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This week's Thursday Movie Picks is A Discovery / Exploration
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I'm going totally fictional and it's with discoveries.
Primer (2004)
Friends tinkering about in their garage ultimate discovers they have created a time machine. It's one of those movies that you've really got to pay attention to, which tend to be the case with time travel movies, this one especially so with things getting progressively crazier and confusing. It's a movie I'd love to rewatch.
Proof (2005)
Proof follows the daughter of a recently deceased brilliant but mentally ill mathematician who struggles with the possibility that she may have inherited both his genius and his illness when one of her father's ex students discovers a ground breaking mathematics theory in his office. One of my favourites.
Chronicle (2012)
Three high school boys gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery in an underground cave. It's all fun and games in the beginning until one of them starts abusing his powers. I enjoyed this a lot. There had been talk of a sequel which I was looking forward too, unfortunately it did seem to pan out.
Primer (2004)
Friends tinkering about in their garage ultimate discovers they have created a time machine. It's one of those movies that you've really got to pay attention to, which tend to be the case with time travel movies, this one especially so with things getting progressively crazier and confusing. It's a movie I'd love to rewatch.
Proof (2005)
Proof follows the daughter of a recently deceased brilliant but mentally ill mathematician who struggles with the possibility that she may have inherited both his genius and his illness when one of her father's ex students discovers a ground breaking mathematics theory in his office. One of my favourites.
Chronicle (2012)
Three high school boys gain superpowers after making an incredible discovery in an underground cave. It's all fun and games in the beginning until one of them starts abusing his powers. I enjoyed this a lot. There had been talk of a sequel which I was looking forward too, unfortunately it did seem to pan out.
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I saw Proof in theaters but I don't remember anything about it. Primer I've had in my Netflix queue for years and haven't gotten to it. This makes me want to bump it up though.
ReplyDeleteDo it. Especially if you like time travel.
DeleteYour first 2 movies sound quite good and I would like to see them. Of course, I have not seen any of these...yet
ReplyDeleteI've seen all of these, but like you said I need to rewatch them. I know I liked them all, but apparently they didn't impact me enough for me to remember them (like most movies I've seen). I definitely need to watch Primer again since time travel is a favorite genre.
ReplyDeleteArlee Bird
Tossing It Out
If you watch a lot of movies totally understandable to forget a great many.
DeleteI've only seen Proof of these three though the others sound like they would be worth checking out. I liked Proof though I think I would have enjoyed it more with a different leading lady, Paltrow was far too wan and wispy.
ReplyDeleteAll three of mine are based on true stories.
The Right Stuff (1983)-Epic film of the origins, formation and realization of America’s space program with a stacked cast, Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Kim Stanley, Veronica Cartwright and on and on, of award level performances and a real sense of wonder and discovery. The best film of 1983 it was robbed at the Oscars where the prize went to the solid but not nearly as extraordinary Terms of Endearment.
Never Cry Wolf (1983)-Canadian biologist Tyler (Charles Martin Smith) travels on government orders to the isolated arctic wilderness to discover if the area's caribou population is declining due to wolf-pack attacks. After a harrowing flight in a bush plane piloted by "Rosie" Little (Brian Dennehy) Tyler is left in the middle of a sub-zero frozen lake until he is rescued by traveling Inuit Ootek (Zachary Ittimangnaq), who builds a shelter for him and departs. On his own he encounters a wolf family and discovers they seem as curious of him as he is of them. Establishing an observation post he learns much including ultimately that the greatest danger to the caribou is man himself. Vivid Disney film lead to the formation of the Touchstone division of Disney when there was an outcry that this was far removed from their standard family fare.
The Endless Summer (1966)-In search of the surfer's Holy Grail "The Perfect Wave" documentarian and competition-level surfer Bruce Brown embarks on an around-the-world adventure of discovery with surfers Michael Hynson and Robert August. In their quest the three visit Hawaii, Australia, South Africa and other secluded surfing spots seeking their sweet spot while Brown’s narration and an instrumental guitar-driven soundtrack by The Sandals plays over the silent footage.
The only one I'm vaguely familiar with is The Right Stuff.
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