Just watched Six Degrees of Separation on a whim. Very entertaining movie. Will Smith's performance was much better than anything he's done after it (that comes to mind). It was one of those movies where even if you weren't told that it was adapted from a play it was plainly obvious. I enjoyed it.
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Nappuccino
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ChoklitReign said:
1) you've caught on
2) watch the rest.
TheKaeptain
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Net_Wrecker said:
I Saw the Devil (2010) Directed By Ji-woon Kim : How good is this guy, seriously. Although I wouldn't place it above A Bittersweet Life, or The Good The Bad The Weird in terms of overall quality, this is a damn good revenge flick. I've heard many reports that it's a brutal movie, and that it is, but only one scene made me truly cringe, so in that aspect, though brutal, the film is NOT grotesque IMO.
The cinematography and directing is, of course, great, with good use of Kim's trademark camera work.The music is good, but isn't overpowering like a lot of these thrillers tend to be when coming out of Hollywood, and instead is used mostly during fast paced scenes letting the tense moments REALLY build through silence. In fact, there's a mood during a lot of the scenes I can only describe as No Country For Old Men-esque in that regard. The acting is superb, and the ending is sick.The stabbing scene in the "Taxi" with the rotating camera was ridiculous.
Ji-woon Kim with the 3-peat.
EDIT: Oh man, his next movie is slated to be an action/thriller named Last Stand starring Liam Neeson. 4-Peat confirmed.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 3peat was exactly right.
*BOW* Ji-woon Kim *BOW*
The Matrix arrived this morning on BluRay, I put it in just to check the transfer (which is nice enough) and I ended up watching it all. Still such an enjoyable movie. As a number of twenty-somethings, The Matrix is the closest thing I can think of to having had the cultural impact of something like Star Wars for 'our' generation.
The sequels blew hard indeed, but at this point, I can watch the original without the baggage and it's still awesome.
The sequels blew hard indeed, but at this point, I can watch the original without the baggage and it's still awesome.
Rescue Dawn- Finally saw this one. Wow Bale is ridiculously method in all of his movies, he just let himself waste away for this role. I thought it was a pretty good movie, it may have been a little too long, but definitely a gripping story. I thought Herzog could've done a few things differently to make it more effective. Zahn was really incredible in this, wish this guy would do more serious stuff, because he's damn good.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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What's interesting about Rescue Dawn is that it was actually filmed in reverse; the actors lost all of the necessary weight and then gained it back slowly.
robor said:
I thought Princess Mononoke was well paced, too.
Speaking of Miyazaki, watched Porco Rosso last night and didn't really enjoy it at all. There was so much cool stuff they could have explored further story-wise, the whole thing just felt like wasted potential. What story was there was pretty dumb, I thought.
Lion Heart
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The Usual Suspects- The first half of the movie I thought it was your standard heist film but eventually I started picking up on where it was going. The end was awesome and when it was revealed that Dean Keaton was Keyser Söze, I guessed its probably Spacey :lol. Anyway, I still don't know if it was Spacey or Kobayashi but its obvious they left that up to the viewer.
This still pisses me off, never watch an ending to a movie you've never seen. When I was younger I happened to catch the last 3 minutes and had NO idea what was going on (I thought there was supernatural elements in the story). When I finally watched it, I put two and two together and it lessened the impact of the movie tremendously. Still one of my favourite movies but I would kill to go back and watch it without knowing...
big ander said:
This still pisses me off, never watch an ending to a movie you've never seen. When I was younger I happened to catch the last 3 minutes and had NO idea what was going on (I thought there was supernatural elements in the story). When I finally watched it, I put two and two together and it lessened the impact of the movie tremendously. Still one of my favourite movies but I would kill to go back and watch it without knowing...
Net_Wrecker said:
I Saw the Devil (2010) Directed By Ji-woon Kim : How good is this guy, seriously. Although I wouldn't place it above A Bittersweet Life, or The Good The Bad The Weird in terms of overall quality, this is a damn good revenge flick. I've heard many reports that it's a brutal movie, and that it is, but only one scene made me truly cringe, so in that aspect, though brutal, the film is NOT grotesque IMO.
The cinematography and directing is, of course, great, with good use of Kim's trademark camera work.The music is good, but isn't overpowering like a lot of these thrillers tend to be when coming out of Hollywood, and instead is used mostly during fast paced scenes letting the tense moments REALLY build through silence. In fact, there's a mood during a lot of the scenes I can only describe as No Country For Old Men-esque in that regard. The acting is superb, and the ending is sick.The stabbing scene in the "Taxi" with the rotating camera was ridiculous.
