Foo - See any good movies lately?

In the past few weeks I've seen:

Valkyrie - OK. Not as bad as expected, but not amazing either.

The Wrestler - Nice, well made, little movie. Micky Rourke and Marisa Tomei both deliver great performances.

Grand Torino - Another good one. Ol' Clint shows that he's still got it, and then some.



So, in the end I'm 2, maybe 2.5 for 3.

haven't been to see a movie in a long time, maybe 6mo. but, i'd like to see Grand Torino - maybe this weekend.

I would like to see all three of those, but haven't.

I have seen Benjamin Button and Seven Pounds in the past couple of weeks. Both well worth seeing...

Before those two, I don't think I had been to a theater in over a year.

I saw Charlie Wilson's War. Decent movie.
I want to see The Wrestler, just for Marissa Tomei.

Seven Pounds -- eh. Depends on how much you like Will Smith
Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- yawn. almost 3 hours long? Srsly?
Milk -- Movie moves along okay; Sean Penn is wonderful
Slumdog Millionaire --must see

Nope.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Not bad, but just a long respin of Forrest Gump.

Superman Returns (DVD) - Made it through half last night. Long movie and boring. Not sure if I'll even finish it.

Milk -- Movie moves along okay; Sean Penn is wonderful
Slumdog Millionaire --must see

Two more that are on my "to see list"

I spent the whole year with almost nothing that came out that even got me interested in going to the theater... then suddenly a half dozen movies that were worth seeing came out.

There are a few more on the horizon that look interesting too.

"The Russians are Comming, The Russians are Comming"
Watched it with my 17 year old son, once he understood what the fears where on both sides, he was laughing more than I was.

I saw Charlie Wilson's War. Decent movie.
I want to see The Wrestler, just for Marissa Tomei.

your movie theaters are a year behind schedule.

mr bean

i like complex plots with a twist

your movie theaters are a year behind schedule.

netflix
don't do theaters so much

I watched Horton Hears a Who and Kung Foo Panda this past weekend, they were both awesome! Watched Joe Dirt again, definitely a classic! Also watched School of Rock and Deliverance, still a great movie!

I don't go to the movies often, I would much rather watch them at home. In my opinion watching them at my place is a much nicer experience, better video and sound. :D

You mean first run? No. Saw Jellyfish. It was okay.

Got dragged into BrideWars. I laughed, I cried- ok, not quite. It was ok. I'd recommend it as a matinee or a rental.

Seven Pounds -- eh. Depends on how much you like Will Smith
Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- yawn. almost 3 hours long? Srsly?
Milk -- Movie moves along okay; Sean Penn is wonderful
Slumdog Millionaire --must see
Really? Sad. I was interested in seeing that. Guess its a RedBox movie.

You mean first run? No. Saw Jellyfish. It was okay.

correct.

Not really a good movie, but if you want a mental downtime, fun movie, Yes Man is acceptable.

Not really a good movie, but if you want a mental downtime, fun movie, Yes Man is acceptable.

i'd rather hack off my legs with a rusty jig saw then watch jim carrey.

to each their own.

interesting idea.....what did I do with that hack saw?

Doubt was very good. If Filo Betto is serious that GT was his last movie in front of the screen, he's going out John Elway style.. Looking forward to seeing the wrestler. Everyone can't be wrong. Can they?

i'd rather hack off my legs with a rusty jig saw then watch jim carrey.

to each their own.

Something you and I can agree on. If I may add my two cents about the movie Seven Pounds. It was a great movie that can show just how unselfish a person can be. Will Smith is someone who decides that good people deserve more than what is usually thrown their way. How he decides who is good or bad could be controversial, but still true human chararteristics and traits.

Woody Harrelson has a small but substantial role. He has always been one of my favorite actors.

I know where the title word Seven comes from, but for the life of me I can not figure out the meaning of Pounds.

Anyone know?

Grand Torino

Eagle Eye was pretty good. The basic storyline was interesting and had some decent action as well. Dark Knight was very good also.

Milk... thought Sean Penn and Josh Brolin were pretty amazing.
Thought generally very well done and very worth seeing, in the end, I found its revisionism a bit bothersome.

Marley and me. Good for a few laughs but left me with a heavy heart thinking about all my doggies. Jennifer Anniston seems to have an amazing ability to look in the mid 30s for about the past 10 years.

I saw Charlie Wilson's War. Decent movie.
I want to see The Wrestler, just for Marissa Tomei.

The movie left out a bunch. The book is a lot better, and I loved the movie.

I won't see the wrestler, but Marissa Tomei is great.

I know where the title word Seven comes from, but for the life of me I can not figure out the meaning of Pounds.

Anyone know?

pm sent....

In the past few weeks I've seen:

Valkyrie - OK. Not as bad as expected, but not amazing either.



Somehow, I can't imagine seeing Tom Cruise playing a German solider (or whatever he plays) being anything but completely dreadful.

Saw Gran Torino, thought it was the worst crap since High Planes Drifter. Maybe even the worst movie Clint has ever starred in. Which is disappointing, because they made that flick rather near to where I grew up.

Next I plan to see that movie about BIG.

Saw Gran Torino, thought it was the worst crap since High Planes Drifter. Maybe even the worst movie Clint has ever starred in. Which is disappointing, because they made that flick rather near to where I grew up.

Next I plan to see that movie about BIG.

yeah, he should have had bigger guns. then it would have rocked.

yeah, he should have had bigger guns. then it would have rocked.

The Garand and 1911 he had are fine examples of American firepower. That isn't the point.

He should have had better actors, or he should have at least changed his directing style to accommodate the different style of actors he had working for him. Not to mention the plot was pretty weak. The idea of a Japanese gang war in Highland Park is some what far fetched. It's a violent area, but I haven't met many Japanese people from there.

