Raivynn
Journeyman
...my winter storm
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Post by Raivynn on Dec 20, 2008 12:50:09 GMT -5
I loved Death Race, even though it's very different from the original version. Jason Statham..I dunno what it is about him. He's not the best actor ever, but I always find him entertaining.
Last movie I watched was Excalibur. Forgot just how awesome and truly epic this was.
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Post by keyodie on Dec 22, 2008 14:26:02 GMT -5
I watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon yesterday. I forgot most of it, but WOW. I loved it. xD
I also watched Sky High and Bloody Reunion. Sky High was okay. I really liked the visuals and the plot was AMAZING, but the acting was so horrible and Mina annoyed the hell out of me. Oh and that other girl that went into hysterics when the guy died. But I really liked some of the characters, especially the kickass used to be guardian girl who was killing everyone for Kudo, and the used to be guardian girl in white who ended up killing the previous person, and the original guardian from the beginning of the movie.
Bloody Reunion was amazing. But wow the ending was as CONFUSING as hell. And what the hell is up with korean movies and deformed children being raised in basements?
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Post by Tar-Mika on Dec 24, 2008 6:37:01 GMT -5
Oh god, ABBA makes me want to throw myself off the nearest building. Everyone has been trying to get me to watch it, but I swear I would rather poke out my eyes and ears with a rusty spoon.
That being said, I watched The Wizard of Oz yet AGAIN. Which is funny.
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Post by pansy on Dec 25, 2008 23:30:42 GMT -5
Yes Man.
It was good. =] I enjoyed it, surprisingly. (Or it was surprising to me. I didn't particularly want to see it. I wanted to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button but the line was so long at our theatre that we were like twenty minutes late to that. So we saw Yes Man instead)
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Post by keyodie on Dec 25, 2008 23:50:48 GMT -5
Pineapple Express. Hahahahahaha. Omg. I laughed out loud so many times. Shut up I can't help my sense of humor. I know it's stupid. But still. Hahahaha.
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Post by Tar-Mika on Dec 26, 2008 1:00:50 GMT -5
I watched Tropic Thunder. And you know, I was disappointed. Like, I still enjoyed it, but I have to say it would have been about ten times better WITHOUT Ben Stiller. Which is unfortunate, considering that he produced it.
But I love Robert Downey Jr. More than life. "I'm a dude playing a dude disguised as another dude!"
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Post by ladytera on Dec 26, 2008 9:10:42 GMT -5
Ben Stiller wasn't totally suckish in that movie. Overall, I laughed my ass off, regardless of the actors because it was just such a huge slap at Hollywood in general, and I was a little shocked, and entirely delighted that Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise played roles in it. Especially ones that weren't really typical of their more recent films.
Now, on to the latest one I watched.
I saw An American Carol last night, and it was absolutely hilarious. I will warn you that if you are really liberal, and take your liberalness very seriously, you probably won't like the film. But, if you're capable of watching a comedy that pokes fun at some of your ideas, without really pushing the other sides agenda, it is well worth the watch. The cast they put together was terrific, some of the highlights being Kelsy Grahmar, Leslie Neilson (Air Plane and Naked Gun movies), Kevin Farley (Chris Farley's brother), Robert Davi (probably most recognizable from Profiler and some Stargate Atlantis, also played on Goonies and did voices for Halo 2 & 3, among tons of other things). And, Paris Hilton played herself, and did a rather good job of poking fun at herself and the Hollywood "Award" environment. It's a farce on Michael Moore, loosely based on the concept of A Christmas Carol, and hits a lot of the controversial issues that have been in the media, most particularly the Iraq War, without being really preachy about it. There were plenty of places that had me laughing out loud, and one or two that nearly made me pee my pants. Worth the time if you like political satire, or just good comedy.
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Post by keyodie on Dec 26, 2008 19:51:36 GMT -5
I watched Hellboy II and liked it lots better than the first. Still pretty cheesy, but I dunno, I found it more enjoyable.
I also watched Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 and thought it was really sweet. It sucked how they tried to squeeze 3 books into one movie though, they missed a lot of good parts that were in the books.
ETA :: OH! How could I forget? CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON HELL YEAH. I saw it before but I was really young when I watched it in theaters, and I was totally blow away this time.
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Post by pansy on Dec 26, 2008 22:56:30 GMT -5
I watched The Secret Window. Love it, as always. Keyo gets to see it tomorrow~
And I also watched... Uh... Dirty Dancing! I love you, Patrick Swayze. ;~;
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Post by keyodie on Dec 30, 2008 20:50:20 GMT -5
Wow. I watched a lot of movies.
Benny and Joon :: AHH this movie was absolutely adorable, had great actors and characters, and was really sweet and touching. I loved it. Johnny Depp is win.
