OT: What movies have you seen/rented recently???

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers––––excellent. The lady who played his
mother was especially good, but so was Geoffrey Rush himself. Emily Watson
was more memorable than Charlize Theron in this one, however. I realize that
C.Z. is an Oscar winner, but as Britt Ekland in this vehicle, she mainly
just took up space and looked pretty. Great film, fantastic soundtrack and
worth the rent.
Kinsey––––great job by Peter Skaarsgaard (sp?), Liam Neeson and absolutely
perfect casting in terms of Laura Linney. My only gripe with the film is
that the pacing is so precise and so perfect, that some moments within the
storyline that should have seemed more shocking or hair raising were totally
predictable instead. (Still a thoroughly engrossing drama, however...)
Had the film maybe been just 22 minutes longer, certain scenes would have
been more surprising and less predictable. Good story and superb acting by
all parties involved, however. I liked the clothes, accessories and
hairstyles they wore, too. The costume designer on this one was spot on for
the time period involved.
Movies I want to rent or see soon...
___________________________
Phantom of the Opera
Crash (Thandie Newton is a great actress and she is in it. Yup! Gotta' see
it!!! Matt Dillon is good eye candy, by the way, so he is an added benefit,
of course...)
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Probably will attend a matinee...has
not received fabulous reviews locally, but I've always been a fan of Adams'
writing and have therefore looked forward to this...)
Ladies in Lavender (Judi Dench & Maggie Smith...I'm all over it....Will see
it soon!!!!)
Batman Begins (Doesn't open until June 15, I think, but Hell Yeah, I'm on
it...)
Madagascar (ANYTHING with zebras in it I have to see and I'm not even a huge
fan of animated features for the simple fact that I usually, with the rare
exception of The Prince of Egypt, absolutely cannot stand the soundtracks.
Must see this for the zebra, though. I'm a complete ding–a–ling for zebras,
giraffes, elephants, lions and most other African safari animals.)
JN
___________
"You're a trophy wife?!?! What contest in Hell did I win?"
–––––Frank, Everybody Loves Raymond

You've Got Spangle wrote:
<nsip>
is this the movie about people who have some sort of sexual fetish for
car wrecks?
david

David Gartner wrote:
looked it up online. heh. you're talking about the one with Sandra
Bullock (why anyone would pay to see a movie with Sandra Bullock is
beyond me, i don't care if she *does* have a house in Austin). but
here's a link for the other Crash if you're interested:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115964/
david

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Wow, I don't know. I didn't hear about that element of the film. Strange...
:–/
JN

Thanks to David's post I rented Kissing Jessica Stein. I watched it
this afternoon and thought it was a good movie. The outcome was what I
expected (didn't read anyone's spoilers) because she was never really
into the relationship.
Audrey

We just rented "Cold Mountain". Neither of us liked it, and can't
really figure out what all the fuss was about. The acting was quite
good, but other than that.. tired story line, slow–moving, way too much
slaughter (both people and animals – come on, was that REALLY
necessary??), gratuitous porn, and a crappy ending.
––
Jen in ND

"Being Julia" which took a while to get going but was fun in the end,
although I can't imagine why they gave it an "R" rating for "sex" as
there isn't any. A little talk yes but nothing else except some rolling
around in bed with sheets up LOL.
"Bear Cub" – A delightful film from Spain about a gay "bear" (he's big
and has a beard) and how he ends up caring for his wayward sister's
young son. This has a little sex and nudity but is complex, funny and
moving. I simple love spanish actors, male and female, they have such
depth of character not to mention great faces and bodies! :)
"Aviator" – has some interesting moments but ultimately did not work for
me as a drama.
"Stage Beauty" – about the period in England when women were not allowed
to appear on stage, and all the female parts were played by young boys.
Billy Crudup plays the leading boy actor until the King decides to let
women back on the stage. Builds nicely to a rousing ending!
"My Wife, Maurice" – a wacky French farce with uproarious gender bending
and hilarious characters. For adults who enjoy a good laugh at the
absurdities of life. Superb performances from the cast.

"Being Julia" which took a while to get going but was fun in the end,
although I can't imagine why they gave it an "R" rating for "sex" as
there isn't any. A little talk yes but nothing else except some rolling
around in bed with sheets up LOL.
"Bear Cub" – A delightful film from Spain about a gay "bear" (he's big
and has a beard) and how he ends up caring for his wayward sister's
young son. This has a little sex and nudity but is complex, funny and
moving. I simple love spanish actors, male and female, they have such
depth of character not to mention great faces and bodies! :)
"Aviator" – has some interesting moments but ultimately did not work for
me as a drama.
"Stage Beauty" – about the period in England when women were not allowed
to appear on stage, and all the female parts were played by young boys.
Billy Crudup plays the leading boy actor until the King decides to let
women back on the stage. Builds nicely to a rousing ending!
"My Wife, Maurice" – a wacky French farce with uproarious gender bending
and hilarious characters. For adults who enjoy a good laugh at the
absurdities of life. Superb performances from the cast.

