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[rockyracoon]

Just watched Maxed Out. It's a documentary about the state of credit card debt in the U.S. Some pretty crazy stuff in there. Obviously there's always agendas being pushed with most documentaries, but aside from a few extreme instance illustrated in the film, I'm not sure you'd even need to skew the data much at all to show how widespread and crippling the problem has become.

[Ostracised]

Just saw 1408, The Number 23, Fracture, War, and finally saw Boondock Saints. All good, IMO.

[sh0kr0k]

Originally Posted by Ostracised

Just saw 1408, The Number 23, Fracture, War, and finally saw Boondock Saints. All good, IMO.

I enjoyed The Number 23 a lot more than I thought i would, but I had this strange feeling that I had seen it already. Though my tastes have dramatically changed, Boondock Saints is a personal favorite

[booB]

I've finally gotten around to seeing some movies released in the past few years that I've been neglecting. The second Pirates movie, Stardust, The Golden Compass, and 300... all of them were good, except Pirates. Based on this movie, I might not bother watching the third one.

[rockyracoon]

Originally Posted by Ostracised

Just saw 1408, The Number 23. All good, IMO.

1408 - Aside from the incredibly generic acting from Cusack and the somewhat cheesy ending, I enjoyed the bulk of this movie.


The Number 23 - I really wanted to like it because I've enjoyed Jim Carrey's non-comedic works. But I didn't, and like Shokrok said, I got the feeling I'd seen that premise before.

[Jibrille]

Saw Prince Caspian on Friday in the brand new DLP theater in our area. Great movie. I was a big fan of the books when I was a kid so I appreciate it a lot more than others who seem to enjoy calling it LOTR lite. Because... having 5/7 of the books out by the time the first LOTR book (not including The Hobbit) was published means it's just a rip off of LOTR. I'm really tempted to read all the books again because it's been at least 15 years since I did.

Planet Earth - Saw Disc 1 (blu ray). Spacing this out in my netflix queue. Some of the shots are amazing. It's something meant for high def. Don't waste watching it on DVD or regular SD TV.

Junebug - An amuzing dysfunctional family movie. I was recommended it awhile ago when I bought Enchanted because Amy Adams is in it. Basically a slice of life movie where nothing happens so not for those looking for much beyond character development.

American Gladiators - It's fun to watch but a much better show if you can DVR it and fast forward through all the boring backstories and cheesy dialogue to the events.

Starting to watch Bones again. Watched the last disc of s1 as I'd missed the last two episodes when they originally aired. Getting s2 through netflix.

[edgeofthorns]

Originally Posted by booB

I've finally gotten around to seeing some movies released in the past few years that I've been neglecting. The second Pirates movie, Stardust, The Golden Compass, and 300... all of them were good, except Pirates. Based on this movie, I might not bother watching the third one.

In my opinion, the first Pirates movie is great, but the last two were simply made to cash in. Basically, they're a waste of time to watch. The third one is even much worse than the second one if you can imagine that!

~Brian~

[edgeofthorns]

Does anyone here watch the sitcom, The Big Bang Theory? Whoever casted that show hit a grand slam in my opinion! They couldn't have gotten a better cast if they tried. It's one of the best sitcoms on right now! Unlike so many other shows (Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine), it's actually funny without having to refer to sex all the time. That gets a little tiresome and overdone at times I think.

~Brian~

[Jibrille]

Originally Posted by edgeofthorns

Does anyone here watch the sitcom, The Big Bang Theory? Whoever casted that show hit a grand slam in my opinion! They couldn't have gotten a better cast if they tried. It's one of the best sitcoms on right now! Unlike so many other shows (Two and a Half Men, The New Adventures of Old Christine), it's actually funny without having to refer to sex all the time. That gets a little tiresome and overdone at times I think.

~Brian~

I've seen two episodes and can't get into it. The characters often come off more gay than nerdy (as in homosexuals not one of those stupid uses of the word).

[edgeofthorns]

Originally Posted by Jibrille

I've seen two episodes and can't get into it. The characters often come off more gay than nerdy (as in homosexuals not one of those stupid uses of the word).

Trust me, they're 100% nerd! You need to give it another shot.

~Brian~

[rockyracoon]

Just watched:


The Orphanage - Being a fan of Pan's Labyrinth I figured I'd check this one out. Nothing much scary about this movie, contrary to how it was advertised. But, I still thought it was entertaining and had an interesting atmospheric quality about it. Cool little twist at the end, too. I'd definitely recommend it for fans of movies like The Others.


I Really Hate my Job - It only took me about about 5-7 minutes to realize that I really hate this movie. After 30 excruciating minutes in, I had to pull the plug. Annoying characters, shitty plot(if any) and just awful awful writing. How in the hell Neve Campbell still gets gigs is beyond me.


Master & Commander - For whatever reason I'd never seen this. Perhaps because most of Russell Crowe's acting seems pretty phone-in. Luckily in this case it didn't much matter to me as I enjoyed it.


Love Actually - Per the recommendation of my gf, this movie was a surprise. I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Couldn't get enough of Bill Nighy's(Victor from Underworld) role as the old rock star trying to make a comeback.