Oh I'm sorry, Did I Break Your Conversation........Well Allow Me A Movie Thread by S&T

[doublejs07]

Winter's Bone has been in my Netflix queue for like 2 weeks....LOOOONG wait

I got Buried sitting at home...haven't found time to watch it. For those who have, is it a good flick?

 

[CP1708]

Thank you for the preview Kev, I'm gonna see if I can find that real quick. 

J's, I like Burried, to me it's one of those watch it once, Phone Booth, 90 minute in and out type movies that keep your attention the whole time, just to see what could or might happen, and if they stretched it out any longer they would lose every viewer.  JPZ and Kev both mentioned some stuff a couple pages back that makes me wonder if I missed something, but it's worth the watch at least once. 


On a "God I would love to see this happen" note, I've heard/seen/read rumors of Sheen being involved in a Major League 3? 

 At this point and time, I would watch Charlie Sheen watching paint dry, just to see if he would snort it or @#$% it. 

  This is a sequel that needs to happen someway, somehow. 

 

[CP1708]

Thank you for the preview Kev, I'm gonna see if I can find that real quick. 

J's, I like Burried, to me it's one of those watch it once, Phone Booth, 90 minute in and out type movies that keep your attention the whole time, just to see what could or might happen, and if they stretched it out any longer they would lose every viewer.  JPZ and Kev both mentioned some stuff a couple pages back that makes me wonder if I missed something, but it's worth the watch at least once. 


On a "God I would love to see this happen" note, I've heard/seen/read rumors of Sheen being involved in a Major League 3? 

 At this point and time, I would watch Charlie Sheen watching paint dry, just to see if he would snort it or @#$% it. 

  This is a sequel that needs to happen someway, somehow. 

 

[kevin cleveland]

The Buried theory wasn't much of anything. I'll message you.

I completely agree about the movie, overall - really suspenseful, perfect length, and I never intend to watch it again. Not because it wasn't good, but just because there's really no reason to. I thought the ending was perfect, too.

 

[kevin cleveland]

The Buried theory wasn't much of anything. I'll message you.

I completely agree about the movie, overall - really suspenseful, perfect length, and I never intend to watch it again. Not because it wasn't good, but just because there's really no reason to. I thought the ending was perfect, too.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

I love the Major League movies so if Wild Thing comes back, count me in.

 

[johnnyredstorm]

I love the Major League movies so if Wild Thing comes back, count me in.

 

[cincoseisdos]

NEED to pick this up, saw it last weekend at the Borders closing sale, price wasn't right though.

 

[cincoseisdos]

NEED to pick this up, saw it last weekend at the Borders closing sale, price wasn't right though.

 

[CP1708]

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• [font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]2. What if Leonardo DiCaprio did [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Boogie Nights [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]instead of [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Titanic? [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Leo had the choice, mulled it over, opted for [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Titanic … [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]and ended up carrying that movie and becoming a superduperstar. (By the way, that movie bombs with anyone else.) [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]3 [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]But imagine if he played Dirk Diggler. Look, I liked Mark Wahlberg’s performance in that movie. It’s a solid B-plus and he didn’t take anything off the table. But that could have been the defining part of Leo’s career. To rank the best new actors of the past fifteen years, Leo and Russell Crowe are either one-two or two-one, Philip Seymour Hoffman is third and Matt Damon is fourth. [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]4 [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]As much as I like Wahlberg, he’s not on that level. Leo could have taken Dirk Diggler to new heights, which seems significant since [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Boogie Nights [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]is already one of my ten favorite movies ever. I even think he could have pulled off the "Feel the heat" and "It’s my dojo!" scenes. [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]5 [/font][/font]
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Stuff like this made the book that much more readable.  In between the Russel, Bird, 2008 stories, this stuff was awesome. 

But I dunno if I have Crowe that high, Gladiator and Beautiful Mind are solid, but his other work been eh. 

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Kev......

 at that theory.  Makes perfect sense, I could totally see that as being the point.  I can't beleive I didn't even pick up on that. 

