The Glade 4.0

The longest movie I have ever watched was The Insider. It may not be the longest movie in terms of actual minutes that I've seen (that honor might go to Ben Hur), but it was the movie that FELT like like the longest movie I have ever watched.

Almost three hours of Russell Crowe blowing the whistle on Big Tobacco. Woo. Hoo.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

The Insider is fantastic drama.

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"Aaaah! Emotions are weird!" - Amdee
"... Mirrorshades prevent the forces of normalcy from realizing that one is crazed and possibly dangerous. They are the symbol of the sun-staring visionary, the biker, the rocker, the policeman, and similar outlaws." - Bruce Sterling, preface to Mirrorshades

Okay, just got back.

Breathtaking definitely. The 3D work and the special effects were wonderful. The action scenes were magnificent.

As noted earlier the story was hardly new. I saw nothing original



I just wish they had gotten a real science fiction writer to explain the concept of big gaping plot holes to them.

But shades of Rockey and Bullwinkle, was every Terran in the place an idiot?



I'll still probably buy it when it goes DVD.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Thank you FarSky, he covered all my complaints about the science of the movie and then some. He did miss one point though, the planet is low-g, the Colonel says so when he's lifting weights to stay in shape in the low-g environment. That was almost the only low-g bit I noticed though. Things fell at normal rates, no one else seemed to be affected by low-g physics. The only other low-g aspect I considered appropriate were the slow plant life impeded falls of 'Cat Dancing' and Jake.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

So far, 126M Domestic Box Office.

And it looks like it has legs too. In its second week, its only showing a 30ish% drop off.

We'll see what happens against Sherlock Holmes.

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Holy shitsnacks!

I saw it in IMAX 3D up in San Diego over the weekend. I really dug it. I didn't walk in with huge expectations. I'm rarely expecting the best storyline outta movies these days so when it's half way decent, or a good copy of a story I already liked, I'm usually satisfied.

Seeing it in 3D didn't really do much for me though. It almost seemed like the image quality was worse because of it.

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The Dude abides.

Yeah, 100 year old mystery books are very unlikely to beat out "OMG BOOM VROOM SEXY EYE SPLOSION!"

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

You're right.

1 1 Avatar Fox $75,617,183 -1.8% 3,456 +4 $21,880 $212,711,184 - 2
2 N Sherlock Holmes WB $62,390,000 - 3,626 - $17,206 $62,390,000 - 1
3 N Chipmunks: Fox $48,875,415 - 3,700 - $13,210 $75,589,048 - 1
4 N It's Complicated Uni. $22,100,820 - 2,887 - $7,655 $22,100,820 - 1
5 3 The Blind Side WB $11,470,000 +14.5% 2,766 -641 $4,147 $184,127,000 $29 6

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Holy shitsnacks!

I just went with my son and enjoyed it. Not the best movie ever, but pretty good.

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Memento Vivere

I have local knowledge.
That sandbar was not there yesterday!

I saw it four nights ago and again two nights ago, so I guess you can tell I enjoyed it quite a bit. Story, familiar. Effects, fantastic (expect for the fact that we still can't seem to avoid the problem of the skin of living creatures, or the surface of some other objects, from looking unnaturally smooth with too much of a sheen. The best example of this from the film were those black nocturnal cat-like pack predators). Although the head marine guy was a bit too much of a stereotype, I thought all the other characters were believable and well done. The main triumph of the film I thought was just the overall execution of all elements as a whole.

It might have been Dances with Wolves or The Last Samurai, but I thought it was ultimately better than either of those films or any similar film.

I liked it! Was definately one to see at the movies on the big screen. I agree about the story line was somewhat lacking..but still I loved it!

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Dream as if you'll live forever...
...Live as if you'll die tomorrow

Vivere Senza Rimpianti

Went and saw it on an IMAX screen last night with GF and some friends. We thought the plot was mostly absurd. The graphics were very pretty though.

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"I've got twenty ways to tell you shut the f*ck up / nineteen of them are twenty-four bars long / the other one goes: SHUT THE F*CK UP" - Aesop Rock
"There is no God higher than truth." -- Gandhi
Formerly: Tulamian

Saw it in IMAX 3D today. Loved it. Can't wait to take Taamar (although she probably will elect for non-3D due to her moviegoing nausea issues).

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

This movie was absolutely incredible in every possible way.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Btw, with regards to Avatar being the "world's longest movie" ... The Right Stuff has a runtime of 3 hrs 13 minutes, 31 minutes longer than Avatar's runtime of 2 hrs 42 minutes.

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Go back to zero, take a pill, and get well ~ Lemmy Kilmister

I meant more in regards to how utterly horrible / boring it was, made it seem like the world's longest

I saw this the other week. I really enjoyed it. I'm hoping to see it once more while it's still playing.

I liked it, but it wasn't like the best movie of all time either.

The special effects were pretty ****.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

I found it immensely enjoyable due only to the visuals. Amazing what someone can do with 3D when they aren't worried about popping **** out and focus more on creating more depth.

During one of the general's speeches, I really felt like I was in the back of the room sitting behind 50 soldiers.

This.

Seen it 3 times already. Mostly due to friends providing me the excuse to go again. Twice on Imax 3D, once in 2D.

IMHO, it's really much better in 3D, amazingly immersive. A classic story well told. And dammit, I want an Iklan.

Saw it tonight in Real3D, it was amazing. What a beautiful film!

Can't wait to see it again on DVD in 2D and see if it's still as astounding. I definitely agree with what was said earlier about OMGJUMPYSLASHCUTACTION and the lack of it, I didn't miss it at all. Finally a watchable action film again!

Maybe I need to try it again in 3d, sounds like it makes a big difference.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

Plot Summary Joke.

Thats pretty good, except for the whole..



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