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wathched "Cocaine Cowboys" (documentary) the other day. Found it very interesting. Definitely recommend it.

and if you like GTA games, then you will love this story. GTA suddenly seems very realistic ;) haha
 
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Alfamale said:
i've been watching "planet earth" on blue ray. i'm through 2 of the 8 episodes and i'm loving it so far -- well worth the hefty price tag.
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Finally bought it today. Its with a friend but I will start watching from tomorrow.
 
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JaysCyYoung said:
I just got back from Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I'm about the biggest Indy fan out there, but the ending was simply atrocious. Anyone who saw that film can vouch for what I'm referring to. The pacing and the action sequences were as good as the originals and the film definitely possessed the original magic in most of the fight scenes. Coupled with the inside jokes and the various homages with the original trilogy Indy IV seemed to be setting itself up well as a seamless transition into the first group of films.

The problem came when Lucas and Spielberg took a huge leap of faith and went down the pseudoscience route at the end... When I saw what was unfolding I had my fists clenched in prayer that what was about to occur wouldn't end up on-screen, but it did.
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Saw it last night.

What a disappointment.

The movie is just a 2 hour introduction to Indiana Jones hollywood heir.

The characters, including Indy are paper-thin, the story is "out there" and I'm sure the entire movie was shot on the backlot. It looked more like bad TV than a hollywood blockbuster.

This movie (for me) has cheapened the entire series, I can honestly say I wish I hadn't seen it.
 
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Hoss said:
I found Signs to be a very good movie... the suspense created was great. I show that movie to my students (gr 6) during halloween, to teach how to create suspense without gore.
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M. Night was definately channelling Hitchcock when he made Signs, there are several scenes that are stolen right out of Alfreds playbook, most glaringly the opening credits which really set the mood.

His three best films are Unbreakable, Signs, and The Sixth Sense, I'll forgive him any mistakes he made after that.

I think M. Nights biggest problem is his own fragile ego. He doesn't react to criticism well, and has made many enemies as a result.

Signs was one example where the ending was foreshadowed, yet because people who didn't get it complained loudly (and still do today) on the net, M. Night got his back up and refused to explain it on subsequent interviews.

The book didn't help either, he came across as a self deluded, narcissistic, raving lunatic.

It pays to be humble, nowhere moreso than in Hollywood.
 
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Watching Planet Earth (yes FINALLY) It is simply amazing. Not sure if I'll get any sleep tonight. It's like a book you can't put down. Thanks for recommending it.
 
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Watched Sunshine by Danny Boyle this past weekend. (I'll probably watch every movie he ever makes simply due to Trainspotting, much like Fincher and Seven.)

I don't mind a good sci fi and this is a pretty entertaining film. The funny thing is that after watching the deleted scenes, I thought ... man, now I understand what was going on there! Too many scenes chopped.

Worth watching for sure.
 
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The Shrike said:
This is the real mob, not those whiners on the Sopranos.
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My wife absolutely loves Rome .... I watched a bit of the first season but I still can't get over watching what are supposed to be Romans all have this thick british accent.... I swear I heard one of the servants say. "good day govner" to Caeser... I swear
 
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BeLeafer said:
Watched Sunshine by Danny Boyle this past weekend. (I'll probably watch every movie he ever makes simply due to Trainspotting, much like Fincher and Seven.)

I don't mind a good sci fi and this is a pretty entertaining film. The funny thing is that after watching the deleted scenes, I thought ... man, now I understand what was going on there! Too many scenes chopped.

Worth watching for sure.
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I'll have to watch it again, because although the moving was very well-made and very interesting, the ending (or the last hour of the movie) really ruined it for me. Totally went in a different direction than I expected, and really ruined an otherwise refreshing low-budget film.

Any horror fans going to bite the bullet and watch The Strangers this weekend? I've been waiting for a good horror movie for the last 6-7 years, and this one has gotten very good ratings, so I have high hopes.
 
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Posted this in the playground forum, but it's kinda dead lately.....


Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Much better than Temple Of Doom(the second in the series). But nowhere close to as good as Raiders or Crusade.

Random list of beefs.........

Indy didn't have dialogue. He had one-liners. Bad ones.

Horrible and excessive CGI.

Horrid cinematography. What the f**k is Spielberg's obsession with blown-out lighting?

