12) Super 8. had some subplots that went nowhere, and shit that didn't make a hell of a lot of sense if you thought about it too much, but was actually much better a film than I was expecting. Some pretty decent acting, dialogue that didn't make me wince for a change, good characterization, and not too bad of a drama. In fact I liked the dramatic elements of the story so much, I was actually kinda disappointed when the fantasy bits were introduced. It seemed almost unnecessary. I also liked that there was some real emotion here, but it never got over sentimental or cloying. Also, a great sense of period. The cars, the clothes, the hairstyles, the dialogue, the music, all were authentic and had me longing for the 70s again. Also it was a rather beautiful film in the way it was shot. Just some lovely scenes, great color palette. And there was some cleverness in the way the scenes were shot and the camera work and such as well that I admired.
All in all despite its flaws quite enjoyable. I give it four out of five Dakota Fannings.
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People think "queue" is just "q" followed by 4 silent letters.
But those letters are not silent.
They're just waiting their turn.
But those letters are not silent.
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Re: The 150 Movie Challenge - 2012 Edition
1. 2012
2. Kill List
3. We Were Soldiers
4. Puss in Boots
5. The Devil's Double ***
6. Chronicle ****
7. The Expendables ***
8. Woochi the Demonslayer **
9. Sin Nombre ***.5
2. Kill List
3. We Were Soldiers
4. Puss in Boots
5. The Devil's Double ***
6. Chronicle ****
7. The Expendables ***
8. Woochi the Demonslayer **
9. Sin Nombre ***.5
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1. Broken Flowers
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist - Deserves to win even more oscars than it did! A wonderful film.
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist - Deserves to win even more oscars than it did! A wonderful film.
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1. Broken Flowers
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist
6. Red State - Odd Kevin Smith thriller - features a genuinely creepy preacher - think Fred Phelps with AK47s! Doesn't quite work completely but worth a watch.
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist
6. Red State - Odd Kevin Smith thriller - features a genuinely creepy preacher - think Fred Phelps with AK47s! Doesn't quite work completely but worth a watch.
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Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
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You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
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Sandy Denny
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Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
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13) Real Steel. Better than one might expect for a film that's basically a live action Rock-Em-Sock-Em Robots, and of course I cried at the end, but not much more than a pleasant diversion. Because of its inherent limitations, I give it two and a half out of five huge jackmans.
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1. Dean Spanley
2. Broken Flowers
3. Tombstone
4. Ratatouille (despite - or probably because of - having only first watched it on Christmas day)
5. Jaws - probably only the second or third time I've watched it properly
6. The Shining
2. Broken Flowers
3. Tombstone
4. Ratatouille (despite - or probably because of - having only first watched it on Christmas day)
5. Jaws - probably only the second or third time I've watched it properly
6. The Shining
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22. The Hurt Locker - ***
23. The Addams Family - ***.5
24. Addams family Values - ***.5
25. Trollhunter - ***.5 (Seemed a bit cliche to start but turned out to be an enjoyable film.)
26. The Devil Wears Prada - *** (Not bad for a chick flick)
27. In Time - ** (This would probably have been quite good if it weren't for Justin Timberlake.)
28. Contagion - ** (OK)
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Re: The 150 Movie Challenge - 2012 Edition
1. 2012
2. Kill List
3. We Were Soldiers
4. Puss in Boots
5. The Devil's Double ***
6. Chronicle ****
7. The Expendables ***
8. Woochi the Demonslayer **
9. Sin Nombre ***.5
10. Robocop ****
11. BASEketball **
12. Twilight Samurai ****
2. Kill List
3. We Were Soldiers
4. Puss in Boots
5. The Devil's Double ***
6. Chronicle ****
7. The Expendables ***
8. Woochi the Demonslayer **
9. Sin Nombre ***.5
10. Robocop ****
11. BASEketball **
12. Twilight Samurai ****
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1. Broken Flowers
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist
6. Red State
7. Midnight In Paris - Oscar winning Woody Allen time travel romance. Owen Wilson plays Woody to a t. Good film.
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist
6. Red State
7. Midnight In Paris - Oscar winning Woody Allen time travel romance. Owen Wilson plays Woody to a t. Good film.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
Twoflower
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Millefleur
Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
Twoflower
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1. Broken Flowers
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist
6. Red State
7. Midnight In Paris
8. Coffee & Cigarettes - Odd Jim Jarmusch montage of short films - each involving people drinking coffee and smoking. Nothing much happens and not all of the pieces really work but the cast list is stellar: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Cate Blanchett... it goes on. If you love Jarmusch's style, you will find lots of it in this. I do and I did.
2. Kill List
3. Melancholia
4. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
5. The Artist
6. Red State
7. Midnight In Paris
8. Coffee & Cigarettes - Odd Jim Jarmusch montage of short films - each involving people drinking coffee and smoking. Nothing much happens and not all of the pieces really work but the cast list is stellar: Roberto Benigni, Steven Wright, Iggy Pop, Tom Waits, Bill Murray, Steve Buscemi, Cate Blanchett... it goes on. If you love Jarmusch's style, you will find lots of it in this. I do and I did.
A book is a version of the world. If you do not like it, ignore it; or offer your own version in return.
Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
Twoflower
Bella squats momentarily then waddles on still peeing, like a horse
Millefleur
Salman Rushdie
You talk to God, you're religious. God talks to you, you're psychotic.
