Monty Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 broken flowers: 7/10 never been a huge jim jarmusch fan, but this was pretty good. some bits of it felt totally contrived and hit-you-over-the-head, like naming the unnecessarily nude little girl Lolita, or having the main character named Don Johnston and watching Don Juan on tv, while calling his mystery-snooping neighbour Sherlock, etc. still, i thought the movie is good when taken as a whole, and it sure has a wonderful closing scene. Remember not enjoying Broken Flowers. Not much else I remember, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Remember not enjoying Broken Flowers. Not much else I remember, though. i saw it when it first came out (2005), and i really, really didn't like it. but came across it last night and couldnt remember a single thing either. like, nothing. i nearly turned it off about 30 minutes in because the setting is so stupid and obvious. but it gets better as it goes imo my first score was 6, but changed it to 7 as I typed the above - for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 was there not a horror movie/halloween movie thread on CDC before? why does the search function suck so much ass on here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bassi13 Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 was there not a horror movie/halloween movie thread on CDC before? why does the search function suck so much ass on here There has been at some point in the past. I can remember listing my favourite horror movies multiple times on this forum before. The search function alternates between being totally functional and totally broken. I have no idea what prompts those glitches, but they seem to run for weeks at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Haven't seen Broken Flowers, but I try to avoid movies with Bill Murray as the droopy/pitiful/broken man. Just doesn't interest me. I watched Moonrise Kingdom on the weekend (7.5/10). Took off half a point because watching a prepubescent teen touch the breast of another such teen is uncomfortable to me. Also get tired of Anderson throwing Bill Murray into all his movies as the older successful guy who's kind of an asshole. Way to take a leap there, Wes. Otherwise, I really liked the story even if it was the kids that stole the show and not the big name actors. Overdue Edit: I did love Bill Murray in Rushmore, one of my favourite comedies of all time. Edited September 15, 2015 by Down by the River Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I watched a documentary that i haven't seen in years, the remastered version of Ken Burns Civil War on PBS last week. Simply riveting is all i can say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Remember not enjoying Broken Flowers. Not much else I remember, though. Yeah, I remember being disappointed. And I'm a fan of droopy-Bill. Not much time for movies or TV lately for me. Actually, with NHL16 dropping tomorrow, and real hockey shortly thereafter, there will be even less going forward. I've been sneaking in Mad Men here and there, which I never watched at all. The first season and a half was a bit meh, but the second half of season 2 has been fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Yeah, I remember being disappointed. And I'm a fan of droopy-Bill. Not much time for movies or TV lately for me. Actually, with NHL16 dropping tomorrow, and real hockey shortly thereafter, there will be even less going forward. I've been sneaking in Mad Men here and there, which I never watched at all. The first season and a half was a bit meh, but the second half of season 2 has been fantastic. NHL16 only if reviews are glowing for me. Otherwise, pass. As for Mad Men, haven't watched the last season yet, but dug it for years. But because I'm not in the binge watching of it anymore, haven't watched in a few years. After I'm done with season 4 of Suits, not sure what else to go to for shows. Almost done with Ballers, which is truly terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 NHL16 only if reviews are glowing for me. Otherwise, pass. As for Mad Men, haven't watched the last season yet, but dug it for years. But because I'm not in the binge watching of it anymore, haven't watched in a few years. After I'm done with season 4 of Suits, not sure what else to go to for shows. Almost done with Ballers, which is truly terrible. Peaky Blinders is something you may want to check out (as a TV show). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Peaky Blinders is something you may want to check out (as a TV show). Tried it back over Christmas, couldn't get into it after episode 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Tried it back over Christmas, couldn't get into it after episode 2. Its worth pushing forward to get to S2 and Tom Hardy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 i couldn't get into peaky blinders either, which i felt sorta bummed about because i looooove organized crime stuff. i should give it another shot, i think i only saw the first two episodes as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Its worth pushing forward to get to S2 and Tom Hardy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDwoUFbZalw I've only heard terrific things. I probably wasn't in a great mood when I tried it. I really like Cillian Murphy as well. Perhaps I'll try again after Suits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AV's Coin Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Narcos on Netflix on the binge watching scale I watched 10 episodes over 4 days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lionized27 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 i couldn't get into peaky blinders either, which i felt sorta bummed about because i looooove organized crime stuff. i should give it another shot, i think i only saw the first two episodes as well Short answer, yes. Give it another shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 Percent Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The gift- 7.8/10 Good performance by Bateman. I was impressed. Movie itself was entertaining. Slightly predictable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLASSJAW Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 tomorrowland: 6.5/10 - a decent message about innovation, engineering, art, imagination, etc. -- as told by mega corporations. enjoyed it a decent amount, despite the excessive length and the silly action scenes. only watched it because it's directed by Brad Bird. an odd misstep for him, but I wonder how much of that is because of editing. it feels so busy and kinda cluttered, while lasting over 2 hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 tomorrowland: 6.5/10 - a decent message about innovation, engineering, art, imagination, etc. -- as told by mega corporations. enjoyed it a decent amount, despite the excessive length and the silly action scenes. only watched it because it's directed by Brad Bird. an odd misstep for him, but I wonder how much of that is because of editing. it feels so busy and kinda cluttered, while lasting over 2 hours. Plan on watching it tonight. While it looks weak, I too am only giving it a shot because it's Brad Bird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Batman Begins - 10/10 Obviously biased because I'm a huge Batman fan. To me, it's a perfect 10 as I really don't think there is a better superhero film (perhaps The Incredibles is the only other one on par to it). As much as I like TDK, it's not as strong overall as Begins. Everyone has to shoulder the weight in this film, and they do a superb job. In TDK, Ledger propped up the weaker areas (ie. Gyllenhaal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down by the River Posted September 21, 2015 Share Posted September 21, 2015 Blue Ruin: 7/10 Revenge movies are always kind of predictable, and this wasn't an exception. Also, I demand backstory. Sure there was the 'hey, the kid nothing like his family is actually nothing like his family because biologically he's my family', but (a) that was also a bit predictable, and ( even if it wasn't predictable, it didn't really matter for the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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