What is the last movie you saw? and rate it.

Ted.

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Seth McFarlene as the voice of the stuffed bear. Poop, farts, sex, Flash Gordon, bongs, hookers, handicapped jokes, etc. Like Family Guy, but not. Not currently able to form complete sentence.

Oh, and Giovanni Ribisi gave a disturbing lip sync/dance/singing performance of Tiffany's "I think we're alone now." He is so good at being creepy.

I don't know how to rate it. The theater was packed, and there was a lot of laughing.

I watched Paranormal Activity 3 on Saturday (on my own in the dark as I did with 1 & 2). It was OK but a bit disappointing, waiting around for things to happen - very similar to the first 2. 4/10

I watched Woman in Black with my cousins last night. I’m not fond of watching horror films but enjoyed this one. To my surprise Daniel Radcliffe acted well. 7/10

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Originally Posted by qimissung

Melancholia 10/10 I really liked it. I'm a sucker for a good metaphor and I adore intense human interaction. Lars Van Trier, I guess, wrote as well as directed this. He did not squander his talents.

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 10/10 Ah Hollywood. If only they could understand that we are actually hungry for thoughtful, well-written, well-acted material. This is what a romantic comedy (if such it is) is, or should strive to be. The final scene is sweetly affecting.

Prelude to a Kiss 10/10 This gets a high score for the sheer beauty of Alex Baldwin if nothing else. He actually does a pretty good job in it. Meg Ryan is decent, but really the weakest link. But what really makes the movie shine, apart from the screenplay (it was originally a Pulitzer prizewinning play), is Sydney Walker, a noted stage actor, as the old man. It's essentially one of a long string of movies in which two people switch bodies, so its plot is by now a highly cliched trope, but this one, unlike those other imposters, has a great deal to say about love, and what it is and what it isn't, and of course, how to live.

""Never to be squandered-the miracle of another human being," Alec Baldwin says as he leans in to kiss his bride.

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Wow qimi, you dish out 10's the way a pizza parlor dishes out pizza. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad you enjoy movies so much.

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Brokeback Mountain is one of the best films ever made and homophobes who hate on it are quite simply ignorant fools. Just had to put that out there.

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Now this I concur with. RIP Heath Ledger. The last two movies I saw were Pulp Fiction and L.A. Confidential. Both are easy 10s

I was watching a documentary about Richard Rodgers and learned that he thought Carousel was his best musical and so I watched the 1957 film version yesterday. I've never seen this before, but about 2/3rd of the way through it, I was totally enjoying it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049055/

Score: 10/10 (I know IMDb gave it 6.8)

A more modern version of the play which I think I would have found more entertaining is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVdI_...eature=related

As a comparison, here is the original version of the song from the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuHAh...eature=related

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What about people - some of whom are gay - who dislike it for reasons other than homophobia?

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Then they simple lack taste for fine cinema.

The Dark Knight Rises. 6/10. So disappointing. My main gripe is there's not enough Batman. Anyone who sees it will understand.

While I understand why you and others might not have liked it, Mutatis, I'd give The Dark Knight Rises an easy 9.5/10. I thought it was amazing. The best of the trilogy, in my opinion.

Watched Hancock last night. It was a good funny start, but then they went and spoilt it with poorly told, immortal humans guff. I don't mind stories about immortal humans, but it was done in such a superficial way as to add virtually nothing to the story except to inadequately try to explain why he had superpowers.

5.5/10 for a good start.

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While I understand why you and others might not have liked it, Mutatis, I'd give The Dark Knight Rises an easy 9.5/10. I thought it was amazing. The best of the trilogy, in my opinion.

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I am definitely in the minority, but I honestly can't see how anyone could think its better than The Dark Knight. It was slow, the plot was convoluted and too far-fetched for the serious and realistic tone Nolan likes to set for his films, the action wasn't anything special, and there way too many little catch phrases and one liners that didn't at all fit the dark tone of the movie. I saw it a second time because I'm a huge Batman geek, and No,an fan to boot, and thought maybe I missed something. I liked it even less. After about two hours, I just wanted it to be over.

And I usually don't get pissed when they deviate from the comics, but this movie really screwed with too much. I won't go into specifics, but there was one thing in particular that really bugged me, because it seemed like they intentionally deviated from the comics more than they needed to for absolutely no reason.

And even when Batman was in the movie, he didn't even do anything aside from fighting, which seemed poorly choreographed--where we're the gadgets, the bat-hook and gliding with his cape? It was like a James Bond movie where Bond doesn't get any gadgets.

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Then they simple lack taste for fine cinema.

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In which case, the movie and whether or not one likes it...

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Brokeback Mountain is one of the best films ever made and homophobes who hate on it are quite simply ignorant fools. Just had to put that out there.

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...is nothing to do with the ignorance inherent in homophobia, is it?

I watched Sondheim! The Birthday Concert and realized I didn't recognize any of the songs. Some of the lyrics were witty, but I felt they lacked heart. However, the singing was well done.

Score: 3/10

Also, I heard that Bob Babbitt died recently, and Standing in the Shadows of Motown was in the library. I recognized every one of the songs on this documentary and I especially liked the Joan Osborne and the Funk Brothers version of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted":

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBzuNZ9DlnI

Score: 10/10

Ice Age: Continental drift I think it was very funny, and my boy loved it. Unfortunately I saw it in Icelandic but I plan on watching it in English as soon as possible. I still think Ice age 3 is the best one, but that is probably because I love Simon Pegg.

I also saw for the first time Fantastic 4 the rise of the silver surfer it was good but I don't really know how to rate it...


We also watched Spaceballs the other night and it is still funny. My son found Pizza the hutt very funny and Yogurt. A very funny movie.

The library has 2 for $1 movie rentals on Wednesdays. This is not only good because I am cheap, but there are more movies to choose from in the middle of the week than on weekends.

One of my selections was Bobcat Goldtwaith's God Bless America: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1912398/

The movie was entertaining. There was a lot of blood. It was a comedy.

Score: 8/10