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[Abraham]

Watched Juno and Rocky Balboa Saturday. Liked both quite a bit.

 

[saintfool]

American Pimp - 7.5/10 - Documentary on pimps. Interesting, and funny. An educational flick on the terminology, and profession of pimpology.

That should've been my major in college. I's got my PHD in pimpology, #####.

Not sure if your white or black, but according to the pimps in the movie there is no such thing as a white pimp.

i think the technical term for one is "whore-monger"....

 

[krista4]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

i am really wary of his recent work. "sunshine" was pretty disappointing, for example. i couldn't bring myself to watch "millions" as it looked like a kid's movie. some of his other films - "a life less ordinary" and "the beach" - are also missteps. so that leaves his body of work as wildly uneven with those misses but really pretty strong films like "shallow grave", "trainspotting" and "28 days later". i was cautiously optimistic about "slumdog" but, now, not so much...

Come to think of it, you're right. I tried to watch Millions even though it is a kids' movie, but couldn't take it, and Sunshine wasn't that great either. I think I'm giving him too much credit for Trainspotting.Slumdog Millionaire reminded me of Titanic.

 

[Sand]

I watched Brick this weekend. Other than a little bit of difficulty figuring out some of the dialogue (fast talkers), the movie was brilliant.

A very smartly made film noir set at a high school. I would have thought that concept to be very hard to pull off, but it was.

 

[Statorama]

Ran across a gem about a week ago called Freedom Writers. It's a Hillary Swank vehicle based on a true story about a perky teacher that motivates a class full of miscreants. I know, I know, I thought the same thing when I read the description of this movie. This type of flick has been done to death, but Swank really dives into this role headfirst and carries the movie on shoulders the full way through.

 

[Gr00vus]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

i am really wary of his recent work. "sunshine" was pretty disappointing, for example. i couldn't bring myself to watch "millions" as it looked like a kid's movie. some of his other films - "a life less ordinary" and "the beach" - are also missteps. so that leaves his body of work as wildly uneven with those misses but really pretty strong films like "shallow grave", "trainspotting" and "28 days later". i was cautiously optimistic about "slumdog" but, now, not so much...

Come to think of it, you're right. I tried to watch Millions even though it is a kids' movie, but couldn't take it, and Sunshine wasn't that great either. I think I'm giving him too much credit for Trainspotting.Slumdog Millionaire reminded me of Titanic.

I thought it was good (not great but good). There were a few plot points that were a stretch to buy. But there were other scenes that made it worth seeing. Also there was no "bollywood" evident until the final credits.In regard to saccharine:

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I have a hard time categorizing any movie as saccharine that includes a scene involving a child being knocked unconscious and then having their eyes removed with a spoon so they'd make a more effective beggar. There were a couple of other similarly gritty scenes as well that would prevent me from labeling the entire movie as overly sweet.

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Yeah, you knew how the movie would end about 2/3rds through, so maybe trite is accurate. But I think it's still entertaining - some of the shots of India alone are worth the price of admission.

 

[krista4]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

i am really wary of his recent work. "sunshine" was pretty disappointing, for example. i couldn't bring myself to watch "millions" as it looked like a kid's movie. some of his other films - "a life less ordinary" and "the beach" - are also missteps. so that leaves his body of work as wildly uneven with those misses but really pretty strong films like "shallow grave", "trainspotting" and "28 days later". i was cautiously optimistic about "slumdog" but, now, not so much...

Come to think of it, you're right. I tried to watch Millions even though it is a kids' movie, but couldn't take it, and Sunshine wasn't that great either. I think I'm giving him too much credit for Trainspotting.Slumdog Millionaire reminded me of Titanic.

I thought it was good (not great but good). There were a few plot points that were a stretch to buy. But there were other scenes that made it worth seeing. Also there was no "bollywood" evident until the final credits.In regard to saccharine:

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I have a hard time categorizing any movie as saccharine that includes a scene involving a child being knocked unconscious and then having their eyes removed with a spoon so they'd make a more effective beggar. There were a couple of other similarly gritty scenes as well that would prevent me from labeling the entire movie as overly sweet.

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Yeah, you knew how the movie would end about 2/3rds through, so maybe trite is accurate. But I think it's still entertaining - some of the shots of India alone are worth the price of admission.

