Movie thread - PLEASE, NO SPOILERS!!
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Three nights ago I had an urge to watch a movie. So I turned on On Demand to see if anything interesting was out there, and on a complete whim decided to check out some never heard of it before flick called "Alien 51" on the Starz channel. OMFG! My eyes burned. I was reduced to a stupefied drooling stupor withing 15 minutes -- has to be right up there with some sci-fi channel super schlocker my brother sent me called "Skeleton Man" as the worst movie I have ever seen, and I have seen some bad ones. Would have been hilarious if it were not so sad. Why you would make such a turd, and then release it after you have seen the results, is completely beyond me.
So, traumatized and most definitely still in the mood to see a REAL movie that mght lighten my spirits after that dreck, I switched that off after about 45 min and tried a movie that I remember coming out last year called "The Girl Next Door". A teenage comedy about a kid who has a former pornstar move in next door. Not a promising premise. But the movie really surprised me -- was funny and had heart. In fact, despite the subject matter was probably purer of heart than 90% of the movies of that genre, you actually liked the characters etc. (and did not hurt that the girl was a rather remarkable beauty who could actually act). Of course anything would have looked good in comparison to Alien 51, but I legitimately enjoyed it and has to qualify as one of the better teen comedies I have seen (was obviously inspired by Risky Business).
So, traumatized and most definitely still in the mood to see a REAL movie that mght lighten my spirits after that dreck, I switched that off after about 45 min and tried a movie that I remember coming out last year called "The Girl Next Door". A teenage comedy about a kid who has a former pornstar move in next door. Not a promising premise. But the movie really surprised me -- was funny and had heart. In fact, despite the subject matter was probably purer of heart than 90% of the movies of that genre, you actually liked the characters etc. (and did not hurt that the girl was a rather remarkable beauty who could actually act). Of course anything would have looked good in comparison to Alien 51, but I legitimately enjoyed it and has to qualify as one of the better teen comedies I have seen (was obviously inspired by Risky Business).
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Well, I loved Risky Business, so perhaps I will check out The Girl Next Door. Just went to IMDB.com and overall it got pretty good reviews. And now that Bricklayer has inspired me I will recommend other OnDemand finds that I have discovered recently. With a few hours to spare yesterday, I decided to take advantage of their free movie list and picked a little-known comedy called 'Nadine' with Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger. It was made in 1987, set in Texas, 1954 and was a pretty good, clever, funny comedy caper. Kim Basinger is a better actress than I thought she was.
My father and I are fans of cheesy crap cinema, and when I visit him on Saturdays we usually end up checking out what the Sci-Fi Channel movie of the week is. But we tolerated at most 15 minutes of Skeleton Man before he grabbed the remote. I didn't protest his decision. Not hilariously bad like a "Manos, the Hands of Fate" or entertainingly bad like a "Mansquito." Just waste-of-time bad.
When I mentioned the movie at work just after it premiered, a co-worker said she knows the guy who donned the Skeleton Man mask. I got an anecdote or two about the inherent cheapness of the production. But it's a made-for-SciFi movie, and it was probably shot in Bulgaria. So of course it's gonna be cheap. I guess you can look at it as a free trip to Europe.
When I mentioned the movie at work just after it premiered, a co-worker said she knows the guy who donned the Skeleton Man mask. I got an anecdote or two about the inherent cheapness of the production. But it's a made-for-SciFi movie, and it was probably shot in Bulgaria. So of course it's gonna be cheap. I guess you can look at it as a free trip to Europe.
I could not sleep last night so I sat up and watched Once Were Warriors on IFC channel. I have to tell you guys this New Zealand movie has the best acting I seen in a film in a long time. It is brutal savage depiction of domestic violence in urban New Zealand. While the subject manor is dark it is a movie that you be wonder why I did not see this movie earlier. It is a movie that you will not and should not forget.
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Out family just got digital cable, so I've been watching a lot of movies latley...Here we go.
-I love Adam Sandler. 50 First Dates and Anger Managment were two of the better comedies I have seen in awhile.
-Jack was awesome in Anger, as well. He made that movie.
-Punchdrunk Love, with Adam Sandler, confused me. I watched a bit of it, but got really confused with the whole movie.
-The first 15 minutes of Scary Movie 3 had to be one of the most funny things I have ever seen. Best Ring spoof ever.
-Freddy Vs. Jason is alright...Not as good as I wanted it to be, but still fun to watch, and the catepillar/bong scene makes me laugh every time.
-And Bad Santa is one of my favorite comedies of all time. Billy Bob Thorton is just insanley-funny, and the fat kid makes me laugh everytime I see/hear him. The midget was funny too...Everything about that movie was funny.
-I love Adam Sandler. 50 First Dates and Anger Managment were two of the better comedies I have seen in awhile.
-Jack was awesome in Anger, as well. He made that movie.
-Punchdrunk Love, with Adam Sandler, confused me. I watched a bit of it, but got really confused with the whole movie.
-The first 15 minutes of Scary Movie 3 had to be one of the most funny things I have ever seen. Best Ring spoof ever.
