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stl_reader · Joined: 03 Aug 2011 Posts: 156 Location: Missouri

Romantics Anonymous (Emotifs Anonyme)

In French with English subtitles, 78 minutes

Funny, funny light bit of fluff. Two neurotically shy people cross paths (she becomes an employee at his chocolate shop) and romance ensues. (Or does it?)

Thoroughly enjoyable, thanks to the acting and the chemistry of the two leads.

Don't let the subtitles put you off--this movie is totally accessible to Americans, and very easy to follow. I rated it 7/10 on IMDB.

jebe · Joined: 24 Mar 2007 Posts: 820 Location: Jersey

Saw The Hunger Games last night. I never read the books so I went into it with a pretty clean slate. It was very captivating, disturbing and moving. I'm still thinking about parts of it today.
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Linda in sw va · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 4708

Nicole · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:31 pm Post subject:

I saw This Means War tonight and it was terrible. Don't waste your time or money. It was chalked full of every single cliche available, the characters were one dimensional, and the acting wasn't great. Yucky movie.
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kris · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:47 am Post subject: latest movie

We just rented the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (American version). I thought it was very well done but I still like the original Swedish version much better.Maybe it's just a case of seeing the Swedish version first.
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Linda in sw va · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 4708

kris · Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2012 12:25 pm Post subject: movies

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kris · Posted: Sat Apr 07, 2012 2:10 pm Post subject: girl

I think the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo came out around 2009. It stars Michael Nyqvist and Noomi Rapace.I think it is slightly edgier than the more recent version. But really....both movies are very good.
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LeeB. · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 1221 Location: Seattle, WA

maggie b. · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 2252

The Avengers
2012
B-

Kinda predictable adventure film. Popcorn movie with some funny moments. With so many characters we really didn't get to spend time with the people I wanted to spend time with - Hawkman barely had lines and Dr. Banner/The Hulk was strictly played for laughs. Ironman had the most screen time so if he is the super hero you love, you'll definitely want to see this.

Looking forward to Spiderman and Dark Knight Rises. Yay! Summer Movie season has officially begun.

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Linda in sw va · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 4708

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer B+ - loved it! If you don't mind a little revisionist history it has a great combination of history, action and kicking vampire ass. Awesome to see on the big screen!

Linda
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Katie (kat) · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 237 Location: Indiana

I just came back from Abraham Lincoln Vampire Slayer. I walked out after having wasted an hour + hoping it would get to a point or at least have some redeeming entertainment value. I had expected some history and a little bit of humor but neither of those things were present. I like vampire stories (Buffy, Interview w/ the Vampire, True Blood, Underworld, Lost Boys, Near Dark, Fright Night, ect) but this was bad. They just slapped the name Abraham Lincoln on a character, showed a lot of CGI fight scenes and didn't bother with a story. Rolling Eyes

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Niftybergin · Joined: 27 Mar 2007 Posts: 1066

Today was a double-header movie day for me -- we're trying to beat the heat! -- and as my friend pointed out, we couldn't have picked two more contrasting films.

First on the agenda today was MAGIC MIKE. I'll admit it: I went for the man-candy, and there was plenty of it. There was also the obligatory cautionary tale, as 19-year-old Adam gets caught up in the women, the money, and the good time, and starts going down a dead-end path. The movie was a little long for what it was. I did enjoy the routines and grinned hugely in several places. I find that I much prefer to see those scenes with a barrier between me and what's playing out. I'd be mortified, I think, to experience all that in real life. I'd give it a C+, I guess.

Next was MOONRISE KINGDOM, a story about young lovers who run away to be together, sparking a community-wide search and rescue. The movie is quirky. Funny in places and I enjoyed watching it, even if I wouldn't necessarily want to see it again. Beautiful to watch, too -- like the entire thing was filmed in Instagram. If there was a deeper meaning to the movie, it escaped me, but I was entertained. B-

Last week I saw BRAVE. Can't say that it was my favorite Pixar movie, but I did enjoy it. The star of the show for me was Merida's hair! Wow! I was mesmerized.

maggie b. · Joined: 23 Mar 2007 Posts: 2252

Saw Brave and liked it a lot.

Yesterday it was The Amazing Spiderman. I prefer the Tobey Macgurie (sp?), Kirsten Dunst version. This one felt slow at some points and I just didn't feel for Garfield's Peter Parker the way I did for Tobey's.

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