Movies you've just seen III

b.banner · 06-30-2010, 11:48 AM

Continued from here.

Toy Story 3 twice! and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time which was enjoyable.

Gwaimir Windgem · 06-30-2010, 06:13 PM

Okay, now I've seen Grizzly Man. Wow. I've been reading Kierkegaard of late, and what jumped out at me is how intensely and gloriously immediate Treadwell's existence was. Many ambiguities, to be sure, but such raw vitality!

GrayMouser · 06-30-2010, 06:48 PM

Vitality? You mean like when he cries over the cruelty of the world when he comes across a dead bumblebee which turns out to be just resting?

Gwaimir Windgem · 06-30-2010, 07:20 PM

That's one example, though it could be taken in different ways; the way he lives so absolutely in the moment.

hectorberlioz · 07-05-2010, 11:46 AM

I feel bad for the guy in many ways, and I do find it amazing that he was always living in the moment with death always looming close. But the guy himself was an idiot. I don't mock his love of the bears, just his naivete in thinking he could be pals with them.

As for vitality or whatnot, I felt that most of his footage was self-loving and self-congratulatory.

Gwaimir Windgem · 07-05-2010, 09:33 PM

You're right,he was an idiot, but that's almost irrelevant in a sense. When Herzog said at the end that it wasn't about how right or wrong he was, he said something I'd been thinking for much of the show. Certainly, he did many stupid things, but after a close look, those fade away, as the sheer force of personality comes to the fore.

hectorberlioz · 07-05-2010, 10:20 PM

Well, he definitely existed. There's no doubt about that

Gwaimir Windgem · 08-03-2010, 04:59 PM

Shutter Island. Gorgeous direction, a compelling atmosphere, and an (apparent) unabashed revelry in anachronistic concerns/conceptions and the tropes of genre stories made for excellent viewing. 3.5 of 5.

Midge · 08-04-2010, 12:35 PM

Saw "Inception" recently. It's very good. Also last night, I watched "Good Will Hunting" with my husband. Very interesting...

nasuada · 08-06-2010, 01:53 PM

I saw "Dispicable Me" its a really cute movie and funny

I also saw Toy Story 3 that was really good!

Midge · 08-06-2010, 06:43 PM

I LOVED Despicable Me! It was really adorable!

RosePetals · 08-24-2010, 05:59 AM

Toy Story 3
Toy story 3 best movie ALL TIME holy **** that was amazing. And I can totally see why there's a 3-D craze. IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

**Mari** · 09-29-2010, 04:18 PM

I washed Flushed Away. There were so many funny references to other films like Batman, Marry Poppins etc. and was basically a sort of mini-UK. Loved it and will keep it in mind for use as a teaching tool

***Rían*** · 09-29-2010, 06:20 PM

My husband's going to be gone for a week - I'll try to catch up on a few of these

EllethValatari · 09-29-2010, 10:40 PM

Saw "Ballet Shoes," I think it came out in 2007. If you read the book as a kid, I think you will really enjoy it. Plus for all you nerds out there (I guess all of you if you're on this site

) Emma Watson plays Pauline!

Gwaimir Windgem · 10-22-2010, 09:24 PM

Just saw the Countess, a recent movie about Erzebet Bathory.

So bad. I don't know when I last heard such stilted dialogue. Which is exacerbated by the fact that everyone has bizarre mix-and-match accents. And by the fact that there is so much cheesy and unoriginal tripe.

DO NOT WANT.

1.5/5.0

Voronwen · 10-22-2010, 10:34 PM

I've just acquired a copy of the old version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ... the original from my childhood that puts the Johnny Depp version to shame. Now *this* is Halloween.

GrayMouser · 10-24-2010, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gwaimir Windgem

Just saw the Countess, a recent movie about Erzebet Bathory.

So bad. I don't know when I last heard such stilted dialogue. Which is exacerbated by the fact that everyone has bizarre mix-and-match accents. And by the fact that there is so much cheesy and unoriginal tripe.

DO NOT WANT.

1.5/5.0

Thanks for the warning. I've eyed that a few times in the video store (where I live is so backwoods we still have Blockbuster).

GrayMouser · 10-24-2010, 06:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Voronwen

I've just acquired a copy of the old version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ... the original from my childhood that puts the Johnny Depp version to shame. Now *this* is Halloween.

Which one is that?

katya · 11-01-2010, 12:15 AM

Posting this in the proper thread this time, I've just finished Omen III: The Final Conflict. It was much better than I was imagining it! I think I let my perception be influenced by the fact that my little brother said it was lame compared to the second movie, so I was pleasantly surprised. Though, I didn't like the ending.

Since the line from the bible specifically says that Jesus will come back not as a child but as a King of Kings, it seems strange that Damien, who knows his scripture so well, would assume he would be a baby.

I also watched Damien: Omen II yesterday, though it wasn't my first time seeing it. It too surprised me by being better than I remembered.

So, for many Halloweens to come, I will make it a point to watch all of the Omen movies. Last year I watched only the original movie, and the first time I saw the first two movies was on Halloween when they showed them on TV, maybe 2004 or 2003. The thing is that I really don't like horror movies and there are only a select few that I will even consent to watch, let alone enjoy. The Omen movies, being more drama/thriller type movies are one exception.

