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[ColchVEGAS]

The 2002 one is a classic. I can’t believe they had the nerve to remake it.

I would not say "remake" more of an updated take. I think the new French version is better.

 

[ZooCougar]

I would not say "remake" more of an updated take. I think the new French version is better.

“I think the new Bollywood Version of Shawshank is better”

Sorry but that’s impossible.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

“I think the new Bollywood Version of Shawshank is better”

Sorry but that’s impossible.

I know it is impossible to think that a French adaptation that more closely follows a French novel would be better. Both are good movies. To each his own.

 

[ZooCougar]

I know it is impossible to think that a French adaptation that more closely follows a French novel would be better. Both are good movies. To each his own.

Yup. We do it better.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Found another one of those unheard of little movies I tend to enjoy on Prime. "All At Once" (2016). A few recognizable actors in it, mostly in small roles. Young man unexpectedly becomes guardian of two young girls (their parents/his friends died). After struggling in NYC for the next decade (happens off screen, we get a time jump), he decides to move back to his home town of Buffalo. Older daughter was already difficult and she becomes insufferable after the move. Younger daughter is a sweetheart but she starts to have some problems too. Dad is just trying to do his best. Got the quirky family around for some laughs. He got a job teaching at a local college, hits it off with another member of the faculty. It's got some humor, some heartfelt stuff, decent acting, I thought it was a good family drama.

 

[nelsonmuntz]

I just saw Nice Guys (2016) for the first time. The plot is ridiculous, and the action scenes are a mixed bag. It is also a bit disjointed, particularly with some of the odd decisions by Gosling’s character that are pretty important to the story. That said, it is a fun watch once you suspend disbelief. Gosling is excellent as always, Crowe is serviceable, but Angourie Rice steals the show as Gosling’s daughter who joins their adventures. It really doesn’t make any sense why she ends up in some of the scenes she is in, but she pulls it off.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I was looking forward to "Bookworm," was just added to Kanopy. Very disappointing. Started out decent but switches to something entirely different midstream that just didn't work at all. The age old formula of having to have a conflict is sometimes nonsensical in the context. This is the would-be triumphant return of Elijah Wood to Middle Earth...I mean New Zealand. He's a failed illusionist, meeting his estranged 11 year old daughter for the first time while her mom is in the hospital. They go on a backpacking trip to try to obtain evidence of the elusive Canterbury panther (this is a real thing, I've looked it up, kind of the Kiwi version of Bigfoot). There is a bit of charm and humor for a while. New Zealand is always gorgeous. They aren't in the snow and glacier clad mountains like LOTR franchise, but rolling hills and lakes. Then they encounter another pair of backpackers and the whole thing derails, never gets on track again. Too bad.

 

[nwhoopfan]

"Winner" is now available on Hulu. Based on actual events. Reality Winner (that's her real name) leaked classified documents regarding the 2016 election while she was working for the NSA. The government went after her hard.

Emelia Jones played Reality. She's been really good in everything I've seen her in. Some good performances in smaller roles as her family members by Connie Britton, Zack Galifianakis and Kathryn Newton.