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[cheerfulgreek]

I haven't been keeping up. I don't even know what's starting tomorrow. I think it would be so much fun doing what Roger Ebert does/did. Reviewing movies, writing about them, and getting paid for it would be like one of the best careers ever.

[ASTaulove]

Last night I watched the movie Like Crazy which is in theaters now. It won the Grand Jury prize at this year's Sundance Film Festival, and the lead actress in the film, Felicity Jones, won a Special Jury prize at the festival for best actress. I had been really looking forward to seeing it, and I must say that it certainly exceeded my expectations. The premise of the film is a British college student who is studying abroad in California develops a relationship with an American student, and the film follows the story of first love along with its ups and downs.

The story is one that will resonate with both women and men, and definitely brings you back to the first time you fell in love as if it were yesterday.

[cheerfulgreek]

There was like literally nothing, I mean nothing, zilch, zero, nada good playing this weekend. It's been like a two week drought, so far. Seriously, what's going on? This isn't good.

[psusue]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

There was like literally nothing, I mean nothing, zilch, zero, nada good playing this weekend. It's been like a two week drought, so far. Seriously, what's going on? This isn't good.

I know! My mom and I wanted to see a movie yesterday but there was nothing playing that sounded good. What is up with that?

[Cen1aur 1963]

I saw a Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. It was alright. Some parts were funny.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by psusue

I know! My mom and I wanted to see a movie yesterday but there was nothing playing that sounded good. What is up with that?

Oh I know, tell me about it. It's been like 2 or 3 weeks straight. I'm used to 3 or 4 really good movies being out at the same time.

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

I saw a Very Harold & Kumar Christmas. It was alright. Some parts were funny.

Some parts of that movie looked funny, but it looked more like something I would rather wait for on DVD.

[cheerfulgreek]

My mom and I just got back from seeing "The Darkest Hour". It was okay, I guess. I gave it 3 stars. I thought the ending could have been better.

[moe.ron]

Saw Sherlock Holmes a few days ago, what a total snore fest. Fell asleep even through the action scenes.

[DeltaBetaBaby]

Originally Posted by moe.ron

Saw Sherlock Holmes a few days ago, what a total snore fest. Fell asleep even through the action scenes.

I found it enjoyable, but no question I shut my brain down for two hours because I knew what I was getting into.

[DubaiSis]

I saw Black Gold last night. I think it just opened in the US, and possibly not wide. It's a very good movie about the Arab world in the 30's and the discovery of oil there.

One problem I had was one of the main characters looks JUST like Chris Kattan, and I was having trouble taking him seriously. I kept picturing him doing his Night At The Roxbury head bob when he's talking about something really serious.

The terrain looks very similar to where I live, once you're out in the desert, maybe 1/2 hour drive. The rocky mountainous terrain is very similar looking to when we drive to Oman to the East, so we had to rush home to figure out where this movie is likely to have taken place. I think it's one of those fictional movies that draws from a variety of real life situations. It very easily could have been the story of Sheikh Zayed, the founder of the UAE, a great and forward thinking leader. But more likely it's about the founding of Qatar.

[cheerfulgreek]

Last night my mom and I went to see "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". It was so bad, that we walked out 45 minutes into the movie. Of course it gets a big fat 0. Worst movie I've ever seen, along with District 9.

[Cen1aur 1963]

Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

Last night my mom and I went to see "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo". It was so bad, that we walked out 45 minutes into the movie. Of course it gets a big fat 0. Worst movie I've ever seen, along with District 9.

CTFU! We saw that movie, too. I didn't know what was going on in that movie. I was lost the first 10 minutes into it. I also thought they went too far with a lot of the movie, and I think you know what I'm talking about with that LOL. They showed everything. We didn't leave, though. We watched the whole movie. You didn't miss anything LOL.

[cheerfulgreek]

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

CTFU! We saw that movie, too. I didn't know what was going on in that movie. I was lost the first 10 minutes into it. I also thought they went too far with a lot of the movie, and I think you know what I'm talking about with that LOL. They showed everything. We didn't leave, though. We watched the whole movie. You didn't miss anything LOL.

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Yep. I know exactly what you're talking about. I mean, seriously? Did they really have to show that much detail? Awful movie. It was weird, I had no idea what she had to do with the other guy looking for the lost girl. It was like two strange stories locked in one movie. It sucked, big time.

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by Cen1aur 1963

CTFU! We saw that movie, too. I didn't know what was going on in that movie. I was lost the first 10 minutes into it. I also thought they went too far with a lot of the movie, and I think you know what I'm talking about with that LOL. They showed everything. We didn't leave, though. We watched the whole movie. You didn't miss anything LOL.

That is because you all need to see the original movie and not the American remake.

[Cen1aur 1963]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

That is because you all need to see the original movie and not the American remake.

I didn't know this was a remake. If the other one isn't American then it's probably more fucked up then the one I saw LOL.