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Oh I'm sorry, Did I Break Your Conversation........Well Allow Me A Movie Thread by S&T
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Whenever we start the discussions and if people post reviews, we should try to keep them as concise as possible. I'm not looking to read a dozen essays off the bat, I'm sure we'll get into plenty of good discussion on each movie anyway.
In other news, Cars 2 is Pixar's worst movie, at least according to critics. It's getting crushed, and I can't say I'm surprised. The first one was my least favorite from Pixar and I figured this one wouldn't be too much different.
In other news, Cars 2 is Pixar's worst movie, at least according to critics. It's getting crushed, and I can't say I'm surprised. The first one was my least favorite from Pixar and I figured this one wouldn't be too much different.
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Whenever we start the discussions and if people post reviews, we should try to keep them as concise as possible. I'm not looking to read a dozen essays off the bat, I'm sure we'll get into plenty of good discussion on each movie anyway.
In other news, Cars 2 is Pixar's worst movie, at least according to critics. It's getting crushed, and I can't say I'm surprised. The first one was my least favorite from Pixar and I figured this one wouldn't be too much different.
In other news, Cars 2 is Pixar's worst movie, at least according to critics. It's getting crushed, and I can't say I'm surprised. The first one was my least favorite from Pixar and I figured this one wouldn't be too much different.
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Concise? What do you mean by that? I mean first of all you could say...
And CP should put the movie of the week in the title...
And CP should put the movie of the week in the title...
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Concise? What do you mean by that? I mean first of all you could say...
And CP should put the movie of the week in the title...
And CP should put the movie of the week in the title...
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i think he nervous that if he puts tha in the title that mods besides ska and holden will say we cant have this is sports and training
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i think he nervous that if he puts tha in the title that mods besides ska and holden will say we cant have this is sports and training
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Ahhh...forgot we made ourselves at home.
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Ahhh...forgot we made ourselves at home.
Way I look at it, we've been given a gift. And I get nervous about doing anything that would cause us to lose it, ya know? Hell I have "quietly" gone and PM'd folks that I notice talk about movies in different places and invited them in. We have seen 2-3 of them come thru over the months. But certain ones I worry about that they would cause a problem and I keep quiet about it even if they would bring info in here, they could also cause us an issue too. And if some Mod did decide to come thru here and nail us, we can't really go and ask another Ska to stick his neck out for us and open it back up ya know?
Hell, I'm already worrying about the size of the thread could catch eyes at some point, and I don't know if that's good or not.
So for now, no title changes, if people ain't payin any attention to this after this long, then good. Those who need to know, know, we doin just fine.
Thanks to JPZ for his ideas on things to do in here like the fantasy drafts, or movie a week stuff, Venom for his reports on movie info, all the regulars that come in with reviews, Dirk for his spending of my money with all his blu ray sale finds.
Kev for findin stuff on TV and when it will be on so we can all catch it on DVR. This thing is bigger than I ever thought would be possible. 200 and something pages.
Great work ya'll.
Mean Streets.
I might be alone in this, but to me, I didn't really like it that much. Now, when I say that, I mean it in terms of a stand alone movie, it was not good. But in terms of showing me what was to come, and the progression of Scorsese and DeNiro, sure I can see why it would have appeal. Their first project together, etc etc. But this part right here really really bothered me. This damn movie played more stupid music than Sucker Punch did.
Every 8 damn seconds another crappy song would come on for no friggin reason, it was infuriating to be honest. And I don't ever notice music much in movies. In fact, I would tell you that in Casino, that is one of the few movies that I did actually notice the music and it was FLAWLESS in that movie. So like I said, maybe Scorsese simply honed his craft, and by the 90's everything was perfected. So in that regard, I could see how Mean Streets helped pave the way so to speak.
The audio was garbage, voice overs were choppy, the sound when up and down, just scene after scene of mistakes so to speak, it was almost like it was his first big film or something. Certainly I understand he won't be as polished as he was 20 years later, but come on. Car hits a fire hydrant, and the sound goes off.
