I remember the interview with Wigand on 60 Minutes. It really blew my mind. I was a smoker back then, and still am, but that is beside the point. I've always known that smoking is bad for me, and how these pompous assholes could sit there and deny the addictiveness of nicotine and the cancerous effects of different ingredients in their tobacco was infuriating. Then in steps Wigand...and things changed. Not over night, but it changed gradually. That interview was important. It couldn't have been easy, much as the movie shows. Taking into account the fact that it is a dramatization of course...
I have no idea why I haven't watched this one before now. The Insider is a smart and intelligent film, with actors who certainly know what they are doing. Exciting in places, and downright scary in others, the story pushes you along in about two and a half hour who never gets boring. Recommended viewing!!!!
I felt that this was a good way to wrap this trilogy. And, while this didn't have the traditional happy ending most films of this genre have, this is exactly what makes this film stand apart from those others. Life can only be mapped out so far in advance, and there will always be unforeseen circumstances that cause us to take detours from the destinations we've predetermined for ourselves. That's part of the wonder and splendor of living life. To put it in proper film terminology, Ms. Gump was right, "...you never know what you're going to get."
I so love a happy ending. That was a happy ending, right?
The symbolic 100 episodes. Makes sense.
This film can't live up to the original film trilogy - it's missing the complex psychology that was written by Stieg Larson and the multilayered, unique characterization and performance of Noomi Rapace. As a stand alone movie, it is almost a super-hero action movie (the petite Lisbeth seems to miraculously recover unbruised or unbroken from physical encounters with assailants twice her size and weight). It has a couple of profound moments and definitely a gut churning sinister vibe. Under that revised criteria, I give the film a 6.9 (average good) out of 10. [Action Adventure]. As an addition to the original series, I give it a 5 (disappointing) out of 10. [Psychological Thiller].
"happiness Only Real When Shared"
Best ending quote ever heard in movies
Alexander Paynes Oscar winning "Sideways" is smart and funny, touching and honest.
Paul Giamatti has long been one of my favourite actors; his performance here is masterfully measured and controlled. Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madson and Sandra Oh are all superb; Haden Church's finest.
The photography effortlessly transports you to wine country and Giamatti's Miles is your capable guide.
The sublime Golden Globe nominiated jazz score makes all the right moves.
Sideways is must see.
As a "made for TV" production with limited budget and time, created by junior staff of animators and creative folks, Ocean Waves is not a typical Studio Ghibli production.
The animation is still very good, with great set design and character animation. But it lacks subtle details that makes our jaws drop. Music is another casualty, unmemorable synthesizer score that I found distracting.
But to me, the most important things are the story and voice acting. And they are fantastic with a great deal of realism. It's Truffaut's Jules and Jim meets From Up On Poppy Hill. Due to short runtime (a barely over an hour long when you exclude opening and closing credits), each character is not as richly developed as I wanted. And the conclusion is rushed, leaving me wanting more. But what's on the screen works exceedingly well and I really felt for 3 principle characters.
Beautiful, well-made, harrowing. My second racing movie in as many days ("The Art of Racing in the Rain") delves into Ford's attempts to compete on the international racing circuit by "buying" in and hiring only the best. Of course, in standard corporate fashion, they can't just let the people do their jobs, but must constantly "manage" and meddle to "protect their investment." The film does a great job of depicting the trials and tribulations leading up to the 1966 racing season, and Matt Damon and Christian Bale are in top form here, making a strong film out what could be, with other actors, a standard racing picture. Bale's acting is enhanced by his rail-thin physique. It's truly amazing that he lost over 70 pounds to do this picture, coming off of "Vice," where he gained considerable weight to play Dick Cheney. When asked how he lost the weight, he said he "just stopped eating." You have to admire his commitment. 8 out of 10.
"Christian Bale continues to prove that he is one of the best actors of this era."
Well, that was a film. I won't remember a bit of it 24 hours from now. It feels under-produced and low budget. The script is needlessly back and forth about who the villains are. It's not suspenseful - it's annoying. There's also an unnecessary sub-plot about Sam's personal life.
Feels like 2:30, but only 1:35. A waste of good actors.
I bet there's a TV pilot hiding in there if a good editor got access to the footage.
