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  • Unclebuck
    Administrator
    • Jan 2004
    • 36200

    Re: What movie did you last watch?

    Originally posted by billbradley
    Beasts of the Southern Wild - Awesome.
    This is the first I have heard of this movie and then I see it listed in EW's possible Oscar list. Tell me more about the movie if you would

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    • billbradley

      Re: What movie did you last watch?

      Originally posted by Unclebuck
      This is the first I have heard of this movie and then I see it listed in EW's possible Oscar list. Tell me more about the movie if you would
      I was really excited about the movie, so I felt myself get a little disappointed because I thought I was going to get more of a Katrina story and the plot seemed kind of basic or slow moving. But the film is so wonderfully narrated by the little girl who gives such a great performance it's impossible not to be moved, it just builds on you. There is some well done imagery and I liked the color of everything, but the acting coupled with such innocent yet powerful interpretations of life from this little girl makes for a great watch.

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      • CableKC
        Member
        • Mar 2005
        • 36687

        Re: What movie did you last watch?

        Originally posted by bellisimo
        Seeking a Friend for the End of the World - I liked it - was more deep than I anticipated it to be.
        Unless the movie ends with the Earth blowing up like the Death Star blows up at the end of Star Wars.....I would be disappointed. It's a movie about the end of the world....it has it in the name of the movie....I really hope that the world blows up at the end.
        Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.

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        • Hicks
          Member
          • Jun 2004
          • 53117

          Re: What movie did you last watch?

          Daredevil. (Director's Cut)

          I hadn't seen this movie in probably 8 years. I liked it more back then. Numerous nitpicks I won't bother counting up but in the end I just didn't care for this particular stab at a super hero movie. I don't think it's bad but mediocre.

          I'll be interested in seeing how they may eventually reboot this, though.

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          • Suaveness
            Member
            • Jan 2004
            • 13482

            Re: What movie did you last watch?

            Originally posted by Hicks
            Daredevil. (Director's Cut)

            I hadn't seen this movie in probably 8 years. I liked it more back then. Numerous nitpicks I won't bother counting up but in the end I just didn't care for this particular stab at a super hero movie. I don't think it's bad but mediocre.

            I'll be interested in seeing how they may eventually reboot this, though.
            Daredevil has gone back to Marvel now. So whatever they decide to do with it, I think it'll turn out ok.
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            • AesopRockOn
              You Did It Joseph!!!!
              • Jul 2006
              • 9159

              Re: What movie did you last watch?

              The Cabin in the Woods - Probably my favorite movie of the year. Such a brilliant disection of pop culture and society by Goddard/Whedon. You could see spin offs of this idea in every genre, sub-genre, and niche around the world. It's too bad that Whedon will be doing the next Avengers, since now he has "**** you" money to produce four or five more of these kinds of movies. In that vein, if this movie had $10-15 million more in budget for the effects, it would have felt a little better. Still a great use of budget though District 9 is still the high watermark for that. It's the kind of material that exponetially rewards revisiting and discussion. I have happily pre-ordered the **** out of it.
              You Got The Tony!!!!!!

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              • Hicks
                Member
                • Jun 2004
                • 53117

                Re: What movie did you last watch?

                Speaking of pre-ordering that movie (which I have)... why the **** is it so damned expensive relative to other blu-ray releases? When I last checked Amazon.com yesterday, it was still about $33 or $34. It started at something like $36 or $37.

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

                  Re: What movie did you last watch?

                  No idea, though a lot of time, as the release date nears, Amazon (and others) will bring down the price to entice. I've also preordered the first season of Homeland for $35 and that retail listing is $70. I feel obligated to pay for it since I missed it in theaters and may or may not have watched it through less-than-honorable means. (Using B&N gift card money, so it doesn't hurt too bad.)
                  You Got The Tony!!!!!!

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                  • Heisenberg
                    u bum
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 25190

                    Re: What movie did you last watch?

                    Originally posted by Suaveness
                    Daredevil has gone back to Marvel now. So whatever they decide to do with it, I think it'll turn out ok.
                    Apparently Joe Carnahan was set to make the new one but with Fox (right?) losing the rights who knows where that is. I'm not a comics fan at all so I don't know if it's an actual Daredevil storyline or whatever, but his version was going to take place in the 70s and be sort of, I don't know how to explain it, like gritty flamboyant. Think Warriors meets Dog Day Afternoon sorta. Who knows if it woulda worked, but the premise sounds great.

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                    • Sparhawk
                      Member
                      • Nov 2009
                      • 6290

                      Re: What movie did you last watch?

                      The Artist

                      What a fantastic movie. Reminded me a lot of Singing in the Rain, which is my fav musical, but without sound. Def recommend this for those that haven't seen it. The dog steals the show.
                      First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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                      • ECKrueger
                        Boilermaker (TJL)
                        • Oct 2007
                        • 6098

                        Re: What movie did you last watch?

                        Shoot Em Up and Crank High Voltage.

                        Enjoyed both just for the "fun" factor.

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                        • jeffg-body
                          Member
                          • Jul 2007
                          • 4061

                          Re: What movie did you last watch?

                          I am watching Taken right now.

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                          • Sparhawk
                            Member
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 6290

                            Re: What movie did you last watch?

                            Dark Shadows - Horrible...just as I thought.

                            21 Jump Street - Damn, what a hilarious movie. My wife and I were laughing about all the way through. Loved how they poked fun of hollywood for not coming up with anything original anymore, and the car chase scene where stuff didn't blow up was priceless.
                            First time in a long time, I've been happy with the team that was constructed, and now they struggle. I blame the coach.

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                            • Unclebuck
                              Administrator
                              • Jan 2004
                              • 36200

                              Re: What movie did you last watch?

                              Premium Rush was really good. Pure entertainment, it doesn't stick with you, but it was still really good. Exciting from start to finish .

                              In tone and my surprise that I liked it so much I would compare it to films such as Speed, Phone Booth, and Cellular. (especially Cellular)


                              For bike messenger Wilee (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), dodging speeding cars, evading crazy cabdrivers, and blowing by millions of cranky pedestrians is all in a day's work. Wilee is one of the best in a dangerous job, and his bike of choice is a Fixie, a lightweight, single-gear unit without brakes. Though Wilee knows that one day he may end up as a smear on the pavement -- he is unprepared for what happens after his last run of the day turns into a life-or-death chase through Manhattan.
                              Last edited by Unclebuck; 09-04-2012, 01:34 PM.

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

                                Re: What movie did you last watch?

                                Originally posted by Unclebuck
                                Premium Rush was really good. Pure entertainment, it doesn't stick with you, but it was still really good. Exciting from start to finish .

                                In tone and my surprise that I liked it so much I would compare it to films such as Speed, Phone Booth, and Cellular. (especially Cellular)


                                http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/premium_rush/
                                The lawsuit behind this movie is kind of messed up. Apparently, they optioned the movie, waited a while, changed the guy to a bicyclist, and just hid the production from the original author. Via Wiki:

                                In 2011, a lawsuit claiming copyright infringement was filed by author Joe Quirk, claiming Premium Rush was based on Quirk's screenplay from his 1998 novel The Ultimate Rush. The suit claimed many plot, character name, and scene similarities to Quirk's original screenplay.[13] In July 2012, federal judge Richard Seeborg declined to dismiss Quirk's claim that Sony Pictures, parent company of Columbia Pictures, had breached an implied contract. The production company Pariah, director David Koepp and co-screenwriter John Kamps are also named in the suit.[4]
                                You Got The Tony!!!!!!

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