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JamesG · 12-06-2009, 01:14 AM

Movie Reviews: Up In The Air

Not a few critics are calling Up in the Air a film for our times -- while at the same time comparing it with the classic romantic comedies of the ‘30s and ‘40s by Billy Wilder, Leo McCarey, Garson Kanin, Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitch and Preston Sturges.

They’re also predicting Oscar nominations for its star, George Clooney, and its writer-director, Jason Reitman. And several have designated it best picture of the year. (Indeed it is being released on the same day that the National Board of Review, the group that traditionally opens the awards season, named it the year’s best.)

In the movie, George Clooney plays a “transition specialist” whose job it is to fire people for corporation executives who don’t have the stomach for such business themselves.

It marks “the high-water mark in George Clooney’s career,” says Peter Howell in the Toronto Star.

At the crosstown Toronto Globe and Mail, Rick Groen comments, “Clooney is made for this role.”

Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post judges Clooney to be at the peak of his career. “He operates not just as an actor but also as a finely machined screen object,” she writes.

But Reitman garners even more rapturous reviews.

Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal says that Up in the Air, Reitman’s third feature (after Juno and Thank You for Smoking), shows him to be “a filmmaker of rare distinction.”

Claudia Puig in USA Today calls him “a bona fide filmmaking talent ... a modern-day Frank Capra.”

Several critics call attention to the fact that Reitman is the 32-year-old son of producer-director Ivan Reitman, whose credits include Animal House, Meatballs, Ghostbusters, Twins, and Junior.

In his review of the movie, Roger Ebert notes that the younger Reitman has said that one of the questions he is most often asked in interviews is, “How does your father feel about your success?” Comments Ebert “Bursting with pride, is my guess.”

-IMDB News

Schmoopie · 12-06-2009, 06:29 AM

I really want to see this! It looks hilarious and romantic... two words that go perfectly together!

isiahthomas · 12-12-2009, 04:23 PM

I don't wanna see this but i do like Vera Farminga. JamesG, did you see her in Running Scared with Paul Walker? If you've seen it, remember the scene when her and Paul were being intimate in the washing machine room and she was sitting on top of the washing machine and he pulled her panties down and he was kissing her body? When she walked away from him, she had her panties down a little so you can see her ass when she was bending over in the kitchen while she was cooking LOL. She got a nice ass. I liked her in The Departed movie also with Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicapiro, Matt Damon. She f*cked Leonardo and Matt hahahahahahahahahahahaha. She did another good movie with Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett called Nothing But The Truth.

JamesG · 12-13-2009, 03:43 PM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

I don't wanna see this but i do like Vera Farminga. JamesG, did you see her in Running Scared with Paul Walker? If you've seen it, remember the scene when her and Paul were being intimate in the washing machine room and she was sitting on top of the washing machine and he pulled her panties down and he was kissing her body? When she walked away from him, she had her panties down a little so you can see her ass when she was bending over in the kitchen while she was cooking LOL. She got a nice ass. I liked her in The Departed movie also with Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicapiro, Matt Damon. She f*cked Leonardo and Matt hahahahahahahahahahahaha. She did another good movie with Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett called Nothing But The Truth.

Running Scared is one of the most craziest movies that I have ever seen; I love it.

Honestly, I did not really care for The Departed. It was good but, I don't know, too slow for my taste probably.

Nothing But The Truth was great too.

isiahthomas · 12-13-2009, 05:18 PM

Running Scared was crazy. Remember the little boy that wouldn't talk? LOL. Remember the scene when Paul Walker had a hockey puck go into his mouth after one of the bad guys hit it on the ice?

JamesG · 12-13-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by isiahthomas

Running Scared was crazy. Remember the little boy that wouldn't talk? LOL. Remember the scene when Paul Walker had a hockey puck go into his mouth after one of the bad guys hit it on the ice?

Yeah, the whole movie was whack.

That kid from X-Men went through a lot in one night; most disturbing was when he was unknowingly kidnapped by a pedophile torture couple.

12-06-2009, 01:14 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,140	Movie Reviews: "Up In The Air" Movie Reviews: Up In The Air Not a few critics are calling Up in the Air a film for our times -- while at the same time comparing it with the classic romantic comedies of the ‘30s and ‘40s by Billy Wilder, Leo McCarey, Garson Kanin, Frank Capra, Ernst Lubitch and Preston Sturges. They’re also predicting Oscar nominations for its star, George Clooney, and its writer-director, Jason Reitman. And several have designated it best picture of the year. (Indeed it is being released on the same day that the National Board of Review, the group that traditionally opens the awards season, named it the year’s best.) In the movie, George Clooney plays a “transition specialist” whose job it is to fire people for corporation executives who don’t have the stomach for such business themselves. It marks “the high-water mark in George Clooney’s career,” says Peter Howell in the Toronto Star. At the crosstown Toronto Globe and Mail, Rick Groen comments, “Clooney is made for this role.” Ann Hornaday in the Washington Post judges Clooney to be at the peak of his career. “He operates not just as an actor but also as a finely machined screen object,” she writes. But Reitman garners even more rapturous reviews. Joe Morgenstern in the Wall Street Journal says that Up in the Air, Reitman’s third feature (after Juno and Thank You for Smoking), shows him to be “a filmmaker of rare distinction.” Claudia Puig in USA Today calls him “a bona fide filmmaking talent ... a modern-day Frank Capra.” Several critics call attention to the fact that Reitman is the 32-year-old son of producer-director Ivan Reitman, whose credits include Animal House, Meatballs, Ghostbusters, Twins, and Junior. In his review of the movie, Roger Ebert notes that the younger Reitman has said that one of the questions he is most often asked in interviews is, “How does your father feel about your success?” Comments Ebert “Bursting with pride, is my guess.” -IMDB News

12-06-2009, 06:29 AM	#2
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12-12-2009, 04:23 PM	#3
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	I don't wanna see this but i do like Vera Farminga. JamesG, did you see her in Running Scared with Paul Walker? If you've seen it, remember the scene when her and Paul were being intimate in the washing machine room and she was sitting on top of the washing machine and he pulled her panties down and he was kissing her body? When she walked away from him, she had her panties down a little so you can see her ass when she was bending over in the kitchen while she was cooking LOL. She got a nice ass. I liked her in The Departed movie also with Jack Nicholson, Leonardo Dicapiro, Matt Damon. She f*cked Leonardo and Matt hahahahahahahahahahahaha. She did another good movie with Kate Beckinsale, Matt Dillon, Angela Bassett called Nothing But The Truth.

12-13-2009, 05:18 PM	#5
isiahthomas Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 20, 2002 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 10,704	Running Scared was crazy. Remember the little boy that wouldn't talk? LOL. Remember the scene when Paul Walker had a hockey puck go into his mouth after one of the bad guys hit it on the ice?