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David 07-08-2012 11:07 AM

I watched "After Sex" with Brooke Shields and assorted B listers.

The only epiphany I had was hearing the outstanding music of Mr. Glen Scott. Glen Scott is one of the greatest recording artists in contemporary music—and one of my enduring favorites. You can't categorize him easily, but he's prodigiously gifted, passionate, hip, and peerless as a track arranger and orchestrator. I think he started with a funk band called Liberty. I wish all his music were more readily available, but right now a lot of it is hard to find. You could fill your entire iPod with Glen and never get tired of him. Songs like "Delusions of Grandeur," "Dawn," and "Heaven" are classics.

http://www.myspace.com/music/player?sid=28341248&ac=now

iamnotafraid 07-11-2012 04:05 AM

Gone ~ Amanda Seyfried
Let me save all Ledgies about 1 1/2 hours of
their lives. Don't rent this movie. It was just
horrible. Terrible acting.

iamnotafraid 07-18-2012 06:29 PM

Chronicle
I was surprised I liked the first 2/3's of this movie.
But like many movies, they didn't know how to end
it. Someone with a few brain cells could have made
this a good movie.

Perfect Sense
A big fail.

Coriolanus
It was bad enough that I had to fast forward through
over half of it.

The Flowers Of War
Christian Bale stars in this movie. And he seems to be
it's weakest link. I did enjoy it overall, but it is difficult
to watch because of the horrific violence.

tilthefirefades 07-18-2012 11:14 PM

(500) Days of Summer-Absolutely loved it, thought it was a brilliant movie.

Cruel Intentions-Never gets old, love Sarah.

The Mist-I actually enjoyed this movie a lot, I now hate insects much more though.

mylittledemon 07-19-2012 04:04 AM

Immortals - what a disappointment, though I don't know why I expected something great

The Descendants - I wanted to like this more than I did. My first reaction is that it was "overrated"... the one thing I found was that all of the characters were just obnoxious and nearly unlikeable.

Animal Kingdom - an Aussie flick that was quite enjoyable. Has a certain dark flair to it that's slightly reminiscent of the heavy crime dramas like Goodfellas or Casino.

iamnotafraid 07-23-2012 09:49 PM

Big Miracle
I like Drew Barrymore, but this
movie was horrible. Waste of time
for sure.

Casa de mi Padre
Not for everyone, but I laughed
at it. Those horses and the white
mountain lion
, what a trip.

Salmon Fishing In The Yemen
An enjoyable beautiful movie except for
Kristin Scott Thomas' potty mouth.

The Fairy
A fairy shows up at a small hotel and
gives the clerk three wishes. Weird, odd
and different is how I would describe this
French Film.

iamnotafraid 07-28-2012 11:12 PM

Intruders, (Clive Owen)
Do you like scary movies? Well,
if you don't rent this one. Horrible.

iamnotafraid 07-29-2012 09:15 PM

A Thousand Words
(Eddie Murphy),
Just a few laughs with a touching
moment or two. Ho-hum.

Dodfather 07-30-2012 02:56 AM

I keep forgetting this thread!

I watched Frankie and Johnny (1991), Thelma and Louise (1991) and one of my absolute favourites, Double Indeminty (994) this weekend. The last two are pretty much flawless but, while Ilove Michelle Pfeiffer, Frankie and Johnny isn't the best. It's ok but never really gets going and I find myself unable to care about her character too much. I have to agree with many otherts that Kathy Bates would have been better if she'd been approached for the role after doing it on Broadway before.

iamnotafraid 07-30-2012 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodfather (Post 1060127)

I love Michelle Pfeiffer...

You're not the only one bro.

iamnotafraid 08-03-2012 12:37 AM

Martin Scorsese Presents: The Blues: A Musical Journey: Disc One (of five)
I saw much of this series a few years back on PBS. A very entertaining look at Blues
music. A big thank you to Alan Lomax for all the work he did at preserving American
Music.

