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[Bowser]

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[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Fire Me Boy!

Watch Europa Report this morning. It was enjoyable. Not what I was expecting - was expecting more of an Alien vibe - but good.

It took too long to get into the action IMO, and when it finally did there wasnt nearly enough of it... but yeah, it was ok enough.

[Fish]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Yep. I really liked it as well. Lots of funny moments as well. But something doesn't make sense...

Spoiler!

Sean O'Connel supposedly puts the picture for the cover in the wallet he gives Walter. However, the picture that ends up being on the cover (and later in the wallet) is a picture of Walter looking for the missing picture outside the building. Sean took that picture after he sent the wallet and after he went to Walter's mom's house to ask for Walter's schedule. It wouldn't be possible for that picture to be in the wallet the whole time. So how did that picture get into the wallet?

Spoiler!

Why do you think Sean took that picture after he sent the wallet? That wasn't my impression. I thought that the pic was just a random pic of Walter that was taken some time in the past. I never felt that the picture was recent from the time Walter was searching for it. If it was stated as such, I must have missed it.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Fish

Spoiler!

Why do you think Sean took that picture after he sent the wallet? That wasn't my impression. I thought that the pic was just a random pic of Walter that was taken some time in the past. I never felt that the picture was recent from the time Walter was searching for it. If it was stated as such, I must have missed it.

Spoiler!

It appeared to be Walter looking at that plate of 24 pictures that had the missing one. Also, since Sean came to ask for Walter's schedule a few days prior, I assume he needed it to follow Walter around to take that picture.

[mr. tegu]

Originally Posted by Anyong Bluth

Spoiler!

... maybe it wasn't there to start, because the point was to get Walter out there to explore the world and not simply through other people's eyes (or photos). Much like Sean talking about some of his most beautiful moments he never captures on film because he's simply soaking up the "now".

It's was planned- just like the clue of the photo of his mom's piano.

The goose chase was for finding something he never had.

Spoiler!

That makes sense but we would then have to assume that Sean knew someone would get their hands on Walter's wallet to place the photo in there.

But now that I think further, it still doesn't make sense because when Walter visited Sean in the mountains, Sean said he was sitting on the photo, so therefore we would have to assume the photo was there the whole time. To me, it makes the most sense that, like Fish said, the photo Sean took is not from when we see Walter on his break outside the building but from a different day sometime before.

[nstygma]

Originally Posted by DMAC

Flight of the Navigator

Loved that as a kid!

maybe The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down(actually, probably not ok)

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by mr. tegu

Spoiler!

That makes sense but we would then have to assume that Sean knew someone would get their hands on Walter's wallet to place the photo in there.

But now that I think further, it still doesn't make sense because when Walter visited Sean in the mountains, Sean said he was sitting on the photo, so therefore we would have to assume the photo was there the whole time. To me, it makes the most sense that, like Fish said, the photo Sean took is not from when we see Walter on his break outside the building but from a different day sometime before.

Spoiler!

I agree, I always thought that the photo was taken and the negative was in the wallet, I was just going off the assumption of if the negative truly wasn't in the wallet to start with when he first got the present.

[Frosty]

I have a ton of movies waiting on the DVR now thanks to the HBO/Skinamax free preview weekend last weekend.

I was sick on Friday, so watched "Life of Pi". When it came out, it sounded kind of dumb. However, I thought it was really good. My wife and I also watched "We Bought a Zoo", which was kind of dumb but better than expected (I had zero expectations).

My boys and I also watched "Ted" this weekend. My wife was disgusted but the boys and I all laughed.

I am waaaay behind on newer movies.

[kcxiv]

Killing Season with De Niro and Travolta. Really good indy flick! Great dialogue between the 2 even when they hunt one another

[The Franchise]

Going to see Desolation of Smaug tomorrow...

[Huffmeister]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Okay:

I need suggestions for family friendly movies that aren't the typical animated Pixar stuff because my kids have seen all of those. Things along the lines of Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Willow, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, etc...

I'd prefer movies with enough complexity to keep adults entertained, but they've got to be off the beaten path a bit. Classics with some artistic merit are preferred. We're talking a mature (too mature) 6 year old and a 9 year old here. The Hobbit is about as far as I'll go with the six year old as far as adult themes, and I caved on that one in a moment of weakness (I wanted to see the damned thing too, and I figured letting him see it was my best bet).

