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On The Waterfront - I am trying to mix in some older movies considered "classic" that I've yet to see. I was pretty disappointed with this movie. I don't know if it's a case of a movie not aging well, but I didn't like it much. Overacted, especially by Lee J. Cobb, much like his role in "Twelve Angry Men, a much better movie. Brando and Steiger cab ride scene was the highlight of the film for me. 2/5

Harold + Maude - Was an interesting, odd film. I'm glad I saw it once, but I didn't like it enough that I would go out of my way to ever see it again. Overall worth a rental if you're in the mood for something just a bit different. 3/5

Eastern Promises - I liked better than either of the previous movies listed. Good acting with a story line that moved. I didn't like it quite as well as "A History of Violence", but it's a definite rental. 4/5

Michael Clayton - A pretty good movie, maybe a little too obvious in how it's plot develops. Cloony does a solid job, and it kept my interest. 4/5

Zodiac - My favorite rental of the movies listed here. I liked most everything about this movie and would highly recommend it. Intense without being bloody. 4.5/5

 
Double feature night at Chez NCC. We Own The Night was part 2. I think I liked a History of Violence better but this was a good, solid flick.

 
Double feature night at Chez NCC. We Own The Night was part 2. I think I liked a History of Violence better but this was a good, solid flick.
Admittedly, I am a big Cronenberg fan, but I thought A History of Violence was a truly special film, bordering on greatnessThe title alone gives me a cinematic boner, as it has so many levelsI thought that cronenberg expertly used a semi cliche "mafia" storyline to create a deep and interesting investigation of the true American identityThe whole time (and I've seen it on DVD 2X since) it really does remind me of Nabokov's LolitaA meditation on the true nature of America (violence and all) through a narrative that was controversial but ultimately eye openingI also thought the performances were pitch perfect...Viggo Mortensen was appropriately subdued when he needed to be, but when he brought the thunder, it did not seem out of characterEd Harris was his usual solid self, and ####### it if William hurt didn't almost steal the show in the last actI would not be surprised to find that Hurt's performance here convinced Favreau that he could play Obediah Stane in Iron Man
 
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Double feature night at Chez NCC. We Own The Night was part 2. I think I liked a History of Violence better but this was a good, solid flick.
Admittedly, I am a big Cronenberg fan, but I thought A History of Violence was a truly special film, bordering on greatnessThe title alone gives me a cinematic boner, as it has so many levels

I thought that cronenberg expertly used a semi cliche "mafia" storyline to create a deep and interesting investigation of the true American identity

The whole time (and I've seen it on DVD 2X since) it really does remind me of Nabokov's Lolita

A meditation on the true nature of America (violence and all) through a narrative that was controversial but ultimately eye opening

I also thought the performances were pitch perfect...

Viggo Mortensen was appropriately subdued when he needed to be, but when he brought the thunder, it did not seem out of character

Ed Harris was his usual solid self, and ####### it if William hurt didn't almost steal the show in the last act

I would not be surprised to find that Hurt's performance here convinced Favreau that he could play Obediah Stane in Iron Man
Good point. He was very good.
 
On The Waterfront - I am trying to mix in some older movies considered "classic" that I've yet to see. I was pretty disappointed with this movie. I don't know if it's a case of a movie not aging well, but I didn't like it much. Overacted, especially by Lee J. Cobb, much like his role in "Twelve Angry Men, a much better movie. Brando and Steiger cab ride scene was the highlight of the film for me. 2/5

What!?!? 5/5

Harold + Maude - Was an interesting, odd film. I'm glad I saw it once, but I didn't like it enough that I would go out of my way to ever see it again. Overall worth a rental if you're in the mood for something just a bit different. 3/5

What? 4/5

Eastern Promises - I liked better than either of the previous movies listed. Good acting with a story line that moved. I didn't like it quite as well as "A History of Violence", but it's a definite rental. 4/5

Meh. 2/5. Not worth watching unless you're bored.

