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| Movie Recommendations; Share your thoughts on the latest flicks | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Nov 9 2006, 12:17 PM (7,942 Views) | |
| elite | Jan 2 2007, 09:47 AM Post #16 |
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Always ready for the next book
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Well I haven't seen a movie in the theatre in months but I do get TMN and have been taping movies. I finally got the time to watch a few: Thumbsucker - weird Rent - loved it (I've seen the play before and thought the movie was just as good - if not better) Rumor Has It - good Failure to Launch - ok The Family Stone - it was ok - I didn't enjoy it like I thought I would Lemony Snicket - ok The Matador - not that good Match Point - good Christmas With the Kranks - not good. Book is slightly better (it's called Skipping Christmas by John Grisham) |
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| mary024 | Jan 2 2007, 09:48 AM Post #17 |
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Head Honcho. Gyeah!
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Boy - you really know how to use your time. You watch movies as fast as you read.
:P One of my friends was a dancer in Rent. I loved that movie! |
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| elite | Jan 2 2007, 09:51 AM Post #18 |
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Always ready for the next book
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Some movies I've had taped for months. I finally decided to put the book down and watch some of them!! LOL That is so cool about your friend! I love musicals and Rent is fantastic! |
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| aragorn | Jan 2 2007, 08:47 PM Post #19 |
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Just.Keep.Swimming.
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I loved the broadway show and wonderred if i'd like the movie. now that all of y'all liked it. i'll definitely rent it now. |
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| elite | Jan 3 2007, 04:10 PM Post #20 |
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Always ready for the next book
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Yesterday I watched Elizabethtown which I found long for a movie that didn't really have much to it. And I watched Tristan & Isolde which was ok. I wasn't thrilled with the ending but I loved looking at Melot!! The actor played the son in The Count of Monte Cristo - gosh he looked gorgeous in T&I!! |
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| mary024 | Jan 3 2007, 04:17 PM Post #21 |
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Head Honcho. Gyeah!
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Really? He played the son? ITA - he's nice to look at. T&I was okay. The previews looked much better than the actual movie. I read the first book but haven't gotten around to finishing the trilogy off. |
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| elite | Jan 3 2007, 04:29 PM Post #22 |
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Always ready for the next book
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Yeah - can you believe he was the son?? I was watching T&I and I thought he looked familiar so I imdb-ed him and saw he played Albert in COMC. Wow - what a difference between movies! Not that he wasn't good looking in COMC - but I saw him as a child really - with stuffy shirts and awful hair. T&I is a triology? Didn't know that...... |
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| GWTW1939 | Jan 4 2007, 11:22 AM Post #23 |
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The Golden Chaise
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Well, Rosalind Miles wrote a trilogy series based on the Tristan & Isolde story. The T&I movie is completely different from the book, IMO. It didn't resemble RM's book at all. So I think the movie was just one interpretation of the story. Me too Mary--I read the first, but haven't got to the other 2. I got a book gift card, and was thinking about picking up the second soon. |
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| mary024 | Jan 4 2007, 11:29 AM Post #24 |
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Head Honcho. Gyeah!
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Yeah - the movie is a very loose interpretation to the book. My problem with the movie is that I felt for the King (forgot his name). I think the story would have had more impact if the King was more villainous. But I could see him as a man you could respect and love - so I sympathized with the betrayal he felt in the end. |
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| mary024 | Jan 5 2007, 12:55 PM Post #25 |
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Head Honcho. Gyeah!
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I saw Step Up the other day. It was okay. The final dance was mediocre IMO. I actually liked the dance they did at the club. But Channing.....YOWZA - boy is hot. AND he dances. |
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| aragorn | Jan 5 2007, 02:45 PM Post #26 |
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Just.Keep.Swimming.
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i bought it...i liked both dances, but yeah Channing Tatum is gorgeous. he has real nice lips. |
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| GWTW1939 | Jan 5 2007, 03:07 PM Post #27 |
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The Golden Chaise
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I wanna see Step Up. I really want the soundtrack. My fave is Sean Paul of course. Love him! |
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| elite | Jan 14 2007, 12:39 PM Post #28 |
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Always ready for the next book
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I've seen some more movies: The Producers: it was ok - long song segments though. I found myself ff through them. But Will Ferrell was great! In Her Shoes: was pretty good. I've read the book and I thought the movie did a pretty good job of sticking with the book Chronicles of Narnia: loved it! Derailed: it was ok - I probably would have liked it more if I didn't already know how it was going to end (I had someone tell me the plot when the movie came out and she saw it in the theatre - I didn't think I'd ever watch it) |
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| mary024 | Jan 15 2007, 09:35 AM Post #29 |
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Head Honcho. Gyeah!
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Chasing Liberty: We watched it on the car ride home - and it was cute. I want to get the dvd and soundtrack. |
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| elite | Jan 16 2007, 03:39 PM Post #30 |
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Always ready for the next book
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I liked Chasing Liberty. The guy in the movie is also in Match Point (in case you cared LOL) I watched Rocky. Yes, the movie has been out for 30 years but I finally saw it! It was pretty good. It's amazing how different it looked compared to movies of today. The whole look and feel of it was something new for me. I also have Rocky II, III, and IV taped. I hope to watch at least II this coming weekend.....I would have taped V too but I heard it's the worst one. (In case you're wondering, they had a Rocky marathon on New Year's Day on one of the movie channels I have) |
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