Ji-woon Kim with the 3-peat.
EDIT: Oh man, his next movie is slated to be an action/thriller named Last Stand starring Liam Neeson. 4-Peat confirmed.
Thank God for some positive impressions. After reading here that the movie wasn't worth a watch it kind of depressed me.
When watching A tale of two sisters a couple of years ago I vowed I'd buy every single movie from him that got released in Europe.
Just saw The Quiet Family and really liked it. Certainly not his best, but great movie nonetheless.
Damn. I really would like to know it I saw the Devil is lated for a European or UK release anytime soon.
There's an Argentinian version on Ebay, but I'd rather have a UK one or something.
If all else fails I'll go for that one...
TheKaeptain
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Just get the Korea version. Should be out soon.meppi said:
I went and saw 127 Hours last weekend. Wanted to see Black Swan, but the next four showings were sold out! Couldn't believe there was that much interest in it, but maybe the premise of releasing in limited release does work.
Anyway, 127 Hours was pretty damn good. James Franco was really good in it. He should get an Oscar nomination (or at least a Golden Globe) for his performance. I was getting a bit squeamish when he was cutting off his arm though. It was much too graphic for me!
Anyway, 127 Hours was pretty damn good. James Franco was really good in it. He should get an Oscar nomination (or at least a Golden Globe) for his performance. I was getting a bit squeamish when he was cutting off his arm though. It was much too graphic for me!
TheKaeptain
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:lol :lol :lolLion Heart said:
What? :lol :lol :lol
Been a while since I saw The Usual Suspects, but doesn't it end with
I seem to remember it being too overt if anything.
a long montage showing he made up the name followed by him suddenly being able to walk then actually showing parts of the film again with him as the antagonist?
I seem to remember it being too overt if anything.
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StuBurns said:
While the folks at Time Warner like to claim that all 3 movies were written at the same time, the level in quality of the films just on the dialog and pacing alone show that the first films was written standalone and then the other two were pasted on it to capitalize on the success.
Nose Master
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Saw Scott Pilgrim, finally. Pretty disappointing. Only really good part about it was Ramona being silly hot.
Net_Wrecker
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CaptYamato said:
Glad to see you enjoyed it :lol
TheKaeptain
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You have no idea. I'll have my full review this weekend.Net_Wrecker said:
ChubbyHuggs
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Yes, it does.StuBurns said:
icarus-daedelus said:
I'm pretty sure you'll love it be the end.
massive disappointment. wow. talk about overhyped. mother has garnered near unanimous praise... and it just baffles me. is everyone insane? the acting is a disaster outside of a few key performances (kim hye-ja, the mother, is very good; won bin, the son, and the whole law enforcement crew are terrible). bong gets praised for his mix of genres and tone, but why? none of the elements come together to form a coherent whole. it's just a mess of different approaches that never actually settles into a cohesive or even unique atmosphere and style. the film is full of unnatural and cringeworthy dialogue and performances. whole scenes are just... STUPID, for lack of a better word. stupid stupid stupid. the initial interrogation scene... why does no review mention that these people either can't act or are directed amateurishly by bong? the movie is full of overacting and corny deliveries. then there's the plot holes, the retroactive pseudo "twist" that betrays the viewer; what a silly cop-out. the only saving grace is kim hye-ja's performance and some of the music. i don't even particularly like the cinematography or the editing, both often praised, but used distractingly and to gimmicky effect with little subtlety. i mean, ok, there was potential for a good movie here. the premise and some of the wackier ideas are kinda neat. but none of the themes are really explored. it's all really superficial and fairly cliched, most of the characters have no depth, they are the simplest of movie archetypes. and the sprinkles of (failed) comedy feel out of place, don't seem to belong into the same universe as the rest of the movie, don't seem to emerge from the same place.
i watched mother with two other people and they both intensely disliked it as well and cited many of the same reasons. crazy how there's hardly ANY negative reviews out there. judging by that, i'm probably gonna make myself unpopular again.
jarosh said:
i watched mother with two other people and they both intensely disliked it as well and cited many of the same reasons. crazy how there's hardly ANY negative reviews out there. judging by that, i'm probably gonna make myself unpopular again.
That usually kills most moving watching experiences, just sayin
Trent Strong
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jarosh said:
I thought it was a good movie.
