[FighterAndLover]

Saw The Grudge yesterday.

How was Sarah Michelle Gellar in it? Did she take away from the movie in any way?? I tend to be annoyed by her at times. :?

You took the words right out of my mouth. After all the comparisons to "The Ring", I feel like I should see it...but I really detest Sarah Michelle Gellar. There's just something about her that makes me want to run in the opposite direction.

-Jenna

sometimes, I find it hard to differentiate between you two girls! I need a method...

[jen]

Between what two girls??

[Littleproud]

I saw "Ray" yesterday...a little cliched, but all in all, a good film. Jamie Foxx really pulls it off.

[Kim]

I just finished watching The Shawshank Redemption for the 23849283284th time - it has to be one of the most touching and powerful movies I know. :thumb: :thumb: Such a great story and an even better cast. If any of you haven't seen it - rent it, its well worth it.

[sherpahigh]

Saw Man on Fire last night and was pretty impressed. Denzel was great in it as was the little girl (can't remember her name atm) and of course Walken was great as always.

I loved a lot of the cinematography in it, little things like the way the subtitles were swept off the screen and stuff like that.

:thumbsup:

[tigerthelion]

Saw Man on Fire last night and was pretty impressed. Denzel was great in it as was the little girl (can't remember her name atm) and of course Walken was great as always.

I loved a lot of the cinematography in it, little things like the way the subtitles were swept off the screen and stuff like that.

:thumbsup:

I thought it was alright but there is really no movie that I really love with Denzel in it. I have just seen him play the same role in too many movies. Even Training Day, I thought Denzel was so so in it. I don't know, his acting just seems forced or something. I rate Tom Hanks as a far superior actor. Actually, I didn't mind one of Denzel's movies now that I think of it. I liked "Philadelphia". It was more to do with Hanks and the good storyline but anyway. Also, Marc Anthony is one bad actor. I think his acting may even be worse than his singing, which is a remarkable feat.

Regarding Shawshank, yes it is an astoundingly great movie! Freeman and Robbins both give performances for the ages!

[grooveless touque]

Shawshank...I dunno...I thought it was well done, but ever since people started declaring it the best movie ever, my estimation of it has gone down just because of the hype. A little too feel-good for my tastes. Even the old librarian guy's suicide had no impact - instead of feeling the tragedy of his being unable to relate to the new world, I felt like the filmmakers made it more like we feel happy his anguish is at an end.

[thipfan73]

I saw Ladder 49 this weekend. It was a really good movie. I'd reccomend anyone go see it. Then again, I'm partial to firemen Specially hot actors pretending to be firefighters :oops:

I'm dying to see Ray, Alfie, and Phantom Of The Opera and the second Bridget Jones movie.


Hmmm.....Gord's been a military 'officer', a mountie and a cop. He needs to be a fireman in one of their videos!!! :lol:

[tigerthelion]

I saw Ladder 49 this weekend. It was a really good movie. I'd reccomend anyone go see it. Then again, I'm partial to firemen Specially hot actors pretending to be firefighters :oops:

I'm dying to see Ray, Alfie, and Phantom Of The Opera and the second Bridget Jones movie.


Hmmm.....Gord's been a military 'officer', a mountie and a cop. He needs to be a fireman in one of their videos!!! :lol:

Maybe I'm a little out of the loop, but who are the "hot actors pretending to be firefighters"? The gay looking guy who made his career by disco dancing? Or the guy who was in Signs?

Grooveless, I know what you mean about feel good movies. I usually don't like feel good stories in general (ie when Bourque finally won a cup, Red Sox winning World Series) but I just thought that Robbins and Freeman gave such great performances that I can't deny the greatness of the movie. From what I hear about "Ladder 49" I think that it may be a little too "feel good" for me to watch. My cousin (a guy) told me how much he cried so I am 100 percent sure I won't be watching. Not that I've never cried at a movie before, but I'm not usually into the whole warm, fuzzy feeling movies.

[thipfan73]

Maybe I'm a little out of the loop, but who are the "hot actors pretending to be firefighters"? The gay looking guy who made his career by disco dancing? Or the guy who was in Signs?

From what I hear about "Ladder 49" I think that it may be a little too "feel good" for me to watch. My cousin (a guy) told me how much he cried so I am 100 percent sure I won't be watching. Not that I've never cried at a movie before, but I'm not usually into the whole warm, fuzzy feeling movies.

Yes, Joaquin, or however you spell it, Phoenix is in the movie and he was in signs. Travolta is also in the movie. There are many other good looking men in the movie. I've just always loved firemen, I can't help it! :oops:

Being the Girlfriend of a Firefighter, even if he's a volunteer, that movie wasn't very feel good. It just reminded me of how much danger he's in when he's out there fighting fires.

There are a few deaths in the movie and one of the guys is burned with steam. It's actually quite a sad movie, but at times it's very funny too. There are only a few times that are really sappy make you cry parts but I think the rest blances it out. There is also a surprise ending that I didn't really see coming if it was truly a feel good movie it wouldn't have ended the way it did and they probably would have made it about FDNY, not Baltimore FD

According to David, my boyfriend, it's a very realistic look at firefighting. He says Backdraft was a shitty hollywoodized movie about firefighting.

[VioletlightHeron]

I just saw Sky Captain and the World of Tommorrow this past weekend and I loved it. The story was very intriguing and the way the movie was shot, like it was a stylized animated radio show was a neat thing to see. Very funny too, especially the banter between Jude and Gwyneth.

[jen]

Saw Man on Fire last night and was pretty impressed. Denzel was great in it as was the little girl (can't remember her name atm)

The little girl's name is Dakota Fanning :thumb: I love her, she is so adorable!

[grooveless touque]

She was great in Taken, the CBC miniseries. I couldn't believe it. Ordinarily I always bash child actors as saccharinely precocious, but she was superb in that series.

[hipkid33]

Apparently I am the only one who liked The Grudge. I feel a need to defend myself.

I took the movie as it was. A fright fest. I went into the movie with minimal expectations for a good plot and got just that - minimal. Fine. I decided that already. I wanted to be scared. I was. Gellars acting along with the rest of the cast was lifeless at best. Thats fine. I knew that was going to happen.

When I go to the movies, I go with a specific expectation tailored to each movie. That way I don't get too disappointed when it truly sucks.

Man on Fire was fantastic!
Shawshank never gets old. One of my all time favo(u)rites.

Just my thoughts

[The Horrible Esthete]

I just finished watching The Shawshank Redemption for the 23849283284th time - it has to be one of the most touching and powerful movies I know. :thumb: :thumb: Such a great story and an even better cast. If any of you haven't seen it - rent it, its well worth it.

I also have a great appreciation for that movie. Robbins and Freeman both give perhaps the best performances of their careers.

However, I am somewhat biased, I supposed. All the courtroom scenes were filmed in the Wyandot County Courthouse, located in my tiny rural hometown of Upper Sandusky, OH (population 6,000). Furthermore my uncle appears as an 'extra' in the scene depicting "Red's" final parole board hearing (when he finally gives his honest, straigtforward anwer to the question of whether or not he feels he has been 'rehabilitated') - he is seated at right end of the table (facing left) when the entire panel is shown at the onset of the scene.

Since, my uncle has passed away, and I always think its neat to see him in Living Technicolor any of the thousands of times TBS runs that picture....