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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
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Drew B
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I went and saw 'Year One' last night...
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It was horrible...
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That is all I can say without swearing.
Cheers,
Drew.
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It was horrible...
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That is all I can say without swearing.
Cheers,
Drew.
Mary
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I saw Brideshead revisited, the movie. Horrible! You have to be very stupid to missread a book so completely. Everybody turned into stereotypes, the wicked mother, the *** lord Sebastian and so on. Everything was so silly. You should never watch it.
Wally_Hood
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Watched My Darling Clementine from Fox Movie Channel, John Ford's retelling of the ***fight at the O.K. Corral. Hadn't seen it in years, and was totally taken in by it. Ford set up a lot of compostions with sharp angles cutting into the frame, such as light from a door way throwing a rectangle across the screen, or a split rail fence cutting into the sceen.
Henry Fonda looks like he's practicing for Col. Owen Thursday two years down the road; he's sort of dead pan, letting the "Well, ma'm" dialogue carry the scene. Lots of dramatic, screen-filling close ups, one especially with Victor Mature as the tubercular Doc Halliday. This is apparently where Sergio Leone went to film school.
Walter Brennan as the semi-feral Pa Clanton (whips his grown sons with a horsewhip, then growls "If you draw on a man, kill 'im.") is downright scary. Grant Withers as Ike Clanton doesn't speak during his first fifteen minutes of screen time, just giving this uber-sullen irrational stare at everybody. He sort of leans forward and looks right at the other character, not blinking at all.
The movie feels like a western noir. The lighting is outstanding, with inky shadows that seem more like three dimensional blocks of something. Most of the story takes place at night, with characters and furniture appearing and disappearing into shadow as a lantern passes by.
Great movie. See it if you get an opportunity.
Henry Fonda looks like he's practicing for Col. Owen Thursday two years down the road; he's sort of dead pan, letting the "Well, ma'm" dialogue carry the scene. Lots of dramatic, screen-filling close ups, one especially with Victor Mature as the tubercular Doc Halliday. This is apparently where Sergio Leone went to film school.
Walter Brennan as the semi-feral Pa Clanton (whips his grown sons with a horsewhip, then growls "If you draw on a man, kill 'im.") is downright scary. Grant Withers as Ike Clanton doesn't speak during his first fifteen minutes of screen time, just giving this uber-sullen irrational stare at everybody. He sort of leans forward and looks right at the other character, not blinking at all.
The movie feels like a western noir. The lighting is outstanding, with inky shadows that seem more like three dimensional blocks of something. Most of the story takes place at night, with characters and furniture appearing and disappearing into shadow as a lantern passes by.
Great movie. See it if you get an opportunity.
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Wally_Hood said:
I like this movie,too- but you left out Linda Darnell! She was beautiful in this movie!
JennyLou
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One of my favorite movies After the Thin Man, was on TCM while I was getting ready to go to band practice. I got through about half.
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Saw the new Transformers flick with my daughters. At least 1/2 hour too long. And though the house was full of young children, parents should be cautioned. There's plenty of ***ual references, crude jokes and swearing.
Megan Fox. Holy smoke!
Megan Fox. Holy smoke!
Antje
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The girl can't help it, great movie, and I loved the music
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Ninotchka (1939)
Just for an hour and a half, The Great Garbo was human.
Melvyn Douglas, otoh, was pretty much of a drip, tho an impeccably dressed one.
I think it drags in the last half, but more movies do that than don't. That was true in 1939 and it's true now.
Just for an hour and a half, The Great Garbo was human.
Melvyn Douglas, otoh, was pretty much of a drip, tho an impeccably dressed one.
I think it drags in the last half, but more movies do that than don't. That was true in 1939 and it's true now.
Wally_Hood
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Battle of the Smithsonian
Saw it last night- lots of laughs.
Highpoint for me was Hank Azaria channelling Boris Karloff as Im-ho-tep, supersonic lisp and all.
Saw it last night- lots of laughs.
Highpoint for me was Hank Azaria channelling Boris Karloff as Im-ho-tep, supersonic lisp and all.
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Popped in The Thin Man the other night. Love their banter together. I love it when Nick is shooting balloons off of the Christmas tree, misses one, hits the window and then tucks the *** away and pretends to take a nap like nothing ever happened.
There is a book out called The Thin Man: Murder Over Cocktails. Sounds like fun.
Reporter: Say listen, is he working on a case?
Nora Charles: Yes, he is.
Reporter: What case?
Nora Charles: A case of scotch. Pitch in and help him.
Nick Charles: I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune.
Nora Charles: I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids.
Nick Charles: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids.
Reporter: Well, can't you tell us anything about the case?
Nick Charles: Yes, it's putting me way behind in my drinking.
Cheers!
Dan
There is a book out called The Thin Man: Murder Over Cocktails. Sounds like fun.
Reporter: Say listen, is he working on a case?
Nora Charles: Yes, he is.
Reporter: What case?
Nora Charles: A case of scotch. Pitch in and help him.
Nick Charles: I'm a hero. I was shot twice in the Tribune.
Nora Charles: I read where you were shot 5 times in the tabloids.
Nick Charles: It's not true. He didn't come anywhere near my tabloids.
Reporter: Well, can't you tell us anything about the case?
Nick Charles: Yes, it's putting me way behind in my drinking.
Cheers!
Dan
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scotrace said:
lol lol lol
I can't discern more than 2 reasons to see Transformers II, and Shia LaBeouf sure ain't one of them.
Antje
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JackMcN said:
I love black book, Carice is the best
JennyLou
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I found a movie called Sweet Home Alabama on TV. The reason why I got hooked on it is because the way the girl and guy fight remind me how an ex and I use to fight, so weird.
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LD
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Robot Monster. Greatest motion picture of all time.
It puts "Plan 9" to shame. Only a true genius could come up with an alien "robot" in a gorilla suit and diving helmet.
Best line: "You're so bossy you should be milked before you come home at night."
It puts "Plan 9" to shame. Only a true genius could come up with an alien "robot" in a gorilla suit and diving helmet.
Best line: "You're so bossy you should be milked before you come home at night."
chanteuseCarey
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Just watched "Notorious". Wow, what a great movie. Ingrid Bergman was such a fabulous actress.
MissWink
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"Teenage Doll" (1957) by Roger Corman. Juvenile delinquency drama, bad girls in tight slacks and worried parents.
68 well-spent minutes.
68 well-spent minutes.
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