"Being Julia" which took a while to get going but was fun in the end,
although I can't imagine why they gave it an "R" rating for "sex" as
there isn't any. A little talk yes but nothing else except some rolling
around in bed with sheets up LOL.
"Bear Cub" – A delightful film from Spain about a gay "bear" (he's big
and has a beard) and how he ends up caring for his wayward sister's
young son. This has a little sex and nudity but is complex, funny and
moving. I simple love spanish actors, male and female, they have such
depth of character not to mention great faces and bodies! :)
"Aviator" – has some interesting moments but ultimately did not work for
me as a drama.
"Stage Beauty" – about the period in England when women were not allowed
to appear on stage, and all the female parts were played by young boys.
Billy Crudup plays the leading boy actor until the King decides to let
women back on the stage. Builds nicely to a rousing ending!
"My Wife, Maurice" – a wacky French farce with uproarious gender bending
and hilarious characters. For adults who enjoy a good laugh at the
absurdities of life. Superb performances from the cast.

"Being Julia" which took a while to get going but was fun in the end,
although I can't imagine why they gave it an "R" rating for "sex" as
there isn't any. A little talk yes but nothing else except some rolling
around in bed with sheets up LOL.
"Bear Cub" – A delightful film from Spain about a gay "bear" (he's big
and has a beard) and how he ends up caring for his wayward sister's
young son. This has a little sex and nudity but is complex, funny and
moving. I simple love spanish actors, male and female, they have such
depth of character not to mention great faces and bodies! :)
"Aviator" – has some interesting moments but ultimately did not work for
me as a drama.
"Stage Beauty" – about the period in England when women were not allowed
to appear on stage, and all the female parts were played by young boys.
Billy Crudup plays the leading boy actor until the King decides to let
women back on the stage. Builds nicely to a rousing ending!
"My Wife, Maurice" – a wacky French farce with uproarious gender bending
and hilarious characters. For adults who enjoy a good laugh at the
absurdities of life. Superb performances from the cast.

"recently we have seen the following:
Alfie with Jude Law. Not my fave but my SO loved it. whodathunk it? He
really thought Law was great.
Stage Beauty wiht Clare Danes and whoever that guy is .. good movie.. not
great but good. I don't know what made this movie such a firestorm other
than the guy left his gf who was due any moment for Clare Danes is beyond
me.
Being Julia with Jeremy Irons and Annette Benning. GREAT movie. very much a
period piece. My SO was a touch bored but it was still pretty darn good.
Flight of the Phoenix. It was really good ––surprisingly.. it was trashed by
the critics but Quaid acquited himself nicely..
Hotel Rwanda. GREAT movie. I love Don Cheadle.. always have
Phantom of the Opera.. Boooooooorrrrrrrring the second time around
Lemony Snicket.. ditto
Vanity Fair. I thought it was great.. SO didn't like it so much. I thought
Reese was really good.
Closer was terrible. Didn't like it at all. Ditto the SO
Suspect Zero.. saw it in the theater.. it freaked us out so much we couldn't
watch it again
Spanglish.. LOVED it! great movie. so true..
Elektra.. not worth seeing a second time
Vera Drake.. quite good...
Incredibles .. loved it.
Shall We Dance.. a nice movie.
Star Wars episode 3
well loved the special effects. can't say I thought the actors were more
than window dressing.
We all know what I thought of Hitchhikers Guide.
Still to see in theaters:
interpreter
Will wait for Netflix
Mindhunter
XXX
Kingdom of Heaven
Crash
Monster in Law
Stevie

"Bend It Like Beckham" – very sweet. I loved the mother who is ever so
slightly over–accessorized. She can't relate to her daughter's devotion
to sports, but is determined to support her daughter, and goes to a
match dressed for Ascot, but with purple nail polish. Nice touch.

"Bend It Like Beckham" – very sweet. I loved the mother who is ever so
slightly over–accessorized. She can't relate to her daughter's devotion
to sports, but is determined to support her daughter, and goes to a
match dressed for Ascot, but with purple nail polish. Nice touch.

"Bend It Like Beckham" – very sweet. I loved the mother who is ever so
slightly over–accessorized. She can't relate to her daughter's devotion
to sports, but is determined to support her daughter, and goes to a
match dressed for Ascot, but with purple nail polish. Nice touch.

"Bend It Like Beckham" – very sweet. I loved the mother who is ever so
slightly over–accessorized. She can't relate to her daughter's devotion
to sports, but is determined to support her daughter, and goes to a
match dressed for Ascot, but with purple nail polish. Nice touch.

