Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 305

Alex · 03-09-2008, 11:01 PM

I can't tell you how giddy this makes me. It is about 15 years too late but I saw the trailer before The Bank Job tonight and I went to martial art movie heaven for the brief seconds seen of Chan and Li fighting each other.

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LSPoorEeyorick · 03-10-2008, 06:05 AM

We watched a ton of movies this weekend - Bournes A and B (not yet C, it's on our payperview queue) which were full of action but couldn't quite hold my attention. Elizabeth (2, but not II) which was generally better than I'd been told. Michael Clayton again, which I liked better the second time (and I liked it pretty well the first time.) A really terrific American Experience about Buffalo Bill (this is going to spur another biopic screenplay on the Todi Mooers to-do list.) Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day, which was generally delightful but about the consistency of taffy. Penelope, which was very pretty eye-candy but hit-and-miss otherwise.

Snowflake · 03-10-2008, 07:21 AM

I caught Michael Clayton this weekend. It held my interest and I loved Tom Wilkinson (as always a fabulous performance). I love Tilda Swinton, but was her performance so subtle that I missed entirely why she won an Oscar for it? Not so much of her and not so much to do, maybe I need to see it again, but I thought she was much more expressive and commanding in Narnia I.

Anyway, I do not feel it was 2 hours wasted, but there were many points that really went nowhere in the plot and added to the initial confusion.

Snowflake · 03-10-2008, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I can't tell you how giddy this makes me. It is about 15 years too late but I saw the trailer before The Bank Job tonight and I went to martial art movie heaven for the brief seconds seen of Chan and Li fighting each other.

How was The Bank Job? It looks like it might be good. I do love me a good heist movie.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-10-2008, 07:52 AM

Fido - This was a Netflix recommendation (watched it online, connected to the TV. I can't get over how awesome that service is). Really enjoyed it. If you liked Sean of the Dead, and/or Idiocracy, you'll probably enjoy this movie. It falls a little flat, in the same way that Idiocracy does, and some of the acting is not the greatest, but the concept is hilarious and it's overall a good watch.

Mysterious Island - 1961 movie based (I don't know how faitfully) on a Jules Verne book and with Ray Harryhausen animation (sorry, Dynamation). It's exactly what you want out of the genre. Animation was of course great, story epic and cheesy.

Strangler Lewis · 03-10-2008, 08:39 AM

Finally saw "From Here to Eternity."

Eh. Choppy.

I was also a tad deflated that 30 seconds after the big kiss in the waves, he was calling her a whore.

Alex · 03-10-2008, 08:52 AM

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If you liked Sean of the Dead, and/or Idiocracy, you'll probably enjoy this movie.

What if I loved Shawn of the Dead but despised Idiocracy not only for being unfunny and poorly made but also morally reprehensible in its presentment of the worst type of eugenics and biodeterminism?

Ghoulish Delight · 03-10-2008, 08:54 AM

Umm, then I guess you may or may not like Fido I suppose. Though it's probably got more in common with SotD than Idiocracy. I made the comparison because they're both "what if" type worlds, but definitely not the same sort of "what if".

Snowflake · 03-10-2008, 09:24 AM

Next up in the Netflix Queue

Lust Caution and some Miss Marple Mysteries

Ghoulish Delight · 03-10-2008, 09:26 AM

I heard that the Chinese government started censoring Lust Caution because people were injuring themselves imitating the sex scenes.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	I can't tell you how giddy this makes me. It is about 15 years too late but I saw the trailer before The Bank Job tonight and I went to martial art movie heaven for the brief seconds seen of Chan and Li fighting each other. Spoiler:
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	We watched a ton of movies this weekend - Bournes A and B (not yet C, it's on our payperview queue) which were full of action but couldn't quite hold my attention. Elizabeth (2, but not II) which was generally better than I'd been told. Michael Clayton again, which I liked better the second time (and I liked it pretty well the first time.) A really terrific American Experience about Buffalo Bill (this is going to spur another biopic screenplay on the Todi Mooers to-do list.) Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day, which was generally delightful but about the consistency of taffy. Penelope, which was very pretty eye-candy but hit-and-miss otherwise.
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03-10-2008, 07:21 AM	#3043
Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	I caught Michael Clayton this weekend. It held my interest and I loved Tom Wilkinson (as always a fabulous performance). I love Tilda Swinton, but was her performance so subtle that I missed entirely why she won an Oscar for it? Not so much of her and not so much to do, maybe I need to see it again, but I thought she was much more expressive and commanding in Narnia I. Anyway, I do not feel it was 2 hours wasted, but there were many points that really went nowhere in the plot and added to the initial confusion.
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Fido - This was a Netflix recommendation (watched it online, connected to the TV. I can't get over how awesome that service is). Really enjoyed it. If you liked Sean of the Dead, and/or Idiocracy, you'll probably enjoy this movie. It falls a little flat, in the same way that Idiocracy does, and some of the acting is not the greatest, but the concept is hilarious and it's overall a good watch. Mysterious Island - 1961 movie based (I don't know how faitfully) on a Jules Verne book and with Ray Harryhausen animation (sorry, Dynamation). It's exactly what you want out of the genre. Animation was of course great, story epic and cheesy. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	Finally saw "From Here to Eternity." Eh. Choppy. I was also a tad deflated that 30 seconds after the big kiss in the waves, he was calling her a whore. __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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03-10-2008, 08:54 AM	#3048
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Umm, then I guess you may or may not like Fido I suppose. Though it's probably got more in common with SotD than Idiocracy. I made the comparison because they're both "what if" type worlds, but definitely not the same sort of "what if". __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Next up in the Netflix Queue Lust Caution and some Miss Marple Mysteries
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03-10-2008, 09:26 AM	#3050
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I heard that the Chinese government started censoring Lust Caution because people were injuring themselves imitating the sex scenes. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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