The Seeker Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Yeah, that's what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 So, how would you rate it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Hmm... 9/10. It wasn't deep or anything but I didn't think of it as horror anyway, so all those light elements were alright by me. And like you said, the atmosphere and such were great. You? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 ...although I think we rate movies 9/10 way too often Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I can live with that , and glad you liked it for the most part , too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I don't think it was supposed to be funny , but it had a few 'humorous ' moments as Ichibod , the coward , did some goofy things . I like Tim Burton movies , but I really hoped too much for this one , I guess . In the original tale , Ichibod Crane disappears and is presumed killed by the horseman , though that may not satisfy a Hollywood ending , for sure . Still , I think a better compromise could have been found . That would have been a better ending! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 See ? And I'm no Hollywood mogul .... what could they have done !?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 We watched Gran Torino. I liked it, and I can totally see it as Eastwoods' swansong. 8.5/10 or better. good film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhearts08 Posted July 16, 2009 Report Share Posted July 16, 2009 Just saw Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I'd say 9/10. Really hilarious but the ending was ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 18, 2009 Report Share Posted July 18, 2009 The Usual Suspects 9/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 The Hangover - Not one solid laugh from either of us the entire time, but everybody else seemed to think it was hysterical. Predictable script and unexplained plot holes. 6.67 / 10 I wanted to see Public Enemies, but there was a 2 hour wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 DH wants to see that. He said his friend thought it was excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Bruno. Absolutely disgusting. Full frontal nudity (male), real sex (with strategically placed black squares), rude, crude, completely tasteless. 9/10 and two thumbs way up. this must have skated under an X rating by a hairsbreadth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lea Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 Hmm sounds like a must see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAngel Posted July 19, 2009 Report Share Posted July 19, 2009 The Hangover - Not one solid laugh from either of us the entire time, but everybody else seemed to think it was hysterical. Predictable script and unexplained plot holes. 6.67 / 10 I wanted to see Public Enemies, but there was a 2 hour wait. I was a little disappointed in the Hangover as well. Maybe I was expecting too much since everyone I knew who saw it said it was so funny. I saw Public Enemies last night. Not the typical exciting, fun, over-the-top action film you might expect from the material, profiling such a charismatic figure. It's serious, realistic and factual. I think people might be disappointed it doesn't romanticize the story of John Dillinger as much as it could have, but I didn't mind it taking a different approach and for the most part expected it from Michael Mann. 7/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 I'll have to see Bruno too. I really don't like that kind of movie, but that's what I thought about Borat too before I saw it. Anyway, I saw Deathproof. Very strange movie. Very strange ending. 5/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawna Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Just be prepared, Seek... I was wholly unprepared. Borat is tame by Bruno standards. In fact, the same day we had seen that movie, I walked by a movie theatre at another mall and they had a "warning" sign out about the content of Bruno. I guess they'd been getting complaints... It is a really, really funny movie, though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foolonthehill Posted July 21, 2009 Report Share Posted July 21, 2009 I watched the most recent Harry Potter last night. It was entertaining, but needlessly unfaithful to the book in a lot of places. That bugged me as I've read all the books more than a couple times. Still pretty funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLizard Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 The Lost Weekend: Billy Wilder's 1945 movie starring Ray Miland as a struggling alcoholic. It is a brutally honest and well acted portrayal, although a bit dated in parts (the happy subservient African American in the restroom, all the banks being closed on Yom Kippur). 4/5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Valkyries was very good. I think that the plot could have been developed in much more detail, as I personally knew nothing about the subject going in, and would have enjoyed learning more. I don't know how closely it followed the real life events that it is supposedly based on but the story was captivating. A bit slow in parts, but I was actually able to forget I was watching Tom Cruise, so that made the acting huge in my book. 8/10. I now want to find a good book to read, both on these events in particular and the subject in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 22, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 Valkyries was very good. I think that the plot could have been developed in much more detail, as I personally knew nothing about the subject going in, and would have enjoyed learning more. I don't know how closely it followed the real life events that it is supposedly based on but the story was captivating. A bit slow in parts, but I was actually able to forget I was watching Tom Cruise, so that made the acting huge in my book. 8/10. I now want to find a good book to read, both on these events in particular and the subject in general. this movie was discussed quite controversially even during the filming, mostly because of Cruise the plot is supposed to be fairly accurate though (I haven't seen it yet) there are tons of books and (TV)films about it, at least in German, a quick search found a docu-drama called "The Officer's Hour" ("Die Stunde der Offiziere") and a film called "Stauffenberg" (both 2004, at the 60th anniversary of the 20th july plot) I don't know how good possible english dubbed versions are though on a similar theme, a movie about another very important resistance movement, the White Rose is called Sophie Scholl - The Final Days a well made one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 What was funny (odd, not haha) was that we watched the movie on July 20, totally coincidentally. Thank you Martin, I'll be looking for Sophie Scholl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 A 30 year old movie called "The Deer Hunter" Touching story of a Vietnam War veteran's adaption to reality after the war and struggle with his involvement in friendships and how much his life has changed. 1st hour (wedding) - 7.5 2nd hour (war) - 9.5 3rd hour (return home) - 9/10 Overall - 8.7 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edna Posted July 23, 2009 Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 The Taking of Pelham 123. The one with Walter Matthau... Good ending... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted July 23, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2009 ^ that was remade this year, wasn't it? I liked the version with Matthau too yesterday, I watched "The Edukators" a trio of anti-capitalist friends break into rich people's houses, but instead of stealing anything, they move around the furniture, cause other havoc and leave messages like "you have too much money" or "Die fetten Jahre sind vorbei" ("the years of plenty are over", the German movie title) ...until one time the owner of the house returns unexpectedly, and they decide to kidnap him watch the trailer pretty good film, and it gets further +points, because Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" is played almost in its entire length near the end. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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