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Netflix streaming hit Canada. So I suppose I will be contributing to this thread more often.
I've seen this film more times that I would like to admit when I was younger. De Niro has played damaged and troubled characters before, arguably much better previously but there is always something I've liked about his performance here and the concept of the film.
I've seen this film more times that I would like to admit when I was younger. De Niro has played damaged and troubled characters before, arguably much better previously but there is always something I've liked about his performance here and the concept of the film.
Favourite movie of the year so far :lolgutter_trash said:
Anyway, yesterday the weather sucked and i was bored, so I watched a pair of movies from the 70's:
Magnum Force - Pacing was much better than the first Dirty Harry. Makes it better for a second viewing. Enjoyable.
Soldier of Orange - Reminded me of Black Book (same director) and a few other spy/resistance films set during WW2. I'd say this is one of the better ones. A few genuine laughs, as well. Recommended.
EDIT: Wow, my memory sucks. I can't remember any of the movies I watched last week (before yesterday).
B-B-Bomba!
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I adored the first half of Ran, but felt the last half got too bogged down in all the Shakespeare.
Or something like that. Been a while since I saw it. Maybe just that the film became neither one thing nor the other for me, whereas previously it had been a dazzling synergy of both.
Possibly just a fundamental flaw in the project?
Or something like that. Been a while since I saw it. Maybe just that the film became neither one thing nor the other for me, whereas previously it had been a dazzling synergy of both.
Possibly just a fundamental flaw in the project?
Mr. Nobody - I know someone recommended it earlier in this thread, but I believe they really downplayed its genius. Definitely one of the most heartfelt and original love stories I've ever seen and it rose to the top of my favorite sci-fi films of all time. There aren't many movies that are able to approach storytelling in such a completely non-linear way and yet feel absolutely cohesive. The unconventional narrative style never feels too gimmicky and every scene really adds a boatload to understanding the main character. There seems to be a great wealth of depth within the movie and as an example of pure artistry it is near masterful. I can't wait to rewatch it again sometime. 9/10
Whip It: I like the movie but the song selection bugged me and I would have loved to see the derby characters fleshed out a bit more. Nonetheless, a great start for Drew Barrymore's directing career; shame the movie tanked.
Juno: Get better each time. Jason Bateman and Ellen Page have great charisma together.
Juno: Get better each time. Jason Bateman and Ellen Page have great charisma together.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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watching it right now on "THIS" on channal 5.2 in so cal.
it came out in 1998 and iv never heard of this movie. liked it 4/5
it came out in 1998 and iv never heard of this movie. liked it 4/5
RadioHeadAche
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(500) Days of Summer - It was a decent movie. It's something that I've always been mildly interested in so it was nice to finally sit down to watch it. It was pretty good overall, and the soundtrack was rather nice.
A Beautiful Mind - I really enjoyed this one. The second half of the film feels so different from the first half once you know the reality of the situation. I would consider this to be one of my favorites.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - I bought this on dvd a while back and watched it once, but I made the mistake of browsing the Internet simultaneously. As a result, I barely knew what had happened and I was left with a confused and lukewarm feeling about the movie. However, I decided to give it another try after seeing a recent thread about it here on GAF, and I really enjoyed it. Jim Carrey is fantastic in it, and while I'm not a fan of most of his work, he was great in this. Once again, I would consider this to be another favorite of mine.
A Beautiful Mind - I really enjoyed this one. The second half of the film feels so different from the first half once you know the reality of the situation. I would consider this to be one of my favorites.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - I bought this on dvd a while back and watched it once, but I made the mistake of browsing the Internet simultaneously. As a result, I barely knew what had happened and I was left with a confused and lukewarm feeling about the movie. However, I decided to give it another try after seeing a recent thread about it here on GAF, and I really enjoyed it. Jim Carrey is fantastic in it, and while I'm not a fan of most of his work, he was great in this. Once again, I would consider this to be another favorite of mine.
Sharp, fun enjoyable romp. I can think of few performers who can such great on screen chemistry as Allen and Keaton.
