The "I Just Watched..." Thread

I mean if you didn't like it that's like, your opinion, man. Some people agree with you.

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It had relatable heroes, detestable villains, and an interesting premise, along with special effects I PERSONALLY enjoyed. 99% of horror movies these days bore the shit out of me with their boring gore/scare tactics.


I finally figured out how to describe Let The Right One In. It's like the Fargo of vampire movies without the humor. It's like Fargo in that the scenes all have a quiet ordinariness to them, similar feels to them.

Even if that's the case, it still doesn't work for me. If he tried to artificially create that kind of B movie atmosphere, it failed to add any value to it for me. A lot of the B movies I've enjoyed had low production values because that was the only option available. They had bad acting because those were the only actors they had to deal with. The subpar acting wasn't there to "lighten the mood" and the effects weren't cheesy to amuse you, they were the best they could do! Even if he did try to create that vibe, which I'm not totally getting, there'd be something terribly forced about it.

I'd really like to watch the whole thing with the commentary on, because what Darabont said during the ending sequence made my eyes roll so hard it hurt. I really got the impression that he believed he made a serious movie that had some sort of message and would hold up to scrutiny.

Listening to commentaries kind of sucks. Sometimes you get interesting production stories, but it's a long time to try to fill by talking about a movie you made. Naturally you can say some dumb or pretentious shit.

The ending was also the weakest part of the movie.

You have a point that the idea that it's artificial because it's a big-budget b-movie makes it forced...I mean I can see it but it didn't seem all that forced. They casted weaker actors so it's not like they're playing down their talent. I'm sure they acted as best they could. Just knowing that they were TRYING to make it seem b-movie-ish could ruin it for you. I've experienced some similar shit where knowing in advance what a movie was trying to do made me sour on it, but whatever.

I went into The Mist knowing nothing about it at all (and read the story later) so I really enjoyed it.

That I totally agree on. Which also hurt my impression of the movie, because that was the part that everyone told me was SO AMAZING and MINDBLOWING and made me want to cut people.

lol THEY ARE ALLERGIC TO WATER
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Originally Posted by Grave

The guy tried to make a good movie, he failed, that does not make it wacky or funny or silly or anything like that. It was not low-budget trash that I had a blast watching. He made a pile of shit.

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I think you're way off base here. Darabount wanted the movie released in black and white to make it seem more like a 50s sci-fi movie. That alone suggests that he was giving this movie a drive-in appeal. I think King in On Writing said that he wrote the book giving it a theremin score in his head.

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

You have a point that the idea that it's artificial because it's a big-budget b-movie makes it forced...I mean I can see it but it didn't seem all that forced. They casted weaker actors so it's not like they're playing down their talent.

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I think Toby Jones is a pretty good actor, and I'm pretty sure Marcia Gay Harden has an Oscar to her credit

So they're pretty good actors, then.

Some of them, yes, are quite talented. But, to be fair, Darabount did cast Thomas Jane in the starring role.

And he's not so great?

Blood Diamonds - very average movie, best part was jennifer connelly.

Fast & Furious - entertaining flick, awesome directing, awesome shots

Factotum - interesting...

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Originally Posted by YellerDog

And he's not so great?

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I am going to hurt you.

So, not so great.

I see your point

Robe don't close til' noon.

A little known fact, 1408 is actually the amount of dicks the movie sucked in a row. Fucking trash. It had one good moment. It probably didn't help that I really enjoyed the short story and was expecting a lot out of the movie.

The Mist I think I liked? The effects were bad, but whatever. I was a big fan of the short story from well before the movie came out, and I thought the movie did a good job of conveying the same sense of dread that the short story did. The ending was brutal... even moreso than the one in the book. I still haven't done the "watch it in black and white" thing. Anyone tried that?

I have seen part of it in black and white, but it doesn't really achieve the 1950s effect because there's no film grain and shittiness.

LAME LAME LAME. High contrast and grainy would rule ass.

From what I could tell (I watched this on Youtube, not the DVD), it just looked like someone turned the color off.

I watched the black and white version, it was pretty cool. To me the movie seemed like a Twilight Zone episode with a bigger budget, which was fine with me. Also, The Stand series is fucking awesome and I watch it at least once a year. M-O-O-N that spells awesome.

Now all I need is a Dark Tower movie and I can die happy.

A Dark Tower movie would have to be about 46 hours long.

Josh is correct.

I just watched A Slut Like Mom. This is some of the most incredible porn dialogue I have ever heard. It was almost hard to wank, but of course I was able to man up. I'm not a pussy.