 

[CP1708]

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• [font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]2. What if Leonardo DiCaprio did [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Boogie Nights [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]instead of [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Titanic? [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Leo had the choice, mulled it over, opted for [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Titanic … [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]and ended up carrying that movie and becoming a superduperstar. (By the way, that movie bombs with anyone else.) [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]3 [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]But imagine if he played Dirk Diggler. Look, I liked Mark Wahlberg’s performance in that movie. It’s a solid B-plus and he didn’t take anything off the table. But that could have been the defining part of Leo’s career. To rank the best new actors of the past fifteen years, Leo and Russell Crowe are either one-two or two-one, Philip Seymour Hoffman is third and Matt Damon is fourth. [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]4 [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]As much as I like Wahlberg, he’s not on that level. Leo could have taken Dirk Diggler to new heights, which seems significant since [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Boogie Nights [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]is already one of my ten favorite movies ever. I even think he could have pulled off the "Feel the heat" and "It’s my dojo!" scenes. [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]5 [/font][/font]
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[/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]1. What if Robert De Niro was hired for Michael Corleone instead of Al Pacino? [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]This almost happened. When Francis Ford Coppola screened them, he liked De Niro so much that he saved the part of young Vito for him in [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]The Godfather: Part II. [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]This will always be the number one movie what-if because it can never be answered: Pacino was tremendous in I and submitted a Pantheon performance in II. Could De Niro have topped that? Possibly, right? That character was in both of their wheelhouses. I guess it comes down to which guy was better, which is like the Bird-Magic debate in that there isn’t a definitive answer and there will [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]never [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]be a definitive answer. [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]6 [/font][/font][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman][font=Times New Roman,Times New Roman]Now that, my friends, is a great what-if. [/font][/font]


Stuff like this made the book that much more readable.  In between the Russel, Bird, 2008 stories, this stuff was awesome. 

But I dunno if I have Crowe that high, Gladiator and Beautiful Mind are solid, but his other work been eh. 

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Kev......

 at that theory.  Makes perfect sense, I could totally see that as being the point.  I can't beleive I didn't even pick up on that. 

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by CP1708

Bale and Melissa Leo both winning for The Fighter. 

  (good call by Noskey on that one)

Thank you

I'm upset Aronofsky didnt win

Oh well.

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by CP1708

Bale and Melissa Leo both winning for The Fighter. 

  (good call by Noskey on that one)

Thank you

I'm upset Aronofsky didnt win

Oh well.

 

[noskey]

DP

 

[noskey]

DP

 

[N41D]

Winter's Bone is an awesome movie... This year was nuts.

Buried was enjoyable. It's worth a watch.


And maaan... Russell Crowe is greatness. Nobody makes career decisions like Leo, and that is why he's #1. He has tied himself to premier projects and directors for years. Crowe has some duds on his resume, but man he's absolutely great in everything he's in, even if it's a marginal film overall.

LA Confidential
The Insider
Gladiator
Beautiful Mind
Master and Commander
American Gangster
Cinderella Man
Yuma

 

[N41D]

Winter's Bone is an awesome movie... This year was nuts.

Buried was enjoyable. It's worth a watch.


And maaan... Russell Crowe is greatness. Nobody makes career decisions like Leo, and that is why he's #1. He has tied himself to premier projects and directors for years. Crowe has some duds on his resume, but man he's absolutely great in everything he's in, even if it's a marginal film overall.

LA Confidential
The Insider
Gladiator
Beautiful Mind
Master and Commander
American Gangster
Cinderella Man
Yuma

 

[CP1708]

  My God, how the hell did I forget LA Confidential. 

  That's on me.  I love the hell outta that movie, in fact based off that and Memento, I don't get why Guy Pierce didn't completely blow up. 

I really liked State of Play, and American Gangster was solid, I just dunno if I go 1A, 1B with him. 

Ugh.  I dunno.  Past 15 years, so 94-09, I mean, Hanks is in play there, Denzel, Damon I agree with,  Kevin Spacey, he may be flagrant, but he was money for a good stretch there.  I ain't even got to Bale yet.  And he was just as good in Yuma, and Crowe got smoked by Leo in Body of Lies.  @#$% Spacey and Guy were $$ in LA.  I mean, damn, is Crowe even headlining his own movies?  Denzel in AG.  Am I crazy here? 

