quote:Originally posted by Ultra Jorge: Exnhihil, I saw Before Night Falls when it came out at a film festival. Good story (my family is cuban).
Anti-Matter Eater Lad, I loved Inception. I have to see it again but I love a great movie that refuses to dumb down. This is what the Matrix should've been.
I agree. Although Matrix was great (not 2 & 3). Both it and Inception really made me see I should be shooting for loftier goals in life.
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quote:Originally posted by Ultra Jorge: Anti-Matter Eater Lad, I loved Inception. I have to see it again but I love a great movie that refuses to dumb down. This is what the Matrix should've been.
I think it's how we would have remembered The Matrix had they not made the sequels.
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So I saw Inception and though I really liked it and was super impressed with the direction/story/acting/everything of it (and would definitely recommend it to people)... I didn't really engage with it on an emotional level.
Unlike say, The Matrix which I was completely emotionally absorbed in and had me leaving the cinema feeling like I'd been hit full-on in the face by the future, after Inception I just thought 'OK, that was a really well-made movie. Now, what are people talking about at Legion World.'
I read a criticism somewhere that the stakes weren't high enough in this movie - and I completely agree with that. In The Matrix we worried whether our heroes would save all of humanity or die in the process. Our only worries in this film were
Click Here For A Spoilerwhether our heroes would influence this poor kid to lose his inheritance or get stuck in a limbo world for a few seconds (real-time).
Those aren't the kind of stakes that have you on the edge of your seat rooting for a character.
Still a good movie though and that whole, hour-long 'wake-up' sequence was simply amazing and worth the price of admission alone.
Oh, and I also thought it was nowhere near as confusing as some people make it out to be. Unlike say, Mulholland Drive which practically demands you talk it over with someone afterward to see whether you've worked it all out properly or not, I thought Christopher Nolan spelled everything out in this film pretty clearly.
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quote:Originally posted by Blacula: Oh, and I also thought it was nowhere near as confusing as some people make it out to be. Unlike say, Mulholland Drive which practically demands you talk it over with someone afterward to see whether you've worked it all out properly or not, I thought Christopher Nolan spelled everything out in this film pretty clearly.
What the heck was that bum behind the dumpster? Death? What was up with the opera? and that box? lol. still like that movie...and yes it has a great sex scene.
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Speaking of Stephen King I saw him a few months ago (April) at the grocery store in Sarasota...his winter home. Cool guy.
Haven on sci-fi...anyone else watching it? I'm a few episodes behind.
Speaking of series'....been loving True Blood. Damn I'm jealous of Alcide...was that Flash Thompson in the first Spidey?
Loving Entourage.
Tried watching season 1 of Mad Men...my wife and I keep falling asleep. Super boring. I'm only 3 episodes in but have no desire to watch more.
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Not sure where else to post this, but AICN is reporting that Will Forte will not be returning to Saturday Night Live this season. Will was IMO the funniest and most talented of the more recent SNL cast and will be sorely missed. Hopefully, as has happened so many times, more will rise to fill his void. Funny how that always seems to happen!
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I saw Agora with Rachel Weisz & Max Minghella. Film came out in 2008 in Spain & Europe.
It's funny I always tell my friends there are hundreds of true stories in history that most people do not know about...yet they are amazing.
And I always use the story of Hypatia as an example. Well guess what? Someone finally made an excellent movie of Hypatia.
Couldn't ask for a better cast. Rachel is amazing and Max is up and coming.
Check out Hypatia on wiki and Agora. I suggest it for everyone.
Besides Hypatia it is concerned with that period of time when the Roman empire fell and the dark ages are creeping in. We see the fall of the library of Alexandria...truly sad.
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Saw Full Frontal. I've semi-boycott of Steven Sodebergh films after his Che film. Probably my biggest pet peeve is people romanticizing a murderer like Che.
BUT, Full Frontal was pretty good. I remember when it came out many friends loved. I love me some Catherine Keener.
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Tombstone - probably the best western since "the Outlaw Josey Wales", it was iconic the moment it was finished. I've watched this movie probably 50 times and after a few years of not doing so, just bought it and rewatched it. The definitive, best take on Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday (even if it clearly is pro-Earp, which some historians don't like).
Detour - I got this really cool film noir set of films, all of which are more obscure than the traditional fare and this was the first one I popped in. What a great film! It's about a down on his luck piano player hitch-hiking from NYC to LA and along the way gets picked up by a bookie; through an accident, the bookie dies and the piano player knows he's going to get pinned for murder, so he gets rid of the body and assumes his identity *just* to get to LA. But he makes a mistake of picking up another hitch-hiker...who just so happened to recognize the car and is about to blow the whole thing--that is, unless he plays by her rules and helps make her some money. This is as noirish as it gets! Really, really cool film.
Valentine's Day - watched this with the wife and let me tell you, this is a total chick-flick in every way, so if you like those, you'll like this, if you don't, you'll hate it. For the most part it wasn't my cup of tea, but several performances were really top notch which made it easier to watch. Eric Dane (from Grey's Anatomy) has a smaller part that really gives the movie some meaning; Bradley Cooper & Julia Roberts add a really solid layer of meaning to the film with their story twists; George Lopez proves he's just too damn likable not to want to have in every movie; Taylor Swift is so cute that I wish I was in high school and dating her. Even Jamie Foxx, who IMO plays too many roles where he acts like he's "the man" does a really solid job here, with Jessica Biel, who does an equally good job at having a sense of humor about herself.
The Hangover - rewatched it. Yup, definitely the funniest movie of the last 10+ years. Possible 20 years. Possibly EVER.
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quote:Originally posted by Cobalt Kid: The Hangover - rewatched it. Yup, definitely the funniest movie of the last 10+ years. Possible 20 years. Possibly EVER.
I enjoyed that one but didn't feel it totally lived up to all the hype/buzz. For my money "40 Year-Old Virgin" is funnier.
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Anyone watch the premiere of "The Event"? Was it any good?
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I watched the first episode of The Event. It was okay, but I'm not thrilled by it.
It seemed to lack a good "point of view" character, as everyone seemed to know more about what's going on than the viewer does.
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