The Blair Witch Project :: I liked this, but I generally like the handheld camera dizzy headache fest type movies. I thought it was very suspenseful and I liked the way it ended.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button :: This movie was really good, I thought. Cate Blanchett did an amazing job.
Corpse Bride :: Tim Burton is always great, and the animation/design was awesome. The music was beautiful. The plot/story was a bit boring, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. Ghost :: I loved the acting and the story. The characters weren't particularly interesting, but I didn't mind much.
Catwoman :: Hahahahahahaha. Hahhahahahahaaaaa. Oooommg hahaha. Ha. Ohhh wow. Yeah. Suckage. Halle Berry wasn't too bad, but... hahahahaha.
Sixteen Candles :: This was really sweet, but nothing really made it stand out from the rest of the uber sweet adorable chick flicks. Very forgettable.
Secret Window :: I LOOVED this movie, except the ending was a bit more predictable that I would've liked. Johnny Depp did an amazing job, though. He made the movie worth watching.
Princess Mononoke :: I liked some of the other movies from Ghibli better, but this was still very good. Visually stunning as always and very imaginative. The love story didn't really stand out to me though, but that may have been because I wasn't paying much attention. Woops. xD
Pi: Faith in Chaos :: Woah. Intense stuff. Some of the strangest and eeriest sound effects and visual effects that I've ever seen or heard. Overall just a crazy movie about insanity. I loved it.
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Post by keyodie on Jan 2, 2009 18:21:48 GMT -5
Marley and Me - Waaaaaa I loved it I CRIIIEED. WAAAA.
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Post by Tar-Mika on Jan 3, 2009 4:12:51 GMT -5
I watched The Dark Knight for about the eighth time.
Has anyone seen Seven Pounds? I heard it was a major tear-jerker.
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Post by keyodie on Jan 3, 2009 7:27:46 GMT -5
I heard it sucked. xD
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Post by Tar-Mika on Jan 5, 2009 23:43:46 GMT -5
Yeah, I've heard both of those. I'm leaning towards the former, however, considering it's Will Smith and I cannot possibly think that a movie he was in sucked.
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Post by keyodie on Jan 6, 2009 23:16:57 GMT -5
Haha of course.
I recently watched Hero. Weeee flying Chinese people!
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Post by pansy on Jan 9, 2009 21:07:40 GMT -5
The Unborn - Now, I went into this expecting it to be laughably bad. Like.. crappy Asian Horror Remake bad. But I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it wasn't quite as described in the previews. And although rather predictable, it was enjoyable to me. It had its share of jump-out-in-your-face-scariness, but I really enjoyed the back story. I liked the overall plot, and the acting was pretty good too. I'd recommend it to someone who liked horror, but doesn't like being too extremely scared. =]
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Post by Tar-Mika on Jan 15, 2009 0:42:32 GMT -5
I watched The Unborn as well, actually. And I'm afraid that I disagree. I thought it was a waste of two hours of my life. I do admit that I have never laughed so hard in my life, so that was a plus. And Cam Gigandet was in just his briefs, which was ALSO a big plus.
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Post by pansy on Jan 15, 2009 23:00:01 GMT -5
Ahhh. =) I agree, Cam Gigandet + briefs = win. xD I guess my experience with recent American horror movies haven't been too good. I thought The Unborn was at least better than One Missed Call. My drama teacher's husband was the assistant director for that. =/ And I asked him if they even watched the original before remaking it. HAH. No. =P And the director was French and spoke about .25 words of English. No wonder the movie sucked more than usual. -snort-
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Post by pansy on Jan 26, 2009 20:29:57 GMT -5
The Christmas Cottage - As a fan of Thomas Kinkade and Jared Padalecki... I have to say this movie pretty much made me wet my panties. >3< I adored Jared's performance in this and admittedly he was the reason I got mom to rent it this weekend. Anyway, it's definitely on my list of favorite films to watch with a blanket and hot cocoa!
Brokeback Mountain - I've been wanting to see this for a while. However, it was much different than I expected. Not in a bad way, necessarily. I was rather... stunned is the only word I can think of to describe my reaction. I knew I should be crying, but I couldn't bring myself to do it. And then the credits rolled and I broke down into a sobbing heap of Jessica-goo. I loved Heath Ledger's performance, although he was a little hard to understand a lot of the time. And Jake was breathtaking as well. The song performed by Willie Nelson in the credits really brought it all together for me. I really loved this movie, I'll have to watch it again.
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Post by Tar-Mika on Jan 26, 2009 21:02:26 GMT -5
I know what you mean about the credits. I felt the same way about Troy when the song Remember played during the credits.
Anyway. I watched The Titanic last night. I completely understand why this movie won a buttload of awards.
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