Here's the premise: Mom teaches Daughter how to fuck by double teaming a dude with her.

Rock the Bells (in LA, 2006) docu. It ruled, a really wild ride when you look at what the promoters went through. The last time Wu Tang Clan performed as a whole (10) group, ODB died 4 months later. Some really great interviews from all sorts of people as well as some great performances. The last act is some nail biting shit, 10,000 people almost rioted.

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Originally Posted by Cowutopia

The ending was also the weakest part of the movie.

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I didn't mind it. It was dark as fuck and it worked.

I didn't really get a B-movie vibe from it either, just a classic/retro horror thing. Reminded me of some vintage Twilight Zone stuff.

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Originally Posted by animegirl

I watched the black and white version, it was pretty cool. To me the movie seemed like a Twilight Zone episode with a bigger budget, which was fine with me.

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Whoops, looks like someone beat me to it.

The Mist rules. If you don't like it you deserve 10 years of non-stop diarrhea.

Loved the mist. I went into it expecting a solid horror flick and got just that. No bullshit, just monsters, gore, solid characters and a great, memorable ending.

That Dead Can Dance song playing through the final ten minutes made it that much more soul crushing.

I liked the mist, and I really don't like 90% of horror movies.

I started watching Dark City last night but fell asleep after the alien thing's blue brain crawled out of its head or whatever.

I uh. I am going to have to finish that.

Watched Green Lantern: First Flight

I dunno. I dug a lot of it, and I'm not a big Lantern history buff, but it seems like they took the easy way out in dealing with the big bad guy.

Naussica of the Valley of the Wind.

Patrick Stewart AND Edward James Olmos do voices in that. Nerdgasm.

I went to see Harry Potter yest.

I had explosive diarrhea and missed about 15 mins of it but it was otherwise pretty good.


I ... obtained.. Coraline but it's in 3d. Now I need to find some 3d glasses and hope they work with my monitor.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

I started watching Dark City last night

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Now here is a gentleman of refined taste.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

but fell asleep

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It was like 1:30, what do you want from me?

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Originally Posted by Josh

A little known fact, 1408 is actually the amount of dicks the movie sucked in a row. Fucking trash. It had one good moment. It probably didn't help that I really enjoyed the short story and was expecting a lot out of the movie.

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Was it when the radio played that Carpenter song?

I thought 1408 was pretty good but I never read the short story.

Hollywood would fuck up the ending of a Dark Tower movie.

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

Naussica of the Valley of the Wind.

Patrick Stewart AND Edward James Olmos do voices in that. Nerdgasm.

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That movie is awesome. The animation is so fluid.

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Originally Posted by Rich

I ... obtained.. Coraline but it's in 3d. Now I need to find some 3d glasses and hope they work with my monitor.

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blockbuster sells them I think

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Originally Posted by cka

blockbuster sells them I think

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My girlfriend apparently has the ones from My Bloody Valentine dvd and from when we went to see Up in 3d.

I don't know which kind of glasses it uses, so I'll hope for the best.

3d on DVD/Bluray = anaglyph (red/blue)

3d in the theater = polarized


polarized for home/pc use will run you several hundred dollars and requires software.

newer DLP tv sets are 3D ready: http://www.dlp.com/hdtv/3-d_dlp_hdtv.aspx

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Originally Posted by D_N_G

3d on DVD/Bluray = anaglyph (red/blue)

3d in the theater = polarized


polarized for home/pc use will run you several hundred dollars and requires software.

newer DLP tv sets are 3D ready: http://www.dlp.com/hdtv/3-d_dlp_hdtv.aspx

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So what you're saying is that I should just ... acquire the 2d version?

you need the red/blu

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Originally Posted by D_N_G

you need the red/blu

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Oh, word. So I just need the ones from My Bloody Valentine. I'm glad my gf rented that shit movie.

3D at home never really works that well. It's one reason I am not a fan of 3D movies in general.

Just watched Quick Change, in which Bill Murray is great and sort of shows an early version of his miserable sad clown stage. Geena Davis is pretty funny and is still hot, but Randy Quaid is probably the weak link here. He's a bit much.

Good movie, I had seen most of it, but never the whole thing. Rather stressful

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Originally Posted by Rich

So what you're saying is that I should just ... acquire the 2d version?

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You should. The colors are really nice. The 3D fucks that up.

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Originally Posted by kingoffighters

Was it when the radio played that Carpenter song?

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When they held on his reaction after he tried to hug his daughter (?) and whatever the fuck happened.

Brutal.

