Author Topic: I want to go to the movies this weekend (Read 4306 times)

TVC15 · « **on:** November 02, 2007, 04:16:09 PM »

What is out that is good? Assassination of Jesse James? American Gangster? What else. Inform me.

I will prbably have to pass on popcorn, tho.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:17:43 PM »

Gone Baby Gone

TVC15 · « **Reply #2 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:17:56 PM »

Quote from: Billy Rygar on November 02, 2007, 04:17:08 PM

I want to see Lust, Caution so go see that.

That's Ang Lee, right? I'm not paying 12 bucks to take a nap in a comfy theatre chair.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #3 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:18:06 PM »

i might have to see the martian boy movie. vamp wants to see it, and she won't see American Gangster with me because it looks like "scarface part III" (Training Day being part II) :'(

TVC15 · « **Reply #4 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:18:54 PM »

I am not sure how you can call Training Day Scarface Part II.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #5 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:20:19 PM »

Me either. I like Training Day dammit. It's funny how soo many chicks hate gangster movies

OH WELL martian boy it is. it can't be worse than Why Did I Get Married

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:20:52 PM »

Just go see Gone Baby Gone, TVC.

Also, I saw Michael Clayton and wasn't all that impressed.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #7 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:22:07 PM »

Gone Baby Gone

TVC15 · « **Reply #8 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:22:54 PM »

Jesus, is there an Affleck in every movie currently out in theatres? This is OUT OF CONTROL

Smooth Groove · « **Reply #9 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:25:15 PM »

Are you bringing a date?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #10 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:25:45 PM »

Lust, Caution was wonderful. I saw it a few weeks ago.

bud · « **Reply #11 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:25:49 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on November 02, 2007, 04:20:52 PM

Just go see Gone Baby Gone, TVC.

Also, I saw Michael Clayton and wasn't all that impressed.

impossible. george clooney has been on a roll lately. the guy keeps pumping out one awesome movie after another.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #12 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:26:20 PM »

Quote from: bud on November 02, 2007, 04:25:49 PM

Quote from: CajoleJuice on November 02, 2007, 04:20:52 PM
Just go see Gone Baby Gone, TVC.

Also, I saw Michael Clayton and wasn't all that impressed.

impossible. george clooney has been on a roll lately. the guy keeps pumping out one awesome movie after another.

gone baby gone > *

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #13 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:27:23 PM »

His performance was pretty damn good, especially the end, but the movie just felt too by the numbers. I don't see where all the acclaim is coming from. Gone Baby Gone was better.

Robo · « **Reply #14 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:28:38 PM »

ACROSS THE UNIVERSE LOL

bud · « **Reply #15 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:30:41 PM »

91% @ rt and 82 @ mc

cajole's opinion on michael clayton has been rendered obsolete.

Mupepe · « **Reply #16 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:31:19 PM »

gone baby gone (based on cajole's recommendation) or American Gangster (

)

bud · « **Reply #17 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:32:28 PM »

casey > ben

for real

Gay Boy · « **Reply #18 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:33:24 PM »

Quote from: bud on November 02, 2007, 04:30:41 PM

91% @ rt and 82 @ mc

cajole's opinion on michael clayton has been rendered obsolete.

Gone Baby Gone.....

92%

HAH!

etiolate · « **Reply #19 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:34:01 PM »

Lars and The Real Girl

Gay Boy · « **Reply #20 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:34:26 PM »

GBG is seriously the best movie of 2007, everyone needs to see it.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #21 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:36:02 PM »

Quote from: bud on November 02, 2007, 04:30:41 PM

91% @ rt and 82 @ mc

cajole's opinion on michael clayton has been rendered obsolete.

At least the Bourne Ultimatum still has a higher score than it on both sites.

TVC15 · « **Reply #22 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:36:45 PM »

SOMEONE FUCKING TELL ME ABOUT JESSE JAMES

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #23 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:37:19 PM »

The movie has been in like 5 theaters. What the fuck did you expect?

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #24 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:37:43 PM »

Lust, Caution.

Tony Leung!!

TVC15 · « **Reply #25 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:42:04 PM »

Quote from: CajoleJuice on November 02, 2007, 04:37:19 PM

The movie has been in like 5 theaters. What the fuck did you expect?

It is playing in the cultural mecca known as Bellevue.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #26 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:42:54 PM »

Well, it hasn't played near me.

Gay Boy · « **Reply #27 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:47:40 PM »

jesse james stars the girl from my avatar

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #28 on:** November 02, 2007, 04:48:33 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on November 02, 2007, 04:42:04 PM

the cultural mecca known as Bellevue.

Candyflip · « **Reply #29 on:** November 02, 2007, 07:03:08 PM »

Quote from: distantmantra on November 02, 2007, 04:48:33 PM

Quote from: TVC 15 on November 02, 2007, 04:42:04 PM
the cultural mecca known as Bellevue.

This is hypnotizing. It's like a horizontal yo-yo.

