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OverloadUT

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March 17, 2008 6:03 PM

Why did nobody tell me about Michael Clayton?

I saw it last night and that was movie of the year material. The end credits long shot was amazing and stuck with me for some reason.
- jasonepowell
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:04 PM
  
  The Oscar nod for best picture didn't give you a clue?
  - OverloadUT
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:08 PM
    
    The best picture nomination was the only reason I rented it. I had never even heard of it before I saw the nomination. It just slipped by me. Goddamn that voice over monologue in the beginning was AWESOME.
- LeapingFool
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:04 PM
  
  Movies nominated for Best Picture are often worth a look.
- byorn
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:05 PM
  
  It really didn't strike me as anything memorable. While it was good. I just doubt I will remember it a year from now.
  - bipolar
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:11 PM
    
    this is my view
- thewriter
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:05 PM
  
  Watched Juno last night, god that movie very nearly crippled itself with its hipster dialogue (WHAT THE BLOG) but luckily that trailed off after the first half hour and the indie soundtrack became SUPER grating by the hour-in mark and probably detracted a little from their nice little duet at the end. Still very watchable and quite funny, but jesus, talk about trying too hard in spots. The dialogues about bands came off as so forced.
  - OverloadUT
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:09 PM
    
    I thought the same thing about the band conversations but I loved everything else about it.
    - thewriter
      
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      March 17, 2008 6:11 PM
      
      if they didn't punctuate every single scene with an acoustic guitar song then I'd have had very few problems it too.
  - dantastic
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:46 PM
    
    i approve this message. good story though regardless
- [deleted] 716648330
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:12 PM
  
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- NastyJack
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:13 PM
  
  The only thing I didn't like was after all the shadiness and mystery the "villain" is undone by the old "I'm recording everything we say, haha!" trick Seems like the oldest trick in the book. Great movie but I thought a bit more originality could have went into the ending.
  - OverloadUT
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:16 PM
    
    I liked it because I didn't see it coming at all. I figured he really did just want to take the money like he did with the 80 grand. I guess he cared more about fucking her out of revenge than getting money.
    - NastyJack
      
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      March 17, 2008 6:21 PM
      
      Ahh, yeah I didn't think at all that he'd actually take the money. I was never thinking that he'd really be taking the money so the whole ploy seemed super obvious to me from the start.
      - dantastic
        
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        March 17, 2008 6:48 PM
        
        i thought he was taking the money as a final fuck you to her. loved that last scene where he's fucking her over. i watched it on a plane and way saying YES. probably much louder than i thought i was due to headphones
  - Arctic Fox
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:17 PM
    
    Yeah I agree.
- snowwolf
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:15 PM
  
  I really really liked it too... really I have no complaints about it.
- re4ctor
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:16 PM
  
  its been mentioned a few times, and it was up for quite a few oscars. nothing really memorable, but it was pretty good.
  
  and speaking of oscars; Tilda Swinton won an oscar for her forgettable performance, while Tom Wilkinson gave what was perhaps the best performance of the year and didn't win squat.
- egg5hen
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:18 PM
  
  For another overlooked movie, check out Things we lost in the fire. Benicio Del Torro should've gotten an Oscar for this.
- ovrlrd
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:25 PM
  
  I rented it on my AppleTV just the other night, was way better than I was expecting for sure. I think it had some less interesting moments, but it was way better than the last George Clooney movie I saw (Syriana).
  - ErikTehRed
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:41 PM
    
    I agree. Syriana was so so bad. Fucking lying critics saying that movie was so good.
    
    Michael Clayton was definitely better.
    - thewriter
      
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      March 17, 2008 6:45 PM
      
      Syriana was good, it was just a touch on the slow side.
- [fry]
  
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  March 17, 2008 6:49 PM
  
  nothing happened in the movie. NOTHING. it was the most boring movie i have ever seen.
  
  okay that's not true i've seen more boring movies but holy shit i hated michael clayton.
  
  i'm not shitting your thread i just don't get it. wtf folx.
  - Koral06
    
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    March 17, 2008 6:50 PM
    
    Yeah, I fell asleep during it. :(
    - [fry]
      
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      March 17, 2008 6:54 PM
      
      i tried once, hated it. tried again, hated it. tried a third time because people wouldn't stop talking about it and actually DID fall asleep.
  - clain
    
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    March 17, 2008 7:04 PM
    
    I felt the same way the movie just seemed to creep along.. I think it was lucky that I watched the Assassination of Jesse James before to make it suck less :(
  - ovrlrd
    
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    March 17, 2008 7:06 PM
    
    It did get rather uninteresting during a portion of the movie, but it picked back up okay I thought. I wouldn't call the movie a must see, but if you like similar movies (which I can't name right now for some reason) it isn't bad.
  - bling1bling
    
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    March 17, 2008 7:11 PM
    
    I too fell asleep, never went back to it....borrrriinnnng.