What Movies Are You Watching Lately

[JLibourel]

Saw "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" last night--poignant and thought-provoking. My wife and I enjoyed it very much.

 

[Hampton]

The bucket list

 

[b1os]

The Great Gatsby. If compared with the novel, it's disappointing. I don't particularly enjoy the way the story is told. This partially has to do with stupid 3D, which is terrible in fast-paced but decent in slow-paced sequences. Anyway, the movie is definitely some sort of spectacle and I enjoy the cast of di Caprio and Tom but overall I'm not convinced. Bummer. Also, the music killed the atmosphere.

Not technically a movie, but I also saw James Graham's play This House broadcasted live to the cinema. I'm not much of a theater guy, and I've probably only seen a handful of plays so far, moreover I'm not very familiar with the background story, but nonetheless This House seemed extremely well executed. I enjoyed it a lot. The atmosphere (broadcasting) was very good, great direction etc. I'll try to grab a ticket for The Audience in the mid of June even though most tickets are already sold out.

 

[b1os]



Saw "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" last night--poignant and thought-provoking. My wife and I enjoyed it very much.

I've read the novel in highschool. Have you? Can you compare? I don't really remember it, so I'll have to reread it before I'll go watch the movie.

 

[lawyerdad]



The Great Gatsby. If compared with the novel, it's disappointing. I don't particularly enjoy the way the story is told. This partially has to do with stupid 3D, which is terrible in fast-paced but decent in slow-paced sequences. Anyway, the movie is definitely some sort of spectacle and I enjoy the cast of di Caprio and Tom but overall I'm not convinced. Bummer. Also, the music killed the atmosphere.

Cross-post from the WAYRN thread. I really enjoyed this slightly manic mini-lecture on The Great Gatsby:
[VIDEO][/VIDEO]

 

[b1os]



Alec Baldwin is fantastic in that movie. So many quotable lines.

Have you seen Firefly or Chuck?

watched paul last night, based off some recs here.

i thought it was very entertaining. had a number of lol moments, good story, and seth rogens voice was perfect for the alien. definitely recommend it.

Told you.

 

[b1os]



Spoiler: Warning: Spoiler!

Cross-post from the WAYRN thread. I really enjoyed this slightly manic mini-lecture on The Great Gatsby:
[VIDEO][/VIDEO]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it a lot.

 

[MyOtherLife]



Go Tell the Spartans

Thank you J. I'll check into this one.

 

[MyOtherLife]



Caught the newly restored Safety Last at the Film Forum. This is a great print with the extra footage that cleans up the edit and makes it more watchable for a modern audience. One of the best physical comedies ever made lefty

Heart-stopping! Damn. This was great! Thank you Lefty.

 

[in stitches]



Told you.

ha! thanks again! i knew someone here rec'd it, but i could not remember who. thanks for reminding me. you are owed double credit.

 

[b1os]

BTW, is Iron Man 3 in 3D as bad as I think it is? I've seen the trailer for the new Wolverine and the action sequences were horryfying. I mean, if it's already annoying in the fast-paced sequences in The Great Gatsby, how can it work in a more dedicated action movie?

 

[in stitches]

my brother said he enjoyed it a lot. a buddy said he didnt. i guess it will be a love it or hate it thing. i hope to see it sunday.

 

[Gradstudent78]



BTW, is Iron Man 3 in 3D as bad as I think it is?

I liked the non-3D version and I haven't heard any reviews to make me want to see it in 3D (nothing to suggest it adds anything)

 

[b1os]



my brother said he enjoyed it a lot. a buddy said he didnt. i guess it will be a love it or hate it thing. i hope to see it sunday.

There's this great cinema in Berlin that shows pretty much everything non-dubbed and non-subbed. Unfortunately, they always show the 3D version if available. I think I'll also give it a try, but generally I'm no fan at all of 3D. It adds something in, as said above, slow-paced sequences. Snowfall/rain can also look stunning. But once there are quick cuts and quick movements, it just looks wrong. And when they begin to 3D-ify old videos, like they did with some old Wall Street videos in The Great Gatsby, it just looks ridiculous.

 

[in stitches]

the only movie i think i really liked the 3D in, was the most recent spiderman.