Movie ratings

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orionsword57:

Originally posted by TexAssgirl@Apr 14 2005, 04:47 AM
Bull Durham?

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***** Loved the movie... made me even more of a fan of Susan Sarandon, a woman I should definitely have included on the "stars you'd like to fuck" list somewhere else. Don't know whether this is appropriate here, but I've had a chance to date two women in my life following my wife's death, one of whom looks a bit like Susan Sarandon, and one who looks a bit like Geena Davis. When I saw Thelma & Louise, I went bananas. Pissed the hell out of my date.

The Guns of Navarone?

 

[steve319]

*bump*

Haven't seen this one. Anyone have a rating to share? How about you, orionsword57?

 

[13788]

orionsword57:

Originally posted by steve319@Apr 15 2005, 06:56 PM
*bump*

Haven't seen this one. Anyone have a rating to share? How about you, orionsword57?

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Thelma & Louise gets *****

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[naughty]

Originally posted by TexAssgirl@Apr 14 2005, 12:52 AM
I give Pirates a 3. Wasn't great, but didn't suck.

Magnolia, a 2. It's been a long time since I've seen it, but I remember thinking it was pretty wierd and the ending sucked (and something about raining frogs).

Secondhand Lions?

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Texassgirl,

I loved it! OMG anyone who doesnt have two old curmudgeon uncles like that is missing something! I never tire of watching Robert Duvall or Michael Caine. So the two together.... Can't beat it! Definitely a five star film!


Speaking of the eternally sexy Michael Caine, did any one see or like Jude Law's "Alfie"? I can honestly say I love both versions.

 

[Leung]

Originally posted by naughty+Apr 16 2005, 02:39 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(naughty &#064; Apr 16 2005, 02:39 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-TexAssgirl@Apr 14 2005, 12:52 AM
I give Pirates a 3.  Wasn&#39;t great, but didn&#39;t suck.

Magnolia, a 2.  It&#39;s been a long time since I&#39;ve seen it, but I remember thinking it was pretty wierd and the ending sucked (and something about raining frogs).

Secondhand Lions?

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Texassgirl,

I loved it&#33; OMG anyone who doesnt have two old curmudgeon uncles like that is missing something&#33; I never tire of watching Robert Duvall or Michael Caine. So the two together.... Can&#39;t beat it&#33; Definitely a five star film&#33;

I preferred the remake, having it set in New York is a lot more classy then Brighton, they have killer sea gulls there&#33; Seriously, they attack children in their playgrounds&#33;

I love sea gulls

Speaking of the eternally sexy Michael Caine, did any one see or like Jude Law&#39;s "Alfie"? I can honestly say I love both versions.

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[D_Barbi_Queue]

O57- *bump* is a way to bump the thread up, in case your humor slipped me and you were being serious.

I haven&#39;t seen Alfie. Should I add it to my list?

next: True Romance

 

[naughty]

Originally posted by TexAssgirl@Apr 16 2005, 04:47 PM
O57- *bump* is a way to bump the thread up, in case your humor slipped me and you were being serious.

I haven&#39;t seen Alfie. Should I add it to my list?

next: True Romance

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Absolutely&#33;

It will be one of those epiphanal movies that will make you say, "Ahhhh" I am sure you remember the Dionne Warwick classic, "What&#39;s it all about, Alfie?" that was the theme song for the first movie. Michael Caine played him ice cold . I dont think Jude Law&#39;s "Alfie" could have the same impact since MC&#39;s "Alfie" did for commitment phobic men what Ayn Rand&#39;s "Fountainhead" did for the &#39;me generation" . Both gave a raison d&#39;etre and a name for the pathology&#33; I think the updated circumstances in Jude Law&#39;s version were able to have the same gut wrenching, butt kicking karmic retribution regardless of the main character&#39;s demeanor. Interested yet? I hope so . They are a must see before you die&#33; LOL&#33;

Naughty

 

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I saw Friday Night Lights last night (***1/2). It was interesting to see that kid and Billy Bob together again. They&#39;ve both changed so much since Sling Blade.

 

[naughty]

Good &#33;
I am glad you liked it . Has anyone seen "Closer"? I loved it It stared Dylan Mc Dermott, Jude Law, Julia Roberts and ....? LOL&#33; Well, It was wonderful no matter...


Naughty

 

[steve319]

Natalie Portman. And yeah, I enjoyed Closer. I&#39;d say ***1/2 or ****

I liked the darkness of it--I think my movie tastes are pretty dark anyway. The dialogue was great, I thought.