Michael Clayton - A pretty good movie, maybe a little too obvious in how it's plot develops. Cloony does a solid job, and it kept my interest. 4/5

See Eastern Promises review.
 
Double feature night at Chez NCC. We Own The Ed Harris was his usual solid self, and ####### it if William hurt didn't almost steal the show in the last actI would not be surprised to find that Hurt's performance here convinced Favreau that he could play Obediah Stane in Iron Man
Of course, when you say William Hurt, you really mean Jeff Bridges as Obediah Stane.
 
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Foolishly turned on My Dinner with Andre late the other night before going to bed... pushed my bedtime back the 40 minutes that were left of the movie.... and I'm still paying for it. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out and loved it. Have seen pieces of it since, but not for 10 years at least. Can't explain it... but despite being annoyed by both Wally and Andre, I can't get enough of watching them talk- feel completely inspired by the insight (however goofy) and overall pursuit of life by both of them. And strangely, this is the first time I realized that Louis Malle directed. Love this movie. Does anybody know how much of it is written and how much improvised (if any)? The performances come off so relaxed and intimiate- just guessed that there might have been some Mike Leigh style improv at least.
Good movie. I bet you liked Waking Life.
:hot: And I love Linkletter... can't even get all the way through waking life.

 
Foolishly turned on My Dinner with Andre late the other night before going to bed... pushed my bedtime back the 40 minutes that were left of the movie.... and I'm still paying for it. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out and loved it. Have seen pieces of it since, but not for 10 years at least. Can't explain it... but despite being annoyed by both Wally and Andre, I can't get enough of watching them talk- feel completely inspired by the insight (however goofy) and overall pursuit of life by both of them. And strangely, this is the first time I realized that Louis Malle directed. Love this movie. Does anybody know how much of it is written and how much improvised (if any)? The performances come off so relaxed and intimiate- just guessed that there might have been some Mike Leigh style improv at least.
Good movie. I bet you liked Waking Life.
Preferred Before Sunrise, which felt more akin to Andre.
 
Today I watched a Ryan Gosling doubleheader and put in The Believer and Half Nelson.

Did a hell of a job in both movies - one about a neo-nazi and one about a crack addict teacher. Really liked both movies, but IMO both of the endings left something to be desired. Still would recommend both of them to others....
I liked Half Nelson a lot. I can't even remember the ending, but the movie definitely gets better with age.
It was an ambiguous ending:I thought about the movie/ending more after I posted and liked it more. Probably like it more upon second viewing too (without being under a fog of cold medicine). I would give believer a 7 and Half Nelson an 8.5/10 right now.

 
I would not be surprised to find that Hurt's performance here convinced Favreau that he could play Obediah Stane in Iron Man
Jeff Bridges played that role but i hear what you are saying nonetheless. I liked "HoV" much more than "Eastern Promises". Typical of Cronenberg, the big finale happens and you move on. There is no lingering with bombastic music or schtick.
 
Michael Clayton - pretty entertaining movie. I thought Clooney did a pretty good job. 4/5

The Messengers - very predictable, but not terrible. If you like this genre (thriller), it's an alright movie. 2.5/5

 
the Brave One - decent, definitely worth a Netflix

Lions for Lambs - disappointing, ambitious but the diaologue was not as intellectual as it wanted to be.(if that makes sense) Cruise was miscasted IMHO.

Untraceable - decent

Rambo - kicked major ###...was much better than I thought it would be

 
Foolishly turned on My Dinner with Andre late the other night before going to bed... pushed my bedtime back the 40 minutes that were left of the movie.... and I'm still paying for it. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out and loved it. Have seen pieces of it since, but not for 10 years at least. Can't explain it... but despite being annoyed by both Wally and Andre, I can't get enough of watching them talk- feel completely inspired by the insight (however goofy) and overall pursuit of life by both of them. And strangely, this is the first time I realized that Louis Malle directed. Love this movie. Does anybody know how much of it is written and how much improvised (if any)? The performances come off so relaxed and intimiate- just guessed that there might have been some Mike Leigh style improv at least.
Good movie. I bet you liked Waking Life.
:hifive: And I love Linkletter... can't even get all the way through waking life.
I thought Waking Life was ok. For dialogue-heavy movies, I thought The Anniversary Party and Hurley Burley were interesting.
 
