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Riggswolfe
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Saw Hot Fuzz yesterday. One of the funniest movies I've seen in a very long time. If you like budd/action/cop films you absolutely have to see this.
It's a great movie. I even loved the revelation of who is killing people and why. One of the few movies in a long time I've actually laughed out loud at. (It's the rare comedy that gets me to do more than smirk.) |
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Llava
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HOT FUZZ!!!
I was rolling through most of the movie. Fucking brilliant. Go see it. Now, goddamn you.
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Saw Hot Fuzz yesterday. One of the funniest movies I've seen in a very long time. If you like budd/action/cop films you absolutely have to see this.
Saw it tonite - was excellent. I loved Sean of the Dead alot so I expected to enjoy this but it was really very funny. Will be buying on DVD. |
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Ironwood
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I already gave my views. I like it when we get films and games first. It's rare, but has happened twice in recent memory. Yeah. Go See It. It's some funny shit.
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Riggswolfe
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Saw Hot Fuzz yesterday. One of the funniest movies I've seen in a very long time. If you like budd/action/cop films you absolutely have to see this.
Saw it tonite - was excellent. I loved Sean of the Dead alot so I expected to enjoy this but it was really very funny. Will be buying on DVD. I actually liked Hot Fuzz more than Shaun of the Dead, so yeah, it's going in my DvD collection right next to Shaun. |
"We live in a country, where John Lennon takes six bullets in the chest, Yoko Ono was standing right next to him and not one fucking bullet! Explain that to me! Explain that to me, God! Explain it to me, God!" - Denis Leary summing up my feelings about the nature of the universe.
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schild
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Hot Fuzz was absolutely amazing.
Seeing Spiderman 3 the night before possibly even made it better.
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Samwise
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Yarp.
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FatuousTwat
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Went and saw Spiderman 3 last night... Had to wait 2 hours because there were so many people, IMO it wasn't worth it. The flag scene made the entire theater laugh/boo. Same with the lame-ass hair in face emo scenes (god I hope that was supposed to be a joke).
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Has anyone really been far even as decided to use even go want to do look more like?
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Yoru
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Yarp.
Saw Hot Fuzz last week, actually. If you haven't, and you have a funny bone of any size to tickle, go now. Go. Yarp. |
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Lantyssa
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Saw Spiderman. As with the previous films, I wish MJ and any plot revolving around her weren't in it.
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Hahahaha! I'm really good at this!
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Merusk
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Saw Spiderman. As with the previous films, I wish MJ and any plot revolving around her weren't in it.
Maybe someone can do an edit of the series like they did with Jar-Jar & TPM. That'd certainly help, but you wouldn't be left with more than 40 minutes of film for #3. |
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Zetleft
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Saw Hot Fuzz last night instead of Spiderman and I don't regret it. Damn funny movie, and who doesn't love point break :p
Was nice going right into a near empty theater instead of waiting in a long ass line for spiderman also. This was one of the few times I went to see a night showing of a movie and I have to say never again.... my god I lost count of how many commercials I watched, I think the movie started around 30 minutes after the listed time.
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Evil Elvis
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Really? I thought Hot Fuzz was too long. They could have cut 30 minutes out of it and not lost any plot or humor. Fuzz had some nice money shots, but I prefer Shaun.
That, and i can't abide any movie that glorifies Bad Boys.
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raydeen
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Went and saw Spiderman 3 last night... Had to wait 2 hours because there were so many people, IMO it wasn't worth it. The flag scene made the entire theater laugh/boo. Same with the lame-ass hair in face emo scenes (god I hope that was supposed to be a joke).
Went and saw it tonight at the IMAX. SOLD OUT. This thing must be bringing in unbelievable money. I think I liked this one the best out of the three. My only problem with it was the whole Venom thing seemed to happen waaaay to quickly. I think there must have been a lot cut out due to time constraints. As always, Bruce Campbell never fails to disappoint. And Stan's obligatory cameo was nice. Maybe a bit maudlin, but I liked it. And as for the emo doo, all I could think of was Peter Petrelli. It was for comedy sake. The whole theatre was laughing it's collective ass off during those bits, especially his little '70's strut sequence. As an aside, it struck me watching the movie that if anyone could ever successfully reprise/recreate the role of Basil Faulty, it would be Bruce Campbell. It would be different, but I think he could pull it off. |
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MrHat
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my god I lost count of how many commercials I watched, I think the movie started around 30 minutes after the listed time.