How about Delovely?

 

[naughty]

Steve319 ,

PLEASE dont mention that film&#33; Finally a chance to tell the story of Cole Porter correctly and they created "DELOVELY" &#33; I love Cole Porter&#39;s music but his life was so fascinating and they chose to focus on his dysfunctional relationship with his wife. I would have loved to have seen them start with his grandfather and bring it up to his death. We may have gotten a bit more insight into what made him the fascinating man that he really was . They should have stopped with "Night and Day"....

Naughty

 

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Meet the Fockers? (which is coming out on DVD tomorrow)

 

[13788]

orionsword57:

Originally posted by TexAssgirl@Apr 16 2005, 08:47 AM
O57- *bump* is a way to bump the thread up, in case your humor slipped me and you were being serious.

I haven&#39;t seen Alfie. Should I add it to my list?

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TAG... A poor attempt at humor, I&#39;m afraid.

Alfie was great, but would suffer when seen now due to the improvements in film in general. The movie should be re-done, but there isn&#39;t anyone in the world who could play Alfie like Michael Caine.

 

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I thought that might be the case, but sometimes this blond doesn&#39;t know which right to take when I come to a fork in the road. :shrug:

 

[Altairion]

Originally posted by TexAssgirl@Apr 18 2005, 09:12 AM
Meet the Fockers? (which is coming out on DVD tomorrow)

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I&#39;d give it a solid ****. Funny thing is that my parents wanted me to go with them to see it while I was home over Christmas Break. I was like, &#39;Hey, free movie&#33;&#39; so I went not knowing what to expect. Well it was still really funny, but not the type of movie I&#39;d watch with my parents


Troy? I personally liked the movie when I saw it, but I also heard a lot of people who didn&#39;t think of it as highly.

 

[steve319]

I think that if I were able to divorce the movie from my familiarity with The Illiad, maybe I&#39;d have liked Troy.

But I doubt it.

The compression of the time frame (didn&#39;t the war last a decade?) was probably necessary to keep the dramatic tension of the movie going. OK, I can live with that. And though I miss the role of the gods, I can even sort of excuse the choice to make it a totally "realistic" (and I use that term way loosely) film. (But why do the story at all without the whole Achilles&#39;s Heel thing?)

I know: this is a different art form, so maybe changes have to be made. But then Achilles lives to take a ride in the Trojan Horse? Paris makes his escape with Helen? So much romance? A (comparatively) happy ending? >Phah&#33;<

Plus Brad Pitt is an insipid pretty boy. :glare:

Troy gets *

I&#39;m getting ready to watch Phonebooth. Anyone seen it?

 

[mindseye]

Originally posted by steve319@Apr 18 2005, 08:48 PM
I&#39;m getting ready to watch Phonebooth. Anyone seen it?

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Phone Booth: ***

It&#39;s an original idea, and because it&#39;s original, it&#39;s been easy to parody -- both SNL and Mad TV have done their takes on it. Unfortunately, the execution falls flat in places, and the ending of the movie doesn&#39;t live up to the promise of its original premise. Still worth seeing, though.

(P.S. Beck was on SNL this weekend, and was really good&#33

Hmm, okay:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

 

[steve319]

Originally posted by mindseye@Apr 18 2005, 10:02 PM
(P.S.  Beck was on SNL this weekend, and was really good&#33

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ACK&#33; And I missed it.

Why is it I only seem to catch SNL when the Jessica Simpson&#39;s or Chingy&#39;s (Chingies?) of the world are on?

I&#39;m clearly being punished for being so arch and negative today. But it was Brad Pitt&#33; He deserves my useless wrath and derision, right?

(thanks, mindseye, for the Beck update and the Phonebooth info.)

Passing along Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (have a friend&#39;s copy but haven&#39;t seen it yet). Anyone?

 

[naughty]

I loved it &#33;

This is an example of the kind of quirky independent films that I enjoy. It was almost surreal .I thought that the two leads were wonderful. A movie well worth seeing in my opinion.

Naughty

 

[Leung]

Originally posted by mindseye+Apr 19 2005, 03:02 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(mindseye &#064; Apr 19 2005, 03:02 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-steve319@Apr 18 2005, 08:48 PM
I&#39;m getting ready to watch Phonebooth. Anyone seen it?

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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

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I found this movie absolutely loathsome&#33; I can&#39;t stand Jim Carey&#33;
It tries to hard to quirky and just ends up being silly&#33;
I give it * (sorry Naughty )

What about Garden State?