The Movie thread

[MagicManICT]

If hooking up with Madonna means a downturn in a career, then how do you explain Sean Penn? His career got better afterwards.

[Kerryann]

If hooking up with Madonna means a downturn in a career, then how do you explain Sean Penn? His career got better afterwards.

But, how long afterwards?

They married in 1985 - his next 12 movies consist mainly of flops with the worst being Shanghai Surprise, lol, and minor roles after he lost his 'starring role' status.
1993, four years after they divorce, Seans career finally starts picking up again after he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his supportive role in Carlito's Way.
With Dead Men Walking, two years later his career was considered revived.

= 10 year hiatus = Madonna curse.

[Qukatt]

If hooking up with Madonna means a downturn in a career, then how do you explain Sean Penn? His career got better afterwards.

But, how long afterwards?

They married in 1985 - his next 12 movies consist mainly of flops with the worst being Shanghai Surprise, lol, and minor roles after he lost his 'starring role' status.
1993, four years after they divorce, Seans career finally starts picking up again after he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his supportive role in Carlito's Way.
With Dead Men Walking, two years later his career was considered revived.

= 10 year hiatus = Madonna curse.

[MagicManICT]

Damn... got me there. Guess I hadn't really thought of how long it was between their divorce and his success. (Of course, in my opinion, he wasn't a very successful actor yet, anyway, but then he'd only been at it professionally a few years at that point, anyway, but I was young and dumb still, so maybe my opinion doesn't mean much.)

[Kerryann]

Damn... got me there.

Lol. Sorry, i'm into films, which i guess is pretty obvious.

(Of course, in my opinion, he wasn't a very successful actor yet, anyway, but then he'd only been at it professionally a few years at that point, anyway, but I was young and dumb still, so maybe my opinion doesn't mean much.)

Imo too.

[Kerryann]

Resurrecting this thread after seeing a couple of good films recently, also would like some suggestions for anything else anyone thinks is worth viewing.

But first:

are you going to see the new Oliver Stone film?

I've seen it now, I quite enjoyed it. The hype surrounding the violence was well overplayed, apart from the initial scenes, there was very little violence by todays standards.

Dredd, however, omg! Just finished watching it now, disgusting. Not for the faint hearted.
Killing them softly - didn't go much on it, but it does have Brad Pitt.

Two I would recommend, if you like the type of films I do, both having the comedy element, are:

The Baytown Outlaws - directed by Barry Battles
Seven Psychopaths - director Martin McDonagh - brilliant performances from Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell.

I also caught two I overlooked when they were released, both of which I found quite thought provoking in different ways.

Ghosts of Cite Soleil - 2006 - A film documentary about gangster run ghetto's in Haiti - heartbreaking.
Unthinkable - 2010 - with Samuel L Jackson (always a plus, with the exception of snakes on a plane, lol) and directed by Gregor Jordan.

[Dallane]

Resurrecting this thread after seeing a couple of good films recently, also would like some suggestions for anything else anyone thinks is worth viewing.

But first:

are you going to see the new Oliver Stone film?

I've seen it now, I quite enjoyed it. The hype surrounding the violence was well overplayed, apart from the initial scenes, there was very little violence by todays standards.

Dredd, however, omg! Just finished watching it now, disgusting. Not for the faint hearted.
Killing them softly - didn't go much on it, but it does have Brad Pitt.

Two I would recommend, if you like the type of films I do, both having the comedy element, are:

The Baytown Outlaws - directed by Barry Battles
Seven Psychopaths - director Martin McDonagh - brilliant performances from Woody Harrelson and Colin Farrell.

I also caught two I overlooked when they were released, both of which I found quite thought provoking in different ways.

Ghosts of Cite Soleil - 2006 - A film documentary about gangster run ghetto's in Haiti - heartbreaking.
Unthinkable - 2010 - with Samuel L Jackson (always a plus, with the exception of snakes on a plane, lol) and directed by Gregor Jordan.

lol just watched all of those on freemoviesonyoutube

[Kerryann]

^ lol, which ones did you like?

I'm being forced to watch 'Ted' now - someone shoot me please! I've been told I will find it funny and I will laugh. Well, we will see.

Something one of my fellow HnH'ers may find amusing - I was talking to my friend about the Baytown Outlaws and they interupted me saying,

"Don't you mean the Baytown Outlaws?"
"yes, why, what did I say?"
"You said, the Odditown Outlaws"

[Ornery]

"Don't you mean the Baytown Outlaws?"
"yes, why, what did I say?"
"You said, the Odditown Outlaws"

[Dallane]

^ lol, which ones did you like?

I'm being forced to watch 'Ted' now - someone shoot me please! I've been told I will find it funny and I will laugh. Well, we will see.

I liked them all fairly well. I waited FOREVER to see looper on there and once it finally got on it gets to the half way mark and stops. Same with lawless. I had to redbox those damn things and it was totally worth it.

Ted is good if you like family guy. Its peter gryphon as a teddy bear basically. I'm sick of family guy so i thought it was meh.