movies, Marley and Me was pretty depressing, especially since I got it right around the time my kids were pushing to get a dog, and it came to DVD right around Easter and I was tasked when getting stuff for their Easter baskets.
Knowing nothing about the movie (I blame myself - obviously for that) I picked it up at Target when checking out with the Easter basket stuff and got home and told the kids we have a surprise movie to watch and a) it wasn't even a kids movie and b) it wasn't a comedy and c) it was pretty dark (for kids at least). Plus, the dog dies at the end. One of my kids even said she didn't want a dog anymore because she didn't think she could deal with that. The kids were 6 or 7 at the time.
Father of the year, but who the F puts a puppy on the cover of that movie and leaves it by the checkout. I can't be the only one who did that.
That movie was a fleece job. The commercials made it seem like mostly a quirky family/pet movie. The depressing story was a blindside.
was pretty interesting IMO. A lot to take in. It's somewhat over the top from an anti-war stance but it does a good job of showing a group of guys from a working class area being sent to war and coming back damaged. DeNiro's character takes it all in and changes the way he looks at killing, so the audience does too. Now using deer hunting as a parable for war is interesting and debatable but I think the movie gets it's message across, and in an affecting way. Depressing? Yes but a really well-made movie IMO.
Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams. If you're married, were married, or are thinking about getting married this movie is scarier than any horror flick. Nightmare.
severely underrated Tom Hanks performance as a bad ass gangster but distant father/husband who ends up switching roles over time
Excellent movie
"I'm glad it was you"
jesus
Such a great movie, I dont think it gets nearly the credit it deserves. Checks a lot of boxes. Father-son movie, road trip movie, gangster movie. Some really funny moments too, like when the son is "negotiating" his cut of the mob money.
is the right word, but No Country for Old Men left me stunned, speechless and empty. The only movie I will never watch again no matter what the circumstances.
Knowing nothing about the movie (I blame myself - obviously for that) I picked it up at Target when checking out with the Easter basket stuff and got home and told the kids we have a surprise movie to watch and a) it wasn't even a kids movie and b) it wasn't a comedy and c) it was pretty dark (for kids at least). Plus, the dog dies at the end. One of my kids even said she didn't want a dog anymore because she didn't think she could deal with that. The kids were 6 or 7 at the time.
Father of the year, but who the F puts a puppy on the cover of that movie and leaves it by the checkout. I can't be the only one who did that.
Good Synopsis. It's actually one of my favs.
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Good call.
Brutal, great movie.
The Constant Gardener also a winner.
The Machinist
We Need to Talk About Kevin
The Wrestler
12 Years a Slave
Oh yeah, that movie is quite a gauntlet.
I can still hear that "phone melting" sound in my head.
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severely underrated Tom Hanks performance as a bad ass gangster but distant father/husband who ends up switching roles over time
Excellent movie
"I'm glad it was you"
jesus
After the movie, we called it a night.
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severely underrated Tom Hanks performance as a bad ass gangster but distant father/husband who ends up switching roles over time
Excellent movie
"I'm glad it was you"
jesus
Such a great movie, I dont think it gets nearly the credit it deserves. Checks a lot of boxes. Father-son movie, road trip movie, gangster movie. Some really funny moments too, like when the son is "negotiating" his cut of the mob money.
Also "Sideways". An unremittingly depressing bout of wineing and whining.
I'm with you on "Lovely Bones". Children being abducted and murdered is always a crusher. Tucci is brilliant as the bad guy.
"Sideways" is actually one of my favorite movies. I think the movie ends on a nice high note when Miles goes back to visit Maya at the end.