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Someone1776
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« Reply #580 on: February 02, 2012, 02:01:PM »
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Gosford Park.

Another movie to mention in our overrated movies thread. 
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« Reply #581 on: February 02, 2012, 02:54:PM »
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Gosford Park.

Another movie to mention in our overrated movies thread. 

I had seen it a long time ago but didn't remember much about it. I'm surprised it won best screenplay; there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about the writing.
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« Reply #582 on: February 02, 2012, 03:02:PM »
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Christina Hendricks' head exploding not to your taste?

Well, sure, heads exploding in general is right up my alley.  But the head explosions need to have context.  They need to be for something.  Or nothing.  That's fine too.  If it's just some cheesy action fluff, that's cool.  But Drive was not that.  It was trying to be gritty and serious.  But it made no point.  No one developed.  Just...some stuff happened.  And nothing made any sense.  I suppose it succeeded at being atmospheric, but it was an empty atmosphere.  I didn't hate it, but there wasn't enough there for me to like it.
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« Reply #583 on: February 02, 2012, 03:12:PM »
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Christina Hendricks' head exploding not to your taste?

Well, sure, heads exploding in general is right up my alley.  But the head explosions need to have context.  They need to be for something.  Or nothing.  That's fine too.  If it's just some cheesy action fluff, that's cool.  But Drive was not that.  It was trying to be gritty and serious.  But it made no point.  No one developed.  Just...some stuff happened.  And nothing made any sense.  I suppose it succeeded at being atmospheric, but it was an empty atmosphere.  I didn't hate it, but there wasn't enough there for me to like it.

Your post here is basically the definition of noir. I'm not a huge fan of noir, but if you accept that it won't make sense it can be enjoyable.
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Unicorns are real; they're just fat and gray and we call them rhinos.

"E stands for Egg.
 Moral:
 The Moral of this verse
 Is applicable to the Young. Be terse."
-Hilaire Belloc, A Moral Alphabet
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« Reply #584 on: February 02, 2012, 03:23:PM »
Eh, stuff that's serious but doesn't make sense doesn't work that well for me.  Also, I totally didn't even realize that was Christina Hendricks.  Although I don't think I knew who she was until after I saw this movie.
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« Reply #585 on: February 02, 2012, 09:59:PM »
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Gosford Park.

Another movie to mention in our overrated movies thread. 

I had seen it a long time ago but didn't remember much about it. I'm surprised it won best screenplay; there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about the writing.

It's easy for Americans to confuse English accents with good writing.
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« Reply #586 on: February 03, 2012, 08:34:PM »
The Bells of St. Mary's
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« Reply #587 on: February 04, 2012, 04:26:PM »
Contagion, which was almost as deliciously creepy as a documentary.
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Unicorns are real; they're just fat and gray and we call them rhinos.

"E stands for Egg.
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 Is applicable to the Young. Be terse."
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« Reply #588 on: February 04, 2012, 09:00:PM »
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Contagion, which was almost as deliciously creepy as a documentary.

Did you like it? I thought it was pretty good, as a wakeup call that something like that could happen, and also to show anarchists and others of a radical leftist philosophy that they really don't want to have no government, 'cause its pretty bad without one.
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« Reply #589 on: February 04, 2012, 09:35:PM »
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Contagion, which was almost as deliciously creepy as a documentary.

Did you like it? I thought it was pretty good, as a wakeup call that something like that could happen, and also to show anarchists and others of a radical leftist philosophy that they really don't want to have no government, 'cause its pretty bad without one.
BS pro BIGgovernment propaganda. There is NO government that can protect us from the Wrath of God.(Except the Holy Bride of Rome)
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