Be Cool...it's not as sharp as Get Shorty but it is still a lot of fun
Audrey

Be Cool...it's not as sharp as Get Shorty but it is still a lot of fun
Audrey

Be Cool...it's not as sharp as Get Shorty but it is still a lot of fun
Audrey

Be Cool...it's not as sharp as Get Shorty but it is still a lot of fun
Audrey

american splendor last nite. i loved it!
––kel


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american splendor last nite. i loved it!
––kel


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american splendor last nite. i loved it!
––kel


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american splendor last nite. i loved it!
––kel


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I saw The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It is aimed for someone
younger than me and it is filled with cliches but it was a good,
entertaining B movie.
Audrey

I saw The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It is aimed for someone
younger than me and it is filled with cliches but it was a good,
entertaining B movie.
Audrey

We've been re–watching the Le Femme Nikita television series that began in
1997, I think. Still pretty cool to me. Strange though that Roy Dupuis
(Michael) is the same age as my DH. I can remember watching the show
originally and thinking how hot he was. I guess I just always remember him
at 25 or so.
Received The Aviator in the mail yesterday but haven't had the chance to
watch it yet.
The first disc of Angels in America came today and I'll probably start
watching that next week when DH is out of town.
Paranoia Agent by Director Satoshi Kon. 4–disc series. This has taken up
quite a bit of our time lately. I'm not an anime fan (probably could be but
I don't really have the time to follow it) but I heard this series profiled
on NPR and decided to give it a try. Very interesting. It didn't overwhelm
us but we found ourselves waiting for each successive disc to arrive. That
says something for it. The story was interesting and involved a string of
random attacks by a bat wielder on roller skates. The first disc was best.
The rest were worth watching just to figure out what the heck was going on.
This isn't for children as there is violence and suggestive content.
A couple of weeks ago I watched Bell, Book & Candle with Kim Novak and Jimmy
Stewart probably every time it played on TCM. LOVE old movies. I didn't
realize they made this movie together the same year they starred in Vertigo.
It is interesting to see the interpretation of witchcraft during that time
(1958). It also starred Jack Lemmon as a goofy warlock! He did well in the
part. Kim Novak is strikingly beautiful in a slow and dreamy sort of way.
Alien vs. Predator was o.k. We expected no story and only action and that's
just what we got. We liked it for ourselves but would only recommend it to
die–hard Alien or Predator fans. There were a couple of good laughs in it.
Strange, though, how they worked the whole Egyptian/Peruvian? pyramid thing
into it.
The Road Home by Director Zhang Yimou with Chinese Actress Zhang Ziyi. I
love Chinese movies and thought this o.k. DH didn't watch this with me. I
previewed it and deemed that he wouldn't miss much by not watching it. It's
a love story that encompasses 40 years but didn't have a very satisfactory
ending to me. Zhang Ziyi is a beautiful girl. I told DH it was worth my
watching to see her smiling face. The most touching part of this movie is
when the hero presents the heroine with a red barrette for her hair. You
can tell she will cherish it forever. At one point she chases him on foot
for a very long distance as he is taken from her town only to find later
that she lost the barrette while running. Heartbreaking as she searches for
it retracing every step of the journey looking down. She reaches home
downcast, without it – only to find it in the dirt of her yard! Made my
heart jump for her! Well.....maybe this movie was pretty good after all.
Soon up will be Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin. I've
always hated watching Bobby in any of his movies as he always made me think
he was one smug bugger. He acted like he was much cooler and suave than he
really was. I'm interested to find out if this was movie bluster or if he
played that part so well because he was truly that way!
Jamie

