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Post by ocycd on May 28, 2014 19:55:09 GMT -5
It always surprises me how these lists get made... but then they are always based on the writer's opinion... and some writers' tastes are closer to mine than others so once again I guess it's all subjective!
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Post by klenotka on May 29, 2014 13:54:15 GMT -5
I may be weird but didn´t one like any of Coens movies. And I tried but I think I just don´t "get" them or something. The only thought I had after No Country for old men was that the main hero was an idiot
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Post by SueFB on May 29, 2014 16:35:44 GMT -5
I like SOME of them. True Grit, Fargo, O Brother Where Are Thou. The Big Lebowski is overrated in my opinion, just wasn't my cup of tea. A Serious Man was a little depressing, but I remember liking it. I never saw No Country For Old Men, I just was never interested. In many cases, it's the quality of the actors that they attract that makes the difference for me. Inside Llewyn Davis was just okay for me as a story but certainly had great acting.
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Post by Kristin on May 29, 2014 21:45:01 GMT -5
I like SOME of them. True Grit, Fargo, O Brother Where Are Thou. The Big Lebowski is overrated in my opinion, just wasn't my cup of tea. A Serious Man was a little depressing, but I remember liking it. I never saw No Country For Old Men, I just was never interested. In many cases, it's the quality of the actors that they attract that makes the difference for me. Inside Llewyn Davis was just okay for me as a story but certainly had great acting. Raising Arizona is one of my favorite movies ever.
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Post by SueFB on May 30, 2014 5:34:08 GMT -5
I like SOME of them. True Grit, Fargo, O Brother Where Are Thou. The Big Lebowski is overrated in my opinion, just wasn't my cup of tea. A Serious Man was a little depressing, but I remember liking it. I never saw No Country For Old Men, I just was never interested. In many cases, it's the quality of the actors that they attract that makes the difference for me. Inside Llewyn Davis was just okay for me as a story but certainly had great acting. Raising Arizona is one of my favorite movies ever. You know, I almost included it in my list with the other three, but I would have been cheating since I forgot it was a Coen movie, but also, even though I do recall liking it and Nic Cage, I barely remember anything about it except for a couple of iconic images. Maybe that's one thing that is particular to the Coens, they tend to focus on a few memorably spectacular scenes or images, maybe moreso than the overall plot. Llewyn Davis was certainly that way. Or maybe my brain just washes things away. BTW, Rangers!
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Post by narrows101 on Jun 15, 2014 7:19:23 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Jun 16, 2014 19:18:22 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Jun 26, 2014 17:38:10 GMT -5
So Transformers comes out this weekend, and now IT is supposedly going to be THE big summer blockbuster, after How to Train Your Dragon 2 failed to meet lofty expectations. Yes, this is the movie everybody is going to see. 16% positive in Rotten Tomatoes!? 2 hours and 45 minutes long?! Will parents really take their kids to this? Will couples go on dates to see it? I swore off Transformers after taking my kids to the very first one, just a lot of noise. I slept. Maybe enough people will be happy to drop off their tweens and spend a few hours to themselves. I guess the fans of the genre will love it, and there's no competition this weekend. Still, I'm skeptical.
I think Guardians of the Galaxy will be a big hit. It looks interesting and different enough to attract some attention. But we'll see. DoFP still holding strong atop the summer leaderboard.
