_Laurie_ 11 Report post Posted January 29, 2012 Shawna...I just got done watchng The Town and loved it!....even hubby liked it, he usually falls asleep halfway through a movie... Ben Affleck was awesome in this movie....I give it 10/10. definitely a must see. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 0 Report post Posted January 29, 2012 Just finished Interview With A Vampire. Strange movie, slightly homoerotic at times, but a pretty good movie. I've always been a die-hard Brad Pitt supporter and I think this movie is another example of how good he can be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanAm 6 Report post Posted February 4, 2012 Moby Dick 6.5/10 An overlong adaptation of the book by Herman Melville. The first 45 minutes of the movie put me to sleep. The rest of it was reasonably good. William Hurt is excellent as Captain Ahab, a decent, but dangerously obsessed character. The performances of the supporting cast are very good, although the special effects are mediocre at best. It would have been a better movie had they cut the running time by about an hour. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel2Velvet 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Moby Dick 6.5/10 An overlong adaptation of the book by Herman Melville. The first 45 minutes of the movie put me to sleep. The rest of it was reasonably good. William Hurt is excellent as Captain Ahab, a decent, but dangerously obsessed character. The performances of the supporting cast are very good, although the special effects are mediocre at best. It would have been a better movie had they cut the running time by about an hour. I am surprised at the risk to remake this one and not fear audience disappointment. Gregory Peck will ALWAYS be associated with Captain Ahab. Richard Basehart may easily have been replaced, but that be all ... arg mate. Has no one here seen The Hobbit? Would love to read a review of it. It has not come to Brazil yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLizard 1 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Peter Jackson's Hobbit? It doesn't come out until December. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel2Velvet 0 Report post Posted February 6, 2012 Thanks Tim. Amazingly, I started hearing about The Hobbit in early November, so when I read that it would be out in late December, I just assumed 2011. Silly me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLizard 1 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 Yeah, it's getting a lot of hype, which makes sense given both the high quality and high gross of his LOTR trilogy. It's being split into two movies, with the first one coming out at the end of the year. I think filming is still ongoing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 I am SO PUMPED for The Hobbit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel2Velvet 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 Rocky, have you seen the 6 or so Hobbit Production Video Blogs? Here's the first one. Check them out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 0 Report post Posted February 7, 2012 Oh that's pretty cool. I may have to keep up with that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jenny 2 Report post Posted February 17, 2012 We took the kid to see "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" last weekend. It wasn't too bad. The 3-D wasn't there just to be showy, it was well done. Anyway, I thought it was fun and a good one for the kids. 7/10 Oh, and right before it, there was a trailer for the Hobbit. Wow, the 3-D is absolutely amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel2Velvet 0 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Primarily because I have seen it positively mentioned on this site, rented and watched The Big Lebowski for the first time last night (big screen TV, with surround sound, great ambiance) and would like to ask someone who might know; why is it considered such a cool movie? I normally love the Coen Brothers work. Raising Arizona, No Country For Old Men are both favorites and have seen Fargo about 10 times, but will probably never waste the 2 hours on Lebowski again. What I saw was disjointed, untied to even an abstract meaning (despite the winking assurances of Sam Elliot - which felt like condescension), wholly boring, barely funny in one or two spotty seconds, gratuitously violent and devoid of meaningful character development. I know it's just me. What was possibly left out of the DVD version? What did I miss to not enjoy it? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) Hey ,if i didn't strike you as funny and sucked ... then it sucked. Im with you you man . It was mildly amusing ,but certainly not the comedy opus of our time . Say , just what IS the comedy opus of our time , anyway ... ?!?! Edited February 21, 2012 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLizard 1 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 HOW DARE YOU?!? I'm going to have to send Kari after you. This aggression will not stand, man. Ok, I'm not actually angry. It's one of those movies you either love or hate. I love it because I think the characters are some of the funniest ever created. I'll admit the plot is, well, slight, but I also think it's not all that important. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) So , you are saying it kinda sucked ,too , eh ? Edited February 21, 2012 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLizard 1 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 Oh, and Shaun of the Dead is the comedy opus of our time. Probably. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 That was funnier ... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miamisammy29 4 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 What I saw this past weekend may just have been the most hilarious horror movie I've ever seen..."The Perfect Host". Watch it if you get a chance. And here's something you're not gonna here too often....David Hyde Pierce rules!! 8 out of 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheLizard 1 Report post Posted February 21, 2012 And here's something you're not gonna here too often....David Hyde Pierce rules!! Well yeah. Haven't you seen Wet Hot American Summer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Well yeah. Haven't you seen Wet Hot American Summer? What I drew from that movie is that the comedy group Stella rules. And subsequently The State rules as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RockyRaccoon 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Primarily because I have seen it positively mentioned on this site, rented and watched The Big Lebowski for the first time last night (big screen TV, with surround sound, great ambiance) and would like to ask someone who might know; why is it considered such a cool movie? I normally love the Coen Brothers work. Raising Arizona, No Country For Old Men are both favorites and have seen Fargo about 10 times, but will probably never waste the 2 hours on Lebowski again. What I saw was disjointed, untied to even an abstract meaning (despite the winking assurances of Sam Elliot - which felt like condescension), wholly boring, barely funny in one or two spotty seconds, gratuitously violent and devoid of meaningful character development. I know it's just me. What was possibly left out of the DVD version? What did I miss to not enjoy it? I find it interesting that you liked Raising Arizona so much but disliked The Big Lebowski so much. I kind of see them as very similar movies. But like Kevin said, if you didn't like it you didn't like it. I absolutely hate both The Sandlot and The Goonies but God forbid I say that to any of my friends. They'd skin me alive. My father absolutely despises Goodfellas. Sometimes movies that people consider classics are still disliked by people. It just happens I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel2Velvet 0 Report post Posted February 22, 2012 Yeah, my wife wanted to leave the theater during Raising Arizona and I couldn't believe it. I was laughing throughout. Of course, that night I also thought Nick Cage was a great comedian (first movie I had seen him in.) But then again, he really sort of is, in his own way. Just some of his movies since then weren't comedies. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phil 7 Report post Posted February 25, 2012 i just watched One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. I forgot how great this movie is. Jack Nicholson is tremendous as McMurphy. The supporting cast is hysterical. A young Danny DeVito and especially Louis Fletcher as steely Nurse Ratched stand out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin 3 Report post Posted February 25, 2012 (edited) (Poor ol' Phil ) ...Happy 1975 , buddy! It's your toke ... :happybanana: Edited February 25, 2012 by Guest Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
