What was the last movie you've seen?
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Just watched The Road. One of the best movies I've ever seen. Do not watch in a depressed mood. Will make you question life in general. Wow.
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I liked it. Can't wait to see the sequel.Dhoom (Hindi: धूम, Urdu: دھوم, English: Blast) is a Bollywood film and the first installment in the Dhoom series. It is produced by Yash Raj Films' Aditya Chopra (son of Yash Chopra) and was released in 2004. Earning over Rs. 55 crore ($12 million USD), the film became one of the top-grossing Indian films of 2004.[1] This was the first action film made by Yash Raj Films in 19 years, since Vijay (1988), and brought in a new genre of movies akin to the fast paced motorcycle-robbery dramas. Its sequel, Dhoom 2, was released in 2006 in India. Both movies were based on the French Taxi series by Luc Besson.
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We've been talking a lot about Westerns lately, so I figured I'd watch one of the classics.
The Searchers - While I greatly enjoyed the film, my view of it was a little tainted because I've read the book in the last year, and the film comes off as more lighthearted and faster paced. John Wayne still does a phenomenal job as the crusty old Confederate racist up against the Comanche, who hates them with a passion but respects them enough to learn their language and customs. The affection he shows through his lingering looks at Dorothy Jordan's Martha Edwards establishes an entire minor plot point of the book without a word being spoken. The character Mose Harper comes off as much goofier in the film, but I found him endearing in both works, partly due to Hank Worden's performance.
Martin Pawley is where I had the greatest trouble, both with the book and the film, though the book version experiences more hardship than in the film. Perhaps its for that reason that I felt the film version of the character didn't live up, as if he felt more like a generic good guy.
Also, while Monument Valley is gorgeous, and the landscape shots are breathtaking, it again marked a location difference from the book which bothered me (the book is set mostly in Texas, with some excursions into New Mexico).
Still, I'd rate the film highly and enjoyed the experience. If you've never read Alan Le May's book, I suggest you check it out.
The Searchers - While I greatly enjoyed the film, my view of it was a little tainted because I've read the book in the last year, and the film comes off as more lighthearted and faster paced. John Wayne still does a phenomenal job as the crusty old Confederate racist up against the Comanche, who hates them with a passion but respects them enough to learn their language and customs. The affection he shows through his lingering looks at Dorothy Jordan's Martha Edwards establishes an entire minor plot point of the book without a word being spoken. The character Mose Harper comes off as much goofier in the film, but I found him endearing in both works, partly due to Hank Worden's performance.
Martin Pawley is where I had the greatest trouble, both with the book and the film, though the book version experiences more hardship than in the film. Perhaps its for that reason that I felt the film version of the character didn't live up, as if he felt more like a generic good guy.
Also, while Monument Valley is gorgeous, and the landscape shots are breathtaking, it again marked a location difference from the book which bothered me (the book is set mostly in Texas, with some excursions into New Mexico).
Still, I'd rate the film highly and enjoyed the experience. If you've never read Alan Le May's book, I suggest you check it out.
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Is that Jeff Goldblum in the lead roleREPO Man wrote:
I liked it. Can't wait to see the sequel.Dhoom (Hindi: धूम, Urdu: دھوم, English: Blast) is a Bollywood film and the first installment in the Dhoom series. It is produced by Yash Raj Films' Aditya Chopra (son of Yash Chopra) and was released in 2004. Earning over Rs. 55 crore ($12 million USD), the film became one of the top-grossing Indian films of 2004.[1] This was the first action film made by Yash Raj Films in 19 years, since Vijay (1988), and brought in a new genre of movies akin to the fast paced motorcycle-robbery dramas. Its sequel, Dhoom 2, was released in 2006 in India. Both movies were based on the French Taxi series by Luc Besson.
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No.vash23n wrote:Is that Jeff Goldblum in the lead roleREPO Man wrote:
And I just rewatched RENT: Filmed Live on Broadway. Still awesome.
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Soylent Green - Yes, it's a scifi classic. Still, it felt exceedingly dated, in terms of design, clothing, technology, and the like. It's one of those science fiction films you'll always be able to tell what decade it came from, sort of like Logan's Run. The film also feels very slow to me, with the character reaching the "shocking" conclusion well before he says what the secret is, though with visual clues you can figure it out. While I believe it keeps up the fear of overpopulation so popular in the 1970s, along with environmentalist concerns, I was a bit surprised to see a reference to the greenhouse effect as a reason why everything was getting hotter. I thought global cooling was the big weather scare of the decade. I also found it somewhat funny to see Charlton Heston staring in a film about the horrors of humanity in a world where the environment has been destroyed, considering some of Heston's political leanings.
I trust all of you are familiar enough with popular culture to know what is the secret of Soylent Green. If not, you seriously need to watch this movie.
I trust all of you are familiar enough with popular culture to know what is the secret of Soylent Green. If not, you seriously need to watch this movie.
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I AM COMIC.
An excellent documentary about the lives of stand-up comedians. And oh boy, you get cameos from Allen to Silverman. Some of the comics are obviously full of themselves, something that Roseanne Barr actually doesn't give off, while Tim Allen and Jeff Foxworthy come off as some of the biggest douche bag assholes ever. Tom Allen says he takes pleasure in being an asshole and bumping other comics off to get their time slot, and Jeff Foxworthy talks about how comedy runs through his blood, and that's all he'll ever do (he says this while on set at "are you smarter than a 5th grader?").
Not just a great flick for aspiring comedians, but a great flick for anyone who enjoys a good laugh. It's hard for me to grade the movie, because I'm a documentary junkie, but I'd put it up there with TYSON, and AMERICAN MOVIE.
