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RETIRED: A "Hey I just watched a movie" thread

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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.) Big Grin

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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04-01-2011 at 02:08 PM.
04-01-2011 at 02:08 PM.
Conviction - Enjoyed this last night. It's the one with Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell, where she goes to law school to represent her brother on a murder conviction. I didn't realize it was based off a true story, it's quite depressing and seems a bit unrealistic at times, but good to watch. Minnie Driver is in it too, I miss seeing her on The Riches, love that series.
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04-01-2011 at 03:46 PM.
04-01-2011 at 03:46 PM.
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Black Swan: Avoid it like the plague. Terrible. Just like Shutter Island, it was soooo incredibly predictable. Oh yeah, and it was amazingly boring too. 1/10
WHAT? Oh that's it. I'm breaking up with you. At the very least, it was visually great. Maybe you had to be a girl to appreciate the makeup and the costumes.



Here are some that I've seen since I ran away:

About a Boy - Very cute movie about...um...a boy. nod Okay... Hugh Grant (I don't like him, but...that's who's in it) is a single man who runs across a boy one day and ends up bound to him through circumstance. I liked it, because the boy ended up being the kid in Skins and I think he's a great actor, both as a young child and as a teenager/young man.

The Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia (WOW! Unbelievable! Amazing!) - It's a documentary about a family named "White".

A Crude Awakening: The Oil Crash - An Oil documentary that will scare the pants off you. It's about Peak Oil. I watched it as a tool for a paper I'm writing on Peak Oil, Oil Conservation, etc.

In a Day - A story about a guy who confronts a girl after many years to apologize for bullying her during childhood by giving her a perfect day.

Romance & Cigarettes - All-star cast. Not a very good movie. It was a musical - enh.

Watched a couple of Brian Regan comedy specials. Standing Up and The Epitome of Hyperbole. The 2nd was better.

I'm rewatching The State. Love it!

I'm watching Nip/Tuck, Dexter, and Monk. Never seen them.
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04-01-2011 at 08:57 PM.
04-01-2011 at 08:57 PM.
I'm watcing Deathwatch right now. Obviously it's not that good or I woudln't be on SD at the same time. Not necessarily bad, but for a movie that is supposed to be "scary" it's really kind of boring.
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04-01-2011 at 11:47 PM.
04-01-2011 at 11:47 PM.
Surrogates - had wanted to see it for a long time. Good but not great for a Bruce Willis movie. The premise was great but something was missing.

Then we watched The Morgue- and after a lot of confusion in the first 30 minutes of wondering what was going on because it made no sense at all - I fell asleep.
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04-02-2011 at 11:58 PM.
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Love & Other Drugs - I like it, of course I like anything with Jake Gyllenhaal but it was a good movie!
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04-03-2011 at 05:51 AM.
04-03-2011 at 05:51 AM.
Saw 127 Hours Friday and that was amazingly good...but we do that same kind of stuff and sometimes wonder what if...? very sobering
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04-03-2011 at 05:56 AM.
04-03-2011 at 05:56 AM.
The Switch - I actually really enjoyed this movie. Hide But I like chick flicks.
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04-03-2011 at 07:50 AM.
04-03-2011 at 07:50 AM.
Basket Case - 3/10

After conjoined twin are separated against their will, they seek revenge on those who performed the operation. The monster twin is carried around in a basket (get it? Basket Case ahahahaha). Yea, sound every bit as shitty as it sounds, but if you are willing to suffer through the worst dialogue/acting/directing/sound editing you will ever see or hear, you can enjoy some hilarious scenes. I enjoyed the super crappy stop motion in one scene and the necrophilia scene had me in tears. No I am not sick, you would laugh too if you watched that part.
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04-03-2011 at 07:59 AM.
04-03-2011 at 07:59 AM.
Quote from ikonoklast :
Basket Case - 3/10

After conjoined twin are separated against their will, they seek revenge on those who performed the operation. The monster twin is carried around in a basket (get it? Basket Case ahahahaha). Yea, sound every bit as shitty as it sounds, but if you are willing to suffer through the worst dialogue/acting/directing/sound editing you will ever see or hear, you can enjoy some hilarious scenes. I enjoyed the super crappy stop motion in one scene and the necrophilia scene had me in tears. No I am not sick, you would laugh too if you watched that part.
Oh wow! That came on some re-run channel when I was babysitting one night a few years ago, after the kids were in bed. I can't remember if I watched the whole thing, but wasn't one of the twins just a mass of hair and teeth that the other one carried around in a basket everywhere he went? It made this growling sound, if I remember correctly. Very funny, in a wretched sort of way.
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04-03-2011 at 08:00 AM.
04-03-2011 at 08:00 AM.
Quote from SlicKitty :
Oh wow! That came on some re-run channel when I was babysitting one night a few years ago, after the kids were in bed. I can't remember if I watched the whole thing, but wasn't one of the twins just a mass of hair and teeth that the other one carried around in a basket everywhere he went? It made this growling sound, if I remember correctly. Very funny, in a wretched sort of way.
That's it! He looked like a giant wad of chewed gum. I was in mood for a crappy movie and boy did it deliver.
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That's it! He looked like a giant wad of chewed gum. I was in mood for a crappy movie and boy did it deliver.
laugh out loud I'm remembering. The "normal" twin was pretty good looking and had to let the chewing gum with teeth out from time to time in order to keep it happy. Hilarious.
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04-04-2011 at 01:23 AM.
04-04-2011 at 01:23 AM.
Just watched Man from Earth [imdb.com] again.

Nice little character study. Thoroughly enjoyed it. It's one of those "makes you think about things" kind of movies.
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chanle51
04-04-2011 at 04:34 AM.
04-04-2011 at 04:34 AM.
"Wit" - Great HBO movie with Emma Thomson about a woman with a terminal disease.

"Lord of the Flies" - The original one from the 1960s. It was very true to the book from what I remember. It doesn't hold up well as a film, but I'm sure it was OK for the time.
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04-04-2011 at 04:37 AM.
04-04-2011 at 04:37 AM.
original willy wonka - all that singin ruined it
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04-04-2011 at 06:35 AM.
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Quote from Count_Chocula :
original willy wonka - all that singin ruined it
You know you want a bean feast.
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