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cstu
Footballguy
cstu
Footballguy
I wanted to be against this movie since a sequel seems wrong, but with Gosling in it I have difficulty imagining it will be bad.
Chaka
Footballguy
I find that the actor has very little control with the overall quality of the film. The director is the name that people should pay attention to and fortunately Villeneuve has a very solid track record.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
Chaka
Footballguy
On The Rocks
Footballguy
Saw "The Revenant" last night.
The Tom Hardy performance was the best performance I've seen since I saw Tom Hardy in "The Drop".
The Tom Hardy performance was the best performance I've seen since I saw Tom Hardy in "The Drop".
From those directors' lists.
Sorcerer.
A must watch. Shocked I had never even heard of it. Roy Scheider. Friedkin directed.
"Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous South American jungle."
10/10. A classic. Would love to see this on the big screen.
Being There.
Basically the inspiration for Forrest Gump I imagine. Peter Sellers is brilliant but this was a tough watch for me at times. Appreciated it and glad I watched but wouldn't run it back. Really could have benefited by cutting 30 minutes. Also think they could have added just a touch more variety with Sellers' dialogue. Perhaps some lines from tv ads/shows from the time. Basically what Gump did but much more subtle. Different movies.
7/10. Understand why it's a classic. Not one for me but could have been.
Sorcerer.
A must watch. Shocked I had never even heard of it. Roy Scheider. Friedkin directed.
"Four unfortunate men from different parts of the globe agree to risk their lives transporting gallons of nitroglycerin across dangerous South American jungle."
10/10. A classic. Would love to see this on the big screen.
Being There.
Basically the inspiration for Forrest Gump I imagine. Peter Sellers is brilliant but this was a tough watch for me at times. Appreciated it and glad I watched but wouldn't run it back. Really could have benefited by cutting 30 minutes. Also think they could have added just a touch more variety with Sellers' dialogue. Perhaps some lines from tv ads/shows from the time. Basically what Gump did but much more subtle. Different movies.
7/10. Understand why it's a classic. Not one for me but could have been.
BroncoFreak_2K3
sucker for Orange
El Floppo
Footballguy
I've never seen it- need to fix that.
and I loved Being There- always seems like it's on a list of my favorite, under-appreciated movies.
jdoggydogg
Footballguy
GilbertGrape
Footballguy
Really? The scene on the bridge has enough tension for 10 movies. And the rest of it is good too. You sound like Andy.I rarely read a bad word about Sorcerer, but I found it pretty dull
GilbertGrape
Footballguy
cosjobs
Footballguy
Me too. I saw it in the theater when it came out and while suspenseful (duh- an old truck carrying dynamite up a narrow mountain road), the narrative never matched the visuals.I rarely read a bad word about Sorcerer, but I found it pretty dull
snogger
Footballguy
hmmm.. I haven't read the first book in quite sometime so I don't recall how close the movie was to the book..
But as a Stand alone movie I thought it was pretty well done.. at least compared to most of the other Dean Koontz books to movie tries.. Phantom as an example was a HUGE disappointment..
As a "Stand Alone" movie I'd easily give Odd Thomas a 3.5 out of 5.
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
I agree. I enjoyed the movie a great deal and liked the book as well.hmmm.. I haven't read the first book in quite sometime so I don't recall how close the movie was to the book..
But as a Stand alone movie I thought it was pretty well done.. at least compared to most of the other Dean Koontz books to movie tries.. Phantom as an example was a HUGE disappointment..
As a "Stand Alone" movie I'd easily give Odd Thomas a 3.5 out of 5.
simsarge
Footballguy
I didn't like Yelchin as Odd.
The lovey dovey between Odd and Stormy was a little much.
No Elvis (loved this in the story).
Hated Patton Oswald as Ozzie and the character was pretty much left out of the movie (fortunately as it turned out).
All the cell phone use, i thought i was watching The Good Wife.
Seemed like every time Odd called him the sheriff was making out with his wife.
Is it me or did the movie seem to kind of combine the sheriff (his supporter) and Ozzie (his confidant).
Odd seemed like a major bad ### from the first scene kicking that guys ### (flying over hedges?) ("I learned to take care of myself"). Seemed like the director was looking for every glass object he could think of to bust through in the fight. Just distracting.
