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  • #1291
    Originally posted by RobinFinderson View Post
    I saw this last night with LR. I would never seek this movie out, but we were on a walkabout in Westwood, and we showed up at the Regency Village Theater about five minutes before a showing, so we bought tickets.

    I didn't see the first one. I enjoyed the movie. It was stupid, but kind of fun. Nothing really memorable, and it seemed to drag on forever, but it was worth the $16 and access to the Regency's $1 hotdogs (I ate three).
    Saw it. Agree with Robin. Meh.

    They fixed the leading lady problem that PAC and I were offended by in the first Sholmes.

    Also, it bugged me that the Roma didnt speak Romanian. I met a female gypsy in Paris and she spoke both interchangeably.

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    • #1292
      Originally posted by woot View Post
      It's been a while, but as I recall, the first movie really focused on Holmes, with Watson just being the trusty sidekick (Robin to Holmes' Batman). One of the reasons why the British version is so much better is that, as in the books, Watson is the protagonist, allowing the audience to view Holmes' antics through a skeptical, but still admiring, lens. It also provides some distance, so that Holmes' unrealistic perfection doesn't grate as much.

      And seriously, anyone who hasn't checked out the British Sherlock Holmes, you really should. There were only 3 episodes in the first season, each of them about 90 minutes.
      You are talking about the new Masterpiece Mystery version of Holmes? I agree that it is excellent, and I was disappointed that they didn't offer a second season this year. Hopefully soon.

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      • #1293
        Meek's Cutoff -- this somehow made The Winter's Bone look like it had a shitload going on in it.

        Young Adult -- really liked. This would probably be in my top 10 for the year right now.
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        • #1294
          Originally posted by MarkGrace View Post
          Young Adult -- really liked. This would probably be in my top 10 for the year right now.
          Dang. I had tickets for a sneak preview and I let them go.

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          • #1295
            Originally posted by MarkGrace View Post
            Young Adult -- really liked. This would probably be in my top 10 for the year right now.
            I liked it, but didn't love it, although I'm certain my lower rating is due in part to having sat in front of a guy who laughed uproariously at pretty much everything in the movie. I think he thought it was a Hangover-like comedy, which it definitely isn't. It has lots of funny stuff, but the humor is dark, and there are moments of genuine sadness and pathos. Charlize Theron is very good, and Patton Oswalt is great. Some fine performances and interesting dialogue, and it certainly doesn't sell out in favor of a schmaltzy ending.

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            • #1296
              Originally posted by Levin View Post
              The Muppets and Hugo. Both bored the hell out of me.

              The Muppets had way too many self-referential jokes, none of which were that funny.

              Hugo was pretty visually, but inert emotionally.
              I tend to agree with Hugo. I thought it was about 20 minutes too long, but the 3D was spectacular. The cinematography was good enough to keep me in it.
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              • #1297
                Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                Did anyone go check out Sholmes? How does it compare to the first one?
                Saw it as well and I thought it was entertaining as the first. A nice diversion. Robert Downey is my favorite actor though so I might be a bit biased to like anything he is in.
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                • #1298
                  Mission Impossible. May have been the best one yet. Almost made me want to scale the Burj Khalifa.
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                  • #1299
                    Originally posted by Indy Coug View Post
                    Mission Impossible. May have been the best one yet. Almost made me want to scale the Burj Khalifa.
                    Brad Bird's first live action film. He was the greatest animation film director IMO, Iron Giant, The Incredibles and Ratatouille were all great. It looks like his talent translates over into regular movies too.
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                    • #1300
                      Originally posted by Indy Coug View Post
                      Mission Impossible. May have been the best one yet. Almost made me want to scale the Burj Khalifa.
                      This is getting really good reviews. I may go see it even though it probably fails 75% of my standard checklist for weeding out undesirable movies:

                      1. Is Tom Cruise in it?
                      2. Does it have lots of CGI?
                      3. Is it a Mission: Impossible sequel?
                      4. Does it feature lesbianism?
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                      • #1301
                        Originally posted by TripletDaddy View Post
                        This is getting really good reviews. I may go see it even though it probably fails 75% of my standard checklist for weeding out undesirable movies:

                        1. Is Tom Cruise in it?
                        2. Does it have lots of CGI?
                        3. Is it a Mission: Impossible sequel?
                        4. Does it feature lesbianism?
                        There's no lesbianism in MI4?
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                        • #1302
                          Originally posted by falafel View Post
                          There's no lesbianism in MI4?
                          I said "probably" fails 75%, not definitely fails.
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                          • #1303
                            Caught Sherlock Holmes at the matinee today. Not terrible, but I had a tough time staying awake through most of it.
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                            • #1304
                              Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                              Caught Sherlock Holmes at the matinee today. Not terrible, but I had a tough time staying awake through most of it.
                              I didn't enjoy the first one though. I wanted to. I'm excited to see Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.

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                              • #1305
                                Originally posted by UtahDan View Post
                                I didn't enjoy the first one though. I wanted to. I'm excited to see Girl with the Dragon Tatoo.
                                Have you seen the original trilogy?

                                I wonder why they feel the need to remake all of the good foreign films.
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