I have heard the opposite re: American Hustle. Every report I've seen is very positive.
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Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Polter-Cow - Dec 28, 2013 7:54:43 pm PST #21783 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Anne W. - Dec 29, 2013 5:22:56 am PST #21784 of 28370
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
What PC said. Also, I saw American Hustle and absolutely loved it.
Steph L. - Dec 29, 2013 5:49:10 am PST #21785 of 28370
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I've heard nothing but goods stuff about American Hustle. (We also saw a preview for Inside Llewyn Davis last night, and it looks really good.)
Amy - Dec 29, 2013 6:02:59 am PST #21786 of 28370
Because books.
Is The Book Thief out already? I thought I had a little while (I'm still reading -- I had to take a break from WWII for a little while).
Kat - Dec 29, 2013 8:05:35 am PST #21787 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
The take on American Hustle that my friends have had was that it went nowhere, that the cast was wasted on a meandering and nothing story.
These are my same set of friends who thought that Black Swan was laughably bad, which when I finally saw it, I had to agree.
sj - Dec 29, 2013 9:31:21 am PST #21788 of 28370
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
My father-in-law was an extra in American Hustle, and it was filmed in Worcester, so we'll definitely be seeing it.
Jessica - Dec 29, 2013 9:44:37 am PST #21789 of 28370
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Oh weird, I thought this was the Movies thread!
Inside Llewyn Davis is fantastic, though. I think you'll love it.
12 Years A Slave is also amazing, but it will not make you feel happy, so it kind of depends on what kind of holiday movie you're in the mood for. (Not that Inside Llewyn Davis is a laugh riot either, but it's more light-hearted than 2 hours of slavery, and the music is terrific.)
lisah - Dec 29, 2013 9:54:42 am PST #21790 of 28370
Punishingly Intricate
I LOVED American Hustle ! LOVED.
(And I hated Black Swan )
Scrappy - Dec 29, 2013 12:46:48 pm PST #21791 of 28370
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
I am lisah.
Kat - Dec 29, 2013 2:18:20 pm PST #21792 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Interesting. I still won't see it, because even though there are plenty of people I love in the movie, I hated the trailer. (I liked Black Swan's trailer!)