What DVD's are we Watching? - Page 59

dar512 · 09-11-2009, 04:58 PM

I saw it at the theatre when it first came out. Part of it, at least. My big brother got scared and we had to leave about half way through.

Maybe I should see the end of it now.

glatt · 09-13-2009, 09:12 PM

Revolutionary Road. What a depressing movie.

bluecuracao · 09-13-2009, 11:09 PM

Slumdog Millionaire was pretty amazing.

Rachel Getting Married was an excellent surprise. It really wasn't about Anne Hathaway, thank goodness. One of the characters said at one point that "This is heaven on earth," or something like that; and really, many of the scenarios depicted would have been my idea of heaven on earth.

dar512 · 09-14-2009, 10:30 AM

I picked up three movies from the library last week. I was kind of in a hurry and picked the first three that were acceptable fodder:

Emma
The Exorcist
Footloose

I was in the E-F section.

I had seen them all, but not for some time.

I made a bet with myself that darlet #2 would like them all and I was correct.

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2009, 10:23 AM

The book had me sobbing, heart-wrenching sobs. I haven't mustered the courage to watch the movie yet.

I joined netflix. I wanted to get back into movie buff mode.

I saw Juno. That Ellen Page really is great. I love all the characters, except the adoptive parents.

The Changeling. I fell asleep halfway through so I don't know what happened.

Junebug. Pretty good.

glatt · 10-11-2009, 03:56 PM

I love Netflix. It recommended Outsourced for us, and we watched it last night. About halfway through, my wife commented that it was just like Local Hero in India, and she was absolutely correct. Except no Mark Knopfler soundtrack. Outsourced is a good movie you have never heard of.

Shawnee123 · 10-11-2009, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glatt

I love Netflix. It recommended Outsourced for us, and we watched it last night. About halfway through, my wife commented that it was just like Local Hero in India, and she was absolutely correct. Except no Mark Knopfler soundtrack. Outsourced is a good movie you have never heard of.

That is what is great about netflix, you find movies you think you might enjoy that you otherwise would not have heard of. I'm just starting, but I'm looking forward to further suggestions based on my previous rentals.

Beest · 10-19-2009, 09:03 PM

Traitor great movie, involves muslim Arab terrorists but not 2 dimensional cliches, gripping thriller.

I thought Watchmen was awesome, but I've been a fan of the graphic novel since college.

Slaughter House five turns pretty odd.

Wanted just gets dumber.

dar512 · 10-20-2009, 10:26 AM

Mrs. Dar and I watched Chinatown Sunday night. It's supposed to be a classic, but neither of us cared much for it.

capnhowdy · 10-11-2009, 05:26 PM

Year One with Jack Black. Damn funny flick.

wolf · 10-25-2009, 03:00 PM

Not a DVD ... Milk was the HBO premiere movie last night.

It seemed like a cleaned up caricature of gay life in San Francisco in the 1970s. They mentioned some of the things like bathhouses, but seemed more intent on presenting a stable LTR kind of gay couple rather than the wild, amyl-soaked scene that I heard of from my friends in the pre-HIV days.

Happy Monkey · 12-15-2009, 02:09 PM

The Wire is the best show ever made.

Clodfobble · 12-15-2009, 02:38 PM

It's okay wolf, I feel ya. Mr. Clod was apeshit over The Wire too, but I could never get into it no matter how many episodes I sat along for.

Shawnee123 · 12-27-2009, 12:57 PM

I'm bad at watching my netflix movies, but am trying to improve. :p

Yesterday I watched Gerry. Wow. If you like action, this is not the movie for you. To me, the way their desperation built, it was wonderful. The cinematography is beautiful, even letter-boxed on my small TV. Casey Affleck (never been a big fan of the Ben but I love me some Casey) and Matt Damon wrote and starred in, and the director was Gus Van Sant.

I was very tense watching it, and I think that is partly due to my really bad sense of direction and the frustration I feel when lost...this much grander scale of such a thing fascinated me.

