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Actually you beat me but I went back in time and inserted my post, the post you're seeing now is actually a flashback. Or is it? The answer: who cares.
BaronLundi
Member
You guys showed up to point the chart to me before I watched the movie and I'm not even joking. It was open as I posted and I kinda not want no read it.
mysticwhip
Banned
Adventureland
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it was alright, a little boring but I liked the 80s amusement park setting(surprising that that modern carnivals and fairs aren't much different). I keep expecting Eisenburg's characters to be anti social and I've been pleasantly surprised every time. Regarding Kristen Stewart's performance, it's like every character she plays behaves identically to each other(into the wild,twilight etc..), she's not a very good actress.
I kept on forgetting that these characters were supposed to be in their 20s though.
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it was alright, a little boring but I liked the 80s amusement park setting(surprising that that modern carnivals and fairs aren't much different). I keep expecting Eisenburg's characters to be anti social and I've been pleasantly surprised every time. Regarding Kristen Stewart's performance, it's like every character she plays behaves identically to each other(into the wild,twilight etc..), she's not a very good actress.
I kept on forgetting that these characters were supposed to be in their 20s though.
Infernal Affairs: I been meaning to watch this cause I like The Departed and wow at how much they just took from this movie for The Departed. I like The Departed more, but this is still a good movie
Death Race 2000: Recently added to instant watch, so decided to watch. It started off strong but there wasn't enough cool kills to make up for shitty plot and lack of any interesting characters
Death Race 2000: Recently added to instant watch, so decided to watch. It started off strong but there wasn't enough cool kills to make up for shitty plot and lack of any interesting characters
watched:
mr. freedom *** really wonderful sets/cinematography but the actual plot of the film doesn't go anywhere and its politics to pretty boring.
warlock **** beautiful western that explores interpersonal relationships and the cowboy psyche rather than larger social issues. the script and the acting is pretty great - one of fonda's best roles i think. great movie.
rewatched:
ulzana's raid ***burt lancaster teachs a blonde boy how to play baseball and why apaches attack settlements in this bleh western. i think the first time i watched it i was taken by how wonderful it looks - but lancaster's role is flat and the searchers did everything better anyway. which y'know could be said for ever film, but this film dares to fly closer to that sun.
mr. freedom *** really wonderful sets/cinematography but the actual plot of the film doesn't go anywhere and its politics to pretty boring.
warlock **** beautiful western that explores interpersonal relationships and the cowboy psyche rather than larger social issues. the script and the acting is pretty great - one of fonda's best roles i think. great movie.
rewatched:
ulzana's raid ***burt lancaster teachs a blonde boy how to play baseball and why apaches attack settlements in this bleh western. i think the first time i watched it i was taken by how wonderful it looks - but lancaster's role is flat and the searchers did everything better anyway. which y'know could be said for ever film, but this film dares to fly closer to that sun.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Swoon, today my history of film teacher said he didn't like John Ford. I'm still not sure how I feel about that.
Watched:
Bicycle Thieves *****
Sunset Boulevard**********x10,000,000
Watched:
Bicycle Thieves *****
Sunset Boulevard**********x10,000,000
TheKaeptain
Banned
TJ Bennett
TJ Hooker
Your film teacher is an idiot. Did they have an explanation why? Or is this the kind of professor that would argue that Mac & Me is a brilliant examination of American consumerism?
TheKaeptain
Banned
Nah, he just said it in passing. It went like this "...ever one loves John Ford but I don't care about him or older westerns..."
TJ Bennett
TJ Hooker
Ah, ok.
Your recent movie reviews also reminded me that Paramount needs to release a high def Sunset Blvd. Where's my 72nd anniversary edition blu-ray?
Buckethead
Banned
Film school = BS.
Just my opinion/experience.
Just my opinion/experience.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I was googling that exact same thing earlier. I need more Billy on blu. And wasn't it released in 50?
Off-Topic:
You bringing up how old the movie is just made me realize how much older my uncle was compared to my father. My uncle saw the movie in a theater in like 50-52 while he was stationed in New York. My dad was like 12...
It must have been amazing getting to see all these movies during their first run.
TheKaeptain
Banned
*NSFW* trailer
Film-gaf. Dance movies have ascended to a higher level.
I want to make a thread about this.
Film-gaf. Dance movies have ascended to a higher level.
I want to make a thread about this.
already a thread here and it showed at sxsw a year ago. and has looked pretty terrible for that whole year
Wife and I bought these on Blu-Ray at Blockbuster (5 for 20)...
