Movies you've recently watched

[Sheilbh]

Just saw Dark Knight, first time.  What was up with the yucky love interest?

You didn't like Secretary?

I hate that film.

[Eddie Teach]

I hate that film.

Not surprising.

I'd have expected Yi to go for it and Miss Gyllenhaal though.

[Admiral Yi]

Didn't see it.

[Josquius]

Star Trek- First thoughts when watching it "Holy shit...This is Star Trek yet its.....COOL!!!". Eventually it winds down a bit and just becomes alright though.
The logistics are all a bit iffy- The Enterprise warps to Vulcan within seconds but the uber advanced Romulan ship takes most of the film to get to Earth...And the Enterprise arrives after it.
And trooping all the cadets into the spanking new ships like that because all the rest of the fleet was elsewhere- huh? This is a very different Trekverse to the one we know....

[derspiess]

Finally watched Appaloosa (2008) over the weekend.  It had been sitting in my "to watch" pile in its Netflix envelope for ages.

Haven't seen the original (despite Tivo's best efforts, as it keeps recording it), but the 2008 version was a slight disappointment.  Looked like a solid film, and had some good ratings, and I have a soft spot for modern westerns.  Scenery was great, and I liked the minimalist sound effects when there was any gunfire.  Ed Harris did a decent job, and Viggo Mortensen was superb.  Jeremy Irons was a decent bad guy.

But the movie lacked depth, and had a couple annoying plot holes IMO.  Worst offense was casting Renee Zellweger, though.  Never been a huge fan, but man did she look horrid.  From what I've read, her role was supposed to be as an attractive woman, so it's not like they were intentionally going ugly on it. 

It wasn't horrible, but I need to go watch Tombstone to cleanse the palate. 

[Lettow77]

Watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; a cutesy romance from new england. It was odd to look at their culture so intimately, but I enjoyed the film.

[Octavian]

Outlander

5/10

[BuddhaRhubarb]

watched the Karl Malden helmed "Time Limit" yesterday starring Richards -Widmark & Baseheart.

OK drama about North Korean Prisoners of War and the after affects of their Major, seeming to "go over" to the commies. Turns out he was trying to do the "right thing" but failed. Not enough action in this talky drama.

6 dozing Buddhas outta 10

[garbon]

Watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; a cutesy romance from new england. It was odd to look at their culture so intimately, but I enjoyed the film.

Now if only it took place in New England.

[Lettow77]

Some forgotten alcove of new york, neither of the dread city nor its upstate regions? It is ethnically new england, I assure you. Also, if you look at a map, it lies within the new england corridor, regardless. it is territorially and culturally new english; it merely is in a foreign state, which, if you'd like me to show you some alarming figures, was itself overrun with those of new england descent long ago.

[Berkut]

Star Trek- First thoughts when watching it "Holy shit...This is Star Trek yet its.....COOL!!!". Eventually it winds down a bit and just becomes alright though.
The logistics are all a bit iffy- The Enterprise warps to Vulcan within seconds but the uber advanced Romulan ship takes most of the film to get to Earth...And the Enterprise arrives after it.
And trooping all the cadets into the spanking new ships like that because all the rest of the fleet was elsewhere- huh? This is a very different Trekverse to the one we know....

Oh please, that has been used before. Look at Wrath - the Admiral, on Earth, goes out for a quick training cruise and Oops! Khan take reliant and Genesis, and there is nobody else in the entire area that can possibly respond....

[garbon]

Some forgotten alcove of new york, neither of the dread city nor its upstate regions? It is ethnically new england, I assure you. Also, if you look at a map, it lies within the new england corridor, regardless. it is territorially and culturally new english; it merely is in a foreign state, which, if you'd like me to show you some alarming figures, was itself overrun with those of new england descent long ago.

I'm going to get back to work now.

[Sheilbh]

One Missed Call.  Another terrifying Japanes horror about children/spirits and technology.

I enjoyed this film most because of one of the girls I watched it with whom not only screamed but repeatedly screamed after a scary bit.  As in she'd scream-breath in-scream-breath in-scream-breath in-scream.

I give this four repeated girl-screams out of five.

[CountDeMoney]

Watched Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind; a cutesy romance from new england. It was odd to look at their culture so intimately, but I enjoyed the film.

Now if only it took place in New England.

To Lettuce, everything about Virginia is New England.

[katmai]

Gran Torino-

Felt like eastwood was channeling Seedy and Unca Butt.