Films

[Kyyle23]

Finally saw 40 Year old virgin last night.. that was hysterical.

 

I didn't realize that guy was the guy from The Office.

 

Yeah, it became one of my favorites the first time I watched it. His co-workers had a mean streak in them though

[Steff]

Yeah, it became one of my favorites the first time I watched it.  His co-workers had a mean streak in them though

 

 

I was in tears during the waxing. And when he got s***faced near the end. "I neeeeeeddd soooommmee poon".

[Steff]

Watched House of Wax last night... creeeppyy. Loved the way Paris was killed. The DVD extras were way cool.

[Reddy]

Finally saw 40 Year old virgin last night.. that was hysterical.

 

I didn't realize that guy was the guy from The Office.

 

lord i love that movie - one of my favorite comedies now. steve carrell is just hilarious. i thought the movie would blow but boy was i wrong.

 

the scene in the beginning around the card table had me almost in tears the first time i saw it.

[bmags]

movies BMAGS saw over Spring Break:

V for Vendetta

Inside Man

Rushmore - maybe my 20th time watching it, so i celebrated

Grizzly Man - not much extra features

DiG!

Sideways

[TaylorStSox]

V For Vendetta was okay. I'd give it 2 stars. Portman was just absolutely horrible. I couldn't help but laugh at her accent. The film was well made. I just felt it was trite and cliched throughout. I was really looking forward to it too.

 

 

 

I spent a couple days this week watching a trilogy from a Korean filmmaker named Chan-Wook Park. They're titled Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy For Lady Vengeance. They're your typical Asian shock thriller type of movies, so they're not for everyone. Actually, if you're easily offended, I wouldn't even bother. Anyway, Oldboy was excellent. Everyone should check it out.

 

If you're into Asian cinema like Battle Royale, Tetsuo, or Ichi The Killer I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Oldboy is easily the best of the bunch. Unfortunately, they're remaking it for an American audience. It's a f***ed up movie so I'm not sure how much they'll change.

 

Oldboy

 

I have a kind of weird taste in movies though. Right now, my top 10 (though it always changes) is...

1) Solaris (original)

2) Stalker

3) City of God

4) Man Bites Dog

5) Irreversible

6) Kids

7) Bladerunner

8) Star Wars

9) The Usual Suspects

10) The Royal Tenebaums (actually, anything Wes Anderson)

[Chisoxfn]

V For Vendetta was okay. I'd give it 2 stars. Portman was just absolutely horrible. I couldn't help but laugh at her accent. The film was well made. I just felt it was trite and cliched throughout. I was really looking forward to it too.

I spent a couple days this week watching a trilogy from a Korean filmmaker named Chan-Wook Park. They're titled Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, and Sympathy For Lady Vengeance. They're your typical Asian shock thriller type of movies, so they're not for everyone. Actually, if you're easily offended, I wouldn't even bother. Anyway, Oldboy was excellent. Everyone should check it out.

 

If you're into Asian cinema like Battle Royale, Tetsuo, or Ichi The Killer I'm sure you'll enjoy it. Oldboy is easily the best of the bunch. Unfortunately, they're remaking it for an American audience. It's a f***ed up movie so I'm not sure how much they'll change.

 

Oldboy

 

I have a kind of weird taste in movies though. Right now, my top 10 (though it always changes) is...

1) Solaris (original)

2) Stalker

3) City of God

4) Man Bites Dog

5) Irreversible

6) Kids

7) Bladerunner

8) Star Wars

9) The Usual Suspects

10) The Royal Tenebaums (actually, anything Wes Anderson)

Old Boy is a fantastic movie.

[LosMediasBlancas]

movies BMAGS saw over Spring Break:

V for Vendetta

Inside Man

Rushmore - maybe my 20th time watching it, so i celebrated

Grizzly Man - not much extra features

DiG!

Sideways

 

 

What'd ya think of 'DiG!'?

[bmags]

What'd ya think of 'DiG!'?

 

who doesn't love fighting asshole rock stars with an 80 IQ high all the time? it was great...

[Jordan4life_2007]

Anybody see "Stay Alive?"

[Milkman delivers]

Anybody see "Stay Alive?"

 

Bad

[greasywheels121]

Lucky Number Slevin is a f***in' great movie.

[Milkman delivers]

Lucky Number Slevin is a f***in' great movie.

 

Going to see that on Tuesday. Looks to be good.

 

I saw the matinee of the Benchwarmers yesterday (simply because it was really cheap), and it ended up being less terrible than I imagined.

[LosMediasBlancas]

I went to the Steppenwolf Theater's 30th anniversary bash last night and got to meet Gary Sinise. It was kind of an awkward moment because I couldn't think even ONE film he's done, so I couldn't use the 'hey, I really liked you in _____" line. Luckily I remembered that he's a huge Cub fan, so we shot the bull about baseball for a while. He's really down to earth and a solid bass player. His band was the entertainment for the night.

