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I assume all the dogs die because the island disappears due to rising seas.
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Went to see the fish fucking movie today. Mr. Moreta asked the ticket seller for 2 tickets for Grinding Nemo. He had to explain the joke, the attempt at which was funnier than the joke.
Movie was good. Weird but good.
Movie was good. Weird but good.
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Come on, give the guy a break. That joke is great.
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It is an excellent joke, but explaining it to clueless kid was better.
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I saw the Greatest Showman the other night. It was different but I couldn't really get into it.
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This belongs here for sure.
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Finally watched it today, and man, that is by far the best superhero movie that I have seen. Start to finish, it hit the right tone, had big picture issue and tight focus, really well directed, looked great, and the two leads were perfect. Gal Gadot played the strong woman out of her element so well.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Jun 11, 2017 11:51 am I've sworn off superhero movies, but because of all the great reviews, I took the GF and my girls to see Wonder Woman.
And its really good. Chris Pine is great as the "love interest/sidekick", and Gal Gadot is fantastic.
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We watched '3 Billboards..' last night, and it was decidedly 'ok'. The acting was really good, but the story just didn't go anywhere for us. The ending was amazingly unsatisfying.
Was funny to see 'Lester Freeman' from The Wire show up.
And the GF's pet peeve? 'That doesn't look anything like Missouri' (she grew up in Columbia). We looked up where it was actually filmed, and then asked 'Why didn't they call it 3 Billboards Outside Of Ebbing, North Carolina'?
ETA: How did I not know that Peter Dinklage is in it? And sporting an amazing mustache?
Was funny to see 'Lester Freeman' from The Wire show up.
And the GF's pet peeve? 'That doesn't look anything like Missouri' (she grew up in Columbia). We looked up where it was actually filmed, and then asked 'Why didn't they call it 3 Billboards Outside Of Ebbing, North Carolina'?
ETA: How did I not know that Peter Dinklage is in it? And sporting an amazing mustache?
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Saw Pacific Rim 2. Action is better paced than the first one, feels like there is little down time between big monsters/robots fighting. Everything else is as cliche as expected. Worth seeing in theater, but if you wanted to hold out for the $3 movie theater showing I wouldn't stop you.
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The Jumanji reboot was shockingly good.
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Yeah, I watched that last weekend and really liked it. Somehow I'd managed to see no trailers or clips about it before hand. I knew it made a ton of money, but I guess I was all Star Wars when Jumanji came out.
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I'm OK with movies or books that don't completely wrap thing up, but my wife fucking HATES it.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Sun Mar 25, 2018 12:35 pm We watched '3 Billboards..' last night, and it was decidedly 'ok'. The acting was really good, but the story just didn't go anywhere for us. The ending was amazingly unsatisfying.
She liked the movie, but I know she would've been a lot more satisfied with something a little more concrete at the end.)
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I went to see Shape of water and Ready Player One this weekend, and both are a solid 'Meh'. Just not worth the hype. And though I m very much the demô target for the latter, I found it hollow and pointless (just looking in the back grounds to find movies or video characters from my childhood is not fullfilling enough to carry the movie, especially with bland actors and weak story). I ll admit it's visualisy stunning at times though.
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I watched Three Billboards on a plane tonight and I thought it was great. Frances McDormand was incredible, as always, and frankly nearly the whole cast did a great job. The only one I didn't buy was Peter Dinklage, probably because his southern accent was so bad.
The story arc was certainly unusual, so I get that some folks won't like it. I also get that the ending was somewhat vague, but come on.
All in all, two thumbs up from me. The more I think about it, the more I liked it.
The story arc was certainly unusual, so I get that some folks won't like it. I also get that the ending was somewhat vague, but come on.
All in all, two thumbs up from me. The more I think about it, the more I liked it.
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Your take on Ready Player One could double for a review of the book. He created an amazing world, and wasted the entire book on a never-ending stream of pop culture references.That French Guy wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 12:32 pm I went to see Shape of water and Ready Player One this weekend, and both are a solid 'Meh'. Just not worth the hype. And though I m very much the demô target for the latter, I found it hollow and pointless (just looking in the back grounds to find movies or video characters from my childhood is not fullfilling enough to carry the movie, especially with bland actors and weak story). I ll admit it's visualisy stunning at times though.
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It is with genuine surprise that I note here that Blockers was awesome.
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Just watched The Shape of Water. I think it is one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. The photography, use of color and the music score were all outstanding, as well as the cast.
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I guess it's fair that they get to piggy back on Black Panther...
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Yeah. They probably wouldn’t have sold tickets otherwise.
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Also, Game Over, Man from the workaholics crew on Netflix is a fun two hour killer. Not good but fun. But a couple of decent twists.
