Burn After Reading
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I freaking loved this movie. I never found myself laughing all that much. I just love the dark side of it. The Coen Bros. and me mix fabulously! Love their work.
Great acting all the way around especially by Malcovich and Clooney!
Great acting all the way around especially by Malcovich and Clooney!
Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
I loved it as well, but I did find myself laughing at a lot of parts, and out loud at a few. That opening scene where Malkovich was fired was classic!
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Saw it Saturday with my wife. As soon as it was over, both of us very sad we chose this movie as we rarely get out without the kids I said to my wife "There is this guy on the cardinals board that I bet loved this movie it was so bad"
Shane continues to love every movie I have ever hated lol
This is exactly why polls attached to the movie threads would work so well. You could pop into the first page, check out who liked it & who didn't & possibly know right away if you're going to like it or hate it. And then you don't have to worry about spoilers reading through the thread to see what people said...
/hates it when a good idea just doesn't take off (I have so few of them)
I willl make this happen. Yes we can, yes we can.
I have you & Bada in my camp. Awesome!
yeah, but I doubt that's happening.You get BIM in and you are set!
Prolly seeing this flick this afternoon.
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Think I might wait for DVD on this one with all the talk of No Country being so great and personally it wasn't very good imho for all the hype. Definately agree that it wasn't deserving of a best picture award, it just shows awards don't mean that much. I did want to see this one I think I will just wait for DVD though, doesn't seem like one you have to rush out and see.
Stout
Hold onto the ball, Murray!
So if you don't like something and it wins an award, that award automatically doesn't mean much? Dissenting opinions are great, but try not to place too much importance in yours. I didn't think Crash really deserved to win best picture, but it did, and thus the aura of that award is attached to the film. Just because I don't think it was deserving doesn't make the best picture label any less authoritative.
I'm a huge huge fan of dark comedies and this was a fantastic one. Totally agree Cheese, what a massive cluster f. I thought the ending was perfect.
I loved the awkward scenes with linda and chad way in over their heads. And yes, brad pitt is a master at these "tool" type characters. I think I laughed at him every time he was on the screen.
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Saw it during the Chirstmas break and wow I hated this movie with a passion. Didnt laugh once and was completely bored out of my mind. But thats how it goes with me and the Brothers. Either I love their movie or it goes into my top 5 worst movies of the year like this one. Its getting to be about 50-50 now with me and their movies.
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watched this again recently and I've got to say, this is probably gonna be one of those Coen films that grows on your more and more the more you watch it. I thought it was decent when I first saw it, but I liked it a lot more the second time.
the look on Pitt's face... man... just classic.
the look on Pitt's face... man... just classic.
Renz
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Didn't like it. They tried way too hard for the laughs, and there weren't many. Pitt and Malkovich weren't bad, but Clooney's performance seemed forced and McDormand was just awful.
A waste of time, IMO.
A waste of time, IMO.
I loved it. My favorite was JK Simmon's character...He was baffled as to Pitt, McDormand and Clooney's characters were up to, he just took everything in stride and didn't give a **** about the morons that were spinning their wheels beneath him as long as it didn't affect a larger plan.
