What Was The Last Movie You Saw? Welcome Cinephiles.

[Jesse]

K-Pax (2001) with Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.

[storyofmylife]

Kiss The Girls

[Bèsame*]

Sex in The City Movie

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[EnchantedNightDweller]

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Excellent special effects. My daughter and I were jumping in our seats!

[deathbypoem]

THE FRUIT HUNTERS Official Trailer - YouTube


I love Documentaries. However, this one sucked.

[Orema]

Chef

Didn't care for it. Thought it was miscast. Would have liked seeing Bobby Cannavale or maybe an unknown Latino actor in the lead role and Jon Favreau in a secondary role.

Music was nice.

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[*Anya*]

An IFC movie on Neftflix.

The Last Days.

A unique, horror (but not slasher-type), love story.

It was billed as a "captivating vision of the apocalypse".

Ha! Not a zombie apocalypse either...

I liked it. It was in Spanish, with sub-titles.

[homoe]

Kelly and Cal
Juliette Lewis, Cybill Shepherd, & Johnny Weston

A punk-rocker turned suburban mom Kelly, nostalgic for the life she no longer has and uncertain of a future where she doesn't yet fit in. 17-year-old Cal (newcomer Jonny Weston), is frustrated at his lack of control over the hand he's been dealt. When the two neighbors meet, they find in each other an unlikely but much-needed connection to the world.

I enjoyed it~~ check it out and see what you think~

[Cole610]

I watched The Internship on the weekend. With Vince vaughn and Owen Wilson
I really enjoyed it . I thought the Wedding Crashers was was fun also. I enjoy these two guys. Im not a huge fan of either one but i think they make good sidekicks.

[Gemme]

The Single Mom's Club

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[*Anya*]

Betty Page Reveals All.

Documentary about one of the 20th century's most famous pin-ups.

Interesting and she was hot.

Love the black pageboy hairdo with the bangs.

Netflix.

[Gemme]

I hit up Redbox today!

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It was sweet and actually had a message in it. There were a few unexpected funny bits in it too. It's no Shawshank but it's good.

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I was very, very pleasantly surprised by this movie. I didn't expect much, Jason Bateman not only stars in it but he directed and produced it as well and it's really smartly done. Fantastically so. I loved it.

[JDeere]

The Quiet Ones 2014

British horror


The Quiet Ones is a 2014 British supernatural horror film directed by John Pogue. The film was released on April 10, 2014 in the United Kingdom and April 25, 2014 in the United States. It stars Jared Harris as a college professor attempting to create a poltergeist. The film is loosely based on the Philip experiment, a 1972 parapsychology experiment conducted in Toronto

4 out of 5 stars

[SleepyButch]

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I liked it but I like super hero movies so....

[SirenManda]

The Giver

Was pretty good. Made alot of sense when you get to the end.

[JDeere]

Pompeii

5 out of 5 stars

[Jess]

Pompeii

5 out of 5 stars

want to see this but gonna wait until the current volcanic/ earthquake activity simmers down on the island!
:hangloose:

[*Anya*]

The Rover with Guy Pearce

The Rover is a 2014 Australian drama film written and directed by David Michôd and based on a story by Michôd and Joel Edgerton. It is a contemporary western taking place in the Australian outback, ten years after a global economic collapse(Wikipedia)

My GF and I felt that it was very slow in parts.

It did remind me of a modern-day Mad Max.

[JDeere]

want to see this but gonna wait until the current volcanic/ earthquake activity simmers down on the island!
:hangloose:

I recommend it Jess!

[Gemme]

Today was a busy movie day!

I saw

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and was, again, pleasantly surprised. Jason Bateman is in this one too and I'd forgotten that. He's turned into quite the talented actor through the years. He does emotionally vacant especially well.

and then I saw

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Apparently, it does not hold with the book but that's fine as I did not read the book. I was a bit annoyed at the ending but I won't spoil anything for anyone.

I also wound up raiding a Redbox and watching this

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and I enjoyed it quite a bit. For a movie about football, it was pretty cerebral. The only thing I didn't feel was copacetic was the connection between Costner and Garner. They were great individually but it was hard to buy them as baby makers.

All in all, it was a good cinema day for me.

[torchiegirl]

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[Bèsame*]

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Can I borrow someone's Mary Poppins now?

[cinnamongrrl]

From the library I got Music and Lyrics with Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore

I WANTED to like it and it wasn't awful. They both do their own singing...very well I might add. It just wasn't terrific.

[Gemme]

I saw this yesterday.

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Visually, it was epic as expected. The storyline was fairly formulaic but it wasn't boring if you like this kind of stuff. The surprise for me came from Stanley Tucci, who played scientist Joshua Royce. He had the best and funniest lines. Besides the introduction of the Dinobots, he was the best part for me.

Today, I saw this movie.

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It was as I expected. I saw it in 3D, which was okay, but I think that regular would have been fine too. This movie falls victim to something that's happening to a lot of new movies over the past few years. The trailers are revealing too much of the storyline. There was only one twist that I didn't see coming from the trailer and it was good, but I wish more had been left to the imagination in the trailer. If you see it, stick around until all the credits run.

[Talon]

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[BestButchBoy]

I'm a foodie. A foodie-lifer, in fact. My whole life has revolved around food. My mother was French. My father, a restaurateur. So, I was really interested in this film.

Chef had great potential. There are some poignant scenes, for sure. It's hard to make a film about chefs, I think, without there being a subtext for enhanced storytelling. The subtext here is the genesis of food trucks and how social media made them what they are in culture. Then, eventually, back to bricks and mortar.

I don't know how much Twitter invested or paid for this film. But, I'm willing to bet a lot since it's as much about them as it is about food.

If you're interested in chefs, a good book about chefs, I think, anyway, is "Kitchen Confidential" - raw and honest.

Cheers and tables!

[Kobi]

Its nostalgia weekend. Redid Mary Poppins and Sound of Music.

Also saw 2 new to me ones:

Thoroughly Modern Millie - I might have enjoyed the music, flappers, and dancing if the undercurrent of the film wasnt about a hotel for single women who were targeted, drugged, and sold into "white slavery".

Breakfast at Tiffany's - I liked this one, except the main characters name was Holly Golightly. It took a bit for the colonoscopy flashbacks to dissipate.

Up next is My Fair Lady.

[GeorgiaMa'am]

Brave (5 stars out of 5)
I'm surprised, this is turning out to be one of my favorite Disney movies. Every time I watch it, I see new stuff and catch more jokes.

[JDeere]

The Boxtrolls

3 out of 5 stars

[Gemme]

I saw this on Sunday

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I was not aware that it was a religious movie but they didn't throw it in the audience's face too much. It was tolerable and cute.

I saw this movie as well

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I absolutely love Adam and Drew, so this was true fun for me. Formulaic, sure. But still funny and still thoroughly enjoyable.

[cinnamongrrl]

I watched The Fault in Our Stars

My work family rented it and I have oodles of down time...

Wasn't really surprising; I grasped the premise from the previews. Sometimes my brain craves things that are meant for younger audiences. This reminded me of Perks of Being a Wallflower which I loved...

[Gemme]

Heaven is For Real

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This one could have gone sideways and gotten preachy preachy but it didn't feel that way to me. They did a good job with it.

Trust Me

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It was listed as a comedy. I would say dramody is a better listing. I picked it expecting funny bits but they were far and few. I liked the lead character and a couple supporting characters but I felt a bit hoodwinked that I didn't get the movie it was portrayed as in the listing. Overall, it was okay, but don't pick it if you want an actual comedy.

They Came Together

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Do. Not. Watch. This. Movie. It's so bad, I wanted to cry because it has some really good actors in it.

I'm going to hit the theatre tomorrow and see The Judge. I'm so excited! Great story. Great actors. Did I mention that I'm excited to see this?

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[Mel C.]

While I was in London, a group went to see Pride. I didn't think it was showing in the States, but saw some Facebook friends had seen it as well. Good movie!

[*Anya*]

Gone Girl

With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.

Director: David Fincher
Writers: Gillian Flynn (screenplay), Gillian Flynn (novel)
Stars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Neil Patrick Harris

Read the book and I thought it was terrific and I also thought the movie was very well done.

[homoe]

The film tells a story of love and deceit,in the world of high-end art auctions and antiques. The story revolves around Virgil Oldman (Geoffrey Rush), an elderly and esteemed, but somewhat eccentric, managing director of an auction house. Oldman is hired by a reclusive young heiress, Claire Ibbetson (Sylvia Hoeks), to auction off the large collection of art and antiques left to her by her parents. For some reason, Claire always refuses to be seen in person.

I figured out this movie in about 2 seconds but I'd suggest giving it a try. It does move slow just to be forewarned!

[SleepyButch]

It was a little annoying at first but it got much better....


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[Talon]

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And at the theater....


