I'll have to take some of these under advisement... now...

CLICK MY SIGNATURE!!

ZombieKitten said:

Ugh Tess I read the book in one sitting and then couldn't sleep that night from crying too much. That was back when I was a romantic teen Did she kill him because he kept the information from her that her love was still alive? I wanted to kill the other guy for being such a wuss and rejecting Tess for having been with another man that's all I remember and I might have remembered it wrong

Yep, her husband needed a beatdown for sure. But, in the movie, it shows her husband came back for her, he wanted her no matter her past, but she told him to his face it was too late. So I'm still confused why she needed to kill the guy she was shacked up with as oppose to just sneaking away and running back to her husband. It's not like the other man had any legal claim to her and or that her husband was too poor to stand up to the guy, he had some money and status.

Wit - 4.8/5 Terribly heartbreaking, completely engaging. I never thought I would get so much meaning from a children's book. Emma was awesome.

A renowned professor is forced to reassess her life when she is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer.

Taken 2

4/5

Waiting for part 3

Bernie (2012) - based on the Texan mortician who was accused of murdering the much disdained wealthy widow from the neighborhood after befriending her. 4/5

never expected to say this but Jack was captivating on this. not just his acting, but the fact that he pulled off a dance number without it seeming the least bit odd (until after the scene's over)

Tokyo89 said:

Taken 2

4/5

Waiting for part 3

What?!? 4 out of 5?!?

Did you not read my synopsis of this tranwreck of a movie? If not, do so immediately! It's on page two of this thread.

Read it and then realize that you actually didn't like this movie at all!

There will be a part 3, though. Neeson somehow left two sons alive and forgot to be worried about that while eating ice cream sundaes.

RodeoSchro said:

Tokyo89 said:

Taken 2

4/5

Waiting for part 3

What?!? 4 out of 5?!?

Did you not read my synopsis of this tranwreck of a movie? If not, do so immediately! It's on page two of this thread.

Read it and then realize that you actually didn't like this movie at all!

There will be a part 3, though. Neeson somehow left two sons alive and forgot to be worried about that while eating ice cream sundaes.

I tried to read it

It's an action movie, what did you expect?

Tokyo89 said:

RodeoSchro said:

What?!? 4 out of 5?!?

Did you not read my synopsis of this tranwreck of a movie? If not, do so immediately! It's on page two of this thread.

Read it and then realize that you actually didn't like this movie at all!

There will be a part 3, though. Neeson somehow left two sons alive and forgot to be worried about that while eating ice cream sundaes.

I tried to read it

It's an action movie, what did you expect?

As I explained in paragraphs 21 - 22, I expected action I could see!

But seriously - my synopsis is dead-on, isn't it?

Paint Your Wagon--3.5/5 This movie is more of a curiosity than anything. Clint Eastwood SINGS, and passably, if not great. The movie is about a mining community devoid of women. The one woman who enters the town proposes having two husbands, which makes sense in terms of supply & demand (and in fact, she is treated like property). And it works for a while.

The tone is very cute, but it actually is kind of racy at times. A bit long, not amazing, but worth a watch if you like westerns, Clint, or musicals.

NDRU said:

I used to have a gym junkie housemate who had the soundtrack on vinyl and if I came home from work early I'd hear that Mariah song cranked up to 11, all crackly and warpy

ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

Paint Your Wagon--3.5/5 This movie is more of a curiosity than anything. Clint Eastwood SINGS, and passably, if not great. The movie is about a mining community devoid of women. The one woman who enters the town proposes having two husbands, which makes sense in terms of supply & demand (and in fact, she is treated like property). And it works for a while.

The tone is very cute, but it actually is kind of racy at times. A bit long, not amazing, but worth a watch if you like westerns, Clint, or musicals.

I used to have a gym junkie housemate who had the soundtrack on vinyl and if I came home from work early I'd hear that Mariah song cranked up to 11, all crackly and warpy

They didn't really explain why they called the wind Mariah

NDRU said:

I would guess that the lady with 2 husbands (assuming her name is Mariah) rarely had any alone time and that she got caught out on many occasions

:fart:

You know what I mean? You can't just hold it in all the time!

Rembrant's J'Accuse 3/5 I am seriously wishing I had time for many courses in art history, this is some interesting stuff.

A forensic search of Rembrandt's Nightwatch. Greenaway explains the background, the context, the conspiracy, the murder and the motives of all its 34 painted characters who have conspired to kill for their combined self-advantage.

Depressing 3/5

Charlize is a pleasure, as always - but now after watching her play a spate of no hopers (Young Adult, The Burning Plain) I would love to see something different for a change

Tiny Furniture 3/5 - Not to my tastes - I actually watched it over three non-consecutive nights as I found myself getting tired of it at points - but I'm glad I watched it to the end and can see why it was a hit with the indie crowd types.