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Hollywood would fuck up the ending of a Dark Tower movie.

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Not if they have the balls to put it after the credits.

Gran Torino: *****

I remember liking 1408 despite having some rather stupid moments, like when he thought he got out of the room BUT HE REALLY HADN'T, that was pretty obvious

I walked out of 1408. I still can't believe the girl I was dating at the time had such a hard on for Cusack that she sat through it. I left, got something to eat and came back for her. She was the one that was pissed. Go figure.

I really don't remember that movie being offensively bad enough to walk out on.

I think the only movie I ever walked out on was The Rock, and that was because my grandmother thought she might be having a heart attack.

She wasn't, and we got passes to go see it again.

I dipped out of Scary Movie 2.

Also, that is a wonderful endorsement of The Rock. :D

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I dipped out of Scary Movie 2.

Also, that is a wonderful endorsement of The Rock. :D

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Why would you ever want to go see Scary Movie 2? PEER PRESSURE

Date wanted to see it! Dragged her out of it and we watched two of the other movies in the theater over the course of the afternoon.

For free, of course. :D

I was tired and depressed when I go home from work yesterday...

...then I watched Leaving Las Vegas...

...and I got much more depressed. :(

I walked out of the Psycho remake. That shit was a turd.

Watched Dragon Hunters yesterday. A pretty damn good movie. The pet dragon/dog that pissed fire and wiped boogers on Gwizdo was hilarious.

I walked out of Thinner. In a world of horrible Stephen King movies, this is the horriblest.

THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS LARRY!

Man, Lebowski never gets old, just watched it yet again tonight.

It's such a good movie! :D

I wish the fans would stop trying so hard to ruin it for everybody. :(

About Schmidt: 3/5 - A good entry into the "Miserable White People" sub genre, but I think that it should've been directed by the guy who directed Little Children or Happiness, there was some harsh stuff in this, but it could've been a lot more brutal.

The Decent: 3/5 - There were a lot of stuff I liked it this, but a lot that I didn't. I thought the creature was cool and I really like how it was revealed, but I did not like how this movie was shot. I understand that it takes place in a cave and that it is supposed to be dark, but there were times when I would look at the screen and I would not understand what I was looking at.

You should read the book The Decent by Jeffery Long - the movie is hardly even related to it.

I keep watching Coraline. <3 <3 <3

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THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU FUCK A STRANGER IN THE ASS LARRY!

Man, Lebowski never gets old, just watched it yet again tonight.

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Word.

The interchanges between The Dude and the other Lebowski crack me up every time. Definitely one of my favorite movies of all time. And I love the bowling alley shennagans.

SHOMER FUCKING SHABBOS!!!

The only possible gripe I have with this movie is that you can't make a White Russian with powdered creamer. It would be a beautiful thing, but it just doesn't mix with the alcohol.

One of my professors in college was a former hippie who looks, acts, and sounds exactly like The Dude. I think he wrote a paper on Lebowski's appeal to college age folk and presented it at Lebowskifest last year.

Cool guy.

I got Planes, Trains, and Automobiles in the mail today, might fire that up in a minute.

I've still never seen the Big Lebowski.

Its a polarizing movie. I can remember talking it up to one of my friends for ages and then one day we had nothing to do so I busted out the DVD. He fucking hated it. Go figure.

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Neal: You can start by wiping that fucking dumb-ass smile off your rosey, fucking, cheeks! Then you can give me a fucking automobile: a fucking Datsun, a fucking Toyota, a fucking Mustang, a fucking Buick! Four fucking wheels and a seat!
Car Rental Agent: I really don't care for the way you're speaking to me.
Neal: And I really don't care for the way your company left me in the middle of fucking nowhere with fucking keys to a fucking car that isn't fucking there. And I really didn't care to fucking walk down a fucking highway and across a fucking runway to get back here to have you smile in my fucking face. I want a fucking car RIGHT FUCKING NOW!

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Holy SHIT that is awesome

Watched Groundhog Day last night. Forgot how much I liked that movie.

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The Decent

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Originally Posted by icarusfall

The Decent

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I for one thought The Descent was better than decent!

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Its a polarizing movie. I can remember talking it up to one of my friends for ages and then one day we had nothing to do so I busted out the DVD. He fucking hated it. Go figure.

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Your friend is worthless. Big Lebowski is one of the best comedies of all time.

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Holy SHIT that is awesome

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Love Planes, Trains, and Automobiles.

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Your friend is worthless. Big Lebowski is one of the best comedies of all time.

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I know. I should have punched him right in the face.

