1 Reply by JPV555

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Although it was recently released, how about Fincher's The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo?

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2 Reply by JPV555

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Nice work on the marathon. I only caught some of Fellowship but look forward to listening to the rest. Thanks to all of you.  big_smile

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3 Reply by JPV555

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I thoroughly enjoyed (and recommend) the commentary between Thomas Haden Church and Paul Giamatti on Sideways.

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4 Reply by JPV555

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Posted this in another thread so figured might just copy and paste it here on my thoughts:


Doctor Submarine wrote:
Mushroomer wrote:

Additionally, you guys should do Begins around the time Rises hits in July. #obvioussuggestion #hashtagsoutsidetwitter

Huh. That got me thinking. I don't remember when, but Trey once made the comment that Batman has no arc in The Dark Knight. "In Batman Begins he becomes Batman. But in Dark Knight he's just Batman. He's Batman at the beginning and Batman at the end." That's reflected in the titles. Dark Knight is the only title of the trilogy without a verb, and the only one (so far, at least) where Batman doesn't change as a person. Maybe Batman will develop as a character in Rises.

Well, true though at the very end when taking responsibility for the killings committed by Harvey, he did change. As was said by Ras in Begins, "If you make yourself more than just a man, if you devote yourself to an ideal, you become something else entirely." And there was a line in TDK to that effect that Batman had to be somebody who could take the heat for the better good of the city.

It is true the character stays the same but his challenge was to resist the change (i.e. succumbing to The Joker and breaking his one rule).

About Rises:

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From what I read about the plot in Rises, this will come back to haunt him... It should be interesting as it apparently takes place 8 years after the events in TDK which will, if my math is correct, make Bruce around 40 given at the end of Begins he was 30, events in TDK I believe took place 2 years after Begins so adding another 8 will give Batman 10 years on the job.

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Removed to post in proper thread.

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6 Reply by JPV555

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1. The Dark Knight
2. Batman Returns
3. Unforgiven
4. Transformers 3
5. Battlefield Earth
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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Trey wrote:

I dunno, maybe things are different now that Libyans are the good guys again.

Sure, hell lot better than Guddafi but I wouldn't call them the good guys just yet.


Anyway, came in to suggest (if it hasn't already), The Conversation and/or Blow Out. Not sure if there's much interest in either, but both are personal favorites of mine (the latter especially).

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8 Reply by JPV555

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Which version of Tropic Thunder?

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9 Reply by JPV555

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Not sure if this has been suggested yet, but how about the recently released Mimic: Director's Cut?

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Eh, I didn't care for it very much, I found it to be tedious and even borderline boring. The charm for Sparrow felt tired and despite what should've been great casting, Ian McShane was kind of forgettable. There were a couple funny scenes otherwise it's just a mundane film which is a shame since the production and costume designs, as they were in the first three, were top notch.

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11 Reply by JPV555

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Not sure if these have been suggested, but how about Gattaca and/or Fast Times at Ridgemont High?

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