09-13-2008, 12:43 PM
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First Line Centre
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The Counterfeiters
Good movie. Won an Oscar for best foreign film. A bit depressing but it made me think. Subtitles of course.
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09-13-2008, 12:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Two Fivenagame
The Counterfeiters
Good movie. Won an Oscar for best foreign film. A bit depressing but it made me think. Subtitles of course.
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To be honest, I didn't care for the counterfeiters as much as I hoped.
If you're going for a foreign language film, I liked "The Lives of Others" better.
To each his/her own, though.
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09-13-2008, 11:58 PM
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God of Hating Twitter
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli
I second The Bank Job.
A little ludicrous, but great entertainment
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lol ludicrous? Its a true story 
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09-14-2008, 12:16 AM
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It's not easy being green!
Join Date: Oct 2001
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It's only on video, but I just watched Son of Rambow. What a delightful film..
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09-14-2008, 12:50 AM
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Nick and Nora's infinate playlist comes out at the start of octover. It got the geeky kid from superbad and Juno in it and looks prety good. It is at the Toronto film festival right now
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09-14-2008, 07:01 AM
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Uncle Chester
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I saw Read Before Burning last night and enjoyed it. The critics are right, there isn't one likable character in it (welcome to a Coen bros. movie critics) but it is very entertaining. Good pace, well acted, and funny. Be ready for a Coen bros. ending.
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09-14-2008, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Thor
lol ludicrous? Its a true story |
Really? The part where they dug underground in about 5 minutes seemed a bit off the wall.
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09-14-2008, 09:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Machiavelli
Really? The part where they dug underground in about 5 minutes seemed a bit off the wall.
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Yeah The Bank Job is based on a real heist. Certian things were changed to make it more movie friendly though.
From Wiki:
The Bank Job
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The film is in part based on historical facts. A gang tunnelled into a branch of Lloyds Bank at the junction between Baker Street and Marylebone Road, in London, on the night of 11 September 1971 and robbed the safe deposit boxes there ... and The New Yorker's conclusion that it is "impossible to say how much of the film's story is true" appears to be correct.[8]
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09-14-2008, 11:51 AM
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A third for "In Bruges".
Someone asked when Clagary-area filmed Passchendaele (sp?) would be out? I believe it is mid October, the 14th maybe.
I will see that one for sure.
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09-14-2008, 12:09 PM
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First Line Centre
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Speaking of foreign language films, I just went and saw Mongol last night. If you're a fan of the big, sweeping, epic productions, and don't mind subtitles - what a great movie. Well worth the price at the Canyon Meadows.
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09-14-2008, 06:18 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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"Burn after reading" was comedy gold!
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09-14-2008, 10:05 PM
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First Line Centre
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Originally Posted by Rhetts_the_Best
"Burn after reading" was comedy gold!
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Just saw it and agree - very funny!
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01-02-2009, 12:32 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruttiger
Speaking of foreign language films, I just went and saw Mongol last night. If you're a fan of the big, sweeping, epic productions, and don't mind subtitles - what a great movie. Well worth the price at the Canyon Meadows.
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Just bumping an old thread rather than starting a new one, but I watched this last night (on PPV), and thoroughly loved it. The mongolian scenery for the film is breathtaking and the whole film is visually very rich. I was expecting it to be much heavier on the battle scenes, but the story arc about him and his wife was by far the dominant part of the film, although the battles were great too. I have a hard time remembering another historical epic that I enjoyed as much as this one. And I was excited to learn that this is the first of a planned trilogy about Genghis Khan.
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01-02-2009, 01:41 PM
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One of the Nine
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Originally Posted by Mike F
I'll second "In Bruges"
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Thirded (for the 2nd time in this thread!). Just watched it the other day and I thought it was fantastic! I really like Brendan Gleeson and he is terrific here, as is Ralph Fiennes. Even Colin Farrell is good. Sort of reminded me of Seven (for the morality play) crossed with The Matador (the human comedy/hitman thing). Some shockingly violent content that seemed to make me laugh out loud rather than gasp in horror.
Definitely one of the quiet triumphs of 2008.
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01-02-2009, 01:45 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
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anyone seen seven pounds yet? Any good?
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01-02-2009, 01:49 PM
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My girlfriend and I went and saw Marley and Me the other day. I wasnt expecting much from a movie about a dog but it was actually quite good. If you want a date movie that is it for sure. Definitly a heart-warming tear jerker, but as far as it goes it was not bad at all
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01-02-2009, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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I'm off to see "Vicky Christina Barcelona" tonight.
Still no release date for "The Wrestler", couldn't wait and obtained a very good copy online. Loved it, damn fine film.
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01-02-2009, 02:03 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Calgary
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As mentioned above, In Bruges was hilarious. Funniest movie I've seen in a long time... that includes any of the 100000 Judd Apatow movies that have come out in the past couple years.
I watched 7 pounds last night but feel asleep with about 20 minutes to go so I missed the twist but I'm pretty sure I know what it is. I'll finish it off when I get home just to be sure. Its not a bad movie but not great either... It can get pretty slow at times.
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01-02-2009, 02:47 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Sydney, NSfW
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jus_sum_guy
anyone seen seven pounds yet? Any good?
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Not good, unless you are a girl.
Felon is a pretty good movie, a bit cliched perhaps. A regular dude gets thrown into prison for killing an intruder to his house.
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01-02-2009, 02:51 PM
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Another vote for In Bruges. Very good film, beautiful town.
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