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Really.... It does not have to be small to be a gadget. How many of us have a 100 in touch screen computer on a Table.
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Really.... It does not have to be small to be a gadget. How many of us have a 100 in touch screen computer on a Table.
Bigfoot3814
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I'm not a doctor, but I say that if it's not like a wristwatch that shoots lazerz or a camera hidden inside a paper clip then it's not really a James Bond gadget. Whatever computer thing that was is just your basic movie technology.
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Or a car with rockets and machine guns. Goddam only normal cars.
What about head lights on cars that fire lasers?
Lord Parkin
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Saw "Let the Right One In" today, after hearing the good reviews. I can't recommend it highly enough - awesome filming, brilliant acting (especially since the two main characters were 12 years old), and a fascinating story to boot. It's a slightly strange genre - romantic horror - but the director/writer made it work incredibly well. 9.5/10. 
Ecofarm
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I realize this is some sort of sacrilege, but I must say.
Deer Hunter was crappy. The stupid wedding scene went on for AN HOUR. And how the hell does such an extravagent church exist in the frozen wasteland with trailer-park people anyway? One guy punched his girlfriend (in the face) and everyone was like "whatever". The war was more or less limited to the POW scene that, while gripping, lasted all of 10 minutes. The guy with no legs in a psych ward instantly gets "all better!" when Mickey decides to take him home. While Nickey dying was disturbing, by this point in the movie I just couldn't really care.
He let's the deer live. Whoopee.
It was crap and moved slower than a snail. It was like one of those Irving novels (water method man, the cider house rules) that are just too miserable to possibly give a crap. I didn't even pay attention to the last 5-10 minutes; I hope they all died terrible deaths, the whole freaking town.
There, I said it.
Deer Hunter was crappy. The stupid wedding scene went on for AN HOUR. And how the hell does such an extravagent church exist in the frozen wasteland with trailer-park people anyway? One guy punched his girlfriend (in the face) and everyone was like "whatever". The war was more or less limited to the POW scene that, while gripping, lasted all of 10 minutes. The guy with no legs in a psych ward instantly gets "all better!" when Mickey decides to take him home. While Nickey dying was disturbing, by this point in the movie I just couldn't really care.
He let's the deer live. Whoopee.
It was crap and moved slower than a snail. It was like one of those Irving novels (water method man, the cider house rules) that are just too miserable to possibly give a crap. I didn't even pay attention to the last 5-10 minutes; I hope they all died terrible deaths, the whole freaking town.
There, I said it.
PeteAtoms
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I totally agree. And I also have the same experience with the Godfather.
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I started watching it and just couldn't be bothered to watch the rest. I got to the first 30 mins or so.
Is "bumsavaging" anything like "tongue lashing"? "Bumsavaging." I have to use that in a sentence.
Irish Caesar
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I didn't think much of it, either... I couldn't figure out why that was one of AFI's greatest movies ever made list.
Three hours is too long for anything, and this was certainly no exception.
gangleri2001
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No comments on Turkish Star Wars? 
Death_Machine
Slaytanic Warrior
While I was amused, I didn't think it was as good as Knocked up, Superbad, Forgetting Sara Marshall, or any of the other movies that crew does.
I can't think of another movie that I heard so hyped and thought sucked.
Godfather 1 & 2 pwn all.
Lord Parkin
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I had the exact same experience... could never be bothered to see the rest of the movie, because it was moving so slowly.
Maybe it shows that films have changed a bit in the last 30 years? Nowadays, good films tend to trim out most of the excess scenes so that you're left with a shorter, sharper experience. Storytelling is more focused (in good movies at least), and doesn't meander so much.
At least, that's my thought.
Ecofarm
Deity
American Gangster and Gump are 3 hours and they are good.
I think people are so enamored with the cast, they force themselves to believe Deer Hunter was good.
I think people are so enamored with the cast, they force themselves to believe Deer Hunter was good.
JtheJackal
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I liked the Deer Hunter, but I always liked movies that told the effect of war
Irish Caesar
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Hm, didn't realize ol' Forrest was three...
I guess if it's well done, you don't realize it's three hours.
Ecofarm
Deity
You didn't like American Gangster? It's a wicked true story.
Good+ Films over 3 hours long:
I'm quite sure this is why The Deer Hunter is loved by some: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep (when they were young).
Good+ Films over 3 hours long:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_over_three_hours_long
I'm quite sure this is why The Deer Hunter is loved by some: Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken and Meryl Streep (when they were young).
Irish Caesar
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Can't say; I've never seen it.
Haven't seen any of the others on the list, either... I don't see very many movies, although I get recommendations from everyone.
I'd add Schindler's List and King Kong there.
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