I've heard glowing things about Bradley Cooper's and Sienna Miller's performances, but a couple of people whose opinions I respect loathed almost everything else about the movie (and one hated everything but those two actors, full-stop, take the entire rest of it and nuke it from orbit hate).
I seen you without your clothes on before. Never thought I'd see you naked.
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JZ - Jan 15, 2015 10:51:36 am PST #28249 of 30000
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Zenkitty - Jan 15, 2015 10:55:24 am PST #28250 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I don't even know what the movie's about and I've been avoiding it because my friends hated it so much.
Steph L. - Jan 15, 2015 10:55:43 am PST #28251 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
What the hell is American Sniper? I haven't even heard of it.
Jesus, it's practically the only commercial on right now. (Or at least on during the stuff I watch.)
Robert Duvall was excellent in The Judge, which was an excellent movie.
I need to see that. I love Robert Duvall and RDJ. And fucked-up family relations are my cup of stressful tea. (Which reminds me that I still need to see August: Osage County.)
Consuela - Jan 15, 2015 10:59:25 am PST #28252 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I thought The Judge was okay, but kind of rote. By the numbers family drama in which Vera Farmigia was rather wasted as the girl back home, and RDJ and Duvall did nothing unusual or unexpected.
But my dad liked it, so there you are.
Zenkitty - Jan 15, 2015 11:03:33 am PST #28253 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Fucked-up family relationships that involve the mothers/daughters/wives bother me too much for me to enjoy even cathartically, but this one is all about the father and sons. It's a fascinating character study of a couple different characters, and a look at how you can love the hell out of someone and do your best for them and still screw up completely, and a murder mystery on top of it all.
Zenkitty - Jan 15, 2015 11:03:57 am PST #28254 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
ha! Totally different responses to The Judge!
Consuela - Jan 15, 2015 11:05:00 am PST #28255 of 30000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Indeed! I didn't hate it, unlike Linda Holmes, but I wasn't wowed.
sj - Jan 15, 2015 11:12:29 am PST #28256 of 30000
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I thought the Judge was wonderful and both Duvall and RDJ were excellent in it. But yeah all the whiteness is annoying. I really expected Selma to get more love, though I haven't seen it yet. It would have been nice for a black woman to get a director's nod. I've seen her in many interviews over the last few weeks and she seemed impressive.
Jessica - Jan 15, 2015 11:16:26 am PST #28257 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm not surprised by Cumberbuttons getting a nom for Imitation Game, but I'm disappointed. Sherlock with a stutter is not exactly a stretch for him. (Not that he did badly, but...yawn.)
I am appalled right alongside JZ that Fiennes' name isn't up there. COME THE FUCK ON DID YOU EVEN WATCH THE MOVIE ACADEMY.
Vonnie K - Jan 15, 2015 11:29:40 am PST #28258 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Jesus, it's practically the only commercial on right now
Must have missed it from FF'ing through all the commercials! *hugs the TiVo*
I went and wiki'd the title. Nope, my interest is not peaked at the slightest.
I didn't hate it, unlike Linda Holmes, but I wasn't wowed.
That must have been where I got the "critically panned" impression. I went back to her TIFF reviews and wow, Linda Holmes really hated it. I might give it a gander when it comes out on DVD.
Or they've giving them to older actors on the gamble that "Oh, this is their last movie, I bet, better award them with something."
But, it's Meryl Streep! It's not like she's hurting for lack of recognition. If they were to pick anyone from the cast of Into the Woods, they should have picked Emily Blunt, who did a lot more emotionally nuanced work.
Ah well. The whole thing is a giant popularity contest anyway.