We need to do some sort of a NT ranking on this.  Don't laugh, cuz I'm not kidding. 

 


Edit
Hanks since 93-94
Philadelphia
Forrest Gump
Apollo 13
That Thing You Do
Saving Private Ryan
The Green Mile
Cast Away
Road to Perdition
Catch Me if You Can
Da Vinci Code
Charlie Wilson's War

That doesn't include any of the Toy Story's, or chick flicks, or Polar Express.......

 

Crowe seein this???   

 

[CP1708]

  My God, how the hell did I forget LA Confidential. 

  That's on me.  I love the hell outta that movie, in fact based off that and Memento, I don't get why Guy Pierce didn't completely blow up. 

I really liked State of Play, and American Gangster was solid, I just dunno if I go 1A, 1B with him. 

Ugh.  I dunno.  Past 15 years, so 94-09, I mean, Hanks is in play there, Denzel, Damon I agree with,  Kevin Spacey, he may be flagrant, but he was money for a good stretch there.  I ain't even got to Bale yet.  And he was just as good in Yuma, and Crowe got smoked by Leo in Body of Lies.  @#$% Spacey and Guy were $$ in LA.  I mean, damn, is Crowe even headlining his own movies?  Denzel in AG.  Am I crazy here? 

We need to do some sort of a NT ranking on this.  Don't laugh, cuz I'm not kidding. 

 


Edit
Hanks since 93-94
Philadelphia
Forrest Gump
Apollo 13
That Thing You Do
Saving Private Ryan
The Green Mile
Cast Away
Road to Perdition
Catch Me if You Can
Da Vinci Code
Charlie Wilson's War

That doesn't include any of the Toy Story's, or chick flicks, or Polar Express.......

 

Crowe seein this???   

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Hanks did work from 94-04, but since then he hasn't really done much.

Now if we're talking from 04 on, my man Brad Pitt deserves to be considered. Dude really stepped his acting up:

Troy
Babel
Burn After Reading
The Assassination of Jesse James
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Inglourious Basterds (that purposely terrible accent was awesome)

 

[johnnyredstorm]

Hanks did work from 94-04, but since then he hasn't really done much.

Now if we're talking from 04 on, my man Brad Pitt deserves to be considered. Dude really stepped his acting up:

Troy
Babel
Burn After Reading
The Assassination of Jesse James
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Inglourious Basterds (that purposely terrible accent was awesome)

 

[prime1984]

Originally Posted by CP1708

On a "God I would love to see this happen" note, I've heard/seen/read rumors of Sheen being involved in a Major League 3? 

 At this point and time, I would watch Charlie Sheen watching paint dry, just to see if he would snort it or @#$% it. 

  This is a sequel that needs to happen someway, somehow. 

It would actually be Major League 4.  Also did some research, "Scorsese is attached to direct the upcoming project The Irishman, that will be starred by Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.[sup]#cite_note-64"[/sup] 

  

 

[prime1984]

Originally Posted by CP1708

On a "God I would love to see this happen" note, I've heard/seen/read rumors of Sheen being involved in a Major League 3? 

 At this point and time, I would watch Charlie Sheen watching paint dry, just to see if he would snort it or @#$% it. 

  This is a sequel that needs to happen someway, somehow. 

It would actually be Major League 4.  Also did some research, "Scorsese is attached to direct the upcoming project The Irishman, that will be starred by Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.[sup]#cite_note-64"[/sup] 

  

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by PRIME1984

Also did some research, "Scorsese is attached to direct the upcoming project The Irishman, that will be starred by Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.[sup]#cite_note-64"[/sup] 

Awesome. Like unimaginably awesome

I forgot all along to add one of my favorite sports movies, [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Damned United[/color]. Such a great movie.

 

[noskey]

Originally Posted by PRIME1984

Also did some research, "Scorsese is attached to direct the upcoming project The Irishman, that will be starred by Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci and Al Pacino.[sup]#cite_note-64"[/sup] 

Awesome. Like unimaginably awesome

I forgot all along to add one of my favorite sports movies, [color= rgb(255, 0, 0)]The Damned United[/color]. Such a great movie.