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Trainspotting 2 - 7/10

Sick Boy basically sums it up in the original...
"No, it's not bad.
But it's not great either, is it?
And in your heart you kind of know that although it sounds all right, it's actually just...shite."

It doesn't tarnish Trainspotting and It was nice seeing the crew again, but I'm just lukewarm on the whole thing.

 

[dickroach]

Hitchcock
Corn Bros
Scorcese
Woody Allen

Also Flatliners wasn't that bad. I've definitely seen worse... Like, in the last few weeks even

 

[kevin1025]

Spielberg

A fantastic documentary that dives into both his work and his life. The life isn't a massive focus, as each film is the focal point, but the diving in to those personal moments was some amazing stuff. It almost feels like each movie was a reaction to his life at that moment in time, and while the doc does jump about a bit, it feels like a natural progression. I could have done with another hour, it was such a good time watching this. The best section is the Schindler's List section, especially since it's top five of all time for me, and is one of the most powerful films I've ever seen. So it diving in the most on that one was especially nice to see. But the greatest time of the film is the Brat Pack segment, showing all of the greats together and having a good time, like this great renaissance of the film studio. I'd recommend this to Spielberg fans, film fans, and anyone who is interested in an artist's life.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer

I know, I know. But I want to indoctrinate everyone to its awesomeness. The shots are incredible, the intensity is raw (just like the power Snoke speaks of!), and this could be some good stuff ahead of us. It's my most anticipated film of 2017, and Rian Johnson looks to have taken his eye for creativity and composition to new heights with the new entry in the saga. Can't wait!

 

[dyliepew]

Hi, everybody. I've been stuck in the gaming section of NeoGAF for awhile now, and I'm glad to have found this thread. Since I'm new, I thought it'd be fun to answer the questions listed by the OP!

1. What's your favorite Movie?

Clerks OR Night of the Living Dead​

2. Who's your favorite director?

Steve McQueen​

3. Who are your favorite actors/actresses?

Actor: Mads Mikkelsen - First exposure to him was in Casino Royale, and ever since, I've made a point to watch every movie he is in. Unfortunately that meant sitting through Doctor Strange and Rogue One last year. Nothing wrong with someone enjoying those movies, but I'm not at all a fan.​

Actress: Rooney Mara - First exposure to her was in The Social Network, and despite her rather small role, she is one of the characters that stuck with me the most from that movie. I just love the career she is making for herself.​

4. Favorite Genre(s)?

Drama. Slice of Life style film making. I want a personal story. One I can connect with or one that brings a new perspective into my life.​

5. What's your favorite performance in film?

Michael Fassbender (Shame)​

 

[kevin1025]

Hi, everybody. I've been stuck in the gaming section of NeoGAF for awhile now, and I'm glad to have found this thread. Since I'm new, I thought it'd be fun to answer the questions listed by the OP!

1. What's your favorite Movie?

Clerks OR Night of the Living Dead​

2. Who's your favorite director?

Steve McQueen​

3. Who are your favorite actors/actresses?

Actor: Mads Mikkelsen - First exposure to him was in Casino Royale, and ever since, I've made a point to watch every movie he is in. Unfortunately that meant sitting through Doctor Strange and Rogue One last year. Nothing wrong with someone enjoying those movies, but I'm not at all a fan.​

Actress: Rooney Mara - First exposure to her was in The Social Network, and despite her rather small role, she is one of the characters that stuck with me the most from that movie. I just love the career she is making for herself.​

4. Favorite Genre(s)?

Drama. Slice of Life style film making. I want a personal story. One I can connect with or one that brings a new perspective into my life.​

5. What's your favorite performance in film?

Michael Fassbender (Shame)​

Welcome! Excellent choices! Since you like Rooney Mara and slice of life type stories, hopefully you caught A Ghost Story! She's not exactly prominent, but she is heavily involved in that film. It's always great to see Steve McQueen and Shame mentioned, that is one hell of a movie.