I think you knew how it would end, with great specificity, no later than 1/3 the way through. As for the "grittier" scenes you mentioned, they certainly didn't outweigh the love story, "destiny", "it is written" crap that I couldn't stand. The end scene made me want to vomit--I fully expected a Celine Dion song (no further detail so as not to spoil).I know I've written as if I hated this movie. I didn't. There are redeeming elements, like great acting and, as you mentioned, some terrific shots of India, a place with which I'm rather fascinated. I'm more upset based on my expectations and what the movie could have been but wasn't. I wouldn't recommend seeing it, but it's not the worst movie in the world, either.

 

[yinzer]

Super High Me - 5/10 - Basically Super Size Me, but about a comedian who quits weed for a month, and then smokes all day for a month. Interesting, but the comedian is annoying because he basically makes a living off of typical weed stereotypes. I get annoyed by people that make such a big deal about smoking. Plus, I question his scientific method. I think he purposely skewed many of the test. This guy gives stoner's a bad name.

I thought this was pretty much what I expected, but I find Doug Benson pretty damn funny. Some of his stand up is is ganj related, but I find his other material funnier than that stuff typically. He was great when he was on Last Comic Standing a couple years ago while doing basically no jokes/skits involving marajewawna

 

[yinzer]

watched "art school confidential" over the weekend. awful. maybe it is funny to art school folks with a slew of "inside" jokes? to me, however, i found it terribly obvious and unfunny. a big waste of talent from terry zwigoff of "Crumb" fame.

I watched this last year just because it was the only thing on TV. Nothing special, but I enjoyed it enough that I didnt feel like I wasted the last 2 hours

 

[joffer]

Any thoughts on Revolver?

should be coming from Netflix tomorrow. i'm surprised i hadn't heard of it before.

 

[Gr00vus]

I think you knew how it would end, with great specificity, no later than 1/3 the way through. As for the "grittier" scenes you mentioned, they certainly didn't outweigh the love story, "destiny", "it is written" crap that I couldn't stand. The end scene made me want to vomit--I fully expected a Celine Dion song (no further detail so as not to spoil).

Well honestly I think we knew how it would end, with great specificity, before we ever saw the movie. The write ups and critical reviews I heard pretty much told me what to expect (I think I heard/saw the phrase triumphant love story, or something like it, three or four times at least) along with the title (slumdog millionaire - how many ways can it end really?). Did you miss all that info before you went in? And for me the grittier things are definitely what I took away from the film moreso than the predictable love story, maybe because I knew the love story was coming already. The other thing that's interesting is this guy's life being a metaphor for India as a whole over the course of the years depicted in the movie.And (difficult to discuss without spoiling) I think another point of the movie was that it isn't "written" - so it's less crappy in that respect to have brought that up a few times.

 

[yinzer]

Any thoughts on Revolver?

should be coming from Netflix tomorrow. i'm surprised i hadn't heard of it before.

My expectations were high bc of the other Guy Ritchie flicks I had seen, but even if they werent, I didnt think this was all that good. Its not terrible, but I remember not liking the ending all that much and sometimes that can totally ruin a movie for me (though in this case the rest of it wasnt so good that the ending killed it). Either way, its not in the same stratosphere as Snatch or Lock Stock, but worth watching I guess.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Any thoughts on Revolver?

should be coming from Netflix tomorrow. i'm surprised i hadn't heard of it before.

I liked it, but I like Andre 3000 and chess, so there's that.

 

[krista4]

I think you knew how it would end, with great specificity, no later than 1/3 the way through. As for the "grittier" scenes you mentioned, they certainly didn't outweigh the love story, "destiny", "it is written" crap that I couldn't stand. The end scene made me want to vomit--I fully expected a Celine Dion song (no further detail so as not to spoil).

Well honestly I think we knew how it would end, with great specificity, before we ever saw the movie. The write ups and critical reviews I heard pretty much told me what to expect (I think I heard/saw the phrase triumphant love story, or something like it, three or four times at least) along with the title (slumdog millionaire - how many ways can it end really?). Did you miss all that info before you went in? And for me the grittier things are definitely what I took away from the film moreso than the predictable love story, maybe because I knew the love story was coming already. The other thing that's interesting is this guy's life being a metaphor for India as a whole over the course of the years depicted in the movie.And (difficult to discuss without spoiling) I think another point of the movie was that it isn't "written" - so it's less crappy in that respect to have brought that up a few times.

