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Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-18-2006, 08:47 AM

Hostel

A bit of a formula movie, but turns out to have an interesting premise. One exceptional scene (IMO) surrounded by averageness.

Tsotsi

Contrived.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-18-2006, 04:00 PM

Stay.

WTF.

In a word, convoluted. Nicely edited, I thought; artistic and stylish in that regard. Ultimately, too much mix-mash of reality-fantasy bending. Narrative is too twisting for its own good. Good performances by the male leads though. Eerie, Mulholland Drive-esque score.

Unfortunately, 1) I was falling asleep during the film, 2) I made the mistake of making an effort to stay awake, and 3) I do not want to see the film ever again.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-22-2006, 03:41 AM

Brokeback Mountain.

I didn't quite care for the Mansex, but it was a good film. Great score. I was able to relate to some aspects of the relationship, but obviously not others. So it wasn't as powerful a story for me, as it could have been for others.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-22-2006, 08:06 AM

Transamerica

I was asked about this film a few hours after I watched it. I couldn't even remember the ending. Still, a great performance by the desperate housewife in drag, and a couple of laughs along the way.

Rosie Gamgee · 03-22-2006, 01:51 PM

[i]Goodnight, and Good Luck[/quote]
Good! It got a little draggy, due somewhat to lack of snappy dialogue, the fact that it was shot in black and white, and had no real score. But the story was good and the acting was better. Very interesting, very good, though not exactly what the trailer hinted at.

Mercutio · 03-22-2006, 04:52 PM

I am but mad, North by Northwest.

Continuing the Hitchcock series in classic film seminar...

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-22-2006, 05:28 PM

Straw Dogs

Old (1971) and creepy (thriller with no score). Very gripping at times. A good ride, but not a film one cares to think about afterwards.

Meriadoc Brandybuck · 03-22-2006, 11:00 PM

The Outsiders. Those poor poor people!

I, Robot. Very, very good!

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-24-2006, 03:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meriadoc Brandybuck

I, Robot. Very, very good!

"I did not murder heeeem!!"

Thain Peregrin Took I · 03-25-2006, 12:15 AM

I just saw Ladder 49. It was a really good movie, but so sad.

I cried at the end.

Nerdanel · 03-25-2006, 06:47 AM

V for Vendetta.

pretty ok, very funny to some extent. pretty obvious references to history and present times.

i recommend it.

Spock · 03-25-2006, 01:04 PM

Caught "The Generals Daughter" last evening, with Travolta. Great movie, suspenseful and I'd never heard of it before.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 03-26-2006, 05:35 PM

Man On Fire, again.

What a great movie. Denzel put on a fine performance, as did his little female co-star. Talk about opening a can of whopass. Very innovate use of subtitles, and some effective editing. Above all, it moved me.

One of my top ten, I think.

Pytt · 03-26-2006, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nerdanel

V for Vendetta.

pretty ok, very funny to some extent. pretty obvious references to history and present times.

i recommend it.

I am going to see it tomorrow. Looks quite cool. And Natalie Portman is in it, so it can't be that bad. Nice to hear you liked it

Edit:

Agree with you, Nerdanel, though I think it was one of the best movies I have seen all my life. I liked it immensley.

Thain Peregrin Took I · 03-26-2006, 07:59 PM

Seabiscuit. Great movie. I didn't know that was Toby Maguire in it when I first saw it. But that was before I saw Spider-Man, so I didn't know what he looked like.

Mercutio · 04-08-2006, 07:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thain Peregrin Took I

Seabiscuit. Great movie. I didn't know that was Toby Maguire in it when I first saw it. But that was before I saw Spider-Man, so I didn't know what he looked like.

That was a good film. I had read the book first, though, so the movie was more fleshed out in my mind than just on the screen.

Philadelphia Story
That was pleasant

Pytt · 04-09-2006, 01:06 PM

Just saw Garden State, which was a very nice and touching movie. Natalie Portman is the best, aswell.

Farimir Captain of Gondor · 04-11-2006, 03:32 PM

Just watched Flight Plan, predictable and not very exciting

Rosie Gamgee · 04-11-2006, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rev. Justin Timberlake

Man On Fire, again.

What a great movie. Denzel put on a fine performance, as did his little female co-star. Talk about opening a can of whopass. Very innovate use of subtitles, and some effective editing. Above all, it moved me.

One of my top ten, I think.

Really? I thought that acting in Man on Fire was quite good, editing, etc. But for some reason I didn't really care for the film. And I usually like films in which the hero dies at the end... so that's odd.

Rev. Justin Timberlake · 04-11-2006, 04:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rosie Gamgee

Really? I thought that acting in Man on Fire was quite good, editing, etc. But for some reason I didn't really care for the film. And I usually like films in which the hero dies at the end... so that's odd.

Horses for courses. What did you think of Donnie Darko?