 

[dyliepew]

Welcome! Excellent choices! Since you like Rooney Mara and slice of life type stories, hopefully you caught A Ghost Story! She's not exactly prominent, but she is heavily involved in that film. It's always great to see Steve McQueen and Shame mentioned, that is one hell of a movie.

Thanks, and yes, A Ghost Story is at the top of my watch-list for the year. Only reason I haven't watched it yet is because my area wasn't cool enough to have shown it in theaters! Happy to hear it is a movie worth recommending though.

Steve McQueen always deserves more love for his earlier films. He's a top-class director. Believe it or not, I just recently watched 12 Years A Slave for the first time, and having watched it finally, I can say with confidence that he is my favorite.

 

[shaneo632]

Up at stupid oclock heading into London to see The Shape of Water. This better be good!

 

[dickroach]

Up at stupid oclock heading into London to see The Shape of Water. This better be good!

lucky
it looks SO good

 

[UrbanRats]

Rewatched the OG Blade Runner, so tomorrow we can drive 8 goddamn hours to watch the sequel.

This was only my second time with the movie, but i liked it a little bit less, this time around.

The production design and sets of this thing are absolutely mind blowing (though the Final Cut has some modern retouching that probably helps), and the general mood is very dense and enveloping.

Pretty much everything else though, i found deeply uninteresting.
I mean essentially nothing happens, which i guess is a common complaint, but specifically Deckard is a pointless agent within the story about Androids that are about to go out of business on their own anyway, with nothing they can do about it.
Besides, he really doesn't even try to do much, given how most of what he accomplishes, just falls into his lap by chance.

It also doesn't seem to go into that much depth with any of the themes, either, though i'm willing to cut some slack on that front, because "are Ais more human than humans?" is sort of the dead horse every sci-fi-AI-movie has been beating on, ever since.
Can't fault it for that.

I'm still looking forward to seeing more of this world though, it's beautiful if nothing else.

 

[Messofanego]

Thanks, and yes, A Ghost Story is at the top of my watch-list for the year. Only reason I haven't watched it yet is because my area wasn't cool enough to have shown it in theaters! Happy to hear it is a movie worth recommending though.

Steve McQueen always deserves more love for his earlier films. He's a top-class director. Believe it or not, I just recently watched 12 Years A Slave for the first time, and having watched it finally, I can say with confidence that he is my favorite.

Be sure to watch Hunger if you haven't already.

 

[Icolin]

Be sure to watch Hunger if you haven't already.

Hunger is brilliant, but I think 12 Years a Slave and Shame are better.

 

[Messofanego]

Hunger is brilliant, but I think 12 Years a Slave and Shame are better.

I see them all as great

 

[Borgnine]

The thing about Shame is that it's so hard to empathize with Fassbender. Great job, sweet pad, hot sister who doesn't mind showing you the goods. Dude has it all.

 

[shaneo632]

The Shape of Water (2017) - 8.3/10. Guillermo del Toro's second-best film behind Pan's Labyrinth, this is a visually stunning genre-bender with an excellent ensemble cast, led by a never-better Sally Hawkins. It's also surprisingly hilarious. I think the emotion could've been exploited a little better but it's still a great film, and it's nice to see del Toro not making polished turds like Pacific Rim and Crimson Peak anymore.

Anchor and Hope (2017) - EMBARGOED DUE TO WORLD PREMIERE/10. It's a lesbian drama starring Oona Chaplin and Natalie Tena. Go figure.

Small Town Crime (2017) - 6.4/10 - A lightweight and straightforward neo-noir but one elevated by John Hawkes' entertaining lead performance and sharp cinematography throughout.

Film festivaling is tiring. Gonna veg out for the rest of the night.

 

[Blader]

Rewatched the OG Blade Runner, so tomorrow we can drive 8 goddamn hours to watch the sequel.