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Post by narrows101 on Jun 26, 2014 19:54:34 GMT -5
So Transformers comes out this weekend, and now IT is supposedly going to be THE big summer blockbuster, after How to Train Your Dragon 2 failed to meet lofty expectations. Yes, this is the movie everybody is going to see. 16% positive in Rotten Tomatoes!? 2 hours and 45 minutes long?! Will parents really take their kids to this? Will couples go on dates to see it? I swore off Transformers after taking my kids to the very first one, just a lot of noise. I slept. Maybe enough people will be happy to drop off their tweens and spend a few hours to themselves. I guess the fans of the genre will love it, and there's no competition this weekend. Still, I'm skeptical. I think Guardians of the Galaxy will be a big hit. It looks interesting and different enough to attract some attention. But we'll see. DoFP still holding strong atop the summer leaderboard. Believe it or not, it's projected to do about $104M this weekend. www.boxofficeguru.com/weekend.htm
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Post by narrows101 on Jun 28, 2014 6:17:13 GMT -5
So Transformers comes out this weekend, and now IT is supposedly going to be THE big summer blockbuster, after How to Train Your Dragon 2 failed to meet lofty expectations. Yes, this is the movie everybody is going to see. 16% positive in Rotten Tomatoes!? 2 hours and 45 minutes long?! Will parents really take their kids to this? Will couples go on dates to see it? I swore off Transformers after taking my kids to the very first one, just a lot of noise. I slept. Maybe enough people will be happy to drop off their tweens and spend a few hours to themselves. I guess the fans of the genre will love it, and there's no competition this weekend. Still, I'm skeptical. I think Guardians of the Galaxy will be a big hit. It looks interesting and different enough to attract some attention. But we'll see. DoFP still holding strong atop the summer leaderboard. So 16% positive from RT = A- score from moviegoers! www.deadline.com/2014/06/transformers-late-night-estimate-8-75m-on-path-to-mid-90m-opening/
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Post by SueFB on Jun 28, 2014 6:36:39 GMT -5
Well, presumably all those who went to it on opening night are fans of the franchise, so they'd be predisposed to liking it. And I guess there are a lot of fans of the franchise. A LOT.
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Post by narrows101 on Jun 29, 2014 5:53:14 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Jun 29, 2014 7:07:13 GMT -5
Still, insane numbers for what most critics are saying is a long mindless movie on what's been a beautiful (for most of the country) summer weekend. Factors: every kid in the country is out of school by now. My kids have only been out for a bit over a week, and kids who have been out for longer might already be getting stir crazy. But I think the biggest factor is that the attraction of this is obviously the spectacle of it - absolutely nobody who is even HALF interested in seeing this would opt to wait and see it on a home release.
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Post by SueFB on Jul 2, 2014 8:41:18 GMT -5
Interesting read about movie musicals. I guess Jersey Boys is officially a "flop". www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140701-can-the-movie-musical-come-backThe part about "suspending disbelief" irritates me. So people can't let themselves believe the concept of characters communicating via song, but they are perfectly okay with sci-fi and super heroes. Argh. I stumbled across Les Mis on TV the other day, and watched, really watched, the acting during "Red and Black" for perhaps the first time (no Hugh in the scene after all). Singing or no singing, Eddie and Aaron (and the others) did a great job conveying the conflict within Marius, the idealism, the passion, and ... don't know the actor's name off-hand, but Grantaire added his light touch, it is just a great scene. And then after that, Hugh and Amanda's scene in the house, so great. And I stuck around for One Day More, which on stage I assume is mostly a grand performance piece, but in the film contains dozens of subtle and important clips and facial closeups of the actors that move the story along. Anyway ... could go on. No, it's definitely not easy to make a movie musical, but whatever people say about Les Mis being flawed - notably this article does NOT include it in a list with Chicago and Moulin Rouge as "magical and unforgettable" although it admits it was a "hit" - I'm happy with what they made and feel it stands up strong to the garbage comments some people casually toss its way.
