Merged: The Movies Thread

[ArtMonkDrillz]

I saw Slumdog Millionaire, or as I now like to call it "Slumdog Minnonaire", and I really enjoyed. Great story, great acting, and great directing all around. I know not everyone will like it (about 1/3 of the movie is subtitled and I know that can throw some people off) but I can see why its getting so much praise.
I give it 5 1/2 out of 6 buffalo wings.

[itvnetop]

Originally Posted by ArtMonkDrillz

I saw Slumdog Millionaire, or as I now like to call it "Slumdog Minnonaire", and I really enjoyed. Great story, great acting, and great directing all around. I know not everyone will like it (about 1/3 of the movie is subtitled and I know that can throw some people off) but I can see why its getting so much praise.
I give it 5 1/2 out of 6 buffalo wings.

Everybody I know that's seen it says it's the movie of the year... I've got free passes to an indie theater that's playing it, so I have to peep it before it's gone. Danny Boyle is one of my favorite directors.

I caught Gran Torino and The Wrestler... both very good flicks. The Wrestler is probably Aronofsky's most traditional work, yet... Rourke is really good (seeing Marisa Tomei play a stripper is an added bonus).

Going to catch "Taken" later this week... it's supposedly an amped-up "Bourne"-type flick starring Liam Neeson.

[ArtMonkDrillz]

Originally Posted by itvnetop

Everybody I know that's seen it says it's the movie of the year... I've got free passes to an indie theater that's playing it, so I have to peep it before it's gone. Danny Boyle is one of my favorite directors.

I caught Gran Torino and The Wrestler... both very good flicks. The Wrestler is probably Aronofsky's most traditional work, yet... Rourke is really good (seeing Marisa Tomei play a stripper is an added bonus).

Going to catch "Taken" later this week... it's supposedly an amped-up "Bourne"-type flick starring Liam Neeson.

I don't get to the movies nearly as much as I'd like, so I can't compare Slumdog to many of the other flicks that are getting a lot of attention right now, but based on what I know about movies I could see that. I love Danny Boyle too, Trainspotting is one of my favorite movies, and this was right up there in terms of quality.

I'm really looking forward to The Wrestler. Probably going to check that out next week. Mickey Rourke is a great actor so it'll be great to see him really shine. Plus, I've always had a thing for Marisa Tomei, so that should be bueno.

[RobH4413]

Just saw "Slumdog Millionaire" and ... not bad.

Not as good as everyone has been cracking it up to be... but not a bad movie. This quote matches my feelings best;

"I think it’s visually brilliant. But I have problems with the story line. I find the storyline unconvincing. It just couldn’t happen. I’m not adverse to magic realism but there has to be a level of plausibility, and I felt there were three or four moments in the film where the storyline breached that rule."