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I enjoyed the theatrical and the Directors Cut even more.

Great cast (Orlando Bloom may be the weakest character of the bunch), some strong Arabic characters (Saladin and the doctor from Star trek deep space nine).

In my opinion, Edward Norton's best character in years.

Great soundtrack and visuals. Solid pic.

I have the movie loaded and ready to go but three hours is quite the commitment.

If Eva Green is nude for big chunks of those 40 mins then perhaps...

In my straight female ranks other females' pairs list, hers would probably near the top if not at the top.

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Crank 2 - 2/10

D-Money will hate me for watching another Crank film. The first was bad enough, but the second is just "Cranked" up to another level.

The first film and the follow up always seemed like they were first graphic novels. I'm still surprised that the writers/directors (Neveldine/Taylor) haven't developed this into one. There were a few scenes that I did end up enjoying, tbh. The fight scene which turns into a "Godzilla Fight" was enjoyable and sort of funny/clever involving the generators. And the Psychiatrist scene with Glenn Howerton and Lauren Holly, where Howerton's character from the first film finally overcomes his traumatic experience and decides to embrace life, only to die by a ricocheted bullet seconds later.

While I wasn't as offended as I was from the first film, it still isn't a terrific film.

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before sunrise: 8/10

before sunset: 7/10

done the trilogy

before midnight: 9.5/10

perhaps the relationship movie to end all relationship movies. better acting than the previous, IMO more engaging dialogue. just a really difficult-to-watch movie that is really great all the same

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We're the Millers - 6.5/10
I think it hit enough of the right buttons. It wasn't particularly endearing, but there's enough there to get me to care just enough. Though most of it came together hastily, I liked the very end of the movie, which just seemed fitting. Jason Sudeikis' character was a fucking drag throughout the whole thing though.
Crude and largely simplistic humour, but there were some knee slapping moments.
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It's intense, right? In the theater, the entire second half was excruciating, you could see everyone squirming in their seats. It's just so real.

the hotel room sequence was just ungodly. i couldn't help but lol at how uncomfortable i felt during some of the lines

still in theater, here at least, I'm finally going to try and catch it tomorrow

do itttttttt

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done the trilogy

before midnight: 9.5/10

perhaps the relationship movie to end all relationship movies. better acting than the previous, IMO more engaging dialogue. just a really difficult-to-watch movie that is really great all the same

One of my very favorite trilogies.

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Fast Five - 2.5/10

So if you haven't noticed, my last few reviews have been from watching some absolutely brutal films. Wife and I were inspired to start watching the "so bad they're good" films, thanks to the "How Did This Get Made?" podcast. We first watched F&F6, and then finished watching Fast Five yesterday.

First things first, and this is an honest question. Do you people who like these films just cream your pants during the driving sequences? I just don't understand why it is exciting or interesting. I've seen cars drive fast before, so I'm not sure I understand what the appeal to these are.

Now, the studio really should put out a disclaimer at the beginning of these movies that say, "These movies take place in a fictional universe where people drive really fast and there are no reprecussion to the mayhem that they cause." That driving sequences at the end should have ended with hundreds of innocent people dying. Nope. No innocents. Just faceless/bodyless cops and enemies. You just see cars being destroyed.

And with that final driving scene. F&ck me in the ear that was dumb. Dragging a safe down the street by two guys, one with pec implants.

After we watched it, my wife said, "Time to watch Tokyo Drift!" Balls.

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We're the Millers - 6.5/10

I think it hit enough of the right buttons. It wasn't particularly endearing, but there's enough there to get me to care just enough. Though most of it came together hastily, I liked the very end of the movie, which just seemed fitting. Jason Sudeikis' character was a ???? drag throughout the whole thing though.

Crude and largely simplistic humour, but there were some knee slapping moments.

My wife and I really liked that movie. We belly laughed a few times!

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Boyhood was amazing. Don't know if I ever have or ever will give a perfect 10/10 except maybe for a documentary, but I'll go as near as possible with 9.75. I've never left a fictional film so invested in the characters, and I don't know that something like this will ever be made again. I've read that Lars von Trier started a similar project but eventually gave up.

Loved the throwbacks to his past films too. The part where they're in the 24hr diner and there's a guy rambling to himself in another booth seemed to nod to a couple scenes from Slacker. Oh! And the scene where the drunk stepfather gets them to go cash his cheque - the clerk was the same actor who sells the underage Mitch beer in Dazed and Confused, getting a little cheer from me.

Just a one of a kind masterpiece all around.

I'm glad I waited to watch this, the timing is nice heading into the 'awards season' of the year. The oscars are still pretty conservative so I don't think this will get a BP nomination, but Linklater may finally get his first directing nomination, and depending on what happens I really think Patricia Arquette could win for supporting actress. She was outstanding.

Also I got to see previews for two others I've been looking forward to, Birdman and Whiplash, together with Gone Girl there's a lot to look forward to the next few months.

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Yes, I did pay attention at the end and I get what you're saying about the divergence of options, it just didn't quite resonate with me as much as I expected it to. BTW, I don't think your reply to me is pretentious at all because I absolutely agree I probably missed something. I'm curious though, have you read the book? I've heard from a couple of my friends that you really need to have read the book to fully appreciate the movie. I'm thinking that might be my problem.

its the kind of movie you need to watch twice

there is so much in it, that every time you watch it you glean more

that being said, books tend to be more fulsome in explaining/allowing you to think about things more since you can come back to it, reread a passage etc...

vs a movie that flies by you....worth doing both.. I am reading the book now and know I missed alot in the movie as well

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