"If you're so depressed, how come you're eating pizza?" - Movie Board Club #9

[mukooh]

yes....i saw 'unfaithful' in a theater when it first came out.....as i remember i thought it was ok....it also has an ending that left me wondering what was going to happen next....anyway here's a brief snyopsis from http://www.hollywood.com/


Edward and Connie Sumner are a wonderfully maintained middle-aged couple living the American dream. Together with their eight year-old son, a dog and a housekeeper, they share an enviable life in the suburbs of New York City. But no life goes unchallenged: This happy marriage, dampened by the routines of affluence, falls prey to an outsider when Connie has a fateful collision with a stranger on a Soho street. It's an encounter which assaults her with mystery, spontaneity, charm and risk. It will pull Connie into an affair which will become her obsession. When Edward innocently learns that his wife has lied to him, suspicion propels him to to uncover the devastating details of her infidelity. Tormented by the knowledge, he confronts her lover, only to discover a level of rage within himself that he could never have imagined.



i love a film that makes me think....unfortunately i think that most people don't like to watch films, action type or otherwise, if they have to think about them.....is it any wonder that 'the texas chainsaw massacre' is the number one film in the nation now?.....i have yet to see the the second installment of the 'matrix' yet...but i did obtain a copy the other day...and perhaps in a few days? (i'm rather slow at watching movies at home, i'm easily distracted) we might be able to discuss it.....

have you seen 'the animatrix' yet.....i have a copy...and if you'd like i'd be happy to send it to you......snyopsis..

The Animatrix is a collection of several animated short films, detailing the backstory of the "Matrix" universe, and the original war between man and machines which led to the creation of the Matrix.

 

[shrrshrr]

He's Mormon??? I never would have guessed! I've seen both of his first two films, and couldn't stand them. Frankly, I think he has some serious issues - if people are truly that horrible (and I know some are), then we're pretty irrideemable. I'd prefer to look at his films as showing the lives a few sociopaths, rather than a slice-of-life anthropological look.

You know, like American Psycho - people were awful during that time, but we sort of show society as a parody of itself.

What on earth did your signature say? *is deeply curious*

Glad you're back to posting again. 16 hour shifts suck, but they pay well (for movies).

 

[P Y R O]

I just finished The Pianist. I really, really, really liked it. What impressed me most about the film - aside from Adrien Brody's performance - is how it manages to convey a lot without spoon-feeding you through banal dialogue.

Thank heavens they didn't have Szpillman walking around going, "This is horrible, look at all the destruction, etc. etc. etc."

Wonderful movie.

Must see it on something other than a bootleg.

 

[shrrshrr]

Aww - I'm sorry about the movie not working for you, especially as it's a fantastic film.

P Y R O - I really want to see 50 First Dates and heard from others that it was cute, too, but I didn't know Sean Astin was in it!

I saw Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which I posted about on another thread and had been really looking forward to. It turns out I was rather disappointed. Sure, it was good, and the concept was clever, but the ending made it less hard hitting than I thought it would be.

 

[shrrshrr]

Why would that post offend anyone? No worries, trust me.

Yes, I have this conversation all the time - one of the best moments of my life was when this reknowned woman poet I knew admitted that she loved Romy and Michelle's Highschool Reunion (which I love, too).

Appreciation of good film making doesn't have to be limited to the highbrow, so to speak. Not.at.all.

And just because you didn't like a movie, doesn't mean you didn't get it. I didn't like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, but I certainly got it.

I think one's appreciation for a film carries a lot of factors, like the mood you're in when you see a film, whom you're with, why you're watching it, and your relationship to the different elements in the film, itself. I'll always love Groundhog Day because of whom I saw it with, and how depressed I was when I saw it. It gave me the much needed lift I was looking for, so it'll carry a special place in my heart.

Does that make sense?

And by the way, I love Magnolia - guess you just didn't get the film.

*giggle*

 

[mukooh]

hi PYRO....i've seen all 4 of those.....and their all good....'talk to her' was my favorite film last year...'city of god' is good, but very violent....'swimming pool' had an ending that left me baffled...(but i read a spoiler on it after i saw the film and it now makes sense)....'man without a past' is imo a movie that that you begin to like after you've watched it...and when i saw 'the debut' at the universtiy cinema the film makers showed up to answer questions about the film..the film had such a limited promotional budget they were forced to sell t-shirts and posters for the movie to take it to different cities....tell us what you think of all 4 of the films if you get the chance to see them....


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[NikkiJane]

It's been ages since I saw Ghostworld but I loved "He just ordered a giant glass of milk"

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Moto, I'm amazed and impressed that you managed to find so much to write about National Security and [/i]Kangaroo Jack[/i]

. I really shouldn't be posting at this thread at all because my thoughts on movies generally extended to 'I liked it' or 'I didn't like it'

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All I've seen lately is Intacto. It's been getting mega-great reviews and I think I was expecting too much because I thought it was just okay. It had some clever moments.

 

[P Y R O]

21 Grams (from Focus Features) has a local distributor. Perhaps it's because it has two Oscar nods? Or because Sean Penn is a big star?

We should be getting Lost in Translation soon, I hope. After all, it's a Best Picture nominee and has more nods than 21g.

 

[PVCscully]

Watched half of Lost in Translation last night then the disc (which was a copy) started blocking and freezing and just decided not to work. Very frustrating, as I was really into the film. Will close my eyes until the DVD is released in the UK to avoid spoilers...

 

[PVCscully]

Hello

I was talking about an issue with another poster on another thread, but rather than drag that one off-topic, I thought I'd mention it here.

I was talking about movie snobbery, for want of a better expression. I used to be guilty of it myself when I was younger but I grew out of that one quickly. I just don't think some people appreciate different people's tastes and opinions.

