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| RashaanSalaami wrote: | Robin Hood was very disappointing.
I miss the days where we had a couple of these threads active. I think we all realized how much work they are to maintain. Sadly, I haven't been able to watch movies at even half the pace I used to...probably not even 1/4. |
I've watched a ton of movies, but I don't feel like writing up reviews, because I'm doing comprehensive episode capsules for Batman: The Animated Series on my personal blog. Makes me not want to write up movie reviews!
I will go put my rankings so far in my review thread, I suppose...
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In Bruges [2008, Martin McDonagh]
In Bruges is the story of two assassins who are sent to the small quiet village of Bruges in Belgium to lay low after they had completed a mission. While one of the assassins struggles with his sanity in this small town, especially after accidentally killing a young boy, the other (and older) assassin is quite calm in Bruges, until he is ordered to eliminate his partner for being a loose-cannon. In Bruges is a great debut by rookie director Martin McDonagh and combines dark, raunchy, politically incorrect humor with thrilling crime sequences and a bit of the buddy cop genre thrown in for kicks. Colin Farrell plays a great foul-mouthed killer and Ralph Fiennes nails yet another villainous role. Although it was a flop at the box office, In Bruges is a very good film and one of the more underrated of 2008.
The Verdict: 84% - B+
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| bookend57 wrote: | In Bruges [2008, Martin McDonagh]
In Bruges is the story of two assassins who are sent to the small quiet village of Bruges in Belgium to lay low after they had completed a mission. While one of the assassins struggles with his sanity in this small town, especially after accidentally killing a young boy, the other (and older) assassin is quite calm in Bruges, until he is ordered to eliminate his partner for being a loose-cannon. In Bruges is a great debut by rookie director Martin McDonagh and combines dark, raunchy, politically incorrect humor with thrilling crime sequences and a bit of the buddy cop genre thrown in for kicks. Colin Farrell plays a great foul-mouthed killer and Ralph Fiennes nails yet another villainous role. Although it was a flop at the box office, In Bruges is a very good film and one of the more underrated of 2008.
The Verdict: 84% - B+ |
Im not a fan of Farrell but he was very good in the movie. This is one of my favorite movies ever
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THE DUKE
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In Bruges is one of, if not my favorite from 2008. I'd say it's Farrells best work, Gleeson and Fiennes are terrific, and the midget is hilareous.
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bookend57
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| Posted: Mon Jun 07, 2010 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| THE DUKE wrote: | | In Bruges is one of, if not my favorite from 2008. I'd say it's Farrells best work, Gleeson and Fiennes are terrific, and the midget is hilareous. |
agreed, its one of my favorites from 2008 as well. I don't think it was nearly the best, but i loved it nonetheless.
EDIT: My scores for the films of 2008 i have reviewed
1.) The Wrestler - 94%
2.) The Dark Knight - 93%
3.) Frost/Nixon - 92%
4.) Iron Man - 86%
5.) In Bruges - 84%
6.) Gran Torino - 83%
7.) Burn After Reading - 82%
8.) Cloverfield - 82%
9.) Forgetting Sarah Marshall - 82%
10.) Pineapple Express - 78%
11.) The Incredible Hulk - 76%
12.) Role Models - 76%
13.) Zach and Miri Make a Porno - 73%
14.) Get Smart - 70%
15.) Semi-Pro - 59%
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absolutely loved In Bruges.... should be better then 84..!
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THE DUKE
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2008:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
In Bruges
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire (loved it the first time, has not held up)
Gran Torino
Kung Fu Panda
Quantom of Solace
Revolutionary Road
Milk
Wanted
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Tropic Thunder
Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa
Leatherheads
Vicky Christina Barcelona (I was rooting for Cruz to shoot everybody)
Vantage Point
27 Dresses
Burn After Reading
Hancock
Cloverfield
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Happening
Twilight (bottom 5 all time)
2008 was a pretty good year for movies.
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bookend57
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| THE DUKE wrote: | 2008:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
In Bruges
The Dark Knight
Frost/Nixon
The Wrestler
Iron Man
Slumdog Millionaire (loved it the first time, has not held up)
Gran Torino
Kung Fu Panda
Quantom of Solace
Revolutionary Road
Milk
Wanted
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Incredible Hulk
Tropic Thunder
Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa
Leatherheads
Vicky Christina Barcelona (I was rooting for Cruz to shoot everybody)
Vantage Point
27 Dresses
Burn After Reading
Hancock
Cloverfield
You Don't Mess With the Zohan
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
The Happening
Twilight (bottom 5 all time)
2008 was a pretty good year for movies. |
there are a bunch of films in there that I have been meaning to do write-ups on but haven't gotten around to yet. I should get them up within the next few days.
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| I'm gonna have to pick In Bruges up at the movie store with the good reviews its getting. |
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THE DUKE
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| dream_catcher_9 wrote: | | I'm gonna have to pick In Bruges up at the movie store with the good reviews its getting. |
It's a dark dark comedy, so be prepared for that. Good dramatic points too though.
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Mikek163
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In Bruges deserves a higher rating than 84%...that movie was fantastic.
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| 1. You have several of the best films rated well, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and No Country For Old Men, 2. Your rating for The Hangover was better than most, 3. Good recognition for Night Of The Living Dead as important. |
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| 1. Reservoir Dogs is easily the best film you have rated, 2. Your rating is much too great with Fight Club, 3. Films made before the seventies could get ratings in this particular thread. |
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bookend57
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One of the reasons In Bruges only got a B+ was that it is very self-indulgent, it runs the risk of pleasing its self more than its viewers with the high amounts of political incorrectness.
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Thank You to everyone who has read and/or commented in the thread
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