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Just watched The Incite Mill starring the kid from Battle Royale, Death Note and Kaiji (trailer).
Total shit. It might have been marginally interesting 15 years ago but this kind of 'death game' is already so played out and there's nothing new here either. The characters are shallow and do everything against common sense. PASS
Total shit. It might have been marginally interesting 15 years ago but this kind of 'death game' is already so played out and there's nothing new here either. The characters are shallow and do everything against common sense. PASS
Mister Wilhelm
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big ander said:
This one was more impressive when it was first released, but I still consider it one of his top 3 and highly influential.
big ander said:
Pretty much my thoughts. I also thought the movie was too typical Coen. It reused so many bits from their previous work and the outlying plot just wasn't strong enough. Probably my least favorite movie from them though it does have more artistic showcasing than most of their catalog.
big ander said:
Do not watch this movie. Do not watch this movie. Do not watch this movie.
Lafiel said:
I didn't think it was that great but it is a cut above most of those indie romance films.
Nose Master said:
So cheesy and amateur yet so much fun for that reason.
To Far Away Times said:
Not by a long shot. Maybe not at all.
I personally feel Silent Hill is underrated.
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
un33dab@dpu$$y
&Divius said:
Movie was pretty bad, but to be fair the ending was the same as in the game.
Added it to my queue.Kikujiro said:
Max Armstrong said:
Yeah, the more I thought about it: it's awful. I don't know what was going through the mind of the person who recommended it to me. The premise is still good, but ever piece of the movie reeks of failure.Mister Wilhelm said:
Just saw The Fighter. Really enjoyed it, and it would have made my top ten list of last year. I was amazed by the amount of optimism at the end of the film, was not expecting that.
Also saw the Losers. Probably a little better then the very similar Expendables. Not great by any means, but a lot of fun.
Then Legend of the Guardians. Was really impressed with this. Very Jim Henson/ Don Bluth, only with amazing CGI. I preferred it by far to How to Train Your Dragon which I also enjoyed, and think it should have at least got a nomination for best Animated Film. Great voice acting by the way with he exception of the main character which came off whiny. Hard to go wrong with Rush, Weaving, and Mirren though. And hell David Wenham comes out of nowhere with his performance, and Jason Stackhouse from True Blood being a creepy ass fucker. Really good movie.
Also saw the Losers. Probably a little better then the very similar Expendables. Not great by any means, but a lot of fun.
Then Legend of the Guardians. Was really impressed with this. Very Jim Henson/ Don Bluth, only with amazing CGI. I preferred it by far to How to Train Your Dragon which I also enjoyed, and think it should have at least got a nomination for best Animated Film. Great voice acting by the way with he exception of the main character which came off whiny. Hard to go wrong with Rush, Weaving, and Mirren though. And hell David Wenham comes out of nowhere with his performance, and Jason Stackhouse from True Blood being a creepy ass fucker. Really good movie.
Between one episode of The Wire and the other, i've managed to squeeze in Hellboy 2 the golden army and Paprika.
Paprika is probably my favorite animated film, too bad Kon's dead now.. too fucking bad.
Hellboy, on the other hand.. the acting was bad, the writing pretty boring, but it had its moments:
the "tumor" joke and in general, the visuals, were very very good, you can see some of the genius behind Pan's Labyrinth right there.
Paprika is probably my favorite animated film, too bad Kon's dead now.. too fucking bad.
Hellboy, on the other hand.. the acting was bad, the writing pretty boring, but it had its moments:
the "tumor" joke and in general, the visuals, were very very good, you can see some of the genius behind Pan's Labyrinth right there.
The Librarian
Banned
I Love You Phillip Morris is a splendid movie.
Mister Wilhelm
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Drewsky said:
I thought the acting in this one was incredible but the boxing choreography was hard to watch it was so unrealistic.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
September is another film I need to rewatch. I haven't seen it in a good 10 to 12 years and would probably better understood with its relationship dynamics than what I would have understood when I haven't had a real relationship at that point (I am 29 right now). Another Woman is also on that list. Hell, the only Bergman film I watched in high school probably was the Seventh Seal so I for sure need to rewatch all those.
Mister Wilhelm said:
I thought they did a great job with that. The hits all seemed to land realistically. Of course they seemed to focus on the major game changing exchanges, but compared to say the Rocky films for example it seemed very realistic. Only one big corner pep talk to add drama, no crazy ref shenanigans. Not as stylized as a Raging Bull or even Cinderella Man, but much more believable considering what they were going for. They were presented like an HBO telecast and I think they were successful.
CaptYamato said:
As active duty Army so did I,
I just finished Shutter Island on Netflix last night. In terms of 2010 DiCaprio mind benders, I actually enjoyed it more than Inception which is saying a lot.
