I've got a lot of time for this thread, always looking for new films.
I watched The Inbetweeners movie last night though, royally disappointed.
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I've got a lot of time for this thread, always looking for new films.
I watched The Inbetweeners movie last night though, royally disappointed.
Yeah. It's nothing special, by any stretch of the imagination. Not the worst of its genre, that I've seen, though. And yes, Athena is smokin.Quote:
Originally Posted by Omnis Dei
Watched Paths of Glory because of Dark Matter's recommendation. Great film, made me decide to watch every Kubrick film I haven't seen before (which is a lot since all I'd seen from him were 2001: a space odyssey, the shining and clockwork orange). Right now I'm watching Eyes Wide Shut and Holy WTFOMGBBQ
Awesome!!! I've been on a Kubrick binge lately, and I only recently finally saw Eyes Wide Shut. You MUST read Rob Ager's analyses of Kubrick's films and then watch the films again: Rob Ager's film analysis page (and you'll eat up all the Kubrick ones - there's lots of Illuminati symbolism in all of the films :cookiemonster:)
I finally broke down and ordered his 2 Kubrick Decoded DVDs to see the analyses that aren't included on his site. It was absolutley worth it - so much so that just about a half hour ago I went back to his site and ordered his DVD with analysis of Mulholland Drive, and also the one with Alien and Scorsese's version of Cape Fear. Obviously the last 2 films aren't anywhere near as thick with symbolism and hidden narrative, but still a couple of my favorite films.
I always knew that both Kubrick and Scorsese were fans of double entendres in their dialogue. Scorsese was easier to pick apart than Kubrick, though. Kubrick's dialogue reminds me of the cryptic, symbolic conversations I have with DCs.
Looking at Ager's website, I'm interested in reading his evaluation of Hellraiser, in fact his title of the evaluation (I Hurt therefore I am) has already given him some credit in my mind since I drew the same conclusion from the film.
the 4th dimension 3/5
just finished it, $2.99 on psn if anyone is interested
The Devil Inside - OH MY GOD IT WAS HORRIBLE LOL
Battle Los Angeles.
Meh, predictable and quite slow at first. 4/10.
Eh it was a decent movie @ puffin
Watched super 8. It was a good movie, decent story line. it dug into the back story a little to much, but it was decent nonetheless. 7/10
Watched Shame... I just can't put into words how amazing Michael Fassbender's performance was. Ugh. The movie itself was painful to watch and rather... explicit... but a very good character study. It almost had me in tears. 9/10
I watched Kind Hearts and Coronets last night. It's an old black and white film, a black comedy. Despite older films generally being a lot less pacy and hence difficult to stay awake during, I really enjoyed it. Makes me wish I'd watched more classic films. Take the time to watch it if you think you can sit through it without getting bored.
That's the thing with older movies. They move in so different pace. It's like some national genres and some directors personal styles. You have to first learn to watch them. It's hard for a metal music fan to start to dig hippie music and vice versa. I had this problem with some of the post-2000 action films, I couldn't follow them for the cutting speed so I almost entirle give them up.
If you liked that movie, try to watch Harvey or Playtime... they are among my most favored. And Freaks too
The Artist - jeeze, I was just blown away by this one. I went in with high expectations and almost didn't go because it was a silent film, but I came out thinking, "I want to see this again".
Everyone should see this movie, it's not as boring as they think. 10/10
Agreed.Quote:
Originally Posted by SomeDreamer
I watched Se7en the other night. Fucking great film.
Watched Lock Stock & two smoking barrels for about the sixth time last night. Love that film!
If the milk turns out to be sour, I ain't the kind of pussy to drink it. Know what I mean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Quietus
Finished Ghost In the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: The Laughing Man and I have mixed feelings. On one hand, it was nice to get main SAC story presented free of fluff and filler, on the other hand it was nice in the original series because you weren't always sure what exactly had to do with the Laughing Man and what didn't, and it was more mysterious. With this, you know every single incident taken is related to the main story arc and it cuts out a fraction of the suspense.
Also, movies must simply be styled differently than series, and taking excerpts from the show and throwing them together into a film isn't really the best way to do it, considering a movie requires one ascending story arc crafted in 3 acts to give it the proper climatic feel and a television show does that multiple times, it gave the film a sort of roller coaster ride where the most climatic part was not in the 3rd act, but lodged in the middle. Though the ending was the most action packed (both Gig 1 and 2 end with a couple episodes dedicated to all out warfare) it lacked the epic build up and suspense you'd expect from a film because the tension plummets a few times. I actually own SAC on DVD and it was a difficult series to get through, so it was nice getting to see everything dedicated to the main story arc to catch what I had missed or wasn't paying attention to from the series. But I still feel like overall, the story and themes are conveyed better in the series than the film reconstruction.
Series 7: The Contenders :sniper:
Good times. Twisted, shocking at times, and surprisingly well-acted. :thumbup:
Watched Paul yesterday. It's kinda like i dunno, E.T. meets Super Bad i guess. I'd give it a 7/10 for the humor, a couple of action, and some other stuff.
"Three tits..... Awesome"
-Almost every guy in the movie
127 hours
Despite knowing the premise: based on a true story about canyoneer Aron Ralston, who became trapped by a boulder in an isolated slot canyon in Robbers Roost, southeastern Utah, in April 2003, and was eventually forced to amputate his own right arm in order to free himself
The film was great, well-paced, interspersed with humour, surreal moments and character backstory to carry the viewer through an unimaginable 127hrs.
Certainly a difficult subject to film, but it was done respectfully and did a great job at also painting the inner turmoil as well as the exterior so that while you could see what was coming you were immersed throughout.
Like all of Danny Boyle's work it was visually stunning and overall well directed. Franco's acting was excellent, it's a shame the movie lost out to a movie about a stuttering king(although to be fair I haven't yet seen it)
9/10
LOL^ I was just thinking about watching that two days ago for the second time, but I didn't. Then I was just thinking about it just then and I saw this post come up now.
Pretty funny.
Agree with your 9/10 and general analysis. Plus it's got Kate Mara, so I would give it a 10/10 for sure lol
The King's Speech is very good too, I'd recommend it.
Watched Micmacs yesterday, I went into it pretty bias because I already love Jean-Pierre Jeunet. So it came as no surprise when I decided I fucking loved it. There's a certain type of eccentricity and quirkyness that only Jeunet provides, everytime I encounter one of his films it makes me want to live in his world.
Apart from maybe Alien: Resurrection.
But I can't fault Micmacs, I enjoyed it start to finish. 10/10
Was riding on a Mexican bus late at night and saw a movie that I really liked. "Camino".
Senna
Watched it for the fourth time. Amazing. Absolutely perfect. So well put together, and it just presents the natural drama in Senna's life in such a flawless way, it feels so flowing and immersive.
Even people who don't like or have never watched Formula 1 love this film, and I would recommend it to anyone. It's not about racing; it's about an inspirational and deeply religious man and his journey through a stupidly political and corrupt sport.
Can't recommend it enough. 10/10.
For Kubrick fans 'Color me Kubrick' is a must and fun as hell. Combined with 'Being John Malcovich' it could be even too much :-p
Maybe later could work first (trip to John Malcovichs' head) and then movie about impostor who pretended to be Kubrick (playd by JM)..