40Cent @ the movies

[Centurion40]

The Mrs and I just saw American Hustle.  I recognized it to be an excellent film, great acting, etc. but I didn't really enjoy it (probably because I wasn't feeling very well). 

For those who don't know, it portrays a fictional account (although somewhat based on true stories) of the people on the ground floor of the ABSCAM sting and how lives were ruined by ambition, corruption and greed.  It is a good story, well told.  But it was far from funny, despite what some advertisements claim.

It's hard for me to score, due to my internal conflict between logic and enjoyment.  Logic will prevail.

32 out of 40.

[eyebiter]

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[Centurion40]

40 Jr.'s tenth birthday party was held (yesterday) at the local multiplex, and the kids (along with the Mrs. & yours truly) saw Frozen.  It's a chick-flick cartoon with a shitload more singing than I ever expected.  We let 40 Jr. pick the movie, it was either Frozen or Walking with Dinosaurs- and he picked Frozen for the one chick in his birthday party.  She, Mrs. 40 and Centuriana were the only ones who liked it.  The rest of us felt hard-done-by.

24 out of 40

[BanzaiCat]

I watched Stolen on Netflix last night...it was a better-than-expected Nic Cage movie. And that's saying something!

Then again, going into a movie and not expecting much helps.

30/40

[OJsDad]

I strongly disagree 40 about your score for Frozen.  My kids have seen it twice now.  I saw it the first time with them.  I would give it a 33.

[Centurion40]

I strongly disagree 40 about your score for Frozen.  My kids have seen it twice now.  I saw it the first time with them.  I would give it a 33.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association agrees with you.  They gave it a Golden Globe.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Went to see Lone Survivor.  It was alright.  You're not going to get any surprises.  Lots of establishing shots of the SEALs talking about wedding plans and kids and whatnot to try to establish a connection.  Lots of cheesy, swelling patriotic music and slo-mo shots.  And lots and lots and lots of shots of Marky Mark and team  tumbling off cliffs and going face first into boulders. 

[GDS_Starfury]

if you read the book the falling on boulder part happened a lot.

[BanzaiCat]

Hope nobody texted in the movie like that guy in Florida.

If someone's annoying me by texting a few rows down from me, I'll throw a piece of ice at them and pretend I'm watching the movie. They always turn around but can't ever tell who did it when there's a lot of people in the theater. I've never had to do it more than twice - usually the second time and even the densest idiot will get the point and put it away. No need for bullets.

[Centurion40]

Went to see Lone Survivor.  It was alright.  You're not going to get any surprises.  Lots of establishing shots of the SEALs talking about wedding plans and kids and whatnot to try to establish a connection.  Lots of cheesy, swelling patriotic music and slo-mo shots.  And lots and lots and lots of shots of Marky Mark and team  tumbling off cliffs and going face first into boulders.

Ditto.

This movie seems to have been made to pull at heart-strings, but come on "Lone Survivor"???!!  Going in you know that only one guy is getting out alive, so you're braced for it.  I did appreciate seeing the pics and vids of the real-life SEALs at the end of the film.

26 out of 40

[BanzaiCat]

Just finished watching The Numbers Station on Netflix. Not a bad movie at all. John Cusack puts in a good performance and shows he has dramatic range. Although, he's looking old, which hurts a guy that watched his movies as a teenager (e.g. One Crazy Summer, easily a 35/40 movie itself). The Numbers Station didn't get a lot of love but I enjoyed it.

31/40.

[GDS_Starfury]

while I avoided it for a while I thought Grosse Point was pretty damn fun.

[MetalDog]

I like John Cusack.  Grosse Point Blank was pretty funny.  The two best scenes were 1) when his office gal (his sister, Joan) burns the place down and 2) the gun battle with Aykroyd at the end.  And One Crazy Summer is quite easily a 35/40.

[mirth]

Grosse Point Blank is one of my all-time favorite movies. The sound track is awesome.

[GDS_Starfury]

it is and a huge part of it is the Specials, an oft left out element of 80's music.