What have you seen lately and what did you think of it?
I was thinking of going to see Brooklyn's Finest or Shutter Island today. Critics are killing Brooklyn's Finest, so I figured it probably pretty good.
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might go see brooklyn's finest on tuesday. fuck what the critics say . saw the crazies and that was o-kay besides the ending and shutter island which was kinda long and drawn out, but it was martin scorcese so i was prepared for that and i still liked it

The last two movies I've seen are Shutter Island and Up in the Air. I didn't like either of them.

The last three movies I've seen, all for the Oscars tomorrow:



The Secret of Kells 1/2 (out of five) - Great trippy Celtic animation! No chance though in beating Up for best animated feature this year.

Coco Before Chanel - Mildly pleasing biopic about Coco Chanel. Wonderful period fashions earned it a best costume design nomination.

Fantastic Mr. Fox Very cool stop-motion animated feature. I particularly liked the retro feel of this film from the animation style (stop-motion) to the music (an amalgam of mid 60s styles).
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sextonseven said:

That's one of my favorite-est movies this year.

I saw it twice in the theatre, even.

CarrieMpls said:

So which did you like better, that or Coraline?

CarrieMpls said:

I liked it too.

Has anyone seen Crazy Heart?

sextonseven said:

Eh, I'm never good at ranking things. I really liked them both, just in different ways and for different things.

I'd root for Coraline to win (though they won't) based on who was involved (I'm such a Neil Gaiman fan) but if Mr Fox won, I'd be happy with that. Sadly, I think it will go to Up and I saw it and didn't care for it much.

MrsMdiver said:

It wasn't bad. Jeff Bridges' performance was better than the film overall which to me was like a TV movie. Colin Farell shocked me being cast as the younger country singer!
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MrsMdiver said:

It's on my list, but I haven't yet.


I did go see the Werner Herzog/David Lynch film 'My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done' last weekend and I really, really liked it! But it's definitely not gonna be for everyone.

Can't decide if we want to go see Alice In Wonderland or Crazy Heart.
I can rarely justify the expensive of going to the movie theater.

MrsMdiver said:

I can ALWAYS justify it. I love going to the movies. Going to a movie is cheaper than going to dinner if you skip the treats, which are really bad for you anyway.

MrsMdiver said:

Can you see Alice in IMAX 3D? If so, I'd say pick that movie for the special effects since it won't look as nice as a rental. But if you'd rather see good acting in a drama then choose Crazy Heart.

CarrieMpls said:

I go to see movies alone ALL THE TIME. And there's an art house theater within walking distance of where I live that charges half price on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I swear I'm there every week.

MrsMdiver said:

I'll be taking a shit load of kids to see it this weekend on 3D cinema

CarrieMpls said:

Oh I hardly ever get treats at the theater. I bring my own candy if I feel the need for a snack.
I am really cheap.

sextonseven said:

Everytime I'm back home, I always go to the IFC theatre alone or accompanied, it doesn't matter. The BEST movies I've seen are in the IFC.

They're to theatres, what criterion collection are to DVDs

sextonseven said:

3D Yes. Trying to see if the times work for us, working around times that Aunt & Uncle will be available to watch baby.

sextonseven said:

A friend and I used to go to one of the art house theatres in Uptown every weekend that was walking distance from where we lived. The first show of the day was the discounted one, so we'd just see whatever was playing that we hadn't seen already.

I don't get out as often these days. I should just go by myself more. I have seen movies alone, I just usually think of other things to do if I'm not hangin' out.

Harlepolis said:

I was at IFC alone last night. Twice this week, in fact.

I saw a rat in there once while watching a movie.

CarrieMpls said:

I'm not part of any Netflix-like mail rental club (yet) so I try to see as many movies in the theater as possible.

sextonseven said:

I have Netflix, but use it mainly for watching tv shows. I haven't had cable for about 10 years. So I catch up on everything I want to watch that way.

sextonseven said:

There're alot of indie movies and documentaries that don't get shown in my neck of the woods, and I would've joined netflix FOR THEM had it not be SO damn limiting to Canada/US

I have to wait till they get released on DVDs in order to purchase them(and mind you, 1/2 of them don't get distributed).

I'm seeing Alice In Wonderland tonight, and I'm anticipating that it will be the best movie of the year, since it's Tim Burton's

thekidsgirl said:

saw it last night...in 3d...visually, it's fantastic, of course...I enjoyed it more than I expected to...it's silly & whimsical, just like it should be...kid friendly too...

the last movie i saw was Youth In Revolt. it was okay.

I saw Shutter Island tonight, thought it was very good.

MrsMdiver said:

Sneak in, then. It's easy enough to do.

I'm probably going to check out Alice in Wonderland tomorrow. Might give Up in the Air a shot if it's still playing anywhere here.