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04 October 2012

Question regarding movies. I have a full day off tomorrow (university holiday!) and want, nay *need*, to treat myself to lunch and a movie.→[More:] I've decided on Banh Mi for lunch, but can't pick a movie. Which should I see? Looper? The Master? Frankenweenie? All three intrigue me. I'm not a frequent movie-goer (I've only seen The Avengers on the big screen this year). I'll likely see them all eventually when they're available on streaming.

post by: ufez at: 20:43 | 13 comments

I saw The Master a couple weeks ago, and I'm still not completely sure what my verdict is. It's certainly an experience, however, and one I'll endorse, especially if you liked the mercurial, slow-burning menace of There Will Be Blood. The score alone makes it worth the price of a ticket.

posted by Atom Eyes 04 October | 21:16

I have heard great things about Looper and am seeing it myself this weekend!

posted by leesh 04 October | 21:23

Seconding Looper.

posted by Kronos_to_Earth 04 October | 21:25

If you haven't seen/read a lot of time travel plots, you will probably like Looper.

posted by Ardiril 04 October | 22:03

Oh, it's a time travel plot? Let me just go back in time and not read this thread.

posted by Hugh Janus 04 October | 22:42

We're going to see Looper on Saturday. Dredd is getting decent reviews.

posted by deborah 04 October | 23:17

I liked Arbitrage better than The Master. I see that Lawrence of Arabia and Airplane are being screened....and if you are into Bollywood movies, there is one called Barfi playing in Tulsa.

I'm going to see Looper on Monday, when I can use my discount coupon.

posted by brujita 04 October | 23:59

I really liked The Master and would even go see it again which is incredibly rare for me. There is a lot in there. It's a densely packed film, which is funny because sometimes it felt slow watching it. But now afterwards I am still thinking about it a lot.

I want to see Compliance most of all right now. Don't know if it is playing near you.
Oh and I liked Sleepwalk with Me more than I thought I would.

posted by rmless2 05 October | 09:27

Thanks, folks. There's a 1:30 showing of Looper at the cinema near where I'll be running errands that I'm gonna catch. That should be great timing for coming home and getting settled in for the MLB wild card games.

Hooray for an off day!

posted by ufez 05 October | 11:56

I'm going to see V/H/S this weekend. Made in Atlanta!

posted by BoringPostcards 05 October | 12:27

From what I've heard about V/H/S, BoPo, you may want to take some Dramamine first.

Gotta love R-rated movies on weekday afternoons. Less than ten minutes til showtime and there are two other people in here with me. Awesome.

posted by ufez 05 October | 13:26

Re: Looper. I liked it quite a bit. Didn't *love* it, but it's a solid, mainstream Sci-Fi flick with no major plotholes and nothing that made me roll my eyes and feel insulted, which is pretty rare these days.

Hated JGL's make-up though. I'm already suspending a lot of belief to enjoy the movie. I can make that leap too, thankyouverymuch.

posted by ufez 05 October | 16:35

From what I've heard about V/H/S, BoPo, you may want to take some Dramamine first.

Nah, I edit raw video for a living. I'm not the delicate flower some American audiences seem to be. :)

posted by BoringPostcards 06 October | 21:17

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