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03 May 2012, 6:45 pm

Finding Neverland

Johhny Depp kate winslet and some terrific child actors the one that played peter was especially good...
This movie was very good, it was about a play writer and him writing the story of peter pan which is based off his time he spends with a Widow and her 4 boys... he is such a kid himslef and has a wild imagination...

I was especially able to relate to this movie as i am a kid at heart and working with kids is my life... the movie was great and the ending was one of those really sad/ happy endings.... i have to admit... i cried (SHUDDUP) it just got to me so much... was a terrific movie but i dont think i will ever watch it again unless im all alone or with someone who wont judge me...

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03 May 2012, 7:27 pm

Nothing wrong with getting weepy.
Just finished watching "the brother from another planet" not even gonna try to explain it lol much enjoyment was had

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04 May 2012, 4:14 am

Ed Wood (1994) - A Tim Burton/Johnny Depp collaboration, though one that I have neglected to watch for quite a long time. I love Depp's portrayal of Ed Wood; he's so cheerful and friendly. I find him to be very cute.

lilbetta wrote:

Oh yes, that's another movie I want to see in the near future. I have it on DVD though I have never seen the entire thing. I want to watch it in its entirety, but I will have to pick a day when I won't feel too bad about bawling over it.

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04 May 2012, 4:58 am

I watched Drive again, which my wife got me for my birthday on May 1st.
Needless to say, great, great movie. And as many members of WP have stated in the past, the Driver is very likely on the autistic spectrum. Asking my wife if she thought that was the case - as she lives with an autistic man (me ) - she agreed absolutely.
So, I gotta add this to the list of movies about Asperger's, even if that had never been the intent of the screen writer, director, or the author of the novel which inspired the movie.

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04 May 2012, 6:27 am

lilbetta wrote:

Finding Neverland

This is one of very few films that has a non Scot, playing a Scot, and I haven't cringed at the accent. Johnny Depp's accent is very good, spot on, not overdone the way others do it.

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04 May 2012, 9:27 am

-Haywire (2011)
A typical Soderbergh-type film in terms of the way it was shot, so nothing really new to report there. The old "secret agent betrayed by his/her employers" plot isn't that fresh either. With all that said though, I did enjoy the acting and the fight coreography. The supporting cast was made up of a number of actors who I like (McGregor, Banderas, Douglas, Fassbender, Paxton) and they all did a good job. And while Gina Cararo is still a little rough around the edges in terms of her acting (which is common for young action stars), she manages to pull off a fairly convincing and interesting secret agent. I know Soderbergh's work is usually hit-or-miss, but one thing he does well is directing actresses. Remember, this is the same guy who got a good performance out of Jennifer Lopez in "Out Of Sight."

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04 May 2012, 11:49 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

) - she agreed absolutely.
So, I gotta add this to the list of movies about Asperger's, even if that had never been the intent of the screen writer, director, or the author of the novel which inspired the movie.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

I wholeheartedly agree.

And this is what the screenwriter said in an interview:

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Ryan brought a geekiness and innocence to the part. It’s really with his facial expressions. For example, when he first meets Carey Mulligan’s husband, the way I’d written it, there was almost a standoff between these two men.But the way Ryan played it, he was aware but almost seemed innocent to the other guy’s jealousy and aggression. He had this smile on his face. It’s fantastic the way he gave his character this almost autistic combination of innocence and otherworldliness and he really inhabits his own world where he doesn’t see the subtext to what other people are plotting. That’s an actor’s genius in bringing something so complex to what’s on the page.

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04 May 2012, 3:35 pm

Mayel wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

I wholeheartedly agree.

And this is what the screenwriter said in an interview:

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I hadn't known Ryan Gosling had added that aspect to the character himself. Always interesting to know.

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04 May 2012, 7:12 pm

Nick of Time - Another Johnny Depp movie. This time he plays a father whose daughter is kidnapped and he is blackmailed into assassinating the governor, and if he fails, his daughter will be killed. It's a pretty decent movie to watch on a boring rainy day (which is the kind of day today was for me), or possibly if you are sick and have to stay in bed. I think the interactions between Gene Watson (Depp's character) and his daughter were very sweet. I loved seeing that side of him.

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04 May 2012, 9:49 pm

IdahoRose wrote:

lilbetta wrote:

Watch it it is very good but be prepared to cry if I did u prob will otherwise I'm a sissy.. but yes Johnny depps accent was pretty spot on as someone with strong Scottish family ties...

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05 May 2012, 2:08 am

The Astronaut's Wife - My Johnny Depp binge continues. I thought this movie was a very good thriller, though some things about it confused me, particularly at the end. Even though Spencer Armacost (Depp's character) was the closest thing the movie had to an antagonist, I disliked his wife Jillian more, because she did something that was highly against my morals. Spencer smacked her across the face for it and I thought she deserved it, because I would've done the same thing if I had been him. Revealing what Jillian did would involve a spoiler-filled explanation and possibly start a flame war, so I'm not going to get into it.

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05 May 2012, 2:14 am

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The lines I remember best from The Astronaut's Wife are:

"You killed my husband!"
"Yeah, yeah I did. And I f****d his wife."

I had liked the movie, but my wife really didn't.

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05 May 2012, 2:21 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

IdahoRose wrote:

The lines I remember best from The Astronaut's Wife are:

"You killed my husband!"
"Yeah, yeah I did. And I f**** his wife."

I had liked the movie, but my wife really didn't.

-Bill, otherwise known as Kraichgauer

I'm surprised that someone else on this forum has even heard of The Astronaut's Wife, let alone liked it. That makes me happy.

That's my favorite line from the movie! I couldn't help but crack a smile when I heard it even though it was a serious moment in the movie.

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05 May 2012, 2:24 am

The Exorcist and Ronin.

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05 May 2012, 4:24 am

Finally settled on easy rider in the end last night. Liked it a lot although was sad to me.

Now to start looking for today's.

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05 May 2012, 7:51 am

The Machinist
THX 1138
The Avengers
This Means War

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