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post #9721 of 10260
2/12/12 at 1:33pm

I prefer redemption to revenge in movies and in life these days.

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post #9722 of 10260
2/12/12 at 2:14pm

Tropic Thunder is the first movie that comes to mind when I think of being offended by terribleness and walking out of the theater.  Except I was there with my sister and family friends so I had to sit there cringing.  Absolutely the worst kind of humor.  Stupid, mindless, ignorant, shallow and offensive.  When I left the theater I remember feeling like I had lost something that I would never get back. 


Edited by rhythmdevils - 2/12/12 at 2:25pm
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post #9723 of 10260
2/12/12 at 2:45pm
Weird, I loved Tropic Thunder biggrin.gif
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post #9724 of 10260
2/12/12 at 3:15pm
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I couldn't get past the scene where he kidnaps her in his apartment and starts the abuse.  I guess at my age I'm growing less tolerant of the dark corners of the mind.



 

I totally get that. I'm more drawn than you to the aspects of life that are entirely foreign to me, but I do have some tabboos that will cause me to walk away. Abuse of children and dogs is pretty high up on my list. Dogs especially for some reason - I have zero tolerance in movies or in real life. Gratuitous violence also can push my buttons, but it will depend largely on context. The original Dragon Tattoo did not bug me that way. I liked the first in the trilogy, but the other two were a yawn. Haven't seen the new one and probably won't bother. The book is quite good.

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post #9725 of 10260
2/12/12 at 3:48pm
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I totally get that. I'm more drawn than you to the aspects of life that are entirely foreign to me, but I do have some tabboos that will cause me to walk away. Abuse of children and dogs is pretty high up on my list. Dogs especially for some reason - I have zero tolerance in movies or in real life. Gratuitous violence also can push my buttons, but it will depend largely on context. The original Dragon Tattoo did not bug me that way. I liked the first in the trilogy, but the other two were a yawn. Haven't seen the new one and probably won't bother. The book is quite good.


I also abhor the abuse of children and dogs but am lucky in that I am able to distinguish and seperate between film and real life.

 

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post #9726 of 10260
2/12/12 at 3:54pm

Lol, I would hope that all of us are "lucky" in that way...blink.gif

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post #9727 of 10260
2/12/12 at 4:16pm
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The Thing [Blu-ray] / director, Matthijs van Heijningen Jr. Universal Studios, [2012]   -1/10



You're being kind to it.



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The last movie I turned off and walked away from was "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)  Män som hatar kvinnor (original title)"

 

 

Haven't seen the film adaptations but figured the scene/s that would've turned you off. The book wasn't a bad read. Not sure how it'd translate to the screen though. 007 wannabe Craig is not how I pictured the protagonist though. Stupid Hollywood.

 

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post #9728 of 10260
2/12/12 at 4:39pm

I'll have to say the revenge scene bought out a sadistic side in this viewer, because I definitely smiled and quite possibly chuckled as well. That might not be gratuitous in the sense of "The Passion Of The Christ", but then what is it besides manipulative?  


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post #9729 of 10260
2/12/12 at 4:45pm

Oddly satisfying, it gives us a sense of completion like coming back to middle C in music except of course it's more psychologically perverted.

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post #9730 of 10260
2/12/12 at 5:14pm

If you ever watch them watch the Craig version first as it's the weaker of the 2, IMO. 

 

Still sticking by what I said earlier about Craig. Dead face. Has the emotional range of a rock.
 

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Haven't seen the film adaptations but figured the scene/s that would've turned you off. The book wasn't a bad read. Not sure how it'd translate to the screen though. 007 wannabe Craig is not how I pictured the protagonist though. Stupid Hollywood.

 



 

 

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post #9731 of 10260
2/12/12 at 5:44pm

Movies I've walked out from the theatre that come to mind:

 

Breaking the Waves (Von Trier)

Safe (Todd Haynes)

Buffalo Bill and the Wild Indians (Altman)

Baxter (about a dog)

Man Bites Dog (not about dogs)

 

The movies I've shut down on DVD are too numerous to recall.

 

There are other films from Von Trier, Altman, and Haynes that I like so go figure.

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post #9732 of 10260
2/12/12 at 6:20pm

Inside Job-7/10

Mission impossible 3 -7/10

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post #9733 of 10260
2/12/12 at 6:23pm

J. Edgar - 6/10

The King's Speech - 8/10

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post #9734 of 10260
2/12/12 at 7:18pm
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Movies I've walked out from the theatre that come to mind:

 

Breaking the Waves (Von Trier)

Safe (Todd Haynes)

Buffalo Bill and the Wild Indians (Altman)

Baxter (about a dog)

Man Bites Dog (not about dogs)

 

The movies I've shut down on DVD are too numerous to recall.

 

There are other films from Von Trier, Altman, and Haynes that I like so go figure.

I haven't been to the movie theater since 2005.
 

 

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post #9735 of 10260
2/12/12 at 7:21pm

The Go Getter - 8/10 - When i say "This movie needs more Zoey!!" It never happens, but this time it did! Can never go wrong with a wacky Indie movie and it looks like i found another winner on Netflix.

 

The Woman in Black - Hmm..........8/10.

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