sexton said:

The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) - The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.



This is one of the most impeccably art-directed films I've ever seen. The visual symmetry is overwhelming--right down to the use of a 1.37:1 pillar box frame to make many shots look more perfect. This is my favorite movie of 2014 so far.

I can't wait to see this.

Stymie said:

Undertaking Betty

absolutely hilarious role for Christopher Walken, who puts the 'fun' in 'funeral'

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The Legend of Hercules

The origin story of the the mythical Greek hero. Betrayed by his stepfather, the King, and exiled and sold into slavery because of a forbidden love, Hercules must use his formidable powers to fight his way back to his rightful kingdom.

ZombieKitten said:

Wolf of Wall Street 2/5

too loooooooong oh and I need some kind of glasses to blur out di crapios face so I don't have to look at it ugh

Nymphomaniac Vol I

I will wait until I see the second volume to judge it completely but its slightly different than von Triers previous movies in terms of the structure, its a little more complex, but the storytelling overall was excellent. Intellectualizing nymphomania in the most odd of ways. Thusfar Im giving it **** out of ***** stars.

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I watched two movies on the flight back from Germany:

"Last Vegas"

This movie was pretty good. The "I'm so old" jokes were really stale, but there were lots of other good jokes in it. The cast was awesome - except for 50 Cent. Not that he was bad, mind you - it was how he was dissed! Dang, I'm surprised he didn't pop a cap in someone's ass, and then go make it rain at da club or something. They sure made him look like a doofus. Anyway, good movie. If you are 50 or over, I recommend it. If you are not yet 50, you probably won't think it's very funny.

"R.E.D. 2"

Good lord what a stupid movie. I really liked the first one, but this movie is just plain dumb (or "plane" dumb, since I watched it on a plane. Man, I wish I could have watched "Snakes On A Plane"! How cool would that have been?!?). It redefines the word "stupid". I'm all for ignoring plot holes in favor of good action (like, for instance in "Last Vegas" how they got there on a Saturday, and then somehow were able to party two nights in a row before it was Sunday), but this was just over the top. Skip it, trust me.

The LEGO Movie (2014) - An ordinary LEGO minifigure, mistakenly thought to be the extraordinary MasterBuilder, is recruited to join a quest to stop an evil LEGO tyrant from gluing the universe together.

I found it to be unexpectedly deep.

Hugo Good movie but slow going.

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Raging Bull (1980) - An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it.

I had heard this movie was all kinds of awesome before seeing it, but I was skeptical assuming it was a boring black & white Rocky. I was so wrong.

ZombieKitten said:

sexton said:

She hates Leonardo DiCaprio so it's unlikey any movie with him in it will get a good review from her.

I LOVED Gilbert Grape!

The Beach is a MESS

You just love it because any movie with Tilda gets an automatic 4 stars just because she is in it!

I've never seen The Beach.

I rated both Young Adam and We Need To Talk About Kevin 3.5 stars on the org. Those movies weren't great. I've yet to figure out what is going on in Female Perversions so I can't give that movie four stars either--from memory, I'd say 2.5 stars.

And if I ever were to see any of the Chronicles of Narnia movies I very much doubt I'd give them four stars.

sexton said:

sexton said:

Raging Bull (1980) - An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it.

I had heard this movie was all kinds of awesome before seeing it, but I was skeptical assuming it was a boring black & white Rocky. I was so wrong.

"Rocky" is boring?

Mud
Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.

47 Ronin 8 / 10 It was better than expected. Keanu Reeves was pretty good in the role.

Dom Hemmingway 6 / 10 Worth a watch. (stars Jude Law & Richard E. Grant)

I saw North by Northwest on the big screen yesterday. It was a-may-zing.

ufoclub said:

sexton said:

Raging Bull (1980) - An emotionally self-destructive boxer's journey through life, as the violence and temper that leads him to the top in the ring, destroys his life outside it.

I had heard this movie was all kinds of awesome before seeing it, but I was skeptical assuming it was a boring black & white Rocky. I was so wrong.

"Rocky" is boring?

I never stated any opinion about the movie Rocky in my post. I said I assumed Raging Bull would be a boring, black & white version of it.

Genesia said:

I saw North by Northwest on the big screen yesterday. It was a-may-zing.

March was Hitchcock month at the Film Forum here so I was able to see North By Northwest, Rear Window and Vertigo all on the big screen. I wish I had time to see others--and money.

Ernest & Celestine (2012) - The story of an unlikely friendship between a bear, Ernest, and a young mouse named Celestine.



The big finish was a bit contrived, but other than that, it's great. Beautiful animation.

3,5 / 5

overlong and overdone, good but not great, like any other Spielberg movie after the '90s

sexton said:

Genesia said:

I saw North by Northwest on the big screen yesterday. It was a-may-zing.

March was Hitchcock month at the Film Forum here so I was able to see North By Northwest, Rear Window and Vertigo all on the big screen. I wish I had time to see others--and money.

The Cinematheque at UW-Madison has been doing Hitchcock movies on Sundays all semester. I've seen Rebecca, Strangers on a Train, Rear Window and North by Northwest. I missed The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes.

Cinematheque shows all their films for free, so it's worth it - despite not being able to have food or drink in the venue.

Dallas Buyers Club - 4/5.

The Missing Picture (2013) - Rithy Panh uses clay figures, archival footage, and his narration to recreate the atrocities Cambodia's Khmer Rouge committed between 1975 and 1979.



It's a very cool way to tell a documentary.

NOAH 1/5 It was pretty awful. I was disappointed that a director like Darren Aronofsky would make such dreck.

wildgoldenhoney said:

Mud
Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.

Better than it sounds. I was suprised this was so good.

CAPTAIN AMERICA : Winter Soldier.

Better than the first one but still has problems. When they aren't being cliche, the writers repeatedly write themselves into corners and then conveniently drop the looming problems with the scenarios they create.

Black Widow seems tamer than in the Mighty Avengers, which this movie clearly learned from. Captain America, unlike Nick Fury and Black Widow seems to have forgotten NY.

His naivete wears thinner this time around.

I am currently one hour into "Saving Mr. Banks". It sucks. The lady that wrote "Mary Poppins" was apparently the most depressing, rude b**** that ever lived.

If it gets any better, I will update this review. If it gets any worse, I will have to get very, very drunk.

UPDATE: Thirty minutes left in the movie. Colin Ferrell just died. I am not sure this movie could get any worse. I want to throw this computer at the TV. I hate this movie.

UPDATE 2: So she's actually supposed to be a human. Honestly, by this point I just don't care. She was way too unlikeable for way too long.

UPDATE 3: What a wretched movie. It totally ruined "Mary Poppins". From now on, that book and movie will be associated with absolutely nothing but depression.

This movie sucked more than any movie I may have ever seen. Do not ever watch it.

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Noah