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bleachededen
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Re: Seen any good movies recently?
Watched the Kenneth Branagh completely unedited Hamlet again last night. I love it so much, I was ready to watch it again today. Obsessive much?
I loves me some Shakespeare.
I loves me some Shakespeare.
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Re: Seen any good movies recently?
I watched Survival of the Dead today. It's in theaters on the 28th, buuut if you have an xbox 360, you can find it under the zune thing. I liked it. It wasn't really original or anything, but it was Romero. If you saw Diary of the Dead, it's mostly about the group of rogue soldiers who stole the RV.
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OOOOOhhhh that sounds interesting. I liked Diary of the Dead, but found it lacking in believability as far as the camera work, because it's supposed to be shot by a film student in the midst of fear and chaos and all handheld, but it is wayyyyy too well shot and edited for that to have been the case. Romero is way too particular to let his movie literally be in the hands of the actors, and couldn't resist editing every shot to make you see exactly what he wants you to see, and I can't blame him for that because that's why I love him, of course. Other than that I thought it was a decent movie. Not his best, but not bad. I'm interested to see what he does with this new one. No spoilers!
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The movie's only 89 minutes and it's pretty much all new characters, so you don't really have time to pick a favorite or anything. Some scenes are funny, and some are really gorey.
Oh, Iron Man 2's out tomorrow!
Oh, Iron Man 2's out tomorrow!
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Re: Seen any good movies recently?
Look for World War Z, based on Max Brooks' "Oral history of the zombie war".
Very good book. Hopefully the movie holds up.
Very good book. Hopefully the movie holds up.
In the absence of God, I found Man.
-Guillermo Del Torro
Are you pushing your own short comings on us and safely hating them from a distance?
Is this the virtue of faith? To never change your mind: especially when you should?
Young Earth Creationists take offense at the idea that we have a common heritage with other animals. Why is being the descendant of a mud golem any better?
-Guillermo Del Torro
Are you pushing your own short comings on us and safely hating them from a distance?
Is this the virtue of faith? To never change your mind: especially when you should?
Young Earth Creationists take offense at the idea that we have a common heritage with other animals. Why is being the descendant of a mud golem any better?
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bleachededen
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Oh yeah it is!! I very much unexpectedly loved the first one. That was the moment when Robert Downey Jr. went from tolerable to lovable for me.wilde wrote:The movie's only 89 minutes and it's pretty much all new characters, so you don't really have time to pick a favorite or anything. Some scenes are funny, and some are really gorey.
Oh, Iron Man 2's out tomorrow!
Might have to be a movie weekend!!
I know! The book was so awesome and composed very well, so I don't expect anything will be better than reading it, but I'm still looking forward to what they do come up with. I forgot that was this year. Sheesh, time flies.johnson1010 wrote:Look for World War Z, based on Max Brooks' "Oral history of the zombie war".
Very good book. Hopefully the movie holds up.
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bleachededen
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I just watched Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, the film version of Tom Stoppard's play (which he wrote and directed so it's still authentic) for the second time. It's a very lovely absurdist companion piece to Hamlet, which I watched a few days ago and is still fresh in my mind. If I had my way, I'd always watch the two as a set, because Stoppard really knows his Shakespeare and his existentialism (of which Hamlet definitely has undertones), and the result is both hilarious and cathartic and all around amazing writing.
I am a very big fan of Tom Stoppard, both his screenplays and stage plays. He knows dialogue like almost no one else, and can say very heavy, meaningful things in a way that doesn't make you aware that he's hitting you with such heavy stuff. Awesome.
I am a very big fan of Tom Stoppard, both his screenplays and stage plays. He knows dialogue like almost no one else, and can say very heavy, meaningful things in a way that doesn't make you aware that he's hitting you with such heavy stuff. Awesome.
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Re: Seen any good movies recently?
I saw Iron Man 2 today. Not as good as the first one, but I liked it a lot. If you see it, stay after the credits.
Oh, and there was a preview for Inception, which has Leonardo Dicaprio and the always amazing ~*Cillian Murphy*~.
Oh, and there was a preview for Inception, which has Leonardo Dicaprio and the always amazing ~*Cillian Murphy*~.
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Hmmm...wonder if I'll get to see Iron Man 2 in theaters or have to wait for DVD? Thanks for the tip about the credits.
I may have to stay away from Inception, even with its inclusion of Cillian Murphy. Maybe I'll look into the story, but I really, really hate Leonardo DeCantActio. Like, loathing, crawling, venomous hate. Yich. Don't hold your breath or anything.
I may have to stay away from Inception, even with its inclusion of Cillian Murphy. Maybe I'll look into the story, but I really, really hate Leonardo DeCantActio. Like, loathing, crawling, venomous hate. Yich. Don't hold your breath or anything.
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I like Dicaprio. It also has whatsherface from Juno. I don't like her very much.
From the preview, the Dicaprio character recruits people so that they can steal secrets from peoples' subconscious (via going into their dreams). The process of doing that is called (you guessed it) inception. There's other stuff that happens of course, but that's the basic premise.
It's also directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Dark Knight). It's kind of funny, because it has the director of TDK, the music is done by the same person who did the music for TDK, and it also has Cillian Murphy who was in TDK.
From the preview, the Dicaprio character recruits people so that they can steal secrets from peoples' subconscious (via going into their dreams). The process of doing that is called (you guessed it) inception. There's other stuff that happens of course, but that's the basic premise.
It's also directed by Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Dark Knight). It's kind of funny, because it has the director of TDK, the music is done by the same person who did the music for TDK, and it also has Cillian Murphy who was in TDK.
