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I wasn't prepared for how much I vehemently hated Baz Lhurman's "The Great Gatsby." And yet, I find myself at a sort of crossroads regarding my overall opinion of it. I mean, it's well-made, looks gorgeous and the actors are all fantastic. I'm thinking that this falls solely on the story. I can understand why it's considered a classic book but man I hated that movie so much.
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Electroeels25 at 02:30 PM May 22
I wasn't prepared for how much I vehemently hated Baz Lhurman's "The Great Gatsby." And yet, I find myself at a sort of crossroads regarding my overall opinion of it. I mean, it's well-made, looks gorgeous and the actors are all fantastic. I'm thinking that this falls solely on the story. I can understand why it's considered a classic book but man I hated that movie so much.
It sort of reminds me of how I reacted to The Scarlett Letter when I had to read it in middle school. That book SUCKS.
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Weapon X at 05:30 PM May 20
I liked Silver Linings Playbook way more than I thought I would. It's conventional in all of the right ways and the performances are grounded and believable despite every character, more or less, being completely nuts. They never come across as caricatures which was something I was worried about. Very solid job all around.
Sounds about right. It took a while for me to get on Cooper's side, but once he did it felt like it was earned.
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Netflix says that the last time I watched How I Met Your Mother was at the end of 2011. Man, time is screaming by. Now, if you'll excuse me, I think I'm going to go and find a corner to have a nervous breakdown in.
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Don’t tell your mother that you are afraid. Don’t tell your lover that your heart might break. Don’t tell your gods you no longer believe. Because as soon as you say it out loud they will leave you. And you will miss them oh so bad. And you will wait for their return. And you will wish they were your own. But gods that have left you will never grace your home
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Don't tell your secrets to anyone. Cause ideas are vulnerable. As soon as you say your ideas out loud, then it can go and live on its own. And you will miss it oh, so much. And you will wait for its return. And you will wish it were your own. But ideas that left never come back home...
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Electroeels25 at 05:22 PM May 18
Have I mentioned how much I love Regina Spektor? And what about Sara Bareilles? Ingrid Michaelson? Fiona Apple? Josh Ritter? It's all about the quality of songwriting. And man...every single one of them (including all of the artists I've blatantly forgotten presently) knock it out of the park consistently enough to land on my all time greats list. I dunno what it is, but lately making compilations and best of lists are sort of my thing right now. You know, all time top five most memorable songs and whatnot? I'm starting to feel a bit like Rob Gordon, truth be told. Or was it Fleming?
It certainly looks that way. But we can still agree to disagree on John Green novels.
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YoshioKun13 at 03:33 PM May 17
Electroeels25 at 04:11 PM May 17
Does Hemlock Grove get better? Judging from the pilot, it's awful. But there's potential for a good show as well which makes everything terrible about that much worse. But yeah, serious question: is it worth trudging through the clumsy set-up for something potentially interesting and badass as the show goes on?
I'm just going by what they said on the AITH podcast. One of 'em couldn't even make it past a few episodes, the other guy saw the rest of it and basically thought it was a meandering piece of suck.
Not that big on Eli Roth anyway myself.
Yeah, I'm not either. And yet for whatever reason I continue to watch his movies and go in to them hoping for the best. Of course, I'm the same way about Rob Zombie.
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"What is an ocean, but a multitude of drops?" Man, I love Cloud Atlas.
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I thought it comes out next tuesday? Either way can not freakin wait for my blu-ray to get here!!!
Apparently it was delivered yesterday. So I'm assuming my parents must have done something with it since I was gone all day yesterday. I can't wait to see it again. It's one of my favorite movies of last year.
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YoshioKun13 at 07:31 PM May 04
I just saw 12 Monkeys for the first time. And man, what a movie that is. It deserves countless hours of discussion, to be picked apart frame by frame. And yet, I feel anything that I have to add to the discussion has probably already been talked about for years considering how late I am to the party. I should really stop doing that.
They don't make 'em like this one anymore that's for sure.
Interesting, if you count THE KID Bruce Willis now has 3 time-travel movies under his belt.
Do not feel bad for disliking The Great Gatsby. Do you want to read a dirty admission from an ex-literature professor? Literature is sometimes boring. Literature is often unrealistic. Literature can be cutesy and corny. As Houseman (famous poet) noted, "poetry is stupid stuff."
Not everyone needs to find the Great Movies so great. JoBlo News and MFC express often "The Unpopular Opinion." Not everyone will find the Great Works so great. For example, I cannot stand Howards End. My comment has been "The book is called Howards End, but it never does." However, like you with Gatsby, I see the work's appeal.