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Muddy don't do it!!!!

Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Some Asian ladies tackle their problems in life and love the only way they know how - with their fists. Winner of best Foreign Film, loser in Best Picture. This proves that people who don't speak English are inferior. :muddy:

I am a fan of this movie, although I suspect that most posters here are not. We'll see.

Jaws - Oh wait we didn't get to see this because there was absolutely zero organization from the establishment hosting this special charity one-time showing. Would've been pretty cool to see on a big screen. We did get our best Savior Dog picture to date out of the deal so there's that.

The Wire Season Three - Halfway through the season. I love Omar so much and I don't want him to ever die, although I know he has to. Bummer.
 
Is Season 3 the one with the white guy who's running for mayor? He's one of the very many clever touches in the show. Seasons 3 and 4 are great and they basically form one mega-season.

I liked Crouching Tiger just fine. Own the DVD and have watched it a handful of times. 7.2 Matty Rains.

Started watching Mad Men. It had been recommended several times to me, but people couldn't seem to explain what made it great. In short, it's the research that went into recreating the 50's - it goes way beyond superficial cultural objects like clothes and cars and deep into societal norms of the era, most of which are shockingly humorous today. Great great shit so far.
 
I was not as gaga about Crouching Tiger as the rest of the world seemed to be. My reaction was basically :dunno: It's been many years and maybe I'll check it out again if I notice it coming up on TV.



I saw a bunch of movies in the last week that no one probably cares about much but here I go anyway. I was taping and watching a lot of stuff from TCM. Oldies.

The one non-oldie:

Zombieland - sometimes I like a turn-your-brain-off dopey flick with a few laughs and this worked on that level. 6.2 out of 10.



Oldies:

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939) - Victor Hugo classic (except they changed important details from the novel). Some of the bad acting had me laughing out loud but overall, it was okay for the time. 6 out of 10.

His Girl Friday (1940) - Again, making allowances for the time, it's okay. A few laughs in there. 6.3 out of 10.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) - Adaptation of the Tennessee Williams play (but with the homosexual overtones suppressed to a large extent). I did not like this. I never felt like I was watching something that could have happened. I found it all very contrived and unnatural. I could not relate to and become invested in the characters. They just felt like chess pieces being manipulated to deliver "clever" dialogue. I don't like that. 4 out of 10.

Becket (1964) - again with the homosexual overtones. No, this is a good historical epic with some good acting (Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole) and timeless themes. 7.4 out of 10.
 
Matt Rain
Started watching Mad Men. It had been recommended several times to me, but people couldn't seem to explain what made it great. In short, it's the research that went into recreating the 50's - it goes way beyond superficial cultural objects like clothes and cars and deep into societal norms of the era, most of which are shockingly humorous today. Great great shit so far.
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They do an amazing job of recreating the era, absolutely no doubt - but the greatness of Mad Men goes beyond just that IMO. Particularly in season 1, it subtly builds to some amazing impactful timeless moments. I remember sitting in my chair for 15 minutes after episodes ended thinking about what I had just seen and retracing the foundational details that didn't seem important when they happened but suddenly they had profound meaning. Not many TV shows have me doing that. It was like a work of great literature more than a TV show.

I confess I recently lowered my rating on it from 9 down to 8. That is still a very high rating but I have found it more meandering lately. It just seems like it's showing stuff that happens without any particular aim. It's still good - and maybe they'll surprise me and tie some things together in an interesting way. But for me it has slid from one of the best things I have ever seen on TV to just a good show.
 
Mudcat
They do an amazing job of recreating the era, absolutely no doubt - but the greatness of Mad Men goes beyond just that IMO. Particularly in season 1, it subtly builds to some amazing impactful timeless moments. I remember sitting in my chair for 15 minutes after episodes ended thinking about what I had just seen and retracing the foundational details that didn't seem important when they happened but suddenly they had profound meaning. Not many TV shows have me doing that. It was like a work of great literature more than a TV show.

I confess I recently lowered my rating on it from 9 down to 8. That is still a very high rating but I have found it more meandering lately. It just seems like it's showing stuff that happens without any particular aim. It's still good - and maybe they'll surprise me and tie some things together in an interesting way. But for me it has slid from one of the best things I have ever seen on TV to just a good show.
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That's unfortunate. I've seen the first 3 episodes and they've all been flat-out great. AMC has a flair for intelligent dramas.

Mudcat
Zombieland - sometimes I like a turn-your-brain-off dopey flick with a few laughs and this worked on that level. 6.2 out of 10.
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I loved that even though it was all over the place. It started out as a silly zombie movie and it ended as a formulaic awkward-guy-gets-the-hot-girl teenage romance. Then there's that totally absurd Bill Murray interlude. 6.2 sounds right.
 
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