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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
oilgun:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on January 02, 2008, 09:29:21 am ---This little tidbit will make Barb groan:
"Bond 22" (Nov. 7)
Currently untitled, director Marc Forster ("The Kite Runner," "Monster's Ball") teams up with screenwriter Paul Haggis ("Crash") and the latest 007, Daniel Craig, for an original story that picks up immediately after the events of "Casino Royale."
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Make that a double-groan, I also heard that the Olsen twins were being considered to play villains (!) I hope that's not true!
There are concerns about Marc Forster directing because he's never done an action film. Anyway, with Haggis on top of all that, it doesn't look good, lol! I think I'll sell my Bond22 shares on Hollywood Stock Market, lol!
serious crayons:
After the aforementioned Sweeney Todd, I saw No Country for Old Men. It was admirably arty, kept my interest, the acting was all good by all involved (Tommy Lee Jones! Javier Bardem!, Josh Brolin! Woody Harrelson! the actress who played the guy's wife!) but ultimately it left me a little cold. Cohen Bros. movies tend to do that with me. Still, worth seeing. Suspenseful, and not as graphically violent as I'd feared.
We also rented several movies, as follows:
Zodiac. Liked it OK, was left a bit unsatisfied (unavoidably) by the ending -- maybe because I knew the mystery was going to remain unsolved and felt guilty because the people in my group kept saying, "I bet it's him!" about one character or another, as if the movie were a whodunit, and I knew they'd wind up disappointed when there was no resolution. Jake was good, but (sorry for the sacrilege, Jake fans) Mark Ruffalo and Robert Downey Jr. were a bit more charismatic -- partly due to their having more dynamic parts than Jake's (plus, I love both of those actors). Anthony Edwards was fun, too!
The Kingdom. I liked this a lot, maybe because I went in with low expectations. It got mediocre reviews. I'll have to go to rottentomatoes to figure out why -- if I recall correctly, it might have to do with its political messages. Anyway, if you're as ignorant about Middle Eastern politics as I am, it was fascinating (though possibly misinformative). Jamie Foxx and Chris Cooper were good as always, Jennifer Garner was OK, and a surprisingly cast Jason Bateman had the most terrifying scene in the movie.
Premonition. Don't bother. But you already knew that. This was my 16-year-old niece's choice. I like Sandra Bullock, and she made it watchable. Plus my attention was sustained by that NipTuck guy's eyebrows -- what's up with those things?
TV Set. I thought this was going to be really funny, but there were only a few laugh-out-loud lines. It's more wry, subtle, somewhat Hollywood-insiderish humor. But nevertheless fascinating and informative -- a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a TV show. It explains a lot about what's on TV. In fact, it leaves you wondering how anything really good (The Office, etc.) winds up on TV at all. And speaking of Batemen, there was Justine, first time I'd seen her since Family Ties! She was fine, and it was nice to see a person you remember as young, looking older, but good.
MaineWriter:
Pajiba has posted their top 12 list for the year and "Waitress" is their no. 1 choice. I gave that DVD to my mother for Christmas so I'll be seeing it soon. One movie on the list, which I have never heard of, but it sounds interesting, is "Starter for 10." Has anyone here seen it? It's been out on DVD since the summer.
Just curious.
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Meryl:
Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly put out his favorite movies of the year, and "Zodiac" was number 10. Number one was "I'm Not There." In between were some surprising picks like "Grindhouse" and "Superbad".
http://www.ny1.com/ny1/content/index.jsp?stid=13&aid=77134
MaineWriter:
"I'm Not There" is finally playing here in Maine, so we're off to see it tomorrow at 2 pm.
"Atonement" opens here today, too, so I may go see that on Sunday.
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