What Movies That Are Currently in Theaters Have You Seen (and did you like them)?

Cafe Society
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I think the title’s self-explanatory enought.

I haven’t seen a lot recently (Capote is finally going wide this week, though with Harry Potter and Rent and The Producers and several other openings it will probably get buried.

Of what’s currently in theaters I’ve seen

JARHEAD- good, but not great. It’s an interesting war movie in that the main thing the soldiers fought was boredom, but personally I’d like to have seen the heat dealt with more as well as things like the restrictions the Arabs imposed on female GIs, books, etc., and a bit more of an afterward.
It does have one scene that can turn any mediocre movie into a great one, however, that being Jake Gyllenhaal dancing naked. I’m not gay or anything, but Grrrrrowl!

Bottom Line: Worth full price.

Good Night and Good Luck- I’d strongly recommend it. David Strathairn will probably get a BSA nomination for his portrayal of Edward R. Murrow. This is that rare movie that actually needed to have been a bit longer in order to build up the characters (Friendly, Wershba, etc.) that aren’t household names. It’s a great movie for starting dialogue on “how objective should the media be in times of crisis” and at the same time it doesn’t totally deify Murrow (and even makes the point that he had let McCarthy’s lies slide before in his broadcast before going on the attack when McCarthy got personal with him).

Bottom Line: Worth full price if interested, but not everybody will be.

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I saw both those movies, and I’m with you on the reviews.

I liked The Weatherman, but I think it’s going to get steamrolled in no time.

I also saw A History of Violence and thought it was a good meditation on violence.

Saw Elizabethtown and was quite underwhelmed.

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The only movies that I want to see and haven’t yet are Capote and Good Night and Good Luck.

Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit–I really loved this. As much as I enjoy Shrek and Toy Story style animation, I love the organic and doughy look of claymation. The characters and script were really charming too.

A History of Violence–I’m a huge Cronenberg fan and I was worried that this movie wouldn’t be “Cronenbergian” enough, but I was pleasantly surprised. Fantastic movie with great performances and old school Cronenberg fans will appreciate the gore in two of the violent scenes. I read that he’s adapting the Martin Amis novel London Fields next and I have very high hopes for that as well.

Serenity–Best film of the year by a mile. I loved it. It was better than “Cats.” I will watch it again and again. :smiley:

Pulse–It’s in limited release and I actually own it on Region 2 DVD, which is the only way that I’ve seen it, but it’s a very good movie that deserves a U.S. audience. It moves very slowly and doesn’t have any ghosts, monsters or killers, so people expecting that kind of horror film will be disappointed, but it’s easily the best internet horror movie ever (certainly better than feardotcom!!)

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Well, I know what I’ll be seeing this weekend!

What I’ve seen recently:

Prime with Meryl Streep and this totally hot, totally unknown (to me) Bryan Greenberg. WOW! (Although he doesn’t get fully nude, just topless.) Some very funny scenes, and some very moving scenes. Especially funny if you’ve ever been in therapy.

Saw II. I haven’t seen the first Saw and I probably won’t. I covered my eyes for at least a third of the movie, and at one point almost vomited. And I usually love horror/suspense/gore.

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Grizzly Man, liked. Anything by Herzog, I’ve liked so far.

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I caught North Country the other day - dragged a bit, but overall I thought it was pretty good. Definately interesting in regards to sexual harrassment and recent history. And I thought it was the best acting I’d seen out of Charlize Theron (bear in mind that while I never caught Monster, I did see Mighty Joe Young so I am aware of her acting potential (and, with the double parentheses I’ll note that I’m just joking about the gorilla movie and Theron’s acting ability - I think she’s at least a better actress than her evil twin Ashley Judd - and better looking IMHO)).

  • Peter Wiggen
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Wolf Creek. Currently out in Australia, opening soon in the US. I hope it does well because it’s an Australian film, but it’s seriously the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. I don’t think I’d watch it again!

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A History of Violence was excellent. I saw it on its opening weekend. Great performances by all.

I liked Good Night and Good Luck as well but the best thing I have seen in a long while was Capote. Truly amazing in every way.

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Serenity: I agree that this has been the best movie of the year so far. I highly recommend checking this movie out, even if you never saw the show it was based on. It’s a little gem that will be a cult classic someday.

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Loved: Capote, Constant Gardener

Liked: Good Night and Good Luck, Grizzly Man, Pride and Prejudice, A History of Violence

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Still in theaters in the SF Bay Area; in order of preference:

The Passenger (Antonioni/Nicholson revival)
A History of Violence
The 40 Year Old Virgin
Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride
The Constant Gardener
Serenity
The Squid and the Whale
Grizzly Man
Good Night and Good Luck
The Aristocrats
Wedding Crashers
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-rabbit
Mirrormask
In Her Shoes
March of the Penguins

On the top of my Must See list: Capote, Nine Lives, The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio, The Weather Man