What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 14

TiddyBaby · 04-08-2006, 07:42 PM

On another board, some peoples were going on about the new King Kong. I got it from my news group a while back and never watched it. ... I started again to set out and watch it... I don't know about chick/beast tear jerking flicks..

skysidhe · 04-11-2006, 09:43 AM

Last night I tried to watch "Walk the Line"

It didn't represent Johnny Cash to my liking. ug. It made him seem 'slow'. I know he spoke slowly but the personality didn't translate to the rest of the face or actions. ug... I didn't like it. I shut it off half way.

Last week I watched Memoirs of a Geisha. It was only a little less boring than Walk The Line, only because I read the book.

wolf · 04-12-2006, 01:28 AM

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

It has taken me two nights because I fell asleep partway through.

I am now trudging my way through the extras.

TiddyBaby · 04-16-2006, 07:01 PM

A Day Without Mexicans

(what a hoot... I loved burning a copy for my Portico New York Hip Hop Florida Latino "House Detective")

wolf · 04-23-2006, 03:59 PM

Saved! (A not terribly funny satire that relies on gross misunderstanding of Christianity)

Profit (TV Series that lasted about four weeks, starring Adrian Pasdar.)

Trilby · 04-16-2006, 08:56 PM

Capote--major yawn.

Conan O'Brien's Tenth Anniversary Special. Again. laughter IS the best medicine.

TiddyBaby · 04-17-2006, 03:54 PM

Animusic II

it took forever for them to follow up on Animusic

Anybody want a sample?

wolf · 04-18-2006, 10:04 PM

Memoirs of a Geisha

Amazing flick. Working my way through the extras overload.

wolf · 04-22-2006, 02:04 AM

Well, I did it.

My two week trial with Netflix commenced toward the end of last week. There were a couple movies I wanted to see, but I didn't want to pay full price. I am too lazy to use the conventional video store, as I suck at returning videos.

So far I've seen Tokyo Godfathers and Millenium Actress, both are anime movies written and directed by Satoshi Kon, who is also responsible for Paranoia Agent.

Way cool flicks ... I don't think either of them would translate well to a live-action movie (Tokyo Godfathers might, in a Three Men and a Baby kind of way, but it would be terribly mis-cast).

Millenium Actress uses a very neat little trick for the memoir sequences (which comprise most of the film). Very neat.

Oh, and as far as netflix goes? I already upgrade my membership to two DVDs in hand at the same time.

Griff · 04-22-2006, 08:19 AM

Netflix really is nice unless you don't keep an eye on your spouses cue and get "Little Black Book" (a movie so bad it won't even rate a cult following) and "Super Size Me" (which I had no intention of seeing) on the same weekend.

cableguy · 04-22-2006, 03:39 PM

most recently for me was Derailed with Clive Owen and Jen Aniston. Wsa very good, a nice change from a lot of the CRAP that is out there right now.

chainsaw · 04-24-2006, 10:07 AM

I watched The Squid and The Whale yesterday. I really enjoyed it and I think anyone else who went through divorce as a child would, too. It was sad and very funny. It has a strong Wes Andersen feel (as it should, he produced).

Flint · 04-24-2006, 10:23 AM

I have no TV signal coming into my house. I have a 5-disc DVD changer. I just got Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Three (I was at Fry's shopping for a dishwasher) ...looks like it has some great episodes: Fratboy Aliens, Total Recarl, The Broodwich.

glatt · 04-24-2006, 11:02 AM

Saw Elizabethtown over the weekend. It was your typical romance movie. Cute at times.

There were a couple totally impossible scenes/ideas that kind of bugged me. Like Kirsten Dunst made a "trip tic" of sorts with accompanying mix CDs timed to the mile so Orlando Bloom could do a road trip across half the country, riding back country roads and stopping to see the sights. It's a pretty cool idea. Her directions led him to particular places, and if he went the proper route at the proper speed, the mixed CDs were synced to his journey. She would also narrate some of the sights on the CDs she made. In reality, it would have taken her a week or two to create this multimedia realtime directions binder, especially to get the syncing right, but she somehow put it together in an evening.

Overall, it was an OK movie. If I had to give a thumbs up or thumbs down, it would get the thumbs up.

chainsaw · 04-24-2006, 11:10 AM

glatt, have you seen Garden State? Pretty much the same movie, but MUCH better, IMO. Guy is unsatisfied with his life/job, goes home to another state for family funeral, meets amazing girl, falls in love after knowing her two days, etc.

Seriously though, see Garden State. It's very well done. Natalie Portman is super cute. And so is Zach Braff, despite his giant nose.

