I loved LiT, but hate hate hate American Beauty.

Of course, if the director had just trimmed down the ENDLESS FUCKING SHOTS of Jim Cavieziel staring broodingly out of the boat for, like, 45 minutes, the movie would have been tighter and possibly easier to endure.

But given that it was Terrence Malick, what were you expecting? 45 minutes of the main character not staring vacantly at a tree/sunset/piece of grass?

(Personally, I love Malick's movies. They're so breathtakingly beautiful I forget that most movies have, like, plots.)

Word of advice - do NOT watch Inception (a) while pregnant and (b) right before going to bed. Your dreams will be ALL FUCKED UP.

(There's nothing about pregnancy in the film, but hormones + waking up to pee every three hours makes for wacky dreams that are extra-remembered.)

In all seriousness though, it was fantastic and I highly recommend it. Like all of Nolan's movies since he got some money, it's about half an hour too long, but other than that I'd say it's probably his best effort since Memento.

See, my friend who hated the Avatar: The Last Airbender series LOVES American Beauty. Like, he puts it on while he's doing something else, so he can chuckle and be happy.

I think he's wired backwards; I wanted to walk out of AB.

We watched Shutter Island last night. Meh. Some good performances, but the movie overall was nothing that hasn't been done to death.

We got our exercise dodging anvils, though. Both the Social Commentary kind ("I'd rather stay in the asylum; the world's gone crazy out there") and the Visual Symbolism kind (a lighthouse? Seriously?).

I do kind of want to mash up Shutter Island and The Dark Knight, as SI was basically Arkham Asylum.

Much the same way I want to mash up L'Auberge Espagnole and Cloverfield.

I do kind of want to mash up Shutter Island and The Dark Knight

You should see Inception.

Of course, if the director had just trimmed down the ENDLESS FUCKING SHOTS of Jim Cavieziel staring broodingly out of the boat for, like, 45 minutes, the movie would have been tighter and possibly easier to endure.

But given that it was Terrence Malick, what were you expecting? 45 minutes of the main character not staring vacantly at a tree/sunset/piece of grass?

Fair point.

Word of advice - do NOT watch Inception (a) while pregnant and (b) right before going to bed. Your dreams will be ALL FUCKED UP.

In all seriousness though, it was fantastic and I highly recommend it.

The trailer makes it look really damn cool.

You should see Inception.

Oh, I'm so there.

I have been so amused at this conversation. All the shared movie hatred! Who knew it was such a bonding experience.

FTR I hate Magnolia, Crash, Short Cuts, and Spotless Mind. Hate 'em all. My quirky category for hate films is nihilistic action flicks. They are the IT movies summer after summer, and I just find them unwatchable. Oh well. I"m just wired wrong.

I think Crash is one of those movies that brings out the haters. I cannot believe it won an Oscar against Brokeback Mountain.

I keep forgetting that y'all aren't talking about the freaky Cronenberg-directed Crash, with James Spader.

Hee! I had no idea there was so much Eternal Sunshine hatred. (It's one of my all time favourite films; the end never fails to reduce me to fits of sobbing.) I was annoyed by Magnolia, but I LOVE the sing-along to Aimee Mann's "Wise Up."

I don't know if I hate any critically acclaimed / fan-favourite films with the heat of thousand burning suns. I mean, there are revered films that don't do much for me (like Princess Bride -- hey, stop throwing things at me!) and tropes I find annoying (e.g. the whole Manic Pixie Girl thing) and I slept through parts of Malick's The New World, but hate is too strong a word for those.