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New/Rented Movies: Now In Smell-O-Rama!
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Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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I think his brothers actually wrote and directed it, and he just slapped his name on it for the buzz. Supposedly the commentary track is done as a parallel musical.
I think his brothers actually wrote and directed it, and he just slapped his name on it for the buzz. Supposedly the commentary track is done as a parallel musical.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
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So I decided to watch THX 1138. Worst decision I've made in a long time. So far this movie is beyond terrible. The acting, the cinematography, the script, the editing, the story, the special effects. There movie does not have a single redeeming quality.
Edit: And now they've brought in a crazy midget who is being molested by a fat bald guy who is also crazy.
Edit: I'm just going to spoil the whole movie so the rest of you are spared. He screws his roommate, she gets pregnant. The kid is put in some sort of lab as a fetus, she is "consumed", and he gets out in the end because the pursuers went over budget. Yes. It's that terrible.
So I decided to watch THX 1138. Worst decision I've made in a long time. So far this movie is beyond terrible. The acting, the cinematography, the script, the editing, the story, the special effects. There movie does not have a single redeeming quality.
Edit: And now they've brought in a crazy midget who is being molested by a fat bald guy who is also crazy.
Edit: I'm just going to spoil the whole movie so the rest of you are spared. He screws his roommate, she gets pregnant. The kid is put in some sort of lab as a fetus, she is "consumed", and he gets out in the end because the pursuers went over budget. Yes. It's that terrible.
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I saw that when it was released in theaters back in the early 70s. Lucas developed it from a film he did while at the USC film school.
It was a weird one in the last century - guess it just got "better" with age!
I just finished watching Duvall on Huckabee, when he spoke of some flicks he wished he had not made. Wonder if this was one of them?
I saw that when it was released in theaters back in the early 70s. Lucas developed it from a film he did while at the USC film school.
It was a weird one in the last century - guess it just got "better" with age!
I just finished watching Duvall on Huckabee, when he spoke of some flicks he wished he had not made. Wonder if this was one of them?
JF_Gophers
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Eh. THX 1138 is something you see one time because you like Lucas or you are a movie nerd.
Speaking of weird movies, my favorite is probably still Brazil.
Eh. THX 1138 is something you see one time because you like Lucas or you are a movie nerd.
Speaking of weird movies, my favorite is probably still Brazil.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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I can tell you even if you loathe Lucas you still may like it. It's unlike anything else he ever did.
I can tell you even if you loathe Lucas you still may like it. It's unlike anything else he ever did.
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Shutter Island.
Awesome. It's like Christopher Nolan on drugs, with all the ifs/ands/buts/shadows/mindf*s.
Or, if you want to stay within Scorcese's movies, it's a grownup version of Bringing Out The Dead.
Definitely one to own.
Shutter Island.
Awesome. It's like Christopher Nolan on drugs, with all the ifs/ands/buts/shadows/mindf*s.
Or, if you want to stay within Scorcese's movies, it's a grownup version of Bringing Out The Dead.
Definitely one to own.
FadeToBlack&Gold
Kettle Medallion
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My friends and I liked it. My parents were indifferent and thought it was predictable (though my dad was a psych major and runs group homes for a living, so he knows the history of the mental health field).
My friends and I liked it. My parents were indifferent and thought it was predictable (though my dad was a psych major and runs group homes for a living, so he knows the history of the mental health field).
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Even though the film-makers stated one opinion, there are two opposing theories, and both make sense (referring to the insanity of Leo). Obviously, I'll take the word of the makers, but still both add depth to the movie itself.
Even though the film-makers stated one opinion, there are two opposing theories, and both make sense (referring to the insanity of Leo). Obviously, I'll take the word of the makers, but still both add depth to the movie itself.
GreatLakerMohawk
Mushroom Cloud-Laying Mofo
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The original ending of that film makes it one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. What a freaking acid trip it is. I love it. Jonathan Pryce was awesome.
