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Just finished this movie. I didn't find it boring - more claustrophobic than anything. The acting is really remarkable, IMO, and the script is good. The subject matter is "universal" but kind of dies early on because it's not.Ken wrote:My wife, my son and I all thought it was particularly boring. Not exactly bad but really boring. Some of the acting was very good but it wasn't enough to carry the movie.Morpheus wrote:I don't know if its been mentioned in this thread yet... But the lady made me watch Juno the other day... And surprisingly I thought it was a fantastic movie.
And that soundtrack is one to flush at the first possible chance. Yech!
After it ended, I quoted Monty Burns: "I don't know much about art, but I know what I hate. I don't hate that."
Didn't love it, neither.
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We watched There Will be Blood last night. Now there is a satisfying epic! Really a great movie. The only problem was that Day-Lewis is so good, the other actors all seem a bit stiff. Watching him, though, is a delight.Martin Thoene wrote:Just watched Juno this afternoon. I liked it.
Saw There Will Be Blood with Daniel Day-Lewis last night. Excellent movie and his acting was awesome.
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I recently revisited the Spalding Gray movie, Swimming to Cambodia. It's just great. Since then I ordered Monster in a Box and Gray's Anatomy. Neither are as good as the first, but if you enjoyed the first, they're worth a visit.
I always really liked Spalding Gray. He is missed.
I always really liked Spalding Gray. He is missed.
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I just watched Where in the World is Osama bin Laden. Very clever and very bold. I'd like to say it's a worthy outing just because the broad light it shines on Islam is full of surprises. Morgan Spurlock has moxie. I like that in his two films.
There is a kind of built-in frustration, though. Whether right or wrong, I feel like not enough Americans would be interested in the film - and worse, that not enough people in broader Islam would be interested whether or not Americans watched it. It feels like his hurdle is insurmountable. I hope I'm wrong.
It would have made a much better miniseries for television, and would have had a greater impact, IMO.
Still, it's a really ballsy film. There are some very funny moments, and it's worth the rental fee.
There is a kind of built-in frustration, though. Whether right or wrong, I feel like not enough Americans would be interested in the film - and worse, that not enough people in broader Islam would be interested whether or not Americans watched it. It feels like his hurdle is insurmountable. I hope I'm wrong.
It would have made a much better miniseries for television, and would have had a greater impact, IMO.
Still, it's a really ballsy film. There are some very funny moments, and it's worth the rental fee.
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Just watched a Canadian film called Weirdsville. Now this won't appeal to many of you folks but I'd be willing to be that Morpheus/Rifleman would get a kick out of it. It's got it all, stoners, satanic dudes, midgets, rich guys with icicles piercing their skull. Did I mention the midgets? Hilarious but not for the high brow muckity mucks. It's kind of like Adventures in Babysitting on crack.
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I ended up seeing Where is Osama again tonight, and it's even better the second time around. I really think this is a worthy rental. I'd love to hear anyone else's feedback on it.Mark in Vancouver wrote:I just watched Where in the World is Osama bin Laden. Very clever and very bold. I'd like to say it's a worthy outing just because the broad light it shines on Islam is full of surprises. Morgan Spurlock has moxie. I like that in his two films.
There is a kind of built-in frustration, though. Whether right or wrong, I feel like not enough Americans would be interested in the film - and worse, that not enough people in broader Islam would be interested whether or not Americans watched it. It feels like his hurdle is insurmountable. I hope I'm wrong.
It would have made a much better miniseries for television, and would have had a greater impact, IMO.
Still, it's a really ballsy film. There are some very funny moments, and it's worth the rental fee.
Your vantage point determines what you can see.
I watched it last night and thought it was great.Mark in Vancouver wrote:I just watched Where in the World is Osama bin Laden. Very clever and very bold. I'd like to say it's a worthy outing just because the broad light it shines on Islam is full of surprises. Morgan Spurlock has moxie. I like that in his two films.
There is a kind of built-in frustration, though. Whether right or wrong, I feel like not enough Americans would be interested in the film - and worse, that not enough people in broader Islam would be interested whether or not Americans watched it. It feels like his hurdle is insurmountable. I hope I'm wrong.
It would have made a much better miniseries for television, and would have had a greater impact, IMO.
Still, it's a really ballsy film. There are some very funny moments, and it's worth the rental fee.
Your point about not enough Americans would be interested was made clear when I was in Blockbuster. Even though it's supposedly a Blockbuster exclusive, they only had 3 copies and 2 of them were available to rent.
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