Just watched Lymelife the other day and thought it was a great flick. Not much to it - just everyday folks' lives sprinkled with a little drama, but the acting is great all around. It really engaged me despite being an ostensibly "plain" movie. Stars Alec Baldwin and a couple of the Culkin brothers.
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WascallyWabbit
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Is now on streaming. Getting ready to start it.
Fun movie, kinda cliche though. And the scenes looked totally fake but it was awesome seeing Tom hardy kick ass.
Also, it's crazy how huge he got
RedAssedApe
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Is now on streaming. Getting ready to start it.
I watched this while it was still an EPIXHD exclusive. This Tom Hardy would kill Bane Tom Hardy haha
Thanks. Halfway through now and quite enjoying it.
Mackenzie 92
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Pretty good if you aren't soured by the recent shootings.
Wasn't bad either.
Jedeye Sniv
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Yeah I thought the same as I was watching last night. Hilarious movie though and the girl was brilliant. One upped Hit Girl for sure.
evilromero
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Pretty good if you aren't soured by the recent shootings.
Wasn't bad either.
Awesome! Been dying to see God Bless America. A damn shame it didn't make it to our theaters here.
Ditto, and I'm about to start it right now. Thanks for the heads up!
Wow Hunter looks kind of interesting too. double thanks.
Evolved1
make sure the pudding isn't too soggy but that just ruins everything
Hunter was pretty good.
GBA on the other hand was exceptionally awful. I'm still a bit agitated about it, so I'll hold off on typing up my thoughts until I've had some time to settle. The people responsible for this film aren't nearly as clever as they think. It's pretty gross, and not for being gratuitous, but for being stupid and contradictory. It fails as satire, so what remains is just offensive tripe. But as I said, real impressions sometime later.
Just wanted to come in here and say thanks for recommending this. I haven't laughed this hard at something in years; already spreading it like a disease among my group of friends
Haven't watched my DVDs in a long time but the commentary is quite good as well.
Dacvak
No one shall be brought before our LORD David Bowie without the true and secret knowledge of the Photoshop. For in that time, so shall He appear.
Anyone else here watch Amazon Prime Instant video? I've been hooked on that for the last month, as opposed to Netflix. I've been digging the selection.
ThisWreckage
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God Bless America isn't a satire as much as a mirror. It's one of the most terrifying horror movies in recent memory.
RedAssedApe
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Fringe is the only thing on there that caught my eye.
Thanks, I'll definitely be buying the DVDs if there's commentary, I can't even imagine. I was laughing so hard during the Matt Dillon episode my chest hurt
cat litter
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Hunter was good.
"Brother"
Low key russian hood movie. little dated but awesome. if you search for "brat" in netflix it'll come up
"Brother"
Low key russian hood movie. little dated but awesome. if you search for "brat" in netflix it'll come up
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Any one have any problems streaming "Death at a Funeral" the British version?
In U.S. on ps3, it will play the video for about 10 seconds then freeze, but the audio & subtitles keep going.
Already tried other movies that go up to x-hd and it seems to only be Death at a Funeral.
I can fast forward to see another couple of seconds of footage then it freeze again and the audio keeps going.
In U.S. on ps3, it will play the video for about 10 seconds then freeze, but the audio & subtitles keep going.
Already tried other movies that go up to x-hd and it seems to only be Death at a Funeral.
I can fast forward to see another couple of seconds of footage then it freeze again and the audio keeps going.
SmellyHands
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I've used it to watch some classic British comedies that don't seem to be showing up on Netflix anymore or just never did. Stuff like Monty Python and Fawlty Towers. With the PS3 app I've spent more time lately with it and it's a pretty good service. Still a ways to go before you can compare it to Netflix though.
Maklershed
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I'd like to toss in a recommendation for Bleak House.
Great story (Dicken's novel for those that don't know), great cast, great acting, great costume/set design, etc.
BONUS: It has the gorgeous Gillian Anderson and Tywin Lannister as a heartless bastard.
Great story (Dicken's novel for those that don't know), great cast, great acting, great costume/set design, etc.
BONUS: It has the gorgeous Gillian Anderson and Tywin Lannister as a heartless bastard.
Pretty good if you aren't soured by the recent shootings.
Wasn't bad either.
I love Bobcat's movies.
Mackenzie 92
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Carey Mulligan too. Might check that out.