Ugh
Best way I can describe the film is Raw. It was very raw. Good ideas, a point to the movie, some direction, just very very "raw" Almost like they were shooting it like those kids in Super 8. Show up and shoot some footage, and then put it all together so to speak. So much of the story was pointless, the weird scene cuts, one scene to the next scene with no real rhyme or reason.
Now, on the plus side......Robert DeNiro. WOW. I know it's no secret the guy can act a lil bit, and I know it's cliche to speak on his talent, but @#$% that, this dude was incredible. There were a couple scenes, I wasn't sure if he was acting or not. If ANYONE in the world can look a gangster in the face and tell him to go @#$% himself and still be breathing 11 seconds later and make you believe it, it's gotta be DeNiro. It was great watching him. The scene where he says "what" about 19 times in a row was so great, I swear that was adlibbed or something.
Keitel was great too. If I understand right, he was the main character, but DeNiro sort of just stole the show so to speak. I'm not really sure the point of what they were all doing, or why, they seemed to just wander around doin nothin the whole movie and act tough, but clearly Scorsese got his act together years later. So if Mean Streets gets by on the notion that this is where it all started, I'm fine by that. But as just a single film, on it's own merit, naw, this movie wasn't good to me. If they took the same story and put it together today, then I think you could have something. Clean it up, polish it a lil bit, sure. I'm sure I'll be told I missed something, or it's supposed to be gritty, raw and all that, that's fine, but you don't have to have issues with the actual picture itself. Words shouldn't rise and fall in volume. Voice overs should be the same voices, etc etc.
My fav scene was the bar "fight" That scene was really good, and I loved the camera work in there sort of chasing the action, that's one of those scenes that points to him going to be good someday at his craft. I especially loved how after they all calmed down, they start up again.
I want to give it a 6.5, but DeNiro alone makes me bump it up, so I'll go 7/10.
Hell, I'm already worrying about the size of the thread could catch eyes at some point, and I don't know if that's good or not.
Mean Streets.
I might be alone in this, but to me, I didn't really like it that much. Now, when I say that, I mean it in terms of a stand alone movie, it was not good. But in terms of showing me what was to come, and the progression of Scorsese and DeNiro, sure I can see why it would have appeal. Their first project together, etc etc. But this part right here really really bothered me. This damn movie played more stupid music than Sucker Punch did.
The audio was garbage, voice overs were choppy, the sound when up and down, just scene after scene of mistakes so to speak, it was almost like it was his first big film or something. Certainly I understand he won't be as polished as he was 20 years later, but come on. Car hits a fire hydrant, and the sound goes off.
Best way I can describe the film is Raw. It was very raw. Good ideas, a point to the movie, some direction, just very very "raw" Almost like they were shooting it like those kids in Super 8. Show up and shoot some footage, and then put it all together so to speak. So much of the story was pointless, the weird scene cuts, one scene to the next scene with no real rhyme or reason.
Now, on the plus side......Robert DeNiro. WOW. I know it's no secret the guy can act a lil bit, and I know it's cliche to speak on his talent, but @#$% that, this dude was incredible. There were a couple scenes, I wasn't sure if he was acting or not. If ANYONE in the world can look a gangster in the face and tell him to go @#$% himself and still be breathing 11 seconds later and make you believe it, it's gotta be DeNiro. It was great watching him. The scene where he says "what" about 19 times in a row was so great, I swear that was adlibbed or something.
Keitel was great too. If I understand right, he was the main character, but DeNiro sort of just stole the show so to speak. I'm not really sure the point of what they were all doing, or why, they seemed to just wander around doin nothin the whole movie and act tough, but clearly Scorsese got his act together years later. So if Mean Streets gets by on the notion that this is where it all started, I'm fine by that. But as just a single film, on it's own merit, naw, this movie wasn't good to me. If they took the same story and put it together today, then I think you could have something. Clean it up, polish it a lil bit, sure. I'm sure I'll be told I missed something, or it's supposed to be gritty, raw and all that, that's fine, but you don't have to have issues with the actual picture itself. Words shouldn't rise and fall in volume. Voice overs should be the same voices, etc etc.
