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StuBurns said:
There are a few things that if I were to produce a fake documentary that I would never include. Most notably the scene where they go to the horse farm. That scene not only is out of mood for the film, it includes the postcards which are really stupid, and the scene was used in the trailer to imply the film is something rather different.
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The penny taped to the postcard was a huge tell to the authenticity. Others have brought this up, but the penny is a plot reminder, something to make the audience recall the significance of the mailing and how it now proves he is being conned and something they obviously planned ahead for.
 
Grey Gardens (1975)
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The documentary lacks any kind of narrative, which is not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes it feel stuck and slow
much like the characters themselves
. This means that the characters have to hold up the film, and they do to an extent. It is interesting to see these women who at one point were at the pinnacle of society, now completely dependent on their memories and no longer on the present.
 
Timber said:
haha oh man

I saw Youth of the Beast a while back and Jo Shishido's cheeks have been on my mind 24/7 since.
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Hahaha I don't blame you. DEM CHEEKS! Forget all this 'Chuck Norris' business, Jo Shishido is the ultimate man! I would totally have that cheek procedure done one day. Probably. Youth of the Beast is great. Have you seen any other Suzuki films?
 
Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Hahaha I don't blame you. DEM CHEEKS! Forget all this 'Chuck Norris' business, Jo Shishido is the ultimate man! I would totally have that cheek procedure done one day. Probably. Youth of the Beast is great. Have you seen any other Suzuki films?
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Mister Wilhelm said:
Dogville is one of those movies where I can appreciate the artistic statement it makes but I was pretty bored watching it.
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Hm, I can definitely understand movies like it, but for some reason Dogville seemed to fly by for me.
 
Expendable. said:
Hm, I can definitely understand movies like it, but for some reason Dogville seemed to fly by for me.
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You might like Synecdoche, New York. The movies aren't really similar, but the set design is somewhat similar.

brianjones said:
dogville had such a satisfying ending
after watching kidman be dry humped repeatedly
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Fixed.
 
I watched Dr. Caligari in my film 200 class. Wouldn't call it a good movie, but interesting to watch nonetheless.

Going back to Blade Runner, even if you don't like the movie, there's no way you can call Blade Runner "a shit movie."
 
my netflix is dead due to some billing issue, so i've been relegated to renting movies from the public library. selection is not good. ha. i watched:

bruno, which was funny but probably my least favorite of that fellas movies.

500 days of Summer, don't ask me why i picked this up. i didn't look at the back of the box, alright? the library doesn't have many movies. it turned out being one of the better romantic comedies i've seen. (so like the best out of three or four other movies). i liked the twist, i liked the lesson in it. kinda ended up being a pleasant surprise movie for me i guess.
 
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It's like ... pre-Robocop Robocop. With a lower budget. And Gene Simmons.
I don't know, I kind of liked it, but I also really like Selleck.
 
TheFuryMGS3 said:
THIS.

I watched it with my brother not expecting much to start with, but dear god is it a turd. The only thing that was passable in it was the cities art direction.
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Somewhere Dax is having a cerebral aneurysm, check his ears for blood.
 
Jo Shishido's Cheeks said:
Youth of the Beast is great. Have you seen any other Suzuki films?
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I haven't yet. Youth of the Beast was waaay cool so I'll check out more of his stuff soon, probably starting with Branded to Kill.
 
Dr. Strangelove said:
My man. Good call.
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Weren't you sporting a Suzuki related avatar once? Like way back?

All I knew about old Japanese movies was from Kurosawa and Ozu, stuff like that. So to suddenly go from those really classical movies to something as hip and frantic and violent as Youth... I was all whoa what's going on. But it's pretty much exactly what I want an action/crime movie to be.
 
I think calling Blade Runner SHIT is going way too far. I've expressed my numerous problem's with the film's plot and characters, but I'd be lying if I said that it wasn't a well-designed, well-filmed movie with some interesting concepts, even if I think that it fails to deliver on a number of them.
 
Wrapped up the nominee list (Every year I try to at least see every movie that was nominated, but I was late this year).

