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A "Hey I just watched a movie" thread
April 23, 2010 at
06:49 PM
One of the other forums I go to has one of these threads and I've been turned on to some good movies that other regulars just watched. I was kind of surprised not to see a similar thread here (at least not that I could find.) 
I just rewatched "Kinamand" - a cute drama about a Danish plumber who gets involved in an arranged marriage with a Chinese illegal. Good stuff (Netflix instant.)
So what have you folks watched recently?
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I just rewatched "Kinamand" - a cute drama about a Danish plumber who gets involved in an arranged marriage with a Chinese illegal. Good stuff (Netflix instant.)
So what have you folks watched recently?
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"Harry Brown" when Michael Caine shoots back, just run punk and keep running. When you press play, hit the subtitles button also because you will need it. This movie is about drug dealing punks who just picked on the wrong old man. It's fun to see a young punk say a Jamaican curse word "P*ssyhole"
"A Family That Preys" yes it's another Tyler Perry movie and yes we have more black on black hate but this time, you see what happens when you cheat and lie. Oh wait, we've seen it. I did like the fighting sisters, Sanaa Lathan and Taraji P. Henson they were excellent. You also get a cast of Alfre Woodard, Robin Givens and Kathy Bates which just bring the trouble. 3.5/5
"Due Date" I wish a man would spit on my dog. How rude was that?
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaur" well please make this the last one. The squirrel and his never ending quest for his nut, Ray Ramono's voice
"Harry Brown" when Michael Caine shoots back, just run punk and keep running. When you press play, hit the subtitles button also because you will need it. This movie is about drug dealing punks who just picked on the wrong old man. It's fun to see a young punk say a Jamaican curse word "P*ssyhole"
If you like Caine definitely check out "Last Orders" - it's not a crime flick, but I liked it a lot.
If you like Caine definitely check out "Last Orders" - it's not a crime flick, but I liked it a lot.
Follows the lives of four men, covering nearly a half-century of these South London buddies lives, from thier adopted pub to Margate Pier. Through a series of flashbacks, they take you on a journey of a lifetime. Along with them are the ashes of Jack, their larger-than-life friend, whose deathbed request sends them on their way.
Umm, not even with the strongest Malbec,
Follows the lives of four men, covering nearly a half-century of these South London buddies lives, from thier adopted pub to Margate Pier. Through a series of flashbacks, they take you on a journey of a lifetime. Along with them are the ashes of Jack, their larger-than-life friend, whose deathbed request sends them on their way.
Umm, not even with the strongest Malbec,
OK - happy(ish) stuff...how about "Once" - or if you don't mind subtitles "Kikujiro".
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Anyone planning on watching "The Tree of Life"? Comes out this weekend on limited release. Wide release is July 8th. Trailer if you haven't heard of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLPe0fH
About as expected.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9kYdfS
The Tunnel - Australian Horror/Drama/Thriller. Was pretty good in my opinion. Kept me entertained and kept my attention throughout. 7/10
Hidden 3D - Waste of time. It looked like just another post-apocalyptic movie with a resident evil feel at first, but took a completely different turn and was so dull and boring for a horror movie. very very predictable too. 0/10
Passion Play - Starring Mickey Rourke, Bill Murray, and Megan Fox. It was ok. Not a MUST SEE movie, but I guess I didn't mind watching it. The end had a nice twist, but over all the acting was pretty dull and it sort of seemed to drag on. Gets a 3/10 only because of the eye candy that is Megan Fox and for seeing Bill Murray in a movie after so long.
Anyone planning on watching "The Tree of Life"? Comes out this weekend on limited release. Wide release is July 8th. Trailer if you haven't heard of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLPe0fH
next up, All Good Things
Daredevil - Ben Affleck doesn't have the body to play a superhero. Justin Hartley as Green Arrow in Smallville? That's more like it.
Put Stan Lee's Superhumans in my queue.
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"Intimate Strangers" - A French film about a woman and her shrink. The premise was good but I thought it fell kind of flat. They're doing a remake of it with Hilary Swank.
"Ripley's Game" - Malkovich playing a villain (that's groundbreaking) :rollseyes: I thought it was really good.
"High Noon" - Old time western. I don't know why I keep watching them - I want to like westerns, but most of them are really boring to me. Bummer.
"Four Rooms" - I've stayed away from this for a long time, since it's the only Tarantino film (him + 3 other directors) that I've not seen and it's reportedly really bad. I can confirm those reports are right on the money.
"Un Chien Andalou" - 15 minute silent film co-directed by Salvador Dali. Totally surreal - a few disturbing scenes. It out-weirds David Lynch.
"Transcendent Man" - A Ray Kurzweil (futurist) biopic of sorts. It covered some of his past and his predictions for the future. Crazy smart dude.
"Nosferatu" - 1922 - It was a lot better than I expected.
"Aguirre - Wrath of God" - A Werner Herzog film. It looks fantastic for a 40 year old film (flick about Pizarro's search for El Dorado) - the story didn't pull me in, but it decent enough.
"Aaltra" - The premise is great (two paralyzed neighbors go on a roadtrip) - it had a couple of funny/surreal scenes at first. The premise got a bit old (the movie was about 45 minutes too long) but overall I still liked it.
"Black Lightning" - As recommended here - I generally don't like superhero movies but I really liked this one. It seemed to have a lot of similarities to Spiderman/Batman, but was different enough that it stood on its own. Good find guys!
I forgot to mention this one a while back - "Miral" - by the guy that did "Diving Bell and the Buttefly" (which I loved) - It's based on the novelized autobiography of his current girlfriend. I saw it after hearing him talk on the radio about how profound the subject matter was (tale of a young Muslim woman in Palestine/Israel) - it fell completely flat.