Nappuccino
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No way that wasn't fake.
Still damn good though.
No way that wasn't fake.
Still damn good though.
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Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| June 2013
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BenjaminBirdie
Banned
Dragoon En Regalia
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Speaking of fakes: I wanna watch some Borges movie adaptations. Someone not named Lynch should direct one.
Man, how would that even work.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Rain Man. 9/10
Holds up well. I forgot how much Valeria Golin's accent is godly.
Tom Cruise was in the middle of a hot streak when this came out, and his acting chops were starting to refine.
Dustin Hoffman, what do i say? I don't think he ever took on a role that required more out of him. Unless I am missing something.
hans Zimmer showed signs of why he would become the it in Hollywood. Love synthesizers shit!!!
Next I want to hit Color of Money, and Cocktail. Gaf which one will my GF enjoy more? She has not seen either of them. I think Cocktail no?
Holds up well. I forgot how much Valeria Golin's accent is godly.
Tom Cruise was in the middle of a hot streak when this came out, and his acting chops were starting to refine.
Dustin Hoffman, what do i say? I don't think he ever took on a role that required more out of him. Unless I am missing something.
hans Zimmer showed signs of why he would become the it in Hollywood. Love synthesizers shit!!!
Next I want to hit Color of Money, and Cocktail. Gaf which one will my GF enjoy more? She has not seen either of them. I think Cocktail no?
Dragoon En Regalia
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We could get Alain Resnais to try, it might be possible (he might pass away soon, too).
Plus it had a good bromance.
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I wish someone would remake Strange Days without the cheese.
Some films work best as cheesy, but i think Strange Days's premise would work better taken more seriously.
It would also be quite topical nowadays.
BenjaminBirdie
Banned
"Wouldn't this be a great world if insecurity and desperation made us more attractive?"
Probably my favourite line. I know the feels that he experienced.
I'm just trying to think of how you'd even film his best work.
Like, these are basically unfilmable:
The Library of Babel
Three Versions of Judas
Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
The Lottery in Babylon
The Secret Miracle
These are probably filmable, but would lose a great deal:
The Aleph
The Zahir
The Circular Ruins
Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius
And then there's stuff you could film, but isn't really his best:
Death and the Compass
Theme of the Traitor and Hero
The Garden of Forking Paths (the strongest aspects of this one wouldn't really work on film)
Though now that I think about it, The South could work really well as a film. Might be touchy to get it right.
BaronLundi
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Best film about paedophilia bar none. I take it it's also your favorite.
Oh my, I'd like to see someone try and tackle Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote
. This is one of the reason it's my favorite novella. It really could be nothing but litterature. Watching someone try and explain to someone what it's about is a fun experience.Edit: beaten. I somehow think The Lottery would be easier than Tlön.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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I really like George Washington and All the Real Girls, but I think my favorite movie by him is Snow Angels.
Noooooooooo this was way too real. Best pedo film is Hardy Candy.
Woodsman is also a good film on the subject, though not from the victim's perspective.
Also, what's her face (Buffy's sister, can't remember the name) was pretty terrible in the movie, if memory serves me right.
Luckily she had a small part.
Mama - horror film that leaves out the blood and gore but also does not fall into "The Ring" mold. The younger child in the film is genuinely creepy being feral and unpredictable. Felt that it really fell apart during the last act and any shred of horror/suspense that it had going for it just disappeared. The premise is actually a good one that could have made for a very good horror film but unfortunately it never reaches that height.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
That's putting it lightly. I saw it long ago and had no idea what it was called (never bothered to check JGL's filmography).
I wouldn't say favorite, but one of those you don't forget. Some parts of it are just too uncomfortable for me.
BaronLundi
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Still have a soft spot for Ellen Page I see.
what, Dawn (edit : her name is Michelle Trachtenberg) was in Mysterious Skin ? I hate her too, she almost ruined Buffy.
My favorites are clearly that Louis Malle one and of course the whole of David Hamilton's filmography.
Oh come on... I was talking to Bee9, should always be a huge red flag. But seriously : I think Mystic River is up there too but Mysterious Skin is clearly the most daring, nuanced and powerful.
Anyway...
Forgotten Silver
Too bad a few really badly thought stuff give it away because it's really well made and funny. Still, I'm not sure the misus is exactly on it. I know she has doubts but maybe she doesn't dare speak about them because she thinks that I didn't get it. Funny.
She was JGL's friend in New York, that shares the apartment with him.
BaronLundi
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Yeah, haven't watched it since release so I probably repressed that memory.
