Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 425

flippyshark · 03-29-2009, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Somehow this description really makes me want to see it

Me too. One of the quickest ways to get me to a movie is to indicate that it might hurt. Similar advisories have put me in front of Salo: The 120 Days of Sodom, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover, Kids, Thriller: a Cruel Picture, Irreversible, Elephant and any number of other sad, nihilistic, disturbing, transgressive or shocking pictures. Mileage varies widely for those films just named, of course. But I sometimes ask myself, really dude, what the hell?!

alphabassettgrrl · 03-29-2009, 03:15 PM

James Bond: Quantum of Solace.

Disappointing. Good car chases, aside from using waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many camera cuts and edits, good fight scenes, again using way too many choppy bits. Cute girl but hardly any backstory; she gets one little dialogue. Almost no storyline at all. No explanation of the bad guys. And they are once again on the line of questioning Bond's loyalty. NO. Bond is loyal to England. End of story. I hate it when they don't trust him. What are you, new? Bah.

Watch it with the sound turned down, fast forward to the parts with fights, car chases, or bits with the girl (actually 2 Bond girls, of sorts). Or the parts with Judi Dench.

Tom · 03-31-2009, 10:51 AM

Found this posted elsewhere under the heading "The World's Most Baffling Movie Trailer."

Apt.

JWBear · 03-31-2009, 10:24 PM

We watched Molière tonight. Wonderful! The plot conceit uses various bits from his plays cobbled together to create a story of what may have happened in the missing months of his life. The acting is excellent. We were especially taken with the handsome Edouard Baer, who plays a roguish and scheming Count; and also by Fabrice Luchini, who plays Molière's naive and befuddled employer.

A delight!

Gemini Cricket · 04-04-2009, 12:22 PM

Fun with Photoshop

Some of these are pretty good.

Not Afraid · 04-04-2009, 12:31 PM

I saw 3/4 of the Sara Marshall movie last night. I was better than expected. The advertising was really geared for a much younger audience than the movie seemed to appeal to. I had just read the Vanity Fair article about current comedians so I found it interesting to place them in a film context. Not sure if I want to explore the genre now, but it was good to have a taste.

LSPoorEeyorick · 04-04-2009, 01:52 PM

I actually think that Apatow's work (especially the comedies he wrote and directed - he only produced Sarah Marshall) are absolutely not geared towards the younger generation (no matter how much we market the films to them.)

The Forty-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up are surprisingly funny AND surprisingly sweet. And definitely written with adults in mind.

Gemini Cricket · 04-04-2009, 03:27 PM

I love Apatow's stuff. And Paul Rudd has been making some good choices lately and the films that he is in outside of the Apatow stuff are pretty danged good too.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-04-2009, 04:20 PM

Sarah Marshall wasn't as good as the others, too. You may want to check them out. 40 year old virgin was a fantastic film on all levels.

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-04-2009, 04:24 PM

We finally saw Milk, and I have to say that I didn't like it nearly as much as the documentary. Way too much romantic storyline, meh. I dislike that in any doc style movie, regardless of sexual orientation. It was kind of cool that they put all that personal, seriously gay stuff in without worrying about backlash, but personally, I'm more interested in the politics. Some of my favorite details from the documentary were left out of the film.

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alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	James Bond: Quantum of Solace. Disappointing. Good car chases, aside from using waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too many camera cuts and edits, good fight scenes, again using way too many choppy bits. Cute girl but hardly any backstory; she gets one little dialogue. Almost no storyline at all. No explanation of the bad guys. And they are once again on the line of questioning Bond's loyalty. NO. Bond is loyal to England. End of story. I hate it when they don't trust him. What are you, new? Bah. Watch it with the sound turned down, fast forward to the parts with fights, car chases, or bits with the girl (actually 2 Bond girls, of sorts). Or the parts with Judi Dench. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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Tom Valued member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 541	Found this posted elsewhere under the heading "The World's Most Baffling Movie Trailer." Apt.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	We watched Molière tonight. Wonderful! The plot conceit uses various bits from his plays cobbled together to create a story of what may have happened in the missing months of his life. The acting is excellent. We were especially taken with the handsome Edouard Baer, who plays a roguish and scheming Count; and also by Fabrice Luchini, who plays Molière's naive and befuddled employer. A delight! __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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04-04-2009, 12:22 PM	#4245
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Fun with Photoshop Some of these are pretty good.
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04-04-2009, 12:31 PM	#4246
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	I saw 3/4 of the Sara Marshall movie last night. I was better than expected. The advertising was really geared for a much younger audience than the movie seemed to appeal to. I had just read the Vanity Fair article about current comedians so I found it interesting to place them in a film context. Not sure if I want to explore the genre now, but it was good to have a taste.
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04-04-2009, 01:52 PM	#4247
LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I actually think that Apatow's work (especially the comedies he wrote and directed - he only produced Sarah Marshall) are absolutely not geared towards the younger generation (no matter how much we market the films to them.) The Forty-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up are surprisingly funny AND surprisingly sweet. And definitely written with adults in mind.
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04-04-2009, 03:27 PM	#4248
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I love Apatow's stuff. And Paul Rudd has been making some good choices lately and the films that he is in outside of the Apatow stuff are pretty danged good too.
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04-04-2009, 04:20 PM	#4249
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Sarah Marshall wasn't as good as the others, too. You may want to check them out. 40 year old virgin was a fantastic film on all levels.
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04-04-2009, 04:24 PM	#4250
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	We finally saw Milk, and I have to say that I didn't like it nearly as much as the documentary. Way too much romantic storyline, meh. I dislike that in any doc style movie, regardless of sexual orientation. It was kind of cool that they put all that personal, seriously gay stuff in without worrying about backlash, but personally, I'm more interested in the politics. Some of my favorite details from the documentary were left out of the film.
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