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Atlas Shrugged is ideology disguised as entertainment,Margin Call shows what happened when the ideology is made real.
In Atlas Shrugged Ayn Rand asserts that The Producers-, i.e., The Rich- are held back by an intrusive government and the weight of the undeserving masses.
Margin Call is the logical progression of Rand's philosophy.
I downloaded it when I came across it the other night. My mother is a devout follower of Rand (and, not surprisingly, a shitty mother), and had made countless attempts to get me to read Atlas Shrugged. I believe her best offer was in the ballpark of $0.25/page (considering the size of the book, roughly enough to attend college- or something else). However, I decided moving out and not speaking to her for a decade was a better option.
That said, I never did get around to reading the book, so I thought I would give the WORLD'S LONGEST EXPANSION OF A BUMPER STICKER PHILOSOPHY 2 hours instead of enduring the book. Now it seems, setting myself on fire would be a more enjoyable evening than finding Waldo John Galt.
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I Saw the Devil http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1588170/
After a particularly nasty and successful serial killer murders his pregnant wife , a special agent blurs the line between good and evil in his quest for revenge.
Directed by renowned Korean film maker Jee-woon Kim I didn't find it anywhere as good as some people seem to think it is.
Sure there is a very effective opening sequence with some remarkable acting by Byung-hun Lee but the story because truly silly not shocking shortly thereafter.
That it runs on a good 30 minutes longer than necessary only highlights the fact that everything that needed doing/showing happens fairly early on and after that it becomes not just silly but pointless.
As for "being the most violent movie ever made" , hardly. Given that I Saw the Devil is little more than a stylish cartoon I would say that The Road Runner is more brutal.
Self indulgence on the part of a director seldom a good film makes.
Not terrible not hardly a 7.8 unless you like assumingly the people rating it are 14 ears old and think lack of sense equates to deep and you can be truly savage by cutting up cardboard.
First 15 minutes a 9 everything after that a 6.
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IdolEyes787
First 15 minutes a 9 everything after that a 6.
Thus you score it a 6.3
Rounded to 2 sig figs from 6.319149
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IdolEyes787
First 15 minutes a 9 everything after that a 6.
Thus you score it a 6.3
Rounded to 2 sig figs from 6.319149
I figured it to 6.37200 so I think you're math is off.
Or maybe you just didn't factor in that someone gets his balls bashed in with a pipe wrench.
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mjmacky
Thus you score it a 6.3
Rounded to 2 sig figs from 6.319149
I figured it to 6.37200 so I think you're math is off.
Or maybe you just didn't factor in that someone gets his balls bashed in with a pipe wrench.
I worked it off a 141 min length.
9*(15/141) + 6*(126/141)
You said, everything after, so I included credits. Shortening the length of the movie would bring it to your figure. No matter how long this discussion carries on, regarding the formula and values used, I'm sure it is more interesting than either of the movies you and Clocker have recently subjected yourself to.
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As attractive as martyrdom may be, the reason I watched was more prosaic...I couldn't talk shit about the movie till I'd seen it.
I get that, but I found that I could bullshit about most terrible films (not having seen them) and pretty much stay on mark (though I would have had to known about the movie beforehand). It feels like the predictable direction of most bad ideas lends me that only advantage. Basically, I lie about seeing bad films and subsequently denounce them as bad films after having a near impeccable record of predicting how subjectively great/shitty I'll deem the movie. I don't watch many movies these days...
I understand your approach but think you do yourself a disservice.
"Bad" movies teach you to appreciate "good" ones by exposing the framework behind the image.
My definition of a good movie is simple- emotional engagement propels the story.
If the viewer likes/believes/understands the characters, he'll follow their journey.
Afterwords, you may discover all sorts of inconsistencies or irritations but the viewing experience was seamless.
Two personal examples would be Juno and Chicago, films I unreservedly loved after the first viewing.
I was hooked from frame one and enjoyed the (very different) emotional jolts in both stories.
Subsequent viewings have shown weaknesses in both, but the afterglow of first exposure still glazes them for me and I count them as favorites.
