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Unread postby Kalah » 16 Mar 2009, 19:34

Actually, no. It's no thriller, to be sure, but there's plenty of action. Music score too. Fancy watching some killer whales attacking a gray whale calf?
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 17 Mar 2009, 20:45

Kalah wrote:Just started watching The Blue Planet. It is a serious piece of work; a true marvel, indeed a work of genius.
So we can expect nudity then...
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Unread postby Milla aka. the Slayer » 18 Mar 2009, 14:25

Kalah wrote:Actually, no. It's no thriller, to be sure, but there's plenty of action. Music score too. Fancy watching some killer whales attacking a gray whale calf?
Isn't that that old show that ran on TV a couple of years back? It was a nature show, insanely beautiful pictures and all the best from the seven seas? :)
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Unread postby Kalah » 18 Mar 2009, 16:54

That's the one. David Attenborough's greatest work. I bought it for my mum for Christmas. Nice gift, eh? :)
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Unread postby darknessfood » 29 Mar 2009, 12:34

Yesterday, the lady and I watched Bride Wars. It's not a great movie, just fun to watch, nothing more. It's allright...
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Unread postby Kalah » 29 Mar 2009, 12:57

Watched Quantum of Solace on Blu-Ray yesterday. Craig is a good Bond, but he's missing one thing: the little smirk Connery had. Craig hardly ever smiles. Other than that, he's great.
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Unread postby darknessfood » 29 Mar 2009, 13:33

Saw in in theater, it's a great action flick!
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Unread postby Kalah » 29 Mar 2009, 13:52

It did jump a bit much; both between cuts and locations. Never really got that thriller-plot thing, giving the viewer time to wonder what's going on before being shown the solution.
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Unread postby darknessfood » 29 Mar 2009, 20:52

Kalah wrote:It did jump a bit much; both between cuts and locations. Never really got that thriller-plot thing, giving the viewer time to wonder what's going on before being shown the solution.
Right about that. Weirdest thing

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When he talks in the sort of colloseum. You get some deep story stuff, and all of a sudden an action sequence again. There wasn't really a story in this one...
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Unread postby Kalah » 29 Mar 2009, 21:38

No, the director doesn't really let the story develop between the action sequences, that's true.

Great shots, though; they use a lot of those cameras that are mounted down and move along with objects... cars, falling stairs etc.. And I'm happy - nay, delighted - that the "exploding car" syndrome is gone from the Bond movies. :D
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Unread postby darknessfood » 29 Mar 2009, 21:55

All things said, it's still a great movie to watch :)!
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Unread postby Caradoc » 30 Mar 2009, 05:35

The problem with Quantum of Solace is the less than world shattering threat posed by this weenie supervillain (and Elvis his sidekick). The dastardly plot is what? To control the price of 60% of the water in Bolivia. I guess it's the off season for MI6.
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Unread postby Kalah » 30 Mar 2009, 13:38

Yeah, but the "big" plot isn't over, I think. Just like SPECTRE was the organization Bond fought with for several films in the Connery era, I'm thinking he'll fight against this big organization they don't know much about for some time yet.
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Unread postby Kalah » 07 Apr 2009, 20:12

The Meaning of Life is on. It's the sex scene! :D

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Unread postby darknessfood » 07 Apr 2009, 22:50

Bought "the Incredible Iron Man" yesterday. It's the old school animated style, in a movie form. Pretty darn good, especialy when it just cost €5. All together, NICE!!!
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Unread postby Yurian Stonebow » 10 Apr 2009, 07:54

Me and the wife are planning to go to movies in the near future, perhaps this weekend, to see Me and Marley. It's about a Labby dog causing all kinds of havoc in the home of a young couple. Sounds credible enough ;)
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Unread postby ThunderTitan » 10 Apr 2009, 08:08

Anyone see Wolverine?! Preferably someone that had no idea who Deadpool is...
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Unread postby Corribus » 12 Apr 2009, 03:46

I watched Quantum of Solace tonight and, while I dig Craig as Bond, I thought the movie was an incoherent mess. A big step down from Casino Royale, IMHO.
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Unread postby Kalah » 12 Apr 2009, 12:06

Yeh, it was a bit jumpy. Never really got into the story.
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Unread postby Ethric » 12 Apr 2009, 12:41

Seems to me "incoherent mess" can describe most Bond-movies after they ran out of original stories to makes films out of :)
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