Heh, that was a suprise movie. Better than expected.

Just saw The American last night. I liked it a hell of a lot. A really calm, almost realistic assassin movie. Not what you would expect. One of those movies only George Clooney could carry.
Off to see Machete or Going the Distance (Go Charlie Day!)

I've heard The American is being marketed like the Bourne movies, but it's much more slowly paced and introspective. True?

It is nowhere near as action packed as the Bourne movies, but I totally got the same feel of isolation as those movies. Very slowly paced and introspective, yes.

Dinner for Schmucks had some funny parts, but better than expected. Rent only

I heard the theatrical version sucked but the directors cut is better

I like how we're supposed to believe that a man who spends his life swinging a hammer, pumping bellows and pounding iron flat develops a physique like Orlando Bloom's.

Sorry, I overlooked your reply.

The difference is night and day. It's like not the same movie. There's much more character development (the good kind).

NP. Does it explain why Bloom appears to be very Keanu Reeve's like?

It just occurred to me that they released Halo Legends. Anyone seen it? Any good?

Much like Indy/Lucas, Clash of the Titans just took good childhood memories and raped them.

Make fun of that claymation owl at your peril, jagoffs.

Saw "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus" last night....really enjoyed it.

I put it somewhere between (on the Gilliam scale) "Baron Munchausen" and "Fisher King"....not too kiddie....and not too dark. Pretty good flick, with good performances - and of course, tremendous visuals.

I finally saw Splice. Holy crap!!!

I loved it.

So true.

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Geeks pirate shit. They are their own downfall.

Eh - there are just much less of them, too.

Let the Right One In.....Great flick....i know im a little late to the party, but damn that was good.

Wonder how 'Let me in' will do

Watched Pontypool last night...one of the weirdest ****ing movies I've ever seen.

Alright I guess, just bizarre as hell.

It actually looks good to me...same, but different...whatever that means...heres the latest scene from it. The music rocks...at the least it looks very well made.


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It'll be impressive if they pull it off. I love the original, but I'm not the type to dismiss the remake without seeing it first.

I'm going to enjoy taking a hammer to my malfunctioning router.

I blame it for forcing me to watch The Book of Eli, which is obvious, video game-esque, and about 1/10 the movie The Road was.

Watched George Washington, David Gordon Green's first film, for the first time. Damn, damn good. Very nearly great. An unnecessary 3rd act contrivance and a voiceover narrative that begins sort of poetic and abstract and somewhere along the way becomes too on-the-nose and tells the audience things they can glean on their own takes the film down a small notch.

Beautiful movie

Saw Never Let Me Go. Not terrible. Not exactly what I'd hoped it would be. I'd love to hear from someone who hasn't read the book.

Carey Mulligan kills it. Again. She's a force. Hands down the best young actress working today.

Easily one of the better books I have read. Seems like the plot would adapt well to film but would be difficult to capture the subtle storytelling and empathy that made the book work so perfectly.

MOMENTO is probably the best movie I've seen this year.

Been out a while, but that's a great movie.

Not to be a spelling nazi but do you mean "Memento" with Guy Pearce as the short term memory problem main actor?

If yes, that's a killer movie.

Haven't been watching much but I'll get back into the Netflix groove once the weather gets cold.

That's exactly right. The movie is beautiful and lovely in it's own way. There are so many things right about it, but a lot of missing pieces. I'd love to hear what someone who has never read the book thinks of the film.

Yeah that's it. Thought it was awesome.

I watched a BBC production of a Shelock Holmes mystery starring Rupert Everett as Holmes. He makes a great Sherlock Holmes, I think. Better than Jeremy Brett.

The Professional (alternatively Leon) is on Hulu. If you have not seen this phenomenal movie, do so now.

Theatre wise, I saw Flipped and The Town recently.

