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posted: 9/25/2008 at 1:28 AM |
| Dark Knight. It would have been great at 2 hours. But by then (plus the half hour of commercials and previews) I started wondering if it would ever end. Very few directors could make a movie that long, like David Lean, Stanley Kubrick or Ridley Scott. And never, ever should a movie based on a comic book character exceed 2 hours. |
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posted: 9/25/2008 at 1:33 AM |
| I've yet to see that movie. |
Your toughness is made up of equal parts persistence and experience. You don't so much outrun your opponents as outlast and outsmart them, and the toughest opponent of all is the one inside your head." - Joe Henderson
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posted: 10/7/2008 at 9:54 PM |
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Great title, in a "Snakes on a Plane" kind of way.
However... oh Sweet Teenage Jesus, this is the slowest movie I've seen in AGES. I don't like all the quick cuts in today's movies, but paint moves towards its dry conclusion faster than this movie.
The odd thing is that the movie clocks in slightly longer than 2 1/2 hours. The original cut was 4 hours. I can NOT comprehend watching something with this pacing for 4 hours.
Sweet, merciful bearded Jesus. |
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posted: 10/8/2008 at 6:20 PM |
| Quote from PerfesserR on 9/25/2008 at 1:28 AM: Dark Knight. It would have been great at 2 hours. But by then (plus the half hour of commercials and previews) I started wondering if it would ever end. Very few directors could make a movie that long, like David Lean, Stanley Kubrick or Ridley Scott. And never, ever should a movie based on a comic book character exceed 2 hours.
agree. There was a clear break in the plot to wrap it up and save the rest for another movie. Pacing was slow and then they did too many ...post plots? Finish the story with the Joker and let it go. |
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"It's not enough to bash in heads, you've got to bash in minds" - Captain Hammer
2008 Goals New PR's in 5K 10K HM, M What now?
I failed the 12 minute run in 11th grade... |
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posted: 10/22/2008 at 7:29 PM |
| DW and I recently watched Pride and Prejudice, the recent version with Keira Knightley. It was outstanding -- a wonderfully made movie. Great job by the leads, and excellent supporting cast, especially the always-excellent Donald Sutherland. After a while, I just thought to myself, "screw losing my Man-Card, I really like this." |
20th Century: 800m: 2:04 |1600m: 4:37 |3200m: 10:06 |5k: 16:23 |10k: 35:38 |15k: 54:20
25k: 1:35:59
21st Century: 5k: 19:42 |10k: 43:00
"Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly, and they use too much vermouth."
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| view log Jazz, happy dog |
posted: 11/9/2008 at 2:14 AM |
| Today we saw "Changeling". Wow, much better than I expected. Intense and disturbing, especially considering it's a true story. Clint Eastwood rocks. |
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| view log Runs With Snowplows |
posted: 11/9/2008 at 2:20 AM |
| Quote from PerfesserR on 11/9/2008 at 2:14 AM: Today we saw "Changeling". Wow, much better than I expected. Intense and disturbing, especially considering it's a true story. Clint Eastwood rocks.
I thought it looked good...better than the reviews would suggest.
Has anyone else seen "Zack & Miri Make a Porno"? did and I saw it last weekend...awesome and very VERY funny! Great cast, great story, Kevin Smith makes a good movie. |
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posted: 11/9/2008 at 2:33 AM |
Just saw "The Professional". Saw it twice. Sad sad movie.
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posted: 11/9/2008 at 2:51 AM |
I'm working on a Mozart horn concerto right now so I figured, what the heck, why not watch Amadeus?
Holy long, Batman.
I haven't made it through yet. It's like watching a Wagner opera. |
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posted: 11/9/2008 at 1:37 PM |
| Quote from srlopez on 10/7/2008 at 9:54 PM: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Great title, in a "Snakes on a Plane" kind of way.
However... oh Sweet Teenage Jesus, this is the slowest movie I've seen in AGES. I don't like all the quick cuts in today's movies, but paint moves towards its dry conclusion faster than this movie.
The odd thing is that the movie clocks in slightly longer than 2 1/2 hours. The original cut was 4 hours. I can NOT comprehend watching something with this pacing for 4 hours.
Sweet, merciful bearded Jesus.
This movie was even slower than "Punch Drunk Love" which I didn't think was possible. I thought I might have been the only person who actually sat all the way through it. |
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posted: 11/11/2008 at 7:04 PM |
| Quote from PerfesserR on 11/9/2008 at 2:14 AM: Today we saw "Changeling". Wow, much better than I expected. Intense and disturbing, especially considering it's a true story. Clint Eastwood rocks.
We saw that too. Very disturbing, but well done. People weren't even talking on their way out of the theater. |
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