Headhunter. Not bad for Norway, but the film has plenty of plot-holes you can drive a Volvo saloon straight through them
What was the last movie you've seen?
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Headhunter. Not bad for Norway, but the film has plenty of plot-holes you can drive a Volvo saloon straight through them
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The Big Lebowski
do I really need to say anything else?
do I really need to say anything else?
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Yeah this looks like it will be awesome. When do we get a trailer people?
More of a description here would be nice. Aids discussion.Valkyrie-Favor wrote:Saw the Lorax movie. Disgusted >_>. Oh well.
Let strength be granted, so the world might be mended...so the world might be mended.
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And when will we find out what Jeff Daniels is doing in this movie?Stark wrote: Yeah this looks like it will be awesome. When do we get a trailer people?
Either way, I'm all in on this. Even though I didn't connect with JGL in 50/50 (apparently I have no soul) his performance was still solid and I can't remember the last movie he hasn't been a standout performer in.
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Has anyone seen THE DESCENDANTS?
All I know from the trailer is that George Clooney wants to keep his head above water, and hedges as well. He also likes to run. Other than that it's said to be a good movie, but haven't heard the public opinion on it yet.
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Luke wrote: Either way, I'm all in on this. Even though I didn't connect with JGL in 50/50 (apparently I have no soul) his performance was still solid and I can't remember the last movie he hasn't been a standout performer in.
There's a show on... HDNET or something, it's called "The Ultimate Trailer Show" with Robert Wilonsky. I can't stand the guy. EVERY time he mentions JGL, he calls him "the great", or "the incomparable" etc. It was ridiculous. I knew JGL as that idiot kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun. He can't be a good actor.
Then I watched 500 Days of Summer. Touche, Wilonsky. Touche.
The guy is a seriously good actor. He was awesome in Inception as well. I haven't seen 50/50 yet, but I've heard things. So I'll check it out.
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I knew him as the kid from Rosanne that DJ didn't want to hang out with.indecks wrote:I knew JGL as that idiot kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun. He can't be a good actor.
But he's more than just a great actor, he's an all around awesome guy. Ya know how people name drop without mentioning anything positive about the person? All I have heard about JGL is how nice of a guy he is and how dedicated he is to just about everything he does.
I also love the fact that he is one of the child actors who defined his own career and keeps getting better with his craft with age. He and Natalie Portman would make one talented kid.
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REPO Man wrote:The Adventures of Tintin. Loved it, but if you read the Tintin books it's based on ("Secret of the Unicorn" & "Red Rackham's Treasure"), you'll see how they changed it. Other than that, an incredible adventure film that totally makes up for the so-so Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. And I hear that they're doing a whole trilogy, so expect two more Tintin films.
I just watched this tonite. I feel the same. It definitely had a "sorry, here's a good movie instead" feel to it. It was fun, adventurous, and had large set pieces with a half decent bit of comedy thrown in.
I never read the books/comics or anything, but I definitely enjoyed it.
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She Freak
TCM showed She Freak last October. I watched it then, but admittedly, my attention really wasn't on it. I don't remember what it was I was doing, but whatever it was it was more important than the movie. Anyway, when it showed back up in the schedule last week I was happy to sit down and give it my full attention this time. I really shouldn't have bothered. Yep, it finally happened. TCM has disappointed me. Despite that colorful poster up there She Freak is a bit of a dud.
Jade is a down-and-out waitress in a small little town. All she wants to do is get out and find something better. And if it helps her get away from her "Hey, my wife's out of town this weekend *wink wink*" boss, then all the better.
I'd want to get away from him too.
When an advertiser comes by with posters for the upcoming carnival, Jade jumps at his offer for a recommendation and makes a beeline for the carnival office where she lands a job as....a concession waitress. Way to move up in the world there, hun.
While there she meets the hunky ferris wheel operator....
How YOU doin'?
....and makes a new friend, The Carnival Stripper, Moon.
I don't remember any strippers at any of the carnivals I went to.
After dear ol' Jade gets the lay of the land, she wastes no time in learning the most important bit of information she can hope to get out of the carnival: Who's the most eligible bachelor? (Say what you will, the girl wastes no time.) The answer: Newly widowed Steve St John, aka The guy who owns the Freak Show.
