Rometiklan
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« on: May 11, 2007, 12:28:32 pm » |
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I thought I'd start a thread about some of the movies we've seen (either in theaters or on DVD).
Casino Royale I saw Casino Royale last week on DVD. It's a pretty good movie. It's leaner and grittier than some of the other Bond movies, without all the flash of high-tech gadgets, or huge explosions. Daniel Craig's Bond is more of a throwback, returning Bond to his roots when he was more raw, and not as polished as Brosnan was.
I liked that Judi Dench played a larger supporting role than she ever had before. But casting her was a bit of a surprise for me since I've read that Casino Royale has been called a "reboot" of the Bond franchise. If that's the case, then I would think there'd be a new actor to play M, since some of the old guard like Q and Penny have departed.
The movie was a bit long, at almost 2.5 hours.
Anyone else see a good movie lately?
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2007, 12:05:37 pm » |
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the last one was To Sir With Love with LULU in it and Sydney Poitia (cant spell his name but you know who) it was an oldie but a goodie
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« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2007, 07:41:18 am » |
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I watched Uptown Girls and a bit of Everafter a Cinderella story both were very good
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« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2007, 08:10:03 am » |
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watched Chicargo again it was as good as I remember it and most of Apollo 13 I fell asleep but have seen it before
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« Reply #4 on: May 29, 2007, 10:51:14 am » |
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I watched The Quick and the Dead on the weekend. I really liked it, but I have to admit, it's not for everyone. It's a western with some brutally stylized violence. The theme of the movie is revenge, but the spin is that the one seeking revenge is a female gunslinger which probably wasn't very common in the old frontier days.
The hallmark of the movie is an excellent cast that you couldn't assemble today unless you had a huge budget: Sharon Stone, Gene Hackman, Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Gary Sinise, Lance Henriksen, and directed by Sam Raimi. Hackman delivered a juicy villianous portrayal of a depot gunslinger who controls a beaten down town. He holds a quickdraw contest and gunslingers from all over compete for the prize money. Crowe was also good as the preacher who is competing in the contest against his will.
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« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2007, 07:08:26 am » |
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I watched Dejavu last weekend I really liked it, the going back in time was a bit far fetched, I liked the fact the poeple could feel themselves being watched.
I also watched The last King of Scotland but it was so boring I fell asleep
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« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2007, 07:08:53 am » |
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Mind you it was like 2am so that could have been part of the falling asleep thing
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2007, 12:52:05 am » |
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I saw Live Free or Die Hard last week. It was a pretty good movie. Made for the popcorn summer crowd. Lots of non-stop action, with Bruce Willis playing the same wise-cracking cop who is always in the wrong place at the wrong time. If you're in the mood for a loud movie, long on action but short on believability, then give Die Hard 4 a shot.
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« Reply #8 on: August 21, 2007, 09:16:01 am » |
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I saw the 300 the other day.
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« Reply #9 on: August 21, 2007, 09:18:15 am » |
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I haven't been to a theatre in about 20 years!! I wait for the DVD.
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« Reply #10 on: August 21, 2007, 09:18:37 am » |
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I did not like 300 at all it was boring after all the hype i thought it would be exciting
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« Reply #11 on: August 21, 2007, 12:52:28 pm » |
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the last one was To Sir With Love with LULU in it and Sydney Poitia (cant spell his name but you know who) it was an oldie but a goodie
I love this movie, too. It's been a while since I last saw it.
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« Reply #12 on: August 21, 2007, 12:54:04 pm » |
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Saw the Bourne Ultimatum this past weekend. It's really exciting and action packed! I would recommend that you rent Bourne Identity and Bourne Supremacy on DVD before watching this one. They're all very good!
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« Reply #13 on: August 21, 2007, 04:34:59 pm » |
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I was disapointed too Princess with 300...it was just a graphic movie...the original that came out about 35 years ago was a lot better movie. Staring Richard Egan. We are going to watch MEET JOE BLACK later tonight. I love that movie.... with Brad Pitt.
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« Reply #14 on: August 21, 2007, 04:36:49 pm » |
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I agree Addit,I haven't been in movie theater in about 30 years except for about 5 times when I was in the Amish Country. Screens way to small and way to noisey in them anymore.
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« Reply #15 on: August 21, 2007, 07:55:14 pm » |
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Watched Hoffa the other nite, that was pretty good
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« Reply #16 on: August 22, 2007, 03:16:49 am » |
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Yes that was a great movie Mission..... saw "Dave" last night also...a very funny movie.
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« Reply #17 on: August 27, 2007, 12:31:26 pm » |
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i saw Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban we have all the movies on DVD and I watch them often
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« Reply #18 on: August 29, 2007, 12:28:45 am » |
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Saw Wild Hogs ...a really funny movie.... I also have Movie DVD's Princess,about 120 of them.
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« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2007, 07:20:54 am » |
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rome has thousands and thousands of DVD's LOL
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« Reply #20 on: September 03, 2007, 06:38:03 pm » |
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LOL Don't think I'll ever have that many....LOL
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« Reply #21 on: September 04, 2007, 01:53:19 pm » |
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i saw preminition with Sandra Bullock it was a good movie, I enjoyed it but thought it should have had a better ending. the alternate was not good either
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« Reply #22 on: September 06, 2007, 06:23:10 am » |
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farenhight 9/11
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« Reply #23 on: September 11, 2007, 09:17:27 pm » |
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I saw The Guardian the other night, starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher. It's about a seasoned Coast Guard rescue swimmer, teaching a bunch of new recruits which includes a cocky and arrogant Kutcher. Pretty good movie, but it was rather formulaic. I would recommend it but just barely. A few people I've talked to did not like the ending, but after I saw the alternate ending on the DVD, I think the ending they went with was probably the wise decision. If you've seen it, let me know what you thought of it.
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« Reply #24 on: September 12, 2007, 06:53:25 am » |
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it was a so so movie, not bad but not fantastic. yes the ending was not so good but oh well those sort of movies are a bit like that.
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« Reply #25 on: November 05, 2007, 08:53:17 pm » |
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We finally got to see Wild Hogs this weekend and it was a hoot, comedy about 4 men on a week long road trip on motorcycles.
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« Reply #26 on: December 20, 2007, 11:07:34 am » |
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watched Eraser last night LOL it was all that was on TV now Top Model has finished and I just did not want to study
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