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Sho'Nuff

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Julie and Julia. 7.5/10. Took me by surprise. Thought I would want to kill myself when I saw that it came in on our netflix. But after watching it all I wanted to do was cook and eat butter.

Embarassingly, I am becoming a Meryl Streep fan. I've enjoyed almost every one of her movies that has come out in the last few years.
 

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Bronson - 7.5/10: Wow, Tom Hardy's performance was not oversold at all. He is absolutely brilliant as Bronson, the psychotic British inmate with delusions of grandeur. The movie itself is not all that great, with some odd, disjointed sequences and pieces that try to hard to be artsy, however this is really just a one man show as Hardy is completely captivating; whether it's the ferocious fighting scenes, or the almost interrogation-like monolgues, you can't take your eyes off the guy. Definitely one of the best performances I have seen in years.KT

Charles Bronson: [Bronson getting paid after his first fight] 20 quid? You're having a fucking laugh, ain't cha?
Paul: Oh spare me the Oliver Twist routine, Charlie love. You need to build your audience.
Charles Bronson: I gave you fucking magic in there!
Paul: Magic? You just pissed on a gypsy in the middle of fucking nowhere.


I LOVED this line haha
 

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Julie and Julia. 7.5/10. Took me by surprise. Thought I would want to kill myself when I saw that it came in on our netflix. But after watching it all I wanted to do was cook and eat butter.

Embarassingly, I am becoming a Meryl Streep fan. I've enjoyed almost every one of her movies that has come out in the last few years.

You should not be embarrassed, she was pretty awesome in that movie. I liked that her part of the film actually, the Amy Adams story stunk though.

Charles Bronson: [Bronson getting paid after his first fight] 20 quid? You're having a fucking laugh, ain't cha?
Paul: Oh spare me the Oliver Twist routine, Charlie love. You need to build your audience.
Charles Bronson: I gave you fucking magic in there!
Paul: Magic? You just pissed on a gypsy in the middle of fucking nowhere.


I LOVED this line haha

Haha, yeah, I laughed out loud at that one too. :D

KT
 

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Sunshine - 9.5/10: Best movie I've seen all year, by far. Had the ending not been a little cheesy, it would have been a 10/10.

Date Night - 7/10: I love Steve Carell and Tina Fey, but thought they came up a little short in this one. It just felt like I had seen it before a dozen times. Adventures in Babysitting Grows Up.

The Bounty Hunter - 5/10: See 'Date Night' but with Jennifer Aniston to take it down a notch. Average movie at best.

The Backup Plan - 3/10: Jennifer Lopez does a Lifetime TV Movie. Not funny characters are uninteresting and the plot is completely predictable. It did elicit an occasional chuckle so it gets a few points for that.
 
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Kick Ass - 3 / 10

After hearing so much decent things about it but refusing to watch it until now since it really looked stupid when the previews came around I finally watched it and wish I didn't.

It seemed more like half of a random teeny movie with random violence thrown in and half of one of those crappy parody movies they make every now and then.

I was ready to quit watching it 30 minutes in and wish I had as it was a waste of time for a movie. :(

You should've asked if they had a sense of humor you could rent as well.
 
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The City of Lost Children - 6.5/10 - So after reading this thread a few months ago - http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2077634 I went through and added the movies I hadn't see to the queue. This weekend finally watched The City of Lost Children. Immediately I thought to myself, this seems very familiar... After a while I figured out I had probably watched this back in college. Granted, I may have been intoxicated at the time, but I was a bit worried that I had actually seen the movie and not even remembered I had watched it. That's not usually a sign of a great film...

There are some things I really liked - very high creepy+trippy factor with the cinematography, costumes and even the cast/makeup. I thought the sets were great, but I felt the storytelling just lacked. At most, I felt loosely attached to One who really was a ridiculously simple character and really the plot was ridiculously simple in general. In many cases it just felt tacked on, only used as a vehicle for the filmmakers to just ladle on as much weird shit as possible. One of the great things about scifi is the ability to create fantastic, mind-bending storylines that make your imagination go wild and really question the future and even your own reality. This had none of that. Also, should have one an award for most ugly and weird looking people in a cast. That was one thing I *did* like though, very unique.
 

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - 9/10 : Because I'm a big fan of the comics--Also, I'm a 22-year old gamer/nerd and it's a pretty accurate depiction of how I wish I viewed the world.
 

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Scott Pilgrim vs. The World - 9/10 : Because I'm a big fan of the comics--Also, I'm a 22-year old gamer/nerd and it's a pretty accurate depiction of how I wish I viewed the world.

I guess I'm one of the few that's pretty much done with Michael Sera and his innocent wussy boy thing he's got going. It's the same thing he's done in everything he's been in. Just like I'm over Seth Rogen and his same old "stoner" thing he does in all his movies.
 

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I guess I'm one of the few that's pretty much done with Michael Sera and his innocent wussy boy thing he's got going. It's the same thing he's done in everything he's been in. Just like I'm over Seth Rogen and his same old "stoner" thing he does in all his movies.

