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Mute http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1464763/
This is a mixed bag of good and sometimes disturbing moments, lost in a sea of mediocracy.
I enjoyed Moon but director Duncan Jones' style doesn't
suit this kind of movie.

Worth a watch but lower your expectations imo.

02-24-2018 , 09:40 PM

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John Cole

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Originally Posted by Phat Mack

I've never seen this. I'll put it on my list.

I like stories about the OK Corral; the best one I've seen was a TV docu-drama done in the style of Peter Watkins and took all its story elements from actual eyewitnesses. I can't find any record of it online, but it may have been called Street Fight at the OK Corral. (There was a "You Are There" episode about it in the mid-fifties, but it wasn't as gruesome as the one I'm thinking of.)

Really a great movie. I love this scene:

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02-25-2018 , 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Anyone seen Mute yet? I was really looking forward to this, as I loved Moon...but it is getting trashed by the critics.

My brother watched this earlier today. His review:

"The first twenty minutes, I was like GD, this is going in my top ten. Then for the next two hours, I was like I don't know what you've done with the movie I was watching, but..."

Spoiler:

02-25-2018 , 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by sailorsaint

Recent watches:

The Big Sick - got a thumb's up from a Foxwood's 2/5 table. RomCom that work's for men was the consensus.

I finally got a chance to watch this last week and I must say that I found it to be disappointing after reading all the comments in this thread raving about it last year. Maybe I was just tired as it was the 4th film I watched in the middle of a 17-hour transpacific flight from San Francisco to Singapore.

02-25-2018 , 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by 702guy

Agreed! (though TGTBATU is great obv)

watched For a Few Dollars More many times w/my grandfather growing up, it was his fav western so it has a soft spot in my heart

The bad guy in that movie is just so good. Very underappreciated western.

02-25-2018 , 12:37 AM

#27356

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Originally Posted by Phat Mack

I should be more respectful of Dom's opinions: I hate anything with John Wayne in it, with the exception of Stagecoach. I've tried to like The Searchers since so many people whose opinions I respect like it, but it keeps getting worse every time I watch it. Drek.

I'm not a big John Wayne fan, but how could anyone possibly hate The Quiet Man? I've watched it at least 50 times, and could easily watch it 50 more without getting tired of it in the least.

02-25-2018 , 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by TheDarkKnight

I, Tonya -
8/10 (Must See)

Great review and I agree with almost everything that you wrote. The only thing that I don't understand is that you
said that you absolutely loved the movie, would eagerly watch it again, had no criticisms about it at all, yet you only rated it 8/10.

I agree with everything except the rating. It's at least a 9 in my book.

02-25-2018 , 01:29 AM

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9/10 = potential classic
10/10 = certified classic

Pretty rare I give anything > 8 after one viewing

02-25-2018 , 01:34 AM

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Dominic

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Annihilation was interesting...will have more to say later

02-25-2018 , 01:44 AM

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Just watched Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped. That is one weird-ass prison break movie.

02-25-2018 , 01:51 AM

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Originally Posted by kioshk

Just watched Robert Bresson's A Man Escaped. That is one weird-ass prison break movie.

One of Bresson's best. Of course, it's about faith and trust, but not faith in the religious sense, rather the simple faith and trust we place in fellow human beings if we have enough courage to do so. A textbook example of how to use sound.

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02-25-2018 , 02:19 AM

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Have a Nice Day

Plastic surgery: Botched.

Shangri-La: Youngstown on the Yangtze.

Steal the money: **7

Goodfellas: Three Stooges.

Q: Maxwell Smart.

Startup: Dropout from Harvard.

Zucker & Gates: Brother Skinny.

Shaggy Dog Story: Written by Rube Goldberg.

Cell phone ringtones: Just as annoying in China.

Spoiler Alert: No. Sorry, I don't have the heart. You'll just have to see it.

King-of-the-Hill-style animation. Very enjoyable movie. Check it out.

P.S. I tried google, but couldn't find out about the soundtrack. If anyone knows the songs, please post youtube or weibo links.

Have a nice day.

02-25-2018 , 04:13 AM

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Jeepers Creepers 3 - 2/10 (Horrible)*

*although I think Clovis would love it

02-25-2018 , 06:55 AM

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Phat mack, where did you see that?

02-25-2018 , 06:56 AM

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Why would I like a bad horror film?

02-25-2018 , 07:02 AM

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no battle at the end

02-25-2018 , 09:12 AM

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no battle at the end

Movies are like basketball games; only the last 10 minutes matter.

02-25-2018 , 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Clovis8

The Clovis flowchart to watching movies...

Is there a big "end battle"

Yes: skip movie

End of flow chart.

I've got a great superhero movie for you: The Incredibles.

I dare you to find fault with that one!

02-25-2018 , 11:55 AM

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Phat Mack

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Originally Posted by amoeba

Phat mack, where did you see that?

Alamo Drafthouse: https://drafthouse.com/austin/show/have-a-nice-day

Btw, I've seen the first two episodes of Devilman Crybaby and it was exactly as you described it, although I admit I couldn't really follow exactly what was going on.

02-25-2018 , 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Dominic

Annihilation was interesting...will have more to say later

Spoiler:

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02-25-2018 , 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by DC2LV

I've got a great superhero movie for you: The Incredibles.

I dare you to find fault with that one!

I'd forgotten about that one. I did enjoy it. Also the one where the Fresh Prince plays a wino. So that's two right off the top of the bat...

02-25-2018 , 12:26 PM

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Instead of justifying movie that rely on the crescendo battle... we should TRY and name movies that DO NOT rely on the formalised pattern.

Nothing comes to mind.