What movies have you seen recently?

[Herky]

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Swing Vote. It was ok, but something I'll probably never watch again. The political ads were pretty funny however and I get the satire overall on campaigns, but it wasn't outstanding.

[daflyboys]

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Hey, guys....how about a few spoiler wraps on some of these discussions (e.g., the Wrestler) or make a separate thread.

[Blzer]

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Hey, guys....how about a few spoiler wraps on some of these discussions (e.g., the Wrestler) or make a separate thread.

My bad. I tried to stay spoiler free, but I can see where some of the things I said were potential spoilers.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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Re: The Wrestler

Spoiler

Yeah, it definitely does. Plus the stuff that Rourke actually had to do like cut his forehead with glass (I think that's what he did). It was harsh, brutal, and actually almost unwatchable at times to think that they actually do this stuff to themselves along with the stuff they put in their bodies.

That scene was eye-opening, but the match with the razor wire, the staple gun, and the fork was really brutal for me. Seeing Randy get cut open with the fork like that was insane. Its crazy to think that people do this to themselves for minor (if any) fame, but I felt the movie did a good job of conveying that its more than just the fame (obviously).

I also found it kind of displeasurable to see Marisa Tomei naked. She has a rockin' body indeed, but she was always kind of one of those people (especially at her age now) that I kind of liked that she didn't get in a film like this, at least that I have seen. Not to say that her role was overkill because it was perfect, but I liked the scenes with her like when they sung Ratt in the bar. I guess in the end it's just a movie that would be tough for me to watch with my parents is all, that and it's not too re-watchable.

I've not seen too many of Tomei's movies, but hasn't she been shot nude before? Not that it matters because I thought her stripper scenes were pretty tame and tasteful. Perhaps if her scenes were longer I could see that, but I thought Darren made a good choice and limiting how much time she was actually nude on screen because (again), for me, it reflected Randy's feelings for her.

And for some, the ending will leave a lot to be desired. They delivered the message that they wanted to, but I think people wanted to know a little more about what happens "after" if that makes sense. Again, I got the message, but it's one of those things that makes you wonder if that's the only message they wanted to show.

I liked the final shot, but I don't think the ending is a mystery really. It was pretty obvious that Randy was experiencing quite a bit of pain in his final match and that it took basically everything he had to get up on the ropes for the Ram Slam. He went out doing what he loved surrounded by the people that loved him (in his own distorted view).

Oh, and I actually really did like the opening shot of the movie. One single fluid shot of all of those articles panning downward with radio clips in the background. That was awesome.

Opening credits were fantastic. I would prefer more movies to have opening credits to be honest.

Anyway, I saw Funny People last night. Great film. For being such a long comedy, I thought the pacing throughout was really consistent and fluid. It only dragged for me during the climax of the film 2/3s of the way through, but other than that I thought the cast was fantastic and hilarious. I loved all the cameos and the shout outs to older comedians with the poster collection.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I watched Taken last night. Very entertaining action film. Liam was a BAMF; he was Jason Bourne the Father. Loved it.

I just finished watching Sudden Impact, probably the third best Dirty Harry film though the franchise is starting to feel a bit...hokie? The Nazi police chiefs and DAs are beginning to be dull, but I liked the "vacation" investigation.

[trobinson97]

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Boondock Saints. Decent.

[The Chef]

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The Unborn- Didnt care for it and fell asleep while watching it.

[Sausage]

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Recent movies:
Chocolate (awesome martial arts flick, foreign)
Orphan (pretty cool)
Hangover (funny, stupid, and crazy)
G.I. Joe (action movie cliche fun)
Dog Bite Dog (decent and very violent, foreign)
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (same level as the others)
The Host (pretty fun monster flick, foreign)

[Fresh Tendrils]

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The Third Man - I watched this on Blu Ray last night. First off, for being a B&W, 40 year old film, it looked wonderful. Criterion did a terrific job with this transfer. I have the DVD version and that looks great, but the blu is definitely a step above. HD really reveals more facial expressions (especially minor smirks and eye glances) in the actors faces than DVDs, much less VHS, did. The film itself is great. The post-war Vienna setting is beautiful. Of course Orson Welles completely steals the film at the last second, probably one of the best supporting roles ever. Simply awesome performance and its so simple, beautiful to watch him work.

[marshallfever]

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Ice Age 3 Dawn of the Dinosaurs

9.0/10

Excellent movie. It's been a while since i've watched a good CGI family flick. The movie had it all, comedy, action and awesome scenes.

[Iadf]

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I love you man
I rate it a 8.5

I thought it was going to be really stupid but it was hilarious.The whole concept of finding male friends by going on man dates is funny.

[SPTO]

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I watched two Edward G. Robinson movies in the last couple days however since it's late I won't post my reviews til the afternoon time.

Needless to say, one was a bit lacking in script but Eddie G's performance made it worthwhile. The other was a little fanciful and had a fantastic scene stealing performance by Louis Calhern but overall a bit uneven.

[Blzer]

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I saw that crap 17 Again.

How was it? I just told you.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Just saw I love you man.

it was pretty good. very good bromance--funny stuff

8/10

[daflyboys]

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Ice Age 3 Dawn of the Dinosaurs

9.0/10

Excellent movie. It's been a while since i've watched a good CGI family flick. The movie had it all, comedy, action and awesome scenes.

This'll be a good rental.... looking forward to it. One day Scrat is just going to go postal..... all that pent up frustration!