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Well, Foro, I've since re-watched No Country For Old Men.  I like it more now than the first time, but I still feel cheated by the ending.  Not that I mind what occurred - I mind how it was portrayed.  It felt like an unskilled denouement, and the tension that had been so spectacularly built up - amazingly built up - previously feels stolen away.

I liked There Will Be Blood, but over time I feel less and less "impressed" by it, though Daniel Day-Louis put on a very, very good performance.  Overall, I don't think last year was a very good year for movies at all, and I can't see this year being any better.
 
Hey a new avatar LC! :)

I agree that Daniel Day-Louis did a great job, and I also find the camera work great. My only problems are the end of the script.
 
So, Hollywood is 1-for-2 on film adaptations of novels by my favorite author, Cormac McCarthy.  (All The Pretty Horses was a disappointment.)  I agree that NCFOM holds up better over repeat viewings than TWBB, though I disagree somewhat with Foro, as I still think the latter is an excellent film.  In addition to DDL's performance and the cinematography, I liked Jonny Greenwood's score.  And, the end of the film is arguably the best part - "I drink your milkshake!"  Here's hoping the next two planned films based on McCarthy novels (The Road and Blood Meridian) will turn out well.  Not sure how the hell Ridley Scott is going to film Blood Meridian, as it seems impossible.  The Road, like NCFOM, seems like a natural fit for a film adaptation.  (See my posts on these books in Now Reading.)  It seems promising, as it stars Viggo Mortensen as the father and is directed by the guy who directed "The Proposition," an excellent Australian western with Ray Winstone, Emma Watson, Guy Pearce and Danny Huston that I also highly recommend. 
 
Well Foro, the negative review of Narnia doesn't make any sense really because that character happens to be in the book by C.S. Lewis...and since he's rather important they can't very well cut him out just because there's a similar character in another kids movie. :)
 
Heck yes! The Dark Knight is majestic, and Heath Ledger REALLY did a friggin awesome job as the joker. Demented, twisted yet lovable. Awesome role. And the story is quite full of unexpected stuff. Expect to love the Dark Knight.
 
I know I'm about three years late with this post, but I saw Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit earlier today. Fantastic clay animation, with some brilliant visual gags. You should all see it.

On a different note, why the hell are there nothing but comic book films nowadays? I hate that stuff. Is it so hard to come up with an original story for once - or at least something that isn't a sequel?
 
I just got to see Hancock.  I hafta say, I really liked it.  I thought it was (IMO) a pretty original flick.  Not your regular 'superhero' story.  Good twists to it!
 
Shadow said:
On a different note, why the hell are there nothing but comic book films nowadays? I hate that stuff. Is it so hard to come up with an original story for once - or at least something that isn't a sequel?
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Talking of Comic Book films, I saw unbreakable last night (although, not strictly direct from the pages of any comic book, the movie was a sort of play on the comic book hero).

Very dark, very moody and pretty damn slow. But nonetheless, I thought it was a good movie.
 
Saw the film version of the musical Mamma Mia about a week ago. While I'm not a fan of Abba nor of Meryl Streep (just a chemistry thing), the film won me over, one of the funniest movies I've seen in a long time, probably ever. Go for the humor, the music can be ignored although it fits to light-hearted atmosphere. A genuine good time.
 
I saw the musical and it was great, I love ABBA :D

Saw The Dark Knight today... That's all I'll say, fucking awesome movie, go see it. Anything else would be a spoiler...
 
Right, that's settled thanks to Onhell...I'm kidding, I was gonna go see it anyway. :P

Oh, I saw Monty Python's Meaning of Life recently...hilarious!! Absolutely inappropriate and awfully crude in places, but its so hysterical, by all means see it if you haven't yet, it's a classic.
 
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Oh, I saw Monty Python's Meaning of Life recently...hilarious!! Absolutely inappropriate and awfully crude in places, but its so hysterical, by all means see it if you haven't yet, it's a classic.
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:blink: I didn't like it at all
 
The Meaning of Life is amazing. It can't touch Life of Brian, but it easily grabs second place. Perhaps The Holy Grail has more sketches that make you laugh out loud like a maniac, but behind all the strangeness in The Meaning of Life you'll find some of the most sublime moments in Python history, such as the philosophy discussion in the Hawaiian dungeon restaurant.
 
Watched the new Indiana Jones film a couple of weeks back.  It was a total disappointment.  I admit, I was prejudiced towards because I had read some bad reviews and during the first half of the film I went "it's not that bad actually,  even if it is extremely ridiculous at some points (
surviving a nuclear blast???
  As another reviewer said,  even Spiderman couldn't have pulled that off
)".  Then the second half came in,  and that's when I got all disappointed.  Weak plot,  the would be surprises weren't surprising in the least (predictable most of the time),  cliches all over the place,  whether that be dialog,  action,  plot twists,  and it just seemed that all these climaxed in the end of the film. 

This is definitely the 3rd out of the four (Temple of Doom was god awful) and I feel that Spielberg and Lucas rushed things so they didn't make the audiences wait any longer.  I'm just happy the ticket to the cinema was pretty cheap (actually the reason I even was tempted to go).
 
I love the "every sperm is good" song. But the philosophy discussion in the dungeon is one of the more poignant scenes I've seen in a film.
 
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