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Resurrecting the Movies thread...
belbbmfan:
--- Quote from: j. U. d. E. on January 03, 2007, 05:47:27 am ---As far as I can see, noone has mentioned "Little Miss Sunshine". Saw it yesterday and it is a truly wonderful film! All the cast is exceptional and there's lots of poetry!
j. U. d. E.
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Yes! i saw it too last week and loved it. It was funny and very moving. Great film.
hey Jude! Good to see you again! Happy New Year! :)
Front-Ranger:
I also saw it recently, but I guess I missed the poetry?? Can you refresh my memory??
Maybe join us for the full moon chat later on and discuss it??
MaineWriter:
I saw Little Miss Sunshine a week or two ago on DVD and enjoyed it.
As for the overrated movies list, I would take The Red Shoes off. I have always loved that movie and the dancing is spectacular.
Some of the others...Wizard of Oz, Gone with the Wind...seem overexposed to us now, but we have to remember the time and context in which they were made.
I definitely agree on American Beauty and Monster's Ball, though.
L
ednbarby:
I didn't think Moonstruck was all that overrated. Not a *great* movie, but then it wasn't touted to be.
TOTALLY agree on A Beautiful Mind. That was SO not even a good movie. What a bunch of crap. And of course it won the Oscar. ::)
I really enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine. At the time I saw it in the middle of last year, I thought it was overrated. But now I look back on the year and realize it was one of the best five or so movies I saw in the theater.
Was it a crap movie year, or is it just me?
Of all the movies I saw, these are the ones I liked the best, in order, with my Barb-O-Meter rating following:
The Departed - 8 1/2
The Queen - 8
Little Miss Sunshine - 8
Casino Royale - 8
The Illusionist - 7 1/2
The Fountain - 7
Crap. I can't think of any other good ones. I haven't seen The Pursuit of Happyness, Dreamgirls, or Babel yet, though. And I'm hoping Notes on a Scandal will be good. I'm sure Judi Dench's performance alone will be worth the price of admission. That opens here this weekend.
MaineWriter:
I posted on another thread that I thought it was a lousy year for movies, so you are not alone, Barb.
I saw the first three on your list and would agree with your ratings, although I think The Departed is a consolation prize for Scorcese. I liked GoodFellas better and thought it was a better movie.
Other things I saw this year: Prairie Home Companion (yawn); The Devil Wears Prada (good for a few laughs but I felt like Anne Hathaway was reprising her role from The Princess Diaries); Candy (Heath is great, the movie is depressing). I liked The Prestige ALOT. I'd give it an 8.5. I am surprised more people aren't talking about it.
L
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