Films you've watched recently.

[SectorVector]

Escape from Planet Earth (2013) - 5.9
Animation | Adventure | Comedy.
Dunno if kids enjoyed it, but I did :-p

The story takes place on planet Baab where admired astronaut Scorch Supernova (Brendan Fraser) is a national hero to the blue alien population. A master of daring rescues, Scorch pulls off astonishing feats with the quiet aid of his nerdy brother, Gary (Rob Corddry), head of mission control at BASA.

Moral: Aliens are Beautiful People.

[asterastrip]

Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - 3/5
Out of the Furnace (2013) - 4/5
The Hunger Games (2012) - 3/5
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) - 3/5
American Hustle (2013) - 3/5

[SectorVector]

The Thing (2011)
A remake of the 1982 John Carpenter movie by the same name, which am yet to watch.
I liked it. The concept was great. A good thriller.
Moral: Not all aliens are beautiful people.

Tom and Jerry Blast Off to Mars ! (2005)
Cool! Better than "War of the Worlds" :-p

[land_stander]

The Thing (2011)
A remake of the 1982 John Carpenter movie by the same name, which am yet to watch.
I liked it. The concept was great. A good thriller.
Moral: Not all aliens are beautiful people.

It is possible to view The Thing 2011 as a sequel.
Watch them both. I love this kind of stuff.

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My favs last week were three documentaries to recommend;

20 Feet from Stardom - on the topic of backup singers
Thanks to Oscars for shining a light on this

Redemption - (HBO) people in NYC who live off picking up cans and bottles for deposit.
Wow! Very interesting slice of life.

Cutie and the Boxer - An artist couple from Japan living in NYC.
Also discovered this via Oscar nod.

[Sir Francis Drake]

For the thousandth time, Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the sun)


Trailer Filmaffinity

Please, see it in VO/ST...

[bob5695]

van diemen's land - i didn't like it much...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1361843/

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the change-up - i liked it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1488555/

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blue jasmine - i liked it... and cate's performance was truly brilliant... the oscar was more than well deserved...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2334873/

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detachment - i liked it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1683526/

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powder blue - i didn't like it much...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1032819/

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what's your number? - i didn't like it much...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0770703/

[asterastrip]

In Fear (2013) - 2/5
Solaris (1972) - 167 mins long this one, i made it halfway but it was too slow. I'm going to give it another go in the future.

[bob5695]

sherlock holmes - i didn't like it much...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0988045/

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sherlock holmes: a game of shadows - i liked it even less than the first one...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1515091/

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thanks for sharing - i didn't like it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1932718/

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twisted - i didn't like it...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0315297/

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hearts in atlantis - it was okay...

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0252501/

[hireshi]

Premonition

[tuffgong]

12 Years a Slave Great scenery, costumes... but isn't the subject matter getting a little old? I got the impression every actor that said nigger felt uncomfortable. Roots was better and more timely....