I am predisposed to dislike some genres/actors/stories just like anyone else and admittedly approached Atlas Shrugged like a hate fuck, but I was fully prepared to
admit it was a good movie with an puerile philosophy had that been the case.
It was not.
If you want to see a great movie with a loathsome agenda, watch Triumph of the Will...that's how you sell propaganda.
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it is more interesting than either of the movies you and Clocker have recently subjected yourself to.
I would feel a lot more "subjected" had I actually paid to see any of these films.
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Two personal examples would be Juno and Chicago, films I unreservedly loved after the first viewing.
Funny you mention those two films. While I'm sure there are solid arguments for each of those films, that they aren't terrible flicks, I did not enjoy them. I had already suspected I wouldn't enjoy them, but the Blockbuster rentals (for both, I believe) was tasked by the wife and/or the mother-in-law. I ended up walking out of the living room for both. Chicago just didn't keep me reeled in, and Juno was (IIRC) just irritating. It's not like these were the only two movies I ever walked away from, I have to oust myself from the viewing of many, but these are among the few that I have no reason to label as terrible films. I have a similar outlook for Mad Men, I would say it's a great show, but I couldn't personally remain interested in the series (I will not badmouth that one either).
There are few to no movies that I was strongly certain I would hate/love and ended up opposing my expectations (which means, none that I can recall). It's when the feelings are more muddled in the gray that I end being surprised (in either direction). Example, I thought I might slightly enjoy American Psycho, I ended up hating the film so thoroughly, that I lambasted the friend who recommended it. From the terribly uninteresting story line (why the fuck to people care about Wall Street culture?!) and some absolutely dull acting, if not confused, I fast forwarded the last 30-45 min and still wanted to punch someone in the face for suffering through that. Public Enemies is another that I though I'd enjoy a bit, it was the worst thing I've seen in awhile (these days, I don't make a habit of watching terrible movies). Even worse is that I paid to watch that garbage of a film. Little Miss Sunshine is a movie I thought I'd write off as a forced independent feeling pseudo glorification of pageants. I loved that movie, fuck I want to watch again now.
Basically, if I have strong feelings in either direction, I trust them. I find it a disservice not to trust my stronger senses of intuition. It's that middle area that I keep experimenting with chance, mood and opportunity, and it's starting to really irritate me. I end up buried neck deep in shit holding a match in one hand and topaz in the other. I end up having better luck with TV series and Anime. I could easily just do away with movies entirely.
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While I'm sure there are solid arguments for each of those films, that they aren't terrible flicks, I did not enjoy them...Little Miss Sunshine is a movie I thought I'd write off as a forced independent feeling pseudo glorification of pageants. I loved that movie, fuck I want to watch again now.
It's interesting that you disliked Juno yet liked the equally twee Little Miss Sunshine (which I liked also).
Any idea why?
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Basically, if I have strong feelings in either direction, I trust them. I find it a disservice not to trust my stronger senses of intuition. It's that middle area that I keep experimenting with chance, mood and opportunity, and it's starting to really irritate me. I end up buried neck deep in shit holding a match in one hand and topaz in the other. I end up having better luck with TV series and Anime. I could easily just do away with movies entirely.
Where do these "strong feelings" about an as-yet-unseen movie come from?
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It's interesting that you disliked Juno yet liked the equally twee Little Miss Sunshine (which I liked also).
Any idea why?
Not exactly sure, as I actually wanted to like Juno (against my expectations). If forced at gunpoint to recall, I think I remember feeling like the unique dialogue was being forced to fit rather than being naturally woven (like in a Coen brothers or Tarantino film). Of course, I could be confusing it with a critique of a different movie, but I remember feeling irritated (so that's my best guess as to why).
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Basically, if I have strong feelings in either direction, I trust them. I find it a disservice not to trust my stronger senses of intuition. It's that middle area that I keep experimenting with chance, mood and opportunity, and it's starting to really irritate me. I end up buried neck deep in shit holding a match in one hand and topaz in the other. I end up having better luck with TV series and Anime. I could easily just do away with movies entirely.
Where do these "strong feelings" about an as-yet-unseen movie come from?