Nice sarcasm, but I was talking specifically about the final question and use of lifelines. Did you get that from the critical reviews?

 

[Gr00vus]

I think you knew how it would end, with great specificity, no later than 1/3 the way through. As for the "grittier" scenes you mentioned, they certainly didn't outweigh the love story, "destiny", "it is written" crap that I couldn't stand. The end scene made me want to vomit--I fully expected a Celine Dion song (no further detail so as not to spoil).

Well honestly I think we knew how it would end, with great specificity, before we ever saw the movie. The write ups and critical reviews I heard pretty much told me what to expect (I think I heard/saw the phrase triumphant love story, or something like it, three or four times at least) along with the title (slumdog millionaire - how many ways can it end really?). Did you miss all that info before you went in? And for me the grittier things are definitely what I took away from the film moreso than the predictable love story, maybe because I knew the love story was coming already. The other thing that's interesting is this guy's life being a metaphor for India as a whole over the course of the years depicted in the movie.And (difficult to discuss without spoiling) I think another point of the movie was that it isn't "written" - so it's less crappy in that respect to have brought that up a few times.

Nice sarcasm, but I was talking specifically about the final question and use of lifelines. Did you get that from the critical reviews?

Now that I read what I wrote I can see how it comes off as sarcasm, but it wasn't intended as such (sorry about that) - I'd just heard so much about the movie prior to seeing it (and yes it is overhyped for sure), and that people haven't left much room for doubt as to the outcome, that I thought maybe you hadn't heard as much. In terms of that specific event - that was one of the things I was referring to initially when I said some of the plot points were a stretch to buy. As you said you could see it coming pretty much from the start. I didn't get the sense that they were really expecting to spring that as a surprise ending - the build up was pretty obvious. To me the incredibly unimaginative and predictable love story was just window dressing that punctuated or framed the more interesting parts of the movie. The most interesting relationships in the movie were the ones between the two brothers, the protagonist and the game show host, and to a lesser extent the protagonist and the police interrogator. The love story just provided a familiar vehicle for moving those relationships along at various points.

 

[krista4]

I think you knew how it would end, with great specificity, no later than 1/3 the way through. As for the "grittier" scenes you mentioned, they certainly didn't outweigh the love story, "destiny", "it is written" crap that I couldn't stand. The end scene made me want to vomit--I fully expected a Celine Dion song (no further detail so as not to spoil).

Well honestly I think we knew how it would end, with great specificity, before we ever saw the movie. The write ups and critical reviews I heard pretty much told me what to expect (I think I heard/saw the phrase triumphant love story, or something like it, three or four times at least) along with the title (slumdog millionaire - how many ways can it end really?). Did you miss all that info before you went in? And for me the grittier things are definitely what I took away from the film moreso than the predictable love story, maybe because I knew the love story was coming already. The other thing that's interesting is this guy's life being a metaphor for India as a whole over the course of the years depicted in the movie.And (difficult to discuss without spoiling) I think another point of the movie was that it isn't "written" - so it's less crappy in that respect to have brought that up a few times.

Nice sarcasm, but I was talking specifically about the final question and use of lifelines. Did you get that from the critical reviews?

Now that I read what I wrote I can see how it comes off as sarcasm, but it wasn't intended as such (sorry about that) - I'd just heard so much about the movie prior to seeing it (and yes it is overhyped for sure), and that people haven't left much room for doubt as to the outcome, that I thought maybe you hadn't heard as much. In terms of that specific event - that was one of the things I was referring to initially when I said some of the plot points were a stretch to buy. As you said you could see it coming pretty much from the start. I didn't get the sense that they were really expecting to spring that as a surprise ending - the build up was pretty obvious. To me the incredibly unimaginative and predictable love story was just window dressing that punctuated or framed the more interesting parts of the movie. The most interesting relationships in the movie were the ones between the two brothers, the protagonist and the game show host, and to a lesser extent the protagonist and the police interrogator. The love story just provided a familiar vehicle for moving those relationships along.