I didn't hate the movie, I just think I had high expectations based on the book and the movie missed on a lot of levels
The lovey dovey between Odd and Stormy was a little much.
No Elvis (loved this in the story).
Hated Patton Oswald as Ozzie and the character was pretty much left out of the movie (fortunately as it turned out).
All the cell phone use, i thought i was watching The Good Wife.
Seemed like every time Odd called him the sheriff was making out with his wife.
Is it me or did the movie seem to kind of combine the sheriff (his supporter) and Ozzie (his confidant).
Odd seemed like a major bad ### from the first scene kicking that guys ### (flying over hedges?) ("I learned to take care of myself"). Seemed like the director was looking for every glass object he could think of to bust through in the fight. Just distracting.
I didn't hate the movie, I just think I had high expectations based on the book and the movie missed on a lot of levels
simsarge
Footballguy
Mr Brooks 8.0. Solid thriller with Kevin Costner, William Hurt and Demi Moore 
. (Even at 45 and in a pant suit at she is still smokin. Seems to have lost a lot of the raspy/throaty voice tho)
Really liked WH in this, and i thought the whole alter ego bit was played well. Some easy to guess plot twists were saved by a quick moving story and good performances. Also, did I mention Demi Moore was in this?
. (Even at 45 and in a pant suit at she is still smokin. Seems to have lost a lot of the raspy/throaty voice tho)Really liked WH in this, and i thought the whole alter ego bit was played well. Some easy to guess plot twists were saved by a quick moving story and good performances. Also, did I mention Demi Moore was in this?
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
GilbertGrape
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
As I am watching stuff with my 9 year old, I am starting to chip away at my grumpiness a little. I still haven't forgiven him for not liking The Goonies, but he is starting to dabble in some pg-13 stuff so we have been watching some of the Marvel movies. While I still don't think they are the best of the Marvel movies, I was able to have more fun with them and enjoy them a tad more just because he was laughing and having a good time.
We watched Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy over the weekend. He laughed a lot at Thor, and seemed to like that one slightly more. GoG has more adult content in it. He still liked it, especially Pratt and the raccoon, but seemed to get twitchy and bored at times. Maybe it got too weird at times? Just as I did before, I think Thor is worse than GoG, but both are at the bottom of the Marvel list for me. Still, I had a lot more fun with them the second time around.
Goosebumps:
He liked it, and it's a good starter PG creepy movie. For me it was what I thought it would be - an ad for the books and the author. They must have been paid to mention the title of all the books during the movie and say R.L. Stein 100 times.
We watched Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy over the weekend. He laughed a lot at Thor, and seemed to like that one slightly more. GoG has more adult content in it. He still liked it, especially Pratt and the raccoon, but seemed to get twitchy and bored at times. Maybe it got too weird at times? Just as I did before, I think Thor is worse than GoG, but both are at the bottom of the Marvel list for me. Still, I had a lot more fun with them the second time around.
Goosebumps:
He liked it, and it's a good starter PG creepy movie. For me it was what I thought it would be - an ad for the books and the author. They must have been paid to mention the title of all the books during the movie and say R.L. Stein 100 times.
EYLive
Footballguy
Yep, I don't understand the hype about this one. It was good, but not especially noteworthy.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Weird, I think Sicario is one of the best movies I've seen in the last couple years. Loved every second of it.
Mr. Mojo
Footballguy
Sounds about right.End of the Tour.
Segel was terrific. Eisenberg kind of ruined it. He couldn't even really smoke a cigarette correctly. Annoying. You cast the eisenberg part right and this one sails.
I still really enjoyed it. Was listening to every word intently. Segel performance really flying under the radar.
7/10.
Segel was terrific. Eisenberg kind of ruined it. He couldn't even really smoke a cigarette correctly. Annoying. You cast the eisenberg part right and this one sails.
I still really enjoyed it. Was listening to every word intently. Segel performance really flying under the radar.
7/10.
I just watched it. Will say some scenes were deftly crafted. Ones u don't see in a suspenseful action movie nowadays.Me too. I saw it in the theater when it came out and while suspenseful (duh- an old truck carrying dynamite up a narrow mountain road), the narrative never matched the visuals.I rarely read a bad word about Sorcerer, but I found it pretty dull
The scheider dancing scene at the end is the type of thing that separates this one.
