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« on: April 18, 2010, 11:48:08 AM » |
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I recently watched this. Brutal Noir -- black as they come. Highly recommended. You can read about it here: http://www.ifcfilms.com/films/the-red-riding-trilogy
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« Reply #31 on: June 03, 2010, 05:30:07 PM » |
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saw Prince of Persia today, wasn't great, wasn't that bad. its the kind of movie where, if there is nothing else on and you have some time to waste, it's watchable, like nothing else to do AT ALL. it seemed really long though, like half way through it felt like two hours had passed. the ending pissed me off. also the random change from desert to snowy mountain. oh and the whole slow down to watch him backflip thing ok, i get it, he's like a fucking gymnast, move the fuck on already. oh and the ending. did i mention the ending? and she was not the most beautiful woman i have ever seen, there are far more attractive women out there. it wasn't a case where your trying to figure out what happened to her face but at the same time you weren't like wow. also, why didn't most of the actors look Persian? /rant |
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« Reply #32 on: June 03, 2010, 05:45:07 PM » |
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« Reply #33 on: June 05, 2010, 03:09:54 AM » |
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Saw Prince of Persia. Wasn't really looking forward to it but one of my gamer friends wanted to go and asked me to go with him. It was about what I expected. Way too long. Jake Gyllenhaal doesn't pass for Persian. |
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Another part of punctuation is capital letters and small letters. Anybody can really do as they please about that and in English printing one may say that they always have.
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« Reply #34 on: June 12, 2010, 03:04:22 PM » |
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Ghost of Girlfriends Past |
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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« Reply #35 on: July 11, 2010, 09:22:07 AM » |
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The Crucible (1996), about the Salem Witch Trials, based on a play by Arthur Miller. Amazing acting, superb, only wish it were longer.
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Father Luke
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« Reply #36 on: July 12, 2010, 01:37:47 PM » |
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"The castigation of fools is, of course, an ancient and honorable task of writers and, unless very poorly done, an enterprise that will usually entertain those who behold it." ~ Richard Mitchell |
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« Reply #37 on: July 13, 2010, 09:35:40 PM » |
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A Serious Man
Probably my favorite Cohen brothers movie. Deliciously complex.
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When you get blue and you've lost all your dreams, there's nothing like a campfire and a can of beans. |
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Ġakbu
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« Reply #38 on: July 17, 2010, 11:59:13 AM » |
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Valhalla Rising. Title suggests just another 'historical' action movie. It isn't. Weirdest film I've ever seen (I haven't seen enough films); beautiful cinematography, eerie and reassuring at the same time; never seen a film with so little dialogue.
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« Reply #39 on: July 31, 2010, 03:04:14 PM » |
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Angles and Demons, it was fun.
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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Father Luke
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« Reply #40 on: August 03, 2010, 08:45:25 PM » |
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About The Movie
Ip Man is adapted from the life story of Ip Man, the grand master of the Wing Chun
style kungfu. Wing Chun has a history of more than 200 years. It was founded by Yim
Wing-chin, took root in the hands of Leung Chun, and prospered with Ip Man.
Wing Chun Chuan is characterized by close body combat, requiring practitioners to
show speed and power. Its Chi Sao of sticking hands is more similar to modern day
combat skills and has a rich feel of genuine strikes. This is also why Ip Man differs
from the dazzlingly romantic and purely fictional style of previous martial art
movies. Its explosive punches and aggressive close-range combat offer a new thrill
never experienced by modern day audiences.
The story of Wing Chun began in the 1920s and 30s, in wartorn China. Ip Man was
martial arts unyielding follower, devoted whole-heartedly to the free learning of
wushu. The fight to be top between the Wushu schools in the southern and northern
regions of China had not stopped him having goodwill matches with other
practitioners. Nationalistic bad feelings and racial hatred had not lessened his
respect for Japanese martial arts warriors. In this great era of hatreds and
tragedies, Ip focused only on wushu. His enthusiasm for martial arts saw him having
devastating straight fights with various elite practitioners.
Ip Man represented a new peak in Hong Kongs wushu movies.I really liked it.
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« Reply #41 on: August 05, 2010, 11:29:12 PM » |
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The Secret Life of Bees - it was awesome.  |
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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Father Luke
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« Reply #42 on: August 06, 2010, 10:54:33 PM » |
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IP Man 2 IP Man 1 was good. IP Man 2 was just as good. |
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"The castigation of fools is, of course, an ancient and honorable task of writers and, unless very poorly done, an enterprise that will usually entertain those who behold it." ~ Richard Mitchell |
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« Reply #43 on: August 27, 2010, 11:19:02 PM » |
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Just saw Switched. It was a cute movie. The little boy was even cuter.
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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Sana
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« Reply #44 on: September 05, 2010, 08:49:04 PM » |
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Despicable Me. funny as hell. |
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Would it have been worth while,
To have bitten off the matter with a smile,
To have squeezed the universe into a ball
To roll it toward some overwhelming question
To say: "I am Lazarus, come from the dead,
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all"
T.S. Eliot
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Olaf
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« Reply #45 on: September 06, 2010, 08:27:41 AM » |
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Last film I seen in Prague. Funny as fuck. Shocking. Complex. Startling. Can't wait to watch it again. |
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