What Films Did You Watch Today? - Page 30

nilesgirl · 07-05-2009, 02:22 PM

I'm watching Blow right now. Getting caught up with all my JD movies.

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sweet_lady · 07-05-2009, 02:40 PM

Gran Torino, I actually liked it and thought it was funny as hell. I'm sure it wasn't meant to be a comedy, but me and the family thought it was funny but really good. Clint was perferct for that role.

Taken, I'll have to watch it again because the kids kept interupting but from what I did pay attention it seemed ok.

nilesgirl · 07-05-2009, 09:07 PM

After Blow, I watched From Hell. God I love JD!

PhoneGrrrl · 07-06-2009, 12:02 AM

I saw Public Enemies this morning. On the plus side, the acting was excellent (especially Depp and Cotillard) and the movie was shot very well, especially the gun battles (which should be expected in a Mann movie). On the down side, I thought the pacing was a bit off and there really was no character development. You never get to see what makes Dillinger or Purvis tick and Dillinger's gang members are hardly distinguishable, which is a real shame since they were all portrayed by good actors.

CCL · 07-06-2009, 10:45 AM

I thought Public Enemies was incredibly boring. I could hardly wait for it to be over.

Toby · 07-06-2009, 05:55 PM

Dans Paris - really great performances by Romain Duris and Louis Garrel

nilesgirl · 07-07-2009, 03:04 PM

Push: Very good. I love those kinds of movies. Very intense. Great fight scenes.
Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning: It's been so long since I've seen any of these that I've been trying to catch up on all of them on On Deman.
Pirates Of the Caribbean: Curse Of the Black Pearl: Just another step to catching up on all my JD movies. Next JD movie after POC is Once Upon a Time in Mexico which I will watch tomorrow.

myrosiedog · 07-07-2009, 04:45 PM

Well that's disappointing as I wanted to see Public Enemy. I watched a locally produced documentary on Purvis which I thought was fascinating. He became Hoovers golden boy until he got too successful and then Hoover basically buried him. He took Hoover's publicity and Hoover couldn't stand it and made his life hell. He even apparabtly had the pull to get Purvis' military fitness reports filed as unsatisfactory during WWII. It basically said that a once promising and very good attorney/FBI man/Navy officer made an enemy out of Hoover and the results were he ended up taking his own life after being vilified by Hoover. Purvis was from S. Carolina.

I guess I will wait for the DVD to come out on Public Enemy.

PhoneGrrrl · 07-08-2009, 12:05 AM

MRD, that is the kind of character development that was totally missing from Public Enemies. Maybe the DVD will have more to offer; who knows, since, based on the movie, I won't be buying it.

I just wish the movie had been better--it had such a promising cast, but it left a lot to be desired, plot-wise. Bio-pics can be tough, but if they're done right (e.g. Amadeus) they can be brilliant.

nilesgirl · 07-08-2009, 06:36 PM

Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives: Again, trying to refresh my memory on all the FTT movies. Careepy. Although I have to admit that some of the death scenes were kind of lame.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Another step in catching up with my JD movies. He was so hot in this. Then again, as I said before, he's always hot. Always has been. Always will be.

Secret Window: Man, I forgot EVERYTHING about this movie. He was really twisted. There's only one other time I remember seeing him wear eyeglasses (not sunglasses) and that was in Nick of Time. Not sure I like the eyeglass look. Friday, it'll be Finding Neverland and The Libertine. I loved both of those.

07-05-2009, 02:22 PM	#291
nilesgirl Go Pats! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Age: 37 Posts: 4,760	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? I'm watching Blow right now. Getting caught up with all my JD movies. __________________ Hurley: (holding up a Jesus statue) I don't know. I thought there might be a prowler or something. Mrs. Reyes: (grabbing the statue) Jesus Christ is not a weapon! - LOST "There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1

07-05-2009, 02:40 PM	#292
sweet_lady Yankee Fan Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: my own little world Posts: 900	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? Gran Torino, I actually liked it and thought it was funny as hell. I'm sure it wasn't meant to be a comedy, but me and the family thought it was funny but really good. Clint was perferct for that role. Taken, I'll have to watch it again because the kids kept interupting but from what I did pay attention it seemed ok.

