is it good? i was debating on watching it. given mad men's excellence i wanted to assume this would be equally excellent, and i do love me some bryan cranston. but the ads for it left me blah about it.

It's solid. I was pleased that it wasn't gung ho craziness from the start as the commercials were building it up. Cranston is one of the best for playing mania, but you've still got to earn it. Breaking Bad does.

holds up really well. very few moments of cheese for a mid 80's movie due to filmmaker's reverence towards the sport of wrestling. inspiring performance by mathew modine to say the least.

"Hey, the science fair! Are you thinking about signing up?"
"No, I'm thinking about pussy. Science is for queers."
Some LOL moments, but overall it was a total letdown.

God, I'm such a pussy for this doc. Thumbs up!

i attempted to watch gangs of new york last night.

wow, what a shitty piece of shit.

one of my favorite films ever,
love it

love it!

Most overrated pic I began to watch. I say "began to" because our copy from the library was scratched about 45 minutes in, and we ultimately didn't care.

Series premiere encore tonight at nine.

You're a better man than I.

Verdict?

Pretty great.

glad to hear it. it's defintely one I want to see in the theatre. might be the first preview I've seen in a while that really peaked my interest. kinda hope it'll get the oscar but I suspect pixar has the upper hand.

i'm really excited about seeing there will be blood in an hour. it looks like the best movie of the year. i hope seeing it in the middle of the afternoon won't ruin the experience.

Killer of Sheep: Gorgeous film. In 1973, Charles Burnett, than a film school student, sought to make a film for class that reflected life in his neighbourhood, not exploited it. The result is pretty much a plotless wandering through day to day life at a specific time in a specific place.


The Outlaw Josey Wales: Fun seventies Eastwood-directed western. I liked the way that Wales tries to be this loner outlaw but his good nature means that he keeps accumulating friends and travelling companions to the extent that, at one point, he has another man, three women, a dog, and a multitude of horses and longhorns with him.

I'm a touch peeved that I missed the TMC run of these recent Burnett releases. They showed all of these earlier in the week. I still haven't seen any of the early works that Rosenbaum's been ranting about for years. I'll just end up renting them one of these days.

Really good documentary.

the Last Man On Earth

Vincent Price rules.

this was fantastic. i'm glad no one ruined teh final scene for me.

They actually nailed it. In spirit, this is about as close one can get to Cooke's masterwork without reading the book.

Though I did feel some of the voice acting was a little uneven. Clearly, they wanted to differentiate from the various era icons.

Goddamn, Barry Allen as the Flash. That's all I needed to be happy.


edit: Not enough Challengers of the Unknown. Not nearly enough.

How did you see this?

Edit: Nevermind. Torrent away!

This was just GREAT. One of the best movies I've seen for a long time, and I watch a lot of movies.

The lead is a little person who has been relocated to a new town, who befriends two other awkward and lonely people. Really well done.

This is a good movie. I saw it a few years ago and really liked it a lot. Great characters.

I received The Spirit of the Beehive in the mail today. I'll be watching that very soon.

fyi-
dicraprio's character dies in the end (just like in every other movie he's in)

great movie. i watch it every few months. such a lovely nonevent movie. very little happens but it is still powerful and fucking great.

this might just be my favorite film of all time.

damn tim burton for planting the seeds of emo.

Michael Clayton: Guh? I thought this was supposed to be a middle-of-the-road legal drama? A safe movie to nominate by the Academy that isn't great, isn't bad, just okay (like The Queen last year)? Because it's not really, it's just really good. And since when did they start making movies like this but look so good? There's some pretty gorgeous cinematography. And George Clooney is good! There's a part where some asshole rich client calls him out and Clooney doesn't respond, but there's a little twitch by his eye and it's great. Also, as much as I love Javier Bardem, Tom Wilkinson is REALLY good here. As great as Barden is throught NCFOM, the scene of Wilkinson walking down the sidewalk in NYC with a look of elation and complete clarity on his face might be the acting performance of the year. That's 4 of the 5 BP nominees down, and I enjoyed every one of them. Just waiting on TWBB to show up here.

Yes and Yes! I was just saying to a friend less than an hour ago that it's subtle and a creeper, but still powerful. Is the lead character the same person from the U2 video for "All I Want Is You"?

Fake edit: Just Googled, and apparently others have wondered that, too, but it isn't him.

peter dinklage is one of my favorite actors is was great in the baxtar

More concerts in 3D please.

Can I please have:

The Flaming Lips
Crazy Horse
Tom Waits
Kiss: Alive

while i know he's been waiting his entire life for this moment, i'm a bit frightened to see bono in 3d.

who is "he"?

If you're talking about me, I didn't care much for U2. The 3-D, however, is fucking amazing.

What a remarkably well-made PIECE OF SHIT.

Not seeing, just saying.

i'm not afraid to say i love this movie.

think i'm gonna watch Lost In Translation right now, then go see Atonement this afternoon.

Forgo way off the mark. She's probably just intimidated by how great DDL is.

i could only watch the first 15 or so minutes. it was just so daunting and trying to be significant. then after the big fight scene the score is like ROCKING GUITARS! METAL! and im like, whaaat?

also, cameron diaz. what a whore of a bad actress.

nabbing this on your rec, damo, don't let me down.

It's a really fun movie.

Not all of it is perfect. NF is so massive and complex. There is only so much one can do in 90 minutes.

Strong focus on Hal Jordan/J'onn J'onzz. Including that wonderful sequence of the Manhunter watching Bug Bunny and Gracho.

hmm, the voice acting was pretty terrible at times, makes me wonder if the whole comic to animated film thing is such a hot idea

yeah i enjoyed it though, definitely better than the doomsday adaptation

Deluxe Edition


Watched the movie last night for the first time in probably 20 years--it looked & sounded amazing. Then I got to borrow the whole deal so I can check out the photos, script & special features (which unfortunately don't include commentary by anyone, but apparently there are a couple of documentaries).

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That's awesome! Monthly releases?!

No idea, but it doesn't seem like it. This apparently started selling in October, and they're doing an "official" live thing in february...unless they'll kick into high gear later... or they're stockpiling them to do monthlys later.

Eagle Vs Shark: Actually, I dug this. It's got a real Napoleon Dynamitesque vibe to it and is so weird and wacky and out there, but kind of sweet. I can see where people would really hate this, as it's completely precious, but I'm still gonna stand behind it.

[spoiler]I also loved that he still fought the bully even though he's in a wheelchair with nunchucks...and still lost, as well.[/spoiler]

I watched this tonight as well. Those are about the same as my thoughts on it. Kind of reminded me in tone/sentiment to The Science Of Sleep.

Yeah, I can see that, too, especially as relates to the stop-motion sequences with the applecores.

Hmph. I didn't see anything worthwhile in DDL or the rest of it either.

Pretty damned good. It's nice to for once see a movie that looks to tell a compelling story with some fine acting without setting out an agenda or showcasing a gimmick. Viggo is fuckin' awesome as "the driver". (the ladies will appreciate frame-by-frame modes on their DVD player for the infamous Turkish bath fight scene)