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I saw that a while back. I enjoyed it, but my enjoyment was squelched a bit by the fact that we rented it with people who are not into quirky movies.
And it really did have the feel of an adaptation.

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It's terrible, but I guess songs are just interesting things to do with the air.
-Tom Waits

Seven Pounds with Will Smith. Very powerful, very emotional, very challenging. You'll need to let yourself drawn into this magic movie. You'll need your hanky, too. I did.

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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I saw Inception on Saturday (at a theater)

I also saw Twilight on Sunday (at home, via Netflix).

Inception was fun, Twilight was a decision not to read the books but still wanting to stay connected to pop culture. I'll watch the other Twilight movies as well, so it wasn't bad.

Also Twilight related, I stumbled across a person (hope I didn't bruise them too badly) who wrote a Twilight neo-fan-fiction-but-mockingly book and posted it chapter by chapter on LiveJournal. She's actually done 3 of the series and is working on a fourth; http://xlormp.livejournal.com/

Whoa, that was a tangent, now wasn't it? This whole post could be a clever commentary on the movie Inception.

The Expendables.

If there is something wrong with the movie, it is that it wants to be a homage to the classic Brainless Action-Movie, but it is not enough tongue-in-cheek so it just comes off as a brainless action-movie. It wants to be a commentary on the genre and the actors, but it never really says anything.

There a pools of brilliance that appears to be from a much better realized movie and pools that needed a rewrite.

On a scale from "What the hell" to "Awesome!", I will give it a "s'allright".

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Micmacs

Yet another piece of movie magic from the weird brain that inhabits Jean Pierre Jeunet!

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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I loved Micmacs!

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You know what you are? You're a beard with an idiot hanging off it.

"Inception" - surprisingly good. i didn´t expect much, but was rather blown away.

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"The human gene pool needs more lifeguards!
Either that or stronger chlorination...." (Pitbull)

"Pirates of Silicon Valley"

If even half of the movie is true, it is amazing what you can accomplish with a set of gigantic balls.

What is interesting is, if the movie is correct, Jobs was able to begin the Cult of Apple even before the first Macintosh was even released. And he was insanely manipulative, building a cult of personality around himself while making the competitors out to be "big brother". Not that Gates is portrayed much more positively, contrasting Jobs completely by making him the ultimate nerd. I don't think that Microsoft is shown making a single original program in the movie. Though to be fair, they sort of offhandedly mentions that Apple nicked a lot, if not all, of the design of their GUI from Xerox.


Bonuspoints for featuring the Turtleneck in the movie. That I approve.

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Toy Story 3.


I realise that it is just about every new Pixar movie that makes me say "their best movie yet", and it is getting slightly silly. Stop making great movies. Dang it, you almost made me cry, you swine.

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"La tête en friche" ("My Afternoons with Margueritte", "Das Labyrinth der Bücher") with Gérard Depardieu

Beautiful little movie about an illiterate and lonely man bonds with an older and well-read woman.

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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Two actually:

Last week dragonprincess and I watched Pirates of the Caribbean IV. At least a few giggles, but so far the worst of them. Yesterday I watched X-men: First Class together with son #2. Michael Fassbender drool worthy and reasonably fun action sequences.

Both movies OK as waste of times, anyway.

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I'm no model lady. A model's just an imitation of the real thing. (Mae West 1893 - 1980)

Mary and Max

A work of claymation genius.

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The drug purportedly affected an area of the brain called "Shatner's Bassoon"

I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/h2g230/

Just now saw 'Slaughterhouse five'. I know it's a few years old, but I never saw it, now I did, damn good, very much like the novel, which is one of my fav Vonnegut novels. Damn good.

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Ophelia was a preference, not humanly accessible, not as such.

HP7.2

Great ending to a great series. Here's hoping for more greatness from JKR!

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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Horrible Bosses.

It was the opposite of horrible. I laughed a lot. Much better than Bad Teacher. Which was bad.

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The truth ain't like puppies. A bunch of 'em running around, you pick your favorite.

There's nothing funny about a plastic vagina.

The Epic Project. It happened. Way too late.

Same. Duh. I cried.

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birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

"how to train your dragon" - on dvd, onviously. i didn´t go see it when it was in theatres because the trailer didn´t look like much, but i was very pleeasantly surprised. a fun film with a lot of heart and a spectacular soundtrack.

