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Plus it was so good I had to show my mom haha Haha, I hear that. Usually my wife doesn't participate in half the stuff I watch, which is a good thing. But she took a break from studying one night when I was watching the Imposter (I watch movies when I study, she doesn't), but she was hooked within two minutes and had to watch the whole thing.

Definitely high on my list to watch. I'll come back to the conversation when I do. It didn't get the love from the critics but it seems like my type of movie. Looking forward to it.

Your insane. Usually after I watch a documentary once, I'm done with it forever. If you like the darkish-type documentary. Another fun one (my favorite documentary of 2011) is Resurrect Dead: Mystery of Toynbee Tiles. It is also currently streaming on Netflix. Its not suspenseful like The Imposter and it is about a topic I never knew existed. But the documentary was great. Nicely shot (dark), great unraveling detective type story and just brilliantly told. Then if you really want to get down and dirty. Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills (1996). Unfortunately this isn't streaming. Its soundtrack is done by Metallica because they believe in the innocence of the accused. Its pretty awesome having Metallica playing during scenes of this documentary. I actually have to check out Paradise Lost 2: Revelations.

I thought you were talking about Empire of the Sun (1987) for a moment. It starred a young Christian Bale during the Japanese Invasion of China. I haven't seen Flowers of War. I'll have to check it out. But Empire of the Sun was awesome when I was a kid. A young (whiny) Christian Bale. John Malkovich in one of his finest roles. Ben Stiller even played a role in one of his first movies. Directed by Spielberg. Great movie!

The Imposter. (2012) It just got put on Netflix streaming yesterday.

That's sort of the theme of a lot of the big name movies this year. Looper, Life of Pi, Zero Dark Thirty, Lincoln. You can sit and nitpick about the story lines and details until your blue in the face, but on an entertainment level, they are all really, really good.

Thanks for sharing that though, I also highly recommend it too everyone. I love this documentary because it allows both sides to defend themselves in equal light and its left up to the viewer to make their own opinions (which vary), as to what the truth really is.

It feels like a movie not a documentary. Unravels like a thriller. Nicely shot. Good twist. Better than those 'political' documentaries that get all of the love.

FYI, for anyone with Netflix. The Imposter, just hit streaming today. Its a 2012 Documentary (a thriller-like documentary) - not your average documentary. Highly recommend it. I'm surprised it didn't get an Oscar nomination for best Doc.

Netflix tells me I watched it on 10/27/2003 and I gave it 6 stars on IMDB. Don't remember much about it honestly. But I do remember three things: 1. Christopher Walken was awesome like usual. 2. Young Sean Penn annoyed the crap out of me. 3. Never understand the early 90's love for Mary Stuart Masterson She played the teen love interests for Sean Penn, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr. I never got it.

Only one of my favorite movie of all-time. It was underrated when it was released, but it gained a strong following afterwards. I wouldn't say its underrated anymore. I just wished I never watched the Director's commentary. The profound thoughts the movie gave you about time travel, etc, where shattered by Richard Kelly's simplistic description (and mind).

Finally got to the theater to see Life of Pi. Usually I'm not much of a 3D fan, but damn, this was a thing of beauty. The imagery and use of crisp colors made the movie great. I also enjoyed the open endness of the story. It's a 'leap of faith' in a movie with tons of religious undertones. I highly recommend watching it in 3d before it disappears from the theaters. I doubt the film translates as well to TV.

The Royal Tenenbaums and Bottle Rocket are my favorite Wes Anderson movies. And yes, most of his films have the same style/tone. He got a lot of crap on Moonrise Kingdom about it. A lot of people think he should diversify his film-making abilities like PT Anderson , Coen, Oliver Stone, etc to be considered a great filmmaker. But I think his style is unique and fun and shouldn't be changed. But if you liked both The Royal Tenenbaums & Moonrise Kingdom then I can highly recommend Rushmore, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (Underrated), Bottle Rocket, and The Fantastic Mr. Fox.