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[BestButchBoy]

Million Dollar Arm



Super good story. Well done. Dig it. See it. Worth your time.

[Gemme]

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So, so, soooooooo good. A must see! Today! Go now.

and

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Also, very good.

and

I saw this this morning with breakfast.

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Interesting note: Billy Bob Thornton was in 2 out of these 3 movies.

[homoe]

United States of America v James J Bolger

I like any movies or books about the Mafia or Underworld, but I have to say I was a bit disappointed that they didn't have more interviews with Bolger himself. Otherwise I would say check it out :movieguy:

[*Anya*]

Starred Up (2013)

A troubled and explosively violent teenager is transferred to adult prison where he finally meets his match - a man who also happens to be his father.

Director: David Mackenzie
Writer: Jonathan Asser
Stars: Jack O'Connell, Ben Mendelsohn, Rupert Friend

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2567712/


Very intense but extremely well done.

[Gemme]

I saw these two today.

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I saw this yesterday.

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I am developing a sincere interest in Shailene Woodley. She's phenomenal. I can't wait for the rest of the Divergent series as well as White Bird in a Blizzard.

[SleepyButch]

I saw this one today and really liked it.

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I saw these yesterday:

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This one was good too.


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This one was bizarre but the ending was interesting.


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Pretty gruesome but I did like it.

[*Anya*]

Fury

October 17, 2014 (USA)

April, 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theatre, a battle-hardened army sergeant named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank and her five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Out-numbered, out-gunned, and with a rookie soldier thrust into their platoon, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.

Director: David Ayer
Writer: David Ayer
Stars: Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2713180/

We really liked this movie. Excellent WWII movie. Brad Pitt has turned into a really fine actor.

[deathbypoem]

Went to go see the new Nicholas Sparks movie "The Best of Me". Good grief. It was great, however, I had wished it would of lingered a bit more on the more emotional/passionate parts. Overall, it was a great movie though, bring tissues, its a must have.

[Orema]

Recently saw Welcome to New York starring Gerard Depardieu and directed by Abel Ferrara. Though there's a pointed disclaimer at the start of the film, it's about the troubles of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn who comes across as a despicable pig.

It was almost obscene, most certainly vulgar and violent, but none the less fascinating. It's the best work I've seen by Depardieu in years (!) and I will most likely watch this again.

Here's a review of the film by Scott Foundas at Variety (http://variety.com/2014/film/reviews/film-review-welcome-to-new-york-1201177859/)

[MysticOceansFL]

Thor , the dark side.

[Gemme]

I saw this on Monday.

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Excellent! I *heart* Denzel and liked how they portrayed his internal struggle. The Sia and Eminem song at closing credits is good too. I did not like how much the trailer shows. I feel you can show enough in 90 seconds or less to pique someone's interest without showing half the movie.

I saw this on Sunday.

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Love!

[*Anya*]

Hunted: The War on Gays in Russia.

Documentary on HBO.

Scary shit. Institutionalized homophobia.

Violent attacks on gays have increased tremendously. Roving packs of vigilantes hunt gays, attack and film the attacks. They then post them online.

Russia passed a law last summer that a all positive and neutral references to non-traditional relationships is illegal. The Russian parliament passed it unanimously.

One vigilante said it all: Russia is hell for homosexuals.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/04/hunted-russia-gay-documentary_n_5930100.html

[Canela]

And So It Goes....liked it very much.

[Katniss]

Saw "Dear White People" over the weekend. Just released but was a hit at Sundance. I thought it was well done and worth seeing but I am always a fan of humor used to discuss difficult or sensitive issues that people may want to shy away from. It reminded me a bit of Spike Lee's "School Daze" but wasn't as hard edged. It discussed standard racial stereotypes but avoided some of the microaggression often found in daily living. See it with friends and plan to have dinner/coffee afterwards as it brings up some interesting discussion points.

Trailer:

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[Crow]

Anatomy of a Murder 1959
Scandalous in its time. Great characters. Otto Preminger directed a fine group of actors.

[*Anya*]

Fort Bliss

After returning home from an extended tour in Afghanistan, a decorated U.S. Army medic and single mother struggles to rebuild her relationship with her young son.

Director: Claudia Myers
Writers: Claudia Myers (screenplay), Claudia Myers
Stars: Michelle Monaghan, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Pablo Schreiber

Great movie.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2093995/

[homoe]

A chance encounter between a disgraced music-business executive and a young singer-songwriter new to Manhattan turns into a promising collaboration between the two talents

Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine

I was rather pleasantly surprised by this flick. Good acting, GREAT music, and I loved the relationship storylines running throughout the movie, can't ask for more than that :movieguy:

[JDeere]

Night of the Living Dead

1968

5 out 5 stars from me!!!

[Talon]

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[A. Spectre]

nightcrawler :canoworms:

[Canela]

It was incredible!



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[Kenna]

Madea's Family Reunion

Not just comedy in this one, but many moments of insightful advice. Especially of women owning their empowerment.

[deathbypoem]

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[Gemme]

I didn't see any movies today but I plan on seeing this movie this weekend.

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Haiiirrrrry BABY.

[homoe]

I enjoyed it, check out the previews and see if it's for you:movieguy:

The story of two people who at the end of the road, discover that it's never too late to love and make dreams come true.

Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Marcia Gay Harden

[JDeere]

Deliver us from evil. Horror genre.

4 out of 5 stars

[Gemme]

I didn't see any movies today but I plan on seeing this movie this weekend.

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Haiiirrrrry BABY.

I have accomplished my goal.

This movie actually surprised me a bit. I knew it had a sad bit in it but I found myself bawling like a baby in more places than I anticipated.

Of course, I teared up during the Pampers commercial too so maybe that's not saying much.

:blink:

I figured things out before they did in the movie but not so early that it annoyed me. In fact, I quite enjoyed the whole process of it all.

Good story. Good characters. Good graphics. They even have a Fall Out Boy song for the theme.

There was a boy in a wheelchair, possibly with cerebral palsy (or 100 other conditions; I'm just guessing from what I saw), a few seats from me and he squealed with joy throughout the movie and that actually made the movie better. The rest of us laughed and gasped at the appropriate moments and he just squealed to his heart's content at some of the oddest moments but it made me look at things a bit differently and I tried to look at it through his eyes.

If you go see it, STAY the whole movie, through all the credits. There's a yummy bit of fun at the very end.

[cinnamongrrl]

I finally got to watch The Book Thief :)

I laughed I cried... I mostly cried...great movie...

[*Anya*]

It was almost 3 hours long.

I think it would be more enjoyable if one was a science geek and understood more about wormholes, space travel, relativity, etc.

Parts I thought were terrific, others, not so much.

I loved Inception, also by Christopher Nolan.

:movieguy:

Interstellar:

A group of explorers use a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer an interstellar endeavor.

Director: Christopher Nolan
Writers: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan
Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0816692/

[*Anya*]

Creepy, amoral character. Great acting by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Nightcrawler

When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

Director: Dan Gilroy
Writer: Dan Gilroy
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton

IMDb

[cinnamongrrl]

Cool Hand Luke with Paul Newmann

Finally saw this classic film...it reminded me hugely of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest...but maybe that's just me...

[Gemme]

I tried to watch Hotel Transylvania again last night but the DVD was scratched to Hell and back, so I missed chunks in the middle and end. Good thing I've seen it before.

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I want to get out to see this this weekend:

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I still haven't seen John Wick or St. Vincent and might just wait for Redbox for them.

[CherryWine]

Watched Bridegroom on Netflix instant watch last night. It's a documentary about a young gay man whose partner died after accidentally falling from a roof. The way his partner's family treated him after his death was just awful.

I wish everyone who is against marriage equality would watch it. It was definitely one of the most deeply moving documentaries that I have seen in a while. May need Kleenex!

[BestButchBoy]

Wish I Was Here
A bit late to the party on this, but glad I went. Poignant little film that could. I would recommend. Time worthy. One scene, in particular, very rich dialogue.


The Judge
Not an uplifting film in the sense that it has a lot of sadness about life and loss. Wait, that is part of life, right? Terrific performance by Robert Duvall. Parts, imho, needed to be edited out. Overall, I liked it. Wait for on-demand or an inexpensive matinee.

[cinnamongrrl]

I am fixin to watch Yes Man with Jim Carrey. Right now.

[Gemme]

I just finished A Merry Friggin Christmas with Robin Williams. It is one of the last four (http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/562619/20140814/robin-williams-movies.htm#.VGfP_jp0wdU) movies he worked on before his death.

It's not what I would call a 'good' movie. I watched it because Robin was in it and I really miss the guy. They included a memorial note at the end. The movie was hard to watch because it dealt with some family issues I've had experience with. I liked the ending better than the beginning.

[cinnamongrrl]

I am fixin to watch Yes Man with Jim Carrey. Right now.

Well, I couldn't get that movie to play sooo

I watched Lone Survivor with Mark Wahlberg.