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Darkness said:
It's not really that complicated. It's a remake of Frankenstein, updated for contemporary concerns and values.
that makes no sense. i didn't know they disliked it until it was over. we don't talk during the movie. it's also the people i almost always watch movies with and we often disagree and have completely different experiences watching the same movies together. for example: i've watched "in bruges" with the same people in the same setting and i absolutely LOVED that movie. have watched it twice more. they both didn't like it.~Kinggi~ said:
TheKaeptain
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If you have not seen A Bittersweet Life or I Saw the Devil check them out. Same director.icarus-daedelus said:
I just bought Good, Bad, Weird for five bucks at Best Buy. Had a 10 dollar coupon.
The Culture Vulture
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I like a con movie and this is a great one written and directed by David Mamet. My only issue is with the lead actress Lindsay Crouse who I wasn't sold on. Anytime they were away from the house of games or the cons it became a subpar movie.
Trent Strong
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Blader5489 said:
Fantastic movie.
The Beach (DiCaprio, Boyle)
A bizarre and terrible movie, I'm still surprised that Boyle was responsible for it since I've enjoyed everything else he's done. It's definitely a product of the year 2000, it feels very aged in both the style of the film and the awful soundtrack. So much of the dialogue was downright idiotic. Just an all-around turd.
and really, what was the point of the whole thing? It ended on such an awkward note.
boo
A bizarre and terrible movie, I'm still surprised that Boyle was responsible for it since I've enjoyed everything else he's done. It's definitely a product of the year 2000, it feels very aged in both the style of the film and the awful soundtrack. So much of the dialogue was downright idiotic. Just an all-around turd.
and really, what was the point of the whole thing? It ended on such an awkward note.
boo
I thought it was disappointing. After the initial twist it was really predictable, and while very well done, it didn't grab me like his last two movies.Net_Wrecker said:
Even so, I hope he doesn't get handcuffed by hollywood. I like his movies because he doesn't hold back. Hollywood is all about wussifying movies :\
CajoleJuice
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These people sound terrible.jarosh said:
Diatribe1974
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
The Expendables
Both on Blu Ray.
TGTBTU: I honestly had a hard time seeing much of an improvement in Blu Ray version over the DVD version that came out a number of years ago (where they championed all the improved visuals over the version we'd been watching for years on TV).
The Expendables: What can I say? Pure bang bang greatness. Loved every minute of it & the PQ was top notch.
The Expendables
Both on Blu Ray.
TGTBTU: I honestly had a hard time seeing much of an improvement in Blu Ray version over the DVD version that came out a number of years ago (where they championed all the improved visuals over the version we'd been watching for years on TV).
The Expendables: What can I say? Pure bang bang greatness. Loved every minute of it & the PQ was top notch.
Lion Heart
Banned
So hes Keyser for sure eh, thats good to know. I guess I made it more convoluted than it was, I blame MGS. Still a great film, I'd like to rewatch it and see how it holds up, same with Memento.
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Why can't I find Fantastic Mr Fox on ANY streaming or download service? I just checked Netflix Instant Streaming, Vudu on PS3, PSN Video Store, and Xbox Zune Marketplace. Four movie services, FAIL. Can't believe there's not a digital version somewhere I can watch. I shouldn't have to go find a disc somewhere in this day and age.
TheKaeptain
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Disc>dd
Nappuccino
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Deathly Hallows:
I don't know... I liked a lot of it but I also didn't really feel interested in what was going on most of the time. Its like... I know Harry's going to find all those pieces- I know he's going to stay friends with Ron and that Hermione is going to be mad at him. Nothing till the final bits gave me any feeling of suspense. It was all well done and some of it was extremely good... but I just didn't enjoy it.
Mostly I didn't like how often things conveniently happened while Harry was unconscious. "Oh, sorry, your wand broke" "Don't worry, I randomly picked up this wand I didn't need- here you go Harry"
Also, the highpoint for me was hearing Nick Cave.
I don't know... I liked a lot of it but I also didn't really feel interested in what was going on most of the time. Its like... I know Harry's going to find all those pieces- I know he's going to stay friends with Ron and that Hermione is going to be mad at him. Nothing till the final bits gave me any feeling of suspense. It was all well done and some of it was extremely good... but I just didn't enjoy it.
Mostly I didn't like how often things conveniently happened while Harry was unconscious. "Oh, sorry, your wand broke" "Don't worry, I randomly picked up this wand I didn't need- here you go Harry"
Also, the highpoint for me was hearing Nick Cave.
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SHOTEH FOCK OP said:
I literally just watched this on comcast On Demand, came here to post about it.
7/10
It started out 'fantastic', towards the end it became a little bit weird to me, and I didn't feel like the conflict was resolved. I really lived the art style though. Would prefer a few more movies like these over the pixar/disney style.
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Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
Took me a while to get my head around this. :lol
That's pretty cool.
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