When The Wind Blows
Following a nuclear strike, an ageing couple seek refuge in their homemade bunker, a ramshackle shed barely strong enough to withstand a grenade, let alone the fallout from a US-USSR war. Awaiting help that never comes, Jim and Hilda slowly suffer the horrifying effects of radiation poisoning. |
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I've been watching a lot of Elizabeth Taylor movies lately:
A Place in the Sun Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Giant Butterfield 8 God, she was stunning. |
Watched Black Swan last night and I'm still trying to decide if I liked it or not...I mean, I like strange things and psychology/crazy people stuff but I'm not so sure about the Black Swan mess. And Natalie Portman won an oscar for that? All she did was act like a high strung obsessive person. They didn't show enough dancing scences for me to get why they decided she would be the best one to dance the swan parts.
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I just finished watching An Englishman In New York. I'm sure there are plenty of people who would disagree and criticize it, but I thought the movie was one of the best pieces of art I've seen in a very long time. I found it to be extremely provocative and empowering. And I've always loved the Sting song of the same name... I never knew it was about Quentin Crisp, or who he even was. It's very neat to have the story behind a song I love... and have the story be way better than I could have imagined.
The movie also churned up the issue of art in my mind. It seems to me like the last decade where the boundaries of art were pushed were the 1980s (think Keith Haring, Robert Mapplethorpe, etc). Where is the very leading edge of art occurring these days? Where is the innovation? Music, fashion, architecture, and movies seem to be stuck in a recycling mode. I honestly cannot pinpoint a medium or movement which I would think is currently on the forefront. Like Quentin himself said: "There is no post modernism. I believe that once there was modernism and it ended. Now there is only decline and decay." |
Watched a korean film 'Old Boy" :eek: wow is it ever weird and psychologically twister. But WOW a great movie it was :shocked:
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Last night I watched "Dreamcatcher" based on the Stephen King novel.
Not as good as the book, but as a BIG Stephen King fan, I loved it! |
I got the new Harry Potter for Easter in place of an Egg (I hate Chocolate) so I watched that yesterday. I did intend to watch the first one today as I'm feeling nostalgic, but as of yet it's still sitting neglected atop my television as I can't work up the will to move haha!
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Last night I watched Heaven & Hell: Live At Radio City Music Hall. Ah, Dio. I still miss you. :( |
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I'm sure someone on this board is more versed than I am in everything that's going on in the graphic novel/comic world, but that's one area that I'm actively trying to check out more. The people pushing the limits there are really going for it. One of my best friends was also talking about the ways that our social identities online and the tools that we have at our fingers now are shaping some of what we think of as art. He spoke in particular about the GPS based art that people are trying. That sort of juxtaposition against the tangible and intangible is pretty sweet. I can ask him more about it if you like; I have to admit that I zoned out a bit. |
Netflixing again.
The Lincoln Lawyer Decent I guess, thought it would be better. Mcconaughey needs a hit. True Grit Finally got to see this one! Bridges did a good job. Hard to replace John Wayne though. Worth watching. |
Soul Surfer
This movie was really good. I had no idea about who Bethany Hamilton was. What an inspirational story she has. A great movie for the whole family. Be sure to watch the extras at the end of the movie. Outstanding color, it looked great even on a regular DVD. Though it was watched on a high-def TV. |
The Conspirator
Very good movie. Politically motivated truth? |
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Open Season 2
Shadup! It's sweet. "Sthanley, it'th been ages!" XD Roger really cracks me up, I swear. I don't care if it's a child's film. It's charming. Wayne's World As they say themselves: Excellent! It fails if you're on the search for intelligent comedy. But if you're a fan of the simpler, more juvenile things in life then Wayne's World ticks all the boxes, in my opinion. |
All four Vacation films - "Dancin' dancin' dancin' 'cross the USA" :)
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The big screen would have made it all the more better. The King's Speech I'm sure everybody already knows that this is a great movie. Fascinating story. The Adjustment Bureau I really enjoyed this movie. I hadn't read anything about it, so I had no idea about the turn the movie takes. Hated for it to end. |
The Company Men
Ben Affleck, Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner. A good cast, and they did a good job at making me depressed. |
My dad and brother drug me to the movies a few weeks ago to watch Cowboys and Aliens. It actually wasn't as completely horrible as it sounds. :shocked:
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I guess if I could learn to read, I would have realized this is supposed to be about DVD's. Sorry lol.
