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BobbyLayne said:
:jawdrop:  the whole Torre Egger sequence

Great doc. The filmmakers really captured the purity of Marc-André Leclerc’s philosophy about solo ascents.
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right? his going off and climbing without letting the filmmakers know because with them it wouldn’t be a solo showed how into it he was  

 
KarmaPolice said:
Elf is the movie tonight.    :popcorn:   :wub:
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My wife and I watched the new Home Alone remake "Home Sweet Home Alone" with the kid from JoJo Rabbit, Jonah Ryan and the Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's own Ellie Kemper. Now I need to revise my top 25 movies of the year rankings. 

Elf is about to be our brunch and gifts movie. 

 
I think today we will do one of our usuals with the kids after Christmas lunch - Muppet Christmas Carol, Emmitt Otter's Jugband Christmas, or a version of The Grinch.  

 
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El Floppo said:
watched The Alpinist last night.

first off- ####

part b- ####### no ####### way. ####### nope.

2- my balls felt like they were in a vice for most of that.

and was surprised by the end, even if I shouldn't have been.
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Yea that was edge of your seat craziness. 
 

I couldn’t get over him climbing that overhanging ice sheet several thousand feet up. Him chipping away to find a grip with his picks was about as nerve wracking as I’ve been watching a movie. One chip too far into the ice and he was a goner. Just so precise. 
 

Highly recommend 11/10

 
We watched Swan Song on Apple.

While I'm not loving it, I liked it quite a bit and would recommend it to those that don't mind slower moving, deliberate thoughtful movies with relationships, honesty and loss at it's core.

The writing and direction is well done and allows some fantastic acting by it's leads- Mahershala Ali in particular (the wife, Glenn Close and and a more subdued Awkwafina as well). There are lots of flashbacks to help set up the leads relationship...kind of reminds me of Baumbachs Kicking and Screaming in doing them well. It's beautifully, almost painfully shot with some gorgeous locations and art direction (architecture is given a feature, sim to Gataca, so that made me happy). Some interesting and lushly conceived background sci-fi tech that isn't integral to the clone story, but helps convey a sense of the future at an intimate level.., and some less interesting (or believable) that is integral. The wife always wants to know how they age a clone to be exactly the same age as the lead character (same question in the Foundation series)...I tend allow such stuff if it advances the story- and I believe it does (it's the core of the story).

 
whoknew said:
I'm sure I'll get mocked for this but anyone else love the Hallmark Christmas movies? I love them all.

Ok, there are too many to watch them all, but I make sure I watch a lot - especially if they have Lacey Chabert in them.
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Wife has these on nonstop in December 

Katrina Law :wub:  

also the kinda chubby chick with the weird chin in the cat movies with Superman isn’t bad either 

 
Miller's Crossing - 

After watching the whole thing, I have the reaction that Andy does to NCFOM - good, but not great for me.  After thinking about my question a bit ago, for me and the Coen's it must come down to the characters/dialogue, and that's what is not clicking with me and their movies.  I am way more likely to like their dramas, but even then my latest rewatch of Fargo seemed to lose a little steam too.    I don't think it's a coincidence that No Country is my favorite of them, since I assume it's one of the few of theirs that is from a source material.    Then it would be Fargo, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing.    Not in a rush to sit down and rewatch many of their others.  

 
The last several night's fare have been"

Sweeney Todd:   still a blast, and further proof of the awesomeness that was 2007.   Wife hadn't seen that Burton film.  7.5/10

The Alpinist :  these people are nutty

Don't Look Up:   I liked the idea and points trying to be made, but the tone was all over the map and missed for me as a whole.  4/10

Encanto:   The kiddo and I watched this one today.   I loved it and so did she.   7/10  and maybe will rate higher on a rewatch.  

The Power of the Dog:  I think I brought this one up, but I loved it - one of the better movies I've watched this year.  8/10

The Beguiled (2017):     :oldunsure:     6/10

 
Wifey and I watched “The Power of the Dog” last night.  We both really enjoyed it.  Like Karma I’m still thinking about it. The cinematography is outstanding; I instantly want to watch more Jane Campion films. 

 
tommyGunZ said:
Wifey and I watched “The Power of the Dog” last night.  We both really enjoyed it.  Like Karma I’m still thinking about it. The cinematography is outstanding; I instantly want to watch more Jane Campion films. 
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not a good watch for me.  depressing pretty much all the way through.  great acting, great scenery.  other than that I find nothing I would like to watch again.  just me I guess.

