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Reply #15 - Feb 12^th, 2012 at 11:09pm

Is it just me or has the USA lost its 'Movie Magic'?
Hardly ever do you see a movie about everyday America.
Hardly ever do you see a movie about America that has a good 'original' story to it.

Instead, it is fictional - far-fetched, Sci-Fi, Marvel SuperHeroes, Old English Historical, plagerised Foreign Films, Computer 'childrens' animation (always the same plot) or a sequel of something long ago.
Oh surprise - they're making another Ferris Bueller Movie - how original!

Me thinks the Movie Industry would be better off moving to Cental America and call itself "Silverado" rather than Hollywood.

America has lost its movie imagination and originality.

...they even didn't like LOTR (NZ) because it didn't have a token black man and had blonde - Aryan elves instead.

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Reply #16 - Feb 15^th, 2012 at 2:49pm

J.Edgar is a great movie that Director Clint Eastwood never loses the thread of truth in.

Leonardo De Caprio gives a stellar performance as the Director of the F.B.I. Edgar Hoover.

It is a portrait of power and the corruption of that power, even though Hoover starts out with lusty ideals.

Ultimately he is no better than the criminals he seeks out, his power is a twisted and bitter thing used against citizens and Presidents alike.

The saying 'Absolute Power Corrupts Absolutely', has never been illustrated more concisely.

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Frances Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3577 In a Castle in the Hills Gender:	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #17 - Feb 15^th, 2012 at 2:53pm We're going to the cinema this weekend - probably for the new Sherlock Holmes movie.
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wilrichards New Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 13 Gender:	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #18 - Feb 16^th, 2012 at 1:22am Frances wrote on Feb 15^th, 2012 at 2:53pm: We're going to the cinema this weekend - probably for the new Sherlock Holmes movie. You can't go wrong with that, I enjoyed it, just avoid Tinker Tailor Spy, that movie is beyond boring.
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bobbythefap1 Gold Member Offline Posts: 7026 Listen now to the rain	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #19 - Feb 16^th, 2012 at 2:19pm Amadd wrote on Dec 30^th, 2011 at 7:50pm: That's one movie that that I'd like to see. Do they have a scene showing her balls? Thatcher must be one of the most disgusting, repulsive and reprehensible females ever created HAHAHA SO TRUE her and hillary clinton
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bobbythefap1 Gold Member Offline Posts: 7026 Listen now to the rain	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #20 - Feb 16^th, 2012 at 2:20pm perceptions_now wrote on Dec 31^st, 2011 at 7:34am: If he was ever away, Spielberg is now back! Wow you actually thought that was good? Spielberg makes products not movies
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red baron Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 10204 Blue Mountains Gender:	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #21 - Feb 16^th, 2012 at 5:39pm Frances, the Sherlock Holmes movie is exhilarating and truly hilarious - have a great time!
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... Gold Member Offline Posts: 23673 WA Gender:	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #22 - Feb 16^th, 2012 at 5:42pm The Grey might be alright. But...I've been burnt too many times before....I'm not sure if I'm ready to trust hollywood again.
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Reply #23 - Feb 16^th, 2012 at 5:54pm

Honky Tonk Man - I think Liam Neeson runs into Bear Grylls who shows him how to jump over mountains in a single bound. I saw 'The Grey' trailer at the cinema. Got to admit, I'm going.

Neeson's career has had a sudden revival vby the excellent Taken. It too $400 million world wide.

There are cricket tragics and there are cinema tragics, I'm afraid I am in the latter category...although I am a notoriously hard marker.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #24 - Feb 17^th, 2012 at 4:30pm Awesome, I watched it recently.
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Reply #25 - Feb 20^th, 2012 at 11:25pm

red baron wrote on Feb 16^th, 2012 at 5:39pm:

Frances, the Sherlock Holmes movie is exhilarating and truly hilarious - have a great time!

We did. We saw it on Sunday afternoon at Burwood (after having lunch there) and then went to visit the in-laws (who live about ten minutes away) afterwards and had dinner there. We didn't get home until after 8pm.

Somehow I think that the first one was a slightly better film, but I enjoyed them both. One thing that bothers me though: did they use terms like "ponce" and "stag party" in Victorian times?

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Frances Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 3577 In a Castle in the Hills Gender:	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #26 - Feb 20^th, 2012 at 11:26pm I was wanting to see "The Artist" next. Anyone seen it?
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freediver Gold Member Offline www.ozpolitic.com Posts: 49496 At my desk.	Re: Movies you have seen lately Reply #27 - Feb 26^th, 2012 at 7:13pm I just watched a movie called 'Four Lions'. It is about a group of Islamic terrorists plotting to blow up the London marathon. Very funny stuff.
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Reply #28 - Feb 28^th, 2012 at 1:45am

The last movie which I've watched was Hugo Cabret and I was really impressed. I loved the fact that this movie didn't need much words! The focus was on the pictures and this made it excellent. I also liked the whole scenery- France around 1900 is so beautiful and I really appreciate looking at the whole station with the clocks and the market!

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Reply #29 - Mar 11^th, 2012 at 7:30pm

Frances wrote on Feb 20^th, 2012 at 11:26pm:

I was wanting to see "The Artist" next. Anyone seen it?

Saw it today at the Dendy Opera Quays and loved it. The two actors inn the leading roles were really good, and so were James Cromwell and John Goodman (never thought I would say that about Goodman - up until now I've never liked anything I have seen him in).

The way the film was made reminded me a bit of some of Chaplin's films of the early sound era - particularly "City Lights".

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