[McLovin]

Netflixed Fantastic Mr. Fox. It was OK, strictly OK.

[Tiste Simeon]

Put Winters Bone on my LoveFilm list.

Recently saw Clerks 1 & 2. I laughed a lot at both. But seriously... Kinky Kelly and Sexy Stud?? Ewwww...

[Coco with marshmallows]

Tiste Simeon, on 28 June 2011 - 03:01 PM, said:

Recently saw Clerks 1 & 2. I laughed a lot at both. But seriously... Kinky Kelly and Sexy Stud?? Ewwww...

Not exactly a new idea in a film - have you never seen Bachelor Party?

Also, YOU'RE making judgements regarding sexual leanings?

[Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast]

I really liked Winter's Bone.

Has anyone seen Biutiful? I really want to see it.

Have I asked that before?

[McLovin]

Saw a free screening of RoboCop, at Dallas City Hall. Though set in Detroit, RoboCop was actually filmed in Dallas. Dallas City Hall was OCP headquarters. It was a blast.

Also saw Super 8. It was OK.

[Aptorian]

Wait. You saw the old Robocop movie or the new movie that has been talked about for years? Are you telling me the new Robocop movie is actually done!?

[McLovin]

No, the original Robocop from 1987 or whenever. I haven't heard anything about a new one.

[worry]

Man I love Robocop. I can't count the number of times I've told people to "Drop it." no matter what they're holding. Often they're not holding anything.

Anyway, I just watched the HBO movie "Hot Coffee", a documentary that quite effectively vivisects the movement corporations and their cronies have marketed as "tort reform". It starts with the infamous McDonald's coffee burn case, how it was grossly misrepresented to and in the media, and how the victim was made a fool of, etc. But then it goes on to cover several more cases that represent other angles of the issue. Great review of it here: http://www.avclub.co...-coffee,58064/. Dunno if it would be of any interest to non-Americans though, but it might.

This post has been edited by worrywort: 02 July 2011 - 10:02 PM

[McLovin]

Uh oh. Movie thread fail, apparently. [EDIT - no, I guess it just wasn't finished loading...]

Saw Larry Crowne this weekend. I must be getting older, because I appreciated what this film was trying to do. A bit sanitized for my taste, but I still enjoyed it.

(I will say I appear to remain the only American male who does not get what all the fuss over Julia Roberts is, but there you have it.)

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worrywort, on 02 July 2011 - 09:44 PM, said:

Man I love Robocop. I can't count the number of times I've told people to "Drop it." no matter what they're holding. Often they're not holding anything.

My gf get's kind tired of me always saying "You're coming with me, dead or alive" in Peter Weller's ROBOCOP voice. LOL...I do it ALL the time!

[QuickTidal]

We recently watched:

THE EAGLE: a half decent retelling of Rosmary Sutcliff's (my mom's fave book) The Eagle of the Ninth...but you have to buy Channing Tatum as the lead Roman...but hell it has Mark Strong in it chewing scenery and being generally awesome. 6/10 Toga's

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: While it pisses all over the original story and the reason FOR the original Phillip K. Dick story...by being too churchy and having heavy judeo-Christian undertones that it can't escape...it was a serviceable action movie with a bit of mystery. Overall though I don't like being beaten over the head with Christianity like that, and it really does it all the way through. 4/10 1940's fedora's.

HALL PASS: Oh man, this whole movie is about how it totally sucks to get older and how there is NOTHING you can do about it. It's about how parenting and family is a locked box that you can't get out of. Basically it's flat out awful and mean-spirited and I feel less for having watched it. That said, it has a few funny gross out moments that made me chuckle...but nothing in the way of decent one liners. Then the credits rolled and I discovered that this was a Farrelly Brothers flick...WTF? Oh how far they have fallen. They used to make funny flicks, and if this is what they have degenerated into...that's just sad.

[QuickTidal]

Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast, on 28 June 2011 - 09:18 PM, said:

I really liked Winter's Bone.

