What movies have you seen recently?

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I saw Vampires Suck... It sucked.

Lol but I mean I smiled 3-4 times but other than that nothing. Didn't laugh once just a few smiles.

I mean it had so much potential with parodying the source material but the writers are mentally ret*d and don't know a good opportunity when they see one.

I saw Mogambo starring Clark Gable, Ava Gardner (WOW!!) and Grace Kelly. Set in Africa during a safari expedition, Gable is caught between Gardner and Kelly in a love triangle. One of the best from Ava Gardner, and superbly directed by the master, John Ford.

Saw Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland for the umpteenth time. I don't care what anyone else says, I think it's a great movie and I love it. The Mad Hatter never fails to put a smile on my face.

The Kinks You Really Got Me Rockumentary.

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I saw the Brad Pitt western, The Assassination of Jesse James. It wasn't bad, considering I'm not a big western fan.

To add, I saw the Cary Grant drama, People Will Talk the other night and last night I watched Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's. Everytime I hear Moon River, I start to cry, especially when she sings it herself. With the type of person Audrey was and what she did to help so many people in Africa, to get cancer and die of it is just heartbreaking. There will only be one Audrey Hepburn, may she rest in peace.

To add, last night I watched two. The first was Carriers and the second was The Haunting of Molly Hartley.

Recently, I saw Mobsters. Based on a true story, it tells of Christian Slater who plays Charles "Lucky" Luciano, who along with his boyhood pals from the streets, Meyer Lansky, Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and Frank Costello join forces with other massive underworld figures in their conspiracy to control American organised crime. First, they have to kill two top bosses: Joseph Masseria and Salvatore Maranzano (Faranzano in the movie). Secondly, they have to get other top leaders in line and most importantly, one of America's biggest crime bosses: Alphonse "Scarface" Capone! Eveything falls into place, as history shows and the millions start rolling in. Excellent viewing and as a mob enthusiast I find it to be 90% accurate.

I just saw "the Boy Who Could Fly" with my kids- my 12 year old has Asperger's and my 10year old has autism. I have to say that I loved this movie- I think Jay Underwood is fantastic (actually everyone is) but I saw so many similarities between his portrayl of Eric to my 10 year old. We always joke that Brian has a stealth mode- sometimes he can seem to pop up out of thin air- not saying he can fly but like I said, he can seem to just appear out of nowhere. Loved the fact that he doesn't BLOSSOM in terms of his communication with Millie- so many times movies depict people going from autism to being "normal"...although he makes huge strides. Loved, loved, loved this movie. Yes, I know the ending is a stretch but even that was great to me- like life, sometimes even the greatest triumphs are bittersweet!

Interesting to watch this kind of movie with an Asperger's kid- the nuances went way over his head (he fixated on the bullies that kept hassling Louis) I had to explain a lot of what was going on to him- and my 10 year old really seemed to get it- he asked the right questions and made some cool observations about how he understood how Eric wouldn't want to be bugged by people....

Can anyone recommend some more movies like this? I think this one is way better than Rain Man, although I did enjoy that one, but thie movie had me crying! :

Salt. Was a good action film, and it wasn't predictable either. Keeps you guessing.

In the last couple months I've seen Inception, Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, The Expendables and The Kids Are All Right.

Inception was fantastic. I actually saw it three times because I kept seeing the movie with people who hadn't seen it yet. The only criticism I had of the film was that the characters weren't as well fleshed out as I'd have liked them to be. Still, it was only a nagging issue I had with the film and I'm sure that won't stop it from sweeping up awards at the Oscars.

I liked the numerous pop culture and videogame references in Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World but ultimately it failed to deliver for me, getting repetitive by the end with several meaningless fight scenes. The characters were also a little unlikeable, and the Ramona character just didn't work at all. Michael Cera also needs to find a new schtick because the naive, socially awkward thing isn't working for him as well as it used to, now that he's almost 30 years old.

I saw The Expendables with some friends who thought the film was awesome but my reaction to it was only lukewarm. It was certainly something to see so many big names from action films all in one film, but the plot and script was uninspired, and there was very little of the humour that characterised the action films from the 90's it was trying to be. Jet Li was also wasted in the film. Why hire Jet Li then make all his fight scenes similar to everyone else's instead of showing off his martial arts?

The Kids Are All Right was excellent. Lots of humour, a great script and fantastic performances from all the cast, but from Annette Bening and Mia Wasikowska especially. Just a pity the film is seeing such a limited release here in Australia, because it is way better than any film screening at my local multiplex at the moment. I do find some parts of the lesbian relationship portrayed in the film odd though, and am unsure as to how much insight the script has in actual lesbian relationships. Any doubts about authenticity however are largely pushed aside however due to the strength of the acting.

The next film I'd like to see is Tomorrow, When The War Began, the film adaptation of the first of the John Marsden series of books. I know it's oriented more towards teens but I want to see it because I loved the books when I was school age.

Yesterday, I saw Scott Pilgrim VS the World.

Excellent, hilarious, and well-directed.

The beef I had with the movie was the notion Ramona {Oh, how I love Mary Elizabeth Winstead} going through that many people that fast. Ramona = Ho-bag?
And Michael Cera definitely needs to find a more darker type of guy to play.

Oh, how I love Anna Kendrick and Allison Pill.

I've seen Inception, SP vs. World and The American recently. Liked them all.

Watched "The Little Rascals"

It's hilarious how dumb these kids are but it's done in an adorable meaningful sort of way that you forgive them.

For me, it was Mao's Last Dancer. Since it took place in Houston (where I live), I noticed very many inconsistencies with the scenes in the "Petro Metro" from 1981, when the story line took place. It was supposed to take place in 1981, but the showed the skyline as it looks today, for example. However, it showed J.P. Morgan Chase Tower, which had just been completed at the time, and the Wortham Center, in 1986, when the movie's story line ended.

For me, it was Mao's Last Dancer. Since it took place in Houston (where I live), I noticed very many inconsistencies with the scenes in the "Petro Metro" from 1981, when the story line took place. It was supposed to take place in 1981, but the showed the skyline as it looks today, for example. However, it showed J.P. Morgan Chase Tower, which had just been completed at the time, and the Wortham Center, in 1986, when the movie's story line ended.

I watchd Kick Ass on DVD Saturday and yesterday on Channel 5 I watch for the first time Monster House and then I watched Men In Black.