I'm one of those who liked The Wicker Man in it's first incarnation. My friends think it's putrid. I haven't seen the new version.
I saw Vantage Point last week. I thought it was a good, entertaining film. The viewer sees the events of an assassination and subsequent bombing from about six, maybe seven, view points. I enjoyed.
I'm one of those who liked The Wicker Man in it's first incarnation. My friends think it's putrid. I haven't seen the new version.
How long ago did you see it, godfry? And have you rewatched it recently? Just curious.
I saw it a month or so ago and could really have done without the gratuitous nekkid dancing by Britt Ekland and the weird music. (I also wondered whether the experience would have been better under the influence of weed.)
I did enjoy, however, seeing the younger Christopher Lee in it. He looked and sounded so different from how I'm used to seeing him, I was having trouble remembering he's the same guy.
The end was handled better, too. Without spoiling it for whomever hasn't seen it, it had just the right touch of horror that the latest movie version lacked.
I'm one of those who liked The Wicker Man in it's first incarnation. My friends think it's putrid. I haven't seen the new version.
How long ago did you see it, godfry? And have you rewatched it recently? Just curious.
My friends brought it by on DVD and forced everybody to watch it. It was, frankly, boring. The first time, I was in my pseudo-pagan period and I was a big fan of Edward Woodward (he'd recently done Breaker Morant, which was superb), so I was willing to put up with other dreck.
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I saw it a month or so ago and could really have done without the gratuitous nekkid dancing by Britt Ekland and the weird music. (I also wondered whether the experience would have been better under the influence of weed.)
Guaranteed.
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I did enjoy, however, seeing the younger Christopher Lee in it. He looked and sounded so different from how I'm used to seeing him, I was having trouble remembering he's the same guy.
The end was handled better, too. Without spoiling it for whomever hasn't seen it, it had just the right touch of horror that the latest movie version lacked.
Still, I wouldn't watch it again on a dare.
I thought the end was just fine...It was everything leading up to to final scene that was a bit difficult to take the second time around. Of course, for the uninitiated () the first time was a bit of a shock. Those of us in the know, though, were satisfied.
I've used the title character for an avatar on holidays past.
American Gangster - By Rodley Scott with Denzel Washington and Russel Crowe
D. Washington plays 1970s Harlem drug kingpin Frank Lucas, R. Crowe plays Richie Roberts, the cop who is out to take him down. Very strong performances by Washington and especially Crowe and a well told story make this a great movie (although at almost 170 minutes for the extended version very long).
9/10 as well. Man, that was a great movie weekend.
Into the Wild - Good movie. Wife thought the book was better.
I Am Legend - Good movie. I thought the book was better.
Next up in the NetFlix queue: Atonement
We Own The Night
Resident Evil: Extinction
__________________ Of Courtesy, it is much less than Courage of Heart or Holiness. Yet in my walks it seems to me that the Grace of God is in Courtesy.
The last movie I watched was The Warriors(1979) Liked it.
we bought the dvd. i remember watching it as a kid and thinking it was ok, but when i watched it again as an adult i really appreciated and liked it. cool flick and it's got a joe walsh tune!
I liked it all the way to the end, which crapped out.
I'm assuming they ran out of budget? It had been so clever to that point, but the giveaway is by having the inspector suddenly have a prolonged "aha!" moment at the train station? Bah, I say! BAH!
Atonement - Bleh. We Own The Night - Liked it. Resident Evil: Extinction - Glad it's the last one.
Next up on the NetFlix queue: Good Luck Chuck - Looks stupid, but what the heck. No Country For Old Men Austin Powers 3
__________________ Of Courtesy, it is much less than Courage of Heart or Holiness. Yet in my walks it seems to me that the Grace of God is in Courtesy.
Finally saw Beowulf. Good, not great. The moral ambiguities were interesting, and unexpected. Nice monster design. I didn't expect Beowulf's Buttcheeks to play such a prominent role.
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inland wave and I saw the George Clooney and Renee "Lemonsucker" Zellwiger period comedy, Leatherheads. Professional football in the 1920s wasn't what it is today. We thought it was very entertaining, some outright guffaws were to be had by some, and lots of chuckles by many more. However, for me, I'd already heard all the jokes before, so I only laughed out loud a couple of times. It wasn't quite the laugh-until-you-cry comedy I was hoping for, but funny, neverless.
8.1/10 (a valiant effort)
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Austin Powers 3 - 3 out of 5 stars. Funny. No Country For Old men - Have only seen the first 15 minutes. Interesting so far.
Next up in the Netflix queue: The Invasion Beowulf & Grendel - starring Gerard Butler Spanglish
__________________ Of Courtesy, it is much less than Courage of Heart or Holiness. Yet in my walks it seems to me that the Grace of God is in Courtesy.
I finally almost saw Schindler's List. It joined two other unwatched Netflix movies on my coffee table for several weeks before I gave up and sent them all back.
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) the first time was a bit of a shock. Those of us in the know, though, were satisfied.
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