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In the past three days I have watched these movies:
L'Avventura - Great camera work, but it could have been a better movie if it wasn't a love story; the characters and their petty plights did not grab me at all. 6.5/10
M - Awesome story. Cheered on as
Great premise and I assume edgy story for the time. Just love how everything was acted and the progression of the story. 10/10
Paris, Texas - I love rode movies. Texas looks beautiful. I did not understand the use of color, but I loved it nevertheless. The end is sublime, and Harry Dean Stanton is awesome. The kid in the movie was pro as hell. 9/10
L'Avventura - Great camera work, but it could have been a better movie if it wasn't a love story; the characters and their petty plights did not grab me at all. 6.5/10
M - Awesome story. Cheered on as
they chased the pedo fucker.
Paris, Texas - I love rode movies. Texas looks beautiful. I did not understand the use of color, but I loved it nevertheless. The end is sublime, and Harry Dean Stanton is awesome. The kid in the movie was pro as hell. 9/10
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Just watching Sgt Pepper again and I noticed they have a brief tracking shot through an Arcade. Since this was filmed probably in 77 for a 78 release it looks wonderfully dated. They don't even call it a Video Arcade, it's called an Amusement Arcade.
I see they had a Jaws machine.. Man I would love to spend an hour or two in that arcade. Just saying.
Dear lord I found a trailer for LISZTOMANIA...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWOWLXHAUhc
I so want to see this! Incredible looking!
I see they had a Jaws machine.. Man I would love to spend an hour or two in that arcade. Just saying.
Dear lord I found a trailer for LISZTOMANIA...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWOWLXHAUhc
I so want to see this! Incredible looking!
roosters93
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X26 said:
I think I saw some of this in school 5 years ago. We didn't finish it though.
I should rewatch one of these days.
Mister Wilhelm
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UrbanRats said:
My thoughts exactly concerning Catfish.
Shurs said:
Same here. Still loved it.
The Culture Vulture
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
I highly recommend it but it can be a very claustrophobic watch (especially the first hour).
I highly recommend it but it can be a very claustrophobic watch (especially the first hour).
Just watched Easy A. It was much better than I thought it was going to be. Sure, the plot is a paper thin teenage rom-com, but the dialog was surprisingly well-written. Emma Stone was pretty great, but the real stars for me were Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson, they stole every scene they were in!
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MMaRsu said:
Yeah, I loved this film. A two hour revenge rollercoaster which seems to continuously be able to up the ante and without any lulls for filler. I love everything i've seen by this director so far (except for The Good, The Bad, and The Weird which I thought was merely ok).
roosters93
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Limitless (2011) - Rubbish. I can't think of one redeeming feature except maybe Abbie Cornish who worked ok with the little she was given. Bradley Cooper was annoying, De Niro is still a shadow of his former self appearing in shitty movies and the script/direction was crap.
I haven't seen The Illusionist but if I had to judge the director on this one film it would not be positive. The zooming shots were impressive but out of place and the whole "dark lighting = not on drugs, bright lighting = on drugs" is uninspired.
Cooper is good in buddy films like The Hangover but he is a very uncharismatic lead in dramatic films.
I haven't seen The Illusionist but if I had to judge the director on this one film it would not be positive. The zooming shots were impressive but out of place and the whole "dark lighting = not on drugs, bright lighting = on drugs" is uninspired.
Cooper is good in buddy films like The Hangover but he is a very uncharismatic lead in dramatic films.
icarus-daedelus said:
The way I feel about the so-bad-it's-entertaining, is that the shock factor wears off. I can definitely enjoy clips of these movies occasionally, but honestly at this point I've seen either entire awful movies (troll 2, silent night deadly night 2, hell of the living dead), or reviews of these movies... mainly the cinema snob.
When I first started watching Troll 2 I was really into it, for maybe the first 20 minutes. Then once the shock factor of just how bad it is wore off... I was left with a terrible movie. I have a few friends who love to just watch these terrible movies, but I'm just not into it.
The warriors way
Was hyped to watch ths because of the Geoffrey rush in a western with ninja concept except it was kind of stupid with very little character development.
The cgi is not bad, the fights are average. ---- although you'd think the super ninja swordsman would be a killing machine at the end but he disappeared for a large chunk of time.
Average movie. 6/10
Harry potter deathly hollows pt1 on bluray
Amazing looking still, well acted... Top tier cg work and dark dark dark(apt for the final chapter) I loved it. Quite glad they split the book up now. It didn't feel lime a 2 half hour long movie and I'm excited for pt2 now. Amazing how they kept the series relevant 7 movies in.
Gonna have to do a Harry potter marathon before the final movie.
Was hyped to watch ths because of the Geoffrey rush in a western with ninja concept except it was kind of stupid with very little character development.
The cgi is not bad, the fights are average. ---- although you'd think the super ninja swordsman would be a killing machine at the end but he disappeared for a large chunk of time.
