Movie Discussion Thread

[thule]

Originally Posted by comahan

Connects with her, and then they agree to have dinner. But he messes that up when he goes to a bar after a show and hooks up with a ringrat, and forgets to go to dinner with his daughter.

Ok...another thing I missed....still doesn't change my opinion...but thanks for tying up the loose ends on that for me. BTW I thought the ending was perfect.

[Hawk]

Gran Torino was excellent. Been dying to see it since reading what everyone on hear said about it.

Just a crazy old man sits on his porch, drinking Pabst and spitting.

[foozball]

watching gran torino right now...even though theres a bunch of racist stuff in the movie (im asian), its a really good movie

[holt_bruce81]

Watched Slumdog Millionaire a few nights ago. Great great movie, now I see what all the hype is about.

[nrk]

I saw Get Smart and was pleasantly surprised. It was a lot funnier than I thought it was going to be. The Rock also needs to be in more movies.

[bantx]

Originally Posted by Turtlepower

I honestly believe it did. It really is tough to judge acting in a comedy versus acting in a dramatic work like Button, but I would say that Robert Downey Jr. did a better acting job in Tropic Thunder than anyone in Benjamin Button. I'll even add that the role of Tom Cruise was better than everyone, but Taraji P. Henson.

i fell asleep watching tropic thunder

[Dr. Gonzo]

I Love You Man looks like it will be one of the funniest movies of all time. Paul Rudd and Jason Segal is gold casting.

[hugegmenfan]

just saw Gran Torino the other night- the best movie i have seen since No Country For Old Men....absolutely brilliant

[SuperKevin]

I bought The Prestige, Awake, and Talladega Nights on DVD today

[P-L]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gonzo

I Love You Man looks like it will be one of the funniest movies of all time.

Yes it does.

[Brodeur]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gonzo

I Love You Man looks like it will be one of the funniest movies of all time. Paul Rudd and Jason Segal is gold casting.

You mind your own ****hole.

[thefalconer]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gonzo

I Love You Man looks like it will be one of the funniest movies of all time. Paul Rudd and Jason Segal is gold casting.

qft, the commercial had me laughing.

[Paul]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gonzo

I Love You Man looks like it will be one of the funniest movies of all time. Paul Rudd and Jason Segal is gold casting.

Definitely. Probably my most anticipated movie of 09 behind Ashecliff.

[fischbowl]

Originally Posted by Dr. Gonzo

I Love You Man looks like it will be one of the funniest movies of all time. Paul Rudd and Jason Segal is gold casting.

+Andy Samberg + JK Simmons = brilliance?

[comahan]

JK Simmons is always so, so good.

[TheBuffaloBills]

I saw Slumdog last night. It was a really good all around movie. No real complaints.

I saw The Wrestler tonight, and I thought it was good, but really depressing.

[Zyro_1014]

Originally Posted by TheBuffaloBills

I saw Slumdog last night. It was a really good all around movie. No real complaints.

I saw The Wrestler tonight, and I thought it was good, but really depressing.

wow, i really wanna see the wrestler, heard nothing but good things but i just havent gotten around to it.

[SuperMcGee]

Originally Posted by comahan

JK Simmons is always so, so good.

For sure. One of my favorites in anything he does.

Originally Posted by TheBuffaloBills

I saw The Wrestler tonight, and I thought it was good, but really depressing.

I was supposed to go see it today, but I forgot about North Park's screening schedule and that there was a Sabres game :/

[giantsfan]

Just saw religulous. I thought it was definitely entertaining and I certainly share Maher's hatred of organized religion, but I feel a lot of time his interviews he seemed to busy laughing at whom he was talking to instead of drawing out their true lunacy and letting the audience see how rediculous what they're saying was. Now I don't mind that since I see the lunacy just like Bill sees it, but this type of "documentary" can really turn people off who could've been brought to understand with a less arrogant "I don't but atleast I know that I don't know unlike this putz" approach.

[thefalconer]

Originally Posted by giantsfan

Just saw religulous. I thought it was definitely entertaining and I certainly share Maher's hatred of organized religion, but I feel a lot of time his interviews he seemed to busy laughing at whom he was talking to instead of drawing out their true lunacy and letting the audience see how rediculous what they're saying was. Now I don't mind that since I see the lunacy just like Bill sees it, but this type of "documentary" can really turn people off who could've been brought to understand with a less arrogant "I don't but atleast I know that I don't know unlike this putz" approach.

i watched this a few weeks back and thought it coulda been produced in a much better way. his arrogance throughout the documentary tarnishes his credibility.

