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Post by ntsf on Dec 28, 2019 0:37:27 GMT
saw jumanji.. that was fun.. but the 2nd one was better.
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Post by gottapeanow on Dec 28, 2019 6:54:18 GMT
I saw Richard Jewell as well. It was extremely thought-provoking. Kathy Bates nails her part. She's up for an award. The way he was portrayed by the media -- very disturbing.
Lisa
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Post by pierkiss on Dec 29, 2019 4:38:25 GMT
We watched 6 Underground on Netflix tonight. I told my husband I was in the mood for an action movie, and man did this movie deliver! It’s a Michael Bay movie, so there were car chases, explosions, and gratuitous gore galore! 😄. Also Ryan Reynolds is in it, and he’s always fun. I really liked this movie. It had a pretty good plot, and I got a little teary in some places. But man was it action packed. I usually multi-task while we watch things on tv, and I couldn’t take my eyes off the screen. So many tiny details to catch, and so many big things to take in.
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Post by worrywart on Dec 29, 2019 4:40:46 GMT
Saw Jumanji on Christmas day. It was super cute. Maybe not quite on par with the last one but a fun Christmas day movie!
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Post by ukfan on Dec 29, 2019 5:11:35 GMT
Saw Richard Jewell today, it was tough in places since I was at the park that night and had actually been seating on those benches, but left before the bombing (thank goodness) and I lived a few miles from Richard Jewell and passed his apartment and the media circus every day. The editor of the Atlanta Journal was there after the movie and did a Q & A with the audience (trying to have some good PR since they are not shown in a positive light in the movie) Good movie and great acting |
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Post by christinec68 on Dec 30, 2019 3:56:12 GMT
I saw Knives Out with my mother today. I figured out the ending somewhere in the middle but it was still Fun with a quick pace.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 30, 2019 15:40:09 GMT
I saw Little Women yesterday... By some of the comments I heard, I think some viewers in the theater had problems following along with the jumps back and forth in time, but since I've read the books at least 25-30 times, I had no issues with that.
Besides a couple parts that I thought were miscast, I really liked it. I want to reread the book again to check whether a few things were actually in the book or *added* to the movie script, but I thought it was pretty faithful to the storyline in the book. And the sets, costumes, etc. were very well done.
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Dec 30, 2019 15:49:27 GMT
I saw Little Women yesterday... By some of the comments I heard, I think some viewers in the theater had problems following along with the jumps back and forth in time, but since I've read the books at least 25-30 times, I had no issues with that. Besides a couple parts that I thought were miscast, I really liked it. I want to reread the book again to check whether a few things were actually in the book or *added* to the movie script, but I thought it was pretty faithful to the storyline in the book. And the sets, costumes, etc. were very well done. I liked the film. We saw it Christmas Day. And like you I’ve read the book a few times and seen the other films so it was easy for me to follow the jumps. But I can see how others would be confused. Timothy Chalamet as Laurie was not a good fit. He was too puny and mild. Did not love the actress playing Amy for that role. I like her okay, she just wasn’t right for the character. |
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 30, 2019 16:01:11 GMT
And like you I’ve read the book a few times and seen the other films so it was easy for me to follow the jumps. But I can see how others would be confused. ^^^ yeah- I heard a woman talking about, "so, that whole scene where Beth got better and they went to the beach {with the kites} was a dream, then?" and I wanted to jump in and tell her-- NO! It was a flashback! She was sick more than once!! how hard is that to follow, anyway?!? But I didn't... eta: I agree with Laurie being miscast; and Bob Odenkirk will never be anyone but Saul the lawyer for me, unfortunately. |
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Post by cannmom on Dec 30, 2019 19:53:59 GMT
And like you I’ve read the book a few times and seen the other films so it was easy for me to follow the jumps. But I can see how others would be confused. ^^^ yeah- I heard a woman talking about, "so, that whole scene where Beth got better and they went to the beach {with the kites} was a dream, then?" and I wanted to jump in and tell her-- NO! It was a flashback! She was sick more than once!! how hard is that to follow, anyway?!? But I didn't... eta: I agree with Laurie being miscast; and Bob Odenkirk will never be anyone but Saul the lawyer for me, unfortunately. I actually laughed when the scene came on with Mr March coming home. I told my DH "it's Saul"! I think if you were not familiar with the story that all the jumps in time could have been confusing. Dh had trouble understanding. |
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Post by katniss on Dec 31, 2019 2:54:29 GMT
Just saw Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler. We did not like it at all. Not sure what the critics are seeing in it.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Dec 31, 2019 15:04:02 GMT