I appreciate his making the movie in Michigan, but it could have been a lot better.

Talking about a wake up call, I mean a reality check... I definitely recommend MURDERBALL

Another one - At Your Door

I do not follow any of the main Hollywood crap at all.

I know MB is a little old, but I had never seen it before, If you have Comcast go to Free Movies> Sundance Channel :-)

The Garand and 1911 he had are fine examples of American firepower. That isn't the point.

He should have had better actors, or he should have at least changed his directing style to accommodate the different style of actors he had working for him. Not to mention the plot was pretty weak. The idea of a Japanese gang war in Highland Park is some what far fetched. It's a violent area, but I haven't met many Japanese people from there.

I appreciate his making the movie in Michigan, but it could have been a lot better.

apparently you weren't paying attention, they were hmong, not japanese.

i'd rather hack off my legs with a rusty jig saw then watch jim carrey.

to each their own.

I'd have to agree on this.

apparently you weren't paying attention, they were hmong, not japanese.

As far as I knew, the actors were Japanese. But that doesn't mean much either way. It's a rather black area.

The Tale of Despereaux jumped from plot to plot without cohesion and was pretty damned scary for a G rated so-called kids flick.

Bolt was not much better, what with it's plot lifted straight from Buzz Lightyear's story in Toy Story. And the little ones were once again freaked out by the insane action that seems to be packed into kid flicks.

Thank goodness Pixar puts out decent animated stuff.

That's all I've seen.

As far as I knew, the actors were Japanese. But that doesn't mean much either way. It's a rather black area.

incorrect (http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=506b407281c5f9afd1a757cb9c3dca80). oh... i forgot that they all look alike to some folk.

Last good movie I saw was "The Dark Knight"

incorrect (http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=506b407281c5f9afd1a757cb9c3dca80). oh... i forgot that they all look alike to some folk.

Nice job graying out the relevant thing I said, which is that they aren't black.

As for inferring that I'm racist, I judge people by how they act, not by how they look, so what race someone is doesn't mean much to me, and I don't bother keeping track. Perhaps you're the racist one if it means that much to you to keep the record straight. If not, I guess you're merely being an obnoxious prick.

Nice job graying out the relevant thing I said, which is that they aren't black.

As for inferring that I'm racist, I judge people by how they act, not by how they look, so what race someone is doesn't mean much to me, and I don't bother keeping track. Perhaps you're the racist one if it means that much to you to keep the record straight. If not, I guess you're merely being an obnoxious prick.

:lol:

Last good movie I saw was "The Dark Knight"

I just caught that on Netflix. Heath Ledger was a great Joker.

I'm always far behind on movies. Trainer season usually means more movies so I just saw Ratatuoille which was fun. Over holiday I saw Transformers (ehhh), SpiderMan 3 (meeeeh) and IronMan (second time, still pretty fun, from a engineering standpoint).

Didn't see it but I heard Benjamin Button was bad from 2 people, as well as too long, and ok from another.

Saw Seven Pounds with Will Smith and thought it was good. I'm not a huge will smith fan, and they could have probably used someone else, but even so, I thought it was a good movie.



I know where the title word Seven comes from, but for the life of me I can not figure out the meaning of Pounds.

Not sure either, but maybe the weight of all the...

In the past few weeks I've seen:
Valkyrie - OK. Not as bad as expected, but not amazing either.


I enjoy that era of history, so I'm always up for historical drama. Sadly, Cruise dictates that these things must wait for DVD release, if at all.




The Wrestler - Nice, well made, little movie. Micky Rourke and Marisa Tomei (http://mancide.net/wallpapers/celebs/images/Marisa-Tomei-6.jpg) both deliver great performances.

Rourke scares me with his looks (http://ifitandhealthy.com/wp-content/images_celeb/mickey-rourke-plastic-surgery.jpg). If you can convince me he isn't a roid-freak, I'd give it a go. Tomei is a talented hottie, though.
:D



Grand Torino - Another good one. Ol' Clint shows that he's still got it, and then some.

Clint never did it for me as an actor, but I do find myself enjoying his films. Kelley's Heros (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelly%27s_Heroes), The good the bad and the ugly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good,_the_Bad_and_the_Ugly) and Fistful of Dollars (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fistful_of_Dollars) are in my DVD collection. The trailer for Grand Torino is quite compelling. I will see this one eventually. :)

The Kid - Charlie Chaplin (wonderful)
Himself - Bill Cosby (I laughed then cried then just gasped for air)
The Triplets of Belleville

I love netflix

American Psycho - one of my favorites.
Donnie Darko - pretty cool.
Wanted - it was nifty, I liked it.

Recently I have seen

Quantum Of Solace - Not as good as Casino Royale

The Boy In The Stripped Pajamas - I didn't cry

The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button - I liked it a lot

Going to see Valkyrie tonight and The Reader soon.

The Boy in the Stripped Pajamas?!?!?!

What kind of perv are you?

Somehow, I can't imagine seeing Tom Cruise playing a German solider (or whatever he plays) being anything but completely dreadful.

In this photo (Hitler at the Wolfschanze, July 15, 1944, Stauffenberg -left- Field Marshal Kietel -right) from The Unmaking Of Aldolf Hitler ~ Eugene Davidison, Stauffenberg looks a lot like Cruise.

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l278/kdl2525/01-14-2009081512AM-1.jpg

In this photo (Hitler at the Wolfschanze, July 15, 1944, Stauffenberg -left- Field Marshal Kietel -right) from The Unmaking Of Aldolf Hitler ~ Eugene Davidison, Stauffenberg looks a lot like Cruise.

htt p://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l278/kdl2525/01-14-2009081512AM-1.jpg

give or take a height difference of 8".