The Final Season, a film about high school baseball in a small Iowa farm town. Very good.
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The Final Season, a film about high school baseball in a small Iowa farm town. Very good.
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Originally Posted by bouquin
I caught part of this while flipping stations, disturbing indeed.
I loved the book but hven't gotten around to seeing the movie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Taima
Team America: World Police - I didn't laugh out loud but it did make me chuckle a few times, 3.5/5
My Big Fat Greek Wedding. 10/10 I totally love that movie. It's hilarious!
Nossa, so do I! I have been hoping to get around to re-watching that film. My son brought it here for us to see and my mother and sister both watched it with me and we laughed and laughed. For one thing this happened just before my son and daughter-in-law got engaged. My son was christened Catholic, yet I was christened protestant, and his wife is Jewish; so he and his wife thought this film was hilarious and so it is. I love that scene of him getting baptized in that tiny kiddie pool! That was really a stellar moment, didn't you think? Now you have me wanting to take that out of my library next week. It was so totally entertaining. Now that my son had his wedding I will laugh even more so; because they did do some of the Jewish customs at his all-faith wedding; they did the chair lifting dance and the smashing of the goblet, etc. His wedding was the most fun I have had for years!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nossa
Nossa, glad you enjoyed the film!
Antiquarian, that is ok - everyone has their preferences. I didn't think "The Jane Austen Book Club" that great a film; I thought of it as a small film, independent or whatever and entertaining for an evening. I saw "The Devil Wears Prada" and I liked it; yes, that ending was predictable but it was all in fun, so I wasn't too critical with it. I liked Meryl Streep's performance; she was the perfect 'boss from hell', wasn't she? She really made me laugh. I imagine she enjoyed the role. Poor Anne Hathaway; she had to put up with a lot of coats being thrown at her head. Years ago for a brief time I worked in this busy center city ad office and was basically the 'go-for' (sp?) and I hated it. I guess, I could relate somewhat to all the bossing around and the menial tasks one is made to do, in those horrible situtations, just to get a paycheck.
Antiquarian, I saw this movie, "Away From Her" advertised and have wanted to see it; I for one really like Julie Christie. I saw her in this small budget film with Nick Nolte and I really liked it; her performance was amazing. I can't recall the name of the film now, but she did play the role so fine and nuanced; I was truly impressed. I happen to think she did a fine job in Branagh's version of "Hamlet" as the prince's mother; amazing since she admitted on the extra features she was scared to death to attempt Shakespeare when Branagh called her up for the part - she actually said to him - but I don't do Shakespeare, or tears. She handled both exquisitely I thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
Personally, I was not that impressed with Marion Cotilllard's performance; I felt she overacted a bit too much, for my own taste. I find overacting repulsive at times. I much prefer a fine nuanced performance.
Just curious, is "Away From Her" a Merchant Ivory production? I think I put it into my wishlist on Amazon, when I was researching their films the other day. I must go and look. I have a $25 dollar reward coming to me and can't decide what to buy. I probably won't buy that film, but just wondered. I have other preferences, for now.
Antiquarian, you are right, I got that film mixed up, with one I have had in my 'wishlist', called "Heat and Dust"; it also stars Julie Christie and it is a Merchant/Ivory film, or just Ivory. Yes, I do think I heard something about Merchant dying recently. That is very sad; such a great talent.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
This other film you speak of, "Away From Her", I was curious about and I did look into the other day and I watched the trailer; it looked really good, tragic in many ways. I could tell it would be sad, but I still very much want to see it. Who is the man who played her husband? I don't recall ever seeing him before and his performance looked to be very fine, as well. I doubt I would want to own it though, you are right. I think this film is a Sundance film. I noticed that in the credits for the trailer. I like their films usually. I actually like low-budget films very much, sometimes. I like the intimacy of them.
Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress. Wonderful movie, I'd give it a 4.5 out of 5.
Oh, was it really? That is good to know. Did you see the film? Was it good?Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
Antiquarian, I don't know him but his performance looked top-notch. Yes, I did notice Dukakis was in it, also. She was shown in the trailer.Quote:
Gordon Pinsent played Fiona's (Julie Christie's) husband, Grant. He did a wonderful job, he's a fine actor. He gave a very sensitive performance. Olympia Dukakis was also good, but not as good as Christie and Pinsent.