My fav scene was the bar "fight" That scene was really good, and I loved the camera work in there sort of chasing the action, that's one of those scenes that points to him going to be good someday at his craft. I especially loved how after they all calmed down, they start up again.
I want to give it a 6.5, but DeNiro alone makes me bump it up, so I'll go 7/10.
Way I look at it, we've been given a gift. And I get nervous about doing anything that would cause us to lose it, ya know? Hell I have "quietly" gone and PM'd folks that I notice talk about movies in different places and invited them in. We have seen 2-3 of them come thru over the months. But certain ones I worry about that they would cause a problem and I keep quiet about it even if they would bring info in here, they could also cause us an issue too. And if some Mod did decide to come thru here and nail us, we can't really go and ask another Ska to stick his neck out for us and open it back up ya know?
Hell, I'm already worrying about the size of the thread could catch eyes at some point, and I don't know if that's good or not.
So for now, no title changes, if people ain't payin any attention to this after this long, then good. Those who need to know, know, we doin just fine.
Thanks to JPZ for his ideas on things to do in here like the fantasy drafts, or movie a week stuff, Venom for his reports on movie info, all the regulars that come in with reviews, Dirk for his spending of my money with all his blu ray sale finds.
Kev for findin stuff on TV and when it will be on so we can all catch it on DVR. This thing is bigger than I ever thought would be possible. 200 and something pages.
Great work ya'll.
Mean Streets.
I might be alone in this, but to me, I didn't really like it that much. Now, when I say that, I mean it in terms of a stand alone movie, it was not good. But in terms of showing me what was to come, and the progression of Scorsese and DeNiro, sure I can see why it would have appeal. Their first project together, etc etc. But this part right here really really bothered me. This damn movie played more stupid music than Sucker Punch did.
Every 8 damn seconds another crappy song would come on for no friggin reason, it was infuriating to be honest. And I don't ever notice music much in movies. In fact, I would tell you that in Casino, that is one of the few movies that I did actually notice the music and it was FLAWLESS in that movie. So like I said, maybe Scorsese simply honed his craft, and by the 90's everything was perfected. So in that regard, I could see how Mean Streets helped pave the way so to speak.
The audio was garbage, voice overs were choppy, the sound when up and down, just scene after scene of mistakes so to speak, it was almost like it was his first big film or something. Certainly I understand he won't be as polished as he was 20 years later, but come on. Car hits a fire hydrant, and the sound goes off.
Ugh
Best way I can describe the film is Raw. It was very raw. Good ideas, a point to the movie, some direction, just very very "raw" Almost like they were shooting it like those kids in Super 8. Show up and shoot some footage, and then put it all together so to speak. So much of the story was pointless, the weird scene cuts, one scene to the next scene with no real rhyme or reason.
Now, on the plus side......Robert DeNiro. WOW. I know it's no secret the guy can act a lil bit, and I know it's cliche to speak on his talent, but @#$% that, this dude was incredible. There were a couple scenes, I wasn't sure if he was acting or not. If ANYONE in the world can look a gangster in the face and tell him to go @#$% himself and still be breathing 11 seconds later and make you believe it, it's gotta be DeNiro. It was great watching him. The scene where he says "what" about 19 times in a row was so great, I swear that was adlibbed or something.
Keitel was great too. If I understand right, he was the main character, but DeNiro sort of just stole the show so to speak. I'm not really sure the point of what they were all doing, or why, they seemed to just wander around doin nothin the whole movie and act tough, but clearly Scorsese got his act together years later. So if Mean Streets gets by on the notion that this is where it all started, I'm fine by that. But as just a single film, on it's own merit, naw, this movie wasn't good to me. If they took the same story and put it together today, then I think you could have something. Clean it up, polish it a lil bit, sure. I'm sure I'll be told I missed something, or it's supposed to be gritty, raw and all that, that's fine, but you don't have to have issues with the actual picture itself. Words shouldn't rise and fall in volume. Voice overs should be the same voices, etc etc.
My fav scene was the bar "fight" That scene was really good, and I loved the camera work in there sort of chasing the action, that's one of those scenes that points to him going to be good someday at his craft. I especially loved how after they all calmed down, they start up again.
