Miscellaneous Movie Musings - Page 422

Cadaverous Pallor · 04-05-2009, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

You gotta see Point Break Live!- and sit in the "wet seats" - I think I wanna go back and try out to be Keanu for the evening.

Holy crap, it's at the Alexandria Hotel in downtown....where I attended my very first rave.

Awesome place.

Morrigoon · 04-05-2009, 02:31 PM

I liked Chicago too, so I'm not sure how much I can go by Alex's ratings guide.

LSPoorEeyorick · 04-05-2009, 02:35 PM

Piping in to say (or repeat from earlier discussions) that while Slumdog is flawed, I think Milk is also flawed, as is The Reader, as is Frost/Nixon, as is Benjamin Button. It wasn't that great of a movie year. Wall-E and The Wrestler would've been my top two picks, I think.

Prudence · 04-05-2009, 02:50 PM

While I tend to enjoy any movie that reminds me of the great hair bands of old (wow! Haven't heard from Cinderella in years!), The Wrestler seemed to consist largely of Mickey Rourke grunting.

CoasterMatt · 04-05-2009, 02:59 PM

The Wrestler vs. The Slum Dog Millionaire Kids would have been a far better movie. In 3D!

Gemini Cricket · 04-05-2009, 03:06 PM

Wall-E was good. Well, the first half was good. The rest of it was just okay. I don't think it was Best Pic material (I guess my idea of what Best Pic should be). Finding Nemo (if you erase from your mind the sub-par ride at the park) was Best Pic material, imho. I liked that one a lot. The Incredibles was good, too but not Best Pic material.

Alex · 04-05-2009, 05:19 PM

Adventureland: Solid meh. Kristen Bell's character just wasn't real enough to drive the psuedo-Michael Cera character's actions.

The Ryan Reynold's character was intriguing but served only to distract.

Nothing objectionable or bad, just nothing all that interesting. Biggest distraction was that all characters seemed to be in the range of 22 but were treated and acted like they were 18.

JWBear · 04-05-2009, 10:08 PM

We watched The Triplets Of Belleville tonight. Odd but strangely charming.

Gemini Cricket · 04-06-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by JWBear

We watched The Triplets Of Belleville tonight. Odd but strangely charming.

That song is a total earworm. I liked the movie a great deal. And ya didn't have to know French to understand what was going on either.

Strangler Lewis · 04-06-2009, 05:15 AM

"Monsters vs. Aliens" was a lot of fun. The rare animated movie where the busy scenes of animated peril actually make sense in the context of the drama and don't just scream out "And now: filler. Just to show what we can do."

04-05-2009, 02:31 PM	#2
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	I liked Chicago too, so I'm not sure how much I can go by Alex's ratings guide. __________________ 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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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	Piping in to say (or repeat from earlier discussions) that while Slumdog is flawed, I think Milk is also flawed, as is The Reader, as is Frost/Nixon, as is Benjamin Button. It wasn't that great of a movie year. Wall-E and The Wrestler would've been my top two picks, I think.
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	While I tend to enjoy any movie that reminds me of the great hair bands of old (wow! Haven't heard from Cinderella in years!), The Wrestler seemed to consist largely of Mickey Rourke grunting. __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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CoasterMatt BRAAAAAAAINS! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: One Step Beyond... Posts: 8,802	The Wrestler vs. The Slum Dog Millionaire Kids would have been a far better movie. In 3D! __________________ Do you like my photography? Visit photosbymatt.tumblr.com to purchase prints!
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04-05-2009, 03:06 PM	#6
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	Wall-E was good. Well, the first half was good. The rest of it was just okay. I don't think it was Best Pic material (I guess my idea of what Best Pic should be). Finding Nemo (if you erase from your mind the sub-par ride at the park) was Best Pic material, imho. I liked that one a lot. The Incredibles was good, too but not Best Pic material.
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04-05-2009, 05:19 PM	#7
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Adventureland: Solid meh. Kristen Bell's character just wasn't real enough to drive the psuedo-Michael Cera character's actions. The Ryan Reynold's character was intriguing but served only to distract. Nothing objectionable or bad, just nothing all that interesting. Biggest distraction was that all characters seemed to be in the range of 22 but were treated and acted like they were 18.
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JWBear Worn Romantic Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Long Beach California Posts: 8,435	We watched The Triplets Of Belleville tonight. Odd but strangely charming. __________________ Unrestrained frivolity will lead to the downfall of modern society.
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Strangler Lewis Doing The Job Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In a state Posts: 3,956	"Monsters vs. Aliens" was a lot of fun. The rare animated movie where the busy scenes of animated peril actually make sense in the context of the drama and don't just scream out "And now: filler. Just to show what we can do." __________________ Live now-pay later. Diner's Club!
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