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Seen any good movies?

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Anonymous is a political thriller and historical drama based on the theory that William Shakespeare was created. It gave me a good visual of an old university debate and recent readings. Its still a theory, the movie is fictional but in todays world of so many half truths even this sounds plausible. Its wonderfully filmed, a tad dark among the gloom or typical English interiors and historic narrow streets where one must heed caution. Veteran film and brilliantly well placed English actors put on a grand performance with some new to me since I am not up on the Twilight series nor fantasy films and PBS offerings. All the actors fit their roles, costumes and set design all above average and the political intrigue was worth admission. Would I purchase the DVD or see it again ? No, I do not wish to ruin the impact of the first showing, but its worth seeing. :thumb:thumb:thumb:thumb

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The Last Waltz. It's Martin Scorsese's documentary of The Bands last concert.

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Resident Evil-and the following sequels.

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This I will be seeing...
 
The color of money

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George Clooney is excellent !!

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On Pay Per View

just last night. ......The Debt....! Not filled with stars, not much sex, medium violence.

A story about Nazi hunters set in 1965 Berlin. {IMO} very good, gritty movie, strays a bit from hstory, but still .....one of those where I hated to even step to the fridge for another beer...:bottle

A new one I want to see is War Horse. I'm a 'softie' for animals though,...I {HOPE} the horse doesn't die.
 
J. Edgar

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an *old* one

well, oldER anyway-

The Bourne Identity (on DVD)

Starring Matt Damon and the female lead from Run Lola Run, Franka Potente.
excellent action film with a solid plot!

waiting for Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.....
lots of hype over the Hollywood release.
 
Good Flicks

+1 for Secondhand Lions.

Another all time favorite: The Quiet Man. Best if you can see it in the original B&W.

Atlas Shrugged ought to be a requirement, I can't wait for part 2!
 
The Bishop's Wife is a 1947 Samuel Goldwyn romantic comedy feature film starring Cary Grant, Loretta Young, and David Niven in a story about an angel who helps a bishop with his problems. You can see it here.

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HUGO is worth seeing especially if you enjoy clocks, mechanical devices, and wish to see a tribute to the silent film era all in one.

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TinTin

TinTin is brilliant right down to the proper sidecar piloting in a brief scene, this life like animation is exciting and in true form of the beloved comics. Some of the scenes seem to extend the sequence of adventure to a point of exhaustion and you must watch closely because there are a few things occurring on the borders so please mind the terrier as one of the main characters.

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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - US version (2011)

Excellent actually. I saw the entire Swedish series and thought they were great, and was afraid the US version would be too Hollywood. It's not - follows the book story quite well, performances are excellent and really outstanding by Rooney Mara as Lisbeth.

Rooney Mara went above and beyond for the roll. Besides getting all the piercings shown in the movie for real - she also learned to ride a motorcycle since the motorcycle (unlike the Swedish version) is at least a minor character in the movie.

The riding scenes are great - some very skilled and ballsy riding. I don't think she did all the riding, but apparently she wasn't doubled for a lot of the movie. There are some interesting websites about the motorcycle(s) that were made for the movie (the reason for the "s" is - there were three identical ones made to withstand the rigors of film use.)

It's called "The Feel-Bad Movie of the Christmas Season" - and it sort of is, but it's also quite good (but dark) and intricate enough to keep my attention through the entire movie (and leaves me with the intention of owning it when it comes out on BlueRay..)

1-4 stars - this gets 4 stars from me. :drink
 
"Good movies?"

That's almost 'oxymoronic' given today's Hollywood standards and leanings.

However.............. rented "UNKNOWN" starring Liam Neeson last night.

Really enjoyed that flick! :thumb
 
Seen any good movies

Warhorse.

Also, if you missed it in the theatre, rent "Secratariat."

I am not a horse owner and have no affiliation with horses, other that the iron one (R1200R) that lives in my garage, but I found both of these movies will lift your spirits and restore your faith that humans can have an emotional attachment to animals that is lifechanging.

Bill
 
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