The title is a spoiler...but the movie is amazing. I happen to be a girl who likes war movies though.

It's based on a true story about a U.S. military mission in Afghanistan that went awry.

[cinnamongrrl]

It's been a movie weekend!

I watch the visitor With Richard Jenkins

I was surprised at how good it was it's about a man who discovers people living in his not often use New York City apartment

[Gemme]

I raided Redbox today and came away with 3 movies. I've seen 2 of them thus far.

Live. Die. Repeat. aka a repackaged Edge of Tomorrow. It was actually good, despite Tom being in it. Emily Blunt is gutsy. I like her!

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Happy Christmas. I. hate. it. I like Anna and Melanie but this is horrible. Just horrible. Good thing I was answering emails and playing online so the time wasn't totally a waste.

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[Gemme]

Maleficent.

So so excellent.

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[Kobi]

This HBO Films drama tells the dramatic, poignant and often-exasperating story of the early days of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s, taking an unflinching look at the nation's sexual politics as gay activists and their allies in the medical community fight to expose the truth about the burgeoning epidemic to a city and nation in denial. This film boasts an all-star cast, including Oscar nominee Mark Ruffalo, Oscar winner Julia Roberts, Matt Bomer, Taylor Kitsch, Alfred Molina and three time Emmy winner Jim Parsons. "The Normal Heart" is directed by Emmy winner Ryan Murphy and written by Oscar nominee Larry Kramer, adapting his groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning play of the same name.

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I liked "And The Band Played On" better. The hardest thing for me was Jim Parsons in a serious dramatic role. Sheldon Cooper was always in the back of my mind, which was distracting.

[deathbypoem]

I am still on Once Upon A Time. Almost finished with Season 3. Now to figure out when Season 4 comes to Netflix. Im anxiously waiting.

[Gemme]

Another Redbox raid today!

First, there was Earth to Echo.

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It was charming and reminiscent of ET, as expected. Nice CG.

Then I needed some humor so I put on The Fluffy Movie.

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Gabriel Iglesias is da bomb! I was, however, surprised that I wound up tearing more at his movie than Earth to Echo. I watched the extended version and it was amazing.

Love Fluffy!

[cinnamongrrl]

I watched All is Lost with Robert Redford. It was as if somebody challenged him to make a movie with less dialogue than castaway

[homoe]

It was a bit quirky but being a hopeless romantic I rather enjoyed it:movieguy:

Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kaza

Wallace, who is burned out from a failed relationship, forms an instant bond with Chantry, who lives with her longtime boyfriend. Together, they puzzle out what it means if your best friend is also the love of your life.

[Gemme]

Mockingjay, Part 1

This was the first movie in the series that I actually saw in the theatre. The other two were courtesy of Netflix and Redbox. I did enjoy it quite a bit more when it's several feet wide and tall.

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[fever]

Choices this week were THE MAZE RUNNER which reminded me a lot of The Lord of the Flies book. Maybe I am too old to watch a bunch of teenage boys being intense and fighting amongst themselves. I would say to wait until you can rent it.

Second movie was THE EQUALIZER. Denzel Washington did a superb job, and I was glad I chose this one. When I scream, jump in my seat, and grab the leg of the person next to me, it is a good movie I think. lol

[cinnamongrrl]

The Normal Heart...

Probably the best film I've seen in a really, REALLY long time...

I almost avoided crying but it got me in the end... :blush:

[afrcnqueen]

Dracula Untold

I am a fan of the Dracula stories over time. But I don't recommend this one.
Lovely love story but ehh

[SleepyButch]

I just got home from seeing MockingJay Part 1. It was gooood.

[starryeyes]

Mocking Jay part 1.... the suspense!!!

[Gemme]

I saw this today.

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It was funny and had some clever Hollywood name dropping.

[cinnamongrrl]

Last night I watched Oranges with Hugh Laurie (House)

The plot is quite different...very interesting.. sometimes grotesque...lol

That's all I have to say about that...except it's worth seeing. :)

[deathbypoem]

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odd.strange. just like me. Great movie!

[cinnamongrrl]

I saw Railroad Man with Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman...

I have been choosing movies at random from the library..and I'm rather enjoying it. I have no expectations going in and it simply unfolds in front of me.

This movie was based on a true story. It's about a man who always had a penchant for railroads (since childhood) and he becomes a soldier during World War II.

His entire regiment is taken prison at the fall of Singapore. If you've seen Bridge on the River Kwai, it's the same time and same geographical area.

[Talon]

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[cinnamongrrl]

Stand Up Guys with Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin.

It was a slow start and I nearly stopped watching. So glad I didn't. It picked up in a big way (thanks largely to Alan Arkin's character).

Very good to see these great actors still making good movies :)

[cinnamongrrl]

A newer version of Jane Eyre :)

One of my favorite books! I just love the historical romances...but I know I'm in the minority there lol.

This new version is with Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender. Dame Judi Dench also plays a part.

The story is the same but they did such a great job with imagery and subtlety which really is the defining mark of a really good historical drama. For me anyway :)

I have seen other versions of the movie, but this one by far is the best I've seen. I chose wisely... the library has 3 versions :) (Yes, I will likely watch them too...lol just for the subtle variances..)

[Orema]

August: Osage County

I've been avoiding Meryl Streep movies for some years because I was becoming numb to her talent. It was like having too much apple pie--it was good, but enough, already. A friend suggested I watch AOC because I like movies with difficult conversations. Streep was so good in this that I will have to watch the movie again because I probably missed some subtle elements of the film since I was mesmerized by her performance. :) I'll watch it, and other Streep movies, in the next couple weeks.

Streep once told James Lipton of Inside the Actors Studio that each of her characters has a secret that no one knows about. The only secret she would share was the one held by her character in Kramer vs Kramer. The role she played was Mrs. Kramer and her secret was that she never loved her husband, Mr. Kramer--not even when she was married to him. It was sooooo fitting. And even though it was never said in the film, it was expressed in everything she did.... She is probably the greatest American actress of my generation.

So glad I gave AOC a chance.

[cinnamongrrl]

I finished watching The Enemy with Jake Gyllenhaal...I fell asleep watching it last night...

I had hoped it was some kind of war movie...I'm a girl who likes them...mostly...

Yeah...it's not a war movie. It's some seriously messed up acid trip is what it is... don't get me wrong; I can watch Mr. Jake do most anything...but I just waited and waited for a conclusion to be drawn and when it did....all I could think was...REALLY??

I feel very meh about losing 2 hours of my life. But Jake Gyllenhaal has beautiful shoulders...does it compensate? Not really....just makes me feel less bad about the loss of time in my life...

[Cailin]

Social network... It made me feel bad for Mark. He had no social skills, but he was taken advantage of. Facebook was not even close to the Harvard dating site design.

[cinnamongrrl]

I watched The Conspirator with Robin Wright, Kevin Kline etal. (I was VERY happy to see a very grown up Alexis Bledel from Gilmore Girls play a smallish role :) )

The movie is about President Lincoln's assassination and the trial of the many people who conspired to commit the assassination attempt on the president and several of his cabinet. The story focuses mainly on Mary Surratt, the owner of the boarding house where the plot was laid by Booth and his minions.

It was a rollercoaster ride for me emotionally; Lincoln has long been one of my favorite people from history. I did not want to be sympathetic to Mrs. Surratt...but I was very much so in the end.

The movie stands as a good example of mob mentality and how our government has the frequent history of acting before thinking objectively. I definitely gave thought to other incidences in our history that were not at all proud. Sadly, I look around today and see not.much.has.changed.

[puddin']

"at close range", sean penn and christoper walken

"serena", bradley cooper and jennifer Lawrence

both good films...

[Gemme]

I had a double feature today. One movie for my action shoot 'em up style and one for my more mature side.

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I didn't expect much in the way of acting. I'd seen the first one knew the cast, so I knew what to expect.

Lots of explosions and angry glares and grunts as well as some good one liners.

Hell yeah!

Some of the tricks were really neat, so I was satisfied with that choice. Plus it's not every day that you get Stallone, Dolph, Harrison Ford, Kelsey Grammer, Mel Gibson (reprising his role as the bad guy)<---spoiler alert, Wesley Snipes, Antonio Banderas, Jet Li, some new blood, some old blood and the ever so sexy Jason Statham. I was happy to see a female kicking ass too. Good for Ronda Rousey.



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This is where I got my good acting gullet filled. It was well written, acted and directed. Steven Spielberg and Oprah Winfrey had their hands in this one and it shows. It's a good, classy movie.

I just wish I had smell-o-vision for the cooking scenes.

[Cailin]

currently watching 'The Matrix'. Oh, how I love these movies


currently waiting to see the next Hunger Games movie :) Love me some Jennifer Lawrence.

