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The Movie Thread: New, Rented, Whatever....I don't care

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Gurtholfin said:
The Grand Budapest Hotel


Had really high hopes for this after the first ten minutes or so but it never really went anywhere interesting or funny.

Kept waiting.... Still waiting...
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I did that with the last movie by Wes Anderson. Won't bother with the Budapest.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
The Grand Budapest Hotel


Had really high hopes for this after the first ten minutes or so but it never really went anywhere interesting or funny.

Kept waiting.... Still waiting...
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I liked it, but it's not a typical film. Polarizing.
 
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Brenthoven said:
I did that with the last movie by Wes Anderson. Won't bother with the Budapest.
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I really liked Moonrise Kingdom. i connected with something in that story.


The Life Aquatic was another that didn't work for me though.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
I really liked Moonrise Kingdom. i connected with something in that story.


The Life Aquatic was another that didn't work for me though.
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The Life Aquatic stretched it. The Darjeeling Limited broke it.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
I really liked Moonrise Kingdom. i connected with something in that story.


The Life Aquatic was another that didn't work for me though.
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The Moonrise Kingdom was great, surprising given how much time they had a couple kids leading the show.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
The Grand Budapest Hotel


Had really high hopes for this after the first ten minutes or so but it never really went anywhere interesting or funny.

Kept waiting.... Still waiting...
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It was rather bizarre, to say the least.
 
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God's Pocket

First off, good movie. I really liked it. HOWEVER...what a holy f* I-want-to-kill-myself depressing movie. Minus "based on true story/etc" movies, this might be the most depressing movie I have ever seen.

I think Slattery (Roger Sterling on Mad Men) has a future in directing, etc. I just hope he chooses somewhat lighter stories in the future.
 
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Deadly Code

Malkovich is listed as the star, but frankly, he's just a great supporting actor in this movie about criminal Siberians in late 90s' Russia/USSR. The basic plot is standard "best friends end up on opposing sides" but it's really well done, and there are quite a few cultural lessons to be told (especially about tattoos in that culture). Definitely recommend.
 
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Bronson

Biopic about Michael Peterson, aka Charles Bronson, notorious UK criminal. The presentation was beyond a UK style. Holy buckets! However, I liked the movie very much. That guy was friggin' nuts. Tom Hardy....he nailed hit. (and for the ladies....you can see his wang a few times in this movie)
 
Brenthoven said:
Deadly Code

Malkovich is listed as the star, but frankly, he's just a great supporting actor in this movie about criminal Siberians in late 90s' Russia/USSR. The basic plot is standard "best friends end up on opposing sides" but it's really well done, and there are quite a few cultural lessons to be told (especially about tattoos in that culture). Definitely recommend.
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Did he go full caricature in this one a la, Pay heyam. Pay that meyan his money.
 
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Slap Shot said:
Did he go full caricature in this one a la, Pay heyam. Pay that meyan his money.
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Close. Really close. I actually thought he was doing that at first, but as the movie went on, he was actually more subtle. Thankfully. I really think you'd like this movie. It's a bit slow, a bit subdued, nothing outrageous. And the guy who plays Gargarin excels in his role, IMO.
 
Brenthoven said:
Close. Really close. I actually thought he was doing that at first, but as the movie went on, he was actually more subtle. Thankfully. I really think you'd like this movie. It's a bit slow, a bit subdued, nothing outrageous. And the guy who plays Gargarin excels in his role, IMO.
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I will keep it on my list.
 
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Monuments Men:

It was entertaining. Nothing outstanding. I was really pumped about this movie before it came out, and after reading a few reviews from critics and fans alike, my expectations were tempered, thankfully. It then turned out about how I thought, going into the viewing.

Pain And Gain:

Much better than I thought it would be. Yes, lots of things were Hollywood-ized, but hey, that's the movies for ya. I still liked it.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Monuments Men:

It was entertaining. Nothing outstanding. I was really pumped about this movie before it came out, and after reading a few reviews from critics and fans alike, my expectations were tempered, thankfully. It then turned out about how I thought, going into the viewing.
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It certainly had good ingredients, with the true story and cast, but the result was just so...meh. It just showed a bunch of things happening but I never really felt for it, it felt like they didn't set the scene right or something.
 
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French Rage said:
It certainly had good ingredients, with the true story and cast, but the result was just so...meh. It just showed a bunch of things happening but I never really felt for it, it felt like they didn't set the scene right or something.
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Agreed. It was almost like a Disney-fied version of the story, with some of the funny one-liners and such. However, the meat of the plot was done alright. Seeing the trailer and movie poster...I was expecting a super blockbuster movie, and they just didn't quite commit to what they wanted to do, IMO.
 
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Gone Girl.

Amazing Hitchcockian Thriller. The villian in the movie may go down as a top 10 villian of all time. Wonderful performances.
 
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