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More on this. I read some reviews after to get a sense of what others thought of it and why some people didn't like it. One point someone made that resonated with me was that movie was really like a play. That kind of explains why the town seemed to not have that many people in it and you had those coincidences like Frances running into her ex-husband at dinner. I think it maybe would have worked better for some people as a play than as a movie.Shirley wrote: ↑Wed Apr 04, 2018 10:36 pm I watched Three Billboards on a plane tonight and I thought it was great. Frances McDormand was incredible, as always, and frankly nearly the whole cast did a great job. The only one I didn't buy was Peter Dinklage, probably because his southern accent was so bad.
The story arc was certainly unusual, so I get that some folks won't like it. I also get that the ending was somewhat vague, but come on.
All in all, two thumbs up from me. The more I think about it, the more I liked it.
One thing I noticed that others of you probably didn't was that in one of the bar scenes, everyone is drinking Duck Rabbit beer. It's a delicious North Carolina beer that they wouldn't have in a small bar in a small town in Missouri.
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Duck Rabbit is quite good, the milk stout especially. Pretty sure it's only distributed as far as Cheerwine used to be distributed, which is to say not far at all.
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You can get Cheerwine at the Cook Out here in lexington, but no where else so far as I know.
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You used to only be able to get Cheerwine within about 50 miles of the bottler. We would always bring some home with us from N.C. It's all over the place down here now.
Just looked at where Duck Rabbit is located. Had no idea it was just outside of Greenville. I always figure any beer brewed in N.C. is in or around Asheville.
Just looked at where Duck Rabbit is located. Had no idea it was just outside of Greenville. I always figure any beer brewed in N.C. is in or around Asheville.
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Watched A Quiet Place last night. Very solid. Nice take on storytelling. And I liked the ending but....
I’d also recommend not watching it in a theater full of college kids but oh well. Says a lot for a film that it sold out a 930 showing on a Tuesday in middle America. Sure it was discount night(my ticket was free for donating blood!) but still. I go on discount night more often than not and never thAt crowded.
I’d also recommend not watching it in a theater full of college kids but oh well. Says a lot for a film that it sold out a 930 showing on a Tuesday in middle America. Sure it was discount night(my ticket was free for donating blood!) but still. I go on discount night more often than not and never thAt crowded.
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We saw 'Shape of Water' over the weekend, and really enjoyed it. A few thoughts:
- The movie just looked really cool. Had that late 50's/early 60's Mad Men look down perfectly.
- Octavia Spencer is great and all...but she really needs to try playing something besides the 'sassy black woman'. She's talented! Give her more to do!
- We were remarking how strange it is that movies like Moonlight, and Shape of Water, are winning Best Picture these days. In the old days, it would have been The Post, Dunkirk, and Darkest Hour as the frontrunners.
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
- Not so sure about the hydraulics technology of stuffing a towel under the door and filling the bathroom with water. Seems a bit of a reach and all.
- The movie just looked really cool. Had that late 50's/early 60's Mad Men look down perfectly.
- Octavia Spencer is great and all...but she really needs to try playing something besides the 'sassy black woman'. She's talented! Give her more to do!
- We were remarking how strange it is that movies like Moonlight, and Shape of Water, are winning Best Picture these days. In the old days, it would have been The Post, Dunkirk, and Darkest Hour as the frontrunners.
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
- Not so sure about the hydraulics technology of stuffing a towel under the door and filling the bathroom with water. Seems a bit of a reach and all.
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Really looking forward to Fahrenheit 451. He is one of my favorite humans.DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:40 pm
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
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DaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:40 pm
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
Did you see Take Shelter? Fantastic movie - Michael Shannon is incredible in it.
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I've really want to see this one. Midnight Special was awesome and he was incredible in that one as well.Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:47 amDaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:40 pm
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
Did you see Take Shelter? Fantastic movie - Michael Shannon is incredible in it.
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Take Shelter was a great movie and Shanon was superb. I wasn't thrilled with the ending, but I highly recommend it. He was also very good as a hitman in The Iceman (i think that was the name of the movie)Giff wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:54 amI've really want to see this one. Midnight Special was awesome and he was incredible in that one as well.Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:47 amDaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:40 pm
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
Did you see Take Shelter? Fantastic movie - Michael Shannon is incredible in it.
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I haven't. I'll have to check it out.Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 8:47 amDaveInSeattle wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 11:40 pm
- Michael Shannon should just play the villain in every movie. Dude is seriously intense.
Did you see Take Shelter? Fantastic movie - Michael Shannon is incredible in it.
I think my first awareness of him was playing the absolute BATSHIT RELIGIOUS WACKO FBI agent on 'Boardwalk Empire'.
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I will also be seeing that.
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Oh, I've already watched the trailers.
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We saw 'Isle of Dogs' last night. We both enjoyed it (have always been big Wes Anderson fans, and this is a a very 'Wes Anderson-y' movie), but afterwards we were wondering about the 'cultural sensitivity' of it. Was it racist? For instance...why, if the dogs are from Japan, why do they have anglo names like Chief, Boss, Spots, and Nutmeg? And Atari isn't an actual name in Japan, is it?
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