[Ladybug]

I last saw Mockingjay, Part 1 of the Hunger Games series. I really enjoyed it, though loved the 3 books even more than the movies! There were a lot of inconsistencies between this third movie and the book, but it is all good!

[Talon]

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[Daktari]

Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist.

[cinnamongrrl]

I finally saw Social Network....

It's interesting to see how the Facebook came about...but I still don't understand how it's worth so much money... I also don't understand how they can assure that their system won't ever crash...I've never known it to be down, and even yahoo has done that in the past.

I suppose, like baseball, I need a someone to sit and translate for me... :seeingstars:

[Gemme]

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Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist.

But what did you think of these movies?

[*Anya*]

I guess I did not actually say what I thought either. Very well-done movie but the character Jake played is such a sociopath (zero conscience) it made me uncomfortable wondering what he would do next.

Movie well-done but not particularly enjoyable for me.

Creepy, amoral character. Great acting by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Nightcrawler

When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

Director: Dan Gilroy
Writer: Dan Gilroy
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton

IMDb

But what did you think of these movies?

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[snowbrdr303]

Tammy

I enjoyed Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon together, pretty endearing and funny duo. Tugged at the ol'heart strings toward the end a lil.

You can't beat Kathy Bates as an old school dyke!

[QueenofSmirks]

Divergent - not an Academy Award winner, but I do recommend it

[QueenofSmirks]

odd.strange. just like me. Great movie!

Haven't seen it, but the previews remind me of my favorite book "This Perfect Day" by Ira Levin.

[cinnamongrrl]

I just watched The Reader with Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes.

Definitely a great movie...as ever I was surprised by the story line. I remembered hearing things about it when it came out so as soon as I saw it I just grabbed it...worth the wait for sure..

[girl_dee]

So watched "12 years a slave". Last night.

After reading the book, I was disappointed. Major parts of Mr. Northup's struggle were left out.

I am still glad I watched it.

[Kelt]

I haven't had television for years and discovered in my new location it's available over the air. In HD. For free. Like about 50 channels of it. :blink:

I still don't like or want to watch it in particular (I can't tolerate commercials) BUT there's an "oldies movies" channel. :cheesy:

So tonight I'm watching "Barefoot In The Park" and "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner"

:movieguy:

Bonus points: there's 4 PBS channels too!

[Gemme]

I watched Tammy last night. I liked it but I was glad I didn't pay the extra to go see it in the theatre. It's fine as a sit down for dinner and watch kind of movie.

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[JoSchmooze]

Anatomy of a Love Seen....

Wonderful story line for a lesbian indie movie...
It can be rented for $3.99 on Amazon or buy
for $9.99.... I give it a 4 outta 5....

[cinnamongrrl]

I watched Red again...hadn't seen it in at least a year. It's a fantastic flick...

They should've stopped while they were ahead. I know I watched part 2 but can't remember a single thing I liked about it....

[diamondrose]

Last night and Sunday night I watched a two night mini series on lifetime called The Red Tent. It was a really good movie !

[Cailin]

Christmas with the Kranks...... We agreed to never be that crazy

[homoe]

I broke down and watched Frozen finally..bring on the sequel :movieguy:


(Oh and we also watched Family Stone again for the umpteenth time)

[Gemme]

I broke down and watched Frozen finally..bring on the sequel :movieguy:


(Oh and we also watched Family Stone again for the umpteenth time)

You held out for a long time! It's the highest grossing Disney film and number 5 highest grossing film of all time. I'm pretty sure one of my customers is a direct result of that. He buys everything Frozen for his 3 year old daughter.

For those that haven't seen either Frozen or Family Stone:

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I love Olaf!

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SJP!

I forget what the others posted but y'all should post links or videos for us.

Just sayin'.

[Talon]

But what did you think of these movies?

It was so-so, Gemme.
Although, I will say that J.G's acting in this role was impressive...he's becoming quite versatile in his acting, which to me, shows true talent.

[ahk]

the awkward moment.
eh, it was okay.

[homoe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ivS6WGaRRzM

Goodbye To All Of That (I had access to a preview copy)


This opens in limited release on Dec 17th and is also available On Demand that day as well.

[SleepyButch]

Anchorman 2. It definitely had some really funny moments!

[homoe]

It is an intimate and nuanced investigation into one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag’s life through evocative experimental images, archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, read by actress Patricia Clarkson.

For the most part I enjoyed this:popcorn:

[Gemme]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ivS6WGaRRzM

Goodbye To All Of That (I had access to a preview copy)


This opens in limited release on Dec 17th and is also available On Demand that day as well.

Love the vibrator scene.

[*Anya*]

I just watched Warm Bodies for probably the 3rd time.

Zombies, romance and a beating heart.

What's not to love?!

Warm Bodies (2013)
98 min - Comedy | Horror | Romance - 1 February 2013 (USA)

After a highly unusual zombie saves a still-living girl from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Director: Jonathan Levine
Writers: Jonathan Levine (screenplay), Isaac Marion (novel)
Stars: Nicholas Hoult, Teresa Palmer, John Malkovich

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

[Daniela]

I just watched Warm Bodies for probably the 3rd time.

Zombies, romance and a beating heart.

What's not to love?!

Warm Bodies (2013)
98 min - Comedy | Horror | Romance - 1 February 2013 (USA)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588173/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

I loved that movie! LOL, I've only seen it once, though.
:tease:

[Gemme]

Courtesy of Redbox, I'll be watching this tomorrow:

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And tonight, because the girl needs it, I will watch this movie again:

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But not this version of it:

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If you like your trailers honest, then you might like this version:

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[SleepyButch]

Well..... I just watched Frozen and have to say that I loved it!! I found myself gushing over Sven and little Olaf! I want them for my very own!! I'm still grinning. I might have to watch it again before I return it to redbox lol.

What can I say?? I'm a sap.

[Gemme]

Well..... I just watched Frozen and have to say that I loved it!! I found myself gushing over Sven and little Olaf! I want them for my very own!! I'm still grinning. I might have to watch it again before I return it to redbox lol.

What can I say?? I'm a sap.

Well I'm glad one of us got to see it. My disc wound up being scratched to Hell and back and would not play. I got a free rental code and went to rent it at a different box and it's all sold out. In 3 boxes.

:blink:

Luckily, I've seen it before but I really wanted to see it again.

I did see When the Game Stands Tall and it was actually better than I thought it would be, so I was happy about that.

Looks like I'll be digging into my own personal stash of animated features tonight. Will it be Brave? How to Train Your Dragon 2? Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Monsters Inc.? Chicken Run? Cars? Madagascar?

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The possibilities are endless.

[cinnamongrrl]

I finally watched We Bought a Zoo....

I had started reading the book many moons ago, then left it at work and it disappeared...

The book (a true story, if I remember correctly) actually takes place in England. This was adapted to take place in California....reallyyyy close :blink:

Interesting factoid: I watched the credits and the author and his children play visitors at the zoo. I love little nuances like that :)

[cinnamongrrl]

Totally forgot; I started watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I'm on the second movie. The Two Towers.

I do really enjoy the movies. There is a lot of detail and I am trying to watch each one twice for that reason.

Also, am I cray cray or does Harry Potter borrow more than a little from these stories (as far as some characters are concerned)??

[*Anya*]

We just saw Wild with Reese Witherspoon.

Amazing movie. So worth a watch.

My GF said it hews pretty closely to the book.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2305051/

[A. Spectre]

hunger games -mockingjay

umm too bad i missed half the movie to a rather amorous, grunting couple behind me. good on them;)

http://imageserver.moviepilot.com/hungergamesmockingjay-the-hunger-games-mockingjay-part-1-tracking-for-130-million-opening-could-make-history.jpeg?width=720&height=1110

[Queenie]

20,000 Days on Earth (2014)
Directors:
Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
Writers:
Nick Cave, Iain Forsyth
This isn’t a document on his career more like an insight in his enigmatic character. I always find it interesting to see the construction of a piece of ‘art’ and i don’t know of many documentaries that have this as a narrative. When he started recording his new album, Push the Sky Away, he’d been alive 20,000 days and the film also shows aspects of his day…. It also showed a lot of Brighton. One for Nick Cave fans really, like the majority of documentaries about musicians or rock stars, if your not interested in the artist then the whole experience may be lost on you.


Husband's review. I liked it a lot, but I adore Nick Cave.

[Queenie]

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Director:
James Gunn
Writers:
James Gunn, Nicole Perlman
The comic isn’t really know to me but some of the characters are. The science fantasy and humour work well as the story isn’t very complex. I’m glad i waited until i rented though. If people liked this so much why didn’t they like John Carter?


Husband's review. I so hated it!!!!!!!!!! I ended up painting my nails half way through it! What a bunch of utter shit! I liked John Carter a lot more! And that is saying something!