04-12-2006, 01:28 AM	#3
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire It has taken me two nights because I fell asleep partway through. I am now trudging my way through the extras. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-23-2006, 03:59 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Saved! (A not terribly funny satire that relies on gross misunderstanding of Christianity) Profit (TV Series that lasted about four weeks, starring Adrian Pasdar.) __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-16-2006, 08:56 PM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Capote--major yawn. Conan O'Brien's Tenth Anniversary Special. Again. laughter IS the best medicine. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

04-18-2006, 10:04 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Memoirs of a Geisha Amazing flick. Working my way through the extras overload. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-22-2006, 02:04 AM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Well, I did it. My two week trial with Netflix commenced toward the end of last week. There were a couple movies I wanted to see, but I didn't want to pay full price. I am too lazy to use the conventional video store, as I suck at returning videos. So far I've seen Tokyo Godfathers and Millenium Actress, both are anime movies written and directed by Satoshi Kon, who is also responsible for Paranoia Agent. Way cool flicks ... I don't think either of them would translate well to a live-action movie (Tokyo Godfathers might, in a Three Men and a Baby kind of way, but it would be terribly mis-cast). Millenium Actress uses a very neat little trick for the memoir sequences (which comprise most of the film). Very neat. Oh, and as far as netflix goes? I already upgrade my membership to two DVDs in hand at the same time. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

04-08-2006, 07:42 PM	#1
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	On another board, some peoples were going on about the new King Kong. I got it from my news group a while back and never watched it. ... I started again to set out and watch it... I don't know about chick/beast tear jerking flicks..

04-11-2006, 09:43 AM	#2
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Last night I tried to watch "Walk the Line" It didn't represent Johnny Cash to my liking. ug. It made him seem 'slow'. I know he spoke slowly but the personality didn't translate to the rest of the face or actions. ug... I didn't like it. I shut it off half way. Last week I watched Memoirs of a Geisha. It was only a little less boring than Walk The Line, only because I read the book.

04-16-2006, 07:01 PM	#4
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	A Day Without Mexicans (what a hoot... I loved burning a copy for my Portico New York Hip Hop Florida Latino "House Detective")

04-17-2006, 03:54 PM	#7
TiddyBaby The internet's like a bra, underneath ya find a boob or two Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Fl Posts: 326	Animusic II it took forever for them to follow up on Animusic Anybody want a sample?

04-22-2006, 08:19 AM	#10
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Netflix really is nice unless you don't keep an eye on your spouses cue and get "Little Black Book" (a movie so bad it won't even rate a cult following) and "Super Size Me" (which I had no intention of seeing) on the same weekend. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

04-22-2006, 03:39 PM	#11
cableguy Elite Elitist Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 341	most recently for me was Derailed with Clive Owen and Jen Aniston. Wsa very good, a nice change from a lot of the CRAP that is out there right now.

04-24-2006, 10:07 AM	#12
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	I watched The Squid and The Whale yesterday. I really enjoyed it and I think anyone else who went through divorce as a child would, too. It was sad and very funny. It has a strong Wes Andersen feel (as it should, he produced). __________________ I have no life, so I watch movies.

04-24-2006, 10:23 AM	#13
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I have no TV signal coming into my house. I have a 5-disc DVD changer. I just got Aqua Teen Hunger Force Volume Three (I was at Fry's shopping for a dishwasher) ...looks like it has some great episodes: Fratboy Aliens, Total Recarl, The Broodwich. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

04-24-2006, 11:02 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Saw Elizabethtown over the weekend. It was your typical romance movie. Cute at times. There were a couple totally impossible scenes/ideas that kind of bugged me. Like Kirsten Dunst made a "trip tic" of sorts with accompanying mix CDs timed to the mile so Orlando Bloom could do a road trip across half the country, riding back country roads and stopping to see the sights. It's a pretty cool idea. Her directions led him to particular places, and if he went the proper route at the proper speed, the mixed CDs were synced to his journey. She would also narrate some of the sights on the CDs she made. In reality, it would have taken her a week or two to create this multimedia realtime directions binder, especially to get the syncing right, but she somehow put it together in an evening. Overall, it was an OK movie. If I had to give a thumbs up or thumbs down, it would get the thumbs up.

04-24-2006, 11:10 AM	#15
chainsaw Wingnahningning... Er somethin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: 90802 Posts: 368	glatt, have you seen Garden State? Pretty much the same movie, but MUCH better, IMO. Guy is unsatisfied with his life/job, goes home to another state for family funeral, meets amazing girl, falls in love after knowing her two days, etc. Seriously though, see Garden State. It's very well done. Natalie Portman is super cute. And so is Zach Braff, despite his giant nose. __________________ I have no life, so I watch movies.

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