Thirteen Days, about the Cuban missle crisis in the 60's.

Almost nothing but talking, but still as interesting and good as I remember from seeing it in the theater. Except that I wish they'd chosen someone else besides Kevin Coster. He doesn't do badly, but imo he doesn't quite fit in with the rest of the cast/tone of the film, either. At least Coster's role is limited, with the large cast of characters in the film.

 

The actors playing the Kennedy's are great.

 

Even more interesting to watch were the documentary features on the DVD.

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I've tried to watch that movie several times - but I always fall asleep or end up doing something else! not that the story is boring, it just fails to involve me..

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Really?

 

I'm assuming you are aware of the huge significance of the event and the near-precipitation of a thermo-nuclear war, and the frantic political lobbying on both sides of the table to prevent that without giving ground or losing face.

 

Is it the actors' performance? Or because it's English Do you watch the dubbed / subtitled version?

I'm assuming you are aware of the huge significance of the event and the near-precipitation of a thermo-nuclear war, and the frantic political lobbying on both sides of the table to prevent that without giving ground or losing face.

 

Is it the actors' performance? Or because it's English Do you watch the dubbed / subtitled version?

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foregin films are only subtitled here, but I have no problem with or without them.. unless people are mumbling..

 

The reason I really wanted to see the film was that the story behind it always intrigued me! This was, as you say, one of the only times we were truely close to nuclear annihilation..

And I can't really explain why I feel so incredible bored when watching the movie - I just get really restless and feel the need to do something else.. the acting is fine, the suspense building up is nicely done (at least for what parts of it I saw).. it's almost like a psychological trigger that makes me tired when seeing it.. ^_^

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I blame Kevin Costner. :D

yeah he does have that effect on alot of people.. hehe

Twelve Monkeys

 

I'd forgotten how good this film is; I really dig the intricate predestination versus free-will theme.

I'll say it, Chris Marker's short is better.

I don't have much of an argument, though. Except, I really liked the photography.

I'll say it, Chris Marker's short is better.

I don't have much of an argument, though. Except, I really liked the photography.

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On the "Making Of" Documentary? I'm watching it now. Sort of like subtitles for the film.

I'm not sure, as I've only seen the film [12 Monkeys] on the telly, but I doubt its bundled with 12 Monkeys. I'm talking about the 1962 Chris Marker short La Jetee.

 

Google Video has it, apparently, with both the English and the (original) French narration.

Oh, right, that was the film Gilliam based this one on (stole the final scene verbatim from it).

Yes - watch it.

Yes - watch it.

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yeah it's a really amazing piece .. saw it in an Art Theatre in Cophenhagen a few years back!

I'm just re-watching Twelve Monkeys again ... rarely I can sit through a film twice in a row.

**shakes fist at Jeffrey Goines**

I just finished "Clerks 2". I'm not quite sure how to feel about it. It was different...nowhere near what I expected. I expected something goofy along the lines of Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and instead I came away with a more "Chasing Amy" feel. It's hard to explain...I guess I liked it. It just really was way different than my expectations.

Tower Records is apparently closing it's doors all over the place, thus I bought a lot of cheap movies.

 

Lords of Discipline...one of those films I rented ages ago because someone specific was in it, and I kinda liked it. Watching it now...eh, not so great. Not bad for a message/drama film but...meh.

The Science Of Sleep

 

 

It's beautiful and honest and funny and; depressing.

 

There were two bits during the film that made me cry a little.

 

 

 

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That's okay, P, I left the godseed flow during Nights of Cabiria, and Hana-bi, and Grave of the Fireflies, and La Strada, and Limelight, and that film with the little dog and his old man, and, uh, uh, you get the point.

 

PS: The White Sheik.

I just watched The Sum of All Fears, because it was on tv and I have the dvd (and I hate advert breaks), and then I watched Mission Impossible, because it's in the same triple pack. I won't be watching The Core again, though. Ever.

Tallaboby Ricky and Dega Nights... or whatever its called. It was entertaining and even funny at times... but I only laughed once and that may have been forced. Maybe its all the NASCAR stuff that messes it up.

It's not okay because it's personal and ****ed up and I'm letting this crap eat me up inside and I'm going to do exactly bugger all about it.

 

I'm ****ing depressed while posting on a gaming web forum. It doesn't get anymore depressing than that.

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sure it does.. you could be sitting alone in the dark crying to yourself.. that would be more depressing! and even if you are - it could still be more depressing than that..

just watched Cinderella Man ....very good film...you don't have to be a boxing fan to enjoy this.

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Alice

 

Portuguese flick. Pretty good.

The Two Towers

 

Yeah, my fave of the bunch.

Really? I was just tossing up some Firefly or Two Towers (because I watched Fellowship of the Rings a week or so ago) ... hmmm ...