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Message: [QUOTE="Travelman6, post: 2565428, member: 7597"] I have been watching a lot of movies as of late. Usually 1 or 2 for every weekday night and many more on the weekends. These past few weeks are as follows: [B]Song of the sea[/B] - Loved it. You can find a lot of Irish mythology in this but even better is the hand drawn animation. You can tell a lot of love went into it and I liked it a lot more than a lot of the cookie cutter Disney animated movies that have been coming out. Touching story, nice flow to the movie. [B]Gravity[/B] - First of all, BEAUTIFUL visuals. My wife did not like it but I understand, you have to be in the right mood for this. At the very least, you do not need to think as plot is pretty bare bones. Plain and simple, eye candy, but oh so enjoyable! [B]A cat in Paris[/B] - Short and sweet, I loved the pacing of this movie. Interesting story, great style. [B]Akira - [/B]The story is a little confusing and might require a 2nd watch, at least in parts, to fully grasp. A lot was packed into one movie and it shows, for better or worse. With that said, for 1988 the animation is absolutely mind blowing! [B]Demon Seed[/B] - Starts a bit slow but the tension that develops is unavoidable. I liked it a lot. Very good for a 70s movie. [B]District 9 - [/B]Started off slow but the 3rd act is where it really came together. Tons of potential but I do not like the found footage-esque style, of the first 2 acts especially. Overall, I would recommend it just the same as you actually feel a little sympathy for certain..things you would not expect. [B]Mad Max Tetralogy - [/B]I saw all four in the span of about 10 days or so. Amazing stunts for such old movies (the first 3) and despite going big budget for the 4th, I really felt the movie did NOT lose its soul in the process but, instead is one of the best action movies I have ever seen. In fact, it even had a good plot IMO, by action movie standards at least. I love dystopia films and this one (4th) hits the spot! The first 3 are not without their faults, including sometimes confusing story development, but are recommended just the same. [B]House Party - [/B]A "turn your mind off" movie I have seen a few times over the years and saw it again about a week and a half ago. My (Colombian) wife got a kick out of the slang and the story is simple to follow. [B]National Lampoons christmas[/B] - Why? Just showing my wife some movies I liked as a kid. This one holds up after many years and we got a kick out of it. [B]5 Centimeters per second - [/B]GORGEOUS animation, some of the best I have seen in my life. So good it makes up for a movie that is a bit slow at times. However, it is also very short and ends rather abruptly, seeming to set up for (I hope) a sequel. Gentle movie about young love. [B]Leon the Professional [/B]- Awesome movie! [B]Kramer vs Kramer[/B] - I watched it, I think, for the third time recently. Very touching, awesome acting. [B]Me before you[/B] - My wife told me about this one. Not one for romance movies, but this one is better, good story, nice twists, touching overall. [B]12 Feet deep - [/B]The premise sounds stupid but it is actually quite ...decent. Girls get trapped under a fiber glass pool cover and are locked in the building to boot. It does not sound plausible, I know. But as I watched it I said to myself "Somehow how they get trapped, by movie logic, somehow kind of makes sense. Not the best, but not bad and at least some directors are trying something new. [B]Clerks[/B] - Another movie I watched as a kid and wanted to show my wife. She did not like it. Has some potty humor but great jokes too and cinematography. [B]Back to School - [/B]One of those movies I watched as a kid and showed to my wife when neither of us wanted to think. RD is funny, one of his best. We liked it enough. [B]Circus Kane[/B] - Just. Awful. I want 90 minutes of my life back. [B]Killer clowns from outer space[/B] - Just, no, just like the above clown movie, terrible. Even for B movie standards, god awful acting. Only redeeming factor is to tune in quickly, for 5 minutes or so to check out the cool clown masks, which were indeed well done. That is it. [B]Meatballs[/B] - A young Bill Murray, of course I had to watch this! My first time watching this and a nice romp! For sure a product of its time (1979) but fun just the same. [B]Soylent Green[/B] - Why does this movie get so much love? Painfully boring, sorry and super slow. Fast forward to the last 5 minutes or so, only part worth seeing. I LOVE dystopia films, so I wanted to like this. I prefer Logans run as far as mid 70s dystopia. [B]Blade Runner[/B] - Had to pause this because my wife was exhausted, 30 minutes in but seems promising. Hope it is good. Will watch tomorrow. EDIT: Finished this one. I feel like it has so much potential but does not quite live up to it. I love the atmosphere it creates, nice music used sparingly but effectively. But just a little too slow for my tastes. [B]Whats Eating Gilbert Grape - [/B]A bit slow but a beautiful and bittersweet movie. Leo at his best, IMHO. (I do not like Leo, here he was just amazing). [B]The great outdoors[/B] - Another one I wanted to show my wife. She liked it okay. Not sure it has stood the test of time as other comedies of its time. [B]The Purge Election Year[/B] - Okay guys, enough with these movies. For real. [B]The secret of kells[/B] - Found this one to be boring with a messy plot. Song of the sea is way superior! [B]Unfriended[/B] - Just god awful. One of the worst I have ever seen. [B]jumanji remake[/B] - Not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. Worth it. [B]Don't hang up[/B] - Another cheesy low budget horror flick. Nothing new here and some annoying cliches, like the main characters making every mistake in the book. But I like that they get what is coming to them, so to speak as they are such dbags at the start. [U][B]Movies I will watch soon, in my que[/B][/U]: The gods must be crazy - I could watch this a million times. Just a great movie. I will watch it for the 1,000,001 time to show my wife, haha. Airplane - want to watch again soon to show my wife. The red turtle Darbareye Elly - I am really interested in Iranian films, this will be my first. Persepolis - Ditto the above. St. Elmos fire - Another one I want to show my wife from when I was young. Ahhh Gtown. The Triplets of Belleville Stand by me - A coming of age movie I loved as a kid and want to show my wife. [/QUOTE]

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