We've been re–watching the Le Femme Nikita television series that began in
1997, I think. Still pretty cool to me. Strange though that Roy Dupuis
(Michael) is the same age as my DH. I can remember watching the show
originally and thinking how hot he was. I guess I just always remember him
at 25 or so.
Received The Aviator in the mail yesterday but haven't had the chance to
watch it yet.
The first disc of Angels in America came today and I'll probably start
watching that next week when DH is out of town.
Paranoia Agent by Director Satoshi Kon. 4–disc series. This has taken up
quite a bit of our time lately. I'm not an anime fan (probably could be but
I don't really have the time to follow it) but I heard this series profiled
on NPR and decided to give it a try. Very interesting. It didn't overwhelm
us but we found ourselves waiting for each successive disc to arrive. That
says something for it. The story was interesting and involved a string of
random attacks by a bat wielder on roller skates. The first disc was best.
The rest were worth watching just to figure out what the heck was going on.
This isn't for children as there is violence and suggestive content.
A couple of weeks ago I watched Bell, Book & Candle with Kim Novak and Jimmy
Stewart probably every time it played on TCM. LOVE old movies. I didn't
realize they made this movie together the same year they starred in Vertigo.
It is interesting to see the interpretation of witchcraft during that time
(1958). It also starred Jack Lemmon as a goofy warlock! He did well in the
part. Kim Novak is strikingly beautiful in a slow and dreamy sort of way.
Alien vs. Predator was o.k. We expected no story and only action and that's
just what we got. We liked it for ourselves but would only recommend it to
die–hard Alien or Predator fans. There were a couple of good laughs in it.
Strange, though, how they worked the whole Egyptian/Peruvian? pyramid thing
into it.
The Road Home by Director Zhang Yimou with Chinese Actress Zhang Ziyi. I
love Chinese movies and thought this o.k. DH didn't watch this with me. I
previewed it and deemed that he wouldn't miss much by not watching it. It's
a love story that encompasses 40 years but didn't have a very satisfactory
ending to me. Zhang Ziyi is a beautiful girl. I told DH it was worth my
watching to see her smiling face. The most touching part of this movie is
when the hero presents the heroine with a red barrette for her hair. You
can tell she will cherish it forever. At one point she chases him on foot
for a very long distance as he is taken from her town only to find later
that she lost the barrette while running. Heartbreaking as she searches for
it retracing every step of the journey looking down. She reaches home
downcast, without it – only to find it in the dirt of her yard! Made my
heart jump for her! Well.....maybe this movie was pretty good after all.
Soon up will be Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin. I've
always hated watching Bobby in any of his movies as he always made me think
he was one smug bugger. He acted like he was much cooler and suave than he
really was. I'm interested to find out if this was movie bluster or if he
played that part so well because he was truly that way!
Jamie

I saw The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It is aimed for someone
younger than me and it is filled with cliches but it was a good,
entertaining B movie.
Audrey

I saw The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. It is aimed for someone
younger than me and it is filled with cliches but it was a good,
entertaining B movie.
Audrey

ahmward wrote:
i believe The Week only gave it two stars. i didn't read their review.
is it something like SATC, but with 20–something actors?
david

We've been re–watching the Le Femme Nikita television series that began in
1997, I think. Still pretty cool to me. Strange though that Roy Dupuis
(Michael) is the same age as my DH. I can remember watching the show
originally and thinking how hot he was. I guess I just always remember him
at 25 or so.
Received The Aviator in the mail yesterday but haven't had the chance to
watch it yet.
The first disc of Angels in America came today and I'll probably start
watching that next week when DH is out of town.
Paranoia Agent by Director Satoshi Kon. 4–disc series. This has taken up
quite a bit of our time lately. I'm not an anime fan (probably could be but
I don't really have the time to follow it) but I heard this series profiled
on NPR and decided to give it a try. Very interesting. It didn't overwhelm
us but we found ourselves waiting for each successive disc to arrive. That
says something for it. The story was interesting and involved a string of
random attacks by a bat wielder on roller skates. The first disc was best.
The rest were worth watching just to figure out what the heck was going on.
This isn't for children as there is violence and suggestive content.
A couple of weeks ago I watched Bell, Book & Candle with Kim Novak and Jimmy
Stewart probably every time it played on TCM. LOVE old movies. I didn't
realize they made this movie together the same year they starred in Vertigo.
It is interesting to see the interpretation of witchcraft during that time
(1958). It also starred Jack Lemmon as a goofy warlock! He did well in the
part. Kim Novak is strikingly beautiful in a slow and dreamy sort of way.
Alien vs. Predator was o.k. We expected no story and only action and that's
just what we got. We liked it for ourselves but would only recommend it to
die–hard Alien or Predator fans. There were a couple of good laughs in it.
Strange, though, how they worked the whole Egyptian/Peruvian? pyramid thing
into it.
The Road Home by Director Zhang Yimou with Chinese Actress Zhang Ziyi. I
love Chinese movies and thought this o.k. DH didn't watch this with me. I
previewed it and deemed that he wouldn't miss much by not watching it. It's
a love story that encompasses 40 years but didn't have a very satisfactory
ending to me. Zhang Ziyi is a beautiful girl. I told DH it was worth my
watching to see her smiling face. The most touching part of this movie is
when the hero presents the heroine with a red barrette for her hair. You
can tell she will cherish it forever. At one point she chases him on foot
for a very long distance as he is taken from her town only to find later
that she lost the barrette while running. Heartbreaking as she searches for
it retracing every step of the journey looking down. She reaches home
downcast, without it – only to find it in the dirt of her yard! Made my
heart jump for her! Well.....maybe this movie was pretty good after all.
Soon up will be Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin. I've
always hated watching Bobby in any of his movies as he always made me think
he was one smug bugger. He acted like he was much cooler and suave than he
really was. I'm interested to find out if this was movie bluster or if he
played that part so well because he was truly that way!
Jamie

