movies

[Freed Roger]

Started watching "Who's a afraid of of Virginia Woolf" late last night. As typical of the Unwashed - I have little knowledge of storyline going in.

Kind of surreal since I was tipsy while watching and had just been in a brief dumb spat - the kind that happens when your exhausted and been drinking when you should probably have been asleep already, and sober.

Taylor and Burton are commanding. Perhaps the best-cast characters possible.

Loved the entrance to movie -the music w/ drunken stroll across campus

Anyway, I'm looking forward to finishing this one, in a non-surreal mode.

[jim]

We saw Oz today (3d). First off I have to admit that I am a huge fan of the original story, and loved Wicked the broadway show for how it kept true to the original story and yet weaved another story into it. I was expecting the same, and they were so close to doing it and had the opportunity to do so, but I felt it failed. The movie imo had the potential to be a huge thumbs up with one small change, yet I have to give it a very lukewarm review.

Here is how it could have been easily turned into a very good movie:

[SHOW]

When the sister of the wicked witch fought with Glinda, they should have slapped some white/black striped socks on her and had her go fetch a pair of ruby red slippers that has enough magic for her survival (and to break through the barrier out of the Emerald City). She flees Glinda, and then when she lands a house comes from the sky and kills her. you have wrapped the story up. Unlike Wicked, this would not have taken place at the same time as Dorothy, but before Dorothy. Once Dorothy arrived this movie is done - and everything is as it should be for the next chapter. The tornados are just the mechanism to get people into Oz ... one tornado brings the Wizard, the next Dorothy. Voila. Now it's a great movie. I was so disappointed that they didn't do this, because in my head I was so looking forward to how that happened.

[docellis]

The previews for the Jackie Robinson movie look really, really awesome, imo

[lukethedrifter]

Bert Wonderstone was fine for a vacation movie. We laughed several times.

[thrill]

Tarantino films get the Penguin Books cover treatment.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/3/18/pe ... ntino.html

[stlouie_lipp]

Tarantino films get the Penguin Books cover treatment.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/3/18/pe ... ntino.html

I wish I could buy one of those "movie posters". I especially like the Reservoir Dogs one.

[robbotis]

Tarantino films get the Penguin Books cover treatment.

http://geektyrant.com/news/2013/3/18/pe ... ntino.html

I wish I could buy one of those "movie posters". I especially like the Reservoir Dogs one.

No kidding, those are awesome.

[cardsfantx]

We saw Oz today (3d). First off I have to admit that I am a huge fan of the original story, and loved Wicked the broadway show for how it kept true to the original story and yet weaved another story into it. I was expecting the same, and they were so close to doing it and had the opportunity to do so, but I felt it failed. The movie imo had the potential to be a huge thumbs up with one small change, yet I have to give it a very lukewarm review.

Here is how it could have been easily turned into a very good movie:

[SHOW]

When the sister of the wicked witch fought with Glinda, they should have slapped some white/black striped socks on her and had her go fetch a pair of ruby red slippers that has enough magic for her survival (and to break through the barrier out of the Emerald City). She flees Glinda, and then when she lands a house comes from the sky and kills her. you have wrapped the story up. Unlike Wicked, this would not have taken place at the same time as Dorothy, but before Dorothy. Once Dorothy arrived this movie is done - and everything is as it should be for the next chapter. The tornados are just the mechanism to get people into Oz ... one tornado brings the Wizard, the next Dorothy. Voila. Now it's a great movie. I was so disappointed that they didn't do this, because in my head I was so looking forward to how that happened.

Well since Disney has already approved sequels, they couldn't have done that.

[MrSaigon]

So not only are there not really any gadgets in the latest Bond, but Q takes a shot at whiny fans like myself who miss them "We don't do that anymore". Be an expletiving spy movie. It's not like they've altogether given up ridiculousness. Liked the show, but now there are no gadgets or Bond girls. What's next to go?

[Joe Shlabotnik]

So not only are there not really any gadgets in the latest Bond, but Q takes a shot at whiny fans like myself who miss them "We don't do that anymore". Be an expletiving spy movie. It's not like they've altogether given up ridiculousness. Liked the show, but now there are no gadgets or Bond girls. What's next to go?

"My name? Jim Bond. Just call me Jimmy! Gosh, its great to meet you!"