anastasia Wrote:CF Scorpio Wrote:We just finished watching "The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai" which I had never seen. I can see why nerdy guys like it. I found it boring though, and it made no sense.
I was about 16 when it came out and all my geeky friends (yes, I'm a great big geek, too) went fucking bonkers over it. I thought it was so boring I couldn't get past the first half hour the three times I tried to watch it, so I've never seen it all the way through.
Back when DH and I were first dating, we met and chatted with Peter Weller a few times in a cafe we were regulars in located in the French Quarter. Weller has a home in New Orleans. Anyway, we were talking about some of his movies and roles with him and I was about to say I really liked Firstborn when DH, then DBF, chimed in to say how awesome Buckaroo Banzai was. I turned and looked at him and said, "Really?" I was kind of disappointed that my new boyfriend thought the movie was so great, but I zipped my mouth because Weller was talking about how much he liked making it and how much he liked the movie in general. It wouldn't have been nice to say how much I hated it!
LOL! It must be a nerdy boy thing.
Sat afternoon, Bob took me to see "Mamma Mia" with Pierce Bronson & Meryl Strep This movie was awesome.
I loved every min of it and the music was great, and it had a happy ending to boot.
So, If you LOVE Musicals You will love "Mamma Mia"
Edit: Mr Bronson CANNOT "carry a Tune in a bucket"
But he tried and he gets credit for the effort.
LOL
Maybe the director wanted it that way! I have no idea.
But the music and dancing to the songs of ABBA more then made up for Pierce's bad singing. IMHO of course.
LOL
Its a great Musical please go see it if you can. That is, IF you like musicals
PrairieGirl Wrote:I saw this 1960s noir movie at the ILs this weekend -- "Bunny Lake is Missing". A woman who has just moved to England to be near her brother puts her child in a school, but when she goes to pick her up, she's not there. Lawrence Olivier is the Scotland Yard detective who begins to suspect the child doesn't even exist. It was really good, in that 1960s "I'm trying to be a hip and mysterious movie" kinda way.
Watched this tonight. I love Keir Dullea, he was so handsome in his day. The movie was interesting, but there were some glaring things that didn't make sense. I can't really talk about it without giving away spoilers, though. But it was a very interesting Otto Preminger film, so it I enjoyed it. It looks like they're doing a Hollywood remake right now set for release next year. I'm sure it will suck as hard as the remake of The Wicker Man did.
I hardly go to the theater more than once a year. That said, I **was** looking forward to going twice this year. But alas -- Warner Brothers has post-poned the new Harry Potter movie until next summer. At least I know what my 7 day-early present to myself will be then!
This year I am going to see the new Star Wars movie, and taking my boss' grandson (11) and a co-worker's son (9). It should be a fun time and something I really want to see. Getting to see it with their commentary and enthusiasm will make it all the more fun!
DH and I went to see Wall-E last night. What a great movie! It really does have something for everyone: it's a kids' movie, action movie, sci fi movie, and romantic comedy all in one. It is one of my new favorites. And best of all, the kids who were there behaved.
I saw "Tropic Thunder" over the weekend. It was very funny, but very gross too. A lot of blood and guts and vulgar humor. Also a lot of references to war movies like "Apocalypse Now", "Platoon" and "Saving Private Ryan". If you haven't seen those movies, you might not enjoy it as much.
DH and I saw the sneak preview of "Elegy" last night. What a tearjerker! Excellent acting by an all-star cast: Ben Kingsley, Dennis Hopper, Penelope Cruz, Debbie Harry, Peter Saarsgard.
The movie is about a doomed love affair between a cynical 50-something professor (Kingsley) and his much-younger ex-student (Cruz). A lot of stuff happens toward the end that force them both to look at life differently.
Caught up on some movies recorded on the DVR:
Art School Confidential (started out funny but got totally improbable at the end)
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (very weird. Despite an all-star cast, the line-reading was wooden, no doubt due to the unnatural dialogue in the script. Since I haven't read the book in 25 years, I can't tell you if it stuck to the book plot or not.)
