Hershe said:

sextonseven said:

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011) - Journalist and asocial computer hacker investigate the murder of a young woman 40 years ago.

It was good. Very good. Everyone should have been speaking in Swedish though. I still like the original film more.

I was in Sweden two weeks ago, my first time. Everyone spoke to me in English, but I took it as I was able to understand Swedish.

4/5.

What was your general impression of Sweden, and which cities did you go to? Were you here on vacation?

Beginners: 4/5.

Wonderful performances, especially by Christopher Plummer. Mike Mills' writing and directing was most impressive.

Hershe said:

It was very cold, like Chicago cold when Chicago is at it's coldest. And I loved it! The driver gave me a tour of Stockholm on the way to my hotel (Berns Hotel - very lovely). The Abba guy, his studio. The not so pretty looking US Embassy, but most everything else was beautiful by design. Everyone was very welcoming. Water, water everywhere. It's so clean and someone joked to me that the water is clean enough to dip your hand in and take a sip. LOL. It looks it though. It's so very clean there... It was a business trip and I was there maybe 24 hours. But I've been invited to visit during the summer. I think I will.

I'm glad you liked it. I guess we did have a cold snap about two weeks ago so you were unlucky that way. On the other hand it's nice when it's cold enough for the snow to stay on the ground.

As for the water everywhere that's one of the things I really like about this city. It's not called "the Venice of the north" for nothing. And yes, the water is very clean, as is everything else. Stockholm is very tidy and proper and orderly which is nice if you're used to filth and chaos but incredibly boring if you happen to live here permanently...

May I ask what line of work allows you to travel across the globe and stay at a nice hotel right downtown?

Welcome back this summer. Summers are much, much nicer here than winters.

Hershe said:

Thank you, Peter.

Hey, you remembered my name.

But I guess the answer to my question is no...

Bridesmaids (2011) - Weeks before a wedding, maid of honor is jealous of the relationship between the bride and one of the bridesmaids. Not my kind of film. 1/2

sextonseven said:

Big yay from me. 4/5.

According to Wikipedia this was third highest grossing film of all time.

Helena Ravenclaw's ghost was that girl from Trainspotting, now I know Scottish people CAN talk english properly!!

I don't know, so much is going on in this movie it's almost overwhelming

3/5

3/5

More Academy Awards stuff:

Rango (2011) - Modern pet chameleon becomes the sheriff in an old western town. 1/2

damosuzuki said:

Big yay from me. 4/5.

I like that it was open-ended.

sextonseven said:

damosuzuki said:

Big yay from me. 4/5.

I like that it was open-ended.

I can find ambiguous endings in indie films a little tiring sometimes, but I think it worked perfectly here. It was certainly in keeping with the tone of the movie.

I also watched Meloncholia last week. I didn't really care for it, but I'm not really a von Trier type. Most of his movies pass me by without impact - even Breaking the Waves left me sort of nonplussed.

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5/5 for me. Really great movie!

Tittypants said:

5/5 for me. Really great movie!

I have a very strong feeling I won't like this movie, but eventually I'll get around to it, but I think I'm going to fall into the minority on this one.

Beginners (2011) - Artist copes with the coming out and subsequent death of his elderly father. Very touching. 1/2

sextonseven said:

Beginners (2011) - Artist copes with the coming out and subsequent death of his elderly father. Very touching. 1/2

Just posted about this. I thought the dog deserved an Oscar nod. The subtitling was inspired.

namepeace said:

sextonseven said:

Beginners (2011) - Artist copes with the coming out and subsequent death of his elderly father. Very touching. 1/2

Just posted about this. I thought the dog deserved an Oscar nod. The subtitling was inspired.

I'm a cat person and I loved that dog. The whole movie was very clever. Things like Oliver imagining the quarter that was the size of his father's tumor being broken into change when the doctor said it had spread gave the movie lots of charm.

Rayan said:

A Better Life (2011) - a single father dedicates his everything trying to offer his son the life he's never had. 4/5

I would like to see this one. As a result of my own past experience, for my little one's life.

Black Swan. Wonderful. 5/5.

Currently hooked on Pan Am though. It's the glamour and the cars. The fashion is nice aswell.

morningsong said:

Tittypants said:

5/5 for me. Really great movie!

I have a very strong feeling I won't like this movie, but eventually I'll get around to it, but I think I'm going to fall into the minority on this one.

Try it. In spite of it being a Civil Rights era drama, surprisingly it delivers a few choice uppercuts to the chin, and might just put smile on your face when you least expect it. There will actually be a moment or two in the film that gives new meaning to the phrase "Revenge is a Dish Best Served Cold"

been watching alot of movies lately, so thought i'd chime in ocassionaly...

amazing movie. an amazing man who conducted himself like a true champion. i knew literally nothing of this story, but by the time he switched teams to williams (?)/renault, it was obvious what the outcome would be. there was an absolute sea-change in the man's demeanor that immediately let you know there was going to be a heartbreaking ending to his story.

very highly recommended.

5/5

This is classic film noir. Orson Welles was a genius filmaker.

The Academy Award-Nominated (and other highly commended) Animated Short Films (2011)

Dimanche / Sunday - A typical Sunday spent with the family of a young boy. 1/2

A Morning Stroll - A chicken takes a daily morning stroll down a city street.

Wild Life - An Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier. 1/2

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore - The story of the curator of a magical library. 1/2

La Luna - Three generations do custodial work on the moon.

Skylight - Mockumentary about the dangers of the disappearing ozone layer. 1/2

Nullabor - The adventures of two motorists on Australia's Nullarbor Plain.

Amazonia - Life is hard for a tree frog in the Amazon jungle. 1/2

The Hybrid Union - Motorized constructs are more efficient working together than separately.

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I actually went to see The Vow last nite with one of my female friends. She begged me to go see it with her. And it was actually pretty good. Enjoyed the story line. Definately would recomend this movie to the love birds. 4/5

The Academy Award-Nominated Live-Action Short Films (2011)

Pentecost - Irish altar boy in the 70s is chosen for a very important mass. 1/2

Raju - Newly adopted Indian boy goes missing from his German parents.

The Shore - Irishman comes back home for the first time after living abroad for over 20 years.

Time Freak - Time traveler is obsessed with getting the small details right. 1/2

Tuba Atlantic - Elderly Norwegian man is visited in his final days by an enthusiastic young angel of death.

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Action packed

4/5 finally got to it