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Jan 18, 2015 10:54:39 GMT -5
Post by zendancer on Jan 18, 2015 10:54:39 GMT -5
 A wonderful movie.. highly recommended  Frank: "You ever think about quitting?" Cheryl Strayed: "Only once about ever two minutes or so." Frank: "Hell, I've quit a bunch of stuff. I quit jobs, quit marriages." Cheryl Strayed: "Do you regret any of them?" Frank: "I didn't have a choice. There's never been a time where there's been a fork in my road." Yeah. I loved that conversation also. Very funny. |
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Jan 18, 2015 12:24:54 GMT -5
Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 18, 2015 12:24:54 GMT -5
A wonderful movie.. highly recommended Frank: "You ever think about quitting?" Cheryl Strayed: "Only once about ever two minutes or so." Frank: "Hell, I've quit a bunch of stuff. I quit jobs, quit marriages." Cheryl Strayed: "Do you regret any of them?" Frank: "I didn't have a choice. There's never been a time where there's been a fork in my road." Yeah. I loved that conversation also. Very funny. Some spoilers........... I saw Wild the day it came out, liked it a great deal. There is one thing I somehow missed, if it was clear in the film. I will have to see it again to follow the thread of the reason (not the only reason, I vary rarely see films twice in the theater). There is a Books-A-Million in the shopping center where I usually see movies, so after the film I went to look at her book. Almost on the first page it was made clear why Cheryl went off the rails and started doing drugs and having sex with strangers, destroying her marriage, giving her the name she chose, Strayed. I thought....how did I not see that??? As the film is not linear, the reason might not be obvious.....but I usually watch films very closely, so I'm surprised I missed the reason. I'm pretty sure the result of the cause appeared in the film, before the cause......anyway....no excuse....... Yes.....I'm sort of beating around the bush......just in case I'm not the only one who missed it......giving some time for others to recall....the cause and effect........... At the beginning of the book, Wild, Cheryl makes clear it was the death of her mother which sent her off the rails. I'm curious, did everybody else see this....from the film?....... |
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Jan 18, 2015 12:35:20 GMT -5
Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 12:35:20 GMT -5
Yeah. I loved that conversation also. Very funny. Some spoilers........... I saw Wild the day it came out, liked it a great deal. There is one thing I somehow missed, if it was clear in the film. I will have to see it again to follow the thread of the reason (not the only reason, I vary rarely see films twice in the theater). There is a Books-A-Million in the shopping center where I usually see movies, so after the film I went to look at her book. Almost on the first page it was made clear why Cheryl went off the rails and started doing drugs and having sex with strangers, destroying her marriage, giving her the name she chose, Strayed. I thought....how did I not see that??? As the film is not linear, the reason might not be obvious.....but I usually watch films very closely, so I'm surprised I missed the reason. I'm pretty sure the result of the cause appeared in the film, before the cause......anyway....no excuse....... Yes.....I'm sort of beating around the bush......just in case I'm not the only one who missed it......giving some time for others to recall....the cause and effect........... At the beginning of the book, Wild, Cheryl makes clear it was the death of her mother which sent her off the rails. I'm curious, did everybody else see this....from the film?....... its difficult to discuss a film on an open forum because doing so might spoil the fun for anyone who may see it at a later date |
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Jan 18, 2015 13:14:18 GMT -5
Post by stardustpilgrim on Jan 18, 2015 13:14:18 GMT -5
Some spoilers........... I saw Wild the day it came out, liked it a great deal. There is one thing I somehow missed, if it was clear in the film. I will have to see it again to follow the thread of the reason (not the only reason, I vary rarely see films twice in the theater). There is a Books-A-Million in the shopping center where I usually see movies, so after the film I went to look at her book. Almost on the first page it was made clear why Cheryl went off the rails and started doing drugs and having sex with strangers, destroying her marriage, giving her the name she chose, Strayed. I thought....how did I not see that??? As the film is not linear, the reason might not be obvious.....but I usually watch films very closely, so I'm surprised I missed the reason. I'm pretty sure the result of the cause appeared in the film, before the cause......anyway....no excuse....... Yes.....I'm sort of beating around the bush......just in case I'm not the only one who missed it......giving some time for others to recall....the cause and effect........... At the beginning of the book, Wild, Cheryl makes clear it was the death of her mother which sent her off the rails. I'm curious, did everybody else see this....from the film?....... its difficult to discuss a film on an open forum because doing so might spoil the fun for anyone who may see it at a later date Yea...I know.....that's why I gave a spoiler alert........ |