Due Date (seen it already, thought it was fun)
Away We Go (hadn't seen it)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (hadn't seen it)
Funny People (seen already twice in theaters)
Going The Distance (seen already)
We watched Crazy, Stupid, Love two nights ago and enjoyed it. Ryan Gosling is always good, and the Emma Stone twist was pretty cool!
Last night we watched Away We Go and really enjoyed it. Actually a really depressing ending, but bittersweet. Funny and cute all the way through, though.
Watched Due Date today, still funny. Not sure why it got all of the hate that it did.
I'm excited to watch Going The Distance again, we loved it when we saw it in theaters. And Funny People, it's too long for its own good, but it's still fun. And they always have awesome extras.
Due Date (seen it already, thought it was fun)
Away We Go (hadn't seen it)
Crazy, Stupid, Love (hadn't seen it)
Funny People (seen already twice in theaters)
Going The Distance (seen already)
We watched Crazy, Stupid, Love two nights ago and enjoyed it. Ryan Gosling is always good, and the Emma Stone twist was pretty cool!
Last night we watched Away We Go and really enjoyed it. Actually a really depressing ending, but bittersweet. Funny and cute all the way through, though.
Watched Due Date today, still funny. Not sure why it got all of the hate that it did.
I'm excited to watch Going The Distance again, we loved it when we saw it in theaters. And Funny People, it's too long for its own good, but it's still fun. And they always have awesome extras.
Buckethead
Banned
That plus waste of money/time.
The best filmmakers have a style or topic that they formulate themselves.
It can't be taught in school. Maybe they can teach you how to edit or point a camera or whatever but they can't teach you how to figure out yourself and what you like, the very least they'll teach you a very mainstream appreciation for film.
Bleh whatever carry on
TheKaeptain
Banned
blah Ok I will ask to close mine.
Think you all are selling film profs short. Very, very short. Sure they'll have opinions with which you disagree-same story for every person-but anyone who spends years and years getting a film studies degree probably loves movies and means well and will at least introduce you to a few great films.
I can't speak for actual film school teachers, but I'd assume it's close to the same.
I can't speak for actual film school teachers, but I'd assume it's close to the same.
YOU'VE LOOKED TERRIBLE FOR THAT WHOLE YEAR
Not for everything, no. Specifically more technical things like cinematography.
Writing/Directing? Maybe. I still think it's a good idea, if you can do it without going tens of thousands in debt.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Film School is garbage for film theory for the most part. If you want to learn about film history and different ways of thinking about film, then I suggest you make it one of your majors in a good university.
Film School is invaluable when it comes to learning the technical aspects of filmmaking, though. If only because it forces a camera into your hand and - if they've got their shit together, forcing you to work to realistic (read: uncompromising) deadlines. Most everything else they advertise you can do without film school.
I'm glad I went through both.
Film School is invaluable when it comes to learning the technical aspects of filmmaking, though. If only because it forces a camera into your hand and - if they've got their shit together, forcing you to work to realistic (read: uncompromising) deadlines. Most everything else they advertise you can do without film school.
I'm glad I went through both.
SentientStone
Member
I watched Mulholland Drive recently after my friend suggested it to me. I totally did not expect the last 1/3 of the movie to be like that. I really need to watch it again.
In hindsight, it is kind of funny how I told him to watch Black Swan because of the 'Portman and Kunis scenes' in there after his recommendation of MH to me. ;p
In hindsight, it is kind of funny how I told him to watch Black Swan because of the 'Portman and Kunis scenes' in there after his recommendation of MH to me. ;p
imo, the only truly invaluable part of film school is networking. The skills can be self-taught and the theory/history can be learned on your own time, but the connections you can make at, and because of, film school are exclusive to that whole experience.
acheron_xl
Member
Watched Batman & Robin for the first time. Luckily I had a Rifftrax, or I wouldn't have touched it.
Hoooooly shit is that movie bad.
Hoooooly shit is that movie bad.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Yes, I should have mentioned that. These are the people who you will make many films with and become comfortable with. They are the ones that will be able to vouch for you and know how you work. They are some of my closest friends to this day, yet none of them live in the same country as me.
But in terms of the technical aspects, it depends where your film school is located as the film scene is very different as you move around when it comes to knowing where to get your permits, telecine processes done, which festivals you want to market to etc
I disagree about what you're saying in regards to film theory though. I don't believe that studying film history in your own time would yield the same benefits as studying within an academic environment that strives to push you to think critically about film theory as opposed to passively consuming it. The number of research essays you go through hell to write certainly makes a big difference in ones understanding.
that's the case with any type of higher learning in my experience. though i guess that's even more important when entering a field as competitive as the film industry
Buckethead
Banned
I say it loud and proud - Black Swan is a garbage movie.
