movies

[MrSaigon]

The Big Short is good. The fourth wall stuff had to grow on me. I'm not sure all these investors had quite the righteous indignation, wrt the societal costs, at least. But that was something that always bothered me about the (excellent) book: our heroes cashed in on America's great misfortunes.

I'm glad they played the card there, but I doubt the accuracy of it.

Good movie. Good story.

[stlouie_lipp]

I went to see 10 Cloverfield Lane this morning. This movie packs a punch. I didn't really read a lot about it to keep the mystery tightly shut and watching it unfold is a great experience. The performances are strong, especially from Goodman. It's a shame stuff like this will get passed over at the Oscars because it's a damn strong role.

[MrSaigon]

I went to see 10 Cloverfield Lane this morning. This movie packs a punch. I didn't really read a lot about it to keep the mystery tightly shut and watching it unfold is a great experience. The performances are strong, especially from Goodman. It's a shame stuff like this will get passed over at the Oscars because it's a damn strong role.

Goodman is so great. Him getting an Oscar is something I really, really want to see, and I tend to care less and less about the Oscars. But if he can play a heroin-addicted physically handicapped jazz musician in a phenomenal Coen Bros movie and get no love, maybe it just won't happen for him.

[cardinalkarp]

The Big Short is good. The fourth wall stuff had to grow on me. I'm not sure all these investors had quite the righteous indignation, wrt the societal costs, at least. But that was something that always bothered me about the (excellent) book: our heroes cashed in on America's great misfortunes.

I'm glad they played the card there, but I doubt the accuracy of it.

Good movie. Good story.

Agreed.....one of the better one's we've seen lately, and we watch ALOT of movies.

[go birds]

The Big Short is good. The fourth wall stuff had to grow on me. I'm not sure all these investors had quite the righteous indignation, wrt the societal costs, at least. But that was something that always bothered me about the (excellent) book: our heroes cashed in on America's great misfortunes.

I'm glad they played the card there, but I doubt the accuracy of it.

Good movie. Good story.

Agreed.....one of the better one's we've seen lately, and we watch ALOT of movies.

same.

watched it over the weekend and i'd list it top 3 of the 2015.

i think i mentioned it earlier, but Burry was the mentor to one of my friends while he was at harvard. Must have been pretty cool to see a movie with such critical acclaim about your mentor.

[Jocephus]

Crush your enemies. See them driven before you. Hear the lamentations of their women.

[Jocephus]

batman v superman is getting mixed reviews. most blame seems to be on synder. affleck getting good reviews though.

[stlouie_lipp]

batman v superman is getting mixed reviews. most blame seems to be on synder. affleck getting good reviews though.

Yeah, at lot of the criticism I've heard is that it just takes too long to get to the action, but once you do it's a good watch.

[Jocephus]

Rescuing Batman
Studio Politics And Creative Misfires Sent The Dark Knight's Fortunes Into Precipitous Decline. Could Something In His Past Save Him?
May 08, 2005|James Greenberg | Special to The Times

The vote was 11-1 in favor of "Superman" -- Di Bonaventura's was the one dissenting vote. For Di Bonaventura, the "Superman Vs. Batman" episode was just symptomatic of a larger rift, and he resigned his post the following month, in September 2002.

In the eyes of many comic book boosters, Warner Bros. made the right decision. " 'Batman Vs. Superman' is where you go when you admit to yourself that you've exhausted all possibilities," says Goyer, who wrote the screenplays for "Blade" and its two sequels. "It's like 'Frankenstein meets Wolfman' or 'Freddy Vs. Jason.' It's somewhat of an admission that this franchise is on its last gasp."

http://articles.latimes.com/2005/may/08 ... -batman8/3

[go birds]