We've been re–watching the Le Femme Nikita television series that began in
1997, I think. Still pretty cool to me. Strange though that Roy Dupuis
(Michael) is the same age as my DH. I can remember watching the show
originally and thinking how hot he was. I guess I just always remember him
at 25 or so.
Received The Aviator in the mail yesterday but haven't had the chance to
watch it yet.
The first disc of Angels in America came today and I'll probably start
watching that next week when DH is out of town.
Paranoia Agent by Director Satoshi Kon. 4–disc series. This has taken up
quite a bit of our time lately. I'm not an anime fan (probably could be but
I don't really have the time to follow it) but I heard this series profiled
on NPR and decided to give it a try. Very interesting. It didn't overwhelm
us but we found ourselves waiting for each successive disc to arrive. That
says something for it. The story was interesting and involved a string of
random attacks by a bat wielder on roller skates. The first disc was best.
The rest were worth watching just to figure out what the heck was going on.
This isn't for children as there is violence and suggestive content.
A couple of weeks ago I watched Bell, Book & Candle with Kim Novak and Jimmy
Stewart probably every time it played on TCM. LOVE old movies. I didn't
realize they made this movie together the same year they starred in Vertigo.
It is interesting to see the interpretation of witchcraft during that time
(1958). It also starred Jack Lemmon as a goofy warlock! He did well in the
part. Kim Novak is strikingly beautiful in a slow and dreamy sort of way.
Alien vs. Predator was o.k. We expected no story and only action and that's
just what we got. We liked it for ourselves but would only recommend it to
die–hard Alien or Predator fans. There were a couple of good laughs in it.
Strange, though, how they worked the whole Egyptian/Peruvian? pyramid thing
into it.
The Road Home by Director Zhang Yimou with Chinese Actress Zhang Ziyi. I
love Chinese movies and thought this o.k. DH didn't watch this with me. I
previewed it and deemed that he wouldn't miss much by not watching it. It's
a love story that encompasses 40 years but didn't have a very satisfactory
ending to me. Zhang Ziyi is a beautiful girl. I told DH it was worth my
watching to see her smiling face. The most touching part of this movie is
when the hero presents the heroine with a red barrette for her hair. You
can tell she will cherish it forever. At one point she chases him on foot
for a very long distance as he is taken from her town only to find later
that she lost the barrette while running. Heartbreaking as she searches for
it retracing every step of the journey looking down. She reaches home
downcast, without it – only to find it in the dirt of her yard! Made my
heart jump for her! Well.....maybe this movie was pretty good after all.
Soon up will be Beyond the Sea with Kevin Spacey as Bobby Darin. I've
always hated watching Bobby in any of his movies as he always made me think
he was one smug bugger. He acted like he was much cooler and suave than he
really was. I'm interested to find out if this was movie bluster or if he
played that part so well because he was truly that way!
Jamie

ahmward wrote:
i believe The Week only gave it two stars. i didn't read their review.
is it something like SATC, but with 20–something actors?
david

ahmward wrote:
i believe The Week only gave it two stars. i didn't read their review.
is it something like SATC, but with 20–something actors?
david

ahmward wrote:
i believe The Week only gave it two stars. i didn't read their review.
is it something like SATC, but with 20–something actors?
david

saw Mr and Mrs Smith yesterday. Cute.. AJ is great.. BP is less so..
he's got to expand his range of emoting.. but the basic premise is
intact but they left HUGE holes in the plot (getting stabbed in the leg
and having a limp for about 3 mins and then walking normally.. cmon!)
It's a great Sat afternoon or date movie.... nothing more. the clothes
were great..
probably would have been better NOT sitting behind 3 serious senior
citizens (all women) who couldn't hear as well and kept talking
throughout the movie. one turned a flashlight on her watch at one point
\HONEST!!!
also same woman stood up at about the last 10 mins of the movie saying
she was leaving, the movie was horrible and she couldn't stand it.. and
then repeated it again to her other friend at the end of the row. (duh)
it wasn't good ambiance for seeing the movie when one of them said "gee
I think they are spies!!"
Stevie

saw Mr and Mrs Smith yesterday. Cute.. AJ is great.. BP is less so..
he's got to expand his range of emoting.. but the basic premise is
intact but they left HUGE holes in the plot (getting stabbed in the leg
and having a limp for about 3 mins and then walking normally.. cmon!)
It's a great Sat afternoon or date movie.... nothing more. the clothes
were great..
probably would have been better NOT sitting behind 3 serious senior
citizens (all women) who couldn't hear as well and kept talking
throughout the movie. one turned a flashlight on her watch at one point
\HONEST!!!
also same woman stood up at about the last 10 mins of the movie saying
she was leaving, the movie was horrible and she couldn't stand it.. and
then repeated it again to her other friend at the end of the row. (duh)
it wasn't good ambiance for seeing the movie when one of them said "gee
I think they are spies!!"
Stevie

