Same here, and I've had the VHS to Barton Fink for like EVER!
[Movies] Talk about the last movie you saw 2: Electric Threadaloo
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figmentPez
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Just finished watching "Pitch Perfect" (because, apparently, I let Tumblr choose what movies I rent now) and I enjoyed it. I don't think it was a great movie, but the music was a lot of fun, the characters were quirky and I liked the romance. The dialog is a little odd, though, for some reason it reminded me of Joss Whedon's writing, but with all the snark replaced with awkwardness.
I loved Pitch Perfect
The wife and I watched Silver Lining Playbook.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhh. For a romcom it wasn't bad. Handsome guy was surprisingly good and DeNiro seemed oddly... uh... not bored and wishing he was elsewhere. Which is really strange. He seemed to be... "acting".
It's still just a well done Rom-Com. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhh. For a romcom it wasn't bad. Handsome guy was surprisingly good and DeNiro seemed oddly... uh... not bored and wishing he was elsewhere. Which is really strange. He seemed to be... "acting".
It's still just a well done Rom-Com. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Oh thank god. Every time he sang, I burst out laughing.
I like how a genre of movies that might maybe appeal to women is always treated and reviewed like a second-class citizen. Would anyone say "Lincoln is just a well done biopic / political drama. Nothing more, nothing less."? or "Zero Dark Thirty is a well-done war movie*. Nothing more, nothing less."
What did you think of Oscar Nominee Jennifer Lawrence's performance?
*this statement is also kind of contentious since ZDT isn't really a war movie, but that's a separate issue
Pretty much all the time. For example Major League is just a well done sports movie. Nothing more nothing less. Black Hawk Down is a well done war movie, nothing more nothing less. Project A is just a well done Jackie Chan movie, nothing more nothing less.
Does that satisfy you or are you going to ignore dismiss the post because it's not lining up with you're sexist narrative?
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Charlie Don't Surf I see what you're saying, but couldn't it also be said that romantic comedies too often suggest that any problem a woman has can be solved by a man, and that her priorities and dreams are presented as some kind of time-killing placeholder until a relationship finally happens?
I know that there are some good ones out there. I'm not saying they're all like that. But I can see why people don't think highly of the genre. It's the date night genre.
I know that there are some good ones out there. I'm not saying they're all like that. But I can see why people don't think highly of the genre. It's the date night genre.
Oh come on. I would say the same damn thing about any other genre film if I felt like it was more interested in hitting every beat needed to be classified as part of that certain genre rather than tell an interesting story.
SLP did one thing right: It wrote compelling enough characters and had strong enough actors that it didn't feel like another boring entry into a over-tired genre. But thats it.
If you have seen one rom-com you already know the story here. Which is fine. Thats the same thing with lots of other genre films (sci-fi, buddy cop, etc) and I would be just as hard as them.
Lawrence was good. Everyone was good in it. The most impressive part about it was the acting. The least impressive part was the bland story that we have seen a million times and it still isn't that interesting even with really good actors, because we never feel like there are any real stakes for anyone.
Oh, they miscommunicated! Will they still get together?
Oh the Dad lost money, will he still achieve his dream?
Oh, these two folks appear to have some very serious depression and mental illnesses, will they end up just being kind of cute and quirky instead of people really struggling?
The answer to all of those is exactly what you expect. Which is usually pretty boring. In this case it was better than it sounds because the actors elevated the bland script.
there's a zero per cent chance this is Covar/Adam's problem with romantic comedies
I agree with these issues, and all of that can apply to pretty much any female character in movies lately, although it's getting better
Watched Pitch Perfect the other night, going in not knowing much about it other than it's about an acapella group. I was worried it'd be some kind of Glee cash-in, but it turned out to be really good. The music was great, the characters were well-written, and the whole thing was hilarious.
I saw Take Shelter - Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain were great in this, and all the dreams/visions were really really fucked up. Also -
the final shot is one of the best/most fucked up things I've seen in a while
figmentPez
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Saw Pitch Perfect yesterday and watched The Adventures of Tintin today.
