Miscellaneous Movie Musings the Sequel - Page 11

Gemini Cricket · 12-24-2009, 01:21 PM

The Alvin and the Chipmunks sequel outsold Avatar on Wednesday.
lol

Gemini Cricket · 12-27-2009, 01:02 PM

Huge weekend numbers!
$75 mil for Avatar
$65 mil for Sherlock
$50 mil for Alvin
$22 mil for It's Complicated

Wow!

Cadaverous Pallor · 12-17-2009, 09:50 PM

Crap, I thought that guy looked familiar.

Jay Baruchel was in Undeclared, the almost-good sitcom follow-up to Freaks and Geeks.

How old is he supposed to be in this movie? He was playing a college freshman in 2001, and he's actually 27 right now, but the trailer made it look like they were trying to pass him off as 17....

3894 · 12-18-2009, 06:44 AM

"Julie and Julia" - awful except for Stanley Tucci. Meryl Streep did Julia Child as the lumbering village idiot, the spotless sunshine of Julia Child. Amy Adams did not have a lot to work with to make her character likeable or even interesting. Tucci's performance was nuanced, interesting, believeable.

And then there's the film's weird veneration of Julia Child. She did not originate these recipes. She was an excellent cooking teacher. The whole shebang was so Nora Ephron pre-fab you could hear her in the background: I did people finding each other via call-in radio. I did people finding each other via internet chat. Now I'll do people finding themselves via a blog.

Ick, ick, ick. Except for you, Stanley Tucci. You can stay.

mousepod · 12-18-2009, 11:32 PM

Loved The Princess and the Frog. I even shed a tear or two. My only nitpick on first viewing was that Dr. Facilier's song was way too close to Oogie Boogie's song in NBC. I guess that Randy Newman is an Elfman fan, too.

Andrew · 12-19-2009, 12:58 AM

Primer (2004). I'd never heard of it until this xkcd comic, did a little reading and decided I wanted to see it. In brief, it's a super-low budget hard science fiction story about a very limited form of time travel.

It takes a lot of attention, and there's a fair amount of Howard Hawks-style fast-talking and talking over each other which makes it very difficult for me to follow (but that's why there's a back button).

I recommend it, especially to engineers, programmers and other geeky types (like me) or anyone with an interest in hard science fiction. If you liked Pi (1998) you will like Primer. When you're done, the Wikipedia page will help make sense of what you just saw, as will this scholarly deconstruction.

cirquelover · 12-22-2009, 12:29 PM

I love Fiddler on the Roof too! I so wanted to see the live version when it came through Portland but sadly it was not to be!

Gemini Cricket · 12-22-2009, 03:30 PM

I think the movie is quite slow in places. And the one number that I can think of off the top of my head that they cut from the film was cut from our version of the play as well. It was a kinda clunky song where the town gossips with Yente...

flippyshark · 12-22-2009, 03:49 PM

Yeah, it's missing two numbers - "The Rumor" and "Now I Have Everything" Neither is a big loss.

JWBear · 12-22-2009, 10:53 PM

I just finished my annual viewing of the George C Scott version of A Christmas Carol.

12-24-2009, 01:21 PM	#1
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12-27-2009, 01:02 PM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Huge weekend numbers! $75 mil for Avatar $65 mil for Sherlock $50 mil for Alvin $22 mil for It's Complicated Wow!
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12-17-2009, 09:50 PM	#3
Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	Crap, I thought that guy looked familiar. Jay Baruchel was in Undeclared, the almost-good sitcom follow-up to Freaks and Geeks. How old is he supposed to be in this movie? He was playing a college freshman in 2001, and he's actually 27 right now, but the trailer made it look like they were trying to pass him off as 17.... __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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12-18-2009, 06:44 AM	#4
3894 Next Stop: Funkytown! Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Cheeselandia Posts: 1,907	"Julie and Julia" - awful except for Stanley Tucci. Meryl Streep did Julia Child as the lumbering village idiot, the spotless sunshine of Julia Child. Amy Adams did not have a lot to work with to make her character likeable or even interesting. Tucci's performance was nuanced, interesting, believeable. And then there's the film's weird veneration of Julia Child. She did not originate these recipes. She was an excellent cooking teacher. The whole shebang was so Nora Ephron pre-fab you could hear her in the background: I did people finding each other via call-in radio. I did people finding each other via internet chat. Now I'll do people finding themselves via a blog. Ick, ick, ick. Except for you, Stanley Tucci. You can stay. __________________ "I didn't want to have to do this, but you leave me no choice. Here comes the smolder." - Flynn Rider, "Tangled"
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12-18-2009, 11:32 PM	#5
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Loved The Princess and the Frog. I even shed a tear or two. My only nitpick on first viewing was that Dr. Facilier's song was way too close to Oogie Boogie's song in NBC. I guess that Randy Newman is an Elfman fan, too. __________________ "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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12-19-2009, 12:58 AM	#6
Andrew Making Good Girls Go Bad Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Palo Alto, CA Posts: 734	Primer (2004). I'd never heard of it until this xkcd comic, did a little reading and decided I wanted to see it. In brief, it's a super-low budget hard science fiction story about a very limited form of time travel. It takes a lot of attention, and there's a fair amount of Howard Hawks-style fast-talking and talking over each other which makes it very difficult for me to follow (but that's why there's a back button). I recommend it, especially to engineers, programmers and other geeky types (like me) or anyone with an interest in hard science fiction. If you liked Pi (1998) you will like Primer. When you're done, the Wikipedia page will help make sense of what you just saw, as will this scholarly deconstruction. __________________ -- Andrew Just Andrew. Do I contradict myself? Very well then, I contradict myself. (I am large, I contain multitudes.) -- Walt Whitman, "Song of Myself"
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12-22-2009, 12:29 PM	#7
cirquelover Cruising around in my automobile... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,617	I love Fiddler on the Roof too! I so wanted to see the live version when it came through Portland but sadly it was not to be!
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12-22-2009, 03:30 PM	#8
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I think the movie is quite slow in places. And the one number that I can think of off the top of my head that they cut from the film was cut from our version of the play as well. It was a kinda clunky song where the town gossips with Yente...
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12-22-2009, 03:49 PM	#9
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Yeah, it's missing two numbers - "The Rumor" and "Now I Have Everything" Neither is a big loss.
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12-22-2009, 10:53 PM	#10
JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	I just finished my annual viewing of the George C Scott version of A Christmas Carol. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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