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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-04 11:54 PM
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Just saw "Butterfly Effect"
Great movie. I recommend it. Just suspend your disbelief.
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-31-04 11:56 PM
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1. I don't believe I'll be seeing it
does that count?
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:00 AM
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2. Does it count for what?
:shrug:
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BigMcLargehuge Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:03 AM
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4. suspending my disbelief
:hi:
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sasquatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:02 AM
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3. Yeah it was a good January movie
They usually dump all the shit during January.
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Rooktoven Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:04 AM
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5. nah-- host of bad reviews, and the one true reviewer killed it
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:06 AM
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6. usually I disagree with film critics - case in point: Blair Witch
Blair Witch:

Critics said it was great.
I thought it was shit
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 04:58 AM
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12. I agree. That movie didn't make much sense to me.
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Momof1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:16 AM
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7. Is it really good? I hate wasting my money at the movies n/t
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wyldwolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 12:21 AM
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8. My wife and I both found it to be excellent... of course...
I'm not a entertainment snob so the mark of good entertainment to me is, well, entertainment.

I don't look for higher meaning.
I don't look for artsy fartsy.

Was I entertained for two hours. Yes.
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SheilaT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 02:12 AM
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9. Butterfly Effect is one of the best movies
I've seen in a long time. The scriptwriters clearly spent a lot of time thinking about how to trigger the changes, and how the changes would play out. Sometimes reviewers are completely full of crap.

I agree that the Blair Witch Project was totally over hyped and not worth seeing. I'm sorry I spent money to see it.
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Catherine Vincent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 02:23 AM
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10. I thought it was a good movie.
I saw it last week and recommended it to my parents and everyone else.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 03:26 AM
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11. I had planned on seeing it, tonight
But am now planning on seeing it tomorrow. Thanks for the recommendation. I have seen previews and it looked pretty interesting, but most movies turn out to be disappointments, these days.:shrug:
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 11:38 AM
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13. If it's about time travel, I'm gonna see it
I am an admitted sucker when it comes to time-travel movies. And if there's a lost-love element to it, all the better.

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Prisoner_Number_Six Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 11:41 AM
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14. Then you'll have seen Timeline by now?
A pretty good flick, but the book was better...
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-01-04 01:40 PM
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15. I didn't get a chance to see it while it was playing here
I read the book, too, so I was looking forward to the movie. Looks like I'll have to wait until the DVD release unless one of the local dinner-and-a-movie venues shows it.
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nuxvomica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-04 08:26 AM
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16. I saw it last night on your recommendation
I liked the basic time-travel premise, the use of montage, and the ending but I thought the acting was pretty awful. I kept wondering how much better the movie might be if the hero were played by a good actor. I don't mind Kutcher but I think he was out of his depth.
And I'm still trying to figure out how the scene with the knife in the kitchen fits.
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-02-04 08:27 AM
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17. I don't give a flying intercourse how good it is
They say a baby explodes in the movie. I'm not going.
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