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Super 8

It was alright. They got a bit quick around the last five minutes, perhaps common for JJ Abrams, but the rest was excellent.

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

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The Guard with Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle. Very funny!

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Monsters by the genius that is Gareth Edwards

Low-budget, high-CGI sci-fi flick with only two professional actors, gorgeous Central American locations and a monster that sounds like a humpback whale! Brilliant!!!

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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"Midnight in Paris." What you would expect a Woody Allen movie about Paris to be. Ending tottaly predictable. But it was cute-ish, and Paris is a lovely city.

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vagabond
birds, any birds, anywhere, any time

I've been meaning to see that, I think it's on my Netflix queue... sounds interesting!

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You know what you are? You're a beard with an idiot hanging off it.

You won't regret it! But beware, it's more of a road movie than a regular monster film.

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

Cars 2. It was alright. Probably one of the worse Pixar-movies, which I guess still makes it a pretty good movie.

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

-H.L. Mencken


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I saw Attack the Block on Wednesday and thought it was fantastic! It's about a bunch of south London teenagers who have to defend their housing block against aliens, and it was really tense and exciting, well-written, well-acted, funny, scary... I highly recommend it if it's playing near you! Seriously, go see it.

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Juno. That was an ordeal.

It is a movie about people I don't especially like in a story I don't really care about.

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

-H.L. Mencken


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sounds intriguing, haven´t heard of it... but given your record of recommendations, i´ll try and check it out!

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"The human gene pool needs more lifeguards!
Either that or stronger chlorination...." (Pitbull)

Excellent, hope you like it when you get the chance! :)

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You know what you are? You're a beard with an idiot hanging off it.

'Naked Lunch', the old Beat classic, Burroughs, love it. perfect in the company of cups of java etc.

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Ophelia was a preference, not humanly accessible, not as such.

The Help. For the second time. Really good movie. The pie scene is hilarious.

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The truth ain't like puppies. A bunch of 'em running around, you pick your favorite.

There's nothing funny about a plastic vagina.

The Epic Project. It happened. Way too late.

good news, the film will get a regular start in cinemas over here. and seeing that i´m in the movie capital of germany, it should be easy. now i just need to find someone to watch it with me, preferably in the original version!

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"The human gene pool needs more lifeguards!
Either that or stronger chlorination...." (Pitbull)

I relented and bought Mary & Max, and watched it again tonight.

Pure genius, a humbling movie.

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The drug purportedly affected an area of the brain called "Shatner's Bassoon"

I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/h2g230/

Oh, thanks for the reminder! I'd wanted to check this out after hearing so many rave reviews, then completely forgot about it. Off to Amazon I go ...

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I don't think you'll be disappointed. Be warned though, MG, it deals with issues close to those you've encountered recently, so pick your moment to watch carefully.

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The drug purportedly affected an area of the brain called "Shatner's Bassoon"

I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this.
http://s267.photobucket.com/albums/ii297/h2g230/

Ah, I did not realize that.
thank you

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Watched Super 8 on my flight back home. Great little monster flick, very well done!

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")

I *finally* got to see The Pianist.

Gorgeous, heart-wrenching film.

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Zombies make bad gifts.

Watched "The Lake House."

It was exactly how I thought it was going to be.

Also saw "Take the Lead," with Antonio Banderez (sorry) playing a dance instructor for torubled inner-city highschoolers. Better than I thought it was going to be.

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Zombies make bad gifts.

Tintin. It was awesome.

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Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats.

-H.L. Mencken


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oh, was it? mind telling us all about it in the tintin-thread? because i am really curious. i want to like the movie, because i love tintin and because spielberg and jackson really seem to have put their heart into it, but i´m a bit wary of the "uncanny valley" effect - will the characters really come to life or will their be something of an artificial feeling to the whole thing? thanks for your input!

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"The human gene pool needs more lifeguards!
Either that or stronger chlorination...." (Pitbull)

Lars von Trier´s "Melancholia". And what a desaster this was. My advice: Cut the whole first part (an hour´s worth), and you might end up with a decent film without losing any vital or even remotely interesting part of the story. Except if you are a really big fan of kirsten dunst in a wedding dress.

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"The human gene pool needs more lifeguards!
Either that or stronger chlorination...." (Pitbull)

The name "Lars von Trier" would be enough for me to pass on this movie...

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Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
(Douglas Adams, "Last Chance to See")