Topic: At the Library

[addicted2dvd]

I went for a walk today... found myself by the library so decided to pop in and borrow a few DVDs... came out with...

     

[Piffi]

I've seen both Black Swan and The Hitcher, and enjoyed them both. The Black Swan is amazing if you havent seen it before. I think both Mila Kunis and Nathalie Portman is amazing in their parts!

[addicted2dvd]

I grabbed that one (Black Swan) only because Mila Kunis is in it... liked her ever since That '70s Show. Unfortunately The Hitcher... all they had was the Full Screen. But you basically take what you can get when you go to the library... it will at least let me know if I want to add them to my collection.

[Piffi]

I think Black Swan is a movie that you want to add to your collection after watching it. Specially if you like Mila

[DSig]

I've seen both Black Swan and The Hitcher, and enjoyed them both. The Black Swan is amazing if you haven't seen it before. I think both Mila Kunis and Nathalie Portman is amazing in their parts!

I have to agree about "The Black Swan".  I was simply blown away the first time I saw it.  And I am not a Mila Kunis fan (sorry addicted I really disliked her character in "That 70's Show" <G>) but found her as engaging in this one as I did in "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" (though a much different character).  Now if we could only get "The Mindy Kaling Show" off the air <sigh>

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

I think Black Swan is a movie that you want to add to your collection after watching it. Specially if you like Mila

Not too sure about this,
Music is too much in the foreground for Pete's taste, possibly.

[addicted2dvd]

Walked to town again today... stopped by the library and borrowed a couple more....

Devil | Year: 2010 | 80 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Trapped in an elevator high above Philadelphia, five people discover that the Devil is among them – and no one can escape their fate. This chilling, supernatural thriller from producer M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense, Signs) will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way to a heart-stopping ending with a truly wicked twist. Hit & Run | Year: 2012 | 101 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell star in this hilarious, non-stop action-packed comedy costarring Bradley Cooper, Kristin Chenoweth and Tom Arnold. A nice guy with a questionable past, Charlie Bronson (Shepard), risks everything when he busts out of a witness protection program to drive his girlfriend (Bell) to Los Angeles for the job opportunity of a lifetime. Their road trip grows awkwardly complicated, however, when they're chased by an inept fed (Arnold) and Charlie's ex-pal (Cooper), a vengeance-crazed criminal he helped put behind bars. Hit & Run is a high-speed race to the finish where the brakes are off and the chase is on. I got Hit & Run because of Kristen Bell... loved her on Veronica Mars.

[addicted2dvd]

I think Black Swan is a movie that you want to add to your collection after watching it. Specially if you like Mila

Not too sure about this,
Music is too much in the foreground for Pete's taste, possibly.

Yeah... this is a concern of mine. Haven't watched yet... but will need to within the next few days.

[addicted2dvd]

While at library this morning I picked up....

The Lovely Bones | Year: 2009 | 135 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro From Academy Award® winning* director Peter Jackson comes the extraordinary story about one girl’s life, and everything that came after. When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. But now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on. Filled with thrilling suspense, hope and the redeeming power of love, it’s “One of the best films of the year. Incredibly powerful.” – Harry Knowles, AIN'T IT COOL NEWS *Winner: Best Directing, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King; 2003 Monsters | Year: 2010 | 94 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system. A probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Central America. Soon after, new life forms began to appear there and half of Mexico was quarantined as an INFECTED ZONE. Today, the American and Mexican military still struggle to contain "the creatures"...Our story begins when a U.S. journalist agrees to escort a shaken American tourist through the infected zone in Mexico to the safety of the U.S. border. Sucker Punch | Year: 2011 | 110 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro A young girl (Baby Doll) is locked away in a mental asylum by her abusive stepfather where she will undergo a lobotomy in five days' time. Faced with unimaginable odds, she retreats to a fantastical world in her imagination where she and four other female inmates at the asylum, plot to escape the facility. The lines between reality and fantasy blur as Baby Doll and her four companions, as well as a mysterious guide, fight to retrieve the five items they need that will allow them to break free from their captors before it's too late...

[DSig]

I really like Lovely Bones.  It deals with the loss of a child in a way that no parent should every go through (not that there is a good way for this).  It can rip at you nerves but at the same time give you strange hope in the way that What Dreams May Come does.
And this is the film where i *discovered* Saoirse Ronan.  I then quickly checked others by her and found them equally engaging.  I really look for good things from her in the future as long as she gets good roles and not stuck with clunkers like The Host.  Just because you are beautiful young woman doesn't mean you need to play in teenage angst films.

[addicted2dvd]

I stopped by the library today... picked up...

       

[Piffi]

Have you seen 'Black Swan' yet?

[DSig]

Hmm since it didn't look like you asking anyone in particular i'll jump in ... Yes, saw it and bought it right away.  I find it visually and performance wise a facinating film.  It is very heavy (as Iron Butterfly was to rock) film and could depend on your mood at the time.  But it is a very good watch

[addicted2dvd]

Nope... never got around to it. Will have to try again at another time.

[addicted2dvd]

Walked up to the library this morning... renewed a few I haven't watched yet... and got these...

Evil Dead | Year: 2013 | 91 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro A secluded cabin. An ancient curse. An unrelenting evil. The original producers reunite to present a genuinely terrifying re-imagining of their original horror masterpiece. Five young friends have found the mysterious and fiercely powerful Book of the Dead. Unable to resist its temptation, they release a violent demon on a bloodthirsty quest to possess them all. Who will be left to fight for their survival and defeat this unearthly force of murderous carnage? The Incredible Burt Wonderstone | Year: 2013 | 100 Min.| IMDb | Trailer/Intro Superstar illusionists and Las Vegas headliners Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) have fallen on hard times. The longtime friends now loathe each other and they face cutthroat competition from guerrilla street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey), whose cult following surges with each outrageous stunt. But there's still a chance to save the act – both onstage and off – if Burt can retrieve his magic mojo!