Boondocksaint27
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I rented the A-Team over the weekend. It was exactly what I wanted it to be. An action movie that I could switch my brain off and watch.
What's The Last Movie You’ve Seen?
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Stickler
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Last night I watched 'Let Me In'. Whenever I watch a remake of one of my favorite films, I try my best to forget the original and judge the new film on its own merits. I think that's only fair. After all -- the new filmmakers and actors must have loved the original as much as I did; why else would they be compelled to do an English-language version? As a remake, this movie is acceptable.
If 'Let the Right One In' is a 10 out of 10, this one is a 7 out of 10.
The main thing it was missing was the crotch shot. (This is not Jazzfan joke-speak. I'm serious.)
Archie Moses
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Sadly, I didn't watch it on Netflix. I streamed it on my EVO via newmovieseverywhere.com
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I recently watched "Get him to the Greek" and found it stupid. It had it's entertaining moments, but the film seemed centered around out-shocking all other similar films in the past few years. There was a quasi-anti-drug message I guess and the guy at the end gets his girl, after the other guy had her screaming "OH GOD" in his face. Yeah.
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Yeah the 3-some was definitely the low point of the movie, and wholely unecessary to the plot or story. In fact for me it was so contrived that it wiped out what remained of my enjoyment of the movie. (hence the thought that all they were trying to do was "out-shock" any previous similar movie)
Kinda like in the Robin Williams movie "Awakenings" which was very well done until the nurse burst into his office and yelled "It's a ****ing miracle!!" That was just so out of place that it took me completely out of the movie.
Gyp Rosetti
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Per Kicky, I watched Solitary Man. I loved it. Some very understated performances, which is often a good thing.
That guy knows what he's talking about.
Gyp Rosetti
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For the most part, I find ratings on imdb to be pretty accurate, well accurate to my take anyway. But this one's off. Take it for what it's worth because I rate very, very tough, but I'd give Solitary Man a solid 8.2/10.
Last movie I watched was "Wings of Desire"
It didn't do anything for me even though it has a 98% on the Tomatometer.
Roger Ebert wrote about it: "You're seduced into the spell of this movie, made in 1987 by Wenders, who collaborated on the screenplay with the German playwright Peter Handke. It moves slowly, but you don't grow impatient, because there is no plot to speak of, and so you don't fret that it should move to its next predictable stage. "
I disagree completely. I grew totally impatient and called an abort after an hour and a half.
Maybe this will cut against my reputation for only liking art movies or whatever.
It didn't do anything for me even though it has a 98% on the Tomatometer.
Roger Ebert wrote about it: "You're seduced into the spell of this movie, made in 1987 by Wenders, who collaborated on the screenplay with the German playwright Peter Handke. It moves slowly, but you don't grow impatient, because there is no plot to speak of, and so you don't fret that it should move to its next predictable stage. "
I disagree completely. I grew totally impatient and called an abort after an hour and a half.
Maybe this will cut against my reputation for only liking art movies or whatever.