What Was The Last Movie You Saw? Welcome Cinephiles.

Talon · 04-20-2012, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by pinkgeek

Has anyone seen the 10 hour long (total) extended edition of all 3 movies? While 3 hours per movie seems excessive it actually made the films better and I didn't mind the length. Good movie went from good to great!

Yes...I have them. Yes, I agree. I think when a film is really good, you don't notice the length, really.

Just watched "Vera Drake" (good) and "The Skin I Live In"...(whoa)..

Sparkle · 04-20-2012, 08:25 PM

I finally broke down and watched the Fincher version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I was dreading it, and simultaneously morbidly curious. I LOVED the Swedish versions as well, they were spot on.

The Fincher film was not as bad as I anticipated. It looks great. It is slick and atmospheric. But it felt empty. The characters were not developed, the key relationships were not developed, if you had not read the books I think you'd be perplexed by some of the twists and turns of the story. They made some odd choices and changed the story in small ways that allowed them to cut what they felt were extraneous parts of the story.

Regarding the casting....Daniel Craig is a little bit rough and a little bit craggy, but I think he's got too much of that James Bond-action hero quality about his physicality to make a good Bloomkvist, I didn't find him cheeky or charming or sharp. And Rooney Mara. Ugh, I've hated this casting decision from the beginning (Noomi Rapace knocked it out of the park as Lisbeth - who can compete with her?). After watching the film I must concede that Rooney Mara is a very good actress. I enjoyed her performance BUT I really hated the way they styled her Lisbeth, I found it distracting and just wrong.

All in all, its not a bad film - its aesthetically beautiful, fast paced and well made - very high gloss. But it can't compete with the Swedish versions, and it doesn't do the book justice. I have not watched the 10-hour extended version of the trilogy yet, but I intend to.

I also saw "Sarah's Key" with Kristin Scott Thomas. It was a good film, very evocative, terribly sad - about the persecution of the Jews (by the French) in France during WWII. Definitely worth a watch.

And I watched "Melancholia" the other night. I wanted to like it. It has an interesting premise...but my god it was reaaaaalllllyyyy loooooong. It was pretty self-indulgent, arty for the sake of being arty. And yet I was compelled to sit through all 2hours and 15minutes of it. I was kind of sorry I did.

SoulShineFemme · 04-22-2012, 06:54 PM

ONLY and I had some time together this weekend so we watched The Descendants and District 9. Whew. Both were intense in different ways.

puddin' · 04-22-2012, 11:11 PM

liked "district 9". yup.

enjoyed "the book of eli". a lot.

"racing stripes". what a great, fun & fantastic film! (a total feel good movie!)

puddin' · 04-22-2012, 11:51 PM

gettin' ready to watch one o' me late momma's fave films... "the misfits"...

*Anya* · 04-23-2012, 02:25 AM

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocols.

Great action flick with some unbelievable stunts! If you like action movies, you will like this one!

Talon · 04-23-2012, 11:09 AM

The Big Lebowski...great one when you feel like a good comedy.

SoNotHer · 04-24-2012, 10:30 AM

The Hunger Games - I saw it even after the mixed reviews here and elsewhere. While it's not a perfect film, it's a necessary one. My group was on the edge of their seats and very affected by this dystopic vision.

I highly recommend the film and would catch this on the big screen. The lead actor, Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the character Katness, is definitely one to watch. She was absolutely compelling in this. And here's to a film and book that puts female archer with the ability to convey both compassion and strength as the story's protagonist.

Merlin · 04-24-2012, 03:18 PM

The water horse ~ loch ness and the monster has enchanted me from being a youngster.

sara-bera · 04-24-2012, 04:07 PM

Truly awesome.

Semantics · 09-29-2012, 06:31 PM

Melancholia.

and while it was beautiful to watch I didn't love it.

GreeneyedMe · 09-29-2012, 06:36 PM

Transylvania Hotel...just went today with my son....Adam Sandler is awesome as always. Cute movie, good "adult" chuckles.

LoyalWolfsBlade · 09-29-2012, 10:53 PM

Kinky Boots....2005...was actually surprisingly good made me laugh and that is hard to do...it is about how a Drag queen helped an uptight English man save his family business and the town by launching fetish footwear

I watched it on my cable but I am sure you might be able to find it on Netflix or something...

04-20-2012, 08:25 PM	#2
Sparkle Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme Preferred Pronoun?: She, please Relationship Status: Loved Up Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Western MA Posts: 2,183 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 9,001 Thanked 6,554 Times in 1,553 Posts Rep Power: 21474853	I finally broke down and watched the Fincher version of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". I was dreading it, and simultaneously morbidly curious. I LOVED the Swedish versions as well, they were spot on. The Fincher film was not as bad as I anticipated. It looks great. It is slick and atmospheric. But it felt empty. The characters were not developed, the key relationships were not developed, if you had not read the books I think you'd be perplexed by some of the twists and turns of the story. They made some odd choices and changed the story in small ways that allowed them to cut what they felt were extraneous parts of the story. Regarding the casting....Daniel Craig is a little bit rough and a little bit craggy, but I think he's got too much of that James Bond-action hero quality about his physicality to make a good Bloomkvist, I didn't find him cheeky or charming or sharp. And Rooney Mara. Ugh, I've hated this casting decision from the beginning (Noomi Rapace knocked it out of the park as Lisbeth - who can compete with her?). After watching the film I must concede that Rooney Mara is a very good actress. I enjoyed her performance BUT I really hated the way they styled her Lisbeth, I found it distracting and just wrong. All in all, its not a bad film - its aesthetically beautiful, fast paced and well made - very high gloss. But it can't compete with the Swedish versions, and it doesn't do the book justice. I have not watched the 10-hour extended version of the trilogy yet, but I intend to. I also saw "Sarah's Key" with Kristin Scott Thomas. It was a good film, very evocative, terribly sad - about the persecution of the Jews (by the French) in France during WWII. Definitely worth a watch. And I watched "Melancholia" the other night. I wanted to like it. It has an interesting premise...but my god it was reaaaaalllllyyyy loooooong. It was pretty self-indulgent, arty for the sake of being arty. And yet I was compelled to sit through all 2hours and 15minutes of it. I was kind of sorry I did. __________________ I am made of stars

04-22-2012, 11:11 PM	#4
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04-23-2012, 02:25 AM	#6
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04-23-2012, 11:09 AM	#7
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04-24-2012, 10:30 AM	#8
SoNotHer Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Professional Sandbagger and Jenga Zumba Instructor Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: In the master control room of my world domination dreams Posts: 2,811 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 6,587 Thanked 4,735 Times in 1,409 Posts Rep Power: 21474851	The Hunger Games - I saw it even after the mixed reviews here and elsewhere. While it's not a perfect film, it's a necessary one. My group was on the edge of their seats and very affected by this dystopic vision. I highly recommend the film and would catch this on the big screen. The lead actor, Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the character Katness, is definitely one to watch. She was absolutely compelling in this. And here's to a film and book that puts female archer with the ability to convey both compassion and strength as the story's protagonist.

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