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Can a happy ending ever be a true ending?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMaJET7mD0M

I saw this on Saturday and I liked it.  I was wondering what other people thought.

It wasn't the kind of film I usually like; it felt little like a stage play. Most of the film is just the characters talking to each other.  I thought Joseph Gordan Levitt did a great job, and Seth Rogen played Seth Rogen.  I thought the film did a great job of capturing the awkwardness people would feel dealing with these kinds of situations.  I felt the film's plot became pretty predictable without any surprises; I thought it was mostly carried by the actors. I would recommended to most.

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I know you may want to raise an eyebrow about Dennis Quaid doing this movie because his kids wanted him to do it, however, that same thing happened for Viggo Mortensen in that movie about rings.  And I think that worked out pretty good.

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Gregory Harbin wrote:

They never talk about the score because they can't hear the movie while they watch it.

I look forward to the eventual video-only DIF movie score commentary.

I know the sound is off, but they have talked about the music in several other commentaries.

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I enjoyed this commentary, but I'm surprised you guys didn't talk more about the score.  My sister is a huge fan of the books, but really looked down on the movies, save for the music. If it wasn't for the music my sister and all her Potter fan friends would detest the movies.  Do you hold the score for this movie very highly?

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paulou wrote:

Then… don't… see it?

If there's money to make a studio will try to make it. Business.

I don't plan to see it, but I thought it was worth bringing up to discuss, since I am a fan of the original.  I know its business decision, admittedly its probably a smart one too considering the popularity of the music/teenage genre right now. However, if it's an awful remake, but still makes money that means the studios will make more movies similar to it and push aside projects I would like to see. And since it has MTV attached to it, I have no hope of it being anything resembling quality.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFVqCtQUtNc

All I have left is a heavy sigh, and a slow methodical facepalm.

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I like this movie; I enjoy it.  My excuse, there were many people out there that applauded at the end of the Transformer movies. However, as soon as a guy took a running leap out of a window while firing pistols, I was no longer taking anything seriously.

I don't care what you say, I will continue to like this movie, however I did enjoy your commentary.

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I don't think I'm a very good judge of documentaries.  However, I think it goes without saying that this one has a deep emotional impact, but does that mean its good? Its this film a good movie because it makes me sad?
I guess if I were to come up with criteria for what makes a good documentary is one that conveys its message clearly and gets its point across.  I think this film does that.

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Thank you for doing this movie.  I really enjoy it we I saw it the theater and every time I watch it afterwards.

I also agree with Trey in that adaptions need to be judge as their own works separate from what they are adapted from.  There are things that work on the pages of book that don't work on film and vice-versa. This also holds true with comic books and video games, or whatever else one may adapt from.  They may share the same elements like plot, story, character, etc. but there a things a filmmaker has to do  in order to make a movie work that are different from what authors have to do to make a what they do work.

I really like the addition of Miki. I look forward to what she brings to the table in future commentaries.

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This is the most gut wrenching, heart breaking movie I have ever seen.

My wife and I put this on our Netflix list because we're fans of Law & Order: SVU thinking this was a documentary about a crime and a courtroom case involving a child and (spoilers) the murder of his father. However, what we got was the saddest story I have ever experienced. This movie is so sad and tragic that I almost regret watching it. I'm hoping by discussing it on this forum it will be a kind of therapy to help me through the trauma from watching this film.

Also, it probably didn't help that I have a 10 month old son.

DorkmanScott wrote:
FireFighter214 wrote:

You don't think he's gotten the message by now, that it could have been so much better?

He's made billions of dollars and broke box office records with the prequels. He's gotten the only message that matters, loud and clear.

But if they were remade, it would only mean billions of more dollars, on second thought, maybe he's had enough and the whole thing would be the cinema equivalent of beating a dead horse.

You don't think he's gotten the message by now, that it could have been so much better?

Movies that have come out very recently are being remade, possibly unnecessarily, some might argue.  With all these movies being rebooted, why couldn't they remake the Star Wars prequels?  If they are going to remake the Batman movies (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/2 … 42049.html) they certainly can do it with the Prequels. This could be Lucas's chance to redeem himself and make Star Wars what it was suppose to be.

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During the Dark City commentary, I remember Trey talking about that some of the best endings to movies occur when the protagonist overcomes their problems using a method that is both very obvious and not so obvious, so that the audience has a "of course"moment.  I just finished watching Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and it had one of the biggest "of course" endings I've seen in awhile.  Does anyone else have some great examples?

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I agree, Incredibles is my favorite Pixar film.

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Whatever happened to UHF?

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I just found this, and was wondering if any of you guys have heard about this and what you thought about it.

Did Tarantino just "borrow" heavily from City on Fire, or did he commit out right plagiarism, or does this guy not know what he's talking about?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/3 … 58904.html

Personally, I just think its a heavy homage to City on Fire.

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DorkmanScott wrote:
FireFighter214 wrote:

What do you think it would take to fix this movie?

I couldn't comment more specifically without seeing it, which I rather doubt I'm gonna do.

Unless you do it for Down in Front. LOL But thanks very much, Dorkman, for your insight.

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Its kind of wild they managed to make a twilight type movie less interesting by focusing on the opposite character from the Bella type.

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What do you think it would take to fix this movie?

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Do you think this is going to be released in theaters?

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beldar wrote:

http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/1201490703_MP8zn-L.jpg

Oh Penny Arcade, once again you have voiced what I was thinking the entire time.  They are great.

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So its a re-make of Beauty and the Beast.  I guess it could be kind of interesting. What makes it so laughable to me is that he asks, "who will love me now?" with my scary tattoos, and scars, and what else, oh yeah my FASHION MODEL BODY and SIX PACK ABS! 

If the witch really wanted to test him she should have made him 250 pounds over weight and middle-lower class.

On the other hand it has NPH.

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Zarban wrote:

Wasn't Marley & Me a tear-jerker? And that one where the black kid is abducted by Sandra Bullock and forced to play football despite his blindness? And everyone goes "Roo-dee! Roo-dee! Roo-dee!" Or whatever. I didn't see it.

I agree that disease-of-the-week movies are out of style, tho.

I think Marley & Me is a great example of a modern tear-jerker, and wasn't that movie pretty successful?