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Teal.....it's scary, but I think we have the same taste in movies! I LOVE all those movies you mentioned above.Teal wrote:Pulp Fiction is funny as hell. The only other Tarantino movie I genuinely like is Inglorious Basterds. Another funny, dark movie.
I tend to like Epics, like Gladiator, Lord of the Rings, Kingdom of Heaven...that sort of thing, more than any other. But a good 'blow s*** up and smoke some cigarettes' John McClane type flick is good for the testosterone, too...
Great movie indeed. I was really pleasantly surprised. And no doubt that Hall & Oates bit was awesomely hilarious! Love the soundtrack too.Brando70 wrote:I really liked it. Clever structure and it was romantic without being sappy and annoying. Great "get out of a romantic comedy free" card to play. Plus the Hall&Oates bit was hysterical.WillHunting wrote:In case anyone who has not watched (500) Days of Summer, please go rent it now. It is a romantic comedy from a guy's perspective, and really strong performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zoey Deschannel. I am sure a few of you can relate to JGL's character.
Good call guys. Picked it up at Target as they had it for $12.99 on blu this week. It was different and really nicely done.sportdan30 wrote:Great movie indeed. I was really pleasantly surprised. And no doubt that Hall & Oates bit was awesomely hilarious! Love the soundtrack too.Brando70 wrote:I really liked it. Clever structure and it was romantic without being sappy and annoying. Great "get out of a romantic comedy free" card to play. Plus the Hall&Oates bit was hysterical.WillHunting wrote:In case anyone who has not watched (500) Days of Summer, please go rent it now. It is a romantic comedy from a guy's perspective, and really strong performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zoey Deschannel. I am sure a few of you can relate to JGL's character.
That's why it won best picture and best director academy awards. Very realistic and sends a message at the end about these soldiers that return home and cannot adjust to "normal" civilian life. I don't know how we expect these soldiers to be in a situation like that for years and then come back to the States and just flick a switch? There needs to be more help in transitioning them back to everyday life.dbdynsty25 wrote:Finally saw Hurt Locker last night...impressive flick.
I don't want to quote who said it cuz it takes too much time, but definitely too much time spent watch soldiers cruise through the streets with assault rifles...definitely not enough character development, but overall it was fantastic from a story, suspense and action point of view.
Haven't seen it yet, but it's in my cue. Looking forward to it.GTHobbes wrote:Finally had a chance to see Capitalism -- A Love Story on blu-ray over the weekend. Based on my enjoyment of his previous flicks, I figured it would be thought provoking and it was. Personally, I hope Mr. Moore never stops making these things.
I saw the same thing this weekend. I had a free rental coming to me, so I used that. She originally told me it was $5 and change for a kids movie and I balked, so she mentioned that I had a free rental on my account. Also, they've gone back to late charges at my local BB. I'll be upping my Netflix account to 2 at a time today and supplementing with RedBox when necessary.sportdan30 wrote:All rented movies through Block Buster are $5. Including kids movies which used to be $.99. Back to Netflix for me!
First off it was a good movie but not so realistic. I could explane but what's the point. Second,this isn't the first time we've been at war. There are many organizations that have helped soldiers transition back into "Normal" life for years. Matter of fact every VA hospital has a transition center. I guess they didn't mention that at the Oscars.JackB1 wrote:That's why it won best picture and best director academy awards. Very realistic and sends a message at the end about these soldiers that return home and cannot adjust to "normal" civilian life. I don't know how we expect these soldiers to be in a situation like that for years and then come back to the States and just flick a switch? There needs to be more help in transitioning them back to everyday life.dbdynsty25 wrote:Finally saw Hurt Locker last night...impressive flick.
I don't want to quote who said it cuz it takes too much time, but definitely too much time spent watch soldiers cruise through the streets with assault rifles...definitely not enough character development, but overall it was fantastic from a story, suspense and action point of view.
I second that. We enjoyed it. Funniest Woody Harrelson film I've seen in a while.Brando70 wrote:Saw Zombieland last weekend and thought it was pretty amusing. It doesn't exactly add much to the genre, but Woody Harrelson is very funny and there is a great cameo in the film. While didn't find it as good as Shaun of the Dead it has a lot of the same appeal.
I really loved this movie. I went in without any expectations because I don't really like Woody and I am so tired of the lovable loser character. This movie was really funny, I loved the cameo and it was a total surprise for me.Brando70 wrote:Saw Zombieland last weekend and thought it was pretty amusing. It doesn't exactly add much to the genre, but Woody Harrelson is very funny and there is a great cameo in the film. While didn't find it as good as Shaun of the Dead it has a lot of the same appeal.
I saw it recently as well, and wheareas several of my friends had told me they found it much funnier than Shaun, I agree with you that Shaun was better. But it was a fun film. We sort of felt the kid was trying too hard to do 'a Michael Cera' but he grew on me. I loved what seemed to be references to Dead Rising, like the the blender he pulled out early on, or even the clown at the end. Maybe I was making it up, but it sure seemed to be a bit inspired by that game.Brando70 wrote:Saw Zombieland last weekend and thought it was pretty amusing. It doesn't exactly add much to the genre, but Woody Harrelson is very funny and there is a great cameo in the film. While didn't find it as good as Shaun of the Dead it has a lot of the same appeal.
Agreed. I thought Wall-e was infinitely better. Too bad it didn't get nominated last year.webdanzer wrote:The wife and I rented 'Up in the Air' yesterday and thought it was a pretty mediocre flick. Certainly not Oscar-worthy in any way.
Up in the Air was the Clooney movie I do believe; Up was the Pixar movie. I agree Wall-e was better, but I disagree it was infinitely better! Up was excellent for what it was doing, and Ed Asner was incredibly good, I thought. But yeah, Wall-e was pretty special in a lot of ways.LAking wrote:Agreed. I thought Wall-e was infinitely better. Too bad it didn't get nominated last year.webdanzer wrote:The wife and I rented 'Up in the Air' yesterday and thought it was a pretty mediocre flick. Certainly not Oscar-worthy in any way.
Yeah, I was talking about the Clooney movie. I still haven't seen 'Up,' (though I've heard lots of it from the front of the minivanZeppo wrote: Up in the Air was the Clooney movie I do believe; Up was the Pixar movie. I agree Wall-e was better, but I disagree it was infinitely better! Up was excellent for what it was doing, and Ed Asner was incredibly good, I thought. But yeah, Wall-e was pretty special in a lot of ways.
) but my kids seem to like it a lot.Whoops, misread that. I actually liked Up in the Air a lot. Much more than UpZeppo wrote:Up in the Air was the Clooney movie I do believe; Up was the Pixar movie. I agree Wall-e was better, but I disagree it was infinitely better! Up was excellent for what it was doing, and Ed Asner was incredibly good, I thought. But yeah, Wall-e was pretty special in a lot of ways.LAking wrote:Agreed. I thought Wall-e was infinitely better. Too bad it didn't get nominated last year.webdanzer wrote:The wife and I rented 'Up in the Air' yesterday and thought it was a pretty mediocre flick. Certainly not Oscar-worthy in any way.
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