Voldemort 0 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Wow..you're so....right about Clooney. I liked Michael Clayton and both Coen Movies. He was also good in the Ocean movies. I'm sure I'll like Up in the Air when I get around to that one. Then again, we both like Terminator and Survivor so a conservative and liberal can find common ground. Kum Ba Yah Time.Fantastic Link to post Share on other sites
vbnautilus 48 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 Wait. Are you saying that George Clooney is no good? I'm getting even more confused with you vb.Michael Clayton was a fantastic film, another that my mind accidentally misplaced as I was making my list. Maybe I need to just start over and make a new one.I don't think he's a bad actor or anything. I just don't like him. ok, to put an end to your trolling...you missed the point of no country for old men. its point is essentially one of its lines: "you cant stop whats coming"there was a story. it involved chases and violence and other stuff. it was all brought about by the choices of the hunter guy early in the movie, and the point was that once he set things in motion, try as he may, he couldnt stop what was coming, it was hopeless. this has been explained to you. let me point out that chigur also gives him the option to turn himself in to save his wife and he decides not to. theres another choice. saying there is no story is just being trollish.I'm not sure you understand what constitutes a story. cormac mcarthy is basically saying people are enslaved to hopeless determinism, you might even say RUTHLESS DETERMINISM.How profound! Link to post Share on other sites
Tactical Bear 3 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I'm not sure you understand what constitutes a story.That's funny, because I was about to say the exact same thing about you. (But I was going to utilize foul language, vitriol, and some over the top insults involving your mother. Something like "fuck you I fucked your mother" tacked onto the end.) Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 cormac mcarthy is basically saying people are enslaved to hopeless determinism, you might even say RUTHLESS DETERMINISM. in other words: dont blame me for punching you twice in the neck.This was pretty awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
SBriand 4 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 I like Clooney. But two of Clooney's worst movies were Coen Brothers movies. Two of the worst Coen Brothers movies had Clooney in them. And I am not a big fan of Michael Clayton. Is it even a movie you'd see more than once? I've seen it 4 times or so, and I quite enjoy it. You're wrong about the Coen's Clooney movies. Both are spectacular.Also, I've seen Michael Clayton at least 5 times, but it could be as high as 7. Tom Wilkinson is so good in that movie, it's scary. Clooney: also amazing.3 times for me. Love it. Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 This was pretty awesome.Agreed. It made me hearken. Link to post Share on other sites
vbnautilus 48 Posted January 11, 2010 Share Posted January 11, 2010 fuck you I fucked your motherBut were you thinking about Clooney? Link to post Share on other sites
Voldemort 0 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just watched Changeling again.....man that is a great film.Curious to who has seen it here and what the thoughts are? Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just watched Changeling again.....man that is a great film.Curious to who has seen it here and what the thoughts are?I saw it and thought it was really good, but also really depressing and I don't think I would watch it again. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted January 18, 2010 Share Posted January 18, 2010 Just watched Changeling again.....man that is a great film.Curious to who has seen it here and what the thoughts are?I hated it because it made me so sad. Jolie was really good. I can't believe it's a true story. SOOOOO sucky. Link to post Share on other sites
Don Giovanni 0 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 let me tell you people, there is a serious lack of Michael Clayton in this thread (i know it was mentioned a few times). it is a movie without flaws, and i can think of flaws for many of the other great movies on everyones lists. it takes more than one viewing to see how perfectly everything works. Link to post Share on other sites
BigDMcGee 3,352 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 let me tell you people, there is a serious lack of Michael Clayton in this thread (i know it was mentioned a few times). it is a movie without flaws, and i can think of flaws for many of the other great movies on everyones lists. it takes more than one viewing to see how perfectly everything works.Michael Clayton actually should have been on my list, prob, or at least honorable mention. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I just saw a major movie that has been on my list forever: Requiem for a Dream.It was way too over-hyped for me and I just didn't like it as much as I could have if I had seen it when it came out. I was severely disappointed. I expected Jennifer Connelly's character to be the star of the show, but she was 3rd or 4th best, at most, of the tiny cast. The mother was incredible, and it's a downright shame if she wasn't nominated.I'm not saying the movie was bad... I'm saying that it didn't even come close to what I had built up in my mind. I thought that The Wrestler was at least 10x the movie. Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I just saw a major movie that has been on my list forever: Requiem for a Dream.It was way too over-hyped for me and I just didn't like it as much as I could have if I had seen it when it came out. I was severely disappointed. I expected Jennifer Connelly's character to be the star of the show, but she was 3rd or 4th best, at most, of the tiny cast. The mother was incredible, and it's a downright shame if she wasn't nominated.I'm not saying the movie was bad... I'm saying that it didn't even come close to what I had built up in my mind. I thought that The Wrestler was at least 10x the movie. I'm going to completely disagree with you on this one. It may be in part because I can identify much more with the characters in Requiem but I don't think it's even close - I thought The Wrestler was much weaker; a much less interesting story, the score was less affective and effective, and visually it was not on the same level as Requiem. One thing to consider, however, is that the visual style, music, and editing of Requiem has been so thoroughly copied by so many other films that the visceral punch the film provides today, even on first viewing, is probably heavily lessened. Nothing like Requiem had really ever been seen when it came out. That said, I am a big fan of Aronofsky, and Rourke was great in the Wrestler. Also, Marissa Tomei naked. That goes a long way for me. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm well aware that the impact of the movie on me was certainly lessened because I didn't see it 10 years ago. So we might agree, but we'll never know. Link to post Share on other sites
SBriand 4 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I'm well aware that the impact of the movie on me was certainly lessened because I didn't see it 10 years ago. So we might agree, but we'll never know.Umm hello, time machines. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites
Theraflu 1,035 Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I just saw a major movie that has been on my list forever: Requiem for a Dream.It was way too over-hyped for me and I just didn't like it as much as I could have if I had seen it when it came out. I was severely disappointed. I expected Jennifer Connelly's character to be the star of the show, but she was 3rd or 4th best, at most, of the tiny cast. The mother was incredible, and it's a downright shame if she wasn't nominated.I'm not saying the movie was bad... I'm saying that it didn't even come close to what I had built up in my mind. I thought that The Wrestler was at least 10x the movie.Check out Pi next.I think the mother was nominated, but I refuse to look it up.And I think Jesus is against double-sided dildo's, which may have something to do with your lasting impression of the film. Link to post Share on other sites
brvheart 1,752 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Check out Pi next.I think the mother was nominated, but I refuse to look it up.And I think Jesus is against double-sided dildo's, which may have something to do with your lasting impression of the film. I honestly fast forwarded that scene. The impact and conclusion were obvious, and I didn't need to see that.I've been wanting to watch Pi for some time. I believe I began to get excited to see it as soon as someone compared it to Little Man Tate, which I loved. Link to post Share on other sites
JubilantLankyLad 1,957 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I honestly fast forwarded that scene. The impact and conclusion were obvious, and I didn't need to see that.I've been wanting to watch Pi for some time. I believe I began to get excited to see it as soon as someone compared it to Little Man Tate, which I loved.really? you fast forwarded the climax? i mean, you can't really see anything (trust me, i've frame-by-framed the bluray).pi was ok but it was clearly the work of an immature filmmaker. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Added to netflix queue: Requiem for a Dream.Although I'm not sure it's my type of movie. But I loved Pi. Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I thought that The Wrestler was at least 10x the movie.Have you (or anyone else) seen Big Fan? It was the directorial debut of the guy who wrote The Wrestler. Link to post Share on other sites
LongLiveYorke 38 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Have you (or anyone else) seen Big Fan?Yes, I'm sure that there's someone else who's seen it. Any other questions? Link to post Share on other sites
JoeyJoJo 18 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Yes, I'm sure that there's someone else who's seen it. Any other questions?Hoisted by my own petard. Link to post Share on other sites
Voldemort 0 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Any fans of this film? Link to post Share on other sites
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