Movies

[irishjayhawk]

Yeah, so I saw a lot of movies this weekend.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age - Mediocre, at best. Slow and dragged on. Shorten it to 2 hours and it's golden. It's not, so it fails.

Michael Clayton - Amazing. Everything about it is awesome. However, it's VERY complex and mind bending. You have to think, so be prepared. I still feel like I'm missing key details of exactly what happened. Gotta see it again.

Across the Universe - Perfect is one word that comes to mind. It just works. And, contrary to many people I bet, the movie is best viewed sober. Trust me.

[frazod]

Originally Posted by DaKCMan AP

I saw it this afternoon with my grandmother. I love Les Miserables, read the book when I was in high school, saw Victor Hugo's house and tomb this past summer, etc.

Leaving the theater I remarked that I thought everyone did a great job except Russell Crowe was completely out of place as Javert. He can't sing and didn't fit the role at all.

I was afraid he'd be the weak link. He sucked in the trailer.

But still I'm looking forward to seeing it. Probably this weekend.

[La literatura]

I've never seen the play or read the book (good lord, that's quite an accomplishment, DaKCMan), but I'm going to see Les Miserables this weekend with mom. Hulu is showing this along with the other two parts for the next four days: http://www.hulu.com/watch/230508?pla...t_scope=movies

I'm going to watch it.

[Dave]

Originally Posted by bowener

Is that a porn featuring a banana dick?

No.

Clint Eastwood is in it so it's a win.

[Sorter]

Originally Posted by Literature

I've never seen the play or read the book (good lord, that's quite an accomplishment, DaKCMan), but I'm going to see Les Miserables this weekend with mom. Hulu is showing this along with the other two parts for the next four days: http://www.hulu.com/watch/230508?pla...t_scope=movies

I'm going to watch it.

Watch the musical.


Regardless, you'll love the movie. Despite my affinity for the novel and musical, this was undoubtedly the best movie I can recall seeing at a cinema. Hugh Jackman and Hathaway were absolutely marvelous.

[Pestilence]

Getting ready to watch Lawless.

[CJizzles]

Not feeling the greatest.

Left work early and I'm off tomorrow so I thought I would rent some movies.

I got:

Eastbound and Down season 3
Lawless
Apocalypse of the Dead
VHS
Resident evil Retribution

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

Not feeling the greatest.

Left work early and I'm off tomorrow so I thought I would rent some movies.

I got:

Eastbound and Down season 3
Lawless
Apocalypse of the Dead
VHS
Resident evil Retribution

Ooh. Let me know about Resident Evil. I'm sure it's pretry awful, but I'm a sucker for them.

[CJizzles]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Ooh. Let me know about Resident Evil. I'm sure it's pretry awful, but I'm a sucker for them.

I am too.

Unfortunately they've gotten progressively worse.

[frazod]

Originally Posted by frazod

I was afraid he'd be the weak link. He sucked in the trailer.

But still I'm looking forward to seeing it. Probably this weekend.

Actually going to see it later tonight.

[Thig Lyfe]

Originally Posted by frazod

Actually going to see it later tonight.

With me?

[Fire Me Boy!]

Originally Posted by CJizzles

I am too.

Unfortunately they've gotten progressively worse.

Yes, they have. But I still watch them all.

[Pestilence]

Lawless was actually pretty good.

[frazod]

My thoughts on Les Miserables:

First, the positive. Overall, very enjoyable. Particularly amazing performances by Anne Hathaway (just send her the Oscar now) and Eddie Redmayne. Jackman was a strong lead. The child actors were outstanding. Nearly everybody did a good job. Except....

(here comes a frazod rant.....)

RUSSELL ****ING CROWE

Holy ****ing shit. I mean, holy ****ing shit. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how awful he was. I mean ****ing putrid. Vile. Abominable. HE CANNOT SING. AT ALL. It was like some community theater play where the rich businessman who's bankrolling the production won't pay for the show unless his spoiled, talentless brat gets a lead role. It was like Star Wars with Elmer Fudd playing Darth Vader. It was like reading Wickedson's posts. IT WAS LIKE WATCHING MATT CASSEL PLAY QUARTERBACK. To the pantheon of motion picture suck that contains hacks like Sofia Coppola in Godfather Part III, Jake Lloyd in Phantom Menace, and Everett McGill in Dune (yes, I'm invoking Dune), we can now add Russell Crowe. What, was Keanu Reeves not available? How about Bob Dylan? Rosie O'Donnell? Crowe was so completely ****ing bad. His performance was a slap in the face to every other actor who ever played that role, and to anyone who ever watched these people on stage. And he HAD TO KNOW how much he sucked. The other actors had to know. I would think someone who had enjoyed so much success, who is a good actor, who has an Oscar on his mantle, would have enough pride to not embarrass himself in such a way. The studio must have insisted on casting him. There is no other explanation.

****



Beyond Crowe's odious turn as JarJarvert, they tinkered with some of the lyrics, cut an entire verse from Drink With Me, and there were also some really bad edits that nearly jarred me out of my seat. And yes, I appreciated that the actors sang live, but the novelty of it wore off about two-thirds of the way through, and at that point I started wishing they'd just sing it the way the stage actors do.

On a 10 scale, I'd give it a 7. Would have been a 9 if not for Crowe.

[Thig Lyfe]

Originally Posted by frazod

My thoughts on Les Miserables:

First, the positive. Overall, very enjoyable. Particularly amazing performances by Anne Hathaway (just send her the Oscar now) and Eddie Redmayne. Jackman was a strong lead. The child actors were outstanding. Nearly everybody did a good job. Except....

(here comes a frazod rant.....)

RUSSELL ****ING CROWE

Holy ****ing shit. I mean, holy ****ing shit. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around how awful he was. I mean ****ing putrid. Vile. Abominable. HE CANNOT SING. AT ALL. It was like some community theater play where the rich businessman who's bankrolling the production won't pay for the show unless his spoiled, talentless brat gets a lead role. It was like Star Wars with Elmer Fudd playing Darth Vader. It was like reading Wickedson's posts. IT WAS LIKE WATCHING MATT CASSEL PLAY QUARTERBACK. To the pantheon of motion picture suck that contains hacks like Sofia Coppola in Godfather Part III, Jake Lloyd in Phantom Menace, and Everett McGill in Dune (yes, I'm invoking Dune), we can now add Russell Crowe. What, was Keanu Reeves not available? How about Bob Dylan? Rosie O'Donnell? Crowe was so completely ****ing bad. His performance was a slap in the face to every other actor who ever played that role, and to anyone who ever watched these people on stage. And he HAD TO KNOW how much he sucked. The other actors had to know. I would think someone who had enjoyed so much success, who is a good actor, who has an Oscar on his mantle, would have enough pride to not embarrass himself in such a way. The studio must have insisted on casting him. There is no other explanation.

****



Beyond Crowe's odious turn as JarJarvert, they tinkered with some of the lyrics, cut an entire verse from Drink With Me, and there were also some really bad edits that nearly jarred me out of my seat. And yes, I appreciated that the actors sang live, but the novelty of it wore off about two-thirds of the way through, and at that point I started wishing they'd just sing it the way the stage actors do.

On a 10 scale, I'd give it a 7. Would have been a 9 if not for Crowe.

We should go on a trip to NYC and watch a bunch of musicals together. You seen Spider-Man: Turn Off The Dark yet???

[CJizzles]

Eastbound and Down Season 3 was hilarious.

The best of the three seasons, in my opinion.

April (Katy Mixon) is a ten, a ten, a ****ing ten!