I love a good indie/art film as much as the next person but this one sucked left hind tit, especially if you like movies that have an actual ending.
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Posted 30 September 2011 - 07:24 AM
I love a good indie/art film as much as the next person but this one sucked left hind tit, especially if you like movies that have an actual ending.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 04 October 2011 - 07:57 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 07 October 2011 - 01:05 PM
I went to see Warrior last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. It doesn't seem to be getting a lot of press but it is a terrific film starring Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte and Joel Edgerton (Uncle Owen from Star Wars). I guess the easiest comparison to make is that of The Fighter. I'm not sure it is quite as good as that film but it is still one of the best this year.
The performances are all excellent. Nolte stands out a little more but I think that is just because he had the more showy scenes. I'd say he will get an Oscar nomination in 2012 for this. The fight scenes in this are some of the best I've seen in a sports movie. I don't know anything about MMA myself but to me it looked real. And ferocious. Tom Hardy is simply an animal in the ring. It bodes well for his role as Bane next year.
Anyone else seen this?
The performances are all excellent. Nolte stands out a little more but I think that is just because he had the more showy scenes. I'd say he will get an Oscar nomination in 2012 for this. The fight scenes in this are some of the best I've seen in a sports movie. I don't know anything about MMA myself but to me it looked real. And ferocious. Tom Hardy is simply an animal in the ring. It bodes well for his role as Bane next year.
Anyone else seen this?
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Posted 11 October 2011 - 03:22 PM
Based on reactions I've read elsewhere about this movie, I was halfway expecting not to like it. Thankfully, that didn't turn out to be the case. Perhaps those that were disappointed in it were expecting something far different from the end result, like a thriller or something.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 16 October 2011 - 03:01 PM
I enjoyed this but had no idea there were two feature length movies on the DVD. That caught me completely off guard. Evidently, Broken Trail originally aired as a two-parter on AMC as part of their original programming.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 21 October 2011 - 09:06 AM
Horrible Bosses was much funnier than I was expecting especially given it's dark tone. Bad Teacher? Not so much...
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 22 October 2011 - 09:18 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 25 October 2011 - 08:46 AM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 26 October 2011 - 08:15 AM
It would be nice to see R.E.M. get the documentary treatment at some point. That would be much more to my liking than some movie where they're portrayed by actors.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 29 October 2011 - 06:30 PM
Driver Nate, on 25 October 2011 - 08:46 AM, said:
How was that? Didn't know Richard Ayoade directed movies; I only know him from Garth Marenghi's Dark Place and The Mighty Boosh.
Nice, but slow. I like the George Clooney version a little better.
Totally not what I thought it was going to be, but still had some creepy images. Kind of out there, and sort of a Poltergeist rip-off. There's even a scene of an investigator holding a steak to his eye--direct steal!
Also this one sort of scared the crap out of me. Could be because I was drinking wine?
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Posted 29 October 2011 - 08:37 PM
Milsean Cady, on 29 October 2011 - 06:30 PM, said:
How was that? Didn't know Richard Ayoade directed movies; I only know him from Garth Marenghi's Dark Place and The Mighty Boosh.
I'm no expert on his background but I think that may be his first movie. I enjoyed Submarine myself. I get tired of indie fare sometimes, especially when it tries too hard to be different but I really liked this one.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 30 October 2011 - 06:10 AM
Last night I revisited some classics. I'm glad I did.
It's the poison that it measures
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It's the wolf that knows which root to dig to save itself
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Posted 31 October 2011 - 10:49 AM
"Mumblecore"? Never heard of it until this movie...
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 01 November 2011 - 08:01 AM
Yeah, I can't believe I've never seen this either. Not sure why it took me so long to get around to it other than I kinda knew how it ended although no one ever told me. Those final scenes are extremely difficult to watch but that's part of the whole story. There's a lot of shit movies out there but this isn't one of them.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 03 November 2011 - 07:35 AM
Not really sure what I was thinking when I rented this one. It has a few laughs but not enough to redeem the movie.
I was hesitant to rent this because of all the bad reviews I'd read of it last summer. I enjoyed it a great deal so I have no idea what they were talking about.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 05 November 2011 - 12:48 PM
I caught some discussion about this on another board back in the summer when it first came out, otherwise it probably would have passed me by completely. If it played in my area upon it's release, I wasn't aware of it at the time. That talk I read about it on that board was just intriguing enough for me to give it a shot and I'm glad I did. However, this seems to be one of those movies that is of the "you either love it or you hate it" variety. Taking a look at some of the reviews for it on Amazon, most people either seem to give it five stars or one star with very little middle ground. Even though I felt it had some shortcomings, I'd firmly place myself in the love it category. It's slow moving, it's long (139 minutes), there's very little dialogue and it has no real discernable plot so if those things turn you off it's pretty safe to say The Tree of Life is not for you. Personally, I found the cinematography to be breathtaking and the movie itself to be thought provoking. It is so open ended that I think everyone can walk away from the film with their own ideas as to what it's about. If you're into that sort of thing then I'd say it's definitely worth seeing. If any of what I've had to say about it piques your interest in the least I suggest taking a gander at the trailer for it.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 05 November 2011 - 01:50 PM
That sounds interesting!
This one was implausible at times, but overall, I thought it was pretty decent. I find myself liking DiCaprio as an actor the older he gets.
This one was implausible at times, but overall, I thought it was pretty decent. I find myself liking DiCaprio as an actor the older he gets.
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Posted 05 November 2011 - 07:52 PM
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 06 November 2011 - 06:57 AM
Very low budget and only somewhat enjoyable. The best part about it was Tom Waits' extended cameo appearance.
"We were listening to the UNC radio (station) there and they were playing an R.E.M. song. I like R.E.M. fine, but at the end of it, the DJ says, 'Ya that was R.E.M., the sound of the new South'. I looked at my roommate and we said, Gawd, if that's the sound of the new South, I preferred it when it was on the skids. That's how we got the name."
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Posted 06 November 2011 - 07:16 AM
Driver Nate, on 06 November 2011 - 06:57 AM, said:
Very low budget and only somewhat enjoyable. The best part about it was Tom Waits' extended cameo appearance.
I enjoyed it too even though the ending was different from the book's finale (the latter was better I thought).
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This was a total surprise. This indie "film noir" is very well crafted. Cool storyline and great twist.
It's the poison that it measures
Brings illuminating vision
It's the knowing with a wink
That we expect in Southern women
It's the wolf that knows which root to dig to save itself
It's the octopus that crawled back to the sea.
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