Luckily, everyone here at FF has been more than accommodating and genuinely interested in other people's views on movies.

As a lot of people know I have an unhealthy obsession with Magnolia, but I'm almost ashamed to admit it when I hear other fans' comments about it. Yes, for many people it was the best thing since sliced bread, but I wish people would appreciate that not everyone has to like it! This conversation sound familiar?

1: hey, did you see Citizen Kane/Magnolia/Mulholland Drive?
2: Yeah, I did. Didn't like it.
1: Oh, how can you say that? Watch it again, you just didn't get it.
2: Oh yes, but I just didn't like it
1: :sulks:

Then that can lead on to - "well, you wouldn't get it, you've got things like American Pie and Legally Blonde in your collection, what do you know!" What does that say? The films you have on your shelf reflect your intelligence? Every movie has to discuss the meaning of existence and must leave you feeling like an enlightened being? I get far more out of Legally Blonde than I do 2001...sometimes I like to unwind with a movie like Twister like I did this week, but tonight I may be in the mood for a Godfather.

That's the beauty of posting here with you guys - I never get any of that rubbish - you're a fine bunch! The last thing I want to do is offend anyone, so Rant over

I've actually had these conversations (at Universtiy with the Film Society, etc) and I wondered who else had?

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[P Y R O]

Watched "50 First Dates." It was cute and sweet, and wih very little toilet humor. Watching Sean Astin as a musclebound lunkhead was hilarious!

 

[NikkiJane]

Moto, The 25th Hour is well worth seeing.

I kinda liked Insomnia. I liked the actors (minus Hilary Swank - bleugh). Al Pacino makes anything good.

PVCscully, have you watch the C4 list yet? I watched most of it when it was on. I tried hard not to let the order of the list (what a joke!) spoil it, but it was so irritating. Ewan McGregor the 9th Greatest Movie Star of all time, for example?!? Who took this poll?!

Saw X2. It was good fun.

 

[PVCscully]

Finally watched it - thought it was good. Nothing brilliant, but it was an enjoyable couple of hours. Thought Colin Farrell was good too, I just can't believe how short it was. About an hour and a quarter. At least they didn't try to draw it out too much. I've seen plenty of other movies that would have been far better if they were only that long...



Know what you mean, shrrshrr. I know he's a terrible criminal and what he's done is wrong, but I cry every time I see that movie. Sean Penn's performance really took me by surprise - I didn't think he could act that well until I saw Dead Man Walking.

 

[*Soccer Diva*]

Hi.

Has anyone seem the movie, "Unfaithful" with richard Gere and Diane Lane? If so could you post and tell me the basic summary?

Thanks

Paula

 

[P Y R O]

I'm really excited by this year's Cinemanila line-up.

City of God! Man Without a Past! The Debut! Swimming Pool! Talk to Her!

 

[Laura23]

Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels is great

Shrr - are you talking about the Sharon Stone version of Diabolique or the '55 version? I only saw the Stone version and I didn't like it.

I saw Ghost World for the millionth time this weekend and I still love it. What great casting. My favorite has to be "He just ordered a giant glass of milk". "That's a vanilla milk shake".

 

[P Y R O]

Watched In America today. I loved it! It was sentimental without being too manipulative. The performances were subtle, and the Bolger sisters were precious! Paddy Considine was outstanding.

 

[mukooh]

hi...........i'd gotten stuck at work covering some shifts at the last moment....and after working 16 hours straight i haven't had enough energy to watch any movies or anything else for that matter........all i've wanted to do is sleep.......


i'm afraid i haven't seen any of the bigger movies that are out now...and i probably won't....the last big movie that i saw was 'holes'......movies are starting to be expensive to watch in a theater.....even a matinee, where i live, now costs $7.00.....so`i'm even more selective with the movies that i see.....is it any wonder that so many people are downloading movies from the internet?...with a fast enough internet connection, a little thing called Mirc, the patience to wait your turn for the movie you want and the time to wait for a download every movie that's in a theater right now can be downloaded from the internet......i was talking to my friend who manages the university art house theater, she told me that the problem of film theft has become so rampant during the transportation of films from one theater to another (films are usually in 3 reels) the complete film is no longer sent in one shipment as an anti-theft measure.....

i saw a couple of films today.....the first was 'the shape of things' by neil labute ('the company of men' 'your friends and neighbors')......i was talking to a friend after watching this film and i was expressing the opinion that i didn't think that this director liked people very much.....she thinks he's more of an anthropologist, interested in studying people...and showing people just as they are, which sometimes isn't very nice.....and i learned something else from talking to her...the director is a mormon who graduated from brigham young university (that surprised me, for some reason i thought making a film like this would be against the teachings of the church of later day saints).......the last 15 minutes of this movie are pretty brutal...

i also saw one of last years academy award nominees in the documentary category.....'spellbound'..
i thought it was a fascinating look at "spelling bees"...every year 9 million children in the united states compete in them, with 249 regional finialist chosen for the national competion in washington dc, where one become the national champion.....the film follows eight of these contestants....these kids were spelling words i can't even say much less spell.....

.....i think i'll go back into lurking for awhile and just read everyone else's thoughts and opinions on the films that their watching....later on i'll come back with some thoughts of my own about some of the other films that i've seen recently....all for now...

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[girl_friday]

OMG, I haven't thought of Lucas in years. It made regular appearances at slumber parties. I'd love to see it again.

ITA with Laura about My Big Fat Greek Wedding. I liked it and all, but damn, after all of the hype, I was expecting Casablanca. It was nice to see Aiden a little trimmer and more appreciated, though.

 

[Profaine Angel]

I meant to see that once but then kind of went off the idea after I saw a documentary on Marion Davies and decided that no one could possibly play a gal like her