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Post by munkivelli on Dec 23, 2020 11:22:53 GMT -6
Why do the golden globes even exist so some foreign press folks can schmooze with hollywood for a bit
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Post by ultravisitor on Dec 23, 2020 11:31:06 GMT -6
I was reading this list of The Best Movie Fight Scenes of All Time the other day, and as I was reading it, I was hoping to see one of the fights from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in it. I always think of the fight scene when Jen first steals the sword because of how breathtaking it was at the start of the movie, but this list reminded me of the better one later in the film. So last night, I watched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Man, I love that movie. Michelle Yeoh is such a badass, even though her Mandarin is supposedly terrible.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 11:42:59 GMT -6
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Post by thebosma on Dec 23, 2020 12:23:04 GMT -6
I was reading this list of The Best Movie Fight Scenes of All Time the other day, and as I was reading it, I was hoping to see one of the fights from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in it. I always think of the fight scene when Jen first steals the sword because of how breathtaking it was at the start of the movie, but this list reminded me of the better one later in the film. So last night, I watched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Man, I love that movie. Michelle Yeoh is such a badass, even though her Mandarin is supposedly terrible. List makes me feel like watching the first three Bourne movies again but I’m worried they won’t hold up. Haven’t seen them since high school
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 23, 2020 13:15:07 GMT -6
One of my all-time favorite movies.
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Post by venom on Dec 23, 2020 14:02:56 GMT -6
List makes me feel like watching the first three Bourne movies again but I’m worried they won’t hold up. Haven’t seen them since high school these are super fun sunday afternoon tnt zone-out movies.
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Post by thebosma on Dec 23, 2020 14:17:52 GMT -6
List makes me feel like watching the first three Bourne movies again but I’m worried they won’t hold up. Haven’t seen them since high school these are super fun sunday afternoon tnt zone-out movies. Pretty much exactly how I remember them so that’s good to hear.
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Post by krentist on Dec 23, 2020 14:47:35 GMT -6
I was reading this list of The Best Movie Fight Scenes of All Time the other day, and as I was reading it, I was hoping to see one of the fights from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in it. I always think of the fight scene when Jen first steals the sword because of how breathtaking it was at the start of the movie, but this list reminded me of the better one later in the film. So last night, I watched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Man, I love that movie. Michelle Yeoh is such a badass, even though her Mandarin is supposedly terrible. List makes me feel like watching the first three Bourne movies again but I’m worried they won’t hold up. Haven’t seen them since high school They're missing the one with Viggo's cock
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Post by dij22 on Dec 23, 2020 16:28:02 GMT -6
Caught up on a huge chunk of Affleck the last several weeks. Easily the best stretch in this project. Nearing the finish line Gone Baby Gone was so great. Haven't seen it since it came out but wow, perfect acting across the board. Casey is magnetic and Ben clearly immediately knew what he was doing behind the camera. Ending was fun; my gf and I disagreed on whether it was the right thing to do. I sided with Casey, she sided with Michelle Monaghan. He's Just Not That Into You really sucked. I forgot movies like this existed. When did Hollywood decide that Justin Long was a sex symbol? Why was Ginnifer Goodwin the only person who tried in this movie? I actually liked Affleck in this but he had zero chemistry with Jennifer Aniston. Affleck and Bradley Cooper should have switched roles. State of Play was awesome. I had never seen it and had no expectations but I was kinda blown away. Weird that Russell Crowe and Affleck were supposed to be college roommates even though Crowe looks like he's 60 in this. Basically the only flaw though, as it was very fun. Affleck was really great in this; another example of when he excels when he is actually given something interesting to do with the role. Extract was worse than I remembered. I saw it in college and thought it was really good, but it's just stale and pointless and not very funny. Affleck is genuinely terrific in this as Jason Bateman's friend. Honestly one of his best roles, and easily the highlight of the movie. The Town might be one of the most rewatchable movies ever. I think this was like my 8th time seeing it and it never gets old. Affleck was excellent and Jeremy Renner (who I don't particularly care for) was even better. Affleck is 2/2 in casting his movies here, as every supporting character is also A+. The Company Men was weirdly good. I had never heard of it and it seems like it should have done better. A recession movie where Affleck, Chris Cooper, and Tommy Lee Jones all lose their jobs. Nothing groundbreaking here but really nicely told story about a very specific set of unlikeable people in a crisis. This is a role that Affleck would have sucked in 10 years earlier (this guy has it all! Looks, wife, kids, nice house! no other character traits!), but he's clearly gotten better as an actor at this point in his career. Argo is so good. Another eminently rewatchable movie, completing a trifecta of super fun, super interesting, and perfectly cast films for Director Affleck. I went down a Wikipedia rabbit hole afterwards for about a week reading about Iran. To the Wonder is the only Terrence Malick movie I've seen since I watched The Thin Red Line at a sleepover like 20 years ago. I thought this was wonderful, and it made me want to instantly watch every other Malick film. Affleck was excellent even though (because?) he had like 2 lines the entire time. We watched this last week and I've thought about it every day since. Affleck Rankings1.) Good Will Hunting 2.) Dazed and Confused 3.) Shakespeare in Love 4.) Argo5.) The Town6.) Gone Baby Gone7.) State of Play8.) The Way Back 9.) School Ties 10.) To the Wonder11.) Hollywoodland 12.) Dogma 13.) Boiler Room 14.) Mallrats 15.) Chasing Amy 16.) Going All the Way 17.) Bounce 18.) Armageddon 19.) The Sum of All Fears 20.) 200 Cigarettes 21.) Changing Lanes 22.) The Company Men23.) Daddy and Them 24.) Jersey Girl 25.) Paycheck 26.) Phantoms 27.) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 28.) Extract29.) Forces of Nature 30.) Gigli 31.) Reindeer Games 32.) Pearl Harbor 33.) He's Just Not That Into You34.) Daredevil 35.) Joseph: King of Dreams 36.) Surviving Christmas 37.) The Third Wheel 38.) Man About Town 39.) Smokin' Aces 40.) Glory Daze
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Post by thebosma on Dec 23, 2020 17:01:09 GMT -6
To the Wonder is so good, watch Knight of Cups next
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Post by munkivelli on Dec 23, 2020 17:47:19 GMT -6
To the Wonder is so good, watch Knight of Cups next Can't tell if serious 🤔
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Post by thebosma on Dec 23, 2020 18:29:22 GMT -6
To the Wonder is so good, watch Knight of Cups next Can't tell if serious 🤔 Quite
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Post by munkivelli on Dec 23, 2020 20:28:48 GMT -6
Ah, okay...didn't really care for Knight of Cups, but it was way better than the dumpster fire that was Song to Song.