As others have said it started out good. The lead took out some bad guys while protecting someone and that was good. Then she gets a gig protecting another, and they move from what appears to be a good place to Casablanca? WTF? Why would they do that? Then through out the rest of the movie they seem to wait around until the bad people show up.
I do not quite know what did not work in this movie ... Great lead actress, good action scenes, an interesting plot ... But the set did not look good, worse twist obvious and weak ... Too bad!
Rapace is holding her own but carrying this script is an impossible task as it's the weakest thing I've seen in a long time.
Plot holes galore and there's not a technical term or item in the entire film that is used correctly.
The door is encrypted
Let's just all take a moment to revel in the stupendous idiocy it took to write that gem of a line.
Or how about this?
Send location.
Location six-seven.
Well that's the location sorted then, with a precise fix like that I'm sure they'll be real easy to find.
Female characters switch seamlessly between determined action heroines and complete hysterics while all men seem to be in rapist mode regardless of circumstance.
I don't know what kind of sex drive it would take to attempt a rape with a knife still embedded to the hilt in your leg?
The only real unpredictability in the whole film is that it's hard to completely predict scriptwriting as bad as this.
What an amazing movie. This movie lacks a lot of media attention probably because of its subject. Chess doesn't get a lot of attention these days because a lot of people find it boring. Calling this movie boring would be the biggest lie of 2015 though.
It is one of the best performances, if not the best, from Tobey Maguire I have seen so far. And he has a phenomenal adversary in Liev Schreiber. The movie did not get very creative in its story, but chose a more literal setup from the actual events. This makes for a straight on drama movie without any melodramatic or emotional depth exaggerating the facts, but that is certainly for the best.
Plays some nice moves but never reaches checkmate. I enjoyed the film but felt it skimped on some of the more interesting aspects of Fischer's personal life which are only hinted at during the film's close. It also lacked tension during his chess games with Spassky.
Oh, and isn't it time somebody made a film from that classic game, Kerplunk? Imagine the tension as each straw is pulled and the troubling sound of clattering marbles. It should be called 'The Last Straw' and feature Jason Statham and Tom Hardy as the 'hard men' of the game, each battling for their stake in the East End of London. Or is that Monopoly?
The second episode is sooo much better than the first one
That scene of Mike and Will broke my heart
"if we were to get crazy, lets do it together.. Crazy together"
Also seeing El crying is painful to watch
Another thing I didn't like is that I felt like the team is divided, it seems like Dustin and Lucas are unaware of how heart broken is Mike and they're so focused on that new girl and this really bothers me, till now it seems like only Mike and Will have something in common and that is emotional pain
Also Nancy is boring LOL, she wasn't really my favorite character in the first season and I don't expect her to be in this season but I hope the writers change that in the next episodes
Eleven suggesting she can trick or treat hidden in a ghost costume was a nice nod to E.T.
for me it looks like this Beth is actually a clone and Rick haven't killed her because the real Beth must continue her adventures
Please kill that little idiot already...
I just keep watching this so I can see Zach die a horrible death
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LOVED the intro! Let's do that for every season premiere and finale from now on.
Why are the fairies such assholes? And why is Julia, of all people, the only one left who can still do magic?
As somebody who is not American and has never really been exposed to either this case or any of the people involved: is OJ really as dumb as he is presented here? He seems positively mentally disabled in some scenes! That aside, the show is decent enough. The performances are for the biggest part pretty great, everything else ranges from ok to decent enough. I don't find it very compelling, but I think that's down to me not having any prior ties to the story: I'm enjoying it as if it were pure fiction rather than a fictionalized account of reality. And it sure as hell is crazy enough to pass for fiction, mostly due to the ridiculously broken American legal system.
I'm a big fan of Pixar films, but this new animated division of Disney, which crafted Moana, is superb. The quality of the art is clean and georgeous. The personal idiocyncristic movements that capture each character are reminiscent of the work of the great animator Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli (Spirited Away). This animated movie is a gem, must see movie. Beyond it's technical excellence, the story is full and unique. Disney gets a new princess (OK... Chief's daughter). Children get two new songs with which to drive their parents crazy and replace Frozen (on repeat). The Asian Pacific is brought to life. Both children and adults will love this picture. I'm a fan. I give it a 10 (spectacular) out of 10.
My god, this episode was simply amazing. I like how they are finally bringing everyone back together. Can't wait to watch the movie this Friday!