Today I watched a Ryan Gosling doubleheader and put in The Believer and Half Nelson.

Did a hell of a job in both movies - one about a neo-nazi and one about a crack addict teacher. Really liked both movies, but IMO both of the endings left something to be desired. Still would recommend both of them to others....
I liked Half Nelson a lot. I can't even remember the ending, but the movie definitely gets better with age.
It was an ambiguous ending:I thought about the movie/ending more after I posted and liked it more. Probably like it more upon second viewing too (without being under a fog of cold medicine). I would give believer a 7 and Half Nelson an 8.5/10 right now.
I see. Gosling made that movie for me.
 
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :wall:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
;) But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.

 
Foolishly turned on My Dinner with Andre late the other night before going to bed... pushed my bedtime back the 40 minutes that were left of the movie.... and I'm still paying for it. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out and loved it. Have seen pieces of it since, but not for 10 years at least. Can't explain it... but despite being annoyed by both Wally and Andre, I can't get enough of watching them talk- feel completely inspired by the insight (however goofy) and overall pursuit of life by both of them. And strangely, this is the first time I realized that Louis Malle directed. Love this movie. Does anybody know how much of it is written and how much improvised (if any)? The performances come off so relaxed and intimiate- just guessed that there might have been some Mike Leigh style improv at least.
Good movie. I bet you liked Waking Life.
;) And I love Linkletter... can't even get all the way through waking life.
I thought Waking Life was ok. For dialogue-heavy movies, I thought The Anniversary Party and Hurley Burley were interesting.
I liked the Anniversary Party... but despite the talkey-aspect, plot happens in spades there compared to Andre and even Before Sunrise.I also liked the Demme Spalding Gray performance movie... good god... I don't think I even remember my wife's name right now.... Swimming to Cambodia! Phew...

 
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :popcorn:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
:shrug: But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.
Please still be my friend. I am sure I'd see Control if enough people here recommended it.

 
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :popcorn:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
:shrug: But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.
Tristram ShandyI liked that a lot

Control was amazing

 
Just skimming the past few pages ... random thoughts:

Control was very good. (but, I'm a big JD fan)

Waking Life was unwatchable. Rambling crap. I'd rather go to a frat party and listen to some meatheads drop acid and pontificate.

I haven't seen Palookaville in 10+ years, but I remember liking it too.

Delicatessen is a weird, good movie.

 
Tremendous Upside said:
El Floppo said:
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :excited:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
:goodposting: But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.
Tristram ShandyI liked that a lot

Control was amazing
Tristram Shandy was very funny.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
El Floppo said:
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :popcorn:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
:shrug: But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.
Tristram ShandyI liked that a lot

Control was amazing
Tristram Shandy was very funny.
:confused:
 
Tremendous Upside said:
El Floppo said:
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :popcorn:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
:shrug: But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.
Tristram ShandyI liked that a lot

Control was amazing
Tristram Shandy was very funny.
:confused:
:grouphug:btw- Visions of Light, that doc about cinematographers is on Ovation right now. :thumbup: amazing, amazing stuff- and a great primer for the best visual movies evah.

 
Saw two movies in the past week:

Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show 3.5/5 I liked it, but I have a huge man crush on Vaughn and enjoyed his bull####ing around more than the comics (who had their moments...) Also love Justin Long and he is in is a bit.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly 4/5 - I had no idea what to expect and wow. pretty gripping considering nothing happens the first 30 mins or so. But I couldn't stop watching and cried like a baby at times. Check into what it is based off of before you hook this one up.

