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paulosham wrote: I'm looking forward t o

The Tree Of Life
Paris At Midnight
Martha Marcey May Marlene
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The first two are on my list as well, and the third one likely will be.  Most of the really good films simply never show up in my small city, so my tactic is to build a list of all the movies Roger Ebert gives 3 1/2 or 4 stars to every week and seek them out in iTunes or DVD when they become available.   It's so discouraging sometimes to have to wait.  I'll miss Ebert immensely when he's gone or no longer working.  I've never found a reviewer with whom I'm so in sync.  He's only let me down I'd say twice in all the years by sending me to see crap.

just bought and watched moon on dvd , i looove the soundtrack , i wish they release it on cd , movie is great

Just came back from seeing Harry Potter. Somehow, despite all the movies I see, I have until tonight avoided seeing a feature film in 3D. Anyway, movie was what I expected. They are always great romps through a brilliant imagination with great special effects.

GratefulFan wrote: Just came back from seeing Harry Potter. Somehow, despite all the movies I see, I have until tonight avoided seeing a feature film in 3D. Anyway, movie was what I expected. They are always great romps through a brilliant imagination with great special effects.

Its good isnt it :D
i hadn't seen any of the other harry potters, but i still really enjoyed it when i saw this :D

Just watched Sliding Door this morning.  Its really good, although a bit odd.... but a really interestiing idea, basically it tells two parallel stories - one if the main character was able to get on a train when she tried to, one when she just missed the train, and all the different ways things went in each scenario.

Went to see "The Grey" last night and when I woke up this morning it was still stuck to me a little. A grim, vivid film. One of the most realistically terrifying plane crash sequences I have ever seen set an early tone that just darkened from there. It suffered a little from not quite reaching it's existential goals, making it a very good rather than great adventure/survival film, but I'd still recommend it. Worth seeing on the big screen for the jarring and unsettling effectiveness of the visual effects and for the vastness of the Alaskan (actually British Columbian) vistas. Was tipped at Roger Ebert's site to wait for a final brief scene after the credits. They were interminable, but it was worth it I think. Be warned though that if you wait you're waiting for about a 5 second camera shot.

This week I went to see
The Artist - I loved it
Chronicle - I liked it
The Descendants - I didn't like it
Man on a Ledge - It was ok, Genesis Rodriguez made it watchable.
The Woman in Black - I didn't like it, I was disappointed by how much of a cliche horror film it was. The Scene in the marsh was good though.

Excellent movie weekend. Watched both The Descendants and Shame. Each great, though almost diametrically opposed in tone and character. Would recommend either, but you have to be in the mood for Shame. It's kind of slow and dark and grim and there is no real resolution. One of the most compelling scenes was the very last where Fassbender's talent is so evident through the almost micro differences in his face from a near identical earlier scene. And there was so much to like about The Descendants. I thought Clooney and the movie captured the complexities of family and human nature and obligation in moving and surprising ways. Criticism generally seems to centre around a sense that the characters are unlikable and unbelievable and the story too depressing, but to me it was just real the way life is, and ultimately hopeful even through cataclysmic loss and change.

I'm no movie critic, but I'd just like to say that The Avengers is freaking awesome. The Hulk is incredible.

Watched a couple of good docs this weekend: Project NIM about a chimp co-opted in the early 70's for language research through Columbia University which documents a collision of human and animal nature and of human pursuits and animal rights. It is as much about the people as it is about the chimp. Also watched Dear Zachary, a film in the form of a dedication to a new baby about the murdered father he will never know produced and filmed by the murdered man's long time best friend. Events during filming changed the course of not only the film, but many lives and the justice system in another country. A compelling mix of warmth and fury and heartbreak likely able to wring empathy out of a rock for the principal characters. Best to watch it as I did I think, without seeking much information about it beforehand.

Has anybody seen either?

Desperately needed a laugh so went to see 'Ted' this weekend. Crass and crude and, yes, funny. Flash Gordon - the movie and the character - was a running theme so nice unexpected bonus hearing Flash's Theme here and there.

more shocking than the exorcist
we need to talk about kevin
funnier too.
but warning v shocking
wish i didnt watch it to be honest
started getting angry afterwards
put it down to subconscious anger at the movie.
its really sick.

Anyone seen Pixar's Brave? I really want to like it, but I'm seeing mixed reviews on Rotton Tomatoes. I'll probably see it whether or not it's any good. I feel like Pixar probably peaked with Up and Toy Story 3 (I absolutely love both, and they got a 98 and 99% respectively on RT), but maybe there's still hope.

Anyway, can't wait for The Dark Knight Rises.


[QUOTE] [b]GratefulFan wrote:[/b]
Desperately needed a laugh so went to see 'Ted' this weekend. Crass and crude and, yes, funny. Flash Gordon - the movie and the character - was a running theme so nice unexpected bonus hearing Flash's Theme here and there. [/QUOTE]
I already wanted to see that, and when I found out from reading a review in my paper that it references Flash Gordon I wanted to see it anymore. Problem is, I'll need to convince my mom to let me see it (I'm 16!) :\

Quick DVD and cinema review :

Let Me In -- good, creepy, not as good as the original Let the Right One In (Sweden).

Unstoppable -- usualy everything with Denzel is worth watching for him alone and that's the case here. Mundane, run of the mill thriller, but -- hey -- Denzel's in it so watch it.

Rampart -- slow, arty feel to it, but not much substance. Woody looked half asleep for most of the film. Hardly riveting viewing.

The Grey -- a little bit of a surprise. Some existentialist musings. A little cliched at times but worth watching esp. as Liam Neeson doesn't attempt an American accent and so isn't a figure of ridicule :)

Ice Age 4 -- enjoyable enough. My two kids liked it and it kept their attention so it must be doing something right.

Abraham lincoln: vampre hunter -- being an SF/horror fan I had to watch this even though I assumed it would be a bit crap. But it wasn;t. If you can get past the premise, its very enjoyable. It does drag a bit in the middle but not too much. Enjoyable

Mirror, Mirror -- took my 12-year old daughter to see this and it was just okay. Why must that chick out of Twilight always jump into the ocean or a lake? Why must there be 20 minutes in her films when nothing whatsoever happens? Think Jacob, Edward and her in a tent up a mountain and substitute that for some dwarves in a forest looking at flowers.

Oldies: Skyline and Battle LA -- both a waste of money and effort. Monsters is really good (not Monsters Inc. -- a different film. Haven't seen it.) Scott Pilgrim and Get Him to the Greek both amusing and worth renting for the evening. The latter is the only film in which Russell Brand is remotely funny.

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[b]Zebonka12 wrote: [/b] 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.

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Yes I know what you mean. There must have been a lot of dust in the cinema because I had to wipe my eyes a bit when the toys were being put away at the end ...