treeduck Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Moonrise Kingdom.... not sure what to make of this one. I didn't love it, didn't hate it, just kept saying to my wife "this is strange" I didn't like it at all, romantic comedy fantasy for kids, blargh! I watched it because Norton, Willis and Murray were in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost In Xanadu Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Moonrise Kingdom.... not sure what to make of this one. I didn't love it, didn't hate it, just kept saying to my wife "this is strange" I didn't like it at all, romantic comedy fantasy for kids, blargh! I watched it because Norton, Willis and Murray were in it. Yeah, same reason I got it. I really didn't have much of an opinion on it other than "it's strange" - can't say I liked it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Moonrise Kingdom.... not sure what to make of this one. I didn't love it, didn't hate it, just kept saying to my wife "this is strange" I didn't like it at all, romantic comedy fantasy for kids, blargh! I watched it because Norton, Willis and Murray were in it. That's the only reason I watch Wes Anderson's pretentious hipster fests. They have great casts. I feel about hipsters the same way Cartman feels about hippies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Moonrise Kingdom.... not sure what to make of this one. I didn't love it, didn't hate it, just kept saying to my wife "this is strange" I didn't like it at all, romantic comedy fantasy for kids, blargh! I watched it because Norton, Willis and Murray were in it. That's the only reason I watch Wes Anderson's pretentious hipster fests. They have great casts. I feel about hipsters the same way Cartman feels about hippies.I'm so over South Park references. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calirush Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Oz, the Great and Powerful. Respectable attempt. Excellent visuals and some good laughs but lacks the 'wonder' bit. I just saw this last evening myself. A very enjoyable adventure, not perfect but it was more hit than miss to me. As far as the "wonder" I've seen that word thrown around a lot does anybody really believe that an idea already known for over seventy years can be a wonder a second time? True fact the original Wizard of Oz was a theatrical flop. It wasn't until it hit television that it became a darling of American audiences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Rise Of The Guardians Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Oz, the Great and Powerful. Respectable attempt. Excellent visuals and some good laughs but lacks the 'wonder' bit. I just saw this last evening myself. A very enjoyable adventure, not perfect but it was more hit than miss to me. As far as the "wonder" I've seen that word thrown around a lot does anybody really believe that an idea already known for over seventy years can be a wonder a second time? True fact the original Wizard of Oz was a theatrical flop. It wasn't until it hit television that it became a darling of American audiences. That's interesting...I haven't read any reviews so I haven't seen the word 'wonder' tossed about. And yes, I think an idea that's been around for decades can still generate awe and excitement. Think about popular characters and other fictional works...especially fantasy novels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Rise Of The Guardians I really liked that one. There can easily be a sequel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 (edited) http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/Killing_Them_Softly_poster.jpg George V. Higgins story = lots of random, rambling and innocuous dialogue. There's an ok story in there but like a Higgins novel you have to wade through the talky crap to get to it. I don't like how this was shot either, a lot of important scenes were ruined by the director trying to make a "cool" picture with an annoying slow-mo shooting death or whatever. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fa/The_Big_Year_Poster.jpg This was better than I thought it would be, not bad. Edited March 20, 2013 by treeduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/El_Gringo_film_poster.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Deadly_Impact.jpg ...sucks! http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e1/Stiletto2008DVDCover.jpg Note to self (for the 325,678th time): hot women do not necessarily = good film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnalyticalEngine Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 http://2media.nowpublic.net/images//a6/4f/a64f686e769529903b512f56c87df8ef.jpg Just finished it, I almost forgot Nicholas Cage could act once upon a time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calirush Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Oz, the Great and Powerful. Respectable attempt. Excellent visuals and some good laughs but lacks the 'wonder' bit. I just saw this last evening myself. A very enjoyable adventure, not perfect but it was more hit than miss to me. As far as the "wonder" I've seen that word thrown around a lot does anybody really believe that an idea already known for over seventy years can be a wonder a second time? True fact the original Wizard of Oz was a theatrical flop. It wasn't until it hit television that it became a darling of American audiences. That's interesting...I haven't read any reviews so I haven't seen the word 'wonder' tossed about. And yes, I think an idea that's been around for decades can still generate awe and excitement. Think about popular characters and other fictional works...especially fantasy novels. I see your point but I was mainly talking about rehashes in film. I've read several reviews mentioning that "Oz" lacked the wonder of the original. That being said I found it enjoyable enough I hope there is at least on more prequel type like this before they try and tackle The Wizard of Oz.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible airwave Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 http://2media.nowpublic.net/images//a6/4f/a64f686e769529903b512f56c87df8ef.jpg Just finished it, I almost forgot Nicholas Cage could act once upon a time. At least the Coens still make great movies. Looking forward to that folk rock movie of theirs. As for Cage, the one where he actually gave a damn was The Weather Man. Apart from Drive Angry being a guilty pleasure (Fichtner steals the movie) and his Kick Ass supporting role, he's become a parody of himself. He sounds a little restrained in The Croods, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/Flight_film_poster.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calirush Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Lately I've been finding older films that my seventeen year old hasn't seen yet and came up with this one last night. I think Blake Edwards is terrific. http://www.moviesbyrizzo.info/VictorVictoria.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LyndseyG Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 http://i1204.photobucket.com/albums/bb414/lyndseyg2112/B9B0BFE7-729B-4097-A449-6D4E019F4FCF-8398-0000089347846010.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_heijnen Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 This must be the place. http://gavinfriday.com/wrdprss/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Gavin-Friday-This-Must-Be-The-Place-soundtrack1.jpg Loved it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://i.imgur.com/a4cp6jc.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d8/Catch.44_Theatrical_Poster.jpg These two were both surprisingly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick N. Backer Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTg2NDQyODAzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTg5MDA3Nw@@._V1_SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg Great songs. Awful movie. Tom Cruise's singing is actually decent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILSnwdog Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjM1MzMzOTA3MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTE3NzA1OA@@._V1_SX214_.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjM1MzMzOTA3MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTE3NzA1OA@@._V1_SX214_.jpg Referral Denied You don't have permission to access "http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjM1MzMzOTA3MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwOTE3NzA1OA@@._V1_SX214_.jpg" on this server.Reference #24.95ee1f5c.1364249960.2a5272ac :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 (edited) http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTg2NDQyODAzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTg5MDA3Nw@@._V1_SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg Great songs. Awful movie. Tom Cruise's singing is actually decent. That one is showing up only if open it up in another tab. Wait I can see it now your post is quoted... Edited March 25, 2013 by treeduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyBlaze Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTg2NDQyODAzNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMTg5MDA3Nw@@._V1_SY317_CR0,0,214,317_.jpg Great songs. Awful movie. Tom Cruise's singing is actually decent. There are quite a few films in which Cruise is singing at least some kind of ditty: Magnolia, Jerry Maguire, War of the Worlds, Vanilla Sky, etc.Interestingly, the most famous Cruise singing scene is one in which he doesn't even sing...that Risky Business dancing in undies bollocks. And he would've been singing in Eyes Wide Shut but he was too busy trying to get laid in every scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeduck Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/62/Nine_Dead_Poster.jpg Cheap Saw rip-off. Biggest money savings: actors $$$$$, special effects $$$$, sets $$$$, script $$$$$$$, director $$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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