I would have.

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Holy SHIT that is awesome

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I found it extremely ballsy that they left that scene in, and accepted an R rating.
The rest of the move was pretty much PG or a very light PG-13 at most.

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Originally Posted by Josh

I've still never seen the Big Lebowski.

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Same here. Well, not in one sitting. It's one of those movies I always see parts of, but never the whole thing.

the big lebowski has one of my favorite scenes ever

Signs. Only M. Night movie I've seen and based on the acting/writing it's a shock he's still directing.

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Originally Posted by OGcritic

I found it extremely ballsy that they left that scene in, and accepted an R rating.
The rest of the move was pretty much PG or a very light PG-13 at most.

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From what I've read, they wrote that scene in just to GET an R rating.

over the weekend a new lady friend and I watched

Slither
Hot Rod
Sleepy Hollow
Unleashed
Shaun of the Dead
Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-long Blog
a couple episodes of the IT crowd
the whole First season of Metalocalypse

good times :)

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Originally Posted by Mr-K

From what I've read, they wrote that scene in just to GET an R rating.

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If that's the case, I find that to be pretty ballsy too.

Wanted.

What a pile of shit.

Warehouse 13. Not bad.

500 Days of Summer

it is simultaneously the best and worst movie i have ever seen, and both for the same reason. It is the truest movie ever made.

Anyone who likes good movies should go see it.

Best and worst? You indecisive fuck.

I liked it a lot.

you don't understand me at ALL.

The honeymoon is over.

My favorite part of 500 Days of Summer was the bit where the T-Rex busted out of the rooftop paddock and John McClain had to rappel down the side of the building to escape before everything exploded!

Yellar, Squidbillies was in the background. I saw it. That means you were in the movie.

In the record shop! I saw it too!!

Right after the girl cut that dude with a knife!

8 1/2. I couldn't tell you what it was about. My brain needs a rape shower.

Push - It was okay. The pacing kept fluctuating and it made the movie seem sloppy. I hope Push 2 fixes that and fills in the plot holes.

I saw Funny People last night. It was very similar to all the other Apatow movies, and had quite a few laughs.
Sandler got annoying in a couple of scenes, but his character seems like it could be an accurate composite of other superstar comedians (Eddie Murphy comes to mind). Seth Rogen plays the same character he plays in all his other films, but I like Seth Rogen so it didn't bother me one bit. The length bothered many, but I found it to be well paced, and the stuff they left in that could have easily been cut (without much deviation from the main story arc) made for a much lighter movie, which helped ease the length.

I also saw 500 Days of Summer. This one caught me off guard. I really enjoy Joseph Gorden Levitt, and I like Zoey, so I thought this might be a fun romp. But it was definitely not a romp. It was a depressing movie wrapped into a fluffy shell. Think Revolutionary Road with hipsters. It wasn't bad at all, it was just not what I had expected. Also, it had quite a bit of "HEY LOOK AT ME I'M AN INDIE MOVIE!!1!" moments, and those make me want to vomit, especially the scenes where things turn into drawings, or cartoons (ala Juno).

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and the stuff they left in that could have easily been cut (without much deviation from the main story arch) made for a much lighter movie, which helped ease the length.

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This is so true. I was afraid this was going to be a huge downer that negated all the laughs. I ended up liking it a lot.

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I also saw 500 Days of Summer
It wasn't bad at all, it was just not what I had expected. Also, it had quite a bit of "HEY LOOK AT ME I'M AN INDIE MOVIE!!1!" moments, and those make me want to vomit, especially the scenes where things turn into drawings, or cartoons (ala Juno).

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Nooooo! There were all of 2 of those and they were well implemented! The animated bird was complete Song of the South and 9 to 5 neither of which are hip or ster! Also Juno only had that at the beginning.
If there had been no mention of The Smiths and Belle and Sebastian (or it hadn't been at your city's Landmark theater), you would not have thought such. You, sir, are out of line.

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Nooooo! There were all of 2 of those and they were well implemented! The animated bird was complete Song of the South and 9 to 5 neither of which are hip or ster! Also Juno only had that at the beginning.
If there had been no mention of The Smiths and Belle and Sebastian (or it hadn't been at your city's Landmark theater), you would not have thought such. You, sir, are out of line.

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Sorry buddy, I think your head has been hit one too many times from falling off you hipster bike (fixed wheel/gear. ZOMG. so was my BMX!). You're in no position to comment on the validity of what is hip and ster. Don't get me wrong, them being hipsters doesn't make the movie bad or good, but if you can honestly say that the movie wasn't pretentious (in its own i'm indie LOOK LOOK LOOK way) then you need to emerge from your own butthole my friend. The hipster angle just accentuated this self importance.

