for whatever reason i was drinking with some friends and someone put on pulp fiction and i loved it as much as every time i've ever seen it. Not really the right party movie cause i got SO into it, I didn't want to talk to anyone.
10/10! SO GOOD!
for whatever reason i was drinking with some friends and someone put on pulp fiction and i loved it as much as every time i've ever seen it. Not really the right party movie cause i got SO into it, I didn't want to talk to anyone.
10/10! SO GOOD!
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star trek the new movie... as a big st fan I don't know what to say about it, it was probably a good movie but it was very difficult to accept everything they were doing. Checov was perfect, Spock was pretty good too but Kirk, man that is a bad actor who played him. I think I need to see it a few times so I can deal with the changes they made. for the most part it was a good story, but I need to get used to it, it is very strange how this affects me...
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Yep. That's it. You'll have to take my ratings with a grain of salt, Janie. I don't like movies that much, in general. Old movies even less.Originally Posted by Janine
“Oh crap”
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But isn't it really sad? Doesn't their family end up in a far worse place than they began? Life is hard enough-I just can't watch people working so hard and ending up with so little. But I could watch "Schindler's List" again. Don't ask me why. I think that it's so tragic that it verges on the unreal for me; that and the fact that it gives you a shred of hope in humanity with its' depiction of Schindler. I mention this movie only because I think it's on HBO right now-and I haven't seen it since the first time I saw it in the theater.
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Mammoth! Though the theme of the story is not something new, but the movie finely and succesfully depict the 3 different yet similiar emotional struggles of the characters coming from different social and cultural backgrounds.
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Saw the "illuminati" film two nights ago (thought i might as well throw some money out of the window)
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Saw Star Trek. It was the best. I have a new thing to obsess about now. First it was LOTR, then Star Wars and now Star Trek. I never watched the series (old or new). I went to see a couple of movies when I was younger with my Dad (Search for Spock) but I didn't really pay attention or get was so great about it. But now I'm considering going back and watching some of the old movies and shows. It was a fantastic movie.
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
gimissung, it was a really sad movie, but very moving. I think you missed the point, if you didn't see that there was something uplifting at the end that transcended that deep sadness. First off, I love the fact, they chose to use B/W for this film; the coal scenes were much more effective and full of pathos and a hard life. Second, I thought immediately of D.H.Lawrence (who I study extensively and love) and the major element of the story - the coal mines and how it impacted society and families and how it marred the countryside forever. It was their way of life and yet it ruined their beautiful valley in the end. I found this story very poignant and well constructed. I may write more on it later this evening. I have to get my thoughts together on it. It won a ton of awards that year and rightfully so, I believe. I never judge a movie, as to whether I can watch it again. To me this movie was long and yet it was stunning. The cinematography was unparelleled. I think one has to take it back and place it in it's time frame. This film was produced, just prior to the escalation of WWII; bombing of Pearl Harbor, etc. I watched the extra featurette and got a lot of the background from that. Did you realise that Maureen O'Hara was only 19 in this production? She was gorgeous and the way Ford photographed the two women was stunning. I love John Ford films; his sense was totally artistic. He said this was his all time favorite film. I find that interesting. It certainly was 'progressive' to my thinking, for the time. This film could apply to the hardships and loss of jobs of today.
Personally, I thought it was an amazing film and it felt, for the most part realistic. I can't get over how they constructed that Welsh village in the California hills; originally it was planned it would be shot on location in Wales. It looked totally authentic and I found the setting to be a 'character' of it's own - almost an ominious presence that sat looking over the houses; the layout was incredible.
The direction was impecable; the acting excellent. I could not get over how amazing Roddy McDowel was as a child actor; I believe this was his first role. Some parts were overly sentimental or overly dramatized or a little corny, but basically, I overlooked this fact, because I thought, 'this film is from that era of old classics. You really can't compare it to Schindler's list, which I could now watch again, too. For a long time I couldn't. It was just too horrid. I don't think this story had near the blantant horror that Schindler's list had displayed in it. I still recall the small child hiding in a toilet. That really got to me. And the way, the one Nazi, played by Ralph Fiennes, just picked off humans like they were pigeons. I couldn't take that. Also, Schindler's List is a modern made film and this film is not. This film belongs to the classics of yesterday and rates up there with "Grapes of Wrath", also directed by John Ford, I believe.
I have to say I would give this film at least a 9/10, if not higher. My only complaint was it did end sort of abruptly, but perhaps that was more effective; who am I to say? I guess I would have liked to know what then became of the one couple in the story; I think that was left for interpretation but I believe I came up with my own answer and that satisfied me.
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I saw Crimes and Misdemeanors, again. . . . loved it again. It's one of the few movies that I love and can palate more than one viewing.
