Johncarllos
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« Reply #1200 on: 23 December 2008, 20:39:07 » |
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Little known fact; "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is actually a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that was adapted to a graphic novel by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and is now adapted to film by David Fincher.
I found the graphic novel at work a week or two ago, so I might read that first/instead.
I knew it was a short story at least. I just saw "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" For free. On hulu.com. http://www.hulu.com/watch/1522/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-worldIt's a great site to go watch any shows you've missed recently (that they have) and some movies. For instance, I recently also watched the Fifth Element there. |
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« Reply #1202 on: 24 December 2008, 00:13:55 » |
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Right. Like I said, The Spirit wasn't very good.
I've realized I wasn't just tired. The movie was not good. I only know two people who liked it, and one only liked it because he has a boner for Frank Miller and The Spirit.
But that movie didn't know what it was supposed to be. The dialogue that was basically just like The Spirit books totally didn't fit with the OTHER dialogue in the movie. And virtually everyone was lame except The Spirit, The Octopus, and his helper girl. But that's not saying all that much. They should have done it like a Dick Tracy, and not try for that Sin City look that did not work for it.
Thanks for saving me the trouble of seeing it, Mike. Once again, someone else suffers for my benefit. Recent movies:
Punisher: War Zone - Holy ##### what an awesome movie. They got everything about it right, and I love this movie to pieces. It only took them three films to get it right. Tons of violence, gore, dark humor...everything the other Punisher films should have had.
Huh? Really? I heard nothing but bad reviews, from regular movie goers, and Punisher fans alike. In fact, that movie bombed, badly, at the box office. |
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« Reply #1211 on: 28 December 2008, 04:26:47 » |
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No Country For Old Men was great. No music in the soundtrack, or at least that I noticed. Gave it a very unique and real atmosphere. It's a bit slow, but I really liked it.
JUST finished Burn After Reading.
I love movies that bring together a bunch of great performers, and this totally delivered. You've got George Clooney, John Malkovich (absolutely spectacular), Brad Pitt (fun as always), J.K. Simmons, Tilda Swinton, and more.
The plot is great, too. I love the scenes with J.K. Simmons that summarize little bits of what happened and how inconsequential everything is.
It's like... so much everything means so much nothing. Great intertwining-plotline movie.
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« Reply #1215 on: 28 December 2008, 05:19:39 » |
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I really had absolutely no idea what NCFOM was about before I watched it, I just knew I wanted to see it. Thus, I watched it with absolutely ZERO expectations, aside from knowing it won Best Picture, though that really doesn't mean much nowadays.
I can totally see how it disappoints, though. It just didn't disappoint me because I wasn't even in any sort of mindset while watching... I was just watching and nothing else. Best way to watch a movie.
On that note, does anyone take their movie-watching as seriously as I do? Ha, I mean, like... if a movie I haven't seen yet that I've been meaning to is on TV, I'll refuse to be in the room or make them change the channel or turn the TV off. Or, if it's noisy and there are distractions while I'm watching a movie for the first time, I'll stop it and watch it later.
And, like, if I know I'm going to watch a movie that I haven't seen but want to with a group of friends later, I'll make sure to watch it on my own privately beforehand.
I dunno.
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« Reply #1234 on: 31 December 2008, 05:29:39 » |
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In all the interviews I've seen him in, he seems pretty down-to-earth and fun, if a bit witty and sarcastic. I remember something promoting Hancock where he kept making jokes and Will Smith wasn't really getting any of them. Oh, and watch The Ex. Well, it's not that good of a movie, but it's basically just him being the biggest dick he's ever played. Posted on: 30 December 2008, 01:16:32
...just watched Leatherheads. My dad bought it, since I'd normally never be caught dead buying a sports movie. I don't usually care for them. But hot damn. This was actually really good. Definitely an underlooked gem. George Clooney, Renee Zelweggerwhatever and John Krasinski all gave truly fantastic performances, and the plot was surprisingly engaging. They didn't actually play too much football, and the pacing was still great. And even in the mandatory "big game at the end of the movie finale", it was fresh and original and I really liked it. It also seems like the sort of thing to be based on a true story. Things like the war story scandal seem iffy, though. The war story anecdote is hilarious and would make the movie even if the rest sucked, which it didn't. Very good. Posted on: 30 December 2008, 04:25:14
And then last night I rewatched The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie since I've been on a H2G2 kick again lately. God. I'm so hard on this movie. It's like, I don't watch it for a while and then I start constantly badmouthing it to no end. And then I watch it again... and I fall in love. I think it's because it's such a beautiful movie. The landscapes and effects and overall atmosphere is so breathtakingly gorgeous that there's no way I can't keep falling in love with it. I've come to the conclusion that Mos Def isn't a bad Ford Prefect, it's just that he's vastly underplayed in the second half of the movie. Sam Rockwell is definitely the best Zaphod in my own opinion, though I'm sure others will disagree. And Martin Freeman does a fabulous job as usual, and I've always commended him for pulling off this role perfectly. ...oh, and Zooey Deschanel... my god. She's my own little celeb-crush, I love her in everything she's in. Everything from Elf to Weeds. I also really want to see Yes Man because of her. I think it's those giant blue eyes. It has to be those giant blue eyes. But yeah, the one thing the movie did absolutely perfectly is Marvin. From what I know, Douglas himself designed the new Marvin before he died, and he was meant to look like an extremely elegant and high-class robot that wears himself in such a depressed way. It's why I own a 10" action figure thing of the movie-version of Marvin with light-up eyes. The TV-show Marvin is pretty ugly and not even what you'd expect him to look like, and for those who haven't seen that Marvin, it makes an appearance in the movie during the queueing scene of Vogsphere. I mean, I guess I do like the movie. In a few months when I haven't watched it for a while, I'll probably start badmouthing it again. Whatever. That scene when Slartibartfast takes Arthur down into Magrathea... it's so amazing, it gets me every time. When the movie ends, I always go to scene selection and watch that scene again. And that business with the Point Of View Gun and Marvin at the end was genius. And that final image of Douglas Adams followed by a dedication to him... makes up for anything the movie might've done wrong. Posted on: 30 December 2008, 17:35:48
Seriously, this is just depressing. Four posts in a row. Thanks guys, for posting in between and not making seem like such a jackass. I just watched Tropic Thunder with the cast commentary. Oh my god. All I have to say is: "I don't drop character 'till I done the DVD commentary!" |
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