I love Mullholand Drive though.
Johnlenham
Member
Thats what my friend is getting out of her Goldsmiths Script writting masters. They are trying to merge with the film group as they are both sides of the "future" of Film so to speak. Like these people write scripts and those make films and they are all linked by that.
Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Awesome movie! The opening scene was great, I liked all the characters, and the idea of them surviving in a mall was so cool. Now I need to see the original.
Contagion
It was pretty good. It felt like it was building up to something big at the end but then it kind of just dissipated. Cast was great and it kept me interested throughout, but definitely not a top 10 from last year.
Awesome movie! The opening scene was great, I liked all the characters, and the idea of them surviving in a mall was so cool. Now I need to see the original.
Contagion
It was pretty good. It felt like it was building up to something big at the end but then it kind of just dissipated. Cast was great and it kept me interested throughout, but definitely not a top 10 from last year.
I also watched and enjoyed this recently, it's pretty scary thanks to it's subject matter but somehow seems to keep a distance to any emotional involvement. I'm not sure, but maybe it wouldn't have been as scary if it hadn't been so cold and matter of fact in that sense?
Reminds me a bit of THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN which never lets fear be visible outside of lab environments.
Count Dookkake
Member
Depends what school you go to and if it is any good.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
Academic art theory takes everything that's good about art and sucks the life right out of it.
BaronLundi
Member
(cross-posting from the Free to a good home thread - Please respond there)
So I ordered some items from the fine people at Masters of Cinema. Due to postal shenanigans my order was delayed and ultimately sent and received twice. They don't want me to return the goods and since there is no way I'll profit from this I thought I'll just give them away to my fellow gaffers.
Here's the deal :
Choose ONE of the four sets described below, posting your preference in the "Free to a good home" thread along with a (preferably crudely drawn) picture related to the coveted film(s), before sunday 23:59 GMT. I'll choose the best/funniest ones and have the goods shipped to the lucky/talented recipients next week.
PLEASE NOTE: (i) The DVDs are Zone 2 the BRs are Region B (ii) I'll take care of the shipping costs
Also discs sold though the Masters of Cinema Website (when they have a sale, which is often) ARE SHIPPED FREE OF CHARGE WORLDWIDE.
Please support them. They are a GREAT publisher.
All items are unsealed and complete with their awesome booklet save from one box which was broken during shipping.
1. Peculiar Horror set:
DVD - Judex and Les nuits rouges (Georges Franju) double feature
DVD - House (Nobuhiko Obayashi)
2. Deutschland 27/29 set:
Blu-Ray - Metropolis (Fritz Lang)
DVD - Diary of a lost girl (G.W. Pabst)
3. Senior Vampires set:
DVD - Vampyr (Carl Th. Dreyer)
DVD - Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau)
4. Alone in space half double pack set:
Blu-Ray and DVD - For All Mankind (Al Reinert)
So I ordered some items from the fine people at Masters of Cinema. Due to postal shenanigans my order was delayed and ultimately sent and received twice. They don't want me to return the goods and since there is no way I'll profit from this I thought I'll just give them away to my fellow gaffers.
Here's the deal :
Choose ONE of the four sets described below, posting your preference in the "Free to a good home" thread along with a (preferably crudely drawn) picture related to the coveted film(s), before sunday 23:59 GMT. I'll choose the best/funniest ones and have the goods shipped to the lucky/talented recipients next week.
PLEASE NOTE: (i) The DVDs are Zone 2 the BRs are Region B (ii) I'll take care of the shipping costs
Also discs sold though the Masters of Cinema Website (when they have a sale, which is often) ARE SHIPPED FREE OF CHARGE WORLDWIDE.
Please support them. They are a GREAT publisher.
All items are unsealed and complete with their awesome booklet save from one box which was broken during shipping.
1. Peculiar Horror set:
DVD - Judex and Les nuits rouges (Georges Franju) double feature
DVD - House (Nobuhiko Obayashi)
2. Deutschland 27/29 set:
Blu-Ray - Metropolis (Fritz Lang)
DVD - Diary of a lost girl (G.W. Pabst)
3. Senior Vampires set:
DVD - Vampyr (Carl Th. Dreyer)
DVD - Nosferatu (F.W. Murnau)
4. Alone in space half double pack set:
Blu-Ray and DVD - For All Mankind (Al Reinert)
TheKaeptain
Banned
Euro only...
BaronLundi
Member
Euro only...
