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I was bored throughout the Hobbit. Just felt completely detached.
I did not like Mitty when I read it and can't stand Stiller, I I'll be giving that one a miss.
I just watched Don Jon with amyth the other day. People, give it a watch. The trailers do not do full justice to the charm and sweetness of it. It doesn't quite achieve all it sets out to do, but it's got ambition and heart and some fun performances. Julianne Moore is a delight.
I saw Her yesterday and loved it. (This is Spike Jonze's new movie about a man who falls in love with his new AI operating system.) It's touching and funny but doesn't make fun of its characters or make a statement about the evils of technology.
It takes place in the "near future" so the world feels a lot like ours which makes it relatable. I found myself completely buying the premise from the get-go. (Or maybe I just find it easy to suspend my disbelief about a Scarlett Johansson-voiced AI OS.) Speaking of, Johansson is amazing in this voice-only role.
I guess some find it a little disturbing, but to me the most disturbing part was how men in this future all wear high-waisted pants.
ETA: Huh, it's spelled "Jonze."
Saw a trailer for Noah, had it pegged for Aronofsky within 20 seconds. Maybe even 15 with the bloody feet. I'm not sure how I feel about the need for this story, otherwise. But *air punch* for my own personal trivia win.
I absolutely loved Her. If anyone can find a pirated copy with Samantha Morton's voice in place of ScarJo I would pay cash for it. (Morton was cast as the AI first, and stood offscreen reading all of the lines on set. Jonze decided later he wanted to go a different way and had ScarJo re-record the whole thing in a sound booth.)
Did I miss the discussion of Catching Fire? Didn't it come out after Thor 2?
I was bored throughout the Hobbit. Just felt completely detached.
smonster, I really understand your reaction. While I wasn't bored throughout, there was a certain point in the movie where I said to myself: "god DAMN this movie is fucking long."
And then it ends so quickly. I love being in a theatre that has people going "What?!"
In a good way.
smonster, I really understand your reaction.
It was very pretty and jumped from set piece to set piece. I think some critic (or was it one of us?) said that Peter Jackson makes theme park ride movies?