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Patranus

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Inception - 10/10

Was the top going to stop spinning at the end? Was his wife right? Well his kids were EXACTLY how he remembers them so I am going with him still being in a dream.
 
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The King of Kong - A documentary that primarily revolved around someone that was trying to get the Donkey Kong world record high score. It was actually interesting. But it is also a bit like a reality TV show in that the thing that made it interesting was the nice guy that was trying to get the record and the total douche named Bill that had it since 1985. 8/10 - Worth it for anyone that enjoyed arcades in the 80s and 90s. Available via Netflix streaming. About 1:20 in length
 

shortylickens

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Eurotrip - meh/10:
Jesus, does Hollywood not realize that we all have easy access to tons of free porn? If you are going to make a sexy comedy it had damn well better be funny. The sex we can get anywhere.

American Teen - 2/10:
Supposedly a docudrama but more bullshit than fact. You can tell everything was carefully constructed to be as entertaining as possible. Very few direct, unbiased looks at anybody. It didnt really cover much except: "American kids are as fucked up as they ever were and going through the same shit they did back in the 1940's." Until they go out to the real world and endure, they will be fucking pathetic.
 
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400 Years of the Telescope - documentary (on Netflix Streaming) - 56 minutes - 9/10 - This is a good overview of the history of telescopes. They talk about it from beginning to end and discuss major events in astronomy based on observations. Like the expanding universe and the graphically show you how much better Hubble is than many Earth based visible spectrum telescopes. At the end, they talk about current projects and future conceptual plans. A must for those not familiar with the history of hte telescope and/or astronomy. It is a PBS documentary.
 

pontifex

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Treasure Raiders - 2/10 - so awful...but not the worst movie I've ever seen.

Gattaca - 9/10 - Wow! I loved this movie! some parts got a little slow, but overall it's a very good movie. I loved the ending.
 

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The Road--8/10---Others have said pretty much everything good about this movie. Just a solid movie right from the start, then it kicks it up a few notches in the last 10ish minutes.
 

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Never Back Down: 8/10 This is one of those Friday night popcorn movies that is just fun to watch. The acting is cheesy, the plot is unoriginal, predictable, and takes every unrealistic Hollywood stereotype to the next level; but the chicks are hot, the fights are fun, and it's a very enjoyable movie if not taken seriously. If The OC, Commando and Rocky had a 3-way kid, it would be this.
 

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Hunger - 8.5/10 - I thought this was fantastic, and I appreciated the unconventional plot and pacing. The two extended dialogue scenes were excellent, and Michael Fassbender's physical transformation was reminiscent of Christian Bale's for The Machinist. Fassbender has had a couple impressive roles recently, including those in this one and Fish Tank. With his turns in 300 and Inglourious Basterds, it looks like this guy's star is on the rise.
 

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Clash of the Titans 4/10 Wow, they managed to make a movie worse than the clay-mation one. At least that one had charm.
 

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Ouch :(

Well to each his own. :)

Yeah, it's me though. I can't really watch anime, unless it's a ridiculous romp; once they try and do anything dramatic or sentimental, it loses me.

Mother - 8/10
Very interesting movie. It was fun to watch the mystery unfold, although a bit confusing at times. I need to watch this movie a second time to fully understand the entire plot of events.

Finally someone else has seen this film! I loved it! :awe:

American Teen - 2/10:
Supposedly a docudrama but more bullshit than fact. You can tell everything was carefully constructed to be as entertaining as possible. Very few direct, unbiased looks at anybody. It didnt really cover much except: "American kids are as fucked up as they ever were and going through the same shit they did back in the 1940's." Until they go out to the real world and endure, they will be fucking pathetic.

Ahhh, good to know. I have this recorded, but I am so behind on my recorded films, I should just delete this one.

The King of Kong - A documentary that primarily revolved around someone that was trying to get the Donkey Kong world record high score. It was actually interesting. But it is also a bit like a reality TV show in that the thing that made it interesting was the nice guy that was trying to get the record and the total douche named Bill that had it since 1985. 8/10 - Worth it for anyone that enjoyed arcades in the 80s and 90s. Available via Netflix streaming. About 1:20 in length

Awesome movie. You could not write a villain like Billy Mitchell.

Hunger - 8.5/10 - I thought this was fantastic, and I appreciated the unconventional plot and pacing. The two extended dialogue scenes were excellent, and Michael Fassbender's physical transformation was reminiscent of Christian Bale's for The Machinist. Fassbender has had a couple impressive roles recently, including those in this one and Fish Tank. With his turns in 300 and Inglourious Basterds, it looks like this guy's star is on the rise.

Cool, I have this at home; going to watch it later this week. Fassbender is the freaking man.

KT
 

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Salt:
I went to see this on Saturday. I enjoyed it, your run of the mill action film. I like those. The plot was slightly convoluted in a non confusing way and the ending was rather lame. That said the action scenes were super solid, Jolie was decent enough. Probably the only character who garnished any kind of connection with the audience was her husband though, and he didn't get much screen time. That said this movie wasn't about that kinda stuff, so I'm not disappointed. Fun enough film. 6.5/10
 

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Salt - 3/10: Pretty damn weak. The scenario, while I suppose plausible, did not really work for me. The action was pretty boring and the entire motivation for Salt was never convincing and all of that stuff can be fine in a mindless action flick, except for the fact I was bored; plot holes and character issues are fine if the action is fun and exciting, but that was not the case here.

Sugar - 6.5/10: The story of an up and coming pitcher from the Dominican Republic as he goes through a pitchers camp in the Dominican and on the way up through Spring training, on the way to the minor leagues. It's pretty well done and I sympathized with Sugar and what he was going through, even though I could not really relate. I found some of the motivations and decisions later on a little odd and I was not fully on board with them, but overall a nice little film.

