Tempted to buy, even though we also already own the DVD. It's such a wonderful film, one of few that I consider a perfect 10/10. There's not a beat that is off, not a millisecond of wasted time, not a word or breath out of place. Every single element of it is in service of the story and the characters.

Made my very conservative father in law watch it (though currently conservative, he is of the ex-hippie variety having lived on a commune and a fan of Cat Stevens). His review was something along the lines of, "It was a nice bit of liberal fluff" :rolleyes:

Ditto!

Catching up on Oscar and nominated films, finally.

My Week With Marilyn was a lovely film. Beautifully cast (although I did think Ormond was miscast as Leigh, but it was a tiny part). I never forgot that Michelle Williams was not Monroe, but she did a great job. The illusion of Monroe was very good. She had the voice down pat, it was a wonderful performance. She captured Monroe's insecurity and vulnerability.

Beginners was an interesting movie. I did not not like it, but it really did not move me in any way. I was more interested in the Christopher Plummer character than Ewan McGregor. There were some wonderful moments and I would have killed for McGregor's apartment. What I could do with that space!!!

I'm still gonna try to slog thru Beginners. Yep, the Christopher Plummer parts are rad, the Ewan parts unexpectedly dull. Can't seem to make it through the Ewan parts ... and I can't believe I even typed such a sentence!

Definitely gonna get Harold & Maude - the last copy I had was VHS.

Oh, and I loved Arthur, the dog.

I seem to be a bit weird on Beginners, I liked the Ewan McGregor parts and was left flat by Plummer's parts (he was not pick for Oscar glory).

I just added a few Oscar films to Netflix. Midnight in Paris arrived yesterday, but we're ending season 1 of Boardwalk Empire before we watch it. But first there was 30 Rock, Modern Family and season 2 of Downton Abby to get through. When did we start watching so much TV? (The answer is - oddly enough - after we cancelled FIOS television service.)

I loved, absolutely loved Midnight in Paris. LOVED it.

I also loved Hugo. Have yet to see The Artist (!)

If those, liked Midnight best. Enjoyed The Artist. Didn't like Hugo.

We saw Midnight in Paris and, while I adored the concept, I found many of the sequences where the whole modern group were talking to each other to be very high school theatre-esque in the delivery. I'm not sure I've ever actually seen a Woody Allen movie before (yes, I know), and I've not seen much with Owen Wilson either, so I'm not sure whether any of that was to be expected.

We tried to watch Tree of Life. After about 45 minutes of watching the director masturbate we turned it off. The volume was the single most annoying thing, I think. I have difficulty with loud noises, especially sudden loud noises. I can only imagine that the Oscar voters were experiencing an Emperor's New Clothes moment and assumed that because it was such a steaming pile of art school crap it must actually be deep and profound.