Average movie. 6/10
Harry potter deathly hollows pt1 on bluray
Amazing looking still, well acted... Top tier cg work and dark dark dark(apt for the final chapter) I loved it. Quite glad they split the book up now. It didn't feel lime a 2 half hour long movie and I'm excited for pt2 now. Amazing how they kept the series relevant 7 movies in.
Gonna have to do a Harry potter marathon before the final movie.
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Man, Kevin Smith fucked this up. It must be real hard to center a movie around some of the funniest characters in movies, because I didn't laugh at all. There were no good jokes, and a BLAND storyline. The only redeeming factor of the movie is it was made to get Mewes to kick his drug habit, so I will give it 4/10, but it would have gotten 1/10 otherwise.
Red State better be good...
Red State better be good...
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The High Cost of Living
One of the 4 tribecka films on Amazon that you can see for free if you use twitter. It's a by the numbers story. As soon as you reach the 34 minute mark, you can pretty much guess how the rest is going to be. If you want to continue watching, its only because you've become invested in the characters. I watched the entire way though, because I was hoping for a twist, but it never came.
One of the 4 tribecka films on Amazon that you can see for free if you use twitter. It's a by the numbers story. As soon as you reach the 34 minute mark, you can pretty much guess how the rest is going to be. If you want to continue watching, its only because you've become invested in the characters. I watched the entire way though, because I was hoping for a twist, but it never came.
The Culture Vulture said:The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
I highly recommend it but it can be a very claustrophobic watch (especially the first hour).
You are a scholar and a gentleman, sir. Fabulous movie. I really love this poster of it, meaning to buy it someday:
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Loved this. The fact that the women were all so attractive made you empathise with him even more.The Culture Vulture said:
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Internet Celebrity said:Loved this. The fact that the women were all so attractive made you empathise with him even more.
French women are the best.
Il Posto - Just finished watching this and it is one of the best coming of age portraits I have seen. I love how he is so awkward about his new job because it reminds me of myself, and probably reminds most people of themselves. It just seems true and is shot beautifully. 9/10
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Red UFO said:
Man I remember when I was a kid and this was released. You gotta realize this was at the height of the Reagan-era Cold War. The tv news was at the theater, the place was packed, everyone in the theater cheering because we wanted to beat the Russians so badly. Thinking about it, I guess it was bizarre, but ahh the memories.
Saw a couple of movies
Cellular- Never had an interest in seeing although most people say it's better than expected. They are right. It's better than expected. This may have been my favorite William Macy role.
Megamind- This was pretty goodbut not funny enough sort of like Monsters vs. Aliens. It feels pretty slight and forgettable. Loved the city design though.
Cellular- Never had an interest in seeing although most people say it's better than expected. They are right. It's better than expected. This may have been my favorite William Macy role.
Megamind- This was pretty goodbut not funny enough sort of like Monsters vs. Aliens. It feels pretty slight and forgettable. Loved the city design though.
The Hurt Locker - Finally got round to watching it and I was overall satisfied with the film. It had the perfect blend of action,
, emotional and suspenseful scenes. The portrayal of Iraq and the people were surprisingly accurate and I don't recall any OTT patriotic scenes.
funny (That Iraqi kid had some hilarious lines that had me in stitches)
Count Dookkake
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Xyrmellon said:
That was a great time. Paranoia makes awesome stuff more awesome.
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shorty_symd said:
Just watched this recently myself, and did a group presentation on it for my film class as well. Excellent film that's really bolstered by strong performances from its main three cast members.
I also watched Do the Right Thing, a couple days ago. Really powerful film, I thought. The deterioration of events in a seemingly normal day is shocking, to say the least. Very interesting characterizations, and a strong message is delivered. Definitely very provocative, and I can only imagine how the media handled it back in the day of its release. I wasn't born yet, mind you!
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PatMcAtee said:
Yes this film is great. Gotta love Italian neorealism for gems like this.
MMaRsu
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Jakeh111 said:
Didnt really like the movie, based on The Stanford Prison Experiment.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0250258/
This one is probably better, though I haven't seen either one.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Drewsky said:
The director is directing the Spider-Man reboot with Andrew Garfield.
roosters93
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Thanks for clearing that up
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Paranoiac (1963) by Freddie Francis
Starring Janette Scott and a young Oliver Reed this Hammer Horror thriller from 1963 is somewhat of an oddity when compared to other Hammer films from the era. Where many of Hammer's films were colourful and campy affairs, Paranoiac is a dark and deadly serious thriller starkly framed behind a smoke tint lens and shot in bold, high contrast black and white. The plot follows the members of the Ashby family whose lives are thrown into disarray with the reappearance of their brother Tony, who committed suicide eight years previously and returns out of the blue just three weeks before the matter of the Ashby children's inheritance is to be settled. Oliver Reed plays Simon Ashby, a young man eager to claim his half of the inheritance and cheat his sister out of her's by having her declared legally insane as Eleanor Ashby, played by Janette Scott, has been left a wreck after her brothers apparent suicide. But once Tony returns she awakes from her stupor and returns to her old self, thwarting her brother's schemes, although neither realises just how far is Simon willing to go to claim all of the inheritance, yet Simon doesn't believe that Tony is all he appears to be.