We don't have a PS3 but it's working fine on Windows and AppleTV (both in HD).
God Bless America is really a hamfisted movie where the director goes out of his way to show that American people are stupid and shallow as he tries to stitch it together with a threadbare script. this is not satire, it's a rant. the characters are not credible, the pace is all wrong, you can't sympathize with anyone and nothing is really believable. if the main character is so aggravated by idiotic TV and radio, why does he keep the fucking things on? you can spend an evening without a TV and you can drive without a radio.
anyway, social critique is one thing and good movies are another, they do not necessarily have to merge. in this case, they didn't.
It isn't a social critique though. Bobcat has said its a dark comedy. Just like World's Greatest Dad and the other movie he's made about bestiality(forgot the title).
Cosmic Bus
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Odd, I remember having an autoplay option at one point, but not in many months. I wish it would come back, to be honest.
Are you watching on PC or one of the game system?
seems like amazon has the paramount catalog exclusive
Doug Heffernan
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Fantastic indie gem from 1999. Charming, dialogue heavy and beautifully shot.
It's incredibly irritating, especially in episodes where it activates during scenes over credits. And frankly, Netflix, sometimes I WANT to watch the credits!
I have netflix on PC and as far as I know there is no autoplay option.
Just watched God Bless America last night. At the risk of sounding like a misanthrope, it was fantastic to watch this man live out some of my darker fantasies in response to society's ills, although the ending was a bit so-so. Throughout the film, I was cheering and asking, "okay.. who are they going after next? Haha!"
Still: Highly Recommended!
Still: Highly Recommended!
I'm pissed that girl didn't get her escalade
Mackenzie 92
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Wow, started to watch Sleeping Dogs Lie, but nearly ended up throwing up within the first minute.
Really had no idea what I was getting into with that one.
Really had no idea what I was getting into with that one.
Netflix is (in)famous for testing different interfaces on different users. It's auto-playing the next episode for me. I tested with both South Park and Snuff Box. It's pretty annoying. I wish there were an option to turn it off.
Lumpy Onion
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Just the watched The Objective (2008). Pretty interesting little mystery about a special forces team looking for something in the mountains of Afghanistan (the guy leading the team won't exactly say what the objective is). I was expecting it to be absolutely horrible judging from the middling review average, but it held my attention. A couple of pretty creepy scenes. Didn't like the ending particularly, but I am glad I watched it. Fans of things like the Twilight zone should enjoy it.
The Hunter (2011)- Really enjoyed this one. It's about a hunter being hired to track down the Tasmanian Tiger, which is believed to be extinct. Some of the outdoor shots and the overall mood of the movie was fantastic. I really dug the wilderness scenes, but the in-town parts had an incredible awkward tension to them. Highly recommend this one.
The Hunter (2011)- Really enjoyed this one. It's about a hunter being hired to track down the Tasmanian Tiger, which is believed to be extinct. Some of the outdoor shots and the overall mood of the movie was fantastic. I really dug the wilderness scenes, but the in-town parts had an incredible awkward tension to them. Highly recommend this one.
Maklershed
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Just thought I'd give a heads up that the complete series of Everybody Loves Raymond will be added 9/1.
vatstep
This poster pulses with an appeal so broad the typical restraints of our societies fall by the wayside.
I wonder if there's any chance that King of Queens (also a CBS show) could be coming soon as well. That would make my year.
themadcowtipper
Smells faintly of rancid stilton.
That would be so awesome.
itwasTuesday
He wasn't alone.
Watched it last night on the roku box and it worked fine that time. Maybe it got fixed quickly or my ps3 was acting weird that day.
I like how when you watch a movie it instantly gives you 3 movie suggestions though. Just watched Fresh, its a documentary on how our current system of growing is unsustainable and how we need to go back to smaller farmers and stop using chemicals and antibiotics on our farms. If only they'd keep this and get rid of auto play when i watch tv shows
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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I actually hate that screen that comes up. When I watched Enter the Void, the suggestions screen came up five minutes before the credits rolled. Not all films end just as the credits roll, and even so, I'd like to see the credits (I know you can cancel out of it and go back, but still). Really wish you had the option to turn that feature off.
Lumpy Onion
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Yeah that really irritates me. The movie I was watching last night had additional scenes mixed in with the credits. It kinda reminded me of watching a TV show and having the credits being interrupted with, "ON THE NEXT EPISODE OF...." I hope they do something about that.
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