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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

    Ok movie. Seems like a tough translation from the book (which I havent read). Sadly, I heard the author of this series died just before it all became so famous.
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  • xavier mcdaniel
    xavier mcdaniel Somewhere in NYC Posts: 9,431
    Saw Silver Linings Playbook today, very good, loved Jennifer Lawrence, also helps she's nice to look at.
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    I want to see Gangster Squad. Great cast and the previews look decent, but it's getting crap reviews. :?
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  • The Waiting Trophy Man
    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Just picked up the original Star Wars trilogy and Dr. No on bluRay.
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    The Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Just watched My Week With Marilyn last week - Michelle Williams was pretty dead on as Norma Jean.
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  • Hugh Freaking Dillon
    Hugh Freaking Dillon Posts: 14,010
    DS1119 wrote:
    Saw a preview for World War Z with Brad Pitt this morning. Must admit it looks pretty interesting.

    the zombie graphics look horrible.
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  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Anybody seen Gangster Squad yet?
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  • Digital Twilight
    Digital Twilight Posts: 5,642
    I watched 'The Fall' for the 2nd time last night. I recommend it if you haven't seen it. A real labour of love this one, took 4 years in 20 countries to film. The imagery is breathtaking and all the locations are real locations which makes it even more spectacular. A nice little story in the middle too with 2 great central performance but its the imagery people will remember this one for.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO0LYcCoeJY

    http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460791/

    I also watched Pixar's 'UP' and cried like a fuckin' baby!
  • MissPennyLane
    MissPennyLane Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 687
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Anybody seen Gangster Squad yet?

    Just got home from seeing this. I really loved it and exceeded my expectations, action packed and the whole cast was great....
  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,165
    MissPennyLane wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Anybody seen Gangster Squad yet?

    Just got home from seeing this. I really loved it and exceeded my expectations, action packed and the whole cast was great....

    i'm hearing bad reviews, but i'll still see this.
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  • EmBleve
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    xavier mcdaniel wrote:
    Saw Silver Linings Playbook today, very good, loved Jennifer Lawrence, also helps she's nice to look at.
    Saw this Friday. It was very good.
  • badbrains
    badbrains Posts: 10,255
    DS1119 wrote:
    Saw a preview for World War Z with Brad Pitt this morning. Must admit it looks pretty interesting.

    This is a movie I can't wait to see. Looks sick. Need to watch the trailer knowing nothing about it. My friend told me about it and I kind of knew what it was about. I told my other friends just to watch the trailer without telling them anything about it. They all were stoked!
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Got out to see Silver Lining Playbook.
    It was ok.. Too much screaming and yelling and drama, but it had a nice ending.
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  • musicismylife78
    musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Got out to see Silver Lining Playbook.
    It was ok.. Too much screaming and yelling and drama, but it had a nice ending.


    its always funny to see how different peoples opinions of movies are. I thought it was one of the best movies of 2012, could easily win multiple oscars. The writing and acting were superb. And I thought it was an unorthodox romantic comedy. Plus, it was great to see Bradley Cooper in such a critically acclaimed film, he's a genuinely good guy.
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Got out to see Silver Lining Playbook.
    It was ok.. Too much screaming and yelling and drama, but it had a nice ending.


    its always funny to see how different peoples opinions of movies are. I thought it was one of the best movies of 2012, could easily win multiple oscars. The writing and acting were superb. And I thought it was an unorthodox romantic comedy. Plus, it was great to see Bradley Cooper in such a critically acclaimed film, he's a genuinely good guy.

    Yeah, I agree... I really wanted to like this movie, and after thinking about it more the next day, I liked it even better, but I really dont see the hype about best actors, best pic, best director, etc... it was good, but just not that good. The main guy was great, Bradley Cooper. Nicely done. But I also think the writer has to give a actor something to prove. And in this case, he was just a confused guy with some medical issues that was angry and disturbed. I didnt see too much versatility in the character, but he did make me root for him. Jennifer Lawrences part was good, but nothing anyone else couldnt do. There were a few times when there was fighting and yelling going on, and she looked like she was acting to me. I wasnt convinced at the moment. And even DeNiro, who I LOVE, was good, but nothing special.

