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faeryedark · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 22

Yeah, I really love the National Treasure movies. But then, I'm a history buff...drove my kids crazy cause I figured out most of the clues before the characters

ZiggyStardust · Joined: 07 Nov 2007 Posts: 55 Location: Chambersburg

Saw "Juno" a couple of weeks ago...it was really, really good. Apparently even the Christian Coalition thought it was good, and it deals with teen pregnancy!

Anyway...good movie. Lots of witty banter and it ends nicely, too.

anonymous_coward · Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 534

to each their own, but I couldn't stand national treasure. i thought it was predictable, derivative (of davinci code, which I refuse to read because I'm sure it's equally predictable, derivative, and corny) and corny, and then someone made a worse movie and called it sahara.

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2417 Location: Chambersburg

The first National Treasure movie left me snoozing; it was so awful. I couldn't possibly bear to even consider the sequel. I will say that those movies have nothing to do with history.

The Da Vinci Code book was a much better read than it was a film. You're absolutely right, the movie was corny, dumb and predictable. Possibly the worst performance of Tom Hank's career (including Bachelor Party and The Money Pit). Plus Ron Howard made it more universal by glossing over anything controversial. The books not as great as some people think, but it's considerably better than the movie.

As for Juno, I can't wait to see this but I may just wait until DVD since comedies rarely translate better at the theater than at home. Still holding out for There Will Be Blood. Doubt it will ever play around here though (other than Carlisle Theater).

Finally, I'm going to see Cloverfield if for no other reason than to see something original. The first-person POV is different and we don't have enough movies that try something new these days. Despite most people telling me to avoid and critics being split on the whole thing, I think I can handle it.

The reports that it actually made some people throw up makes it that much more enticing.

armed_citizen · Joined: 27 Oct 2007 Posts: 226 Location: Chambersburg, PA

I agree that Cloverfield looks intriguing, though I'll wait for the video. A film my wife and I saw a little while ago was "No Country For Old Men." This one is hard to review. You'll either understand what I'm saying or you won't:

I think this movie was very well-made, but did not find it at all 'entertaining'. I left the theater with a truly dark cold feeling inside. I give the Coen brothers credit because I think that's what they were going for. I certainly couldn't sit through a movie like this every week. So if it makes sense, I thought it was excellently done, even if I found it disturbing on a personal level.

Hope that makes sense. Question

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cookieclaygirl · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1963 Location: shippensburg

cloverfield looks really good. a friend of mine saw juno and really liked it. i'd like to see that.

never saw the national treasure ones...i bought the dvd cheap and it skipped. i was too lazy to return it. lol...

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2417 Location: Chambersburg

This is probably my fifth review of No Country For Old Men here, but here it goes; I loved everything about it. It's what more movies should try to be. And yes, it was the kind of movie that leaves you with a cold feeling. The ending was very un-Hollywood and makes you leave the theater thinking about it.

I only wish I could sit through a movie like that every week; maybe I'm a bit morbid, but the fact that films like this come along so rarely makes them that much better I guess. I still love a good comedy and even a mindless action flick. But you can't beat something like "No Country."

So yeah, it makes sense. The film was disturbing. And Chigur (sp?) rivals Hannibal Lector as one of the greatest movie villains ever.

faeryedark · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 22

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Tele · Joined: 28 Jan 2008 Posts: 48 Location: Chambersburg

It's not a recent movie, but I thought Breach was very good. I love movies based on true stories. Rescue Dawn is another movie that I think is underated.

Coppy · Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 2417 Location: Chambersburg