Synecdoche, New York 9/10
I feel like it's one of the more brilliant movies released this year and it has one of my fav actors Philip Seymour Hoffmann and my fav screenwriter Charles Kaufman (Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind). This is kind of like every Kaufman film, it needs to be digested many times to be understood. I really like what i've seen, but I can't say 10/10 cause a lot of stuff in it legitimately disturbed me.
I'm losing all those stupid games
That I swore I'd never play
Two Weeks Notice with Sandra Bullock and this other guy with a wacky accent. It was cute and funny...a great one for those protestors...
i'd give it a 10
Find your dream and stick with it...or your life will have slipped past in a whisper with you still on the bottom.
Rise starring Lucy Liu and Michael Chiklis gets a 7/10 (Sorry, but after Queen of the Damned I've started to laugh at every other movie as a pale imitation)
The Secret Life of bees 4/5. This movie like the book had me crying almost from the start.
I am back............................
Valkyrie --- piece of garbage. a two hours boring one. OK, Tom Cruise wanted to wear a German uniform from World War Two, but it was really necessary to make a movie for that? It can be done in a photo shoot! stupid script. But, on the bright side, there is another movie about World War Two (released in 2008) which is much more crappier, Defiance. Comparing the two movies, Valkyrie is a masterpiece.
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the main idea with the books is that there are too many not worthy to be read.
The Set-Up - Robert Wise
Boxing movie/film-noir starring Robert Ryan. Very well shot and includes some very nice little touches like the conversation in the dressing room before the fight and the different members of the audience you follow through the main fight.
Where the Buffalo Roam - Art Linson
Bill Murray's portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson explores a darker side of the man than Depp's more recent effort, showing him as a nervous and tormented person. The film also concentrates more on Thompson's view of the world than on the psychedelic trip aspect.
"And the worms, they will climb
The rugged ladder of your spine"
Into the Wild. I was storing this movie for 2 months, afraid it would be an ordinary hollywood work. But I was wrongIt is one of the most original and thoughtful things I saw this year. 9/10 hehe..should read the book now
Chaplin-
The life story of Charlie Chaplin. I've seen some of his movies but knew very little about the man aside from being a victim of the McCarthy madness and deported as a result.
Robert Downey Jr does an outstanding job of presenting Chaplin in a likable and realistic way. His physical comedy and mannerisms are so dead on with how Chaplin performed. He does it well and effortlessly. The movie made me very interested to look more into his life. My major critique would be that his 3rd wife in the film, although she was much younger than Chaplin, never ages in all the years that they're together. The only thing that changes are her clothing styles. While Downey Jr obviously has quite a bit of aging work done on him, this woman never acquires a wrinkle nor a grey hair.
My one other critique, though more minor, is that Downey Jr's eyes are so glassy and he looks so tired throughout the film, that for the first 10 minutes after he was on the screen we ended up discussing his drug habits as it appears he may have been using during the filming (based on his appearance alone...who knows though he could have just been really tired)
All in all, a very enjoyable and interesting movie. It's one that I may end up buying I'll give it 9/10
Star, I saw this movie awhile back and I loved it. I thought Robert Downing, Jr. did an incredible job portraying the legend. I love Charlie Chaplin films; so I found he captured the essense of the man, and like you, I really wanted to learn more about him after seeing this fine film. I think all you wrote above is well thought out and fair. I believe that Downing won the Oscar that year for his performance - well deserved, if he did!Originally Posted by Stargazer86
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"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Knowing...9/10...it had nicholas cage in it...and he gave up his child in a split second...knowing that he was gonna die himself!!!!
Find your dream and stick with it...or your life will have slipped past in a whisper with you still on the bottom.
I saw it too, but don't really think there is something to 9\10. Too much cliches.Knowing...9/10...it had nicholas cage in it...and he gave up his child in a split second...knowing that he was gonna die himself!!!!
P.S. The alien ship was nice.
Coffee and Cigarettes 8/10 a little strange and disconnected, but quite interesting...
When I was younger I used to think of his films as just silly, but as I got older and after watching the movie, it gave me a lot more insight. I didnt know he won an award for it but I'm glad if he did as it was well deserved
You and I should get together and watch some movies as it seems we have similar taste in them!
Such a fantastic movie. I can't remember the last time I've cried so much watching a movie. Thankfully I watched it alone. It made such an impact on me.Into the Wild. I was storing this movie for 2 months, afraid it would be an ordinary hollywood work. But I was wrong
"Americans should know the universe itself as a road, as many roads, as roads for traveling souls."
-Walt WhitmanThey have their worries, they’re counting the miles, they’re thinking about where to sleep tonight, how much money for gas, the weather, how they’ll get there—and all the time they’ll get there anyway, you see.
-Jack Kerouac
Hula Girls ~ Sang-il-Lee (2006) When a small Northern Japanese mining town learns the mines will soon be closing a group of coal miners daughters decide to open a "little Hawaii" tourist attraction. They hire an outsider to teach the girls hula dancing and despite the fact that most of the town is slow to accept the changes that will take place, the girls are a hit. This is a heartwarming story that had me a little weepy eyed at the end. Highly recommend. 9/10
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