The smaller cast gave it a more intimate honest feel to me. I think DiCaprio as Teddy Daniels is much better than Cobb, but both were great. It was nice to see Ben Kingsley actually do some acting for once, and as a Scorsese film it was a nice deviation from his norm. Bottom line very enjoyable 8.5/10.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
HiResDes said:
I meant rewatching all those Bergman like Woody Allen films. I have seen many more Bergman films since then. My friend Ryan is trying to complete the Bergman filmography. I think my goal for this year is to finish the filmographies of Louis Malle and Mike Leigh.
EDIT: And actually Haneke too since I am getting close to finishing that one (well, other than his TV movies).
Piranha (2010) for the third time, first time without 3D. Still really like the movie, but from now on I can probably skip most of it and just watch the "D-Day" scene. The 3D stuff looks even worse in 2D.
Drive Angry 3D - Nic Cage couldn't pull off 40 when he was 30, and he definitely can't now that he's almost 50. Could've been better, but the movie is enjoyable when it really revels in it's own absurdity.
Battle LA - A lot more bearable than I was expecting, only because there are so many action sequences which are fairly good. Acting and story are bad and practically non-existent, respectively.
Drive Angry 3D - Nic Cage couldn't pull off 40 when he was 30, and he definitely can't now that he's almost 50. Could've been better, but the movie is enjoyable when it really revels in it's own absurdity.
Battle LA - A lot more bearable than I was expecting, only because there are so many action sequences which are fairly good. Acting and story are bad and practically non-existent, respectively.
I just recently got into Mike Leigh, I really didn't like Secrets and Lies, but I enjoyed Happy Go Lucky quite a bit. I want Black Moon the be my first Malle film, but my friend recently got Au Revoir Les Enfants so I may bite on that first. Recently I've been on a huge Bunuel kick who has instantly vaulted into the upper echelon of my favorite directors.AlternativeUlster said:
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
HiResDes said:
Secrets and Lies was my first one but once again, I haven't seen it since it came out in theaters but liked it a lot then. You should watch Naked next. Murmur of the Heart was my first Malle film and it instantly became a favorite of mine and watched My Life as a Dog around the same time and was blown away that I watched two of the greatest coming of age stories ever.
Watched Bottle Rocket earlier. Really enjoyed Owen Wilson's acting as well as the great soundtrack. I think the movie suffers from some disjointed character development but it's some solid stuff.
Edit: I also have The Thin Red Line in the player right now. Can't wait to dip into it later tonight.
Edit: I also have The Thin Red Line in the player right now. Can't wait to dip into it later tonight.
Tim the Wiz
Banned
I asked myself coming out of this, weak ending or weakest ending? But then I realized it was even worse: it was your typical, run-of-the-mill Hollywood ending. Such a pity this excellent concept was mediocre-d away on this project, backed by people without the fortitude for real ambition.
Mister Wilhelm
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Slurmer said:
I was blown away by the gore in this one. Everything else was meh.
Saw this on Saturday. There doesn't seem to be much buzz about this movie and that's a shame because it's a pretty sharp thriller. Even though the plot is pretty basic and done, the great cast and directing makes this much better than the competition.
Yep, I found the ending interesting and sad.Tim the Wiz said:
The fact that Bradley Cooper's character runs into very little consequences and ends up with, basically, a rags-to-riches story speaks to how average audiences don't want to see hard work or action-reaction. They want to see a pill drop out of the sky and land in their palm, making everything better for them.
QuantumBro
Banned
The Shawshank Redemption - An incredible film, I cannot believe that it's taken me this long to see it.
big ander said:
I guess I saw it differently. I was momentarily shocked at the ending, but later as I thought about it I preferred that to having all the ideas coming to some definite narrative resolution. You nailed it, though--it did capture a crumbling life very, very well. I loved the movie, moreso than Burn After Reading, which I keep thinking is a joke I just don't get.
Watched Blade Runner: The Final Cut today. Had to laugh at Ridley Scott's introduction, which was slightly longer than the time it took me to press on the selection and wait for it boot up. I haven't gone and found a list of all the additions and changes, but having the hardboiled narrative gone is always welcome. I also noticed a lot of nice little transition scenes that added to the atmosphere. Having not seen this in awhile, I'm curious:
did we always the scene where we see Deckard's eyes glow red, like all the other replicants?
Picked it up for ten dollars, so a nice win.
Off to see SuckerPunch this afternoon. I know, I know. I can't help myself. I'll post my thoughts when I get home.