Just saw Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler. We did not like it at all. Not sure what the critics are seeing in it. really... was it the story you didn't like, or Sandler's performance? I recently heard the NPR Fresh Air interview with Adam Sandler and the two guys who wrote the movie, and the main character is loosely based on the writers' father, who was in the diamond / jewelry trade industry in New York (heavily embellished, of course). The interview made the movie sound interesting; plus, I thought it would be a nice change to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. How was his performance? |
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Post by katniss on Jan 1, 2020 2:49:58 GMT
Just saw Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler. We did not like it at all. Not sure what the critics are seeing in it. really... was it the story you didn't like, or Sandler's performance? I recently heard the NPR Fresh Air interview with Adam Sandler and the two guys who wrote the movie, and the main character is loosely based on the writers' father, who was in the diamond / jewelry trade industry in New York (heavily embellished, of course). The interview made the movie sound interesting; plus, I thought it would be a nice change to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. How was his performance? My husband is probably one of Adam Sandler’s biggest fan but when the movie was over he asked me if he could get the last 2 hours of his life back. Adam Sandler wasn’t bad it was more the movie itself. So disappointing having heard such rave reviews. I’d love to hear if anyone else has seen it. |
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Post by smannes on Jan 1, 2020 15:55:38 GMT
really... was it the story you didn't like, or Sandler's performance? I recently heard the NPR Fresh Air interview with Adam Sandler and the two guys who wrote the movie, and the main character is loosely based on the writers' father, who was in the diamond / jewelry trade industry in New York (heavily embellished, of course). The interview made the movie sound interesting; plus, I thought it would be a nice change to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. How was his performance? My husband is probably one of Adam Sandler’s biggest fan but when the movie was over he asked me if he could get the last 2 hours of his life back. Adam Sandler wasn’t bad it was more the movie itself. So disappointing having heard such rave reviews. I’d love to hear if anyone else has seen it. I saw it and posted about it.. We just back from seeing Uncut Gems. Wow. I don’t even know what to think of the movie. I still need to process it. The opening was ... odd. The beginning felt like it was all over the place. If you’re offended by f-bombs (I’m not), skip this movie. Lots of them. Would love to hear others’ opinions of this movie. |
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Post by buddysmom on Jan 4, 2020 4:34:34 GMT
Just watched Holiday in the Wild on Netflix, really good!
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Post by mnmloveli on Jan 8, 2020 23:33:53 GMT
I saw an awesome movie on Disney Plus this weekend, TOGO ! If you like dogs and adventure this is the movie for you. PLUS the dog lives !!!!!!!
It’s a true story about a man and his sled team that are trying to get meds to a town who has an outbreak of diphtheria in Nome Alaska. Togo was the lead sled dog of Leonhard Seppala. He ran over 250 miles, while Balto (who even has a statue in Central Park NY) along with other sled dogs, ran an average of around 30 miles.
It’s a wonderful story that has everything; puppies, adventure, tension filled sea crossing, grateful neighbors. Priceless story. If you don’t have Disney Plus, fine someone who does !!!
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 8, 2020 23:55:24 GMT
We just got tickets for 1917 on Friday. Can't wait!
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Post by disneypal on Jan 9, 2020 2:18:25 GMT
I saw Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker a couple of nights ago and loved it! I am a big Star Wars fan
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 11, 2020 0:34:29 GMT
Just got back from seeing 1917. DH and I both said we felt like we were holding our breath for 2 hours. It was amazing, horrifying and heartbreaking. If you think you've *seen* the movie because of the previews, you have no idea... As we were driving home I told DH that we will watch something *light* tonight ~ like continuing with season 7 of Homeland on Showtime.  |
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Post by fairycat on Jan 11, 2020 0:56:12 GMT
Just got back from seeing 1917. DH and I both said we felt like we were holding our breath for 2 hours. It was amazing, horrifying and heartbreaking. If you think you've *seen* the movie because of the previews, you have no idea... As we were driving home I told DH that we will watch something *light* tonight ~ like continuing with season 7 of Homeland on Showtime. Totally agree about 1917! |
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Post by Loydene on Jan 11, 2020 1:09:04 GMT
Just saw 1917 -- the photograph is, sometimes, beautiful, but the rest of the story is pretty saccharine. I don't understand how it got the Golden Globe. Nothing "wrong" - just nothing "great"
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Post by Layce on Jan 12, 2020 13:35:57 GMT
1917 blew me away!