[A Perfect Score]

Originally Posted by giantsfan

Just saw religulous. I thought it was definitely entertaining and I certainly share Maher's hatred of organized religion, but I feel a lot of time his interviews he seemed to busy laughing at whom he was talking to instead of drawing out their true lunacy and letting the audience see how rediculous what they're saying was. Now I don't mind that since I see the lunacy just like Bill sees it, but this type of "documentary" can really turn people off who could've been brought to understand with a less arrogant "I don't but atleast I know that I don't know unlike this putz" approach.

The Root of All Evil: The God Delusion is a much better and more organized documentary if you are looking for a criticism of organized religion. Its much better in almost every aspect, I recommend it if you like Religulous.

[comahan]

OSCAR NOMINATION PREDICTIONS

Nominations will be announced Thursday morning, here are my predictions as to what gets nominated in the major categories;

Note: These are not personal preferences, simply what I think will happen.

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Dustin Lance Black for "Milk"
- Woody Allen for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
- Jenny Lumet for "Rachel Getting Married"
- Tom McCarthy for "The Visitor"
- Joel & Ethan Coen for "Burn After Reading"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: Andrew Stanton for "WALL·E" Robert Siegel for "The Wrestler", Mike Leigh for "Happy-Go-Lucky", and Martin McDonaugh for "In Bruges"

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Simon Beaufoy for "Slumdog Millionaire"
- Peter Morgan for "Frost/Nixon"
- Eric Roth for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- John Patrick Shanley for "Doubt"
- Chris & Jonathan Nolan for "The Dark Knight"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: David Hare for "The Reader", Justin Haythe for "Revolutionary Road"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Penelope Cruz for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona"
- Viola Davis for "Doubt"
- Kate Winslet for "The Reader"
- Marisa Tomei for "The Wrestler"
- Taraji P Henson for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: Amy Adams for "Doubt", Rosemarie Dewitt for "Rachel Getting Married", Freida Pinto for "Slumdog Millionaire"

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Heath Ledger for "The Dark Knight"
- Philip Seymour Hoffman for "Doubt"
- Josh Brolin for "Milk"
- Robert Downey Jr for "Tropic Thunder"
- Dev Patel for "Slumdog Millionaire"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: Michael Shannon for "Revolutionary Road", James Franco for "Milk", Ralph Fiennes for "The Duchess", Eddie Marsan for "Happy-Go-Lucky"

BEST DIRECTOR
- Danny Boyle for "Slumdog Millionaire"
- David Fincher for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- Chris Nolan for "The Dark Knight"
- Gus Van Sant for "Milk"
- Ron Howard for "Frost/Nixon"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: Darren Aronofsky for "The Wrestler", Andrew Stanton for "WALL·E", Stephen Daldry for "The Reader", Jonathan Demme for "Rachel Getting Married"

BEST ACTRESS
- Anne Hathaway for "Rachel Getting Married"
- Meryl Streep for "Doubt"
- Kate Winslet for "Revolutionary Road"
- Angelina Jolie for "Changeling"
- Melissa Leo for "Frozen River"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: Sally Hawkins for "Happy-Go-Lucky", Cate Blanchett for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Kristin Scott Thomas for "I've Loved You So Long"

BEST ACTOR
- Sean Penn for "Milk"
- Mickey Rourke for "The Wrestler"
- Frank Langella for "Frost/Nixon"
- Richard Jenkins for "The Visitor"
- Brad Pitt for "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: Clint Eastwood for "Gran Torino", Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road"

BEST PICTURE
- "Slumdog Millionaire"
- "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
- "Frost/Nixon"
- "The Dark Knight"
- "Milk"

OTHER POSSIBILITIES: "WALL·E", "The Reader", "Doubt", "Revolutionary Road", "The Wrestler"

[A Perfect Score]

I'm so ridiculously excited for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things are...it looks incredible

[SuperKevin]

Originally Posted by A Perfect Score

I'm so ridiculously excited for Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things are...it looks incredible

My Favorite book of all time. I actually plan on getting a scene from it done as a half sleeve whenever the stupid Marine Corps changes their tattoo policy

[fischbowl]

Dev Patel wouldn't be considered the lead?