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Black Death was not a very good movie in terms of the story line and was not very engaging at all. I never once cared about any of the characters. There was one good graphic fight scene in the first half of the movie that might be worth a watch; you can turn it off after that.

I watched about an hour of "The Tree of Life" last night. Spent about half that time thinking it was the most beautiful movie I'd ever seen and waiting anxiously for the awesome payoff I knew was coming any minute.

Spent the other half hour in the dawning realization that Terrence Malick had managed to remake "2011: A Space Odyssey," only without the interest of HAL, Keir Dullea, or any plot points whatsoever.

Fell asleep to House Hunters International instead.

Margie

pinchvalve wrote: I think i'm turning into a grumpy old man too fast to enjoy movies anymore. Shutter Island for instance. Nothing that happened in the movie actually happened, and at the end he gets a lobotomy. What was the point of that? Inception was the same thing. It never happened, it was all mind games. They could create a train in the middle of a street, build entire cities, but not come up with a simple handgun when needed? What was the point? I got such motion sickness during The Hurt Locker that I had to walk out after 15 minutes. Dude, TRIPOD. Look into it. And my wife wants me to go see the new Zach Efron movie with her. I will honestly puke in popcorn if forced to see that. I guess it is the influence of the MTV generation that movies are all about special effects and flash rather than a good story. The only good stories seem to come from Pixar these days! And the price of a ticket! In my day we used to get popcorn for a nickel...

RossD wrote: ******** was not a very good movie in terms of the story line and was not very engaging at all. I never once cared about any of the characters.

That description works for most of the movies, lately. The worst offender of late is Attack The Block. I wanted the aliens to eat all of the main characters.

pinchvalve wrote: I got such motion sickness during The Hurt Locker that I had to walk out after 15 minutes. Dude, TRIPOD. Look into it.

I know a guy who can hook them up with some nice stable camera platforms. They should look into it.

i still get on my pirates of the carribean kick and also national treasure. my sick pleasure there..lol

Plan to watch Zombieland again tonight.

Maybe I should throw in Pan's Labyrinth as well?

3 stooges on Monday, they really captured it. And watching Moe stooge slap the entire cast of Jersey Shore.

Random movie thoughts, I love Kuberic movies, but at the end of each one, I'm left wondering what the point of the movie was.

neon4891 wrote: 3 stooges on Monday, they really captured it. And watching Moe stooge slap the entire cast of Jersey Shore. Random movie thoughts, I love Kuberic movies, but at the end of each one, I'm left wondering what the point of the movie was.

The same point of most movies, to make money.

Moe pulling snookies nose hair---classic

EastCoastMojo wrote: I watched 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou" again for like the dozenth time tonight. Never gets old.

I've tried to watch that abomination twice. Both times combined, I might have an hour invested. No matter how I'm dying, when I am dying I want that hour back.

funny you should ask. I was under the impression there were several movies I wanted to see this summer. I checked online for the release schedule and only Prometheus and The Black Knight jumped out at me. I'd like to catch Cabin in the Woods before it leaves but the way things are working out....

My wife got "Absentia" through our netflix queue the other day. Surprisingly a VERY good movie. very trippy and it actually had.. a plot!...and a twist or two in said plot!
She's very good at finding movies and books I've never heard of that turn out very good.
I'm trying to hype up (to her; she didn't like a couple of his movies that I love, but we agreed on Baron Von Munchausen, Brazil, and Time Bandits lol) my desired annual viewing of most of Terry Gilliam's works, over a period of a few days of course.

It's very rare that I feel the urge to go to the theatre these days though. Doesn't the last Christopher Nolan Batman come out this summer though?

There are a few movies I will watch whenever they show up, but I won't actively search them out.

Oh Brother, Where art thou

Raising Arizona

Shawshank Redemption

The Wrath Of Kahn

Indiana Jones 1 and 3

And now the embarrassing part- any Hugh Grant romcom

As long as there is noone else in the room, Hope Floats.

Streetwiseguy wrote: And now the embarrassing part- any Hugh Grant romcom As long as there is noone else in the room, Hope Floats.

I own a copy of Driven

I'm very happy with my local theater, refurbished after the flood in Sept. and now featuring power recliners, and 2D tickets start $4.50.

my son is chomping at the bit to go see avengers and battleship.

I was really surprised by The Prestige. Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale, COME ON!

I think I've noticed with an exception to a few (Boondock Saints, Super Troopers) That most of my favorite movies are placed in older times.

Maybe because they were better times.

JoeyM wrote: I own a copy of Driven

me2.

Everyone with netflix go watch Delicatessen ASAP

corytate wrote:

JoeyM wrote: I own a copy of Driven

me2.

shames self 3rd...

I feel good about my movie collection, half price books had $1 VHS where I used to live.

Hackers

Spaceballs

Robocop

TMNT (1&2)

Hot Shots

Hunt for Red October

Classics!

With not having cable or netflix, we watch a lot of movies.

Taiden wrote: Everyone with netflix go watch Delicatessen ASAP

I just watched the trailer. I don't get it. If I watched that movie I don't think I'd make it 1/2 way through without removing my eyes....through my rectum.

DrBoost wrote:

EastCoastMojo wrote: I watched 'Oh Brother Where Art Thou" again for like the dozenth time tonight. Never gets old.

I've tried to watch that abomination twice. Both times combined, I might have an hour invested. No matter how I'm dying, when I am dying I want that hour back.

There is something official wrong with you.

Also last night I watched Convoy.

DrBoost wrote:

Taiden wrote: Everyone with netflix go watch Delicatessen ASAP

I just watched the trailer. I don't get it. If I watched that movie I don't think I'd make it 1/2 way through without removing my eyes....through my rectum.

Don't judge a movie by its trailer!

I remember a few friends never saw Slumdog Millionaire because a large portion of the trailer was a typical Bollywood dance scene, while no bollywood dance scene existed until the final credits in the actual movie.

HiTempguy wrote:

mtn wrote: I'm trying to get the girlfriend to watch Escanaba In Da Moonlight with me. It is kinda a test.

Realistically, if I had a GF that liked most of the stuff I watched, I probably wouldn't be with her. Of course, if she can't watch, she must at least APPRECIATE the Rocky Horror Picture Show, or else, once again, I probably wouldn't be with her (or more accurately, there is no way in hell she'd ever think of being with me)!

I would make you a terrible girlfriend. I cant stand rocky horror!

Everyone should see gunless. A great western comedy. In Canada.

Then see Appaloosa.

Joey

Another thing that's cool about delicatessen it that it was directed by the same guy who directed Amelie. Talk about versatility in style