 
Tremendous Upside said:
El Floppo said:
CONTROL - About the life of Joy Division lead man Ian Curtis. Fairly depressing, but compelling. Well acted and well shot. If you are a fan of JD, you will love the sound-track.

I give it a 3.5/5.
This one arrived from Netflix on Saturday. :popcorn:
I thought 24 Hour Party People was pretty decent, but I don't like Joy Division enough to see another movie about them.
:headbang: But I loved 24 Hour Party People... Steve Coogan found a nice niche there with 24 Hour and ... stupid brain... the untenable book into movie movie... nope. brain no workey.

But you're still in trouble about Joy Division.
Tristram ShandyI liked that a lot

Control was amazing
Tristram Shandy was very funny.
:mellow:
:grouphug:btw- Visions of Light, that doc about cinematographers is on Ovation right now. :thumbup: amazing, amazing stuff- and a great primer for the best visual movies evah.
Sweet. I will look for that.
 
watched "mean creek" last night and really loved it. it's not a complicated story but it is one that is told really well. some kids decide to teach the school bully a lesson and something happens during the prank. some really nuanced performances from child and young actors. not the cliched "kid-smarter-than-adult" kind of writing or performances either. it's not perfect but it appeals to our better qualities as an audience, i think. simple but gorgeous cinematography to boot. highly recommended.

 
master & commander - for some reason, the first time i didn't get into it & stopped watching after a few minutes... liked it much better this time, liked the attention to detail for a period piece...

magic flute - ingmar bergman staging of mozart opera magic flute... i don't think i'ver ever seen an opera, live or recorded... i never owned any CDs, but heard in recent years & liked some... i found this entertaining, and might be worth checking out even if you haven't seen any opera before...

my voyage to italy (2 discs, 4 hrs) - a scorcese documentary on some italian directors & movies that were influential & formative in his own career... slow at times, but he is an extremely articulate narrator on this subject (probably not a huge surprise)...

 
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master & commander - for some reason, the first time i didn't get into it & stopped watching after a few minutes... liked it much better this time, liked the attention to detail for a period piece...

magic flute - ingmar bergman staging of mozart opera magic flute... i don't think i'ver ever seen an opera, live or recorded... i never owned any CDs, but heard in recent years & liked some... i found this entertaining, and might be worth checking out even if you haven't seen any opera before...
Master & Commander worked for me. One of those movies I'd like to show my son some day.Opera is often most accessable when it's a comedy. I can't recommend this enough: on June 29th, PBS will be broadcasting La Fille du Regiment. I saw Donizetti's hilarious opera live on an HD movie screen simulcast from the Met. Great stuff.

 
Opera is often most accessable when it's a comedy. I can't recommend this enough: on June 29th, PBS will be broadcasting La Fille du Regiment. I saw Donizetti's hilarious opera live on an HD movie screen simulcast from the Met. Great stuff.
will definitely set the DVR to record... thanx for the rec... :pickle: BTW, i really like the actor who played the doctor... he was also with crowe in a beautiful mind, as the "roommate"...

don't even know his name, & have only seen him in a few movies (generally a character actor it seems like), but have liked what i have seen of his work so far...

 
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Opera is often most accessable when it's a comedy. I can't recommend this enough: on June 29th, PBS will be broadcasting La Fille du Regiment. I saw Donizetti's hilarious opera live on an HD movie screen simulcast from the Met. Great stuff.
will definitely set the DVR to record... thanx for the rec... :pickle: BTW, i really like the actor who played the doctor... he was also with crowe in a beautiful mind, as the "roommate"...

don't even know his name, & have only seen him in a few movies (generally a character actor it seems like), but have liked what i have seen of his work so far...
He was good. IMDB says it's Paul Bettany.
 
Before the Devil knows you're dead last night.

Wow. I had no expectations and no idea of plot going into this. That was depressing. Solid movie though.

 
Before the Devil knows you're dead last night.

Wow. I had no expectations and no idea of plot going into this. That was depressing. Solid movie though.
It's a good flick. Certainly gets much darker as it progresses. Worth a rental.I watched Fatal Attraction yesterday. Good suspense flick, but I don't understand this.