Winter's Bone
There are aspects to this movie I loved--the acting, cinematography, soundtrack, but overall I thought it was a very anticlimactic, predictable movie. It had some nice moments, but I easily could have lived without it.

The King's Speech
I can honestly say the same for this movie. Great acting, Alexandre Desplat's score was excellent (loved his HP7 score as well), and I thought it had a unique premise but it just kinda fell flat. Very little overall character depth and
the final speech wasn't the "fuck yes!" moment I thought it'd be

127 Hours
Very eye opening. I wish I didn't know the true story behind it, would have been very interesting. Beautiful story that makes you appreciate life all the more.

The Fighter
Maybe the best movie of last year. Between Black Swan and this for me. Very motivational. Out of these 4 I'd recommend it the most.
 
Timber said:
I haven't yet. Youth of the Beast was waaay cool so I'll check out more of his stuff soon, probably starting with Branded to Kill.
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Definitely do Tokyo Drifter along the way. It's like a hyper, crazier version of Youth and is perhaps the zenith of his directorial skill. His compositions and use of colour are absolutely fantastic and have been, for me, unforgettable.

There's a scene (I won't spoil too much, hopefully) where the good guy has tracked down the bad guys. He enters the room they're in which is a black, dark room and the bad guys are all dressed in black.
The good guy steps in wearing a pure white suit, making him stand out.
As he enters and starts shooting the black room turns white, making the bad guys in black now stand out against the backdrop. There are various objects in the room, the one I remember the most is a bright red donut hanging from the ceiling.
As the bad guys are dropping, the items in the room also begin turning white until, finally, only the main bad guy remains.
At this point, the entire room and everything in it has turned white matching the good guy, who is slowly striding over to the remaining bad guy. The only things in black now are this final bad guy and the gun the good guy has pointed at him which is getting closer and closer to him as he begins to break down.

I probably havent provided a decent description but it's sheer brilliance and fairly typical of many scenes Suzuki has directed. If you're interested in directors at all you should definitely pay attention to the way he uses colour and editing as he's amongst the best at it (in my experience.)

Check out Story of a Prostitute too. It can be a tad too melodramatic but is a beautiful film in my opinion :)
 
Toy Story 3.

While it's leagues better than most of the shit out there, I still found it to be pretty disappointing. It felt like exactly the same story as Toy Story 2. Same villain, premise. Still, obviously a good film, I just expected more story-wise.
 
The Island -- it's a good movie once it picks up from the dreadfully boring beginning. Good action flick.

Insidious -- creepy as hell. It stuck with me for days.

Source Code -- stupid title is not worthy of such a great movie. I got a little emotional in the end. :)

Your Highness -- so ridiculous and funny. I can imagine this being in heavy rotation when I'm in the mood for a funny movie.

Hot Tub Time Machine -- stupid and not funny, didn't even finish it.
 
I think that Catfish is mostly real. I think the filmakers most likely found out the twist much earlier than was put on film, and continued acting like they were being bamboozled until the big reveal.
But I think without a doubt the woman is real, and I hope that they didn't go into making the film knowing what she was, and trying to embarrass her, in a way.

Real or not, I thought it was great.
 
StuBurns said:
Somewhere Dax is having a cerebral aneurysm, check his ears for blood.
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I'm fucking dying here, man.
OuterWorldVoice said:
Toy Story 3.

While it's leagues better than most of the shit out there, I still found it to be pretty disappointing. It felt like exactly the same story as Toy Story 2. Same villain, premise. Still, obviously a good film, I just expected more story-wise.
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Obviously this wouldn't have the same effect on you, but the timing for Toy Story 3 couldn't have been better. Andy was going off to college and so was I. A growing up story that hit home for me. I grew up with the franchise.

I cried at the end. Whether or not it could've been better, still loved it.
 
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it was solid.. some really good performances and a memorable ending. i didnt love it by any means though

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meh.. lesser woody

im curious to see the bergman film it was inspired by though.. Smiles of a Summer Night
 
Network is possibly the single most prescient film of all time. That's not to mention some of the truly great non-prescient moments as well, like William Holden narrating his own departure from the relationship with Faye Dunaway.
 
Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
That's not to mention some of the truly great non-prescient moments as well, like William Holden narrating his own departure from the relationship with Faye Dunaway.
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that was a really good scene. i think on the whole though it left me a little cold
 
AvidNobody said:
Winter's Bone
There are aspects to this movie I loved--the acting, cinematography, soundtrack, but overall I thought it was a very anticlimactic, predictable movie. It had some nice moments, but I easily could have lived without it.
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Felt the same way. It was unreal at times how unique it felt, though.

AvidNobody said:
127 Hours
Very eye opening. I wish I didn't know the true story behind it, would have been very interesting. Beautiful story that makes you appreciate life all the more.
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I honestly found this movie pretty boring regardless of Franco's performance and I'm shocked it took $18 million to make. A good but not great experience for me.

Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
Network is possibly the single most prescient film of all time.
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That's actually a very valid statement.

HiResDes said:
LA Confidential is godlike.
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Agreed.

CyReN said:
Chloe 8/10
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I actually hated this one. For all the tension it tried to build it really fizzles out in the end.
 
An interesting precursor to the Howard Beale idea, though, is Nicholas Ray's "Bigger Than Life," one scene of which contains a crazy drugged-up man lecturing a bunch of parents about the evils of childhood and modern educational practices.
 
AvidNobody said:
127 Hours
Very eye opening. I wish I didn't know the true story behind it, would have been very interesting. Beautiful story that makes you appreciate life all the more.
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Agreed, I loved it too. I don't know if I've said this before in this thread, but it reminded me a lot of The Diving Bell and The Butterfly. They're both about an individual in a very horrible situation, interspersed with poignant flashback and dream sequences. And they both made me appreciate life, and I'm normally a pretty depressive individual.

Both beautiful films, in my opinion.
I much prefer Diving Bell though, just for the record.
 
In Bruges
What an absolutely fantastic movie. The cinematography was beautiful and the Colin Farrell's acting was just outstanding. I gush enough about this film. It was funny, dark and it just hit all the right places for me.
 
Starship Troopers - I thought I had watched this movie all the way through before, but now I doubt it. I thought some of the commentary/satire was good, though it was sometimes hard to differentiate between satire and what was just bad.

That said, I'm a nerd and I love corny shit, so space marines shooting aliens was great! Young Neil Patrick Harris was fun to see again too. Oh and the effects still hold up incredibly nicely. The combination between CG and actual props help in that regard, very well done.
 
brianjones said:
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it was solid.. some really good performances and a memorable ending. i didnt love it by any means though
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Saw it few weeks back and I loved it. Especially the scene twoards the end when the big wigs just casually talk about
killing Howard Beale.
I have missed too many Sidney Lumet films and I really need start catching up. Next Murder on the Orient Express.
 
Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

Even tho i've seen almost all Bergman films this great one fell under my radar for some reason. I guess i always must have confused it with one of his other films with the word summer in the name.

This film is exceptional for Bergman. It's a comedy and it actualy works. Usualy his comedies are on the lower end of his filmographie but this one is very charming, beautiful and erotic.

There is a scene around a dinner table that is mind boggingly good cinematography wise. It had this subtle magic that reminded me why i love Bergman's work so much.
 
actionfest wrap up

fist of fury: the kung fu movie movie: **
outrage **
black dynamite ***

bangkok knockout ***
machete maidens unleashed ***
bellflower **
hobo with a shotgun *

other stuff

La commune (Paris, 1871) **
Curse of the Devil **
La casa embrujada **
Last Tomb of Ligeia ***
The House That Dripped Blood ***
The Skull **
Misterios de ultratumba ***
Dust Devil **l
Let Sleeping Corpses Lie ***
The Sentinel ***
The Reckless Moment ****
True Confessions ****
 
Hobo with a Shotgun was one of the worst movies ive seen this year. On paper it would seem to be right up my alley, but something about it just rubbed me the wrong way, just very disappointing.
 
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