 

Ok, so what films has he been in?

[Milkman delivers]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000641/?fr=c2l...fc=1;ft=20;fm=1

 

Without looking at the site, though, I'd say his most famous movie was Forrest Gump.

[Soxy]

I went to the Steppenwolf Theater's 30th anniversary bash last night and got to meet Gary Sinise.  It was kind of an awkward moment because I couldn't think even ONE film he's done, so I couldn't use the 'hey, I really liked you in _____" line.  Luckily I remembered that he's a huge Cub fan, so we shot the bull about baseball for a while.  He's really down to earth and a solid bass player.  His band was the entertainment for the night.

 

Ok, so what films has he been in?

Forrest Gump

Of Mice and Men

Albino Alligator

Snake Eyes

The Green Mile (?)

 

(that's all I can get, but I'm sure there's more)

[LosMediasBlancas]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000641/?fr=c2l...fc=1;ft=20;fm=1

 

Without looking at the site, though, I'd say his most famous movie was Forrest Gump.

 

I've seen parts of 3 films on that list and have heard of maybe 5.

[bmags]

if i was him i don't know if "hey i loved you in blank" would be such a conversation starter...so you are probably better off. I like sinise though...he's a GREAT ASTRONAUT!

[Steff]

Watched Flight Plan and Derailed this weekend. Pleasantly surprised by the latter.

[LosMediasBlancas]

I've had 'Derailed' in my hand a couple of times and have ended up changing my mind. I'll give it a spin next time. At least Anniston is eye candy.

[Steff]

I've had 'Derailed' in my hand a couple of times and have ended up changing my mind.  I'll give it a spin next time.  At least Anniston is eye candy.

 

 

First movie I really liked her in. Good twist, too.

[LosMediasBlancas]

sold.

[TheBlackSox8]

Lucky Number Slevin is a f***in' great movie.

agreed...I heard people complain about the title. I think the title is perfect for the movie.

[southsider2k5]

FYI... Snakes on a Plane has a write up in the Trib today.

[Kyyle23]

Snakes on a Plane review

 

Can a film contain a plot spoiler in its own name? When it's called "Snakes on a Plane," it can. (See also "The 40 Year-Old Virgin," "Kill Bill" and "Titanic.") The title says it all. It even translates well in Spanish: "Serpientes en un Plano."

Despite a release date that's five months away, and with -- amazingly -- little studio prodding, "Snakes on a Plane" chatter has slithered around the Internet, sparking Photoshop contests playing off the film's name, song parodies and even a cross between the movie and the numbers game Sudoku.

 

How to explain how a movie with no built-in cult following -- no namesake comic book, no J.K. Rowling or J.R.R. Tolkien source material, no characters named Skywalker -- has become one of those only-on-the-Internet pop-cultural phenomena. We can guess.

 

Back in August, screenwriter Josh Friedman wrote on his blog that he first heard of "Snakes on a Plane" when he was approached by New Line Cinema to do rewrite work on the script. Although he eventually said no, it was then that he became obsessed with the concept, he writes, "Not as a movie ... as a sort of philosophy."

 

In that blog entry, he invented idiomatic meanings for "Snakes on a Plane," as an alternative to "That's life!" ("I got stuck in traffic." "Oh, well, snakes on a plane!") or in place of cursing ("You just sat in gum." "Snakes on a plane!"). His blog readers took it from there.

 

Which brings us to the next question: So, who stars in "Snakes on a Plane"? Who do you think? Good God, there are snakes on the plane! Venomous vipers, in a glorified flying bus, miles above the ground! You need someone tough -- a Jedi, Shaft, Jules from "Pulp Fiction"! You need someone who speaks entirely in exclamation points! With poignantly placed expletives peppered throughout his speech! You need Samuel L. Jackson!

 

Jackson plays an FBI agent escorting a federal witness from Hawaii to Los Angeles when an assassin lets loose the serpents. "It's just one of those popcorn kind of moments, where you know you're going to a movie, you don't have to think about what's happening," Jackson told NPR recently. "You know what's going to happen. There are going to be snakes loose on this plane. Some people are going to be bitten. There are going to be some victims."

 

Ah, yes, but while the plan was always to have snakes on the plane, it nearly wasn't "Snakes on a Plane." New Line had toyed with renaming the film "Pacific Air 121," but Jackson would have none of that. In an August interview with entertainment Web site Collider.com, he said, "That's the only reason I took the job: I read the title," adding, "You either want to see that or you don't."

That has become one of the objectives of Snakes on a Blog, which is exactly what it sounds like: a collection of everything "Snakes on a Plane" can inspire without anyone having actually seen the movie. Created by 26-year-old Brian Finkelstein of Washington, D.C., the site began as a place where he could chart his progress in getting invited to the premiere, but has since evolved.

 

Pacific Air 21, LMAO

Edited April 11, 2006 by kyyle23