The Final Negotiator
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« Reply #300 on: July 21, 2008, 11:35:26 AM » |
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On Saturday:
College Road Trip - DVD: Good, but keep in mind that it's Disney, so expect some "Disney cliches"
Semi-Pro - DVD: Some people like it, and some people are "meh". I liked it.
...and on Friday, a little movie called "Batman: The Dark Knight"... It was good...
Oh my gosh! Did I just commit heresy?!? Um no. It's just that with all the films that are billed as "worth the hype". I actually thought this film deserved better than the usual overblown movie hype. Not that it doesn't have it's spectacular moments. It's just that at the end, your going to walk out thinking "wow, that was really good..." Therein lies the splendid craftsmanship of the filming staff/production staff/cast (not listed in order of importance, but all of them on the same level). Some flaws yes, but a very good film.
By the way, did anybody here ever rent DVD's from a Red Box machine? They're pretty cool. I rented the two DVD's above from one, after seeing The Batman:
The good: $1 rental. No membership fee. You can return movies at any Red Box, not just the one from which you rented the DVD's. No late fee (each extra night is just another $1).
The bad: Since it's like a regular rental, you pay sales tax (minor issue). You must use a credit card (very minor issue). To get your receipt, you must type in your e-mail address (minor issue, because you can skip this step, too).
Bonuses: All rentals must be overnight, so if you do like I did, and rented at about 1 or 2 AM in the morning, you don't have to return it until 9PM the next day. When you do return it, if you gave it your e-mail, it will send you "movie was returned" e-mails with date and time, so there's no question you took them back.
Of course, I'm not going to ditch my video store card (Red Boxes have limited selection), but this could give NetFlix some competition...
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DOMON KASSHU!
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« Reply #302 on: July 21, 2008, 08:54:55 PM » |
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Red Boxes suck, the videos are always scratched up to shit, the selection is practically nil, and a 24 hour rental for a buck seems well and dandy at first, until you realize you hadn't watched the movie yet because you rented it at 1230 in the morning.
Make it so.
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This hand of mine is burning red! Its loud roar tells me to grasp victory!
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Bllue
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« Reply #303 on: July 23, 2008, 04:56:24 PM » |
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Saw it a second time, and I enjoyed it even more. Probably because I wasn't watching from the front row.
why the hell would you go to the front? You can't see anything! Talk about a head ache. front row center is only good for concerts. sorry, didn't meant to bash, there may have beem no where else for you to sit... Mitai. I read funny articles about parents moaning cuz it was too scary. Idiots. Wow, what a mood i'm in... |
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Brooklyn Luckfield
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« Reply #304 on: July 23, 2008, 11:51:50 PM » |
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Saw the Dark Knight over the weekend. I enjoyed it a lot, good stuff.
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« Reply #305 on: July 24, 2008, 04:10:29 AM » |
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. . . you rented it at 1230 in the morning. Um, that would be the afternoon. |
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Brooklyn Luckfield
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« Reply #306 on: July 26, 2008, 05:08:11 PM » |
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Saw the X Files: I want to believe. Good stuff.
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« Reply #307 on: July 27, 2008, 10:33:35 AM » |
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Dark Knight was effing amazing.
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« Reply #308 on: July 29, 2008, 04:35:40 PM » |
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Hopefully, i'll see the knight this weekend, but in other news, Brokeback mountain made me cry. (girl)
Heath Ledger (sp?) wasn't particularly skilled in the passionate scenes,he made strange faces, but he was good at looking heart broken... *proceeds to sob again*
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« Reply #309 on: August 03, 2008, 07:07:29 PM » |
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Saw the Dark Knight the other day and it was totally amazing.
Heath Ledger was awesome but I found Christian Bale's performance a little irrtating since he sounds like a Carl McCoy impersonator when he speaks as Batman.
Just watched Leon a few minutes ago which was also amazing but quite sad.
Gary Oldman did an excellent job of being an unlikeable, evil bastard.
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« Reply #310 on: August 03, 2008, 10:18:07 PM » |
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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
A fun movie, but the CGI was a bit iffy.
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« Reply #311 on: August 04, 2008, 12:19:46 AM » |
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I just watched a Korean film with the English title of "The President's Last Bang".
It's a fictionalized account of what happened in 1979 when South Korean president Park Chung Hee was assasinated. It had a really good soundtrack, the vocal bits were top notch (Enka! Yay! Jaurim! Yay!), and had a moody sort of noir set of theme musics.
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Brooklyn Luckfield
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« Reply #312 on: August 08, 2008, 09:08:04 AM » |
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Strange Invaders
Goofy alien movie from the 70'/80's fun stuff.
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« Reply #313 on: August 09, 2008, 08:45:09 PM » |
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Dark Knight was effing amazing.
Agreed 100-fold. Heath Ledger is my 2nd favorite Joker officially. 1st Favorite in the live-action ones, but 2nd overall... that honor goes to Mark Hamill's Joker in "Batman: the Animated Series". I absolutely loved the story line with its intensely complex plot line and really dark humor. (Disappearing Pencil trick, NEED I SAY MOAR) |
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« Reply #314 on: August 09, 2008, 10:22:52 PM » |
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(Disappearing Pencil trick, NEED I SAY MOAR) Everyone's favorite. The first of several times that the theater erupted in applause. Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor got 12% on Rotten Tomatos. Any thoughts? |
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