Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 394

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-26-2008, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

oh, please wait. I'll go see it with a group, even if you and Tom and me are that entire group.

Of course, more, merrier and all that.

Actually, the limited release box office is extremely important, too. (Often, expansions depend upon those numbers to know how wide they should release.)

How about this... we will be going this weekend... AND we will go with you on the 5th.

Gemini Cricket · 11-26-2008, 06:34 PM

Milk
Five stars.
I started this thread about it.

CoasterMatt · 11-26-2008, 06:44 PM

So, should I go to the free screening of Milk on Saturday?

flippyshark · 11-26-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

"RUMSPRINGA!"

I managed the rich media campaign for that film, saw it twice, and LOVED it. James Marsden and Seth Green were stellar, and honestly, if your friend Michelle was the girl screaming, "RUMSPRINGA!" etc., she was one of the funniest bits in the movie.

Yep, that was her. She's crazy fun to work with.

Gemini Cricket · 11-26-2008, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

So, should I go to the free screening of Milk on Saturday?

Absolutely.
Get as many people as you can get in to go with you. Word of mouth will do wonders for this film.

CoasterMatt · 11-26-2008, 06:49 PM

Unfortunately, I can only get 1 other person in with me.

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-26-2008, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Yep, that was her. She's crazy fun to work with.

OMG. She was hilarious!

innerSpaceman · 11-28-2008, 05:19 PM

"Australia" = Beautiful Meh

Entertaining and enjoyable, but completely cornball. First 10 minutes full of Luhrmanisms, next 3 hours full of sap.

LSPoorEeyorick · 11-28-2008, 08:47 PM

And the first 10 minutes were the 10 minutes I liked the least. More, longer thoughts on that, Milk, and Rachel Getting Married coming soon.

Alex · 12-06-2008, 08:52 AM

Lust, Caution - Ang Lee's story of espionage in Japan-occupied China during World War II, mostly famous for its acrobatic sex scenes. First, I was very much intrigued by the overall story. We don't get to see many portrayals of the portions of WWII that played out away from Western eyes as the Japanese invasion and occupation of mainland Asia mostly did, and when we do it is through the filter of the rare western observer (such as Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun or John Wayne's mercenary fighter pilot in Flying Tigers).

Unfortunately, while the surroundings are attractive (visually and intellectually) the central story of the connection between resistance spy Wong Chia Chi and traitor/collaborator Mr. Yee just doesn't make sense to me. Well, it makes sense if Wong Chia Chi is simply a sexual masochist and submissive, but that is also boring. Ultimately I felt like Ang Lee was using the cheat so common in movies of using sex (quite explicitly presented in this case) as an easy stand-in for emotion and it results in me just not believing her final action. Or I missed something, which is certainly possible.

Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke commit a crime of desparation and it all goes wrong. First, if Sidney Lumet is making movies like this in his 80s, I can't wait to see what he's doing in 20 years (is there another director who has made quality films 50 years apart?). Also, Marisa Tomei is looking pretty hot at 44 (not a surprise except by Hollywood standards) and puts it on display repeatedly.

The one thing I loved about the movie at first blush is that it deceived me without cheating.

Spoiler:

So I was completely thrown off from teh real ending of the movie and it was successfully experienced in the moment rather than being approached with foreknowledge.

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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	"Australia" = Beautiful Meh Entertaining and enjoyable, but completely cornball. First 10 minutes full of Luhrmanisms, next 3 hours full of sap.
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12-06-2008, 08:52 AM	#3940
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Lust, Caution - Ang Lee's story of espionage in Japan-occupied China during World War II, mostly famous for its acrobatic sex scenes. First, I was very much intrigued by the overall story. We don't get to see many portrayals of the portions of WWII that played out away from Western eyes as the Japanese invasion and occupation of mainland Asia mostly did, and when we do it is through the filter of the rare western observer (such as Christian Bale in Empire of the Sun or John Wayne's mercenary fighter pilot in Flying Tigers). Unfortunately, while the surroundings are attractive (visually and intellectually) the central story of the connection between resistance spy Wong Chia Chi and traitor/collaborator Mr. Yee just doesn't make sense to me. Well, it makes sense if Wong Chia Chi is simply a sexual masochist and submissive, but that is also boring. Ultimately I felt like Ang Lee was using the cheat so common in movies of using sex (quite explicitly presented in this case) as an easy stand-in for emotion and it results in me just not believing her final action. Or I missed something, which is certainly possible. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead - Philip Seymour Hoffman and Ethan Hawke commit a crime of desparation and it all goes wrong. First, if Sidney Lumet is making movies like this in his 80s, I can't wait to see what he's doing in 20 years (is there another director who has made quality films 50 years apart?). Also, Marisa Tomei is looking pretty hot at 44 (not a surprise except by Hollywood standards) and puts it on display repeatedly. The one thing I loved about the movie at first blush is that it deceived me without cheating. Spoiler: The first scene (I assume this was intentional but maybe it is just me) mocks the overused trick of showing the end first and then explaining how everybody got there. But it didn't lie to me, the first scene is really the first scene, I just jumped to a conclusion because of the way it went to the second scene. So I was completely thrown off from teh real ending of the movie and it was successfully experienced in the moment rather than being approached with foreknowledge.
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