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darth_vedder wrote:Django is on-deck for me. Will probably watch it this weekend.

Just recently watched "Searching For Sugar Man", a documentary about a forgotten singer from the late 60's / early 70's who was huge in South Africa, but had no idea. It's a real interesting story. I'd give it two thumbs up and would highly recommend it to any fan of music docs.

I loved this...His song Cause is haunting and heartbreaking
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TheDapperGent wrote:I watched Django with my dad last night. I'm starting to enjoy hanging out with the crusty old bastard.

The movie was excellent, I went in prepared for a disappointing ending and it wasn't as bad as I though it'd be. DiCaprio played a great villain, Candy Land was a pretty horrifying place and I've seen areas in the 'Sip that look just like it.

I was ready for the movie to be over by the end though, it was a long one.
i didnt enjoyed Django....hell i dont even want to see it again. Tarantino is becoming obvious with his movies....everything is a referential parody and he is such a good director/storyteller a movie like Django feels pretty bad for his standards.

Di Caprio was awesome, but Waltz character doesnt make sense to me...and the ending was total bullshit.
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they dont kill the guy??? bullshit
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VinylGuy wrote:
TheDapperGent wrote:I watched Django with my dad last night. I'm starting to enjoy hanging out with the crusty old bastard.

The movie was excellent, I went in prepared for a disappointing ending and it wasn't as bad as I though it'd be. DiCaprio played a great villain, Candy Land was a pretty horrifying place and I've seen areas in the 'Sip that look just like it.

I was ready for the movie to be over by the end though, it was a long one.
i didnt enjoyed Django....hell i dont even want to see it again. Tarantino is becoming obvious with his movies....everything is a referential parody and he is such a good director/storyteller a movie like Django feels pretty bad for his standards.

Di Caprio was awesome, but Waltz character doesnt make sense to me...and the ending was total bullshit.
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they dont kill the guy??? bullshit
I can agree. I didn't buy the Broom Hilda legend as Docs motivation. I dunno, I just rolled with it and found it enjoyable.

Much like debates over music I've just grown tired of picking things apart (unless it's something really shallow and tepid).
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No Escape starring the invincible Ray Liotta. 10/10
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"Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap". Decent, if kind of quick.

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"Starlet". Really enjoyed this.

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"The ABCs of Death". Wildly uneven. Some shorts are okay, most are really bad. Ti West's is the worst.

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"The Punk Syndrome". Strangely captivating. A lot of fun.

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"The City Below". I thought this was awesome.

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"Moon Man". A lovely little animated film. Got a great reaction.

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"Turning". One of my new favorite music films.

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"Paradise: Love". This was enjoyable. Wish I'd seen the other two films in the trilogy.

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"Paul Williams: Still Alive". A really wonderful documentary about an incredibly talented guy. Loved this.

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"The Breakfast Club". Was really happy to be able to see this on the big screen, with an audience. Still one of my favorite films of the 80s. I was surprised at how many people in the crowd hadn't seen it. Big laughs.
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doug rr wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:Django is on-deck for me. Will probably watch it this weekend.

Just recently watched "Searching For Sugar Man", a documentary about a forgotten singer from the late 60's / early 70's who was huge in South Africa, but had no idea. It's a real interesting story. I'd give it two thumbs up and would highly recommend it to any fan of music docs.

I loved this...His song Cause is haunting and heartbreaking
I thought about watching this one night but passed on it for something else. I don't even remember. I'm going to have to give it a try.
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"The Breakfast Club". Was really happy to be able to see this on the big screen, with an audience. Still one of my favorite films of the 80s. I was surprised at how many people in the crowd hadn't seen it. Big laughs.
I'd love to see this on the big screen.
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TheDapperGent wrote:
doug rr wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:Django is on-deck for me. Will probably watch it this weekend.

Just recently watched "Searching For Sugar Man", a documentary about a forgotten singer from the late 60's / early 70's who was huge in South Africa, but had no idea. It's a real interesting story. I'd give it two thumbs up and would highly recommend it to any fan of music docs.

I loved this...His song Cause is haunting and heartbreaking
I thought about watching this one night but passed on it for something else. I don't even remember. I'm going to have to give it a try.
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theplatypus wrote:Image
"The Breakfast Club". Was really happy to be able to see this on the big screen, with an audience. Still one of my favorite films of the 80s. I was surprised at how many people in the crowd hadn't seen it. Big laughs.
I'd love to see this on the big screen.
Absolutely. I freakin' love this move. I think I may need to buy it on blu-ray now that I'm thinking about it.
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doug rr wrote:
darth_vedder wrote:Django is on-deck for me. Will probably watch it this weekend.

Just recently watched "Searching For Sugar Man", a documentary about a forgotten singer from the late 60's / early 70's who was huge in South Africa, but had no idea. It's a real interesting story. I'd give it two thumbs up and would highly recommend it to any fan of music docs.

I loved this...His song Cause is haunting and heartbreaking
Amazing movie. I got both his albums after seeing it and have been listening to them quite a bit. The man's got some great songs.
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I'm watching Tom Waits's "Big Time" right now. I didn't realize it was on Netflix Instant Streaming.
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The Place Beyond the Pines.

good looking movie. liked Gosling's character, wanted more of him and less of Cooper. but then i guess we would have had a different movie, huh?
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Farmer John wrote:
Amazing movie. I got both his albums after seeing it and have been listening to them quite a bit. The man's got some great songs.
He does indeed have some great songs. I got 'Cold Fact' right after the doc, and I'm really enjoying it so far.
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Cursed.

Wtf Wes Craven...
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I would put Wes Craven in the sub Brian De Palma category. The first A Nightmare on Elm Street was fun, however.
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turned2black wrote:I would put Wes Craven in the sub Brian De Palma category. The first A Nightmare on Elm Street was fun, however.
De Palma is a better director for me...still, as a huge horror movie fan, Craven will always be one of my favorite filmmakers...but he has some really lousy movies too.
Cursed is a PG13 type of movie with no blood, no terror....its bad.
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VinylGuy wrote:
turned2black wrote:I would put Wes Craven in the sub Brian De Palma category. The first A Nightmare on Elm Street was fun, however.
De Palma is a better director for me...still, as a huge horror movie fan, Craven will always be one of my favorite filmmakers...but he has some really lousy movies too.
Cursed is a PG13 type of movie with no blood, no terror....its bad.
I think some of his 70s/early 80s stuff is pretty cool. He really lost me with The Serpent and the Rainbow and Shocker. I hated those Scream movies.
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turned2black wrote:
VinylGuy wrote:
turned2black wrote:I would put Wes Craven in the sub Brian De Palma category. The first A Nightmare on Elm Street was fun, however.
De Palma is a better director for me...still, as a huge horror movie fan, Craven will always be one of my favorite filmmakers...but he has some really lousy movies too.
Cursed is a PG13 type of movie with no blood, no terror....its bad.
I think some of his 70s/early 80s stuff is pretty cool. He really lost me with The Serpent and the Rainbow and Shocker. I hated those Scream movies.
i love the first Scream...really love it. The snd and third were pretty bad, but they are fun to me...Shocker...yeah thats no good..
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Speaking of De Palma, I do love Carlito's Way. Over the top acting...but it just works. Penelope Ann Miller is also gorgeous in this.
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theplatypus wrote:I'm watching Tom Waits's "Big Time" right now. I didn't realize it was on Netflix Instant Streaming.
Im using the free month trial and i cant find it....how long have you been a member?
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