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  • #16
    Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

    Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
    This has convinced me to watch the EE.

    If I have a Gurt-like turnaround (unlikely, but then again I did have a brief period where I didn't hate Revenge of the Sith), then we will know for sure that Hell hath frozen over.
    I'm not saying that I'm happy with it - just that I've accepted it for what it is and moved on. It's still nowhere near as good as the first trilogy and the addition to Goblin Town will probably make you want to puke, but enough of the rest of it was good enough that I enjoyed it. I'll watch it again some day.

    It's a heckuva lot better relatively than the Phantom Menace was. FWIW.


    I'll see the Desolation first weekend now.

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    • #17
      Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

      Originally posted by Gurtholfin View Post
      the addition to Goblin Town will probably make you want to puke
      Let me guess... a song and dance number?
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      • #18
        Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

        Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
        Let me guess... a song and dance number?
        Who do you think PJ is George Lucas?

        Desolation looks great!

        And yes the EE of the LOTR are the definitive version...long as heck but even Two Towers was watchable
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        • #19
          Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

          Originally posted by ExileOnDaytonStreet View Post
          Let me guess... a song and dance number?
          Originally posted by Handyman View Post
          Who do you think PJ is George Lucas?

          Even Lucas would think this one is out of place...

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          • #20
            Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

            Using the above comments about Daniel Craig, I was able to find a pretty good 3-part movie, "Archangel" on Netflix. It was interesting enough that I finished all 3 episodes in one sitting, so that says something. Sort of like a Russian version of the Boys from Brazil, but not as far fetched, and without a Josef Mengele character.

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            • #21
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              Watched The Hangover 3 and The Heat over Thanksgiving weekend.

              Hangover 3 was not very good, as I had heard. There were a few laugh out loud moments, but overall, it flopped, in my opinion. Oddly enough, I liked the direction they went, in the story, I just didn't think it had the humor that was needed.

              The Heat was better than I expected, but not great. Family wanted to watch it, so I watched along with them. It was a decent way to spend a few hours, and there were some good laughs in it.
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              • #22
                Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                Went to see Thor 2 this weekend. Any movie with two Jewish leading ladies is OK in my book.

                Seriously, it was fun, although a bit long.

                And as typical for a Marvel movie, there's a scene after all the credits run (in addition to the one partway through the credits).
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                • #23
                  Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                  Originally posted by Hopkinja View Post
                  Went to see Thor 2 this weekend. Any movie with two Jewish leading ladies is OK in my book.

                  Seriously, it was fun, although a bit long.

                  And as typical for a Marvel movie, there's a scene after all the credits run (in addition to the one partway through the credits).
                  Now those scenes are actually fairly important... They kinda set the groundwork going forward here... And not just for the next movie (Captain America: Winter Soldier)... They go well beyond that... They were totally meant for the nerds of the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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                  • #24
                    Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                    Easy Rider:
                    I saw it once a VERY long time ago, remember liking it, but that was about it. Upon rewatch....notsomuch overall. A couple snippets were good, but overall? Meh.

                    Angels From Hell:
                    Trashy biker movie. I've seen better crappy movies, for sure. This one had the potential, it just seemed half-arsed on effort.

                    Olympus Has Fallen:
                    Helluva fun action movie. Very much worth the watch. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would, and I was expecting a decent ride.
                    Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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                    • #25
                      Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                      Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post

                      Olympus Has Fallen:
                      Helluva fun action movie. Very much worth the watch. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would, and I was expecting a decent ride.
                      I'm with you on this one. Not sure why I originally wanted to see it but was a pretty good movie.

                      Saw the new Evil Dead. Eh... okay I guess. I guess I didn't expect it to be quite as gory. It was okay.

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                      • #26
                        Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                        Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Revenge

                        Decent documentary on one really messed up guy. Confessed to many murders, rapes, burglaries, arsons, etc back in the day, wrote his autobiography at the urging of a prison guard. Definitely a dark point in MN history, given that he was born and went to reform schools here before really letting loose.
                        Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
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                        • #27
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                          Only God Forgives

                          Don't even bother. It's crap.
                          Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                          Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                          • #28
                            Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                            Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                            Only God Forgives

                            Don't even bother. It's crap.
                            Almost watched that the other day. But my friend had not seen Thor yet (!?!?!) so we watched that instead. Guess I will steer clear.

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                            • #29
                              Re: The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

                              Originally posted by Proud2baLaker View Post
                              Almost watched that the other day. But my friend had not seen Thor yet (!?!?!) so we watched that instead. Guess I will steer clear.
                              It has the Goose in it, so that's why I gave it a shot. I really like him as an actor.


                              Dead Man Down:

                              Colin Farrell, F Murray Abraham, Noomi Rapace, Dominic Cooper, and Terrence Howard piqued my curiosity on this one. I really really liked it until the last 15 minutes, when it turned into cookie-cutter action. However, those last 15 minutes weren't enough to make me noticeably like the movie any less. Farrell and Rapace did VERY well in their roles. Worth a watch.
                              Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                              Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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                              • #30
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                                Killing Season

                                Travolta and DeNiro...yeah, it's about what you would expect. It's okay. IMO it seemed to me that they tried to capture the same feeling that The Grey actually nailed (great movie, btw, GREAT movie), but failed. They tried too hard, and let's face it...Travolta.
                                Never really developed a taste for tequila. Kind of hard to understand how you make a drink out of something that sharp, inhospitable. Now, bourbon is easy to understand.
                                Tastes like a warm summer day. -Raylan Givens

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