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

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I think I'm out for the Taken 2 get-together. I have a Fantasy College Hockey Draft to do and to administer. I think I'll still be there, I'll just stay at the bar and do my draft stuff (yes, I'm bringing my laptop to TK's) while you guys go to the mooooovie.
 
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I think I'm out for the Taken 2 get-together. I have a Fantasy College Hockey Draft to do and to administer. I think I'll still be there, I'll just stay at the bar and do my draft stuff (yes, I'm bringing my laptop to TK's) while you guys go to the mooooovie.

For others: sounds like bbdl and I are meeting at TK's at about 5. Whoever is going to the movie/whatever, show up. We'll go from there.
 
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Went and saw Looper this weekend. It was entertaining.
 
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Traveled a bit last week, saw a bunch of movies on my flights:

Men In Black 3: So much potential and became a lazy movie. I thought they could have gone a few different, better directions with it and they didn't.

Moonrise Kingdom: Loved it, such a Wes Anderson movie, but it was well written, the characters were great, the way it was shot was excellent, and Jason Schwartzman stole the movie with his scenes.

Mirror, Mirror: Well written, decently executed. I thought Armie Hammer was terrible in it, and Julia Roberts was fine for the role. It kept my interest.

Dark Shadows: Typical Tim Burton movie. Started off entertaining and by the end I had no idea what the hell I was watching. Won't watch it again.

The Avengers: Enjoyed it quite a bit. Good writing by Joss Whedon, definitely a popcorn flick. Wasn't in love with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. I enjoyed the interaction between Thor and the rest of the group. Will likely see the next Thor movie in theaters.
 
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The Avengers: Enjoyed it quite a bit. Good writing by Joss Whedon, definitely a popcorn flick. Wasn't in love with Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow. I enjoyed the interaction between Thor and the rest of the group. Will likely see the next Thor movie in theaters.

Watching it right now and really enjoying it.
 
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Looper is OK. The time travel portion was interesting (even if the backstory was laughable). The Loopers' relationship was enjoyable; the interaction with the woman was about as good as you'd expect from this sort of movie -- limp and predictable.

B/B minus
 
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Finally saw Avengers this weekend.

I don't know how to put my finger on why I'm meh about this movie. Really liked some of the characters - Loki, Thor and of course Iron Man (Robert Downey is great) - but the movie left me flat. I think for one that it may have been the pacing. All of the action was at the end in one giant, (too) long protracted battle.

All of that action stuff was well done, but we've all seen that now a hundred times in a hundred other movies. It fails to impress or even engage if you haven't developed an affinity for the characters or actual peril. I mean, who thought any of the Avengers were actually in any danger of dying? Or even getting hurt?

Guess I'm the only voice of dissent on this as everyone else on here seemed to enjoy it. I'd say it was good, not great. As a footnote, my 14 year old son fell asleep about two thirds of the way through and missed the rest - and didn't bother to watch the end the next day.

The Hulk/Thor thing was very funny though.
 
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The Love Guru must not be based on a true story since the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
 
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The Love Guru must not be based on a true story since the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
Why are you watching that thing? I came across it once, after about three minutes the TV was on another channel.
 
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Why are you watching that thing? I came across it once, after about three minutes the TV was on another channel.
I didn't watch it. I saw the last 5 minutes when they win the cup.
 
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The Love Guru must not be based on a true story since the Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup.
If it was true it would have been shot in black and white. :rolleyes: It was voted one of the worst hockey movies of all time.
 
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Watching Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows-never got around to seeing it before this. Entertaining, but not as good as the first, IMO. Lane Pryce as Moriarty is interesting.
 
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Watching Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows-never got around to seeing it before this. Entertaining, but not as good as the first, IMO. Lane Pryce as Moriarty is interesting.

I liked the second more than the first. Agreed about Lane, but he nailed it. And the final scene? Awesome.


And Noomi Rapace is icing on the cake (she played the main gypsy).
 
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Finally saw Avengers this weekend.

I don't know how to put my finger on why I'm meh about this movie. Really liked some of the characters - Loki, Thor and of course Iron Man (Robert Downey is great) - but the movie left me flat. I think for one that it may have been the pacing. All of the action was at the end in one giant, (too) long protracted battle.

All of that action stuff was well done, but we've all seen that now a hundred times in a hundred other movies. It fails to impress or even engage if you haven't developed an affinity for the characters or actual peril. I mean, who thought any of the Avengers were actually in any danger of dying? Or even getting hurt?

Guess I'm the only voice of dissent on this as everyone else on here seemed to enjoy it. I'd say it was good, not great. As a footnote, my 14 year old son fell asleep about two thirds of the way through and missed the rest - and didn't bother to watch the end the next day.

The Hulk/Thor thing was very funny though.

You arent the only one...I felt much the same way.
 
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Watching Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows-never got around to seeing it before this. Entertaining, but not as good as the first, IMO. Lane Pryce as Moriarty is interesting.

I agree. Took me a long time to see it as well and not really sure why. Good movie, but first one was better.
 
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Once again Hollywood f's with history. :mad:

It was Ambassador Ken Taylor and the staff of the Canadian Embassy, not some CIA spook, that hid the Americans and led the efforts that eventually got them out of Tehran.

Soooo.....Affleck agreed to change the postscript. How generous of him.

Ben Affleck has altered the postscript of his movie about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis after friends of Ken Taylor, former ambassador to Iran, complained about the insulting portrayal of the Canadian hero.

Taylor confirmed this change with political affairs specialist John Stall, Wednesday.

It's one of those shining moments in time for Canadians -- the heroic efforts of Taylor helped six Americans escape during the hostage crisis.

However, the movie version of the crisis, "Argo," gave all the credit to the Central Intelligence Agency and diminished Taylor's and Canada's role in the hostage escape.

It was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival, but friends of Taylor were horrified at how the Canadian was portrayed, and took action.

As it turns out, their efforts have been rewarded.

Affleck has called Taylor, invited him down to Hollywood, put up a private screening and agreed to change the ending postscript to more accurately reflect Taylor's and Canada's role.
 
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I'm pretty sure I am getting the Blu-Ray box set of Bond movies for my birthday this month. All 22 movies + a holder for Skyfall when it comes out on Blu-Ray/DVD. I'm pretty excited about that. I've always wanted the set in some form or another.
 
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