[Merged]: Current Film Recommendations/Movie recommend

John Dillinger.  Not a great film. It was oddly a bit dull considering the subject matter. Too confusing.  And Johnny Depp, though gorgeous to look at (!) was miscast.. Think I am so used to now seeing him in over the top films that anything else looks odd.

Australia. Not recommended.

I loved Australia! It just wasn't what I was expecting! A bit more hokey, but I thought it was great!

I saw Away We Go this weekend, and it was REALLY great! Highly suggested! 

I saw The Hangover and it was pretty funny.  I was surprised.

I loved Australia! It just wasn't what I was expecting! A bit more hokey, but I thought it was great!

Me too.  Granted, I'll sit through any movie that has horses for a large percentage of screen time.   A lot of reviews ragged on it for trying to cram too many things in (it's a drama! it's a comedy! it's a romance! it's a war movie!), but I actually kind of liked that, it made the length not really an issue.  (Unlike The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which I found to be deadly boring and a waste of 3 hours.)

John Dillinger.  Not a great film. It was oddly a bit dull considering the subject matter. Too confusing.  And Johnny Depp, though gorgeous to look at (!) was miscast.. Think I am so used to now seeing him in over the top films that anything else looks odd.

I agree...not good. I think acting was good...but storyline was dull and unfortunately a film that had good potential was just a let down.

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Wow.  I'm late in seeing it, but still not disappointed.
I've never seen a film that had me crying in the first 10 minutes... and then on to a wonderful adventure!
No doubt it will be in the 'new' 10 nominee Best Picture category.

I also saw Public Enemies last night and partially agree with the previous - overall, I thought it was fine.  Not a big fan of the handheld camera work, though it never got to a point where it was seriously annoying; I thought Johnny Depp was great, Christian Bale was... about the same as usual, which is fine... I was more annoyed at keeping the characters straight, and the fact they amped up the sound for the gunfights but NOT the dialogue!?  I have excellent hearing, but often I found myself wanting to shout "What?"

Planning to go see "Public Enemies" on Friday. DW wants to see it and we've never been to the cinema together so time I took her, it's just the first time she's mentioned a film she wanted to see that I thought looked ok as well! 

Dh & I saw My Sisters Keeper today I thought it was really good but you will need plenty of tissues I used several tissues myself yes I know I'm a sap lol.     :\\\'(

Planning to go see "Public Enemies" on Friday. DW wants to see it and we've never been to the cinema together so time I took her, it's just the first time she's mentioned a film she wanted to see that I thought looked ok as well! 

Thought it was decent.....but maybe a bit long at 2 hours 20 mins (probably could have shaved 20 mins off), and why the switch to hand held cameras that looked grainy about half way through.

I saw "The Proposal" the other night. It was just what the dr ordered to take my mind off my worries. 2 hours of laughs!

Went to a double-screening today...

1 - The Cove - oh my god what a film.  A beautifully constructed, well told story about what goes on in Taiji, Japan and the slaughtering of dolphins.  Absolutely harrowing, but not until the end, when you've been told about who's who, what's what, and the fascinating characters that got a group together to secretly film the activities in order to expose the truth.
It's like watching The Bourne Identity, except it's real life.  Fascinating people, and a real wake-up call.  I did not want to see this, as anything animal-cruelty related upsets me immediately - but I am SO GLAD I saw this.  During the horrible part (which you know is coming, and it's not overdone), I simply put my head in my hands and openly wept, along with others in the theater (ok, maybe I cried the most, but there were certainly emotions going through the theater).
I would say a 'must-see', but wouldn't force it.  I do think it's something that everyone MUST know about though.  You can read more and see the trailer (nothing terrible in the trailer) here: www.thecovemovie.com

The Hurt Locker - if you want an intense seemingly inside look at what bomb expert go through in Iraq, and a lifelike Iraqi war experience, then I do recommend it.  A few star surprises turn up, and the acting is good, but... I wasn't crazy about it.

My Sister's Keeper it is excellent

My Sister's Keeper it is excellent

I saw that I thought it was an excellent movie      Dh even went an saw it with me.   

I saw that I thought it was an excellent movie      Dh even went an saw it with me.   

I read the book, and they REALLY changed the ending in the movie.  For me, it changed the whole story from something really compelling and thought-provoking to a typical Hollywood tearjerker.  If I had not read the book, maybe I wouldn't be so disappointed. 

The people who produced this movie made safe and formulaic choices.  Which is a shame, because they took something that could have been really extraordinary and made it generic.

I read the book, and they REALLY changed the ending in the movie.  For me, it changed the whole story from something really compelling and thought-provoking to a typical Hollywood tearjerker.  If I had not read the book, maybe I wouldn't be so disappointed. 

The people who produced this movie made safe and formulaic choices.  Which is a shame, because they took something that could have been really extraordinary and made it generic.

Thats exactly how I felt when I read the book P.S. I Love You first then saw the movie which I thought the book was way better so I thought I wasn't going to do that again. so I figured I would see the movie then read the book so I wouldn't be so disappointed this time.