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« Reply #725 on: October 28, 2011, 02:38:40 PM » |
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It's almost Halloween! Anyone planning to watch any scary movies? I'm really excited because Turner Classic Movies is showing two of my all-time faves back-to-back on Halloween night -- The Haunting and The Innocents. What are your favorite scary movies?
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« Reply #726 on: October 28, 2011, 02:46:48 PM » |
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I'm not a fan of the gory/slasher movies. I like the suspense/thriller movies (I have a vivid enough imagination, I don't need to see all the details). I'm not sure if you could call it my favourite but the movie that scared me the most was the original "Halloween".
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« Reply #727 on: October 28, 2011, 06:24:21 PM » |
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This past Sunday, I took Grandson to a movie called "Reel Steel". A Stephen Spielburg. I loved it! Has anyone seen it yet? I think it is fairly new. It could be that it was great cause last movie I went to with my two grand- son's was " Kung Fu Panda". Goodness, Im getting old!!! lmunchkin  |
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« Reply #728 on: October 30, 2011, 12:15:14 AM » |
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Haven't had a chance to see Real Steel yet but I want to. I just love Hugh Jackman!
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« Reply #729 on: October 30, 2011, 12:27:02 AM » |
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We saw "In a Better World" tonight off our Netflix queue; it won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language film last year. It was the most thought-provoking film I've seen in a very long time. It is a Danish film that explores violence and how different people cope with it. What's interesting is that you can't really say that it is a violent film. A truly excellent flick, worthy of accolades!
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« Reply #730 on: October 31, 2011, 05:11:49 AM » |
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I'm not sure if you could call it my favourite but the movie that scared me the most was the original "Halloween".
Halloween is the ONLY horror film which has ever completely freaked me out. I can usually laugh horror off (even The Exorcist; I wasn't impressed by that at all) but Halloween takes it to another level (for me!) |
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« Reply #731 on: October 31, 2011, 07:05:17 AM » |
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I think the original "Halloween" being so scary has to do with the guy being human. He's not a "monster"/alien/unseen creature. Then when he's gone! I've got chills and it is broad daylight!
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« Reply #732 on: November 07, 2011, 08:21:37 PM » |
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You guys seen CONTAGION yet? Not a bad diseasey movie.
Cariad, I re-watched Topsy Turvy for the umpteenth time the other night. I absolutely love it. What a stellar cast!
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« Reply #733 on: November 07, 2011, 08:25:23 PM » |
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Saw the movie 'In Time' this weekend and thought it was very relevant to our current situations (the 'haves' vs. the 'have nots') and was really well done. Interesting concept that everything in the future was paid for "in time" (2 hours of time for a bus ride, 1 minute of time for a phone call, etc) .... and there were folks who were living with a day of time (accrued more time as you worked) and there were folks that had hundreds of years of time. Worth seeing.
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« Reply #734 on: November 12, 2011, 06:38:00 AM » |
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Saw J Edgar last nigth with friends. Thought it was 'good', not 'great'. Leonardo Dicaprio did a very good job. The old age make up on the actor who played his 'partner' was terrible. Wish I'd learned more about J Edgar Hoover in the movie, but there wasn't much new information revealed. Also didn't like the way they told the story so much (he was dictating his 'memoirs' to a bunch of different male secretaries and it would kick to flashbacks). Could've been better, but not a horrible movie.
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« Reply #735 on: November 13, 2011, 04:08:07 PM » |
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Saw DRIVE on the weekend. It is a ripper!!!
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« Reply #736 on: November 13, 2011, 09:39:53 PM » |
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"Puss and Boots" is a fun movie. I went to see it with the wife last week. It's animated, but contains subtle adult jokes.
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« Reply #737 on: November 26, 2011, 09:22:08 AM » |
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Managed our first post-transplant cinema trip today. We saw Dream House, which was okay (I'm not a big fan of Daniel Craig) if a bit predictable. We missed loads of films whilst we were out of action so hopefully it won't be too long before they're shown on Sky Box Office!  |
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« Reply #738 on: November 26, 2011, 10:25:37 PM » |
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Saw In Time yesterday. Average. Rotten Tomatoes rates it at 38% and I concur. Still, it only cost me $5 at the early birds session.
