The "last movie I saw" thread

[Green Lantern]

The Adjustment Bureau

Pretty cheesy and ridiculous at times, and not the best execution of its premise, yet I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be.

I saw it as well. I thought it was about the same as most of the other Phillip K. Dick short story based movies (e.g. Paycheck, Minority Report, Total Recall, etc). Not as good as Minority Report and Blade Runner. About the same as Paycheck. So if you liked that one you might like this one as well.

Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed. The premise just wasn't doing it for me and the movie was crying out for a director with some visual style. Fortunately, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are likeable enough that I was still rooting for them throughout.

[MarkGrace]

Yeah, I was pretty underwhelmed. The premise just wasn't doing it for me and the movie was crying out for a director with some visual style. Fortunately, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are likeable enough that I was still rooting for them throughout.

It would have been impossible for me to be underwhelmed with it. Like I said, I knew what that movie was when I picked it up.

[LiveCoug]

Scott Pilgrim. What the Hell?

[BoylenOver]

Scott Pilgrim. What the Hell?

Love Scott Pilgrim. Highly ambitious, and fantastic soundtrack.

[MarkGrace]

Love Scott Pilgrim. Highly ambitious, and fantastic soundtrack.

Yeah, definitely awesome. Cut out about 20 mins and it would have been one of my very favorites of the year.

[LiveCoug]

I'm pretty sure I liked Scott Pilgrim too, but my original post still stands.

[creekster]

My 13 yo son and I saw Rango while my wife and daughter saw Adjustment Bureau. Rango was OK. It had a couple of amusing moments and some clever visual references that only some of us old fellers would be likely to get (like the Hunter S. Thompson moment in the beginning) but it was also a little long and a little dull at times. The animation is amazing. the film 'looks' incredible. But only so-so overall, IMO. I liked it more than my 13yo, btw. He thought it wasn't very funny and was sort of boring.

The ladies liked Adjustment bureau.

[Green Lantern]

It would have been impossible for me to be underwhelmed with it. Like I said, I knew what that movie was when I picked it up.

Mediocre?

[Chachi]

Winter's Bone...and I thought it sucked. The girl just wants to know if anyone has seen her dad so she and the fam don't lose their home. I don't think that justifies a beating. The acting was good, but the plot sucked. The only suspense for me was when they were getting on the boat and I was like, "Holy hell, where are they going?" But that suspense didn't last long. FN thinks it was the kids interrupting the movie that made it hard for us to really get into the movie, but I disagree.

[FN Phat]

Winter's Bone...and I thought it sucked. The girl just wants to know if anyone has seen her dad so she and the fam don't lose their home. I don't think that justifies a beating. The acting was good, but the plot sucked. The only suspense for me was when they were getting on the boat and I was like, "Holy hell, where are they going?" But that suspense didn't last long. FN thinks it was the kids interrupting the movie that made it hard for us to really get into the movie, but I disagree.

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[Chachi]

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I saw this. I didn't pay any attention to where to movie took place, but it doesn't surprise me.

[Donuthole]

Finally saw let the right one in.

Interesting fact I didnt "get" about that movie.

When Eli tells Oskar, "I am not a girl," she doesn't mean "I am a centuries old woman," or "I am a vampire,"

Spoiler for what she really means is:

"I am a boy. Eli is a castrated boy. In the scene where Oskar catches her dressing, her genitals show a scar. Although the scene is so quick, I doubt many people catch it. And the man who clumsily kills victims for Eli in the beginning of the movie is a pedophile who latches onto this supposed young boy.

Spoiler for That was lost on me:

Yeah, I missed that. It almost looked like she had a severely-deformed vagina. The glimpse was so quick that it probably slipped past most who haven't read the book. FTR, I saw "Let Me In" before LTROI, and I think I prefer the American adaptation. I did think the swimming pool scene in the original was better/scarier, but I thought Owen was better than Oskar, and I thought the bully in LMI (Kenny) was way more hateable than the bully in LTROI. Also, I'm biased toward Hit-Girl.

[MarkGrace]

Mediocre?

I expected something closer to just flat out bad. I enjoyed it because it probably exceeded my expectations by being mediocre.

[LA Ute]

I saw it as well. I thought it was about the same as most of the other Phillip K. Dick short story based movies (e.g. Paycheck, Minority Report, Total Recall, etc). Not as good as Minority Report and Blade Runner. About the same as Paycheck. So if you liked that one you might like this one as well.

My wife and I saw it Saturday. My reaction is a semi-meh. It was OK, and kind of fun and thought-provoking, if a little slow at times. But we walked out of the theater and within 5 minutes were talking about other things and have not discussed the movie since. Always a sign of an underwhelming flick.

[RC Vikings]

The Adjustment Bureau

Pretty cheesy and ridiculous at times, and not the best execution of its premise, yet I thoroughly enjoyed it. It was pretty much exactly what I expected it to be.

They lost me when the people were frozen and I really lost interest when they started the whole door deal.