Spilled Popcorn and Sticky Floors: The Movie Discussion Thread

[airspuds]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6qwmSwVMY&feature=dir

where are the frisbee golf players  ?

[mirth]

Saw blades of glory last night. It was alright, not as funny as I was hoping it would be. How does Talladega Nights compare on the humor scale?

[Mukey]

Watched an anime series called "Afro Samurai" recently. It was on Spike TV but they cut it up into 5 episodes. Samuel L. Jackson & Ron Pearlman voice talents. Rza from Wu-Tang did the soundtrack. Very good revenge story and the animation is very nice. They have all 5 episodes on veoh.com for free viewing.

[Chainmeister]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB6qwmSwVMY&feature=dir

where are the frisbee golf players  ?

Very cute but shouldn't it be "playas"?

[Mukey]

Saw "Death Proof" this weekend. Classic Tarantino dialogue and some great laughs. Well worth the $3 to rent

[Mukey]

Watched "28 Weeks Later" the sequel to the Danny Boyle directed "28 Days Later". It's OK, but very predictable. I only really saw it 'cause I like Robert Carlyle, other than that it wasn't worth the 90 or so minutes.

[mirth]

Saw Michael Clayton last Saturday night. We thought it was a pretty good flick. Predictable in some parts, but I didn't see the ending coming until just before it happened. Worthy of the $6 budget theatres or waiting for it to come out on video.

[Mukey]

Saw "3:10 to Yuma" this past weekend. Russel Crowe was really good as the "bad" guy, Christian Bale was OK. Decent Western if you like the genre.

[Mukey]

Saw Beowulf on Saturday at Ogden 6 in Naperville ($3 theater for those not in the area). Nice looking, not a total action flick, but the few parts that had action had lots. Well done and worth $3.

[CEValkyrie]

Went to see I am Legend on Saturday. Pretty good movie. Not a chick flick that is for sure. Besides the ending I liked the movie.

[Jon Brakel]

We saw Juno on Christmas Eve. I highly recommend it. I went to it thinking that it would be a chick flick but was surprised that it is a good broad comedy with a lot of heart. Ellen Page is a very understated actress and perfect in this role. Michael Cera is great as always. By "broad" comedy I just mean that it would be appealing to many demographic groups. I thought the music in this was very good as well. It had some quirky indy stuff that really worked well for the film.

[Chainmeister]

Our whole family like Juno as well. This was the screenwriter's first movie.  I liked everything that came out of Ellen Page's mouth. Even when she went into labor she was funny.  We cracked up when she got a contraction and said, "Ow, Fuckity, Ow."

[Dan Michler]

I was forced to see this National Treasure movie and it sucked bigtime ballsackage.  Boring as hell.

I rented Planet Terror and its well worth the watch.  Very entertaining zombie movie by Tarantino.

[SIUFrolf]

I read in the Trib the other day that the writer of Juno is from Lemont.  Just a little trivia for y'all

[tree]

Our whole family like Juno as well. This was the screenwriter's first movie.  I liked everything that came out of Ellen Page's mouth. Even when she went into labor she was funny.  We cracked up when she got a contraction and said, "Ow, Fuckity, Ow."

I agree about Ellen Page's lines

[Tom McManus]

Eastern Promises is great. A very good story and great acting.

No Country for Old Men is also a great movie. I think it is one of the best movies I have seen in the last couple of years.

I enjoyed Death Proof more than Planet Terror, but I like chase movies more than zombie movies.  I think Death Proof is Tarantino's best film since Reservoir Dogs.

[Mukey]

Saw a cool animated film called "Renaissance" with Daniel Craig as the man character's voice talent. It was all black & white, but looked really nice. Story was a formulaic "big corp. in the future" type conspiracy plot. Worth a rental.

[Chainmeister]

I saw Rennaisance at the Chicago Film Festival two years ago right before the Bond movie was released. I agree the plot is a typical.big corp v. little guy story.  I However, this thing looked really cool. I liked the animation in this movie. Also, the science fiction idea about the big corporation's drug was kind of cool.  I will admit that I am a sucker for what I call "near future" sci fi. The world is different from ours but not that different.

[Mukey]

No Country for Old Men is also a great movie. I think it is one of the best movies I have seen in the last couple of years.

After seeing Old Country this weekend, I have to echo Tom's comments. Definetly cream of the crop.

[Chainmeister]

I thought I would be a good son and make a nice pot of meaty chili and invite the folks over to watch some football tomorrow.  I went and got the ingredients this morning.  Here's the problem.  I saw Sweeny Todd this afternoon. I am not sure I am up for it.  I am also thinking of growing a beard. 

That being said, I laughed the whole time. It was bloody and sometimes hard to watch.  Helena Bonham Carter was amazing. If you like dark humor and appreciate Tim Burton's visual style, this is a good one.  I suggest a vegetarian dinner if you are having dinner and a show.