I want to give it a 6.5, but DeNiro alone makes me bump it up, so I'll go 7/10.
Hell, I'm already worrying about the size of the thread could catch eyes at some point, and I don't know if that's good or not.
Mean Streets.
I might be alone in this, but to me, I didn't really like it that much. Now, when I say that, I mean it in terms of a stand alone movie, it was not good. But in terms of showing me what was to come, and the progression of Scorsese and DeNiro, sure I can see why it would have appeal. Their first project together, etc etc. But this part right here really really bothered me. This damn movie played more stupid music than Sucker Punch did.
The audio was garbage, voice overs were choppy, the sound when up and down, just scene after scene of mistakes so to speak, it was almost like it was his first big film or something. Certainly I understand he won't be as polished as he was 20 years later, but come on. Car hits a fire hydrant, and the sound goes off.
Best way I can describe the film is Raw. It was very raw. Good ideas, a point to the movie, some direction, just very very "raw" Almost like they were shooting it like those kids in Super 8. Show up and shoot some footage, and then put it all together so to speak. So much of the story was pointless, the weird scene cuts, one scene to the next scene with no real rhyme or reason.
Now, on the plus side......Robert DeNiro. WOW. I know it's no secret the guy can act a lil bit, and I know it's cliche to speak on his talent, but @#$% that, this dude was incredible. There were a couple scenes, I wasn't sure if he was acting or not. If ANYONE in the world can look a gangster in the face and tell him to go @#$% himself and still be breathing 11 seconds later and make you believe it, it's gotta be DeNiro. It was great watching him. The scene where he says "what" about 19 times in a row was so great, I swear that was adlibbed or something.
Keitel was great too. If I understand right, he was the main character, but DeNiro sort of just stole the show so to speak. I'm not really sure the point of what they were all doing, or why, they seemed to just wander around doin nothin the whole movie and act tough, but clearly Scorsese got his act together years later. So if Mean Streets gets by on the notion that this is where it all started, I'm fine by that. But as just a single film, on it's own merit, naw, this movie wasn't good to me. If they took the same story and put it together today, then I think you could have something. Clean it up, polish it a lil bit, sure. I'm sure I'll be told I missed something, or it's supposed to be gritty, raw and all that, that's fine, but you don't have to have issues with the actual picture itself. Words shouldn't rise and fall in volume. Voice overs should be the same voices, etc etc.
My fav scene was the bar "fight" That scene was really good, and I loved the camera work in there sort of chasing the action, that's one of those scenes that points to him going to be good someday at his craft. I especially loved how after they all calmed down, they start up again.
I want to give it a 6.5, but DeNiro alone makes me bump it up, so I'll go 7/10.
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Let me see a pic of your movie notebook. I know you have one, gramps.
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Let me see a pic of your movie notebook. I know you have one, gramps.
....thought about it, but don't have one.
You'll notice I always screw up my reviews and forget names, and scenes and stuff like that, have to come back later and add to stuff I forgot, it's because I don't write anything down. When Week in Review threads hit every Monday, my thoughts are all neatly organized and ready to go.
I do have a notebook to list all the DVD's/Blu Ray's I own, as well as the spreadsheet with the same info....I might be overdoing it a little. *shrugs*
....thought about it, but don't have one.
You'll notice I always screw up my reviews and forget names, and scenes and stuff like that, have to come back later and add to stuff I forgot, it's because I don't write anything down. When Week in Review threads hit every Monday, my thoughts are all neatly organized and ready to go.
I do have a notebook to list all the DVD's/Blu Ray's I own, as well as the spreadsheet with the same info....I might be overdoing it a little. *shrugs*
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So.... The Tree of Life... yeah. I don't even know where to begin. Four of us went to see the movie, and four of us came out with different views on what we just watched.
All I can say is, my jaw was pretty much on the ground for the first 45 minutes of the film - easily the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen.
Did it drag a little? Sure.
Was the story kind of out there, not concrete, and a bit all over the place? Yeah.