This seems easier to answer with examples of movies I have not yet seen, and how I would expect to respond to them:
Mission Impossible - will hate
Moneyball - will love
Footloose (2011) - will hate
Killer Elite - will love (though I am a mark for Clive Owen action, the International being the only exception)
Harry Potter - will hate
Real Steel - will hate
All the other stuff that's currently out, I'm just unsure of (regardless of direction I'm leaning). As for the strong feelings, I've been exposed to trailers/interviews/synopses and whatever in intuit from those. Some of these being sequels to movies I've previously hated helps as well. I haven't actually seen a trailer for Moneyball, but hearing about it through I think Terry Gross, I'm sold on it (even though I'm not really a Pitt fan).
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Here's a Rorschach test for you...
The Fall
Oldboy
Have you seen them and if so, reactions?
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Here's a Rorschach test for you...
The Fall
Oldboy
Have you seen them and if so, reactions?
Seen and loved Oldboy, never heard of the Fall. Though it has been awhile since I've seen Oldboy, I remember loving the violence, dialogue, storyline and the twist, especially the twist. Seeing his movie also prompted me to see another film by the same director called Lady Vengeance, which I remember just enjoying. Speaking of Korean movies... Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter and Spring is another one I really enjoyed.
Should I watch a preview of the Fall and give my thoughts, will it help with your test?
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It's not a test...there are no correct or expected answers.
By all means, watch The Fall- preferably without reading about it first.
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Here's a Rorschach test for you...
The Fall
Oldboy
Have you seen them and if so, reactions?
Watched both last year.
The Fall was fantastic by all measures. Ye olde tale of a hero's troubles, except it's carried out from a sick and broken man from the confines of nothing than his bed. The cinematography and settings were beyond stellar. The juxtaposition of roles and perceived important/significance in real life also proved some great insight into human perspectives that few other settings could perform without going first-person-view, or overly focusing on one central character.
Oldboy, I believe lost a lot of credibility with me after I could see through the plot before it ended. The idea that people could be brainwashed, the idea that someone could learn techniques and fighting in a room with no actual practice in 15 years is surreal. I guess Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance spoiled me, as I saw the pain, the connections and the plot as a lot more "human" as opposed to robotic or monstrous. However, the roof drop scene apathy on its own makes the movie worth it. If anything was extended beyond being a farce, I felt like it was balanced by the extents we saw Oh Dae Su's turmoil brew.
Macky: Lady Vengeance is part of a fantastic trilogy, along with Oldboy. You might want to look up "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance," as mentioned before, which completes the trio.
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Macky: Lady Vengeance is part of a fantastic trilogy, along with Oldboy. You might want to look up "Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance," as mentioned before, which completes the trio.
Heard of, but never caught. Didn't realize it was all part of some connected thread.
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It's not a test...there are no correct or expected answers.
What??? It confounds me that you would have any other reason, other than purely fucking with me, to explain that.
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By all means, watch The Fall- preferably without reading about it first.
If and when I happen to catch it (might be a good one for the weekend), might you remember its purpose recommendation? There's a good chance I could slightly delay it and watch it sometime in 2013. Or earlier. Or later. If I remember at all that is. I'm terribly unreliable.
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It's not a test...there are no correct or expected answers.
What??? It confounds me that you would have any other reason, other than purely fucking with me, to explain that.
Oldboy and The Fall are both what I would consider to be "extreme" movies, and thus, useful as examples of what moviemaking can do/be.
Oldboy is straight up surreal, not only does the protagonist have no idea what's going on, neither does the audience.
Add in the cultural weirdnesses and the viewer struggles to create a framework in which to feel comfortable.
People think Inception fucked with their minds, IMO, Oldboy did it better.
The Fall has a conventional story structure (very similar to The Princess Bride, in fact) and emphasizes the visual...it ravishes the eye.
There is NO CGI/digital trickery in The Fall, what you see was all actually filmed on location(s).
The Fall is psychedelic in a way that the execrable Yellow Submarine could never be, it's a painting come to life.
Two other examples would be Barry Lyndon and Elvira Madigan, both of which are simply beautiful to watch.
