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Comment by wiffledust on January 15, 2011 at 5:30pm
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who has seen the king's speech??? anyone? do i have the title right?
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Comment by Dorraine Darden on January 7, 2011 at 3:15pm
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True Grit
If you’re looking for a hot movie, True Grit is your smoking gun. Rarely do I come out of the theater these days not feeling ripped off. To see this one, I would have paid extra. Filmmaking at its best.
Jeff Bridges plays whiskey drinking, overweight Marshall, Rooster Cogburn, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, and he gives one colorful performance. He teams up with Matt Damon, playing Texas Ranger, La Boeuf, to track a man through the Arkansas wilderness.Rooster is being paid by fourteen-year-old, Mattie Ross, to track her father’s killer, Tom Chaney. She insists he take her with him as part of the deal. Texas Ranger la Boeuf is after Tom for killing a Texas senator, so the three unlikely companions ride off in search of Ned Pepper’s Gang, when they get a tip Tom Chaney is riding with them. Along the way, these three strangers, who sometimes despise each other, develop a startling fondness and appreciation for each other they didn’t expect.
What to love about this movie: the development of characters. A young, brave, smart mouthed heroine- Mattie Ross-who can hold her own in the tumbleweed world of whisky drinkers, and trigger happy men. The one-eyed Cogburn, who during downtime will drink, shoot and miss, but gets his aim right when it counts, in life, as well as death. And Texas Ranger, La Boeuf, who grows tight on you like moss on a log.During gun battles and downtime we get to know each shiny one. Even minor characters blinked enough to light up the film and linger in your heart.
Although it was gritty-hence, True Grit- it wasn’t over the top. There was comic relief, too, at just the right moments. And those quirky characters who brought it to life under a night sky smeared with stars.
In my book, nine out of ten stars.
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i just saw "joan rivers, a piece of work" tonight, folks. i highly recommend it.particularly to the people on this page who are interested in the life behind performing. this is a documentary about joan, her craft, her life, her disappointments, her biz, etc. although i think it had a bit of a negative slant on her life, it was a good peek inside this very hard working entertainer's life. i admire the way joan keeps going no matter what. she's a good model for those who aren't sure about stepping your toe in the ring. she gets up, gets dressed, and gets to work every day she can. i feel she has been treated terribly by the late night gang....to this day i think she was the funniest person in that slot...and it's not that i love all of her humor. but i thought she was perfect for it and so did johnny. too bad, he got power trippin about it...
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Comment by Lillian Gaffney on December 19, 2010 at 9:19am
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The Fighter is the movie to see. Great story about a quiet man amongst a family that is loud (metaphors here) seeking to cut out a life for himself. He finds a woman who supports, see's, and can hear him. The movie is not about boxing and the title is so appropriate for the story. Go see and let me know what you think. Warning: violence, sex, drugs, and lots of foul language. I closed my eyes during the violent scenes. I am a fan of Mark Wahlberg.
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i got that and then returned it. before i saw it. i just wasn't into silly. i want to see the joan rivers documentary that is out on dvd....
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Comment by Jodie Ann Christiansen on December 18, 2010 at 8:42pm
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a silly-sized romance with fantasy elements and humour attempts pretty much describes "Date Night", starring Tina Fey,Steve Carrell.... a hum-bug for me.
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library has ordered "Inside Job" and I hope to see it before I tail-it to Florida.
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Comment by Maggie Friend on December 16, 2010 at 11:52pm
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I'll be interested in your perspective! Thanks!
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Maggie thanks a zillion..."Inside Job" is the first movie I will hunt for.
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these are GREAT reviews, maggie...of two movies i VERY much want to see. thank you so so much!!!!!
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