Well, Jade gets her wish and, after a whirlwind romance that involves nothing but carnival dates, Jade marries the giant sucker. What, you ask, could be the problem with the evil gold-digger marrying the rich older man? Well, other than she's boinkin' Ferris Wheel Guy, it turns out that Jade hates the freaks. I mean really hates them. She pretty much wishes for everyone with the slightest deformity to be stricken from the earth. If you had so much as a rip in your earlobe, this woman would want you dead. Not really a very attractive trait, but she's a gold-digger, so *shrugs* what do you expect.
Eventually Jade gets control of the Freak Show
Money has done nothing for her fashion sense.
But the freaks don't take to kindly to her....
The rose lighting, on the other hand, they really enjoy.
....and take their revenge.
And then of course you find out what they did to her. If you're wondering why I gave such a complete synopsis, well, that's because you really don't need to see it. I'm kinda sad I saw it. The plot's not all that bad, but that's because She Freak is a grindhouse remake of a much better film, Freaks from 1932. If you're tempted to see one, go with Freaks. It's a classic that definately deserves a viewing.
Freaks contains a primal power and a humanity in it's characters that can be clear, touching and, at times, terrifying. It's something that's difficult to mimic. She Freak, on the other hand is a film that greatly benefits from a fast forward button. The first few minutes, for instance, contain nothing but shots like this:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......*pukes*
It's an incredibly long montage that lasts several minutes before you even see the opening titles, and that's not the only instance. There are also two more extended scenes where we watch the carnival being taken down and put back up again.
W-...Wait...What? How the hell long is this?
For a film that only clocks in at 83 minutes, about a quarter of it involves nothing but shots of the carnival: The carnival being put up. The carnival being taken down. Various shots of the carnival with or without Jade wandering around aimlessly and looking at stuff. By the time Jade finally meets Moon you're a half hour into the movie. That's how long these scenes are.
Well, I DO declare! I think all that walking and looking gave me neck strain.....and I think I'm being followed by a little person....
Unless carnivals get you hot, there's just too much damn carnival. Yes I know that most of the movie takes place at a carnival, but most of those shots would have been better condensed to a minute or less. Instead the director seems to have decided to use every second of carnival footage shot. They spent money shooting it, I guess they figured they might as well use it. But still, it's just too much. Fast. Forward. Button.
Really, She Freak just screams "low budget" in general. The camera rarely moves, the actors are cringe-worthy, the fight scenes are poorly choreographed and shot, and the editing is often jumpy. There were a couple of instances where the screen would just go blank for a split second before picking back up again.
All of that I could have ignored had the cinematography been any good, but whatever little artistic flare they had was limited to scenes like this:
Subtle
What's very sad is that the freaks, the sole reason to really see the movie, are on screen for, what probably amounts to around 5 minutes. You see the snake lady at the beginning, and then the rest of them at the end, but by then it's too little, too late.
In the end, She Freak is a remake that probably started out with good intentions, but fell incredibly short. If you really like carnivals, or enjoy old grindhouse films you may get a kick out of it, but really, this is the kind of movie that the guys at Mystery Science Theater 3000 lived for. I'm shocked it's not in their roster of films already, because MST3k mockery could only make this movie better. I shall hope for a Rifftrax version.
TCM showed She Freak last October. I watched it then, but admittedly, my attention really wasn't on it. I don't remember what it was I was doing, but whatever it was it was more important than the movie. Anyway, when it showed back up in the schedule last week I was happy to sit down and give it my full attention this time. I really shouldn't have bothered. Yep, it finally happened. TCM has disappointed me. Despite that colorful poster up there She Freak is a bit of a dud.
Jade is a down-and-out waitress in a small little town. All she wants to do is get out and find something better. And if it helps her get away from her "Hey, my wife's out of town this weekend *wink wink*" boss, then all the better.
I'd want to get away from him too.
When an advertiser comes by with posters for the upcoming carnival, Jade jumps at his offer for a recommendation and makes a beeline for the carnival office where she lands a job as....a concession waitress. Way to move up in the world there, hun.
While there she meets the hunky ferris wheel operator....