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Post by krentist on Dec 23, 2020 20:52:14 GMT -6
All That Jazz
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Post by mookie on Dec 23, 2020 21:03:31 GMT -6
I fully confess to tearing up at the end of Elf when everyone is singing in Central Park every god damn year
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Post by ultravisitor on Dec 23, 2020 21:16:49 GMT -6
Ah, okay...didn't really care for Knight of Cups, but it was way better than the dumpster fire that was Song to Song. I actually think Song to Song might be the one I like most of the three you guys mentioned.
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Post by thebosma on Dec 23, 2020 21:28:22 GMT -6
Ah, okay...didn't really care for Knight of Cups, but it was way better than the dumpster fire that was Song to Song. I actually think Song to Song might be the one I like most of the three you guys mentioned. I haven’t seen it yet, been meaning to check it out.
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Post by munkivelli on Dec 23, 2020 21:36:04 GMT -6
I actually think Song to Song might be the one I like most of the three you guys mentioned. I haven’t seen it yet, been meaning to check it out. It succcccccks 😔 (sorry, not sorry)
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Post by munkivelli on Dec 23, 2020 22:03:31 GMT -6
I know some of y'all [redacted]....so watch The Climb..asap
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Post by Deleted on Dec 23, 2020 23:21:42 GMT -6
Crazy how 10 or so minutes can ruin an entire movie.
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Post by venom on Dec 24, 2020 8:15:03 GMT -6
Extract was worse than I remembered. I saw it in college and thought it was really good, but it's just stale and pointless and not very funny. Affleck is genuinely terrific in this as Jason Bateman's friend. Honestly one of his best roles, and easily the highlight of the movie. the only thing i remember about this is a scene with david koechner as a super annoying neighbor exasperating bateman's character in a driveway. no recollection of the plot, affleck being in it, anyone else i'm seeing listed in the credits, etc.
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Post by alady on Dec 24, 2020 11:00:41 GMT -6
Crazy how 10 or so minutes can ruin an entire movie. which ten?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 11:42:53 GMT -6
The last ten. Family was absolutely awful and then all of a sudden saw the light. My wife and I were sitting there hoping they wouldn't have Harper and Abby together in the end after Harper kept making shitty decision after shitty decision, but I guess that wouldn't have been as uplifting of an ending.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 11:43:27 GMT -6
All of the personality changes were so abrupt that it kind of ruined the rest of the movie.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 24, 2020 11:44:41 GMT -6
It also didn't help that Aubrey Plaza and Kristin Stewart had so much more chemistry in their scenes together.
TRIPLE POST ABOUT A HULU ROM-COM
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 24, 2020 11:46:16 GMT -6
Extract was worse than I remembered. I saw it in college and thought it was really good, but it's just stale and pointless and not very funny. Affleck is genuinely terrific in this as Jason Bateman's friend. Honestly one of his best roles, and easily the highlight of the movie. the only thing i remember about this is a scene with david koechner as a super annoying neighbor exasperating bateman's character in a driveway. no recollection of the plot, affleck being in it, anyone else i'm seeing listed in the credits, etc. The only things I remember from it: 1. Mila Kunis working in a factory 2. Gene Simmons doing something 3. Bateman doing a massive bong hit 4. Kristen Wiig in a bikini
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 24, 2020 11:48:04 GMT -6
All of the personality changes were so abrupt that it kind of ruined the rest of the movie. I kind of felt that way too. But it was a Christmas movie, so I just let it slide.
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Post by nanatod on Dec 24, 2020 14:11:38 GMT -6
the only thing i remember about this is a scene with david koechner as a super annoying neighbor exasperating bateman's character in a driveway. no recollection of the plot, affleck being in it, anyone else i'm seeing listed in the credits, etc. The only things I remember from it: 1. Mila Kunis working in a factory 2. Gene Simmons doing something 3. Bateman doing a massive bong hit 4. Kristen Wiig in a bikini Jewish: kunis, simmons, wiig's significant other. Gentile: koechner, bateman, wiig. Merry Xmas!
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Post by alady on Dec 24, 2020 16:30:27 GMT -6
TRIPLE POST ABOUT A HULU ROM-COM I mean, I agreed with all of them Also what happens with the Aubrey character now? Clearly they are going to see her every time they visit what's her name's folks.
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Post by zircona1 on Dec 25, 2020 11:40:17 GMT -6
Usually we watch Die Hard or Bad Santa, but last night we switched it up.
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