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I saw Silver Linings Playbook a few weeks ago. I thought it was good. Interesting, funny, and any movie with Robert De Niro is going to be good, right? There weren't a lot of explosions, in fact I can't think of a single explosion, so that'll be a knock against it right? I'll go ahead and turn in my man card now...
Road Guy
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I saw that with my wife, I told her 15 minutes in the movie that I could predict the ending, and I was 85% dead on, I liked the movie, other than it being basically the same story already told but with the ADHD, ADD, medicated world involved..
ktulu
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We watched Jack Reacher the other night. It was pretty good and followed the book decently. The main gripe I had was WTF was Tom Cruise doing getting cast as Jack Reacher??
Tom Cruise is about 5' 7" and 150 pounds; Jack Reacher in the books is 6' 5" and 250 pounds...
Tom Cruise is about 5' 7" and 150 pounds; Jack Reacher in the books is 6' 5" and 250 pounds...
snickerd3
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^my sister, also a follower of the book series, said that same thing. total miscast. When he saw the previews with him she was debating about whether to even go see the movie because of the miscast.
Judowolf PE
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they use a lot of optical effects and staging to make Tom seem taller than the almost midget he is...
ktulu
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IMO it did not work. There were several scenes where he was the same height or even shorter than the other people in the scenes.
ktulu
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^ agreed. It was the worst of the three to me. We took our 5 year old thinking the the voilence would be equal to the others, but was a little more in this one.
Capt Worley PE
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Lay the Favorite - Surprisingly good, low key Bruce Willis movie (well, he's in it) about a stripper that goes to Vegas and ends up in the gambling biz. Has Vince Vaughn and some bewbalige.
The Sessions - Another suprisingly good movie that I rented solely because I heard Helen Hunt get nekkid (she does--a lot), that turned out to be a good movie.
The Sessions - Another suprisingly good movie that I rented solely because I heard Helen Hunt get nekkid (she does--a lot), that turned out to be a good movie.
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Off to see Star Trek Into Darkness this weekend.
Boldly going where Trek movies have gone before...
Boldly going where Trek movies have gone before...
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RIP - VTEnviro
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Here's why I'm reluctant heading into this one.
It's a Wrath of Khan re-hash, except with a tall slim guy as Khan. Right down to the dialogue and the warp core scene (with a twist) apparently.
It's a Wrath of Khan re-hash, except with a tall slim guy as Khan. Right down to the dialogue and the warp core scene (with a twist) apparently.
snickerd3
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Wait a sec...vt is going to see a movie...
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^
I'm just hoping no one in the audience is dressed like a Klingon.
I'm just hoping no one in the audience is dressed like a Klingon.
Capt Worley PE
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I'm just hoping no one in the audience is dressed like a Klingon.
Or a storm trooper.
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Wolverine
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I just watched the first JJ Abrams Star Trek with my SW junkie daughter.
She said she didn't want to like it because JJ is apparently getting the next SW franchise movie and she's afraid he'll screw it up - but she confessed she did like it.
All I can say is myeh.
Kirk is portrayed as a redneck, idiot, cow-tipper farm boy who's primary function is comic relief. I hate when they totally screw up a character, especially right there in the second sequence where he drives a 1963 Corvette off a cliff (supposedly an original one, not a Star trek Universe replication).
My Kirk would never allow his beloved ship to be harmed in any way.
That's why Next Generation lost me on the first episode. What kind of wussy, French-named captain surrenders his ship at the first sign of danger? Don't you know those things cost the taxpayers a lot of money?
She said she didn't want to like it because JJ is apparently getting the next SW franchise movie and she's afraid he'll screw it up - but she confessed she did like it.
All I can say is myeh.
Kirk is portrayed as a redneck, idiot, cow-tipper farm boy who's primary function is comic relief. I hate when they totally screw up a character, especially right there in the second sequence where he drives a 1963 Corvette off a cliff (supposedly an original one, not a Star trek Universe replication).
My Kirk would never allow his beloved ship to be harmed in any way.
That's why Next Generation lost me on the first episode. What kind of wussy, French-named captain surrenders his ship at the first sign of danger? Don't you know those things cost the taxpayers a lot of money?
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