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Before Midnight

I enjoyed it, but I think the other 2 are better films, the dialog, acting, writing is at times the best of the trilogy. I wasn't so thrilled with the last 15-25 minutes and ending.
wow there is a lot of arguing in this one towards the end, but yeah it's still awesome back and forth dialog and acting and that's just where they are at this point in life with all the circumstances that lead them getting together so it makes sense
Ethan Hawke is still at the top of his game, maybe even better now.
9.5/10


The East

The plot is interesting and acting is good, did seem slow at times, Brit Marling does fine just I think her past movies Sound of My Voice and Another Earth are better films.
8.0/10 (maybe a little generous)
 
Anyone know what movie this is from?

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Some of the actors in this pic: Ginette Leclair/Leclerc (1912-1992), Etienne Decroux (1898-1991) & Georges Douking (1902-1987)
 
Ridley327 said:
That was my take on it, as well.
It left with me a bittersweet feeling by the end of it; sure, they started smiling and laughing again, but for how much longer? With all the dirty laundry they decided to air out in the hotel room, especially Jesse's ambiguous statement about his infidelity, it's definitely up in the air as to how committed they are to each other now. Ending it at the hotel door closing after Celine's line would have been a hell of a way to end it, but it was a smarter play to leave it open-ended, I think.
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Well, the ending was critical in that it tied back to the very first movie. Remember how Jesse makes his case to Celine?
 
Escape from LA. That was an entertaining movie. The action was creative and intense, always made sense with the character. The jokes were funny, the plot kept moving, action directors need to re-watch this movie (Robert Rodrigues, Christopher Mcquarrie, Michael Bay, justin lin) and observe the pacing and what the characters do in their action scenes. Everything fits the characters and the plot is always moving forward, it is not the case that the plot stops in order to have an action scene (Fast and Furious 6). Liked it a lot.
 
I am up too, ooh, thirty-seven new films seen this year. Considering my ultimate goal is fifty-two, we are well on our way. Just fifteen more!

Man of Steel

Written by David S. Goyer, produced by Christopher Nolan, directed by Zack Snyder - and not getting favourable to reviews. Suffice to say that I was not expecting to like this; the only thing I was looking forward to was sticking the boot in. But I was very, very pleasantly surprised. The Kryptonian designs were a bit shitty, it wasn't always shot brilliantly, and the script had some pretty clunky ideas, but those ended up fading into the background for me. Cavill was brilliant - I love how he's keeping a lot of Reeve's Superman characteristics alive but also adding some new ones. Unlike Routh, who did well with what he was given, he's making the role his own. Additionally, I'm happy so much story got packed in and we zipped along at quite the pace. We can now leap into the rest of the Superman lore as we please and not get dragged along through pointless bullshit at a glacial pace (I'm looking at you, Amazing Spider-Man). Finally, I adored the action. The technology exists to finally show a feasible Superman fight and Snyder did it well, despite the questionable 'Battlestar Galactica' shooting style.

Basically, I liked it despite its flaws. My favourite Snyder film, hands down. Except maybe that owl movie.

Much Ado About Nothing

Competing with Stoker for my favourite film of the year so far. It's nearly blasphemy for a Briton such as myself to say this but, I think, William Shakespeare has found a pretty suitable partner in Joss Whedon. Whedon understands what makes Much Ado funny, what makes it sexy, what makes it tragic, what makes it entertaining. Nathan Fillion steals the show but it's full of strong performances - actors portraying characters rather than just reciting Shakespeare. Oh, Joss! Wherefore art thou?

Monsters University

Concluding the 'M' category...

Saw this early and for free thanks to Slackers Club. Disney sent a security... man along to make sure nobody recorded the film. His name was Steve (big chap, very friendly). Have to say, in terms of laughs per minute, this might well be Pixar's funniest movie to date. It's surprisingly poignant too, considering we know where the characters end up. I was expecting a family-friendly send-up of the great college movies, and there is some of that, but it ends up as its own animal.

Two thumbs up all around.
 
Dark Knight Returns Part 1

A solid adaptation. I like some of the rejiggering they did to make it work as a 'Part 1'. Some AMAZING shots, the soundtrack is excellent, and Peter Weller has such amazing presence. It's a shame there is no voiceover, but the movie works despite that. Excellently done.


The Dark Knight Returns Part 2

Perfectly done. The 'Tunnel of Love' sequence is incredible. The finale hits all the right notes. The minor changes work just fine, and honestly benefit the film.
 
If anyone is wondering, we won't be seeing icarus for a while.

She's got a week ban, but is heading to China until some time in August. She will have limited internet access.
 
