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| grace |
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billyweeds wrote: grace--Actually, I think the sister had an over-romantic view of Mavis's career. Mavis's condescending attitude toward the sister was more about Mavis and her pathetically stunted views than about the sister's provinciality. IOW, Mercury itself was not the problem. I think the ex-boyfriend and his wife were doing just fine--a lot better than Minneapolis resident Mavis.
I agree with you re the overly romantic POV. However, my point was that the words that the sister spoke came from Ms. Cody's head; sure, they were spoken by a character, but the words were particularly venomous, and didn't come from the character known to spew venom (Mavis). To me, it totally felt like Ms. Cody taking a shot at the place. And I agree with the drab factor mentioned by Knox.
Re the dog ... on the one hand, he's a Pomeranian, and they deserve what they get. (I kid, I kid) At the end, Mavis seemed to at least appreciate him some, but who knows how long that will last. So, while he got a reprieve from being ignored, I guess I pity him too. Even a cat deserves better than Mavis - and by that I merely refer to a feline's trademark/stereotyped independence; dog and cats live peacefully together in my home and I love them all. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:09 pm |
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While I can't get inside Cody's head (though it might be fun to be inside, a la Being John Malkovich, the head of a former stripper...), I always get the feeling she is laying something on too thickly.
Aside, re feline independence: My temp cats are a bunch of insecure and needy pretty boys and prima donnas who need tum rubs and meaningful conversations every fifteen minutes. I pray daily for a Damascene conversion to trademark feline independence. |
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| grace |
| Posted: Wed Dec 28, 2011 12:45 pm |
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Don't get me wrong, I make no pretense of knowing what Ms. Cody means, only how it sounds to me. The head reference is there only because I am guessing that when one writes a script, it's coming from the brain, which is hopefully encased in the ol' cranium.
An aside to your aside -- our boy cat is basically a dog, so I hear you on cats bucking the stereotype. (On the other hand, he really helped the dog learn about things dogs do, so it worked out well.) |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:37 am |
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marantzo wrote: Brainerd is too far off my route. 
Actually, if I ever go to Minneapolis, I'm going to eat at The Embers and stay at the Jolly Roger. It has a pool. |
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| marantzo |
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:49 am |
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| It's been quite a while since I've stayed in Minny, but I would often stay in the Radisson South. Very nice hotel and used to have pretty affordable rates. If I remember correctly we used to go to the Embers. They are a steak, lobster and spare rib joint, right, or am I thinking of another place. |
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| whiskeypriest |
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:12 am |
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marantzo wrote: It's been quite a while since I've stayed in Minny, but I would often stay in the Radisson South. Very nice hotel and used to have pretty affordable rates. If I remember correctly we used to go to the Embers. They are a steak, lobster and spare rib joint, right, or am I thinking of another place. |
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| carrobin |
| Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 11:25 am |
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billyweeds wrote: I usually have trouble with spy-style stories involving complicated master plans
Billy made this comment about "MI" but it describes the way I felt about the Sherlock Holmes sequel (can't recall its subtitle at the moment). I saw it with my mother and sister in SC on Boxing Day, because "The Descendants" was nowhere to be found and there were no other movies available that looked interesting to all three of us. I think I liked the movie more than my mother and sister did (though Mom enjoyed the edgy camaraderie between Holmes and Watson and Holly said she found the first half put her to sleep but the second half was better); on the other hand, I was more aware of the Holmes history (Irene Adler, the waterfall, Mycroft) and I think that made me feel more involved in the story. Still, it went on and on when I was hoping it was going to stop cutting to chases and tell me something important. |
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| knox |
| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:19 pm |
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| Finally saw Meek's Crossing. It is awfully slow and landscapy, but I found it mesmerizing. Not exactly an acting showcase, as someone here pointed out, but I found the play between the Cayuse guy and the settlers compelling. The ending was so spectacularly a WTF moment as to make me laugh. I could almost picture the Cayuse winking in that final shot. |
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| bartist |
| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 4:13 pm |
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| I liked Meek's, just didn't see it as belonging on any "best of" list for 2011. I took an optimistic view of the ending - Michelle Williams shows kindness towards the Cayuse and sticks up for him against the barbarous Meeks - I felt there was a bond of trust between those two. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:15 pm |
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Marc wrote: I enjoyed The Adventures Of Tintin quite a bit. Though I was disappointed in the lackluster 3D. I was expecting Spielberg to do wonders with the technology but he didn't.
