LadyGrey 6 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 One movie that I would recommend from that list that wasn't seen by a lot of people is #30 Downfall. Seriously really well made, and haunting movie. In subtitles though.Most people I know have seen Downfall. I do live in Europe though, so maybe that is a factor. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 it's a photo from the people of walmart. check out the link for your selfhttp://www.youtube.com/rickytic3 I saw you talking about his greatness in another thread (possibly the peopleofwalmart thread?), but I didn't have the energy to figure out what he was all about. I now have started watching. The first one I watched was karaoke of Total Eclipses of the Heart (sic), and I'm now watching his confession about the trauma of his childhood friend dying. All I can say is that I neeeeed to see more, and thankfully he has an insane amount of videos. I would estimate the chances that he smokes a TON of bad weed all the time to be approximately 100%. I haven't delved into his other videos yet so I dunno if he addresses issues like drugs of alcohol.Edit: Holy shit his confessional just turned into a karaoke version of Everybody Hurts. When Rickytic comes in on the first line, horrifyingly off-key, "WHEN THE DAY IS LONG!" I lost it.Next edit: He seems to be rocking the "giant cloth poncho/robe" pretty often. Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 Most people I know have seen Downfall. I do live in Europe though, so maybe that is a factor.I'm pretty sure it wasn't shown in that many theaters over here. Other foreign films on there that are really good are Pan's Labyrinth and City of God, but most people have seen those by now.A foreign film on that list that I hated was Hidden. I get that it was supposed to be controversial and all that, but the whole movie we are waiting for something to happen, and the movie just abruptly stops. I hate movies that are more about proving a point instead of being entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,355 Posted November 25, 2009 Author Share Posted November 25, 2009 I saw you talking about his greatness in another thread (possibly the peopleofwalmart thread?), but I didn't have the energy to figure out what he was all about. I now have started watching. The first one I watched was karaoke of Total Eclipses of the Heart (sic), and I'm now watching his confession about the trauma of his childhood friend dying. All I can say is that I neeeeed to see more, and thankfully he has an insane amount of videos. I don't put something in my signature unless it's god. Link to post Share on other sites
dEv~ 19 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Amazing. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,757 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 I didn't see it, but I imagine it was fruitier than Carmen Miranda's hat.For those of you too young for that reference, here is Carmen Miranda: Link to post Share on other sites
Mercury69 3 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Not even your mother thinks/thought you are/were funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Suited_Up 2 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Not even your mother thinks/thought you are/were funny. Link to post Share on other sites
timwakefield 68 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Pretty awesome. It also has over a million views and it's been up 2 days. Link to post Share on other sites
LadyGrey 6 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Pretty awesome. It also has over a million views and it's been up 2 days.When I saw it, it had 301 views.... but over 900 comments. I think their meters needed recalibrating. Link to post Share on other sites
ajs510 122 Posted November 25, 2009 Share Posted November 25, 2009 Epic. I love it. Link to post Share on other sites
speedz99 145 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I feel like the cheerful commercials for "Precious" are a bit too misleading. People should at least have an idea that there's a chance they're going to be subjected to images such as that of a 16 year old being raped by her father. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,757 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I absolutely HATE the stupid Ford commercials that have that voice over guy walking around in a stupid truckers hat. Has anyone seen this? That guy has never worn a hat in his entire life, but somehow they think he should be, in order to sell cars? Link to post Share on other sites
slink 1 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Yeah, you know what I HATE? The annual stupid Old Navy commercials. Couldn't be gayer! Link to post Share on other sites
king_tanner 84 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I feel like the cheerful commercials for "Precious" are a bit too misleading. People should at least have an idea that there's a chance they're going to be subjected to images such as that of a 16 year old being raped by her father. Before I go see any rated R movie I at least look at the description before I see it. Especially independent movies. I went to Yahoo movies, and this is enough information right here that you are probably going to see some shocking stuff: "R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language"With that said, I agree that some movie previews are pretty misleading. One movie that comes to mind is Observe and Report. Another one was Pan's Labyrinth... I thought it was going to be a straight up fantasy movie lol. Link to post Share on other sites
