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danie said:
Just watched St. Vincent with Bill Murray and Melissa McCarthy.
I enjoyed it. Murray is always great, and it was good to see McCarthy in a more serious role.
The actor (Jaeden Lieberher) who played the young boy was very good also.
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I liked it very much, too. Murray was completely believable in this dramatic role, I think something quite difficult to do when one has the comedy baggage (in our minds) which he had to bring along. I couldn't agree more about McCarthy, who was exceptional. It's a great movie, imho. I kind of wish Murray hadn't tried to publicly sing along with Tangled Up in Blue, but that might be because I've tried that myself with similar or worse results, and so that hit too close to home.
 
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The Martian.

It's an enjoyable movie, and especially for space geeks. I enjoyed every stinkin' minute of it. The David Bowie music clip was a tug. There were marked shades of Apollo 13 in it. The effects, quite natural to my eyes
with the exception of lightened movement in Martian gravity
. The science seemed seamless and inspiring. Within the expected bureaucracy backwash, I enjoyed the lack of conspiratorial evil. Just people coming together to do the right thing.

Loved it.
 
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CriticAndProud said:
The Hateful Eight

9.5/10

Absolutely astounding. I knew from the first foreboding seconds I was in for a treat, and what a spectacular treat it was.
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I may just go check this one out - we have a coupon that will be expiring soon. Andy wanted to go see it, but then he got sick.
 
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CriticAndProud said:
The Hateful Eight

9.5/10

Absolutely astounding. I knew from the first foreboding seconds I was in for a treat, and what a spectacular treat it was.
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I saw this today too... BRILLIANT! The man is a master.
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I may just go check this one out - we have a coupon that will be expiring soon. Andy wanted to go see it, but then he got sick.
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How is Andy doing now, Neese? Does he need any follow up testing?
 
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It was a snowy Italian horror film Saturday double feature at SwiftDogs last night.

Four Flies on Grey Velvet. Early Dario Argento film. Interesting murder / mystery. Not as gory or violent as his later films. Still beautifully shot and the score was pretty good.

The House By The Cemetery. Later Lucio Fulci film. Haunted house / supernatural thriller. Shades of The Shining and The Amityville Horror. A little convoluted plot wise but very atmospheric. Parts of it were filmed in Scituate, MA. Another movie called the Ghost House used the same location.
 
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I've recently watched "Requiem For A Dream".
I watched it for the first time in 2002. I was only 12-years old, this movie was displayed under the Russian social program "Youth against drug dependency". But then that movie wasn't affected me anyway, mostly because i was too young to understand some of the messages.
14 years later i decided to watch it once again. Why? Because the problem of drug dependency is still hurts our society. This time i made lemonade out of lemons, trying to catch the main idea.

A phantom of cloudless life tangling main characters, invisibly leading them to a cave of nothingness. "Where do they go from here? Will they disappear?" They are on the edge of the world, and only one step separates them from abyss. They've touched the abyss and now it's a time for the revenge. "Abyss, watching me falling down...". That's all i could say.
It's better to watch. I recommend this film to all who cares about this problem.
 
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Lockdain said:
I've recently watched "Requiem For A Dream".
I watched it for the first time in 2002. I was only 12-years old, this movie was displayed under the Russian social program "Youth against drug dependency". But then that movie wasn't affected me anyway, mostly because i was too young to understand some of the messages.
14 years later i decided to watch it once again. Why? Because the problem of drug dependency is still hurts our society. This time i made lemonade out of lemons, trying to catch the main idea.

A phantom of cloudless life tangling main characters, invisibly leading them to a cave of nothingness. "Where do they go from here? Will they disappear?" They are on the edge of the world, and only one step separates them from abyss. They've touched the abyss and now it's a time for the revenge. "Abyss, watching me falling down...". That's all i could say.
It's better to watch. I recommend this film to all who cares about this problem.
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It's definitely a heavy movie. By the way Lockdain, who are you quoting in the spoiler? Yourself? If so, cool!
 
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blunthead said:
It's definitely a heavy movie. By the way Lockdain, who are you quoting in the spoiler? Yourself? If so, cool!
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Thank you! This movie has touched my heartstrings, so they came undone for a moment.
Yes, i hide it under the spoiler tag in case of somebody didn't watch that movie. Phrases about The Abyss is an allegory to beloved philosopher F. Nietzsche:

He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you.

I think that citation is fits the bill at most. I mean, the main characters are becoming the demons, watching the abyss, deeper and deeper sinkin' into it. It's definately a strongest reason not to try any kind of drugs, it will be no way to come back. But i believe, this movie is not acceptable for children, coz it has too many doom and sorrow.
"Where do they go from here? Will they disappear?"- also is an allegory to the song "Sleepwalking" by the British post-hardcore band Bring Me The Horizon.
 
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muskrat said:
2001? Gotta think in terms of when it came out. Effects wise, anyway--nothing like that had ever been seen before. And...considering that much of the late 1960s audience were on acid when they watched it...woah.
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This was my thought when I was watching it- 'this would be good if one were in an alternate state of mind'. ;-D
 
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