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  • AesopRockOn
    You Did It Joseph!!!!
    • Jul 2006
    • 9159

    Re: What movie did you last watch?

    Originally posted by indytoad
    Talladega Nights. I liked Anchorman a lot, so I was looking forward to this one, but I was disappointed. Too many of the scenes either fell flat or went on way too long (usually both). The best part of the movie was the one-liners and public service announcement extras on the DVD. That and Gary Cole.

    IndyToad
    Gobulous
    You're right in that it wasn't on par with Anchorman (what is?) but it was still the funniest movie of the year behind Borat (unless I'm missing something which is very possible). I haven't gotten the DVD yet (has it come out) but I'm definitely thinking about it.

    Damn, Good Will Hunting is good though I'm pretty sure Affleck didn't write a word of it, lol. The message for Damon is good, but seriously kids, go to college. You'll get drunk.
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    • Mourning
      All is full of Orange!
      • Jan 2004
      • 9955

      Re: What movie did you last watch?

      Originally posted by Unclebuck
      Surprised that you liked it or surprised by what happended in the movie.

      The best two movies I saw this year were "The Departed" and "United 93"
      Well, actually ... I don't like said actor very much, so, yeah I didn't mind what happenned in the movie very much. But, yeah, I was offcourse speaking about the movie in general terms, when I wrote "liked", and it looked as if I was talking about what happenned to said actor.

      Funny ... those two minutes are two of the best three movies I have seen in the cinema this year aswell. I added "Syriana" as my three though with "Crash" and "Capote" as my numbers four and five respectively.

      Regards,

      Mourning
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      • ajbry
        One man show
        • Apr 2005
        • 4680

        Re: What movie did you last watch?

        Blood Diamond. Great, great film.

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        • Natston
          Custom User Title
          • Jan 2004
          • 9584

          Re: What movie did you last watch?

          World Trade Center - Future Classic

          It's a Wonderful Life - Nuff Said
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          I want the people to know that they still have 2 out of the 3 T.J.s working for them, and that ain't bad...

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          • Raskolnikov
            Team
            • Aug 2005
            • 4576

            Re: What movie did you last watch?

            Inside Man with Denzel Washington. I liked it. Good plot.

            Gonna watch "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" now.
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            • Mourning
              All is full of Orange!
              • Jan 2004
              • 9955

              Re: What movie did you last watch?

              Originally posted by Raskolnikov
              Inside Man with Denzel Washington. I liked it. Good plot.

              Gonna watch "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" now.
              I thought "Inside Man" was rather dissappointing, maybe I expected too much.

              Haven't seen "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" yet, but I want too soon. Doesn't that guy from "The Office" play in that one? Anyway, let me know if it's worth seeying .

              Regards,

              Mourning
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              • indypacerfan54
                Member
                • Nov 2004
                • 244

                Re: What movie did you last watch?

                I think talledega nights was on par with anchorman. I think anchorman is one of the best comedies of all time and this is on par with it.

                I should know because Im the greatest, I wake up every morning and **** excellence...nobody can hang with my stuff.
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                • Will Galen
                  Pacer Junky
                  • Jan 2004
                  • 10308

                  Re: What movie did you last watch?

                  I just got back from seeing Rocky Balboa. I went to the first showing I could.

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                  • Hicks
                    Member
                    • Jun 2004
                    • 53117

                    Re: What movie did you last watch?

                    Will, please, when you talk about a movie that's released within the last year, please put a ***SPOILER WARNING*** before you talk about the plot, or use the [*spoiler] [/*spoiler] tag I specifically added to avoid situations like the one I was just a victim of. I added the tags to your post because as I unfortunately learned, you give away what happens in a movie I wanted to see today or this week, and I don't want to know what happens before I see a movie.

                    [/disappointed]

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                    • Raskolnikov
                      Team
                      • Aug 2005
                      • 4576

                      Re: What movie did you last watch?

                      Originally posted by Mourning
                      I thought "Inside Man" was rather dissappointing, maybe I expected too much.

                      Haven't seen "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" yet, but I want too soon. Doesn't that guy from "The Office" play in that one? Anyway, let me know if it's worth seeying .

                      Regards,

                      Mourning
                      It might be worth seeing if you haven't read the book.

