Saw Dallas Buyer's Club tonight. Thought it was a decent movie, but I have no interest in seeing it again.

Going to see Lone Survivor on UltraScreen today before work.

HER is an intriguing "high concept" film, but I'm not sure I would recommend someone spending good movie in a theatre for it.

 

It's almost like Lars and the Real Girl, in a sense. Except the relationship isn't with a blow-up doll, it's with an OS.

 

 

 

It's almost like they tried to make When Harry Met Sally for the internet age.

 

I'll take Travis Bickle's struggle with loneliness and disillusionment anytime.

 

 

Loved Catching Fire.

Wactched Her last night. It surprisingly had a lot of funny scenes. I got a little bored towards the end, but it was for sure a different movie and I think I liked it.

Wactched Her last night. It surprisingly had a lot of funny scenes. I got a little bored towards the end, but it was for sure a different movie and I think I liked it.

 

 

Amy Adams has a smaller role in the movie than the trailers would have you believe.

 

If you like Joaquin Phoenix or are particularly enamored with Scarlett Johannson's voice, this is the movie for you. I'm somewhere in the middle on it. It's definitely not the type of movie you have to see in a theatre to enjoy 100%.

 

Spike Jonze has always been known for being a quirky director, so this fits with his entire body of work. A little bit of Soderbergh to him...although he's also mainstream/commercial when he chooses those projects.

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Amy Adams has a smaller role in the movie than the trailers would have you believe.

 

If you like Joaquin Phoenix or are particularly enamored with Scarlett Johannson's voice, this is the movie for you. I'm somewhere in the middle on it. It's definitely not the type of movie you have to see in a theatre to enjoy 100%.

 

Spike Jonze has always been known for being a quirky director, so this fits with his entire body of work. A little bit of Soderbergh to him...although he's also mainstream/commercial when he chooses those projects.

 

I actually didn't even recognize that it was Amy Adams until about 3/4 of the movie was over. They made her look pretty homely with the frazzled hair and apparently no make-up.

 

An interesting tidbit. They did the entire movie with another woman doing the voice over for the operating system. Then in the editing they decided she didn't fit very well, so they asked Scarlett Johannson to come in and redo all the dialogue.

Holy s***, Lone Survivor. Intense. Pee before you see it, because there's not a down point to leave to do so.

http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20327336_2...0.html#30077924

 

Predictions for the Golden Globes movie categories.

 

A bit surprised that American Hustle has more momentum going for it than 12 Years a Slave (part of that due to AH still being in theatres), but that could/should easily be reversed come Academy Awards time. (Jennifer Lawrence vs. the unknown Yale-trained actress from 12 Years a Slave is the most interesting, and Gravity/12 Years A Slave/American Hustle for best picture).

 

Also agree about HER deserving some points for originality...compared to all these comic book/novel/franchise movies we've been subjected to.

I thought 12 Years a Slave was light years better than American Hustle.

I thought 12 Years a Slave was light years better than American Hustle.

2nd this emotion

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) turned out be quite a bit better than I thought it would be.

What is up with the ending of Prisoners?

Holy s***, Lone Survivor. Intense. Pee before you see it, because there's not a down point to leave to do so.

YES. Watched it this afternoon. It was incredible.

 

What is up with the ending of Prisoners?

Did you not like it? I thought it was brilliant.

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller) turned out be quite a bit better than I thought it would be.

 

Just finished it and I thought it was awesome! Such a cool and fun movie. Highly recommend that movie and Lone Survivor right now.

YES. Watched it this afternoon. It was incredible.

 

 

Did you not like it? I thought it was brilliant.

 

It was alright. Think it could have been better. My gf is the one who hated it a lot

Did someone hack the teleprompter

 

 

I saw Her this weekend. I think it was my favorite film of the year for some reasons even beside the movie. For one, it was refreshing to see a film shot with soft lighting and bright colors that was focused in a city. For two, there was so many sidetracks this film could have taken that would have ruined it (angle of nobody talking anymore, it being a taboo that wasn't accepted, etc) that he ignored and hyperfocused it on this guy and his life. Spike Jonze's vision of the future was also incredibly entertaining.

The Stand has already been a movie, starred Gary Sinise. As I recall, it was made for TV, and broken up into pieces. I only saw the very beginning of it, and it wasn't great, from what I saw.

It was absolutely awful and cheesy.

I saw The Wolf of Wall Street over the weekend.

I liked it a lot. I'm off-and-on with DiCaprio, but he was great in it.

I never like Jonah Hill in any movie, but he was great.

Margot Robbie is very easy on the eyes.

Overall, a very enjoyable movie. Nothing earth-shattering, and I don't believe 20% of it happened as depicted, but I liked it.

Did someone hack the teleprompter

 

 

Nope, people just seem to be dumber and dumber lately.

Polio and Parkinson's aren't fun?!?!?

I like the look on Redfords face, like he is saying "Why is that a fun fact?"

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainmen...0,2825579.story

 

Well I guess they apologized for not realizing that it wasnt a fun fact.

Marvel announces that Michael Douglas is to play Hank Pym in Edgar Wright's "Ant-Man"