After all that. A beautiful human scene. Believable too.
rockaction
Footballguy
Really interesting movie, but there was not enough of Wallace's insight. It was more in the vein of the tortured artist hesitant to embrace fame theme, which was pretty pedestrian. Still a good watch.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
One of my favorite movies. Clever, smart, different. Maybe not very believable, but very entertaining.Mr Brooks 8.0. Solid thriller with Kevin Costner, William Hurt and Demi Moore
Really liked WH in this, and i thought the whole alter ego bit was played well. Some easy to guess plot twists were saved by a quick moving story and good performances. Also, did I mention Demi Moore was in this?
On The Rocks
Footballguy
That's where i stand on Sicario as well. It was good, and i felt like it was leading up to something big and then just sort of slowly let the air out of the tires in the end.
On The Rocks
Footballguy
Saw "The Big Short" this weekend. Loved it. Very entertaining way to tell a horrible story.
A little complicated if you're like me and don't understand the higher end intricacies of the housing market, but they did a nice job of throwing in "tutorials" with some good cameo scenes.
Really enjoyed Christian Bale in this.
A little complicated if you're like me and don't understand the higher end intricacies of the housing market, but they did a nice job of throwing in "tutorials" with some good cameo scenes.
Really enjoyed Christian Bale in this.
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
Transcendence
This got awful reviews. Depp was solid I thought. In fact I was really enjoying the movie and its universe right up until it did the "two years later" jump. Then it all went to crap and the ending while trying to be some kind of lofty message just fell flat. Up until the calendar jump it was a decent B/B- movie for me. But that jump and everything after made this really annoying in the end and it gets put in the "hated it" column.
Armegeddon
You think you know someone after being with them for about 20 years, but it turns out my wife had never seen this. IT made rewtching it so much more enjoyable as she basically thought it was a comedy - and when you watch it that way it's so much better - and I like the movie to begin with. But as a comedy this thing is pretty good. Buschemi was great.
Knights Tale
The Heath Ledger jousting movie. Another rewatch for me. I think this is one of those movies where I enjoyed the characters a lot more than the actual story.
This got awful reviews. Depp was solid I thought. In fact I was really enjoying the movie and its universe right up until it did the "two years later" jump. Then it all went to crap and the ending while trying to be some kind of lofty message just fell flat. Up until the calendar jump it was a decent B/B- movie for me. But that jump and everything after made this really annoying in the end and it gets put in the "hated it" column.
Armegeddon
You think you know someone after being with them for about 20 years, but it turns out my wife had never seen this. IT made rewtching it so much more enjoyable as she basically thought it was a comedy - and when you watch it that way it's so much better - and I like the movie to begin with. But as a comedy this thing is pretty good. Buschemi was great.
Knights Tale
The Heath Ledger jousting movie. Another rewatch for me. I think this is one of those movies where I enjoyed the characters a lot more than the actual story.
Quez
Footballguy
Cold Dead Hands
Footballguy
Yankee23Fan
Fair Tax!
cosjobs
Footballguy
Your face is underwhelming
cosjobs
Footballguy
rockaction
Footballguy
Russ Meyer films are great if you like Hollywood breasts. That's why Ebert wrote the script for Beyond; he loved them, too.
Zow
Footballguy
The Martian 2.5/5
Some funny and interesting parts. But like others have said the movie seemed so overdone with plots from other recent movies.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation 3.5/5
These movies are pure fun. Cruise does a nice job and that leading lady actress was stunning. I just always get slightly annoyed that people are always perfectly timed and presence for the random spot that a chase scene ends. And, as always with the Mission Impossible movies, after ten minutes has passed since the movie ended I don't remember a damn thing about it. But still a great Friday night fun, zero thinking required movie.
Some funny and interesting parts. But like others have said the movie seemed so overdone with plots from other recent movies.
Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation 3.5/5
These movies are pure fun. Cruise does a nice job and that leading lady actress was stunning. I just always get slightly annoyed that people are always perfectly timed and presence for the random spot that a chase scene ends. And, as always with the Mission Impossible movies, after ten minutes has passed since the movie ended I don't remember a damn thing about it. But still a great Friday night fun, zero thinking required movie.
