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  1. I’ve not heard talk of Oscar-ness over Heath’s performance in Doctor Parnassus. I think the entire cast gives great performances but for me I would have to say that Andrew Garfield is the one who really shines here. I thought he was great in the role that he had.

    Going to have to think about the worst Christmas movies to make someone sit through – nothing is popping to mind right away.

  2. Kurt says:

    If there is Oscar talk for Parnassus, it better be for Christopher Plummer, or at least Mr. Tom Waits in his lovely role as Mephistopheles.

    Worst Christmas movie to sit through: Love, Actually, The Family Stone, anything christmas related with Tim Allen or Ahnold Governator, or that one with Vince Vaughn (Fred Claus?)

  3. Andrew James says:

    Wow. Two name drops in the same show – I’m honored.

    This is the weirdest December in film history that I can remember. I’m not really excited about anything. Last year I was scrambling to see about 4 films each week in December. This year all I am really excited for is “NINE.”

    It helps I already saw Broken Embraces and White Ribbon elsewhere, but still. I mean I wanna see Parnassus and Crazy Heart, but I’m not going crazy excited for anything at all. It’s a stress reliever I suppose to not have to worry about it, but damn I want my quality, Oscar films! I’m not even seeing anything in theaters this weekend at all. Sheesh!

  4. Goon says:

    I can’t see what’s to take fault with in Love Actually.

    I guess that’s down Kurt talking… there’s more to holiday watching than the Ref yknow :)

  5. Goon says:

    “This is the weirdest December in film history that I can remember. I’m not really excited about anything. Last year I was scrambling to see about 4 films each week in December. This year all I am really excited for is “NINE.”

    Yeah I’m not excited for Nine anymore. But I’m ramped back up for Avatar now, wouldnt mind seeing Sherlock Holmes, and there’s a couple other “see it with my sister?” movies that could have me in the theater on Christmas Day, as per usual for us.

  6. Andrew James says:

    I feel like there’s some weird conspiracy going on with the industry Avatar praise. Stiller was on some late night show yesterday raving about it and he’s not even in the damn thing and he HASN’T EVEN SEEN IT! But for some reason brought a clip with him to show. Not that I’m calling Stiller a liar.

    He is in major kahoots with 20th Century Fox though. Just sayin’.

  7. Rusty James says:

    This “conspiracy” about Ben Stiller promoting Avatar that’s been floating around the web is the latest example that the anti Avatar hysteria has gone completely deranged.

    He was more mocking the movie than promoting it. That site you linked to seems to lack an irony detector.

  8. Henrik says:

    I liked The Family Stone. Craig T. Nelson is good in it.

  9. Henrik says:

    “there’s a couple other “see it with my sister?” movies that could have me in the theater on Christmas Day”

    Is this an offical pre-review stance? Goon, news flash, nobody here gives a shit about your sister and what she wants to watch. I’m harsh, but love is tough man.

  10. Rusty James says:

    @ love is tough man.

    this sounds like the pick up line of a Vietnamese male prostitute.

  11. Goon says:

    Jizzbag Crow, Henrik, all it means is that there’s movies I will watch at Christmas just for the sake of hangouts that I wouldn’t catch otherwise.

    And besides, my sister is awesome.

  12. Henrik says:

    I’m sorry.

    I will take your word for it that your sister is awesome. Even though you have to drag her into your arguments and afterwards proclaim that she is awesome, I will still belive that she actually is. I was fishing with despicable bait.

  13. Henrik says:

    Stay out of this Rusty, I am too easy a target for you to be concerned with

  14. Rusty James says:

    Sorry. Didn’t realize I’d stepped in something. Moving on.

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