Go see American Gangster.

border · « **Reply #30 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:08:43 PM »

Michael Clayton -- 91% positive at RottenTomatoes, 94% Cream of the Crop

Reading the plot synopsis makes the film sound like a schlocky Grisham/Erin Brockovich ripoff, but it's a pretty entertaining character-based drama. Every role in the film is cast and acted perfectly.

I'm not sure how much you like George Clooney, though.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #31 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:20:34 PM »

Quote from: border on November 02, 2007, 10:08:43 PM

Michael Clayton -- 91% positive at RottenTomatoes, 94% Cream of the Crop

Reading the plot synopsis makes the film sound like a schlocky Grisham/Erin Brockovich ripoff, but it's a pretty entertaining character-based drama. Every role in the film is cast and acted perfectly.

I'm not sure how much you like George Clooney, though.

Clooney fucking rocks. He made Good Night, and Good Luck.

TVC15 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:42:44 PM »

It's not another shitty I'm a Lolbrel hur hur hur movie like Good Night and Good Luck and Syriana, is it?

huckleberry · « **Reply #33 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:47:21 PM »

You didn't like Syriana?

border · « **Reply #34 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:47:36 PM »

It's a movie about pervasive corruption and moral ambiguity, but I don't think there is really a political slant to it. I mean, there are those that will choose to see it as some kind of "socially conscious" film about evil corporations trying to hide their dirty secrets, but everyone in it is just so broken that I don't think it's a very uplifting experience..

If you love to hate women (and I know you do

), the performance of Tilda Swanton will be particularly pleasing.

TVC15 · « **Reply #35 on:** November 02, 2007, 10:52:32 PM »

I still might hold off on it. I don't doubt that it's good, but I've never really gotten the attraction of watching courtroom drama type stuff in the theatre. If I am putting in the effort to go to the theatre, I want something that's a treat to look at, or at least covering subject matter that I happen to be interested in.

border · « **Reply #36 on:** November 02, 2007, 11:02:37 PM »

There isn't a single courtroom in Michael Clayton.....and probably only about 10 minutes taking place within a lawfirm. The film has its own look and dark feel, though if you are married to the idea of something that really needs a "big screen" I'm not sure how you'd feel about it. It's written and directed by the guy who wrote the Bourne films (if that's a plus or a minus). Ebert on cinematography:

"Working with the great cinematographer Robert Elswit ("Syriana," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "Magnolia"), he uses stable, brooding establishing shots, measured editing that underlines the tension in conversations, and lighting that separates the fluorescent sterility of Clayton's business world from the warmth of family homes and the eerie quiet of a field at dawn. "

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #37 on:** November 03, 2007, 01:20:25 AM »

If you want moral ambiguity, Gone Baby Gone is waist deep in it. I could see TVC feeling it's a bit too "emotionally manipulative" though.

And I know you're a big fan of The Onion AV Club, TVC. They gave it an A-.

"There's little pretense to it, and none of the Method distractions that nearly sabotaged Clint Eastwood's recent Lehane adaptation Mystic River. The film simply dives headlong into a swamp of ambiguities and considers how to do right in an imperfect situation."

border · « **Reply #38 on:** November 03, 2007, 02:13:31 AM »

If you want to justify a trip to the theatre, why not just go to the Nightmare Before Christmas Digital 3D screening? That's something you will never see at home. I've always said the the problem with musicals is that most of the time, 50% of the songs in them suck. NB4C has at least 75% quality songs, and can now be seen in a totally unique way.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #39 on:** November 03, 2007, 02:15:34 AM »

I'm pretty sure TVC is not a fan of Tim Burton.

border · « **Reply #40 on:** November 03, 2007, 02:17:56 AM »

He's at least smart enough to recognize the quality of Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Pee Wee's Big Adventure. Right, TVC? =P

Himu · « **Reply #41 on:** November 03, 2007, 02:34:48 AM »

Someone make a Grim Fandango movie

border · « **Reply #42 on:** November 04, 2007, 02:29:36 PM »

Did you ever go to see anything?

TVC15 · « **Reply #43 on:** November 04, 2007, 03:16:23 PM »

I can find something to like about all the Tim Burton movies. Except Planet of the Apes. Even at worst (excepting Apes), his movies look badass and are entertaining. I thought Big Fish was really good, too.

Phoenix Dark · « **Reply #44 on:** November 04, 2007, 03:20:33 PM »

Quote from: TVC 15 on November 04, 2007, 03:16:23 PM

I can find something to like about all the Tim Burton movies. Except Planet of the Apes. Even at worst (excepting Apes), his movies look badass and are entertaining. I thought Big Fish was really good, too.

TakingBackSunday · « **Reply #45 on:** November 04, 2007, 03:24:19 PM »

Ewan McGregor

border · « **Reply #46 on:** November 04, 2007, 03:55:32 PM »

I think someone (maybe Drinky) once described Big Fish as "the story of a huge douchebag trying to learn a painfully obvious lesson." Kind of cuts it down to size.

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Author Topic: I want to go to the movies this weekend (Read 4306 times)