07-05-2009, 09:07 PM	#293
nilesgirl Go Pats! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Age: 37 Posts: 4,760	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? After Blow, I watched From Hell. God I love JD! __________________ Hurley: (holding up a Jesus statue) I don't know. I thought there might be a prowler or something. Mrs. Reyes: (grabbing the statue) Jesus Christ is not a weapon! - LOST "There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1

07-06-2009, 12:02 AM	#294
PhoneGrrrl Mixing Old Fashioneds Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,525	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? I saw Public Enemies this morning. On the plus side, the acting was excellent (especially Depp and Cotillard) and the movie was shot very well, especially the gun battles (which should be expected in a Mann movie). On the down side, I thought the pacing was a bit off and there really was no character development. You never get to see what makes Dillinger or Purvis tick and Dillinger's gang members are hardly distinguishable, which is a real shame since they were all portrayed by good actors. __________________ I want to be housecat....be very important, and have little to do.

07-06-2009, 10:45 AM	#295
CCL Jam Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ottery St. Catchpole Posts: 6,664	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? I thought Public Enemies was incredibly boring. I could hardly wait for it to be over. __________________ So does a whole world, with all its greatnesses and littlenesses, lie in a twinkling star. - A Tale of Two Cities Pay my respects to grace and virtue/Give my condolences to good/Give my regards to soul and romance/They always did the best they could - The Killers

07-06-2009, 05:55 PM	#296
Toby FORT Fogey Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Virginia Age: 27 Posts: 1,248	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? Dans Paris - really great performances by Romain Duris and Louis Garrel __________________ "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Benjamin Franklin.

07-07-2009, 03:04 PM	#297
nilesgirl Go Pats! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Age: 37 Posts: 4,760	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? Push: Very good. I love those kinds of movies. Very intense. Great fight scenes. Friday the 13th V: A New Beginning: It's been so long since I've seen any of these that I've been trying to catch up on all of them on On Deman. Pirates Of the Caribbean: Curse Of the Black Pearl: Just another step to catching up on all my JD movies. Next JD movie after POC is Once Upon a Time in Mexico which I will watch tomorrow. __________________ Hurley: (holding up a Jesus statue) I don't know. I thought there might be a prowler or something. Mrs. Reyes: (grabbing the statue) Jesus Christ is not a weapon! - LOST "There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1

07-07-2009, 04:45 PM	#298
myrosiedog FORT Fogey Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: All jacked up on Gator Juice in the Swamp. GO GATORS!!!! Age: 47 Posts: 15,233	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? Well that's disappointing as I wanted to see Public Enemy. I watched a locally produced documentary on Purvis which I thought was fascinating. He became Hoovers golden boy until he got too successful and then Hoover basically buried him. He took Hoover's publicity and Hoover couldn't stand it and made his life hell. He even apparabtly had the pull to get Purvis' military fitness reports filed as unsatisfactory during WWII. It basically said that a once promising and very good attorney/FBI man/Navy officer made an enemy out of Hoover and the results were he ended up taking his own life after being vilified by Hoover. Purvis was from S. Carolina. I guess I will wait for the DVD to come out on Public Enemy. __________________ Que me amat, amet et canem meum (Who loves me will love my dog also)

07-08-2009, 12:05 AM	#299
PhoneGrrrl Mixing Old Fashioneds Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,525	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? MRD, that is the kind of character development that was totally missing from Public Enemies. Maybe the DVD will have more to offer; who knows, since, based on the movie, I won't be buying it. I just wish the movie had been better--it had such a promising cast, but it left a lot to be desired, plot-wise. Bio-pics can be tough, but if they're done right (e.g. Amadeus) they can be brilliant. __________________ I want to be housecat....be very important, and have little to do.

07-08-2009, 06:36 PM	#300
nilesgirl Go Pats! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Massachusetts Age: 37 Posts: 4,760	Re: What Films Did You Watch Today? Friday the 13th Part 6: Jason Lives: Again, trying to refresh my memory on all the FTT movies. Careepy. Although I have to admit that some of the death scenes were kind of lame. Once Upon a Time in Mexico: Another step in catching up with my JD movies. He was so hot in this. Then again, as I said before, he's always hot. Always has been. Always will be. Secret Window: Man, I forgot EVERYTHING about this movie. He was really twisted. There's only one other time I remember seeing him wear eyeglasses (not sunglasses) and that was in Nick of Time. Not sure I like the eyeglass look. Friday, it'll be Finding Neverland and The Libertine. I loved both of those. __________________ Hurley: (holding up a Jesus statue) I don't know. I thought there might be a prowler or something. Mrs. Reyes: (grabbing the statue) Jesus Christ is not a weapon! - LOST "There's No Place Like Home Pt. 1