Silver Springs 08-04-2012 02:14 PM

Because I have admittedly terrible taste in movies, lately :-

Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (I'd heard good things on other forums and I wanted to check it out for myself. Some parts are quite cheesy, and it could never claim to be "Blockbuster Worthy". But it's a lot of fun.)
13 Going On 30 (Admittedly I only watched this because of Mark Ruffalo, who is actually quite adorable)
The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (I've had this in my collection for years, but I've never quite gotten around to watching it. I wish I had done years ago, because it's simply stunning. Jim Carrey in one of his best films. Interesting that his best films tend to be his more serious roles)

Richard B 08-06-2012 10:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodfather (Post 1060127)
I keep forgetting this thread!

I watched Frankie and Johnny (1991), Thelma and Louise (1991) and one of my absolute favourites, Double Indeminty (994) this weekend. The last two are pretty much flawless but, while Ilove Michelle Pfeiffer, Frankie and Johnny isn't the best. It's ok but never really gets going and I find myself unable to care about her character too much. I have to agree with many otherts that Kathy Bates would have been better if she'd been approached for the role after doing it on Broadway before.

I love Frankie and Johnny...it's one of my favorite love stories. Michelle is great in it. Although when Terrence McNally wrote the screenplay based on his play, he dropped the homeliness theme used in the play, focusing more on the theme of loneliness in the screenplay.

iamnotafraid 04-26-2016 04:16 AM

Now that it's been out nearly a year I would like say that
Ex Machina (Alicia Vikander) is one of my most favorite
films ever.

So many little details to watch for. And the best thing about it
is not what you see, it's what it makes you consider.

~*BellaDonna*~ 04-26-2016 11:42 AM

I watched Tootsie.

welcomechris 04-26-2016 04:07 PM

I watched "Purple Rain".

iamnotafraid 04-27-2016 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid (Post 1181864)
Now that it's been out nearly a year I would like say that
Ex Machina (Alicia Vikander) is one of my most favorite
films ever.

So many little details to watch for. And the best thing about it
is not what you see, it's what it makes you consider.

Forgot to mention I'm hoping for a deluxe set with alternate
versions of this movie (^).

Also maybe they'll upgrade Purple Rain on Blu ray.

iamnotafraid 05-04-2016 12:29 AM

Special Correspondents (Ricky Gervais)

A movie that forgets it's a comedy.
And a waste of my time.

SisterNightroad 05-04-2016 04:47 AM

10 Cloverfield lane. Didn't think it could be so good but it is.

iamnotafraid 05-17-2016 09:39 PM

The Revenant

Disappointed in this one. After all the great reviews I
thought this would be much better.

Newzchspy 05-18-2016 03:52 PM

Under Siege, an oldie BUT goodie with Steven Segal and Tommy Lee................

Max, about the marine dog who loses his trainer/handler and moves in with the family..........

I picked up Purple Rain on DVD from Wal Mart in the throw it all in there roundy-bin for $1.99 last week..........................

iamnotafraid 06-28-2016 04:14 AM

Rock The Kasbah (Bill Murray)
Horrible movie. Why did I even?

Jaco (Jaco Pastorius)
Excellent documentary! If you love music,
especially bass guitar then give this a try.

becca 06-28-2016 09:20 PM

I watched Black Orpheus (Orpheu Negre) on Turner Classic Movies... must be the fifth time. I didn't think it could get me interested yet again but it totally kept me watching it! There is also a great doc about it (maybe check Youtube) and a soundtrack LP/CD.

It's a rare movie that gets to three viewings for me, we're in Akira Kurasawa or Jean Cocteau territory, or the 1933 King Kong... try to see this if you haven't.

SisterNightroad 06-29-2016 05:37 PM

Four flies on grey velvet. It was out of mind. It was the '70s.

paleshadow 06-29-2016 07:33 PM

"Hello, My name is Doris"
"10 Cloverfield Ln"
"Hush"

iamnotafraid 07-31-2016 01:55 AM

Hank And Asha - (Mahira Kakkar)

An interesting little film.

iamnotafraid 08-11-2016 02:04 AM

The Age Of Adaline (Blake Lively)

Yeah, I know another chick flick. But I liked it.

2001: A Space Odyssey

Hadn't seen this in years. Still trying to wrap my brain
around it. Remarkable looking considering it's age.

Angel69 08-24-2016 10:29 AM

Hello....My Name Is Doris
The Other Sister
Second Coming

AlexD 08-24-2016 11:32 AM

Clinton Ca$h

olive 08-24-2016 11:49 AM

http://blogs-images.forbes.com/markh...me-to-Me-1.jpg

iamnotafraid 10-14-2016 01:56 AM

Olive, I need to finish ^that movie.