I think most people hate Michael Cera now. I'm not one of them, if the movie is good and it's appropriate, then I'm fine with it.

I like Rogen; I can't really think of anything I disliked him in.

KT
 

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Sunshine - 9.5/10: Best movie I've seen all year, by far. Had the ending not been a little cheesy, it would have been a 10/10.

never heard of this. just watched the trailer, looks good, but maybe that was just the Requiem for a dream music...and I don't like chris evans. I'll probably check it out, thanks
 
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Sunshine - 9.5/10: Best movie I've seen all year, by far. Had the ending not been a little cheesy, it would have been a 10/10.
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never heard of this. just watched the trailer, looks good, but maybe that was just the Requiem for a dream music...and I don't like chris evans. I'll probably check it out, thanks

Yeah, it's pretty awesome. The score is an original score as far as I remember, but it is fantastic.

KT
 

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I think most people hate Michael Cera now. I'm not one of them, if the movie is good and it's appropriate, then I'm fine with it.

I like Rogen; I can't really think of anything I disliked him in.

KT

I can't stand his laugh... or guffaw... whatever you want to call it. Just hearing it throughout a two hour "movie" makes me want to punch a newborn kitten :twisted:.

... :eek:

Whew... got that anger out! ():)

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I guess I'm one of the few that's pretty much done with Michael Sera and his innocent wussy boy thing he's got going. It's the same thing he's done in everything he's been in. Just like I'm over Seth Rogen and his same old "stoner" thing he does in all his movies.

Well, he kind of sort of doesn't play an innocent wussy boy in this movie. The character can supposedly fight, but I guess you could say he still has that "sad puppy persona" that he has in almost every movie.
 

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I watched Red Beard again. It is fvcking incredible. So difficult to decide which is Kurosawa's best film ... Seven Samurai, Ran, Red Beard, or Ikiru. I shall watch them all again shortly after I finish sanding, mudding, priming, and painting the drywall and hang a projector.
 

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I watched Red Beard again. It is fvcking incredible. So difficult to decide which is Kurosawa's best film ... Seven Samurai, Ran, Red Beard, or Ikiru. I shall watch them all again shortly after I finish sanding, mudding, priming, and painting the drywall and hang a projector.

Hmm, that's the only one from that list I have not seen. I'll have to track it down. :hmm:

KT
 

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Close-Up (Nema-ye Nazdik) - 7/10: Kiarostami's pseudo-documentary film about a guy that poses as a famous Iranian director and dupes a family into taking him in. Kiarostami uses real footage form the guys trial and actually has most of the real people involved in the case to do re-enactments and show how everything transpired. It's an unusual film in that regard and while it is extremely slow in parts, the way it comes together is quite fascinating. It's not something I would watch over and over, but an interesting film about people and how film can impact one's life.

Roger Dodger - 8/10: A film about an asshole single guy (Roger) in New York City, who pretends not to care about anything; his 16 year old nephew (could be the first appearance of Jesse Eisenberg, who is great here) shows up and Roger makes it his mission to get his nephew laid by showing him how to pick up women. Some great dialogue and back and forth between characters here, which, when done well like I think it is here, is the kind of stuff I love. The main two actors do a great job, and since they are the focal points, it all worked quite well for me.

KT
 

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Lord of War - 5/10

Meh. I like Nick Cage usually, but this movie was meh. He was good, and his brother was pretty good, but the whole story was meh. I expected there to be more action, and the whole thing was one of those "People die and the US is the cause" stories.
 

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I watched Red Beard again. It is fvcking incredible. So difficult to decide which is Kurosawa's best film ... Seven Samurai, Ran, Red Beard, or Ikiru. I shall watch them all again shortly after I finish sanding, mudding, priming, and painting the drywall and hang a projector.

God damn I need to watch Kurosawa's works! I've only seen Ran and Ikiru, oh and some of Roshoman all of which I LOVE. Especially Ran.
 

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God damn I need to watch Kurosawa's works! I've only seen Ran and Ikiru, oh and some of Roshoman all of which I LOVE. Especially Ran.
Hidden Fortress is a little overrated based on it being a major inspiration for Star Wars. Seven Samurai holds up well. High and Low is a good period crime drama.

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Restless - Korean sword & sorcery movie, part of Sundance's Asia Xtreme series and available in Comcast's On Demand > Free Movies.

I'd give it 8/10 as a genre movie - good wire-fu, sword fighting, and some interesting visuals and visual effects.
 

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Hmm looks interesting, we need more info than just 10/10 though!

There is a review from me a little further back and someone else a page or two earlier.

Definitely an amazing film.

KT
 

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There is a review from me a little further back and someone else a page or two earlier.

Definitely an amazing film.

KT

Yeah i cannot possibly begin to summarize anything for this movie.

Basically, just watch it.

I suspect a good number of people will hate it, but if you don't mind good mindfucks, it's definitely up there.

I was amazed, truely had no idea what i was going to be watching, but was beyond fascinated once i started, & it did not disappoint.
 
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