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Re: General Movie Thread
« Reply #555 on: August 21, 2009, 12:56:53 PM »
just watched Jesus Son again last night.  That is one damn fine movie.

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« Reply #556 on: August 21, 2009, 02:10:45 PM »
Last night, I watched Harvard Beats Yale 29-29, the documentary about the 1968 football game. I watched it mainly because it was available on Netflix Watch Instantly. There's the not-so-subtle manipulation that typically comes with sports documentaries (there is actually a bit edited together where the Harvard players talk about their blue-collar credentials, while the Yale players talk about their family's history with Yale), but it's still a good watch. I went in to the movie expecting to hate both sides equally, but the final few minutes of the game were pretty great and I was completely behind Harvard. Also, Tommy Lee Jones played for Harvard and he's delightful throughout. If you have Netflix Watch Instantly, it's worth checking out--after Ski School 2, of course.

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« Reply #557 on: August 21, 2009, 02:42:35 PM »
I bet James Cameron is really hating Neill Blomkamp right about now.
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Re: General Movie Thread
« Reply #558 on: August 21, 2009, 04:07:45 PM »
just watched Jesus Son again last night.  That is one damn fine movie.

I love that Crudup's character is only known as "Fuckhead".
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« Reply #559 on: August 21, 2009, 10:48:53 PM »
Just saw District 9.  Good stuff!  Ditto on Jesus' Son.  I love that movie.
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« Reply #560 on: August 21, 2009, 11:53:39 PM »
I just watched The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Very, very good... heartbreaking but excellent... I got a lot more out of it than I'd expected to based on the previews.
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Re: General Movie Thread
« Reply #561 on: August 22, 2009, 05:21:29 AM »
Jesus' Son, the book, is fantastic.   

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« Reply #562 on: August 22, 2009, 11:31:21 AM »
A friend convinced me to go see 500 Days of Summer yesterday.
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« Reply #563 on: August 22, 2009, 11:36:30 AM »
I saw GI Joe yesterday.  The ladies are pretty.  It's a terrible, terrible movie.
I really don't appreciate your sarcastic, anti-comedy tone, Bro!

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« Reply #564 on: August 22, 2009, 12:34:00 PM »
A friend convinced me to go see 500 Days of Summer yesterday.
What kind of karaoke bar has Here Comes Your Man but not Born To Run?

A bar run by Diablo Cody?
I'll probably go into the wee hours.

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« Reply #565 on: August 22, 2009, 11:30:16 PM »
Watched Buck and The Preacher last night.  Great.  Better than I remembered.
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« Reply #566 on: August 23, 2009, 05:28:35 AM »
Just saw District 9.  Good stuff!  Ditto on Jesus' Son.  I love that movie.

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« Reply #567 on: August 24, 2009, 12:20:20 AM »
I'm not sure why, but I went to see World's Greatest Dad tonight by myself. All I'd heard about it was "black comedy" and "Bobcat Goldthwait" and I thought that meant it add up to something mildly entertaining. Which is accurate.

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« Reply #568 on: August 24, 2009, 12:23:34 AM »
Sweet Christmas, I think I found someone more annoying than MovieBoy -

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« Reply #569 on: August 24, 2009, 07:59:59 AM »
I saw Hirokazu Kore-eda's film Distance at BAM yesterday.  It was OK.
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