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LSPoorEeyorick 08-08-2009 12:33 AM
They're not at all atrocious. But you can't evenhandedly compare a loving rendition of a true legend with a normal woman inspired by a legend. And honestly, I don't think they were trying to, per se. I thought the entire thing, normal woman's story and all, was delightful.

Alex 08-09-2009 08:20 PM
Watched Alien Nation for the first time since around when the TV show was on. Still an ok movie. I'd forgotten that Mandy Patinkin and Terence Stamp played the two main aliens.

Surprisingly, I didn't hate G.I. Joe. Yes, it is extremely stupid (extremely; see, for example, the self destruct method which any four year old should know wouldn't work)but it had some element of fun that is completely lacking in the Transformer movies. I can't recommend it, but I didn't leave the theater despairing for humanity.

innerSpaceman 08-09-2009 08:22 PM
(500) Days of Summer was really good. Not as monumentally delightful as I'd heard, but I liked it a lot. The scene of his first morning after is worth the price of admission.

flippyshark 08-09-2009 08:28 PM
Orphan has a plot twist that I did not guess (which is rare for this kind of movie), but
Spoiler:
this is only because it was so flipping preposterous. Even if "Esther's secret" had occurred to me earlier, I would have dismissed it from my mind as too absurd.
Spoiler:
sub-spoiler - Yes, I know that there are little people who might be able to pass themselves off as children, but really, a serial orphan? On her fourth or fifth house? And no one caught on?


I didn't hate it. I was glad to see a horror movie that wasn't about teenagers, that generated suspense by putting sympathetic characters into a terrible situation, and there are terrific performances all around.

But boy is it silly.

Alex 08-09-2009 08:41 PM
That was the obvious conclusion I came up with early on before going a bit more off with a secondary possibility.

Spoiler:
The covering of the wrists certainly suggested earlier suicide attempt but covering the neck too let me to suspect that maybe it would turn out she was a vampire of some sort and therefore had stopped aging physically and the chokers were hiding the bite marks from when she was turned.


Silly, yes, but the genre is silly. Good performance from the girl, though.

CoasterMatt 08-09-2009 09:25 PM
Watched 'Reservoir Dogs' on bluray today- first time I'd seen that movie in a while. It's still neat to see my old neighborhood, and remember meeting Michael Madsen during a break in filming.

Gemini Cricket 08-10-2009 01:35 AM
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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt (Post 294900)
Watched 'Reservoir Dogs' on bluray today- first time I'd seen that movie in a while. It's still neat to see my old neighborhood, and remember meeting Michael Madsen during a break in filming.
Ah, yes. Back when Madsen was a hottie. I love RD. In fact, I like it wayyyy better than Pulp.

Gemini Cricket 08-13-2009 08:40 PM
I want to go see District 9. Sounds interesting.

Alex 08-13-2009 08:55 PM
I was extremely intrigued by the early teasers but the later trailers have made it look more like an average action type movie.

But I'll still be there this weekend hoping for something good.

Ghoulish Delight 08-13-2009 09:11 PM
Early returns on Rotten Tomatoes are good.


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