Animavore wrote:In fairness I haven't seen it since it came out when I was a teen. I think I liked it now but I assumed it would be one of those things if I looked at it now I'd be thinking, what type of crap was I into then?

I think its chief achievement is taking a spoiled Beverly Hills brat and making her into a character that you not only like, but are concerned about, while still spoofing her pretentions. I think it'd be easier to make Hitler a sympathetic character.

You might also enjoy it more if you read Jane Austen's Emma first.

I think I have read Emma.

:checks bookshelf:

Oh wait! That's Silas Marner

Clueless was fun and Silverstone played the ditz perfectly and with dry humour - worked for me and she's cute.

Kid in Winn-Dixie is Anna-Sophie Robb and she is indeed cute and getting yummier as she grows up.



I really liked her joie de vie in Bridge to Terabithia and she was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Quite the filmography for someone born in 1993

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnnaSophia_Robb

Unfortunately too many "wholesome" roles as befits her fundie background and we can hope she grows out it.

Reminds me of Reese Whitherspoon in her career arc tho Reese was willing to take darker roles like Fear and particularly early on Freeway - a modern little Red Riding Hood allegory - just wickedly good across from Keifer Sutherland.

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Watched a Mini-series Treasure Island with Sutherland and Elijah Woods ( he really does have weird eyes ) last night ....meh ....decent effort and cast but Pirates of C has that class nailed. Depp rules the deep.

Highlight this week was Exotic Marigold Hotel....



.highly recommended - Brit humour at it's best - Maggie Smith deserves an Oscar. Wowser cast. Sweet and funny and relevant.
Would make a decent play as well I think.

Napoleon Dynamite

Pretty funny, I suppose. It's very... different at least. Napoleon depresses the shit out of me, though. I wanted to scream at him to fucking close his mouth, at least when eating, the whole movie.

It's terrible. Quit trying to like it because you feel you should. Because everyone else did. They're all wrong. I tried to square the circle myself. Had to cave in the end. The emperor is bollock naked.

Well, I did laugh on three occasions: When the uncle got an orange thrown on his van and screamed like a little girl, when Napleon got a steak thrown in his face by the uncle and... Can't remember the third one, but I did laugh.
As I said, at least it's something a little different. Not one I'd ever watch again, mind you.

I love it.

But after seeing the writing/director couple's latest offering I'm starting to think it's greatness was a fluke. I also smoked a lot of pot when I really got into it... that probably had something to do with it.

Good movie... very relateable... I'm still at the phase where there might be some hope... I'll see if I can relate to the rest of the movie in the future, but it gives me hope that I'll be okay if it doesn't.

It was hard watching though.

I'm glad you enjoyed it dude.

Glad you got around to watching it.

Animavore wrote:It's terrible. Quit trying to like it because you feel you should. Because everyone else did. They're all wrong. I tried to square the circle myself. Had to cave in the end. The emperor is bollock naked.

Good, glad I'm not the only one that thought it was a dull, overrated piece of shit.

MacIver wrote:I love it.

But after seeing the writing/director couple's latest offering I'm starting to think it's greatness was a fluke. I also smoked a lot of pot when I really got into it... that probably had something to do with it.

Dude, enough pot and Blade 3 became watchable

Just watched Hunger Games after having finished the books. I enjoyed it, though surprised at how quickly it moved considering it's coming from a book that is already short sparse on the detail. Couldn't make me like Rue, which was a shame. The actress who played Katniss, while undeniably hot, was way too soft-faced for the character. Overall it translated really well, the only plot change/omission I disliked was not showing how the mutant dogs at the end had the dead tribute's eyes. Only time I could ever admit to liking Lenny Kravitz. Anybody else notice that some of the shots had a 60's sci-fi feel to them?

RATING: 10/10

Sometimes, you have no other choice but to open your review with "HOLY FUCK."

Watching the opening sequence of Blade Runner: Director's Cut, I felt a sensation I haven't felt since the first time I saw Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven. It was the feeling that I was watching cinema in its purest, grandest, most intellectual and visceral form, and I was. To call this movie a masterpiece is like calling the Apollo 11 mission a quantum leap for civilization; it's laughably understating things. This is just flawless moviemaking on every level, the most beautifully photographed, elegantly scored film I've seen since Days of Heaven, and this packs a much harder emotional punch. It's the kind of film that makes me feel guilty for using the word 'audacious' in a review of Titanic. What was I thinking? I still think it's a great film, but compared to Ridley Scott and his work on Blade Runner, James Cameron was merely playing in the sandbox. I wish I had more to say, but every time I try to gather my thoughts and write, I'm overwhelmed by just how much I loved this. Maybe I'll write a complete review in a few days once I've had time to process it completely (my tumblr followers await). I'm trying to decide if this is the greatest film I've ever seen, and while a few superior works come to mind, the fact that I'm even considering this should say everything. This is one of my new favorite movies.

Yeah, tis good, ain't it?

BR still my #1 movie across all genres - I like all versions.....
What I find incredible is no CG.

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BTW in terms of pure film making art .... Chariots of Fire ranks very high for me. A perfect small gem.
Based on a true story which is always a draw, an amazing score, brilliant cast and cinematography and exactly the kind of film Merchant Ivory did so well.
That the Academy awarded it Best Picture blew me away - upped my respect for the guild remarkably and in my view was very well deserved.

Macdoc wrote:BR still my #1 movie across all genres - I like all versions.....
What I find incredible is no CG.

The final cut version has CG

Not surprised - but that the original had none was astounding.

Only very minor things. Like the scene yer one is being shot through panes of glass there were parts you could see it was a stunt double so they put the actress's face on her. No major CG like new Star Wars editions.

I still have the 1992 Director's Cut sitting on my desk, but after a bit of research, I've discovered that the Director's Cut has been maligned and abandoned after the release of the 2007 'Final Cut'. Should I watch that version to get the Ridley-Scott-approved Blade Runner experience, or are the differences between the two insignificant?