I caught The East today, which improbably rolled into one of the local theaters. I found a lot to admire about the film, particularly with regards to the direction and Britt Marling's character (filmmakers: it is perfectly OK to give characters Bourne-levels of cunning without having to resort to Bourne-levels of violence), but it felt like it came at the expense of the characterization of everyone else, resulting in some plot threads that come up earlier than I think they should have and led to some pretty clumsy conclusions (gosh, I wonder if something bad is going to happen to this character that just suddenly got an influx of backstory!). I'm also not entirely too sure if Alexander Skarsgard had to be nearly nude for as often as he was; isn't that what True Blood is for? Even with the familiar plot progression it uses, it would have greatly benefited the film if everyone was as interesting as Jane.
 
Shaanyboi said:
Dark Knight Returns Part 1

A solid adaptation. I like some of the rejiggering they did to make it work as a 'Part 1'. Some AMAZING shots, the soundtrack is excellent, and Peter Weller has such amazing presence. It's a shame there is no voiceover, but the movie works despite that. Excellently done.


The Dark Knight Returns Part 2

Perfectly done. The 'Tunnel of Love' sequence is incredible. The finale hits all the right notes. The minor changes work just fine, and honestly benefit the film.
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I too greatly preferred part 2.
 
Cabin In The Woods

what the fuck did I just watch. I don't know if that is simply brilliant or quite stupid.

All I can say is don't read anything, no youtube, no google, no comments. Just watch it.

oh and Kristen Connolly <3
 
Saw Punisher Warzone.
It is indeed a crazy, fun, super violent action movie, with some very interesting extreme visuals.
The woman/little girl angle was kind of too dumb though "oh you killed my dad/husband, but you're a good guy!" lol.
Still, some scenes were quite fun and some very good violence.
And that Green Mile dude's overacting? Great.
 
UrbanRats said:
Saw Punisher Warzone.
It is indeed a crazy, fun, super violent action movie, with some very interesting extreme visuals.
The woman/little girl angle was kind of too dumb though "oh you killed my dad/husband, but you're a good guy!" lol.
Still, some scenes were quite fun and some very good violence.
And that Green Mile dude's overacting? Great.
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green mile dude is a creep in real life, or at least i heard.

dominic west was hilarious. totally over the top and scenery chewing.
 
Saw Safety Not Guaranteed . I was really feeling it up to a certain point, then it became a lot plainer. It has some weak subplots, but Aubrey makes the experience worthwhile. I really think she was a great casting choice, she sell the role even if it's a bit stereotypical. It's a fun movie with many charming moments, but its last section definitely drops the ball. 6/10
 
Tom Thumb (dir. Pal)

Letterboxd said:
There's definitely a silver lining for this pint-sized fellow. Very few elements stand out from this fantasy-musical-adventure, but everything meshes well enough that I had a good time anyway. When there's a sappy song being sung, there's always great set designs to soak in and a surprising amount of adult humor based around Young's character Woody (first seen in the morning). Tambyln's lines are so corny and direct that, coupled with his great dancing choreography, make his Tom Thumb almost amoral and distant from the moralizing story at play. He's such an underrated Hollywood dancer from that time and age&#8212;having danced in a western before this and in West Side Story later&#8212;so there's that. And I shouldn't have laughed so hard when the Yawning Man came into play, but his song's a great aversion of expectations that's just too funny. Technical flaws and beginner's oversights aside, every cast member gives off an impression of taking this silly material seriously, and one could certainly do worse than watch a forest's creation dance alongside his paint-on-paper cut-out. I'm taking this picture sincerely, though it's a crime Sellers didn't get a better role.
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A weird mish-mash of ideas that works pretty well. This might also belong to the Twin Peaks continuity, if Dr. Jacobi's strange behavior has any connection to his childhood as Tom Thumb. ***/**

Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (dir. Blank)

Letterboxd said:
Let me get this straight: Les Blank's known for knowing Werner Herzog, not food or drink or drugs or music. But regardless of what he covered, I get the impression he was always finding new ways to express an opinion through film-making form. In the middle of one of many candid talks about garlic, scenes of piglets, first alive then gutted then cooked with garlic filling, contrast with an interview subject's enthusiasm for the bulb. And, at the same time, the director lovingly inserts a fake subtitle telling what the pigs are really saying as they suckle their mother's teats, promoting the same garlic they'll soon be stuffed with. Irony like this makes for black comedy the likes of which I wasn't prepared for, and there's something to be said about the way people attach certain meanings to meaningless things (yes, Leon, that's a street-light, not your childhood). I love how this won't mean much until the very end of the film, which deals with how producer pickers and factory workers get treated for all the stuff they send to market. There, though, a public-service-announcement telling viewers to support farm-hands gets framed by the American Eagle&#8212;both humorous and honest.
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This was on Hulu+, and I hadn't yet seen one of his films, so I hit the big time when I walked into this. ****/*

The Tale of Zatoichi (dir. Misumi)

