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Aug 2, 2011 4:31 PM
BTW, its Mob Week on AMC this week. Right now Godfather (4pm-8pm and then Godfather Part II 8pm-Midnight). In case anyone cares. Im sure the other classics will be shown throughout the week. Never as good as the unedited DVD version, but for me who has seen Godfather I and II so many times its great background.
Aug 2, 2011 4:31pm
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Aug 2, 2011 4:40 PM
Laley23;849899 wrote:Its just a solid film. Wahlberg is great in it, I was just saying it was a collective effort and not HIM being the star, if that makes sense. No one stole the show, imo, but it was just a really well done movie.

But yeah; He, Clooney, and Ice Cube are all great in the their roles.

+1
Aug 2, 2011 4:40pm
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Aug 7, 2011 12:18 PM
Did anyone catch Change Up or Planet of the Apes yet?
Aug 7, 2011 12:18pm
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Aug 7, 2011 12:41 PM
My wife saw Planet of the Apes. She said it was pretty good.
Aug 7, 2011 12:41pm
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Aug 7, 2011 12:51 PM
I watched rise of the planet of the apes yesterday. It was pretty good. I wasn't expecting a lot from it, but it was definitely entertaining. Not really any plot twists though. I'd give it 7 out of 10.
Aug 7, 2011 12:51pm
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Aug 7, 2011 1:09 PM
Watched "crazy, stupid love"....complete chick flick....not a fan
Aug 7, 2011 1:09pm
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Aug 7, 2011 1:12 PM
wes_mantooth;854100 wrote:Watched "crazy, stupid love"....complete chick flick....not a fan

Yeah, I wasn't sure how much of a chick flick it would be when I saw the preview but thanks for the heads up. I heard it was awful from someone else.
Aug 7, 2011 1:12pm
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Aug 9, 2011 7:47 PM
Went to see Change Up today. It was pretty f'n funny.
Aug 9, 2011 7:47pm
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Aug 9, 2011 8:03 PM
bigdaddy2003;856599 wrote:Went to see Change Up today. It was pretty f'n funny.

Really?

Ugh..I just dont see it from the trailers, even the Red Band wasn't that funny. But if enough people say it's funny i'll go check it out.
Aug 9, 2011 8:03pm
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Aug 9, 2011 10:06 PM
SportsAndLady;856615 wrote:Really?

Ugh..I just dont see it from the trailers, even the Red Band wasn't that funny. But if enough people say it's funny i'll go check it out.

Well out of the last 10 years what do you consider funny?
Aug 9, 2011 10:06pm
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Aug 9, 2011 10:18 PM
bigdaddy2003;856816 wrote:Well out of the last 10 years what do you consider funny?

I did the last 12 years (since 2000):

Old School
Anchorman
Wedding Crashers
Hangover
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Super Troopers
Harold and Kumar
Dodgeball
Waiting
Road Trip
Scary Movie (only #1)
American Pie 2
40 Year Old Virgin
Grandmas Boy

Not to say these are the only movies I laughed at. But these are the ones off the top of my head (im sure I missed some) I would/will actively watch many times over and over.
Aug 9, 2011 10:18pm
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Aug 9, 2011 10:22 PM
Laley23;856829 wrote:I did the last 12 years (since 2000):

Old School
Anchorman
Wedding Crashers
Hangover
Superbad
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Super Troopers
Harold and Kumar
Dodgeball
Waiting
Road Trip
Scary Movie (only #1)
American Pie 2
40 Year Old Virgin
Grandmas Boy

Not to say these are the only movies I laughed at. But these are the ones off the top of my head (im sure I missed some) I would/will actively watch many times over and over.

Change Up should fall in your category then.

Only American Pie 2? And no Knocked Up?
Aug 9, 2011 10:22pm
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Aug 9, 2011 11:10 PM
bigdaddy2003;856834 wrote:Change Up should fall in your category then.

Only American Pie 2? And no Knocked Up?

American Pie was in 1999 right??? It would definitely be there though.