[Daktari]

Don Jon
A fabulous directorial debut from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who also plays the eponymous Johnny.
Set in NJ, Jon is obsessed with porn and girls, in that order. This story illustrates how Jon learns the difference from 'doing sex to...', a one-sided, porn influenced, image conscious version of sex to a fully engaged, in the moment, flood of feeling version of 'having sex with...'. There's more of course but you get the gist.

Thoroughly enjoyed the tale and hope you do too if you decide to give it chance. Thanks for the recommend Leftwritefemme :thumbsup:


Also watched...

Flight
Not yer average disaster movie. Infact not really a disaster movie at all. MsScottysponsee recommended it.
It's a tale of heroism, addiction, denial, cowardice and avoidance of responsibility.
A fab performance from Denzel.

[Daktari]

Hunger Games: Catching Fire (watched last night)

Oh dear lord! Am I the only one who really doesn't buy Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss?
The films are mildly distracting where the books are engrossing, despite being appallingly written. [I'm currently reading the first one out loud for the enjoyment of another and am grateful for the easy vocab. and simple structure. I read the trilogy ages ago and am enjoying listening in to the story as well as reading it].

I really don't know what it is about the HG films that have meant I've not warmed to them. Not so sure if it's just Lawrence in the lead role that spoils it for me. It was the same with the Thomas Harris books vs the film versions. The films never lived up to expectations having read and thoroughly enjoyed the books long before.

Anyone else have this issue with films of books they've enjoyed prior to seeing the films?

[homoe]

Chinatown, a classic with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway :movieguy:

[cricket26]

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loved it...wished i had seen it in vegas

[Gemme]

We just saw Wild with Reese Witherspoon.

Amazing movie. So worth a watch.

My GF said it hews pretty closely to the book.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2305051/

Cheryl Strayed was on the set for most of the movie, helping to keep things in line.

[Orema]

Hunger Games: Catching Fire (watched last night)

Oh dear lord! Am I the only one who really doesn't buy Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss?
The films are mildly distracting where the books are engrossing, despite being appallingly written. [I'm currently reading the first one out loud for the enjoyment of another and am grateful for the easy vocab. and simple structure. I read the trilogy ages ago and am enjoying listening in to the story as well as reading it].

I really don't know what it is about the HG films that have meant I've not warmed to them. Not so sure if it's just Lawrence in the lead role that spoils it for me. It was the same with the Thomas Harris books vs the film versions. The films never lived up to expectations having read and thoroughly enjoyed the books long before.

Anyone else have this issue with films of books they've enjoyed prior to seeing the films?



I've been thinking about your question and, more often than not, I don't have a problem with book-to-film transfers.... 84 Charring Cross Road, Silence of the Lambs, Waiting To Exhale, Goodfellas, Devil in a Blue Dress, Long Days Journey Into Night, Street Car Named Desire ... all are books (or plays) I read and liked before seeing the film. Granted, I dont read nearly as much as I used to, but I would expect the same reaction these days.

My biggest beef is bad remakes. "The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3" comes to mind.

[jools66]

Last movie at the cinema watch was Paddington
Last movie on tv, can't remember.

[homoe]

Blind Faith (1998) with Courtney B Vance and Charles S Dutton

This is a excellent movie and definitely worth seeing if you can locate it:movieguy:

(MAKE sure you double check as there are several movies with this same title)

[homoe]

Daktari, while I'm not into the Hunger Games (books or movies) I certainly had issues with Thomas Wolfe's book Bonfire of the Vanities being turned into a movie. What were they thinking:seeingstars:

[Gemme]

I finally got my Frozen fix. I had to buy the damn movie but I got it. And I got to hear "Let It Go" by 3 different singers.

[homoe]

This Is Where I Leave You


It was ok, liked the movie way more than the book:movieguy:

[homoe]

I had posted somewhere on the forums about this movie, stating it was opening on Dec 17th and available on Demand, what I forgot to post was..the previews of this movie are the best parts, yup one of those, don't waste you time:popcorn:

[cinnamongrrl]

Yesterday I watched HER.....interesting...and probably a sign of things to come...

Today I watched Hateship Loveship....very odd little ditty....but well done...some surprising faces in it: Nick Nolte, whom I did NOT recognize right away and Christine Lahti...who I recognized by her voice. Seems she should be MUCH older than she is....

Tonight I watched G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra...cuz this girl can't refuse a cheesy action flick....and it wasn't bad....predictable but action (and humor) packed. I just don't see the big deal with Channing Tatum. He is not all that good looking or that fabulous an actor...I remember him from the less gooder of the two White House movies that came out back to back...no Bueno...

[homoe]

A little different I'd have to say but I still liked it. Enjoyed Adam Sandler in a serious role for a change. Check it out and see what you think:popcorn:

(A group of high school teenagers and their parents attempt to navigate the many ways the Internet has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives)

[Kelt]

Lone Survivor (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1091191/)

"Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare."


Be prepared for a lot of cringe worthy (as in "wow that looks like it hurt") moments. It is as described an in-depth look at a gun fight. Entertaining isn't a word I would use as much as well done. And it was. Based on true events.

Hard to even remember that Mark Wahlberg was Marky Mark the model and rapper. He's come a long way.

:movieguy:

[homoe]

I liked it and both these actors but the movie could of been WAY shorter.:popcorn:

Stars: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden

[cinnamongrrl]

Homoe's post reminded me, I saw Colin Firth in The New World, and I don't remember if I posted about it.
It was not bad... I always watch the "special features" and they showed some background. They kept the Native American dress and customs as authentic as they could. Actually, they were showing how they were making the Indian village homes, and I was like, OH that looks just like how the Algonquins made their long houses! And...turns out...the Indians (at least as portrayed in the movie, if not the ones met by Captain John Smith) were indeed Algonquins. So...good touch!

<<<studied just enough archeology to make me good at Jeopardy...

[cinnamongrrl]

Ohhh I came here to post lol

For tonight I got The Heat. I've seen it a bajillion times but, I need a good laugh tonight.

If you've not seen this movie....let me just say. Watch it. And wear some depends cuz seriously. I about pissed myself laughing...lol


:koolaid:

[Gemme]

Double feature!

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I knew I'd love this and wasn't disappointed. I loved the previous two and knew how good this one would be too. The tribute note for Mickey Rooney and Robin Williams made me sad. I can't help it; I'd watched Robin's movies and comedy since I can remember. Mork was a favorite of mine as a child. I miss the guy.

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I love, love, love this remake and was interested to learn that Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Jay Z all have producing credits. Quvenzhané Wallis is phenomenal and totally deserves her Golden Globe nomination. Excellent movie.

The only thing that made me kind to tilt my head was one of the previews for this movie. They previewed Selma (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6t7vVTxaic). While I think it's a great movie and important to our history as a nation and with current issues, I don't think it's appropriate as a trailer for a children's movie. Sure, the kids have parents with them but the audience was primarily 10 and under.

Some movies I have put on my mental list for next year are:

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What? I heart SpongeBob. He's so good natured.

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[Talon]

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[cinnamongrrl]

Last night:

I watched Transcendence with Johnny Depp. Interesting. And scary.

Started last night but finished this morning:

The Young Victoria. I really, really loved this movie. In fact, I felt it ended too soon. I really wanted to see more, rather than the written snippets that tied it up. I could have watched this for another two hours and not been bored in the least. Not to mention, the beauty of the Victorian dresses...sigh..I'd so suffer a corset to wear those babies.

[homoe]

We've been on a movie kick as of late so ... The World of Henry Orient, Sarah's Key, Mirror Has Two Faces, and an old classic In Name Only are a few we've seen and enjoyed recently.:popcorn:

(Yes ,Sarah's Key is based on the book by Tatiana de Rosnay and even tho the book was a difficult read don't let that deter you from the movie)

[cinnamongrrl]

Tonight was Airplane. I needed a laugh but it wasn't as funny as when I was a kid. But I did pickup on certain jokes I missed then... (mayo clinic lol)

However....I realized half way through, I never should have seen this movie as a kid!

[Fancy]

We've been on a holiday movie kick all week, and those go without naming.

But a notable exception, and one that doesn't fit the theme - St. Vincent (Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts). While it had a fairly predictable formula, I was still both repulsed and endeared with Murray's portrayal. The layering of revealed information about the depth of his character was worth watching.


Also, ventured out to see Wild (Reese Witherspoon) since I absolutely connected with the novel by Cheryl Strayed. The movie just didn't have the same emotional pull I was hoping for. I think it was the treatment of the transitions between thoughts, memories, and reality. I just didn't feel it because the harshness of the reality didn't match the intensity of the memory. But Witherspoon was accurately cast for the role.

[QueenofSmirks]

i am legend..will smith...for the second time...couldnt help but think about what it would be like to be the last person on earth...

I've watched this movie several times. It really sticks with you!

[Gemme]

We've been on a holiday movie kick all week, and those go without naming.