How YOU doin'?
....and makes a new friend, The Carnival Stripper, Moon.
I don't remember any strippers at any of the carnivals I went to.
After dear ol' Jade gets the lay of the land, she wastes no time in learning the most important bit of information she can hope to get out of the carnival: Who's the most eligible bachelor? (Say what you will, the girl wastes no time.) The answer: Newly widowed Steve St John, aka The guy who owns the Freak Show.
Well, Jade gets her wish and, after a whirlwind romance that involves nothing but carnival dates, Jade marries the giant sucker. What, you ask, could be the problem with the evil gold-digger marrying the rich older man? Well, other than she's boinkin' Ferris Wheel Guy, it turns out that Jade hates the freaks. I mean really hates them. She pretty much wishes for everyone with the slightest deformity to be stricken from the earth. If you had so much as a rip in your earlobe, this woman would want you dead. Not really a very attractive trait, but she's a gold-digger, so *shrugs* what do you expect.
Eventually Jade gets control of the Freak Show
Money has done nothing for her fashion sense.
But the freaks don't take to kindly to her....
The rose lighting, on the other hand, they really enjoy.
....and take their revenge.
And then of course you find out what they did to her. If you're wondering why I gave such a complete synopsis, well, that's because you really don't need to see it. I'm kinda sad I saw it. The plot's not all that bad, but that's because She Freak is a grindhouse remake of a much better film, Freaks from 1932. If you're tempted to see one, go with Freaks. It's a classic that definately deserves a viewing.
Freaks contains a primal power and a humanity in it's characters that can be clear, touching and, at times, terrifying. It's something that's difficult to mimic. She Freak, on the other hand is a film that greatly benefits from a fast forward button. The first few minutes, for instance, contain nothing but shots like this:
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.......*pukes*
It's an incredibly long montage that lasts several minutes before you even see the opening titles, and that's not the only instance. There are also two more extended scenes where we watch the carnival being taken down and put back up again.
W-...Wait...What? How the hell long is this?
For a film that only clocks in at 83 minutes, about a quarter of it involves nothing but shots of the carnival: The carnival being put up. The carnival being taken down. Various shots of the carnival with or without Jade wandering around aimlessly and looking at stuff. By the time Jade finally meets Moon you're a half hour into the movie. That's how long these scenes are.
Well, I DO declare! I think all that walking and looking gave me neck strain.....and I think I'm being followed by a little person....
Unless carnivals get you hot, there's just too much damn carnival. Yes I know that most of the movie takes place at a carnival, but most of those shots would have been better condensed to a minute or less. Instead the director seems to have decided to use every second of carnival footage shot. They spent money shooting it, I guess they figured they might as well use it. But still, it's just too much. Fast. Forward. Button.
Really, She Freak just screams "low budget" in general. The camera rarely moves, the actors are cringe-worthy, the fight scenes are poorly choreographed and shot, and the editing is often jumpy. There were a couple of instances where the screen would just go blank for a split second before picking back up again.
All of that I could have ignored had the cinematography been any good, but whatever little artistic flare they had was limited to scenes like this:
Subtle
What's very sad is that the freaks, the sole reason to really see the movie, are on screen for, what probably amounts to around 5 minutes. You see the snake lady at the beginning, and then the rest of them at the end, but by then it's too little, too late.
In the end, She Freak is a remake that probably started out with good intentions, but fell incredibly short. If you really like carnivals, or enjoy old grindhouse films you may get a kick out of it, but really, this is the kind of movie that the guys at Mystery Science Theater 3000 lived for. I'm shocked it's not in their roster of films already, because MST3k mockery could only make this movie better. I shall hope for a Rifftrax version.
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AMERICAN REUNION
I wish it was AMERICAN FUNERAL.
It is lighthearted and has its funny moments, but I never got into the series or connected with any of the characters. Saw Pie in the theater and didn't get what all the buzz was about.
I found 21 JUMPSTREET to be much funnier and an all around better movie.
I wish it was AMERICAN FUNERAL.
It is lighthearted and has its funny moments, but I never got into the series or connected with any of the characters. Saw Pie in the theater and didn't get what all the buzz was about.