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Hard to go wrong with Morgan Freeman too
I could not convince my daughter to see Megamind but maybe I'll take my son, just the two of us.
The movie itself is pretty bad, but it has hilarious moments. I think if you liked Hangover, you'll like this, but not quite as much. There are gross parts that may make some folks cringe.
But...there is a hilarious car scene with a Subaru Impreza, a great stunt that had me ROTFL.
The one film missing from this line up and the one I would choose as best is True Grit. I wasn't too keen on seeing it as I hated the first one. (Sorry to all John Wayne fans.) My husband insisted, so we went. Those Coen boys sure know how to make a movie. And Jeff Bridges is once again fantastic. And Hailee Steinfield is the most impressive young actress I've seen a long stretch. If this film doesn't get an Oscar nod, I'll be a very unhappy camper. :mad:
Little Fockers had no surprises, but it's entertainment if you liked the first two.
Our nanny's been on holiday so I have not seen many movies lately.
King's Speech was so good because the actors are so good. In most British films, even the person playing the butler or maid has probably done Hamlet or Lady McBeth 10Xs in their career. Britain certainly is a nation of actors and it shows (although the therapist in the King's Speech, Geoffrey Rush, is actually Australian-born).
True Grit was very entertaining. Even Matt Damon was more than bearable to watch.
My wife absolutely hated it. She said it was more horror movie vs. drama. She said it was disturbing.
And it is, but that's not what bothered me. What I didn't like was that it got TOO literal. They simply showed too much. Leave something up to the imagination, guys. What could have been a mysterious psychological thriller felt more like a blood bath at certain times, and that really took away from it overall.
They even spoiled the best part - a scene where she begins to, uh, explore her dark side.
I still say they got too literal. At times they relied on digital effects that IMHO were not well done. That seriously detracted from the movie.
Huh????
I guess that's so you'll get the feeling that you are genuinely right there in the room, getting drunk along with the characters.
I can take or leave 3D. Most of the movies I watch are because I'm interested in the story, not whether it can make me feel like I just got puked on, for real, by that dinosaur.
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The problem? The entire middle of the story is missing, and for me that would have been the interesting part.
Actually the only movie I ever saw that was *way* better than the book was JAWS.
Jack Nicholson at his best.
Actually, the early-mid '70s was a great time for movies... The Exorcist is another movie that was better than the book..
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So why do the Academy Awards still have a category for "Best Original Screenplay"?
From the Oscar website for 2011:
Writing (Original Screenplay)
* “Another Year” Written by Mike Leigh
* “The Fighter” Screenplay by Scott Silver and Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson;I don't Story by Keith Dorrington & Paul Tamasy & Eric Johnson
* “Inception” Written by Christopher Nolan
* “The Kids Are All Right” Written by Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg
* “The King's Speech” Screenplay by David Seidler
To give yet another person the opportunity to get on stage and congratulate a studio and the entire industry for being "brave" and having the "courage" to make this movie... pfffft.
Sorry, I couldn't resist. Most of those speeches make me want to puke - they really tend to overestimate their own importance in the grand universe. The overuse of the words brave & courageous really do me in - it is not "brave" to make any movie. It is an economic calculation, and no one dies in battle.
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Ah....no.....Mozart was a "genius". Some of them are "clever".
Colin Firth is OK, but it's Geoffrey Rush who absolutely steals the show.
The dialogue (ironically) is clever and witty. Funny and insightful.
Absolutely the best movie I've seen in a long, long time.
Go see it!
Mostly the beginning is just too, I dunno, Hollywood. Where the bad guys are really bad. They use every stereotype in the book, including the ugly girl who is actually pretty.
The middle portion of the movie, when he's transformed to the beast, is actually the most believable, ironically.
The ending just doesn't produce chemistry between the two leads. I thought she was gonna dump him in the end; that's how awkward it felt.
Predictable and far too many cliches. Skip it.
Damon has aged a bit and seemed to gain weight for the role, too.
Good action, and makes you wonder about the assumptions we tend to make.
That's all I will say, because I don't want to spoil it, and yes you should go watch it.
Ditto for Rango. Simply awful. I wanted to laugh but only managed a couple of smiles. :sick:
So, I take it you liked Cast Away, then? Lots of unanswered questions at the end of that movie.
I liked TAB just fine .. lots of good action and a better than average plot.
Also, not in theaters now - in fact, it may be available on DVD, Netflix or wherever - is The Next Three Days. Great story, kept the wife and I on the edge of our seat until the end -- even though we did figure out some of the major plot twists ahead of time.
I don't see why the wicked cannot prosper as they often do in real life, and why a person can't pay for his mistakes and never redeem themselves. Is this so hard for people to take even now and then?
But then, as one movie critic said: "Don't expect High Art in a place that also sells Jujy-Fruits."
When he goes to Helen Hunt's house in the middle of the night.... she jumps into the car with him.... and, he realizes that they can't go back to what they had..heartbreaking.
Tom Hank's best work...
I'm kind of bummed about The Adjustment Bureau ... previews had me thinking it was going to be good..
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Really? I thought he was great in Bachelor Party. Or perhaps Money Pit.
:P
He was nominated for, but didn't win, an Oscar for Cast Away. However, he did win them for Forrest Gump and Philadelphia.
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We agree to disagree .. we thought it was great that the steep learning curve he faced while acquiring skills and materials was shown.
Nonetheless, a great movie. And a neat surprise at the end with the drainage grate ....