tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post6212508144163480292..comments2024-03-17T10:11:46.952-04:00Comments on Film Experience Blog: So... what did ya see this weekend?NATHANIEL Rhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-21279522187159612812008-12-30T08:17:00.000-05:002008-12-30T08:17:00.000-05:00nono and mrripley I thought Keira was very good in...<B>nono</B> and <B>mrripley</B> I thought Keira was very good in THE DUCHESS, yes. But the movie just had so little energy. Shame.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-32183362137154264642008-12-30T05:51:00.000-05:002008-12-30T05:51:00.000-05:00Revolutionary Road and I loved it. Leonardo di Cap...Revolutionary Road and I loved it. Leonardo di Caprio and Kate Winslet delivered outstanding performances. They should not be robbed of an Academy Award nomination. They both deserve it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-34161458554204493802008-12-30T05:43:00.000-05:002008-12-30T05:43:00.000-05:00I went to see Valkyrie and I was surprised that it...I went to see Valkyrie and I was surprised that it wasn't bad at all. A lot of people seem to have a bad opinion on this movie even if they have yet to see it and my suspicion is that it is because Tom Cruise is the main star. I actually like the movie and Cruise isn't at all bad. I am actually tired of the accent issue.<BR/><BR/>I also watched Milk and it was good. Sean Penn and James Franco are amazing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71848703392605399472008-12-30T01:08:00.000-05:002008-12-30T01:08:00.000-05:00In theatres I saw:Synedoche, NY - Meh. M-E-H MEH....In theatres I saw:<BR/><BR/>Synedoche, NY - Meh. M-E-H MEH.<BR/><BR/>The Sparrow - it was OK; Mad Detective was much better.<BR/><BR/>The Wrestler - An extradinary movie neatly disguised as a formulaic movie.kaifuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03958184537504956524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-83587981838974758292008-12-30T00:37:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:37:00.000-05:00I went and saw Benjamin for the second time. Loved...I went and saw Benjamin for the second time. Loved it a little more. My two favourites this year (BB and Synechdoche) are both films people have wildly disparate opinions of and are both obsessed with their main characters mortality. Which is new territory for me, being 25 years old and free of both disease and offspring (the two things whose introduction most commonly precedes thoughts of mortality). I like what Benj. has to say about growing older, like it a hell of a lot more than the octogenarian action hero schtick John-McCain-Oops-I-mean-Clint-Eastwood has been pulling in Grand Turino.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-77224815130677341972008-12-30T00:36:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:36:00.000-05:00I saw TCCOBB, too, and found myself quite moved by...I saw TCCOBB, too, and found myself quite moved by it. However, the inexplicable, confounding "parameters" of Benjamin's backwards aging also bothered me. But wow, did Cate sell it!Cluster Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536270677455131262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-91386098903108296902008-12-30T00:11:00.000-05:002008-12-30T00:11:00.000-05:00Saw Benjamin Button. Basically loved every second...Saw Benjamin Button. Basically loved every second of it. Am mystified by the haters, but isn't that always the case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-58581623151775475552008-12-29T19:43:00.000-05:002008-12-29T19:43:00.000-05:00I saw MILK, which I really liked, and WALL-E, whic...I saw MILK, which I really liked, and WALL-E, which I really didn't like.<BR/><BR/>The first half hour of WALL-E was ok, but after the walking i-pod enters the picture, it goes rapidly downhill. At the end, I just didn't care much what was going on.<BR/><BR/>I hope to see (at least) Gran Torrino, Revolutionary Road and The Road before the season is over.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-26046475197623601772008-12-29T18:18:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:18:00.000-05:00know* :-(know* :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-18752090560278925272008-12-29T18:17:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:17:00.000-05:00like*like*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-56717597158349785342008-12-29T18:16:00.000-05:002008-12-29T18:16:00.000-05:00Yeah Nat, I'd lie to now too what u thought of The...Yeah Nat, I'd lie to now too what u thought of The Duchess. How was Keira?<BR/><BR/>I finalla saw Wall-E...wow! wow! wow! I'm getting ready to watch Burn After Reading tonight and hopefully In Bruges tomorrow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-85373792049351206312008-12-29T17:54:00.000-05:002008-12-29T17:54:00.000-05:00Saw "Benjamin Button." Still making up my mind ab...Saw "Benjamin Button." Still making up my mind about it. Is it possible to be haunted by a film without being particularly emotionally moved by it? It must be, cause that's my general reaction to BB.lyleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00954420869268632653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-54800075683318483112008-12-29T17:38:00.000-05:002008-12-29T17:38:00.000-05:00Kamila wow. you were busyKamila wow. you were busyNATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-29053050125139102452008-12-29T16:45:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:45:00.000-05:00Saw Doubt... really liked it...I went to a Catholi...Saw Doubt... really liked it...<BR/>I went to a Catholic school in the 60's just like the one in the movie, so maybe I could identify with it more..<BR/>Streep, to me, was dead on.. she could have been the Principal I had.. she deserves oscar... rest of the cast was very good.. PSH was the least effective .. I think Adams did a very good job as the young, innocent nunAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-90117640075270042692008-12-29T16:08:00.000-05:002008-12-29T16:08:00.000-05:00"Marley & Me""Bolt""I..."Marley & Me"<BR/><BR/>"Bolt"<BR/><BR/>"Imagine Me & You"<BR/><BR/>"Kissing Jessica Stein"<BR/><BR/>"An Unfinished Life"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25134560049711323412008-12-29T13:28:00.000-05:002008-12-29T13:28:00.000-05:00FINALLY! Saw Rachel Getting Married this weekend. ...FINALLY! Saw Rachel Getting Married this weekend. Wow! What was I waiting for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-25886232251263250042008-12-29T12:25:00.000-05:002008-12-29T12:25:00.000-05:00NAT DID YOU LIKE KEIRA IN THE DUCHESS WAS SHE NOM ...NAT DID YOU LIKE KEIRA IN THE DUCHESS WAS SHE NOM WORTHY.