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post #4561 of 7630
4/5/09 at 8:08pm
Watched Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)

Two astronauts are sent to uncover the secrets of a "duplicate" Earth on the other side of the Sun.

The models are incredible. Done by Gerry Anderson of UFO and Thunderbirds and Space 1999, Fireball XL5, Stringray, Captian Scarlet and the Mysterons, etc, fame.

My rating: 3.5/5 (a lot of which is nostalgia)
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post #4562 of 7630
4/5/09 at 9:29pm
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Originally Posted by BasementBob View Post

Watched Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)

Two astronauts are sent to uncover the secrets of a "duplicate" Earth on the other side of the Sun.

The models are incredible. Done by Gerry Anderson of UFO and Thunderbirds and Space 1999, Fireball XL5, Stringray, Captian Scarlet and the Mysterons, etc, fame.

My rating: 3.5/5 (a lot of which is nostalgia)

I'll have to check Journey out as I was a big fan of UFO, Thunderbirds, and Space 1999 when I was growing up.

This weekend was a PoTC Curse of the Black Pearl, Spiderman 3, and U-571 viewing extravaganza.

I reaffirmed that I still love PoTC 1, still think that while good and entertaining Spidy 3 is not the best of the trilogy, and U-571 is flat out an excellent war movie with a good plot/story, neat visuals.

Regards,

RTROSE
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post #4563 of 7630
4/6/09 at 11:33am
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It was a dog themed week for us! And a good one at that!

Watched "BOLT" first. Much better than expected, but have to question Mr. Bott giving his review a full 100 (with all due respect).

Last night we watched "Marley and Me". IMO this movie has earned all the attention its gotten and more. From laughing to crying it covered it all. This movie was bigger than just a "dog movie", covering some big as life topics that we all go through. My family has "lived" this script nearly to a T.

My wife and I also watched Marley and Me, last night . I wasn't prepared for the emotional rollercoaster it took us on. Very good movie!
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post #4564 of 7630
4/6/09 at 2:24pm
Watched Bolt with some younger cousins. It was hilarious, and looked amazing. Very enjoyable.
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post #4565 of 7630
4/6/09 at 3:49pm
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Watched Bolt with some younger cousins. It was hilarious, and looked amazing. Very enjoyable.

I just watched it with my kids today. I laughed a good number of times as well. 3.5 out of 5

I've also got Marley and Me to watch but I'm kinda hesitant as we have a family member (yellow lab) who's getting up there in age and I'm sure this one will hit really close to home. My wife doesn't want to watch it because of that, even though she read the book.
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post #4566 of 7630
4/6/09 at 4:15pm
The kids and I also watched Bolt over the week end the Hamster char is funny

Can"t wait for Monsters Inc on blu-ray


I watched Traitor Friday night it was pretty decent movie as I like Don Cheadle
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post #4567 of 7630
4/6/09 at 8:09pm
Same for us. We lost our yellow lab Riley this past summer. I'm glad I decided to watch it though. It was tough but brought so many tears of joy as well.

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I just watched it with my kids today. I laughed a good number of times as well. 3.5 out of 5

I've also got Marley and Me to watch but I'm kinda hesitant as we have a family member (yellow lab) who's getting up there in age and I'm sure this one will hit really close to home. My wife doesn't want to watch it because of that, even though she read the book.
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post #4568 of 7630
4/7/09 at 6:50am
Watched The Heart Break Kid (BR). it is ok.
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post #4569 of 7630
4/7/09 at 7:45am
A house guest brought "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" with them. I had never heard of it. Definitely a chick flick, but with enough humor and dramatic moments to not make it a total snoozer for the XY crowd that may coerced in to watching it.

Also watched the DVRd "Batman" (1966) movie. Classic camp. Loved it.

Guess which movie the wife didn't watch?

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post #4570 of 7630
4/7/09 at 9:26am
Over the last few days:

Get Shorty: 2.5/5 stars. More a whimisical story than anything else. Travolta was only OK.

Be Cool: 2/5 stars. The squel wasn't as good as the original, which ain't saying much.
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post #4571 of 7630
4/7/09 at 4:44pm
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Get Shorty: 2.5/5 stars. More a whimisical story than anything else. Travolta was only OK.

You are more generous with your stars than me. I was watching G.S. on the way back from LA once and I found it so very boring. I dozed off more than once and it wasn't even the red eye.
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post #4572 of 7630
4/8/09 at 6:09am
I liked Get Shorty. It's at least a 3 for me. Be Cool is more of a 2.5.
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post #4573 of 7630
4/8/09 at 6:29am
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You are more generous with your stars than me. I was watching G.S. on the way back from LA once and I found it so very boring. I dozed off more than once and it wasn't even the red eye.

I'm inclined to agree with you... I may have been a little too generous...
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post #4574 of 7630
4/9/09 at 9:29am
Wife and I watched "Changeling" on Blu-ray last night..... Solid film.... really enjoyed it 4/5
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post #4575 of 7630
4/11/09 at 6:39am
Another library find (I browse titles while waiting for the kid): "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla". Real highfalutin stuff I've been watching as of late


LL
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post #4576 of 7630
4/11/09 at 1:18pm
Watched my favorite, Serenity, again, can't seem to ever get tired of it, also found a complete set of Torchwood, season 1, Went on a marathon to watch them all, my wife would not let me watch without her, she got hooked on it too....
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post #4577 of 7630
4/12/09 at 9:35pm
Watched "Tell No One" tonight. Really good movie IMO. If you liked Michael Clayton you will like this. Not a movie to doze off to, its a little over 2 hours and you need to pay attention.
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post #4578 of 7630
4/13/09 at 12:00am
Watched "2010 The Year We Make Contact BluRay"
I was hoping that it would be an improvement over the DVD version of this that I have, which is dark in several spots, and has a variety of camera flair and special effects errors. In otherwords I was hoping for a 'restored' edition. No such luck. The BluRay video might even be worse.
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post #4579 of 7630
4/13/09 at 9:01am
If anyone is a fan of martial arts movies...i highly recommend watching "IP MAN". This is not the typical no plot movie, rather a very well, with very well cheroagrphed fighting scenes. It is actually the story of Bruce Lee's master going through times in China when Japan took over.

The fighting scenes in this movie are out of this world and throughout the entire movie, it will keep you glued to your seat. Please post if you have seen this.
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post #4580 of 7630
4/13/09 at 9:13am
GAH! I can't find it on Netflix.
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post #4581 of 7630
4/13/09 at 9:43am
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GAH! I can't find it on Netflix.

You probably need to find it on a torrent or purchase it directly....it is well worth it though. Im sure some people who have seen it on here can chime in.
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post #4582 of 7630
4/13/09 at 10:10pm
Ip Man [Blu-ray] (2008)
Will be available on May 5th.
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post #4583 of 7630
4/14/09 at 4:52am
"Bedtime Stories" with 5 kids. Had alot of fun, but thought the movie was weak. Lots more potential in the plot but they made it gimmicky.

Marley and Me three times in the last week or so. It hits a real cord with me and I enjoy it on many levels.
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post #4584 of 7630
4/16/09 at 4:36am
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Ip Man [Blu-ray] (2008)
Will be available on May 5th.

Thanks for posting the link but the price makes me...
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post #4585 of 7630
4/16/09 at 8:43am
Watched Donkey Punch. Not overly impressed.
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post #4586 of 7630
4/16/09 at 1:03pm
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Thanks for posting the link but the price makes me...

Get it on fleabay...much cheaper.
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post #4587 of 7630
4/16/09 at 2:24pm
Australia on BR. The first hour was okay....it then hit a dry period for a half hour and I fell asleep on it. Woke up to the credits.
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post #4588 of 7630
4/17/09 at 1:08am
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Originally Posted by Ktulu_1 View Post

Thanks for posting the link but the price makes me...

I didn't notice the price being that high the last time I was there.
Anyway, skip the bluray, then it's available today and at less than a third the price:
Ip Man DVD (2008)
and there are other versions, used, that are half that price.
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post #4589 of 7630
4/17/09 at 4:41am
The Spirit (2008) - I loved Sin City and was looking forward to The Spirit, but unfortunately this movie is sub par. All style and no substance. The dialog is, at times, laughable and the story is boring. While Sam Jackson tries very hard to bring life to his character, the main character played by Gabriel Macht is somewhat flat and uninteresting. The Spirit seems to be written that way. Even the stylish visuals and bevy of gorgeous babes can't make flat and uninteresting work. 2 out of 5.
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post #4590 of 7630
4/17/09 at 7:36am
With work being crazy I've been neglecting my movie watching, however we did enjoy Bolt the other night on BR with the kids. It was a very fun movie. The cool thing about Bolt was the disk set came with the BR copy, digital copy, and the DVD all in one package. I really hope this catches on.
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