 
The Lost Leonardo doc was excellent. I could see the whole thing being made into a Hollywood movie. Lots of intrigue, dark money, Russian oligarchs and a look at the seedy world of art dealers. Good stuff. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Miller's Crossing - 

After watching the whole thing, I have the reaction that Andy does to NCFOM - good, but not great for me.  After thinking about my question a bit ago, for me and the Coen's it must come down to the characters/dialogue, and that's what is not clicking with me and their movies.  I am way more likely to like their dramas, but even then my latest rewatch of Fargo seemed to lose a little steam too.    I don't think it's a coincidence that No Country is my favorite of them, since I assume it's one of the few of theirs that is from a source material.    Then it would be Fargo, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing.    Not in a rush to sit down and rewatch many of their others.  
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“Yeah, well, you know, that's just, like, your opinion, man.”

 
tommyGunZ said:
Wifey and I watched “The Power of the Dog” last night.  We both really enjoyed it.  Like Karma I’m still thinking about it. The cinematography is outstanding; I instantly want to watch more Jane Campion films. 
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The Piano is probably the most similar to Power of the Dog in style, content. I really liked Sweetie. I think it’s on HBO Max as like you, I sought out another Campion movie after seeing Powe of the Dog. I would just not Sweetie is more of an independent dark comedy. It’s got that quirky Kiwi sense of humor. 
 

 
shadrap said:
not a good watch for me.  depressing pretty much all the way through.  great acting, great scenery.  other than that I find nothing I would like to watch again.  just me I guess.
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TripItUp said:
Same here.

depressing movies suck
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Weird, I didn’t find it depressing. It’s certainly not a feel good film and there’s some nasty people in the movie but I would say dark more than depressing. I can’t really elaborate because I don’t want to spoil anything. Maybe in a couple months we can talk more openly about it.

 
Ilov80s said:
Weird, I didn’t find it depressing. It’s certainly not a feel good film and there’s some nasty people in the movie but I would say dark more than depressing. I can’t really elaborate because I don’t want to spoil anything. Maybe in a couple months we can talk more openly about it.
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yea, my comments were intentional in the vague department for that reason.

 
The Misfits - Watched this last night. The new one - from this year. It was ... not great. Having said that, I love heist movies so much that if they make a sequel, I will watch.

 
whoknew said:
The Misfits - Watched this last night. The new one - from this year. It was ... not great. Having said that, I love heist movies so much that if they make a sequel, I will watch.
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I was about to argue with you but when I saw heist I realized you were talking about a totally different movie. It looks not good. 

 
Ilov80s said:
The Piano is probably the most similar to Power of the Dog in style, content.
 
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I mentioned previously that The Piano is one of my least favorite films and was hyped by many when it came out. 

I will probably skip watching Power Of The Dog, especially since they sound similar in style and you just confirmed that.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Miller's Crossing - 

After watching the whole thing, I have the reaction that Andy does to NCFOM - good, but not great for me.  After thinking about my question a bit ago, for me and the Coen's it must come down to the characters/dialogue, and that's what is not clicking with me and their movies.  I am way more likely to like their dramas, but even then my latest rewatch of Fargo seemed to lose a little steam too.    I don't think it's a coincidence that No Country is my favorite of them, since I assume it's one of the few of theirs that is from a source material.    Then it would be Fargo, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing.    Not in a rush to sit down and rewatch many of their others.  
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It's okay. My wife didn't care for it either and after a short consideration I decided to keep her on board. So... :shrug:

Miller's is just a really personal movie to me. I too was loyal to someone who just didn't get it - and we parted ways in similar fashion to Tom & Leo. 

I'm one that doesn't get NCFOM. Or Big Lebowski. So it's not like I'm 100% Team Cohen.

 
while i've always appreciated aspects of each Coen Bros flick, Raising Arizona was the only of their first 5 flikkashows that i could say i enjoyed.

 
Mr. Mojo said:
I mentioned previously that The Piano is one of my least favorite films and was hyped by many when it came out. 

I will probably skip watching Power Of The Dog, especially since they sound similar in style and you just confirmed that.
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Yeah I saw you mention that. FWIW, I like Power of the Dog a lot more. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
Miller's Crossing - 

After watching the whole thing, I have the reaction that Andy does to NCFOM - good, but not great for me.  After thinking about my question a bit ago, for me and the Coen's it must come down to the characters/dialogue, and that's what is not clicking with me and their movies.  I am way more likely to like their dramas, but even then my latest rewatch of Fargo seemed to lose a little steam too.    I don't think it's a coincidence that No Country is my favorite of them, since I assume it's one of the few of theirs that is from a source material.    Then it would be Fargo, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing.    Not in a rush to sit down and rewatch many of their others.  
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On Miller’s Crossing, I’m curious how much you have watched some of the film noirs from the 1940s? I think it can stand on its own, but I think part of my appreciation of it is how they took something well-worn (heavily influenced by Dashiell Hammett, Bogie, Yojimbo; the femme fatale; The Third Man-type ending), and made it feel both of that era and completely fresh at the same time.

Obviously everyone’s film tastes vary, but just curious how much of a role that could play.

 
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Watched this absolute gem yesterday:

The Florida Project

Only big name in it is Willem Dafoe (his best performance ever imo)

Can't get it out of my head.

Certainly a top 5 favorite of all time  indie film for me

Read up on it on Wiki.....great backstory how it was all put together

On Netflix

 
identikit said:
Watched this absolute gem yesterday:

The Florida Project

Only big name in it is Willem Dafoe (his best performance ever imo)

Can't get it out of my head.

Certainly a top 5 favorite of all time  indie film for me

Read up on it on Wiki.....great backstory how it was all put together

On Netflix
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Loved this one.  Has that little girl done more since then?  She was astonishing.

 
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