Recent films. A very brief opinion.

The Rambam · Post by **The Rambam** » 05 Feb 2009, 14:05

I was on imdb yesterday, and they were boasting about having a Chris Evans Gallery on the front page. Seriously. I about shit myself.

Fuck that movie.

Exactly13yearsofage · Post by **Exactly13yearsofage** » 06 Feb 2009, 19:33

Re-watched Primer.. Quantum goodness...

Grotocult · Post by **Grotocult** » 07 Feb 2009, 15:51

Welcome to nowhere";p="1007437 wrote:I am being pressured to see Push. It sounds very done before to me.

trailer sucks.

I saw

because I liked the trailer but the movie was so-so. It needed more foetal imagery.

Welcome to nowhere · Post by **Welcome to nowhere** » 07 Feb 2009, 19:39

Went and saw Push. It wasn't too bad. I wasn't bored watching it and it was entertaining it. You'll enjoy it a lot more if you go to have fun instead of trying to analyze it, it has its plot holes. The main girl, Kira, I couldn't pass her eyebrows. Sharpie brows. Dakota Fanning should skip 13-17 and just go straight to 18.

Exactly13yearsofage · Post by **Exactly13yearsofage** » 07 Feb 2009, 20:12

Welcome to nowhere";p="1007973 wrote:Went and saw Push. It wasn't too bad. I wasn't bored watching it and it was entertaining it. You'll enjoy it a lot more if you go to have fun instead of trying to analyze it, it has its plot holes. The main girl, Kira, I couldn't pass her eyebrows. Sharpie brows. Dakota Fanning should skip 13-17 and just go straight to 18.

Straight into full-blown meth addiction? Sounds reasonable.

Hank · Post by **Hank** » 11 Feb 2009, 10:33

"Southland Tales"... all I have to say is:

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 12 Feb 2009, 02:21

Death at a Funeral.
Meh.

Rado · Post by **Rado** » 12 Feb 2009, 03:39

Mary Hinge";p="1008618 wrote:Death at a Funeral.
Meh.

I LOLLED at the guy getting shit on his hand.

Rado · Post by **Rado** » 12 Feb 2009, 03:43

Walk Hard - Better than i was expecting. Loved Jack White's brief appearance as Elvis.

Slumdog Millionaire - fucking great movie! My favourite for 2008.

About to watch Gran Torino...

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 12 Feb 2009, 04:24

Rado";p="1008622 wrote:
Mary Hinge";p="1008618 wrote:Death at a Funeral.
Meh.

I LOLLED at the guy getting shit on his hand.

I sniggered a couple of times...that might have been one of the times. It was like some cheap matinee farce, trying too hard to be daring, falling flat on it's flabby arse.

Meh

ReverseEngineer · Post by **ReverseEngineer** » 12 Feb 2009, 06:10

Rado";p="1008623 wrote:Walk Hard - Better than i was expecting. Loved Jack White's brief appearance as Elvis.

everybody who cameo'd as a famous musician was fun to watch. Frankie Muniz as Buddy Holly? What the fuck?

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 12 Feb 2009, 06:46

should I see Walk Hard then?

The Rambam · Post by **The Rambam** » 12 Feb 2009, 10:56

I found it funny too, which I did not expect.

crotchgrabber · Post by **crotchgrabber** » 12 Feb 2009, 14:38

Mary Hinge";p="1008635 wrote:should I see Walk Hard then?

yes. in fact, get two tv's and watch it twice at once.

Thunder Bear · Post by **Thunder Bear** » 14 Feb 2009, 13:55

Walk Hard has its moments, but too much slapstick IMO. That shit should have died with Lloyd Bridges.

touchy feely · Post by **touchy feely** » 16 Feb 2009, 09:20

frost/nixon was outstanding, especially if you give a crap about american history like i do

langella's voice was pretty exaggerated at times, but he was still A+

Don Eduardo · Post by **Don Eduardo** » 16 Feb 2009, 12:12

If it halfway stands up to Nixon, I'll get around to it.

Grotocult · Post by **Grotocult** » 18 Feb 2009, 11:27

I enjoyed it, even though part of the fun was waiting for what you knew was going to happen.

Mary Hinge · Post by **Mary Hinge** » 18 Feb 2009, 18:12

touchy feely";p="1009222 wrote:frost/nixon was outstanding, especially if you give a crap about american history like i do

langella's voice was pretty exaggerated at times, but he was still A+

I loved this movie - there have been some great releases out this year already.

touchy feely · Post by **touchy feely** » 21 Feb 2009, 16:40

really liked 'gran turino'

cons - the acting from most of the hmongs wasn't so great
the 'he's a racist crotchety old man!' stuff in the first half was almost over the top

pros - eastwood

the barber shop scenes, which really made me miss my landscaping job

Dress Barn · Post by **Dress Barn** » 22 Feb 2009, 21:11

Not so good

Mobiesque · Post by **Mobiesque** » 22 Feb 2009, 23:31

VERY not so good. Totally changed the emphasis of a lot of things, missed others and changed the ending.

Grotocult · Post by **Grotocult** » 23 Feb 2009, 10:49

touchy feely";p="1010111 wrote:really liked 'gran turino'

cons - the acting from most of the hmongs wasn't so great
the 'he's a racist crotchety old man!' stuff in the first half was almost over the top

pros - eastwood
the barber shop scenes, which really made me miss my landscaping job

Saw it yesterday and it gave me what I needed. Didn't really have any complaints. I was glad there were no Korea flashbacks or other such cheesy devices.

Hank · Post by **Hank** » 23 Feb 2009, 12:36

Put on "Elmo in Grouchland" yesterday with my 2-year old. We turned it off after about 10 minutes because "Elmo sad" and the grouches were "too noisy." Two midget thumbs down.

Mr John · Post by **Mr John** » 23 Feb 2009, 15:34

I have not seen any of the Oscar nominated films. Oscar noms tend to be Kryptonite to me...