Nothing in western Canada. Booooooooooooo

i am pretty sure if its pre-dec 31st, it is roadshow

tarantino and cast members will also be showing up at "random" showings during the roadshow (likely evening screenings in NY/LA)

Where are you? It's playing at The Park in Vancouver

Thats cheap as hell. I was really expecting it to be closer to $30. Not sure if I wanna deal with the ArcLight. There is a place on Pico thats closer to me (Santa Monica) but if I go with friends, then it'll have to be ArcLight.

As listed above... if its a pre jan 8th showing, it will be a film based presentation in either 70mm or 35mm. It is a different cut of the movie that will feature an overture, a program, an intermission... and additional footage (roughly four minutes)

Based on this review, I thought I'd give it a shot.

"Could be Sandler's next classic."

What the hell is wrong with you? I feel betrayed. I was expecting something on par with "Happy Gilmore" with an endorsement like this. I only gave it 20 minutes before I had to shut it off, but I really doubt it improved after that. Normally I dislike Sandler, but this was far below the standard of his usual garbage. Terrible, terrible, terrible.

Terrible.

Found The Ridiculous 6 on Netflix today and never heard of it beforehand.

I agree with runout_mick. It's awful. I made it 30-40 minutes and had to shut it off.

We actually shut that off and (because of rain) we went to see Creed instead as everyone kept saying how great it was.

I'm a monster fan of the original Rocky film--most of the others in the franchise are decently watchable for me, but not on par with I which I consider a top-ten classic--so that's where I'm coming from...

As far as Creed I think it was a good movie, would watch again, but seemed like watered-down rehash of the original. If Rocky didn't already exist I might think maybe a bit more of it.

But the original does exist. R1 Stallone was better as the long-shot fighter than MBJ. Old Stallone was excellent as the aging trainer in this (really!) but Burgess Meredith's performance was a masterpiece. Carl Weathers was a better adversary too.

I suppose the love interest was upgraded because lol Talia Shire but even then I think that worked better in R1's story context. More so when you consider that Adrian's character had more depth and shared a lot of strong scenes with Pauly, another awesome character, and that there's no answer for him in the new movie. In Creed the gf was decent and well-written but felt shoehorned in a bit.

Still pretty good and I'd watch a Creed sequel. I'd describe this one as a borderline remake that follows the basic formula of Rocky pretty close.

I just want to pop in and say that I rewatched Star Wars Eps 4-6 for the umpteenth time, and they are just so fun. What an achievement these movies are. I truly feel sorry for you if you don't enjoy watching these films. FWIW I am not a SW super nerd or a huge sci fi fan at all.

First of all I have been watching a TV show called Homeland. Definitely the best tv show I have seen in a long time. It holds my interest well. It's pretty informative and I get to learn more about politics and cia etc.

Movie that's good? Black Mass. With a old Johnny depp. I thought his face was super creepy when he's strangling people. Kinda funny. Overall decent movie.

Just over 32 hours till Star Wars for me....

i'm gonna do this over the weekend before seeing hte new one

i never really cared for the old star wars movies at all and frankly don't even remember what happened in most of them i prob haven't seen them since I was like 12. prob will skip the new ones tho

Why do you want to see the new one then ?

You might find this interesting(or not)
Happy Gilmore was panned as well,it just gained favor over the years,same with Tommy Boy.

As far as Sandler goes,it's not his worst,and maybe,just maybe the "controversial" element is clouding some minds before seeing the whole film.

The Netflix rating system,which I assume is just viewers,is rather high.

I'd assume a heavy self selection effect for Sandler. Only people predisposed to like him will watch anything by him now. People like me will never watch, so will never rate it.


Also, metric is partly bases on what you've rated highly. So if you've given good ratings to a lot of terrible movies, Netflix assumes your taste is **** and recommends Sandler.

Something I enjoy watching this time of year is 'A Christmas Carol'. The character of Scrooge is one of my favorite and I enjoy seeing how different actors portray him. One of the best scenes is of course with Marley's ghost. There are many different versions of the movie. Take your pick. I've highlighted a couple of versions I enjoy with the year they came out.

(1984) George C. Scott. George C. Scott played a really good Scrooge. He nails the cold, calculating demeanor of the character. I thought this version had one of the better adaptations of the exchange between Scrooge and Marley's Ghost. Some of the effects used in this movies seem a little dated at this point though. Still enjoyable to watch.

(1999) Patrick Stewart. A good version that I feel is one that deviates from the book less than other versions. It is actually a made-for-TV version that originally aired on TNT. Patrick Stewart played a good Scrooge character what with his background in Shakespeare. Also, not once do you get the feeling that you are just watching Patrick Stewart playing Capt. Picard playing Ebenezer Scrooge.

(1992) The Muppet Christmas Carol. Just a great version overall. Michael Cain was a very good Scrooge. I think he had the right look, stature, and cadence to his voice for the part. I like that he takes the role seriously despite acting opposite mostly Muppet characters. Without a good Scrooge, I'm not sure if this movie would be as well liked. It has some obvious departures & omissions compared to the book, but does a good job of keeping the proper tone.

Slow Pony: BigPoppa said it better

FWIW when I was back in the states this summer the movie was all over the news because all of the Native Americans walked off set.

Muppet Christmas Carol is the GOAT.


I played Scrooge in a stage production a few years ago. Pretty sure the actors playing the men soliciting for charity took their inspiration from Beaker.

Another thing that makes them good is that you can watch them just to be entertained for a couple hours and really enjoy yourself. However, you can also peel back the layers and really get into the various aspects of symbolism, allegory, and other "college Lit major" type stuff. It's not easy to pull off something like that and have it stand the test of time.


Sorry to be overly-cynical, but I doubt you are going to "learn" anything about politics or the CIA watching a TV show such as this. It's more likely you will see a few tidbits of truth mixed in with dramatization and some degree of public relations propaganda.

Im having problems understanding the words "Sandler" and "classic" in the same sentence.

Does Punch-Drunk Love qualify?

Yeah,it was overblown,four ended up leaving,because it was portraying Indians in a comical way and not with respect and not true to Apache beliefs.

Imagine that.

And I understand Big Poppa and others that don't like Sandler,I don't particularly care for him either,so it was a surprise being Indian and liking the stupid thing.

Agreed but it is refreshing to watch a t.v. show with a sense of education. It's not mindless. It's a really good tv show that has fairly realistic plot topics. Compared to How met your mother show at least.

I loved Happy Gilmore when it came out (because it was new). If I watched it for the first time today, I would think it was ****, because Adam Sandler has done it 100 times.