I recommend it, but again, not if you prefer a lot of action. A lot of action is the opposite of this movie.

edit: oh, and I liked the music, too.

jinx · 12-27-2009, 08:42 PM

Charlie Wilson's War. Loved it. The history is fun, the script is really, really good.

09-11-2009, 04:58 PM	#1
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I saw it at the theatre when it first came out. Part of it, at least. My big brother got scared and we had to leave about half way through. Maybe I should see the end of it now. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

09-14-2009, 10:30 AM	#4
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	I picked up three movies from the library last week. I was kind of in a hurry and picked the first three that were acceptable fodder: Emma The Exorcist Footloose I was in the E-F section. I had seen them all, but not for some time. I made a bet with myself that darlet #2 would like them all and I was correct. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-11-2009, 10:23 AM	#5
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	The book had me sobbing, heart-wrenching sobs. I haven't mustered the courage to watch the movie yet. I joined netflix. I wanted to get back into movie buff mode. I saw Juno. That Ellen Page really is great. I love all the characters, except the adoptive parents. The Changeling. I fell asleep halfway through so I don't know what happened. Junebug. Pretty good. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-20-2009, 10:26 AM	#9
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Mrs. Dar and I watched Chinatown Sunday night. It's supposed to be a classic, but neither of us cared much for it. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

10-11-2009, 05:26 PM	#10
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	Year One with Jack Black. Damn funny flick. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

09-13-2009, 09:12 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Revolutionary Road. What a depressing movie.

09-13-2009, 11:09 PM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	Slumdog Millionaire was pretty amazing. Rachel Getting Married was an excellent surprise. It really wasn't about Anne Hathaway, thank goodness. One of the characters said at one point that "This is heaven on earth," or something like that; and really, many of the scenarios depicted would have been my idea of heaven on earth.

10-11-2009, 03:56 PM	#6
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I love Netflix. It recommended Outsourced for us, and we watched it last night. About halfway through, my wife commented that it was just like Local Hero in India, and she was absolutely correct. Except no Mark Knopfler soundtrack. Outsourced is a good movie you have never heard of.

10-19-2009, 09:03 PM	#8
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	Traitor great movie, involves muslim Arab terrorists but not 2 dimensional cliches, gripping thriller. I thought Watchmen was awesome, but I've been a fan of the graphic novel since college. Slaughter House five turns pretty odd. Wanted just gets dumber.

10-25-2009, 03:00 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Not a DVD ... Milk was the HBO premiere movie last night. It seemed like a cleaned up caricature of gay life in San Francisco in the 1970s. They mentioned some of the things like bathhouses, but seemed more intent on presenting a stable LTR kind of gay couple rather than the wild, amyl-soaked scene that I heard of from my friends in the pre-HIV days. __________________ 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

12-15-2009, 02:09 PM	#12
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	The Wire is the best show ever made. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

12-15-2009, 02:38 PM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	It's okay wolf, I feel ya. Mr. Clod was apeshit over The Wire too, but I could never get into it no matter how many episodes I sat along for. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

12-27-2009, 12:57 PM	#14
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'm bad at watching my netflix movies, but am trying to improve. :p Yesterday I watched Gerry. Wow. If you like action, this is not the movie for you. To me, the way their desperation built, it was wonderful. The cinematography is beautiful, even letter-boxed on my small TV. Casey Affleck (never been a big fan of the Ben but I love me some Casey) and Matt Damon wrote and starred in, and the director was Gus Van Sant. I was very tense watching it, and I think that is partly due to my really bad sense of direction and the frustration I feel when lost...this much grander scale of such a thing fascinated me. I recommend it, but again, not if you prefer a lot of action. A lot of action is the opposite of this movie. edit: oh, and I liked the music, too. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

12-27-2009, 08:42 PM	#15
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Charlie Wilson's War. Loved it. The history is fun, the script is really, really good. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

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