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The Big Chill.

I liked it. Very talky movie that's very 80s, one that would have bored me as a child. I'm glad I didn't see it until I was much older, I would not have related to the characters as much if I would have seen it even in my 20s. While I haven't kept up with college friends there are high school friends I've kept contact with and there's been several times, typically when one loses a parent, that kind of situation has happened to me. Some of my most memorable discussions have come from nights like that.
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The Big Chill is great.
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I watched the first Paradise Lost doc the other night. Really great film.
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durdencommatyler wrote:I watched the first Paradise Lost doc the other night. Really great film.
Man, that movie wrecked me.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
durdencommatyler wrote:I watched the first Paradise Lost doc the other night. Really great film.
Man, that movie wrecked me.
It was fucking brutal. I can't believe I'd never seen it before.
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The ultimate bummer comes when you dig into it and realize they all probably did do it.
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theplatypus wrote:The ultimate bummer comes when you dig into it and realize they all probably did do it.
I've never watched any of the WM3 docs, but I kinda got the same feeling from Serial. I spent weeks becoming frustrated with the way Adnan was profiled and how the trial was a circus and his lawyer was crazy...but I'm like 99% sure he did it.
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http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/creep_2014/

I didnt like it. I thought it was kind of meh. I was pretty tired so perhaps ill give it another try. The main actor actually does a really good job being creepy but i dont feel there was really mch tension at all. Gets great reviews though...
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Wag The Dog :thumbsup:
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Simple Torture wrote:
theplatypus wrote:The ultimate bummer comes when you dig into it and realize they all probably did do it.
I've never watched any of the WM3 docs, but I kinda got the same feeling from Serial. I spent weeks becoming frustrated with the way Adnan was profiled and how the trial was a circus and his lawyer was crazy...but I'm like 99% sure he did it.
Have you been listening to Undisclosed?
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theplatypus wrote:The ultimate bummer comes when you dig into it and realize they all probably did do it.
I don't know, man. I haven't "dug in" really yet. I know a bit about the thing but these two docs -- I watched part two Thursday night -- haven't shown me anything that leads me to believe these kids did it.
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Revelations: Paradise Lost 2 -- gave me nightmares.

Love & Mercy -- gave me a headache.
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Wait, Love & Mercy has 89% (and 92% audience score) on RT? That surprises the hell out of me. I thought it was a pretty wonky movie. I thought with such interesting characters and such a fascinating story that a better movie should have come out of it.
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durdencommatyler wrote:
theplatypus wrote:The ultimate bummer comes when you dig into it and realize they all probably did do it.
I don't know, man. I haven't "dug in" really yet. I know a bit about the thing but these two docs -- I watched part two Thursday night -- haven't shown me anything that leads me to believe these kids did it.
I followed the case back then, and i saw all three PL movies and they are awesome. At the end, whats showing is why the state decided those guys were guilty, even if they didnt have any proof...
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Last 5:

-Dawn (2015) :thumbsup: (A bit wonky, but very interesting. There's palpable anger in here, and the movie rubs your face in discomfort. I'd love to see what McGowan would do with a full feature.)

-Inside Out (2015) :wave: / :thumbsdown: (The praise this is getting is absurd; it's super straightforward (and often manipulative). Basically visualization/defamiliarization for dummies.)

-Lava (2015) :thumbsdown:

-Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) :thumbsdown: (Sorry, Ruddo. I appreciate what it's doing thematically (very similar to Dracula Untold), but I think Bekmambetov is just a really crappy director. Compellingly bizarre cinematography from Caleb Deschanel, though.)

-Into the Blue (2005) :thumbsup: (God I love John Stockwell. And god I miss Paul Walker. This has the most impressive underwater sequences I've ever seen.)
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durdencommatyler wrote:Wait, Love & Mercy has 89% (and 92% audience score) on RT? That surprises the hell out of me. I thought it was a pretty wonky movie. I thought with such interesting characters and such a fascinating story that a better movie should have come out of it.
I loved Paul Dano's performance while at the same time feeling that John Cusack took me out of the movie as I was very aware that he was not Brian Wilson.
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Kingsman. Well that was certainly fucking weird. At least it was different. It was alright.
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I can't hardly be bothered to watch a movie. It takes so long.
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Kaius wrote:I can't hardly be bothered to watch a movie. It takes so long.
It takes a lot less time than watching a TV show, though.
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LoathedVermin72 wrote:
Kaius wrote:I can't hardly be bothered to watch a movie. It takes so long.
It takes a lot less time than watching a TV show, though.
I'm a story and narrative guy, though.

I mean, I like watching movies, but I have so much trouble picking one that I just give up and do something else.
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