Both movies wildly exaggerate one aspect of the moviemaking craft (to the detriment of others, admittedly) but leave an indelible impression despite the lopsided approach.
Neither are films that I would have expected to enjoy and could easily have missed.
Hence my interest in your reaction (or anybody else's, for that matter).
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Oldboy is straight up surreal, not only does the protagonist have no idea what's going on, neither does the audience.
Add in the cultural weirdnesses and the viewer struggles to create a framework in which to feel comfortable.
People think Inception fucked with their minds, IMO, Oldboy did it better.
Oldboy is among my all-time favorite films. One element I particularly appreciate is the fact that he is Hell-bent on seeking revenge- yet he is NOT a killer. He has learned, and grown from the experience, but all the years of loneliness, and imprisonment have NOT turned him into something evil. He even lets the overly-injured go to the hospital.
Brilliant, twisted, enjoyable film. I place it up there with Usual Suspects.
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My most recent watch was Unknown http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1401152/
This movie was a pleasant surprise, it reminded me of the Bourne Identity in it's structure and feel, and it is a theme plot we have seen before, but the action was tight fast and gripping with a good believable cast. An action movie with nary a robot/alien/cgi baddie in sight I was deeply heartened by this simple fact, and the plot relied on the good old build up of suspense.
The twist as well is clever, and a surprise (everything a plot twist should be) and leaves you re-evaluating the emotion you have invested into the characters. I may be biased I enjoy Liam Neeson's action films because he is an understated and believable action hero, he does not do superhuman wire moves in slo-mo he is just slightly better than the opposing force and for me the movies are more enjoyable for it. I also enjoyed his previous action adventure Taken http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936501/ . He plays the underdog, or at least the 'ordinary' man in extraordinary circumstances very well.
For me this movie was a good solid couch gripper, and an enjoyable way to spend a couple of hours, I do recommend it.
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The Fall has a conventional story structure (very similar to The Princess Bride, in fact) and emphasizes the visual...it ravishes the eye.
There is NO CGI/digital trickery in The Fall, what you see was all actually filmed on location(s).
The Fall is psychedelic in a way that the execrable Yellow Submarine could never be, it's a painting come to life.
Two other examples would be Barry Lyndon and Elvira Madigan, both of which are simply beautiful to watch.
I know you mentioned to avoid reading about it, but I now have accidentally acted against that recommendation. I have never been swept away by visual effects or visual artistry, but it in fact tends to illicit a net zero response from me. Movies like Yellow Submarine and Fantasia, are ones I prefer to leave alone, I feel nothing in response to them. Speaking of which, I did watch and manage to enjoy listening to Across the Universe, the story was shite but at least it demonstrates I'm not a complete enemy to music/musicals (visualizations ignored, as usual). Basically, I feel like my potential interest in The Fall just vaporized on account of the visual sale.
It seems your reply went to address my original question, thanks for that, though I still think you were making a dig at me by wording out the point to a Rorschach test.
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The Fall is psychedelic in a way that the execrable Yellow Submarine could never be, it's a painting come to life.
Two other examples would be Barry Lyndon ....... are simply beautiful to watch.
Yes but then you still have to factor in Ryan O'Neal so it's more like a painting come to life with a bland halfwit running around in the foreground.
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Haven't watched anything in a few days.
I'm sure that everything I missed was great though.
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Even the Rain
One of the most interesting political committed movies I've seen the last few years. A spanish director and his crew went to Bolivia to film his dream movie about Christopher Columbus as a conquistador. The country was a cheap choice, as they could hired the locals for 2 $ per day. At the same time American Water Company tried to privatize the drinking water service in the town and the same people had to pay 400$ for the water that it used to be free. Director is describing investors in poor third world countries as the conquistadors of our days. A nice screenplay without the overdose of political corrects that are usual in these kind of movies. All the actors are great from the drunk Columbus to the poor wild Hatuey who is trying to combine his fighting beliefs with the need of keeping his family safe.
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I saw In Time last week, and it was very bad. I like JT, and Olivia Wilde and that other chick were hot, but the writing was terrible. It's like they took a substandard screenplay thinly written about the Occupy movement and went ctrl+f replacing 'money' with 'time' So bad. It made me miss Logan's Run
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Return of the Living Dead II
pretty good movie with a touch of comedy in the mix
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Helvetica.