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Feb 9, 2015 7:16:38 GMT -5
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Feb 9, 2015 7:30:53 GMT -5
Post by zendancer on Feb 9, 2015 7:30:53 GMT -5
Yeah. I loved that conversation also. Very funny. Some spoilers........... I saw Wild the day it came out, liked it a great deal. There is one thing I somehow missed, if it was clear in the film. I will have to see it again to follow the thread of the reason (not the only reason, I vary rarely see films twice in the theater). There is a Books-A-Million in the shopping center where I usually see movies, so after the film I went to look at her book. Almost on the first page it was made clear why Cheryl went off the rails and started doing drugs and having sex with strangers, destroying her marriage, giving her the name she chose, Strayed. I thought....how did I not see that??? As the film is not linear, the reason might not be obvious.....but I usually watch films very closely, so I'm surprised I missed the reason. I'm pretty sure the result of the cause appeared in the film, before the cause......anyway....no excuse....... Yes.....I'm sort of beating around the bush......just in case I'm not the only one who missed it......giving some time for others to recall....the cause and effect........... At the beginning of the book, Wild, Cheryl makes clear it was the death of her mother which sent her off the rails. I'm curious, did everybody else see this....from the film?....... I got it, but I didn't appreciate the full impact of it until I read the book. I also didn't get the name thing until the book. Doh! |
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Feb 9, 2015 7:49:40 GMT -5
Post by andrew on Feb 9, 2015 7:49:40 GMT -5
Yeah. I loved that conversation also. Very funny. Some spoilers........... I saw Wild the day it came out, liked it a great deal. There is one thing I somehow missed, if it was clear in the film. I will have to see it again to follow the thread of the reason (not the only reason, I vary rarely see films twice in the theater). There is a Books-A-Million in the shopping center where I usually see movies, so after the film I went to look at her book. Almost on the first page it was made clear why Cheryl went off the rails and started doing drugs and having sex with strangers, destroying her marriage, giving her the name she chose, Strayed. I thought....how did I not see that??? As the film is not linear, the reason might not be obvious.....but I usually watch films very closely, so I'm surprised I missed the reason. I'm pretty sure the result of the cause appeared in the film, before the cause......anyway....no excuse....... Yes.....I'm sort of beating around the bush......just in case I'm not the only one who missed it......giving some time for others to recall....the cause and effect........... At the beginning of the book, Wild, Cheryl makes clear it was the death of her mother which sent her off the rails. I'm curious, did everybody else see this....from the film?....... It became clear to me later in the movie, though the non-linearity of the movie did create some questioning as to what was going on during the first half I feel. It's for that reason that I can't say I really enjoyed it, I appreciated the feel of it, and some of the messages within the movie, but I prefer movies that don't make me work at all to figure out what's going on. For that reason I enjoyed 'The Way', a similar style film written by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen....basically Martin Sheen's character walks 'the Camino de Santiago'. I was never wondering what was going on and the movie touched me. Perhaps also partly because there was a time in my life when I was quite strongly considering walking the Camino. Also watched 'Hector and the Search for Happiness' yesterday, I quite liked it, but I enjoyed the 'Walter Mitty' movie more and I feel they are both a similar theme. |
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Feb 9, 2015 9:13:48 GMT -5
Post by zendancer on Feb 9, 2015 9:13:48 GMT -5