saw Mr and Mrs Smith yesterday. Cute.. AJ is great.. BP is less so..
he's got to expand his range of emoting.. but the basic premise is
intact but they left HUGE holes in the plot (getting stabbed in the leg
and having a limp for about 3 mins and then walking normally.. cmon!)
It's a great Sat afternoon or date movie.... nothing more. the clothes
were great..
probably would have been better NOT sitting behind 3 serious senior
citizens (all women) who couldn't hear as well and kept talking
throughout the movie. one turned a flashlight on her watch at one point
\HONEST!!!
also same woman stood up at about the last 10 mins of the movie saying
she was leaving, the movie was horrible and she couldn't stand it.. and
then repeated it again to her other friend at the end of the row. (duh)
it wasn't good ambiance for seeing the movie when one of them said "gee
I think they are spies!!"
Stevie

saw Mr and Mrs Smith yesterday. Cute.. AJ is great.. BP is less so..
he's got to expand his range of emoting.. but the basic premise is
intact but they left HUGE holes in the plot (getting stabbed in the leg
and having a limp for about 3 mins and then walking normally.. cmon!)
It's a great Sat afternoon or date movie.... nothing more. the clothes
were great..
probably would have been better NOT sitting behind 3 serious senior
citizens (all women) who couldn't hear as well and kept talking
throughout the movie. one turned a flashlight on her watch at one point
\HONEST!!!
also same woman stood up at about the last 10 mins of the movie saying
she was leaving, the movie was horrible and she couldn't stand it.. and
then repeated it again to her other friend at the end of the row. (duh)
it wasn't good ambiance for seeing the movie when one of them said "gee
I think they are spies!!"
Stevie

Just saw "Hero" on cable for the third time. It is the most gorgeous
movie I've seen in a long, long while.
The plot from imdb.com: "A series of Rashomon–like flashback accounts
shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to
murder the most powerful warlord in pre–unified China."
You don't have to be a martial arts fan (or a Jet Li fan like me :–) to
enjoy the movie. The storytelling alone makes it a masterpiece.
Sylph

Just saw "Hero" on cable for the third time. It is the most gorgeous
movie I've seen in a long, long while.
The plot from imdb.com: "A series of Rashomon–like flashback accounts
shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to
murder the most powerful warlord in pre–unified China."
You don't have to be a martial arts fan (or a Jet Li fan like me :–) to
enjoy the movie. The storytelling alone makes it a masterpiece.
Sylph

Just saw "Hero" on cable for the third time. It is the most gorgeous
movie I've seen in a long, long while.
The plot from imdb.com: "A series of Rashomon–like flashback accounts
shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to
murder the most powerful warlord in pre–unified China."
You don't have to be a martial arts fan (or a Jet Li fan like me :–) to
enjoy the movie. The storytelling alone makes it a masterpiece.
Sylph

Just saw "Hero" on cable for the third time. It is the most gorgeous
movie I've seen in a long, long while.
The plot from imdb.com: "A series of Rashomon–like flashback accounts
shape the story of how one man defeated three assassins who sought to
murder the most powerful warlord in pre–unified China."
You don't have to be a martial arts fan (or a Jet Li fan like me :–) to
enjoy the movie. The storytelling alone makes it a masterpiece.
Sylph

Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
due date, shmoo dates. ah lurve Netflix. :)
david

Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
due date, shmoo dates. ah lurve Netflix. :)
david

Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
due date, shmoo dates. ah lurve Netflix. :)
david

Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
due date, shmoo dates. ah lurve Netflix. :)
david

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930689.855351.308...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
I live so close to about three good sized video stores that it's no hassle
for me to return them. I don't even have to go inside to do so. There's a
little mail box slot. Honestly, though, if I didn't live so darned close to
these places and if they didn't have three cashiers so as to avoid long
lines, I'd want to have Netflix at my disposal for sure. Besides, five whole
darned days to watch a film is a fine amount of time.
(One of the places where I rent has a three new release DVDS for three days
for $7.99 deal, which is cutting it kind of close with the time frame, but
damn, that's so cheap that if the movie or movies sucks, I really don't feel
bad.)
I live closer to my video places than I do to the local post office, which
is where I'd return the Netflix. I wouldn't put those babies in my mailbox
for the mail carrier to pick up in my neighborhood. Hell no. I've received
my neighbors mail so darned many times that I don't trust the relief mail
guys.
My regular mail carrier is ancient and has worked for the postal service
about thirty years, therefore he's almost constantly on vacation and the
other two whackjobs (who look to be straight out of high school) can't ever
seem to get it right. I get nervous when they're on shift and wonder if
somebody else is going to end up with my MasterCard Bill, quite frankly.
It's happened a zillion times, unfortunately.
Ticks me off immensely, too, and I've confronted the little turds about it,
telling them *THEY* can pay the friggin' $35 (it just got raised––across the
boards, not just for me individually) credit card fine if my bill comes to
the wrong house again. Most of my neighbors are good about returning the
stuff when it's mistakenly delivered, but a few of them are lazy and a few
more travel quite often.
:o)
JN