I checked the postage fees. Surprisingly this should not be too expensive to ship outside Europe. This'll be the slowest fare though
Edited my post.
Max Armstrong
Member
Spirited Away - Wonderful movie, loved the animations and colour - 8.5/10
My Neighbor Totoro - Had to watch this after Spirited Away, not as good, but still liked it. That cat bus was really a wtf moment :lol - 8/10
Shaun of the Dead - It was funny at times, not really a fan of zombies though - 7/10
In the Mood for Love - Dat cinematography. I really loved the framing and the colours. Also the story was pretty original - 8/10
Talk to Her - Well crafted. Creepy at times - 7.5/10
Persepolis - Loved the animation style, mixed with the humour, I laughed a lot. Really not a fan of political and religious bullshit though, so the first half was not my cup of tea, but pretty interesting none the less - 7.5/10
9 Songs - I fapped. No seriously, how were they able to show this on TV yesterday? That was a pretty hardcore love story, in that sense I liked it, but there's really nothing else to the story except for the 9 songs between the sex scenes - 5/10
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Ugh, didn't know it was going to be a musical, I really hate musicals. Story was still pretty interesting and of course, technically it was really well done. I was also really surprised to see it wasn't direct by Tim Burton, little mind blow moment - 7/10
My Neighbor Totoro - Had to watch this after Spirited Away, not as good, but still liked it. That cat bus was really a wtf moment :lol - 8/10
Shaun of the Dead - It was funny at times, not really a fan of zombies though - 7/10
In the Mood for Love - Dat cinematography. I really loved the framing and the colours. Also the story was pretty original - 8/10
Talk to Her - Well crafted. Creepy at times - 7.5/10
Persepolis - Loved the animation style, mixed with the humour, I laughed a lot. Really not a fan of political and religious bullshit though, so the first half was not my cup of tea, but pretty interesting none the less - 7.5/10
9 Songs - I fapped. No seriously, how were they able to show this on TV yesterday? That was a pretty hardcore love story, in that sense I liked it, but there's really nothing else to the story except for the 9 songs between the sex scenes - 5/10
The Nightmare Before Christmas - Ugh, didn't know it was going to be a musical, I really hate musicals. Story was still pretty interesting and of course, technically it was really well done. I was also really surprised to see it wasn't direct by Tim Burton, little mind blow moment - 7/10
mysticwhip
Banned
Pulp Fiction
First time watching this, really good movie. Tarantino is really good at writing tense scenes like the ending scene of this movie and the bar scene in Inglorious Basterds. Samuel L Jackson's character was great and he had some great on screen chemistry with Travolta. The Bruce willis chapter was interesting as well even though it was my least favorite part of the movie.
I think I might like this more than Inglorious Basterds,which is saying a lot because I loved inglorious Basterds.
Anyway, the only Tarantino movie I haven't watched is Resovoir dogs, hope it's good, the trailers don't make it look good but it's a Tarantino flick so it'll prolly be good.
If I were to rank his filmography it'd go like this:
RD is next on my list and im fucking excited to see D'jango.
One more thing, his movies always have a such a great cast, he;s been real good with that.
First time watching this, really good movie. Tarantino is really good at writing tense scenes like the ending scene of this movie and the bar scene in Inglorious Basterds. Samuel L Jackson's character was great and he had some great on screen chemistry with Travolta. The Bruce willis chapter was interesting as well even though it was my least favorite part of the movie.
I think I might like this more than Inglorious Basterds,which is saying a lot because I loved inglorious Basterds.
Anyway, the only Tarantino movie I haven't watched is Resovoir dogs, hope it's good, the trailers don't make it look good but it's a Tarantino flick so it'll prolly be good.
If I were to rank his filmography it'd go like this:
- Pulp Fiction/Inglorious Basterds
- Jackie Brown
- Kill Bill Vol.1
- Kill Bill Vol 2
RD is next on my list and im fucking excited to see D'jango.
One more thing, his movies always have a such a great cast, he;s been real good with that.
lunchtoast
Member
Watched Immortals last night, and enjoyed it. Great fight scenes, and glad most of them weren't slow-mo. Also, dat ass. Also enjoyed the kooky helmet designs of the gods.
Who's awesome? You are.
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (dir. Mark Neveldine & Brian Taylor)
The makers of Crank conspire with the deranged talents of Nicolas Cage on a comic book movie based on a character whose head is a flammable skull. What's not to love?