    And (SPOILER)....

    At the end of the dance, I thought the director made a very lousy choice to make the announcer say, "Why are they so excited about a 5?!" That almost ruined it for me. It was as if he wanted to clue in the stupid viewers who might not get it or soemthing... it just took a good, funny, uplifting moment and turned it slapstick.

    Overall, good movie, but nothing I couldnt have just waited for on DVD.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    At the end of the dance, I thought the director made a very lousy choice to make the announcer say, "Why are they so excited about a 5?!" That almost ruined it for me. It was as if he wanted to clue in the stupid viewers who might not get it or soemthing... it just took a good, funny, uplifting moment and turned it slapstick.

    Overall, good movie, but nothing I couldnt have just waited for on DVD.

    uhhh ... doesn't seem unreasonable for an announcer to be shocked by their reaction ...

    saw jack reacher ... typical tom cruise stuff ... he makes entertaining stuff that will get you in and out ... know nothing of the comic book character ...
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    polaris_x wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    At the end of the dance, I thought the director made a very lousy choice to make the announcer say, "Why are they so excited about a 5?!" That almost ruined it for me. It was as if he wanted to clue in the stupid viewers who might not get it or soemthing... it just took a good, funny, uplifting moment and turned it slapstick.

    Overall, good movie, but nothing I couldnt have just waited for on DVD.

    uhhh ... doesn't seem unreasonable for an announcer to be shocked by their reaction ...

    saw jack reacher ... typical tom cruise stuff ... he makes entertaining stuff that will get you in and out ... know nothing of the comic book character ...

    uhhh, of course he can be surprised by their reaction... it was very cheesy, to announce it though, seemed unrealistic and kinda stupid to me...just my opinion. it took a fun uplifting scene and made it feel like Leslie Neilsen shouldve been the announcer. There was no point of that line or to move the focus over to the announcer for a moment, other than to try to remind the viewers that werent smart enough to realize why they were celebrating. Cheesy. Have some confidence in your audience is one of the first things I learned in film school..
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    uhhh, of course he can be surprised by their reaction... it was very cheesy, to announce it though, seemed unrealistic and kinda stupid to me...just my opinion. it took a fun uplifting scene and made it feel like Leslie Neilsen shouldve been the announcer. There was no point of that line or to move the focus over to the announcer for a moment, other than to try to remind the viewers that werent smart enough to realize why they were celebrating. Cheesy. Have some confidence in your audience is one of the first things I learned in film school..

    haha ... to each their own i guess ... didn't think anything of that ... i just see it as whether or not the announcer would say it or not ... he is paid to announce ... i didn't see it as the director trying to remind us why they are celebrating at all ...
  • JonnyPistachio
    JonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    polaris_x wrote:
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    uhhh, of course he can be surprised by their reaction... it was very cheesy, to announce it though, seemed unrealistic and kinda stupid to me...just my opinion. it took a fun uplifting scene and made it feel like Leslie Neilsen shouldve been the announcer. There was no point of that line or to move the focus over to the announcer for a moment, other than to try to remind the viewers that werent smart enough to realize why they were celebrating. Cheesy. Have some confidence in your audience is one of the first things I learned in film school..

    haha ... to each their own i guess ... didn't think anything of that ... i just see it as whether or not the announcer would say it or not ... he is paid to announce ... i didn't see it as the director trying to remind us why they are celebrating at all ...

    Yeah, I know it wouldnt bother most people, but thats just one of the many things that irked me about this one in regards to the best director nod. I just dont get all the hype for it. Good movie, but not that good.
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  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    Yeah, I know it wouldnt bother most people, but thats just one of the many things that irked me about this one in regards to the best director nod. I just dont get all the hype for it. Good movie, but not that good.

    frig ... the whole best this and that is a bit much ... i totally thought lincoln was overrated for that reason ... it seemed like the movie was made just to try and win oscars ... overacting and overly dramatic and purposefully long ... outside of daniel day lewis - i didn't find the film that great ...

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