There was only a dozen people to see the film at an early evening Christmas day screening. It deserves to find an audience but looks like it will be one of the big domestic bombs of the year. It did well in Europe where Tintin is a brand name.
It's too bad it's not doing better. I saw your remark on the 3D so I saw it in 2D and liked it a lot. I loved the battle between The Unicorn and the pirate ship which was both funny and exciting. Blistering barnacles, indeed. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:23 pm |
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Films in New Zealand end to run two weeks or more behind the American release so I haven't seen any of the season's blockbusters as yet. But I did catch The Iron Lady. Streep's impersonation of Margerat Thatcher was every bit as impressive as the publicity would have you beleive, though it was only in the scens when she was playing the older, infirm former Prime Minister that I felt it became more than just an impersonation.
The film was a mixed-bag for me, partialy let down by directorial or editorial chioces. It lingered too long, in my opinion, on her illusional conveatins with her dead husband, consequentially, glossing over the successes and failures of her tenure. Similarly, it didn't quite capture her essence as a politcian. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:27 pm |
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Good to see you back, Jeremy. I probably said this the last time you returned. I ran across a question on a crossword puzzle a couple of days ago that had New Zealand in it and I wondered why the fuck Jeremy disappeared again. I guess it took a couple of days for my thoughts to get to you.
Don't think I'll be seeing The Iron Lady, but though I didn't like her, she was dead on in her opinion about how the Euro would be a very dangerous monetary decision. She wasn't alone of course. Most of the top economists warned about the problems it would incur. |
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| Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 10:49 pm |
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I think I've seen all my movies for 2011. My number 1, easily, is Hugo, followed by Herzog's documentary, Cave of Forgotten Dreams. After that is more problematic, but certainly includes The Adjustment Bureau,The Adventures of Tintin, Hanna,Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part II,The Help, Puss in Boots, Source Code, even We Bought a Zoo. That's not a good top 10 for a year.
Honorable mentions: Midnight in Paris; The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Captain America, Thor. I suspect that if I'd seen Kung Fu Panda 2 in 2D it would be in my top 10.
I preferred all of these to The Tree of Life, Drive, The Muppets, Rango, Super 8, War Horse, Moneyball and Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
Melancholia, Take Shelter, Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Artist and BloodRayne 3: The Third Reich haven't appeared here yet. I missed Bridesmaids and Arthur Christmas.
The worst movies I saw were Your Highness, Dylan Dog: The Dead of Night and Apollo 18, but I'm sure there were worse movies. Another Earth, Bucky Larson, Human Centipede 2 and the Justin Bieber looked unwatchable and I don't intend to find out if my first impressions were true.
Best actor and actress were Brad Pitt and Jessica Chastain. Best actor and actress for a particular role is more of a problem. I think I have to pick Saoirse Ronan for Hanna for Best Actress, and Jessica Chastain for The Help for supporting actress (though I'm tempted to pick Elle Fanning). I have to think about choices for actor.
Scorsese is director, and I think I have to pick Hugo over The Tree of Life for cinematography. War Horse probably had the best score.
I'm not including foreign films because none showed here, except for a Hindi film without subtitles that I walked out on. |
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| Posted: Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:16 am |
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| Syd--Sorry, but Thor and Hugo over Moneyball and War Horse??? What have you been smoking? |
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The good shit. |
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