St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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You're a one-piece man, eh?There are bikini's
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New/Rented Movies: Insert Random Retread Of A Plot
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Gurtholfin
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Okay, so I finally bit and actually watched the trailer. Oh my.
Somehow, I'm thinking that I'm not the target demo for this movie...
Okay, so I finally bit and actually watched the trailer. Oh my.
Somehow, I'm thinking that I'm not the target demo for this movie...
collegehcky2
Vinegar Strokes
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Saw Django Unchained on Sunday.
Loved the opening sequence, really set up the rest of the movie nicely. A lot of violence, blood, and uncomfortable scenes. I thought there were a few scenes that dragged on too long and one that I was completely unnecessary and made the movie a little long. Although, I thought Christoph Waltz was amazing, as was Jamie Foxx. DiCaprio's role was very tightly written and didn't give him a ton of room to carve his own character out of it. Samuel L. Jackson was hilarious and the only actor who could've played that role.
Not Tarantino's best-directed film, but certainly deserving of some accolades for the screenplay.
Saw Django Unchained on Sunday.
Loved the opening sequence, really set up the rest of the movie nicely. A lot of violence, blood, and uncomfortable scenes. I thought there were a few scenes that dragged on too long and one that I was completely unnecessary and made the movie a little long. Although, I thought Christoph Waltz was amazing, as was Jamie Foxx. DiCaprio's role was very tightly written and didn't give him a ton of room to carve his own character out of it. Samuel L. Jackson was hilarious and the only actor who could've played that role.
Not Tarantino's best-directed film, but certainly deserving of some accolades for the screenplay.
Slap Shot
I got nothing
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Scarface (1932)
Awesome. Loved it. Watching it made me appreciate this one and the remake quite a bit more. A bit of propaganda about "YOU being the government; CHANGE things!" aside, thoroughly entertaining. Very interesting to see the key points in the movie that were modernized in the remake, but all in all, the storylines were as true to each other as one could get with modernization.
Scarface (1932)
Awesome. Loved it. Watching it made me appreciate this one and the remake quite a bit more. A bit of propaganda about "YOU being the government; CHANGE things!" aside, thoroughly entertaining. Very interesting to see the key points in the movie that were modernized in the remake, but all in all, the storylines were as true to each other as one could get with modernization.
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So, I guess "Ted" was supposed to be a comedy? .....I guess? Another movie where I saw what they were going for, and failed miserably. I had to shut it off after the Flash Gordon party....I couldn't take any more "obvious humor is obvious and therefore funny." Let's put it this way, I really wanted to shut off the movie 20 minutes earlier. Scanning a "Rolling Stone" magazine for a worthwhile story is more entertaining than this movie.
It's too bad, too, I was really looking forward to it being good.
So, I guess "Ted" was supposed to be a comedy? .....I guess? Another movie where I saw what they were going for, and failed miserably. I had to shut it off after the Flash Gordon party....I couldn't take any more "obvious humor is obvious and therefore funny." Let's put it this way, I really wanted to shut off the movie 20 minutes earlier. Scanning a "Rolling Stone" magazine for a worthwhile story is more entertaining than this movie.
It's too bad, too, I was really looking forward to it being good.
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I didn't hate it. It just did absolutely nothing for me. It was....there. That's it. I mentioned on another site: "Stare at the wall for 1:45. Congrats! You just watched 'Ted!'"
Watched "Paper Moon" this afternoon. Thoroughly enjoyable movie.
I didn't hate it. It just did absolutely nothing for me. It was....there. That's it. I mentioned on another site: "Stare at the wall for 1:45. Congrats! You just watched 'Ted!'"
Watched "Paper Moon" this afternoon. Thoroughly enjoyable movie.
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Chinatown: it was decent. I wasn't blown away by it, but very much worth a watch
His Girl Friday: DX mentioned the pacing (not on here), and he's dead on. It makes the movie. Hilarious, and also a biting satire. Quite excellent movie.
Chinatown: it was decent. I wasn't blown away by it, but very much worth a watch
His Girl Friday: DX mentioned the pacing (not on here), and he's dead on. It makes the movie. Hilarious, and also a biting satire. Quite excellent movie.
St. Clown
Liberal Rebel Scum, apparently
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The director for Star Wars: Episode VII: The Search for More Money has been released, and it's......JJ Abrams. I like the choice. The screenplay will be written by Michael Arndt, who has a short but solid list of credits for writing.
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/26/its-official-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-film/?hpt=hp_c3
The director for Star Wars: Episode VII: The Search for More Money has been released, and it's......JJ Abrams. I like the choice. The screenplay will be written by Michael Arndt, who has a short but solid list of credits for writing.
http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/26/its-official-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-film/?hpt=hp_c3
Spartanforlife4
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Apparently Movie 43 is one of those movies that is so bad you have to see it. I'm not wasting a trip to the theater on it but I"ll probably give it a shot when it goes to Netflix.
Apparently Movie 43 is one of those movies that is so bad you have to see it. I'm not wasting a trip to the theater on it but I"ll probably give it a shot when it goes to Netflix.
state of hockey
He fixes the cable?
