Million Dollar Baby

[groovefire]

Just watched it last night. Need to vent.

CRAP.

So many copied themes and boxing clichés. Trainer who brings fighter thru the ranks is later dumped for marquee manager ("Rocky 5"), trainer has difficulty applying his teaching to female fighter ("The Next Karate Kid", which also starred Hilary Swank and should NEVER share a single characteristic with an oscar nominated movie), boxing to pull out from poverty and provide for mis-guided parents ("The Champ" and "Gladiator", not the Roman flick, this one starred Cuba Gooding Jr.). Not to mention what happens in the title fight and thereafter, which I won't say for those who haven't seen the movie, but makes this piece of shit go from predictable to pathetic.

Shame on the Academy for giving this movie a single award, let alone Best Picture. The other nominees, "The Aviator", "Finding Neverland", "Ray" and "Sideways", were embarrassingly more unique, original and entertaining than Million Dollar Whore.

Enjoy hell, Clint, you're no doubt going there for this, and soon I'm sure.

[stymie]

never saw it

never gonna

[stymie]

motorcycle diaries


the jacket



watch both these flicks

[cookie6]

Originally Posted by stymie

the jacket

very freaky

im looking into seeing if we ever used a form of treatment like that.

[stymie]

I was like twitching out and shit watching that movie.

[cookie6]

you were like twitching out and shit all weekend.

[Felix_Leiter]

Originally Posted by groovefire

Just watched it last night. Need to vent.

CRAP.

So many copied themes and boxing clichés. Trainer who brings fighter thru the ranks is later dumped for marquee manager ("Rocky 5"), trainer has difficulty applying his teaching to female fighter ("The Next Karate Kid", which also starred Hilary Swank and should NEVER share a single characteristic with an oscar nominated movie), boxing to pull out from poverty and provide for mis-guided parents ("The Champ" and "Gladiator", not the Roman flick, this one starred Cuba Gooding Jr.). Not to mention what happens in the title fight and thereafter, which I won't say for those who haven't seen the movie, but makes this piece of shit go from predictable to pathetic.

Shame on the Academy for giving this movie a single award, let alone Best Picture. The other nominees, "The Aviator", "Finding Neverland", "Ray" and "Sideways", were embarrassingly more unique, original and entertaining than Million Dollar Whore.

Enjoy hell, Clint, you're no doubt going there for this, and soon I'm sure.

Excellent review - totally agree.
Only saving grace was Morgan Freemans performance.

[nutcase34]

Originally Posted by stymie

the jacket

I thought it had its boring parts but overall I actually liked that movie.
too bad the person who went with me didnt. hahaha

[xlr8ted]

Hahaha, is that the movie we saw? With that skinny guy in it?

I fall asleep everytime I go to the movies, I even did this past saturday

[nutcase34]

hahaha yeah. you woke up 10 minutes before it was over. it wasn't that bad...its just kinda dragged a little.

you always fell asleep during movies.

[mateito]

hahaah to think that they were comparing that crappy ass movie with RAGING BULL THAT WAS STUPED Deniro n RAGING BULL one of the best movies EVER BTW Rocky SUCKS ALL OF THEM !

[unclefester401]

Movies for you guys to see...

Michael Moore Hates America
Penn & Teller Bullshit Season 1 + 2
Honorable Mention
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

[xlr8ted]

That sounds like a full 8hr day at work for you Fester.

[unclefester401]

Originally Posted by xlr8ted

That sounds like a full 8hr day at work for you Fester.

Now if I can only figure out how to keep people from coming in and bothering me at work when I'm trying to watch movies, my life would be perfect.

[cookie6]

just bring in one of your guns and point it at em, that should work.