06-30-2010, 11:48 AM	#1
b.banner Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Trying to keep a hold on my temper so I don't turn into a big green guy. Posts: 572	Movies you've just seen III Continued from here. Toy Story 3 twice! and Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time which was enjoyable. __________________ "We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her cross-wise or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake."-Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."-Dr. Bruce Banner HULK BATMAN THE FLASH

06-30-2010, 06:13 PM	#2
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Okay, now I've seen Grizzly Man. Wow. I've been reading Kierkegaard of late, and what jumped out at me is how intensely and gloriously immediate Treadwell's existence was. Many ambiguities, to be sure, but such raw vitality! __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

06-30-2010, 06:48 PM	#3
GrayMouser Elf Lord Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Ilha Formosa Posts: 2,068	Vitality? You mean like when he cries over the cruelty of the world when he comes across a dead bumblebee which turns out to be just resting? __________________ Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; But will they come when you do call for them? "I like pigs. Dogs look up to us, cats look down on us, but pigs treat us as equals."- Winston Churchill

06-30-2010, 07:20 PM	#4
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	That's one example, though it could be taken in different ways; the way he lives so absolutely in the moment. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

07-05-2010, 11:46 AM	#5
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	I feel bad for the guy in many ways, and I do find it amazing that he was always living in the moment with death always looming close. But the guy himself was an idiot. I don't mock his love of the bears, just his naivete in thinking he could be pals with them. As for vitality or whatnot, I felt that most of his footage was self-loving and self-congratulatory. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

07-05-2010, 09:33 PM	#6
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	You're right,he was an idiot, but that's almost irrelevant in a sense. When Herzog said at the end that it wasn't about how right or wrong he was, he said something I'd been thinking for much of the show. Certainly, he did many stupid things, but after a close look, those fade away, as the sheer force of personality comes to the fore. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

07-05-2010, 10:20 PM	#7
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Well, he definitely existed. There's no doubt about that __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

08-03-2010, 04:59 PM	#8
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Shutter Island. Gorgeous direction, a compelling atmosphere, and an (apparent) unabashed revelry in anachronistic concerns/conceptions and the tropes of genre stories made for excellent viewing. 3.5 of 5. __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

08-04-2010, 12:35 PM	#9
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Saw "Inception" recently. It's very good. Also last night, I watched "Good Will Hunting" with my husband. Very interesting... __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

08-06-2010, 01:53 PM	#10
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08-06-2010, 06:43 PM	#11
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	I LOVED Despicable Me! It was really adorable! __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

08-24-2010, 05:59 AM	#12
RosePetals Sapling Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 2	Toy Story 3 Toy story 3 best movie ALL TIME holy **** that was amazing. And I can totally see why there's a 3-D craze. IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

09-29-2010, 04:18 PM	#13
Mari Elf Lady Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In the lands where mountains are but a fairytale Posts: 8,588	I washed Flushed Away. There were so many funny references to other films like Batman, Marry Poppins etc. and was basically a sort of mini-UK. Loved it and will keep it in mind for use as a teaching tool __________________ Love always, deeply and true ★ Friends are those rare people who ask how we are and then wait to hear the answer. ★ Friendship is sharing openly, laughing often, trusting always, caring deeply. ...The Earth laughs in flowers ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Hamatreya"...

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09-29-2010, 10:40 PM	#15
EllethValatari Elven Warrior Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: United States Posts: 401	Saw "Ballet Shoes," I think it came out in 2007. If you read the book as a kid, I think you will really enjoy it. Plus for all you nerds out there (I guess all of you if you're on this site ) Emma Watson plays Pauline! __________________ Elleth Valatari "We have come from God, and inevitably the myths woven by us, though they contain error, will also reflect a splintered fragment of the true light, the eternal truth that is with God. Our myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbour, while materialistic 'progress' leads only to a yawning abyss and the Iron Crown of the power of evil." — J.R.R. Tolkien

10-22-2010, 09:24 PM	#16
Gwaimir Windgem Dread Mothy Lord and Halfwitted Apprentice Loremaster Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, CA Posts: 10,820	Just saw the Countess, a recent movie about Erzebet Bathory. So bad. I don't know when I last heard such stilted dialogue. Which is exacerbated by the fact that everyone has bizarre mix-and-match accents. And by the fact that there is so much cheesy and unoriginal tripe. DO NOT WANT. 1.5/5.0 __________________ Crux fidelis, inter omnes arbor una nobilis. Nulla talem silva profert, fronde, flore, germine. Dulce lignum, dulce clavo, dulce pondus sustinens. 'With a melon?' - Eric Idle

10-22-2010, 10:34 PM	#17
Voronwen Lady of Andúnië Join Date: May 2009 Location: Andúnië Posts: 572	I've just acquired a copy of the old version of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" ... the original from my childhood that puts the Johnny Depp version to shame. Now this is Halloween. __________________ " ...But the Exiles on the shores of the sea, if they turned towards the West in the desire of their hearts, spoke of Mar-nu-Falmar that was whelmed in the waves, Akallabêth the Downfallen, Atalantë in the Eldarin tongue." "Ye who believe in affection that hopes, and endures, and is patient, Ye who believe in the beauty and strength of woman's devotion, List to the mournful tradition still sung by the pines of the forest ... " ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Evangeline Last edited by Voronwen : 10-22-2010 at 10:35 PM.

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