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New/Rented Movies: Have Mercy on Michael Bay's Soul, He Knows Not What He Does

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So, we're always way behind on movies as we don't typically go to the theater...

This weekend we watched:

The Dictator - I think Cohen might be running out of ideas. There was a good movie in there somewhere, but he went for the obvious a little too often. I was entertained, I guess, I certainly laughed a few times, but Borat and Bruno (especially Bruno) were much more funny to me.

Underworld Awakening - I liked this, maybe my favorite of the 4 so far. I know this franchise isn't great, but for some reason, I enjoy these movies. Bad CGI, plot holes you could drive a truck through... Could be Ms. Beckinsale. ;)
 
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I'm in the middle of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. My DVR screwed up somehow and froze in the middle of recording it. Is it even worth finishing? I swear, this movie tries to be pretentious but it's completely failing at that.
 
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I'm in the middle of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close. My DVR screwed up somehow and froze in the middle of recording it. Is it even worth finishing? I swear, this movie tries to be pretentious but it's completely failing at that.
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Max Von Sydow is cool, but I wouldn't really bother.
 
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Sydow's character has been the only redeeming part of the movie. The kid makes me want to run to the nearest living thing and kill it.
 
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Sydow's character has been the only redeeming part of the movie. The kid makes me want to run to the nearest living thing and kill it.
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Will you have to run 80 miles? And if you're going 80 mph, how long will it take you to run that far?
 
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Watched Searching for Sonny last night. The story is meh and predictable, but the characters are great. Jason Dohring is pretty good, but Nick Kocher and Brian MacElhaney steal the movie. Kind of dumb movie, but if you have nothing better to watch, it's worth it.
 
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As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?
 
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As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?
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What 3 Hithcock's did you watch?
 
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bigblue_dl said:
As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?
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To Kill A Mockingbird
On The Waterfront
obviously any old Eastwood western ;)
 
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What 3 Hithcock's did you watch?
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Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest. Out of the 3 I liked Vertigo the most, then Rear Window with North by Northwest my least favorite. Don't get me wrong, I don't think they're bad, they just didn't pull me in like Casablanca did.

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Also I have watched some other classics, just not recently, since I decided to start watching more. Others I've seen are: The Birds (which I really like, but I don't think its generally held in the same regard as the 3 Hitchcock's above), Wizard of Oz (obviously), The Bridge on the River Kwai, Psycho, Patton (though, I'm planning to re-watch these last 2), True Grit

Brent, actually, I was thinking maybe a John Wayne western.
 
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Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest. Out of the 3 I liked Vertigo the most, then Rear Window with North by Northwest my least favorite. Don't get me wrong, I don't think they're bad, they just didn't pull me in like Casablanca did.
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Well, you watched 3 of his best.

If Vertigo was your fave then you might like Psycho or Dial "M" For Murder. I love Hitchcock though so I'm extremely biased and probably can't understand why anyone wouldn't like it.

Other films to watch?

Double Idemnity
And anything directed by Billy Wilder. Sunset Boulevard may be my favorite movie not directed by Hitchcock.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
As part of my attempt to watch more of the classic movies, I watched Casablanca tonight. The first 3 I watched were Hitchcock movies and none of them really resonated with me, so I wanted to change it up and try something different. I thought Casablanca was very good, I'd put it ahead of all of the 3 Hitchcock movies I watched. It took a little while to build, but really not long enough for me to really care, since that is just what many good movies do. I'm now more encouraged that I'll enjoy many older movies, so I should keep mixing them into my queue. Any suggestions on what I should tackle next?
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What do you like most -- plot, action, clever dialog, character relationships?

What genres do you like -- drama, horror, comedy, adventure, mystery?

What "scale" do you like -- epic, location films, city films, "stage play" intimacy?

Something you should keep in mind with old vs new movies. Many new movies start "in media res" (in the middle of things) -- that was a stylistic choice by some post-WW2 directors and it's spread to become a cliche of modern movies. Old movies are more patterned after novels and plays and they have a well-defined (often a little contrived) ramp up. It's just one of those things to get used to. Another thing is the absence of quick cuts. Long two person scenes with few angles and very long holds on one character are the norm, and it can be hard to get used to if your reference is more modern movies. Shadow is also far, far more important. Going from B&W to color took away as much of the palette as it added.

Oh, one other thing. I recommend watching them with no electronic distractions -- cell phones off, computer in another room. Having people watching together can be great, as long as they aren't just yapping. The dialog of many older movies is faster, wittier, and very hard to follow unless you pay attention. It's worth the effort, but watching a classic the way we watch say "When Harry Met Sally" doesn't work -- you miss all the best parts. Older movies' soundtracks are also very different. They will use what seem like outlandishly over the top phrases to denote a change in mood, but they don't hand-hold like emotional wet nurses the way modern movies do. Older movies force you -- but allow you -- to think for yourself far more.

I envy you the experience of discovering these movies for the first time. They're amazing.
 
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For the rest of you for suggestions? bbdl doesn't like to "read" movies IIRC, so foreign ones are out. ;)
 
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For the rest of you for suggestions? bbdl doesn't like to "read" movies IIRC, so foreign ones are out. ;)
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When I read, I read books, which I actually do quite often. ;)

Kepler: Plot; drama, adventure or mystery; epic or location films. Whatcha got for me. :D (really, I'm up for anything, but I only sprinkle them in about 1 every 4 or 5 movies, so I don't really watch them quickly)

edit: I've also seen Lawrence of Arabia
 
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When I read, I read books, which I actually do quite often. ;)

Kepler: Plot; drama, adventure or mystery; epic or location films. Whatcha got for me. :D (really, I'm up for anything, but I only sprinkle them in about 1 every 4 or 5 movies, so I don't really watch them quickly)

edit: I've also seen Lawrence of Arabia
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Manhattan Melodrama was pretty good, with Clark Gable. And it has a hockey scene in it. :D

I will admit, the only reason I know about THAT movie is because Depp was watching it in "Public Enemies" (which came out a couple years ago). I was curious as to what movie entertained the character so much. Found out, watched it, and was entertained.
 
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