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Commander of Awesome
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Oct 18, 2012 12:46am
BD, WTF? You haven't seen some movies which I (not as big of a movie buff as you) think are the biggest movies of the year. Put down the shit (Kevin James/Muppets) and watch some gems when they come out. Or am I missing something?
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Oct 18, 2012 1:20am
Commander of Awesome;1298011 wrote:BD, WTF? You haven't seen some movies which I (not as big of a movie buff as you) think are the biggest movies of the year. Put down the shit (Kevin James/Muppets) and watch some gems when they come out. Or am I missing something?
Ha I'm doing my best to see the better movies as well as the lesser movies that may still entertain me. I don't remember why I didn't go see Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. I remember being intrigued by the preview.
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wes_mantooth
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Oct 18, 2012 6:39am
I hope to catch a matinee of Sinister today. So pumped that Bond is just around the corner.

I did watch Argo the other night...thought is was pretty damn interesting. It seemed very slow for the first hour, but once it got going, it was awesome.
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Oct 18, 2012 8:48am
Commander of Awesome;1298011 wrote:BD, WTF? You haven't seen some movies which I (not as big of a movie buff as you) think are the biggest movies of the year. Put down the shit (Kevin James/Muppets) and watch some gems when they come out. Or am I missing something?
+1, that movie is awesome. If you're seeing Kevin James movies over moneyball and GWDT, something is wrong.
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Oct 18, 2012 9:24am
I'm curious to see if they make the next two movies for The girl with the dragon tattoo. The first swedish movie was good, but the last two were not spectacular IMHO.
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Manhattan Buckeye
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Oct 18, 2012 9:32am
" I don't remember why I didn't go see Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

Solid movie, I'd give it a definite 3 out of 4 stars. Very well acted (particularly Mara). A bit of a warning, it is very, very graphic at times - I don't think my wife could sit through it. The ending is a bit formulaic and predictable, but otherwise well worth your time.
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bigdaddy2003
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Oct 18, 2012 9:54am
SportsAndLady;1298068 wrote:+1, that movie is awesome. If you're seeing Kevin James movies over moneyball and GWDT, something is wrong.
Ha I don't neccessarily pick to see Kevin James movies over Moneyball and GWtDT. There were reasons I didn't see both at the theater. I just can't remember now. If I go back and see when they were at the theater I could probably tell you to the best of my knowledge. To be fair to myself I have done a pretty good job this year of balancing the better cinematic movies with the lesser movies that may still entertain me.
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Oct 18, 2012 9:58am
wes_mantooth;1298033 wrote:I hope to catch a matinee of Sinister today. So pumped that Bond is just around the corner.

I did watch Argo the other night...thought is was pretty damn interesting. It seemed very slow for the first hour, but once it got going, it was awesome.
I'm going to check out Sinister in a bit.
SportsAndLady;1298068 wrote:+1, that movie is awesome. If you're seeing Kevin James movies over moneyball and GWDT, something is wrong.
Ha I don't neccessarily pick to see Kevin James movies over Moneyball and GWtDT. There were reasons I didn't see both at the theater. I just can't remember now. If I go back and see when they were at the theater I could probably tell you to the best of my knowledge. To be fair to myself I have done a pretty good job this year of balancing the better cinematic movies with the lesser movies that may still entertain me.
Manhattan Buckeye;1298104 wrote:" I don't remember why I didn't go see Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."

Solid movie, I'd give it a definite 3 out of 4 stars. Very well acted (particularly Mara). A bit of a warning, it is very, very graphic at times - I don't think my wife could sit through it. The ending is a bit formulaic and predictable, but otherwise well worth your time.


I remember the previews being intriguing but I really don't have a clue as to what it's about so I'm pretty interested to watch it considering the praise it's received. (I fell asleep before watching it last night)
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Oct 18, 2012 11:04am
bigdaddy2003;1298010 wrote:Lincoln is the next movie I'm really interested in. I'll go see a handful of movies in between now and then but none will pump me like I assume Lincoln will.

