i saw benjamin button last night.

[hyp]

and now i wanna have a threesome with brad pitt and cate blanchett sooo bad.

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me on the bottom

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the movie was pretty damn long -- but good.  fincher

[BlueTsunami]

I'm going to see it tomorrow, omg. PD should watch it too, its being compared to Forest Gump

[Mr. Gundam]

I saw it last night, it was good. Very different from everything else Fincher has made.

Gonna go see Waltz with Bashir tonight in Vancouver (Canada).

[hyp]

i liked it better than forrest gump.  and i REALLY liked forrest gump.

but goddamn cate blanchett is so fuckin hot in that movie.  

[TVC15]

I'm going to see it tomorrow, omg. PD should watch it too, its being compared to Forest Gump

Same writer.  Between that and the long run time and some negative reviews I jived with, it's kinda off my radar now.

[Himu]

I want to watch this so bad.

[duckman2000]

Brad Pitt

[Eric P]

I'm going to see it tomorrow, omg. PD should watch it too, its being compared to Forest Gump

Same writer.  Between that and the long run time and some negative reviews I jived with, it's kinda off my radar now.

HSSSSSSSSSSSS

KEEP IT AWAY

IT BURNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

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fuck forest gump.  seriously

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[BlueTsunami]

I wonder, would ones enjoyment of Forest Gump have been a different if the lead wasn't played by Tom Hanks?

[TVC15]

I wonder, would ones enjoyment of Forest Gump have been a different if the lead wasn't played by Tom Hanks?

I don't particularly think so.  The movie is incredibly schmaltzy no matter how you cut it.  Being that's what Tom Hanks is good at, he probably was the best person to play the role.

[Tucah]

Seeing tomorrow, really looking forward to it.

[Eric P]

I wonder, would ones enjoyment of Forest Gump have been a different if the lead wasn't played by Tom Hanks?

I don't particularly think so.  The movie is incredibly schmaltzy no matter how you cut it.  Being that's what Tom Hanks is good at, he probably was the best person to play the role.

this and the rampant anti-intellectualism and grade school morality

jenny is a slut, jenny gets aids JENNY DIES

[TVC15]

Yeah, when I heard the Forrest Gump thing and realized that the premise of Benjamin Button could be very schmaltz-friendly, drudge sirens started flashing.  And then Ebert's review listed some points that I was sort of thinking of before:

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081223/REVIEWS/812239995

The whole thing about this being a "moving" movie when the premise has no congruence to reality, that really clicked with me.  And also the movie is too fucking long.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I saw The Spirit last night.  Watch Benjamin Button instead

[duckman2000]

I can't believe they went after The Spirit. I mean, what in the fuck is wrong with them?

[Phoenix Dark]

Kinda want to see it but apparently it's veerrry long. I want to see Slumdog Millionaire and Doubt more

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I can't believe they went after The Spirit. I mean, what in the fuck is wrong with them?

It is an ok movie.  I think it is getting dogpiled right now for reasons unknown other than to join in.  They laughed at how arbitrary some things seemed to be but didn't mind it in The Dark Knight, Iron Man, or all those other comic book films that had loose ends that were left untied or done half assed.

That said, it wasn't brilliant either.  It was a stylish but generic film that had some hot chicks in it doing what hot chicks tend to do in movies.

It is worth a rental at least

[TakingBackSunday]

Sin City was trash, and The Spirit looks worse.

agreed

[TVC15]

Sin City is half fuck awesome, half eh.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

The Spirit is all "eh."

[AdmiralViscen]

Are there any sexy tits in The Spirit?

[TVC15]

There are sexy tits in Slaughtered Vomit Dolls.  Even in the trailer.

[The Fake Shemp]

I got fifty dollars in movie theater funny money and am seriously considering blowing some of it on Benjamin Button on Sunday.  Prole is trying to discourage me from seeing it - calling it Forrest Gump 2: Gump Harder, but I refuse to believe that Fincher would be dragged down to that level of schmaltz.

[duckman2000]

I can't believe they went after The Spirit. I mean, what in the fuck is wrong with them?

It is an ok movie.  I think it is getting dogpiled right now for reasons unknown other than to join in.  They laughed at how arbitrary some things seemed to be but didn't mind it in The Dark Knight, Iron Man, or all those other comic book films that had loose ends that were left untied or done half assed.

That said, it wasn't brilliant either.  It was a stylish but generic film that had some hot chicks in it doing what hot chicks tend to do in movies.

It is worth a rental at least

I don't know, I just don't think The Spirit is something that needed, or should have ever seen movie adaptation. I have no idea how the film turned out, maybe it's a good film, but The Spirit? Pick some other fucking material. But hey, I guess they are starting to run dry, so it's either this, or create something from scratch.

[Eric P]

There are sexy tits in Slaughtered Vomit Dolls.  Even in the trailer.

http://www.blackdevildoll.com/trailers.html

NSFWhitepeople

[TVC15]

There are sexy tits in Slaughtered Vomit Dolls.  Even in the trailer.

http://www.blackdevildoll.com/trailers.html

NSFWhitepeople

Holy fucking shit.  I need NEED to see this.