                      If you did, it's definitely not.
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                      Unless you're too curious to see what they made of it, like me. I've seen it now, so my quest has finally ended.
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                      • AesopRockOn
                        You Did It Joseph!!!!
                        • Jul 2006
                        • 9159

                        Re: What movie did you last watch?

                        Pursuit of Happyness - It's a very predictable feel good story just in time for the holidays. Simple as that.
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                        • DisplacedKnick
                          Member
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 9290

                          Re: What movie did you last watch?

                          Well, with nothing better to do last night I watched Slither.

                          It was pretty bad but it did possess one redeeming quality - quite a few decent one-liners.

                          Frex:

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                          • Bball
                            Jimmy did what Jimmy did
                            • Jan 2004
                            • 26903

                            Re: What movie did you last watch?

                            I watched Invincible. I'll call 'nice'. It's Disney so don't expect too much salty language on the field or in the lockerroom.

                            It's a 'feel good' sports movie like "Miracle" (also Disney), "The Rookie", or "The Greatest Game Ever Played" and based on a true story of a supposed average Joe with some natural football ability who tries out for the Philadelphia Eagles football team at age 30.

                            For anyone who likes sports movies (especially like the ones I mentioned), I can't imagine why you wouldn't like this one.

                            -Bball
                            Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

                            ------

                            "A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

                            -John Wooden

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                            • efx
                              Member
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 1653

                              Re: What movie did you last watch?

                              The Fountain. It's Daronovsky so the cinematography is beyond reproach but I felt it made its point so clear in the first 30 minutes or so that it essentially turned into a long beautiful sequence about something we had alerady established earlier on. I wouldn't call it dissapointing but I wouldn't put it up their with his other movies like Requiem for a Dream an Pi.

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                              • Bball
                                Jimmy did what Jimmy did
                                • Jan 2004
                                • 26903

                                Re: What movie did you last watch?

                                World Trade Center.

                                Definitely toys with the emotions and stays deadly serious throughout. A little more sacharine than United 93 (just not as gritty) but I thought it was good and can certainly recommend it.

                                A couple of things that I did wonder about as it went along tho. When Stone went to scenes of people around the world watching news reports of the terrorist attacks on 9/11 we only got people watching in concern or horror. We didn't see any of the 'dancing in the streets' that was shown shortly after the event in some middle eastern locale(s). It seems to me that was documented so it should've made it to the movie or else the other scenes should've only shown foreign newsreaders and not focused so much on the people's reactions. One scene like that amongst the several with foreigners watching with concern seems like it would've balanced it better in keeping with accurancy. Especially since there was so many scenes of people outside of the US watching the happenings. It looked like the whole world was shocked and appalled with what was happening. Some rejoiced. Had that scene made it to the movie it might've brought another emotion into play: Anger.

                                Stone didn't really go there. As a matter of fact, I'd have to watch it again to be sure but I don't think there's any real discussion of who was involved in the attacks. I believe it only got as accusatory as to call them "They". If someone was to come out of a 40 year coma and watch this movie to catch them up on what they've missed they wouldn't know whether it was middle eastern terrorists, the KGB, or eskimoes at the controls of the aircraft.

                                In United 93 there was plenty to make you angry (and you knew where to direct that anger). WTC stays with playing your heart strings and showing the triumph of human spirit. It doesn't try to push the anger button (not directly anyway).

                                I thought at some point Stone would go for the patriotic heartstrings and show the raising of the American flag that was photographed and etched into our memory. Possibly as part of a closing montage of sorts (or maybe he did show it in the credits, or atleast after the credits... I didn't watch all the credits).

                                But while those issues might make it sound like he was promoting an agenda or some political message you have to balance that with what I took as a very patriotic portrayal of the military (and the US Marines in particular). And even a tip of the hat to religion if you want to make the connections.

                                ...So I think I just gave my longest movie review yet in this thread. Good movie sums it up well (and it never felt to me like it was 'too soon' for this movie).

                                -Bball
                                Nuntius was right for a while. I was wrong for a while. But ultimately I was right and Frank Vogel has been let go.

                                ------

                                "A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player. Losing yourself in the group, for the good of the group, that’s teamwork."

                                -John Wooden

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