Yup, a documentary about a typeface.
Normally, a film about something so arcane and semi-elitist (do proles care how their food stamp coupons look?) would be right up my alley but Helvetica left me with less
appreciation for the nuances of graphic design than I started with.
Created in 1957, the Helvetica typeface has become THE default look for corporate branding and public signage and after Apple made it the main typeface for their GUI (followed quickly by Microsoft)
it became the look of most printed material everywhere.
It's a weird phenomenon if you think about it and the viewer wonders why and how it came to be and more broadly, so what?
Unfortunately, the documentary spends half of it's time on repetitive street montages of signage/logos (all in Helvetica, natch!) and the other half with talking heads who mostly blather in the abstract.
I kept waiting for a side by side comparison with another typeface that would show why Helvetica was more legible/forceful/beautiful- basically, a practical example of the concepts being spouted, but no, t'was not to be.
Helvetica asks the viewer to accept statements like "each Helvetica letter exists in a tightly bound negative space" without showing an example of WTF they're talking about.
Another head claims that the discerning eye (his, presumably) can tell the nationality of the designer by the spacing between letters but he doesn't demonstrate this miraculous skill or explain why it might be important.
Back to another montage.
I like documentaries.
I've suffered with French pastry chefs, cared about the national spelling bee and marveled at the fucked up life of penguins.
I've enjoyed being carried along by a filmmaker's passion for an apparently trivial subject ("Wow, I did not know Donkey Kong was still a thing!") and looked for Helvetica to amuse/educate me about a subject I already had an appreciation for.
It did not, so I can't imagine why someone with no previous interest in the subject of typography would waste their time.
Yup, a documentary about a typeface.
Normally, a film about something so arcane and semi-elitist (do proles care how their food stamp coupons look?) would be right up my alley but Helvetica left me with less
appreciation for the nuances of graphic design than I started with.
Created in 1957, the Helvetica typeface has become THE default look for corporate branding and public signage and after Apple made it the main typeface for their GUI (followed quickly by Microsoft)
it became the look of most printed material everywhere.
It's a weird phenomenon if you think about it and the viewer wonders why and how it came to be and more broadly, so what?
Unfortunately, the documentary spends half of it's time on repetitive street montages of signage/logos (all in Helvetica, natch!) and the other half with talking heads who mostly blather in the abstract.
I kept waiting for a side by side comparison with another typeface that would show why Helvetica was more legible/forceful/beautiful- basically, a practical example of the concepts being spouted, but no, t'was not to be.
Helvetica asks the viewer to accept statements like "each Helvetica letter exists in a tightly bound negative space" without showing an example of WTF they're talking about.
Another head claims that the discerning eye (his, presumably) can tell the nationality of the designer by the spacing between letters but he doesn't demonstrate this miraculous skill or explain why it might be important.
Back to another montage.
I like documentaries.
I've suffered with French pastry chefs, cared about the national spelling bee and marveled at the fucked up life of penguins.
I've enjoyed being carried along by a filmmaker's passion for an apparently trivial subject ("Wow, I did not know Donkey Kong was still a thing!") and looked for Helvetica to amuse/educate me about a subject I already had an appreciation for.
It did not, so I can't imagine why someone with no previous interest in the subject of typography would waste their time.
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Originally I intended on being subtly snarky by formatting my post in a different typeface but realized that I had the perfect example of how Helvetica could have worked at hand.
So, I copy pasted the body of text (in Helvetica this time) and present a side by side example of the power of type.
In the space of this one post I've given you more insight than the entire documentary.
You can thank me later.
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Just watched the directors cut of Romero's Dawn of the Dead. probably the best film ever made imo. 10/10.
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It was fucking up my eyes making me feel like my vision is blurry again. Maybe step up a font size? I too am yearning for another great documentary, it's been a few months.
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I had a very pleasant surprise in Monsters http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1470827/ . The short review, this is everything that Skyline is not.