The half-dimensional tag along characters: "Jonesy!" spouting good/bad guy, muttering loony, and Marion.

It tried to be funny and just came off stupid and goofy.

There was no sense of real emotion, threat, or suspense in the entire movie.

The editing was odd and shoddy.

John Williams "score" sounded more like recycled sound bytes.

Cartoon animals.

Cate Blanchett as the evil Russian was weak. Not a very good nemisis for Indy in my opinon.

I understand that there is a certain amount of plausibility that goes out the window in an action movie, but man I groaned out loud when Mutt all of a sudden became Tarzan and started to swing effortlessly through the jungle.

The ending pissed me off. Indiana Jones is about a boy scout that never grew up. Basically an adult boy scout who goes off to explore old ruins and site and discovers all this stuff.

Well, the ending wasn't about discovering ancient ruins, let's just leave it at that for no spoilers.

It's basically like National Treasure 1 & 2 level of a movie.

They seemed to share the same "Hey, here's a clue/here's a wisecrack/here's another location/here's another character/here's another clue/here's another wisecrack/here's an implausible action setpiece/here's another clue etc etc" format. I enjoyed the National Treasure movies for what they were, and I enjoyed the new Indy.

I just didn't enjoy it as an Indy film, if you get me.

I would of much rather of them explore Indy's Dad's mentioning Excalibur. Would of given the movie more heart, Indy finishing Dad's work, etc. Indy following the steps back in time to find the sword. The scenes shot in England alone would of been killer.

Cheers mates.
 
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Watched "The World According to Monsanto" recently and man, if that isn't the most evil company in the world then I don't know what is. They are basically trying to replace all of the natural crops in the world with their own patented ones which die every year, forcing the farmer to purchase more from them every year. Their genetically altered crops also pollinate nearby normal crops, thereby destroying them. If they are successful then this will have huge, huge ramifications for everyone on Earth, as they would essentially own all food. PS this isn't a conspiracy theory.

Highly recommended to everyone.
 
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Does anyone else feel that, along with the actual movies themselves, movie critics, the press and awards are extremely watered down lately? Most of these acclaimed movies are barely passable as anything great or memorable anymore. Maybe it's just me, but whenever I actually see one of these films that got great reviews, I come out scratching my head. I think the whole US film industry has become a joke.
 
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bayrider said:
Does anyone else feel that, along with the actual movies themselves, movie critics, the press and awards are extremely watered down lately? Most of these acclaimed movies are barely passable as anything great or memorable anymore. Maybe it's just me, but whenever I actually see one of these films that got great reviews, I come out scratching my head. I think the whole US film industry has become a joke.
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I agree.. and it isn't just movies but music used to be alot better (as a whole) as well.. And while we're at it I can say the same for professional sports etc.

The entertainment industry needs a whole new makeover.
 
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The biz has turned from trying to get praise from the viewers for the films and music to telling the viewers what they should like.
 
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bayrider said:
The biz has turned from trying to get praise from the viewers for the films and music to telling the viewers what they should like.
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Not only that, but everything is so transparent nowadays. There used to be some sort of "mystery" with stars and music groups etc..

Today, you know everything about them with all the stupid gossip publications out there. The mystery factor is gone whenever someone (or a group of people) have any semblance of success nowadays.
 
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Bought a bootlegged copy of Prince Caspian. Good flick. Much like the books did, the C.S Lewis movies are getting more adult as they go along.
 
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some of the best "lines" come from the movie Closer... Clive Owens says so many absolutely perfect things.

Plus Natalie Portman is absolutely stunning in this movie..... If you can deal with what a wimpy character Jude Law is then it's a great movie... but that is the point of the Law character... he is the antithesis of cool that Owen is. Great movie
 
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I'm embarrassed (but man enough) to admit that I recently saw the Jason Statham movie: In the Name of the King.

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Sweet tap-dancing Christ, was that an absolutley off-the-charts terrible movie! I mean, I wasn't expecting much, but ...wow.

Stupid plot, perhaps the worst monster-suits since that Travolta tour-de-force: Battlefield Earth, and wretched acting- Ray Liotta as the villain was stand-out bad in a cast full of bad acting (how the mighty have fallen).

I'm seriously considering doing Blockbuster, Liotta, and everyone in Winnipeg a favor by frisbee-ing this thing off my back deck...
 
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