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Posted by Orpheus on Mon Feb 27th at 8:13pm 2006

Watched The Notebook last night. I have no clue as to how this movie slid past me but I am so glad I finally discovered it.

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Posted by Hugh on Mon Feb 27th at 8:50pm 2006

Yeah, The Notebook's not bad... for a chick flick. Some good lines in it, anyway. What I found weirdest about it is that I stayed awake through the whole thing and the girl I was with didn't. :/ Oh well.

Watched Domino last night, pretty cool flick, lots of ass-kicking and violence, and Keira Knightley's tits, not that they're big or spectacular or anything, but they ARE Keira Knightley's. Mostly about bounty hunting, but with a smidge of unorthodox feminism.

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Posted by French Toast on Mon Feb 27th at 8:57pm 2006

Spinal Tap is awesome. How dare you say such things.

I loved it, absolutely hilarious... that's all there is to say really.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Mon Feb 27th at 9:10pm 2006

I've started watching the HBO original series "Entourage" which is loosely based on Mark Wahlberg moocher friends who followed him to hollywood.

Overall I like it. The film making isn't spectacular, and the life it glamorizies kind of makes me sick, but at the same time the characters are good. Drama and Turtle are great to laugh at, Ari is fun to watch in action, and E is easy to identify with.

All the guest stars are fun to see in action, as it blurs the line between reality and fiction and gives the show a metatheatrical style.

Worth checking out an episode or two if you haven't seen it yet.




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Wed Mar 1st at 2:40am 2006

I just watched Breathless: A bout de souffle (1960) for class and I didn't like it at all. 400 Blows was such a better watch.

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Posted by Nickelplate on Wed Mar 1st at 4:25am 2006

I just watched in Theatre:

  • Date movie: Funny, but not TOO funny. It takes quite a bit to actually make me LOL. This didn't. Some parts were pretty funny and others were just like "WTF?"
  • Final Destination 3: I laughed more during this than during Date Movie. It was pretty cool. There was some nudity that really was not necessary. (Pretty much like ALL nudity in movies[except pr0n, which is centered around nudity]) There was some good killings, some innovative deaths, some hot girls and some funny lines. Pretty good.
  • The End of the Spear: A great film. I really liked it an It was one of those movies that just makes you THINK about it afterwards. I would advise you all to go see it. Because it r0x0red the most out of these 3 and out of most of the ones I've seen recently

I just watched on DVD:

  • Lord of War: Good movie! has some great stuff. Lots of Russian signs that add to the movie if you can read them, some are kinda funny and stuff. I like guns.
  • Waiting: That movie is SO great. All i can say is WATCH IT. and The game they play? yeah, we played that at church camp YEARS ago. Only our moves were called "the smashed thumb," and "the turkey breast."



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Posted by Andrei on Wed Mar 1st at 12:02pm 2006

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I've just seen EuroTrip. Although I did laugh a couple of times, the humor in this movie is a little trashy (and this coming from an Al Bundy fan; that says a lot). The Bratislava and Vatican scenes had me rolling on the floor though.






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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Thu Mar 2nd at 5:26am 2006

I just watched the first half of Lord of War because of so many positive recommendations on this site.

I normally don't like to split a movie into seperate viewings, but right now I'm just watching it alone and its very hard for me to enjoy a film unless I'm watching it with friends. With that in mind, I'm going to rewatch/finish this with some guys this weekend.

So far in the first hour all the setting up is making me queesy. I have a feeling the s**ts just about to hit the fan...




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Fri Mar 3rd at 10:15pm 2006

So I started the movie over and watched it with 3 friends, and to tell you the truth I didn't enjoy it. The lines in the movie were really quite bad, and Nicolas Cage's acting was sub par. I'd say the best acting was done by the guy who played Simian, and the guy who played the role of the Liberian president. Ethan Hawke is one ugly motherf**ker to top it all off.

Anyway -- there was a good message at the end, but the script and the acting really ruined it for me. All my friends felt the same way too, I'm not just being a movie snob <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif">




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Posted by Orpheus on Sat Mar 4th at 3:58am 2006

Just finished: Elizabethtown

5 stars. great watch, but bring a couple tissues.





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Posted by Crono on Sat Mar 4th at 11:53pm 2006

I just saw Kurt Wimmer's UltraViolet. You probably shouldn't do the same.
Not that the movie looked good or anything like that, but even then it was lame (overall). It starts out very powerfully and is quite acceptable for the scenario it sets up (live action comic book, and hyper-real society) ... then they try to build character ... sigh. The first half of the movie is at the very least: very entertaining. But, it tumbles into a forced emotional storyline, which is sad, because the movie its self is quite beautiful to look at. Everything is done really well ... except the plot. There are darker story lines Wimmer should have explored in this, it had the set up and the means.

I suppose if you can put yourself into a coma for the unbearable 15 minutes of dialog and story building that's throughout the movie, then it'd be worth a ... rental ... if your rental prices aren't too high, that is.

In other words, his other hyper-sci-fi-rip-off Equilibrium is Oscar worthy in comparison. Really sad, actually.


