Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.
'Time Bomb'
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DavidS - Nov 04, 2012 5:50:50 am PST #22729 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
le nubian - Nov 04, 2012 6:18:06 am PST #22730 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I saw "The Double Hour" last night on Netflix. It is a weird movie and I did not wholly know what to expect. It is Italian and Beau described it as a movie about loss, which I suppose is true but the movie (it seems to me) is more about a character study. It sets an emotional mood really well.
Without spoilers, let me say that the movie starts out (what I thought) would be a movie about romance, but that isn't precisely what the movie is about after all. There are about 2 major twists that were effective at keeping me a bit off balance and wondering what is going to happen next.
The plot isn't really so important as the effectiveness of the director in drawing a character and setting a mood, IMO. For those reasons I liked the movie.
beekaytee - Nov 04, 2012 1:00:26 pm PST #22731 of 30000
Compassionately intolerant
I can't count the number of times someone told me that I need to see the movie Buck. I hesitated...no, resisted...because I generally avoid stories about people who had a childhood similar to mine.
My general, cynical response is, "I lived it. I'm not entertained by it."
Today, I discovered that all the well-meaning people who strongly urged me to see Buck were absolutely right. It was made for me to see.
So, I further the recommendation. It's a beautifully made piece about a truly valuable human.
lisah - Nov 04, 2012 1:13:26 pm PST #22732 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
Saw Cloud Atlas on Thursday and mostly I was taken by how bad the freaking makeup is!! Did they do that deliberately? I really wish they had just not used prosthetics at all.
Overall, I was not that impressed. I love the book and I can see how the Wachowskis probably also loved the book and wanted to share their love by making the film. But they really made it sappy and took out so much of the beautiful subtle messages of the book. I know they had to cut plot points and characters for the sake of fitting the story into a movie-length work but, in doing so, they made it so much more simplistic than the book. I'm hoping it gets more people to read the book at least.
Strix - Nov 04, 2012 1:27:47 pm PST #22733 of 30000
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Having grown up with horses, but not abusive childhood, despite some problems, I am interested in that movies, bonny! I'd not heard of it.
My friend really wants me to go with her to see Cloud Atlas, but the trailer just doesn't catch me, and I've not read the book.
le nubian - Nov 04, 2012 1:28:56 pm PST #22734 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
man, I really need to get to reading that book! thanks lisah.
DavidS - Nov 04, 2012 1:41:32 pm PST #22735 of 30000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Emmett and I saw The Dark Knight Rises again today, 'cuz it's still playing in IMAX.
Which, incidentally, is the way you need to see it. Because...
Like with The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan decided to film sequences of the sequel, The Dark Knight Rises, in 15/70mm IMAX.[41] Nolan elected not to film in 3-D and stated that he intends to focus on improving image quality and scale using the IMAX format. In a Hollywood record, The Dark Knight Rises will feature over an hour of footage shot in IMAX (in comparison, The Dark Knight contained less than 30 minutes.) But because of the considerable noise made by IMAX cameras, 35mm and 70mm cameras had to be used for shooting the film's dialogue scenes, and dialogue had to be dubbed when shot with IMAX cameras. Chairman and president of the IMAX Corporation Greg Foster stated that IMAX plans to run the film in its theaters for two months, despite only being contractually committed to run the film for two weeks in some theaters.
So a whole hour of it was shot in IMAX instead of digitally upgraded after the fact. No wonder it looks so amazing.
lisah - Nov 04, 2012 2:41:31 pm PST #22736 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
My friend really wants me to go with her to see Cloud Atlas, but the trailer just doesn't catch me, and I've not read the book.
Friends I was with who had not read the book enjoyed the movie okay. Although, everyone was struck by how FREAKING BAD THE MAKEUP IS!
You should totally read the book!
Kalshane - Nov 05, 2012 5:12:24 am PST #22737 of 30000
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Has anyone with kids seen Wreck-it Ralph yet? I'm wondering if it's 5 year-old appropriate. (said 5 year-old enjoys Teen Titans and season 1 of Avengers: EMH, but still finds some of the episodes scary.)
Jessica - Nov 05, 2012 5:25:26 am PST #22738 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
My five year old was scared in parts and had to leave the theater at one point, but his friend who went with them to the screening stayed in his seat the whole time. (And even though Dylan claims he "hated" the movie and never wants to see it again*, he's also been quoting and acting out parts of it nonstop for a week.)
So a tentative yes, but it depends on the kid.
*This is his standard reaction to any movie with even one scary scene in it and should not be taken to mean much of anything.