Looking forward to A Single Shot - Thanks for the rec, EC!
I'm curious about
Flowers in the Attic... I'll have to see if the remake is On Demand...
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"Whip It" 7/10
The womens "Dodgeball" starring Ellen Page, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis and a Zakk Wylde look-alike as the coach (he was funny).
An entertaining feel-good movie.
If only the director had edited out the hipster boyfriend. God what a douche..
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I love that movie! And I agree about the hipster boyfriend, though I like that they didn't make the movie about her finding love - He wasn't the end-all-be-all of her self-discovery and happiness - She was finding herself.
And MAN that was cheesy!
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Funny Ha Ha (2002)
Not my favorite of the mumblecore genre. Also, I had decided that Mark Duplass was going to be in it so I spent about half of the movie waiting for him to appear and was disappointed when he didn't.
The acting and directing was fine, definitely amateur, but I just didn't connect with the characters.
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Would You Rather? (2012)
Yeesh. I'm really not much into the torture, Saw-like movies, but this is definitely a well-done movie for that genre. The cast is fascinating and eclectic, from
My Name is Earl's Crab Man to
Trailer Park Boy's Ricky to Jeffrey Combs! Combs, by the way, was just a blast to watch. I want to see him in more movies. He seemed to be having fun and he was certainly a despicable host.
But back to the movie - Well... Definitely gruesome and cringe-worthy at times (I had to cover my eyes more than once, I'm ashamed to say), I was impressed by the movie's ability to keep me interested when it's just not my kind of movie. I'd say it's a recommendation for fans of Saw and the like.
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The Spectacular Now (2013)
This movie is getting a LOT of buzz in the dorky Pop Culture podcasts that I listen to so I probably went into it with high expectations - It's a good, solid, coming-of-age movie, but I just didn't connect with it. Could be that our main character isn't very likable (which is on purpose; we find him at a pivotal moment in his young life as he graduates high school - he's the sad side of the partyer - Someone who at 18 is already showing signs of being an alcoholic) - I appreciate that the movie definitely makes its characters more realistic and not just teenage archetypes... I also loved Brie Larson in her smaller role as his ex - But the movie left me feeling sort of empty. It might have been that when I look back to my high school years I mostly see my time wasted on a loser boyfriend and struggling with undiagnosed bipolar - Not a great time for me -
Anyhoo - I do think it's a good movie; I just didn't connect with it as much as I was hoping to. More melancholy than I was expecting. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think I needed something more uplifting (after watching Would You Rather?!). Ahhh, well.