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Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 2:26 pm

As a former proud recipient of coveted Wanker of the Year Award (with you as the incumbent), I can write anything I want about continuity in film, even if it involves auto-cleaning cotton panties.

I've earned that right, Dammit.

Goody2Shoes · Post by **Goody2Shoes** » Tue Mar 13, 2007 3:42 pm

Oh. OH!!! Yes, it now becomes clear. Auto-cleaning panties, as in panties that automatically clean themselves. As opposed to panties used to clean your automobile. And I thought, well, okay, Christina uses them to clean her car and then puts them back on, well, that's rather unusual, yet resourceful.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 11:12 pm

Finally getting around to seeing a bunch of films I'd been mening to check out for some time. Anyone else find "The Departed" a bit choppy, for lack of a better word? Definitely one of Scorsese's more hectic films. I actually thought DiCaprio, who I hadn't enjoyed in much since "About a Boy" was quite good, but it was a fairly soulless movie on the whole. One of the better things Jack has done in a long long time. Nice to see Ray Winstone trying on an American accent!

On to "Babel" and "Children of Men."

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:23 pm

Who Shot Sam? wrote:On to "Babel" and "Children of Men."

"Children of Men" is extremely good.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:02 pm

Babel. Hmmm, pretty ambitious script, filmed across three continents. Took a while for all the little threads to come together, but it drew me in and was pretty powerful, thought-provoking stuff, not didactic in the least but asking a lot of very interesting questions that have no easy answers. Adriana Barraza was really outstanding; so was Rinko Kikuchi. I think it's the first Brad Pitt film I've ever liked. It's great to see filmmaking of this quality coming out of Mexico and getting the attention it deserves.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 8:47 am

Casino Royale. Y'all mentioned the product placement - I noticed none. Am I that jaded? Or perhaps my attention was drawn elsewhere. Anyway, I can't believe I'm saying this because he's not pretty but he is sexy as hell, there were just a few too many closeups of Bond looking pensive. I thought it was a little long too.

I have ADD.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 10:51 am

mood swung wrote:Y'all mentioned the product placement - I noticed none. Am I that jaded? Or perhaps my attention was drawn elsewhere.

That giant Ford logo on his car when he gets to the Islands? The DELL!!! computers in M's office? The fact that he asks for Gordon's Gin by name (surely he's a Tanqueray man)?

I expect we'll see him eating at Taco Bell in the next movie, if the price is right!

Yeah, it went on a bit long, but it was very good entertainment.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:10 am

yo quiero taco bell! I can't believe I didn't hear him ask for Gordon's. I do remember the 'shaken or stirred? just give me the damn drink' (or something to that effect...)

I am obviously not the person you want to rely on for an alibi.

Yep, best Bond in decades.

pophead2k · Post by **pophead2k** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 3:17 pm

Just caught with these via Netflix:

Stranger Than Fiction: Me Likey very much
Donnie Darko: meh. Kind of fun
Half Nelso: as a teacher who has considers doing crack on a daily basis, this struck a lovely nerve with me. Great performances all around
Akeelah and the Bee: Loved it!

strangerinthehouse · Post by **strangerinthehouse** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:29 pm

I watched Half Nelson on Saturday and I can't seem to make up my mind about it. One thing is sure, Goslin is one of the best actors right now. He is pretty intense, I thought he was excellent in The Believer where he plays a Jewish Neo-Nazi. Shareeka Epps was just as great.

I really liked the little clips of turning points as told by the kids in the film and I liked how this worked towards the end of the film. Still there was something missing. We are just thrown into the life of this crack-addict teacher and we don't know how we are supposed feel towards him, we either fall into the usual judgements or we sympathize but I don't think it allows us to do either one of those things.

In a way that's good and maybe I'm used to too many troubled-adult meets precocious kid movies and then the adult is troubled no more

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:28 am

Stranger, are you saying you think Ryan Gosling is troubled no more at the end of the movie?

strangerinthehouse · Post by **strangerinthehouse** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:37 am

No. I was saying that maybe my problem with the movie is that I'm used to the way movies like this one which put a kid into the life of an adult, they end up bonding and helping each other for the better, tend to have a straightforward resolution. This movie doesn't.

Gosling's character is never really resolved, we don't know what's going to happen to him but we do know Shareeka's will be fine. I like ambiguous endings, somethings they work but I don't think they did here.
What did you think, Miss BA?

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:10 pm

Grindhouse - Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez.

1. I will be 50 years in June. When I was a kid, and the trip to the Drive-In Theatre was a comon thrill for a kid in 1960's America, this is the sound and the feel of the event. Incredible capture of the transitions into the first film, between the two films, and closing the second film.

2. Rodriguez film leads, Planet Terror, and is an edgy squirming remarkably humourous yet unfunny film. Within 20 minutes almost 10% of the audience walked out of the theater. Not for the weak of heart. Not a slasher genre, instead a zombie pic that far "out-Romero's" George and even "out-Zombie's" Rob.

3. Tarantinos film "Death Proof" follows the fake trailers that are sickenly hilarious. Whereas Rodriguez replaces dialogue with action, Tarantino relys heavily on the witty dialogue that made Pulp Fiction such a rarity and a classic. However, Quentins film ends with a briliant car chase/stunt sequence that is really well shot, and if you can throw our your Kurt Russell preconceptions and biases you will see a pretty strong performance.

