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post #3061 of 7631
1/10/07 at 7:10am
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Yes I have a PS3. Great Bluray player. What is your point?

Sony confirmed yesterday that the Descent will not play in any other player besides the PS3 because of the new HD bonus material or whatever on the disc...
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post #3062 of 7631
1/10/07 at 7:28am
I see. Well I could have avoided it altogether and been just fine. Horror movie is just not my genre though..
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post #3063 of 7631
1/10/07 at 7:43am
I liked The Descent, but that's niether here nor there. Could have been better...much better...but it was enjoyable none the less.

Last night I watched "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels." I've heard people talk about this movie for years and never saw it. Best Buy had it for $6 so I thought what the heck. Loved it! Too bad Guy Ritchie turned out to be such a crappy filmmaker after this one.
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post #3064 of 7631
1/10/07 at 7:56am
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Last night I watched "Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels." I've heard people talk about this movie for years and never saw it. Best Buy had it for $6 so I thought what the heck. Loved it! Too bad Guy Ritchie turned out to be such a crappy filmmaker after this one.

Have you seen the movie Snatch?
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post #3065 of 7631
1/10/07 at 8:09am
I watched A Scanner Darkly the other day. The wife walked out about 10 minutes in. She couldn't get past the "interpolated rotoscoping." Personally I don't think it would be as good without the rotoscoping. The somewhat unique look highlights the drug induced dreaminess. This is another movie based on the writings of Philip K. Dick who inspired movies like Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, Paycheck, etc. Good movie. I liked it, but it's certainly not for everyone. 3 out of 5 stars.
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post #3066 of 7631
1/10/07 at 12:20pm
I thought that they could have cut out about 45 minutes in the middle and added about 15 minutes onto the end... I was bored and I am a big fan of Sci-Fi and P.K. Dick's other adapted works.
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post #3067 of 7631
1/10/07 at 1:44pm
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Have you seen the movie Snatch?

Just watched that a couple days ago for the...well...I can't count how may times I've seen it. But I enjoy it as much now as when I first saw it.
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post #3068 of 7631
1/10/07 at 3:49pm
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Have you seen the movie Snatch?

Yeah, but it's been years since I last watched that one. If I remember correctly Guy Ritchie wrote that one.
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post #3069 of 7631
1/11/07 at 5:34am
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Originally Posted by rsante View Post

Yeah, but it's been years since I last watched that one. If I remember correctly Guy Ritchie wrote that one.

Yep written and directed by Ritchie a couple years after Lock, Stock. Snatch and Lock, Stock are exceptional movies IMO.
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post #3070 of 7631
1/13/07 at 6:29am
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Last night: "The Inside Man."

Really enjoyable. A taught, interesting, and funny (that was a surprise) heist movie. Nothing else can be said without spoilers, so if you haven't seen it, go get it!

Randy
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post #3071 of 7631
1/13/07 at 12:45pm
CptnRandy:

I also liked "The Inside Man".
These 'spoilers' aren't really spoilers, just quotes from the movie that don't really give much away.

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My name is Dalton Russell. Pay strict attention to what I say because I choose my words carefully and I never repeat myself. I've told you my name: that's the Who. The Where could most readily be described as a prison cell. But there's a vast difference between being stuck in a tiny cell and being in prison. The What is easy: recently I planned and set in motion events to execute the perfect bank robbery. That's also the When. As for the Why: beyond the obvious financial motivation, it's exceedingly simple... because I can. Which leaves us only with the How; and therein, as the Bard would tell us, lies the rub.


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Sorry to interrupt you, Mister Mayor, but there's an old American saying: When there's blood on the streets, somebody's gotta go to jail


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post #3072 of 7631
1/13/07 at 1:58pm
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Originally Posted by BasementBob View Post

CptnRandy:

I also liked "The Inside Man".
These 'spoilers' aren't really spoilers, just quotes from the movie that don't really give much away.








Randy
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post #3073 of 7631
1/13/07 at 8:22pm
Just got done watching Crank on the BD. This was my first BD movie experience and the picture and sound are great. This disc delivers!

As a bonus the movie is pretty good too. A friend at work spoiled the ending for me but I still enjoyed it very much. It's quite a ride. 3 out of 5 stars.
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post #3074 of 7631
1/13/07 at 9:29pm
Just got through watching Miami Vice HD-DVD on my friends 120inch screen. He has the Panasonic 1000U. Man 1080p looks soooo good.
Now I'm back to my humble setup (see signature) to watch "Derailed" hd-dvd
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post #3075 of 7631
1/14/07 at 12:01am
DERAILED is a must see. Great picture in my opinion. The HD-DVD PQ is just icing on the cake. Great story. Will keep you on the edge of your seat. Well it did for me but go see for yourself.
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post #3076 of 7631
1/14/07 at 7:34am
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Last night the wife and I watched "The Cooler". Very nice. Terrific performances by William Macy, Maria Bello, and Alex Baldwin.

