The Movie Thread
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I never go to the theater. Out of shear principle I refuse to pay ridiculous prices to see largely mediocre movies I can see a few months later at a fraction of the cost or even for free. It's also my way of protesting the insane salaries some of these actors/actresses get for doing nothing but playing dress up and pretending to be something they're not.
That is a good one.
Films are at an all time low, even in the recent 6 months. Big names make as many as 3 a year and its obvious that the emphasis is on quantity. Some of the titles that are filing thru the box office are just a joke. There are maybe 5 actors who I care to
see a film just because they're in it. All the rest are dead. Film has been taken over by twenty something year olds and younger. And my pet peeve, commercials before the film starts
have exponentially increased and its torturous. Just saying.
see a film just because they're in it. All the rest are dead. Film has been taken over by twenty something year olds and younger. And my pet peeve, commercials before the film starts
have exponentially increased and its torturous. Just saying.
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
***SPOILERS***
Stupid title. Hey pal, money may never sleep but I'm almost did during this turkey. (Sorry, how many reviewers have used a similar line?)
Soooo, as the film starts we see young trader Jake Moore as a protege of old Wall Street veteran Louis Zabel, his father-figure, a man he worships. But! Soon Zabel is driven to suicide by evil Bretton James, who owns a rival trading firm. Jake vows revenge! He confronts James, who denies everything, then offers Jake a job (because, dammit, he admires this gutsy kid) which Jake snaps up sooner than you can say "Louis Who?". We wait for Jake to carry out some secret plan to bring James down, but apparently he was just kidding about all the revenge stuff. He becomes a legitimate trader for James's firm, then, then, then, just when Jake thought everything he ever wanted was about to happen, James screws him over. Jake is shocked! He vows revenge yet again! And he gets it, oh yeah, baby. That evil basterd James gets his in the end, alright. Evil mofo.
Innnnn the meantime, as if the plot concerning Jake's professional life isn't senseless enough, the parallel story of his personal life is even more flaky. He's engaged to Gordon Gekko's estranged daughter, Winnie. When Gekko gets out of prison, Winnie ("Winnie", what a sweet name) wants nothing to do with him. Gekko snows Jake to get back into Winnie's life, it eventually works, then Gekko screws them both over. As if we didn't see that coming all the way up Wall Street! See, Winnie has a buuuuunch of money in an off-shore account from Gekko's previous nefarious dealings and she's so darn pure she doesn't even want to touch it. (Apparently she's never heard of charity.) Gekko, thru Jake, gets her to sign for the money and turn it over to him and then that evil basterd STEALS IT! Winnie breaks off the engagement with Jake, which makes no sense, he wasn't in on the scam, for crimeny. Then then then, Gekko, after making a bigrillion bucks off the cash, has a change of heart and returns the principle to Jake and Winnie so they can manufacture rainbows made of cotton candy with it or something like that. Winnie suddenly rushes into Jake's arms! She loves him again! WTH? Forget it makes no sense she rejected him in the first place, why does her sleazy father returning the principle change Jake's cuff up in her mind?
Who wrote this inane crap? Oh yeah, Oliver Stone, the same guy who wrote JFK. Never mind.
***SPOILERS***
Stupid title. Hey pal, money may never sleep but I'm almost did during this turkey. (Sorry, how many reviewers have used a similar line?)
Soooo, as the film starts we see young trader Jake Moore as a protege of old Wall Street veteran Louis Zabel, his father-figure, a man he worships. But! Soon Zabel is driven to suicide by evil Bretton James, who owns a rival trading firm. Jake vows revenge! He confronts James, who denies everything, then offers Jake a job (because, dammit, he admires this gutsy kid) which Jake snaps up sooner than you can say "Louis Who?". We wait for Jake to carry out some secret plan to bring James down, but apparently he was just kidding about all the revenge stuff. He becomes a legitimate trader for James's firm, then, then, then, just when Jake thought everything he ever wanted was about to happen, James screws him over. Jake is shocked! He vows revenge yet again! And he gets it, oh yeah, baby. That evil basterd James gets his in the end, alright. Evil mofo.
Innnnn the meantime, as if the plot concerning Jake's professional life isn't senseless enough, the parallel story of his personal life is even more flaky. He's engaged to Gordon Gekko's estranged daughter, Winnie. When Gekko gets out of prison, Winnie ("Winnie", what a sweet name) wants nothing to do with him. Gekko snows Jake to get back into Winnie's life, it eventually works, then Gekko screws them both over. As if we didn't see that coming all the way up Wall Street! See, Winnie has a buuuuunch of money in an off-shore account from Gekko's previous nefarious dealings and she's so darn pure she doesn't even want to touch it. (Apparently she's never heard of charity.) Gekko, thru Jake, gets her to sign for the money and turn it over to him and then that evil basterd STEALS IT! Winnie breaks off the engagement with Jake, which makes no sense, he wasn't in on the scam, for crimeny. Then then then, Gekko, after making a bigrillion bucks off the cash, has a change of heart and returns the principle to Jake and Winnie so they can manufacture rainbows made of cotton candy with it or something like that. Winnie suddenly rushes into Jake's arms! She loves him again! WTH? Forget it makes no sense she rejected him in the first place, why does her sleazy father returning the principle change Jake's cuff up in her mind?
Who wrote this inane crap? Oh yeah, Oliver Stone, the same guy who wrote JFK. Never mind.
To those in the thread lamenting that they aren't making good or great films anymore, sorry, I've never bought into that old refrain "They just don't make 'em like they used to." There are still great films being made and there are still great performances. Some recent movies that are exceptional which I think will stand the test of time: Michael Clayton, Eastern Promises, The Visitor, The Wrestler, and Winter's Bone all earn the "Greatness" label, imho. Genre-wise, I'd put Ratatouille, The Incredibles, and Toy Story 3 up against any "classic" animation like Fantasia or Sleeping Beauty; Sunshine, Children of Men, and Moon are great sci-fi; Planet Terror is an absolutely brilliant, hilarious spoof of horror/zombie flicks; Alpha Dog is a shockingly realistic "disaffected youth" film; Up in the Air, Hot Fuzz, In the Loop, Superbad, City Island, Waitress are all fresh comedies; Forgetting Sarah Marshall & Definitely, Maybe are fine, adult romantic comedies, a genre that is full of so much infantile junk; The Kids are Alright is a very unique family drama; Gone Baby Gone, Eagle Eye, The Bank Job, Iron Man, The Dark Knight, all fine actioners/thrillers. Will any of these ever achieve "legendary" status? A few of them, maybe, in time...
http://hollywoodcrush.mtv.com/2011/02/02/bridesmaids-trailer/
A good friend of mine wanted to watch this. Almost dismissed this as a Chick flick, and missed out on a very entertaining Movie. I actually think we we're the only two guys seated together. Maybe not for some, but i had an absolute blast watching this one.
Someone recommended Red. A good movie.
A good friend of mine wanted to watch this. Almost dismissed this as a Chick flick, and missed out on a very entertaining Movie. I actually think we we're the only two guys seated together. Maybe not for some, but i had an absolute blast watching this one.
Someone recommended Red. A good movie.