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03-28-2010, 04:32 PM | #4681 |
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I still like Burn After Reading. Screw you guys.
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03-28-2010, 05:21 PM | #4682 |
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Burn after Reading was great.
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03-28-2010, 05:32 PM | #4683 | |
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I was expecting Men Who Stare at Goats to be kinda quirky - it looked that way in the previews, and I'd been warned that it was off-beat, not a straight up comedy. I don't know if I need to own it, but I did enjoy the movie overall. |
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03-28-2010, 05:55 PM | #4684 |
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Just watched Brothers...excellent movie.
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03-28-2010, 06:01 PM | #4685 | |
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03-28-2010, 06:23 PM | #4686 | |
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03-28-2010, 06:38 PM | #4687 | |
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I actually did think BAR was better than Fargo, but not better than any of the other four you mentioned. On short notice, I'd probably put it below Blood Simple, NCfOM, and Miller's, and about even with Lebowski and Raising Arizona, then Fargo. I'd put BAR better than (in no particular order) Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, O Brother, Man Who Wasn't There, Hudsucker and Barton Fink. Bottom line on the Coens: They are just outstanding. Aside from IC and Ladykillers, there's not a single movie in their filmography that I'd not consider above average to excellent. Even Fargo. But that's me. I'm sure you have your own opinions. So now you can be a schmoe. |
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03-28-2010, 06:39 PM | #4688 |
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Fargo sucks huge donkey balls.
Cannot stand that movie.
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03-28-2010, 06:40 PM | #4689 | |
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Maybe the difference between our viewing experiences was I'd been warned it wasn't a laugh riot, so I wasn't expecting that. |
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03-28-2010, 06:42 PM | #4690 | |
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Plenty of awesome trailers turned bad movies. X3 I Am Legend 9 Just off the top of my head.
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03-28-2010, 06:44 PM | #4691 | |
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I just watched I am Legend a couple months ago and was fairly entertained. I'm sure it helped that I went into it expecting Battlefield Earth 2 on a quality level. I went in expecting a complete pile of shit, but was pleasantly surprised. Lowered expectations can easily mean the difference between hating a movie and being entertained. Plus, I got it on a free coupon to Redbox, so I didn't even have to pay the $1 rental. |
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03-28-2010, 06:46 PM | #4692 | |
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My problem was I read the book. And if they had actually shot the ending the book had, it would have easily been one of my favorite movies. But they blew it so bad that it's forever atrocious.
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03-28-2010, 08:10 PM | #4693 |
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Yes. I was frankly amazed by how much I liked it. I thought about halfway through I could spot a cheesy twist ending coming a mile away and that was not the case. Wonderful movie.
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03-28-2010, 09:35 PM | #4694 |
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If any movie was to win Best Picture this year (weakest year in a long while, I think), it was Up in the Air. Hurt Locker was a close second, but I knew it'd win anyway.
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03-28-2010, 09:55 PM | #4695 |
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I enjoyed the Men Who Stare At Goats, but it paled by comparison to Up in the Air. I shouldn't have watched them back-to-back. And I must say that I really don't like Ewan McGregor very much.
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