More cable movies on the DVR

[Sooga]

Jet Li's Fearless - I was actually really surprised to find that I enjoyed this. I thought this was going to be another brainless action flick, but there's actually a semblance of a plot here.

The Prestige - loved it. Like others have said, it's hard to tell what's coming next.

Half Nelson - I agree with some posters above, Ryan Gosling is a fantastic actor. He was also phenomenal in a movie called 'The Believer', where he plays a Jewish neo-Nazi.

The Bridge (GG Bridge suicide doc) - I was actually kind of disappointed in this. I mean, it was pretty good, but I guess just not as great as I was expecting.

[GuyOnTilt]

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Can you elaborate on the fooled 99% of the people via PM or link to explanation as not to spoil it. Is there a thread that deals with this? I thought after all the twists were revealed at the end it was pretty self explantory?

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No idea if there's a thread. I'm sure there's stuff all over the place online tho. I could be wrong about my opinions on the movie, all my friends thought I was nuts after we watched it and talked about it, but after a 2nd viewing I'm 99.9% sure I'm right. Can't really talk about it here tho I guess :/

[meep_42]

I'm interested in your theory as well.

-d

[BigPoppa]

GoT:
Why not start a "The Prestige (spoilers)" thread in the The Lounge to discuss this. I'd be interested in what you're talking about, as apparently are others.

[gumpzilla]

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GoT:
Why not start a "The Prestige (spoilers)" thread in the The Lounge to discuss this. I'd be interested in what you're talking about, as apparently are others.

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Yeah, I'd love to hear a good theory. The movie pretty explicitly suggests that there's something you're missing at the end, and while I have ideas about it I haven't worked the whole thing out to my satisfaction.

[BretWeir]

"The Prestige" is worth watching. It takes some attention, but it has good acting, a fun plot twist, and Scarlett J. in a Victorian maid-type costume.

I haven't seen the remake of "All the King's Men," but if missed the original (with Broderick Crawford), definitely make a point of seeing it. One of my favorite movies (the book's even better). It's on AMC pretty regularly, so you might be able to DVR it if you don't mind the commercials.

[TroutMaskReplica]

delete the nicholas cage wicker man but def watch the original 1973 version if/when you come across it.

[Nortonesque]

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All The King's Men and Elizabeth are both quite good.

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Hah, I was thinking of All The President's Men, haven't seen All The King's Men, so nevermind on that. Elizabeth is really good though, especially Geoffrey Rush.

[Ship Ship McGipp]

I NEED A THREAD TO EXPRESS MY DISTASTE.

IF LADY IN THE WATER ISN'T THE WORST MOVIE EVER MADE, I CHALLENGE YOU TO FIND ME ONE WORSE.

JESUS CHRIST THAT MOVIE TILTED ME, I ACTUALLY DID GET A FEW LAUGHS AT IT- BUT BELIEVE ME, I WAS LAUGHING AT IT, NOT WITH IT.

TOP 5 WORST MOVIES OF ALL TIME:
1. ALEXANDER
2. LADY IN THE WATER
3. LOST IN TRANSLATION
4. HITCHHIKERS GUIDE TO THE GALAXY
5. DUDE WHERE'S MY CAR

[El Diablo]

All,

As usual, managed to add some to the DVR but not really watch much. I did manage to catch a couple of random cable movies in the last two weeks, though.

Idiocracy: The blurb was "a dullard awakens 1000 years in the future to find he is the smartest person alive" and it starred Luke Wilson. How could I not watch it? Well, I watched about 10 minutes and thought it was idiotic. Then some friends were over and someone mentioned that it was directed by Mike Judge. That made me give it another chance. It was pretty idiotically bad, but also sorta entertaining in a really stupid Beavis and Butthead way. Not recommended, but not absolutely horrible either.

Goal! The Dream Begins: Blurb was something like "Mexican cook gets a chance at his dream of playing professional soccer." OK, well, how can I pass that up? This was super cliched, but whatever, it was exactly what I expected and hoped for. Guy chasing his dream, some roadblocks come up that he overcomes, some bad guys show heart when they see how much this kid deserves it, he gets to address some of his personal/family issues through the challenges of sports, etc. This was far more entertaining than Invincible, but no Rudy or anything. Not GOOD, but I recommend it to generic sports underdog movie fans.

New ones added to DVR:

Lady in the Water - Whatever, I watch all of his movies. I expect there to be a twist.

World Trade Center - Nick Cage has lots of movies on cable.

Hollywoodland - Adrien Brody movie, I remember previews looking maybe OK.

Inside Deep Throat - documentary

Army of Darkness - this is one of those movies I have somehow never seen.