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Algren
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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
Not a bad film, and it certainly has a nice indie feel to it (despite the crazy CGI). I guess the idea is a nice one. The travelogue nature of the film makes me think of it fondly, and it's probably Ben Stiller's best movie for a fair few years. Not counting The Cable Guy, it's his best directed film. So I guess negative #25 was actually of Walter Mitty? or did Adam Scott just print that cover because of Mitty's final words to him? Would have liked that cleared up.
Sometimes funny, but always beautifully filmed. Sean Penn was good in it. Nice music throughout.
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Dr. Lecter
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 Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Disingenuous hollow crap
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Riggs
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty I'd like to hear your thoughts.
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Riggs wrote: I'd like to hear your thoughts. But those were my thoughts. To me the whole film felt dishonest and disingenuous, with the whole "break out of your routine and live your life"-message being telegraphed so bluntly that is just annoyed me. I didn't buy what it tried to sell. _________________The greatest thing on earth is to love and to be loved in return!
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty This story of an American man of Polish-Jewish descent finding happiness and proving he is more than a statistic did not resonate with Arthur.
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David
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Re: Algren wrote: So I guess negative #25 was actually of Walter Mitty? or did Adam Scott just print that cover because of Mitty's final words to him? Would have liked that cleared up. The negative is the photo on the cover. The people who put the magazine together, as represented by Walter, are the quintessence of Life, etc., etc. _________________1. The Lost City of Z - 2. A Cure for Wellness - 3. Phantom Thread - 4. T2 Trainspotting - 5. Detroit - 6. Good Time - 7. The Beguiled - 8. The Florida Project - 9. Logan and 10. Molly's Game
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Algren
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty David wrote: This story of an American man of Polish-Jewish descent finding happiness and proving he is more than a statistic did not resonate with Arthur.  _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Algren
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Re: Re: David wrote: Algren wrote: So I guess negative #25 was actually of Walter Mitty? or did Adam Scott just print that cover because of Mitty's final words to him? Would have liked that cleared up. The negative is the photo on the cover. The people who put the magazine together, as represented by Walter, are the quintessence of Life, etc., etc. Cool, thanks. I like the title being a double meaning, too. _________________STOP UIGHUR GENOCIDE IN XINJIANG
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty I absolutely LOVED this film. Incredible. The first 1/4 or so was a little off, but not enough to get me out of wanting to see what would happen next.
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Algren
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty What does 'A+' mean to you? For me, it doesn't mean the first 25% being 'a little off'.
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Chippy
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty It was a little odd, not bad, just odd.
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Algren
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Re: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty Ok. Glad you enjoyed something.
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