But a notable exception, and one that doesn't fit the theme - St. Vincent (Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, Naomi Watts). While it had a fairly predictable formula, I was still both repulsed and endeared with Murray's portrayal. The layering of revealed information about the depth of his character was worth watching.


Also, ventured out to see Wild (Reese Witherspoon) since I absolutely connected with the novel by Cheryl Strayed. The movie just didn't have the same emotional pull I was hoping for. I think it was the treatment of the transitions between thoughts, memories, and reality. I just didn't feel it because the harshness of the reality didn't match the intensity of the memory. But Witherspoon was accurately cast for the role.

Witherspoon wasn't 'cast' in the normal regard. Her production company acquired the rights to the book and she had Cheryl on the set for half the movie.

If you check out this (http://variety.com/2014/film/features/reese-witherspoon-production-company-female-driven-material-1201323117/) article, you can see what other projects are coming up.

I waffled on St. Vincent and then finally decided to not see it in the theatre. I'd probably hit it up on Redbox.

I plan on seeing this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pjy5MK1X70) movie tomorrow.

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[homoe]

What a wonderful little gem this is and based on a true story about U.K. gay activists work to help miners during their lengthy strike of the National Union of Mineworkers in the summer of 1984.:popcorn:

[WildHorses]

We watched My Big Fat Greek Wedding last night.
We have both seen it before but it is a great movie if you want to laugh.

[Kelt]

Tonight I'm watching "A Christmas Carol", the best version to my mind is this one with Alastair Sim as Scrooge from 1951. :xmascandle:

[JDeere]

A Christmas Story

1983 with Melinda Dillion and Peter Billingsley

5 out of 5

[*Anya*]

Movie Review: 'Fruitvale Station'

Michael B. Jordan and Ariana Neal play father and daughter in this debut feature by Ryan Coogler.

In the early hours of Jan. 1, 2009, Oscar Grant III, unarmed and lying face down on a subway platform in Oakland, Calif., was shot in the back by a white Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer. The incident, captured on video by onlookers, incited protest, unrest and arguments similar to those that would swirl around the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida a few years later. The deaths of these and other African-American young men (Mr. Grant was 22) touch some of the rawest nerves in the body politic and raise thorny and apparently intractable issues of law and order, violence and race.

Mr. Jordan plays Oscar Grant, who was killed by a Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer. Those matters are hardly absent from “Fruitvale Station,” Ryan Coogler’s powerful and sensitive debut feature, which imaginatively reconstructs the last 24 or so hours of Oscar Grant’s life, flashing back from a horrifying snippet of actual cellphone video of the hectic moments before the shooting. But Mr. Coogler, a 27-year-old Bay Area native who went to film school at the University of Southern California, examines his subject with a steady, objective eye and tells his story in the key of wise heartbreak rather than blind rage. It is not that the movie is apolitical or disengaged from the painful, public implications of Mr. Grant’s fate. But everything it has to say about class, masculinity and the tricky relations among different kinds of people in a proudly diverse and liberal metropolis is embedded in details of character and place.

...Even as it unfolds with a terrible sense of inevitability, “Fruitvale Station” is rarely predictable. The climactic encounter with BART police officers erupts in a mood of vertiginous uncertainty, defusing facile or inflammatory judgments and bending the audience’s reflexive emotional horror and moral outrage toward a necessary and difficult ethical inquiry.

How could this have happened? How did we — meaning any one of us who might see faces like our own depicted on that screen — allow it?

http://www.movies.nytimes.com/2013/07/12/movies/fruitvale-station-is-based-on-the-story-of-oscar-grant-iii.html?_r=0

How indeed?

This is a very well-acted, directed and written movie. I did not want to watch it as I could feel the inevitably of the outcome. I did, am glad that I did but it is still staying with me. As a society, somehow, someway; we must change.

We have so far to go.

[ProfPacker]

Today I took myself to a movie I really wanted to see and wasn't disappointed.

I saw The Imitation Game. I think Benedict Cumberback was amazing. Interesting, tense story that I won't totally go into but highly recommend.

[Gemme]

I saw Into the Woods tonight. I forgot it was Friday and opted for a 4 o'clock showing. For someone that prefers empty to near empty theatres, it was fairly crowded. I did enjoy being one of the many who chuckled or guffawed at certain points, though. There were some unexpected funny bits that I liked as well.

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I never saw the stage version so I don't know how closely they stuck to the original but I did like it. I think they could have kept it under 2 hours but it was good.

One of the previews was for this movie, which I think I will see.

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[BestButchBoy]

Big Eyes.

Fascinating and somewhat sad story, overall. Time period induced. Amy Adams is a reliably good actress and I dig her. Tim Burton moments, for sure. It was okay. This song was quite compelling from the film.


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[deathbypoem]

Tried to watch "The one I love" on Netflix and couldn't get into it.
I love indie movies, but this one meh.

So, I watched In your eyes (Netflix) def recommend. Trailer below
watch?v=cs_Z2OyqW5A

Also watched "Big Sur" Movie about the
awesome Beat Poet Jack Kerouac.
Damn good movie.

watch?v=bgd2BZjIjDo

[ahk]

I saw unbroken.
Intense but powerful with good motivation.

[C0LLETTE]

Mystery Road on Netflicks ( Is that how it's spelled?)... About an Aboriginal policeman, racism, in Australia.

[deathbypoem]

Checked out Refuge on Netflix. I enjoyed it.
It's a tad bittersweet and melancholy.
watch?v=G2zpYcOiD5U

Did I mention the soundtrack is amazing? :tea:

[gotoseagrl]

Cool, glad to know it's worth checking out as i have had this in my list, right after In Your Eyes lol.


Checked out Refuge on Netflix. I enjoyed it.
It's a tad bittersweet and melancholy.
watch?v=G2zpYcOiD5U

Did I mention the soundtrack is amazing? :tea:

[homoe]

Last night we watched the Good Lie on Demand ( I believe its in movie theaters currently as well ) We enjoyed it :popcorn:

[MrSunshine]

Ouija


SUCKAGE

[imperfect_cupcake]

Cloudburst, because my mom wanted to see it. Half way through I turned to my mom and said "omg this is fucking awful."
Mom: yes. It is kind of, isn't it.
Me: you mind if we don't bother finishing it?
Mom: no, it's a waste of time. Let's play some cards then.

There you go. I thought it was awful and even my mom couldn't be arsed to finish watching it either.

So far the only dyke love story I've watched that wasn't hideous was Fire (Indio-canadian), Amie & Jaguar (Germany) and Bound (though bound wasn't hideous, it wasn't exactly fabulous either. I know lots of people love it because it has a butch and a femme in it, but I actually care about dialogue, plot, editing, character development... You know stuff that makes a good film, not just a kind of entertaining one that doesn't ask anything of you. Yes, I can be a snob).

[imperfect_cupcake]

However, the one I watched just before was "the way I live now"
British film about an American girls that chooses to stay in England as WWIII breaks out. It's not loud music, plot shoved in your face crap, it's actually jarring.

Well, it was for me, being a gen X. There is a scene where a nuclear bomb is dropped before war is declared. You don't see the bomb. But the distant effects that are eerie, subtle and very, very frightening, I used to have nightmares about as a teen and in my 20s. They captured my Cold War Bomb nightmares incredibly well. It actually gave me goose bumps.

The ending was a tiny bit of a let down as it seemed to get wrapped up very quickly and suddenly. Bit of a disappointment, the end, but the movie was very well done.
Two fucked up teen agers, both very believable characters, especially the anxious, anorexic, angry, american girl.

I do love a film that has a strong, believable, female hero.

[MrSunshine]

Hey crooked cupcake :)


You might like Tru Love. Nexflix if you have it. It's not tacky or horrible. Little humor and a little drama. I only hit pause once to roll my eyes. That really says something!

[cinnamongrrl]

Last night I watched The Counselor....

I almost wish I could clean my eyes and unsee some of the stuff I saw.....

I love Cameron Diaz...but I wanted to see her blown up by the end of the movie....

I really think I was waiting for a big ending where the Counselor uses his sharp legal skills to exact revenge and bring about a happy ending. Then I realized, this movie isn't that old. That just doesn't happen these days....

[Gemme]

I wanted something I didn't have to think about while I watched it.

I wound up with this:

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It was not as horrible as I imagined and I actually laughed a couple of times.

[Fancy]

Finally, finally, finally watched The Hours. Must reread some Woolf now and watch it again to get all the references I missed the first time.

[homoe]

We watched this old Humphrey Bogart movie last night. Moved a bit slow, but all in all it was a pretty good psychological thriller!:movieguy:

[imperfect_cupcake]

Europa Report- "hard" science fiction (accurate, scientifically sound, well researched) which is so rare these days... It's a thriller and *incredibly* well written and well done. I bloody loved it.

[homoe]

We watched the Equalizer with Denzel, Mr. Morgan's Last Love with Michael Caine, and Last Train to Lisbon with Jeremy Irons. All were rather good :popcorn:

[MrSunshine]

John Wick


Meh

[Gemme]

John Wick


Meh

I waffled on this one.