-Freddy Vs. Jason is alright...Not as good as I wanted it to be, but still fun to watch, and the catepillar/bong scene makes me laugh every time.
-And Bad Santa is one of my favorite comedies of all time. Billy Bob Thorton is just insanley-funny, and the fat kid makes me laugh everytime I see/hear him. The midget was funny too...Everything about that movie was funny.
I liked Punchdrunk Love. I was waiting for the movie to evolve into a little something more and I thought the different plotlines could have been tied together a little neater, but I enjoyed it a good deal. It will probably go down as Sandler's most earnest and understated acting job ever.
I can be a movie snob at times, but I love dumb comedies as much as anyone. Spaceballs, Monty Python, Tommy Boy and Happy Gilmore are all in my DVD collection. But I have to be honest when I say that I don't think Sandler has made a good/funny movie since Big Daddy.
I can be a movie snob at times, but I love dumb comedies as much as anyone. Spaceballs, Monty Python, Tommy Boy and Happy Gilmore are all in my DVD collection. But I have to be honest when I say that I don't think Sandler has made a good/funny movie since Big Daddy.
Big Daddy was awesome, I love that movie...I'll agree, his movies haven't come close to as good as that one recently, but Anger Management got close to being close...But I just loved Jack...50 First Dates was more of a cute story that makes you go "awww!"
And right now I'm watching Freddy V. Jason for the umpteenth-thousand time, because it's on Cinemax every other movie.
And right now I'm watching Freddy V. Jason for the umpteenth-thousand time, because it's on Cinemax every other movie.
i saw fantastic 4. it was good, not great. the fire guy is really HOT!!!! he did a good job, so did the the guy who played the thing, he stole every scene he was in. i liked the action, but it started too late. i would have liked it to have been longer, hopefully they make a sequel, becuase with the set up out of the way, i think the next one could be much better.
i also saw batman begins again.... i freaking love that movie
ooo and i watched the insider tonight, very good movie. very well acted. i had no idea just how complicated a little thing like doing an interview on TV could be.
i also saw batman begins again.... i freaking love that movie
ooo and i watched the insider tonight, very good movie. very well acted. i had no idea just how complicated a little thing like doing an interview on TV could be.
i watched cellular and requiem of a dream last night.
cellular was a GOOD movie!!! it was kinda like phonebooth, if you liked that, you will definelty like cellular. very thrilling, and the acting was pretty good also.
requiem of a dream was also good, but it's not for squimish people. i loved the way it was shot, and the soundtrack was also very enjoyable. the story was dark, as most drug movies are. ellen burysten was outstanding.
cellular was a GOOD movie!!! it was kinda like phonebooth, if you liked that, you will definelty like cellular. very thrilling, and the acting was pretty good also.
requiem of a dream was also good, but it's not for squimish people. i loved the way it was shot, and the soundtrack was also very enjoyable. the story was dark, as most drug movies are. ellen burysten was outstanding.
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i saw fantastic 4. it was good, not great. the fire guy is really HOT!!!! he did a good job, so did the the guy who played the thing, he stole every scene he was in. i liked the action, but it started too late. i would have liked it to have been longer, hopefully they make a sequel, becuase with the set up out of the way, i think the next one could be much better.
i also saw batman begins again.... i freaking love that movie
ooo and i watched the insider tonight, very good movie. very well acted. i had no idea just how complicated a little thing like doing an interview on TV could be.
i also saw batman begins again.... i freaking love that movie
ooo and i watched the insider tonight, very good movie. very well acted. i had no idea just how complicated a little thing like doing an interview on TV could be.
And...I watched Freddy/Jason again, twice, last night...I swear, that movie is on every other movie on Starz...But this time it was different, I watched it in HD! Ohhhh!!!
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Very good movie. Somehow I liked it less the second time around, maybe the novelty wore off. Oh well, worth a view for anyone who hasn't seen it yet.
Just saw War of the Worlds. That movie is seriously disturbing, and seriously lacking in plot. Definitely should not have been PG-13, R much more suitable. I can't understand why that kind of violence is accpetable but seeing a woman's breast is absolutely off limits. I guess that's the time we live in- glorification of war and violence, shunning of all morally suspect sexuality.
Death to Smoochy- always on comedy central. Amusing, clever, little bit of a let down- could have been better.
Just saw War of the Worlds. That movie is seriously disturbing, and seriously lacking in plot. Definitely should not have been PG-13, R much more suitable. I can't understand why that kind of violence is accpetable but seeing a woman's breast is absolutely off limits. I guess that's the time we live in- glorification of war and violence, shunning of all morally suspect sexuality.
Death to Smoochy- always on comedy central. Amusing, clever, little bit of a let down- could have been better.
One of my all time favorites. I am a performer and Evita just happens to be my dream role. I will never get it because I am a 5'11 Brunette, but one can dream.
I to thought Madonna did really well and I was skeptical.
Antonio rocked my world as Che. Perfect part for him.
Peron was fantastic as well. Jonathan Pryce is always good though.
They added 2 songs for the movie that I did not care for, but oh well.
Movei was great. Glad you like it.
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