Precisely why Take Shelter is putting me off more on more. Not sure I would enjoy it.superhero wrote:I am a sucker for a film with a "feel good" factor, so I'll probably like this too Andrews....
Moneyball
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a_person
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Re: Moneyball
Member No. 2 of the "100 free films in 2015" club. 3 seen, 97 to go!
Realistic target: 5
Preferred cinema list:
1) Cineworld: West India Quays or Greenwich, 02, Vue Westfield - Stratford City or Picturehouse Stratford
2) Picturehouse Greenwich
3) Any central London cinema including Islington (excluding Shepherd's Bush, and Whiteleys unless it's some super duper cool film)
4) Odeon Greenwich or Odeon Surrey Quays
Realistic target: 5
Preferred cinema list:
1) Cineworld: West India Quays or Greenwich, 02, Vue Westfield - Stratford City or Picturehouse Stratford
2) Picturehouse Greenwich
3) Any central London cinema including Islington (excluding Shepherd's Bush, and Whiteleys unless it's some super duper cool film)
4) Odeon Greenwich or Odeon Surrey Quays
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elski
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Re: Moneyball
'Moneyball' review
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/revi ... eview.html
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/movies/revi ... eview.html
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2013 - 104 films seen!
2012 - 103 films seen
2011 - 110 films seen
2010 - 82 films seen
2009 - 72 films seen
2008 - 41 films seen
Re: Moneyball
Just got back home from a very cold West India Quay. What a movie!!! It drags you into the fiery depths of statistical baseball management hell, where you feel literally every morsel of anger and frustration which the general manager himself is going through, and just when you think things can't get any worse, it plunges ten feet lower...but then something interesting happens. I'll stop here, and just say that this is a slow burning, stunning and emotionally involving drama with the kind of brilliant writing which only Aaron Sorkin himself is capable of churning out. "Moneyball" is far and away one of the best movies I've seen this year!
Do not miss it.
Do not miss it.
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McG
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Re: Moneyball
I think I'm sorry I did! I went to Take Shelter......Jayman wrote:Just got back home from a very cold West India Quay. What a movie!!! It drags you into the fiery depths of statistical baseball management hell, where you feel literally every morsel of anger and frustration which the general manager himself is going through, and just when you think things can't get any worse, it plunges ten feet lower...but then something interesting happens. I'll stop here, and just say that this is a slow burning, fantastically written & stunningly involving emotional drama with the kind of brilliant writing which only Aaron Sorkin himself is capable of churning out. "Moneyball" is far and away one of the best movies I've seen this year!
Do not miss it.
Preferred cinemas: Best: Glasgow Quay, Glasgow Braehead, Glasgow Renfield Street, Glasgow Fort & Paisley
Others I'd go to: Glasgow Showcase Baillieston
Films already booked for:
Hope to get tickets for: Every film if they come to my preferred cinemas
Member of the 100 Free Films of 2019.
Aim will again be 150. 54 seen: 96 to go.
Member no.9 again for the 100 Free Films of 2018.
My aim will be 150. 143 seen, 07 to go.
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Member No. 9 of the "100 Free Films in 2013" ; 89 seen 11 to go!
Member No. 9 of the "100 free films in 2012" club. 86 seen 14 short of 100!
Others I'd go to: Glasgow Showcase Baillieston
Films already booked for:
Hope to get tickets for: Every film if they come to my preferred cinemas
Member of the 100 Free Films of 2019.
Aim will again be 150. 54 seen: 96 to go.
Member no.9 again for the 100 Free Films of 2018.
My aim will be 150. 143 seen, 07 to go.
Member No. 9 again for the 100 Free Films in 2017. 156 seen, 0 to go
Member no.9 of the 100 Free Films in 2016: 135 seen 0 to go
Member no.9 of the 100 Free Films in 2015: 72 28 to go
Member no. 9 of the 100 Free Films in 2014; 85 seen 15 to go!
Member No. 9 of the "100 Free Films in 2013" ; 89 seen 11 to go!
Member No. 9 of the "100 free films in 2012" club. 86 seen 14 short of 100!