Vernon, Florida - 4/5 Errol Morris's documentary on small-town eccentrics. Fun, maybe a little pointless, & definitely not one of his 'major' weighty docs like Thin Blue Line or Fog of War.

Snow White & the Huntsman 2.5/5 I really liked Chris Hemsworth half taking off his shirt, and Charlize Theron's evil queen was excellent. I think I'm sprung on Ginnifer Goodwin's Snow White, even when she picks up a sword, with her adorable ears far more than Kristen Stewart's, I just couldn't buy into it. I disliked the LotR-ish feel for such a simple story, and the hard to understand accents and dialects.

this is Bob Hoskins last movie, he's retiring.

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ZombieKitten said:

NDRU said:

They didn't really explain why they called the wind Mariah

I would guess that the lady with 2 husbands (assuming her name is Mariah) rarely had any alone time and that she got caught out on many occasions You know what I mean? You can't just hold it in all the time!

oooohhhh! Why did I not see that?!

Tillsammans / Together (2000) - In order to get away from her abusive husband, a housewife and her kids move into her brother's commune in Stockholm in 1975.

Cool character-driven indie. 1/2

just watched the ides of march... i'd give it a solid 7... interesting, well paced. i spent most of my time looking at the suits, coats and ties...

Snow White was done so many times, this was bound to be a crap movie.

morningsong said:

Snow White & the Huntsman 2.5/5 I really liked Chris Hemsworth half taking off his shirt, and Charlize Theron's evil queen was excellent. I think I'm sprung on Ginnifer Goodwin's Snow White, even when she picks up a sword, with her adorable ears far more than Kristen Stewart's, I just couldn't buy into it. I disliked the LotR-ish feel for such a simple story, and the hard to understand accents and dialects.

The River Murders 3/5

Ray Liotta stars as a pudgy Seattle police detective who is trapped between a serial killer and his department in this murder thriller. Also featuring Christian Slater and Ving Rhames

The second half of the movie was a mess, confusing and fiddled. I didn't like the religion theme running in this story at all, and the characters were not fully developed. Seemed to be a good movie, but the end was a disaster.

So, is Liotta really an unlikeable actor. His character was not to be liked in this movie.

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sexton said:

Tillsammans / Together (2000) - In order to get away from her abusive husband, a housewife and her kids move into her brother's commune in Stockholm in 1975.

Cool character-driven indie. 1/2

I was just listening to an episode of Filmspotting where they really talked up this movie, and their description made it sound like my kind of film.

OzlemUcucu said:

Snow White was done so many times, this was bound to be a crap movie.

morningsong said:

Snow White & the Huntsman 2.5/5 I really liked Chris Hemsworth half taking off his shirt, and Charlize Theron's evil queen was excellent. I think I'm sprung on Ginnifer Goodwin's Snow White, even when she picks up a sword, with her adorable ears far more than Kristen Stewart's, I just couldn't buy into it. I disliked the LotR-ish feel for such a simple story, and the hard to understand accents and dialects.

It could have if they had someone who could "own" the opposing central character Snow White as strongly as Charlize did the evil queen, especially if they wanted to get all epic about it with the accents, the cultural references and the scenic views. I'm just not sure who is young enough, physically striking enough and still have those kind of acting chops.

Here in the States there's a TV show, with a central character of Snow White, it's in the top 5, right now, so I don't think people are bored with the character, it's a very beloved one.

1/5

5 minutes in I realised this was Alien Twilight and went to bed early instead. Good call

Nightwatching - 3.5/5 I'm glad I saw J'Accuse first, cause I think I'd of been lost. It looked beautiful like a painting, a definite Greenaway movie and the story was intriguing even though I've concluded that I don't buy it, still a very interesting story.

damosuzuki said:

sexton said:

Tillsammans / Together (2000) - In order to get away from her abusive husband, a housewife and her kids move into her brother's commune in Stockholm in 1975.

Cool character-driven indie. 1/2

I was just listening to an episode of Filmspotting where they really talked up this movie, and their description made it sound like my kind of film.

Of course the movie is all about how the arrival of the outsiders turns the commune upside down. There was nothing too heavy here, but it was very pleasant.

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My mom loves herself some Lifetime movies so we watched this one together last Friday. Not a good movie, but good time spent with my mom.

I watched Snow White and the Huntsman......Charlize was very good and the shots of her was very good. Everyone else...NOPE. Thank God for Redbox.

Also just watched Dark Shadows.....I loved it....Johnny is one of my absolute favorites and for me he was hilarious.

sexton said:

Same guy who did that movie you saw at my house with the Robyn perfume

ZombieKitten said:

1/5

5 minutes in I realised this was Alien Twilight and went to bed early instead. Good call

You rated a movie after wathcing only five minutes of it?