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Went to see 'Eat Pray Love' last night fully expecting to love hating it for 2 hours while feeling vaguely sorry for this woman and her self absorbed navel gazing and earnest attempt  to solve her non problems at various spots on the globe.  Julia Roberts ruined all that by proving once again that her natural appeal makes it simply impossible not to like her. I don't know who I'd recommend this film to exactly, or even if I would recommend it at all.  But Julia is gorgeous, the various men along the way are handsome, the location shots are a pleasure and it's not completely without some bits of wisdom.  Seems pretty squarely aimed at 30 or 40 somethings, mostly female.

@ Saif
:D I was just talking about City of God in another thread! >< One of my all time favorite movies!!!

Hmmm... I live for 80s teen movies and foreign films.
Favorites include: The Breakfast Club, Revenge of the Nerds, Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink, St. Elmo's Fire, Paris Je T'aime, Le (or Les, I forget) Chorale, Like Water for Chocolate, Amelie, and more I can't remember the names of haha.

Dinner with Idiots is one of the worst movies I ever saw.  Avoid at all costs  You've been warned.

Panchgani wrote: Dinner with Idiots is one of the worst movies I ever saw.  Avoid at all costs  You've been warned.
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Do you mean 'Dinner for Schmucks'?  I went to see it tonight kind of by default and actually laughed acceptably hard and acceptably often.  Carrel was great.  It had it's lame moments, but overall it worked.  I'm surprised it hasn't been reviewed better, though my Ebert gave it three stars, which I think is about right.

The reviewer in our local newspaper did not give many points for the storyline of Salt but said that Angelina Jolie could act.  However, I found myself enjoying the the fast paced action movie very much.  As the supporting cast are relatively unknown, I find the ending surprising.

Thumbs up for Angelina Jolie  :-)

:O How could I forget The Graduate!?!
A very young Dustin Hoffman is excellent :]

I've seen "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" three times in the past week and a half. Do with that what you will.

I finally saw 'Private Parts' last night, which has been on my movie bucket list for some time.  I'm glad I saw it, and enjoyed it as I thought I would.

 I'm probably switching to XM satellite radio (the companies are still separate entities in Canada) if Howard Stern leaves Sirius at the end of the year, because XM carries the NHL.  In fact, it's my theory that the companies haven't merged in Canada yet because XM Canada knows there will be a mass migration for NHL coverage when and if Stern leaves, and as such the ultimate business picture is not yet clear.  I'll definitely follow Howard to internet broadcasting because the 80% of the stuff he does that is worthwhile is really worthwhile.  His interviews especially are really, really good.  The other 20%, well I can just change the channel.

Oh and somebody  made me go see 'Devil' Thursday night somewhat against my will.  It turned out okay.  Decent enough 'B' movie.

Last two new movies I saw were Inception and Toy Story 3.  They were both a lot better than I thought they would be.  It turns out I really am far too sensitive to watch something like Toy Story 3.

A much older movie I just watched was John Wayne's last one, "The Shootist".  Damned fine movie - I can't say it's his best because I've never actually watched a John Wayne movie from start to finish.  There's something to be said for the credibility that a film can gain by throwing an old codger with some experience in it, though.

Ahh hahahahaha! Hahahahaha! Horrible Bosses. Go see it! :)

I'm looking forward t o

The Tree Of Life
Paris At Midnight
Martha Marcey May Marlene

Just rewatched I Hate Valentines Day and Sleeping with the Enemy... both good :)

Anyone watch Transformers 3? I heard really mixed stuff about it.

I recently saw a 2009 film, called "Valhalla Rising" by a Danish director called Nicolas Winding Refn. Although promoted as an action-adventure film (and that is not usually my kind of film) the plot summary I had read seemed enough to give it a try.

I was both disturbed and pleased by this film. It is very raw and explicit in its action and violence scenes, but strangely melancholic and humane in its unfolding plot. The story, which I'm not going to give away, was captivating, as well as historically quite acceptable. During the entire 93 minute feautre, which is divided into six parts, each with titles, only 17 actors (plus some background parts in the final scene) appear, and of these, only eight are on screen for any length of time. There is very little dialogue. What little there is is in English. The cinematography is very much in line with the theme and plot, and is very good but also a little unreal, which seems intentional.

I don't advise this film if you don't want to see graphic violence, but on the other hand, I don't advise it if you want to see loads of graphic violence either. It'll probably be rated 'R' in America. Although the three are in no way related, I somehow think that if you like both Sin City and Reservoir Dogs, you'll love this one.