She apparently also ruined Six Feet Under without my me realizing.
Kill List - Never saw that third act coming, wow haha. Really liked both the lead characters, their interactions with each other felt very natural. Beautifully shot, too.
Not at all what I expected it was going to be from the trailer, nevertheless I really enjoyed it. At first I was a little off-put that so much stuff was left unexplained; however, after I had some time to digest it, I think the film was better for it.
Gonna check out Sightseers next.
Not at all what I expected it was going to be from the trailer, nevertheless I really enjoyed it. At first I was a little off-put that so much stuff was left unexplained; however, after I had some time to digest it, I think the film was better for it.
Gonna check out Sightseers next.
Nappuccino
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I don't understand you lol.
Continued Woody Allen joy with Broadway Danny Rose (1984). I loved this, great script, interesting format, great characters and performances, and beautifully shot in black and white - the way you want Woody's New York to be - I think this is easily up there with his best (prior top 5 would've been something like: Manhattan, Annie Hall, Stardust Memories, The Purple Rose of Cairo and Crimes and Misdemeanors, but I think this might work its way in) . The 80's was just littered with masterpieces for Woody. Also it took half the movie for me to realize that Mia Farrow was in this, and she's the female lead. Surprising performance from her.
Expendable.
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I'm going through Woody Allen's filmography too! I had seen all the mostly revered ones, so on rewatches I've mostly enjoyed Husbands and Wives the most. I'm up to Bullets Over Broadway now.
On a side note, I watched The Hidden Fortress which was great and since I wanted something almost exactly the same, my wife had me watching What To Expect When You're Expecting, which was mediocre but a touch better than expected -- it at least had some storytelling ambition compared to most rom-com crap out now.
On a side note, I watched The Hidden Fortress which was great and since I wanted something almost exactly the same, my wife had me watching What To Expect When You're Expecting, which was mediocre but a touch better than expected -- it at least had some storytelling ambition compared to most rom-com crap out now.
Still to see Husbands and Wives. One of the ones I'm most looking forward to, I need to rewatch Bullets Over Broadway also.
lold
PONYO 7/10 rewatch - watched it again and it's pretty good
FAST AND FURIOUSIX 4/10 - followed the predecessor wherein the first and last 20 minutes are super fast and explosive and fun, but the middle part is just unfunny bits of unfunny characters saying unfunny stuff. also Gina Carano is like the Ann/Egg/Plant/Her of the F&F franchise. also not enough jokes about Paul Walker's name being Paul Walker.
LE CERCLE ROUGE 9/10 rewatch - i want to be like Alain Delon
CASABLANCA 8/10 rewatch - i want to be like Humphrey Bogart minus the ugliness
SMASHED 5/10 - wasn't much of a look into marriage thanks to Aaron Paul's character being so one dimensional, yet it didn't delve much into Winstead's character. acting was fine all around, but they just weren't given much to work with.
FAST AND FURIOUSIX 4/10 - followed the predecessor wherein the first and last 20 minutes are super fast and explosive and fun, but the middle part is just unfunny bits of unfunny characters saying unfunny stuff. also Gina Carano is like the Ann/Egg/Plant/Her of the F&F franchise. also not enough jokes about Paul Walker's name being Paul Walker.
LE CERCLE ROUGE 9/10 rewatch - i want to be like Alain Delon
CASABLANCA 8/10 rewatch - i want to be like Humphrey Bogart minus the ugliness
SMASHED 5/10 - wasn't much of a look into marriage thanks to Aaron Paul's character being so one dimensional, yet it didn't delve much into Winstead's character. acting was fine all around, but they just weren't given much to work with.
FullMetalx117
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A Beautiful Mind 10/10
Really has to be the best "Best Picture" film of the past 15 years. Pretty amazing how Crowe starred in back to back Best picture films.
Really has to be the best "Best Picture" film of the past 15 years. Pretty amazing how Crowe starred in back to back Best picture films.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Fast Five
Action was a lot better than Tokyo Drift, but otherwise the same generic dialogue/acting. That safe scene at the end was pretty cool.
Action was a lot better than Tokyo Drift, but otherwise the same generic dialogue/acting. That safe scene at the end was pretty cool.
4 was basically their way of rebooting the series, and it's an okay film but really just a remake of Part 1. 5 & 6 just elasticated the series into god-knows-what, and yes I've seen both version of H6.
H20 was another reboot and I didn't think it was too bad, just felt too damn 90s and doesn't feel like it aged well at all. Resurrection just flushed everything down the toilet...again.
