Juno and other recent flicks

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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
some incredible films ive seen as of late: the business of being born - which is an eye-opener putting sicko to shame (produced by ricki lake - seeing her give birth was a sight to be seen)

You know what Ricki Lake should do a documentary on? "Men who married you when you were fat, cried all the time, blamed everybody else and had living nightmare self-esteem issues but then got dumped when you lost a metric ton, felt "sexy" and adopted a "You Go Girl!" mentality."

She could interview Carnie Wilson….

Brian

Ricki lost most of her weight before she got married.

Yeah, but she ballooned back up again...
Fat, thin, that dude stuck with her! Now, that she's "thin permanently" she kicks the guy to the curb? WTF? Face it, honey, you pork up again, you won't even be able to get John Mayer's number.

Brian

Originally posted by you be betty:
I really really really need to see The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Every time I went to go see it in the last couple of weeks, it was sold out. It looks awesome.

I saw this last Friday and was very impressed. I didn't go to the theater with the intention of seeing it, but The Orphanage was sold out and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly was the only noteworthy movie that I hadn't seen yet. I've very glad I did see it. The POV technique was very well done.

Even though I'm a fan of PTA, I wasn't all that crazy about There Will Be Blood. I never really developed a connection to any of the characters, so I was emotionally detached for much of the film's more powerful moments. I found the film somewhat uninvolving as a result. Daniel Day-Lewis gave a fantastic performance though.

Juno was fun, but I couldn't help comparing it (unfavorably) to last year's Knocked Up by Judd Apatow. You might not think so, but I feel that Knocked Up is a much better film overall. Certainly funnier, but I think it's richer thematically as well. Maybe I just relate to it more because they are adults in Knocked Up, as opposed to high school students in Juno. Juno is definitely worth seeing though. Ellen Page is a rock star, and the dialogue has that hyper-literate "Gilmore Girls" quality that I typically enjoy.

I consider No Country for Old Men to be the best film of 2007. 'Nuff said.

eeew, maybe I won't bother with the dvd after all.

Originally posted by Darth Ed:
and the dialogue has that hyper-literate "Gilmore Girls" quality that I typically enjoy.

I liked "Zodiac." And I haven't even seen the newly released Director's Cut. And since there's no nudity in it, I probably never will. I love Fincher, though.

It's only January 17th, but I'm going to be hard pressed to find any film in 2008 that entertains me more than the Tom Cruise/Scientology videos.

Brian

I haven't had the pleasure of that creepy Ellen Page feeling in Juno yet. What distinguishes Hard Candy from the Vanishing or Audition is the bright modern setting of the former, which is contrary to the classical atmospherics of genre inhabited by the latter two movies. There's also more mind game intrigue in HC.

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:

Originally posted by 930clubber:
I just saw the 2005 movie "Hard Candy." What a mind-f* I highly recommend it.

Maybe that's why I never warmed to "Juno." I looked at Ellen Page and kept thinking "that's that creepy girl from 'Hard Candy'." "Hard Candy" is very disturbing. A "To Catch a Preditor" gone horribly wrong. It's "Audition"/"The Vanishing" disturbing.

Brian

Originally posted by nkotb:
Hell yes. Did you see that production trailer that was up a few months ago? He actually rips a dude's throat out with his bare hands. And don't even get me started on him turning the anti-aircraft gun on a guy standing inches away.

It might have been the most violent 3 minutes I've ever seen. Glorious!

Originally posted by Relaxer:
The promo for Rambo shows him punching a dude's head off. That's all I need to know.

I'm sure you have to retire from the military at around 50years old, isn't Rambo pushing 70 at this point?

If anybody wants to see a nice light movie then I recommend "The Waterhorse" I took my 5 year old and really enjoyed it.

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
some incredible films ive seen as of late: the business of being born - which is an eye-opener putting sicko to shame (produced by ricki lake - seeing her give birth was a sight to be seen)

You know what Ricki Lake should do a documentary on? "Men who married you when you were fat, cried all the time, blamed everybody else and had living nightmare self-esteem issues but then got dumped when you lost a metric ton, felt "sexy" and adopted a "You Go Girl!" mentality."

She could interview Carnie Wilson….

Brian

I'd puke watching a movie of Ricki Lake 'getting pregnant' let alone giving birth.

He's not in the military anymore. He's running sight-seeing cruises through third-world countries, and just happens to get involved with a Christian mission that goes horribly wrong…

Also, he may have found religion, which helps when ripping people's cuts out with your bare hands.

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
I'm sure you have to retire from the military at around 50years old, isn't Rambo pushing 70 at this point?

for nkotb:

"Justice League of America" canned for now (same situation for "transformers 2")

sneak peek of the all-new U.S.S. Enterprise

p.s. has anyone seen "In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale"?

Originally posted by nkotb:
He's not in the military anymore. He's running sight-seeing cruises through third-world countries, and just happens to get involved with a Christian mission that goes horribly wrong…

Also, he may have found religion, which helps when ripping people's cuts out with your bare hands.

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
I'm sure you have to retire from the military at around 50years old, isn't Rambo pushing 70 at this point?

Who goes 'sight seeing' in third world countries…and while I'm no the subject, where are the second world countries?

*edit*….for the benefit of GGW and all the other google reference geeks, no need to answer, I already know.

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
…and while I'm no the subject, where are the second world countries?

I think "Manchester" qualifies.

Brian

You're missing the main point…he rips a dudes throat out with his bare hands. All of the plot holes in the world couldn't keep me from something so gore-tastic.

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
Who goes 'sight seeing' in third world countries…

saw AVP2 tonight… what a disappointment. no, i wasn't expecting a plot, good dialogue or even decent acting - i just wanted to see aliens kick the lime-green shit out of each other. but finally - the final big fight - is eff'ing too dark! you can't see anything other than a few shadows slicing through the darkness with an occasional sound effect!!! what a waste.

on the upside, i got to chat with thatguy who i bumped into on my way out of the theater. despite the trash-talk here, he was giving cloverfield a spin. sorta weird seeing him out of context… like back when you're a kid and you see your teacher in the supermarket :)

Originally posted by sweetcell:

on the upside, i got to chat with thatguy who i bumped into on my way out of the theater. despite the trash-talk here, he was giving cloverfield a spin. sorta weird seeing him out of context… like back when you're a kid and you see your teacher in the supermarket :)

my cover is blown. i do exist outside of the club. actually, i just recently figured out how to disengage the collar that i used to have to wear. until then, if i wandered too far away from the central IMP command center, my head would've been blown off.

cloverfield was alright. i enjoyed myself, but didn't really connect with the characters enough to feel anything at all. go in prepared to suspend all disbelief. i mean all of it. the big monster was one of the easier things you are asked to accept as possible.

Originally posted by nkotb:
You're missing the main point…he rips a dudes throat out with his bare hands. All of the plot holes in the world couldn't keep me from something so gore-tastic.

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
Who goes 'sight seeing' in third world countries…

No kidding, it's like going to a porn flick and bitching about the furniture that the 9-way is taking place on.

I believe the term is "ORGY" or "ORGIES"

Originally posted by Relaxer:
No kidding, it's like going to a porn flick and bitching about the furniture that the 9-way is taking place on.

Originally posted by Brian Wallace:

Originally posted by Brain Walrus:
…and while I'm no the subject, where are the second world countries?

I think "Manchester" qualifies.

Brian

After their primary, you're exactly right.

Brain