Even though a touch too sentimental at times, I have to say this is a favourite of mine. Outside the absolutely and utterly beautiful set-piece at the train-station, it has some interesting performances especially from Penn. De Palma needs to rediscover his mojo
i thought people didn't like black dahlia because his mojo was back?
out of ****
Electra Glide In Blue *** splits the difference between dragnet, easy rider and vanishing point. i'm not sure if that's what i wanted. it's a beautiful film at times.
Robocop **** on film! this was a stunning print - good to compare against the blu-ray
Big Trouble in Little China *** on film! good print - the crowd loved it which made it good experience
Escape From New York *** on film! avg print. again the crowd really took the film to another level. wonderful fun.
Friday the 13th Part 4 *** i'll stand up for this film any day of the week. of course it's not as good as the first 2, but it's a much better horror move than 3
Breaking Point *** dark dark dark noir. this is the stuff frank miller loves. pretty standard noir outside of its darker than normal tone. Patricia Neal is trouble.
Breathless ***** on film! this is one of my favorite movies and it was the new 2010 remastered print and it was revelatory.
out of ****
Electra Glide In Blue *** splits the difference between dragnet, easy rider and vanishing point. i'm not sure if that's what i wanted. it's a beautiful film at times.
Robocop **** on film! this was a stunning print - good to compare against the blu-ray
Big Trouble in Little China *** on film! good print - the crowd loved it which made it good experience
Escape From New York *** on film! avg print. again the crowd really took the film to another level. wonderful fun.
Friday the 13th Part 4 *** i'll stand up for this film any day of the week. of course it's not as good as the first 2, but it's a much better horror move than 3
Breaking Point *** dark dark dark noir. this is the stuff frank miller loves. pretty standard noir outside of its darker than normal tone. Patricia Neal is trouble.
Breathless ***** on film! this is one of my favorite movies and it was the new 2010 remastered print and it was revelatory.
You can't say out of 4 and give a 5!
Anyway, a fellow that writes for the criterioncast site wrote an article about Breathless and why it's his favorite movie. Check it out.
http://criterioncast.com/2010/09/27...ion-of-jean-luc-godards-breathless/#more-7204
Anyway, a fellow that writes for the criterioncast site wrote an article about Breathless and why it's his favorite movie. Check it out.
http://criterioncast.com/2010/09/27...ion-of-jean-luc-godards-breathless/#more-7204
B-B-Bomba!
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Eh, FUMeliorism said:
s'all goodRustyNails
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Has anyone got this?
Last of the Mohicans is my favorite movie of all time. Hands down, bar none. But I heard this definitive cut butchered some of the more amazing scenes from the movie, especially the chase at the end. I will own this Blu Ray version, but just wanna make sure if what people are saying is true. I also heard that its only 5 minutes longer than theatrical cut.
Last of the Mohicans is my favorite movie of all time. Hands down, bar none. But I heard this definitive cut butchered some of the more amazing scenes from the movie, especially the chase at the end. I will own this Blu Ray version, but just wanna make sure if what people are saying is true. I also heard that its only 5 minutes longer than theatrical cut.
RustyNails
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Meh.Dead said:
Is Promentory replaced with Clannad's song, or does it follow Promentory? Wonder why it was removed. Also, how is the picture quality, extra goodies and sound?
ItAintEasyBeinCheesy
it's 4th of July in my asshole
Get Him To The Greek, pretty funny.
afternoon delight
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Best F13th sequel evar.... Not that it's saying a whole lot, but still. Fucking righteous movie.
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I just saw FT13 3 and thought it was a lot better than FT13 2. 2 felt like a rehash of 1 whereas 3 developed the formula that the rest of the sequels would follow, which I liked.
I've seen the "Director's Cut" which actually cut OUT several key moments and some of my favorite lines of dialog ("Some day you and I are going to have a serious disagreement.") I was aghast and will never let go of my theatrical cut VHS tape. The "Definitive" probably means Mann tinkered with it even further.RustyNails said:Has anyone got this?
