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  • #556
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    Split:

    Despite being a Shamalamadingdong movie, it was good. Creepy, it did border on ridiculous at times, but never crossed that line. Very much worth a watch. That whole DID thing....it IS real, and rather scary, IMO.
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    • #557
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      Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
      Eastern Promises was so friggin' good. VIGGO! (true story: he forgot to remove his tattoo makeup one day, and walking into a place, and everyone really thought he was a vor z zakone member).
      EP has some good parts, but most of it was so ridiculous I could not help laughing in the theater.

      Most current "action dramas" take themselves so seriously but the "drama" is cliche situations, scowl acting, and basso profondo music cues (e.g., Taken, "The Americans", anything relating to Tom Clancy except Red October, any police drama).

      There are a few good ones (Salt was great, and that one with the girl in Scandanavia who winds up in the funhouse in Germany) that somehow avoid this but Sturgeon's Law stands.
      Last edited by Kepler; 07-04-2017, 05:50 AM.
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      • #558
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        I really don't think Taken was meant to be a drama. Just sayin'.
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        • #559
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          Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
          I really don't think Taken was meant to be a drama. Just sayin'.
          Fair point. I took it as an ironic comedy, like what if you made the last scene of Roadhouse into a whole movie.
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          • #560
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            The Woman With 7 Personalities:

            Short doc on a woman with 7 personalities, mostly children. Friggin' eerie. She switches without a blink, and while aware of her other personalities, each personality has no clue what the other personalities has done or said.


            Who Killed Pablo Escobar?

            Another short doc, too short, about his death. Foreign made, but some interesting nuggets in there. This could easily be a 2-3 hour documentary, and that is its downfall, IMO. You really have to know the whole story of his rise and ruling to fully appreciate what is presented here. It's basically a History Channel fill-in when they have nothing else to show, otherwise.
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            • #561
              Re: Movies: New Ideas Welcome II Prequel Reboot

              Hearts of Darkness. Documentary by Eleanor Coppola about the making of Apocalypse Now. Interesting watch

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              • #562
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                Originally posted by burd View Post
                Hearts of Darkness. Documentary by Eleanor Coppola about the making of Apocalypse Now. Interesting watch
                There are more of them?

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                • #563
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                  Originally posted by bostonewe View Post
                  There are more of them?
                  At least Sofia turned out to be a pretty good director, even though she's a horrible actress.

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                  • #564
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                    School For Scoundrels.

                    Always meant to watch this one, forgot about it until it popped on my "Suggested For You" list on Netflix. It was pretty funny. The students in the class were like a who's who of actors who have played nerdy/loser guys in past movies/TV (including Sheldon from Big Bang, which I thought was hilarious, since this movie came out in 2006). Billy Bob was excellent in his role, too. I don't think he gets enough accolades because he's such a weirdo in real life.
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                    • #565
                      Re: Movies: New Ideas Welcome II Prequel Reboot

                      Originally posted by Brenthoven View Post
                      School For Scoundrels.

                      Always meant to watch this one, forgot about it until it popped on my "Suggested For You" list on Netflix. It was pretty funny. The students in the class were like a who's who of actors who have played nerdy/loser guys in past movies/TV (including Sheldon from Big Bang, which I thought was hilarious, since this movie came out in 2006). Billy Bob was excellent in his role, too. I don't think he gets enough accolades because he's such a weirdo in real life.
                      Never heard of this. Is it an adaptation of the Sheridan play?
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                      • #566
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                        The newest Spiderman movie has been getting really good reviews.
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                        • #567
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                          Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                          The newest Spiderman movie has been getting really good reviews.
                          I will see it this evening.
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                          • #568
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                            Originally posted by FreshFish View Post
                            The newest Spiderman movie has been getting really good reviews.
                            I heard half of a review on it, and the guy was saying the tone is much lighter than the Andrew Garfield movies. The tone works very well, by all accounts.
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                            • #569
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                              Originally posted by ScoobyDoo View Post
                              I will see it this evening.
                              Taking the family in an hour to go see it in 3D. Coincidentally my company is having a recognition bit next week and I'll get to see it again this time in IMAX with dinner served. Hopefully it's worthy of a 2nd showing so soon after.

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                              • #570
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                                Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                                Never heard of this. Is it an adaptation of the Sheridan play?
                                Plot is a loser guy takes this super secret class as self-help to get the girl. Trouble is, the teacher falls for the girl in question, also. Game on.

                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh-nQKB8fwg


                                The Salvation:

                                Western where a man's family is murdered, he murders the killer, unleashing the fury of the local gang leader, blah blah blah. Predictable one-man-against-an-army movie. Meh.
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