And dance number in the middle of the film was one of its highlights, I really enjoyed it.

I can honestly say it wasn't pretentious, illustrating his world crashing around him does not make a movie pretentious.

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Sorry buddy, I think your head has been hit one too many times from falling off you hipster bike (fixed wheel/gear. ZOMG. so was my BMX!). You're in no position to comment on the validity of what is hip and ster. Don't get me wrong, them being hipsters doesn't make the movie bad or good, but if you can honestly say that the movie wasn't pretentious (in its own i'm indie LOOK LOOK LOOK way) then you need to emerge from your own butthole my friend. The hipster angle just accentuated this self importance.

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Ugh. It's true. Orange Vans and mismatched socks never make a good disguise.
But neither does a man going to see a film that is advertised as "not a love story"! I bet a pair of ankle socks to an orange pair of skinny jeans (size 34) that you knew exactly what you were getting into!
Perhaps, however, it is you with the head in the butthole! Is it pretentious if someone wants to add flourish? I SAY THAT IT IS NOT! The man was an architect in his heart, but he was living in acceptance of his surroundings, which were NOT architecture. The drawings were as essential to the story as that wonderful lady Zooey Deschanel, who plays the ukulele among other instruments.

Wise crackin' lil' sister and Donkey Kong were suspect, but also darling and twee in intention. Quoting The Boy With the Arab Strap and liking The Smiths is pure "H-hey guys! Look what music we like!" so you are not all rong.
Maybe though... MAYBE the film is purposefully a bit pretentious, as an extension of Tom's own self-importance. Ringo? Yes, Ringo. It's okay to like him.
Even if it is, it's an important evolution of Michael Cera's iPod Messenger Bag Hatchback, Directed by Michel Gondry. It has more honesty than Juno, Wes Anderson, or Michel Gondry. Maybe i need to watch more movies. Acceptable!

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Originally Posted by Finch

I bet a pair of ankle socks to an orange pair of skinny jeans (size 34) that you knew exactly what you were getting into!

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We saw it on the way out of Funny People. I didn't specifically head to the movies that night to see it. It was an afterthought while walking through the theater to our car. Although I do give the film credit for stating that it was in fact NOT a love story right at the beginning. Although, for all we know, they may have added that because it didn't test well without it (voice overs are the easiest thing to add. See: Blade Runner). That of course, is pure speculation. Regardless, that doesn't change my expectations prior to seeing it, but obviously that's not the film's fault.

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Is it pretentious if someone wants to add flourish? I SAY THAT IT IS NOT!

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You're right, it's not pretentious to add flourish, but coupled with the other instance that you (and I) stated, it was harder for me to stomach than were it in another film. The same effect could have been conveyed without the stylizing. He could have been standing, surrounded by the buildings, just as he was, and have the lighting change to represent his world darkening and falling apart.

Talking about it so much, however, is turning a very small negative-identification into a much larger aspect of the movie than I even noticed at the time. I only mentioned it because while watching that specific scene, I became self aware, and I don't it benefited the movie that I became so aware that I was watching a Fox Searchlight production at that moment while I was supposed to be feeling desolation.

Luckily for the film, I seem to be the only one that felt that way. hah.

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Maybe though... MAYBE the film is purposefully a bit pretentious, as an extension of Tom's own self-importance. Ringo? Yes, Ringo. It's okay to like him.

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This is very possible, and rep for this, as I had not thought of it's pretension in a purposeful light.

I must reiterate, I did non dislike the movie. I actually liked it. It just didn't blow me away as much as I've been reading it has for others.

my favorite aspect of the movie is that it never villainised Summer, despite our main man Tom wonking out. She said from the beginning that she didn't want to be serious, and in the end she still cared about Tom's well-being. We can all see why Tom would have felt like he was being lead on, but he really wasn't; he was holding onto something that he wanted but she never wanted. She wanted to be pals, Tom, but she and you and me and all of us knew it wouldn't work out.
but ooooh, that gut sinking feeling as Tom was climbing the stairs was all too real.

also i feel that it wasn't so much about Summer and Tom's relationship as it was Tom's growth from self-accepting schmo to something better. He was willing to put up with Summer not wanting to be with him as long as he could be with Summer, just like he was willing to work at the job he didn't like because it was kind of sort of creative. it has been sitting with me all day. i'm... i'm going to go listen to Boy With the Arab Strap.