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930689.855351.308...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
I live so close to about three good sized video stores that it's no hassle
for me to return them. I don't even have to go inside to do so. There's a
little mail box slot. Honestly, though, if I didn't live so darned close to
these places and if they didn't have three cashiers so as to avoid long
lines, I'd want to have Netflix at my disposal for sure. Besides, five whole
darned days to watch a film is a fine amount of time.
(One of the places where I rent has a three new release DVDS for three days
for $7.99 deal, which is cutting it kind of close with the time frame, but
damn, that's so cheap that if the movie or movies sucks, I really don't feel
bad.)
I live closer to my video places than I do to the local post office, which
is where I'd return the Netflix. I wouldn't put those babies in my mailbox
for the mail carrier to pick up in my neighborhood. Hell no. I've received
my neighbors mail so darned many times that I don't trust the relief mail
guys.
My regular mail carrier is ancient and has worked for the postal service
about thirty years, therefore he's almost constantly on vacation and the
other two whackjobs (who look to be straight out of high school) can't ever
seem to get it right. I get nervous when they're on shift and wonder if
somebody else is going to end up with my MasterCard Bill, quite frankly.
It's happened a zillion times, unfortunately.
Ticks me off immensely, too, and I've confronted the little turds about it,
telling them *THEY* can pay the friggin' $35 (it just got raised––across the
boards, not just for me individually) credit card fine if my bill comes to
the wrong house again. Most of my neighbors are good about returning the
stuff when it's mistakenly delivered, but a few of them are lazy and a few
more travel quite often.
:o)
JN

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930628.329321.301...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
No, it is much tamer than SATC more like something for a teenager. Four
best friends find they can all fit into the same jeans. They go their
separate ways for the summer but the jeans are mailed from one to the
next. One tries to reconcile with her father to learn he is getting
married to a woman who has children. Another goes to visit relatives in
Greece and finds the love of her life but the problem is that her
grandfather does not get along with his family. Another goes to a high
powered soccer camp after her mother dies and falls in love with the
coach's sun and the fourth stays in town to work at a Wal–Mart,
befriends a girl dying of cancer and makes a mini–documentary. I knit
so it is a good movie if you can do something else at the same time.

Vampkel wrote:
I loved the The Cooler. Just watched Ghost World, which was good, but
so authentic in places that it made me squirm.

"Mr. & Mrs. Smith" ––pretty decent but suspend your disbelief––a lot.
"The Machinist" –– Very good movie but Christian Bale is almost painful to
look at. He's highly underrated but egads, that weight loss.
"Be Cool" ––Worst POS ever.

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930689.855351.308...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
I live so close to about three good sized video stores that it's no hassle
for me to return them. I don't even have to go inside to do so. There's a
little mail box slot. Honestly, though, if I didn't live so darned close to
these places and if they didn't have three cashiers so as to avoid long
lines, I'd want to have Netflix at my disposal for sure. Besides, five whole
darned days to watch a film is a fine amount of time.
(One of the places where I rent has a three new release DVDS for three days
for $7.99 deal, which is cutting it kind of close with the time frame, but
damn, that's so cheap that if the movie or movies sucks, I really don't feel
bad.)
I live closer to my video places than I do to the local post office, which
is where I'd return the Netflix. I wouldn't put those babies in my mailbox
for the mail carrier to pick up in my neighborhood. Hell no. I've received
my neighbors mail so darned many times that I don't trust the relief mail
guys.
My regular mail carrier is ancient and has worked for the postal service
about thirty years, therefore he's almost constantly on vacation and the
other two whackjobs (who look to be straight out of high school) can't ever
seem to get it right. I get nervous when they're on shift and wonder if
somebody else is going to end up with my MasterCard Bill, quite frankly.
It's happened a zillion times, unfortunately.
Ticks me off immensely, too, and I've confronted the little turds about it,
telling them *THEY* can pay the friggin' $35 (it just got raised––across the
boards, not just for me individually) credit card fine if my bill comes to
the wrong house again. Most of my neighbors are good about returning the
stuff when it's mistakenly delivered, but a few of them are lazy and a few
more travel quite often.
:o)
JN

