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Old 05-25-2013, 07:17 PM   #1
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I need brain candy, but not cheap, ulcerate your mouth Christmas hard candy, something more like Lindt hazelnut chocolate bar brain candy.

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I watched Cloud Atlas last night. I think I sprained one of my lobes or a cortex or something.

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Old 05-25-2013, 07:46 PM   #2
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Not sure I understand. A smart movie, but not trying too hard to be smart?

Have you seen Children of Men? That was a surprise to me how good it was. Kind of like Shawshank. I went into both knowing nothing about them.
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Old 05-25-2013, 08:06 PM   #3
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Just watched Argo, really good film making.
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Old 05-26-2013, 01:30 PM   #4
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Not sure I understand. A smart movie, but not trying too hard to be smart?

Have you seen Children of Men? That was a surprise to me how good it was. Kind of like Shawshank. I went into both knowing nothing about them.
Brain candy is the opposite of a smart movie, it's entertaining, not filling or thought provoking. a mental vacation.
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Old 05-26-2013, 03:39 PM   #5
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Brain candy is the opposite of a smart movie, it's entertaining, not filling or thought provoking. a mental vacation.
Star Trek: Into Darkness was damn fun, but you will find political commentary if you pay too close attention.
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Old 05-26-2013, 07:30 AM   #6
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Two of my personal favorites: The Razors Edge directed by John Byrum and Magnolia directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Thanks for the review of Cloud Atlas, I'll prolly watch it tonight.
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Old 05-26-2013, 07:40 AM   #7
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Oh and if you want your brain to do a sit up inside of your crank case, watch Memento directed by Christopher Nolen.
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Oh and if you want your brain to do a sit up inside of your crank case, watch Memento directed by Christopher Nolen.
I watched memento with a guy who had a damaged hippocampus. Same as the guy in the film. No ability to form new memories, but his pre-injury memory was intact. Sad and strange. The things we take for granted-some of them we don't even realize.
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I watched memento with a guy who had a damaged hippocampus. Same as the guy in the film. No ability to form new memories, but his pre-injury memory was intact. Sad and strange. The things we take for granted-some of them we don't even realize.
How many times did you watch the movie with him?
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Seen Troll Hunter yet?
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Old 05-26-2013, 04:35 PM   #11
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Seen Troll Hunter yet?
Looks like The Blair Troll Project. I did like that Norwegian Zombie film, Dead Snow. How can you go wrong with Nazi Zombies? You can't.
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heheheh. Just the one time but he's already seen it.
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Yes, but, how many times did you watch the movie with him?
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I just watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for the first time recently, starring Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer. One of my new favorite movies.
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