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Up in the Air - one damn fine movie

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ahofle:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on February 05, 2010, 02:28:10 pm ---Check about About Schmidt, it's a similar movie that I enjoyed more.  I used to fire it up every now and then when I wanted to feel depressed.

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Oh hell yes, I loved that movie.  I'm surprised I'm still alive after watching it.

shmokes:
I really liked About Schmidt.  I saw it right when it came out so I don't remember it vividly, but I certainly don't remember it being very similar to Up in the Air. 

AtomSmasher:
Aww, I was looking forward to seeing Up In the Air, but all I remember about About Schmidt is how much I hated it, so maybe I'll wait until I catch it on HBO or something.

shmokes:
Really, the two films don't remind me of each other at all.  See Up in the Air.

Loafmeister:
"I knew how the movie was going to end".

I've never really understood that comment. As a fan of movies, I love seeing movies I like more than once. It's not the destination that's most important, but the ride there.  Any fans of Indiana Jones knows Indy will win, will live, but how he beats the bad guys, the laughs along the way, etc. is what counts.

With "Up in the Air", like many movies I can spot how some of it will end up (I spotted Clooney's girlfriend's arc a mile away) but I put away that urge and try and concentrate on the experience such as the witty dialog, the acting, the chemistry, the reality of the story, all that put together with some originality (did you know a lot of the performers were real people who did get let go in that same situation?) really make my own enjoyment of MOST movies a lot better.

We're all different, but that's my take on predictability in movies anyway.

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