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#61
09-26-2007, 08:48 PM
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[ QUOTE ] I'm pretty pumped about Into the Wild, one of my favorite books. I've never seen anyone pick up that book and not basically read the whole thing in one sitting. WTF is up with that Jessica Alba/Dane Cook movie, Good Luck Chuck? It hurts me just to watch previews or reviews for that thing. It seems like some sort of deformed, half aborted attempt at a Judd Apatow movie. Ugh. [/ QUOTE ] ITW delivers big time. [/ QUOTE ] The soundtrack for ITW is amazing 
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#62
09-26-2007, 10:47 PM
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[ QUOTE ] The Brothers Solomon was terrible, wow. Gives me hope for screenwriting [/ QUOTE ] This is literally one of the 5 worst movies I've ever seen, had high hopes for it too. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [/ QUOTE ] I just assume almost all movies suck unless I hear otherwise.
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#63
09-27-2007, 03:11 AM
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[ QUOTE ] The Mist http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP-MHO_M6ik Based of off a Stephen King story normally I'd write it off as lame horror movie except for this written and directed by Frank Darabont Shawshank, The Green Mile, etc [/ QUOTE ] I loved the novella when I first read it...but I don't remember the bible-thumping character played by Marcia Gay Harden in the movie...was she in the original story?? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah...Carmody. she was a major character. I just re-read the original short story...forgot how cool and interesting it was. so damn dark and bleak. There have been several early comments reviews..couple on AICN and Edgar Wright and Quentin Tarantino saw it at the request of FD. All of the reviews have been absolute raves which makes me even more eager to see it.
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#64
09-28-2007, 06:24 PM
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Just saw The Kingdom and thought it was very well done. A bit too predictable at times in the relationship between the Americans and the Saudis, but all in all well worth your time.
Very unnerving action sequence towards the end where one of the American team sent to SA is kidnapped and forced to sit for a filmed execution, ala Daniel Pearl, while the other Americans try desperately to find him before he his killed. I do have a sneaking suspicion that Jamie Foxx is not a leading man, however.
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#65
10-03-2007, 11:45 PM
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] 3:10 to Yuma - very entertaining. Good acting by many, hilariously horrible acting by Luke Wilson. Overall, quite a good movie. Not great in the way Unforgiven is great, but just a solid Western. Definitely worth watching. Also has extensive discussion thread in OOT. [/ QUOTE ] Ending was strange, but I enjoyed most of this flick. Which one was Luke Wilson? [/ QUOTE ] Luke Wilson isn't in the movie, El D is slightly confused - the part of Charlie Prince is played by Ben Foster, in my opinion a totally sick actor (he's also the meth-addicted Nazy from Alpha Dog). (Ben Foster ). To say I wasn't impressed with it would be an understatement - awesome acting gone horribly to waste due to a terrible plot. Saw it with a friend and we were both pissed and wanted to shoot the director. Kirk [/ QUOTE ] uh yeah..Luke Wilson is in the movie. He's one of the "posse" along the railroad tracks [/ QUOTE ] OK, he plays the telegrapher at the railroad camp where they're tunneling through the mountain. I didn't think he was hilariously bad. It's a Western. He's playing an archetype--a guy named Zeke. Having been a Zeke in another lifetime, I thought it was a pretty good Zeke.
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#66
10-04-2007, 03:35 AM
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Site/trailer wiki This film is Anton Corbijn's feature film directorial debut, after becoming well known for making music videos. It tells the story of Ian Curtis, the frontman of seminal band Joy Division. The cinematography is excellent, and Corbijn deftly creates a dark and hopeless mood that well reflects the band's music. It seems almost like a long music video, and in fact my only significant criticism is that some aspects of the story may not be clear to non-fans. That isn't to say the movie is confusing, in fact it is quite stark and the important themes and meanings are well presented. Still, I would not consider it documentary in the sense that it is enlightening in a historical context. An interesting note is that the actors themselves play all of the Joy Division songs that appear in the film. The instrumentation is amazing, it's as if previously unknown live sets of incomparable fidelity had been discovered. Sam Riley's vocals don't have the same resonance as Curtis' though, which is by no means disappointing but does serve to remind you there is some level of fiction to this recreation. Still I feel the musical performance gives a pleasing element of cinéma vérité that reinforces the somber mood of the piece. For any fan it is a must see, and if you are a music or film lover I'd strongly recommend it. To others I'd say take it or leave it, though its willingness not to be simply a history of the band - my earlier criticism - can work in its favour to give it a broader audience if they are willing to disregard a natural curiosity of the actual happenings.
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#68
10-06-2007, 07:08 PM
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Ben Foster was awesome in 3:10 to Yuma (as was everyone else), he really steals the movie. Def didn't see it comming from him from when he was on Six Feet Under.
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#70
10-07-2007, 01:04 AM
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I'm surprised that "Gone Baby Gone" hasn't been mentioned in this thread? Is there a reason that I'm unaware? It's from the guy who wrote the novel for Mystic River and apparently is getting great feedback so far. Stars Casey Affleck in a starring role (or so the trailers lead me to believe).
No one else interested in this one?
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