Glad I opted not to pay to see it.

I saw this NYE.

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Excellent!

I loved the dragon classification breakdown in the special features.

[deathbypoem]

"The Captive"

It was OK. Nothing I would write about.
Something a bit disturbing though.
However, I have seen much better acting.

[snowbrdr303]

Fury

I saw this in the theater too but just got it on Amazon.com early release the other night.

Very intense, very psychological war film (graphic but with good reason). Definitely one of my top picks for 2014.

[Kelt]

I watched Life of Brian (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079470/) last night. It had been forever since I'd seen it.
Howled. :cheesy:

[Logicaly]

I watched quite a few movies yesterday.

The Wolf of Wall Street - Most excellent, I feel like Leo was perfect the role. He usually casts well when he does a movie.

No Pain No Gain - totally stupid, would not watch again. I feel like the acting was terrible, the plot was completely stupid and the way it was all setup made the movie hard to follow.

Don Jon - Another great movie, I feel like one of the characters could have used a little more character development, but otherwise it was good.

Mean Girls 2 - It was nice to see it done differently from the first one, obviously low budget film, but it is not a bad movie.

Forest Gump - A classic, can't go wrong with this one.

[homoe]

:movieguy:

Always Woodstock (2014)

Don't waste your time, another one of those where the previews are the best parts IMHO at least

[Blade]

Madea Christmas

[homoe]

Toni Collette, Thomas Haden Church Oliver Platt

A rock journalist is assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend by her boss.

I normally enjoy these actors and actresses but even they couldn't breathe life into this thing! We don't know much about the past, I mean why this guy left and made it look like perhaps he had committed suicide and SPOILER ALERT even when she finds him, we never find out why!

Some parts of the movie were shot in Seattle so we focused on picking out streets and landmarks we knew:popcorn:

I say lucky them who avoided this movie and watched something else:hangloose:

[Ginger]

Last night I saw Mr. Turner.

Timothy Spall is hard to look at for three hours. Maybe if he weren't constantly emitting a thick, phlegmy grunt, I'd feel differently.

That said, the landscapes are breathtaking.

And I've always loved his work. J.M.W. Turner, I mean. The painter.

[ksrainbow]

Finding Nemo!

Can not wait for "Finding Dory" :fishswim: !

[Gemme]

I just finished The Big Year. I'm not a birder and didn't know that that was what the movie was about but I was intrigued at the line up of Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson.

I actually enjoyed the movie. Sure, it wasn't the best one I ever saw, but it was well done and had a message about the cost of our passions.

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[Blade]

Heaven is for real. Good movie based on a true story. It moves a little slow, but its based on a true story, real life moves slow

[homoe]

A documentary called Standing in the Shadow of Motown. Excellent and the music is fantastic!!!

The Fox. This is a bit dated now but still worth a look at. This is from 1967 BEFORE lesbian movies could have a happy ending..lol

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (Shirley MacLaine)We enjoyed it very much, check it out and see what you think :popcorn:

[JDeere]

Evil Dead 2 from 1987

Laughable now but was scary as hell back then!

Yet Bruce Campbell makes the movie.

[Orema]

Barfly (1987)
____________
watch?v=C_wWfgkqltY


Barfly has held up over time and it's as good as I remember. Written by Charles Bukowski and somewhat autobiographical (I think), it's about people who unapologetically live on the edges of society. Loved the chemistry and honesty between Henry (Mickey Rourke) and Wanda (Faye Dunnaway)—job well done by both.

It's vulgar, violent, insightful, funny, sad, and good.

Bukowski makes an appearance in one of the bar scenes.

[imperfect_cupcake]

Barfly (1987)

Barfly has held up over time and it's as good as I remember. Written by Charles Bukowski and somewhat autobiographical (I think), it's about people who unapologetically live on the edges of society. Loved the chemistry and honesty between Henry (Mickey Rourke) and Wanda (Faye Dunnaway)—job well done by both.

It's vulgar, violent, insightful, funny, sad, and good.

Bukowski makes an appearance in one of the bar scenes.

Weird, I *just* rewatched that yesterday. I saw it when it came out. There was an evening of charles bukowski at the Rio (the sort of funk repetory theater here that does readings, bands, cult films, animation fests, B-fests etc) and I couldn't go as i didnt have the dosh, so decided to watch it on my own.

It was good. I love mickey rourke and fay dunnaway... both incredibly good actors. bit short for me. I forgot it was more a 3-4 days in the life of.

[imperfect_cupcake]

Starred Up.

Incredible. Really intense, gripping, real to life. Starred up is the term used in the UK for young offenders that get moved up to adult prison early.

It's a UK prison drama and very well done. well acted and very real plot. the violence is not gratuitous and it's not a moral fairy tale like so many hollywood flicks are. That gets on my nerves sometimes. It's just a raw and honest story written by a man who worked in the UK prisons as a volunteer therapist.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/starred_up/?search=starred%20up

you can find the trailer there as well.

I love rottentomatoes as a review site, btw, my personal tastes usually run along par with the group reviews done. Sometimes there is a huge discrepancy between reviewers and audience grading - which is interesting...

I tend to follow that rather than netflix (some incredibly good movies on netflix that won tons of international film festival accolades get 2/3 stars and some of the SHITTEST things I've seen gets 4.5 stars) or imbd. Better descriptions, better reviews.

[imperfect_cupcake]

I really do want to see Mr Turner and The Imitation game.

I love biopics.

I loved Wilde with steven fry and jude law.

Id like to see a decent one about Tesla and one about Dirac

[Cailin]

Hunger games, Mockingjay


I'm a huge fan of the books. Even tho i like the first 2 better, i did still enjoy part 1. I cannot wait for part 2. Thats when s**t gets real in pan am.

[Kelt]

Starred Up.

Incredible. Really intense, gripping, real to life. Starred up is the term used in the UK for young offenders that get moved up to adult prison early.

It's a UK prison drama and very well done. well acted and very real plot. the violence is not gratuitous and it's not a moral fairy tale like so many hollywood flicks are. That gets on my nerves sometimes. It's just a raw and honest story written by a man who worked in the UK prisons as a volunteer therapist.

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/starred_up/?search=starred%20up

you can find the trailer there as well.

I love rottentomatoes as a review site, btw, my personal tastes usually run along par with the group reviews done. Sometimes there is a huge discrepancy between reviewers and audience grading - which is interesting...

I tend to follow that rather than netflix (some incredibly good movies on netflix that won tons of international film festival accolades get 2/3 stars and some of the SHITTEST things I've seen gets 4.5 stars) or imbd. Better descriptions, better reviews.

I use Netflix also and have added an extention to Chrome called Flix Plus that adds the ratings for Rotten Tomatoes as well as IMBD to the Netflix rating and they are live links for a straight click over to which ever you want to read in-depth. I like getting to see all three lined up together for an over-all rating.

:movieguy:

[homoe]

Suspect older movie with Cher which turned out to be very good:popcorn:


A judge commits suicide, and his secretary is found murdered. A homeless deaf-mute man is arrested for her murder. Public defender Kathleen is assigned by the court as his lawyer. She sets to find the real killer, and gets help from the a congressional advisor, together they discover a dangerous circle of corruption in high places.

[C0LLETTE]

Saw "The Imitation Game". Liked it very much though I wish they'd spent more time on the "innards" of how they cracked the code and, also, more about how he was hounded into suicide by homophobia.

[ksrainbow]

Life Itself....via CNN.

A very personal and heartwarming documentary.

ks-

[cinnamongrrl]

I went to see Wild after work today. It was good. The book, of course, is better.

[QueenofSmirks]

Chef -- and I thoroughly enjoyed it :)

[JDeere]

Not really a movie but it's called The BULLY Project from 2012. It follows 5 families as they go through a school year while being bullied. Heart breaking and a tear jerker.

[Daktari]

Captain America...what a pile of crap. It lived down to expectations.

[Kelt]

A Prophet 2009

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From Netflix "After refusing to snitch, 18-year-old Arab Malik (Tahar Rahim) is thrown into a French prison, where the Corsican mafia rules with a firm fist. The obedient newcomer slowly rises through the organization's ranks but soon begins to double-cross his superiors."

At 2.5 hrs I thought it could have done well in 2.0, but given the number of awards it got I seem to be in the minority. I enjoyed it and would watch it again. Apparently there is a remake afoot, I'll bet it's american and I'll bet they screw it up, watch this french version.

[homoe]

Young Adults

Unless you're a huge fan of Patton Oswalt and want to see one of his finest roles ever, I'd skip this one!

[imperfect_cupcake]

I'm hoping to see more "hard" science fiction.

Interstellar is being attempted to be sold as such but it's not. It's full of pseudoscience - I can enjoy things for being fun, but very irritated when it's being hoisted as something it's not.