Zombieween reboots the series and I like Rob Zombie as a director, but he really needs to hire better screenwriters. Apparently the next film will be Halloween 3D, so I can tell the series is going down the drain once again.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Saw Identity. This scene here at the end (spoilers of course),
sums up my feelings on the movie. Lame and lacks true thrills throughout the whole thing (not even the jump scares startle). I was just not into anything in it. 3/10
specially the shot of him walking away from the explosion,
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
One does not bandy about their "favorite" film about pedophilia lightly. Or generally at all.
Exactly. lol
Whoa. Added to watchlist, thanks!
Buckethead
Banned
Side Effects
Good flick.
Enjoyed it much more than Soderbergh's recent shlock even if it is a bit simple.
My only problem with it is that it tends to veer off the path. A lot of movies like this do.
It purports to be a movie about depression, pharmaceuticals, etc., when it really is a
story of renegade love and revenge
CZJ did a good job. JL is as handsome as ever.
Does this mean you have something to tell us or am I reaching?
Even though the ending was super lame and the movie was mediocre as hell, I kinda enjoyed the entire approach and twists and turns it had along the way.
Serpentine
Banned
Saw The Naked City. Pretty solid crime noir stuff. The use of the city as a character was really cool.
Fast & Furious 6:
Good movie, a nice mix of the action from the fifth with some more driving involved, hilariously over the top in some scenes, as much as having most of the theater clapping in three scenes.
I was expecting something more along the lines of Fast Five, but it seems like they are trying to push the series more in the direction of a standard action than an heist/driving kind of film.
7/10
No country for old men:
Some of the most solid characters I've ever seen in a movie.
Javier Bardem (Chigurh) gave me the chills on every single scene, this part was way better than the one he had on Skyfall, where I ended up hating the whole movie just 'cause of him. I'm not sure if in this case it was his merit or just the character being too good.
The story, which felt a bit messed up at the beginning, found his way through turning into something exceptional with that ending.
8.5/10
Midnight in Paris:
I'm not even sure why I didn't give it a chance before, such a bad idea. It is a wonderful movie, I liked everything of it, from the city to the characters and the soundtrack. If I could change just one thing it would be Owen Wilson, but he wasn't that bad this time, or maybe I was just distracted by how perfect everthing else was.
Oh, I think I'm in love with Marion Cotillard.
9/10
Good movie, a nice mix of the action from the fifth with some more driving involved, hilariously over the top in some scenes, as much as having most of the theater clapping in three scenes.
I was expecting something more along the lines of Fast Five, but it seems like they are trying to push the series more in the direction of a standard action than an heist/driving kind of film.
I can't wait for Statham in the next movie.
7/10
No country for old men:
Some of the most solid characters I've ever seen in a movie.
Javier Bardem (Chigurh) gave me the chills on every single scene, this part was way better than the one he had on Skyfall, where I ended up hating the whole movie just 'cause of him. I'm not sure if in this case it was his merit or just the character being too good.
The story, which felt a bit messed up at the beginning, found his way through turning into something exceptional with that ending.
8.5/10
Midnight in Paris:
I'm not even sure why I didn't give it a chance before, such a bad idea. It is a wonderful movie, I liked everything of it, from the city to the characters and the soundtrack. If I could change just one thing it would be Owen Wilson, but he wasn't that bad this time, or maybe I was just distracted by how perfect everthing else was.
Oh, I think I'm in love with Marion Cotillard.
9/10
Expendable.
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We should do a thing where Flickchart users post their top unseen movies and GAF makes them watch the best. Here's mine: http://www.flickchart.com/Charts.aspx?user=thefilmstage&seen=UnrankedOrUnseen&perpage=100
Ha, at least five years away from that
Ha, at least five years away from that
I dunno, I think if you liked the film that much then you liked his performance in it. I think a lot of people are reluctant to give him any credit, ever, for whatever reason (there's a lot of misconceptions about him I feel - he co-wrote Bottle Rocket, Rushmore and The Royal Tenenbaums and was an English lit major I believe, but hasn't wrote anything since, so I think having him as a disillusioned screenwriter with all these literary heroes wasn't a bad idea or that much of a stretch) but it's really easy for Woody Allen films not starring Woody Allen to suck, I think he's one of the best Woody surrogate's there's been, and Midnight in Paris might be my favourite Woody Allen film not starring Woody Allen (probably second to The Purple Rose of Cairo, which has a similar feel to Midnight). I can't think of anyone else in that role, and it was re-written for him so I guess that's why. Also, he has a good walk for the movie.
And I fell in love too, then I saw the Dark Knight Rises.
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