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Post by Kristin on Jul 2, 2014 9:01:59 GMT -5
Interesting read about movie musicals. I guess Jersey Boys is officially a "flop". www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140701-can-the-movie-musical-come-backThe part about "suspending disbelief" irritates me. So people can't let themselves believe the concept of characters communicating via song, but they are perfectly okay with sci-fi and super heroes. Argh. I stumbled across Les Mis on TV the other day, and watched, really watched, the acting during "Red and Black" for perhaps the first time (no Hugh in the scene after all). Singing or no singing, Eddie and Aaron (and the others) did a great job conveying the conflict within Marius, the idealism, the passion, and ... don't know the actor's name off-hand, but Grantaire added his light touch, it is just a great scene. And then after that, Hugh and Amanda's scene in the house, so great. And I stuck around for One Day More, which on stage I assume is mostly a grand performance piece, but in the film contains dozens of subtle and important clips and facial closeups of the actors that move the story along. Anyway ... could go on. No, it's definitely not easy to make a movie musical, but whatever people say about Les Mis being flawed - notably this article does NOT include it in a list with Chicago and Moulin Rouge as "magical and unforgettable" although it admits it was a "hit" - I'm happy with what they made and feel it stands up strong to the garbage comments some people casually toss its way. That's like the Hugh fans who don't like the time-travel aspect of Kate & Leopold, but they're perfectly willing to accept whatever goes on in Doctor Who. I don't get it.
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Post by narrows101 on Jul 2, 2014 10:12:52 GMT -5
Interesting read about movie musicals. I guess Jersey Boys is officially a "flop". www.bbc.com/culture/story/20140701-can-the-movie-musical-come-backThe part about "suspending disbelief" irritates me. So people can't let themselves believe the concept of characters communicating via song, but they are perfectly okay with sci-fi and super heroes. Argh. I stumbled across Les Mis on TV the other day, and watched, really watched, the acting during "Red and Black" for perhaps the first time (no Hugh in the scene after all). Singing or no singing, Eddie and Aaron (and the others) did a great job conveying the conflict within Marius, the idealism, the passion, and ... don't know the actor's name off-hand, but Grantaire added his light touch, it is just a great scene. And then after that, Hugh and Amanda's scene in the house, so great. And I stuck around for One Day More, which on stage I assume is mostly a grand performance piece, but in the film contains dozens of subtle and important clips and facial closeups of the actors that move the story along. Anyway ... could go on. No, it's definitely not easy to make a movie musical, but whatever people say about Les Mis being flawed - notably this article does NOT include it in a list with Chicago and Moulin Rouge as "magical and unforgettable" although it admits it was a "hit" - I'm happy with what they made and feel it stands up strong to the garbage comments some people casually toss its way. Don't have time to concentrate on stuff but just wanted to mention that Grantaire is George Blagden, who now stars in "Vikings" on HBO. And I loved Jersey Boys and agree with the "suspending disbelief" stuff. Back to looking at the GPS...
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Post by SueFB on Jul 25, 2014 8:35:38 GMT -5
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Post by SueFB on Aug 24, 2014 9:50:04 GMT -5
Interesting assessment of the video-game movie genre. There's a mention of Hugh in here, claiming that he is the creator's top choice to star in The Last of Us, but I don't think that is true. I've only heard that Hugh is favored for the part by many fans. Since I've caught this site in some blatant errors in the past, I'm not going to give it any mind. But it's still an interesting read. Surely, a decent game-based movie will come to the screen sooner or later. www.fool.com/investing/general/2014/08/24/why-sony-wants-to-turn-uncharted-and-the-last-of-u.aspx
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Post by SueFB on Sept 25, 2014 21:22:35 GMT -5
Interstellar is going to have a 169 minute run time. Wow, that's long.
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Post by eve on Sept 26, 2014 2:43:00 GMT -5
Interstellar is going to have a 169 minute run time. Wow, that's long. That's indeed quite long, everything longer than 2,5 hours is long in my opinion. lol Not as long as Titanic though... but I never really minded Titanic being that long (194 minutes), as long as it's an interesting movie, the length is not really a problem for me. I really love watching movies in general. Most people love reading books, I prefer watching a movie. But I don't really know about Interstellar yet, not a big scifi fan to be honest, though I liked the trailer. And it's got a great cast as well. So I'll definitely give it a go.
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