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Spoilers What Movie Are You Watching?

Huntn said:
One of my favorite childhood movies, which I feel holds up well today. Won an academy award for special effects!
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I don't think I've seen it since I was child, so it was almost like watching it for the first time.

Now I am on to The Shop Around the Corner (1940) from earlier today on TCM. Which was also the inspiration for the contemporary film 'You've Got Mail' with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, which I also enjoy a lot.
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realizing that they're falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
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My wife won a radio contest, and we got tickets to see Into The Woods tonight, for free! Before any of you guys :p

I'll report tomorrow on how it is :)
 
RE: Into the Woods.

To begin, let me say that I was expecting a good performance that would be ruined by an over-use of CGI and Hollywood. However, I must say that I was not disappointed at all. The focus never strayed from the characters, and the CGI, while abundantly present, was never invasive of the story line, like it frequently is.
Story: Very good moral, and I shan't disclose any spoilers for those who do not know what it is about.
Actors/Actresses: The MVP was Meryl Streep. Performances were very well executed, with the exception of a select few individuals (Johnny Depp reprised his role yet again as Capt Jack Sparrow/Sweeney Todd)

For those who are unfamiliar with the music, fear not; as per usual with Stephen Sondheim, the focus is on the lyrics than on the music. I did not walk away humming. The characters articulated clearly, and were never difficult to understand, and each song/scene never felt unjustified.

In summary, this is a worthy tale, performed very well. Meryl Streep stole the show, and most people left the theater crying.


Hope you all see it on Christmas day :)
 
May I recommend Pacific Heights? (1990) If you want a movie that pisses you off beyond words, this movie's for you! lol!

"A couple works hard to renovate their dream house and become landlords to pay for it. Unfortunately one of their tenants has plans of his own."
 
Watched 50mins of Thor2 on the telly but couldn't bear it anymore. Completely uninteresting.

Also a couple of chilling Lenzi flics, Ghosthouse and House of Witchcraft, both being ok. Quite trashy but still somewhat enjoyable :D
 
vulcanvillalta said:
RE: Into the Woods.

To begin, let me say that I was expecting a good performance that would be ruined by an over-use of CGI and Hollywood. However, I must say that I was not disappointed at all. The focus never strayed from the characters, and the CGI, while abundantly present, was never invasive of the story line, like it frequently is.
Story: Very good moral, and I shan't disclose any spoilers for those who do not know what it is about.
Actors/Actresses: The MVP was Meryl Streep. Performances were very well executed, with the exception of a select few individuals (Johnny Depp reprised his role yet again as Capt Jack Sparrow/Sweeney Todd)

For those who are unfamiliar with the music, fear not; as per usual with Stephen Sondheim, the focus is on the lyrics than on the music. I did not walk away humming. The characters articulated clearly, and were never difficult to understand, and each song/scene never felt unjustified.

In summary, this is a worthy tale, performed very well. Meryl Streep stole the show, and most people left the theater crying.


Hope you all see it on Christmas day :)
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Thanks for the review Vulcanvillata. I am looking forward to it.

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As for me, Stretch again. The more I watch this, the more I enjoy it. And I catch so much snappy (and funny) dialog. I really hope Universal releases this on blu ray with that gag reel (the funniest gag reel I've ever seen.)
 
vulcanvillalta said:
RE: Into the Woods.

To begin, let me say that I was expecting a good performance that would be ruined by an over-use of CGI and Hollywood. However, I must say that I was not disappointed at all. The focus never strayed from the characters, and the CGI, while abundantly present, was never invasive of the story line, like it frequently is.
Story: Very good moral, and I shan't disclose any spoilers for those who do not know what it is about.
Actors/Actresses: The MVP was Meryl Streep. Performances were very well executed, with the exception of a select few individuals (Johnny Depp reprised his role yet again as Capt Jack Sparrow/Sweeney Todd)

For those who are unfamiliar with the music, fear not; as per usual with Stephen Sondheim, the focus is on the lyrics than on the music. I did not walk away humming. The characters articulated clearly, and were never difficult to understand, and each song/scene never felt unjustified.

In summary, this is a worthy tale, performed very well. Meryl Streep stole the show, and most people left the theater crying.


Hope you all see it on Christmas day :)
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I fear Johnny Depp has transformed himself from an innovative actor to typecasting himself as the "quirky character". I've not cared for him as Todd, Barnabus, or Tonto. He needs to find a way out of his rut.
 
I have no clue what Nightcrawler is about but the poster art alone made me interested.

Sick at home and saw Gatto Negro / Black Cat from Fulci. Not too bad, probably my favorite from his second tier movies. Intro sequence + music was quite amazing. Music by Pino Donaggio.


Unfortunately that it couldn't hold up. :D I'd bet 1/6 of the movie are close up shots of eyes, lol.

Saw Mud yesterday but stopped somewhat 3/4 into it. Dunno, not really my thing I guess.
 
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Scepticalscribe said:
Jeff Wayne wrote a wonderful soundtrack for the stage (and radio) versions of this work, which were first performed in the 1970s. He managed to assemble, or attract, an outstanding cast to voice the work - individuals such as Richard Burton, David Essex, Julie Covington, Phil Lynott and Justin Hayward all contributed to the final product (which I have on CD). Really excellent listening.
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I had bought the cd just for the song "Forever Autumn".

 
Plutonius said:
I had bought the cd just for the song "Forever Autumn".

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Interestingly enough, the first incarnation of "Forever Autumn" was as a 30 second jingle for a Lego commercial in 1969.


Jeff Wayne's "The War of the Worlds" has been a favorite of mine since I first bought the LP in '78. I also like the remixes of it that have been released over the years, which included "ULLAdubULLA" and "ULLAdubULLA II", as well as the re-recorded "The New Generation", although some who grew up on the "original" seem to hate the newer versions. ;)

Wayne recently added a new song to his War of Worlds "Alive on Stage" tour called "Life Begins Again."
 
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