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« Reply #739 on: November 27, 2011, 07:07:14 AM » |
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Saw In Time yesterday.
That's one of the films we missed seeing so we're waiting for it to get shown on Sky Box Office. I thought it looked quite good ...  |
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« Reply #740 on: November 29, 2011, 07:34:28 AM » |
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Last night I went with a friend (for some odd reason Blokey didn't want to come with me) to see Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part One. I am now all sparkled out. (It was okay, but felt like filler till we get to the juicy Part Two next year; it was the same with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part One. That just felt like filler too.) |
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« Reply #741 on: November 29, 2011, 08:41:13 AM » |
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We enjoyed J. Edgar as well. DH liked it because it didn't play fast and loose with the facts like some historical movies are wont to do. Thank you for mentioning that there were more than one male secretary. I thought I was losing my mind by the end because the secretaries changed (subtly) and I swore they were different people. I think that the woman who played Helen Grady should be nominated for an Academy Award. I think she did a fabulous job showing the "power behind the power". Saw J Edgar last nigth with friends. Thought it was 'good', not 'great'. Leonardo Dicaprio did a very good job. The old age make up on the actor who played his 'partner' was terrible. Wish I'd learned more about J Edgar Hoover in the movie, but there wasn't much new information revealed. Also didn't like the way they told the story so much (he was dictating his 'memoirs' to a bunch of different male secretaries and it would kick to flashbacks). Could've been better, but not a horrible movie.
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« Reply #742 on: December 04, 2011, 09:14:21 AM » |
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Saw The Thing today. I quite liked it and would now quite like to see the original 1982 The Thing (of which the 2011 version is a prequel). I think I may be the only person in the world who quite liked it though. |
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« Reply #743 on: December 04, 2011, 05:14:01 PM » |
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For a "rerun" film, don't forget Secondhand Lion.
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« Reply #744 on: December 04, 2011, 10:46:29 PM » |
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IDES OF MARCH - A ripper! A bloody ripper!!
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« Reply #745 on: December 10, 2011, 01:02:11 AM » |
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Has anyone seen "Hugo"? I have heard it is good.
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Think GOD doesn't have a sense of humor?
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« Reply #746 on: December 23, 2011, 08:16:19 PM » |
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My husband won a $25 Fandango gift certificate that can be used at the local cafe/theatre! We want to take the boys there after Christmas. There are only 3 films there right now, and one of them sounds hideous and the other is age-inappropriate. The 3rd is Tintin. Roger Ebert seemed to like it. Has anyone seen it, and would kids (little) enjoy it do you think? We don't get adverts anymore since we switched to Roku/Logitech. Very strange how much info about what's going on in the world comes to us via those blaring 30-second spots.
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« Reply #747 on: December 24, 2011, 07:57:33 AM » |
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Haven't seen Tintin yet but have heard it's very good. We watched "Cowboys & Aliens" last night. I really enjoyed it but Jim, not so much. He doesn't care for Sci-Fi ar much as I do.
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« Reply #748 on: January 07, 2012, 10:21:39 AM » |
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I've finally seen the new Sherlock film. I liked it. Unfortunately it's left me in a bit of a pickle; I can't decide which Sherlock is better/sexier/nicer/lovelier ... Is it Robert Downey Junior's chaotically unreliable (sexy) genius or Benedict Cumberbatch's (from the contemporary BBC adaptation currently showing over here) aspergerish, techno-savvy and (sexily) odd version. |
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« Reply #749 on: January 14, 2012, 11:07:36 AM » |
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The Darkest Hour 3D was our film of choice today. An enjoyable way to spend two hours if you don't mind a bit of lame acting, a huge amount of cheesiness and an ounce of predictability. |
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