Movie rant... Gravity? Pfft

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Didn't see Gravity. Liked AVATAR 3D.
Nebraska was good. Weird, but good.
Saw Blue Jasmine & thought it sucked.
Couldn't wait for it to end & I don't think it did.
Escape Plan with Arnie & Sly was ok...
Good cowboy flick? The Magnificent Seven...
 
I just got around to seeing Star Wars III. ;lol

Nice to see how they closed the plot gap.
 
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Grisu said:
The Sci-Fi that impressed me recently is the new Battlestar Galactica. For a long time, I did not care for a supposed cheap knock-off of a cheap 70ies TV-series but man was I wrong. When I finally saw the pilot a few months back I got really hooked. That is an interesting plot which keeps you guessing.
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Wow, you just found BSG? You have many hours of excellent television ahead of you. Best series that Sci Fi cahnnel ever made... to bad their stuff has been all downhill since...


Bark to sweedish' OP... We just saw 12 Years a Slave yesterday. Excellent film, very moving. I still liked Gravity, but I went into that expecting entertainment, a pocorn movie... not a serious film with a message.

I didnt much care for Avatar other than the visuals. I thought the story was very predictable just like Grisu.
 
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jharkin said:
Wow, you just found BSG? You have many hours of excellent television ahead of you. Best series that Sci Fi cahnnel ever made... to bad their stuff has been all downhill since...
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Unfortunately, almost behind me. :( I am about halfway in season 4 but agree completely with your assessment. :) I don't have cable so no clue what else they show. However, if you are interested in political drama try to get your hands on the Danish series "Borgen". I recently finished the first season and I am holding off on the other ones until I have caught up with some other stuff. Really good, nonetheless.

I didnt much care for Avatar other than the visuals. I thought the story was very predictable just like Grisu.
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Swedishchef said:
12 years a slave: great movie.
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Im waiting for this one to come to red box. Gravity im not expecting much from ,not sure its even worth the buck from red box. Reviews are poor.
 
Gravity has an 8.2 rating on IMDB based on over 300000 user reviews. I will try to keep an open mind when I see it. Should be getting it soon on Netflix.
 
I think my problem is that I may have been expecting too much from Gravity. I don't want to talk too much about it since there are quite a few of you that have not seen it yet.

I guess I was still surprised that the credits started rolling at 1 hr 24 minutes (shawshank redemption, the green mile, Apollo 11, etc etc) Most "box office hits" that are non-cartoon seem to be a bit longer. However I will admit that I am not a huge movie buff. I don't go to film festivals, I did not enjoy Kill bill, etc etc.
 
Grisu said:
Unfortunately, almost behind me. :( I am about halfway in season 4 but agree completely with your assessment. :) I don't have cable so no clue what else they show. However, if you are interested in political drama try to get your hands on the Danish series "Borgen". I recently finished the first season and I am holding off on the other ones until I have caught up with some other stuff. Really good, nonetheless.

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You are almost at the end then.. I'll let you decide but I had mixed feelings about the finale.

Speaking of, you got me interested... I noticed that Amazon prime has the entire series on streaming and I went back and watched the miniseries again for fun. Its been long enough that I think I may watch it all over again. Will be interesting to see it all in HD.
 
Still think that "Nebraska" is the best film I've seen this year but a couple others merit attention, at least I think so. "American Hustle" is a fast-moving film with a clever ending. Nice music too especially if you were alive in the early 1970s. Also, "House of Cards" staring Kevin Spacey is a 13-part mini-series available now on cable for 99 cents an episode. Boy, talk about cynical, manipulative politicians.......Spacey's character takes the prize!

ChipTam
 
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If you liked House of Cards, also watch the original British production.
 
Finally saw Gravity. Thought the special effects were pretty cool
& they must've been AWESOME on a big screen.
Storyline was OK. Ending? I don't think there was one.
Sandra Bullock looks pretty good for being just shy of
her first half century...
 
Just saw Nebraska. It's a great flick with a wry, warm sense of humor and great characters. The writing is very Bob Nelson, his first hit is a home run. We watched Bob in a local program, Almost Live! skits during the 1980s. Here's Bob getting a local driving lesson:

 
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Okay, movie buffs... what's a western I can show my 4-year old kid, without getting into trouble with the wife? She saw me showing him trailers of The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly the other day, and I caught hell. He's running around the house yelling, I wanna see a Spaghetti Western, mom!

Tried finding Hot Lead and Cold Feet on Netflix / Amazon Prime, but no joy. If I can't get away with showing him Eastwood, maybe Knotts would do. ;lol
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Try the Terrance Hill movies, My Name is Nobody is a good one.
Terrance Hill and Bud Spencer acted in quite a few that shouldn't get you in to much trouble.

Opps, I see people already mentioned it, to quick to reply
 
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Wife caught me trying to show him True Grit (1969 / John Wayne version), which I always thought was pretty harmless. She read me the riot act. Heck... that's rated "G"!
 
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My kids still have not really grown beyond animated movies yet. Just a few days ago I tried to watch "Prince of Persia" with my kids as a pretty harmless adventure flick but they refused soon during the first sword fight.

However, my 8-year old really caught me off-guard. He asked why I am against violence in real life but like to watch violent movies. Frankly, I could not come up with an answer other than saying those movies are not real, those are just actors and special effects. Still, does not really address his question as to why we watch other people being hurt and killed as entertainment.
 
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Grisu said:
Still, does not really address his question as to why we watch other people being hurt and killed as entertainment.
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Try finding a novel in the library that doesn't have a murder in it.
 
Grisu said:
He asked why I am against violence in real life but like to watch violent movies. Frankly, I could not come up with an answer other than saying those movies are not real, those are just actors and special effects. Still, does not really address his question as to why we watch other people being hurt and killed as entertainment.
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I'm against car accidents, too... but I can't help looking when I drive past one.
 
If a body was out on the pavement at the accident site would you try to divert your child's attention or say, wow, look at that? Hypothetical question.

Note, we have gone through this with two boys. We did a pretty good job of sheltering them at a young age. Now my oldest son at age 28 has an acute interest in all things involving weaponry. Go figure.
 
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Another Bob Nelson (Nebraska) portrait from Almost Live!. Classic.
 
Still didnt get to gravity yet,probably friday ,movie night.Watched 12 years a slave last friday. Seen enough people gettin whipped to last a lifetime.
 
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I love those Honest Trailers. Hilarious.
 
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