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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Mar 5th at 12:52am 2006

I watched half of Undead today. The Aussie zombie flick with the triple shotgun and girl with the gas mask. I only watched half of it because it just wasn't doing it for me, and I usually like zombie movies.

Some of it was funny, and I liked how it was over the top, but I couldn't deal with the characters... especially the bug-eyed heroine.

I wouldn't recommend it.




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Posted by FatStrings on Sun Mar 5th at 3:29am 2006

really crono? thats actually much better than i expected to hear from ultraviolet
i expected it to be a distasteful overdose of fight scenes and technology with absolutely no point or plot from the preview
but to hear it actually has a plot... i might have to rent this one




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Posted by Crono on Sun Mar 5th at 3:42am 2006

But ... but ... I didn't want a plot! I wanted the hyper-real action scenes (don't be fooled they're there) It's just sad, because it sets it up really well to be something cool ... then s**ts on it.

Undead takes a little while, then it gets pretty damn funny. You can't expect a zombie movie though ... if you want one of those watch Shaun/Dawn of the Dead.

Speaking of which, I'm looking forward to the Day of the Dead remake. Looking at what they did for Dawn of the Dead, I'm excited. (If you don't think the 2004 remake is better, then you're a fanboy and not a fan of zombies, there's no other explanation)


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Posted by FatStrings on Sun Mar 5th at 3:48am 2006

well, sometimes plotless movies can be good as long as the action is not overdone
but a lot of the time they screw this up with a lot of s**tty drama
whatever floats your boat man (thats such a weird expression)




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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Mar 5th at 3:51am 2006

The old romero movies are hard for me to sit through. It's just hard to suspend disbelief. Although I still need to see the original night of the living dead.

I liked the 2004 remake, I thought it was very entertaining, and the post credits ending was awesome.




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Posted by ReNo on Sun Mar 5th at 4:10am 2006

I might give UltraViolet a shot - looked better than Aeon Flux to me from the trailer (not that I had the highest opinion of Aeon Flux!), and I'm happy to put up with some less than stellar scenes in order to get my fix of over the top action <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_smile.gif"> I won't say you didn't warn me though Crono <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/icon_wink.gif"> Is it better then RE:Apocalypse at least? Even the action in that was s**t <img src=" SRC="images/smiles/sad.gif">

Watched Serenity last night, and we all really enjoyed it. Ordered the Firefly series too, as the film really did drag me in. I was tempted to pick up the series first to get it all in the correct order, and I somewhat wish I had so as to have a bit more of an emotional investment for the film, but I'm sure the series will be great regardless. My only real niggle with the film was that some of the characters were somewhat ignored or portrayed with only one facet, which I'm sure is more of byproduct of it being just an average length film than the characters being that bland or shallow. I hope the series goes a bit deeper into each of the characters, which I'm sure it will given that a series has far more potential to do so. Awesome action scenes, stylish CG, and a great personality.



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Posted by French Toast on Sun Mar 5th at 4:38am 2006

I'm gonna skip Ultraviolet and opt for V for Vendetta instead. I'm going to see it tomorrow or the day after methinks.

Anyways, just finished Orange County. Jack Black kicks ass. Watching Shaun of the Dead tomorrw.




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Posted by Crono on Sun Mar 5th at 5:22am 2006

No, the action is f**king awesome (Except the end scene: cool idea ... but it just looks like everyone stopped caring). Aeon Flux is a better movie though. By leaps and bounds. I'd say it's better than Apocalypse. Let's put it this way ... the dialog is the only thing I shook my head at, otherwise, I was fully and thoroughly entertained. Also, I heard some stuff about the next two RE movies. If done better than the last one, they have the potential to be pretty cool. (Check out superherohype.com and read the interview with Mila on UltraViolet, if you're interested)

I hope I'm not disappointed by V, I mean, if that movie gets screwed up as bad as LXG did ... well ... let's just say you'll all hear about it. (Note: I love the Alan Moore, David Lloyd Book.) I really do hope it's good. It'll give me high hopes for the adaptation of The Watchmen. (Which I love more than V)

When does V for Vendetta come out there? It's out here on the 17th ...

Reno, it's too late, Firefly is really good ... but ... you got all the answers before you even had questions ... so you probably wont like it as much. (I enjoy FireFly more than the movie, however. Just seeing the battle in Serenity valley is awesome) You really forget you're watching a TV show, honestly. Insanely high production value.


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Posted by Addicted to Morphine on Sun Mar 5th at 5:25am 2006

After some prodding from Crono I finished off Undead.

I liked the "classic sci-fi" feel it had to it... which isn't something I can put my finger on but probably stems from the soundtrack and the over-the-top story. I didn't think the story was very compelling though, and the movie overall was stuck somewhere between the A and B movie genres.

I still wouldn't recommend the movie, and I think the coolest part overall was just the cover of the DVD.

For those of you who are curious, here's what it looks like: http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0339840/Ss/0339840/undead.jpg?path=gallery&path_key=0339840

Edit: I just realized what I didn't like about Undead. The movie alternated too much between horror and comedy, never really pulling off either. The movie needed to commit to one type of movie, either go for the Dawn of the Dead (2004) style or the Shaun of the Dead style. This wishy washy s**t didn't cut it.





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