Last of the Mohicans is my favorite movie of all time. Hands down, bar none. But I heard this definitive cut butchered some of the more amazing scenes from the movie, especially the chase at the end. I will own this Blu Ray version, but just wanna make sure if what people are saying is true. I also heard that its only 5 minutes longer than theatrical cut.
Does anyone know if they ever released the music that plays over the ending chase sequence as a single piece? The OST runs the intro for two minutes and then fades it out, and I've been looking for the full version ever since.
City Island - I was initially turned when I found out its subject, given that there are tons of indie movies about dysfunctional families. However, I must say that it is one of the most interesting and vivid examinations of a dysfunctional family I've ever. Excellent performances all around, especially from the likes of Andy Garcia and Ezra Miller (he's quite hilarious). It's definitely a slow burner as it gets better and better as all of the little oddities and mannerisms of each character begin to come to fruition. 8/10
Arthur Penn, director of Bonnie & Clyde and Night Moves, has died.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/29/arthur-penn-obituary
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2010/sep/29/arthur-penn-obituary
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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High Noon (Fred Zinnemann, 1952)
Probably the very definition of a "meh" film. It's not a film without merit, but it's not particularly good either. Gary Cooper's performance is serviceable, I guess, but every other character and performance is instantly forgettable; it's all stock western that does nothing to distinguish itself from any other movie of the genre. Really, that can be generalized to speak of the whole movie: not particularly bad, but not particularly good, either, and mostly forgettable. In addition, I found the recurring use of "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" rather ineffective; it did not do much to accentuate the images on the screen and detracted from them in a number of spots. There is some nice cinematography, of course, but overall, it's simply nothing special. Probably the best moments were the debates between the townspeople over how to handle the Frank Miller situation; those were the only times where the movie strayed into territory that made it distinct from other films of the genre.
This will probably be a more controversial review/blurb, but simply put, this film has almost nothing that individuates it. Though they dealt in very similar imagery/plots, Hawks and Ford are totally distinct from one another, and no person familiar with their filmographies would mistake the work of one for the other. This film, though, has no real identity, and suffers for it.
Probably the very definition of a "meh" film. It's not a film without merit, but it's not particularly good either. Gary Cooper's performance is serviceable, I guess, but every other character and performance is instantly forgettable; it's all stock western that does nothing to distinguish itself from any other movie of the genre. Really, that can be generalized to speak of the whole movie: not particularly bad, but not particularly good, either, and mostly forgettable. In addition, I found the recurring use of "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling" rather ineffective; it did not do much to accentuate the images on the screen and detracted from them in a number of spots. There is some nice cinematography, of course, but overall, it's simply nothing special. Probably the best moments were the debates between the townspeople over how to handle the Frank Miller situation; those were the only times where the movie strayed into territory that made it distinct from other films of the genre.
This will probably be a more controversial review/blurb, but simply put, this film has almost nothing that individuates it. Though they dealt in very similar imagery/plots, Hawks and Ford are totally distinct from one another, and no person familiar with their filmographies would mistake the work of one for the other. This film, though, has no real identity, and suffers for it.
Prince of Space
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Holy Christ, just....damn.
afternoon delight
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Badlands by Terrence Malick - Felt like a dream. Slips easily between all the things that make life interesting (humor, sadness, shock). A fun, terrifying, interesting film. Kind of like Cormac McCarthy and the Coens before them.
Prince of Space
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HiResDes said:
Yeah, it was a hell of a ride, and probably one of the best straight-up horror movies I've seen in a while, almost as emotionally draining as Martyrs. I can see why Tim Roth refuses to watch it. :lol
Dr. Strangelove
I'M COOCOO FOR COCO CRISP!
Haven't had a ton of time to watch stuff recently, but I got this one in:
Faces (Cassavetes, 1968)
Shadows was a really good, admirable film with some rough edges-- Faces is just an outright great film. The anguish of these characters, captured through Cassavetes' probing camera and tight dialogue feels almost documentarian in its authenticity. These individuals are separated by social class and age amongst other factors, but they are unified in their resignation to the apathy of American society. The script is fantastic, the performances are fantastic, and it's surprisingly funny to boot.
