Yesterday- the story of a one-man British cover band who wakes up one day in an alternate reality where the Beatles never existed. He finds fame and fortune by claiming their songs as his own, bringing new struggles and straining relationships. A bit predictable, but really fun Rom Com.
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The Farewell. Gidget cried. I really enjoyed it. I thought the way the family was portrayed was particularly poignant. It felt very real and relatable even if you weren't Chinese. In some ways it struck close to home due to my own experience growing up mostly on the mainland apart from my family in Hawaii. Gidget and I shared a good discussion afterward about the lie. I really liked what Billi's Uncle had to say about the lie and the living's responsibility to the dying. Great film that I highly recommend."Nobody listens to Turtle."-Turtlesigpic
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Originally posted by Surfah View PostThe Farewell. Gidget cried. I really enjoyed it. I thought the way the family was portrayed was particularly poignant. It felt very real and relatable even if you weren't Chinese. In some ways it struck close to home due to my own experience growing up mostly on the mainland apart from my family in Hawaii. Gidget and I shared a good discussion afterward about the lie. I really liked what Billi's Uncle had to say about the lie and the living's responsibility to the dying. Great film that I highly recommend.
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The "last movie I saw" thread
Originally posted by Green Monstah View PostYesterday- the story of a one-man British cover band who wakes up one day in an alternate reality where the Beatles never existed. He finds fame and fortune by claiming their songs as his own, bringing new struggles and straining relationships. A bit predictable, but really fun Rom Com.Last edited by Donuthole; 08-18-2019, 01:46 PM.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by Donuthole View PostI was underwhelmed. Fun premise that had potential, but they bailed out by not creating a conflict. What kind of romcom (or movie, for that matter) doesn’t have a conflict?Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
I don't hate Tarantino movies, but I don't always love them either. 90% of the movie seemed superfluous (maybe even marginally relevant?) but still entertaining. The revised historical ending was both gruesome and satisfying (a la Inglorious Basterds). DiCaprio and Pitt were both great, especially Leo.
If I had to give a recommendation, I'd say, "Definitely see it, I guess."Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
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Ready or Not
It had an 88% rating in Rotten Tomatoes, so I thought it would be good. Not my cup of tea. I laughed a few times, but horror-comedy-fantasy genre is not something I enjoy.Last edited by Green Monstah; 08-27-2019, 02:45 PM.Jesus wants me for a sunbeam.
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Originally posted by Green Monstah View PostReady or Not
It had an 88% rating in Rotten Tomatoes, so I thought it would be good. Not my cup of tea. I laughed a few times, but horror-comedy-fantasy genre is not something I enjoy.
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"Hustlers". Solid meh. I don't understand the almost universally positive reviews. Acting and diaglogue are average. The story is interesting enough, but there could have been a better analogy made with wall street guys/strippers/stock market crash. No amount of thongs and boobies can make this any better than a B-minus movie. And without them, it would be a C."...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
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Originally posted by Northwestcoug View Post"Hustlers". Solid meh. I don't understand the almost universally positive reviews. Acting and diaglogue are average. The story is interesting enough, but there could have been a better analogy made with wall street guys/strippers/stock market crash. No amount of thongs and boobies can make this any better than a B-minus movie. And without them, it would be a C."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostWhat on earth are you talking about? 6.6 on IMDB. Anything below 7.0 is a big risk."...you pointy-headed autopsy nerd. Do you think it's possible for you to post without using words like "hilarious," "absurd," "canard," and "truther"? Your bare assertions do not make it so. Maybe your reasoning is too stunted and your vocabulary is too limited to go without these epithets."
"You are an intemperate, unscientific poster who makes light of very serious matters.”
- SeattleUte
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Originally posted by Northwestcoug View PostThe Metacritic score is 80, generally positive reviews. Rotten Tomatoes is 88. Those aren't stupendous, but still pretty solid. I do note that their audience scores are lower though."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View PostThis is exactly why I never use Rotten Tomatoes. IMDB is so much more reliable as a metric.Prepare to put mustard on those words, for you will soon be consuming them, along with this slice of humble pie that comes direct from the oven of shame set at gas mark “egg on your face”! -- Moss
There are three rules that I live by: never get less than twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has the same first name as a city; and never get involved with a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese. --Coach Finstock
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Originally posted by Donuthole View PostThat's funny. I think IMDB is a bad metric, since it seems like 75% of movies get scored between a 6.5 and a 7.9. I actually think a triangulation of the fan/critics/top critics RT scores makes for the most accurate assessment, provided you know how to do the calculations. Metacritic is terrible."There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
"It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
"Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster
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