What movies have you seen recently?

[Kanobi]

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Pirates - Mermaid scene was awesome!!!! Overall though...it was decent. Didn't live up to the hype

[Bellsprout]

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Anybody know if there was an extra scene after the credits?

Yep.

Spoiler

It shows the voodoo doll of Jack washing up on the shore of the island where he stranded Penelope's character, and she finds it.

[Scott]

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Yep.

Spoiler

It shows the voodoo doll of Jack washing up on the shore of the island where he stranded Penelope's character, and she finds it.

Haha nice...

[goh]

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Yep.

Spoiler

It shows the voodoo doll of Jack washing up on the shore of the island where he stranded Penelope's character, and she finds it.

I saw that in the game and didn't understand it. Wasn't covered in the game or I just didn't notice.

[jmood88]

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I saw that last night. It felt like something was missing, but I couldn't put my finger on it. I thought it was slightly better than the previous two, but not as good a the first. Blackbeard was a ruthless, badass and I always enjoy Barbosa.
Anybody know if there was an extra scene after the credits?

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Blackbeard was a lot more ruthless than I thought he would be. When he first showed up it seemed like he was gonna be an alright guy but the stuff he did throughout the movie was like a super Renegade Shepard. As far as the whole movie, I liked it a lot more than I thought I would. I pretty much just saw it out of obligation since I had seen all the other one's and I really like Johnny Depp but it was really entertaining.

[Bellsprout]

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For the record, since I made it so obvious before that I've seen the movie, I loved it. From beginning to end. Best one since the first Pirates. The only crappy thing was the mermaid love story. Could've done without that. Losing the love stories was why I was so happy when Bloom and Knightley opted out of this one. Oh well, this one didn't get nearly as much screen time as theirs did, so I can't complain that much.

All of that said, I could be thoroughly entertained watching Jack Sparrow read a phonebook, so take my feelings with a grain of salt.

[BunnyHardaway]

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The other night I watched this movie called The Slammin' Salmon...I had no idea what it was, but holy crap that's one of the most hilarious movies I've ever seen. Must watch for anyone that likes comedies.

[dirtysouth1295]

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in the last week i saw...

Blue Valentine
Shaun of the Dead
Battle LA
The Human Centipede
No Strings Attached and
I am Number 4

[Fresh Tendrils]

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For the record, since I made it so obvious before that I've seen the movie, I loved it. From beginning to end. Best one since the first Pirates. The only crappy thing was the mermaid love story. Could've done without that. Losing the love stories was why I was so happy when Bloom and Knightley opted out of this one. Oh well, this one didn't get nearly as much screen time as theirs did, so I can't complain that much.

All of that said, I could be thoroughly entertained watching Jack Sparrow read a phonebook, so take my feelings with a grain of salt.

To me, that "love" story was a lot more interesting than anything Bloom and Knightly had.

[Herky]

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Watched Eight Men Out on Saturday night. My girlfriend had never seen it but she loved it. Probably my 10th viewing.

We both like Boardwalk Empire so I suggested it would be good to get some background on Arnold Rothstein.

[Salhus]

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Watched Danny Boyle's Sunshine last night.

Pretty good flick. I liked the premise and the cast. It was a huge bomb at the box office, but I liked it. Interesting filming techniques

[SPTO]

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Stop, You're Killing Me! (1952)

Full Summary (going to spoiler it. Check it out if you want to know the entire story)

Spoiler

In New York City, after the repeal of Prohibition, bootlegger Remy Marko, encouraged by his wife Nora, decides to go straight and sell his beer legally. Unfortunately for Remy, no one will buy his foul-tasting beer and having his three faithful cohorts, Mike, Lefty and Giuseppe, use strong-arm tactics to force sales is not a legitimate business practice. In addition, Remy must now pay taxes, so money is short when the bank calls in his half-million dollar loan. Remy decides to consider his prospects at his Saratoga Springs mansion, but before leaving, his daughter Mary unexpectedly returns from school with boyfriend troubles. Mary tells her parents that her fiancé, wealthy Chance Whitelaw, will not get a job, but Remy is pleased that the romance is faltering after he learns that the Whitelaws have been in law enforcement for generations. Later, the Markos drive to Saratoga Springs, accompanied by Remy's three pals and Donnie Reynolds, an orphan boy from his favorite charitable institution. Unknown to Remy, five gangsters have robbed Sad Sam Callahan, a racetrack bookie, and are hiding out in Remy's house. Just before Remy's group arrives, Innocence, one of the robbers, kills the other four, leaving their corpses in a bedroom. Upon arriving at the mansion, Donnie begins terrorizing the household and finds the robbers' satchel of stolen money, which he hides in a chandelier. Still undiscovered, Innocence tries to get back the satchel and escape, but Donnie repeatedly outwits him. Equally defenseless against Donnie are Remy's three pals, who, having been paid with Remy's IOUs, are surprised to learn that Donnie is the only one among them with money. Meanwhile, Chance shows up in a state trooper uniform, having joined the force to please Mary, and invites her to dine with his socialite mother. Dreaming of a blue-blooded future for Mary, Nora encourages her to go, and arranges for the Whitelaws to return with Mary to the house. Later, Remy tells Nora about the bank loan, and although his pals would happily solve the problem mobster-style, Nora begs Remy to stay legitimate. The discovery of the corpses temporarily distracts Remy from his money worries. Afraid he will be accused of the murders, Remy has the men deliver the bodies to the homes of various people whom they dislike. Later, Remy's pals learn that a reward is being offered for each bandit, dead or alive, and seeing a way to pay off the loan, they retrieve the bodies, but have no opportunity to tell Remy about the reward before Mary and the Whitelaws return from dinner. A party spontaneously erupts when many of the Markos' friends come to call, including Sad Sam, several nightclub bandmembers with their instruments, a shady commissioner and dancing girls. Remy works the crowd, hoping to find someone to help him pay off the loan, and stalls the bank officers, Clyde Post and Cal Ritter, when they show up to demand payment. Despite Nora's attempts to maintain decorum, the haughty Mrs. Whitelaw, appalled by the scene, declares that the engagement is off and tries to leave, but is pulled into a vigorous dance against her will. After being rescued by Nora, she is taken to rest upstairs, where Donnie is still eluding Innocence. When the boy throws some of the stolen money to the floor below, the crowd thinks Remy is giving out expensive party favors, except for Sad Sam, who finds one of his tickets floating down with the money and concludes that Remy has robbed him. Remy, meanwhile, gets the rest of the money from Donnie and uses it to bluff Post and Ritter into granting a loan extension. In the bedroom, Mrs. Whitelaw finds the corpses, and although Remy's men sneak them to a different hiding place before the others see them, she inadvertently stumbles onto them again. As no one else sees or acknowledges the existence of the corpses, she is again urged to rest. Meanwhile, Chance, at Sad Sam's insistence, attempts to arrest Remy for the robbery, but is interrupted by a scream from Mrs. Whitelaw, who has discovered the corpses yet again, this time hanging in a closet. Thinking quickly, Nora exclaims that Mrs. Whitelaw is being harassed by the men who stole their money and sends Remy and Chance upstairs to shoot the burglars. With the help of Remy's guiding hand, Chance shoots at the closet. Although his shots miss their marks completely, he does inadvertently hit Innocence, who is escaping out the window with the money, which he finally retrieved. Remy convinces Chance and other policemen who are called to the scene that Chance heroically killed the robbers. As a result, Chance gets a reward and a promotion, and Mary and Chance proceed with wedding plans. After being convinced to "loosen her corset," Mrs. Whitelaw agrees to help Remy. The Markos decide to adopt Donnie and it appears that Remy will remain a legitimate businessman.