The long review. This is yet another the aliens are coming, movie, a genre that seems to be trendy with American viewers post 9/11 despite the fact that they have managed to blast a couple of countries back into the 19th century and really there is no one left to lob a laser guided smart bomb or task a predator UAV at.
The difference is this movie breaks the mold in some significant ways. The first of these differences is that ala M Knight Shamalan, you only get to see the aliens briefly, but you get to see alot of carnage and destruction caused by them, something that cleverly builds the suspense.
The movie was done on a small budget sans the CGI extravaganza (although there is CG imagery in the movie it does not overwhelm the movie) and it is the better for it. Instead of the pitched battles we see in other recent movies, this story is about how people are learning to adapt to an alien presence which is spreading, and it is fascinating to see the subject handled in this way.
All in all a genuine surprise for me, and a movie I thoroughly enjoyed.
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Oh the one with the dude and the chick trying to get back to the U.S. via Mexico? <--? Yeah that was a good one.
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Oh the one with the dude and the chick trying to get back to the U.S. via Mexico? <--? Yeah that was a good one.
If there is any smart studio executives out there they should hire you to write tag lines.
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Yes I know.
Well for a few moments there around the 1'08" mark it wasn't that bad. After that everything that you need to know quality-wise can be surmised by the fact that it's Universal Soldier:Regeneration.
Although I do think having Jean-Claude Van Damme play a mindless automaton was overdoing the irony a little.
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The Devils Double
Pretty good(8/10)
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Puss in Boots.
Hilarious throughout. I swear that these cartoon movies are more enjoyable than 99% of what's being released these days. The only thing is you have to have the mind of a child to really get into them. Thankfully I have one and hope I always will.
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Finally got around to watching Trainspotting. I really, really liked it! Can't believe I waited this long to watch it.
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Limitless or How Can I Know Everything But Still Be so Clueless?
A failed writer and all-around douche(a typecast Bradley Cooper) stumbles upon an unknown drug that gives him "limitless" intellect.........or something.
Besides the truly awe inspiring badness of the direction and the many things the plot introduces only to abandon or not bother explaining, I found myself constantly asking myself " Self, if the douche on the screen is capable of anything then why is he wasting all his time boring the fuck out of me?" That and " Didn't anyone think to kill the movie's writer and replace him with someone competent somewhere along the line?"
Anyway truly horrible nonsensical movie and those people that have posted on FST that they like it are obviously on drugs or something.
I did mention that the goes off on so many tangents but never satisfactorily resolves even one of them that I felt like I was in withdrawal ,didn't I?
If not then it did and I do.
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Your editor still isn't back from his hols then I take it ?
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Limitless or How Can I Know Everything But Still Be so Clueless?
A failed writer and all-around douche(a typecast Bradley Cooper) stumbles upon an unknown drug that gives him "limitless" intellect.........or something.
Besides the truly awe inspiring badness of the direction and the many things the plot introduces only to abandon or not bother explaining, I found myself constantly asking myself " Self, if the douche on the screen is capable of anything then why is he wasting all his time boring the fuck out of me?" That and " Didn't anyone think to kill the movie's writer and replace him with someone competent somewhere along the line?"
Anyway truly horrible nonsensical movie and those people that have posted on FST that they like it are obviously on drugs or something.
I did mention that the goes off on so many tangents but never satisfactorily resolves even one of them that I felt like I was in withdrawal ,didn't I?
If not then it did and I do.
I came up with almost the exact conclusion when watching the trailer.
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Funkin'
Puss in Boots.
Hilarious throughout. I swear that these cartoon movies are more enjoyable than 99% of what's being released these days. The only thing is you have to have the mind of a child to really get into them. Thankfully I have one and hope I always will.
Admit it. You downloaded it with expectations of porn.
Perv. :thumbsup:
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Re: What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?
Everyone knows it's The Usual Suspects. Seconded by The Shawshank Redemption.
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Re: What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?
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zootman
Everyone knows it's The Usual Suspects. Seconded by The Shawshank Redemption.
Please step away from the glue and read the thread title again.
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Re: What is the latest movie you watched and what did you think of it?
Rise of the planet of the Apes
Looking forward to its sequel now..