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Oscars, which movies have you seen?
Comments (22)We just saw The Queen. I think we're about done with the Oscars although we might still see Notes on a Scandel and both Little Miss Sunshine and Water are coming from Netflix. The Queen had very good acting but I didn't think the story was that interesting. But I've always considered royalty to be rather useless and expensive so I didn't care that much about the queen or her struggles. Diane described Pan's Labyrinth quite well. It is mostly a war story with some fantasy elements. The grisly part is mostly the fights between the army and the rebels which does include the aftermath of the torture of one of the rebels (although thankfully it does not show the actual torture). I feel sorry for my mother right now. She likes to watch the movies on our top ten lists for the year but she hates violence. And pretty much the only non-violent movie on my top ten is Shortbus which has a lot of graphic sex. So I can't exactly recommend that one to her either. I think she'd really like Volver though and all the violence in that is off-screen so I think that one is okay at least....See MoreOld movie plot?
Comments (13)I saw a movie on TMZ similar to what you describe, a very young Angie Dickenson was in it but I can't, for the life of me, find the movie....See MoreDo you use a streaming device for movies - especially old classics?
Comments (11)I have the basic Roku.. have had it for (probably close to 10?) years and it works fine. That said, when I replace my tv one of these days, I'll update my streaming device also. I prefer Roku to apple tv and amazon fire because it will also stream Acorn.tv and Spotify. Yes, you will need to have a streaming device on each tv. I don't know that you need the super processing power of the ultra for old classic movies which aren't in high definition. I would think you'd be fine with a premier even the model below that. I am not an expert on these things though. I just know that my original Roku is running fine. I am surprised that you found a 4k tv that isn't a smart tv with either Roku or some other proprietary streaming software installed....See MoreWhich Oscar Movie are you voting for?
Comments (8)I've seen all the Oscar nominated Best Picture films and all the remaining acting nominated films except for Roman Israel which I think is a long shot, and which got very mediocre reviews. Of the Best Picture contingent, I loved Lady Bird and Three Billboards because I thought they were both beautifully conceived and executed films, albeit completely different in tone. I enjoyed The Post but it felt a little too by-the-numbers, if that makes sense. It was so well directed and acted but a bit formulaic. Phantom Thread was an oddball little film, that's for sure; not sure if 'enjoyed' it is the word I would use but it was certainly gripping. Call Me By Your Name bored me in many stretches and frankly the central romance was, I thought, creepy (might have been the sheer physical disparity between hulking Armie Hammer and scrawny little Timothee Chalomet-made me feel uncomfortably close to walking a predator stalking an adolescent rather than a luminous love story). I saw Get Out when it opened, and liked it very much but I don't see it as a Best Picture contender. Thought Dunkirk was awesome and so well done but also think it's a bit too narrowly focused to be the winner, especially with the strong line up of films it's competing against....See More
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