10/10
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
"Milk", the story of Harvey Milk, a gay man/activist who was a public official in San Francisco in the 70's and was murdered along with the mayor of San Francisco by the City Supervisor who claimed the infamous "Twinkie defense".
First of all, Sean Penn is an AMAZING actor and defintely deserved the academy award that he got for this role! James Franco and the others also do a fantastic job. The story itself is so moving and inspiring and touching. Unfortunately, Hollywood tends to take amazing stories and really screw them up. Not the case here. The movie was very well made. I bought it. I laughed and I cried (literally). This issue in particular is a biggie to me and shed further light on the struggle. It was interesting to see the reaction with Prop 6 in the 70's as compared to Prop 8 which came about last November in the election. Hard to say too much more without delving into anything political. I really could go on about this, but instead, I just recommend (regardless of where you stand on the issues presented) for anyone to see the movie. 10/10 without a doubt
Star trek
I loooooooooooooved it. Even if those beeping cilinum slug things made an appearnce. ( they are what put me off Startrek TOS and all its cast in the first place at the age of 7. and gave me a phobia of the combination of insects and ears.
But the film was Soo good I want to watch the original series now!
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Upon some research, it came out in 1997, but last night I watched Boogie Nights for the first time. I certainly thought it a unique movie, and I did not care a whole lot for the first half of the film, but Mark Wahlberg's mediocre acting has never really impressed me; to me, artists like Burt Reynolds, Julianne Moore, John C. Reilly, and William H. Macy made the film, plus I loved the brief cameos with one of my favorite actors, Philip Seymour Hoffman. Mark Wahlberg and Heather Graham, I think, functioned more as pretty faces than semi-decent artists on the screen.
The storyline flowed well, and I thought it beautifully directed down to each detail; Paul Thomas Anderson did very well at both writing and directing the film, in my opinion. The subject matter did not particularly appeal to my tastes, but I knew it would not prior to seeing it, having heard about it since it came out over a decade ago; in 1997, I still attended middle school, so one can imagine the rumors that it created amid shy, pubescent teenagers. Overall, I would call it a very good film, but nothing really to call home about, to tell all honesty.
Rating: 7/10
Cold Mountain (on iTunes). I thought it was a great movie. I liked Emily Deschanel's cameo as the letter-reading nurse.
My favorite scene from this movie was the drug deal gone awry with the firecrackers and the horrible mix tape. Just to summarize, Dirk Diggler and and his strung out companions go to some rich guy's house to sell him a bag of baking soda for a few thousand dollars. Drug transactions require a certain amount of unpleasant "hanging out" time, while monies are exchanged and goods sampled etc. But, Dirk and Todd and Reed think they can pull this one off because the person they planned to scam is known for being more interested in partying and hanging out and they think they can get in and get out before he figures out that he just paid big bucks for baking soda. When they get there, they find that their host does in fact want to chill for a while, but they hadn't counted on the man with the gun who takes their baking soda to try it out before they get paid. While they wait, their host prattles on wearing nothing but bikini underwear and a silk bathrobe while he plays and sings along to Rick Springfield and Nightranger. Oh, and to add to the tension, there's Cosmo, the young prostitute in his underwear shooting off firecrackers in the house causing the already nervous trio to jump and flinch with each explosion.
The expression on Mark Wahlberg's face in this scene is spot on. He looks like he's died and just realized that he's in hell. Cracks me up everytime:
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
Shakespeare Retold ~ BBC series; watched just two so far on the DVD set.
The Taming of the Shrew ~ Rufus Sewell, Shirely Henderson
What a riot this play is 'retold'. I loved it. I first saw it on Youtube and laughed my head off. It's really well done and I can see enjoying this fun film for years to come. The two actors do an incredible job - it's all in the eyes and the facial expressions. Rufus Sewell is so sexy and so cute. His eyes are amazing. Henderson is a total riot when she in angry, which is most of the time.
A Midsummer's Night's Dream ~ not sure of the actors in this one; no one, except Imelda Staunton did I recognised. It was ok....a bit confusing at times. Of the two plays, I didn't think this one as good. I hope the other 2 are better; since I purchase the series on DVD. I was a little bored at times with this particular production. I think it could have been done more effectively, a little less confusing and contrived
Peter's Friends ~ Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, Rita Rudner, Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry. Alphonsia Emmanuel, Phylida Law, Alexe Lowe, Tony Slattery
With this fine cast, how can one go wrong? It's a little dated, but still appropriate and I happen to like this film a lot. It has it's fine moments, both funny and serious. Acting is right on and it's similar in concept to the US film "The Big Chill", since it involves old friends reuniting after so many years of separation and finding out new things about themselves and each other; the strong friendship bond still holds true in the end.
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