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| chillywilly |
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marantzo wrote: Regardless of quality, I don't see movies that don't interest me. Period. There are enough movies that do interest me to fill my schedule.
Which is one reason why I've not seen Dances With Wolves yet, just because it's not seemed all that interesting to me. So I do see your point in why you've not seen BBM.
And the only reason why I've seen The English Patient was because the girl I was dating at the time was hot and begged me to see it. |
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| Befade |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:41 am |
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Wade.......I feel as you do. The first time I saw Brokeback I thought of it as an oddity. Then I bought it and watched it again. The scene with Heath and Jake's shirt at the end connected me to a time in my own life when I didn't value the importance of a person until he was gone. The music blended perfectly. If I hadn't seen Heath in this.....I wouldn't feel so struck by his death. But his performance was a transforming one that will always stick with me. I don't know when I'll get up the courage to watch this again.
Why is he refered to as an addict by some of you? He had prescribed anti-anxiety medication. He had pnemonia......who knows what the combination did to him. I have relatives with anxiety/depression problems. They aren't addicts......but they take advantage of helpful medication. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:28 pm |
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There's been some discussion around our office today about Ledger's death, and the fact that it's still uncertain whether he died by suicide or an accidental overdose of various medications he was taking. It's always best to wait for more information in these cases before jumping to conclusions.
I never really knew much about Ledger till I saw "Brokeback Mountain," and I thought he was quite good. I hadn't realized he was only 28. |
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| ehle64 |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:02 pm |
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| Thank you, befade. |
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| lshap |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:24 pm |
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I thought Heath Ledger was the driving force behind Brokeback Mountain. He was excellent, my choice for best actor, in fact.
It'll be a little weird watching him mug for the camera in the upcoming The Dark Knight. |
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| Jynx |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:14 pm |
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His small but powerful role in Monster's Ball always struck me. No matter what he was in, I always found him a little sad. Even the sucky Casanova.
I don't think there's a movie that I haven't watched because it didn't interest me but I do know there are thousands of movies I've turned off because I just can't follow the damn things. And more that I've watched and have no recollection of because of the numbness that set in after watching the first 10 minutes.
I try to give everything a chance but some, i.e., Crouching Tiger, Moulin Rouge, TWBB bore me to friggin' tears. |
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| jeremy |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:28 pm |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:36 pm |
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Jynx wrote: His small but powerful role in Monster's Ball always struck me. No matter what he was in, I always found him a little sad. Even the sucky Casanova.
I don't think there's a movie that I haven't watched because it didn't interest me but I do know there are thousands of movies I've turned off because I just can't follow the damn things. And more that I've watched and have no recollection of because of the numbness that set in after watching the first 10 minutes.
I try to give everything a chance but some, i.e., Crouching Tiger, Moulin Rouge, TWBB bore me to friggin' tears.
If you watch anything even if it doesn't interest you, that puzzles me, but I don't think there is anything wrong with it. You watch what you want. Some people on here can't abide that mindset. |
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| Jynx |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:47 pm |
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I could care less what others abide. I like popping something in and seeing if it will hold my attention (no jokes please). I had absolutely no intention of watching Breach because it looked so boring and, honestly, I didn't know if Chris Cooper could carry a movie. To my surprise I bought it because it was so damn good.
Sometimes you watch something you really had no intention of seeing, Death Proof, Bobby, MI:III, Hard Candy, a find your own piece of heaven, even if you are the only one who enjoyed it. Sometimes, what others call incredible movies, Dances With Wolves, TWBB, I'm Not Here, Disturbia and say "what is all the ruckus about?"
To each his own. If you have no desire to see BM, don't. I feel you're missing out, but hey, my opinion is just that, my opinion.
ehle, I got your back on Brokeback Mountain dude. Masterful and haunting. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:38 pm |
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lshap wrote: I thought Heath Ledger was the driving force behind Brokeback Mountain. He was excellent, my choice for best actor, in fact.
It'll be a little weird watching him mug for the camera in the upcoming The Dark Knight.
Meanwhile, there are some interesting developments at Sundance, especially on the documentary front:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/sundance/ |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 7:50 pm |
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| Which reminds me, I saw No Country for Old Men this afternoon at the same theatre where they showed the Billy Weeden epics during that sci fi festival. The strange connection that I make of all this was that Billy thought Bardem was the scariest evil presence in movies (or something close to that) and when I saw the video of Billy in that hotel visit piece, I thought he was the scariest evil presence I had seen in the movies. I'm serious. |
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| Jynx |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:02 pm |
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Quote: clown make-up skeers me
dude, i'm so friggin' with you on that. shiiiiiiiiiiver. |
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| inlareviewer |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:08 pm |
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Jynx wrote: Quote: clown make-up skeers me
dude, i'm so friggin' with you on that. shiiiiiiiiiiver. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:13 pm |
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marantzo wrote: Which reminds me, I saw No Country for Old Men this afternoon at the same theatre where they showed the Billy Weeden epics during that sci fi festival. The strange connection that I make of all this was that Billy thought Bardem was the scariest evil presence in movies (or something close to that) and when I saw the video of Billy in that hotel visit piece, I thought he was the scariest evil presence I had seen in the movies. I'm serious.
Wow. Thank you, Gary, so much. |
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| Terese |
| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:28 pm |
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inlareviewer wrote: Jynx wrote: Quote: clown make-up skeers me
dude, i'm so friggin' with you on that. shiiiiiiiiiiver. Krusty doesn't, maybe because he's animated, and Emmett Kelly curiously didn't, but that might have been a tramp association or sump'n. But that's about it. Ronald McDonald, he makes me cringe. And the most terrifying thing amid the many terrifying things about The Greatest Show On Earth is absolutely Jimmy Stewart as Buttons. Eeeeeek!
I thought the clown from the movie It was pretty bloody scary. |
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