IIRC, the previews were amazing. Glad to see my beloved Undeclared/Freaks&Geeks crew get more movies/shows. |
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Merusk
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So anyone see Shrek III this weekend? The wife and I decided to pass on it until it hits the cheap theater. The extended family decided that Friday night was the best time to watch Pirates III so $42 just for tickets kind of blew the summer movie budget. Combined with the "it's just not as good as the last 2" review my sister gave, it seems the prudent choice.
Also, anyone else have the funky musical preview at the start of Spidey 3? I've forgotten the name already and wanted to look it up. (And as I said to the wife, It's like 'Moulin Rouge' and 'Chicago' started a musical revival.")
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You mean that Beatles thing? It's called Across the Universe. Seems like they're trying to make a picture revolving around the entire corpus of Beatles lyrics or something.
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Merusk
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You mean that Beatles thing? It's called Across the Universe. Seems like they're trying to make a picture revolving around the entire corpus of Beatles lyrics or something.
That's the one. Thanks. I wanted to look it up because I couldn't remember what the songs were but you covered that, too. It's probably a movie best watched high, so I wouldn't get into it.  |
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I Am Legend trailer now up. I've read the book a few times, but somehow I must have forgotten the part with the jets firing missles at a bridge  It could end up being a good movie, but so far it doesn't look to be much more faithful to the book than The Omega Man was.
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MrHat
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Knocked up was fucking hilarious.
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Knocked up was fucking hilarious.
Amen. I really enjoyed it, and am looking forward to the DVD for more beard jokes. That was just cracking me up for some reason. Also, Katherine Heigl makes me feel all tingly. |
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schild
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I liked Knocked Up. Far preferred 40 yr old Virgin though.
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I did too, but it was close for me. Also, Katherine Heigl >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Catherine Keener. And Leslie Mann was awesome in both of them.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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MrHat
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My describes Heigl as Third Reich Nazi hot.
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Chimpy
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My describes Heigl as Third Reich Nazi hot.
Uhm.....? |
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My describes Heigl as Third Reich Nazi hot.
What, like  in the oven hot? |
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schild
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I would wreck Katherine Heigl if she was missing her front teeth. She is, as they say, DO WANT.
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schild
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THAT'S GOING TO BE HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT AS SHIT (I am Legend).
So will Sunshine. But that's a pun, so I'm not going there.
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Abagadro
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I did too, but it was close for me. Also, Katherine Heigl >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Catherine Keener. And Leslie Mann was awesome in both of them.
For some reason Keener really does something for me. Ever since Being John Malkovich. She is both hot and cool, whereas Heigl seems very hot but not particularly interesting. Oh, and if you like spy stuff, Breach just came out on video. I saw it in the theater and liked it a lot. It isn't whiz bang, more of a quiet psychological thriller but they did a good job. |
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Selby
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Knocked up was fucking hilarious.
It was all right. I didn't feel cheated by spending the $ for the theatre, but I could have waited until video and not cared much. It was nice to see them not really hold back on the jokes or try to be too politically correct, but I just wasn't dying of laughter. The other half is knocked up though so it probably was a bit more than I needed at this time. |
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MrHat
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Knocked up was fucking hilarious.
It was all right. I didn't feel cheated by spending the $ for the theatre, but I could have waited until video and not cared much. It was nice to see them not really hold back on the jokes or try to be too politically correct, but I just wasn't dying of laughter. The other half is knocked up though so it probably was a bit more than I needed at this time.Good luck with all that. I thought that this movie would make my wife want to hold off a bit. But the power of that bio clock is strong. :( |
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Yoru
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If you're in a city that has a theater playing Once, you should go see it right now. I saw it two weeks ago during a trip to LA and it was wonderful.
Doubly so if you're into music.
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WayAbvPar
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Anyone see Ocean's 13 yet? I have seen feedback all over the map for it.
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When speaking of the MMOG industry, the glass may be half full, but it's full of urine. HaemishM
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Johny Cee
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Finally saw Pirates III..... good, not on the same level as the first. It really hurts the overall film that the first 10 minutes set pieces is so fucking good (gallows and whatnot). Makes the rest of the movie a bit of a let down.
Also saw Hostel II. Interesting plot, good minor twists and resolution. There was a bit too much pointless gore in it.
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