The problem I have with Children of Men is that I feel like I've already seen the whole thing based on the obnoxious preview. Can't they leave a little to the imagination. I really want to see Little Children, that is if it ever makes it out to the burbs.


That's not a bad idea. Those times have been rough.

I was going to suggest just seeing Children of Men twice (I know Dreamgirls is supposed to be good, but I HATE HATE HATE Musicals). However, I have to give a hearty thumbs up to the motel idea instead. Just make sure it doesn't lead to ANOTHER baby you have to find someone to watch just to get laid.

And, I haven't seen the Children of Men commercials, but I read the book, and the movie still held lots of surprises. The early trailers also was mostly footage from the first 20 minutes or so.

I just got this in the mail, and I don't care what happens, I'm watching this tonight!

Fucking great.

^^^Good stuff. I've seen that 3 times, and it doesn't get old. The restaurant scene is one of my all time favorites.



Slackmo's avatar suddenly makes sense. Or something.

I liked this one pretty well--M. Night Shyamalan is really hit or miss (Lady in the Water, Signs = misses; Sixth Sense = hit; and The Village sort of falls in between). His films tend to end very abruptly.

Beer League

Some good laughs in here, but not enough.
Lange can't act to save his life. When he's trying to be funny, it mostly comes off like he's doing a second rate Rodney Dangerfield impersonation.
Nice to see Ralph Machio working again.
If you are a big fan of the Stern show, rent it. If you aren't a big Stern fan, wait for cable.

With a new score. Possibly to show at the festival, or put out on my label.

I was pretty sure that said "The Battleship Pokemon" at first.

And...?

Mama Erickson dying was one of the best things to happen to him, 'cause then his baby brother took over & helped him take better care of himself.

Fucking great, and I'll renew my efforts to get it at the festival, but time is running out.

I don't believe Mama Erickson died, or at the very least, that's not why Sumner has custody. Sumner took her to court, and they remanded custody to Sumner.

"Unbreakable" pissed me off. A 2.5 hour Twilight Zone episode.

all over the weekend:
Children of Men (****)
Pan's Labryinth (***)
Bubba Ho-Tep (**)

4 eps from Season 1 of Arrested Development (****)
Ep 1 from Season 2 of Six Feet Under (disappointing start...what's the consensus on quality of season's here? i've seen 1 and 5 all the way through, none of the others)

Gettin' all silly with the new big-screen TV:

- Surprisingly hilarious!

- Gotta love that first hour...

- I would say this is the only decent flick with this cast.

- 10 minutes in, and I like!

- Good ol' fashioned swashbucklin' silliness.

- See above.

And now, 2 of the best reasons to get a big screen tv + progressive upscan DVD player:

I've always gotten the feeling that the concensus is that the show dips after Season 2. I feel Season 4 is treading water. Other than a very controversial plotline involving David, I feel like I can never even remember what went on. Season 3 is great though. A spectacular season opener, one of the best episodes of the series, and a really dramatic, conflicted and nuanced plotline for Nate.

Good fun.

"A strange man... defecated on my sister."
"Why?"

Finally caught this. Really dug Gould's characterization/performance but holy hell does this feel dated.

Finally saw this as well--again, Oates puts on a clinic here but the glacial pacing and dubious morality (especially the treatment of women, a Peckinpah achilles heel) make it a tough sell.

"glacial pacing"

???

That means it takes a long time for anything to happen. Aren't your PSAT's coming up soon? Get on it.

Good movie for its time. Dunno if you're a baseball fan, but Jim Bouton (writer of "Ball Four") has a small role in that flick.

Yeah, it was fun to pick him out--though I had never seen him look that young.

I like this one, love the corny wise-ass Gould makes out of himself. Everything else about the
film is forgettable, really.



holy shit this movie is incredible. Has anyone else seen this?

I saw this when it came out and HATED it. Clearly from the love it gets around here I need to give it another chance. Bumping to the top of the queue.

red x who are you?

It's Mike Leigh's Naked--and I'm betting you're already a fan.

