Commander of Awesome;1774762 wrote:Which movie do you think he deserved one for? Been a while since he's been in a great movie.

Hell, I don't know. He's just a solid actor. A lot of it has to do with the competition that year as well, I know. But I'm not going to go back and do research. F' that!!!

"Mister Holmes". 9/10 (one point deducted for not having any explosions or chase scenes)

As a big fan of the A. Conan Doyle books, the classic portrayal by Jeremy Brett, and the Benedict Cumberbatch modern-twist version, I was very interested in seeing it. For some reason I didn't catch in the theater, but the wife rented it yesterday, and I got caught up in it.

I have not read the novel this was based on, but the idea of a 93-year old Holmes living in the "modern world" of the late 1940's, estranged from Dr. Watson, and struggling to remember details of his former career, and then combining both an old mystery with a couple of modern-day ones, all seemingly un-related, and then tieing them together at the end, was very satisfying.

Ian McKellen gave a great performance of a very old man struggling to make it through each day while dealing with his self-imposed loneliness. Creating a"real" Sherlock Holmes who was always irritated that the image people had of him was largely fictional in the details, was a nice touch. Call it a myth vs. real life, within a myth.

Not for people with short attention spans or who don't like to watch public TV. At times the cinematography and lack of dialog made you think you were watching PBS, but still a really great movie.

Wreck-it Ralph - 9/10

Lethal Weapon 3

8

Commander of Awesome;1774762 wrote:Which movie do you think he deserved one for? Been a while since he's been in a great movie.

I would say Inception he was pretty darn good. Titanic as well but that was a LONG time ago.

Really he acted quite well in The Wolf of Wall Street as well, but that type of movie will never win an Oscar.

I have not seen The Revenant yet, but plan on it and from what I heard he has a great chance at winning with this one.

Minions

7.5/10

I'm a little over half way through making a murderer. All I can say is wow.

If something comes up at some point that shows he was framed, what would that do for the county and other law enforcement involved?

I feel bad for his nephew though. When he told his "truth," his story was consistent. When he told the prosecution "truth," it wasn't consistent until someone intervened.

The Big Short.

Decent, but not great. 5/10

Concussion

Very good. Different than I thought it would be...in a good way. 9/10

Commander of Awesome;1774762 wrote:Which movie do you think he deserved one for? Been a while since he's been in a great movie.

I liked shutter island

Fab4Runner;1774233 wrote:If you think think the sheriff's department framed him, that means someone else killed her. Who?

creepy ex-boyfriend who listened to (and deleted) her voicemails

Fab4Runner;1774233 wrote: To me, it just doesn't make sense that anyone else did it. If you think think the sheriff's department framed him, that means someone else killed her. Who?

My friend posted something that has theories that people have on who actually did it. The two that stuck out to me were the one about other members of the Avery family doing it, and Teresa Halbach committing suicide and the cops using it as a chance to frame Steven.

http://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Making-Murderer-Theories-39585210#photo-39585210

The Big Short 8.5/10 reminded me a little big of The Wolf of Wall Street and Margot in a bathtub is always a plus

Die Hard 10/10. Best Christmas movie ever.

Iliketurtles;1775760 wrote:Die Hard 10/10. Best Christmas movie ever.

For me you can remove the Christmas crap and it's one of my all-time favorites. Never disappoints.

Never had seen any of the Harry Potter movies. Decided to check them out in light of Rickman's passing. Watched "The Philosopher's Stone" last night. 8/10. An enjoyable watch. A few of the characters were a little forced, but they're also kids, so there's only so much I expect out of children, even if they are actors.

I can't fathom how Rowling thought up some of the magic in that movie. She had to be tripping balls when she came up with some of that. Willie Wonka meets the Sword in the Stone.

MontyBrunswick;1775660 wrote:creepy ex-boyfriend who listened to (and deleted) her voicemails

I thought it was her brother that listened to her voicemails.

Also, her coworker said someone was stalking her via phone for a few weeks. Also, the prosecution stated that Avery had to hide his identity to get her to come out. However, there's a phone recording about her coming out there and saying his name several times as well as the red minivan. They also tried to make a big deal about Avery always requesting her. Well, that's pretty common isn't it? I mean, if someone provides a good service, you tend to continue business with them correct?

Finally, they said there was his DNA on the hood of her car from when he removed the battery. I don't know if that means he removed the battery, but it does mean he touched the car. That could have been for dozen of different reasons.

bigkahuna;1775842 wrote:I thought it was her brother that listened to her voicemails.

Also, her coworker said someone was stalking her via phone for a few weeks. Also, the prosecution stated that Avery had to hide his identity to get her to come out. However, there's a phone recording about her coming out there and saying his name several times as well as the red minivan. They also tried to make a big deal about Avery always requesting her. Well, that's pretty common isn't it? I mean, if someone provides a good service, you tend to continue business with them correct?

Finally, they said there was his DNA on the hood of her car from when he removed the battery. I don't know if that means he removed the battery, but it does mean he touched the car. That could have been for dozen of different reasons.

It was her brother.

Fab4Runner;1775844 wrote:It was her brother.

http://www.dailydot.com/politics/making-a-murderer-cfaa-ryan-hillegas-cingular-password/?fb=dd

MontyBrunswick;1775922 wrote:http://www.dailydot.com/politics/making-a-murderer-cfaa-ryan-hillegas-cingular-password/?fb=dd

He got into her phone records and printed them off. It was her brother that listened to her voicemail.

they collaborated!!!!!!!!!

Just saw The Revenant. Very good. 8.5/10. As good a Leo was, Hardy was better.

Karate Kid

8.5

Watched Waterboy this morning and in the background as one of the players on the opponents sideline in uniform was a young Michael Strahan.....no clue he was a minor minor background person in that movie or how the hell I noticed it (wasn't smiling)

I don't think he is in that.