movies

[JackofDiamonds]

I saw Where the Wild Things Are...I enjoyed that movie. Definitely picking it up when it goes on sale.

Did you find it to be as soul crushingly sad overall. Think back, try to imagine a happy scene...then try to remember a sad scene. I loved the movie, but it was a cheek-burner (you know what I mean, don't pretend that you don't, you jerks).

[G. Keenan]

I saw Where the Wild Things Are...I enjoyed that movie. Definitely picking it up when it goes on sale.

Did you find it to be as soul crushingly sad overall. Think back, try to imagine a happy scene...then try to remember a sad scene. I loved the movie, but it was a cheek-burner (you know what I mean, don't pretend that you don't, you jerks).

It was pretty sad, but I thought it was more about the pangs of growing up and learning how to control your own emotions than sad in the "soul crushing" sense. I wish I hadn't listened to the soundtrack nonstop for about a week before seeing the movie. Being so familiar with it took some of the punch away in a few scenes.

[Maclowery]

Black Dynamite was absolutely incredible. Holy crap. Incredible.

[haltz]

Black Dynamite was absolutely incredible. Holy crap. Incredible.

I know I was the best CIA agent that the CIA ever had, but I thought I told you honkeys from the CIA that Black Dynamite was out of the game.

[MrSaigon]

The 80's, ftw:

how many times has that story been done

Holy crap. This movie was on HBO Asia the other day, and I watched more than I'd like to admit. While Kevin Arnold does a decent job of acting like an adult, Judge Reinhold seems to have childhood and retardation confused.

Also, how did John Cusack get Nic Cage's role in the new Emmerich movie?

[Richie Allen]

I'd have a hard time choosing just one decade. Lots of them offer so much. I'm not a big fan of the 80's at all, but you could legitimately defend the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, and 70's. Even the 90's. They've all spawned something great.

There are only a handful of movies I've seen from the 40s, which number in the many hundreds, which I didn't like. And some of those are considered classics. For me it was the high point for movies, at least for Hollywood. Of course when I say this, I'm thinking primarily of my favorite genre, the film noir. There are obviously other genres that hit their peaks in different decades. Universal Horror films were much better in the 30s than in the 40s. I love way more foreign films from the 50s than the 40s or any other decade. But for me there is a consistency in the 40s, especially the late 40s, that is just unrivaled by any other period.

Just rented a strange mix of films from the library.
Whatever Works
Lars and the Real Girl
There Will Be Blood
The Mummy (59 Hammer version)
The Sea Inside (inspired by watching Bardem in No Country For Old Men)

Just returned to the library
No Country For Old Men: As usual, I'm late to the game by just seeing this for the first time. Enjoyed it. Ended up watching it twice, with the exception of a scene or two. Inspired me to rent The Sea Inside and There Will Be Blood, which I also haven't seen before. ****, possibly ****1/2
Yellow Sky: Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark and Anne Baxter in a very enjoyable western. I love finding and enjoying somewhat obscure films like this. ****
My Name Is Nobody: 1974 Sergio Leone production starring Henry Fonda. After just watching Once Upon a Time in the West, I thought I couldn't go wrong with this one. Well, it wasn't directed by Leone and it's no wonder he didn't want this piece of [expletive] in his filmography. Actually, I can't say for sure because I turned it off after only 28 minutes. What I saw was wretched.

[Freed Roger]

moved

[JL21]

70's movie discussion has moved here.

[lukethedrifter]

I saw Where the Wild Things Are...I enjoyed that movie. Definitely picking it up when it goes on sale.

Did you find it to be as soul crushingly sad overall. Think back, try to imagine a happy scene...then try to remember a sad scene. I loved the movie, but it was a cheek-burner (you know what I mean, don't pretend that you don't, you jerks).

It was pretty sad, but I thought it was more about the pangs of growing up and learning how to control your own emotions than sad in the "soul crushing" sense. I wish I hadn't listened to the soundtrack nonstop for about a week before seeing the movie. Being so familiar with it took some of the punch away in a few scenes.

I'm on board with the bolded part. My 9 y/o loved it, saying she could totally relate.

I found nothing to be soul-crushing but then I love sad but beautiful.

I thought it was really good watching but the story part of the film was pretty weak.

[clevername]

I'm finally seeing it tomorrow.