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Rage Against the McKee · « **Reply #2975 on:** November 04, 2013, 11:25:55 AM »

I thought that the movie glossed over just about everything. It was like they just took some key scenes from the book and then shot them, but skipped almost everything in between so you really didn't have any sense about why anything was happening unless you had read the book for context. The movie would have been a whole lot better if they would have made it about an hour longer and spent a little bit of time developing some of the characters.

SabiNation · « **Reply #2976 on:** November 04, 2013, 11:49:27 AM »

Quote from: emawblast on November 04, 2013, 11:13:37 AM

Quote from: 8manpick on November 04, 2013, 11:10:53 AM
Saw Ender's Game. Good, and fairly true to the book, but I think if you haven't read the book, the movie may have glossed over a lot of details that seem important to the story. Not sure how it is as a standalone movie.

i read it in like, middle school and loved the crap out of it but i don't remember a thing about it. should i read the book before i see the movie? or just watch the movie and enjoy the ignorant bliss of not knowing what isn't in the movie?

I'm in this exact same situation. Weird!

8manpick · « **Reply #2977 on:** November 04, 2013, 12:53:04 PM »

Quote from: Nuts Kicked on November 04, 2013, 11:25:55 AM

I thought that the movie glossed over just about everything. It was like they just took some key scenes from the book and then shot them, but skipped almost everything in between so you really didn't have any sense about why anything was happening unless you had read the book for context. The movie would have been a whole lot better if they would have made it about an hour longer and spent a little bit of time developing some of the characters.

Yeah maybe you're right

Tobias · « **Reply #2978 on:** November 04, 2013, 10:52:59 PM »

star trek vi: the undiscovered country is on syfy right now

'taterblast · « **Reply #2979 on:** November 07, 2013, 08:29:50 AM »

Captain Phillips.... as good as advertised! intense the whole way through!

mocat · « **Reply #2980 on:** November 11, 2013, 02:50:00 PM »

The Whistleblower. I was not really prepared for this one. Warning: "sex scandal" does not mean a Bill Clinton blowjob-gate type scenario. Pretty horrifying and maddening film.

The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep · « **Reply #2981 on:** November 11, 2013, 03:20:07 PM »

iron man spoiler alerts below!

iron man villain- the dude, wants control of his own company and makes a giant iron man suit

iron man 2 villain- pissed off machete dude who is a good mechanic and makes whiplash electric things and a robot army

iron man 3 villain- OMG rough ridin' EXPLODING MUTANT FIRE ARMY GUYS WHO CAN REGENERATE

iron man 3

PoetWarrior · « **Reply #2982 on:** November 11, 2013, 08:12:12 PM »

Before Midnight
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2209418/
Relationship with only glimmers of truth.

The Bling Ring
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2132285/
Reality is superior to replications.

Leviathan
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2332522/
What experimental films should resemble. Oh the birds.

OK_Cat · « **Reply #2983 on:** November 12, 2013, 08:19:57 AM »

we watched a movie called "passion" and i have no damn clue what happened.

SabiNation · « **Reply #2984 on:** November 12, 2013, 08:22:25 AM »

watched The Internship last night. It was okay. Had some funny parts

OK_Cat · « **Reply #2985 on:** November 12, 2013, 08:23:53 AM »

Quote from: SabiNation on November 12, 2013, 08:22:25 AM

watched The Internship last night. It was okay. Had some funny parts

yeah, it felt like the wedding crasher part 2, but they didn't go to weddings anymore, and they needed a job.