Knocked up I actually forgot about, as well as Pineapple Express. Though I thought Knocked Up was a bit too much of a chick flick. The best scenes were the roommates.
Aug 9, 2011 11:10pm
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Aug 9, 2011 11:46 PM
Agree with Laley, Knocked Up was not a good film, it was released during the height of Apatow-mania where critics wouldn't dare criticize anything he did. As much as I dislike Katherine Heigl I respect her for admitting that the movie was subpar.
Aug 9, 2011 11:46pm
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Aug 9, 2011 11:55 PM
Looks like they are doing a Dirty Dancing remake. When will the re-make madness stop!
Aug 9, 2011 11:55pm
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Manhattan Buckeye

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Aug 10, 2011 12:01 AM
Didn't they remake Dirty Dancing a few years ago?
Aug 10, 2011 12:01am
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Aug 10, 2011 12:25 AM
Laley23;856886 wrote:American Pie was in 1999 right??? It would definitely be there though.

Knocked up I actually forgot about, as well as Pineapple Express. Though I thought Knocked Up was a bit too much of a chick flick. The best scenes were the roommates.

Touche about American Pie. I forgot the time period I gave. I can see where you would consider Knocked Up kind of a chick flick but I still thought there were a decent amount of funny parts. Even Heigl had a few funny parts. Well sure it wasn't a good movie and I would guess that is where Heigl is going with what she said because she is generally not a comedic actress right?

So anyways if you like all of the movies in Laley's list then Change Up should entertain you.
Aug 10, 2011 12:25am
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Aug 10, 2011 12:26 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;856962 wrote:Didn't they remake Dirty Dancing a few years ago?

Not that I recall.
Aug 10, 2011 12:26am
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Aug 10, 2011 12:31 AM
As for the previews today:

50/50 - with Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen - looks like it could be decent.

Moneyball - with Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and Phillip Seymour Hoffman - looks good to me. I don't know the story but I believe it's supposed to be true.

The Thing - Can't believe they are making this film again. There is a big shortage of new material in Hollywood.

Don't Be Afraid of the Dark - Looks promising like Insidious but you never know with suspense flicks

Paranormal Activity 3 - No thanks. Should be good for a few jumps in the theater but not worth my money.
Aug 10, 2011 12:31am
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Aug 10, 2011 12:32 AM
I'm thinking of this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338096/

Not sure if one would call it a remake or something different, but it existed.
Aug 10, 2011 12:32am
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Aug 10, 2011 12:33 AM
Manhattan Buckeye;857003 wrote:I'm thinking of this:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338096/

Not sure if one would call it a remake or something different, but it existed.
Ah I didn't even know it existed. Ha
Aug 10, 2011 12:33am
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Aug 10, 2011 8:31 AM
bigdaddy, basically all of those movies laley listed, plus I liked Horrible Bosses..I love you Man is one of my favorite comedies lol..plus I like more serious comedies, like Zombieland (by serious comedies I mean the main storyline is not just a comedy, if that makes any sense?)
Aug 10, 2011 8:31am
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Aug 10, 2011 10:25 AM
I too liked Horrible Bosses and I also dig serious comedies like Zombieland. The next comedy coming out is 30 Minutes or Less. What is everyone's opinion on that? I really like Danny McBride and Nick Swardson but I'm kind of just alright with Aziz and Jesse Eisenberg so my take is that it will be alright but nothing special.
Aug 10, 2011 10:25am
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Aug 10, 2011 10:32 AM
"I really like Danny McBride "

He's the most underrated actor today, everything he does is funny as $&%^. Land of the Lost was an absolutely terrible movie, Will Ferrel completely mailed it in - but God help me McBride was so funny in it I bought the dvd.
Aug 10, 2011 10:32am
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Aug 10, 2011 5:03 PM
Oh and not to mention that in Change Up you get to see Leslie Mann's chest twice and a side shot or two of Olivia Wilde's chest.
Aug 10, 2011 5:03pm