I quite liked them both. Pitch Perfect was much better than I was expecting - I heard 'acapella' thought Glee, so I'm glad it wasn't anything like it. It's the first time in a really long time that I'm interested in buying a movie soundtrack, I do however wish they sang some songs to completion. It was a fun light-hearted movie with some pretty funny one-liners.
Having no prior knowledge of Tintin, except that books and a cartoon exist, I wasn't sure what to expect. The most spectacular thing about this movie is the animation. For the first time, while watching an animated movie, I actually forgot it wasn't real. It only happened in 2 scenes, but still, I think that's an achievement. The rest of the film...was fine. The story was kind of all over the place, but I don't mind that to much. I'm a lazy movie watcher, so I'm generally not very picky.
I quite liked them both. Pitch Perfect was much better than I was expecting - I heard 'acapella' thought Glee, so I'm glad it wasn't anything like it. It's the first time in a really long time that I'm interested in buying a movie soundtrack, I do however wish they sang some songs to completion. It was a fun light-hearted movie with some pretty funny one-liners.
Having no prior knowledge of Tintin, except that books and a cartoon exist, I wasn't sure what to expect. The most spectacular thing about this movie is the animation. For the first time, while watching an animated movie, I actually forgot it wasn't real. It only happened in 2 scenes, but still, I think that's an achievement. The rest of the film...was fine. The story was kind of all over the place, but I don't mind that to much. I'm a lazy movie watcher, so I'm generally not very picky.
I FINALLY saw Harold and Maude. Just a great film, with a great message to accept life.
My mother showed it to here students today, and they hated it because they were grossed out that a young guy got it on with an older lady. Missed the point entirely.
My mother showed it to here students today, and they hated it because they were grossed out that a young guy got it on with an older lady. Missed the point entirely.
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Black Dahlia
32% on Rotten Tomatoes. Why? I thought this was a nice love letter to noir. Even the snippiest critics there grant that it's beautifully filmed, though. And they're right about that. I didn't think the plot was "over-complicated". It seemed like straight up noir fare with naked lesbians and the f-bomb thrown in. Not bad.
32% on Rotten Tomatoes. Why? I thought this was a nice love letter to noir. Even the snippiest critics there grant that it's beautifully filmed, though. And they're right about that. I didn't think the plot was "over-complicated". It seemed like straight up noir fare with naked lesbians and the f-bomb thrown in. Not bad.
Parker and The Last Stand were mostly forgettable. In 5 years, you will see them on basic cable and realize "oh, that movie existed!". Maybe you'll watch a random 20 minutes before you do something else worthwhile in your life, but most likely you will watch something more interesting. Jason Statham will cash a paycheck.
Man I wish I had gone to that movie drunk/hallucinatory cause I was damn disappointed.
Sadly, I found it flat, boring, characters were one dimensional, cliche, easy to predict, the acting was wooden on all of them. Goonies had heart. Super 8 was a cardboard cut out standee.
Watched Safety Not Guaranteed last night with a friend. The movie was very sweet, well paced and honestly, is something anyone can enjoy. If you like your romantic coming of age comedies with a light spice of sci-fi, give it a watch. Both leads, Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass were great and the supporting cast was equally so. I don't know what else other than their respective TV shows Plaza and Duplass have done (Parks and Rec and The League) but so far they're both batting a 1000 for me in their endeavors.
On a crass note, movie was total panty remover.
On a crass note, movie was total panty remover.
Agreed and I have seen Goonies. Super 8 was a really fun film.
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I haven't seen it, and can't comment on the movie itself, but Leo has the absolute worst fake Southern accent ever.
Saw Les Miserables. I thought it was good, and though I knew Hugh Jackman could sing he really knocked it out of the park here. The guy who played Colette's love interest (forgot his name) and Eponina were also fantastic. Some of the shots were a little weird and boring, though, like when the camera just sits on someone for multiple unmoving minutes so we can watch them cry while they sing.
Please, do go on.
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Frank removed his panties while watching the movie.Please, do go on.
continue...I knew I was remembering those names wrong. Oops. Personally I thought outside of Jackman and Eponine (who, from what I understand was/is in the actual stage musical), Marius was the only one with a real Broadway-capable voice. Crowe sings out his nose and Cossette sings in that same over-vibrato tone she used in Sweeny Todd that I can't stand.