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Last night we got through the new Lone Ranger movie and as my friend said it was a good popcorn movie. Lots of (often) silly action, some decent jokes, a surprisingly good group of acting talent, and a pace that moved along and belied its 2.5+ hour length. Brain candy? Yes. Watch, enjoy, forget.
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Last night I got tired of NBC's crappy, advertisement-riddled, Americano-centric coverage of the Olympics and watched McQueen in The Hunter from 1980, his last film before his death later that year. The film is average overall, although the first half is quite good and parts of the second half are too; the second half is marred, however, by some drama regarding his character's pregnant girlfriend, and an totally unnecessary sub-plot of some nutbar trying to kill him. There's a great vehicle chase through a cornfield which is will photographed from the air -- I've never seen anything like that -- and McQueen, tired and dying though he was, performs okay. Eli Wallach delivers and a bunch of 1970s character actors make for fun face-spotting. Unfortunately the final final ending is lame and leaves a bad taste. Also, the soundtrack is terrible. Oh well. For USAF flying jacket fans, McQueen wears a MA-1 ground crew jacket in virtually ever scene of the film, which is reason alone to watch the film for some people.
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Marty on TCM. 
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That's a lovely movie theatre. Vic's Flicks almost closed down last year, but was purchased by new owners. Here's a short documentary made when the locals thought it was going to close down [video=youtube;K0zJgF9oal0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0zJgF9oal0[/video]
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"Up In The Air" with Clooney. Excellently made movie, slick, smart, well written. Unfortunately it really hit home on a personal level, but I guess that's a sign of a good movie.
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The Warriors (1979).
My wife has never seen this one.
Then again, she put Gas Pump Girls on our Netflix cue, and claims she never saw that one either.
Who is this woman? :eeek:
Also watched Field Of Dreams and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
Why?
She had the controller, and I didn't feel like getting up.
My wife has never seen this one.
Then again, she put Gas Pump Girls on our Netflix cue, and claims she never saw that one either.
Who is this woman? :eeek:
Also watched Field Of Dreams and Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid.
Why?
She had the controller, and I didn't feel like getting up.
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"In The Heat of The Night" rerun with Poitier and Steiger.
"They call me MISTER Tibba."
"I know the law in the state of Mississippi, THANK YOU."
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"They call me MISTER Tibba."
"I know the law in the state of Mississippi, THANK YOU."
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Once again, The Thin Man on TCM.
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A movie that does not get enough acclaim nowadays.
Just a through and through well done movie - not fun, but really powerful.
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"42"
While beautifully filmed and the story is inspiring, at the margin, the feel for me was a bit too Disney-a-fied (and I know it isn't a Disney movie). Yes, there were some real and powerful moments that showed the ugly abuse Jackie Robinson faced and the strain he felt and there were some nuanced moments where some people seemed to question their existing prejudices and show some personal growth: overall, there were a few too many good versus evil / right versus wrong moments that seemed to over-simplify the story.
That said, still beautiful to watch and even in this version, the power of what happened and Jackie Robinson's dignity came through.
While beautifully filmed and the story is inspiring, at the margin, the feel for me was a bit too Disney-a-fied (and I know it isn't a Disney movie). Yes, there were some real and powerful moments that showed the ugly abuse Jackie Robinson faced and the strain he felt and there were some nuanced moments where some people seemed to question their existing prejudices and show some personal growth: overall, there were a few too many good versus evil / right versus wrong moments that seemed to over-simplify the story.
That said, still beautiful to watch and even in this version, the power of what happened and Jackie Robinson's dignity came through.
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Gangster Squad on HBO while waiting for the best show on television, True Detective.
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