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930689.855351.308...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
I live so close to about three good sized video stores that it's no hassle
for me to return them. I don't even have to go inside to do so. There's a
little mail box slot. Honestly, though, if I didn't live so darned close to
these places and if they didn't have three cashiers so as to avoid long
lines, I'd want to have Netflix at my disposal for sure. Besides, five whole
darned days to watch a film is a fine amount of time.
(One of the places where I rent has a three new release DVDS for three days
for $7.99 deal, which is cutting it kind of close with the time frame, but
damn, that's so cheap that if the movie or movies sucks, I really don't feel
bad.)
I live closer to my video places than I do to the local post office, which
is where I'd return the Netflix. I wouldn't put those babies in my mailbox
for the mail carrier to pick up in my neighborhood. Hell no. I've received
my neighbors mail so darned many times that I don't trust the relief mail
guys.
My regular mail carrier is ancient and has worked for the postal service
about thirty years, therefore he's almost constantly on vacation and the
other two whackjobs (who look to be straight out of high school) can't ever
seem to get it right. I get nervous when they're on shift and wonder if
somebody else is going to end up with my MasterCard Bill, quite frankly.
It's happened a zillion times, unfortunately.
Ticks me off immensely, too, and I've confronted the little turds about it,
telling them *THEY* can pay the friggin' $35 (it just got raised––across the
boards, not just for me individually) credit card fine if my bill comes to
the wrong house again. Most of my neighbors are good about returning the
stuff when it's mistakenly delivered, but a few of them are lazy and a few
more travel quite often.
:o)
JN

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930628.329321.301...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
No, it is much tamer than SATC more like something for a teenager. Four
best friends find they can all fit into the same jeans. They go their
separate ways for the summer but the jeans are mailed from one to the
next. One tries to reconcile with her father to learn he is getting
married to a woman who has children. Another goes to visit relatives in
Greece and finds the love of her life but the problem is that her
grandfather does not get along with his family. Another goes to a high
powered soccer camp after her mother dies and falls in love with the
coach's sun and the fourth stays in town to work at a Wal–Mart,
befriends a girl dying of cancer and makes a mini–documentary. I knit
so it is a good movie if you can do something else at the same time.

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930628.329321.301...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
No, it is much tamer than SATC more like something for a teenager. Four
best friends find they can all fit into the same jeans. They go their
separate ways for the summer but the jeans are mailed from one to the
next. One tries to reconcile with her father to learn he is getting
married to a woman who has children. Another goes to visit relatives in
Greece and finds the love of her life but the problem is that her
grandfather does not get along with his family. Another goes to a high
powered soccer camp after her mother dies and falls in love with the
coach's sun and the fourth stays in town to work at a Wal–Mart,
befriends a girl dying of cancer and makes a mini–documentary. I knit
so it is a good movie if you can do something else at the same time.

*National Treasure – really enjoyed it! I even wish it lasted longer.
*Hitch – very cute and entertaining!
*The Machinist – creepy and well done movie, but hard to watch at the same
time due to the main character's sickly appearance.
Laurie

"David Gartner" <derbarb...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1118930628.329321.301...@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
No, it is much tamer than SATC more like something for a teenager. Four
best friends find they can all fit into the same jeans. They go their
separate ways for the summer but the jeans are mailed from one to the
next. One tries to reconcile with her father to learn he is getting
married to a woman who has children. Another goes to visit relatives in
Greece and finds the love of her life but the problem is that her
grandfather does not get along with his family. Another goes to a high
powered soccer camp after her mother dies and falls in love with the
coach's sun and the fourth stays in town to work at a Wal–Mart,
befriends a girl dying of cancer and makes a mini–documentary. I knit
so it is a good movie if you can do something else at the same time.

Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
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Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
<snip>
/tangent

last nite, watched The Cooler. I liked it.
––kel


"ahmward" <nospam.ahmw...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
<snip>
/tangent

Three Times a Spanglie wrote:
<snip>
/tangent

Thats unfortunate you have such bad carrier service....I love Netlfix
and nothing better then popping them in mailbox. I am a substitute
mail carrier, I work when the regular is off. Netflix is first class
mail which means they come into the PO on the morning truck and
delivered to addressee by the afternoon no exceptions. When they are in
the mailboxes to be picked up they are through the PO and down to
sorting station the same day. You can tell if the carriers are doing
their jobs because Netflix emails when they send out and when they
receive your movies, they get mine back in 1 day. There is no excuse
for continued misdelivery the USPS won't stand for it and if they know
about those at fault they won't be delivering the mail for long. Too
bad your missing out on Netlfix because of the USPS. Its the best
$20/month I spend. They have every movie imaginable and sitting home
picking them out is great. I've seen movies I would have never even
come across in the video stores. Foreign, independant, Sundance, docu's
ect.
On topic though, just saw the Aviator, had it over 2 weeks never got a
chance to watch it until last night. I didn't care for it, and seemed
like it would never end.
David Gartner wrote: