Let's Talk Movies! #22 : Steve Jobs, Some Trekkies, An Ozzy...and IRON MAN!!!

[Buzz]

Saw Jack The Giant Slayer and it was not too bad. There is a final scene in the movie that had me rolling my eyes a bit.

[PeterG]

Lots of smaller movies out this week. The first three are going on my To See list, although the third of these three might be too sensationalist for me (the title is a hint)! Also, I recommend avoid the final two trailers like the plague. VILE!!!

Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey (Documentary. From imdb.com: “A documentary on Arnel Pineda, who was plucked from YouTube to become the new singer for the rock & roll band, Journey.”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0cIj3OPM2k

The Girl (Drama with Abbie Cornish and Will Patton)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf0mgVMQT8Y

Greedy Lying Bastards (Documentary. From youtube: “…investigates the reason behind stalled efforts to tackle climate change despite consensus in the scientific community that it is not only a reality but also a growing problem that is placing us on the brink of disaster.”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPax5-vCvA0

Emperor (Historical war drama with Tommy Lee Jones, Matthew Fox)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-Is8hvLPHk

The We and the I (Drama with unknown cast. From imdb.com: “A look at the lives of a group of teenagers who ride the same bus route, and how their relationships change and evolve on the last day of school.”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE0jTAEjNlY

Electrick Children (Drama with Rory Culkin, Billy Zane and Julia garner)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRpvmHeigfo

The Silence (German dramatic thriller. Imdb.com: “13-year-old Sinikka vanishes on a hot summer night. Her bicycle is found in the exact place where a girl was killed 23 years ago. The dramatic present forces those involved in the original case to face their past.”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9A6wpKJF78

Gut Renovation (Documentary. From imdb.com: “Gut Renovation charts the destruction of Williamsburg - a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY - after the city passed a re-zoning plan in 2005 which allowed developers to build luxury condos...”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9RLXUb8gn8


Beyond the Hills (Drama from Romania. Imdb.com: “The friendship between two young women who grew up in the same orphanage; one has found refuge at a convent in Romania and refuses to leave with her friend, who now lives in Germany.”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jAt7gVFYXpw

The Monk (Mystery thriller with Vincent Cassel and Geraldine Chaplin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ5lDIOV_pI

Somebody Up There Likes Me (Comedy with new cast and featuring Megan Mullally and Jonathan Togo [CSI: Miami])
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hptxBJLUWz4

Adventures of Serial Buddies (Comedy with new cast and Christopher Lloyd, Henry Winkler and Kathie Lee Gifford)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6Kwhce6hG0

The ABCs of Death (Horror. From imdb.com: “A 26-chapter anthology that showcases death in all its vicious wonder and brutal beauty.”)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqKeFZU0g0w

[Buzz]

The Silence and The Monk sounds really good, and I will try and check them out this weekend.

[all_empty]

I saw the movie 'Safe Haven' today. Typical Nicholas Sparks story, but with more suspense this time. The suspense was well done. The story is mushy, as expected, but I thought the movie was quite entertaining. I didn't regret going to see it.

I actually enjoyed it too. I think it's Julianne Hough's best role to date. She and Josh are very appealing in the film. However, I saw the twist about 2/3 way through the film.

Saw Jack The Giant Slayer and it was not too bad. There is a final scene in the movie that had me rolling my eyes a bit.

The final scene was definitely a bit but

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damn that kid looked like Stanley Tucci.

Ok, so I screened "Oz" tonight. It's definitely a beautiful film, but it wasn't super satisfying. Mila Kunis is beautiful but her acting leaves me cold. Michelle Williams hasn't looked more beautiful.

There were some good laughs thanks to some really fun sidekicks, but I got more of an emotional reaction out of "Jack the Giant Slayer."

The Wicked Witch's flying monkeys are scary though ... and loud!

[Cyn]

I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the theatres but of course heard/read all the rave reviews people were giving it. I finally sat down to watch it and my reaction was something akin to . Couldn't stand it -- pretentious, overwrought crap.

[DAngel]

Saw Jack The Giant Slayer and it was not too bad. There is a final scene in the movie that had me rolling my eyes a bit.

I watched Jack the Giant Slayer too and I agree that it wasn't bad... I also felt that it was nothing special though I thought the plot was somewhat predictable and the timing of some events too convenient. I also thought the princess was disappointing. When we were shown that she had wondered from the house, I thought we'll get a more interesting princess. Nope, just the same old damsel-in-distress

That last scene you said, is it the scene where

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Jack came with the enchanted crown and then proceeded to put it on his head? I don't know if I'm the only one, but I wished it had been the princess coming through wearing that crown...

I love Ewan McGregor though He stole every scene he was in and I wished he played a bigger role in the movie.

Ps: Way way way way better than Hansel and Gretel, witch hunters.

[VIETgrlTerifa]

I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the theatres but of course heard/read all the rave reviews people were giving it. I finally sat down to watch it and my reaction was something akin to . Couldn't stand it -- pretentious, overwrought crap.

Not to mention with horrible singing from EVERYONE.

[PeterG]

...Moulin Rouge...Couldn't stand it -- pretentious, overwrought crap.

So that's a thumbs down? I am reading you right?

Saw Jack The Giant Slayer and it was not too bad. There is a final scene in the movie that had me rolling my eyes a bit.

My friend invited me to go see this Sunday, but I said no. I've seen too many movies lately that make light of violence. That said, I am working my way through "End of Watch" and even "Chimpanzee" had chimp on monkey and chimp on chimp violence!

I don't think the campiness of SB has aged very well. Whatever happen to Paul Mercurio anyway? He sort of disappear after the failure of "Exit to Eden".

I haven't seen it since it first came out, but I remember loving it. As for Mercurio, he worked somewhat steadily according to imdb.com until the early 2000's and then worked steadily as a judge on Dancing With The Stars and then on "Mercurio's Menu" where he travels Australia and discovers local cuisine.

[mrr50]

I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the theatres but of course heard/read all the rave reviews people were giving it. I finally sat down to watch it and my reaction was something akin to . Couldn't stand it -- pretentious, overwrought crap.

And that is why the DVD is in the $3 bin

[Alixana]

I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the theatres but of course heard/read all the rave reviews people were giving it. I finally sat down to watch it and my reaction was something akin to . Couldn't stand it -- pretentious, overwrought crap.

For me, this one was so OTT it was worth watching just to see how far Baz Luhrmann would take it! And of course I got to look at Ewen McGregor for a couple of hours, which is never a hardship.

[Artemis@BC]

^ Ewan McGregor is the first and best reason to watch Moulin Rouge. And that's plenty for me.

[my little pony]

I didn't see Moulin Rouge in the theatres but of course heard/read all the rave reviews people were giving it. I finally sat down to watch it and my reaction was something akin to . Couldn't stand it -- pretentious, overwrought crap.

as soon as i heard oprah go all verklempt over it and say it was this generation's wizard of oz, i knew it would be awful

[michiruwater]

Booooo to all the haters! My 11-year-old self cried for at least 3 hours when that movie finished

And yes, Ewan McGregor is always worth watching

[orbitz]

And that is why the DVD [of Moulin Rouge] is in the $3 bin

The ML DVD has been out since 2003. DVDs themselves have been on their way out in the past few years in favor of Blue-Rays, and stores are trying to get rid of their DVD inventories. You can find many good DVDs in the $5 and lower bin at Wall-Mart and other discount stores.

I agree that Ewan McGregor is so good in the film and is still very watchable in anything ...well except for those Star Wars prequels.

[michiruwater]

He was the only good thing about the Star Wars prequels. Watching the third one I just found myself feeling so bad for him, because he did a legit good job and just everything else was so, so bad (and I felt super awful for Natalie Portman, who had seriuously the worst lines in the history of cinema in the second two prequels. People say, oh, Natalie Portman couldn't act in those, and my response is, Meryl Streep could not have made those lines work.)

[all_empty]

Ewan pretty much plays Obi Wan in "Jack the Giant Slayer," but instead of a lightsaber he uses a sword and instead of a robe he wears armor. He's super charming though.

The same can't be said for James Franco, who was really uneven in "Oz." In fact, the whole movie was uneven. Definitely worth watching in 3D though.

[Cachoo]

Abbie Cornish: Impressed because with her beauty I could see her stuck on the Rom-Com track. But she takes a different direction each time. Kudo's to her.

[mrr50]

The ML DVD has been out since 2003. DVDs themselves have been on their way out in the past few years in favor of Blue-Rays, and stores are trying to get rid of their DVD inventories. You can find many good DVDs in the $5 and lower bin at Wall-Mart and other discount stores.

It depends on the quality of the $3 bargain bin, I think your bin is a little more upscale than one in my small city(of 15,000)

[DAngel]

Ewan pretty much plays Obi Wan in "Jack the Giant Slayer," but instead of a lightsaber he uses a sword and instead of a robe he wears armor. He's super charming though.

Yes, he is

[michiruwater]

I bought Shawshank Redemption and the first LOTR movie in the bargain bin in my Wal*Mart in my small town (pop: 4000). Moulin Rouge was also in there (I already had that one, of course). It also had the ABC Family sequel to Mean Girls, among other things. Bargain bins are full of random things, but there are certainly some decent movies in them as long as they are old decent movies (and each of the three above are, at this point, at least a decade old).

(I didn't have the first LOTR on DVD because I had it on VHS first )