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I wonder if Macaulay is jealous of Kieran yet.
I wonder if Macaulay is jealous of Kieran yet.
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
In charge of Star Trek AND Star Wars? He is in a kushy position for nerds...
duper
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I just saw this as well. Christoph Waltz was awesome. I thought the movie was hilarious. As usual with Tarantino, the actual violence is funny; the scenes that SEEMED violent didn't contain any actually violent acts. The way body parts explode when hit by gunfire made me chuckle merrily, as did the last moment in the film of Tarantino himself. I would put this pretty high up the list of my favorite Tarantino movies. The big gun fight near the end dragged. And it is long, so if you don't like it, you'll hate it.
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For The Greater Glory: About Cristeros War in Mexico in the 1920s. A bit bloated, but decent movie to see. Andy Garcia stars in it, does a good job.
Zulu: Excellent. I remember seeing either this one or the remake (Zulu Dawn) as a kid, but only vaguely, and I remember liking it. Worth the watch either way.
Bernie: Dark comedy with Jack Black, based on true story. Hilarious and twisted, that's for sure. Jack Black is great, and Shirley MacLaine is good, too.
For The Greater Glory: About Cristeros War in Mexico in the 1920s. A bit bloated, but decent movie to see. Andy Garcia stars in it, does a good job.
Zulu: Excellent. I remember seeing either this one or the remake (Zulu Dawn) as a kid, but only vaguely, and I remember liking it. Worth the watch either way.
Bernie: Dark comedy with Jack Black, based on true story. Hilarious and twisted, that's for sure. Jack Black is great, and Shirley MacLaine is good, too.
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
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This weekend (lots of rental weekends lately... preggers Mrs. EoDS is liable to just want to relax at home a lot lately):
Taken 2: I will watch any movie with Liam Neeson kicking *** and taking names, and the Taken movies do not disappoint. As much fun as the action was, I have to say I really enjoyed the scene where he uses his daughter to try to figure out generally where he is. Pretty clever stuff.
The Watch: I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Ben Stiller wasn't as annoying as he could be, I actually kind of enjoyed fat-guy-from-Apatow-movies as a police academy reject with too much excitement for "policing", Vince Vaughn was fairly amusing, and I kind of liked the direction the movie took as it went along. Was amusingly vulgar without being too crass, it had a few moments where the characters were just having fun with some really wild events going on around them... it was nothing special, but I had fun with it.
The Five Year Engagement: Hadn't realized that the wife had already seen this, so it was left to me to watch while she went to the gym. As much as I wanted to enjoy this as it was going along, I just got sick of it and switched to soccer for a while, then went to clean the fireplace. The of-course-a-pompous-Californian-wrote-this moment that was the straw that broke the camel's back? The idea of a bunch of people living in Ann Arbor laughing uncontrollably at the idea of a chef moving from California to Michigan. BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY DON'T HAVE GOOD PLACES TO EAT WHEN YOU AREN'T ON THE COAST!!! Seriously, California, **** you.
Battleship: Incredibly stupid entertainment. For better or (mostly) worse, it was everything you would expect a clone of a Michael Bay movie to be.
This weekend (lots of rental weekends lately... preggers Mrs. EoDS is liable to just want to relax at home a lot lately):
Taken 2: I will watch any movie with Liam Neeson kicking *** and taking names, and the Taken movies do not disappoint. As much fun as the action was, I have to say I really enjoyed the scene where he uses his daughter to try to figure out generally where he is. Pretty clever stuff.
The Watch: I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Ben Stiller wasn't as annoying as he could be, I actually kind of enjoyed fat-guy-from-Apatow-movies as a police academy reject with too much excitement for "policing", Vince Vaughn was fairly amusing, and I kind of liked the direction the movie took as it went along. Was amusingly vulgar without being too crass, it had a few moments where the characters were just having fun with some really wild events going on around them... it was nothing special, but I had fun with it.
The Five Year Engagement: Hadn't realized that the wife had already seen this, so it was left to me to watch while she went to the gym. As much as I wanted to enjoy this as it was going along, I just got sick of it and switched to soccer for a while, then went to clean the fireplace. The of-course-a-pompous-Californian-wrote-this moment that was the straw that broke the camel's back? The idea of a bunch of people living in Ann Arbor laughing uncontrollably at the idea of a chef moving from California to Michigan. BECAUSE OF COURSE THEY DON'T HAVE GOOD PLACES TO EAT WHEN YOU AREN'T ON THE COAST!!! Seriously, California, **** you.
Battleship: Incredibly stupid entertainment. For better or (mostly) worse, it was everything you would expect a clone of a Michael Bay movie to be.
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I have to admit, I was a bit more excited about Rade having a main role (so to speak) for this movie. However, I think of Taken 2:Taken as the same as Crank 2:Crank. MOAR. It went overboard (on purpose) and it was that much more fun. It went to Ludicrous Speed.
I have to admit, I was a bit more excited about Rade having a main role (so to speak) for this movie. However, I think of Taken 2:Taken as the same as Crank 2:Crank. MOAR. It went overboard (on purpose) and it was that much more fun. It went to Ludicrous Speed.
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