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.

[QuikSsurfer]

Watched "The Cove" last night... this movie has really stayed with me. I recommend everyone with netflix instant stream see it.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

Watched Sky High last night after many "guilty pleasure" recommendations. It is a good time waster and it's hilarious to see the Dean of Community play a very similar role yet obviously different. And Farva.

Really, the only reason I ended up actually renting it was because Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in it. I was not disappointed either.

Sidenote: Winstead in one scene in particular looks almost identical to Sarah Lancaster aka Ellie Bartoswki of Chuck. It's scary.

I had low expectations when I saw that and I was pleasantly surprised. It's the kind of movie that most likely won't live up to high expectations though.

[noa]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

Heavy handed in what way? Dark?

Spoiler!

I think that Aranofsky should have been more subtle with the whole white swan/black swan thing. I think the audience realizes what's going on early in the movie (Portman's always in white, but she sees herself on the subway in black in one of the first scenes, then she sees herself on that sidewalk detour with her cellphone -- again dressed in black). The first couple of times were fine. But then after she was out with Mila Kunis and as soon as she put on that black top, she decides to do ecstasy and starts getting hit on by guys. And of course, that scene in the cab where she's wearing white and Kunis is wearing black. Eventually, it just got to be too much for me. I think he could have been more artful with the symbolism and we all would have understood the point.

But like I said, I thought it was a great movie overall.

[Tylerthigpen!1!]

Anybody seen 127 hours?

[Buehler445]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

Watched Sky High last night after many "guilty pleasure" recommendations. It is a good time waster and it's hilarious to see the Dean of Community play a very similar role yet obviously different. And Farva.

Really, the only reason I ended up actually renting it was because Mary Elizabeth Winstead is in it. I was not disappointed either.

Sidenote: Winstead in one scene in particular looks almost identical to Sarah Lancaster aka Ellie Bartoswki of Chuck. It's scary.

Sarah Lancaster is actually quite hot. It is requisite that she sits on my face.
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[Aries Walker]

I just watched Valhalla Rising, a Danish film about Vikings and Crusaders. It was everything you imagine a Danish film to be: plodding, self-important, glacially paced, ultimately pointless. It had a "holy shit" moment or two of the bad guy from Casino Royale eviscerating some poor shlub or another, but really you can skip it.

And definitely skip Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief, which is a pretty awful Harry Potter clone. Just go back and watch Harry Potter again, you'll be much happier.

[Reaper16]

I'm going to have to re-think my 2009 top 10 list. Because the British indie drama Fish Tank deserves to be on it. What a truly powerful piece of filmmaking.

[irishjayhawk]

So December 17th is going to be mayhem at the box office.

Tron
The Fighter
Black Swan (for KC MO area)

If you pick one to go to, see Black Swan.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

Not the most disturbing move I've seen but it's pretty good.

It was interesting.

[bowener]

Can somebody help me out?

I am trying to find the title to a french film that I know very little about.

I believe it is about a 19 y/o french girl that may be wealthy and is an indiana jones type of character. I do not know if it has been made or has been out for a few years. I just want to read about it and/or watch it if I can.

Thanks.

edit: Bump. Anyone?

[NewChief]

Watched Inception and really enjoyed it. I'm not blown away by the philosophy or ideas contained within it or anything. I was more blown away by Nolan, once again, proving his ability to juggle extremely complex storylines and ideas while keeping it thought-provoking, entertaining and accessible. A less talented director would turn this script into a muddled, unwatchable mess.

[NewChief]

Originally Posted by bowener

Can somebody help me out?

I am trying to find the title to a french film that I know very little about.

I believe it is about a 19 y/o french girl that may be wealthy and is an indiana jones type of character. I do not know if it has been made or has been out for a few years. I just want to read about it and/or watch it if I can.

Thanks.

edit: Bump. Anyone?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0146316/

[irishjayhawk]

So if Juno and 500 Days of Summer had a love child, it would probably be Rocket Science. An odd, quirky movie that somehow worked. Had a lot of lol moments.

If I had a complaint it'd be the ending, but it's not a deal breaker.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by irishjayhawk

So if Juno and 500 Days of Summer had a love child, it would probably be Rocket Science.

Oh, God. I know one movie I'm never going to watch.

[Sure-Oz]

Originally Posted by Reaper16

Oh, God. I know one movie I'm never going to watch.

I liked 500 days of summer, juno meh