Big fan of Leigh as you know, but I never really got the love for Naked. Among critics it's considered one of his two best films (along with Secrets and Lies) but I'd put it further down the list.

now how awesome would that be.

I don't know a thing about him, but I love this film. Should I get "secrets and lies" next?

what's that movie about/like?

I had my PSATs in October or some shit.

And I'm just curious to know whether or not you watched the wrong movie. Shit is happening every damn second of the film! It's some rad shit, shit! Incredible film.

From the scene in the bar where they contact him, to when he actually has the bag, contains about 75 minutes of him picking crabs out of his crotch, her playing the guitar, and the two of them "agonizing" over whether they should go through with it, which is of course never in doubt. It's only broken up by a signature Peckinpah misogynist passage in which he makes the female complicit in her own rape.

Delightful. I really hate Peckinpah. No one does misogyny like that bastard.

There's always Von Trier.

It's a lot different than Naked but it's my favorite Leigh film...incredible performance from Brenda Blethyn (sic) and a deeply felt portrait of genetic relationships.

it's shows like this that make me never care to watch movies again. I just like how it takes it time, and really develops.

So this got released yesterday and I finally got a chance to see it after it's "theatrical run":



I loved it. My only criticism would probably be the ending, which was too sweet and predictable for a satire like this; although that may just be a reflection of Mike Judge's sensibilities. It seems like even though most of Judge's work mocks low-brow-white-trash-redneck culture (aside from office space, which ultimately ends up embracing a blue collar life), he still has a soft spot and appreciation for it. I guess its his own artistic struggle to condemn monster truck rallies; or sit back, drink a beer, and just enjoy it for what it is.

Saw Children of Men last night -- posted a reaction in the dedicated thread.

Supposed to see Pan's Labyrinth late tonight. The reviews are off-the-charts amazing, even higher than Children of Men. Is it really that incredible?

love this lots

rewatching season 2 on my journey through the entire series

Ooops. The movie version...

Um, er... well, uh, I watched

Carlito's Way last night and enjoyed it!

Ugh, bad movie with a terrible ending. Even the alternate endings were rubbish.

How did this fail? Two smoking hotties, Zach Braff, the dude from Eurotrip, the cop from Garden State, and Casey fucking Affleck! I just don't get it.

I had the same reaction to it, the ending kind of fell flat.

I loved the portrayal of the future Fox News - I'm guessing that didn't go over well with the studio.

How great is Jane Lynch in this movie? Better than Seth Rogen, I say.

Not sure if that assessment is accurate (or, for that matter, necessary), but holy hell is that the greatest poster.

Yeah Seth Rogan kicked ass in that flick ("You think "A woman fuckin' a horse" and you get there and... it's a woman fucking a horse."); and Lynch was good, but she only had a few lines.

I love the part where they're playing cards, and Carell is attempting to describe how nasty his imaginary lady friend was, and he says that she was down for sex all the time, and Romany Malco is like, "Ooh, sick!"



One of the guys in this movie looks ridiculously like Will Ferrell. Another one looks ridiculously like John Travolta. Then another looks ridiculously like the old drummer for my band who quit to join a Rush cover band that broke up a week later. Then another looks like some fat hardcore kid that my friends no whom I've only seen pictures of. So basically I was ridiculously entertained by this movie.

If I look at it for more than five seconds, I can't not laugh.


I'm so much more of a Rogen-in-Freaks-and-Geeks fan. Methinks it might be time for a marathon.

Here's what happens when your writing/directing team are two dp's hopped up on Mountain Dew. Unrepentantly disposable and aggressively contrived, it's a fun little ride with a couple of absolutely hilarious (and, surprisingly, intentional) moments. Good tuneup for Smokin' Aces.

Oh jesus. C'mon, don't make me put it into my queue!


Watching this one again so's I can fill out the Best Scenes on another poll...



...and my god, is it good. It's clambering up my top ten as we speak.

Brick's still in my top three as we're getting down to the wire.

And my god, if for no other reason than to be the only kid on the block to have sussed it out, see Crank before you do your scenes list.