General Movie Thread

[crumbum]

Yeah, Anvil is a little on the depressing side.  It's like if Spinal Tap was remade into an indie drama.  There's even a 'Robb Reiner'! 

When I went on opening night in Toronto (as opposed to the 'official' premiere which had happened a few weeks earlier) the director, the band and a lot of their friends were there. We came to the late show when most of those people were leaving, but Lips and Robb and a few of their pals stuck around for the whole second show and answered questions and posed for photos afterwards. They were exactly as presented in the film (right down to Robb's leather fannypack). Seeing those guys in person and how genuinely enthusiastic and open-hearted they are changed my reaction to the movie from mild depression to puzzled admiration.

[yesno]

I just saw Moon.  It was far from perfect, but at least it was a *real* science fiction movie and not just an outer space adventure.

I can't get over the fact that the Pop Will Eat Itself guy is now a respected soundtrack composer.  I keep expecting him to bust in and start rapping about comic books and McDonald's.

[buffcoat]

I just saw Moon.  It was far from perfect, but at least it was a *real* science fiction movie and not just an outer space adventure.

I can't get over the fact that the Pop Will Eat Itself guy is now a respected soundtrack composer.  I keep expecting him to bust in and start rapping about comic books and McDonald's.

M-O-O-N spells moon.

[JonFromMaplewood]

I just saw Moon.  It was far from perfect, but at least it was a *real* science fiction movie and not just an outer space adventure.

I can't get over the fact that the Pop Will Eat Itself guy is now a respected soundtrack composer.  I keep expecting him to bust in and start rapping about comic books and McDonald's.

M-O-O-N spells moon.

Was that a Stephen King reference?!

[ChrisRawk]

Yeah, Anvil is a little on the depressing side.  It's like if Spinal Tap was remade into an indie drama.  There's even a 'Robb Reiner'! 

When I went on opening night in Toronto (as opposed to the 'official' premiere which had happened a few weeks earlier) the director, the band and a lot of their friends were there. We came to the late show when most of those people were leaving, but Lips and Robb and a few of their pals stuck around for the whole second show and answered questions and posed for photos afterwards. They were exactly as presented in the film (right down to Robb's leather fannypack). Seeing those guys in person and how genuinely enthusiastic and open-hearted they are changed my reaction to the movie from mild depression to puzzled admiration.

Oh I believe it.  They do seem like great guys, so you're rooting for them the whole time.  I really admired and liked them throughout the film and I loved that it ended on a bit of a bright note for them.  I've gone through some of my own struggles in the music world so I related somewhat.  What they've gone through over the years...damn.  But things ultimately seemed to end up well for them, so that's cool. 

[jamesp]

I will definitely be seeing The Christmas Carol in Imax 3D.

I dunno about that one. From the team that brought you Polar Express? I didn't see it in 3D, but I did see it, and it was loooong and boring.

Yeah, 3D doesn't matter if the movie's just going to be plain awful. I've seen the TV ads and the trailer before a few movies and I love how there's seriously been no mention of Bob Cratchet's family or even the three ghosts. It just looks like an ugly Scrooge flying around and bumping into shit.

I'm also confused about Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. The trailers and posters are making it look like it's going to be The Mad Hatter feat. Alice in Wonderland.

[cutout]

I'm laid up with the H1N1 so my wife and I skipped Halloween parties to check out our Netflix offerings. Apparently one of her professors told her something called "Funny Games" is a great movie to check out so that's what we watched -



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119167/

I have to say it wasn't as funny as the title suggested.

[masterofsparks]

A Serious Man just opened here, so I saw that. I'm still digesting it, but I think I liked it. LOVED the ending.

[Shaggy 2 Grote]

Jeezis, Cutout, I'm sorry.  Swine Flu AND Michael Haneke.  I hope that if there's a third bad thing on its way, it's mild and/or funny, like Klaus Kinski returning from the dead, pissing on your lawn, shouting, and walking away.  (Incidentally, I liked The Piano Teacher, much in the same way I liked episode 2 of the Therese/Mike show).

[Martin]

Not a big Haneke fan (I have serious issues with almost all of his films), but his latest, The White Ribbon, is probably my favorite film of the year so far.

[Bryan]

I avoided Funny Games because everything I've read about it suggested I ought to. Same with Benny's Video. But I really, really liked Cache, and Code Unknown, and Time of the Wolf is one of my all-time favourites.

[cutout]

Thanks Jason. I'm a movie dummy who'd never heard of the director or the movie. Something about the title treatments and John Zorn at the beginning made me think I was in for something campy 

[Pat K]

A Serious Man just opened here, so I saw that. I'm still digesting it, but I think I liked it. LOVED the ending.

The ending and the prologue both took my breath away. Like No Country For Old Men, there's so much going on that it's going to take a while for me to totally wrap my head around it, but I'm still going to say that I loved it. These guys have successfully found a whole new gear to throw themselves into.

And can we go ahead and give Roger Deakins the Presidential Medal of Freedom already? That dude is as good as it gets, straight up.

[masterofsparks]

And can we go ahead and give Roger Deakins the Presidential Medal of Freedom already? That dude is as good as it gets, straight up.

That final shot of the sky is pretty amazing.

[crumbum]

Saw 'An Education' tonight. Fun little movie. Nick Hornby wrote the script from someone else's coming-of-age-in-the-60s memoir.

Don't tell Laurie, but Peter Sarsgaard is looking a little doughy.