Juno and other recent flicks

Moving this over from "Just Announced"

Originally posted by you be betty:
I actually really enjoyed the film [Juno]. It was very cute and quirky.

After a heavy movie-going menu of There Will Be Blood, No Country for Old Men and The Savages (which was billed as a comedy), I was thrilled for the fun and smart alec land of Juno.

There Will Be Blood was great, but I never want to see it again. Just a tough movie to watch.

Three of us went to see There Will Be Blood – very different reactions to the soundtrack. I loved it, thought it really worked. One of us hated it, the other was kind of neutral.

Rated R Trailer: Harold & Kumar 2

excellent!

Originally posted by vansmack:
Rated R Trailer: Harold & Kumar 2

i'll be wasting a few brain cells tomorrow night on this turd:

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I saw AVPR, its better than the first one, but its a pretty bad movie still

I think the main thing holding the original back wa the plot. That's definitely a movie that needed no dialog…just a dozen Predators fighting a shitload of Aliens. Why wasn't I consulted???

Originally posted by lagas:
I saw AVPR, its better than the first one, but its a pretty bad movie still

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 thought "the Savages" was absolutely brutal, one of the hardest movies I've had to watch in a long time. It was brilliant and the acting was top-notch, but it was definitely NOT a comedy. I laughed at some scenes, but by the end I was a mess. I don't think I could sit through it again.

Originally posted by bearman:
I thought "the Savages" was absolutely brutal, one of the hardest movies I've had to watch in a long time. It was brilliant and the acting was top-notch, but it was definitely NOT a comedy. I laughed at some scenes, but by the end I was a mess. I don't think I could sit through it again.

I agree with all of that…phenomenal performances, but really tough. Hence, Juno took the edge off for me!

Originally posted by vansmack:
Rated R Trailer: Harold &amp; Kumar 2

Can't wait!

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) and the diving bell and the butterfly - which was so beautiful but very hard to sit through.

and the 5+ hour version of bergman's fanny and alexander might be the best film ive ever seen. thats probably only out in nyc - unless it goes elsewhere.

Ive been waiting to see this documentary - taxi to the dark side- since it screened at tribeca last year. looks incredible, albeit a bit tense. not sure how many of these docs i can take.

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About the film:
From the Academy Award nominated director of ENRON: THE SMARTEST GUYS IN THE ROOM, Alex Gibney's TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE is a riveting documentary that examines the death of a civilian Afghan taxi driver at the hands of United States soldiers. Through shocking never-before-seen images of the Bagram Air Force Base and the Guantanamo Bay prisons, and interviews with former government officials, prison guards and interrogators, the film takes an unflinching and often disturbing look at the Bush Administration's military torture policy. (116 min.; R)

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

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.

We're going to see that next week. It will be preaching to the alredy converted.

Originally posted by xneverwherex:
[QB] 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)

I just Netflixed all of these except the five hour Fanny and Alexander.

I just saw the 2005 movie "Hard Candy." What a mind-f* I highly recommend it.

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) and the diving bell and the butterfly - which was so beautiful but very hard to sit through.

Loved No Country for Old Men and Juno. Hope to see the Paul Thomas Anderson movie soon.

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 did see that trailer, and all of my cynicism and skepticism vanished. As soon as I saw it, I forwarded it to about a dozen people in the office, and within 5 minutes, the echoed rattle of chainguns and heads being punched off filled the hallways.

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