Janette Scott heads the bill, but it's Oliver Reed who puts in a star performance here as the maniacal, scheming drunkard Simon Ashby, his mannerisms and demeanour switching from suave, to anguished, to malevolent in the blink of an eye. Thinking back, Janette Scott's character really is superfluous to the film - the real story is between Simon and Tony. Simon's plans for the inheritance would have been affected with Tony's arrival anyway, regardless of whether the Eleanor character existed or not. Also, the incestuous thoughts Tony has toward Eleanor (
) show the film-makers desire to have a clean cut leading man romance in there somewhere, like it was expected of films to have one at the time, even when it's detrimental to the pacing, plot and quality of the piece. Whatsmore, the incestuous relationship between Simon and his Aunt Harriet (played excellently by Sheila Burrell) is far more engaging and plausible, yet is only ever briefly hinted at. I can only presume that the intention was for this to be a more integral part of the plot, and Aunt Harriet's character along with it, but that the powers that be required a leading lady of 25 years or under and some form of 'good guy gets the girl' subtext to sell the picture.
Despite this, and despite the fact that the plot stutters in a few places (namely with the abrupt ending and too great a focus on Janette Scott's character, which I'll attribute to her celebrity at the time of production and the aforementioned need for a leading lady) this is a taut and compelling thriller that features a wonderful performance from Oliver Reed and some beautiful cinematography that makes Paranoiac a joy to watch. Also, thankfully it looks gorgeous in blu-ray with no aggressive digital noise reduction, which bodes well for future Hammer releases on blu-ray.
Starring Janette Scott and a young Oliver Reed this Hammer Horror thriller from 1963 is somewhat of an oddity when compared to other Hammer films from the era. Where many of Hammer's films were colourful and campy affairs, Paranoiac is a dark and deadly serious thriller starkly framed behind a smoke tint lens and shot in bold, high contrast black and white. The plot follows the members of the Ashby family whose lives are thrown into disarray with the reappearance of their brother Tony, who committed suicide eight years previously and returns out of the blue just three weeks before the matter of the Ashby children's inheritance is to be settled. Oliver Reed plays Simon Ashby, a young man eager to claim his half of the inheritance and cheat his sister out of her's by having her declared legally insane as Eleanor Ashby, played by Janette Scott, has been left a wreck after her brothers apparent suicide. But once Tony returns she awakes from her stupor and returns to her old self, thwarting her brother's schemes, although neither realises just how far is Simon willing to go to claim all of the inheritance, yet Simon doesn't believe that Tony is all he appears to be.
Janette Scott heads the bill, but it's Oliver Reed who puts in a star performance here as the maniacal, scheming drunkard Simon Ashby, his mannerisms and demeanour switching from suave, to anguished, to malevolent in the blink of an eye. Thinking back, Janette Scott's character really is superfluous to the film - the real story is between Simon and Tony. Simon's plans for the inheritance would have been affected with Tony's arrival anyway, regardless of whether the Eleanor character existed or not. Also, the incestuous thoughts Tony has toward Eleanor (
that end abruptly once it's revealed that Tony & Eleanor aren't in-fact related and can pursue a happy, normal relationship
Despite this, and despite the fact that the plot stutters in a few places (namely with the abrupt ending and too great a focus on Janette Scott's character, which I'll attribute to her celebrity at the time of production and the aforementioned need for a leading lady) this is a taut and compelling thriller that features a wonderful performance from Oliver Reed and some beautiful cinematography that makes Paranoiac a joy to watch. Also, thankfully it looks gorgeous in blu-ray with no aggressive digital noise reduction, which bodes well for future Hammer releases on blu-ray.
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icarus-daedelus said:
Awesome movie.
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just watched Days of Heaven
Brilliant cinematography and a timeless story. I felt like I didn't always "get" the juxtaposition of the wildlife especially towards the end. And the ending... i'm not sure what to make of it. Probably going to re-watch it soon.
Also, I picked up 4 movies but have no idea which to watch next
Brick
The Social Network
Escape from New York
To Live and Die in LA
Brilliant cinematography and a timeless story. I felt like I didn't always "get" the juxtaposition of the wildlife especially towards the end. And the ending... i'm not sure what to make of it. Probably going to re-watch it soon.
Also, I picked up 4 movies but have no idea which to watch next
Brick
The Social Network
Escape from New York
To Live and Die in LA
Discotheque
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Escape from New York
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icarus-daedelus said:
Yeah thats pretty shitty. I really had to laugh a judge decision though doesn't matter if you didn't want em but if the seeds somehow got on your farm be it falling all truck, wind, birds..ect that you can be liable and will be either fined or farm seized over to Monsanto(in canada). That decision just floored me.
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So... I just realized that I have over 5,000 posts on this damn message board in under 3 years. That is not cool. I'm cutting back from now on. I think I'll just restrain myself to this thread from now on.
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