Last Movie You Watched...

bettielee said:

I saw Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy again tonight. I love the theme song... full on Broadway song and dance...

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I remember my sister showing me that scene, and I simply had to see more after that.

Watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Brothers Bloom last night.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall was not so much funny as it was terribly depressing at first with Jason Segel taking the whole, "I'm heartbroken," bit too far, but it bettered as the film went on and really hit its stride there at the end where things came together nicely. From the battle where Peter and Sarah battled to have the loudest orgasm in adjacent rooms it was brilliant.

The Brothers Bloom, however, was brilliant all around. Not that I expected anything less of Adrien Brody and Rachel Weisz. Only drawback to the film was the narrator, strangely enough. He just didn't sit well with me for some reason. But the film oozed charm. And I was more than glad to see Brody in a proper film and role again after The Pianist; I had perused his filmography on Wikipedia time and time again, but found nothing of interest until The Brothers Bloom. Weisz getting to show her acting chops outside of The Mummy series was a rather nice sight, too.

thank407 said:

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So how was it?

Travis J. Smith said:

The Brothers Bloom, however, was brilliant all around. Not that I expected anything less of Adrien Brody and Rachel Weisz. Only drawback to the film was the narrator, strangely enough. He just didn't sit well with me for some reason. But the film oozed charm. And I was more than glad to see Brody in a proper film and role again after The Pianist; I had perused his filmography on Wikipedia time and time again, but found nothing of interest until The Brothers Bloom. Weisz getting to show her acting chops outside of The Mummy series was a rather nice sight, too.

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How did it compare to Brick? Better, the same?

Better than Brick. Brick felt to me like a director trying to find his comfort zone, and The Brothers Bloom the payout of that comfort. And I have even bigger expectations for Rian Johnson's next film, Looper. He's definitely put himself on my radar as far as directors are concerned.

The Ruins.

Weak horror movie, but the lead actor was the guy from 'In the valley of Elah' who also played the lead in Paul Haggis' Irish gangster TV series.

Travis J. Smith said:

Better than Brick. Brick felt to me like a director trying to find his comfort zone, and The Brothers Bloom the payout of that comfort. And I have even bigger expectations for Rian Johnson's next film, Looper. He's definitely put himself on my radar as far as directors are concerned.

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Now I have to see it. I liked Brick quite a bit.

I need my Netflix back.

Watched Adaptation on TV last night - It was actually better than I expected.

Fighting -- better than I expected, but not quite good. Loved the soundtrack and good fight scenes. The drama bits tended to drag. <shrug> I feel like I got my Netflix worth out of it.

The Castle of Cagliostro.

7th Voyage of Sinbad is the best of those films except maybe The Golden Voyage.

Adventureland

Good movie. Expected funnier. Seems like it's a throwback to these type of teen movies in the mid to late 90s...like Dazed and Confused or American Pie.

Give it a 7.8 out of 10.

Sorority Row. Hot, mean girls, arbitrary plot, a villain pretty much out of nowhere, fairly cheesy fun till you realize the killer reveal will be worse than you'd feared.

Doubt

Worth it for the performances of Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Meryl Streep alone.

But what I enjoyed most were the little artistic flourishes you see in the way it was filmed. For example (spoilers):

During Flynn's sermon on doubt at the beginning, he hones in on specific situations. When he says, "No one knows I'm sick," it cuts to an elderly woman, eyes downcast. And when he says, "No one knows I've lost my last true friend," it cuts to a man. Finally, when he says, "No one knows I've done something wrong," the camera remains focused on Flynn. Perfectly understated foreshadowing.

Inkheart

I really loved it - especially from a writer's standpoint.

"The Scarlet Pimpernel," the 1935 (?) verison with Leslie Howard and Merle Oberon.

Wall-E. It was sweet, but I didn't really like it. I feel like they skimped on things like character development, subplots, and all that other stuff that makes a movie great. Pretty graphics don't make up for all that, ya know. And the fact that the robot made a Mac sound when it booted up reminded me of the unholy association between Pixar and Mr. Jobs.

Watched Easy Rider for the first time. It is amazing what ignorant, backwards people get away with.

The Notebook. Absolute crapola! My niece can write better and she is six.

I saw State of Play on Tuesday and it was just ok. It passed the time which is all I wanted.

I managed to watch the entirety of Watchmen extended cut Monday.

naimas said:

Watched Easy Rider for the first time. It is amazing what ignorant, backwards people get away with.

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Stop insulting the red states!

Shogun Assassin - Owns. Especially the soundtrack that sounds like it belongs in Mortal Kombat.

lucidzfl said:

I saw State of Play on Tuesday and it was just ok. It passed the time which is all I wanted.

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I saw it last night and was bored with it. I guess the story is that a girl working for a homeland security firm was killed because she knew too much and the congressman was friends with the one who killed her and...zzzzzzzzz

I Come In Peace. Which is one hell of a fun movie.

went to see inglorious bastards. had to - brad pitt of course.
better than kill bill. similar to pulp fiction.
quite enjoyed it.
brad was halarious and some very memorable characters.