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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
oilgun:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on July 31, 2014, 04:49:25 pm ---So, did anyone see Sharknado 2? :laugh:
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It was TV last night but on a channel I'm not subscribed to. I did see the trailer for the first one and that was enough, lol!
Front-Ranger:
I caved to all the hype and went to see "Gone Girl." Frankly, I was disappointed. David Fincher is a good director, but I find his movies full of obscurity and confusion. Also, since I don't really like Ben Affleck, I had to steel myself before watching him again (I found Argo awful). But it wasn't enough, because Affleck is in every single scene, and the camera gets up close and personal with him. I found myself scrunching back in my seat to try to put a little more air space between me and him.
There were a lot of good things about the movie. I especially liked the performance of Carrie Coon as Affleck's twin sister. Tyler Perry as his attorney was good too, as well as the detective played by Kim Dickens. And Neil Patrick Harris was very convincing.
Appreciate your thoughts on the movie.
CellarDweller:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on October 06, 2014, 10:59:16 pm ---Also, since I don't really like Ben Affleck, I had to steel myself before watching him again (I found Argo awful). But it wasn't enough, because Affleck is in every single scene, and the camera gets up close and personal with him. I found myself scrunching back in my seat to try to put a little more air space between me and him.
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I haven't heard any reviews on his performance, do the critics like him in this?
serious crayons:
--- Quote from: CellarDweller on October 07, 2014, 05:46:23 pm ---I haven't heard any reviews on his performance, do the critics like him in this?
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I think he's gotten reasonably good reviews.
I saw it and thought it was OK. I would have liked it a lot more if I hadn't read the book. But both the movie and book derive a lot of their interest from plot twists, and both handle them well enough, but since they're the exact same plot twists I wasn't at all surprised and the movie some of its appeal for me. I think the same would happen if you did it the other way around.
I have nothing against Ben Affleck and liked "Argo." Lee, I hope you didn't look too closely at that shower scene -- you would see ... well, let's say more of Ben Affleck than has been in featured in previous movies.
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on October 08, 2014, 08:18:36 pm ---I have nothing against Ben Affleck and liked "Argo." Lee, I hope you didn't look too closely at that shower scene -- you would see ... well, let's say more of Ben Affleck than has been in featured in previous movies.
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Sounds like a good argument in favor of seeing the movie, if you ask me. ;D
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