Did you feel detached from the characters? A little bit.
Did any of what I just say matter? Not in the slightest. This film is a masterpiece.
All I can say is, my jaw was pretty much on the ground for the first 45 minutes of the film - easily the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen.
Did it drag a little? Sure.
Was the story kind of out there, not concrete, and a bit all over the place? Yeah.
Did you feel detached from the characters? A little bit.
Did any of what I just say matter? Not in the slightest. This film is a masterpiece.
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So.... The Tree of Life... yeah. I don't even know where to begin. Four of us went to see the movie, and four of us came out with different views on what we just watched.
All I can say is, my jaw was pretty much on the ground for the first 45 minutes of the film - easily the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen.
Did it drag a little? Sure.
Was the story kind of out there, not concrete, and a bit all over the place? Yeah.
Did you feel detached from the characters? A little bit.
Did any of what I just say matter? Not in the slightest. This film is a masterpiece.
All I can say is, my jaw was pretty much on the ground for the first 45 minutes of the film - easily the most beautiful cinematography I've ever seen.
Did it drag a little? Sure.
Was the story kind of out there, not concrete, and a bit all over the place? Yeah.
Did you feel detached from the characters? A little bit.
Did any of what I just say matter? Not in the slightest. This film is a masterpiece.
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Finally got around to seeing this. Easily the most exciting non-action movie I've seen in a long time. Had me fully interested for nearly two hours without a fight scene, gunshots, explosions, etc. Great movie.
Not sure why my pic is gone but the movie is: Winter's Bone.
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Finally got around to seeing this. Easily the most exciting non-action movie I've seen in a long time. Had me fully interested for nearly two hours without a fight scene, gunshots, explosions, etc. Great movie.
Not sure why my pic is gone but the movie is: Winter's Bone.
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I have to see it sometime this week.
I watched Cedar Rapids last night. Pretty excellent. Redhead Anne Heche would especially get it.
Still no Mean Streets. I will probably watch it late tonight.
Since tomorrow is Monday, my list again:
An Education (2009) - Lone Scherfig
I watched Cedar Rapids last night. Pretty excellent. Redhead Anne Heche would especially get it.
Still no Mean Streets. I will probably watch it late tonight.
Since tomorrow is Monday, my list again:
An Education (2009) - Lone Scherfig
Acoming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, andhow her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice herage.
Into the Wild (2007) - Sean Penn
Aftergraduating from Emory University, top student and athlete ChristopherMcCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savingsaccount to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shapehis life.
Strangers on a Train (1951) - Alfred Hitchcock
Apsychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on howtwo complete strangers can get away with murder - a theory that heplans to implement.
Synecdoche, New York (200- Charlie Kaufman
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I have to see it sometime this week.
I watched Cedar Rapids last night. Pretty excellent. Redhead Anne Heche would especially get it.
Still no Mean Streets. I will probably watch it late tonight.
Since tomorrow is Monday, my list again:
An Education (2009) - Lone Scherfig
I watched Cedar Rapids last night. Pretty excellent. Redhead Anne Heche would especially get it.
Still no Mean Streets. I will probably watch it late tonight.
Since tomorrow is Monday, my list again:
An Education (2009) - Lone Scherfig
Acoming-of-age story about a teenage girl in 1960s suburban London, andhow her life changes with the arrival of a playboy nearly twice herage.
Into the Wild (2007) - Sean Penn
Aftergraduating from Emory University, top student and athlete ChristopherMcCandless abandons his possessions, gives his entire $24,000 savingsaccount to charity and hitchhikes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.Along the way, Christopher encounters a series of characters that shapehis life.
Strangers on a Train (1951) - Alfred Hitchcock
Apsychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on howtwo complete strangers can get away with murder - a theory that heplans to implement.
Synecdoche, New York (200
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An Education for me. I have it recorded on my DVR so it works out.
I'll get to Mean Streets tomorrow.
I'll get to Mean Streets tomorrow.
big j 33
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An Education for me. I have it recorded on my DVR so it works out.
I'll get to Mean Streets tomorrow.
I'll get to Mean Streets tomorrow.
