http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-reasons-mone...=feature_module

Looks pretty decent, but it kind of goes against the fact that was discussed here a while back that wolves really don't kill humans. So, I have to imagine that wolves hunting an entire group of people is kind of out there. Either way I have to ask again, when exactly did Liam Neeson become an action star.

 

Star Wars Episode 1. Unless you consider Rob Roy an action movie, but it is more of a historical piece. He does have a few movies before episode 1 that kind of straddle the line

Star Wars Episode 1. Unless you consider Rob Roy an action movie, but it is more of a historical piece. He does have a few movies before episode 1 that kind of straddle the line

 

I think Taken made it believable and he knows there's money in it, so he's sticking with it. He just doesn't fit the usual bill.

You can avoid watching SLEEPING BEAUTY (NC-17) unless you really have a thing for Emily Browning. (FWIW, I actually enjoyed the Soderbergh movies with Sasha Grey 5X better even though there was no nudity).

 

Yet to see Shame with Fassbender, will have to check that one out.

 

Ides of March...not quite as good as it could have been when it bogs down into some of the traditional political cliches and conflicts two-thirds of the way through, but I thought it was an overall "decent+" movie and certainly worth watching.

 

 

Finally got around to seeing X-men First Class and thought it was pretty darn good.

 

On another note....took my youngest for her birthday to see the new Muppet Movie. i have to say i was entertained. Jason Segal and his partner wrote a decent film. I chuckled at the random Muppets that showed up along the way including a few i forgot about.

 

Saw Just Go With It with the lady this past weekend...that was a bad movie... as in boring!

http://www.soku.com/search_video/q_Love%20in%20Space

 

Here's a Chinese romantic comedy everyone might like...

 

By the way, if you use tudou.com, youku.com, sohu.com, baidu.com or any number of Chinese websites, you can see practically any movie within a couple of months of when it comes out. Which is obviously unfortunate for US film-makers and producers. Just search with the exact English title.

 

Margin Call came out weeks ago and I already used a couple of brief snippets of it for my ECON class.

 

Then there are movies like "Gran Torino" that you have to pay for after watching for 5 minutes...the same idea with the itunes store, but still the money's not going back to the US.

 

Typically, when a movie like Avatar plays here (it made up 20% of the entire year's box office the year it came out in China), only about 13% of the total proceeds go back to the US. About 45% go to the Chinese producers who funded the film and 55% goes to the theatre/cinema. There's actually a huge fight over the new Christian Bale Nanjing movie by Zhang Yimou because it cost almost $100 million (the most expensive Chinese movie of all-time) and has a longer showing time (less shows available per day), so the producers are asking to change the split from 45 to 47% and some of the theaters are boycotting. They also raised the price 5 RMB (about 70 cents) to the price for each ticket.

 

Another movie which has done extremely well is called "Love Is Not Blind." Made for a cost of only $1.4 million, it's already grossed almost $100 million...still, nothing can equal the overall profitability of the Paranormal Activity movies.

 

 

Finally, I found yet another Aamir Khan (3 IDIOTS) movie I really love, this time he's a teacher of an autistic/special needs child.

Taare Zameen Par is the official title, which is translated to "Like Stars on Earth" in English.

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Saw Just Go With It with the lady this past weekend...that was a bad movie... as in boring!

 

I actually didn't mind it...at least there's some nice scenery in the movie. Saw the Muppets in theater last week, and I really enjoyed that.

Brooklyn Decker sucks as an actress.

 

Compared to her, Sucker Punch is Academy Award-caliber stuff.

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Finally, I found yet another Aamir Khan (3 IDIOTS) movie I really love, this time he's a teacher of an autistic/special needs child.

Taare Zameen Par is the official title, which is translated to "Like Stars on Earth" in English.

 

Aamir Khan's directorial debut to boot... but such a task is nothing for someone that is nicknamed mr perfection. He very well may be the best actor in the world... and it also might not even be close. Khan has chameleon like abilities.

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Aamir Khan's directorial debut to boot... but such a task is nothing for someone that is nicknamed mr perfection. He very well may be the best actor in the world... and it also might not even be close. Khan has chameleon like abilities.

 

http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/LLL_b_AF4lw/

 

Here's a very clear streaming copy with English subtitles.

I actually didn't mind it...at least there's some nice scenery in the movie. Saw the Muppets in theater last week, and I really enjoyed that.

I got tired of the characters. The daughter got annoying as did Eddie.

I think I've said this previously, but Winter's Bone is quite literally the worst movie I have ever seen. Just awful.

I think I've said this previously, but Winter's Bone is quite literally the worst movie I have ever seen. Just awful.

 

You say some ridiculous s***

I think I've said this previously, but Winter's Bone is quite literally the worst movie I have ever seen. Just awful.

 

What? Why?

http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMjY1NTIxMjUy.html

 

Dhajini, another Amir Khan film. Pretty amazing. A mixture of Memento, Taken and Pretty Woman.

Just saw Bad Teacher. Awful movie.

Just watched that last night. Excellent movie and a perfect fit for what you were asking for.

Love that movie as well. Do you watch Justified on F/X? Very similar vibe although a bit more light hearted.

Just saw Bad Teacher. Awful movie.

 

If I didn't pay $8 to see it in the theatre, I would have walked out. Awful is an understatement.

FWIW, Men in Black 3 has a new trailer online. Will Smith goes back in time....Tommy Lee Jones' character played by Josh Brolin in the past. I'm sure it will be big next summer but i can't see it being that entertaining.

The new GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (CRAIG/ROONEY MARA version) got a sterling "A" review from EW.com.

 

Seems like it will be a can't miss movie, despite it's obviously dark topics/issues/undertones.

The new GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO (CRAIG/ROONEY MARA version) got a sterling "A" review from EW.com.

 

Seems like it will be a can't miss movie, despite it's obviously dark topics/issues/undertones.

I have a really hard time believing they go as dark as the original movie did. You kind of have to, but I'm hesitant to believe an American film could turn out like that. Kinda like how the original Let the Right One In was better than the American version, Let Me In.

I have a really hard time believing they go as dark as the original movie did. You kind of have to, but I'm hesitant to believe an American film could turn out like that. Kinda like how the original Let the Right One In was better than the American version, Let Me In.

 

I only half paid attention to the American version, but how was it that much better? It was basically a shot-for-shot remake.

I only half paid attention to the American version, but how was it that much better? It was basically a shot-for-shot remake.

It had some differences. It just didn't have the same feel for me. Maybe it was the acting. Somehow it lacked the punch the original did.

It had some differences. It just didn't have the same feel for me. Maybe it was the acting. Somehow it lacked the punch the original did.

 

I completely agree. It just didn't feel the same.