Yeah, I have a box of vhs tapes in my basement (no VCR). I am saving them for prosperity sake or something, who knows why I can't part with them. Some classics, Willow, Garbage Pail Kids, Edward Sissorhands, Howard the Duck, Labyrinth, Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloombeam (Ernest) . Real cream of the crop movies.

Ugh, that was a waste of money.

I didn't think I would like it. But it was awesome. Great performances throughout, especially by Nolte (who played his natural role of an angry drunk) and Hardy. One of my favorite films of 2011

I really liked Moonrise Kingdom as well. But I guess I am a Wes Anderson fanboy. There is a really awesome interactive script floating around on the internet. Its cool to see the story board drawings and pictures for the film.

Ah Heat, probably the last VCR tape (a what? Some of you youngins might ask) I ever bought. Then some how I ruined the tape by demagnetizing it or something. Very, very good movie.

I thought it would be all about a plane crash too but it really wasn't... It's scary though, you don't know who could be the pilot of a plane you're riding in. Pilots/Train operators are professions with a high level of alcohol abuse. Sure its scary, but you would've wanted Whip flying your plane than some straight-laced dumbard. Heavy alcoholics can be fully functional, in fact they need booze in their system just to maintain 'normalcy'. Which the movie displayed. Whip alluded to it in the end. He thought he had the control (and chose to drink), meanwhile alcohol was destroying his family, relationships, career, health, etc. He was a prisoner and didn't know it until he finally accepted it and take responsibility for his actions. Once he began to be honest not only with the public but more importantly himself, he could begin living his life.

I just watched this today and I really liked it as well. I thought Denzel played a great alki. The acting and story were great. It's more about a mans struggles with his personal demons than it was about a plane crash. I thought it was powerful.

Alright, I nailed out all the documentaries up for best doc (and then some). Except The Gatekeepers. Here is the order I liked. A great documentary has two things, 1) A great subject and 2) a great presentation of information. Did anyone else see any of these? 1) Searching for Sugar Man - If you only see one doc this year, this is the one. When you watch this, you can't help but to go and buy Rodriguez's music. And his music is really good. The subject in this film is the key. 2) The Impostor - Not nominated for best doc. Why? The story is amazing and in the end it leaves open questions for the viewer to unravel. Doc was nicely shot as well. 3) How to Survive a Plague - (On Netflix Instant) Don't get confused like many moviegoers did, THIS IS NOT A ZOMBIE FLICK. Great documentary about the initial battle for health rights for Aids victims. Its a tough watch at times, but very powerful. 4) 5 Broken Cameras - (On Netflix Instant) Introduces you to a different world. Shows you a small Palestinian struggle against the Israeli army. This documentary is obviously one-sided but it tells a good tale about a specific struggle. 5) The Invisible War - (On Netflix Instant) Its kinda hard to bash a documentary about rape. But this was my least favorite. I just didn't like how the documentarians presented the information. They threw whatever numbers they could find that would skew their position. They were like "here is the issue, now look at these random numbers and listen to these women."

Not yet, any good?

Just got back from Zero Dark Thirty. It is the shiznit. If you accept it for what it is, entertainment (even if it is based off a true story), it is thoroughly enjoyable. I know a lot of people want to nitpick about the accuracy, or the so called 'woman-power' movement in the movie. But as a film it's really good. When a movie that is 2+ hours long flies by, it is doing something right. The acting was fantastic from top to bottom. They kept the suspense going the whole time. It made Argo look like a strawberry cupcake.

IDK, my favorite is 'Lady in the Water'. Me thinks it gets a raw deal.

That's the way it always goes. Summer is for huge Fx blockbusters. Fall/early winter is for the critically acclaimed movies making the awards push. Then after awards season, its doodoo in the theaters. Tis the season for movies with smaller budgets and poor expected performance.