Flipped was really, really good until the last 15 minutes when Reiner, as always, shot himself in the face. He completely lost track of some characters leaving their stories in limbo and half told. And the main story had an anti-climactic and cheesy ending. In fact, I'm wondering if they consulted with Michael Bay for the last shot, as we get very, very close to a BayMoment (TM).


The Town was really good. Ben is a director. He should stick with that. The car chases were superbly shot, edited, and polished. Best chase scenes since Bourne series and perhaps even better.


On my radar:

The Social Network
Let Me In
Never Let Me Go
It's Kind of a Funny Story

Ben was better as an actor than I expected. I thought the cast as a whole was very well chosen.

Robin Hood with Russell Crowe.......long and really dragged.

Oh I agree. I meant it as his two directorial films already trump the acting side of his career. It's not close.

Yes, it did. I'm wondering if it's another Kingdom of Heaven where the directors cut is better.

As is, it sucked.

Yes, he's a much better director. I liked it, aside from some small nit picky stuff, it was very enjoyable.

guess I need a 300 post limit

guess I need a 300 posts real quick here. . Stupidest shit I have ever seen.

Fan-****ing-tastic movie. Freaking amazing. If you haven't seen this do it now.
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I'm in the minority, I know, but I loved the flick. I don't think it was a matter of low expectations (which I had), but I genuinely enjoyed it. I thought about the movie for a week after, that rarely happens with me. I think it has the most to do with Cate Blanchet's performance, but I thought it was well done.

My buddy bought the BR hopefully he got the director's cut.
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Are you trying to post a picture?

If so, we do that because there have been a history of trolls creating an account and posting gay porn. If they have to post 300 times, we have a better chance of detecting them.
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He wants the game stream.

Not just the car chases, but the foot chase in the parking lot with the scramble around the car! Incredible shooting and editing.

I really liked the whole movie, but that pursuit nearly made me stand up and applaud like I did the first time I saw Clarice in the basement of Jame Gumb's house.

I saw it over the weekend. A little slow in the buildup, but nice images and a good story. It's what Twilight should have been.

Anybody seeing the remake of Let The Right One In, Let Me In? I don't think It'll live up to the original, but I'll give it a chance.

Just saw The Town last night. Thought it was a very good movie, despite the fact that many elements of the storyline are familiar, if not downright cliche.

But the story was told in a compelling way, the directing was good, the acting was good. I think Jeremy Renner stood out the most for me. Guy is an outstanding actor. And Chris Cooper was only in the movie for a hot second, but he was great in his role. Overall, big tip of the hat to Affleck for the casting and directing.

I'm planning to. Just gotta make time.

Aramond White struck again. This time he's the lone (so far) negative review on The Social Network.

You wouldn't think so... but so far the reviews are overwhelmingly positive.

I'll say this, he's made it a real accomplishment for someone to get 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. It may never happen again.

I saw the original, and damn, I was impressed. I'll definitely check out the remake, but usually Americanized versions aren't that good.

This makes me want to **** up Nazis.

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Suffice it to say, Let Me In set the bar - as far as I can tell - on Americanizing a movie. Kudos to Matt Reeves for staying as close as possible. It gives me hope for The Millennium Trilogy. Hopefully, Fincher can do the same.

My tweet on the matter:

Watched "Cemetery Man" last night -- fantastic movie! Tons of laughs.

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So, Black Swan...

In a word: captivating. In two: Utterly compelling.

If there is a weak spot people will point to it is the ending (though I don't see it that way). People will say it's predicable. To that, I must admit it is. But predictability isn't always a bad thing, especially when the film is so unpredictable in the course it takes.

Swan's make up and effects should snatch an Oscar nomination. Cinematography might as well. In fact, the fall season will have to showcase some top notch directing to eclipse what Aronofsky did here.

I never thought I'd watch ballet - or a move about it. But, my, oh my, was it thrilling.

"Get Him to the Greek" surprised me a bit. I liked it. Russel Brand seems like a douche... I think I like Aldous Snow (The character he plays who's supposed to be a douche) more than I like him.

