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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1500 on: February 17, 2010, 08:51:35 PM »
without googling, identify this exchange (movie and actors, please):

WOMAN: "Well, since this may be your last night on Earth, let's go back to my room and make love."

MAN: "Oh, nice idea! I'll bring the soy sauce!"

I knew I didn't know it, so I googled.  I haven't seen this movie; should I rent it?  It looks funny, and has lots of Russian lit jokes, which are right up my alley, being a former Russian Studies major.

If you're into Russian lit you'll love it; dunno how big a fan you are of the filmmaker but it's one of his good ones.
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1501 on: February 18, 2010, 08:21:53 PM »
OMFG! the "Flix" cable channel is showing A Boy and his Dog as I type.  Don Johnson's finest hour -- funny, it takes place in 2024, which semed a loooong way away when I first saw the movie in 1976.  A true cult classic.

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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1502 on: February 24, 2010, 08:51:43 AM »
I loved that movie.  Based on an award-winning short story by Harlan Ellison.

Saw two flicks recently.  Wolfman was interesting at first, but ultimately dissappointing, despite Tony Hopkins' impressive virility.  I don't recommend you spend money to see it.  One small spoiler - in case I'm not the only one who's been hoping to see even more of Emily Blunt's body than in Charlie Wilson's War...not gonna happen.

Shutter Island was very impressive, and I plan to see it again.  I won't say anything about the plot, but unlike most movies these days, there's a *helluva* lot more to it than what you see in the trailer (in fact if you look at the cast list on IMDb or something, you'll notice a major character that isn't even glimpsed in the trailer - I hadn't so it was part of the surprise for me).  It felt a bit long 2/3 through, and if you're like me you might get a bit frustrated trying to anticipate the resolution.  But not only is the payoff very good, there's a very thought provoking denouement.  DiCaprio is awesome, and once the movie is over I bet you'll think back and appreciate just how amazing he was throuhgout.  Strangely though, it never felt like a Scorcese movie to me, unlike their previous two collaborations.  But that's takes nothing away from the movie.

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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1503 on: February 24, 2010, 09:34:45 AM »
I loved that movie.  Based on an award-winning short story by Harlan Ellison.


"Farm! Immediately!"  I read that story in high school and was a HUGE Ellison fan. Was overjoyed when the movie came out and rushed to see it (it was in-and-out of theaters pretty quickly in '76). I think it woulda made a great "adult" cartoon in the Ralph Bakshi mold. Definitely ripe for a remake/re-imagining. Paging Shia LaBeouf!
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1504 on: February 25, 2010, 08:34:45 AM »
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1505 on: March 05, 2010, 09:49:45 PM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1506 on: March 05, 2010, 10:12:36 PM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101

How magnificently asexual of him.   ::)
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1507 on: March 05, 2010, 10:20:46 PM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101

How magnificently asexual of him.   ::)

certainly gives new meaning to "screwed, blue'd and tattooed".
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1508 on: March 05, 2010, 10:35:02 PM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101

How magnificently asexual of him.   ::)

certainly gives new meaning to "screwed, blue'd and tattooed".

But is my point taken?  He might as well be starring in "The Contrabulous Frabtraption of Dr. Horatio Hufnagel."
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1509 on: March 06, 2010, 10:33:51 AM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101

How magnificently asexual of him.   ::)

certainly gives new meaning to "screwed, blue'd and tattooed".

But is my point taken?  He might as well be starring in "The Contrabulous Frabtraption of Dr. Horatio Hufnagel."

Oh, I hear ya. I'd love him to play a GAY version of his Barney character from "HIMYM"; his point that an openly gay actor can credibly play a randy straight guy has been made. Considering that South Park parodied Avatar as "Dances With Smurfs" before Cameron's blockbuster had even opened, I gotta wonder if the pitch meeting revolved around the fact that "Americans love blue people more than ever!" LOL!
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1510 on: March 06, 2010, 02:59:44 PM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101

How magnificently asexual of him.   ::)

certainly gives new meaning to "screwed, blue'd and tattooed".

But is my point taken?  He might as well be starring in "The Contrabulous Frabtraption of Dr. Horatio Hufnagel."

Oh, I hear ya. I'd love him to play a GAY version of his Barney character from "HIMYM"; his point that an openly gay actor can credibly play a randy straight guy has been made. Considering that South Park parodied Avatar as "Dances With Smurfs" before Cameron's blockbuster had even opened, I gotta wonder if the pitch meeting revolved around the fact that "Americans love blue people more than ever!" LOL!

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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1511 on: March 06, 2010, 04:45:07 PM »
OMGWTF: Smurfs: The Movie -- starring NPH!

http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?news=486273&gt1=28101

How magnificently asexual of him.   ::)

certainly gives new meaning to "screwed, blue'd and tattooed".

But is my point taken?  He might as well be starring in "The Contrabulous Frabtraption of Dr. Horatio Hufnagel."

Oh, I hear ya. I'd love him to play a GAY version of his Barney character from "HIMYM"; his point that an openly gay actor can credibly play a randy straight guy has been made. Considering that South Park parodied Avatar as "Dances With Smurfs" before Cameron's blockbuster had even opened, I gotta wonder if the pitch meeting revolved around the fact that "Americans love blue people more than ever!" LOL!

What's a HIMYM?

How I Met Your Mother. I know, I know: you're busy with cheese.  ;) 
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Re: The Movie Thread
« Reply #1512 on: March 06, 2010, 05:07:01 PM »
Saw the Oscar-nommed animated shorts last nite, which included A Matter of Loaf & Death, the latest delightful Wallace & Gromit adventure.  At one point we get a glimpse of Gromit's record collection



BTW, I intend to do my real-time snarky-comments thing during the Oscars tomorrow nite on Facebook; since we're all on FB I see no reason to double-post.  So join me there and we'll rip the Academy a new one!
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Re: Taking Woodstock
« Reply #1513 on: March 06, 2010, 10:37:19 PM »
I just saw the Colbert/Ang Lee interview, and am intrigued more now about seeing Taking Woodstock.  How do others feel?


Well, it sat in its Netflix sleeve here for a month or so, but we finally watched it last night.   I really enjoyed it.  The acid trip scene was pretty incredible, especially the point where they put an 8-track in and it's Love's "The Red Telephone," a truly trippy moment.  It was very sweet, and well done.
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Re: Taking Woodstock
« Reply #1514 on: March 06, 2010, 10:44:57 PM »

I just saw the Colbert/Ang Lee interview, and am intrigued more now about seeing Taking Woodstock.  How do others feel?

Well, it sat in its Netflix sleeve here for a month or so, but we finally watched it last night.   I really enjoyed it.  The acid trip scene was pretty incredible, especially the point where they put an 8-track in and it's Love's "The Red Telephone," a truly trippy moment.  It was very sweet, and well done.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ioxj73deq0

Indeed, kinda underrated -- I think critics were expecting epic, sweeping and "important" when it was just sweet and intimate. Would make a good "Jews in the Sixties" double bill with A Serious Man (which is just out on DVD as well), actually.
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