Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 394

Eliza Hodgkins 1812 · 12-27-2008, 05:20 PM

In saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It begins with a tale about a clock maker, that is perhaps my favorite part of the entire film. I wouldn't say it goes downhill from there, it was just a very poignant moment in the film that happened to be at the very beginning and touched me the most personally.

It was beautifully filmed and contains subtle performances from every member of the cast. The film is a fairy tale, which I quite liked. It convincingly carried a mixture of realism and surrealism. I'm a fan of the director's (Panic Room, aside), and he doesn't disappoint. The movie is everything the trailers promised; it just fills in knowable gaps. Its predictability is perhaps the one thing it doesn't have in its favor. And there is some fat in the first half of the movie that could have been cut out, were it not for the filmmakers' apparent fascination with the success of the CGI used to make Brad Pitt look like a tiny old person.

mousepod · 12-27-2008, 11:10 PM

Just came back from The Wrestler. Interesting character study. Not a bad flick... not sure if it's a great flick either, though. Sad that all of the hoopla around Mickey Rourke upstaged the excellent performance by Marisa Tomei.

CoasterMatt · 12-29-2008, 09:55 AM

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Just came back from The Wrestler. Interesting character study. Not a bad flick... not sure if it's a great flick either, though. Sad that all of the hoopla around Mickey Rourke upstaged the excellent performance by Marisa Tomei's breasts.

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SzczerbiakManiac · 01-21-2009, 04:23 PM

Anyone else heard of the movie Growing Out? In spite of the word "Out" in the title, it does not at all appear to be a "gay film". In spite of that obvious flaw

, the story seems pretty intriguing. Please go to that site, watch the trailer first, then read the synopsis, then tell me what you think.

Gemini Cricket · 12-29-2008, 01:58 AM

My little sister just bought The Women (2008) on DVD. I think I'm going to cry.

Gn2Dlnd · 12-29-2008, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

My little sister just bought The Women (2008) on DVD. I think I'm going to cry.

Chin up. Both of them.

JWBear · 12-29-2008, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Chin up. Both of them.

Oh no, no, no.... Please don't get this board started on another The Women quote-a-thon!

JWBear · 12-29-2008, 11:19 AM

We saw Seven Pounds yesterday. I don't understand why people are saying it has a suprise ending. It was obvious from about a third of the way in. Once I figured out what the "obvious" ending was going to be, I watched the rest of the movie anticipating the twist I thought was coming. When the "obvious" ending became the real ending, without any twists, I was very disappointed.

Morrigoon · 12-29-2008, 04:21 PM

Oh, nobody cares what anybody says these days. Oh, you remember those AWFUL things they said about ol' whats-her-name just before she jumped out of that window? See, I can't even remember her name so who cares Edith?

JWBear · 12-29-2008, 05:18 PM

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.....

Will. Not. Respond.

Will. Not. Give. In. To. Temptation.

12-27-2008, 05:20 PM	#1
Eliza Hodgkins 1812 Sputnik Sweetheart Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Long Beach Posts: 2,685	In saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It begins with a tale about a clock maker, that is perhaps my favorite part of the entire film. I wouldn't say it goes downhill from there, it was just a very poignant moment in the film that happened to be at the very beginning and touched me the most personally. It was beautifully filmed and contains subtle performances from every member of the cast. The film is a fairy tale, which I quite liked. It convincingly carried a mixture of realism and surrealism. I'm a fan of the director's (Panic Room, aside), and he doesn't disappoint. The movie is everything the trailers promised; it just fills in knowable gaps. Its predictability is perhaps the one thing it doesn't have in its favor. And there is some fat in the first half of the movie that could have been cut out, were it not for the filmmakers' apparent fascination with the success of the CGI used to make Brad Pitt look like a tiny old person.
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12-27-2008, 11:10 PM	#2
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Just came back from The Wrestler. Interesting character study. Not a bad flick... not sure if it's a great flick either, though. Sad that all of the hoopla around Mickey Rourke upstaged the excellent performance by Marisa Tomei. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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SzczerbiakManiac "ZER-bee-ak" Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,409	Anyone else heard of the movie Growing Out? In spite of the word "Out" in the title, it does not at all appear to be a "gay film". In spite of that obvious flaw , the story seems pretty intriguing. Please go to that site, watch the trailer first, then read the synopsis, then tell me what you think. __________________
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12-29-2008, 01:58 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	My little sister just bought The Women (2008) on DVD. I think I'm going to cry.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	We saw Seven Pounds yesterday. I don't understand why people are saying it has a suprise ending. It was obvious from about a third of the way in. Once I figured out what the "obvious" ending was going to be, I watched the rest of the movie anticipating the twist I thought was coming. When the "obvious" ending became the real ending, without any twists, I was very disappointed. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Oh, nobody cares what anybody says these days. Oh, you remember those AWFUL things they said about ol' whats-her-name just before she jumped out of that window? See, I can't even remember her name so who cares Edith? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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12-29-2008, 05:18 PM	#10
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no..... Will. Not. Respond. Will. Not. Give. In. To. Temptation. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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