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Harry Longshanks said:
Recently I saw two movies on cable that I delayed mentioning because I still can't decide if I liked them.

(1) Watching the Detectives - (2007). Cillian Murphy and Lucy Liu. A romantic comedy type movie where Murphy plays a video store owner and Liu plays a quirky customer who becomes his girlfriend.

It definitely wasn't predictable for the most part, which is why I think I liked it. But it also wasn't particularly compelling. It had its funny moments and Murphy and Liu were both good. It also moved along nicely. But it was missing something. I'm still not sure what.

(2) In Bruges - (2008) Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleason, Ralph Fiennes. Gleason and Farrell are hit men. Gleason is the experienced elder and Farrell the brand new protege. After a hit goes bad, they are banished to the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium to hide out. I don't want to say anything else because there are some important plot points.

Some twists were a little artificial, but mostly the film was pretty engrossing. Gleason is particularly good. Notable is the appearance of French actress Clémence Poésy who most would probably recognize from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Fleur Delacour, and who is just unnaturally beautiful. A couple of scenes are pretty graphic (and not in a horror movie/fantasy kind of way), but the camera keeps the really bad stuff blocked or on the edge of the frame.

I'm not really sure what the point of the movie was, but it is very interesting and offered a lot more depth than the typical Hollywood offering. Still, I'm not sure how I feel about it. I don't want to say why, because it might give away too much.

Anyway, there you have it.
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I've seen in Bruges as well, it really doesn't give a storyline besides
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that guy killing a little boy, which really isn't critical enough to be a huge plot in the story. It sure is Gory at the end when he jumps off the tower.
 
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Just watched RocknRolla and Snatch. Guy Ritchie does an amazing job on both of those. They make me want to go to London.
 
I just watched Role Models. It started off a bit slow but had me rolling by the end of the movie.
 
MontyV said:
I just watched Role Models. It started off a bit slow but had me rolling by the end of the movie.
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Have that one to watch. its looks funny.

Finally watched Casino Royale. Im a HUGE bond fan and have been avoiding this one for awhile. but I must say I absolutely loved it.
 
Dent said:
I just watched "Sex Drive" Such a good and funny movie. and Amanda Crew is so hot.

"Eighteen-year-old Ian Lafferty sets out on a cross country drive with his best friends Lance and Felicia in order to lose his virginity to a red-hot babe he met on the Internet. But the journey, filled with hilarious misadventures and raunchy escapades, teaches all three more than they expected about life and love. Randy, raucous and unexpectedly romantic, Sex Drive follows three friends on the road trip of a lifetime!"
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Seems like they just keep shooting the same movies over and over with a new title and fresh cast.
 
Body Of Lies...a good spy film...but not great. Solid performances by Leonardo Dicaprio and Russel Crowe...but the plot was a bit unbelievable at times. Definitely worth a rental though.

oh and I agree with wse...that chick from sex drive is smoking hot.
 
Watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall last night.

Meh. Except for "The 40 Year Old Virgin", I'm not a big fan of Judd Apatow movies or the clones, and this one was pretty uninspired all around.

However, Mila Kunis was adorable. When I first saw her, I didn't think I'd be able to get "Jackie" from "That 70's Show" out of my head. But she did a great job in her role. I'd like to see her in more stuff.
 
Harry Longshanks said:
Watched Forgetting Sarah Marshall last night.

Meh. Except for "The 40 Year Old Virgin", I'm not a big fan of Judd Apatow movies or the clones, and this one was pretty uninspired all around.

However, Mila Kunis was adorable. When I first saw her, I didn't think I'd be able to get "Jackie" from "That 70's Show" out of my head. But she did a great job in her role. I'd like to see her in more stuff.
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Jeez Harry, tough crowd. That was a great movie.
 
Watched The Day The Earth Stood Still, what a good movie that was, never saw the original so I don't know how it stacks up against that, but I enjoyed this one. I never wanted to be a Keanu Reeves fans after the Bill and Ted movies and Point Break, but with movies like The Matrix, Constantine, A Scanner Darkly, Street Kings, and now this one, he has broken my dumb surfer dude image I had of him.
 
PS- The Watchmen is a SICK MOVIE!! I never thought I'd like superhero movies, but this one goes into so much physics and train of thought it is just amazing. The plot is amazing, the characters are unreal, and just wow. The producer is the same guy that did 300 and Sin City, and you could really tell, although I didn't like the way those movies were set up this one was way better.

GO SEE IT!
 
Really C-Mac? That surprises me because that movie got horrible reviews. Maybe I'll give it a go when it hits cable now.
 
I'm sick of those movies too.

Saw Vickie Cristina Barcelona. It was amusing, if a bit foolish, and perhaps intentionally paints the supposed "boorish" American characters in an unfair light (I say intentionally, because maybe the authorial intention is to suggest that the restrained American ethos is not so bad in the long run, as it is they who seem to end with the most in each relationship). The voiceover narrative was well written, if in that typical Woody Allen-esque sort of way. Incidentally, I think it is through movies like this that you get a picture of how his mind operates and come to understand something of what Mia Farrow was dealing with.
 
Craig Mac said:
I never wanted to be a Keanu Reeves fans after the Bill and Ted movies and Point Break, but with movies like The Matrix, Constantine, A Scanner Darkly, Street Kings, and now this one, he has broken my dumb surfer dude image I had of him.
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Funny, I always thought B&T was his only good work. I liked some of the other movies, but it was despite his acting.
 
Harry Longshanks said:
Really C-Mac? That surprises me because that movie got horrible reviews. Maybe I'll give it a go when it hits cable now.
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I tend to like sci-fi movies from time to time, especially if it has good special effects. I never base my movie choice on reviews and usually don't pay much attention to them.
 
worst_shot_ever said:
Funny, I always thought B&T was his only good work. I liked some of the other movies, but it was despite his acting.
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I always give it as one of my three examples where the sequel is better than the first.
 
julie_m said:
:tremble: WHAT? How could you say that?!
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worst_shot_ever said:
Funny, I always thought B&T was his only good work. I liked some of the other movies, but it was despite his acting.
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julie_m said:
I always give it as one of my three examples where the sequel is better than the first.
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Maybe I should rephrase that as it didn't come across as I meant it, I always pictured him as "the dumb surfer dude" after B&T and Point Break(terrible movie) those movies cemented that image in my head. I liked The Matrix movies mostly for their style and special effects(Reeves role was of little importance to me as far as those movies are concerned), but some of his roles since then have been really good(Street Kings & Constantine especially).
 
Last night I watched Austrailia, with Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. I really enjoyed it. It tanked in the reviews, and at the theater, but I thought it was a really good film.
 
Forgetting Sarah Marshall - Hilarious, didnt know what to expect from it but was very surprised. Not as good as 40 Year Old Virign or Knocked Up but still a good one from Apatow.
 
It's all over folks.

I'm in the middle of the single finest cinematic gem ever to hit the silver screen.

Big Trouble In Little China

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Just like my old buddy Jack Burton always says...
 
Eagle's Eye...SUCKED

Role Model...surprising funny

Ghost Town...She is still hot

Choke...Very Good

Quantum Of Solace...Brilliant!
 
Gummi Bear said:
It's all over folks.

I'm in the middle of the single finest cinematic gem ever to hit the silver screen.

Big Trouble In Little China

:blob::banana::alien2::blob::banana::alien2::blob::banana::alien2::blob::banana::alien2:


Just like my old buddy Jack Burton always says...
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Hell and might I add yes!
 
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