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Post by Darren on Dec 24, 2012 21:07:19 GMT -5
Yeah that was cool. Wonder if there'll be any sales bump on the Rumour reunion album. This is a must for me, given that one G. Parker is part of the storyline. And he was excellent. I know he's playing himself and didn't have many lines, but he nailed it. I've been on a major GP jag for the past 24 hours.
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Post by DannyA on Dec 25, 2012 0:45:26 GMT -5
Is there an official soundtrack? They could toss in a couple of the new songs and a couple of the classics that appeared in the film.
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Post by LongPlayer on Dec 26, 2012 14:39:44 GMT -5
There's an article on GP in the latest Mojo, including a testimonial from Springsteen on his (GP's) greatness. He basically said he was looking over his back after hearing Howlin' Wind & Heat Treatment.
I'm sorry I'm threadjacking here, but I honestly don't think GP has ever made an outright bad album. I hate the inevitable Costello comparisons, but while I like a few of EC's records better than any of GP's, I'd say GP's catalogue is much more consistent as a whole. The guy deserves to be a millionaire, in short.
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Post by Darren on Dec 26, 2012 18:31:28 GMT -5
I'm convinced he WOULD be a millionaire had he not been signed to Arista. Seriously, what rock acts has Arista ever been able to break besides the Kinks? Of course, GP then transitioned to RCA in the late 80's, which was almost as bad. I think the only rock act they managed to break in that period was the Cowboy Junkies. Thanks to the movie, I was actually able to confirm that GP actually has eyes.
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Post by solikecandy on Dec 27, 2012 0:46:39 GMT -5
Loved "The Hobbit."
"Hitchock" is very good--not epic, but very good.
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Post by DannyA on Jan 2, 2013 20:01:36 GMT -5
Loved "The Hobbit." "Hitchock" is very good--not epic, but very good. Agreeance on Hitchcock. No hobbits for me.
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Post by DannyA on Jan 2, 2013 20:03:24 GMT -5
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Post by DannyA on Jan 5, 2013 1:26:59 GMT -5
Saw "Not Fade Away" tonight. An extremely disappointing movie. Hear me now, believe me later. Wait till it's on Redbox (in about 5 days if there's any justice in the world). What a terrible, plotless movie from David Chase.
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Post by Darren on Jan 5, 2013 2:41:54 GMT -5
Okay, let's see...
Trouble With The Curve - I found the writing (especially Clint's dialogue) kinda underwhelming and the love story between Justin Timberlake and Amy Adams to be pedestrian at best. It's kinda sad how old Clint looks at times.
Also, it never really delves into the actual nuts-and-bolts of a baseball scout, choosing instead to paint in much-too-broad strokes...old guy doing things the old way, vs. the new kids who just sit in front of computers. John Goodman shows up yet again (he was in Flight and Argo, too)
Jack Reacher - Better than I expected. I'm a fan of this recurring character from the mind of Lee Child, but I never imagined him being a pipsqueak. Regardless, there's enough non-boilerplate elements to the script to keep this one interesting and Cruise plays the role about as well as can be expected.
Skyfall - Not as ridiculously over-the-top as the previews hinted at. Not all that memorable either, but there are worse ways to kill 90 minutes.
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Post by DannyA on Jan 5, 2013 10:48:43 GMT -5
Skyfall was way more than 90 minutes.
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Post by Darren on Jan 6, 2013 1:38:39 GMT -5
Good, I thought it was just me who thought it went on forever. I was trying to be kind.
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Post by solikecandy on Jan 11, 2013 16:19:07 GMT -5
Well, I loved "Lincoln," and believe me, I did not expect to. DDL was my favorite actor for many years, but I've been feeling like he's gone to the Al Pacino school of overacting in the last few years. I was also really worried about Sally Field.
It's really very beautiful, very subtle, and I love that it focuses on Lincoln's political acumen for most of the movie. Tommy Lee Jones takes it though, in my view. That man is God.
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Post by DannyA on Jan 12, 2013 2:09:14 GMT -5
We're trying to narrow down the field of films we see tomorrow....Lincoln? Django? Gangster Squad?
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Post by nycbiscuit on Jan 12, 2013 11:25:54 GMT -5
Django was awesome. Like most of Taratino's stuff, it's pretty brutal, but there's also a lot of humor in there. Plus Waltz. I've been ranting to all my friends to see this film, which is rare for me.
Lincoln I feel obligated to see, but not entirely excited about. I love DDL, but Sally Field, although nominated, isn't compelling enough, IMO. Gangster Squad obviously has the cast, but I don't know enough about the story to have an interest or not.
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Post by DannyA on Jan 13, 2013 10:06:15 GMT -5
Skip "Gangster Squad." Starts with promise, ends with cliche and incredibly improbable bullshit. Fun to see some of old Los Angeles either restored or recreated on set, but the plot was incredibly weak. Josh Brolin couldn't save it.
After Sandy Hook there's all the talk about violence in movies (and this film had to be recut to remove the theater-shooting scene after Aurora happened). I find that argument that movies cause violence to be weak, but damn, every preview for upcoming movies had bullets flying and bombs exploding (of course they included new movies from Stallone, Bruce Willis and Arnold). But after all the previews aired we kinda said damn, there are a shitload of movies just about killing people.
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