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[MicroBob]

I've seen part of the new Bad News Bears and it just depresses me because it is so bad.

The original is an absolutely wonderful flic. This remake is an embarassment.

[Jman28]

I watched The Illusionist and The Prestige on the same day, and they're similar, so I keep blending them in my head.

They were both good. The Illusionist was a little bit more predictable (like standard formulaic), but was more fun to watch. The both kept me interested though.

I haven't seen Employee of the Month but I'm pretty sure it's one of those movies that you know how you're gonna feel about it after watching the previews.

My good friend had to write a review about it for a local paper and was really upset about it. He didn't like it.

[Duke]

It's inexplicable that I've only seen one of these movies, but alas...

Akeelah and the Bee sucked. It reminded me of the Full House episode where Kareem was guesting and Jesse found his "sweet spot" on the basketball court.

[GuyOnTilt]

The Bridge is good.

I hated the Illusionist, but most people seemed to like it.

The Prestige is hot. Solid movie on its own, but the fact that it fooled 99% of people who watched it makes it awesome.

[Mr_Pathetic]

Go ahead and delete employee of the month. Save you some valuable time.

[El Diablo]

All,

Was hung over and lazy yesterday, stayed home and watched movies all day.

Bad News Bears - wow, this was really bad. An occassional funny line or two, but overall quite bad. Nowhere near the original.

Akeelah and the Bee - pretty much exactly what I expected. A fun, light, inspirational type film. Worth watching. Not as good as Searching for Bobby Fischer, so I'd recommend that instead if you're in the mood for one Larry Fishburne mentors a young prodigy film.

Aeon Flux - not good, but surprisingly better than I expected. I mean, let me be clear, it's not a good movie. But Charlize Theron looks so hot, there's plenty of action (a little on the cheesy side), and the simple and somewhat dumb story is at least mildly interesting. I expected this to be horrible, instead it was merely not very good.

[illuminati]

The Wicker Man is horrendous

[ozyman]

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The Bridge is good.

I hated the Illusionist, but most people seemed to like it.

The Prestige is hot. Solid movie on its own, but the fact that it fooled 99% of people who watched it makes it awesome.

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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?

[RiverFenix]

Not that I want to derail the thread but the prestige should be your next watch for sure. Way better than the illusionist which was predictable but mildly entertaining. A lot of people preferred the illusionist and I don't understand why.

I'd keep ATKM but wouldn't be in any hurry to watch it if youve seen the original or read the book.

I've heard the Dixie chicks doc is quite good from a few friends.

Most of the other ones are watch at your own pace and mildly entertaining/good. I'd probably watch Half Nelson first out of the rest.

[J.Brown]

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Half Nelson is an art house type flick that is produced well and has above average acting. The main character is a grade AAA scumbag. So much so that it really detracts from the movie viewing experience. So I guess you could say it's a good flick just because it evokes strong emotions from the viewer.

The Bridge rocks. The best part is the interview with the one guy who survives the jump.

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Boris,
did we watch the same flick?
he was f-d up fo sho, but i don't know about AAA scumbag.
i had a ton of empathy for him throughout.
explain yourself. oh and very nice seeing you in person.

later. J.