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What Movies Have You Seen Lately?

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Post by Nefret » Sun May 13th, 2012, 4:26 pm

Pirates! Band of Misfits

It was ridiculous in a good way.
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Post by fljustice » Mon May 14th, 2012, 4:56 pm

[quote=""Nefret""]Pirates! Band of Misfits It was ridiculous in a good way.[/quote]

Good to hear. I love the production company.

Cold Comfort Farm...I watched it years ago and didn't remember a thing about it. Funny in a quirky way. Made me want to read the book.
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Post by Nefret » Tue May 15th, 2012, 5:39 am

[quote=""fljustice""]Good to hear. I love the production company.

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There are a couple things in the movie that allude to the other films. You'll have to see what I mean. ;)
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Post by LoveHistory » Wed May 16th, 2012, 5:46 pm

Just Go With It which was surprisingly better than I expected. An updated version of Cactus Flower. The kids were great in it.
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Post by Nefret » Sat May 19th, 2012, 5:28 am

The Avengers, which I really liked.
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Post by Vanessa » Sat May 19th, 2012, 10:08 am

I went to see Dark Shadows with my daughter the other day. We enjoyed it - it was entertaining. Think Edward Scissorhands meets Willie Wonka with a dash of Sweeney Todd! LOL. Johnny Depp certainly likes his white paint.
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Post by fljustice » Sat May 19th, 2012, 3:43 pm

Iron Lady from Netflix--Streep deserved her Oscar, but didn't care for the movie structure: flashbacks embedded in 24 hours with the aged and confused lady.

Bernie with Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine--very quirky and LOL funny. Based on a true story.
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Post by Nefret » Sat May 19th, 2012, 3:58 pm

Not the Messiah (the musical version of Life of Brian)
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Post by sweetpotatoboy » Mon May 21st, 2012, 3:50 pm

Saw a French-Canadian film called Monsieur Lazhar last weekend. Very sweet and moving film with some amazing child actors. Highly recommended if it's showing near you.
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Post by The Czar » Mon May 21st, 2012, 6:02 pm

I saw The Dictator yesterday. Pretty funny in a horribly sexist, racist way. Some entertaining political commentary.
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