Letterboxd said:
The Tale of Zatoichi gets above its B-movie situation by providing adult themes in conjunction with Japanese pulp. Personal ideas of honor and detest of hypocrisy course through the protagonist's confrontations as much as they do through the film's form, for better or worse. Katsu and the rest of the cast give their best to some rather trope-ish, familiar characters that work better in the plot than standalone. This isn't a big issue for Ichi, though: his humble mystique, clashing against a haughty streak and irreverence towards his political environment, makes for a great leading force that people have remembered this franchise for. Here, the director knows that Ichi's too important to have all the great scenes to himself. Omniscient perspective lets viewers into what's happening to Hirate and the sordid society he's become involved, adding to the film's duality. When it all comes together, this Zatoichi tale feels surprisingly fatalistic, even having the main character carry on with his travels once a clear winner has emerged only to fall into the same cycle as before. Methinks there's a bit of Yojimbo in here, both in the plot and regarding the very premise.
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Excellent jidai-geki crime B-movie. The Zatoichi films look like a good time, so I'll be digging in for a while. ****/*
 
Discotheque said:
green mile dude is a creep in real life, or at least i heard.

dominic west was hilarious. totally over the top and scenery chewing.
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All i remember is that he married a 16 years old that looks like a 40 years old.

And yeah, the scene where they walk around the city recruiting people, was probably the biggest "who gives a shit?" moment of the movie, which was a good attitude to keep.
 
Killer Joe

Matthew McConaughey was pretty awesome in the film. Killer Joe is one crazy bastard, what the hell was the point of the chicken. Kind of a weird movie but I liked it. I didn't see the plot point coming tbh.
 
Honey, We shrunk Ourselves

I cant believe they made a 3rd one of these, and I hate when I drink sometimes because I choose the shittiest movies to watch lol
 
Man of Steel

Pretty decent actually, though ultimately a wasted opportunity as they could have done a lot more with the story...

What we did get however, was good in parts, especially at the very end!
 
Snitch
Just some solid Thriller-y movie. If you like The Rock it's some nice entertainment. Not brilliant by any means of course.

Jack The Giant Slayer
After watching the movie I read this citation on Wikipedia "Bryan Singer's take on the old fairy tale has all things money can buy — except a good script." (Kenneth Turan) and that's pretty much it. It's overlong, convoluted and unfocused. It has a few good moments but certainly not enough. So much wasted talent (and hence, wasted money).
 
Man of Steel - Great. I really liked the movie. Hell, I liked it more than The Dark Knight and DKR, and possibly more than Batman Begins, although I should see it another time to make that claim.
Greatly enjoyed the themes of hope, expectations and trust it has. Especially adressed by both fathers, which were fantastic, and Lois, thank god they make her like a proper journalist. Aside from that, both Clark and Lois were fucking hot, the fight scenes were really cool and I just generally loved seeing Superman flying around at top speed.
 
This is the End (dir. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg)

Comedies don't get this vulgar and inspired in equal measures, in a film that's not above sneaking in a whole lotta demon dicks and references to Polanksi films. The celebrity cameos are just to entice you for the truly inventive weirdness that follows them. There is bad stupid, and there is good stupid; this film is firmly in the latter category.
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Finally, we can end our long national nightmare of Whitney Houston's rendition of I Will Always Love You being associated exclusively with The Bodyguard.
 
One of the finest trilogies in cinema history was on TV last night, some thoughts.

The Street Fighter: After you've (accidentally) murdered a woman's brother, you'd think forgiving a debt might be an option. Not for Tsurugi. She's getting beat up and sold to slavery. This was great stuff, had balls being ripped off and x-ray shots of heads being punched. The blood in these movies is always so red. Sonny Chiba makes ridiculous faces and noises, and it's awesome. The music was very fitting. DARLING!

Return of the Street Fighter: He was shooting people, and when he ran out of bullets, he stabbed a dude with the gun. That alone was worth all the moments when you think, well, why don't they just shoot him. Having firearms in movies like this can always seem a bit strange like that. I think it's clear that Shikenbaru is the true hero of the first two movies. Sure, he was a murderer before the events of the movies, but here he just wants justice for his murdered brother and a sister sold to slavery.

The Street Fighter's Last Revenge: aka Street Fighter Counterattacks! So he's some kind of superhero now, with a lair and rubber faces. Going to be honest here, it was around 3 AM and I rested my eyes during a commercial break and ended up dozing off. Only remember the beginning and the ending. Didn't seem to have that much connection to the first two, and Shikenbaru was nowhere to be seen. After getting your throat torn clean off, a little electricity should be nothing. Good last fight. Could have done more to warn the lady, but she did shoot him. So fuck her.

Overall, the greatest trilogy whose all parts were released in the same year. I'm not even aware of any competition. It's that good.
 
I saw Zero Dark Thirty, by coincidence a few days before Gandolfini death :(
It sure took its time to tell the story but Jessica Chastain managed to carry it and well.
I was only maybe disappointed about the final act, not sure if it was on purpose or not but I didn't felt any tension during it, the voyage to their destination was actually more nerve racking. Or maybe because I knew how it would end. A good movie, but doesn't have much rewatch value. 4/5
 
Watched Chinatown.

Good movie, good
(bad)
ending.

Guess I'll watch the sequel next.
 
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