Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 348

BarTopDancer · 06-26-2008, 08:02 PM

Batman Begins is on FX. Since I probably won't get around to renting it anytime soon, I'm going to watch the televised version and hope it's not cut to much.

iSm, I think the oversaturation I'm seeing is on MySpace. It's all Joker, all the time.

LashStoat · 06-26-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

I think Jim Carrey could be a good Joker, but I don't think he'd be good in that dark place. Then again it didn't work out so well for Ledger either.

I have a dark place for Jim Carrey - a peat bog in the north of Ireland.

Not Afraid · 06-26-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by mousepod

Another version of Seven Brides...

NSFNA

ARGH! I clicked before Chris could warn me!!!!!

mousepod · 06-26-2008, 10:54 PM

What do you think NSFNA means?

flippyshark · 06-29-2008, 08:16 AM

last nights' rental - The Bucket List. (Comments not particularly spoiler-y unless you are completely unfamiliar with the premise of the film.)

It was pure enjoyment seeing Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson paired up and playing essentially their own public personas. (Wise everyman sage, cynical (but aging) party animal) and, I'm all about the movies main message - don't put off the things that bring you joy. However, it was a bit depressing to note that nearly all of the "living it up" that these characters do is made possible by one of them being filthy rich. So, the real moral seemed to be, do whatever it takes to make stinking potloads of money, and eventually, you'll be able to really live.

The movie was nothing if not predictable, but in a pleasing way. It's success is all in the casting, though.

alphabassettgrrl · 06-29-2008, 05:14 PM

Just saw Indy IV. As long as one can suspend any thought of realism, it's a fun movie. I liked the chases, and there was enough humor to keep me laughing.

Pirate Bill · 06-29-2008, 05:18 PM

Just watched Hot Rod.

The beginning was good. It slowed in the middle and picked back up at the end. Good sophomoric humor throughout. The "punch dancing" scene is so much better in the bonus material where they show the similar scene from Footloose side-by-side. Hilarious!

€uroMeinke · 06-29-2008, 06:15 PM

Yesterday I saw a billboard for Space Chimps - I figured it couldn't be real since no one's said anything about it here. Then I saw another billboard. So is this the second coming of Lancelot Link Secret Chimp?

flippyshark · 06-29-2008, 07:16 PM

alas, no link to Lancelot - Space Chimps looks like another generic talking cgi animal comedy. Yawn

I used to have a Lancelot Link lunch box, though.

flippyshark · 06-29-2008, 10:33 PM

Tonight's movie catch-up rental - Julie Taymor's Across The Universe. I can see why this divided critics and Beatles fans. It's kind of a mess, and its reach exceeds its grasp. But, call me a sucker, I liked it. (It reminded me an awful lot of Milos Forman's Hair, which I adore in spite of its flaws.) I wouldn't want to listen to it as a soundtrack, but in context, I enjoyed many of the visual interpretations of the songs, and even some of the painfully shoehorned numbers struck me as highly enjoyable. The cast were earnest and pleasant to listen to/ look at. I have a feeling I'll be revisiting this soon. I'll see how it holds up over the long haul.

06-26-2008, 08:02 PM	#3471
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Batman Begins is on FX. Since I probably won't get around to renting it anytime soon, I'm going to watch the televised version and hope it's not cut to much. iSm, I think the oversaturation I'm seeing is on MySpace. It's all Joker, all the time. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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06-26-2008, 10:54 PM	#3474
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06-29-2008, 08:16 AM	#3475
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	last nights' rental - The Bucket List. (Comments not particularly spoiler-y unless you are completely unfamiliar with the premise of the film.) It was pure enjoyment seeing Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson paired up and playing essentially their own public personas. (Wise everyman sage, cynical (but aging) party animal) and, I'm all about the movies main message - don't put off the things that bring you joy. However, it was a bit depressing to note that nearly all of the "living it up" that these characters do is made possible by one of them being filthy rich. So, the real moral seemed to be, do whatever it takes to make stinking potloads of money, and eventually, you'll be able to really live. The movie was nothing if not predictable, but in a pleasing way. It's success is all in the casting, though.
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06-29-2008, 05:14 PM	#3476
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Just saw Indy IV. As long as one can suspend any thought of realism, it's a fun movie. I liked the chases, and there was enough humor to keep me laughing. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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06-29-2008, 05:18 PM	#3477
Pirate Bill Quality since 1973 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Right here Posts: 473	Just watched Hot Rod. The beginning was good. It slowed in the middle and picked back up at the end. Good sophomoric humor throughout. The "punch dancing" scene is so much better in the bonus material where they show the similar scene from Footloose side-by-side. Hilarious!
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06-29-2008, 06:15 PM	#3478
€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Yesterday I saw a billboard for Space Chimps - I figured it couldn't be real since no one's said anything about it here. Then I saw another billboard. So is this the second coming of Lancelot Link Secret Chimp? __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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06-29-2008, 07:16 PM	#3479
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	alas, no link to Lancelot - Space Chimps looks like another generic talking cgi animal comedy. Yawn I used to have a Lancelot Link lunch box, though.
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06-29-2008, 10:33 PM	#3480
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Tonight's movie catch-up rental - Julie Taymor's Across The Universe. I can see why this divided critics and Beatles fans. It's kind of a mess, and its reach exceeds its grasp. But, call me a sucker, I liked it. (It reminded me an awful lot of Milos Forman's Hair, which I adore in spite of its flaws.) I wouldn't want to listen to it as a soundtrack, but in context, I enjoyed many of the visual interpretations of the songs, and even some of the painfully shoehorned numbers struck me as highly enjoyable. The cast were earnest and pleasant to listen to/ look at. I have a feeling I'll be revisiting this soon. I'll see how it holds up over the long haul.
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