fleung22 1 Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 What's with all the "Jacks" on TV? Are writers really THAT lacking in names for lead/key characters?? I know I've written this before but even the new show, V, has another Jack!Just some examples off the top of my head. I know I'm missing some. Add your own Jack to the list.PASTJack Tripper, Threes CompanyJack McFarland, Will and GraceJack Bristow, AliasRECENT/CURRENTJack Bauer, 24Jack Donaghy, 30 RockJack Shephard, LostNEWJack Landry, V Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtydutch 8 Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I feel like the cheerful commercials for "Precious" are a bit too misleading. People should at least have an idea that there's a chance they're going to be subjected to images such as that of a 16 year old being raped by her father. Ironically, I feel like this too could have very easily been incredibly misleading to anyone who hadn't seen the cast of this movie. This isn't the hot kind of kiddie rape, like Bastards out of Carolina, it's the sick kind. like Sleepers. Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Up in the AirInvictusThe Lovely BonesNineThe Imaginarium of Doctor PanassusI've seen Up in the Air, The Lovely Bones, The Road, and will be seeing Nine tonight. Last night I saw A Single Man (starring Colin Firth, directed by Tom Ford) and it might be my movie of the year. It was great, in that way, when after it was over, I felt like my brain had been splashed with some cold water. Now I remember what a movie can be, when the story is simply and well executed and the visual style is gorgeous, and propels the story forward. It's not for everyone--the story is set in 1962, a man(George) learns his long time lover (Jim) has died in a car accident. The movie follows George for one day, lingers on his sorrow and grief, and watches as he tries to live his life as a college professor. I loved this movie.My picks for 2009UpUp in the AirHurt LockerA Single ManA Serious Man (I've only seen it once, and I have trouble articulating why I like it.) Link to post Share on other sites
coug2828 8 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 What's with all the "Jacks" on TV? Are writers really THAT lacking in names for lead/key characters?? I know I've written this before but even the new show, V, has another Jack!Just some examples off the top of my head. I know I'm missing some. Add your own Jack to the list.this has been going on in the entertainment industry for years. Jack and Jill, Jack and the beanstalk, Jack Frost, etc etc Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I've seen Up in the Air, The Lovely Bones, The Road, and will be seeing Nine tonight.Well, obviously you liked Up in the Air a lot, but any thoughts on the others? Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Well, obviously you liked Up in the Air a lot, but any thoughts on the others?The Lovely Bones was a complete miss for me. I'm a big fan of the book, but putting that aside, and just watching a movie--I didn't enjoy it. I'm enough of a movie fan for this to pain me. I had high hopes for Peter Jackson, and wanted to see a great small film done by the Heavenly Creatures team. (Although, Lovely Bones is not small. It's big, meandering, and probably too long.)The Road is good, very good. (I have not read the book.) The movie is pretty unsparing in its depiction of a subsistence type of life. If you lose your shoes, you're dead. If you trust the wrong person, you're dead. If you develop a cold, you're dead. In a weird way, I felt like it could be a companion piece for Where the Wild Things Are. Wild Things are a dream of an 8 year old boy, the Road could be seen as the absolute nightmare of the same 8 year old.I'm a little skeptical of Nine tonight. I like so many of the people involved, but feel that Kate Hudson has become the new Andy Garcia. She's the Kiss of Death, the Mark of Crap. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,757 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Are you a film reviewer or something? What do you do for a job that allows you access to all these movies before anyone else? Link to post Share on other sites
frautotenkinder 1,025 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Are you a film reviewer or something?No. My husband is in the industry, and that's how I see most of them. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,757 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 No. My husband is in the industry, and that's how I see most of them.You're a lady? Color me surprised. No wonder you didn't come into the Sick thread. (We still want you, and we already have one girl.) Link to post Share on other sites
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