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This is a show that is telling a specific story while exploring specific character's in an attempt to disect certain issues within our world today. I look at this show as a reflection of recent times, the issue of never being happy with what you have and looking for happiness in the wrong places and feeling lost and unsure of your place in the world is something I see a lot of people dealing with in the world around me. The setting of the sixties is almost the perfect era to pair with such seemingly lost and depressed character's because of it's ironic nature at the same time as the literal sense of reinvention and change that occured in that time.
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring Inchthe MartianInch home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return. Based on a best-selling novel, and helmed by master director Ridley Scott, THE MARTIAN features a star studded cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara, Michael Pe~a, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover.
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This was a very good movie, but as a lover of the book, I was a bit let down. I listened to the audio version and this narrator did such a fantasic job, the movie doesn't show the extent of Mark's sarcastic humor, which I really loved. Of course I know that no movie will ever match a book and there are inevitably things left out, but I hated that all the suspense from the trek to the MAV was just skipped over. It looks like he just had a quick trip while it really took months, he lost communication (completely ignored in the movie), and he wrecked the rover. However, the part that aggravating me the most was the ending. I can forgive small changes to make things fit for film, but completely changing the ending it too much. The book was nothing like the movie in terms of how he was caught by the crew, it was perfectly fine in the book, very exciting and entertaining, changing it was not necessary. I did like that there was an extra scene that showed everyone after they returned home. That was the one thing I would have liked to see in the book.
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I loved the way it presented complex emotions and feelings as things that were much more relatable to a child. (Little colorful creatures acting like they feel) This let me have some pretty deep discussions with my daughter after the movie about feelings and how to understand them, recognize them, and talk about them. That's a pretty incredible thing to be able to do with a 4 year old as 4 yr old's tend to be mostly impulse driven and act out specifically because they often don't understand what they are feeling. When you factor in that this ability to help a small child understand complex emotions comes from a cartoon about little brightly colored creatures....that's a pretty amazing. Fantastic Movie over all, LOVE IT!!!
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Best Furious to date - we watched this opening night, and have watched every one. This is the best one so far - great car scenes, death defying stunts, over the top villains and hot girls/cars/guys - what's not to love? This is a great guy movie - it is also a great girls night out movie, and a great date movie - it truly has something for everyone.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron was an excellent movie. I would absolutely recommend taking the time to see it, especially if you happen to be a fan of the Marvel movies that have been released to date.
Gantz is a sexually-charged sci-fi head-trip, a gory experiment in flesh and blood where the only thing worse than dying is dying again. If you are chosen by the bizarre black sphere known as the Gantz, you are already dead. You remember dying, yet you can eat, sleep, have S*x; it feels a lot like life. Strangers join you in this limbo. While some are good, some are very bad. All are dead like you - for now. You might be able to reclaim your mortality. But first, the Gantz demands that you undertake missions of brutality and madness, killing aliens hidden among the population. It is your only chance and you have no choice. You must play this disturbing game. You must experience this nightmare. And if you die again - and you likely will - it's permanent.
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I was really surprised when Gantz finally arrived. This is a character driven show. I loved the characters. It is a mix of many diverse people including many troubled types. It also reminds me of the graphic novel DEMO in this way. The animation is top notch, the story telling is equally on par, disappointed that the series didn't continue and had some bogus ending, but it's understandable considering how convoluted the story gets further down the road. Great dialogue, Love It!
Directed by Nick Cassavetes, this adaptation of author Nicholas Sparks' bestselling novel revolves around Noah Calhoun's (James Garner) regular visits to a female patron (Gena Rowlands) of an area nursing home. Rather than bore her with the inanities of everyday life, Calhoun reads from an old, faded notebook containing the sweeping account of a young couple (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) whose love affair was tragically put to a halt after their separation in the midst of World War II. Seven years later, the couple was reunited, and, despite having taken radically different paths, they found themselves unable to resist the call of a second chance. The Notebook also features Joan Allen, Sam Shepard, and Kevin Connolly.
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THE NOTEBOOK has long been my favorite of Nicholas Sparks' many books, so it is a happy surprise to me that the wonderful story transferred to the big screen with all the sweetness, warmth, and tenderness that made the book a runaway best seller. The best part of this movie was the incredible chemistry between Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling as the young lovers Allie and Noah. Their story was told by an elderly couple in a nursing home. James Garner and Gena Rowlands were outstanding as the devoted "Duke" and the woman with irreversible dementia. As Duke recounted the story of Allie and Noah from the notebook he carried with him, the lady's memory began to come back and she could remember.
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I was skeptical especially in the beginning. I am 43 years old and I loved this movie. It has some sort of endearing humor that really had me laughing. My 12 year old son and I quoted several scenes on the way home laughing hard. If you want to escape from stress and just smile, go see this movie. My favorite character....Lego Batman. Hilarious.
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The cast here couldn't fit the characters better. John C. Reilly as the big guy Wreck-it Ralph, Sarah Silverman as the spirited and surprisingly funny Vanellope von Schweetz, Jane Lynch as the stoic and hilarious Sergeant Calhoun, and Jack McBrayer as the lovable and yet again laugh- out-loud Fix-it Felix Junior. The movie is absolutely hilarious; the performances from all of the actors fit their roles perfectly and couldn't be funnier. They couldn't have picked a better voice cast, honestly to goodness.
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This Trilogy packs a punch! The Bluray quality looks absolutely stunning, you can appreciate all the little details that were left out of the original VHS Cassette way back when. Love this movie, an absolute "MUST HAVE" for any Sci-Fi movie lover, truly ahead of it's time, Great Movie Series!