__________________________

Not yet at the theaters but Darth Vader is really
walking fast in the new Rogue One trailer. He seems
to have anger issues.

Macfanforever 10-14-2016 02:06 AM

I raided Youtube if that counts since I dont rent movies.I dont want to fund Hollywood anymore.

Got into an 1980's movie mood.

Screwballs 1 and 2,Flashpoint so far.

I got a few boxes of DVDs that were given to me and I got to check them out.

iamnotafraid 10-18-2016 01:47 AM

The Jungle Book 3D Blu ray.
I enjoyed this new take. The 3D was pretty good.
Pretty intense for younger viewers though.

FROZEN 3D Blu ray.
All my nieces love this movie (like everyone else's). I can
see why as it's one of the most entertaining children's movies
I've seen. The 3D was fantastic. Disney knows what they're doing.

MoonSister75 10-18-2016 08:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid (Post 1193995)
The Jungle Book 3D Blu ray.
I enjoyed this new take. The 3D was pretty good.
Pretty intense for younger viewers though.

FROZEN 3D Blu ray.
All my nieces love this movie (like everyone else's). I can
see why as it's one of the most entertaining children's movies
I've seen. The 3D was fantastic. Disney knows what they're doing.

I watched the new Jungle Book at the cinema and I agree it's very intense for younger viewers. I'd read the reviews with the warnings for younger children, but when I checked with my daughter she still wanted to go. She was 6 at the time and said she was ok with it, but I'm not sure she enjoyed it all that much. Its quite a dark film.

I loved Frozen. Fun and uplifting. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. There was so much hype when the film first came out, and with the song "Let it Go!" which irritated me, so I didn't watch it until the following Christmas, and then had a lovely surprise.

I watched Wonder Boys at the weekend, a film from 2000 that I'd never heard of. I loved it :)

SisterNightroad 10-18-2016 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid (Post 1193995)
FROZEN 3D Blu ray.
All my nieces love this movie (like everyone else's). I can
see why as it's one of the most entertaining children's movies
I've seen. The 3D was fantastic. Disney knows what they're doing.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MoonSister75 (Post 1194005)
I loved Frozen. Fun and uplifting. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. There was so much hype when the film first came out, and with the song "Let it Go!" which irritated me, so I didn't watch it until the following Christmas, and then had a lovely surprise.

I agree with you, exactly like MoonSister I watched Frozen just last year because everyone was too obsessed about it and I ended up enjoying it much more than I thought.
However even if the songs and the visuals are reminiscent of the old Disney classic glories, I have to say that the storyline isn't.

MoonSister75 10-18-2016 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SisterNightroad (Post 1194009)
However even if the songs and the visuals are reminiscent of the old Disney classic glories, I have to say that the storyline isn't.

Yes you can't beat the old Disney classics, 101 Dalmatians is the current favourite here. We have quite a collection and I'm planning to buy more :nod:

iamnotafraid 10-28-2016 12:51 AM

Let The Right One In (Lina Leandersson)
Watched this one again last night. A great vampire
flick. Much better than the American remake. Sub-
titles and all.

FuzzyPlum 10-28-2016 12:48 PM

Well not on DVD but watched Trolls at the cinema with my daughter while on holiday recently. It was a great film for young kids and the music was really brilliant for grown-ups. I'd recommend it for anyone with kids aged 2-6. I think I'll probably have to sit through it a few dozen times on DVD.

MoonSister75 10-29-2016 06:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FuzzyPlum (Post 1194977)
Well not on DVD but watched Trolls at the cinema with my daughter while on holiday recently. It was a great film for young kids and the music was really brilliant for grown-ups. I'd recommend it for anyone with kids aged 2-6. I think I'll probably have to sit through it a few dozen times on DVD.

Well that's a coincidence, 10mins after reading this my daughter runs in (she'd just seen the advert for Trolls on the TV) asking me if we can go and watch it as it looks hilarious - so thanks for the review :)

SisterNightroad 11-01-2016 05:58 PM

The conjuring. I expected much more but it was enjoyable. Predictable however and I didn't like how the camera was directed.


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