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[SuicideBlonde]

Last night I watched Jurassic Park and Predators. I had seen both before but I enjoyed them again. Adrien Brody. Jurassic Park III is on today, I don't know why they didn't show the second one, unless I missed it somehow.



I wondered if non-UK people would find the language hard to understand. I liked it too, I was pleasantly surprised.

A bit hard to understand yes.



Saw Les mis NYE. My bf had not seen it before and had master of the house stuck in his head all day yesterday. I liked it a lot.

 

[Chryssie]

Went to see the Hobbit today. It was AWESOME!

 

[thefadedone]

I've watched it a few times. Interesting outcomes to the face to face meetings.

 

[hungryraccoon]

It was alright. I didn't find it surprising at all, but I also read spoilers. I think I would've figured it out anyways even if I hadn't though. That scenario happens so much in real life and really not all that uncommon.

He actually has a MTV show now with the same concept: http://www.mtv.com/shows/catfish/series.jhtml

I guess I was shocked because I had no idea what the film was about it; it was just on tv & it could've been about actual catfish for all I knew....

 

[Mr Crunchy]

Went to see the Hobbit today. It was AWESOME!

I saw it yesterday, too, and loved it. Ignore the critics, it was thoroughly entertaining although a few of the battle scenes seemed a bit longer than necessary.

 

[FortyTwo]

I saw it yesterday, too, and loved it. Ignore the critics, it was thoroughly entertaining although a few of the battle scenes seemed a bit longer than necessary.

 

[Moll Flanders]

I just watched Martha Marcy May Marlene as I read it had good reviews. It is a film about a young woman and her experience in a cult. It is not the type of film that I would normally want to watch as it was very unsettling and some very traumatic scenes but it was very well done.

 

[yakherder]

Watched the Hobbit and Django over the weekend.

I did enjoy the Hobbit, but parts seemed a little too random to me. The story itself flowed well (I'm not even going to get into the book vs movie debate, I never expect them to be identical), scenery was awesome, effects were great, everyone played their parts well, but too may of the victories seemed to be the result of luck. For example, the entire party falling into a crack in a cave, falling several hundred feet or more, tumbling down rock walls, and all landing together uninjured on a little bridge... Worth watching, and I'm plenty anxious for the followups, but I still felt somewhat disappointed with the action nonetheless. Then again, it may just be because the LotR trilogy set my expectations so high.

Django was freaking awesome. Everything you'd expect from Tarantino, so if you like what he's put out before you'll like Django. Christoph Waltz is fast becoming one of my favorite actors.

 

[FortyTwo]

I haven't read The Hobbit but my Tolkien-obsessed friend says it's almost exactly like the book, like they ripped it straight from the pages.

 

[Moll Flanders]

I have Sleeping with the Enemy and What Lies Beneath to see tonight. I've seen both before but sometimes I can't sleep when my husband works nights so I have films lined up to watch.

I just watched Martha Marcy May Marlene as I read it had good reviews. It is a film about a young woman and her experience in a cult. It is not the type of film that I would normally want to watch as it was very unsettling and some very traumatic scenes but it was very well done.

By the way if anyone watches this film could they please tell me their interpretation of the ending! It's the type of film that leaves a lot of questions and is deliberately ambiguous. I was thinking about it hours after I watched the film.

 

[yakherder]

I haven't read The Hobbit but my Tolkien-obsessed friend says it's almost exactly like the book, like they ripped it straight from the pages.

Not a HUGE spoiler, but hard to reply without discussing a few points from the movie.

Spoiler

I'd say it was much closer to the book than the LotR trilogy was, but still had a few significant differences. Again, I try to judge movies and books separately since it takes different things to make either successful, but here's what I noticed:
1. The white orc, one of the main antagonists in the movie, wasn't even in the book.
2. The orc party played a much more active role in the movie "hunting" the dwarves, so to speak, as opposed to just happening to come across them like in the book.
3. Though the progression of the story is very similar, the characterization of Bilbo is completely different. They are clearly trying to give him a more action based role in the movies than he had in the book. Had there been a white orc in the book, the clever, sneaky, but physically inferior hobbit wouldn't have tried to go head to head with him because he wouldn't have lasted 2 seconds. Having him take a more active role makes cinematic sense, but it makes for a very different character nonetheless.

 

[FortyTwo]

Not a HUGE spoiler, but hard to reply without discussing a few points from the movie.

Spoiler

I'd say it was much closer to the book than the LotR trilogy was, but still had a few significant differences. Again, I try to judge movies and books separately since it takes different things to make either successful, but here's what I noticed:
1. The white orc, one of the main antagonists in the movie, wasn't even in the book.
2. The orc party played a much more active role in the movie "hunting" the dwarves, so to speak, as opposed to just happening to come across them like in the book.
3. Though the progression of the story is very similar, the characterization of Bilbo is completely different. They are clearly trying to give him a more action based role in the movies than he had in the book. Had there been a white orc in the book, the clever, sneaky, but physically inferior hobbit wouldn't have tried to go head to head with him because he wouldn't have lasted 2 seconds. Having him take a more active role makes cinematic sense, but it makes for a very different character nonetheless.

Spoiler

Forgot to mention, they combined part of the Silmarillion into the story as well, apparently. That would explain Gandalf's side quests and whatnot.

 

[yally]

I can't wait to see this:

http://vimeo.com/m/36757861

I lived in Tooting Broadway for 4 years, my life was never this exciting!

 

[SuicideBlonde]

By the way if anyone watches this film could they please tell me their interpretation of the ending! It's the type of film that leaves a lot of questions and is deliberately ambiguous. I was thinking about it hours after I watched the film.

I think I will check that out. I liked Elizabeth Olsen's acting in Silent house. (very fucked up movie, hard to watch ending)

 

[Spang]

Want to see this:

 

[Moll Flanders]

I watched a classic 1955 film Footsteps in the Fog this morning and now we are about to sit down to see the horror films Paranormal Activity 4 and then Sinister. I will see as much of the films as I can with my fingers across my eyes and probably need them both explained to me afterwards.

 

[FortyTwo]

Wow, I didn't realize that anyone was bothering with the Paranormal sequel movies.

 

[Envy]

I didn't even know there was any after 2.

 

[FortyTwo]

I didn't even know there was any after 2.

They produce them at an exponentially increasing rate, with an indirect relationship to their quality.

 

[das_nut]

Saw Django Unchained and Les Miserables. Both were good.