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Movies! The Last Jedi: Ragnarok

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Kepler said:
Have you seen Guys and Dolls? I think you would like it. It's heavy on the plot and it's very funny.

Musicals are like anything else: 90% are crap. But the good ones are a lot of fun.
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And going to a live performance is almost always better than the movie version. We've been season ticket holders to the touring Broadway series (5-6 shows per year) for about 7 years now, and I can count on one hand the number of truly bad shows we've seen. Some have been "meh," but most are really good, even the ones you don't expect.

The awful ones usually have a common denominator. They have former American Idol contestants as leads to try to drum up ticket sales from the casual audience. Always a sign of a weak show.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
I haven't. I might have to add it to the list. I believe you mentioned it a couple months back when La La Land was last discussed here. I'll give it a shot.

I had to fast forward through the traffic jam opening scene in La La Land (I really don't like entire cities breaking into song and dance). I get why they opened with it, but I had to fast forward if I was going to make it through.
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IINM you don't really like old movies. Thus you might like "newer" musicals, like Hair, Jesus Chist Superstar, and Godspell. Unfortunately, larger budget musicals since the 70s tend to be, for lack of a nicer word, dreck.

One overlooked gem I loved was the Branaugh version of Love's Labour's Lost. He did it but cutting in Cole Porter songs in over-the-top, ridiculous ways, I think very successfully. A warning, though: a lot of people, even Shakespeare people, really, REALLY, hated it. It also happens to be one of my favorite plays, so that may have helped me.

Others:

Sweeney Todd
Into the Woods
Chicago
 
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Is anyone here using a "Movie Pass"?

Just curious if they have the kinks worked out and how it's going. They have a sale on them for $89 for a year. Seems like a great price.
 
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Kepler said:
Have you seen Guys and Dolls? I think you would like it. It's heavy on the plot and it's very funny.

Musicals are like anything else: 90% are crap. But the good ones are a lot of fun.
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Guys and Dolls rules. Brando and Sinatra!
 
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unofan said:
And going to a live performance is almost always better than the movie version. We've been season ticket holders to the touring Broadway series (5-6 shows per year) for about 7 years now, and I can count on one hand the number of truly bad shows we've seen. Some have been "meh," but most are really good, even the ones you don't expect.

The awful ones usually have a common denominator. They have former American Idol contestants as leads to try to drum up ticket sales from the casual audience. Always a sign of a weak show.
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This is my first year doing the Broadway series...so far Alladin and Finding Neverland have been top notch! :D
 
dxmnkd316 said:
If it's as ****ty as The Departed ended, I'm out.

Proof positive that five minutes can ruin two hours.
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I loved The Departed. Is it Scorsese's best? Not by a long shot but there was some incredible acting throughout and despite borrowing from infernal affairs the tension was still great stuff imo.

Scorsese is also doing Devil in the white city from what I recall
 
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solovsfett said:
I loved The Departed. Is it Scorsese's best? Not by a long shot but there was some incredible acting throughout and despite borrowing from infernal affairs the tension was still great stuff imo.

Scorsese is also doing Devil in the white city from what I recall
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I loved 98% of The Departed. The ending absolutely ruined the entire movie for me.
 
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I saw a movie from 2013 that I enjoyed called Now You See Me, about a group of illusionists who steal money from corporations and give it to their audiences. It was fun, had some enjoyable plot twists which were still good even when telegraphed a bit too obviously.

Nothing profound, a good watch if you like "caper" movies with a strong ensemble cast.
 
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FreshFish said:
I saw a movie from 2013 that I enjoyed called Now You See Me, about a group of illusionists who steal money from corporations and give it to their audiences. It was fun, had some enjoyable plot twists which were still good even when telegraphed a bit too obviously.

Nothing profound, a good watch if you like "caper" movies with a strong ensemble cast.
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I think there may have been a sequel, too.

It was a good idea.
 
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The Departed was ok but the ending is far from the only reason why it wasn't better. I don't typically go off on plot holes but for a movie intending to be that serious you can't have that many major eff ups. There are some superb performances (including Baldwin, Damon and DiCaprio) and one huge dud (Nicholson), and the cinematography was wonderful, but the inexplicable holes and ending just doom it.
 
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Hidden Figures:

Excellent movie. Didn't go for overly melodramatic on the race/female issues, told the story pretty true to fashion from what I read on imdb, solid acting performances. One of the few (if only) movies I actually liked Kevin Costner in. Well worth a watch.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Hidden Figures:

Excellent movie. Didn't go for overly melodramatic on the race/female issues, told the story pretty true to fashion from what I read on imdb, solid acting performances. One of the few (if only) movies I actually liked Kevin Costner in. Well worth a watch.
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I enjoyed it too. It was done much better than I expected it to be.
 
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Yeah this is really sanitized, but a good watch. Steve The Pirate (Dodgeball) does a great job in his minor role. JFC he had ME sold that he really felt that way.
 
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Brenthoven said:
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Yeah this is really sanitized, but a good watch. Steve The Pirate (Dodgeball) does a great job in his minor role. JFC he had ME sold that he really felt that way.
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I *heart* Alan Tudyk. I'd potentially leave my husband for him. :o (he knows)
 
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oh it works.... overtime!

:D

Slap Shot said:
The Departed was ok but the ending is far from the only reason why it wasn't better. I don't typically go off on plot holes but for a movie intending to be that serious you can't have that many major eff ups. There are some superb performances (including Baldwin, Damon and DiCaprio) and one huge dud (Nicholson), and the cinematography was wonderful, but the inexplicable holes and ending just doom it.
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what's wrong with killing everyone?? :p
 
Brenthoven said:
I've seen him in another movie or two, he's a good actor for minor roles, for sure.
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"Oh hidy ho officer, we've had a doozy of a day. There we were minding our own business, just doing chores around the house, when kids started killing themselves all over my property."

Alan Tudyk rules.
 
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state of hockey said:
"Oh hidy ho officer, we've had a doozy of a day. There we were minding our own business, just doing chores around the house, when kids started killing themselves all over my property."

Alan Tudyk rules.
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This is Wash, right? I love that guy.
 
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state of hockey said:
"Oh hidy ho officer, we've had a doozy of a day. There we were minding our own business, just doing chores around the house, when kids started killing themselves all over my property."

Alan Tudyk rules.
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Thanks to this thread, had to watch it again last night. :)
 
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