Ok, then it is Lions Gate; thank for correcting me on that fact. Maybe it said it was shown at the Sundance Festival. I know I saw Sundance on the trailer. I just watched it again a few hours ago. Either that or I am seeing things. Anything is possible today; been way off kilter all day. Just so I don't start seeing monks, like in the Chekhov short story, Antiquarian.;)Quote:
Lions Gate made the film. It's based on Alice Munro's short story, "The Bear Came Over the Mountain" which you can find online in "The New Yorker."
I hope to see that one, too.Quote:
"Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress" is one I still have to see and want to see.
Return of the Jedi - 9.5/10 (It's no Empire Strikes Back)
Agreed! "Empire" tops them all for me!Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Now you sophisticated movie goers aren't going to care about this one, but my wife and I went out to see Ironman!! When I was a teenager my favorite comic book hero was Ironman. Not sure why. He wasn't as well known as Batman or Spiderman or a whole host of other super heros. But if you read Wikipedia's entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man) he's an engineer, an idustrialists, an anti-communist. Who-hoo. What's not to like. I'm not sure now if I was attracted to him or I tried to become him but somewhere a convergence occured. :D So many of his qualities I share, except of course I'm not a super hero.
As to the movie. Very good. Robet Downy Jr. plays a great Tony Stark (Ironman). To be honest I imagined Tony Stark to be more mature than the way Downy plays him and portrays a wild, more rambuctious Tony Stark than I remember, but the role seems made for Downy. Jeff Bridges plays a great Obediah Stane, the villain. Terrance Howard is Tony Stark's military sidekick. And Gywnith Paltow plays an unbelievable Miss Pepper Pots, Tony Stark's assistant and almost love interest. Really an enjoyable movie, especially if you like watching Tony Stark create the suit of iron (actually "gold titanium alloy", which does not exist :lol: ) that makes him capable of incredible strength and flight. Action s good, but not outrageous or over done. Weapons are cool. :D Dynamics between Downy and Paltrow is outstanding. The pacing is fast, like a comic book pace, and it slows down as Stark invents the technology.
Sorry if I'm a barbarian in this cosmopolitan thread of movie reviews, but I really loved this one. 9/10.
Some links for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_(film)
http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=xSK5q...eature=related
http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=TB4lo...eature=related
http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=cjqH_l504VA&feature=user
http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=cjqH_l504VA&feature=user
http://pop.youtube.com/watch?v=Y31bLB1C3Fo&feature=user
http://www.movie-list.com/blog/wp-co...08/ironman.jpg
I'm going to post this in my blog. So if you want to comment to me, go here: http://www.online-literature.com/for...515&entry=5540
First off, this is not an exclusive thread, Virgil, and second I really do want to see "Ironman". Hey, my kid grew up on these super heros also, and he even dragged me to a comic book convention once. He used to draw "The Phantom" - think that was his name - all I remember is he was purple and black and pretty awesome looking; Sean did one really nice computer generated drawing, but it was all hand done on the computer, pixel by pixel, older computer but highend type they used to use at News TV stations. I think I have a photo of it somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil
I actually did hear about this film (last night) from my friend, she was going to NYC for the weekend and said she was going to go see the film with her husband. I like Robert Downing, Jr. emensely and usually I don't like Paldrow that much, but have seen her is some admirable performances, so I will always give her the benefit of the doubt on seeing her in something new.
Hey, that movie poster is tres cool. I really really like it; and I think Ironman kind of resembles you, in your earlier photos you posted on Lit Net. ;) :lol:
Can't wait to see it now - sounds totally entertaining. Good review, Virgil!
PS: I have been hanging around on here to see what you were going to post on this thread - I was going to guess 'a super hero movie' when you mentioned it in the short story thread.
:lol: What? You mean my face looks like an iron mask. :lol: I knew I wasn't that good looking but I didn't think that bad. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
[QUOTE=Virgil;575787]Now you sophisticated movie goers aren't going to care about this one, but my wife and I went out to see Ironman!! When I was a teenager my favorite comic book hero was Ironman. Not sure why. He wasn't as well known as Batman or Spiderman or a whole host of other super heros. But if you read Wikipedia's entry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man) he's an engineer, an idustrialists, an anti-communist. Who-hoo. What's not to like. I'm not sure now if I was attracted to him or I tried to become him but somewhere a convergence occured. :D So many of his qualities I share, except of course I'm not a super hero.
I saw Iron man few weeks ago and loved it, hope there is a part two. I went and saw the new Indian Jones film last night 10 out of 10 for me. If you loved the others you will love this so get along and see it. Hopefully we will not have to wait 18yrs for the next one.:D
No, silly - your strong man iron like bod!:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Virgil