Thanks--sorry if I took it the wrong way. I agree with your analysis of the relationship and their relative merit, and that is what led to my disappointment with the movie--that is why I said I was bummed about what it could have been rather than what it was. It really should have, in my opinion, concentrated fully on the brothers' relationship without mucking it up with the love story, and my favorite parts of the movie involve the brothers instead. I also agree that the relationship between the game show host and the contestant was very interesting. Again, I'm probably being too harsh because my expectations were too high, but I was very disappointed in this one.

 

[Gr00vus]

I think you knew how it would end, with great specificity, no later than 1/3 the way through. As for the "grittier" scenes you mentioned, they certainly didn't outweigh the love story, "destiny", "it is written" crap that I couldn't stand. The end scene made me want to vomit--I fully expected a Celine Dion song (no further detail so as not to spoil).

Well honestly I think we knew how it would end, with great specificity, before we ever saw the movie. The write ups and critical reviews I heard pretty much told me what to expect (I think I heard/saw the phrase triumphant love story, or something like it, three or four times at least) along with the title (slumdog millionaire - how many ways can it end really?). Did you miss all that info before you went in? And for me the grittier things are definitely what I took away from the film moreso than the predictable love story, maybe because I knew the love story was coming already. The other thing that's interesting is this guy's life being a metaphor for India as a whole over the course of the years depicted in the movie.And (difficult to discuss without spoiling) I think another point of the movie was that it isn't "written" - so it's less crappy in that respect to have brought that up a few times.

Nice sarcasm, but I was talking specifically about the final question and use of lifelines. Did you get that from the critical reviews?

Now that I read what I wrote I can see how it comes off as sarcasm, but it wasn't intended as such (sorry about that) - I'd just heard so much about the movie prior to seeing it (and yes it is overhyped for sure), and that people haven't left much room for doubt as to the outcome, that I thought maybe you hadn't heard as much. In terms of that specific event - that was one of the things I was referring to initially when I said some of the plot points were a stretch to buy. As you said you could see it coming pretty much from the start. I didn't get the sense that they were really expecting to spring that as a surprise ending - the build up was pretty obvious. To me the incredibly unimaginative and predictable love story was just window dressing that punctuated or framed the more interesting parts of the movie. The most interesting relationships in the movie were the ones between the two brothers, the protagonist and the game show host, and to a lesser extent the protagonist and the police interrogator. The love story just provided a familiar vehicle for moving those relationships along.

Thanks--sorry if I took it the wrong way. I agree with your analysis of the relationship and their relative merit, and that is what led to my disappointment with the movie--that is why I said I was bummed about what it could have been rather than what it was. It really should have, in my opinion, concentrated fully on the brothers' relationship without mucking it up with the love story, and my favorite parts of the movie involve the brothers instead. I also agree that the relationship between the game show host and the contestant was very interesting. Again, I'm probably being too harsh because my expectations were too high, but I was very disappointed in this one.

The ending was definitely trite, but the love story drove the relationship between the brothers through the last 2/3 of the movie or so, so they would have had to come up with some other mechanism to replace it. The love story was also the reason the protagonist went on the game show in the first place (which resulted in the other two relationships), so you'd have had to come up with some other mechanism for that as well. I can't blame Boyle for not writing another Trainspotting ending (particularly since he didn't even write Trainspotting) in this context - this movie wasn't constructed to go that way. I guess I didn't have the same expectations you did going in so I wasn't that disappointed. This isn't to say your expectations weren't justified, as the movie has received much more hype than it's worth.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Charlie Bartlett... it was awesome... watch it!

I was underwhelmed with this. not sure why.

On tap:

Redbelt

Felon

Get Smart

Tropic Thunder

 

[Jutz]

Charlie Bartlett... it was awesome... watch it!

I enjoyed this a lot, think Ferris Bueller with prescription drugs!

Robert Downy Jr. was really good in this...

 

[kaso]

Just finished watching Taken. I was pretty impressed overall, and definitely entertained while it was on. Like any Hollywood action flick there were some scenes that were a bit unbelievable, but they didn't seem to last long enough to take away from the story being told. I liked the roll that Liam Neeson played and any movie with Famke Janssen starts off in my good books.

