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WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

I liked Scarlett Johansson up until I watched her in Under the Skin.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1441395/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_13

Not saying I disliked her, but I found my attraction to her changed. I wasn't expecting it but it happened, and it took me a long while to get over it. Wan, she's not an alien in real life--or is she? Mr. Green

And then there was Zooey Deschanel. I really liked her until I watched the movie All the Real Girls.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299458/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_35

It wasn't until this year with the syndication of New Girl on TBS that I fell back in love with her. My fallout took place between first and second season so seeing the second and third season now was a treat.

OK, those are two off the top of my head. I see this as an evaluation on how I can treat a real person based on their professional work. I know its acting, but tell that to whatever portion of my brain has a problem with the roles/characters at hand.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Wed Sep 23, 2015 7:01 pm Post subject:

Movines? Or do you mean bovines?

Heck, I've seen any number of cows in movies over the years, but I can't say that any movie changed my outlook on them... Wink

CIR Engineering

WanMan · Joined: 19 Mar 2006 Posts: 10273

Hey Curt, my typing accuracy drops as my drunkenness goes up.

Craig, I agree about Matthew McConaughey. I never really liked him, but her work in TD was pretty dang good.

**kal** · Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2015 1:52 pm Post subject:

gjaky · Joined: 05 Jun 2010 Posts: 2790 Location: Budapest, Hungary

We just watched 'Under the skin' because of your comments... Very Happy

My wife said "it did not have a bad story because it did not have one at all", and considered this one of the worst movies she ever saw.
As for me I saw the spark in it but all in all I am glad it had mostly dark scenes so the 1 3/4 hour tube life wasn't wasted entirely... Very Happy

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

Eyes Wide Shut , first time I really liked Tome cruise

CIR Engineering · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:18 am Post subject:

gjaky · Joined: 05 Jun 2010 Posts: 2790 Location: Budapest, Hungary

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

gjaky · Joined: 05 Jun 2010 Posts: 2790 Location: Budapest, Hungary

CIR Engineering · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:39 pm Post subject:

CIR Engineering · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 2:42 pm Post subject:

Look, this was an artistic movie and as such some folks will think it's a master piece and others won't like it. Look at the reviews on Netflix. People mostly give it one star, but then every now and then someone gives it five stars. For s slim minority this movie really strikes a cord and those folks find something profound in it. For the rest of us, this movie s just terrible.

craigr

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

CIR Engineering · Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:07 pm Post subject:

thecokeman · Joined: 01 Dec 2012 Posts: 20 Location: Ontario

Funny inst it'..peoples perspective on topics.. like on the largest organized association of outlaw bikers.. there really a nice bunch of guys.. doing normal daily jobs.. like collecting debts from dead beats.. just in some cases they have to use unconventional means to collect.. phone calls usually Don't work..the Personal Touch' is always best..just like in the movies..

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2251 Location: The Netherlands

Under the skin impressed me because I got the feeling I was in the car with Scarlett. Never had that before in a movie but it was my first year back into crt too that added to the impressive blacks and all. This movie and others are great for the images and the scenes. Not for the story that I did not undestand at first either. Only after watching and enjoying it twice I started to use my logical brain on it Smile

draganm · Joined: 08 Mar 2006 Posts: 8990 Location: Colorado

so back OT A little, movies that really changed how you see movies, hmm. Well in my time, which is about 25 years now since I started going ot the Cinema, it would have ot be

Aliens, Ridley Scott. Remember walking out of the theater with my head spinning. I had never been Sci-fi bitch-slapped like that before. Start Wars was in that vein too, but it was before my time for Cinema release and by the time I saw it, it was a little dated.

The Sixth sense, M Knight Shamalan. First time I can say I really and truly loved a horror movie. I had seen others before that I just liked, but this was a horror masterpiece.

Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson. This started out SO good, I still love the original movie. Started slowly going downhill as Jackson bastardized the story for god knows what reason and finally ended in that horrible mess known as The Hobbit, but I still remember how awesome it was to see the original on the big screen.

Ink. Jamin Winans. Small budget Indy movie, and if you hated Under the Skin then don't bother, but this movie really hit a nerve with me and I am still amazed with what they accomplished with such a small budget. (filmed locally here in Denver). Really drove home the point that big budgets and good movies have NOTHING in common.

jbmeyer13 · Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Posts: 1135