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Originally Posted by Tinsnip
I just watched a movie called "I Sell the Dead". I laughed my ass off the entire time. It takes place in England and is set in the 1700 or 1800s, about a couple grave robbers, but they're not always robbing ordinary corpses. It's a great dark comedy, hilariously terrifying. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIQ-xcI1zKQ |
Did not care for that one, but it certainly did get a lot of good reviews -
Rue Morgue Magazine loved it... I thought it was a miss, personally.
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The Town
I'm actually pretty upset that
The Town wasn't wasn't up for Best Picture this year - I would say that
The Town is my second or third favorite movie of the year (definitely second to
Black Swan, though possibly third to
Despicable Me, which just makes me incredibly happy)... Could be that I'm biased; I'm from the Boston area and get a certain delight from watching actors who can get the damn accent right (it's not just about dropping your R's, by the way)... Or it could be that this crime drama was a really thrilling character piece with characters whom I honestly cared about. Jeremy Renner is utterly brilliant (definitely deserves the Oscar nod), and Rebecca Hall is incredibly sympathetic. And I don't care what people say about Ben Affleck - While he may be limited, he's talented within his sphere. And apparently a great actor, too.
I loved this film - I was on the edge of my seat, intrigued the whole time. Highly recommend it.
4.5/5.