movies

[go birds]

That movie was more mind-boggling than anything

[Vidor]

Speaking of great documentaries, just rented "Last Days in Vietnam" off of cable. It's pretty great, although it was right in my wheelhouse--that period has fascinated me ever since I read Frank Snepp's magnificent book "Decent Interval". Was very happy to see Snepp as one of the people being interviewed.

[MrSaigon]

That movie was more mind-boggling than anything

I really thought it was brilliant. Bizarre, unbelievable true story paced and cut together perfectly and accentuated with some arguable level of unreliability in the split interview/reenactment telling. More suspenseful than many narrative thrillers. Crazy, expertly crafted turns. I loved it. I was mad at it in moments but just loved the experience.

I would suggest watching without reading much about the story. Honestly, I've probably done everyone a disservice already.

[GeddyWrox]

Saw Imitation Game last night. It was a solid movie. B+

[jim]

Just got back from the Immitation Game and I would also say a solid B+, maybe A-. Every Computer Science student gets introduced to Turing Machines in their first year theory class. While not familiar with his work on Enigma, I did know something about the person and I was happy to see them portray him accurately.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

That movie was more mind-boggling than anything

I really thought it was brilliant. Bizarre, unbelievable true story paced and cut together perfectly and accentuated with some arguable level of unreliability in the split interview/reenactment telling. More suspenseful than many narrative thrillers. Crazy, expertly crafted turns. I loved it. I was mad at it in moments but just loved the experience.

I would suggest watching without reading much about the story. Honestly, I've probably done everyone a disservice already.

Just streamed it. I won't spoiler it but Unbelievable is a good word for it.

[IMADreamer]

Anyone actually going to see 50 Shades?

100 percent chance I have to see that at some point. She has read all the books.

[haltz]

Whiplash was really great.

JK Simmons's character reminded me of my boss.

[jim]

Don't know if documentaries count as movies but we saw a really good one last night - Finding Vivian Maier. It was about this lady who was an incredible and prolific photographer who was discovered after she died a few years ago. Some guy bought some negatives of hers in a box for a history project and started digging into her life, finding more and more about her. She was really kind of nuts, worked as a nanny, and he found these people now grown to talk about her.

It's really incredible. It doesn't sound like it but you should really check it out.

[JL21]

Starry Eyes is a fun, jacked-up little horror about the price of fame. A little on the nose, I suppose, but well worth it.