TV/Movies Megathread

[Josquius]

X Men First Class- Pretty good. Like X-Men crossed with a 60s Bond film.
Though...questions are floating around in my head. How the hell did Charles explain Mystique to his parents- just brain washed them into thinking they had a daughter? Also...I'm pretty sure Magneto and Professor X were supposed to be together for quite a while, founding the school and all that. Not just a one shot blast like that, I was surprised they went this way, was hoping they would leave things open for early X Men sequels.
The way the CIA agent suddenly fell for Charles was weird. She vanished for half the film seemingly then reappeared on the plane with me having to think hard to remember who she was. When did she have time to get close to X?

[Neil]

X Men First Class- Pretty good. Like X-Men crossed with a 60s Bond film.
Though...questions are floating around in my head. How the hell did Charles explain Mystique to his parents- just brain washed them into thinking they had a daughter? Also...I'm pretty sure Magneto and Professor X were supposed to be together for quite a while, founding the school and all that. Not just a one shot blast like that, I was surprised they went this way, was hoping they would leave things open for early X Men sequels.
The way the CIA agent suddenly fell for Charles was weird. She vanished for half the film seemingly then reappeared on the plane with me having to think hard to remember who she was. When did she have time to get close to X?

Magneto didn't found the school.  By the time Xavier founded the school, Magneto was already pursuing his own agenda.  In the comics, they worked together hunting Nazis in the 50s, when Magneto already thought his family dead and Xavier had served in the Korean war.  They were also involved in humanitarian work in Israel, helping the Jews there.

[Josephus]

Saw Valkyrie yesterday, which wasn't so bad

[Caliga]

Saw Another Earth this afternoon.  Wow, that was interesting.

[Admiral Yi]

Saw most of Dinner for Chumps.  Bleh.  No pace, lines not that funny.  Love interest is very easy on the eyes though.

[BuddhaRhubarb]

The Conspirator - Bob Redford

bit of a snoozefest. pretty, n all, but I had a hard time not nodding off. too much courtroom, bot enough drama.

5.5 vampire killing Lincolns that would have improved the movie immensely outta 10

[The Larch]

I really liked Lost in Translation. Only seen it once though, maybe I'd feel differently after a second viewing.

I find watching it hard though because Scarlett makes me weep for what I cannot have.

Word. Any film that begins with a long take on Miss Johansson's bum in panties deserves praise.

[11B4V]

Why do I have doubts?????

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/450768/The-Wild-Geese-Remake-/overview

The original, based on an initially unpublished book by Daniel Carney called The Thin White Line, stars Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger as aging mercenaries who travel to Africa to rescue the former leader of an African country who is about to be executed by the guy who overthrew him.

[The Brain]

Why do I have doubts?????

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/450768/The-Wild-Geese-Remake-/overview

The original, based on an initially unpublished book by Daniel Carney called The Thin White Line, stars Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger as aging mercenaries who travel to Africa to rescue the former leader of an African country who is about to be executed by the guy who overthrew him.

I only saw the sequel.

[11B4V]

Why do I have doubts?????

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/450768/The-Wild-Geese-Remake-/overview

The original, based on an initially unpublished book by Daniel Carney called The Thin White Line, stars Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger as aging mercenaries who travel to Africa to rescue the former leader of an African country who is about to be executed by the guy who overthrew him.

I only saw the sequel.

That was no sequel, but an abomniation. You never saw the original?

[Josephus]

I really liked Lost in Translation. Only seen it once though, maybe I'd feel differently after a second viewing.

I find watching it hard though because Scarlett makes me weep for what I cannot have.

Word. Any film that begins with a long take on Miss Johansson's bum in panties deserves praise.

This.

[The Brain]

Why do I have doubts?????

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/450768/The-Wild-Geese-Remake-/overview

The original, based on an initially unpublished book by Daniel Carney called The Thin White Line, stars Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger as aging mercenaries who travel to Africa to rescue the former leader of an African country who is about to be executed by the guy who overthrew him.

I only saw the sequel.

You never saw the original?

Er.... no?

[11B4V]

Why do I have doubts?????

http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/450768/The-Wild-Geese-Remake-/overview

The original, based on an initially unpublished book by Daniel Carney called The Thin White Line, stars Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, and Hardy Krüger as aging mercenaries who travel to Africa to rescue the former leader of an African country who is about to be executed by the guy who overthrew him.

I only saw the sequel.

You never saw the original?

Er.... no?

Eh, give it a watch with a sixpack.

[Ideologue]

I really liked Lost in Translation. Only seen it once though, maybe I'd feel differently after a second viewing.

I find watching it hard though because Scarlett makes me weep for what I cannot have.

Word. Any film that begins with a long take on Miss Johansson's bum in panties deserves praise.

This.

You know they make pornography for what's ailing you, right?

[The Larch]

I really liked Lost in Translation. Only seen it once though, maybe I'd feel differently after a second viewing.

I find watching it hard though because Scarlett makes me weep for what I cannot have.

Word. Any film that begins with a long take on Miss Johansson's bum in panties deserves praise.

This.

You know they make pornography for what's ailing you, right?

I know, but:

a) It doesn't have Scarlett Johansson on it.
b) It's not shown in a big screen.



And it's not like the movie doesn't have other appeals. The scene with Bill Murray shooting the Japanese whisky add is hilarious.