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02-07-2011 , 04:49 PM

#8451

Francis M.H.

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I saw True Grit the other night and liked it a lot. The young girl was very good in her part. Jeff Bridges was great and I liked Matt Damon too. Now I need to see the original.

02-07-2011 , 05:41 PM

#8452

KrisKringle

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Saw True Grit recently as well. Pretty good, but meh ending. I thought 3:10 to Yuma was better in terms of contemporary westerns.

Also checked out Unforgiven with Eastwood and Morgan Freeman. Now that was a great western.

02-07-2011 , 07:28 PM

#8453

TimTimSalabim

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127 Hours - something about this just did not work for me. Maybe too-high expectations, or the fact that I knew the basic story going in. Or that I was just too annoyed by the music-video style presentation. Or I'm just not a big fan of James Franco. I believe this is going to be my all-time least favorite film to win a Best Picture nomination. Although to be fair, I've never seen Blind Side. 2/5

02-08-2011 , 12:03 AM

#8454

vixticator

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Blue Valentine much like the marriage depicted doesn't quite work, and it's hard to pinpoint why. I didn't believe it or feel it really. It doesn't put you there, in the moment. There's just kind of this happening and that and you don't know why. I mean, you do, sorta, but the amount of gaps the viewer needs to fill with his own projections is monumental; and I don't mean too demanding. 6/10

02-08-2011 , 01:14 AM

#8455

Ken_AA

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Just finished "Get Him to the Greek". Nice serviceable comedy. Sean Combs is the best part of the movie and it's not close.

Diddy 10/10
Rest of Movie 6/10

Ken

02-08-2011 , 02:14 AM

#8456

TimTimSalabim

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Leave Her To Heaven - decided to revisit an old favorite after another thread reminded me I hadn't seen a film featuring classic beauty Gene Tierney in a long time. The obvious choice would have been the iconic Laura, and there's much to recommend there, but I prefer her shockingly dark role in this film, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award. Just as chilling and elegant as I remember it, in that style unique to 40s film noir. Jeanne Crain is lovely here as well, and Vincent Price has a small supporting role. 4.5/5

02-08-2011 , 08:41 AM

#8457

Ryan Firpo

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Originally Posted by vixticator

Wow, I just watched this last night and couldn't disagree with you more. As has been said earlier in this thread, this is one of the most realistic movies I've ever seen about marriage/relationships. It was constantly transporting me back to real scenes I've experienced in my own life. I was planning to write up a little review, so I'll elaborate further, but for now -- just out of curiosity -- vix, are you married?

02-08-2011 , 02:09 PM

#8458

MSchu18

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post #8138

this one NEEDS to be on BD.

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/63.../index163.html

Another GREAT Cornel Wilde movie that really is bizzare to watch is Naked Prey

02-08-2011 , 02:21 PM

#8459

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Originally Posted by Ryan Firpo

No. My parents marriage was living hell though! There was something that felt slightly inauthentic about BV, as compared to say A Woman Under the Influence or even The Puffy Chair. Blue Valentine never made me feel uncomfortable.

02-08-2011 , 02:22 PM

#8460

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Originally Posted by vixticator

I just watched this and also had pretty much the exact opposite reaction, I thought it was one of the most 'real' feeling movies I've seen in a long time. The acting was excellent, especially Gosling I felt gave a performance that I wouldn't have expected of him. Probably one of my top five movies of the year, 8.5/10.

02-08-2011 , 03:42 PM

#8461

istewart

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I finally got around to watching Che and I thought it was really good. Part One is more accessible, but del Toro's acting is probably better in the second half. Very cool story, and man, Soderbergh is a helluva director.

I rewatched Rebel Without a Cause, since I had only seen it in school, and it has aged really terribly. Natalie Wood is atrocious.

02-08-2011 , 04:29 PM

#8462

Rushmore

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I rewatched Rebel Without a Cause, since I had only seen it in school, and it has aged really terribly. Natalie Wood is atrocious.

SO true.

Actually, EVERYONE is atrocious, even Thurston Howell III. James Dean's sensitive guy routine is almost unbearable to watch. Sal Mineo should have played the lead...the female lead. I hope his vagina was OK after that movie.

This movie is right up there with everything after the first Clash album and the film Miller's Crossing in the pantheon of Stuff That Doesn't Hold Up.

02-08-2011 , 04:50 PM

#8463

MSchu18

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cohens MC doesn't hold up?

02-08-2011 , 05:05 PM

#8464

SnotBoogy

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has anyone seen Dark Matter? No pun intended...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Matter_(film)

I'm liking it about halfway thru. It's a neat story about a Chinese physicist grad student who comes to work/live in American academia, and all the problems such a situation entails.

02-08-2011 , 10:54 PM

#8465

Rushmore

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Originally Posted by MSchu18

cohens MC doesn't hold up?

Nope. I went from loving it as a kid to seeing it again and feeling like it was just genuinely silly and ineffective.

Is it just me?

02-08-2011 , 11:00 PM

#8466

MSchu18

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Nope. I went from loving it as a kid to seeing it again and feeling like it was just genuinely silly and ineffective.

Is it just me?

well... the movie hasn't changed, but our perspective over time has. Once the cat is out of the bag, it's impossible to put it back in... surprise and inspiration are paramount to some story lines.

I still enjoy this movie very much, perhaps more from a technical perspective than a ground breaking and life changing view... but enjoy is still relevant for me personally to be sure.

Acting also goes some way to quell short comings that would otherwise stand out

02-08-2011 , 11:07 PM

#8467

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Originally Posted by Rushmore

Nope. I went from loving it as a kid to seeing it again and feeling like it was just genuinely silly and ineffective.

Is it just me?

Well, it is supposed to be funny.

02-08-2011 , 11:09 PM

#8468

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Originally Posted by Ryan Firpo

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Originally Posted by ChromePony

I feel somewhere in between. I thought it was a pretty realistic take (coming from a divorced person), however I feel like I've seen this kind of movie several times before. Gosling & Williams were both excellent.

02-08-2011 , 11:17 PM

#8469

MSchu18

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Well, it is supposed to be funny.

^This...

the cohens ability to weave a truly funny or humorous moment with one that has been intertwined with the sheer horrific depths of human aggression is unparalleled.

02-08-2011 , 11:37 PM

#8470

Clovis8

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Mean Girls

After enjoying Easy A, we decided to see this since we heard it was pretty good. It's not.

I did learn there was a time when Lindsey Lohan was not a crack ho, but not a time she had talent, so I guess it was educational.

Grade: C-

02-08-2011 , 11:42 PM

#8471

SnotBoogy

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really? I thought Mean Girls was pretty entertaining with some funny stuff mixed in

02-08-2011 , 11:45 PM

#8472

vixticator

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I liked it too iirc been a while seen I've seen it tho

02-08-2011 , 11:52 PM

#8473

nyc999

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Def like Mean Girls

02-08-2011 , 11:58 PM

#8474

SnotBoogy

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not to mention i was humbert humberting all the high school chicks in it

02-09-2011 , 12:04 AM

#8475

Clovis8

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Honestly though, Easy A knows it is all cliches of the genre and plays with that in funny ways. Mean Girls is just all the cliches without a shred of self awareness.

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