Last Movies You Have Rented - Page 319

norealityhere · 03-15-2009, 08:33 PM

Atonement. I could definitely see why this movie had gotten so many nominations. Keira Knightley did a great job, but Vanessa Redgrave, in a very small role, is just brilliant.

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ClosetRTWatcher · 03-16-2009, 01:20 PM

Rachel Getting Married - Slow moving, but interesting portrait of a family dealing with addiction and tragedy. Anne Hathaway did do a good job in a role that is definitely a departure from what she has done in the past. The ending kind of left me hanging. I didn't really expect complete resolution since recovery is an ongoing process, but I was left not really sure what direction the main character was headed in...

canadian_angel · 03-16-2009, 11:19 PM

Balls Out: I just couldn't get into it. It took me forever to finish it. Sean William Scott was his tpyical character, but it was just blah.

ClosetNerd · 03-17-2009, 12:44 AM

I just finished Role Models with Sean William Scott and Paul Rudd
VERY Funny! I enjoyed it a lot. A lot of crude humor, but Paul Rudd's comedic timing is spot on.

j8sheehy · 03-18-2009, 11:55 AM

W. - was horrible. would never recommend it to anyone. what a horrible waste of time.

ClosetRTWatcher · 03-18-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by j8sheehy

W. - was horrible. would never recommend it to anyone. what a horrible waste of time.

Really? Can you expand on what you thought was so terrible?

j8sheehy · 03-18-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ClosetRTWatcher

Really? Can you expand on what you thought was so terrible?

it was ridiculous. only actor that even looked remotely similar was condoleeza. it served no purpose. it was boring and i think it was too obvious that it was exagerrated. i just thought it was utterly boring and the constant country music was hideous.

Veruka · 03-18-2009, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by j8sheehy

it was ridiculous. only actor that even looked remotely similar was condoleeza. it served no purpose. it was boring and i think it was too obvious that it was exagerrated. i just thought it was utterly boring and the constant country music was hideous.

I think that a lot of it depends on what you expected from it. It was definitely not a bio-pic. There were all sorts of details which were inaccurate - some that mattered, some that did not. Easy details that a bio-pic would have been able to portray accurately - such as showing George and Barbara Bush hanging out in Kennebunkport in February rather than in Houston where they spend Winters, or George and Laura waiting for election returns in 2000 in Crawford, rather than the governor's mansion where they were - were wrong, but it did not matter. Someone upthread mentioned that the DVD cover refers to the movie as satire. I watched it from the standpoint of being historical fiction. I looked at it as Oliver Stone imagining how things could have happened based on information that the public knows about Bush. From that standpoint, I found it entertaining. Although I will say, I found Will Ferrel's portrayal and take of Bush in his Broadway show to be much more entertaining.

Bearcata · 03-19-2009, 08:54 AM

28 Weeks Later.

I normally don't like slasher/zombie pictures but this film was riveting and beautifully done. The epilogue shots in Paris were chilling.

ClosetNerd · 03-19-2009, 10:31 PM

Låt den rätte komma in Great piece of work. Both unnerving and touching.

03-15-2009, 08:33 PM	#3181
norealityhere Remembering Zac Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,522	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented Atonement. I could definitely see why this movie had gotten so many nominations. Keira Knightley did a great job, but Vanessa Redgrave, in a very small role, is just brilliant. __________________ To Thine Own Self Be True

03-16-2009, 01:20 PM	#3182
ClosetRTWatcher Pineapple! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Changing my name to Pistol Tanker Posts: 2,522	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented Rachel Getting Married - Slow moving, but interesting portrait of a family dealing with addiction and tragedy. Anne Hathaway did do a good job in a role that is definitely a departure from what she has done in the past. The ending kind of left me hanging. I didn't really expect complete resolution since recovery is an ongoing process, but I was left not really sure what direction the main character was headed in...

03-16-2009, 11:19 PM	#3183
canadian_angel Home to loving arms Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: the province with the really long name Age: 25 Posts: 5,188	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented Balls Out: I just couldn't get into it. It took me forever to finish it. Sean William Scott was his tpyical character, but it was just blah.

03-17-2009, 12:44 AM	#3184
ClosetNerd A Meat Loaf Aday... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern NY Posts: 2,857	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented I just finished Role Models with Sean William Scott and Paul Rudd VERY Funny! I enjoyed it a lot. A lot of crude humor, but Paul Rudd's comedic timing is spot on. __________________ ~There is no way to Happiness. Happiness is the way.~

03-18-2009, 11:55 AM	#3185
j8sheehy n00b Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Boston Posts: 218	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented W. - was horrible. would never recommend it to anyone. what a horrible waste of time. __________________ ignorance is excellence

03-19-2009, 08:54 AM	#3189
Bearcata what a strong finger Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: the edge of the beltway Posts: 8,054	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented 28 Weeks Later. I normally don't like slasher/zombie pictures but this film was riveting and beautifully done. The epilogue shots in Paris were chilling. __________________ "When life gives you lemons, squirt lemon juice in your enemy's eyes."

03-19-2009, 10:31 PM	#3190
ClosetNerd A Meat Loaf Aday... Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Northern NY Posts: 2,857	Re: Last Movies You Have Rented Låt den rätte komma in Great piece of work. Both unnerving and touching. __________________ ~There is no way to Happiness. Happiness is the way.~