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tw2113 04.07.2016 11:33 PM

Paper Man....eh, wouldn't watch again.

Severian 04.08.2016 08:57 PM

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Paper Man....eh, wouldn't watch again.


Was that the one with Jeff Daniel and Ryan Reynolds? And ... God... Lisa Kudrow maybe?

It was ok.

tw2113 04.08.2016 11:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Severian
Was that the one with Jeff Daniel and Ryan Reynolds? And ... God... Lisa Kudrow maybe?

It was ok.

Correct.

One day later, I wouldn't say I wouldn't watch it again. However, I wouldn't actively seek it out. If it was the only thing on, I'd happily watch. I likely hoped more from Reynold's character than what we got.

Severian 04.09.2016 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by tw2113
Correct.

One day later, I wouldn't say I wouldn't watch it again. However, I wouldn't actively seek it out. If it was the only thing on, I'd happily watch. I likely hoped more from Reynold's character than what we got.


He's not a bad actor, and that movie came out during kind of a quiet period for him if I recall, when a lot of people kind of thought he was "done." But it was a strong performance, and an interesting film. I think he has more to offer than we know. Not sure if you agree... But I think he's a fairly talented chap.

tw2113 04.09.2016 04:54 PM

Don't get me wrong, I like Reynolds overall. However, all of my most recent experiences have been the type of humor he put out in "Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place" and continued with in Van Wilder.

Paper Man was a slightly more serious role, which I probably didn't anticipate quite as well as I should have.

Severian 04.09.2016 08:42 PM

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Don't get me wrong, I like Reynolds overall. However, all of my most recent experiences have been the type of humor he put out in "Two Guys, A Girl, and a Pizza Place" and continued with in Van Wilder.

Paper Man was a slightly more serious role, which I probably didn't anticipate quite as well as I should have.


Hah. Looking back on that show, it's hard to believe Reynolds isn't in his 50s. I mean, wasn't that on in, like, '96/97? And he was playing a 25 year old at the youngest?

Severian 04.09.2016 10:40 PM

Ryan Reynolds is very likable. I don't actually, like, actively like him... I'm not a Ryan Retnolds fan, by any means. But I usually end up enjoying him in spite of myself. In Deadpool for instance. I can't really imagine anyone else making that movie so enjoyable.

Toilet & Bowels 04.10.2016 03:13 PM

Dogtooth. Strange, dark, funny, disturbing, sad and highly recommended. Before it had ended I started to look forward to rewatching it.

It a few minutes, The Beast http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072752/

tw2113 04.10.2016 03:30 PM

I took Dead Pool with his delivery and humor accolades with the censor bar removed.

SuchFriendsAreDangerous 04.10.2016 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Severian
Hah. Looking back on that show, it's hard to believe Reynolds isn't in his 50s. I mean, wasn't that on in, like, '96/97? And he was playing a 25 year old at the youngest?

I liked that show

Severian 04.10.2016 08:57 PM

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I liked that show


So did I at the time. I think I even liked it after it became just "Two Guys and a Girl" ... but I'm just saying, you'd really think the guy was pushing 50.... like, at the youngest.

Whatever happened to that cute little elfin blonde chick from that show? She was adorable.

tw2113 04.10.2016 09:04 PM

According to Wikipedia, Reynolds isn't even 40 yet. Puts him in early 20s when Pizza Place was airing in 1998.

Rob Instigator 04.15.2016 09:55 AM

 

Under The Skin. watched it while at home sick all week. quiet, weird movie.... Liked it

 


Birdman. I have had a lot of experience in theater and this movie NAILED the insanity of actors.... quite excellent.

tesla69 04.19.2016 08:09 AM

The Hateful Eight - its really another Tarantino dialogue film punctuated by extreme and improbably violence - some of the acting felt a little overacted, that said, i enjoyed seeing Boyd Crowder in the film and it really is a great cast. Its really not much of a western, although the outdoor panavision scenes are spectacular, amazing those open vistas still exist. But I doubt I'll watch it again.

Have you ever seen Bruce Dern in The Cowboys? Now there is a western.

ilduclo 04.19.2016 09:08 AM

I thought Birdman was pretty self indulgent itself. 5/10 for me....

ilduclo 04.19.2016 09:09 AM

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^^that's a mouth full. do any of you people have anything interesting to say besides comic book movie heroes. like something more important in life?

life well spent I guess.

 


:D:D :D

noisereductions 04.19.2016 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Severian
So did I at the time. I think I even liked it after it became just "Two Guys and a Girl" ... but I'm just saying, you'd really think the guy was pushing 50.... like, at the youngest.

Whatever happened to that cute little elfin blonde chick from that show? She was adorable.


what was that show that was on around the same time... Zoe Jack Duncan and Jane or something like that? It had Selma Blaire. Remember?

Rob Instigator 04.20.2016 09:13 AM

 

while flooded in Htown, watched Interstellar. Pretty cool flick. I dug it.

 

This movie, while essentially pointless, was beauitful and awesomely filmed and quite a harsh thing to enure! Dug it a lot.

halfway through my wife says "This feels Mexican" and I said "It is the Mexican director an crew that did Birdman as well, Inararratu."

That made sense to her.

Cool flick. Harsh.

Severian 04.21.2016 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tesla69
The Hateful Eight - its really another Tarantino dialogue film punctuated by extreme and improbably violence - some of the acting felt a little overacted, that said, i enjoyed seeing Boyd Crowder in the film and it really is a great cast. Its really not much of a western, although the outdoor panavision scenes are spectacular, amazing those open vistas still exist. But I doubt I'll watch it again.

Have you ever seen Bruce Dern in The Cowboys? Now there is a western.


Oh, I finally saw the Hateful Eight! Couple weekends ago. I guess I forgot to bring it up.

It was kind of a Tarantino-genre Tarantino movie, if that makes sense. You know how Scorcese does movies like "the Wolf of Wall Street" that are basically just "Goodfellas" in different environments, or under different circumstances? Well, I think Scorcese has essentially invented his own genre here, and a lot of films that are influenced by him are most easily described as "Scorcese-esque" ...

Same is true of Tarantino. And this was another film in the narrative vein of Django Unchained, which was in the narrative vein of Inglorious Basterds, which was in the vein of Kill Bill, and so on.

As a Tarantino film, it hovers somewhere in the middle. It's a good median point for measuring the overall quality of his films. But as a movie movie, it was actually better than average. Strange as that sounds.

It's gotta be the least violent Tarantino movie ever made, and that probably stems from the dialogue heavy screenplay. It reminded me a bit of 12 Angry Men (a favorite of mine).

I don't know why JJL was the only one to get an Oscar nom. I think Kurt Russell did a great (though extremely hammy) job, as did Samuel Jackson.

And surprise of the evening: Fucking Channing Tatum was actually pretty goddamn good! I would like to see more of him not being a douche bag in movies because he may actually have some genuine talent.

Brilliant the way his "story" ended so abruptly, to the cackling nut-busted infectious laughter of Jackson. Hah. That was classic Tarantino, that moment.

Overall, it's somewhere above Reservoir Dogs but below Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill.

Rob Instigator 04.25.2016 03:01 PM

 


saw this yesterday with my wife. not bad, not great, but it was sad to see old man Rocky Balboa hurtin..... I enjoyed it even though it was sadder than I expected.


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