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The More The Merrier (1943) - George Stevens


Set during the WW2 housing shortage in Washingston, this slapstick romance centers around love triangle between two men and a woman sharing a single apartment and the older man who plays Cupid for the other two. First of all, there are two things this film particularly excels in : great script and an immense chemistry between Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn and Joel McCrea. The comedic touch and delievery between the former two was just brilliant, especially manifested through the masterfully scripted "chaotic morning routine" sequence. Truly a hilarious scene !



Joel McCrea was also very good, as Arthur's love interest. Their chemistry was suprisingly intense, particularly in the "stairs scene", where tension between the two was through the roof. In general, I was really amused by the film's witty dialogue and the funny situations characters found themselves in. I wasn't as impressed with the last quarter of the film, because it was a bit too cheesy for my taste, but honestly this really didn't spoil my enjoyment of the film. Overall, this is a pretty hilarious and dynamic comedy very well worth seeing !

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My friend lent me his Blu Ray copy to watch. Painfully unfunny. And Ice Cube can be a funny guy. Friday is proof enough there. Gotta return my buddy's Blu Ray today. And we shall see how he reacts to the copy of Blue Velvet I lent him a few days ago.

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The Proposal. Pretty cute chick flic on tv last night. Loved the setting , and makes me want to go to Canada to meet Gammy. Betty White was fantastic.

There are so many horror movies out there and many of them are alike. I think just by using the race angle it separated itself from others. Not that it's a brilliant idea, but at least it was a little different from the rest. They easily could have made basically the same movie without using the race card.

After about 20 minutes I thought I was going to love it. I thought the rest alternated between funny, amusing, and silly. I prefer Shaun of the Dead, but it's been a while since I've seen that so who knows. I did like it, just not as much as I had hoped.

Oculus (2013) – 2/10

Elle (2016) by Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoven is back with an uncomprimising thriller with an unsettling feminist approach. It diverts from his classical mainstream satire such as Total Recall and Starship Troopers with a notion of female empowerment and gender relations as a focal point in an upscale but divergent milieu.

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Ouch.

I thought I was going to hate this one, but it surprised me. I really enjoyed it as it didn't pull any punches, felt genuine in the character decisions and had just the right amount of creepiness to it. Oculus is mirrors done right, Mirrors is mirrors done wrong.

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I loved that but had no idea what it was about other than a british cop show before I watched it. Wasnt even aware it was the same film makers as Shaun otd. I just love british humour.

BAAAH!!

Why so low, man?

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It's a fact, granted. I don't think it's a plus point in movie dissection terms though.

It's like saying That's a crude example, and I don't mean to be flippant. But if the race angle makes it unique, there's probably something unique about every single movie ever made. It's what annoyed me about the film to be honest. Throwing in the ethnicity of the lead character and making the victims black, suddenly makes this a new, groundbreaking movie about slavery and /or the breakdown of race relations in modern day america? Not for me. It was just another date movie that tried to be clever.

I guess this opinion might not be popular, so I brace for impact.

Incoming!!!

No just kidding. I totally get what you're saying. I think it can be viewed either way. For me I viewed it much the same as you. I enjoyed it, thought it was a bit different from the run of the mill pump 'em out horror movies, and really liked the two leads. Felt a bit uncomfortable with the' Uncle Tom' types, but understand why some Americans thought this was a bit much.

Please tell us what he thinks, especially if that's his first Lynch movie

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Oh yes, Mirrors – I've seen bits of it but never the whole film. Is there not also a Japanese horror involving mirrors?

Anyway, I'm going to have to go away and collect my thoughts about it. Suffice to say it was very unsatisfying and I didn't feel like being generous with the rating .

You're not wrong in that it's not much. I just appreciate a little something different as someone who watches a lot of horror movies. It's like having a blind guy in Don't Breathe or a deaf girl in Hush. Just a little different take on the same old story. Cabin in the Woods was another that was a little different. I liked that The Devil's Background used a different setting. To be honest, I don't need originality in my horror, but it's good to see filmmakers try something.

I wasnt much of a fan of it either. Cant even remember why, now, other than I was a bit bored.

8 or 9 Wonder Women

I wrote a review for it in this post: https://www.movieforums.com/communit...78#post1288178

Perhaps it'll give you a different perspective, though not necessarily change the one you have.

REC. A young female journalist and her cameraman are doing a story on a typical night for a local fire service when they are trapped - quarantined - in an apartment building where a terrifying virus is running rampant and turning the residents into flesh-eating zombies in this late 2000s "found footage" Spanish horror flick that is absolutely one of the best (if not the best) of its genre. Tense, adrenaline-fuelled and often watch-through-your-fingers scary.

I mean REC is good but it's no Quarantine