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Time Bandits
Mousehunt

[ThaVirus]

12 Years a Slave.. If you're into that kind of thing, it's worth a watch.

Spoiler!

Most of the movie is pretty jarring, as you might expect from a movie based on that time period, but I didn't have much trouble brushing most of the more emotional scenes off. It wasn't until the scene after Patsy's whipping when she's being attended to that I felt chills. The women are crying as they dress her wounds, she writhes in pain at every touch, all of the men sit in the background with their heads down, and she looks up at Solomon.. And he cries. At that point I'd imagine she was wishing she were dead and he probably wished he could go back and oblige in her request to end her life.

Then shortly after, at the very end of the film when Solomon sees his family again and they huddle together as he apologizes. Damn. That was rough..

[Silock]

Just saw Walter Mitty.

Best movie I've seen in a long time. Quirky and awkward at times. Hipster sounding soundtrack, but it fit so perfectly with everything. Amazing cinematography.

One of my favorites of the past year. Maybe THE favorite.

[KChiefer]

Originally Posted by NewChief

Okay:

I need suggestions for family friendly movies that aren't the typical animated Pixar stuff because my kids have seen all of those. Things along the lines of Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Willow, Star Wars, The Hobbit, Harry Potter, etc...

I'd prefer movies with enough complexity to keep adults entertained, but they've got to be off the beaten path a bit. Classics with some artistic merit are preferred. We're talking a mature (too mature) 6 year old and a 9 year old here. The Hobbit is about as far as I'll go with the six year old as far as adult themes, and I caved on that one in a moment of weakness (I wanted to see the damned thing too, and I figured letting him see it was my best bet).

Some others they've enjoyed lately:
Escape to Witch Mountain
The Last Mimzy
Air Bud and all the "buddy" movies (groan, I can't stand watching these).


I'm thinking I may hit up all the Miyazaki movies soon. They saw Ponyo when they were younger, but I think they'd like all of them. My older child is obsessed with movies (like on the verge of Asperger's obsessed), so I'd like for him to at least watch stuff that isn't total shit, as he'll sit there and watch Super Buddies, Air Bud, Santa Buddies, and that dreck over and over if I let him, which causes no end of fights about what we're going to watch on family movie nights.

The Princess Bride?

Watched it with my niece. Just like Fred Savage, she acted liked it was going to be stupid, but was hooked 15mins into it.

Mayosaki's great. Last one I saw was secret world of arriety. Cool to see small household objects in his beautiful detail. Princess Monoke can be a tad slow but it's about a boy ninja kind of, boys should love that stuff.

Also

Babe (the pig)
Charlotte's Web
The Muppet movies

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Silock

Just saw Walter Mitty.

Best movie I've seen in a long time. Quirky and awkward at times. Hipster sounding soundtrack, but it fit so perfectly with everything. Amazing cinematography.

One of my favorites of the past year. Maybe THE favorite.

I liked the movie, but it didn't blow me away. It's definitely taken a beating in the reviews that I think is grossly over the top in terms of the criticism to the point of hyperbole.

The studio didn't do itself any favors by having a number of prerelease screenings all the way back in early Fall. The bashing via social media from some in those sneak peek showings caught on fire and really killed their own box office showing with such a negative presence circulating for a few months before it was even released.

I love the concept, and think the movie is shot beautifully, but it has some missing pieces, but overall I think it's worth at least a watch and I know I will watch it again at some point.

As for the soundtrack- I think it's spectacular, and one of the best that I instantly identified how much I liked even early into the movie.

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by KChiefer

The Princess Bride?

Watched it with my niece. Just like Fred Savage, she acted liked it was going to be stupid, but was hooked 15mins into it.

Mayosaki's great. Last one I saw was secret world of arriety. Cool to see small household objects in his beautiful detail. Princess Monoke can be a tad slow but it's about a boy ninja kind of, boys should love that stuff.

Also

Babe (the pig)
Charlotte's Web
The Muppet movies

The newest Muppets movie with Jason Segal is A+, if you haven't seen it, fyi!