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Sorry, I think I should explain that I got Pretty Woman but I didn't get why it was loved rather than hated - see previous post for reasons. Perhaps it should have been on a different list - Movies I Wanted To Strangle At Birth.Likewise Crazy Heart - you couldn't fail to get the messages of this movie, they used sledgehammers. The thing I did not get was why everyone fell at its feet when it was one dreary country cliche after another with no let up.
Paul wrote: "Sorry, I think I should explain that I got Pretty Woman but I did't get why it was loved rather than hated - see previous post for reasons. Perhaps it should have been on a different list - Movies ..."That's reasonable.
I remember hearing that Pretty Woman was originally conceived as a drama , but the producers couldn't find support/investors for it . After they changed it to a chick/romcom Hollywood came running .
I'd believe that. Hmm...I wonder how the non romcom version would go...
Barb wrote: "Ya, but in this version ... maybe she doesn't have a heart of gold. Maybe she's a meth addict...behind the back of her new love ... who isn't Richard Gere, but Steve Buschemi. "I want to see this.
I didn't get Pi. What was the point? It was so much like a lot of other movies but in a more obscure way.
Why do women call their babies "stinker" or "stinka"?
Zen wrote: "I didn't get Pi. What was the point? It was so much like a lot of other movies but in a more obscure way."I thought you meant me for a second, but you meant the movie Pi. I didn't get that one either.
Britt-Britt wrote: "Why do women call their babies "stinker" or "stinka"?"I'm with Britt on this one. Also, there was a woman at my old barn who used to call all the horses Stinky Butt, and it drove me crazy. Leave them some dignity.
My friend and I tried to watch the movie Aeon Flux a long time ago and we had to turn it off it was so bad. We could not follow it for the life of ourselves. We were so confused and had no idea what was going on.Also I got really bored and therefore confused with The Nineth Gate. (Confused because it couldn't hold my attention long enough to understand it)
I liked Aeon Flux, but welcome anyway :)
welcome to TC Lori. Never saw Aeon Flux. Didn't seem like my kind of movie. loved "The Ninth Gate" although it was a little slow in parts.
Yea it was good at the begining but somewhere in between when it got slow my sttention drifted and I got lost. Maybe I'll try to watch it again some time. It was also a late night movie so I was probably really tired when I started it anyways.
The Bourne IdentityI'm confused as to how someone could hate this. Maybe not like it, maybe think it's meh, but it doesn't seem to be worth hating.
RA, guess you do not care for thriller/spy genre? Personally, I read it...was meh..readable. Not something to write home about. The mini series w/Richard Chamberlain was good though.
Paul wrote: "Pretty Woman was a vile insidious piece of anti-feminist propaganda which most people ate up like it was a tender love story instead of the vicious hooking-as-career-choice-for-non-college-educated..."I also loathed this POS flick, but I understood it very well.
Sarah Pi wrote: "Zen wrote: "I didn't get Pi. What was the point? It was so much like a lot of other movies but in a more obscure way."I thought you meant me for a second, but you meant the movie Pi. I didn't g..."
I got Pi, and I loved it. Darren Aronofsky is a genius. Max, a number theorist, is obsessed with finding The Answer, the string of numbers that explains everything in nature. As he gets closer to The Answer, he of course spirals deeper into insanity.
Britt-Britt wrote: "DEAD RINGERS IS MY SHIT OMG"Great movie. Really creepy.
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zodiac was about a serial killer, i haven't seen pi.does that help?
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I also did not LIKE (and maybe just didn't get but I think it wasn't that deep) Shutter Island. LAME!
janine wrote: "zodiac was about a serial killer, i haven't seen pi."I'm right here, but I haven't killed anyone, I promise.
Oh! Solaris. I didn't get that one, either.
Sally wrote: "Maybe. I also did not LIKE (and maybe just didn't get but I think it wasn't that deep) Shutter Island. LAME!"
That movie sucked for me because my kid told me what happened before we turned it on. It was pretty boring anyway, and even if I hadn't known the outcome it would have only been mediocre.
“I’m Not There,” is a fascinating idea on paper. On film it’s just lamentable. And I don’t want Cate Blanchett dressing up like a man for any reason. Besides that, the period of Dylan’s life she portrays is conveyed vividly by Dylan himself in the classic D.A. Pennebaker documentary, “Don’t Look Back.” Lost in Translation is a favorite of mine. Sofia Coppola films really are designed as atmospheric, fly-on-the-wall experiences in which the spell they create is the most enjoyable aspect and interest really is between the lines. And I believe there should be prison time for anyone failing to appreciate the small wonders of In Bruges.
Garden variety action films or thrillers by and large hold little appeal for me, but Bourne Identity was well written and adroitly made.
janine wrote: "woooo! i don't have to go to prison!"Nancy?
Nancy Quitar, is that you?
Yes of course. I have not seen that one -- but I trust your judgement.
"And I believe there should be prison time for anyone failing to appreciate the small wonders of In Bruges."Found it. Nancy must be lurking somewhere else.
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What a chore to sit through.
Dream stealers? Freddy Krueger did it better, quicker, simpler, and with a minimal amount of fuss.
What a chore to sit through.
Dream stealers? Freddy Krueger did it better, quicker, simpler, and with a minimal amount of fuss.
I just watched it and thought it was a pretty stylish SF thriller. SPOILER BELOW
My father insisted that during the credits you could hear the little top stop spinning and fall over. Did anyone else hear that?
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The Bourne Identity
I heart Huckabees
Donnie Darko
Crazy Heart
In Bruges
Lust Caution
Pretty Woman
The Royal Tennenbaums"
I really liked The Royal Tennenbaums. I didn't care for I Heart Huckabees except for the punching. I don't get how you can not get Pretty Woman. You can dislike it, but I doubt you didn't get it.