[Phoenix Dark]

Sin City is mixed: certain arcs are good, others not so good

The first part (Yellow Bastard)is still jarring to me; Michael Madsen's performance sounds so phoned in. The Hard Goodbye is very good imo, mainly because Rourke is a badass. The Big Fat Kill is good too, although there are some WTF moments. And I like That Yellow Bastard as well.

[TVC15]

I think The Big Fat Kill + Yellow Bastard part 2 are the weak parts.  Mickey Rourke's section was the best.

[elektrikluv]

I really want to see this but it's not out here until February or something ridiculous 

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

I can't believe they went after The Spirit. I mean, what in the fuck is wrong with them?

It is an ok movie.  I think it is getting dogpiled right now for reasons unknown other than to join in.  They laughed at how arbitrary some things seemed to be but didn't mind it in The Dark Knight, Iron Man, or all those other comic book films that had loose ends that were left untied or done half assed.

That said, it wasn't brilliant either.  It was a stylish but generic film that had some hot chicks in it doing what hot chicks tend to do in movies.

It is worth a rental at least

I don't know, I just don't think The Spirit is something that needed, or should have ever seen movie adaptation. I have no idea how the film turned out, maybe it's a good film, but The Spirit? Pick some other fucking material. But hey, I guess they are starting to run dry, so it's either this, or create something from scratch.

I never read the graphic novels but comic book movies are still big business and I expect other material to get exploited until the profit opportunity is gone.  Probably won't be for another few years.

[Eric P]

c'mon, concrete

[Phoenix Dark]

I can't believe they went after The Spirit. I mean, what in the fuck is wrong with them?

It is an ok movie.  I think it is getting dogpiled right now for reasons unknown other than to join in.  They laughed at how arbitrary some things seemed to be but didn't mind it in The Dark Knight, Iron Man, or all those other comic book films that had loose ends that were left untied or done half assed.

That said, it wasn't brilliant either.  It was a stylish but generic film that had some hot chicks in it doing what hot chicks tend to do in movies.

It is worth a rental at least

I don't know, I just don't think The Spirit is something that needed, or should have ever seen movie adaptation. I have no idea how the film turned out, maybe it's a good film, but The Spirit? Pick some other fucking material. But hey, I guess they are starting to run dry, so it's either this, or create something from scratch.

Like 300 part two, or Batman vs Bin Laden 

[BlueTsunami]

I just watched The Spirit  What a weird fucking movie. Even though it was mean to be, the dialogue was way too cheesy for its own good. All of the girls were hot though, Eva Mendez seems to be getting more and more stunning every year.

[TVC15]

The whole thing about this being a "moving" movie when the premise has no congruence to reality, that really clicked with me.

 

So no fantasy story or anything that isn't based entirely in our reality can be moving?

Not based entirely in our reality, but that is in some way analogous to our reality.  And to make it clear, I'm not condemning the movie based on that issue, it's just something I was thinking about.

[Mr. Gundam]

So our attempt at seeing Waltz with Bashir failed last night. Gonna try again this evening and then hit up one of the restaurants that Cohen recommended.

Anyone else seen Waltz with Bashir yet? It looks like it's only in New York at the moment in the states, but it's playing at two theaters here in Vancouver...

[Tucah]

I saw it today. I liked it. It wasn't nearly as good as other movies I had seen recently (Frost/Nixon, Milk, Slumdog Millionaire), but not bad either. Way too long, I definitely felt the two and a half hour running time, although I think it definitely picked up quite a bit in the second half. I didn't understand why

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the Katrina plot was there. It didn't add anything to the movie at all. 

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[EvilBoris]

 i think the golden globe nods stopped that train dead

[Great Rumbler]

Mixed reviews means the path to TDK's Best Picture nomination just got a little clearer. 

Crash had a 75% at Rotten Tomatoes.

[TVC15]

That's about what TDK's RT should have been.

[TakingBackSunday]

Nah, It should've been 85 ish.

[cool breeze]

Sin City is half fuck awesome, half eh.

I was about to say that it's really more a third, but I remembered that the beginning of the Clive Owen bit was good before it went to shit.  So yeah, half-ish.

The Spirit just looks bad

[Mr. Gundam]

The newspaper AND Yahoo Movies Canada listed Waltz With Bashir at one theater, but when we got there, it wasn't playing there. It was playing at another theater on the other side of the city.

Oh well, dinner was fucking awesome. Cohen rules.

[Kestastrophe]

I read F Scott Fitz's short story and am looking forward to seeing the movie now. It was pretty sad with Benjamin feeling trapped, so I wonder if the movie will try to capture that.

[duckman2000]

The Clive Owen section of Sin City was my favorite part of the film up until the part when Clive gets hit with a grenade and all it does is toss him back a few feet.