I really liked 2049, but no movie is worth a 16-hour round trip. Unless there is literally no movie theater near you within an 8-hour radius.

 

[Messofanego]

The thing about Shame is that it's so hard to empathize with Fassbender. Great job, sweet pad, hot sister who doesn't mind showing you the goods. Dude has it all.

Let's not get Snowman going again...

 

[Divius]

Snowy is MIA but there is always one way to summon him

 

[Count Dookkake]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

 

[Messofanego]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

Wow, he was one of my favourites. RIP, man.

 

[Blader]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

Wow. Holy shit. Haven't seen him on GAF in so long, how awful.

R.I.P.

 

[BaronLundi]

Oh man, this is sad. So young. One of the best movie thread poster, I always enjoyed his insight.

Dookkake, if you're in contact with family and friends, you can let them know that some remote unknown people who never met him enjoyed talking to him and will miss him greatly.

 

[Borgnine]

Damn.

 

[AngmarsKing701]

Hi, everybody. I've been stuck in the gaming section of NeoGAF for awhile now, and I'm glad to have found this thread. Since I'm new, I thought it'd be fun to answer the questions listed by the OP!

1. What's your favorite Movie?

Clerks OR Night of the Living Dead​

2. Who's your favorite director?

Steve McQueen​

3. Who are your favorite actors/actresses?

Actor: Mads Mikkelsen - First exposure to him was in Casino Royale, and ever since, I've made a point to watch every movie he is in. Unfortunately that meant sitting through Doctor Strange and Rogue One last year. Nothing wrong with someone enjoying those movies, but I'm not at all a fan.​

Actress: Rooney Mara - First exposure to her was in The Social Network, and despite her rather small role, she is one of the characters that stuck with me the most from that movie. I just love the career she is making for herself.​

4. Favorite Genre(s)?

Drama. Slice of Life style film making. I want a personal story. One I can connect with or one that brings a new perspective into my life.​

5. What's your favorite performance in film?

Michael Fassbender (Shame)​

Welcome! Always great to have newcomers to talk movies.

 

[dyliepew]

Be sure to watch Hunger if you haven't already.

Hunger was my first Steve McQueen movie, actually! It's a brutal watch. I am not sure if I will ever be able to stomach a second viewing, but I definitely hold it in the same high regard as Shame and 12 Years A Slave. Not saying his other two films are remotely easy watches, but I remember a specific feeling of dread that I had never experienced in my life after finishing Hunger.

Also, since I'm new here, I never knew this user you're all speaking of, but I send my apologies to everyone in his family and friend circle. He seems to have left a significant impact on a lot of people in this thread. People who only knew him through the internet, in fact, which exemplifies this man's knowledge and writing ability. R.I.P.!

 

[Discotheque]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

Oh damn, definitely remember when he used to post here a bit more regularly

RIP

 

[swoon]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

He was one of the best. I will forever cherish our late night conversations about abstract film and life.

Seeing this news develop over the last couple of weeks, sparked me to post here more to continue these relationships.

 

[Divius]

Sad news. It always sucks when a regular stops posting here and out of the blue you'll wonder where they are at, and this is never the answer you are hoping for. May he rest in peace.

 

[big ander]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

shit. He was a good guy. I looked up to him when I was a young idiot starting to get deep into movies through these threads, he was one of several members—some no longer posting, some still here—who guided me to so much I wouldn't have otherwise come across. He had discerning taste and was extremely knowledgable and was plain nice to top it off. Now I regret losing track of him the last couple years. Rest in peace, and thoughts out to his loved ones.

 

[UrbanRats]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

What the fuck.
I remember plucking several films off his lists, from when we still had the mega thread.
He really had good taste.

RIP.

 

[Insane Metal]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

Ohhh ffs

RIP. And, as usual, fuck cancer.

 

[HoJu]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

Damn. rip. Always enjoyed his posts when I was a lurker

 

[Icolin]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

RIP.

