Resurrecting the Movies thread...

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RUN, do not walk, to see AVATAR!

I don't say that very often, but I was completely enthralled by this spectacle of a movie.  I gasped, I laughed and I even shed a tear or two.  Of course, this being Cameron, the script is a bit weak  but I didn't even care. 

Yes, Blue is the new Sexy (and the new Green)

(I can't even imagine conservatives hating it, but they probably will.   )

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New York Times film critic Manohla Dargis was interviewed on Jezebel a couple of days ago. It's a good interview overall, but here's an excerpt of particular interest to Brokies:

Let's acknowledge that the Oscars are bullshit and we hate them. But they are important commercially... I've learned to never underestimate the academy's bad taste. Crash as best picture? What the fuck.

http://jezebel.com/5426065/fuck-them-times-critic-on-hollywood-women--why-romantic-comedies-suck

[Berit]

We, the husband, the son and your's truly, saw it this evening and it is GOOD! Go and see it folks. We didn't see it in 3D since I only can see with one eye.

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We, the husband, the son and your's truly, saw it this evening and it is GOOD! Go and see it folks. We didn't see it in 3D since I only can see with one eye.

I'm so glad you liked it, Berit!

I was just telling my friend - I called everyone, lol! - that the film would be just as good without the 3D effect because it's not done in a gimmicky manner, it just is.  I'm sure the film would still be visually stunning in 2D.

One thing that bothered me though was Sam Worthington's voice when he was Nav'i-Jake.  It kept reminding me of Mel Gibson!  Ewww! 

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I just saw AN EDUCATION and quite enjoyed it , it has a very intelligent script and it's chock-full of wonderful performances, the young lead is a revelation.  Oh and I didn't realize that Rosamund Pike was in it and I love her!  Not sure why they cast Peter Sarsgaard but he seemed fine in the role, I can't really judge how good his accent is, though.  I kept thinking Dominic Cooper should have had the role.

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I just saw AN EDUCATION and quite enjoyed it , it has a very intelligent script and it's chock-full of wonderful performances, the young lead is a revelation.  Oh and I didn't realize that Rosamund Pike was in it and I love her!  Not sure why they cast Peter Sarsgaard but he seemed fine in the role, I can't really judge how good his accent is, though.  I kept thinking Dominic Cooper should have had the role.

I'd forgotten about this one. Thanks to your review, it's on my list.

Might have to wait for the January doldrums and/or DVD, though. I still have to catch Avatar and Up in the Air!

I saw It's Complicated a few nights ago and unexpectedly liked it. I feared there'd be too much older-woman-wish-fulfillment content, which sometimes gets so outlandish that it has started really getting on my nerves. While was "aspirational," it seemed reasonably natural in the context of the plot.

[Ellemeno]

I saw Up in the Air yesterday, and am glad I did, although - ugh - Vera Farmiga's haircut and make up were very irritating.   

[southendmd]

I saw Up in the Air yesterday, and am glad I did, although - ugh - Vera Farmiga's haircut and make up were very irritating.   

I haven't seen Up in the Air, but I recently wracked my brain, because the name Vera Farmiga sounded so familiar. Then I realized that she played Caitlin opposite Heath in the series "Roar".

Vera Farmiga, at Heath's left

[Ellemeno]

I haven't seen Up in the Air, but I recently wracked my brain, because the name Vera Farmiga sounded so familiar. Then I realized that she played Caitlin opposite Heath in the series "Roar".

Vera Farmiga, at Heath's left

Yes, it's part of why I wanted to see it.  I really enjoyed her in Roar.

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Yes, it's part of why I wanted to see it.  I really enjoyed her in Roar.

That's funny, I didn't even recognize her.  Maybe it's because I thought she was pretty weak in ROAR (Plus she was a damn Xian, lol!) but I did like her in UP IN THE AIR.