My biggest complaint, the amount of non-English scenes. There seemed to be a lot of dialogue that was either in French or some other language, and it left the viewer (more importantly me) trying to figure out what was happening and at times left guessing at what was being said.

I would recommend it. 3.5 out of 5.

 

[cstu]

Just finished watching Taken. I was pretty impressed overall, and definitely entertained while it was on. Like any Hollywood action flick there were some scenes that were a bit unbelievable, but they didn't seem to last long enough to take away from the story being told. I liked the roll that Liam Neeson played and any movie with Famke Janssen starts off in my good books.

My biggest complaint, the amount of non-English scenes. There seemed to be a lot of dialogue that was either in French or some other language, and it left the viewer (more importantly me) trying to figure out what was happening and at times left guessing at what was being said.

I would recommend it. 3.5 out of 5.

Loved that movie for what it was - an over-the-top action flick. Neeson was fantastic.

 

[cstu]

I watched Brick this weekend. Other than a little bit of difficulty figuring out some of the dialogue (fast talkers), the movie was brilliant.

A very smartly made film noir set at a high school. I would have thought that concept to be very hard to pull off, but it was.

Brilliant movie.

 

[QUEZILLA]

Confessions of a Superhero - 3/10 - I didn't make it all the way through, but it was a documentary on loser beggars that dress up as super hero's and take pics with tourist. I don't see anything fascinating about following around a bunch of wannabe actors.

 

[hooter311]

Confessions of a Superhero - 3/10 - I didn't make it all the way through, but it was a documentary on loser beggars that dress up as super hero's and take pics with tourist. I don't see anything fascinating about following around a bunch of wannabe actors.

I thought this was more entertaining than that, there are some serious repressed psychological disorders with these people immitating superheros from the ex-meth addict Superman to the compulsive liar Batman.6/10

 

[QUEZILLA]

Confessions of a Superhero - 3/10 - I didn't make it all the way through, but it was a documentary on loser beggars that dress up as super hero's and take pics with tourist. I don't see anything fascinating about following around a bunch of wannabe actors.

I thought this was more entertaining than that, there are some serious repressed psychological disorders with these people immitating superheros from the ex-meth addict Superman to the compulsive liar Batman.6/10

Maybe I didn't let it go far enough before shutting it off. I may try and watch the rest later on.

 

[hooter311]

Watched a couple of older movies last night I hadn't seen before based on FBG recommendations.

Hollywood Knights

Wuhl was great, Danza was terrible. It had some entertainment value but I could name about 10 high school comedies with similar plots from the same time period I would rather watch. 2/5.

Duel

Spielberg's first movie, I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before. Basically a 75 minute car chase stuffed full of social commentary metaphors. Enjoyed this quite a bit, but maybe I was reading into it too much...

4/5

 

[SmoovySmoov]

Watched a couple of older movies last night I hadn't seen before based on FBG recommendations.

Hollywood Knights

Wuhl was great, Danza was terrible. It had some entertainment value but I could name about 10 high school comedies with similar plots from the same time period I would rather watch. 2/5.

You are now officially dead to me. ETA - That read much harsher than it sounded in my head.

Duel

Spielberg's first movie, I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before. Basically a 75 minute car chase stuffed full of social commentary metaphors. Enjoyed this quite a bit, but maybe I was reading into it too much...

4/5

One of my favorites from when I was a kid, but I haven't watched it in many years. I always took it literally, but would like to watch it from this angle many years later.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Iron Man - 9/10 - Much more entertaining then most of the super hero movies I have seen.

Definitely. My favorite comic book movie of all time. Absolutely kills X-Men and Spider Man.

Who the $%&@ is Jackson Pollack - 8/10 - Pretty interesting documentary about a red neck woman who buys a Jackson Pollack painting at a garage sale for $5. It's not signed so they document how she proves it's real through forensic science. One of his finger prints is on the back.

Looks entertaining. But the 60 Minutes segment was enough for me.

 

[jdoggydogg]

watched "art school confidential" over the weekend. awful. maybe it is funny to art school folks with a slew of "inside" jokes? to me, however, i found it terribly obvious and unfunny. a big waste of talent from terry zwigoff of "Crumb" fame.

