

Ooooo, me, me! Call on me! Documentaries are my favorite genre of film! Oooooo!OK, lots of great ones already named. Big fan of Murder on a Sunday Morning, which I thought no one but me had seen. I love all the ones mentioned so far--the only two I haven't seen are Little Dieter Needs to Fly or Paper Clips. Great ones that I'll add, in approximate order of greatness:

Roger and Me

Bus 174

When the Levees Broke

Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

Be Here to Love Me: The Townes Van Zandt Story

Silverlake Life: The View from Here

Buena Vista Social Club

Into the Arms of Strangers

Wild Man Blues

The Aristocrats

The Five Obstructions

Genghis Blues

God Grew Tired of Us

The Heart of the Game

In Satmar Custody

Looking for Richard

Mad Hot Ballroom

My Architect: A Son's Journey

One Day in September

Paris is Burning

Power Trip

Regret to Inform

Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

Jandek on Corwood

This Film is Not Yet Rated

Through the Fire

The War Room

OK, I have loads more...

Great set of posts, here. Although I can't believe that ALL THREE of you missed "Spellbound."

KarmaPolice mentioned it in his original post.

 

[TylerRoseFan]

Anchor Man-Haven't seen it in several years. Never gets old. TRF Jr just turned 16. We brought the projector out to the yard and had a movie on the lawn. 50 teenagers sitting in lawn chairs, bean bags, and on blankets. Popcorn, candy, drinks. We've thrown many parties for the kids, this was by far the best and easiest.

Total experience 5/5

 

[Stingdiddy]

Untraceable: I had absolutely no expectations going into this movie and was pleasantly surprised and entertained. Listen, it's not going to win any Oscars, but, it's a good rental that entertains. Here's the movie summary below:

A group of cybercops finds themselves grappling with a megalomaniacal, murderous psychopath who uses the Internet to show off his grisly handiwork, rigging his site so that his remaining captives' fate depends on how many viewers it attracts. Led by FBI Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) and working against the clock, can the team apprehend the technologically brilliant killer? Colin Hanks and Mary Beth Hurt also star in this tense thriller.

 

[Stingdiddy]

Anchor Man-Haven't seen it in several years. Never gets old. TRF Jr just turned 16. We brought the projector out to the yard and had a movie on the lawn. 50 teenagers sitting in lawn chairs, bean bags, and on blankets. Popcorn, candy, drinks. We've thrown many parties for the kids, this was by far the best and easiest. Total experience 5/5

Was there beer and pot at the party?

 

[fsufan]

Rambo

the scene when the Americas get to the village to help and then the bad guys show up was :X

 

[TylerRoseFan]

Anchor Man-Haven't seen it in several years. Never gets old. TRF Jr just turned 16. We brought the projector out to the yard and had a movie on the lawn. 50 teenagers sitting in lawn chairs, bean bags, and on blankets. Popcorn, candy, drinks. We've thrown many parties for the kids, this was by far the best and easiest. Total experience 5/5

Was there beer and pot at the party?

The only beer consumed was by Mrs TRF and me...as far as I know... No pot.

 

[Stingdiddy]

Anchor Man-Haven't seen it in several years. Never gets old. TRF Jr just turned 16. We brought the projector out to the yard and had a movie on the lawn. 50 teenagers sitting in lawn chairs, bean bags, and on blankets. Popcorn, candy, drinks. We've thrown many parties for the kids, this was by far the best and easiest. Total experience 5/5

Was there beer and pot at the party?

The only beer consumed was by Mrs TRF and me...as far as I know... No pot.

Sounds fun. 50 kids? That's alot to keep an eye on.

 

[krista4]

Ummm, it's not "feminist".

I just got that from the Netflix sleeve it came in. But there is some "empowering women" qualities to it.

I think you have a much different definition of female empowerment than I do. Cats of Mirikitani: Not about cats! Documentary about a homeless Japanese artist. Pretty much everything I love and hate about documentaries. The good: fascinating story of a guy who had been born in America, moved to Japan at three years old, and after moving back the US as a teenager was put in the internment camps for 3-1/2 years. At some point ended up homeless and selling art on the street. The guy's story was fascinating, his personality was fascinating if not exactly likable, and the backdrop of 9/11 that occurs during the filming of the movie would have allowed for some fascinating analysis of the parallels of the treatment of Muslims in the aftermath of that event and the treatment of Japanese during WWII. Would have were it not for. . . the bad: the one thing I can't get past in some documentaries is the filmmaker's feeling compelled to insert him/herself into the story. In this instance, the filmmaker concentrated way too much on showing how she "saved" him from the street, giving him a home after 9/11, ensuring he received social security and eventually a home of his own, reuniting him with his sister whom he hadn't seen in 60 years, etc. The filmmaker did do good stuff for the guy, but I needed this movie to be less about her and much more about him. Still, 4/5.