Faces (Cassavetes, 1968)
Shadows was a really good, admirable film with some rough edges-- Faces is just an outright great film. The anguish of these characters, captured through Cassavetes' probing camera and tight dialogue feels almost documentarian in its authenticity. These individuals are separated by social class and age amongst other factors, but they are unified in their resignation to the apathy of American society. The script is fantastic, the performances are fantastic, and it's surprisingly funny to boot.
Sort of embarrassing confession but I had never seen this before. Now I don't feel it exactly earns it's keep in Hitchcock filmography's best as it tends to plod at times. Still I love some of the composition and shots during this film and I always have a soft spot for a James Stewart performance.
Looks like I wasn't the only one who watched this over last few days. I've never seen the original, so coming in with fresh eyes I can only imagine heightens the impact of various scenes. It is a pretty gut wrenching film from start to finish and really plays with viewers expectations.
I guess it's easy to see the blueprints for Heat when watching Thief, along with what would become trademark Mann touches. The only downside is much like Heat is suffers from a bumbling genesis of a relationship, this time between Cann and character Jessie.
Cold Fish kicked my ass all over the place. Completely draining, ultra violent exploration of deceit and the human condition. Tough to recommend, but I have a feeling you'll know if this is something up your alley or not.
Seeing Red Hill, Aussie flick being pegged as a modern western starring Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse from True Blood) tonight. Also seeing Takeshi Miike's 13 Assassins. Very much looking forward to both.
AlternativeUlster
Absolutely pathetic part deux
Snowman Prophet of Doom said:
You know the film is one of the first films that is supposed to move in real time right? Did you feel its intensity from when Gary Cooper tries to rally up people to help him but no one comes to his aide? I haven't seen the film since my film theory class my freshman year of college but it still haunts me today.
Prince of Persia Was showing on the flight from Maui back to Seattle....wasnt very impressed. Outside of the gorgeous Gemma Arterton, the movie was not very memorable. If I was 11 or 12, I probably would have loved the movie --- but instead it came off as pretty predictable and fairly cheesy, though it did have a handful of parts that made me laugh and some decent action sequences.
Tony Curtis has died. He was in Some Like It Hot and Sweet Smell of Success and Spartacus and many other movies. Great actor.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11443271
And something else entirely, for any fans of Orson Welles: I just watched the incredible first two parts of what is likely to become an incredible video essay - an "investigation into the work, life, and myths of Orson Welles" made by the incredible and elusive B. Kite.
http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/american-20100831
There's a lot of Kane in there, but also some Magnificent Ambersons, Touch of Evil and Chimes at Midnight (which I haven't seen). I won't write about what it is exactly because I won't be able to do it justice. It's a stunning work and I already want to watch it again.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11443271
And something else entirely, for any fans of Orson Welles: I just watched the incredible first two parts of what is likely to become an incredible video essay - an "investigation into the work, life, and myths of Orson Welles" made by the incredible and elusive B. Kite.
http://www.movingimagesource.us/articles/american-20100831
There's a lot of Kane in there, but also some Magnificent Ambersons, Touch of Evil and Chimes at Midnight (which I haven't seen). I won't write about what it is exactly because I won't be able to do it justice. It's a stunning work and I already want to watch it again.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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AlternativeUlster said:
I know that it is, but I never found any moment particularly intense, save for the political debate amongst the townpeople about whether or not to help Kane. I get what the movie is going for, but I don't think that it achieves it.
Feel the Swift
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Prince of Persia. Didn't have any clue what was really going on while watching...
Easystride
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Recently found out my local library has a great selection of free DVDs. Watched It's a Wonderful Life, Unforgiven, Dr. Strangelove, and Sunset Boulevard.
I had seen pieces of It's a Wonderful Life before, but for some reason I never watched the whole movie. I believe in the future, it will be a part of my Christmas rotation of movies. Good stuff. Other than that, I enjoyed the other movies, but not as much.
I had seen pieces of It's a Wonderful Life before, but for some reason I never watched the whole movie. I believe in the future, it will be a part of my Christmas rotation of movies. Good stuff. Other than that, I enjoyed the other movies, but not as much.
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