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I thought "Invictus," "The Hurt Locker" and "Where the wild things are" all had an admirable simplicity to them, and resisted...

Posted by: second gary (a.k.a 80181597) on Dec 21, 14:38 in response to maceodkat's post invictus was wretched. if i have to hear morgan freeman...

... the temptation to complicate their basic situations.

In any case, good luck with your next post.  :)

p.s.  I heard Mandela speak in Toronto some time around 1991; charismatic, and engaging.

So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - Sin Nombre: B, Dave Matthews Band in 3D: B+, Avatar: B) islander Dec 21, 08:26

Avatar A, Up in the Air B+, Princess and Frog B+, Ingl. Bastards B. {nm} JMT Dec 21, 08:32

AVATR (A+), Meatballs (C), Elf (A-), Nataional Lampoon Christmas Vacation (A-), 500 days of summer (A), {nm} gogreen Dec 21, 08:36

Avatar. Action/story B+ , movie magic/overall entertainment value: A++ {nm} Facto Dec 21, 08:56

Popping Cloverfield into the DVD-player now. One of the hundreds of DVDs I've bought but have yet to see. Facto Dec 21, 09:57

Avatar (A+) tealfan Dec 21, 08:56

avatar 100% visual/40% story, COVE - one of the best doc's ive seen, messenger - great first act then meanders to nothing {nm} adrenalin112 Dec 21, 08:59

sorry if i spoiled too much of the cove for you, but that damn movie hyped up my inner conservationist. {nm} maceodkat Dec 21, 09:14

PBS NOVA: The Spy Factory (2009) A , Donnie Darko (2001) B , The Girl from Monaco (2008) C , Inglourious Basterds (2009) C {nm} joeoftexas Dec 21, 09:03

im glad someone else thinks inglorious is mediocre {nm} sneak Dec 21, 16:10

Avatar IMAX 3D: A++, Avatar 2D: A+ ceregon Dec 21, 09:15

Sherlock Homles (A) Edge of Love (B-) inspiredbychaos Dec 21, 09:35

*Holmes :P {nm} inspiredbychaos Dec 21, 15:20

Avatar 3D (A), Avatar Imax 3D (A+), Bandslam (C+), The Blind Side (B) maceodkat Dec 21, 09:36

Bonnie & Clyde B+ eyescovered Dec 21, 09:39

Avatar - C - if it wasn't for the visual it would be a D, Crazy Heart - B+, Up in the Air - A-, Lovely Bones - B {nm} skamanfu Dec 21, 09:56

Strange you didn't mention whether you saw Avatar in 3D or not, IMAX or not.... (?) Well, nevermind. {nm} Facto Dec 21, 10:00

Just 3d, no IMAX. Visually stunning but the story was horrible. Seeing it in IMAX wouldn't change the story {nm} skamanfu Dec 21, 10:41

And with all the praise given to this film no one can ever complain the next time Hollywood spoonfeeds them crap with great visuals {nm} skamanfu Dec 21, 10:43

It was made for 'all of the family' though, can't be too complex or have too much depth.Must connect on emotional level,I think it succeded. {nm} Facto Dec 21, 13:25

Avatar 3D - A (and perhaps my favorite of the year), Inglourious Basterds - B-. {nm} Jelly Dec 21, 10:03

Avatar A-, Precious A {nm} Movie Cub Dec 21, 12:56

"Invictus" and "The Hurt Locker," both lean, well-made and acted, earnest, realist-leaning. {nm} second gary Dec 21, 13:05

invictus was wretched. if i have to hear morgan freeman wish one other person good luck....... {nm} maceodkat Dec 21, 13:17

I thought "Invictus," "The Hurt Locker" and "Where the wild things are" all had an admirable simplicity to them, and resisted... second gary Dec 21, 14:38





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