Total ####. Hard to believe that this is the guy that made Ghost World.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

Saccharine is exactly how I'd describe Millions. I will avoid Slumdog. Boyle showed a lot of promise with Trainspotting. But his recent efforts do not measure up.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Any thoughts on Revolver?

should be coming from Netflix tomorrow. i'm surprised i hadn't heard of it before.

I hated that movie, and I am a Guy Ritchie fan. Self-indulgent tripe with arthouse aspirations. Rocknrolla is a lot better, and much more in line with Ritchie's strengths.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Shoot 'Em Up

This was free on HBO, so I am glad I didn't pay for it. Total trash. Not just a waste of time, this movie is depraved. I've watched and enjoyed more action flicks than anyone. But Shoot 'Em Up is so crass, it makes Predator look like a chick flick. Nothing redeeming about this movie. Absolute ####.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Bolt

I saw Bolt with my little boy and liked the movie. That said, it was too dark. I think if they're going to make a lot more movies in 3-D, the lighting has to be brighter to compensate for the dark glasses.

 

[hooter311]

Watched a couple of older movies last night I hadn't seen before based on FBG recommendations.

Hollywood Knights

Wuhl was great, Danza was terrible. It had some entertainment value but I could name about 10 high school comedies with similar plots from the same time period I would rather watch. 2/5.

You are now officially dead to me. ETA - That read much harsher than it sounded in my head.

Duel

Spielberg's first movie, I was surprised I hadn't heard of it before. Basically a 75 minute car chase stuffed full of social commentary metaphors. Enjoyed this quite a bit, but maybe I was reading into it too much...

4/5

One of my favorites from when I was a kid, but I haven't watched it in many years. I always took it literally, but would like to watch it from this angle many years later.

No worries Smoothy, I knew I was trotting on thin ice because I know Hollywood Knights is held in high regard by several FBG's. If I had seen it 10 years ago when I was exposed to other movies like Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Animal House, and Ferris Bueller I'm sure I would have felt differently about it. Like I said, Wuhl totally stole the show, I just wasn't ever a car guy or a frat guy so I'm sure that audience would enjoy it more as well.On Duel, if you get a chance to rewatch it, let me know your thoughts. I watched the film and the extras on the DVD with interviews with both Spielberg and the author and neither of them ever mentioned what I was thinking in the spoiler post.

 

[hooter311]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

Saccharine is exactly how I'd describe Millions. I will avoid Slumdog. Boyle showed a lot of promise with Trainspotting. But his recent efforts do not measure up.

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Iron Man - 9/10 - Much more entertaining then most of the super hero movies I have seen.

Definitely. My favorite comic book movie of all time. Absolutely kills X-Men and Spider Man.

Who the $%&@ is Jackson Pollack - 8/10 - Pretty interesting documentary about a red neck woman who buys a Jackson Pollack painting at a garage sale for $5. It's not signed so they document how she proves it's real through forensic science. One of his finger prints is on the back.

Looks entertaining. But the 60 Minutes segment was enough for me.

I kinda wish I understood the love for this one. Sad to say about a superhero movie, but to me it was missing some 'heart'. I felt nothing for Downey's character and thought a lot of the scenes were cheesy (he assembled Iron Man in a hollowed out mountain? really?). I still like spidey 2, both batmans, and probably X-men over it. I am sure I'm missing 1-2 others too.ETA- I'm sure it's my Norton hard-on, but I enjoyed the new Hulk more than Ironman.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

Saccharine is exactly how I'd describe Millions. I will avoid Slumdog. Boyle showed a lot of promise with Trainspotting. But his recent efforts do not measure up.

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

I haven't seen that one yet.

 

[saintfool]

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

It was a total mess. I really, really wanted to like it but it came up short for me. I'm still of the mind that "shallow grave" is the best work that boyle has done to date...

 

[El Floppo]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

Saccharine is exactly how I'd describe Millions. I will avoid Slumdog. Boyle showed a lot of promise with Trainspotting. But his recent efforts do not measure up.

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

Intersting start, but goofy finish.

Shallow Grave and Trainspotting were fantastic movies on all counts. The rest... not so much.

 

[Seymour Corn]

Eagle Vs. Shark - Napoleon Dynamite for Kiwis.