03-18-2006, 08:47 AM	#861
Rev. Justin Timberlake Andúril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Hostel A bit of a formula movie, but turns out to have an interesting premise. One exceptional scene (IMO) surrounded by averageness. Tsotsi Contrived. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

03-18-2006, 04:00 PM	#862
Rev. Justin Timberlake Andúril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Stay. WTF. In a word, convoluted. Nicely edited, I thought; artistic and stylish in that regard. Ultimately, too much mix-mash of reality-fantasy bending. Narrative is too twisting for its own good. Good performances by the male leads though. Eerie, Mulholland Drive-esque score. Unfortunately, 1) I was falling asleep during the film, 2) I made the mistake of making an effort to stay awake, and 3) I do not want to see the film ever again. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

03-22-2006, 03:41 AM	#863
Rev. Justin Timberlake Andúril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Brokeback Mountain. I didn't quite care for the Mansex, but it was a good film. Great score. I was able to relate to some aspects of the relationship, but obviously not others. So it wasn't as powerful a story for me, as it could have been for others. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

03-22-2006, 08:06 AM	#864
Rev. Justin Timberlake Andúril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Transamerica I was asked about this film a few hours after I watched it. I couldn't even remember the ending. Still, a great performance by the desperate housewife in drag, and a couple of laughs along the way. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

03-22-2006, 01:51 PM	#865
Rosie Gamgee The Lovely Hobbit-Lass Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bounded in a nut-shell Posts: 1,593	[i]Goodnight, and Good Luck[/quote] Good! It got a little draggy, due somewhat to lack of snappy dialogue, the fact that it was shot in black and white, and had no real score. But the story was good and the acting was better. Very interesting, very good, though not exactly what the trailer hinted at. __________________ It's New Years Day, just like the day before; Same old skies of grey, same empty bottles on the floor. Another year's gone by, and I was thinking once again, How can I take this losing hand and somehow win? Just give me One Good Year To get my feet back on the ground. I've been chasing grace; Grace ain't so easily found One bad hand can devil a man, chase him and carry him down. I've got to get out of here, just give me One Good Year!

03-22-2006, 04:52 PM	#866
Mercutio Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Narnia Posts: 1,656	I am but mad, North by Northwest. Continuing the Hitchcock series in classic film seminar... __________________ Mike nodded. A sombre nod. The nod Napoleon might have given if somebody had met him in 1812 and said, "So, you're back from Moscow, eh?". Interested in C.S. Lewis? Visit the forum dedicated to one of Tolkien's greatest contemporaries.

03-22-2006, 05:28 PM	#867
Rev. Justin Timberlake Andúril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Straw Dogs Old (1971) and creepy (thriller with no score). Very gripping at times. A good ride, but not a film one cares to think about afterwards. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

03-22-2006, 11:00 PM	#868
Meriadoc Brandybuck Magnificent Master of Buckland Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Buckland, U.S.A. Posts: 1,138	The Outsiders. Those poor poor people! I, Robot. Very, very good! __________________ But it is the way of my people to use light words at such times and say less than they mean. We fear to say to much. It robs us of the right words when a jest is out of place. -Meriadoc Brandybuck Is there anything I can do that wouldn't inconvenience me?.-Adrian Monk Hogan: What's a definate factor that we can count on? Newkirk: We don't know what we're doing. Do you wanna split a pineapple? -Shawn Spencer

03-25-2006, 12:15 AM	#870
Thain Peregrin Took I Thain of Randomness Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Most likely being completely random... Posts: 971	I just saw Ladder 49. It was a really good movie, but so sad. I cried at the end. __________________ Here we were trying to take Rommel, when who do we kidnap but Admiral Todley himself. What? Hahahaha. That wasn't the plan you know. - Col. Crittendon Monk: I'm 100% sure that she probably killed him. Stottlemeyer: What does that mean? Monk: 95%... I feel like Pepé Le Pew when he look up "pew" in the dictionary. French accent Le pew? Moi? Noo. -Shawn Spencer British accent It's a bobble head Bobbie! head bob -Special Agen Seely Booth

03-25-2006, 06:47 AM	#871
Nerdanel Spammer of the Happy Thread Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 3,512	V for Vendetta. pretty ok, very funny to some extent. pretty obvious references to history and present times. i recommend it. __________________ "Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. " - C. Sagan My (photography) website My Flickr page

03-25-2006, 01:04 PM	#872
Spock An enigma in a conundrum Join Date: Oct 1999 Posts: 6,476	Caught "The Generals Daughter" last evening, with Travolta. Great movie, suspenseful and I'd never heard of it before.

03-26-2006, 05:35 PM	#873
Rev. Justin Timberlake Andúril the White Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Your thoughts Posts: 672	Man On Fire, again. What a great movie. Denzel put on a fine performance, as did his little female co-star. Talk about opening a can of whopass. Very innovate use of subtitles, and some effective editing. Above all, it moved me. One of my top ten, I think. __________________ Nothing can stop me now cause I just don't care.

03-26-2006, 07:59 PM	#875
Thain Peregrin Took I Thain of Randomness Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Most likely being completely random... Posts: 971	Seabiscuit. Great movie. I didn't know that was Toby Maguire in it when I first saw it. But that was before I saw Spider-Man, so I didn't know what he looked like. __________________ Here we were trying to take Rommel, when who do we kidnap but Admiral Todley himself. What? Hahahaha. That wasn't the plan you know. - Col. Crittendon Monk: I'm 100% sure that she probably killed him. Stottlemeyer: What does that mean? Monk: 95%... I feel like Pepé Le Pew when he look up "pew" in the dictionary. French accent Le pew? Moi? Noo. -Shawn Spencer British accent It's a bobble head Bobbie! head bob -Special Agen Seely Booth

04-09-2006, 01:06 PM	#877
Pytt The Supreme Lord of The Northern Eagles Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: trondheim, norway Posts: 1,388	Just saw Garden State, which was a very nice and touching movie. Natalie Portman is the best, aswell. __________________ Don't Panic!

04-11-2006, 03:32 PM	#878
Farimir Captain of Gondor Spaceman Spiff Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In the belly of a Firefly, living in Serenity is where you'll find me Posts: 1,438	Just watched Flight Plan, predictable and not very exciting __________________ Do you hear that?

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