Away We Go - 6/10: I liked this a bit more than I expected and had a coupld of good chuckles along the way as the couple try to figure where it is they want to live in America; the interactions with certain family member and friends along the way were quite fun and I thought Maya Rudolph did a nice job, though Jim was, well, Jim (not necessarily a bad thing). It got a little baggy in parts, particularly near the end, and it did not feel all that convincing with its emotional punches, but the rest of the film made it relatively enjoyable.

Hard Eight - 7.5/10: P.T. Anderson's first major film, which I have been wanting to see for ages. I really liked this, even though it's a bit slow in parts. The acting is awesome, with Philip Baker Hall as the father figure for John C. Reilly as he show Reilly how to survive in Vegas. There are also great parts from Samuel L. Jackson and Gwyneth Paltrow. As I said, it does lag a bit in a few parts and the motivations of the characters are not clear for quite a long time in this film (I'm also unsure whether I believe one of the major plot points) but I liked going along for the ride with these characters.

La Haine (Hate or Hatred) - 8/10: A French film that begins after a young man from the ghetto is killed by police, then follows three friends as they deal with the ongoing violence and what they feel toward police and the lives they lead in general as a result. A very well shot film, in black and white, and the writing/acting does a great job of conveying the feeling of confusion and hatred overwhelming the characters; it really runs the gamut of emotions and does so convincingly. Very well done film.

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Inception - 5/10: I'm surprised to be writing a mediocre review of this film. I've loved all the other Nolan movies, and the ensemble cast made this look like a winner. Ultimately it just left me cold - I didn't really care what happened to the protagonists, so the various twists and turns meant nothing to me. In Memento and The Prestige, the twists felt like a punch in the stomach - here I just didn't care. Great cast, great special effects, but ultimately dull and overblown for me.
 

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Signs - 2/10
I was never really interested in the premises of Shyamalan's films (aside from the Sixth Sense) so I never had the chance to not enjoy them. I decided to give it a go-around to see what all fuss was about the atrociousness of his movies. In that aspect, I was not dissappointed. Horrible scripting abound, the "named" actors in the movie put in as much enthusiasm in their lines as people are in line to pick up their unemployment checks. The "creature" effects were cheesy and the outcome was cliche. I really enjoyed the sleep this movie induced afterwards.
 

gimmewhitecastles

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Inception - 9/10
What everyone else said who gave this movie perfect/near perfect scores.
The one thing that bugged me is how these people are able to see perfect projections of themselves in another person's dreamstate. It's a movie, I know, useless rant.
 
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The Staircase - 9/10 - Miniseries/documentary about the Michael Peterson murder case in North Carolina. Spoilers here on the wiki, if you consider a true story spoilerable - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_%28author)

Documentary team follows the defense as they build their case and shows interesting behind the scenes footage of the legal process as well as the emotional process for the defendant and family.

Biggest criticism of the film would be that I feel they didn't present all the evidence. Not sure if it was to make the film more compelling or suspenseful, or if it was just editing concerns. My wife is very much into forensics & crime, she was already familiar with the case & outcome. She didnt like the series too much because they left out some key things forensically and felt they focused too much on the personal side of things. On the other hand, it was a ~

As far as the case goes,
I was really disappointed in the verdict. I am nowhere convinced of Peterson's innocence, but the prosecution didn't come close to proving there was a murder in my eyes. I am also dismayed at the lack of attention given to the discrepancy of how he said he found her breathing but all the blood was dry when the authorities arrived. Not sure if that was a fail of the movie, or of the trial.

Anyways, definitely interesting, definitely controversial. Has given wife and I much to debate and argue about lol.

Angels and Demons - 6.7/10 - I read the book, but didn't remember anything which I feel fortunate for. I think the story was a bit contrived, acting a bit shallow, and didn't appreciate the blatant misdirections. You can have twists without overly emphasizing the misconceptions... I did like the scenery and pace of action though.
 

KeithTalent

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The Staircase - 9/10 - Miniseries/documentary about the Michael Peterson murder case in North Carolina. Spoilers here on the wiki, if you consider a true story spoilerable - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Peterson_(author)

Documentary team follows the defense as they build their case and shows interesting behind the scenes footage of the legal process as well as the emotional process for the defendant and family.

Biggest criticism of the film would be that I feel they didn't present all the evidence. Not sure if it was to make the film more compelling or suspenseful, or if it was just editing concerns. My wife is very much into forensics & crime, she was already familiar with the case & outcome. She didnt like the series too much because they left out some key things forensically and felt they focused too much on the personal side of things. On the other hand, it was a ~

As far as the case goes,
I was really disappointed in the verdict. I am nowhere convinced of Peterson's innocence, but the prosecution didn't come close to proving there was a murder in my eyes. I am also dismayed at the lack of attention given to the discrepancy of how he said he found her breathing but all the blood was dry when the authorities arrived. Not sure if that was a fail of the movie, or of the trial.

Anyways, definitely interesting, definitely controversial. Has given wife and I much to debate and argue about lol.

Definitely agree on your spoiler there, I was quite flabbergasted to be honest. Just a fascinating watch though.

KT
 

slayer202

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the staircase ^

I'm sure the documentary was a bit biased, but still, how can you say there was no reasonable doubt anywhere? Dissapointing. But it is one hell of a watch, very amazing stuff. Full of great characters...I rewatched it recently with my gf, and watched the film makers bonus interview. That was some really good stuff too, if you haven't seen it.
 
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