 

[swoon]

What the fuck.
I remember plucking several films off his lists, from when we still had the mega thread.
He really had good taste.

RIP.

Whenever we has that series of pick 3 movies, he always had the best for everyone.

We should get that going again.

 

[SeanC]

Stand by Me

I hadn't seen this movie in decades, not since I was probably close to the age of the actors in it. It's always been one of those films that's been in my mind since I saw it. I remember thinking "these are kids I know" and "I talk like that too" in an era when Nickelodeon and The Mighty Ducks were representing kids in film in TV. Sure, those are fun, but they never felt real to me. Stand By Me felt real.

Generaltional gap and all, there's a universal nature to how these kids act and how they perceive the world whether it be the 1950s or otherwise. It's not an easy road they go down physically and emotionally even then, but now it hits me even harder. I'm about Dreyfus's age in that movie, mid-late 30s, and it takes on a whole new level of narrative and theme. It's always been about innocence lost and growing up, but to have the framing device of an older Gordie looking back on his life and never having those moments or friendships again, or how friends come and go throughout different stages, or how one decision or single moment can stay with you forever, allows for an older me to appreciate it as a film about growing up from the adult perspective, not just a teenager's.

Seeing it only once when I was about 12 and now at 37 hit me hard as the film itself represents those two stages in life pretty spot-on. I'm not going to bother rating it, some movies don't need it. It's a great film either way but watching it made me think of friends I once I knew, probably around the time I originally saw it and the decades after, and how none I've ever kept in touch with and how they all, as Gordie puts it, just move in and out of our lives like busboys.

 

[Window]

Wow that's really sad and unexpected. Still remember him posting his 100 page essay on Synecdoche, NY. No one will ever match that. He will be missed.

 

[darkwing-buck]

I've got some sad news to report.

AlternativeUlster's girlfriend just posted on fb that after a month-long struggle with cancer, our pal died last night. I'm sure some of you guys remember his solid analysis, deep knowledge, and incredible luck in finding rare VHS. In real life, he was kind and fun young man.

I'll miss you, dude.

RIP

 

[More_Badass]

Brazil's bleakly satirical dystopia enthralled me. It pains me to admit but my experience with satire in film is very limited, pretty much being Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs...and...uh, the Scary Movie movies.

So Brazil was incredibly compelling. It's equal parts disturbing, pathetic, sad, and surreal, odd, funny in its portrayal of bureaucracy gone mad. The juxtaposition of fantasy and pitch-black dystopian nightmare worked surprisingly well, and the way Brazil can give you whiplash in shifting from humorous ridiculousness to the unsettling reality of its authoritarian world. Everything is heightened and extreme, and that only makes the commentary and disturbing implications and consequences that much more effective.

 

[brianjones]

damn thats fucked.. RIP

I tended to agree with the movies he wasn’t a fan of on letterbox and that’s always kinda reassuring with certain highly regarded movies

 

[Blader]

Wow that's really sad and expected. Still remember him posting his 100 page essay on Synecdoche, NY. No one will ever match that. He will be missed.

I could have sworn he PM'd me a copy once but can't find it in my PMs folder now. I tried reading it once...it was intense. Like looking into the star tunnel.

 

[Count Dookkake]

.

 

[ronaldthump]

HAPPY DEATH DAY

um.. 4/10

it's sorta like ground hog day with a serial killer but the movie probably loops a fair few scenes a bit too much. The funny thing is when I walked out of the cinema I said

Spoiler

all she had to do was jump on a plane or drive to a different town

and the loop would have been broken.

Also.. the repeating loop is also really stupid

Spoiler

as she always takes the same route every time

which means the movie ends up being in a smaller loop and less interesting as a result.

humour was juvenile - although I see the teens/early 20s audience eating it up. Add to all that... its not scary.