Not a bad movie as it's a remake of the Edward G. Robinson gangster comedy "A Slight Case of Murder". Broderick Crawford is in the Eddie G. role and does a pretty good job as a former gangster who goes legit but is suffering money problems trying to get backers to fund his brewery. The movie has a real zippy feel to it in the vein of Guys and Dolls. This is because it's based on a Damon Runyon play and he also wrote the original material of the latter film.

Crawford's cronies are played to great effect and laughs by veteran character actors Charles Cantor, Sheldon Leonard and Joseph Vitale. Some pretty funny hijinks occur with a kid that Crawford's character has adopted. The kid is a real brat so it comes off pretty well with their antagonistic relationship.

The movie is not a musical but it does have a couple musical interludes which stick out like a sore thumb. That's not to say the songs are bad, the one song that gets the big treatment is "you're my ever-loving". Crawford even gets to sing a bit of it. He can't sing very well but carried the tune alright.

Overall, pretty zany and the ending with all the madcap happenings may seem really dated to most here but I found it pretty comical.

** 1/2


Red Light (1949)

Plot Summary:

Mick Cherney, a trusted employee, embezzles funds from trucking-company owner John Torno, and is sent to prison. Seeking revenge, he pays "Rocky." another convict about to be released, to kill John's brother Jess, an army-chaplain priest just returned from Pacific war duty. Jess, shot in a hotel room, dies in the arms of his brother, gasping that the answer to his killing lies in the Bible. Torno, finally realizing that Jess meant the Gideon Bible which had been in his hotel room, but has disappeared, sets out to find the Bible and the killer and avenge his brother's death.

This was a far different flick in tone from the one before. There's a lot of familiar names in this one: George Raft as Torno, Raymond Burr as Nick, Harry Morgan as Rocky and a couple others more familiar to me but not to familiar to most of you guys (Virginia Mayo and Barton McClane) The movie is a bit slow moving but it really does show how Raft's character loses it a bit in his obsession to get the killer of his brother. One thing about movies back then is they're not shy to trot out religion explicitly. At one point late in the film Raft meets up with a blind veteran who took the bible and the Vet explains why he took it. Apparently the vet was going to kill himself but was saved by a stranger who read through the bible and helped him change his mind. That whole sequence would NOT make it into a mainstream movie today.

In fact, the religious overtones that took over the last third of the movie would probably turn a lot of people off but it was quite fitting. Raft does a pretty good job playing a guy that's slowly losing it until the very end when he's bitter and upset at the world, God and everything else because he can't avenge his brother's death. Raymond Burr played the heavy to great effect as you could definitely tell he was not a very nice or good man. This is a huge change from what he'd become just a few short years later as Perry Mason.

** 1/2 stars (slowness at the beginning and the religious overtones may turn off some folks)

[racerx]

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Did anybody see "Too Big To Fail" last night on HBO? I really enjoyed it and thought the acting was well done.

[Jonesy]

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I watched Limitless and I hope they serve beer in hell last night.

Limitless was pretty damn good imo. Bradley Cooper was pretty awesome as usual and the story got me sucked in. 7.5/10 from me.

IHTSBIH was absolutely atrocious. I knew it would be crap coming in but just how crap was pretty impressive. I thought going in at least if the movie was horrrible it would have lots of hot naked women and even that aspect of it was sadly lacking. 0.5/1000 from me.....

[marshallfever]

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Unknown-8.8

Liam is unstoppable in movie titles only containing one word. The story was well done and the characters played a great part. The movie never got lost in itself which was excellent due to its story.