I could deal with Mark Madsen shooting Bruce Willis six times in the chest and then saying "damn it, don't make me kill you." I could handle Mickey Rourke surviving multiple collisions with a speeding car without any broken bones. But you can't expect me to believe that a person can stand right next to an exploding grenade and not end up with at least a few third-degree burns and shrapnel wounds.

I thought he was in the water?

[Phoenix Dark]

The Spirit looks horrible, and this is coming from someone who had an absolute blast seeing 300 on the first night, and Sin City. Seems like it's trying waaaay too hard although I'm surprised it's pg-13

I'll most likely see Button tomorrow

[Kestastrophe]

I just saw it. They completely bastardized the novel and made it into some kind of romance epic. Beautiful movie thougg, and it had a Tim Burton fairy tale quality at the beginning. Way too long-winded though

[Costanza]

Screener just leaked...

[The Fake Shemp]

F. Scott Fitzgerald's little known novella, "Life and Times of the Hurricane Man Baby" was the inspiration for the movie.  Didn't you know that, dude?

[Mr. Gundam]

The newspaper AND Yahoo Movies Canada listed Waltz With Bashir at one theater, but when we got there, it wasn't playing there. It was playing at another theater on the other side of the city.

Oh well, dinner was fucking awesome. Cohen rules.

Where did you eat

We went to the other Bin this time, Bin 942. We also went to Vij's on Friday night.

Bin 942 
Food
**Goat cheese oven dried tomato salsa, navajo fry bread
**Organic Lolla Rosa, Baby Arugula Salad, grilled peach, shaved spanish serrano ham, goat cheese dressing
**Kobe Beef, Meatballs as contemporary stroganoff, black truffle pinot noir sauce, handcut papardelle, creme fraiche, mascarpone garnish
**Cinnamon chili rub Texas Flank Steak maple syrup chipotle glaze, black pepper pommes frites
**Lamb T-bone on the grill, cucumber raita, roast heirloom tomato salad, manchego crisp, gremolata vinaigrette

Drink
**Kettle Valley Gamay
**Sleeman Brewing Honey Brown Lager
**"Bingria" (Decadent Sangria-red wine, apricot brandy, ice wine, seasonal fruits)

Dessert
**Chocolate Luv Fondue For 2; Belgian Chocolate Ganache For Dipping, Bin Made Warm Cinnamon Doughnuts, Bind Made Doughnut Holes, Bind Made Marshmallows, French-style macaroons, Fresh Gooseberries, Fresh Candided Mandarin Oranges

 

[Mr. Gundam]

That gamay sounds interesting.  i haven't really had any outside of the usual regions.

It was very smooth, my wife had about three glasses of it before getting toasted.

[TakingBackSunday]

I thought this movie was okay.

Very beautifully done, with great performances all around.  But this literally felt like Forrest Gump 2: The Gumpening.  It felt like it really tried to rely too much at tugging at your heartstrings, to the point of where your tears would cry tears.  It rubbed me the wrong way the way they handled death, but that's more a personal issue than anything, not something I can fault the movie for.

But there were some flaws, I thought.  The movie felt like it changed styles and filmmaking techniques throughout, and there's this scene in particular where it felt like a Fight Club scene more than anything.  I still hate how movies do aged make-up; I haven't seen ANY movie that does it well, and this is no exception.  There were scenes I thought were unnecessary and motifs that I thought had do real relevance to the theme of the movie.

Great score, great art, great acting, and an interesting story, but it really felt quite forced.  7/10.

[Bacon]

Eva Mendez seems to be getting more and more stunning every year.

would you hit this mayne?

 

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EDIT: Bacon, you know the rules - do it again and it's a paddling.

[TakingBackSunday]

godamit 

[Bacon]

EDIT: Bacon, you know the rules - do it again and it's a paddling.

ACTUALLY I DON'T

[demi]

lol, you got jewco'd

[The Fake Shemp]

EDIT: Bacon, you know the rules - do it again and it's a paddling.

ACTUALLY I DON'T

We've had the spoiler URL link only rule for NSFW material forever.

[Bacon]

Well I got half of it right.

[ToxicAdam]

I saw it today. Like many have said .. it's a technical marvel and the nuts and bolts of the movie (cinematography, art design, costuming, acting) are at a Scorcese level of excellence. But there is a certain amount of heart that is left out of this movie. Benjamin is kind of a blank canvass .. he doesn't have that likeability or charm that Gump did, Daisy is a cold, somewhat selfish person ... you begin to wonder what Benjamin sees in her at all (considering their limited contact).  In the end, I think there was just too much time to cover in this movie. It felt like a reading the outline of book .. instead of the book itself. You get all the high points, but none of the little points that give characters nuance or makes them compassionate. So, when their paths do finally cross ... there isn't much elation to it.

A movie that just falls short of excellence.

[fistfulofmetal]

I'll be watching this tomorrow.

[Olivia Wilde Homo]

This movie cost $150 million to make?