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> So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - The Education of Charlie Banks: A-, "Torchwood, Children of Earth": A-, Sex Drive: B-)

Posted by: islander (a.k.a del_USA_islander) on Jul 27, 07:29

The Education of Charlie Banks: What a nice surprise, as I was not expecting a film by Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) to be this intelligent and moving. Film is awkward and uneasy at times, with an almost indie-lite version of The Talented Mr. Ripley feel to it (one character is a dead ringer forĀ  Jude Law's "Dickie" role), but its that uncomfortableness that kept me interested.

Torchwood Children of Earth: I'd only seen 2 episodes before watching this miniseries (but as a dr. who fan i was familiar with the premise), but anyone can jump into this 5 episode season without much knowledge. You have to love a show that will put its characters into impossible situations, and also take its leads from good to evil and all points in between. Maybe padded out a little (it seemed to take Capt. Jack a long time to figure out the threat), but some powerful moments are powerful.

Sex Drive: (rated version) Tasteless and juvenile (thus not for all tastes!) but of its kind, its one of the funnier ones. Seth Green as a sarcastic Amish, and Clark Duke as a chubby ladies man, steal the show (and Duke, I see, is in several upcoming movies, which should be good, he's like a Zach Galifinakis/Jonah Hill type dude, (but not as annoying as Hill). Watch the rated version, then you could probably skip (or just fast forward) the unrated version actually: its just outtakes and fart noises edited in, and then random male and female nudity inserted throughout.

> So Who Saw What Last Week? (me - The Education of Charlie Banks: A-, "Torchwood, Children of Earth": A-, Sex Drive: B-) islander Jul 27, 07:29

Leon - The Professional (Directors Cut): A+ , Eagle Eye: B- , Transporter 3: C+ {nm} Random Enigma Jul 27, 07:50

Orphan C, [REC] B+ {nm} Movie Cub Jul 27, 10:31

August Rush (B+) {nm} SmoothieKing Jul 27, 10:44

Smart People {A} I really enjoyed Dennis Quaid's turn in this. Everyone else seemed to play themselves which worked but Quaid has a way Catzan Jul 27, 11:51

Eagle Eye (D+ (so bad it was good)) {nm} One Dutch Man Jul 27, 15:32

He's Just Not That into You (C+) tealfan Jul 27, 07:57

ooh...also saw Watchmen (C+) tealfan Jul 27, 09:47

8 1/2 / Otto e Mezzo (1963) A +, Made in U.S.A. (1966) B, Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007) A, The Incredible Hulk (2008) B - {nm} joeoftexas Jul 27, 07:59

The Incredible Hulk (C+) | 10,000 B.C. (F+) {nm} shadowking Jul 27, 08:05

lol ( F+) {nm} JMT Jul 27, 09:05

It gets the plus for unintentionally making me laugh several times. Not all awful movies have that ability. {nm} shadowking Jul 27, 10:29

Leon The Professional - A-, Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas - B, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - A-, How to Irritate People - C+ (more) colinski Jul 27, 08:29

Torchwood, Children of Earth": D+ ... seriously are writers just stupid, every part of the 5 parts got worse and worse in logic and interest {nm} jgbaxter Jul 27, 08:43

story of anvil ( B+) Battle of the Bulge ( B great cast ) {nm} JMT Jul 27, 09:03

Haunting in Connecticut: C+, Watchmen: B, Great Buck Howard: B+ {nm} vegasrebel Jul 27, 09:06

Whatever Works - Woody Allen speaks to us thru Larry David. A funny film which uses bizzare relationships to make the point "Live & let live {nm} laujer Jul 27, 10:14





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