What DVD's are we Watching?

wolf · 07-18-2010, 03:27 AM

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I don't think the actress played Salander quite right. She came off more crazy than I imagined her.

bluecuracao · 07-18-2010, 04:26 AM

We've canceled our Netflix account, because all our cheap DVD players we'd bought for the video store have all stopped working properly. So I've been watching more On-Demand stuff.

Hot Tub Time Machine--highly recommended. Surprisingly well done, and Rob Corddry is completely hilarious.

The Road--I'm sorry, but a child raised in these conditions should be tougher and much more sensible. Really depressing and a little annoying.

bluecuracao · 07-18-2010, 04:33 AM

I almost forgot...

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll--a biography of Ian Drury. Honestly, I didn't know who he was until I saw this. Definitely worth watching. The characters may remind you of people you've known.

Trilby · 07-18-2010, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by bluecuracao

The Road--I'm sorry, but a child raised in these conditions should be tougher and much more sensible.

I thought so, too.

The Road is basically a zombie movie. Even I know not to go down into the basement of a farmhouse during the post-apocolypse. Sheesh.

skysidhe · 07-18-2010, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

I don't think the actress played Salander quite right. She came off more crazy than I imagined her.

I tried to watch it streaming and kept falling asleep. Probably not so much a reflection on the movie but my exhaustion level. I didn't like the dark mood nor the fact for a movie it is impossible to put in all of the tiny details even though the movie was very long. I felt like the story was in fast forward. I shut it off without watching it. I agree wolf, I thought the character in the book is much more together. I am wondering what the American version of this movie will be like.

wolf · 07-18-2010, 05:28 PM

Der Fuehrer

A German comedy about Hitler. Has some very funny bits, especially the guy who won't do anything without the proper paperwork.

glatt · 07-19-2010, 09:56 AM

We've been watching episodes of Life on DVD. I had never heard of it, but it's a cop show that was on a few years back, on NBC. It's surprisingly good. At least the first 8 episodes are good. They made it through 2 seasons before getting canceled. The twist to this cop show is that the main character was wrongly convicted of murder and served like 15 years before his lawyer was able to get him out. And now he's got his old job as a cop back. So they do a new mystery each episode, while as an ongoing side story, this guy tries to figure out who did the murder he got framed for.

It's better than most cop shows.

07-18-2010, 03:27 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo I don't think the actress played Salander quite right. She came off more crazy than I imagined her. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-18-2010, 05:28 PM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Der Fuehrer A German comedy about Hitler. Has some very funny bits, especially the guy who won't do anything without the proper paperwork. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-18-2010, 04:26 AM	#2
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	We've canceled our Netflix account, because all our cheap DVD players we'd bought for the video store have all stopped working properly. So I've been watching more On-Demand stuff. Hot Tub Time Machine--highly recommended. Surprisingly well done, and Rob Corddry is completely hilarious. The Road--I'm sorry, but a child raised in these conditions should be tougher and much more sensible. Really depressing and a little annoying.

07-18-2010, 04:33 AM	#3
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	I almost forgot... Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll--a biography of Ian Drury. Honestly, I didn't know who he was until I saw this. Definitely worth watching. The characters may remind you of people you've known.

07-19-2010, 09:56 AM	#7
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	We've been watching episodes of Life on DVD. I had never heard of it, but it's a cop show that was on a few years back, on NBC. It's surprisingly good. At least the first 8 episodes are good. They made it through 2 seasons before getting canceled. The twist to this cop show is that the main character was wrongly convicted of murder and served like 15 years before his lawyer was able to get him out. And now he's got his old job as a cop back. So they do a new mystery each episode, while as an ongoing side story, this guy tries to figure out who did the murder he got framed for. It's better than most cop shows.

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