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| ivorythumper | Jan 10 2009, 02:51 PM Post #1 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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See it. |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 10 2009, 02:53 PM Post #2 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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I intend to. Some friends ar ecoming for dinner tonight, and they saw it this afternoon. We'll get the 411. |
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Once in his life, every man is entitled to fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead - Lucille Ball | |
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| jon-nyc | Jan 10 2009, 03:47 PM Post #3 |
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Cheers
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Saw it just today with my old man, who is 6 months older than Clint, and a Korean era vet. I thought it was great. I second the recommendation. |
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| Aqua Letifer | Jan 10 2009, 04:08 PM Post #4 |
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ZOOOOOM!
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You know it. |
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| musicasacra | Jan 10 2009, 04:15 PM Post #5 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Loved it. |
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| DivaDeb | Jan 10 2009, 06:00 PM Post #6 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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seriously? the previews looked absolutely ridiculous. David said he wanted to see it and I told him I didn't want to. I really am surprised...I saw the previews twice, at Benjamin Button and at Valkyrie, and both times it looked like a total train wreck to me |
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| kenny | Jan 10 2009, 06:03 PM Post #7 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Is it a movie? Was I supposed to know that? |
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| ivorythumper | Jan 10 2009, 07:40 PM Post #8 |
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I'd be interested if you found it a train wreck. It seems to be a very tightly written movie, with very powerful themes, acting and character arcs. There are a few supporting actors and scenes that seems very wooden (the banter in the barbershop and in the construction trailer) but those are the only obvious flaws to me. If this is Eastwood's last movie, it is a fitting swan song to an amazing career. |
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| DivaDeb | Jan 10 2009, 07:49 PM Post #9 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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well...I tell you what...I've reconsidered. Too many opinions I respect here! I'll repent and ask David to take me instead of Amy :-) |
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| NAK | Jan 10 2009, 11:14 PM Post #10 |
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Senior Carp
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I thought the preview was tight. This is definitely on my "to see" list. Dirty Harry is back! |
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| Mikhailoh | Jan 11 2009, 07:29 AM Post #11 |
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If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead
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His movies are always compelling viewing. Mystic River was an incredible piece of filmmaking. |
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| The 89th Key | Jan 11 2009, 09:00 AM Post #12 |
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I've heard nothing but good things about this...I definitely want to see it since I was a big fan of Million Dollar Baby and other recent Eastwood flicks. He is on such an incredible streak of quality films. I saw "Seven Pounds" last night...pretty good actually, a but dull and a bit of a downer, but still a good movie, at least I think so. Finally...Benjamin Button and Dark Knight are the two "must see" films this year, IMO. |
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| Luke's Dad | Jan 11 2009, 09:14 AM Post #13 |
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I've got it inked into my planner. Who knows, Maybe 89th and I will agree for once! |
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| ivorythumper | Jan 11 2009, 09:28 AM Post #14 |
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I am so adjective that I verb nouns!
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I would say Slumdog and Dark Knight over BB.
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| Optimistic | Jan 11 2009, 09:36 AM Post #15 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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Yeah, BB was well-done, but I think a little too cliche, a little too much of a rehash of previous "interesting characters you meet along your life journey" movies, to be the best of the year. After reading the short story, I was thinking it would be interesting to see a movie that followed the original story more (more comedy, less drama/romance). I could see the Coen brothers having a lot of fun with this. |
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PHOTOS I must have a prodigious quantity of mind; it takes me as much as a week, sometimes, to make it up. - Mark Twain We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. -T. S. Eliot | |
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