The original ending of that film makes it one of the creepiest movies I've ever seen. What a freaking acid trip it is. I love it. Jonathan Pryce was awesome.
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He fixes the cable?
Proud2baLaker
Master of Science
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I approve of Fantastic Mr Fox. I loved the animation style and the subtle humor (as well as the not so subtle).
I approve of Fantastic Mr Fox. I loved the animation style and the subtle humor (as well as the not so subtle).
ScottM
**** it feels good to be a bankster
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I just ordered a WiFi enabled BluRay player from Amazon. I'm hoping to cut down my cable bill and only pay for the stuff I want to watch, when I want to watch it from Netflix and maybe Amazon.
Somehow, I managed to watch "Guitar" last night. It was about a woman who is downsized, dumped and diagnosed with cancer all in the same day. And then it really gets weird ...
I just ordered a WiFi enabled BluRay player from Amazon. I'm hoping to cut down my cable bill and only pay for the stuff I want to watch, when I want to watch it from Netflix and maybe Amazon.
Somehow, I managed to watch "Guitar" last night. It was about a woman who is downsized, dumped and diagnosed with cancer all in the same day. And then it really gets weird ...
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In Bruges
I didn't get the big rubbery one that dxmnkd did, but it was a pretty darn good movie. Farrell playing a not-too-bright twitchy spastic character was hilarious and surprising. Then ending was a bit predictable, if you know anything about foreshadowing, but still very good.
I love these movies that toy around with the grays of morality and such.
Definitely should see.
In Bruges
I didn't get the big rubbery one that dxmnkd did, but it was a pretty darn good movie. Farrell playing a not-too-bright twitchy spastic character was hilarious and surprising. Then ending was a bit predictable, if you know anything about foreshadowing, but still very good.
I love these movies that toy around with the grays of morality and such.
Definitely should see.
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
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Basically. It starts out intersting (but in a Lifetime original movie kind of way), then it just goes downhill.
And (spoiler alert*), it has kind of a stupid Deus Ex Machina sort of ending.
*Truthfully, I don't care if this spoils it for others, since it's really a nothing movie that shows up on the Sundance channel a few times a week. Others probably shouldn't waste their time.
Basically. It starts out intersting (but in a Lifetime original movie kind of way), then it just goes downhill.
And (spoiler alert*), it has kind of a stupid Deus Ex Machina sort of ending.
*Truthfully, I don't care if this spoils it for others, since it's really a nothing movie that shows up on the Sundance channel a few times a week. Others probably shouldn't waste their time.
Kepler
Cornell Big Red
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Was it all a man's fault? Was there a life-affirming but heart-twinging ending that satisfied an angry sense of grievance just barely disguising self-loathing? Did a mother and daughter bond? Perchance?
Was it all a man's fault? Was there a life-affirming but heart-twinging ending that satisfied an angry sense of grievance just barely disguising self-loathing? Did a mother and daughter bond? Perchance?
ExileOnDaytonStreet
Drunkard
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The downsizing and the dumping (ha!) were both done by men. And in a very awkward and straightforward kind of way.
And the movie ultimately is sort of about female empowerment and independence, so I think it's batting at least .600 on the Lifetime formula.
Not a lot of mother-daughter junk here.
The downsizing and the dumping (ha!) were both done by men. And in a very awkward and straightforward kind of way.
And the movie ultimately is sort of about female empowerment and independence, so I think it's batting at least .600 on the Lifetime formula.
dxmnkd316
Lucia Apologist
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I agree about knowing the ending but it didn't quite end as I thought it would. Spoiler -->What I like is that I think it's somewhat open ended in whether he died or not. It could have gone either way.
I just thought Farrell and his cohort played their characters really well.
I agree about knowing the ending but it didn't quite end as I thought it would. Spoiler -->What I like is that I think it's somewhat open ended in whether he died or not. It could have gone either way.
I just thought Farrell and his cohort played their characters really well.
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