Or maybe it's just his stand-up routine that I find obnoxious. In any case... not a bad movie.

Yeah it surprised me. What surprised me more is that they completely ignored any of the relationship that made them hilarious in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Not even a hint of a former meeting.

Perhaps if I hadn't read the book and been utterly blown away by Black Swan, I would have found Social Network better than it was.

It was, undoubtedly, a Sorkin script. In my estimation, that's a fantastic thing. It was, undoubtedly, a Fincher film. In my estimation, it was a good thing but not a fantastic thing. That is, directorially (yeah, I coined it), it has nothing new to offer. It's shot fantastically and even expertly. But it lacks any flair. You can tell Fincher did it. And when put after Black Swan, it shows Fincher has a limited range - at least to me. Yeah, you'll balk and drop Seven, but really, since then has he shown any range? In fact, if you were to drop this movie into the 70s era, you'd have almost a carbon copy of Zodiac.

But anyway, if you haven't read the book, go see it. If you have, go see it come to life. To me, though, it isn't as award worthy as a film. It is, however, like the critics say: a movie that sums up a generation.

What did you think of the rowing scene with the In the Hall of the Mountain King track?

Would have been better if the song was Savatage's "Hall of the Mountain King."
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I just sent back Flight Of The Navigator.

Timeless entertainment. Watched it 3 times in 2 days (with the kids). Plus Sarah Jessica Parker makes an ugly cameo.

When/where did you see it?

Been watching Starship Troopers on Encore...oh yes.

Been ages since I've seen this.

KANSAS CITY, that's where.

Tuesday at the Glenwood Arts theatre.

I had tickets to see 127 Hours tonight but something came up. So, I had to, reluctantly, get my money back.

Watched Blood Into Wine, the documentary about Maynard James Keenan's vineyard in northern AZ, last night. It was basically an advertisment for Caduceus wine and the AZ Wine Stronghold, along with an ad for Maynard's side project, Puscifer, along with some weird-ass humor. But buried under all that artifice is some actual quality wine documentary footage, as well as footage of the enigmatic Tool frontman being far more intimate in any interview he's ever done. Weird film, but worth watching if you are both a Tool fan and someone interested in complex, artisan food products.

Tonight:
Finally watched The Secret of Kells. Awesome animated film. Lush, unique animation, standout soundtrack, and strikes a balance between showing the usefulness of Christian faith while still acknowledging the supremacy of Paganism, Vikings, kitty cats, and all other things that are ****ing metal.

That was really, really awful. /Cowell

Fact: that band? They have a side-project that you might have heard of. It's called Trans-Siberian Orchestra.

I'm more of a Bing Crosby Christmas type.

I guess, more specifically, was it a special screening or has it opened in KC? For some reason, I thought it wasn't out until December.

Special screening.

:thumb:

Skipped work, decided to go msee a movie. I was up in the air over Social-Networking and Let me in. However good SN may be , I'm glad I chose Let Me In. You'll never change allegiences with one of the mian characters so many times again in your life.

Watched the Nightmare on Elm St. remake the other night....not as bad as what I thought it'd be but not exactly great either.

Jackie Earle Haley is awesome though, love that dude. He did Robert Englund and the Freddy character justice.

My main beef is that they showed Freddy wayyyyyyy too much...that was one of the things that made the original such a classic, they kept him hidden for a large part of the movie.

More specifically the Kansas International Film Festival which had some top notch screenings this year. Kudos to that team.

Watched That Evening Sun. Hal Holbrook stars as an 80-year old man who escapes from his nursing home and goes back to his farm to find that his son has rented the property to a drunk, abusive man and his family. It's basically about the rights of an old man to live his last time on the planet how he sees fit. This is a pretty good drama. The lines between good-guy and bad-guy are somewhat blurred (though perhaps not blurred enough in the case of the antagonists). Well worth putting on your Netflix queue. Holbrook gives a devastating performance. The film is essentially a Southern Gothic version of Disney/Pixar's Up.