The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

[The Rube]

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Bettie Page Reveals All

I saw the (unauthorized) The Notorious Bettie Page a while back, thought it was decent for a biopic (accepting liberties that happen with Hollywood movies). This one was authorized and mostly narrated by Bettie Page, and loved it. It didn't romanticize her by any means, there was some harsh stuff in there. Definitely recommend. And for you youngsters (heck even I'M a youngster for her era), she is what pure sexuality is all about. Smart, curvy, sexy. She had the "it" factor.

[St. Clown]

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For some reason, from watching the trailer, I thought it was about a person trapped inside a video game. Haven't seen it, but it seemed like he "died" whenever the gamer who controlled his character messed up, then he would re-spawn and they'd play the same level until the gamer got it right.

No, there's nothing in the movie about playing videogames. There's a brief reference to a card game being played, but no videogames.

[FreshFish]

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I saw The Edge of Tomorrow yesterday....it's an action movie version of Groundhog's Day.

Despite its flaws, it's a solid popcorn flick and I'd watch it again.

For some reason, from watching the trailer, I thought it was about a person trapped inside a video game. Haven't seen it, but it seemed like he "died" whenever the gamer who controlled his character messed up, then he would re-spawn and they'd play the same level until the gamer got it right.

[The Rube]

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Flypaper:
Two separate groups of robbers happen to rob the same bank at the same time. I expected high drama, got half-whodunnit half-comedy. Still worked for me. Definitely off-the-wall yet intriguing. I'd watch it again, for sure. Might even buy.

Arbitrage:
Cliched movie about super-businessman who's all corrupt and something throws a wrench into his plans. That being said, the actors did a tremendous job on what schlock they had to work with.

The Ledge:
Guy is on a ledge, about to jump. Cop tries to talk him down. The backstories of each of the characters are the main plot of the movie. Tremendous writing and story, but HORSESH* acting. The exact opposite of Arbitrage. I wanted to kill Liv Tyler myself she was so bad. And Charlie Hunnam of SOA fame? He's typecast. Same snarky character in this movie. I think he'd be a great "That Guy," but he's really trying not to be, and it's not working.

[St. Clown]

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I saw The Edge of Tomorrow yesterday. It's an action movie that's not taking itself too seriously, though it's not the feel of Guardians of the Galaxy by any means. The basic premise is that an alien race called the "Mimic" have invaded Earth, starting in the Eurasian land mass, and now Earth is on the cusp of a major assault to be launched from England into France. (It might as well be the Allies fighting the Axis, but that's aside the point.) Every time Tom Cruise dies, he gets sent back in time to the day prior to the invasion until he can finally get the day right to move time forward. So it's an action movie version of Groundhog's Day.

Tom Cruise is Tom Cruise, but he's enjoyable in this one, which isn't always the case. Emily Blunt pulls off the No BS Lady fairly well. Once little bits of info are meted out here and there throughout the movie, the ending can be seen coming very simply. There's a big plot hole that's used to add tension to the climax, because they tell you earlier in the show how to get around that problem.

Despite its flaws, it's a solid popcorn flick and I'd watch it again.

[jen]

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Saw Selma - loved it. David Oyelowo was excellent. Go see it if you're at all interested in the topic. I read the movie did not have the rights to King's speeches because Spielberg has them for an unnamed project. Would LOVE to see that when/if it's done.

[Handyman]

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Dude leave your politics out of this Breitbart isnt a joke because it is conservative.

[SteveP]

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He is quoting breitbart...enough said.

Then again the movie is based on the story of a confirmed liar so whatever.

Had you bothered to look at the Breitbart link, you would have seen the quote comes from the original report on the Daily Hollywood website.

How terrible of me to link to a conservative website. What was I thinking?

Of course, I should have linked to the left-leaning New Republic review of the movie. Clearly that was a balanced review with absolutely no agenda from the writer....

I have not seen American Sniper. But if the trailer is any indication, Eastwood’s film, like Zero Dark Thirty, tries to make a straightforward situation more complex than it is.

[Handyman]

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He is quoting breitbart...enough said.

Then again the movie is based on the story of a confirmed liar so whatever.

[French Rage]

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That'll show those commie Hollyweird elites (who financed, directed, acted in, stand to profit from, and nomited for 6 Oscars the movie)!

[Slap Shot]

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I dont think you know what those words mean.

[SteveP]

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American Sniper's record opening causes Hollywood heads to explode!
http://www.breitbart.com/big-hollywo...llion-weekend/

While the competition did well this weekend against the titan American Sniper, there were some gripes from executives that the Eastwood film shaved off some dollars from their initial projections. “It felt like we opened against a Marvel movie,” remarked one studio executive about American Sniper‘s presence in the market, “the people portrayed in American Sniper — these are real life heroes to people in the same way that Marvel characters are heroes to fanboys. But it’s the Marvel concept for adults.”

[The Rube]

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I think so, too. Comedies from that period are often really dated and stale (cough Some Like It Hot cough), but that one still works. I think it's because everything in the movie is just a pretext to showcase the cast. The ENTIRE movie is the Macguffin, as if you took the final 15 minutes of Blazing Saddles and made it a freestanding movie.

A LOT of comedies are like that, period. Comedic tellings change as society changes. I look back at some 80's standup stuff, and just think, "Yup. 80s humor." It's why (IMO) so few comedies stand the test of time. Heck, even Mel Brooks misses with his "Men In Tights. " Aged HORRIBLY. I find it hard to watch now, while back then I thought it was hilarious. Very dated, not very well done (especially compared to his other works), etc.

Meanwhile, stuff like Laurel And Hardy, the other Mel Brooks' movies, Airplane, etc stand the test of time.

[rufus]

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Finally saw The Hobbit: The Quest to Fulfill Peter Jackson's Ego. I liked it, maybe best of the three. The final battle segments, with how our heroes squared off against their respective antagonists from the other side may have been a bit derivative, but all in all, I was never bored or hoping it would end soon, unlike the second one.

[Kepler]

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I haven't seen in in the last five years, but I thought it held up pretty well through the years. Was still hilarious every time I watched it.

I think so, too. Comedies from that period are often really dated and stale (cough Some Like It Hot cough), but that one still works. I think it's because everything in the movie is just a pretext to showcase the cast. The ENTIRE movie is the Macguffin, as if you took the final 15 minutes of Blazing Saddles and made it a freestanding movie.