I was not expecting it to be that good.
At the beginning I was hardly paying any attention to the so-called lead character. And then.. well, anything further would be a spoiler.
Recommend.
Layce
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Post by trollie on Jan 12, 2020 16:05:21 GMT
Just saw Uncut Gems with Adam Sandler. We did not like it at all. Not sure what the critics are seeing in it. really... was it the story you didn't like, or Sandler's performance? I recently heard the NPR Fresh Air interview with Adam Sandler and the two guys who wrote the movie, and the main character is loosely based on the writers' father, who was in the diamond / jewelry trade industry in New York (heavily embellished, of course). The interview made the movie sound interesting; plus, I thought it would be a nice change to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. How was his performance? Funny People and Spanglish are 2 older but really good movies with Adam Sandler in the lead dramatic role. He is an excellent dramatic actor. Definitely want to see Uncut Gems, but will probably wait and see it at home. |
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 12, 2020 16:28:25 GMT
At the beginning I was hardly paying any attention to the so-called lead character. And then.. well, anything further would be a spoiler. I know exactly what you mean. We were glad that wasn't spoiled in the previews but it shocked us. |
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Post by camanddanismom on Jan 12, 2020 17:39:35 GMT
We saw 1917 on Friday and loved it. We are still talking about it!!
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Post by pierkiss on Jan 12, 2020 18:01:18 GMT
really... was it the story you didn't like, or Sandler's performance? I recently heard the NPR Fresh Air interview with Adam Sandler and the two guys who wrote the movie, and the main character is loosely based on the writers' father, who was in the diamond / jewelry trade industry in New York (heavily embellished, of course). The interview made the movie sound interesting; plus, I thought it would be a nice change to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. How was his performance? Funny People and Spanglish are 2 older but really good movies with Adam Sandler in the lead dramatic role. He is an excellent dramatic actor. Definitely want to see Uncut Gems, but will probably wait and see it at home. Spanglish is one of my all time favorite movies. It is a great story, and it’s beautifully done. Adam Sandler plays his character perfectly. Tea Leoni is amazing in it as well (I don’t love most of her things, so I was very surprised at how much I loved her in this role). And the woman that plays Flor was wonderful too. Everyone is wonderful. Oh, and if you have them DVD, there is an extra at the end where Thomas Keller teaches you how to make that sandwich that Adam makes and it’s amazeballs. (Adam based his character on Keller so he came in to show Adam how he cooked so he could nail some of his mannerisms in the kitchen). |
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Post by ~Susan~ on Jan 13, 2020 18:04:10 GMT
DH and I saw 1917 on Friday and I was exhausted at the end. We really liked it.
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Post by disneypal on Jan 13, 2020 18:40:58 GMT
really... was it the story you didn't like, or Sandler's performance? I recently heard the NPR Fresh Air interview with Adam Sandler and the two guys who wrote the movie, and the main character is loosely based on the writers' father, who was in the diamond / jewelry trade industry in New York (heavily embellished, of course). The interview made the movie sound interesting; plus, I thought it would be a nice change to see Adam Sandler in a dramatic role. How was his performance? Funny People and Spanglish are 2 older but really good movies with Adam Sandler in the lead dramatic role. He is an excellent dramatic actor. Definitely want to see Uncut Gems, but will probably wait and see it at home. Another good dramatic role of his was "Reign Over Me" - he played a man that lost his family on 9/11. I haven't seen Uncut Gems yet but I want to.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Jan 16, 2020 3:34:33 GMT
Saw Just Mercy today. Two thumbs way up! Well acted but heartbreaking.
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Post by Jessica on Jan 16, 2020 4:20:02 GMT
I saw Jojo Rabbit and absolutely loved it. I tried to search but maybe I didn't go far enough back in the thread (lol). I laughed, I cried, I got angry, I laughed some more, and it filled me with hope. So good.
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