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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #75 on: February 22, 2011, 07:40:49 pm »
Tyler Perry has this weird approach to writing where it is almost like he has never lived a moment as an actual person.

It is like he is an alien who only understands American culture through sitcoms and soap operas and is asked to write about people from that point-of-view.

As if he thinks those things are reality and his writings are a dramatic embellishment starting from that point, creating an exponential multiplication of melodrama and unlikely misunderstandings and cardboard-thin villains and whatnot.

I chalk up his reality disconnect to his being one of those thinly-closeted people who have convinced themselves they're well-closeted but... could be something else, I guess.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #76 on: February 22, 2011, 07:52:57 pm »
Quote from: theinevitable on February 22, 2011, 07:32:04 pm
started watching a Tyler Perry movie last night. Really into it, in a weird way. It was almost like two different movies mashed together, because half of it was really serious drama, and the other half was zany fart comedy. It would transition from a rape scene to a bunch of old black ladies smoking pot and farting. Really really bizarre.

I assumed from this that I was in the dream thread.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #77 on: February 23, 2011, 02:32:18 pm »
Saw Hall Pass last night.  Was much funnier than I was expecting.  Also, Jenna Fischer is really attractive.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #78 on: February 23, 2011, 02:58:07 pm »
Tangled was cute, but no matter how hard Disney tries, there is simply no way to make Rapunzel about anything other than chastity.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #79 on: March 02, 2011, 01:41:19 am »
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #80 on: March 02, 2011, 02:27:43 am »
Note: Megamind is better than Despicable Me, both are enjoyable.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #81 on: March 02, 2011, 05:31:44 am »
I haven't seen Megamind, but Despicable Me was very cute.  I liked it quite a lot.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #82 on: March 02, 2011, 03:42:04 pm »
I watched Due Date recently, on the plane. I wish they wouldn't censor the plane movies. I wish they would just say "Parents, this is another opportunity to actually parent instead of having the airline fill the role of nanny for you. It's up to you to decide if you want your kids to hear people say fuck or see some titties." It was ok, but not as good as I was expecting.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #83 on: March 08, 2011, 06:43:06 am »
Pirate Radio. Lots of good music, some funny bits, Phillip Seymour Hoffman was not very good.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Pretty funny. I guess Beck did a lot of the music? I liked it - but I never read the books.

Valhalla Rising. I quite liked this. Very atmospheric.

Did anyone here see Rec? I want to see it with the lovely Ms, but I'm afraid it might be pegging the gore meter a bit.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #84 on: March 08, 2011, 02:02:30 pm »
Quote from: Nabubrush on March 08, 2011, 06:43:06 am
Valhalla Rising. I quite liked this. Very atmospheric.

same here, i saw that a few months ago.

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Did anyone here see Rec? I want to see it with the lovely Ms, but I'm afraid it might be pegging the gore meter a bit.

i didnt see that one, but i saw the american remake that stars jennifer carpenter.  i cant say whether the original has lots of gore or not, but i would say it has a fair amount, based on the plot.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #85 on: March 08, 2011, 04:25:46 pm »
Quote from: Nabubrush on March 08, 2011, 06:43:06 am
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Pretty funny. I guess Beck did a lot of the music? I liked it - but I never read the books.

If I recall correctly, Beck wrote the songs for Sex Bob-Omb, and worked with the actors to make them into a band (Michael Cera actually played bass already, the rest of them were new to it).  The song performed by the Scott's awful ex-girlfriend was written and performed by Metric, except the actress's vocals were overdubbed.  Apparently there's a version with Emily Haines' vocals floating around.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #86 on: March 08, 2011, 06:22:35 pm »
That would be sort of fun, having Beck teaching you to be a band. I kind of thought the ex's band (Envy, I think her name was?) sounded like Garbage (if not garbage).
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #87 on: March 13, 2011, 06:30:34 am »
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters.

Holy crap this movie was amazing. The kind of amazing that makes me say, I need to go through my netflix and change everything with 5 stars to have 4 stars, because only this movie should have 5 stars.

It is about Yukio Mishima who is completely fascinating.
Also the guy who directed it wrote Taxi Driver. I guess I have a lot of interests in common with Paul Schrader.
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #88 on: March 13, 2011, 12:53:56 pm »
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Re: Some movies I just saw
« Reply #89 on: March 13, 2011, 06:38:09 pm »
Just saw 127 Hours, which was surprisingly boring.  I came to a point about half way through where I just wanted him to hurry up and cut his arm off.
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