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12-03-2017, 06:00 PM | #20632 (permalink) |
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Watched Frida, a 2002 movie about famous Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. I was dreading a load of Oscar baiting fluff, but it was a surprisingly interesting and creative movie. Salma Hayek was an especially magnetic screen presence. Highly recommended. |
12-03-2017, 11:12 PM | #20633 (permalink) |
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Welcome to the party, numb nuts.
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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well, on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.” |
12-04-2017, 01:01 PM | #20635 (permalink) |
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Frankenweenie
A really annoying case of missed potential. For the first 2/3 of the movie, it's pretty interesting and pays good attention to character and all sorts of clever details. Then it turns into a standard, frantic "the monsters are loose!" scenario and ends with a bit of cloying, Spielbergian pandering that really undercuts the themes of the movie. Blah. Tim Burton, why you gotta be so disappointing these days? |
12-04-2017, 02:40 PM | #20636 (permalink) |
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Wish the dude would completely step out of his self made box and do something really great.
About to watch this again. Michael Shannon is suck a ****ing powerhouse. One of the best depictions mental illness ever.
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12-04-2017, 02:50 PM | #20637 (permalink) | |
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About Tim Burton: The last time I really, really liked one of his movies must have been way back with Corpse Bride in 2005. Another movie that I bought today along with Frankenweenie was Burton's 2014 movie, Big Eyes. I'm hoping that one deserves it's "best Burton movie in years" reputation... At the very least, I know that I love the two lead actors (Amy Adams and Christoph Waltz). |
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12-04-2017, 02:54 PM | #20638 (permalink) |
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One of a very few movies that gave me goosebumps. See it and then we can discuss the meaning of the ending.
Prepare to be blown completely the **** away.
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12-04-2017, 02:56 PM | #20639 (permalink) |
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going to see three billboards again tonight. will i cry more or will i cry less? only time will tell
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Crossing my fingers that it will make it to Danish cinemas before Christmas. |
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