Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 275

Ghoulish Delight · 12-29-2007, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Yes, it's another one of those 'Brad's late to the party again' things but, man, I just loved Superbad. On the advice of my little sister, I bought it. Not rented, bought. She said I would love it. And she was right, right, right.
And I was just thinking lately that there isn't enough slapstick comedy in movies nowdays.
I'm totally McLovin Superbad.

"Just imagine if girls weren't weirded out by our boners and stuff, and just like wanted to see them. That's the world I one day want to live in. "

Gemini Cricket · 12-29-2007, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

"Just imagine if girls weren't weirded out by our boners and stuff, and just like wanted to see them. That's the world I one day want to live in. "

lol!

Yes! Totally quotable from top to bottom. I laughed pretty danged hard. I haven't laughed this hard since Borat.
The casting of this film was just perfect. Michael Cera was freakin' awesome.

Knocked Up is next on my list now.

Morrigoon · 01-04-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I laughed pretty danged hard. I haven't laughed this hard since Borat.

Oh dear... this comparison doesn't sell me on the film AT ALL (I hated Borat, total snooze-fest all the way through).

In other news, my miscellaneous movie musing is that Johnny Depp is totally hot as Sweeny Todd. Yes, I have very strange taste in men

Alex · 12-29-2007, 12:52 AM

Just watched it again and am thoroughly refreshed in my opinion that Once is my favorite movie that I saw this year.

Really, just move it straight to the top of your Netflix queue or just go buy it.

Gemini Cricket · 12-29-2007, 12:56 AM

I have Once as well.
I was feeling depressed one day and bought that, Superbad, Knocked Up and Disturbia...

mousepod · 12-31-2007, 12:11 PM

I count 55 that I've seen on the "controversial" list. Perhaps we could have a screening or two soon...

innerSpaceman · 01-04-2008, 11:03 AM

The Orphanage is a great, creepy film. OMG, Belen Rueda is fantastic in it. Seriously, she gives one the best screen performances I've seen all year (um, meaning 2007).

I don't what it is about ghost stories being a vehicle for serious female roles. I happen to think The Others is the best thing Nicole Kidman's ever done. And The Orphanage would be worth seeing if only for Rueda's performance alone. But it's also quite the atmospheric movie. And kinda scary in places.

Alex · 01-04-2008, 11:18 PM

Two duds in a row. Saw Walk Hard last Sunday. It was ok at best, swinging between being decent enough satire to being simply stupid Scary Movie style spoof. Admittedly it had better actors than the Scary Movie movies but still; I half expected Leslie Nielson to walk on screen at some point. I liked the music though.

And nobody warned me that Tim Meadows in the movie. That guy just sucks the funny out of a room. Some day, our deep space astronauts will stumble across a galaxy mysteriously lacking in funny. And then they'll find Tim Meadows in the middle of that galaxy where the black whole should be and all will be explained.

Tonight I saw Sweeney Todd with Lani. I've never seen a stage version of it and didn't really know anything about it. For the first time in years I was a hairs breadth away from leaning over and asking Lani if she wanted to leave. It was simply so horribly boring. Then it picked up a bit and I wanted to see if I had predicted the ending correctly (mostly yes).

Snoozefest. I don't remember the last time I was in a theater with an audience that was so restless. Constant fidgeting, coughing, scratching, watch checking, throat clearing. But maybe that was just me projecting onto everybody else (I had forgotten to put my watch back on before leaving home so I couldn't check my own watch).

Lani was equally bored and now she has points on me since I pretty much dragged her there.

Ghoulish Delight · 01-05-2008, 11:06 AM

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And nobody warned me that Tim Meadows in the movie. That guy just sucks the funny out of a room.

Aww, no Tim Meadows love? Not even for the "You don't want any part of this sh!t!" scenes (especially the first)? I like Tim, loved Ladies Man, went in expecting to despise it.

Alex · 01-05-2008, 11:13 AM

Nope, no love. The first drug scene was amusing but just barely and continuous repetition through the movie beat the humor out of it. The Ladies Man would probably make my Top 25 All Time Worst Movies I Actually Sat All the Way Through list.

When he does one of his appearances on Craig Ferguson's show that it my signal that it is time to turn off the TV and get some sleep.

I've never been a regular watcher of SNL so maybe he used up all his brilliance there. I do wonder what he does with all the funny he sucks out of rooms since he doesn't radiate it back out. Maybe he has it compressed down into bricks and is building a home.

12-29-2007, 12:52 AM	#4
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Just watched it again and am thoroughly refreshed in my opinion that Once is my favorite movie that I saw this year. Really, just move it straight to the top of your Netflix queue or just go buy it.
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12-29-2007, 12:56 AM	#5
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I have Once as well. I was feeling depressed one day and bought that, Superbad, Knocked Up and Disturbia...
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12-31-2007, 12:11 PM	#6
mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	I count 55 that I've seen on the "controversial" list. Perhaps we could have a screening or two soon... __________________ "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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01-04-2008, 11:03 AM	#7
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	The Orphanage is a great, creepy film. OMG, Belen Rueda is fantastic in it. Seriously, she gives one the best screen performances I've seen all year (um, meaning 2007). I don't what it is about ghost stories being a vehicle for serious female roles. I happen to think The Others is the best thing Nicole Kidman's ever done. And The Orphanage would be worth seeing if only for Rueda's performance alone. But it's also quite the atmospheric movie. And kinda scary in places.
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01-04-2008, 11:18 PM	#8
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Two duds in a row. Saw Walk Hard last Sunday. It was ok at best, swinging between being decent enough satire to being simply stupid Scary Movie style spoof. Admittedly it had better actors than the Scary Movie movies but still; I half expected Leslie Nielson to walk on screen at some point. I liked the music though. And nobody warned me that Tim Meadows in the movie. That guy just sucks the funny out of a room. Some day, our deep space astronauts will stumble across a galaxy mysteriously lacking in funny. And then they'll find Tim Meadows in the middle of that galaxy where the black whole should be and all will be explained. Tonight I saw Sweeney Todd with Lani. I've never seen a stage version of it and didn't really know anything about it. For the first time in years I was a hairs breadth away from leaning over and asking Lani if she wanted to leave. It was simply so horribly boring. Then it picked up a bit and I wanted to see if I had predicted the ending correctly (mostly yes). Snoozefest. I don't remember the last time I was in a theater with an audience that was so restless. Constant fidgeting, coughing, scratching, watch checking, throat clearing. But maybe that was just me projecting onto everybody else (I had forgotten to put my watch back on before leaving home so I couldn't check my own watch). Lani was equally bored and now she has points on me since I pretty much dragged her there.
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01-05-2008, 11:13 AM	#10
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Nope, no love. The first drug scene was amusing but just barely and continuous repetition through the movie beat the humor out of it. The Ladies Man would probably make my Top 25 All Time Worst Movies I Actually Sat All the Way Through list. When he does one of his appearances on Craig Ferguson's show that it my signal that it is time to turn off the TV and get some sleep. I've never been a regular watcher of SNL so maybe he used up all his brilliance there. I do wonder what he does with all the funny he sucks out of rooms since he doesn't radiate it back out. Maybe he has it compressed down into bricks and is building a home.
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