What movies have you seen recently?

[sb24]

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I just saw Inglorious Bastards and I pretty much couldnt wait for the movie to end. The movie just seemed to drag out scenes for way to long. Take a few of those scenes and cut 5-10 mins from each one and then I could have enjoyed the movie.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Paid $5 on a blind buy of "Righteous Kill" on blu ray. Wasn't great by any means, but wasn't terrible either. Might be a good rental if you're a Robert DeNiro fan.

[19]

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Just watched the Drawn Together movie. Oh. My. God. Loved it.

Finally saw Up in the Air. What a GREAT movie. I'm not much for Clooney, but I really liked it.

[Bellsprout]

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Brothers: That. Was. Awful. The first hour was painfully boring. I wanted to shut it off. I couldn't possibly have given less of a damn about the Portman/Gyllenhaal story. The scene where they bond over pot was laughably out of place. Pot has no business being anywhere near this movie. I've seen the reformed man story a billiondy times before, thanks, Brothers for bringing nothing new to that story. Ditto that for the greaving widow story. The fact that the two stories happened to intersect did nothing for me. The movie played it too safe. You want to go out there on the edge? Have her marry the brother. Then you've got me interested. Oh, and the line "I don't feel anything. Shouldn't I feel something?" made me smile. That shouldn't happen.

Maguire's story was slightly better. But slightly better than diarrhea is still a turd. There was a twist, which again is one of those moments that illicited a laugh that should have had the opposite effect. Also eliciting a laugh was

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when the dude had the gun pointed at Maguire and all of a sudden the cavalry came and killed him. Come on. That's really convienient

. From there we devolved into preposterous madness. Best part of the movie: Maguire goes to pull, I'm assuming, the door off the freezer when the handle comes off and he goes flying across the room. Hilarity!

I see a some critics liked this. 48% of Top Critics, to be exact. I don't get it. I see Maguire's performance lauded. I don't see it. I didn't believe him at all when he freaked out. It was everything I could do not to literally roll on the floor laughing.

Maybe it's over my head because I know nobody in the military, maybe I'm hypercritical, I don't care. I hated every second of this movie, minus the unintentionally hilarious ones.

[trobinson97]

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I didn't believe him at all when he freaked out. It was everything I could do not to literally roll on the floor laughing.

I know what you mean man, and I stated it earlier in this thread. There were parts of this movie that were just flat out funny when they weren't supposed to be. That freak out that the end was one. His daughter making those faces at the table was another.

[Blzer]

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Kick-***

Is it too cliche to say this movie was kick-***? I'd say it's the most fitting sentence to describe this movie. At the very least, this movie was everything that Wanted should have been, and then some.

Any time that humor can come from both the action as well as the lines without losing the comfortability factor is always a notch up. It's yet again one of those kinds of movies where we need an introduction of the character as well as the villains in their own separate scenes as they draw closer together until the ending. The missing link really was the "Kick-***" portion though, as you'll see that he doesn't really appear as often as you'd think. It's quite alright as we have other filler that greatly enhances the movie, such as Nicolas Cage's performance. I've never laughed so hard with him on screen, he was awesome!

Truly a delightful movie to see, many "Oohs" and "Aahs", and some great action and stunt work. There is passion and likeness to the good guys, and the movie is actually worthy of its length (probably just south of two hours).

BTW a nice work-in for the movie was the trailers leading up to it. When you get to see The A-Team and The Expendables beforehand, your testosterone level rises up appropriately.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

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Finally saw the Blind Side. Very entertaining. Me likes the brash and sassy Sandra Bullock.

[Jonesy]

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I saw Up in the Air and Sherlock Holmes on the weekend.

I thought they were both solid but nothing too amazing. After reading all the glowing impressions of Up in the Air here i must admit i was kinda let down. The movie is enjoyable but when it had finished i was a little bit let down with the ending and it's not the sort of movie i'd want to watch more than once. I totally disagree with people (not necessarily on this site) that have said UITA should have beaten Hurt Locker or Avatar for best film.

Sherlock was a good fun ride, I always enjoy Downey JR's work and Rachael McAdams would have to be one of the most beautiful women on the planet.

[Pete1210]

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Inglorious Basterds. It had some really good tense scenes. A little too violent in parts. Overall I did not care for it.

[marshallfever]

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The edge of Darkness, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Sequel

Both movies were so-so....especially Edge of Darkness. WTF is with Mel's voice? Its like him and Danny Glover have undergone some sort of throat therapy that has mingled their throats. They both sound nothing like their younger selves.

The Chipmunk movie, sucked. However it was funnier than the first but still lackluster. It actually looks like the CGI for the chipmunks were worst.

[MWilliard2]

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Just watched this on NetFlix on the PS3. Such a great movie. The movie is about Bobby(Gordon-Levitt) and Katie(Collins) and the choices they make in life. It follows two different outcomes in a certain day. You are able to understand which reality they are in the movie by such things as the type of colors the actors are wearing. The choices that they make determine the path they go down in there lives. The two realities are based in Manhatten and Brooklyn. The Manhatten scenes involve action-packed thriller, while the Brooklyn scenes involve family drama and everyday life. The chemistry between Gordon-Levitt and Collins was amazing in each scene between the two realities.

[SPTO]

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I couldn't sleep last night so I watched a pretty darn good western starring Robert Taylor and Richard Widmark called The Law and Jake Wade (1958) Here's the summary:

Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some pretty deep hostility between them. They part, and Jake returns to his small-town marshal's job and his fiancée only to find he has been tracked there by Hollister. It seems they were once in a gang together and Jake knows where the proceeds of a bank hold-up are hidden. Hollister and his sidekicks make off into the hills, taking along the trussed-up marshal and his kidnapped bride-to-be to force the lawman to show them where the loot is

This movie really showed the different acting styles of the two leads quite well. Taylor was a refined and easygoing in his portrayals whereas Widmark had the threat of outright violence and savagery bubbling under the surface. The Clint Hollister character is truly a despicable customer as he had no notion of right and wrong as well as honor. He rules over his group like a taskmaster and treats them with cruelty especially on the psychological level.

The movie does a great job of showing how distasteful a character Clint is without going overboard and a whole segment of the film really shows just how bad of a guy he is even when he's offscreen throughout!

The final showdown between Clint and Jake is well done and there's a humorous and telling moment as Jake who got the upper hand over Clint throws Clint's gun a ways and Clint says "I would've given you your gun" whereby Jake replies "you always liked me better then I liked you."

It's a western that kept my attention and was as much a character study of the villain as it was a rugged film.

A solid 3 1/2 stars

[Beantown]

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Tears of the Sun

One of my most underrated war-movies. Bruce Willis gives a good performance and the final 35 minutes of the movie or so is one of my favorite "war" endings.

[jmood88]

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Saw Kick-*** and it was a lot better than I was expecting. When I saw the trailers I planned on seeing it once it got to the dollar theater but after hearing everybody talk about how good it was I went to see it today and it's a great movie. Whoever put the trailers together should be fired though cause they made it look like a low budget "we know we won't make any money on this" kind of movie.

[trobinson97]

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Yeah I agree with you man, if you just watch the tv spots it doesn't really prepare you for what to expect. Thought it was a great movie as well.