Red Mosquito

I enjoyed Huckabees. It's got some really great performances in it, and a handful of scenes that played out magnificently.

I also enjoyed this quite a bit, so

http://boink.buzznet.com/user/video/187 ... ly-tomlin/

Anything that involves schwartzman is ok in my book

Not to mention Shania

i saw this movie and didn't think it was bad. it was pretty much what it set out to be - entertaining and a bit silly - what was it supposed to be? you guys are some harsh critics.

malice wrote: you guys are some harsh critics.

My thoughts as well.
I loved this movie. If that makes me a shitty movie fan, so be it.

and I only went to see it because it's what my sisters wanted to see - i thought I'd hate it, so was pleasantly surprised that i liked it. *shrugs*
must be a guy thing, chloe.

Chloe wrote:If that makes me a shitty movie fan,

Did anybody in this thread imply this?

two or three people didn't like it. not that harsh.

McParadigm wrote:I enjoyed Huckabees. It's got some really great performances in it, and a handful of scenes that played out magnificently.

I also enjoyed this quite a bit, so

http://boink.buzznet.com/user/video/187 ... ly-tomlin/

My favorite part of that clip is poor Naomi Watts can't help but giggle at the absurdity of it all, and Lily Tomlin starts yelling at her too.

I like that Hoffman is torn between "calm the shit down, you crazy bitch," genuine sympathetic frustration, and mostly a desire to get the scene filmed and finished. He just doesn't know what the hell to do.

theplatypus wrote:

Chloe wrote:If that makes me a shitty movie fan,

Did anybody in this thread imply this?

i think the implication for liking a movie like this one is that one has rather pedestrian tastes and isn't bothered by a lack of nuance. in general, i get that many of the people posting about movies (and books too) here are very academically well versed in literature and movies, and tend to look for subtlety and a more intrinsic 'value' to the movies and books they see and read - and I can appreciate that. but sometimes it's nice to see a movie (or read a book) that's just there to give you a few laughs or evoke a couple of 'aaawww' moments out of you without feeling insulted by the movie maker or author for underestimating our intellectual prowess.

(i'll just wait over in the corner for the impending shitstorm i've undoubtedly unleashed upon my comments)

theplatypus wrote:

Chloe wrote:If that makes me a shitty movie fan,

Did anybody in this thread imply this?

uhm... how else should I read this comment then?

The Argonaut wrote:oh how I hate this movie. This the best example of a movie crawling up its own asshole that I've ever seen. It creates this somewhat unbelievable world (which is OK, even though the world mainly has to do with debilitating social disorders...) and then doubles down on it over and over. It is very artificial, and emotionally unaffecting.

what a chick flick!

There are a million reasons to like a movie, and a million more to dislike it. I just had a 10-page discussion in another forum about why I think Love Actually is a beautiful flick, when a few other folks contended that it was a bunch of vacuous feel-good pap. I think we all respected each other enough, and were confident enough in our own tastes, not to try to turn it into a discussion about our intellectual prowess or lack thereof. I don't know why some movies connect and some others don't. I loved As Good As It Gets, but it's guilty of some of the same things I accused Silver Linings Playbook of. The latter just missed the mark for me.

Chloe wrote:uhm... how else should I read this comment then?

The Argonaut wrote:oh how I hate this movie. This the best example of a movie crawling up its own asshole that I've ever seen. It creates this somewhat unbelievable world (which is OK, even though the world mainly has to do with debilitating social disorders...) and then doubles down on it over and over. It is very artificial, and emotionally unaffecting.

You should read that comment as "Argo didn't like the movie."

and here i thought i was being respectful :/

theplatypus wrote:There are a million reasons to like a movie, and a million more to dislike it. I just had a 10-page discussion in another forum about why I think Love Actually is a beautiful flick, when a few other folks contended that it was a bunch of vacuous feel-good pap. I think we all respected each other enough, and were confident enough in our own tastes, not to try to turn it into a discussion about our intellectual prowess or lack thereof. I don't know why some movies connect and some others don't. I loved As Good As It Gets, but it's guilty of some of the same things I accused Silver Linings Playbook of. The latter just missed the mark for me.

Chloe wrote:uhm... how else should I read this comment then?

The Argonaut wrote:oh how I hate this movie. This the best example of a movie crawling up its own asshole that I've ever seen. It creates this somewhat unbelievable world (which is OK, even though the world mainly has to do with debilitating social disorders...) and then doubles down on it over and over. It is very artificial, and emotionally unaffecting.

You should read that comment as "Argo didn't like the movie."

ffs, Jorge. There's no reason to take this shit seriously...
I know that means Argo thought it was a shitty movie, hence my comment of being a shitty movie fan.

malice wrote:and here i thought i was being respectful :/

boys

BurtReynolds wrote:what a chick flick!

it might be.
so was 'love, actually' for that matter - I liked that one too.

malice wrote:and here i thought i was being respectful :/

No no, I'm saying this

malice wrote:the implication for liking a movie like this one is that one has rather pedestrian tastes

is probably not the case.

BurtReynolds wrote:what a chick flick!

and i love it