An excellent documentary about the lives of stand-up comedians. And oh boy, you get cameos from Allen to Silverman. Some of the comics are obviously full of themselves, something that Roseanne Barr actually doesn't give off, while Tim Allen and Jeff Foxworthy come off as some of the biggest douche bag assholes ever. Tom Allen says he takes pleasure in being an asshole and bumping other comics off to get their time slot, and Jeff Foxworthy talks about how comedy runs through his blood, and that's all he'll ever do (he says this while on set at "are you smarter than a 5th grader?").
Not just a great flick for aspiring comedians, but a great flick for anyone who enjoys a good laugh. It's hard for me to grade the movie, because I'm a documentary junkie, but I'd put it up there with TYSON, and AMERICAN MOVIE.
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WTF is Scott Pilgrim supposed to be again? Surprised I'm the only voice of dissent here, but then I'm barking at the wrong choir. I turned it off around the 00:45:00 mark. I don't think of gaming as a subculture and this movie has pushed all my wrong buttons. And the Seinfeld scene was lame. Bye.
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I Sell the Dead (2008) by Glenn McQuaid
Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan) is awaiting execution for murder, among other things, including his principal trade as a grave robber, and as he relates his tale to a kindly priest (Ron Perlman in a very un-Perlman-like role) we see his origins as a young grave robber apprenticed to Willie Grimes (Larry Fessenden) through to the events which resulted in the pair's incarceration. It's a twisting tale of deceit, disreputable characters and the undead, and while it's not the best relayed story, the camp Hammer Horror feel of the film, some nice comedic moments and good performances from all the main cast are enough for it to stand out against it's, much higher budgeted, comedy horror peers. At times it suffers from being a bit too dark and could definitely be paced a whole lot better as it meanders towards the finale, but overall it's an enjoyable comedic horror caper that is well worth your time.
Arthur Blake (Dominic Monaghan) is awaiting execution for murder, among other things, including his principal trade as a grave robber, and as he relates his tale to a kindly priest (Ron Perlman in a very un-Perlman-like role) we see his origins as a young grave robber apprenticed to Willie Grimes (Larry Fessenden) through to the events which resulted in the pair's incarceration. It's a twisting tale of deceit, disreputable characters and the undead, and while it's not the best relayed story, the camp Hammer Horror feel of the film, some nice comedic moments and good performances from all the main cast are enough for it to stand out against it's, much higher budgeted, comedy horror peers. At times it suffers from being a bit too dark and could definitely be paced a whole lot better as it meanders towards the finale, but overall it's an enjoyable comedic horror caper that is well worth your time.
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Tora! Tora! Tora! - Upon release, critics said the film was dull and lacked characters to identify with. Watching it now, I say the film does an excellent job of not glorifying either side of the attack on Pearl Harbor, which subsequent naval films like Midway and Pearl Harbor fail to do. Instead, the film takes a neutral approach, showing both the correct and incorrect decisions and the reasoning behind them, giving fair portrayals of characters who had either been sympathetically considered or vilified in the years following World War II. Yes, there are some historical inaccuracies, mostly minor in nature, though the quote attributed to Japanese Admiral Yamamoto may never have been stated. But the film's quality and fairness in a genre typically used for the express purpose of pushing a statement is a breath of fresh air.
The Day the Earth Stood Still - Yes, this is the 1951 original, not the remake. In fact, I have no idea how they managed to make the remake at all, as the world established in the film felt very different from the modern world. I suppose Klaatu would be happy to know we opted not to weaponize space. In several scenes I believed Patricia Neal was beginning to speculate he was a Communist or some other kind of subversive, such as a pedophile (it's 1951 and McCarthyism is in full swing in the US), and his Peace At Any Price message to the Earth is extremely disheartening, even if it was meant to imply the end of atomic weapons and Cold War hostilities. Actually, I somehow found the concept of Klaatu's universe quite disturbing: aggression is only being kept in check only out of fear of extermination amongst the various planets by the robots they designed to enforce the laws over them, and any attempt to not live under the same rules will result in the inevitable destruction of Earth.
Yet Gort takes orders from Klaatu, so obviously there is some system for control. Klaatu even admits it isn't a perfect system, but one that has brought peace. Heck, he basically described the nuclear deterrent method of peacekeeping: have enough nuclear arms to promise annihilation if hostilities break out. It's just instead of nuclear arms, they have enough robots to promise annihilation if aggression breaks out.
I'm quite disturbed.
The Day the Earth Stood Still - Yes, this is the 1951 original, not the remake. In fact, I have no idea how they managed to make the remake at all, as the world established in the film felt very different from the modern world. I suppose Klaatu would be happy to know we opted not to weaponize space. In several scenes I believed Patricia Neal was beginning to speculate he was a Communist or some other kind of subversive, such as a pedophile (it's 1951 and McCarthyism is in full swing in the US), and his Peace At Any Price message to the Earth is extremely disheartening, even if it was meant to imply the end of atomic weapons and Cold War hostilities. Actually, I somehow found the concept of Klaatu's universe quite disturbing: aggression is only being kept in check only out of fear of extermination amongst the various planets by the robots they designed to enforce the laws over them, and any attempt to not live under the same rules will result in the inevitable destruction of Earth.
Yet Gort takes orders from Klaatu, so obviously there is some system for control. Klaatu even admits it isn't a perfect system, but one that has brought peace. Heck, he basically described the nuclear deterrent method of peacekeeping: have enough nuclear arms to promise annihilation if hostilities break out. It's just instead of nuclear arms, they have enough robots to promise annihilation if aggression breaks out.
I'm quite disturbed.