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ualush

I will definitely check it out, I was eager for it. No, still have a dead ps3, amazing how much it killed my movie life, lol. You are right, the deadline is approaching for the "last of us." I hope I solve the problem!

ualush

Been wanting to see it, glad you liked it (Beyond the Pines).

About Michael

Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario
Favorite Movies:
La Haine (Hate), Blade Runner, Lone Star, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Il Buono, il Brutto, il Cattivo.), There Will Be Blood, Oldboy, The Marriage of Maria Braun (Die Ehe der Maria Braun), The Killer (Dip huet seung hung), Heat, Amélie, Zodiac, Mulholland Drive, Boogie Nights, Barry Lyndon, Mona Lisa, Night on Earth, The Unbearable Lightness of Being, Belle de jour, Little Children, Breathless (À bout de souffle) (By a Tether), House of Games, Le Notti di Cabiria (Nights of Cabiria), Prince of the City, Secrets & Lies, Time Bandits, Dark City, Amarcord, No Country for Old Men, Raging Bull, GoodFellas, Brief Encounter, Walkabout, Requiem for a Dream, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, The Long Good Friday, Bound, La Dolce Vita, Wild At Heart, Bad Lieutenant, 8 1/2, Sisters, Hiroshima Mon Amour (Hiroshima, My Love), The Royal Tenenbaums, Thief, The Last Detail, Fa Yeung Nin Wa (In the Mood for Love), Rushmore, Brazil, Videodrome, Short Cuts, Dazed and Confused, Chasing Amy, Ladri di Biciclette (The Bicycle Thief) (Bicycle Thieves), Traffic, Magnolia, Le Samouraï (The Godson), Boyz n the Hood, Do the Right Thing, Reservoir Dogs, Heavenly Creatures, Pulp Fiction, Mean Streets, True Romance, Aliens, Angel Heart, Taxi Driver, The Mission, Sid & Nancy, Straw Dogs, Dawn of the Dead, The Departed, Jackie Brown, Seven Samurai (Shichinin no Samurai), Collateral, The Deer Hunter, Lat sau san taam (Hard-Boiled), The Thin Red Line, Pan's Labyrinth, Clerks, The Wild Bunch, Blue Velvet, George Washington, Léon: The Professional, L.A. Confidential, Platoon, Rob Roy, Henry V, Natural Born Killers, Cidade de Deus (City of God), The Godfather, Part II, Bonnie and Clyde, Trainspotting, The Grifters, Heathers, Bully, To Die For, The French Connection, Miller's Crossing, Grosse Pointe Blank, Midnight Express, Fight Club, Withnail and I, The Princess Bride, Once Upon a Time in the West, To Live and Die in L.A., The Fisher King, The Thing, Deliverance, A History of Violence, Let the Right One In, The 400 Blows (Les Quatre cents coups), Out of Sight, A Fish Called Wanda, Black Hawk Down, The Breakfast Club, The Getaway, Get Shorty, Twelve Monkeys (12 Monkeys), The Ice Storm, The Truman Show, Midnight Run, Spoorloos (The Vanishing), The Usual Suspects, Body Heat, V for Vendetta, Scener ur ett äktenskap (Scenes from a Marriage), Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, Stand by Me, Ran, RoboCop, Bullitt, Alien, Before the Rain (Pred dozhdot), Office Space
Favorite Actors:
Jennifer Connelly, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard, Natalie Portman, Jessica Chastain, Cate Blanchett, Rebecca Hall, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, Kate Winslet, Ellen Page
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Olympus Has Fallen

Olympus Has Fallen

(2013)
2 days ago via Flixster

"Olympus Has Fallen" is ripe with the patriot cheese of yesteryear's; namely the films of Chuck Norris. Though it's jarring to see such ideals projected on screen in the year 2013, this film makes the fatal flaw of actually taking itself seriously. Norris' films are still enjoyable (for the most part) till this day because they are campy, nostalgia-filled cartoons... "Olympus has Fallen" on the other hand already feels years past it's expiration date. To Director Fuqua's credit, there are some terrifically choreographed scenes of rampant action on display, and to be honest I was surprised at how relentless these scenes were. Too bad they are in this movie. If you turn your brain right off, you may enjoy the pyrotechnics... otherwise, catch it on cable sometime. It's bound to be a mainstay of scheduled "fourth of July" programming.

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

(2013)
4 days ago via Flixster

If it isn't as good as the original "Iron Man," it's close, so give it credit. "Iron Man 3" comes to us steeped in the baggage of "The Avengers" and the disappointing "Iron Man 2," but against all odds (and with Director Shane Black replacing Jon Favreau) the franchise and character feel alive and fresh again. Slick action, outstanding effects, great twist, and just the right amount of biting political satire cement "Iron Man 3" on a par with it's 2008 franchise kick starter, as well as the best entries in the Marvel film cannon.

Upstream Color

Upstream Color

(2013)
6 days ago via Flixster

Though I wasn't the biggest fan of Director Shane Carruth's indie sensation "PRIMER," it was an undeniably intriguing little head-trip that I admired for the tight, one of a kind experience offered by it's nimble budget and running time. Though it had it's annoyances and was inexplicably challenging, I went with it and enjoyed it quite a bit.

"UPSTREAM COLOR" forgets all of that and feels impenetrable for the sake of it; challenging without reward. I'm not even exaggerating that every aspect of this film, from it's grating soundtrack, abstract scenes, "inventive" camera angles, and laborious pace, have seemingly been initiated for the soul purpose of testing an audience's patience. Sure, like "PRIMER" it's bound to pick up a cult following on the basis of it's director and it's cryptic nature, but unlike that film I couldn't find much of a redeeming value here.

I didn't hate "UPSTREAM COLOR" because it's nonsense. Some of my favorite films (like the work of David Lynch for example) can only be explained via a trek through the inner psyches of their creators. I hated "UPSTREAM COLOR" because it's boring, lifeless nonsense. That happens to be the worst kind.

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