Of course, being better than its predecessor is hardly a measure of actual distance; outside of a couple of moments where Nic Cage is allowed to be the insane bastard we all love, I could film one of my bowel movements and it'd make for a better film. What is immediately noticeable in this sequel is that the talents of Neveldine/Taylor (as they prefer to go by) aren't wasted at all, thanks to the wise decision to be given carte blanche by the powers that be with the exception that it had to be PG-13 friendly. It's very much a film by these guys, filled with the same whiplash editing, inexplicable non sequiturs, animated montages and all the guerrilla filmmaking tactics you've come to know and love. It's certainly an easy argument to make that they don't exactly make good films (as Gamer can surely attest to), but they also certainly never make boring ones.
Nic Cage is, thankfully, off the leash for this film, which is the way it should be for playing a character who, as I've pointed out already, turns into a flaming skeleton to swallow evil souls. Free from trying too hard to measure up to the likes of then-current superhero stars like Tobey Maguire and Ben Affleck, he's allowed to show off his considerable charm while getting the chance to relish in the absurdity of the entire situation (best encapsulated in a scene about halfway through where he interrogates an Eastern bloc gun runner while fighting off the urge to simply burn the man to a cinder). This is an important differentiator; other actors are pretending to be characters from a comic book, while Nic Cage is a living goddamn comic book.
Is it ever a good film? I would say no. The cheapness of shooting in Romania is immediately apparent, the side characters tend to disappear into the background since there's really not much to them other than to bear witness to Nic Cage (special credit, though, is due to a cameo by a certain former Highlander who shows up in about the least immediately recognizable manner imaginable), and, as expected, the story is about as well told as the end result of a game of Telephone in a kindergarten class. Is it, however, a really fucking entertaining one? To quote one of the final lines of the film, yes.
Hell yes.
The makers of Crank conspire with the deranged talents of Nicolas Cage on a comic book movie based on a character whose head is a flammable skull. What's not to love?
Of course, being better than its predecessor is hardly a measure of actual distance; outside of a couple of moments where Nic Cage is allowed to be the insane bastard we all love, I could film one of my bowel movements and it'd make for a better film. What is immediately noticeable in this sequel is that the talents of Neveldine/Taylor (as they prefer to go by) aren't wasted at all, thanks to the wise decision to be given carte blanche by the powers that be with the exception that it had to be PG-13 friendly. It's very much a film by these guys, filled with the same whiplash editing, inexplicable non sequiturs, animated montages and all the guerrilla filmmaking tactics you've come to know and love. It's certainly an easy argument to make that they don't exactly make good films (as Gamer can surely attest to), but they also certainly never make boring ones.
Nic Cage is, thankfully, off the leash for this film, which is the way it should be for playing a character who, as I've pointed out already, turns into a flaming skeleton to swallow evil souls. Free from trying too hard to measure up to the likes of then-current superhero stars like Tobey Maguire and Ben Affleck, he's allowed to show off his considerable charm while getting the chance to relish in the absurdity of the entire situation (best encapsulated in a scene about halfway through where he interrogates an Eastern bloc gun runner while fighting off the urge to simply burn the man to a cinder). This is an important differentiator; other actors are pretending to be characters from a comic book, while Nic Cage is a living goddamn comic book.
Is it ever a good film? I would say no. The cheapness of shooting in Romania is immediately apparent, the side characters tend to disappear into the background since there's really not much to them other than to bear witness to Nic Cage (special credit, though, is due to a cameo by a certain former Highlander who shows up in about the least immediately recognizable manner imaginable), and, as expected, the story is about as well told as the end result of a game of Telephone in a kindergarten class. Is it, however, a really fucking entertaining one? To quote one of the final lines of the film, yes.
Hell yes.
TJ Bennett
TJ Hooker
You're right, I'm an idiot. 62nd anniversary edition!
Here's hoping Paramount follows what Universal is doing and releases a lot of classic titles on blu-ray this year to celebrate their 100th anniversary.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Depends entirely on the coordinators of the field at whatever university you go to. You shouldn't make blanket statement like that.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
I've read dozens of academic essays on film from all over, and I have NO trouble making such a statement. Art "theory" is not incapable of a good point once in a while, but it's usually mired in A) poor, unnecessarily dense writing, and B) a lot of canned thought that tries to take art and shove it into holes that it was never made to go in. Cahiers, American theorists, it doesn't really matter - it's all uniformly pretty unnecessary.
Edit: or, to put it differently - art is its own best explanation, and any attempt to "theorize" about it in the way that art theorists do is inherently flawed. Criticism is fine, but "cultural studies" is as intellectually bankrupt a field as I've ever seen.
Count Dookkake
Member
SOUND OF NOISE is finally getting a US release.
Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QKjCC7qxkTQ.
Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QKjCC7qxkTQ.
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