Has anyone seen Biutiful? I really want to see it.

Have I asked that before?

BIUTIFUL is quite good. Not brilliant by any stretch, but very good. Basically if you like Javier Bardem then you will like this. His acting makes it well worth your watch.

Oh, and anyone who hasn't yet seen INCENDIES should! SO GOOD!

[McLovin]

QuickTidal, on 05 July 2011 - 04:48 PM, said:

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU: While it pisses all over the original story and the reason FOR the original Phillip K. Dick story...by being too churchy and having heavy judeo-Christian undertones that it can't escape...it was a serviceable action movie with a bit of mystery. Overall though I don't like being beaten over the head with Christianity like that, and it really does it all the way through. 4/10 1940's fedora's.

Oh I forgot I watched this over the weekend too.

Which is probably all the review I need to write.

Except one note to the writers - Senate elections are every six years, not four, dumbasses.

[Gust Hubb]

I know I know, French director, but I just watched Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Delicatessen which I've been wanting to see for years. I was started on Amélie (absolutely loved that movie despite being an optimistic pessimist) and then also watched The City of Lost Children and Micmacs à tire-larigot (when it was in the cinema). Anyways, love this director and recommend him to anyone who has enjoyed Brazil, David Lynch, or even Alice in Wonderland.

[QuickTidal]

Gust Hubb, on 08 July 2011 - 04:33 PM, said:

I know I know, French director, but I just watched Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Delicatessen which I've been wanting to see for years. I was started on Amélie (absolutely loved that movie despite being an optimistic pessimist) and then also watched The City of Lost Children and Micmacs à tire-larigot (when it was in the cinema). Anyways, love this director and recommend him to anyone who has enjoyed Brazil, David Lynch, or even Alice in Wonderland.

Jeunet is amazing, I've seen all his movies, and AMELIE especially makes me feel like a million bucks every time I watch it.

Also don't forget that the majority of his Alien: Resurrection (screenplay by Joss Whedon!) is amazing (barring the alien human hybrid)...and most especially the alternate ending from the Special Edition with the footage of Ripley and Call on earth in front of a futuristic Paris discussing the military coming for Ripley because of what she is.

[Beezulbubba]

Juan de los Muertos

[McLovin]

Saw Source Code. At first I had a hard time getting over the utter implausibility of the premise, but wound up really liking the movie. I give it seven minutes of short-term memory out of eight.

[amphibian]

McLovin, on 10 July 2011 - 11:58 AM, said:

Saw Source Code. At first I had a hard time getting over the utter implausibility of the premise, but wound up really liking the movie. I give it seven minutes of short-term memory out of eight.

Yep. I do think that the movie had a couple earlier points at which it could have stopped and it would have been just fine to me, but I liked how it ended.

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[McLovin]

amphibian, on 10 July 2011 - 06:56 PM, said:

Yep. I do think that the movie had a couple earlier points at which it could have stopped and it would have been just fine to me, but I liked how it ended.

You have to give props to the actors. They really sold the movie.

Moving on, saw THE OTHER GUYS. Other than Samuel L Jackson's line, "Did somebody dial 9-1-Holy Shit?" this movie is pretty much a waste of celluloid and cast.

[Beezulbubba]

worrywort, on 02 July 2011 - 09:44 PM, said:

Anyway, I just watched the HBO movie "Hot Coffee", a documentary that quite effectively vivisects the movement corporations and their cronies have marketed as "tort reform". It starts with the infamous McDonald's coffee burn case, how it was grossly misrepresented to and in the media, and how the victim was made a fool of, etc. But then it goes on to cover several more cases that represent other angles of the issue. Great review of it here: http://www.avclub.co...-coffee,58064/. Dunno if it would be of any interest to non-Americans though, but it might.

Finally got around to watching Hot Coffee. What an eye opener. The Halliburton case (and mandatory arbitration) was disgusting. This should be a required addition to high school curricula.

You are correct though. Not sure if this will resonate / apply to a non American audience.