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AtonementJunoMichael ClaytonNo Country for Old MenThere Will be BloodAt least, those are the best picture nominees. It seems an unusual group of movies, actors and directors this year, lots of new...
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Having seen There Will be Blood yesterday, I must say I was overwhelmed with Daniel Day Lewis's brilliant performance. There wasn't all that much to the plot of the picture or the actual story line in...
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ddfla, THAT'S the reason I'm not sure about taking my Mom to that movie. The woman raised me to believe naughty words are a sign of a weak vocabulary. And did I mention, she's my MOM.
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I have to say, you guys are not making any of these movies sound very appealing.I guess it was a grim year for Hollywood.
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Well, ncgrrl, the word appears in a context of passion (as opposed to an insult , which is how one usually hears it these days) and it appears only once, but it is a key plot point.She's your mom all...
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I've seen three of the films - Atonement, Juno and Michael Clayton. We saw Michael Clayton purely by accident as the theater where we were going to see Gone Baby Gone was mislabeled (not sure how this...
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I've only seen Atonement, which I thought was very well done. The book is really good, too; unfortunately, it moves a bit slowly at the beginning, so I skipped ahead and read the last few pages to see...
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The first part of Atonement was my favorite, before things begin to go so wrong. For anyone who plans to read it, do NOT read the end ahead of time. Right, HomSchLeeA?
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Saw Atonement yesterday. I thought I probably wouldn't like it from the trailers, and somehow thought the whole movie was going to be a love story between the two classes. Didn't the trailer give that...
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I haven't seen the film, Patrick, but the trailers do make it look like not much more than a love story. Having read the book, even though the love story is sort of the engine that drives the plot, it...
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Patrick, how bloody was Sweeney Todd? I had heard that it was a bit gruesome. But I would really like to see it (loved the musical, love Johnny Dep). MrCat can't stand gore, especially gratuitous gore...
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OK - we saw "There will be Blood" last night. I don't think it will be the Best Picture -- it is too long. I was even disappointed in Daniel Day Lewis -- the part is such a one-dimensional monster...
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For short attention span movies, "Live Free or Die Hard" was great. Realistic: NO! Fun: YES! Go see it on a BIG screen.I doubt movies like it or Bourne get nominations, but they are fun.In the past...
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oh, really the last blockbuster to win was Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (which only finally won because it was the last of the three). And Gladiator also came after Titanic.also, while Oscar...
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China Cat, Sweeney Todd is QUITE bloody. Every time he slits a throat -- maybe a dozen times total(?) you see the blood squirt and spray out of the throat. The last one he slashes several times and...
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I'm NOT the authority on movies. How about, the last blockbuster Oscar winner I saw?
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well, I thought "Atonement" was wonderful. And really well made. It wasn't what I expected at all. I haven't seen the others, but this has to be a strong possibility in the best picture category. I...
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ChinaCat, I agree with you about KK - I do think Kate Winslet would have been better. And that dress! I loved how it rippled and pooled around her when she sat down on the step. I don't usually pay a...
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I think you mean James McAvoy, but yes I agree. His performance was very understated and affecting. I also agree with your earlier comment, ddfla, that the movie was more thought provoking than gut...
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Oh shoot! I'm getting more and more like my mother who used to say Peter Sellers when she meant Peter O'Toole!
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