Some spoilers........... I saw Wild the day it came out, liked it a great deal. There is one thing I somehow missed, if it was clear in the film. I will have to see it again to follow the thread of the reason (not the only reason, I vary rarely see films twice in the theater). There is a Books-A-Million in the shopping center where I usually see movies, so after the film I went to look at her book. Almost on the first page it was made clear why Cheryl went off the rails and started doing drugs and having sex with strangers, destroying her marriage, giving her the name she chose, Strayed. I thought....how did I not see that??? As the film is not linear, the reason might not be obvious.....but I usually watch films very closely, so I'm surprised I missed the reason. I'm pretty sure the result of the cause appeared in the film, before the cause......anyway....no excuse....... Yes.....I'm sort of beating around the bush......just in case I'm not the only one who missed it......giving some time for others to recall....the cause and effect........... At the beginning of the book, Wild, Cheryl makes clear it was the death of her mother which sent her off the rails. I'm curious, did everybody else see this....from the film?....... It became clear to me later in the movie, though the non-linearity of the movie did create some questioning as to what was going on during the first half I feel. It's for that reason that I can't say I really enjoyed it, I appreciated the feel of it, and some of the messages within the movie, but I prefer movies that don't make me work at all to figure out what's going on. For that reason I enjoyed 'The Way', a similar style film written by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen....basically Martin Sheen's character walks 'the Camino de Santiago'. I was never wondering what was going on and the movie touched me. Perhaps also partly because there was a time in my life when I was quite strongly considering walking the Camino. Also watched 'Hector and the Search for Happiness' yesterday, I quite liked it, but I enjoyed the 'Walter Mitty' movie more and I feel they are both a similar theme. Check out the documentary "Walking the Camino, Six Ways to Santiago." IMO it is better than "The Way," although I liked that movie, too. Carol and I are thinking about walking the Camino next year, and I've picked up some maps and books and written to a friend in Spain for some additional input. |
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Feb 9, 2015 11:38:26 GMT -5
Post by andrew on Feb 9, 2015 11:38:26 GMT -5
It became clear to me later in the movie, though the non-linearity of the movie did create some questioning as to what was going on during the first half I feel. It's for that reason that I can't say I really enjoyed it, I appreciated the feel of it, and some of the messages within the movie, but I prefer movies that don't make me work at all to figure out what's going on. For that reason I enjoyed 'The Way', a similar style film written by Emilio Estevez and starring Martin Sheen....basically Martin Sheen's character walks 'the Camino de Santiago'. I was never wondering what was going on and the movie touched me. Perhaps also partly because there was a time in my life when I was quite strongly considering walking the Camino. Also watched 'Hector and the Search for Happiness' yesterday, I quite liked it, but I enjoyed the 'Walter Mitty' movie more and I feel they are both a similar theme. Check out the documentary "Walking the Camino, Six Ways to Santiago." IMO it is better than "The Way," although I liked that movie, too. Carol and I are thinking about walking the Camino next year, and I've picked up some maps and books and written to a friend in Spain for some additional input. Cool, thanks, I'll check it out. Although I don't know you well I get a good sense of you and Carol on the walk. I worked/lived in Spain for a few years, Spring is a beautiful season there, I'm sure you already know that late Spring is apparently a good time to walk the Camino. |
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Post by zendancer on Feb 9, 2015 13:09:19 GMT -5
Check out the documentary "Walking the Camino, Six Ways to Santiago." IMO it is better than "The Way," although I liked that movie, too. Carol and I are thinking about walking the Camino next year, and I've picked up some maps and books and written to a friend in Spain for some additional input. Cool, thanks, I'll check it out. Although I don't know you well I get a good sense of you and Carol on the walk. I worked/lived in Spain for a few years, Spring is a beautiful season there, I'm sure you already know that late Spring is apparently a good time to walk the Camino. Yes, I was told that May is the best month for that trek. |
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Feb 9, 2015 19:16:37 GMT -5
Post by laughter on Feb 9, 2015 19:16:37 GMT -5
 that was painful to watch ..  .. kant believe I missed one with both 'o those guys in it.
