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| marantzo |
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The headline from The National Inquirer that was never published:
BIG RED and MR. ED FOUND IN BED!!! |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:46 am |
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billyweeds wrote: Thanks, bart. It almost looks as though people are embarrassed by the idea of a movie about a horse. Why I can't understand, but that's all I can assume.
Billy, you give me too much credit. I was just going for the "horseplay" joke. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 10:31 am |
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marantzo wrote: The headline from The National Inquirer that was never published:
BIG RED and MR. ED FOUND IN BED!!!
Classic! |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 2:44 pm |
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whiskeypriest wrote: Joe Vitus wrote: Or maybe we just like to joke around. I haven't seen the movie and have no pro-or-con opinion of it. Jeez, joe. How hard would it have been to make that "horse around?" Really, get with the program.
I considered saying horse around. But then I thought, neigh. Apparently I wasn't swift enough to be on the houyhnhnm team. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 8:53 am |
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| All kidding aside, I seriously recommend the movie. It's undeniably a "feel-good" flick, but not one that leaves you feeling idiotic, and that's not nothing. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:07 am |
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It's been getting some flack for being "right wing." So did The Blind Side. I didn't see any real evidence of that in The Blind Side, and I doubt I'd see any in Secretariat.
I'll admit I'm not a "horse movie" person. Never seen National Velvet, was bored by The Black Stallion. So I'm not inclined to see this one. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 9:47 am |
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| And I'm opposed to the exploitation of horses that has worsened in recent years in the spread of "pony porn" flicks. (or "Flickas" as they are sometimes called, after the release of "My Friend-with-Benefits Flicka" in 1983.) Watch a few minutes of "Black Beauty gets Mister-ed" and you'll see this is nothing to nicker about. |
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| Joe Vitus |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:02 am |
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| Damn it, Bart! I'm at work and you just caused me to laugh out loud. |
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| gromit |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:05 am |
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I watched the Brit film Skeletons and not sure how much I liked it. It kind of skipped over explanations of how/why these people have some supernatural abilities, or how the magic works, but they are able to go into people's pasts and uncover secrets, skeletons literally in the closet.
That really shouldn't be a problem, but it's somewhat unsatisfying when they encounter an outsider who somehow has similar whatever proto-abilities. And the dangers of misuse are talked about but unclear as well.
Anyway, it's something like a cross between In Bruges and Men In Black, at least in vibe and conception respectively. But it's not at their level. There's another film it reminds me of, but I'm blanking on what (maybe Roy Anderson's train film). I kind of liked the slightly odd buddy pairing at the heart of the film. Some of the wrap-up was a little pat, but quickly done.
Worth a go when it's on cable, or keeping an ear/eye out for when it gets released in the US. Probably direct to dvd, I'm guessing. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 10:53 am |
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Joe Vitus wrote: I'll admit I'm not a "horse movie" person. Never seen National Velvet, was bored by The Black Stallion. So I'm not inclined to see this one.
I don't do the horse movies because I pick at equine technicalities - like the fact that The Pie in National Velvet is played by a chestnut with socks and a blaze. He should be black and white, kind of patchy. The Black Stallion is worth watching just for the beach scenes, a ballet starring boy and horse. Once that's over, I flick it off.
The problem at my house isn't pony porn, but kitty porn.
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:04 am |
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"What's new, pussycat, whoa, whoa, WHOA!"
Gromit, I'll look for Skeletons, even though you're not sure how much you liked it. Any possible blend of In Bruges and Men In Black cannot be without some charm. |
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| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:33 am |
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One of the two IMDb reviewers had similar thoughts with me, but liked it a lot:
Quote: Nothing about this film is conventional and it is difficult to describe it without giving too much away but imagine "Men in Black" made by Charlie Kaufman. Or "Don't Look Now" made by Terry Gilliam. That might give you some idea.
I can see something of the Gilliam of say Tideland in Skeletons, both in content and character, but I don't think the Kaufman reference is justified. I'd say there was more Sixth Sense in there.
I thought Skeletons needed a bit more explication, the resolutions were a little too pat, and the soundtrack was intrusive too often (but I often think that). Otherwise a somewhat interesting premise, a good buddy team, and some low-key quirk and mystery.
I mostly enjoyed what it did and could have been.
As for the acting, IMDb reviewer #2 says:
Quote: The long-running, real life stand-up-comic act of Gaughan and Buckley is a knockout coup for Whitfield, as the twosome's familiarity and natural chemistry with each other shines through no end giving their scenes a sincerity and depth that lesser films can only dream about. The uniformly excellent cast insures they're in fine company, with special mention going to Paprika Steen, whose off-centre turn in the role of mum Jane, is very affecting indeed.
Maybe Jeremy has some idea who these guys are. But they do have an off-beat charm and good chemistry.
I agree that Paprika Steen is good, though she looked distractingly like Jennifer Aniston. But the two central characters were the show. Their boss is a quirky hardass, but it never achieves the impact or have the payoff one would hope for.
Well, that's more than just the bare bones ... enjoy. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 2:37 pm |
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Heard a review of Eastwood's Hereafter this morning. Alison Gillmor (Billy). Boy is the a movie I must miss!
I have never thought that Clint was much of a Director and until he makes a film that I like, he will never be thought of by me in any other way. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 6:04 pm |
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Pale Rider
Unforgiven
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
Mystic River
Blood Work
Invictus
All good movies. He has a good reputation for working well with actors, for standing back and letting them develop their own characters and ideas, and generally creating a positive atmosphere on the set. With the exception of the problematic The Changeling, I've liked almost every movie of his, and I'm not going to let reviews (the local paper gave a positive one) keep me from this one. |
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| billyweeds |
| Posted: Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:06 pm |
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| I have mildly to intensely disliked almost every one of Eastwood's movies. I think he's undoubtedly the most overrated talent in the movie industry. I love Play Misty for Me (his first movie as a director) and very much admire A Perfect World and Mystic River. That's it. The Bridges of Madison County is tolerable. Blood Work is okay, and Million Dollar Baby and Unforgiven have their moments. As for the rest--particularly True Crime, Absolute Power, and Gran Torino--ugh. |
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