 

[TexanFan02]

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

It was a total mess. I really, really wanted to like it but it came up short for me. I'm still of the mind that "shallow grave" is the best work that boyle has done to date...

Oh, come on. Sunshine was a good flick. I'll admit that the first half is better than the second, but it wan't a "total mess".

 

[TexanFan02]

Slumdog Millionaire: In theatres, not on video, but I'm hoping to save someone else from making the same mistake I did. Maybe it was the 92 rating on Rotten Tomatoes, or the fact that Time called it "what movies should be", or the fascination of combining Bollywood with Danny Boyle, but I really didn't enjoy this movie. It was so trite, so saccharine, ugh. I'll give it 2/5 just because the child actors are amazing, and the penultimate scene with the protagonist's brother is very well done.

Saccharine is exactly how I'd describe Millions. I will avoid Slumdog. Boyle showed a lot of promise with Trainspotting. But his recent efforts do not measure up.

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

Intersting start, but goofy finish.

I agree that the first half was better than the second, but it didn't ruin the movie. Still worth watching, I liked it quite a bit. Good Sci-Fi.

 

[QUEZILLA]

Confessions of a Superhero - 3/10 - I didn't make it all the way through, but it was a documentary on loser beggars that dress up as super hero's and take pics with tourist. I don't see anything fascinating about following around a bunch of wannabe actors.

I thought this was more entertaining than that, there are some serious repressed psychological disorders with these people immitating superheros from the ex-meth addict Superman to the compulsive liar Batman.6/10

Maybe I didn't let it go far enough before shutting it off. I may try and watch the rest later on.

Finished this last night, and I will bump it up to a 6/10. I was only 43% of the way through, so I didn't get to see the transition from pathetic beggars, to complete psycho losers. Kind of left me with the same feeling after watchign a Jerry Springer show.Superman & Batman easily take the cake for the most pscho in the crew. Superman, "you know how when you stay up for a real long time doing speed?" Actually, I don't know.

Batman telling everyone he killed a bunch of people... He also got pretty psycho when saying "we work on tips, thank you."

They were way more crazy than Hulk & Wonder Woman. They seemed like more of loser wanna be actors imo, that just cant let it go.

 

[hooter311]

Confessions of a Superhero - 3/10 - I didn't make it all the way through, but it was a documentary on loser beggars that dress up as super hero's and take pics with tourist. I don't see anything fascinating about following around a bunch of wannabe actors.

I thought this was more entertaining than that, there are some serious repressed psychological disorders with these people immitating superheros from the ex-meth addict Superman to the compulsive liar Batman.6/10

Maybe I didn't let it go far enough before shutting it off. I may try and watch the rest later on.

Finished this last night, and I will bump it up to a 6/10. I was only 43% of the way through, so I didn't get to see the transition from pathetic beggars, to complete psycho losers. Kind of left me with the same feeling after watchign a Jerry Springer show.Superman & Batman easily take the cake for the most pscho in the crew. Superman, "you know how when you stay up for a real long time doing speed?" Actually, I don't know.

Batman telling everyone he killed a bunch of people... He also got pretty psycho when saying "we work on tips, thank you."

They were way more crazy than Hulk & Wonder Woman. They seemed like more of loser wanna be actors imo, that just cant let it go.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Shoot 'Em Up

This was free on HBO, so I am glad I didn't pay for it. Total trash. Not just a waste of time, this movie is depraved. I've watched and enjoyed more action flicks than anyone. But Shoot 'Em Up is so crass, it makes Predator look like a chick flick. Nothing redeeming about this movie. Absolute ####.

It can't be worse than Crank.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Shoot 'Em Up

This was free on HBO, so I am glad I didn't pay for it. Total trash. Not just a waste of time, this movie is depraved. I've watched and enjoyed more action flicks than anyone. But Shoot 'Em Up is so crass, it makes Predator look like a chick flick. Nothing redeeming about this movie. Absolute ####.

It can't be worse than Crank.