[Daktari]

Burlesque [2010]

Fabulous for watching scantily clad girls dancing.

I think Cher's lips get a credit for having a life of their own.

Even the Aguilera girl isn't too bad until she tries to be sexy...or sing! :|

[Kätzchen]

Over the holidays, I watched a couple of films:

North by Northwest (1959) and Donnie Darko (2001).

[cinnamongrrl]

Tonight I watched Bobby, Emilio Esrevez' film about Bobby Kennedy....fictitious film that is...

[Kelt]

I just re-watched 'Soldiers girl' I hadn't seen it since it came out a dozen years ago in 2003.
So glad that our military can serve openly now.

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[Logicaly]

The Hobbit: Battle of Five Armies.

[Orema]

I wanted a laugh and streamed The Odd Couple last night. Finniky Felix and grumpy Oscar didn't let me down.

watch?v=wv0kHB1YIOM

[deathbypoem]

watch?v=XOdmm9EYw6g

this was such an excellent movie.

I have also been digging around in

Mysteries of the Museum. So good!

[Logicaly]

Went and saw The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies

[*Anya*]

We saw Predestination last night.

Complex, confusing, mind-bending/twisting and interesting science fiction.

We liked it but had to talk about it afterwards to try to figure it out.

Star-turn by Sarah Snook.

The premise sounds like Majority Report but it is different.

From imdb:

PREDESTINATION chronicles the life of a Temporal Agent (Ethan Hawke) sent on an intricate series of time-travel journeys designed to prevent future killers from committing their crimes.

Now, on his final assignment, the Agent must stop the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time and prevent a devastating attack in which thousands of lives will be lost.

:movieguy:

[traumaqueen]

Pride (2014)

It was good. Interesting story and insight into a little known history and how you can find political/social support in the least expected places. The acting was a little weak despite a good cast, some of the jokes fall flat. The studio and distributor of the DVD release here in the states has received a lot of flack for removing gay reference from the DVD, which I find almost impossible to follow considering the entire movie contains gay themes. Anyway, good gay flick for 2014.

[Gemme]

I saw this yesterday. OMG, so good.

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So. So. Good.

I absolutely LOVED this movie!!!!

[Orema]

Whiplash

watch?v=7d_jQycdQGo

Teacher uses brutal methods to bring out the best in his students.

I enjoyed it even though it had a typical hollywood ending. It will probably earn an oscar or two.

[homoe]

I found this listing in a Leonard Maltin movie book so thought I'd check it out.
Moved sorta slow, hard to figure out what was what, but boy the end sure threw you a curve ball! Check it out and see what you think:popcorn:


A romantic drama centered on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder:movieguy:

[Kelt]

Wolf of Wall Street (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0993846/)

For some reason I was looking forward to this. This was one of those I put on and it flunked the 30 minute test. I couldn't figure what was wrong so I looked at the reviews online to see if I was thinking of something else. Nope, great reviews all lined up. Cast, check, potentially interesting story, check, directed by Martin Scorsese, yep.

So, back I went since obviously I was just off to a bumpy start. Rich frat boy party scenes one after the other. 3 hours of it, it took two evenings for me to get through it. I wish they would have taken the story line (all 90 minutes of it), sprinkled in several shorter hooker fests (say, 30 minutes) and come out with a more interesting 2 hour film that would have been a decent portrait of the times and this man. It's the other full hour of what seemed to be purely gratuitous party/drug footage that irritated me.

I want my money back, and it was free. :movieguy:

Obviously my opinion is in the minority, so enjoy.

[Daktari]

Unpopular opinion or not, I'm with you Kelt, I didn't like it. I think I lasted 15mins and knew it wasn't for me. Lots of the right ingredients but not to my taste.

I watched Whiplash t'other night. It was really enjoyable as Orema said. Not earth shattering but a decent movie. Another recommend for it from me.

[Kelt]

Whiplash

watch?v=7d_jQycdQGo

Teacher uses brutal methods to bring out the best in his students.

I enjoyed it even though it had a typical hollywood ending. It will probably earn an oscar or two.

Unpopular opinion or not, I'm with you Kelt, I didn't like it. I think I lasted 15mins and knew it wasn't for me. Lots of the right ingredients but not to my taste.

I watched Whiplash t'other night. It was really enjoyable as Orema said. Not earth shattering but a decent movie. Another recommend for it from me.

I had missed this preview earlier, it looks like something I will like. Sadly, I can't get it on Netflix yet so it's in the 'saved' queue. Hmm.

[WildHorses]

Garavito: The World’s Worst Serial Killer

20th centuries most prolific serial killer is largely unknown throughout the world, though he brutally murdered at least 140 children, posing as a priest or teacher he lured poor young boys away from their families, raped them and murdered them. Committing his crimes in various regions of Columbia South America in the 1990's he managed to elude authorities for nine long years.


VERY SAD and sickening

[Orema]

Unpopular opinion or not, I'm with you Kelt, I didn't like it. I think I lasted 15mins and knew it wasn't for me. Lots of the right ingredients but not to my taste.

Ditto here. I gave it 15 to 20 minutes and jumped ship. I'd rather watch a good movie 10 times than a bad one once. Obviously, we're in the minority. (shrug)

[Daktari]

I had missed this preview earlier, it looks like something I will like. Sadly, I can't get it on Netflix yet so it's in the 'saved' queue. Hmm.

I watched it on a site called Solarmovie

[Orema]

Garavito: The World’s Worst Serial Killer

20th centuries most prolific serial killer is largely unknown throughout the world, though he brutally murdered at least 140 children, posing as a priest or teacher he lured poor young boys away from their families, raped them and murdered them. Committing his crimes in various regions of Columbia South America in the 1990's he managed to elude authorities for nine long years.

This made me think of the movie Perfume (though Perfume is not based on a true story and neither is it documentary). I started watching Perfume but had to stop. I've watched some films on serial killers (Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Silence of the Lambs, some mess on Jeffrey Dahmer, and of course Psycho), but I just can't do it anymore. Especially when the victims are children. Thank goodness they caught his ass.

VERY SAD and sickening

Thanks for the heads-up on this. Will avoid it :)

[Kelt]

Ditto here. I gave it 15 to 20 minutes and jumped ship. I'd rather watch a good movie 10 times than a bad one once. Obviously, we're in the minority. (shrug)

I should have followed my gut. My normal line is 20 minutes and I had already gone over. It was like a bad investment you just watch keep sinking.

Maybe I just needed a reminder.

I watched it on a site called Solarmovie

I've got to learn how to sling things around to different devices, especially since I'm considering the projector option. Thanks for the resource!

[homoe]

I know there has been lots of buzz about this flick, but IMHO huge waste of time!

First, the movie never ends up anywhere. Second, maybe I should of taken a cue by the title Boyhood! There is also a daughter in the movie, but not as much focus is shown on her life as the sons. Third, outside of showing how these young kids age, I'm not sure what Linklater was trying to do!:popcorn:

[Fancy]

Took the family to see The Imitation Game and 3 outa 4 of us cried before the end. What a powerful and well produced story. I know my daughter just wanted to see her crush Benedict, and I was skeptical, but he knocked it outa the park. Great performances all round.

[pamela]

i just saw the recent Hunger Games film. it was good. part 2 should be fine

[homoe]

Appropriate Behavior

Hirin is struggling to become an ideal Persian daughter, politically correct bisexual and hip young Brooklynite but fails miserably in her attempt at all identities. Being without a cliché to hold onto can be a lonely experience.

Read a good review about the movie, previews looked good too, but well just didn't do much for me at least. Check it out and see what you think:popcorn:

[Cailin]

The other half put on fried green maters.... Always a tear jerker :(

[grenade]

Annie. I liked this remake. I am also a fan of the original.

[JDeere]

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I saw Paddington. Really cute and funny.

[candy_coated_bitch]

I TOTALLY WANT TO SEE PADDINGTON!!!!!

/end fit

[Venus007]

"Into the Woods"
I love Sondheim and fairy tales so what's not to love right?
Wrong
I felt like I was being beat about the head and shoulders with the same song over and over and over AND it just carried on FOREVER.
I left before it was over, so disappointing. A big fat thumbs down
(I did adore Johnny Depp as the big bad wolf though, rrrrraawwrrr)

[Beachcomber]

"Into the Woods"
I love Sondheim and fairy tales so what's not to love right?
Wrong
I felt like I was being beat about the head and shoulders with the same song over and over and over AND it just carried on FOREVER.
I left before it was over, so disappointing. A big fat thumbs down
(I did adore Johnny Depp as the big bad wolf though, rrrrraawwrrr)

I felt the same way. I wanted to like it, but it was very disappointing. I love Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt.

I just watched:

'Fury' (Brad Pitt) which was very good despite all the gore.
'Wild' (Reese Witherspoon) which as good but not as good as the hype.