Film I saw yesterday though was Pan's Labyrinth

 

Really good, really moving, really brutal at points.  Very well made.

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It only plays in selected theaters here(ONE!!!).

Do you know if it will get a wider release soon?

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It's already moved to a wider release. It was released in Toronto earlier in the month and moved into a wider release on the 19th. We only have one theatre here and it's not showing it. At least you have one theatre that is.

Yeah its in wide® release now in the US. Which meant, naturally, the local theater didn't get it so I had to drive a bit to see it.

 

Still it was worth it, IMO.

 

Pity it (and Children of Men) got their wide releases so messed up.

Yeah its in wide

Watched The Libertine last night. I thought Johnny Depp was wonderful as the Earl of Rochester (well, as wonderful as you can be when playing a syphillitic cynic).

Viewed The Guardian with Kevin Costner and Kelso. I thought it was solid, if not predictable.

Haven

 

Hmm, what to say about this. TBH, Im not sure I know WTF happened.

 

 

So, apparently you can get accused of rape AND gun a person down in front of a crowd and never once get questioned by the police?

 

What was the banker that betrayed Bill Paxtons character going to do with the money he was trying to swipe? Give it to the Fed's? Was the Fed dirty? Why did he give him a new identity, for turning Paxton's character in? WTF is going on?

 

Saw Monster House.. pretty funny actually - it's a good family film because it so full of horror references (and many other kinds of cult fiction) so adults will have a good laugh.. and I bet kids will have a good scare (but feel relieved by the envitable happy end - even if it's not quite what you'd expected).. and the animations are really good - facial expressions are done extremely well, so characters really come to life..

 

overall =

Igby Goes Down

 

 

Kind of a modern cinematic Catcher in the Rye, sorta. Got a Culkin in it. Pretty good, Goldblum does a really convincing job. The Pullman flashbacks are really the only thing I can say are definitively bad in this film.

 

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I remember enjoying Igby Goes Down but I don't remember much of the actual film itself. I do remember when Goldblum beats the crap out of Culkin. The marked difference in height added comedy to the scene.

Yeah, its kindof brutal from the kids perspective

Saw Explorers last night.

 

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I couldn't help but think this needs a remake.

Lots of fun, feelgood stuff.

Due to horrible bad-back issues I've watched a lot of TV lately - especially since we got a nice shiney 50" plasma and digital/HD cable.

 

Recently, "Duel" was on and I watched that. Haven't seen it in a while - it ages pretty well; it's still a classic for it's simplicity...or something.

 

I'm annoyed they felt they had to re-make "The Hitcher" - if they ever remake "Duel" I'll have a stroke.

Me, Myself, & I

 

 

Its funny how something so innocent as watching a movie in the of the day can turn into something sinster when a girl gets involved. I have to admitt to paying close attention to this movie at first, I spent most of it wondering if the plot centered around Rachel Griffith's character being a transsexual. After learning that she wasn't and that the movie was a Brigett Jones type comedy I spent the rest of the day shunning my guest.

A Scanner Darkly

 

Without the Barris cahracter, it would have been all for naught, but with him the movie was actually worht watching. I expect to read the novel eventually and suddenly go "ahaa, that's what happened" storywise.

I thought the plot was pretty easy to discern from the film (haven't read the book).

I watched John Q today, and I cried during it.

I watched Snakes on a Plane last night, with much chuckling and shaking of the head.

Descent. I was expecting something more like the suspense/horror of Aliens, and instead got more of a Night of the Living Dead horror. Bleh.

Saw Explorers last night.

 

(w00t)

 

I couldn't help but think this needs a remake.

Lots of fun, feelgood stuff.

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Horrible idea, they actually managed to get pretty competent child acting in the first.

 

 

 

 

 

Back to the Future

 

 

I'd like to see a 4th one before we lose Michael J. Fox.

Is he healthy enough to do one? I haven't seen him in anything in a long time...not that I've been on the lookout much or anything.

Miller's Crossing

The Sting

Dark Star

 

 

All today. And I'm considering watching another even though it's already 1 AM here.

Broken Flowers.

 

Been a long time since a movie's ending left me feeling so empty.

You Were Never Lovelier

 

 

Rita Hayworth could really dance!

Little Miss Sunshine

 

I found this movie a little overrated, TBH. What's so great about it? I liked the whole 'Superfreak' routine but aside from that I thought it was kinda meh.

 

:shrugs smiley:

Pan's Labyrinth.

 

Pretty good. Unexpected, original and beautiful with lots of creepy violence.

The sound blew me away.

 

Then we snuck into Blood and Chocolate. Watched about 15-20 minutes of it and ran away.