Books & Movies of the Month - Sep 2007

[IsaacRN]

So i saw two movies today

Bourne Ultimatum: What a great movie. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Easily 5 stars.

Mr. Bean's Holliday: Was a decent movie. Ive always enjoyed Mr. Bean. I wouldnt go and watch it in the theater for that much money. Wait for the dvd.

[TraderJoe]

Good stuff, I've been meaning to see those 2 as well.

I did however recently see I Now Pronounce you Chuck and Larry

Hilarious :rofl:rofl:rofl

[qhsdoitall]

Many of us are avid readers and movie lovers. What are you currently reading or about to read? Also, What movies did you see recently or are planning to see? Reviews are encouraged

[rick]

Movie:
The Guardian
starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.
Decent storyline, some good action. Drama and mild comedy.
Reminded me A LOT of Officer and A Gentleman, but I think the makers were trying to draw the Kutcher Krowd thinkin the youngun's aint never seen OAAG.
C+ rating
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FWIW...I dont get Mr. Bean at all :confused:

[madmedic]

So i saw two movies today

Bourne Ultimatum: What a great movie. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. Easily 5 stars.

+1 on that one.
Think I may have to watch it a few more times. A lot of action is packed into a very short time!

[IsaacRN]

I cant wait for the next Bourne movie.

Bourne is the new Bond IMHO

[Mottern Man]

OK kids. I have seen it.

1. Pretty good for a "new generation" Horror movie
2. Right up their with the rest of Rob Zombie flicks
3. NOT EVEN CLOSE TO AS GOOD AS THE ORIG.

If you would like to know more PM me (don't want to ruin it). ;)


It was also nice to see AKKAD in the credits.

[IsaacRN]

Ok ....what is Akkad

[Mottern Man]

Ok ....what is Akkad

JFGI :rofl

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moustapha_Akkad

[IsaacRN]

Ok....what is JFGI :P

As stated in the original Halloween thread.....i hate horror movies..so dont know much about them :P

[Mottern Man]

Ok....what is JFGI :P

As stated in the original Halloween thread.....i hate horror movies..so dont know much about them :P

Just FN Google it. :p

You should get in to horror movies, tons o fun! :cool:

[qhsdoitall]

Happily Never After - eh
The Pursuit of Happiness - Like it a lot
The Last Mimzy - Could have been better. Too contrived.

I just finished Terry Goodkind's "Pillars of Creation" and will be starting on J.K. Rowlings' "Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows." I had this book for a while but my daughter confiscated it and read it first. She sworn to secrecy to not tell me about it before I read it. There will be a trip to Barnes & Noble this weekend. She is out of books.

I'll be doing some late night weekend movie watching soon. I have some war dvds I want to watch that I have been putting off. My family is not interested in them so I need to watch alone.

Finish watching "The Train"

Watch "The Sand Pebbles", "Tora! Tora! Tora!" and "Midway." Not all at once.

[PalmettoB]

Started going back through Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. So far I have read Ceremony. I have a few others sitting here ready to read. Parker is really pretty funny.

[Mr. Igg]

I cant wait for the next Bourne movie.

Bourne is the new Bond IMHO

Here's hoping. The first 3 movies were top notch!

[IsaacRN]

I plan on seeing that movie 3:10 to Yuma at some point today or tomorrow...ill keep you updated.

[TraderJoe]

Disturbia

NOt a heavy plot (which is sometimes a good thing), little bit of horror, humor. Not an A+/A but a decent flick.

[qhsdoitall]

2/3 of the way through J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Dealthy Hallows"

[qhsdoitall]

Now reading "Faerie Tale" by Raymond E. Feist

Finished the last Harry Potter Book. J.K Rowling's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows." Daughter took I month to read it. It didn't take me that long. :D

[IsaacRN]

I just got home from watching 3:10 to Yuma

one word............ WOW

I highly recommend it. It had sorrow.....joy...action....suspense.....great movie.....and dont be afraid of the western stigma.

[Woknblues]

I just got home from watching 3:10 to Yuma

one word............ WOW

I highly recommend it. It had sorrow.....joy...action....suspense.....great movie.....and dont be afraid of the western stigma.

them's is fightin' words.

give me a western flick any day, pardner! Unforgiven? The Good, the Bad, the Ugly? The Magnificent Seven? Open Range? Heck, Blazing Saddles? The Ox-Bow Incident? True Grit? How the west was won? Once upon a time in the west? :D:D:D my favorite genre of films, hands down.


Happily Never After - eh
The Pursuit of Happiness - Like it a lot
The Last Mimzy - Could have been better. Too contrived.

I just finished Terry Goodkind's "Pillars of Creation" snip

What do you think of the series? I really liked the first three or four books. I read them all within a short span, the other half have been slow going. I like Goodkind's "politics" if you will, but he got a little heavy handed, and the books start off the first 100-300 pages reviewing each character and "the story so far" a bit redundantly, IMHO. Still, they got me to buy the whole series. The first book is absolute gold, as far as I am concerned. I have no experience with the genre outside of these books.

I just watched many episodes of "Supernatural" the series. I like this show, the guys sort of remind me of my brother and I, in terms of rivalry and jokes. It's a pretty good show. The last book I read for pleasure was "All creatures great and small" (seriously). Actually, there are some very nice and touching short stories in there. I enjoyed myself, and I thought I wouldn't. Nice for a quick "just before bed" 10 minute read (a collection of short stories)

[qhsdoitall]

them's is fightin' words.

give me a western flick any day, pardner! Unforgiven? The Good, the Bad, the Ugly? The Magnificent Seven? Open Range? Heck, Blazing Saddles? The Ox-Bow Incident? True Grit? How the west was won? Once upon a time in the west? :D:D:D my favorite genre of films, hands down.


What do you think of the series? I really liked the first three or four books. I read them all within a short span, the other half have been slow going. I like Goodkind's "politics" if you will, but he got a little heavy handed, and the books start off the first 100-300 pages reviewing each character and "the story so far" a bit redundantly, IMHO. Still, they got me to buy the whole series. The first book is absolute gold, as far as I am concerned. I have no experience with the genre outside of these books.



You forgot Silverado. :D

I like the series. You are right on your comments. This particular book was not about Richard and Kahlan as the main characters. He goes over too much past events now and he is too heavy handed with his messages and politics. I got it the first 200 times. It's still entertaining though.

[qhsdoitall]

Saw D-Wars (Dragon Wars). A complete Korean based movie. Writer, Director, production and everything. The story plot is about a Koren legend. The Imoogi Legend. Good effects, Good story line. Acting was yuck and story writing needed a lot of help though. Heck with that though. The Asian Dragon renditions were way cool.

[qhsdoitall]

Watched Jason and the Argonauts and TMNT 2007 on Saturday. It was a rainy, slow day. Jason and the Argonauts is one of the classic Greek Myth movies with Ray Harryhausen doing the special effects. Even though the movie is 40+ years old, I don't get tired of it. Some of my lost youth watching Creature Double Feature, Wrestling and Roller Derby on a 13" black and white TV at 2:00 AM in my bedroom. No wonder I couldn't get up the next morning. :D

Not sure if the TMNT 2007 (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) CGI is better than the live action movies. Almost seems like just another cartoon. The original movies were a lot cornier but seemed more appealing.

[rick]

The Prestige.


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