Also, watched Batman Begins. I see the new one is coming out, so I thought I ought to catch up. I'm not a comic book movie fan, but they did a good job on this one. Why Katie Holmes though? She's not that cute anymore.

 
Saw Live Free or Die Hard.

Started off very good, but the second half fell into ridiculousness.

I did like the hot asian ### kicking girl. :lol:

 
AhrnCityPahnder said:
Before the Devil knows you're dead last night.

Wow. I had no expectations and no idea of plot going into this. That was depressing. Solid movie though.
Just saw it this afternoon. I'm glad I got to enjoy the Marisa Tomei nudity early in the movie... because things quickly started spinning out of control and by the end I was barely hanging on. It left me with a very heavy heart.
 
Foolishly turned on My Dinner with Andre late the other night before going to bed... pushed my bedtime back the 40 minutes that were left of the movie.... and I'm still paying for it. I saw this in the theaters when it first came out and loved it. Have seen pieces of it since, but not for 10 years at least. Can't explain it... but despite being annoyed by both Wally and Andre, I can't get enough of watching them talk- feel completely inspired by the insight (however goofy) and overall pursuit of life by both of them. And strangely, this is the first time I realized that Louis Malle directed. Love this movie. Does anybody know how much of it is written and how much improvised (if any)? The performances come off so relaxed and intimiate- just guessed that there might have been some Mike Leigh style improv at least.
From what I understand there were a ton of recorded conversations between Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory to create the "script" and their conversations had actually been acted out in both NY and London on stage before Malle filmed it
VERY interesting NYT article about the film:http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html...751C0A964948260

Most interesting paragraph:

'My Dinner With Andre'' is fiction, Mr. Shawn stresses, even if it's based on truth. ''Andre is giving a conscious performance as a self-involved, whimsical dilettante, and I'm giving a conscious performance as a terribly obtuse and self-righteous bourgeois.'' Mr. Gregory, too, declares the film a work of imagination, though he is less clear than Mr. Shawn about just what is made up. Asked how he differs from the character in the film, he lapses into an uncharacteristic silence. To meet him after having seen him on the screen is to meet someone who seems utterly familiar. Gracious, self-deprecatory, eager to please, he speaks in carefully rehearsed phrases that echo his preoccupations in the film: ''What I was really trying to find out was 'Who am I?' '' ''I think the film's message is 'Be true to yourself.' '' And his preface to the script, published by Grove, has the same earnest philosophical tone; ''My Dinner With Andre,'' he writes, is dedicated ''to all, artists and otherwise, who are out on the road somewhere wandering, with no destination in sight...''
Whatever the genesis. it views as spontaneous and deconstructionist, and I consider it a true post modern film classicit is amazing how many times I have been sucked in to watching this either on cable or DVD even though I am familiar with so much of the dialogue and ultimately NOTHING HAPPENS (action, or even movement wise)

Just an awesome triumph of the written and spoken word IMO

:wub: My Dinner With Andre
Been meaning to thank you for the reply TU... :excited: ... exactly what I wanted to find out.
 
was it in best of show (or another recent movie by same director), in which one of the characters showed off his my dinner with andre action figures (i want some!)... if you haven't seen the movie, you would have no way of knowing how funny that is... it made me barf out loud... :lmao:

 
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was it in best & show (or another recent movie by same director), in which one of the characters showed off his my dinner with andre action figures (i want some!)... if you haven't seen the movie, you would have no way of knowing how funny that is...
Waiting for Guffman :lmao:
 
was it in best & show (or another recent movie by same director), in which one of the characters showed off his my dinner with andre action figures (i want some!)... if you haven't seen the movie, you would have no way of knowing how funny that is...
Waiting for Guffman :confused:
Holy... I have no memory of that- :lmao:
At the end. Might even be as the credits are rolling.
That's worth a 10th viewing for that alone...
 

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