[luke warm]

jonottawa, on Dec 29 2009, 06:21 PM, said:

Saw District 9 last night. Was rather disappointed. The special effects are good, but the plot is pretty awful. That's kinda what I'm expecting from Avatar. (Saw the South Park spoof of Avatar here.)

i just rented it, it's on the way... it looks like it has potential

[mike777]

luke warm, on Dec 29 2009, 07:50 PM, said:

jonottawa, on Dec 29 2009, 06:21 PM, said:

Saw District 9 last night.  Was rather disappointed.  The special effects are good, but the plot is pretty awful.  That's kinda what I'm expecting from Avatar.  (Saw the South Park spoof of Avatar here.)

i just rented it, it's on the way... it looks like it has potential

I gave it 3 1/2 out of 4 but it will not make my top ten this year.


Looks like Star Trek is in the running for number one movie.....just rewatched it.


I have not seen Sin Nombre make many top ten lists, but again I recommend everyone see this movie. It makes the immigrant story real. That movie and the Hurt locker and Love ya man are going to make my top ten list.

[jdonn]

I liked Sherlock Holmes, it was cleverly written and well cast.

I must be a weirdo since I don't have the slightest interest in seeing Avatar.

[mike777]

jdonn, on Dec 29 2009, 08:36 PM, said:

I liked Sherlock Holmes, it was cleverly written and well cast.

I must be a weirdo since I don't have the slightest interest in seeing Avatar.

I gave it 3 stars...good movie. I see some critics hated it.

I see about 100 movies a year at the local cineplex.....but I am also putting Avatar on my wait list for a few weeks.

[fred]

I thought Avatar was great. I would gladly go see it again.

I thought Sherlock Holmes was mediocre at best. I would have rather not seen it at all.

Fred Gitelman
Bridge Base Inc.
www.bridgebase.com

[Winstonm]

jdonn, on Dec 29 2009, 08:36 PM, said:

I liked Sherlock Holmes, it was cleverly written and well cast.

I must be a weirdo since I don't have the slightest interest in seeing Avatar.

Not alone in your weirdness. I am not a fan of fantasy anyway - and seeing the goofy-looking cartoon-like creature in the Avatar trailer did not change my basic outlook.

Of course, I still claim that The Shawshank Redemption should have won the best picture oscar over Forest Gump, too.

[mike777]

Winstonm, on Dec 29 2009, 10:18 PM, said:

jdonn, on Dec 29 2009, 08:36 PM, said:

I liked Sherlock Holmes, it was cleverly written and well cast.

I must be a weirdo since I don't have the slightest interest in seeing Avatar.

Not alone in your weirdness. I am not a fan of fantasy anyway - and seeing the goofy-looking cartoon-like creature in the Avatar trailer did not change my basic outlook.

Of course, I still claim that The Shawshank Redemption should have won the best picture oscar over Forest Gump, too.

I can agree that the action left me dizzy in the new Holmes...I am in the middle of watching all of the old Holmes movies from the 1940's. I do enjoy them.


I also just rented Shawshank again....and again I am befuddled by all the praise I see here in this forum about this movie...it is ok but great...no.......


We never are quite sure if Robbins really did the Murder but we do know he was found guilty and that he wanted to kill the guy. We do know he was a crook in jail. We do know he stole money once he escaped,money that was not his. We do know he committed a crime by escaping. We know going to jail basically means you will be raped and raped.

We do know that Morgan F. was a killer.....a real killer.

jBut geez they were so cute and cuddly......so....

[hrothgar]

Going to see Sherlock Holmes and Avatar next week.

The movie that I am really looking forward to is called "Youth In Revolt"

[gwnn]

how easily can you find tickets for Avatar? in Romania (in my town) you have to reserve tickets about one week prior if you want to make sure you have a seat. here something like this is completely unheard of.

[Gerben42]

Anyone else watched 2012? I really didn't like it much, maybe because I also read the 2012-book by Brian d'Amato, which has a story.

[gwnn]

I saw 2012 and hated it. There was just not enough buildings destroyed/people slaughtered on screen to justify 2 and a half hours. And the characters were all exceptionally stupid, which is not usually a good aspect. Ugh and don't get me started on outdriving/outrunning (!!!!!) the earth cracks.

Somehow, however, I loved The Day After Tomorrow. It struck me as a funny movie.

[Gerben42]

Ditto, Day after tomorrow was nice

[jdonn]

Gerben42, on Dec 30 2009, 06:57 AM, said:

Anyone else watched 2012? I really didn't like it much, maybe because I also read the 2012-book by Brian d'Amato, which has a story.

I liked it just because I like action movies, but it was as bad as any crappy Hollywood moneymaker. It was definitely a case of you've seen one you've seen them all.

And yes the science behind it was absurd but that doesn't bother me.

[Al_U_Card]

Seems that when Nostradamus, the Maya, St-Malachi etc. were talking about the end of the world and 2012, they were likely referring to this movie.

Words are insufficient to describe it's lack of appeal on so many levels.

[Phil]

I have no interest in going to 2012, nor watching it on DVD - which is our usual vehicle. It just looks like a train-wreck of a movie.

Also, I have a nagging issue with a very atheist Hollywood trying to exploit a religious theme (even if its Mayan) to make a buck. It just feels wrong to me on some level.

Really want to see Avatar.

[neilkaz]

jonottawa, on Dec 29 2009, 05:21 PM, said:

Saw District 9 last night. Was rather disappointed. The special effects are good, but the plot is pretty awful. That's kinda what I'm expecting from Avatar. (Saw the South Park spoof of Avatar here.)

District 9 is a movie to watch only once...well I'll be watching it twice since a kid gave it to me for Xmas, but after I watch it again, it'll likely end up in his room.

As for Avatar..I do hope to see that one soon, based on the reco's here.

[akhare]

Gerben42, on Dec 30 2009, 06:57 AM, said:

Anyone else watched 2012? I really didn't like it much, maybe because I also read the 2012-book by Brian d'Amato, which has a story.

Agree -- the 2012 script was simply awful.

One would think that ~6 billion dead would put a dampener on things, but no, it was all 100 watt smiles, small talk and business as usual. Asking for suspension of disbelief is one thing, using it as an excuse for lazy script writing is another...

[Rain]

I don't want to go to the theatre itself, but intend to buy dvd of Holmes and Avatar, especially Avatar. We got Inglorious Bastards over Xmas (must complete the Tarantino collection) but haven't watched yet.

2012's marketing campaign was the most annoying one I've ever seen - marketing it as though it was "news".

[jdonn]

Rain, on Dec 30 2009, 02:32 PM, said:

I don't want to go to the theatre itself, but intend to buy dvd of Holmes and Avatar, especially Avatar. We got Inglorious Bastards over Xmas (must complete the Tarantino collection) but haven't watched yet.

Inglorious Bastards was a really great movie. I'm willing to let someone disagree with me on Sherlock Holmes but not on that one.

[akhare]

jonottawa, on Dec 29 2009, 06:21 PM, said:

Saw District 9 last night. Was rather disappointed. The special effects are good, but the plot is pretty awful. That's kinda what I'm expecting from Avatar. (Saw the South Park spoof of Avatar here.)

I have seen both and Avatar was much superior and somehow managed not to be cloyingly mawkish...