Taken [movies] Taken [movies]
Taken is about as by the numbers as you can get when it comes to a thriller/suspense /action movie. Its saving grace is its unmistakable sheen of experience, the kind of surehandedness that turns convenitonalism into familiarity making for an overall enjoyable ride. In the hands of action specialist...
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GP Draft: ACTION SEQUENCES! Round 2 GP Draft: ACTION SEQUENCES! Round 2
In this round, we continue to pick the best action sequences from films. 1) Grimbil - Lobby scene from the Matrix. After forcing yourself through the 2nd and 3rdinstallments, it’s easy to forget just how ground breaking and amazing firstmovie was. The scene of Neo running in slow motion with the...
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That’s enough, Tilda Swinton That’s enough, Tilda Swinton
Are there any actors out there that you constantly hate? Not necessarily the actors themselves, but the characters they play, that is? For me, that actress is Tilda Swinton. I know nothing about Tilda Swinton personally. I do know, however, that she often plays a bitch in movies. She was a cold bitch...
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Rom Com Roundup: Must Love Dogs [12 of 30] Rom Com Roundup: Must Love Dogs [12 of 30]
[Rom Com Roundup is a project where I watch 30 romantic comedies I've never seen from now until valentine's day and document how it affects my outlook on love. (Link to the full list of movies)] The Movie: Must Love Dogs The Blurb: Two divorcees (WHO DON’T EVEN OWN DOGS) meet via an internet dating...
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Not Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire Not Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Cross posted here… To be honest, if I had an Oscar ballot this year (and honestly, why don’t I?), I’d write-in The Wrestler. Ayo! But if I had to vote off the ones that were actually nominated, I’d vote Slumdog Millionaire in a walk. To me, Slumdog is the closest thing we had...
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Not Best Picture: The Reader Not Best Picture: The Reader
Cross posted here, with a formal review here. The Reader swooped in and took the fifth slot for the Best Picture category, against other sorta-favorites like Revolutionary Road, Doubt, Wall-E, and The Dark Knight (am I missing any here?). It’s just one of those movies that, while good on paper,...
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GP Draft: ACTION SEQUENCES! Round 1 GP Draft: ACTION SEQUENCES! Round 1
It’s been far too long since we had a draft around these parts, but we’re coming out swinging. The idea is pretty simple: PICK THE BEST ACTION SEQUENCES FROM FILMS 1) JC - Cuba, Bad Boys II. The most needless, loudest and completely awesome action sequence I’ve ever seen. LD- CORRECT...
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Rom Com Roundup: Music & Lyrics [11 of 30] Rom Com Roundup: Music & Lyrics [11 of 30]
[Rom Com Roundup is a project where I watch 30 romantic comedies I've never seen from now until valentine's day and document how it affects my outlook on love. (Link to the full list of movies)] The Movie: Music & Lyrics The Blurb: A washed up 80’s pop star has one shot at getting back into...
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Not Best Picture: Milk Not Best Picture: Milk
Cross posted here…. For funsies, I’m going through each of the Best Picture nominees and talking about why I don’t think they should win Best Picture. And being that I’m going from worst to first (except for The Reader, which I just saw today, so will be last to let it marinate...
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2009 is all about a showdown. 2009 is all about a showdown.
Here in America, we have a proud tradition of ridiculously bad-ass action movies. Who among us will ever forget the exploits of John McClane, John Spartan, John Matrix, or John Highlyimprobablebutincrediblybadasslastname? None of the writers at this site, that’s for sure. That’s why we’re...
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