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pepsi 
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 6:37pm |
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Generally Saturday nights at our place are movie nights and we'll try and watch 1 or 2 movies that night after Alyssa has gone to bed. The weekend just past we watched:
Shutter - Which is a horror flick much like The Ring or The Grudge..this was ok. It takes a lot of scare me these days and this didn't do it for me, but was still ok in that creepy strange Japanese style..
Gamers - We thought this was going to be about geeky computer gaming nerds (which DH and I are), but sadly it was about geeky Dungeons and Dragons nerds which is nowhere near as cool. Quite the B grade movie..
The Saturday before we watched Street Kings and Untraceable, so that was a much better weekend!
So what movies have you watched recently and what did you think of them?
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 6:43pm |
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The other night I got out Fools Gold I thought it was just ok
I also got out Cleaner with Samual L Jackson in it I really liked this one.
What other good ones are out there at the moment?
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:11pm |
We watched one called "The Italian" (not to be confused with The Italian Job  )
It was really good, would recommend.
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:50pm |
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We saw "Charlie Wilsons War" which I thought was very good. I do love a bit of Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts!
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:58pm |
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Had a girls weekend away at Queen's Birthday and watched
Juno - after hearing lots of good things about it if found it one of those movies that left me thinking I wasn't quite sure what to think - didn't hate it but didn't love it either.
No Country for Old Men - so not what I thought it was about - reminded me of Pulp Fiction and had an ending that left me thinking what the heck?
Pursuit of Happiness - Nice feel good movie based on a true story.
On my "want to watch" list are
Bucket List
Knocked Up
Death at a Funeral
Licence to Wed
Going to see Sex and the City tomorrow night - can't wait!
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:58pm |
We watched Saw 4... not scary just very sadistic and kinda gory
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 7:59pm |
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Does anyone have a tv guide? I taped a movie at 8.30pm on TV1 last night (Sunday) but I've missed the first minutes and can't remember what it was called!! (I haven't watched it yet)
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:06pm |
 busymum wrote:
Does anyone have a tv guide? I taped a movie at 8.30pm on TV1 last night (Sunday) but I've missed the first minutes and can't remember what it was called!! (I haven't watched it yet) |
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:06pm |
We watched one on Sky the other night called Running with Scissors. Quite strange, but actually very good and based on a true story, which I like!!
We have 300 recorded ready to watch, but havent got around to it yet. Think its a boy movie....so I would need to be in the right mood!
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:07pm |
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When we flew over to Sydney we watched:
Juno - I liked it
Gone Baby Gone - Loved it (Ben Affleck directed it and Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman star in it) Not sure if it's out here yet.
DH watched
Bucket List
He liked it.
My all time fave movie is Shooter, I loved it, stars Mark Wahlberg. Really good.
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:08pm |
ellen wrote:
No Country for Old Men - so not what I thought it was about - reminded me of Pulp Fiction and had an ending that left me thinking what the heck?
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Oh man, that movie had potential to be good, but ended up being so long for no real reason.
I really liked In Pursuit of Happyness.. thought Will Smith and his son did a good job.
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:14pm |
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oooh i like family man
Pursuit of happiness - i liked that too
I am legend - i liked even though it made me scared of the dark for ages... even when we went on the track and tunnel gorge walk this year mike kept waiting till we were in the really long long dark tunnels and going "watch out for the dark-seekers woooooo" I am sure he still has the bruises on his arm from where i kept hitting him and telling him to shut-up!
knocked up - i liked this movie.
superbad - not as great as i thought it would be
License to wed - made me realllllly angry, was supposed to be one of those funny movies, but just got me really p'ed off at the reverend - much like that film anger managment with Adam sandler
Heart-break kid - now that was funny. We were left walking round all night singing the little mexican ditty that kept coming through it.
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:17pm |
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Yeah lots of blood & guts and not alot of storyline.
My youngest watched 300 on Saturday night but didn't look like something I'd like. I haven't even watched Lord of the Rings - have tried several times but can't get through the first 30 minutes. But everyone else in my house loves those sort of movies. (Had to add that at first I thought you meant you had 300 movies recorded to watch - that'd take a while!)
Will add those to my list - what genre are they? I'm going to be watching this thread carefully to get some more ideas for my list - yay
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Posted: 16 June 2008 at 8:20pm |
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Mum watched the Bucket List on the way over from Oz and raved about it.
I was in bed by 8 both nights this weekend.
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Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:25pm |
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Have watched Knocked Up which was good. Saw Seth Rogan on Rove and wondered if anyone can tell me what his other movies are like - Pineapple Express and Superbad.
Added to my list are The Love Guru and Blades of Glory . Feel like I've got a heaps of comedies lined up so drama or chick flick suggestions would be great. TIA
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Posted: 14 July 2008 at 9:34pm |
"Death at a funeral"... freaking roll on the floor LMFAO British funny!!!!!
PS: I love you.... not so great...garbage in fact but can't admit that.....
We picked one each... yeap stink chick flick was mine by don't tell you know who I said that ... 
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Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:13pm |
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Seconding Death at a Funeral, that was laugh out loud funny! Loved it!
Atonement - sad but deep and meaningful
PS I Love You - Watch with a box of tissues!! I cried so hard, and I never cry in movies! Oh, to be loved like that!
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Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:17pm |
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We watched Death at a Funeral last night.. great English humour!
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Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:32pm |
ellen wrote:
Have watched Knocked Up which was good. Saw Seth Rogan on Rove and wondered if anyone can tell me what his other movies are like - Pineapple Express and Superbad.
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haven't seen pineapple express but i was abit disappointed in superbad....was funny, but not as much as i thought it would be
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Posted: 14 July 2008 at 10:47pm |
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I think I'll have to make that my next movie to watch - love English comedy
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