I Found Tihs Movie To Be Rather Pedestrian...

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Never heard of Marley & Me until tonight.

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I wanted to read the book before it was confirmed as a movie. Although I didnt read  it until a month ago.

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Only books I remember to have read and was later made into a movie was The DaVinci code, books was good and film was also good

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I hadn't even heard of the Bedtime Stories one until today...I should lower my expectations of society. 

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Eh. It's not like your precious faggy Brad Pitt movie bombed, nerd! It finished behind 2 kiddy movies. Big deal, guy.

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...I mostly complained about it in the review.
I still love you BirthdayClown

[Reply #726 on:]

I love Bathday Clown more.

[Reply #727 on:]

It's because he's in a tub with Chay isn't it?

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gudbjorg just wants in on bathday clown action

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Who doesn't?

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the Tale of Despereaux is good, but only if you don't ever think about the book while watching it

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Tub, with two men and a boy? mmmmmm

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At this rate, the thread will have to be re-named the Bathday thread.

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I watched Casablanca today, it was the classic.

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Edit, how disappointing is the box office? Marley & Me and Bedtime Stories beating Benjamin Button? srsly people, be less stupid.

I don't undersand what makes this stupid. The fact that the holiday season brings in more kids to the box office than anyone definitely certifies that movies like Marley & Me and Bedtime Stories is going to outweight a serious movie like BB.

And Marley & Me was totally worth it too! I'll take a dying old dog over an dying baby Pitt any day!

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Started the day on Kung Fu Panda it was rather good, and the panda wasn't the worst character and the tigress wasn't the best in my opinion.

Leon, was brilliant. Disturbing odd and felt a lot like Taxi Driver.

Just finished Magnolia. It was freaking weird, but I liked the freaky, weird part. And it could have been a bit shorter I think. But still, weird and fascinating.

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JCVD
Jean Claude Van Damme's version of My Name is Bruce!
He plays himself as a down and out actor with money and family problems caught up in the middle of a Post Office heist.
If you're looking for a whole film of high knee kicks then the opening sequence is most of what you're going to get, the story is not driven by his actions but shows him more of a bystander. Some of the events shown are similar to his actual life and it's funny at times and he even has a moving soliloquy near the end.

Shot in an unusual (I can't think of any films like it off hand) Sepia tone with plenty of bloom style gives it a gritty flashbacky feel which was cool.

Steven Seagals turn!
A-

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Thanks for reminding me that I have to watch that movie.  I saw one of the trailers and it looked like it would be worth a peek.  Your good grade for it gives me hope.

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Since JFK is 3 hours I'm gonna watch the Manchurian Candidate.

Edit: the 2004 remake, and it was good.

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The Wrestler
I liked Marisa Tomei's boobies and Mickey Rourke. I'd like to hear Ralph and Nurdbot's opinions on this movie.

B+

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It got a smart review in Empire, and does look good. 

Meanwhile, seeing as it's 31st December, here are my top-10 movies of the year:

1) Iron Man
2) The Dark Knight
3) WALL-E
4) Cloverfield
5) In Bruges
6) Taken
7) Zack & Miri Make A Porno
8) Hancock
9) Kung Fu Panda
10) Step Brothers

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Yes Man

To me it was like Bruce Almighty meets Groundhog Day. Not a great mix but certainly an enjoyable one.

B

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Der Untergang.

Hitler killed Blondi.

A

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Hip Hop Kidz



Probably the best movie ever made.

A++

Der Untergang.

Hitler killed Blondi.

A

Did he hang her with the telephone?

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Shouldn't it say "Thang"? 

 

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The movie itself does enough trying too hard to make up for it, believe me.

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Der Untergang.

Hitler killed Blondi.

A

Disturbing when those people commit stuff ...

Yes Man

To me it was like Bruce Almighty meets Groundhog Day. Not a great mix but certainly an enjoyable one.

B

I thought Yes Man was quite enjoyable, but I've lately lost my liking in Zooey Dechanel or however you spell her name :/

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I just finished Tideland.

Creepiest movie ever.

Also, Zooey Deschanel was nice in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

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Yeah, I liked her in HGttG but she sometimes annoys me for some reason, and I don't like that as I like her.. you know.

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Marley & Me

I'm lazy so I'll summarise it in one word: awwwww
Its sad coz its based on a true story.

4/5

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you do realise that "Based on a true story" means fuck all right?

Some guy probably owned a dog once...

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Amen, chay. I once punched a chick in the face because she said "The Strangers" was based on a true story.
I'm lying.

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Commando

Rewatched today - this movie is really bad yet very very fun at the same time. 3 guys dying in the 1st 5 minutes, each with their own horribly cheesy death, Arnold falling 100 feet with no injuries whatsoever, a hilariously bad shootout at the end, and a fat skintight-leather, chainmail wearing Australian ex-SpecOps guy getting impaled by a steam pipe. Add Arnold spewing out his hilariously made one-liners and horrible acting from all angles and you have a horrible yet awesome and unintentionally hilarious movie.

(B) - fun factor
(D) - analyzing the movie seriously

EDIT: Another thing about this movie - who the hell had the weird idea of making a reggae-sounding score for an action movie?

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But his name is John Matrix... JOHN MATRIX!!

Hamlet 2
Yep you read that title right, Steve Coogan puts on a last school play ever, simultaneously ridiculous and funny, some jokes don't hit as hard as others, but worth it for hearing Jesus say "You got my cell number?" and the musical number "Rock Me Sexy Jesus"

B

[Reply #754 on:]

I think Transporter 2 was better than Transporter 3.

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I think Transporter 2 was better than Transporter 3.

Is it worth seeing at a theatre? or is it better to wait until it's released on DVD? The trailer was one big fight scene, also Natalya Rudakova has a lot of freckles.

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Yeah, she does have a lot of freckles, and very red hair. I think it's worth seeing at the theatre yeah, and it was not ALL just fight scenes, but there was some fighting

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno
There's not much I can say about this other than "great job", "fantastic", and "funny" that wouldn't sound dirty.
A-


Yes Man
This was one of the most enjoyable movies I've seen in a while. It seems that Jim Carrey is back in his comedy groove after some failed outings. Actually, I'll say that this is his best overall since Eternal Sunshine. Sure, it was a lot like Liar, but this was a lot more "adult" to Liar's "family". I liked the overall message of this better than Liar's and found it more enjoyable than both Liar and the next movie I have to review.
B+


The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Wonderful performances by Taraji Henson and Brad Pitt. Henson should definitely at least a Oscar nom for this, or even win. Pitt, however, shouldn't win; the character felt a little one dimensional, nothing like the comparable Forrest Gump. At least Gump transformed himself and learned; Benjamin didn't change at all. To that end, the writers shouldn't be nominated at all. I would've liked a more Gump feel from the movie, referencing more events of the time. And, seriously, why move the setting from Baltimore to New Orleans? Just to have the Katrina factor? Three hours + not fantastic writing = not as enjoyable as Yes.
B-

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I watched Children of Men again today. Just as good as it ever was. Amazing production values and set design.

I agree about Benjamin Button, it felt like they just could have done more with the runtime, Forrest Gump was shorter, but it felt like more happened.

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Here's my Top 10 for 2008 (of those movies I saw):
1. WALL-E
2. Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
3. The Dark Knight
4. Tropic Thunder
5. Iron Man
6. Cloverfield
7. Be Kind Rewind
8. Zack and Miri Make a Porno
9. The Incredible Hulk
10. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull


Worst of 2008: Disaster Movie