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Feb 10, 2015 18:48:17 GMT -5
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Post by earnest on Feb 10, 2015 18:48:17 GMT -5
Cool, thanks, I'll check it out. Although I don't know you well I get a good sense of you and Carol on the walk. I worked/lived in Spain for a few years, Spring is a beautiful season there, I'm sure you already know that late Spring is apparently a good time to walk the Camino. Yes, I was told that May is the best month for that trek. That's when I did it. Not too busy and beautiful weather. |
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Feb 22, 2015 14:22:19 GMT -5
Post by laughter on Feb 22, 2015 14:22:19 GMT -5
"St. Vincent" is a bit of cliched fluff-bunny devotion, but hey, it's Bill Murray as a Vietnam Vet and the credits roll to one of Dylan's best tunes.   |
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Feb 23, 2015 11:40:57 GMT -5
Post by stardustpilgrim on Feb 23, 2015 11:40:57 GMT -5
I saw Birdman today. First of all, if you plan to see it, don't watch any previews or trailers. There is a central question which about three seconds of preview gives away. Besides that, in spite of that, I really liked the film. I had figured out what this central question would be before watching it. The opening scene asks the question. Michael Keaton plays Reagan, an actor who played Birdman, a superhero in three films twenty years ago, big block-busters, very successful, he's still famous and popular with the public from playing Birdman. He has adapted a book short story by Raymond Carver as a play on Broadway (pretty existentially oriented). He also directs and is one of the four main actors. Rehearsals are not going well, next day is not the opening but first view, an unofficial opening with 1/2 priced tickets which is a first run-through, essentially a non-reviewed public rehearsal. Emma Stone plays his daughter, out of rehab, works at the theater for him as a go-for. It's an extraordinarily out of the.....mold film. Sort-of vulgar in parts (just as a little warning). It takes place over about 4-5 days, mostly in the theater, on stage and otherwise and on the streets of NY and a local bar. Ed Norton and Naomi Watts, also in it as major characters. ......I couldn't recommend it to just anybody..........well.......yea, maybe I could. I almost can't say anything else so as not to spoil it. I looked back, only popee responded to this post, saw the film. Birdman won four Oscars, Best Picture, Best Director, Best original screen play and best Cinematography. See it, it's a great film. I have not yet seen Boyhood, decided to wait on DVD. Boyhood and Birdman were supposed to be the top runners for best picture, but I'm glad the Academy members saw the greatness of Birdman, or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance. I'm going to try not to do any spoilers, just encourage you to see the film, it should be around a while longer winning best picture, see it on the big screen. Michael Keaton plays Riggan, an actor who played Birdman 20 years previously in three very successful popular "Comic book" movies. In the opening scene Riggan is in his dressing room, meditating, floating in the air. Now, Riggan has this continual internal dialogue with Birdman, his former persona. Before long we realize Riggan and Birdman are split minds, and the film points the audience to the question, is Riggan nuts or not? Is Riggan 'in touch' with what's real and what's not? The way the film sets up, we don't know, it could go either way. But Riggan is pouring himself into the whole process of the play. Does he purposely replace one of the main characters of the Carver play, an actor who just isn't working out? (but is of course under contract). But Edward Norton steps in at the very last moment, he just happens to know the lines because he has been running lines with the Naomi Watts character. Riggan is not just under pressure with the opening of the play and essentially the importance of his whole career, additional factors, his relationship with his daughter, the narcissistic "primadonna" Ed Norton character, his former wife, a reviewer with the real power to make or break the opening with her review, his manager/agent/producer/friend (the Zach Galifianakis character) and on top of all this is the question, even for Riggan himself, of Birdman. Can Riggan hold all this, and himself, together? (edit): Our local newspaper film reviewer, Lawrence Toppman, Charlotte Observer, is an idiot. He cannot help giving significant parts of films away, thus spoiling the film. Twenty years ago he gave away the entire film Crimson Tide, in the first sentence. I don't know how he keeps his job. I read his reviews only after I have seen the film (usually to see how big of an idiot he was). If there is a film I'm on the borderline seeing, I might read his review or a part of it. He gives very few films a good review, I actually think he hates films. Otherwise, he just is not the brightest candle......... Anyway, the end of the movie totally came out of left field for him, totally. I think I can say that without giving anything away. Idiot, guy's an idiot. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 3, 2015 12:05:05 GMT -5
 Saw "Her" the other day. A historical figure generally well-known for introducing/popularizing Zen in the west makes a disembodied appearance about 4/5ths of the way through. The visuals were some stunning poetry in this one. Existential issues explored: - the here, the now, the infinite and transcendence. - what it means to be human, and what it means to relate. wow, that was quite the flick one small takeaway... possession is a bítch |
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that was painful to watch .. 
.. kant believe I missed one with both 'o those guys in it.