 

[TylerRoseFan]

Anchor Man-Haven't seen it in several years. Never gets old. TRF Jr just turned 16. We brought the projector out to the yard and had a movie on the lawn. 50 teenagers sitting in lawn chairs, bean bags, and on blankets. Popcorn, candy, drinks. We've thrown many parties for the kids, this was by far the best and easiest. Total experience 5/5

Was there beer and pot at the party?

The only beer consumed was by Mrs TRF and me...as far as I know... No pot.

Sounds fun. 50 kids? That's alot to keep an eye on.

I live in a small town. They were good kids. No problems at all. I think we'll be doing it two times a month. Good way to keep kids at my house instead of on road.

 

[hxperson]

 

[krista4]

The Killing: Very early Kubrick film noir/heist film. Amazing that this was made over 50 years ago. Holds up well and keeps you enthralled from beginning to end. Great character development as well. 4.5/5

 

[Sundays Rule]

I Am Legend...meh

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Just saw Smokin' Aces. Meh. They should have made it funnier as itwas the perfect set up for humor.

But the highlight was Alicia Keys who I know think is smoking hot.

 

[Sweet J]

KarmaPolice mentioned it in his original post.

:brainfart:

 

[Bob Magaw]

The Killing: Very early Kubrick film noir/heist film. Amazing that this was made over 50 years ago. Holds up well and keeps you enthralled from beginning to end. Great character development as well. 4.5/5

this had some cool editing (seeing the same scene from different perspectives, sort of like rashomon & tarantino)... paths of glory is another great "early" kubrick movie not as well known as strangelove, 2001, clockwork, etc...

 

[Bob Magaw]

got the new criterion 3 disc seven samurai*... it was awesome...

also watched criterion's new yojimbo... sanjuro is on deck (& throne of blood, ran, kagemusha, high and low & stray dog)...

border's has some good coupons, so i guess i have been going crazy with the criterion discs... also got amarcord (which i haven't seen in a while... i think it is criterion's #4 title/spine... seven samurai #2) & the classic arabian nights-like adventure, thief of bagdad...

criterion also came out with new third man (i agree with saintfool that this is one of the greatest movies ever)... i rented the bonus disc just to see the new 90 minute documentary, which was OK, but i thought could have been better (orson welles was only in it for a few minutes, which was kind of bizarre)...

for people who have netflix, & watch streaming movies on-site, the classic short film red balloon is now available to be watched that way... i think it was mentioned here recently (as being available via direcTV on-demand), i hadn't seen since grade school & was inexplicably OOP for decades...

* sometimes i would rather watch a classic (imo 7 samurai one of the top 3-5 movies of all time... arguably the best) for a 3rd or 4th time, than watching harley davidson & the marlboro man a 2nd time (i'll never get that 2 hours back )...

 

[Statorama]

Untraceable: I had absolutely no expectations going into this movie and was pleasantly surprised and entertained. Listen, it's not going to win any Oscars, but, it's a good rental that entertains. Here's the movie summary below:

A group of cybercops finds themselves grappling with a megalomaniacal, murderous psychopath who uses the Internet to show off his grisly handiwork, rigging his site so that his remaining captives' fate depends on how many viewers it attracts. Led by FBI Agent Jennifer Marsh (Diane Lane) and working against the clock, can the team apprehend the technologically brilliant killer? Colin Hanks and Mary Beth Hurt also star in this tense thriller.

Do I have to forget everything I've learned about the innerwebs to enjoy this movie?

 

[NCCommish]

Just watched Constantine. I had pretty low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I'd give it a 7 out of 10 I think.

 

[jdoggydogg]

The Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film: Finally got around to it after several years in my queue. What was I waiting for?!? Great movie--I like the Sex Pistols but didn't know a lot of the history behind the formation of the band and the extent to which they were hated/feared (while also loved) in the UK and later the US. This is just a fascinating subject, and if you don't like this one, you don't like music documentaries. 4.5/5

Palookaville: jdoggydogg, please forgive. I just couldn't get into this, and I tried to watch it twice, weeks apart. Incomplete/5

Doh. Too bad about Palookaville. I saw it years ago, so I can't defend it very well.I love that Sex Pistols movie. Any band that claims to be Punk needs to see Filth. I believe Roger Ebert had a big role in getting the movie made.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just saw Smokin' Aces. Meh. They should have made it funnier as itwas the perfect set up for humor.But the highlight was Alicia Keys who I know think is smoking hot.

I said the same thing. The comedic stuff worked. The drama? Ehhhhhhhhhh...not so much.

 

[Mr. Mojo]

Just saw Smokin' Aces. Meh. They should have made it funnier as itwas the perfect set up for humor.But the highlight was Alicia Keys who I know think is smoking hot.

I said the same thing. The comedic stuff worked. The drama? Ehhhhhhhhhh...not so much.

Didn't it seem like they could have made it hilarious like Lock, Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels?The ending with the crying was just lame.