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Diane65
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- I have tickets for: Lovely Bones and Kick Ass
- Location: Manchester
Re: Moneyball
Me too I went to Take Shelter and still waiting for something interesting to happen (I'm back home)!MGellatly wrote:I think I'm sorry I did! I went to Take Shelter......Jayman wrote:Just got back home from a very cold West India Quay. What a movie!!! It drags you into the fiery depths of statistical baseball management hell, where you feel literally every morsel of anger and frustration which the general manager himself is going through, and just when you think things can't get any worse, it plunges ten feet lower...but then something interesting happens. I'll stop here, and just say that this is a slow burning, fantastically written & stunningly involving emotional drama with the kind of brilliant writing which only Aaron Sorkin himself is capable of churning out. "Moneyball" is far and away one of the best movies I've seen this year!
Do not miss it.
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hopeprince
- The Sixth Sense
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- Preferred Cinemas: Stratford East PH, Vue Stratford City, Greenwich (The O2, PH and Odeon), Islington, Ilford, WIQ, Holloway Road, Wood Green and anything east or central London.
- Location: London
Re: Moneyball
I was at WIQ too. Enjoyed it very much, exactly what I needed with the last couple of films I have seen being either shit, sad or disturbing.
Member No. 26 of the "100 free films in 2013" club.
29 seen in 2013
77 seen in 2012
101 seen in 2011
Cinemas in order of preference: Stratford East PH, Vue Stratford City, Greenwich (The O2, PH and Odeon), Islington, Ilford, WIQ, Holloway Road, Piccadilly Circus and anything east or central London.
29 seen in 2013
77 seen in 2012
101 seen in 2011
Cinemas in order of preference: Stratford East PH, Vue Stratford City, Greenwich (The O2, PH and Odeon), Islington, Ilford, WIQ, Holloway Road, Piccadilly Circus and anything east or central London.
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tilly
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- Location: London
Re: Moneyball
Oh no! Should have gone to moneyball instead!
Member 64 of the "100 free films in 2013" club. 25 seen 75 to go
Member 64 of the "100 free films in 2012" club. 27 seen 73 to go
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Cinema preferences: beckenham, croydon grants, central London
streatham, Wimbledon, O2
and at as a last resort wandsworth and shepherds bush
Member 64 of the "100 free films in 2012" club. 27 seen 73 to go
Member 66 of the "100 free films in 2011" club. 24 seen 76 to go
Cinema preferences: beckenham, croydon grants, central London
streatham, Wimbledon, O2
and at as a last resort wandsworth and shepherds bush
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valda
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- Preferred Cinemas: Westfield, Shepherds Bush,Central London, Swiss Cottage most London ones really
- Location: london
Re: Moneyball
Roll on the weekend, me, my voucher and Vue Extreme with any luck 
preferred locations Shepherds Bush, Westfield, Notting Hill, Central London, Wimbledon, Islington, Wandsworth thanks
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Ms Thrifty
Re: Moneyball
I can't enthuse as much as Jayman as whilst I did enjoy this film, I think it suffered firstly from comparison with Warrior and The Fighter, both of which I'd seen relatively recently and consider slightly superior and secondly, simply from being yet another film about sport and even if true in this case, seeming cliched and formulaic.
What made this particular film less appealing to me was that although there were interesting characters, their interaction was less satisfying and I've said before that it's not the subject matter but the human interest which hooks you - or doesn't. The baseball was neither here nor there to me; it was just the framework but the characters didn't build on it sufficiently. I wasn't wild about Brad Pitt playing the lead, either, but am not sure who would have been a better fit for the role. 7.5/10 from me.
What made this particular film less appealing to me was that although there were interesting characters, their interaction was less satisfying and I've said before that it's not the subject matter but the human interest which hooks you - or doesn't. The baseball was neither here nor there to me; it was just the framework but the characters didn't build on it sufficiently. I wasn't wild about Brad Pitt playing the lead, either, but am not sure who would have been a better fit for the role. 7.5/10 from me.
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havingascreen
- The Sixth Sense
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- I have tickets for: The Social Network
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- Location: Edinburgh
Re: Moneyball
It was packed out tonight in Edinburgh's Fountian Park cinema and this film had the whole place in silence then laughing out loud and tearing up (i only shed a few at the end and it was more the lyrics of that song).
I don't know diddly squat about baseball except its like a big game of rounders but i didn't need to know to get the essence of this film. Try, try and try again, don't go with the superficial and twos up to the establishment.
Thought it was a tad too long but it gets a decent 8/10 from me
I don't know diddly squat about baseball except its like a big game of rounders but i didn't need to know to get the essence of this film. Try, try and try again, don't go with the superficial and twos up to the establishment.
Thought it was a tad too long but it gets a decent 8/10 from me
