Well that's shit.

Can't get my head around that mentality. Separation is bad enough for all concerned without adding selfishness and grabbiness to the mix.

Clouds and silver linings Els, this is a chance to restock and re-experience a movie collection. Maybe in digital formats? Maybe on blu-ray but the most up to date super duper remastered versions?

I would fight this. That's just not right.

The latest from the Odd Lots Archives: Slumdog Millionaire.

I loved it. It's a great story.

In queue from the archives: Atonement (not a fan of Keira Knightly, we'll see) and A Mighty Heart (based on Mariane Pearl's memoirs and starring Angelina Jolie, who I do like) and The Good Night (Penelope Cruz, Martin Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Simon Pegg, Danny DeVito...an Indie I hadn't heard of before.)

I really liked Atonement. But, I like Keira.

I LOOOOOVE that Art Deco period.

And I loved that the little girl was named Bryony.

I found I was wrong about Anne Hathaway when I watched Rachel's Wedding, so it's possible I'll see a different side of Keira too. I only have the first Pirate movie to rely on, and I didn't really like that movie.

Good actors can get lost for me, in blockbustery movies. Atonement was up for 7 Oscars, so I have high hopes, on the basis that sometimes the Oscars get it right, at least in nominations.

I like the movie (Atonement) BETTER than the book!

LOL!

That's saying something!

(btw I just finished another Jackson Brodie Book...will post in books thread.)

oh, I hope you liked!!

I know Sundae hopes so, too!!!!!

Correction:
I was merging two different movies. :p:

I didn't read the book, but I just watched this movie and it was wonderful! Romantic, but in a way that even this old sack of flesh thought "oh...sigh."

I liked the details, when you watch Briney's version of the situation as a young girl, then the flashback to what actually happened. At one point, I said...Ohhhhh, that's what she saw...I wondered.

You were right, Keira is a good actress. She's so interestingly beautiful, too.

Yay for the Odd Lots Archives.

edit: oops, Briony.

I didn't really like Atonement all that much, but I did enjoy the same story being told from different perspectives.

Death Note II
Final Destination 5
Saw II
(yes, the skip of III is intentional ... fearnet only has the ones I'm listing OnDemand, I saw Saw years ago)
Saw IV
Saw V
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Overboard (stupid, but I really like it)
Role Models (dumb, but fun)
about half of Tropic Thunder, have to decide if I want to finish it.

Saw VI
Saw: The Final Chapter (VII)

Both were available on netflix instant, and since my living room was spattered in blood already, I decided to keep going.

So far my favorites are I and VII, but gamingboy indicates that III is the finest of the series. If I can squeeze past my laziness, I may go over there today to watch it with him and thelittlemonster.

Yeah. They are showing the final two episodes opposite some playoff game.

All the good shows get cancelled, and crap stays on the air. :(

Don McKay (starring Thomas Haden Church and Elisabeth Shue)--ok for a diversion. It fell a little short of being the film noir it attempted to be. It did give me a moment of "WTF just happened" which makes me happy.

Paper Heart (starring Charlyne Yi and Michael Cena as themselves)--I was watching it and thinking "this movie is adorable, charming even." I looked at the package and it was described as 'charming.' So I guess it's charming. Really, it is good, documentary but not documentary...it's hard to describe.