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-15725719332132752572008-12-29T09:40:00.000-05:002008-12-29T09:40:00.000-05:00Actually I was filled with the holiday sprit and s...Actually I was filled with the holiday sprit and spurred on by many sales, and ended up buying more dvds than I would like to admit. Some of these movies i"m ashamed to post here.<BR/><BR/>The Golden Compass was only $5...come on! I did get Elezebeth for $8 too, so it balances out.Chris Na Tarajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06545312034833563234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-5798613243767653642008-12-29T08:33:00.000-05:002008-12-29T08:33:00.000-05:00jimmy everyone had a shot at winning supporting ac...<B>jimmy</B> <I>everyone</I> had a shot at winning supporting actress last year which is why it was so unusually exciting. Amy Ryan led the critics awards and everyone else split everything else ;)<BR/><BR/><B>iggy</B> there's a lot of piracy out there yes. And a LOT of it is bad like that with sound distractions and what not. I don't suggest piracy to anyone (illegal) but I also think Hollywood is pretty stupid about it. Why do people pay $5 for a shitty copy of a current release? I'm sure there's more than one reason but with $12.50 tickets in Manhattan (i swear the price goes up twice a year and payraises definitely don't happen that often for people) and multiply that by family members and popcorn and whatnot that cost another $10-$20 you have a very expensive night out.<BR/><BR/>movies are too expensive and even when theaters find ways to theoretically lower the cost (i.e. now they make money off of commercials before the movie which they didn't use to make money off of) they don't cut prices but raise them.NATHANIEL Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597109147678235399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-16665351289957270072008-12-29T08:23:00.000-05:002008-12-29T08:23:00.000-05:00I just watched this year's Best Documentary winner...I just watched this year's Best Documentary winner <I>Taxi to the Dark Side</I>. Very good.Glenn Dunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05424659636310160482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-82820038289124971952008-12-29T07:48:00.000-05:002008-12-29T07:48:00.000-05:00i watched "Gone Baby Gone" last night on...i watched "Gone Baby Gone" last night on cable. sorry to be a year behind. OMG - wow - amy ryan. why aren't critics not jumping up & down about her. she's the doofy human resources person in the "Office" - what amazing range. <BR/><BR/>did she have a real shot at winning last feb?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-71916925258101809252008-12-29T06:56:00.000-05:002008-12-29T06:56:00.000-05:00I have watched1. Slumdog MillionaireA very good mo...I have watched<BR/>1. Slumdog Millionaire<BR/>A very good movie but i just couldn't understand the greatness about it.<BR/><BR/>2. Vicky Cristina Barcelona<BR/>A Very good movie and i thought Cruz was great as Maria Elena.<BR/><BR/>3. Frost/Nixon<BR/>Well it was good, but there was nothing else. Actually pretty boring in some points<BR/><BR/>4. Wall-E<BR/>I LIKED it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-60383596524274817812008-12-29T04:49:00.000-05:002008-12-29T04:49:00.000-05:00/little rant on/Last weekend, ok, just yesterday I.../little rant on/<BR/><BR/>Last weekend, ok, just yesterday I received one of those family visits for the holidays. They brought with them a dvd copy of WALL-E. It wasn't a Christmas gift (!), they were lending it to me because "you've got to see this movie". Then you smile while you're thinking "I see you maybe twice a year, but you still think you know my tastes...fine". So, when they left I planned to see this so talked about movie (I have issues with animated movies after years of baby-sitting). <BR/><BR/>Well, it was an illegal copy. Yes, it was a DVD, but after 5 minutes running I heard a voice, a female voice explaining the movie to her son!!!! I couldn't believe it so I had to run it again to check it out. And yes, you could even understand the name of the son, and the son talking himself. I don't know much about piracy, though I can understand that someone who tapes a movie in a theatre, logically gets the surrounding sounds and movements. But how is that technically possible with a DVD? Do you have to record the sound (your voice) on purpose? If so, what purpose? I just don't get, and I don't get why someone buys (in the streets) something like that. And especially after those relatives have seen it, why the hell do they think I'd like to see a movie in that condition?<BR/><BR/>So, right now, I think I will never see WALL-E ;).<BR/><BR/>Sorry for the rant, but I feel people never talk about their experiences with piracy as if it didn't exist. And as it was my first time finding out this kind of awkward piracy exists, I thought it was somehow relevant.<BR/><BR/>/rant off/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-44333254004447878352008-12-29T03:37:00.000-05:002008-12-29T03:37:00.000-05:00Like Deborah (well, because I was with Deborah) I ...Like Deborah (well, because I was <I>with</I> Deborah) I saw <I>Frost/Nixon</I> because <I>Button </I>was sold out, and I couldn't have been more blown away. Between that and <I>Milk</I> the week before, I felt pretty content.<BR/><BR/>Tonight I went to a little DVD showing (a friend who gets the screeners 'cause she's on one of the voting boards or something) of <I>Button</I>. Loved it mostly, absolutely beautiful, a bit too long and some sequences were a little dull to me. But I do agree with what TKNKIA said upthread; pointless.Roberta Lipphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12441870564869415663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8256060.post-49852507507972079482008-12-29T03:19:00.001-05:002008-12-29T03:19:00.001-05:00Definitely liked Button better than Slumdog, thoug...Definitely liked Button better than Slumdog, though. I'm with David S; I just don't get the praise.adam k.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13485604493059621307noreply@blogger.com