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So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - Incendies: C+, The Last Circus: C-)

Posted by: islander (a.k.a del_USA_islander) on Nov 21, 07:42

mentioned this last week on the life board, but keeping track of these grades with no purpose seems pointless. so on the life board on tuesdays, the day movies come out on video, i will post the grades they got. that way if you are looking for a new movie and wonder what we thought of it, you can look there. so that will be tomorrow.

Incendies: which is apprarently French for ewwwwww. Or perhaps, 'overrated'. But this film was close to working for me, just not as compelling as I'd hoped. Perhaps better acting from the twins, or more dramatic punch early (film got better as it went). So that and a Jerry Springer-esque twist ending led me to being underwhelmed.

The Last Circus: the oddest film ive seen all year. Very good costumes, makeup, cinematography, but this tale of a clown involved in a love triangle set against the political upheaval of Spain in the mid 20th century is quite unsettling (and at times, near impossible) to watch. It revels in grotesquery, going for the sick and twisted at every turn. Now the opening sequence involving a clown being recruited in a war, given a machete and told to slash his way through the enemy. was fascinating, and if that and his arrest, and sons revenge had been the movie, i would have liked that better

rewatch: master and commander far side of the world: a+

So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - Incendies: C+, The Last Circus: C-) islander Nov 21, 07:42

Busy week, no grades from me... slappydavid Nov 21, 08:00

thanks, if theres better ideas let me know {nm} islander Nov 21, 09:00

The Artist (A-), The Descendants (A), Tabloid (B), Another Earth (B-) {nm} skamanfu Nov 21, 08:03

In The Loop (C+); When Do We Eat? (C) {nm} lapuckfan Nov 21, 08:06

Larry Crowne C, Twilight 4 B+, Memento A {nm} PRodQuanta Nov 21, 08:08

Fast Five, C+; The People vs. George Lucas, B; Machete Maidens Unleashed, B+ edzep Nov 21, 08:15

Slumdog Millionaire (A); Paul (first half) (C-); Rocky Horror Picture Show (A); Jumper (first half) (D) DTXbro Nov 21, 08:32

your im, i should try that. sick compulsion i have to stick with a movie to the end no matter what, even if it takes days to slog through! {nm} islander Nov 21, 09:27

Hanna (B); Attack The Block (C-); {nm} RazorHawk Nov 21, 08:42

Hanna (D+), Captain America (C-), Bad Teacher (E), Cave of Forgotten Dreams (C+), Tintin (B+) and then some... GalacticPothealer Nov 21, 09:07

Page One: Inside the New York Times (2011) B + , Bellflower (2011) C , The Freebie (2010) D {nm} joeoftexas Nov 21, 09:11

Captain America (B) Munich (C) Tucker & Dale vs Evil (A) {nm} mrbeankc Nov 21, 09:20

Megamind C, Fair Game B, Play Dirty A ( It's a great mix of Dirty Dozen and Iron Cross ! ) {nm} JMT-NL Nov 21, 09:57

My Week With Marilyn (B+), but I'm biased. {nm} RufusS Nov 21, 10:24

Is the new idea to give grades for movies in theatre? The Change-Up (B), Attack the Block (B+) {nm} damenchipguy Nov 21, 10:35

the new idea is to publish the results of this long standing poll during the films home video release {nm} Moviesnob Nov 21, 10:39

The Future (C), The Rite (D+) {nm} numbersix_99 Nov 21, 11:02

Tower Heist: B; Twilight 4: B-; All the President's Men: A+ {nm} GMov Nov 21, 11:07

Largo Winch (D) - looked like a James Bond wannabe, aka George Lazenby but with a grin throughout. {nm} WallaceWiggins Nov 21, 11:26

Take Shelter (B+); Martha Marcy May Marlene (B) {nm} cgarner Nov 21, 11:43

Anchorman, It's a Wonderful Life, both better than expected. {nm} Jane_Citizen Nov 21, 13:40

I don't think BTE is a valid grade :P {nm} accountant_4_Jesus Nov 21, 15:52





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