Randy
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post #3077 of 7631
1/19/07 at 8:30pm
I really enjoyed this picture. The action was amazing. I couldn't take my eyes off the screen. No bathroom brakes tonight I like the story. Love the whole MI series. Think i'll have to buy the box set, as I rented this one. If you like action go get this movie. You won't be disappointed. I wasn't.
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post #3078 of 7631
1/20/07 at 5:43am
Sat down to watch James Cameron's "Ghost of the Abyss" last night. Thought it was a pretty good documentary regarding one of his visits to Titanic. Also watched the 1994 flick "Surviving the Game" with Ice-T, Gary Bussey, Rutger Hauer. I guess I was more impressed back in then than now.
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post #3079 of 7631
1/21/07 at 7:44am
Watching Get Smart.

Whomever created the box for the box set had a great sense of humor.

"For many thousands of fans, the show continues to represent a high point in television -- funny without rancor ... outrageous without offence."

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Shortly after defeating Herr Bunny
99 says "Oh Max! You were wonderful!"
Smart says "No 99, the real credit belongs to these children's toys. After all we had at our disposal every fiendish and distructive plaything ever devised for the pleasure of little children. Those poor devils all they had were real guns and bullets."


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Chief, I saw two invisible men
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post #3080 of 7631
1/23/07 at 1:06am
Watching Mission Impossible - The Complete First Season (1966)

Actually I'm really enjoying it.
I was afraid that the technology would be very dated but the first 6 episodes had no serious problems, and the dialog was never predictable.

The only audio is mono. There's no subtitles, and no special features (at least not thus far). Actor Peter Graves is not in the first season.

I never was a fan of Barbara Bain, but Mary Ann Mobley (Miss America 1959) is very cute.
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post #3081 of 7631
1/23/07 at 9:47am
The descent -- awesome and scary!
Invincible - Awesome foot ball movie in the 70's!
Lady in the water - Great mystery with some sci fi mixed in, unexpectedly good!
jackass 2 - Funny if you like that kind of humor!
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post #3082 of 7631
1/23/07 at 9:53am
Watched this weekend:

Little Miss Sunshine - Allan Arkin was a riot in this movie!
Lady in the Water - much better than what others had told me. Real good.
The Lake House - good love story. Would be good for Valentine's Day...

-t
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post #3083 of 7631
1/24/07 at 6:04am
Upon reading reviews from posters on this site, I purchased a copy of Daredevil: The Director's Cut. Everyone stated how much better it was from the original theatrical version, so I had to give it a chance.

Nope, still a piece of crap! Took a bad movie, and added scenes to it of equal suckiness. Just made for a longer bad movie.

Hopefully he doesn't defecate all over Ghost Rider, too.
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post #3084 of 7631
1/24/07 at 12:15pm
Watched the Illusionist over the weekend.
If you're into magic it is an excellent movie - a good combo of magic - relationships- and drama
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post #3085 of 7631
1/25/07 at 11:30am
I was a little let down by The Illusionist after reading such good reviews. I thought Paul Giamantti's acting was excellent but I wasn't enthralled by the story.
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post #3086 of 7631
1/26/07 at 3:56pm
i have an extensive dvd collection but once ive seen it, it never sees the light of day again:

ive been busy but all i watched was the departed(today)
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post #3087 of 7631
1/26/07 at 10:02pm
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Originally Posted by urbanlegend213 View Post

i have an extensive dvd collection but once ive seen it, it never sees the light of day again:

ive been busy but all i watched was the departed(today)

Then you should give them all to me, so they will be watched regularly.
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post #3088 of 7631
1/27/07 at 7:29am
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Last night double feature:

First, a girls pick - "Win A Date With Tad Hamilton". Pretty light weight stuff, but passable.

Next, something much more meaty and interesting - "Gosford Park".

Randy
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post #3089 of 7631
1/29/07 at 8:46am
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Saturday night, full house for "The Illusionist."

Good, but not great flick. Terrific Philip Glass soundtrack.

Randy
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post #3090 of 7631
1/29/07 at 9:10am
Watched Saw III last night. Yikes!!! The creator of that is one sick puppy. All in all a good horror flick with lots of scenes that will have you grabbing multiple body parts as you watch the poor victims corresponding parts get ripped apart in very creative ways. It had one of those little gotchas at the end that was predictable, but all in all not to shabby.
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