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The Cincinatti Kid Had to watch it after my poker games last night. There is more testosterone in that one than in Rounders. I completely forgot about Rip Torn's character. Despicable.

The Reckoning A nice performance by Paul Bettany, and a good if somewhat predictable tale. I worked with Willem Dafoe's brother last year for a few months, and I'm finding it hard to not superimpose his brother's voice (which is much more cheery) when I see Willem, but that's just me. Loses points for the plot predictability as noted, and for Vincent Cassel's general cheesiness, but period detail...

Match Point - 1st time - - It's not quite yet Allen at his best it felt too much like a lesser version of Crimes and Misdemeanors , but I certainly enjoyed it. We need more movies heavy on cynicism. De-Lovely - 1st time - - Lots of monotonous musical numbers, poorly patched together by seemingly essential but ultimately inconsequent moments of Porter's life (oh, now he went to Hollywood; oh, ...

Buckykatt wrote: bit alarmed at how beefy Christian Bale is--didn't he film this right after The Machinist? That can't be good for your body. I heard somewhere that Bale developed a heart condition from that turnaround.

ze424 wrote: Match Point - 1st time - - It's not quite yet Allen at his best it felt too much like a lesser version of Crimes and Misdemeanors , but I certainly enjoyed it. Except for Scarlett Johannson's acting (which one could actually argue was supposed to be a bit over the top her character was a failed actress, after all), I actually was thinking that MP was a lesser C&M. ze424 wrote:...

North by Northwest A funny, thrilling romp across the country from Hitchcock. Grant is terrific as the title role, with a sarcastic yet unknowing persona simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. The suspensions of disbelief are easily dispelled by everything else that makes this work. The scenes in the cornfield and on Rushmore are great. Of the three Hitchcocks I've seen, this is about even ...

Eric Draven wrote: Buckykatt wrote: bit alarmed at how beefy Christian Bale is--didn't he film this right after The Machinist? That can't be good for your body. I heard somewhere that Bale developed a heart condition from that turnaround. I heard it was from eating Pop Rocks and drinking Coke.

[quote="alan smithee"] ze424 wrote: ze424 wrote: We need more movies heavy on cynicism. More posters, too.

Jimothy wrote: North by Northwest...Grant is terrific as the title role... I forget, was he North or Northwest?

The Bone Collector Good solid thriller. Sky High Good clean fun. She's Out of Control Good god what was I thinking? Although seeing a very young Matthew Perry was fun.