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Red Riding Hood
I should have known better. Blue Valentine So depressing. What was the purpose of this movie? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Prt. 1 Now I do realize this movie and the ones that came before it isn't made for my age group. But this one was so boring. The only entertaining part was when the girl read the passage from The Deathly Hallows. I like how they did that. |
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Who is the beauty? Who is the beast?? Find the answer.;) Actually this Eminem lyric sums it up quite perfectly. "You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe when you with em? You meet, and neither one of you even know what hit em. Got that warm fuzzy feeling, yeah them chills used to get em. Now you’re getting ****in’ sick of lookin’ at em! you swore you’d never hit em, never do nothin’ to hurt em Now you’re in each other’s face spewin’ venom in your words when you spit em!" Just gonna stand there and watch me burn? Well, that's alright...I like the way it hurts! :shrug: |
I watched a film called Devil that I thought was brilliant, the actual plot was very interesting and I would recommend it to everyone :D
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Can't wait to see Moneyball with Brad Pitt.
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Okay, I guess it was a chick flick night.
Jane Eyre (2011) Very good. Not quite what I expected. Even a little spooky. Something Borrowed Worth watching if only for the dance scene. Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin get down to Push It. |
Just come back off a cruise this week - was on a HUGE ship which had a "Seascreen" open air cinema up on the top deck.
I watched "Pirates of the Caribbean 4 - On Stranger Tides" under the stars. I really enjoyed it - but I kept gazing at the beautiful skyline of Casablanca (we were sailing away from Morocco while the film was on) and I kept missing bits of it! |
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I re-watched Ginger Snaps for probably the thousandth time last night. It's one of my favourites. I'm not usually a fan of horror (With the exception of starring Vincent Price, who I feel mastered the genre), but I've always loved this. Because there's more to it than the gratuitous gore that we're palmed off with these days. First and foremost it's the study of a sibling relationship, and how growing up and changing can damage it without the proper care and tolerance. |
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Regarding PotC, Captain Jack is my fave movie character of all time! |
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He is a great character. Though you can probably guess who will always be my favourite character. I'll give you a clue. He's a greasy git. I've been obsessed since middle school :p |
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Hmmm, to whom are you referring? Let me see, could it be Wormtail? No, not him. Could it be Prof Lupin? Nope. I just wonder if you could be referring to the very enigmatic Prof Snape? :confused::laugh: |
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Oh. Wormtail of course. He's dreamy. :nod: :laugh: :D ;) Nah. Been obsessed with Snape forever. He's my Heathcliff or Mr. Darcy :p |
The Mechanic
Jason Statham kicks tail again. Just Go With It Better than I thought it would be. Adam Sandler's best in a long time, though that's not saying much. Jennifer Aniston and Brooklyn Decker waka waka! |
BUCK
One of the best movies I've seen. Even if you've never owned or ridden a horse, you'll love this documentary. The world needs more people like Buck Brannaman. Rent or buy! In a totally opposite direction... Transformers: Dark Of The Moon What a horrible waste of time. Even the great sound (which is why I rent some movies) couldn't make this one watchable. Horrible, horrible, horrible. |
Insidious.
Very creepy, very umm... visually disturbing. 7/10. Worth watching. |
Watched Underworld last night.
Tonight watching Underworld Evolution. Tomorrow watching Underworld Rise of the Lycans. I like Vampires and Werewolves! :lol: |
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