4. I loved it and was torn by it. My daughter and I arrived home at midnight and were so keyed up we couldn't sleep until about 3AM.

5. Brilliantly done while breaking almost all of the rules associated with trying to keep the audience in their seats. I am not sure why, but I feel compelled to see it again, because you can see that the humour is there, and you feel like laughing, but it seems like such an inappropriate response against the ultra-violent backdrop.

Sin City and Kill Bill Volumes I and II are animated Disney romps compared to this. Not comparable (more Sin City than Kil Bill), the intensity here makes the three hours run time seem much less.

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed May 09, 2007 8:30 am

Watched Blood Diamond on the plane coming back from the UK. Pretty farking good film. Leo putting in another fine performance. He's starting to convince me more as he grows into these roles. Jennifer Connelly? Meh.

On the way over I watched Once in a Lifetime, a very entertaining documentary about the New York Cosmos. I would definitely recommend it to footy fans, and even those with a passing interest in the sport. I'd been meaning to see this for a long time, as I know the director, Paul Crowder, who is an expat Chelsea fan. I also saw 30 Century Man, a documentary about the singer/songwriter Scott Walker. I'm already a fan, so it had me wanting to check out more of his stuff. Definitely the sort of artist who is an acquired taste.

Also caught Spider Man 3, only because my brother worked on it as a production assistant. Pretty harmless fun, but the least entertaining of the three Spider Man pictures for sure.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Wed May 09, 2007 9:52 am

Shame. The reviews here have been very lukewarm. I thought 2 was great (I'm still recovering from the overhead subway ride sequence) and was hoping for a final flourish. Has your brother got any good tales to tell about it?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Wed May 09, 2007 10:02 am

Otis Westinghouse wrote:Shame. The reviews here have been very lukewarm. I thought 2 was great (I'm still recovering from the overhead subway ride sequence) and was hoping for a final flourish. Has your brother got any good tales to tell about it?

I'll have to ask him. I know it was a pretty gruelling production schedule.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:44 am

Saw Shrek 3 in between soccer games Saturday. the franchise has lost a lot of its charm.

ice nine · Post by **ice nine** » Thu May 24, 2007 9:30 pm

Saw a nice Canadian film Away From Her. This movie is beautifully written and directed (by a new-comer), impeccibly acted (Julie Christie is great as are the supporting cast), and deals with an intense subject matter (Altzheimers). Julie's character, who has altzheimers, and her husband have been married for forty years and when the disease becomes too much to deal with they make a hard decision that she should go to a living facility. The living facility's policy is that when the individual enters the home he/she cannot have visitors for a full month in order for the client to get acclemated to the new environment. In this month, where the husband and wife are seperated, she becomes close with a male wheelchair-bound resident who cannot speak.

There is no action in this film, no CGI, no Spiderman, but if you enjoy good dialogue, good acting, and movies that make you think go track down this movie.

k.d. Lang does a nice version of Helpless over the closing credits.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 8:06 pm

Took a couple of the kids to see Evan Almighty on Friday. I seldom go to see anything on opening day, but the youngest kid is way into animals and really wanted to see what the film offered after all the publicity. I can't say much for the chick that played his wife, but the film was cute and fluffy. Lots of cute animals so Justin was happy.

martinfoyle · Post by **martinfoyle** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 4:59 am

ice nine wrote:Saw a nice Canadian film Away From Her. This movie is beautifully written and directed (by a new-comer), impeccibly acted (Julie Christie is great as are the supporting cast), and deals with an intense subject matter (Altzheimers). Julie's character, who has altzheimers, and her husband have been married for forty years and when the disease becomes too much to deal with they make a hard decision that she should go to a living facility. The living facility's policy is that when the individual enters the home he/she cannot have visitors for a full month in order for the client to get acclemated to the new environment. In this month, where the husband and wife are seperated, she becomes close with a male wheelchair-bound resident who cannot speak.

There is no action in this film, no CGI, no Spiderman, but if you enjoy good dialogue, good acting, and movies that make you think go track down this movie.

k.d. Lang does a nice version of Helpless over the closing credits.

Loved this film as well, Christie is marvellous, not least in that she more than holds her own up against the awesome brilliance that is Gordon Pinshent, who plays her husband. He's played loads of character roles in Canadian films, frequently being the best thing about them. It was wonderful to see him again.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:05 pm

Recently saw La Vie en Rose, the Edith Piaf biopic. Interesting movie, but terribly edited. All the characters but her were sort of this interchangeable mass, and though the film skips around in time, none of the characters age but her. As long as you don't try to keep track of the year or the characters (my friend and I were like, "Is that her husband? Oh wait, it that her husband?"), you'll have a nice time. Even if it is too long.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:20 am

Jess has her midnight Fandango ticket for tonight's midnight showing of Harry Potter. Anyone else going?

Plaything?

Who Shot Sam? · Post by **Who Shot Sam?** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:29 am

spooky girlfriend wrote:Jess has her midnight Fandango ticket for tonight's midnight showing of Harry Potter. Anyone else going?

Plaything?

My wife and daughter are going on Saturday while I'm at the Red Bulls game with the boy. I still haven't seen the last one.

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 11:31 am

Well, I don't think Jess is purely interested in the plot lines anymore. She has gone from looking at the special effects and interesting characters to saying, "Yeah, Ron's really hot."

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:37 pm

Saw John Cusack in "1408" over the weekend.

That's all.