General Movie Thread

[snacoman]

I thought I heard him mention that it would be on iTunes soon after the ESPN airing. 

[Joe Rogaine]

Just watched Martha Marcy I think the thing I walked away with was never listen to jam bands.                                Creepiest moment: John Hawes writes love song for girl he just raped.

[Hugman 3.0]

Just watched Martha Marcy I think the thing I walked away with was never listen to jam bands.                                Creepiest moment: John Hawes writes love song for girl he just raped.

Hey dumdum, it's Hawkes, and we generally do a SPOILERS warning before talking about shit that transpires in movies.

[Kormod]

To be fair, Ebert and Berardinelli mentioned the spoiler in their reviews of Martha Marcy May Marlene. And Patrick's motives are pretty evident from the get-go -- the spoiler was inevitable.

[Joe Rogaine]

Just watched Martha Marcy I think the thing I walked away with was never listen to jam bands.                                Creepiest moment: John Hawes writes love song for girl he just raped.

Hey dumdum, it's Hawkes, and we generally do a SPOILERS warning before talking about shit that transpires in movies.

I usually just do spoilers for endings, I just saved you 10 bucks.

[Hugman 3.0]

Fair enough.  My apologies.

[Joe Rogaine]

Fair enough.  My apologies.

Sorry if i spoiled anything for you,  but its really not a bad movie.

[Greggulator]

The Muppets was great and everything I hoped it would be. It was really true to the original style of the movie and they did a great job of adjusting their tone to our current cynical pop culture. I will admit to bawling during Rainbow Connection. The only thing it was missing was a Steve Martin cameo. I hope it catches on with youngsters of today bcause the Muppets were such a great thing to have as your introduction into pop culture.

Question: Was Animal more based on Keith Moon or Dino from the Murder Junkies?

[masterofsparks]

Question: Was Animal more based on Keith Moon or Dino from the Murder Junkies?

It depends on the amount of clothing he wears while performing.

[Rick in Salt Lake]

The Muppets was great and everything I hoped it would be. It was really true to the original style of the movie and they did a great job of adjusting their tone to our current cynical pop culture. I will admit to bawling during Rainbow Connection. The only thing it was missing was a Steve Martin cameo. I hope it catches on with youngsters of today bcause the Muppets were such a great thing to have as your introduction into pop culture.

I'm somewhat curious about "The Muppets". I quite liked the original "The Muppet Movie" when I was a kid, but haven't seen it since then. I'm guessing the cornball humor they specialize in wouldn't age well with me. Plus I just don't have the nostalgia for them many seem to have...

Question: Was Animal more based on Keith Moon or Dino from the Murder Junkies?

I had always heard Moon, but Animal has been known to perform in the buff, so you never know...

[Steve of Bloomington]

My (8yo) daughter doesn't seem to be particularly interested in seeing the Muppets, and I suppose I haven't done a great job selling it. It makes me sad, but I'm not going to force her to go. We agree on 'Phineas and Ferb', although having that guest spot by Slash in the movie was a bad move on their part.

I watched the 'Rock-afire' doc, which brought on much ribbing and jibes from both my daughter and my wife. I liked it quite a lot. The part that got to me the most was not the 80s nostalgia, but the bit where Fechter visits the empty offices of Creative Engineering and talks about how at one time there were 300 people working there doing all manner of creative and fun things, and then he gradually had to let everybody go.

Frankly, during the 80s I thought the show was pretty goofy.

[hardweek]

Loved the Beats, Rhymes, Life (ATCQ) doc.

It's no Some Kind of Monster (what is!), but it has that same kinda appeal that extend beyond the genre or fandom. Especially if you have a Phife Dog or two in your life!

[Hugman 3.0]

I watched Rock The Bells per Jon Wurster's recommendation in the onion av column, and it lived up to his description. Amazing.  Total edge of your seat stuff.  Some people (Redman) really come off like turds in it, though.

[crumbum]

Just saw The Descendents. I agree with the general consensus that it's another very strong effort from Payne, and I would even say it's probably his best film. The scope of feeling is greater than he's achieved before and I didn't feel that he was scoring cheap shots off the secondary characters as much as he has in the past. And the themes having to do with the two story threads (the wife's affair and the land sale) are tied together in subtle but moving ways.

I could have done without the Sid character though.

[Paul DeLouisiana]

I could have done without the Sid character though.

Yeh overall I didn't care for him much either but I think the scene with him and Clooney was very necessary. I thought the whole thing was done really well. I didn't feel like I was being taken advantage of like I sometimes do in movies that are overtly sad.