what was the last movie you watched?
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The King's Speech -- This one snuck up on me. I didn't know anything about it until it was suddenly nominated for a ton of Golden Globes, and even when I went into the theater I didn't know much about it other than the cast and some very general plot points. Really, really good film. Colin Firth is good and deserves the buzz he's getting, but Geoffry Rush and Helena Bonham Carter really blew me away.
just saw "let the right one in"... and loved it.
great movie, first creepy as hell, an then you get drawn in and sympathize with all the characters, and then it is even CREEPIER that you sympathize with everyone.
loved it... 5 stars.
(this was the Swedish version, i haven't seen the american one, which i believe is called "let me in", and stars the hit girl actress from "kick ***")
***** spoiler:
great movie, first creepy as hell, an then you get drawn in and sympathize with all the characters, and then it is even CREEPIER that you sympathize with everyone.
loved it... 5 stars.
(this was the Swedish version, i haven't seen the american one, which i believe is called "let me in", and stars the hit girl actress from "kick ***")
***** spoiler:
**** spoiler:
in retrospect i especially loved the "father" character. No sympathy EVER for that guy...He is introduced by showing him murdering and draining the blood out of a kid. he seems like a silence of the lambs type creep fest and is just...bleck. but you SYMPATHIZE with the "12 year old" vampire and REALLY sympathize with the actually 12 year old kid....
but then ... at teh end of the movie, you have to think about "where did that (father) come from....?" and "where is this 12 year old boy gonna end up...?" and you realize that the father IS the 12 year boy (more or less), in 40 years, after being used by the "innocentish" vampire and becoming less and less human, until he basically isn't useful anymore and gets eaten and replaced.
His one scene where he is trying to please the vampire, and says: "i just have one request, stay away from the boy, ok?" at the TIME in the movie, you think he just is trying to be safe, not draw attention to them... but in the end, you realize he is jealous... he KNOWS he is going to be replaced soon, and is bummed about it.
in retrospect i especially loved the "father" character. No sympathy EVER for that guy...He is introduced by showing him murdering and draining the blood out of a kid. he seems like a silence of the lambs type creep fest and is just...bleck. but you SYMPATHIZE with the "12 year old" vampire and REALLY sympathize with the actually 12 year old kid....
but then ... at teh end of the movie, you have to think about "where did that (father) come from....?" and "where is this 12 year old boy gonna end up...?" and you realize that the father IS the 12 year boy (more or less), in 40 years, after being used by the "innocentish" vampire and becoming less and less human, until he basically isn't useful anymore and gets eaten and replaced.
His one scene where he is trying to please the vampire, and says: "i just have one request, stay away from the boy, ok?" at the TIME in the movie, you think he just is trying to be safe, not draw attention to them... but in the end, you realize he is jealous... he KNOWS he is going to be replaced soon, and is bummed about it.
Watched the Facebook movie last night (The Social Network for those under a rock 
). The movie was as good as everybody said it was. Sadly my alma mater served as the punchline for a handful of cheap jokes early in the film. But I got over it and enjoyed it. I don't think I've ever seen a movie paint such an unflattering picture of a person, especially a living one, as this movie did without some kind of major pushback from the subject's people.
). The movie was as good as everybody said it was. Sadly my alma mater served as the punchline for a handful of cheap jokes early in the film. But I got over it and enjoyed it. I don't think I've ever seen a movie paint such an unflattering picture of a person, especially a living one, as this movie did without some kind of major pushback from the subject's people.
Watched the Facebook movie last night (The Social Network for those under a rock ). The movie was as good as everybody said it was. Sadly my alma mater served as the punchline for a handful of cheap jokes early in the film. But I got over it and enjoyed it. I don't think I've ever seen a movie paint such an unflattering picture of a person, especially a living one, as this movie did without some kind of major pushback from the subject's people.
). The movie was as good as everybody said it was. Sadly my alma mater served as the punchline for a handful of cheap jokes early in the film. But I got over it and enjoyed it. I don't think I've ever seen a movie paint such an unflattering picture of a person, especially a living one, as this movie did without some kind of major pushback from the subject's people.
What was interesting to me is that, even though they painted an unflattering picture of Zuckerberg, they still made you kind of empathize with him, because he sort of came across as a savant. It was like his worst attributes were nurtured, and then manipulated, and the real villain wound up being Sean Parker. Dustin Moskovitz said, among his criticisms: "At the end of the day, they cannot help but portray him as the driven, forward-thinking genius that he is." I agree with that.
By the way, according to reports, Saverin's settlement was $1.1 billion.
By the way, according to reports, Saverin's settlement was $1.1 billion.
Just Go With It - pretty decent chick flick, wife and I went with some friends of ours. Better than your typical Adam Sandler movie as far as a date movie is concerned. Over the top and out there plot-wise? Yep. Did we care? Nope. Not with the hotties in bikinies at times and some pretty funny bits.
The Book of Eli with Denzel Washington and Mila Kunis. Liked the movie very much (it could have been due to the hotty Mila Kunis). The flick takes place in post apocylptic times. A man (played by Denzel W.) protects a book he's carrying, while crossing the country, which holds secrets to save mankind.