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« Reply #250 on: January 08, 2015, 09:42:27 pm »
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I just watched RockNRolla and Revolver, two Guy Ritchie movies that I hadn't seen before. I enjoyed them, despite Revolver getting terrible reviews when it came out.

I also watched Psycho for the first time. It's got amazing shots, and Norman Bates is played really well. But the horror doesn't stand the test of time, at least for me. The best line is at the end when they are discussing why he dresses up like his mother, and a police officer yells loudly "He's a transvestite!"
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« Reply #251 on: January 09, 2015, 01:44:55 am »
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Speaking of vintage horror, have you guys seen Nosferatu? It's pretty goddamn creepy.
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« Reply #252 on: January 11, 2015, 11:08:31 pm »
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Speaking of vintage horror, have you guys seen Nosferatu? It's pretty goddamn creepy.
I either own it or have it in my Amazon cart. It is pretty impressive considering how old it is.
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« Reply #253 on: January 12, 2015, 01:21:26 am »
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Speaking of vintage horror, have you guys seen Nosferatu? It's pretty goddamn creepy.
I either own it or have it in my Amazon cart. It is pretty impressive considering how old it is.

Yeah, I've been meaning to watch it. The Shining too. Haven't seen it and I need to.

Actually on the topic of horror, I watched "What we do in the Shadows." It was very funny, and I thought it was fairly original. I really enjoyed it.
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« Reply #254 on: January 27, 2015, 06:54:47 pm »
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Finally caved to all the pressure and watched Gravity. Was pleasantly surprised. Only let down was Sandra surviving.
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« Reply #255 on: January 27, 2015, 06:59:46 pm »
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Finally caved to all the pressure and watched Gravity. Was pleasantly surprised. Only let down was Sandra surviving.

It was decent. Certainly the visuals were the best part.
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« Reply #256 on: January 27, 2015, 07:03:57 pm »
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Finally caved to all the pressure and watched Gravity. Was pleasantly surprised. Only let down was Sandra surviving.

Um, spoiler alert ?

I mean I probably won't ever see it because I don't see the point of seeing it on DvD, but still...
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« Reply #257 on: January 27, 2015, 07:12:43 pm »
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Finally caved to all the pressure and watched Gravity. Was pleasantly surprised. Only let down was Sandra surviving.
I'll put spoilers just in case.
My favorite part was probably the end, when she finally makes it back to earth. That change in feeling between the rest of the movie with her floating in space and relative greyness and to return to the relative safety, color, and solidness of earth--it was pretty amazing.
Google gave it away for free not to long ago, which was pretty awesome.

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« Reply #258 on: January 27, 2015, 08:13:22 pm »
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Yeah, I got the free copy which went a long way towards convincing me to watch a Sandra Bullock film. Visuals were certainly A+ but the dialogue and thematic elements carry the movie. I watched it on an iPad while juggling a baby so I can assure you there was a lot more to such a simple premise than visuals to make the movie.
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« Reply #259 on: January 27, 2015, 09:03:32 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.
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« Reply #260 on: January 27, 2015, 10:28:36 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.

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« Reply #261 on: January 27, 2015, 11:24:16 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.

Swinger's!

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But yes, absolutely.  Greatest movie ever.

You'd never know it was actually their second movie together.
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« Reply #262 on: January 28, 2015, 12:24:11 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.

Swinger's!

No apostrophe.

But yes, absolutely.  Greatest movie ever.

You'd never know it was actually their second movie together.
Second time who and who were together?  Favreau and the director?  Favreau and Vince Vaughn?
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« Reply #263 on: January 28, 2015, 12:59:21 pm »
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I watched Expendables 2 the other night. Great Movie. Can I join in the discussion?
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« Reply #264 on: January 28, 2015, 01:39:16 pm »
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I watched Expendables 2 the other night. Great Movie. Can I join in the discussion?

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« Reply #265 on: January 28, 2015, 01:41:51 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.

I loved Swingers, but could not get into Chef. Everything just seemed to wrap up too neat and perfectly for him. I dunno, maybe I just expected something more complex. I don't think it helped that I'd recently seen The 5-Year Engagement though, which has an incredibly similar plotline for the career of the male lead (with the digression of working at a bakery in between the A-->Z).
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« Reply #266 on: January 28, 2015, 08:32:14 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.

Swinger's!

No apostrophe.

But yes, absolutely.  Greatest movie ever.

You'd never know it was actually their second movie together.
Second time who and who were together?  Favreau and the director?  Favreau and Vince Vaughn?

Favs and Vaughn.
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« Reply #267 on: January 28, 2015, 08:33:21 pm »
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I watched my first Jon Favreau film a week or so ago.  It was really well executed, and a great story, and well acted.  Whether you are a foodie or not, I recommend Chef.

I loved Swingers, but could not get into Chef. Everything just seemed to wrap up too neat and perfectly for him. I dunno, maybe I just expected something more complex. I don't think it helped that I'd recently seen The 5-Year Engagement though, which has an incredibly similar plotline for the career of the male lead (with the digression of working at a bakery in between the A-->Z).

I enjoyed it as a happy, fun movie to watch with the wife.  Some chuckles, some smiles.  I think a prequel would be interesting, with lots of Iron Man in it.
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« Reply #268 on: January 31, 2015, 05:07:52 pm »
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So I've just thrown on Edge of Tomorrow, with Tom Cruise.  I'm taking a break to put dinner in the oven, and the movie is at the point where I've just discovered this is a Groundhog Day redux.  Is this movie worth continuing, or is it a waste of another hour and 30 minutes?
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« Reply #269 on: January 31, 2015, 08:32:25 pm »
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I never saw it but I heard very good things about it.
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« Reply #270 on: February 01, 2015, 03:23:14 pm »
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I never saw it but I heard very good things about it.

Same.
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« Reply #271 on: February 01, 2015, 03:45:56 pm »
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I watched the rest of it. Meh.
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« Reply #272 on: February 01, 2015, 03:47:58 pm »
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So I've just thrown on Edge of Tomorrow, with Tom Cruise.  I'm taking a break to put dinner in the oven, and the movie is at the point where I've just discovered this is a Groundhog Day redux.  Is this movie worth continuing, or is it a waste of another hour and 30 minutes?

I wouldn't have ever thought of that as a spoiler; I thought it was a well-known basic plot of the movie.
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« Reply #273 on: February 01, 2015, 03:51:28 pm »
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I prefer to err on the side of caution.  Also, we often rent movies knowing absolutely nothing about the movie's plot.  My wife really doesn't like knowing anything about what might or might not happen, and she picked this one out.  When I saw the cover, I thought the name was Live, Die, Repeat, but somehow that didn't sink in.
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« Reply #274 on: February 01, 2015, 11:03:13 pm »
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I watched the rest of it. Meh.

I thoroughly enjoyed it.  I liked that it didn't take itself TOO seriously, while still being about as serious as you can be with such an outlandish premise.
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