Yes, it actually is. I couldn't even get 20-25min through this movie. (esp. after the "death by carrot" scene)

 

[Donny Loved Bowling]

added transiberian, equilibrium & blood in, blood out to queue...hellboy II... if you liked the first one, you should like it... i heard peter jackson declined the hobbit, & del toro was signed...casino royale - rewatched it before quanturm of solace (which i'll get to in a minute)... i had read some of the original fleming novels, but it has been a while... went back & have been devouring the complete series at the rate of about one every 2 days... the reason i'm mentioning this is casino royale is much more faithful to the spirit of the original novels (certainly since connery left)... the original novels were very dark (the torture scene came from the novel)...imo, craig is the best bond since connery... the series had sort of become a bloated, indulgent charicature & parody of itself, and the one liners that moore handled with aplomb (& aren't really in the novels, that i can recall), had become tedious, sort of like going through the motions...needless to say, i'm a fan of the reboot of the series... its darker, grittier, far more stripped down & back to basics...in a few ways, it became almost the anti-modern bond (which had gotten further & further away from the original)...no jetpacks or submarine cars (the props could be spectacular at times but at others, over the top & goofy)... no Q... few if any one-liners... no villains with cats (mike myers send up was so dead on that when i think of a villain with a cat, i almost think of dr. evil before blofeld now ) or metal jaws... the foot chase near the beginning was maybe the most singularly spectacular scene in the entire bond iconography... i've been starting to hate car chase scenes for a while (probably been played out since about when william peterson went against freeway traffic ((with some amazing long shots of onrushing traffic)) in billy friedkin's to live & die in LA, a few decades ago... that said, i was not as big a fan of QOS... maybe it is the new director (because monster's ball is so much like a bond movie, it is easy to see why they naturally gravitated to each other?)... without any overt spoilers (obviously )...i liked the bourne movies, but this quick cutting is beginning to become seizure-inducing for the audience...wimpy villain... minimal chemistry or even interaction with bond girl...instead of extorting the west for a bazillion $$$, the caper involves... water in a south american country... OOOOOOHHH! real edge of the seat, white knuckler premise... not, imo, a good story, plot, dialogue... not the worst bond movie, but far from the best... & i found it a disappointment after the promise held by the arc & trajectory of the immediately preceding casino royale reboot (incidentally, it is the first "sequel" proper, taking place about an hour after where casino royale left off)...hope they get a different director/writer for next two craig has reportedly signed on for (but maybe not, since it is killing at the box office)...* bond trivia... what was the only bond movie done twice (not counting the two casino royales, as i don't count the first one, a comedy)...

You would be referring to Thunderball, remade terribly in 1983 as Never Say Never Again. Connery was too old to convincingly play Bond at that point, never mind the weak script and amateurish set pieces. Supposedly the guy that got this turd off the ground is still looking to remake it a third time, calling it "Warhead."A side note about Thunderball - I like Tom Jones and all, but what is the deal with that crazy theme song? I don't know what a "thunderball" is, or how a person would strike like one. So really, the title makes no sense either. Hmmm. Not the first time one would say that about a Bond flick.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Watched Hancock last night.



Liked for a little bit, but it really needed to decide what type of movie it was going to be. Started off a light little flick with a couple good laughs, then the last 1/3 was pretty dark. The definition of "meh", but probably would still suggest it to people looking for a mindless flick for the holiday weekend.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Shoot 'Em Up

This was free on HBO, so I am glad I didn't pay for it. Total trash. Not just a waste of time, this movie is depraved. I've watched and enjoyed more action flicks than anyone. But Shoot 'Em Up is so crass, it makes Predator look like a chick flick. Nothing redeeming about this movie. Absolute ####.

It can't be worse than Crank.

Yes, it actually is. I couldn't even get 20-25min through this movie. (esp. after the "death by carrot" scene)

The carrot scene was dumb. My objection was the disgusting aspects of this movie. Baby in extreme danger, new mother gets a bullet in her head, etc., etc. This movie is amoral.

 

[SmoovySmoov]

You guys didn't like Sunshine? It is probably my favorite Boyle film and one that would be in my top 5 from 2007.

It was a total mess. I really, really wanted to like it but it came up short for me. I'm still of the mind that "shallow grave" is the best work that boyle has done to date...

Oh, come on. Sunshine was a good flick. I'll admit that the first half is better than the second, but it wan't a "total mess".

I liked it, but remember being in the minority on it.