So I finished watching The Thin Red Line yesterday on Blu Ray. Solid movie. I didn't enjoy it as much as I did with Days of Heaven but I did enjoy it for the most part. I don't really need to go through the usuals as to why it was so good (cinematography etc etc) and the Blu Ray transfer was pretty amazing for the most part though I have to admit that there was this one nitpicky portion early on in the Blu Ray version where this pops up.
The transfer was so amazing for the rest of the movie that this part just kind of took me out of the movie for a second. I found this shot in another site so I'm wondering if Criterion just kind of dropped the ball with the shadows in this scene or something.
The transfer was so amazing for the rest of the movie that this part just kind of took me out of the movie for a second. I found this shot in another site so I'm wondering if Criterion just kind of dropped the ball with the shadows in this scene or something.
brianjones
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not the biggest hitchcock fan but this is one of his better films that ive seen. robert walker was so creepy
speaking of creepy.. when forever alone goes too far
the dance scene was cute i guess. i mostly found it boring and silly.
Discotheque
Banned
haha what about that scene where robin williams dreams of being in their house and using their toilet amongst other things.
and man Days of Heaven has a cool story and great cinematography. But it's the second weakest of Malick films for me now (just ahead of Badlands). I think Thin Red Line/New World is where he really hit his stride.
I have no problems with those films really. Days of Heaven gets dragged down by that girl though. God damn somebody shut her up.
so I feel he's improving with every film he makes. And that means Tree of Life will kill me.
and man Days of Heaven has a cool story and great cinematography. But it's the second weakest of Malick films for me now (just ahead of Badlands). I think Thin Red Line/New World is where he really hit his stride.
I have no problems with those films really. Days of Heaven gets dragged down by that girl though. God damn somebody shut her up.
so I feel he's improving with every film he makes. And that means Tree of Life will kill me.
Forgot to mention I saw this
Well if you're into the whole little theory and are a big beatle fan and love reading about that stuff this is the movie for you. Pretty fun, it's like going to that site and reading all the clue stuff but in video form. You couldn't take it seriously if you wanted to. It's fun.
It's on netflix instant watch
Well if you're into the whole little theory and are a big beatle fan and love reading about that stuff this is the movie for you. Pretty fun, it's like going to that site and reading all the clue stuff but in video form. You couldn't take it seriously if you wanted to. It's fun.
It's on netflix instant watch
Discotheque
Banned
nah. YOU MEET ME SOMEWHERE!
Discotheque
Banned
I can't help but feel how much better that film would be if he hired another actress. But this one's voice was nails on chalkboard bad.
brianjones
Member
Discotheque said:
dat accent
Lil T-Money1227
Banned
Tom Cruise sucks, but this movie doesn't.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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God, you guys hating on Linda Manz in Days of Heaven are crazy.
Chatroom (2010)
Alright. It's a film about kids who start a chat room together just to talk, as they reveal each others problems with depression and whatnot. Later takes darker, more thrilling turns. The visual representation of the internet is a little hokey, but cool on the surface and that's all you really Aaron Johnson's acting is good. Some of the shots are very interesting. The way the real and fake worlds blend is cool. The characterization is nice at times. There's plenty of bad here too. The narrative feels really pieced together and never really grabs you, which is pretty disappointing for a thriller. Subplots are brought up and then ignored. In the end it's a premise we've seen before done sort of well with some good cinematography.
Days of Heaven (1978)
I feel like even trying to talk about this one would do a disservice to how much I loved it. So instead I'll just post some of the shots I adored. Some of these made me tear up.
quick edit: whoa conversation went to this movie while I was making this post.
Linda was fantastic.
Alright. It's a film about kids who start a chat room together just to talk, as they reveal each others problems with depression and whatnot. Later takes darker, more thrilling turns. The visual representation of the internet is a little hokey, but cool on the surface and that's all you really Aaron Johnson's acting is good. Some of the shots are very interesting. The way the real and fake worlds blend is cool. The characterization is nice at times. There's plenty of bad here too. The narrative feels really pieced together and never really grabs you, which is pretty disappointing for a thriller. Subplots are brought up and then ignored. In the end it's a premise we've seen before done sort of well with some good cinematography.
Days of Heaven (1978)
I feel like even trying to talk about this one would do a disservice to how much I loved it. So instead I'll just post some of the shots I adored. Some of these made me tear up.
quick edit: whoa conversation went to this movie while I was making this post.
Linda was fantastic.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Kraftwerk said:She is perfect
Her first movie, Improvised most of her dialogue. Malick was floored by her.
PERFECT I TELL YOU D:<
I hate to sound like an asshole by questioning other people opinions and choices, but goddamn she was perfect :0
Yeah, pretty much this. I'm actually floored by her performance pretty much every time that I watch the movie.
Johnlenham
Member
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Wow. Music was stand out part but wow what a film.
Wow. Music was stand out part but wow what a film.
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