 

[shaneo632]

Man my weekend of movies is fucking STACKED:

Friday - Downsizing (LFF), You Were Never Really Here (LFF), The Snowman, The Meyerowitz Stories (Netflix)

Sat - , The Babysitter (Netflix), Kingdom of Us (Netflix), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (VOD), The Lego Ninjago Movie

Sun - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (LFF)

EDIT: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017) - 6.1/10. Though certainly uneven like most of the animated Batman movies, this does serve as a light-footed, poignant farewell to the brilliant Adam West, and benefits from self-aware humour and solid animation.

Julie Newmar really needs to stop playing Catwoman, though. She's just too damn old.

 

[Sean C]

Unforgiven (1992): I rewatched this for the first time in a few years after picking up the Blu-ray out out Wal-Mart's $8 bin. Gene Hackman is so great in this; him versus Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men in the 1992 Best Supporting Actor race is one of the hardest calls to make in film awards, in my opinion.

 

[big ander]

Whenever we has that series of pick 3 movies, he always had the best for everyone.

We should get that going again.

How did that work again? One person picked 3 and everybody watched them? Or did you pick 3 for one other person while someone else picked 3 for you?

Either way I'd be down to get this going again, I'm in a long rut of being paralyzed by choice and not watching much as a result.

 

[shaneo632]

The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (2017) - 7.5/10. Though it would've benefited from a little more shading about Marsha the person, this is a highly compelling, heartbreaking investigative documentary that makes great use of archive footage.

It's a shame the recent controversy surrounding this doc's release is creating a schism - ironically reminiscent of the gay/trans divide depicted in the film - considering the value of the story being told within.

 

[kevin1025]

Man my weekend of movies is fucking STACKED:

Friday - Downsizing (LFF), You Were Never Really Here (LFF), The Snowman, The Meyerowitz Stories (Netflix)

Sat - , The Babysitter (Netflix), Kingdom of Us (Netflix), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (VOD), The Lego Ninjago Movie

Sun - Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (LFF)

EDIT: Batman vs. Two-Face (2017) - 6.1/10. Though certainly uneven like most of the animated Batman movies, this does serve as a light-footed, poignant farewell to the brilliant Adam West, and benefits from self-aware humour and solid animation.

Julie Newmar really needs to stop playing Catwoman, though. She's just too damn old.

That sounds like a fantastic weekend ahead. Definitely packed, but full of potential greatness.

 

[swoon]

How did that work again? One person picked 3 and everybody watched them? Or did you pick 3 for one other person while someone else picked 3 for you?

Either way I'd be down to get this going again, I'm in a long rut of being paralyzed by choice and not watching much as a result.

yea, someone picks three movies for you (hopefully checking one of your tracking systems) and you do the same for them and then you report back.

 

[shaneo632]

The Villainess (2017) - 6.3/10. I'm pretty mixed on this one. Some of the set-pieces are gorgeous and staggering from a technical perspective, and Ok-bin Kim gives an impressive central performance, but the film is such a goddamn mess.

First off, the fragmented narrative structure is more confusing than intriguing, to the point that I was hoping someone had updated the Wikipedia plot summary so I could make sure I understood it all.

Also, some of the action is just too much; the director obviously blends takes together with obnoxious zooming that looks rather ugly and amateur. And the editing, oh the editing. There are quite a few moments where numerous cuts-per-second are employed to infuriatingly disorientating effect; it's honestly some of the worst editing I've seen since Taken 3, but because this is a foreign film and it's cool, it's easier to let it slide I guess.

And then there's the climactic action sequence, an horrendous CGI-slathered mess that actually made me laugh out loud at how awful it looked.

The comparisons to The Raid are pretty off the mark to me. There's some lovely action and some great ideas, but it's incredibly lacking in some areas and overall left me as frustrated as entertained.

 

[omgkitty]

yea, someone picks three movies for you (hopefully checking one of your tracking systems) and you do the same for them and then you report back.

I would love for you to give me 3 films. Is it weird that I am specifically picking you?

 

[MidnightCowboy]

I'm very down for this Pick 3 thing