House MD
Who needs a meaning anyway, I'd settle anyday for a very fine view.
Sandy Denny
This is the wrong forum for bluffing
Paco
Yes, yes. But first I need to show you this venomous fish!
Calilasseia
I think we should do whatever Pawiz wants.
Twoflower
Bella squats momentarily then waddles on still peeing, like a horse
Millefleur
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14) Transformers Dark of the Moon. Yeah I know I'm scraping the bottom of the barrel here but my friend lent it to me so there was no financial investment or anything. Funny thing is, I was expecting this to be an utter piece of shit but I actually kind of liked it. It was fun. No cinematic masterpiece by any means, but enjoyable in a popcorn munching sort of way nonetheless.
I'm too old to have watched the cartoon as a kid and so have absolutely no emotional investment in these characters, and yet I nevertheless ended up rooting them on by the end of the film. Probably the great voice actor who does Optimus Prime helped.
I thought the beginning of the film was kinda clever the way it incorporated archival footage of JFK. Rather jarring soft core porn passage after that, but then back on track for the rest of the film. Shia LaBeuf did a surprisingly serviceable job in the lead role.
Awesome cast as well. Like a who's who of Coen Bros films: Francis McDormand, John Tortorru, John Malkovich, all hamming it up delightfully in their roles. What I didn't expect was for the film to be so funny. It actually had some great humorous bits. The Asian dude who had a clandestine encounter with Shia's character stole the show for me. No idea who the actor was but he was fucking hilarious.
Anyway, it has its obvious faults but despite this I give it two and a half out of five botox lips.
Oh and I can't help it but it's just so fucking cool when those things transform
I'm too old to have watched the cartoon as a kid and so have absolutely no emotional investment in these characters, and yet I nevertheless ended up rooting them on by the end of the film. Probably the great voice actor who does Optimus Prime helped.
I thought the beginning of the film was kinda clever the way it incorporated archival footage of JFK. Rather jarring soft core porn passage after that, but then back on track for the rest of the film. Shia LaBeuf did a surprisingly serviceable job in the lead role.
Awesome cast as well. Like a who's who of Coen Bros films: Francis McDormand, John Tortorru, John Malkovich, all hamming it up delightfully in their roles. What I didn't expect was for the film to be so funny. It actually had some great humorous bits. The Asian dude who had a clandestine encounter with Shia's character stole the show for me. No idea who the actor was but he was fucking hilarious.
Anyway, it has its obvious faults but despite this I give it two and a half out of five botox lips.
Oh and I can't help it but it's just so fucking cool when those things transform
People think "queue" is just "q" followed by 4 silent letters.
But those letters are not silent.
They're just waiting their turn.
But those letters are not silent.
They're just waiting their turn.
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22. The Hurt Locker - ***
23. The Addams Family - ***.5
24. Addams family Values - ***.5
25. Trollhunter - ***.5
26. The Devil Wears Prada - ***
27. In Time - **
28. Contagion - **
29. I, Robot - *
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15) That's What I Am. A story set in the 60s about bullying. Figured it'd be just my thing, having grown up in the 60s and being bullied a bit. Had a distinctly After-School-Special-made-for-TV feel to it, though, mixed with an annoying dollop of Wonder Years, which was a little off-putting. Adult actors were pretty good for the most part, with Ed Harris holding things together nicely, but the young actors really weren't so good at all. Still, had its moments and wasn't a total waste, though happy I only paid a couple bucks for it. I give it two and a half out of five banana seats.
16) 50/50. Very nicely done drama/comedy with a wonderful understated performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and a great turn by Seth Rogan. Well acted all around, actually. Good drama without getting at all maudlin or over-sentimental. Cried at the end. I would like to have laughed and/or cried a little more. But on the other hand, I really liked the subtlety and restraint shown in the film, and thought it was overall very well done. Four out of five Max Headrooms.
16) 50/50. Very nicely done drama/comedy with a wonderful understated performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and a great turn by Seth Rogan. Well acted all around, actually. Good drama without getting at all maudlin or over-sentimental. Cried at the end. I would like to have laughed and/or cried a little more. But on the other hand, I really liked the subtlety and restraint shown in the film, and thought it was overall very well done. Four out of five Max Headrooms.
People think "queue" is just "q" followed by 4 silent letters.
But those letters are not silent.
They're just waiting their turn.
But those letters are not silent.
They're just waiting their turn.
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17) Drive. Not quite what I was expecting, but enjoyed it nonetheless. I give it four out of five rising Valhallas.
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1, 2. The Chronicles of Narnia x 2
3, 4, 5. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
6. Puss in Boots
7. The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo
8. The Inbetweeners Movie
9. The Proposition
10. Once Upon a Time in America
11. Minority Report
12. Black Snake Moan
13. Chinatown
14. Tower Heist
15. The Rum Diary
16. The Descendants
17. 50/50
18. Kung Fu Panda 2
19. The Prestige
20. The Adventures of Tintin
21. Burn After Reading
23. Tangled
3, 4, 5. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
6. Puss in Boots
7. The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo
8. The Inbetweeners Movie
9. The Proposition
10. Once Upon a Time in America
11. Minority Report
12. Black Snake Moan
13. Chinatown
14. Tower Heist
15. The Rum Diary
16. The Descendants
17. 50/50
18. Kung Fu Panda 2
19. The Prestige
20. The Adventures of Tintin
21. Burn After Reading
23. Tangled
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