DQ12 · « **Reply #2986 on:** November 12, 2013, 06:00:41 PM »

12 Years a Slave

Pretty hard to watch. You should probably watch it though. Fassbender and Ejiofor did a very good job.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #2987 on:** November 12, 2013, 06:04:45 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on November 12, 2013, 06:00:41 PM

12 Years a Slave

Pretty hard to watch. You should probably watch it though. Fassbender and Ejiofor did a very good job.

not in topeka or mhk yet

Mikeyis4dcats · « **Reply #2988 on:** November 12, 2013, 06:08:27 PM »

Quote from: seven on November 12, 2013, 06:04:45 PM

Quote from: Dlew12 on November 12, 2013, 06:00:41 PM
12 Years a Slave

Pretty hard to watch. You should probably watch it though. Fassbender and Ejiofor did a very good job.

not in topeka or mhk yet

this weekend in Topeka

Cartierfor3 · « **Reply #2989 on:** November 14, 2013, 10:29:43 AM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on November 12, 2013, 06:00:41 PM

12 Years a Slave

Pretty hard to watch. You should probably watch it though. Fassbender and Ejiofor did a very good job.

It was devastating but incredibly well done. The brutality of slavery is just mind blowing, considering it wasn't that long ago in this country historically.

DQ12 · « **Reply #2990 on:** November 18, 2013, 01:47:21 AM »

Gone Baby Gone

Wow. A very convoluted story line and characters i didn't really know. But boy, was it intense. There was a part during this movie that scared me worse than I can ever remember being scared during a movie. Also adds a nice little bit of moral philosophy that you and your friends can talk about after the movie ends.

Mystic River

Generally pretty meh. Another super convoluted story that worked worse than Gone Baby Gone's, IMO. Penn did a very good job, but I really didn't like his character on a personal level. There were a few loose ends that the ending didn't tie up for me either.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #2991 on:** November 18, 2013, 02:21:48 AM »

what loose ends did you feel were left in mystic river dlew? interested cause i really enjoy that movie.

DQ12 · « **Reply #2992 on:** November 18, 2013, 02:10:58 PM »

Quote from: seven on November 18, 2013, 02:21:48 AM

what loose ends did you feel were left in mystic river dlew? interested cause i really enjoy that movie.

First of all, I understand that the ending was supposed to be sort of open ended. However, if that was the case, then why bother with the epilogue at all? Why not just end it after Penn kills Robbins?

What was the deal with the Kevin Bacon's wife storyline? Is it just a "see, they all had emotional issues stemming from the molestation"?

Where does Tim Robbins' wife go from here?

Does Sean Penn get his just deserts for killing Tim Robbins? Who gets prosecuted for that murder?

Cire · « **Reply #2993 on:** November 18, 2013, 02:12:15 PM »

12 years a slave was very good.

mocat · « **Reply #2994 on:** November 18, 2013, 02:13:19 PM »

Quote from: Dlew12 on November 18, 2013, 01:47:21 AM

Gone Baby Gone

Wow. A very convoluted story line and characters i didn't really know. But boy, was it intense. There was a part during this movie that scared me worse than I can ever remember being scared during a movie. Also adds a nice little bit of moral philosophy that you and your friends can talk about after the movie ends.

Mystic River

Generally pretty meh. Another super convoluted story that worked worse than Gone Baby Gone's, IMO. Penn did a very good job, but I really didn't like his character on a personal level. There were a few loose ends that the ending didn't tie up for me either.

why don't you make it a trifecta and watch Shutter Island

DQ12 · « **Reply #2995 on:** November 18, 2013, 03:35:20 PM »

I already seend it, mo cat. I already seend it.

8manpick · « **Reply #2996 on:** November 20, 2013, 07:03:26 PM »

Saw Jackie Brown for the first time last night. Holy crap, what a good movie. Cracks my top 5 Tarantino's for sure. Not sure what place.

Dr Rick Daris · « **Reply #2997 on:** November 20, 2013, 07:13:55 PM »

watched 8 mile for like the tenth time last night. what a just absolutely fantastic movie. a modern day rocky, really.

star seed 7 · « **Reply #2998 on:** November 20, 2013, 07:42:39 PM »

Quote from: 8manpick on November 20, 2013, 07:03:26 PM

Saw Jackie Brown for the first time last night. Holy crap, what a good movie. Cracks my top 5 Tarantino's for sure. Not sure what place.

i think it's my #2 or 3.

8manpick · « **Reply #2999 on:** November 20, 2013, 07:45:58 PM »

I think #4 for me

1. Pulp
2. Reservoir
3. Inglorious
4. Jackie
5. Django