I'm about to give Girl With the Dragon Tattoo a look.
This made me laugh.

/immature
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Oct 18, 2012 11:39am
FatHobbit;1298094 wrote:I'm curious to see if they make the next two movies for The girl with the dragon tattoo. The first swedish movie was good, but the last two were not spectacular IMHO.
I loved the 2nd one. 3rd one wasnt nearly as good though. But yes, Im pretty sure Craig and Mara are both signed on for all 3.
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Oct 18, 2012 11:40am
Laley23;1298200 wrote:I loved the 2nd one. 3rd one wasnt nearly as good though. But yes, Im pretty sure Craig and Mara are both signed on for all 3.
Does that mean they (the studios) have to make them or can they decide there isn't enough money/interest?

edit - I just looked and it seems that it cost $90 million to make and brought in $102 million. For some reason I thought it didn't do as well as they expected. (I freaking loved it)
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Oct 18, 2012 12:40pm
FatHobbit;1298201 wrote:Does that mean they (the studios) have to make them or can they decide there isn't enough money/interest?

edit - I just looked and it seems that it cost $90 million to make and brought in $102 million. For some reason I thought it didn't do as well as they expected. (I freaking loved it)
They can always just not make them. I think its just that they have the rights. Craig and Mara are signed on to do the movie, only if it gets made. Probably something in a contract to get some compensation if it doesnt, but not a full salary.

I would also expect the next one to make a LOT more based on how well it was received post release.
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Laley23
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Oct 18, 2012 12:47pm
For the record, they have announced Girl Who Played with Fire. So it is at least being made.
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Oct 18, 2012 5:30pm
Wes, did you get to go watch Sinister?
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Oct 18, 2012 7:02pm
Yeah, I just got back actually. I really thought it was interesting and pretty creepy. The ending was pretty predictable and lame, but still one of the better horror movies in the last few years.
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Oct 18, 2012 7:05pm
Off subject, but my local theater now charges full price for 4 pm start times....the only matinee show is the 2 oclocks. It makes me chuckle that this theater is outdated and more expensive than the nice one in Canton.
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Oct 18, 2012 7:27pm
wes_mantooth;1298567 wrote:Yeah, I just got back actually. I really thought it was interesting and pretty creepy. The ending was pretty predictable and lame, but still one of the better horror movies in the last few years.
I enjoyed it too but I think I still like Indidious better.
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Oct 19, 2012 8:01am
Here's hoping Paranormal Activity 4 flops.
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gport_tennis
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Oct 21, 2012 10:13pm
Just watched the movie dark shadows. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
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Oct 21, 2012 10:48pm
gport_tennis;1301287 wrote:Just watched the movie dark shadows. I liked it a lot more than I thought I would.
Also watched it this weekend, Didnt care for it to much, Also finally watched Avengers, thought it was good
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Oct 21, 2012 11:25pm
Enforcer;1301321 wrote:Also watched it this weekend, Didnt care for it to much, Also finally watched Avengers, thought it was good
I never made it (Dark Shadows) past the previews, wife turned it off after 20 minutes on a plane. We finally saw Moonrise Kingdom last night. Not Rushmore/Tenenbaums good, but still very good in its own way. I recommend it.
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hasbeen
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Oct 22, 2012 12:20am
Seven Psychopaths, I thought, was fantastic.
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bigdaddy2003
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Oct 22, 2012 12:25am
hasbeen;1301410 wrote:Seven Psychopaths, I thought, was fantastic.
I enjoyed it as well.
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bigdaddy2003
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Oct 22, 2012 12:37am
Tyler Perry's movie only made 11.8 mil and the only thing people are talking about is the villain. Ha
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Oct 22, 2012 8:03am
Just want to chime in and say i'm fucking pumped for Skyfall.