LoudQuietLoud: a Pixies documentary (very weird. It follows their 2004 tour. Apparently all the band members hate each other now, so there's a lot of awkward silence in between concert footage.)
I just saw "A Good Woman" with Helen Hunt and Scarlett Johansson. It's a take on Oscar Wilde's "Lady Wyndemere's Fan". Pretty good.
I saw an old 1965 Burt Lancaster movie called "The Hallelujah Trail" It was very cute very funny and a very happy ending indeed.
Burt was such a hunk in his day. Of course he was no Paul Newman
But he had his own rough and tumble style that gets me
weak in the knees, lol
Very good movie if you like a light hearted comedy.
This is a perfect movie to rent.
Went last week to the drive-in. (Yup there are few of them left)
Decided that the bigger car is the way to go and Sadie got to be in the backseat.
Saw "The Dark Knight". Amazing. Would have liked to have seen some of it in the IMAX theater, but overall a good film. Heath was scary amazing.
Last night got my Netflix of Noises Off. Odd little movie from the early 1990's (1992) that is based on the play. A travelling theater group doing a farce with much of the action going on behind-the-scenes. Carol Burnett, Michael Caine, Denholm Elliott, Julie Hagerty, Marilu Henner, Mark Linn-Baker, Christopher Reeve, John Ritter, and Nicollette Sheridan. Mostly very silly. Parts are odd, but mostly funny.
I watched "Definitely, Maybe" last night. It was pretty good. I don't usually go for romantic comedies but I liked it. It was cute.
Saw Batman at the IMAX, it was very entertaining.
As part of my "single now, must be social" mission, I went to the theater for the first time in almost 4 years last night. Unfortunately, the movie I saw sucked. It was "Hamlet 2." Ugh, don't bother.
I did enjoy dinner before and candy during the movie, though.
Bob & I just got done watching "Transformers"
It was loaded with action and not too bad of a plot either.
I enjoyed it a lot. It did very well at the box office last year.
So I am glad we finally got to see it courtesy of HBO
If you love loads of special effects & destruction of property.
You will love this movie, lol
I watched a documentary called "Word Play" about crossword puzzle fanatics and the annual tournament. It was interesting. Not as funny as the Scrabble doc. but still fun to watch.
I tried to watch "Dr. Strangelove..." but good god that was boring. I get that is's supposed to be satire at some point, but it just pissed me off so I turned it off (After I fell asleep numerous times) ugh.
This past Friday I saw on HBO a movie called
"I now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry"
It starred Kevin James from "The King Of Queens" fame And
Adam Sandler. This movie was a riot.
I was very much surprised in how good it was, and the plot was more detailed then just slapstick comedy, which it had a lot of that too, lol.
I would highly reccommend this as a rental.
If your looking for a fun movie, this one is it!
kirby Wrote:I tried to watch "Dr. Strangelove..." but good god that was boring. I get that is's supposed to be satire at some point, but it just pissed me off so I turned it off (After I fell asleep numerous times) ugh.
I've tried to watch it about three times, and I LOVE Peter Sellers as well as Stanley Kubrick, but I just can't make it through, I've never found it entertaining. I've always felt guilty because I know it's one of those über classics you're supposed to love, but I just don't.
Just finished A Fish Called Wanda. I liked it. I'm a fan of British comedy. The scenes with the crook accidently killing the old lady's Yorkies one by one had me laughing until my side hurt (not because I thought killing Yorkies is a funny concept...you know what I mean). LOL.
Scorp, you might find this film interesting. I just watched "The Band's Visit" on DVD from Netflix last night. It's an Israeli-Palestinian production and it's really just a lovely little film. An Egyptian police orchestra comes to Israel to play at the opening ceremony of an Arab cultural center, but they get lost and end up in the wrong town and are stuck there for the night until the next bus comes along in the morning. They end up spending the night with the Israelis they've met in this tiny town, and it's well, a lovely story! I liked it even better than "Ushpizin."