Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
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Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| June 2013
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So jealous!
Sightseers is great, laughed a ton. LB review:
really should see Down Terrace after enjoying Wheatley's other two so much. And with A Field in England looking...intriguing.
Same. And I'll have to rewatch someday too because
But I was there/I was there in 1968/I was there at the first Faces screening in Toronto
As a very young kid (talking like ages 3-6) I had a selection of about 5 VHS tapes that I watched constantly. Sometimes I'd finish one of those, rewind it, watch it again, and then ask to rewind again only for my exhausted mom to insist I not play the same movie a third time. Can't remember what all of them were but I know I had Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, a logical choice for that age, along with Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life. What a preschooler found so interesting within a romantic comedy about dying and going to a purgatory where you have your life examined in court, I can't say
Thug Waffle
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What are some really spectacular martial arts films? I'm looking more for top of the line stunt/fight choreography, but ultimately, I'm just collecting recommendations.
Anton Sugar
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Recent ones I've seen are The Raid, Haywire, and Jack Reacher, although Haywire/Jack Reacher aren't really "martial arts" films...they just have great fight scenes/choreography.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
Caddyshack: Rodney Dangerfield's act gets old pretty fast, but still a very funny movie. Bill Murray was brilliant, and Chevy Chase does the charming asshole routine well (the "do you do drugs?" exchange at the start was classic). Murray with vermin seems a winning formula.
Rapid Fire: After seeing this, Showdown in Little Tokyo, and The Crow, Brandon Lee could have become a pretty decent action star. Movie had some good action and martial arts stuff, and the whole heroic death in China thing wasn't too oppressive to ruin the proceedings. Lee Jr. really could fight, or at least could pretend to well.
Hellraiser: Kinda fucked up, but I've heard so much about it I expected it to be really fucked up, so it came up a bit short there. I liked that weird scorpion beast rushing down the hallway, and the Cenobites are an interesting looking bunch. Why do they all of have nicknames except the baldy who is just "the female Cenobite"? Anyway, the scene where that Frank guy gets resurrected and rises through the floor is groovy. I would think extreme pain would involve more than just hooks and chains, but maybe they were feeling generous, I don't know.
Hellraiser 2: Hellbound Or is it Hellbound: Hellraiser 2? Whatever. Interesting how the most disturbing part for me was the crazy guy cutting himself with a razor, maybe because that actually feels real. Chatterbox is a little kid? So at the end the lady just ran back into the labyrinth and put on her step mom's skin? That was a great fit, would have thought it would be all saggy. Anyway, I don't think any of this movie actually made much sense, but it does have some sights to show you.
The Sting: Now here is a fucking movie. It's just a great caper, and even though I acknowledge that there's some problems if you think about it too much (Lonnegan not doing any kind of a background check on "Shaw's" place, or how there's about a zero chance Lonnegan and the cop won't figure out that those weren't real feds and the whole thing was a con), it's such great entertainment I don't really care. I need to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Rapid Fire: After seeing this, Showdown in Little Tokyo, and The Crow, Brandon Lee could have become a pretty decent action star. Movie had some good action and martial arts stuff, and the whole heroic death in China thing wasn't too oppressive to ruin the proceedings. Lee Jr. really could fight, or at least could pretend to well.
Hellraiser: Kinda fucked up, but I've heard so much about it I expected it to be really fucked up, so it came up a bit short there. I liked that weird scorpion beast rushing down the hallway, and the Cenobites are an interesting looking bunch. Why do they all of have nicknames except the baldy who is just "the female Cenobite"? Anyway, the scene where that Frank guy gets resurrected and rises through the floor is groovy. I would think extreme pain would involve more than just hooks and chains, but maybe they were feeling generous, I don't know.
Hellraiser 2: Hellbound Or is it Hellbound: Hellraiser 2? Whatever. Interesting how the most disturbing part for me was the crazy guy cutting himself with a razor, maybe because that actually feels real. Chatterbox is a little kid? So at the end the lady just ran back into the labyrinth and put on her step mom's skin? That was a great fit, would have thought it would be all saggy. Anyway, I don't think any of this movie actually made much sense, but it does have some sights to show you.
The Sting: Now here is a fucking movie. It's just a great caper, and even though I acknowledge that there's some problems if you think about it too much (Lonnegan not doing any kind of a background check on "Shaw's" place, or how there's about a zero chance Lonnegan and the cop won't figure out that those weren't real feds and the whole thing was a con), it's such great entertainment I don't really care. I need to watch Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
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Johnny Guitar - That was ... unexpected. I guess one could call this a melodramatic feminist western? I loved the setting + couple of setpieces, the outrageous technicolor wardrobe of Crawford and the large amount of sexual tension (in several directions). One of the few faults is the terrible overacting by Crawford (although that's a personal pet peeve, so ugh). Wonderful ****
Thug Waffle
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Thanks for the recs. I saw Haywire, meh. The fight choreography was probably the best thing about it, though. It was especially complemented by the cinematography and sound design. Very realistic. I've also seen The Raid, though I haven't finished it, so I actually planned to revisit it on this action binge anyway. Never seen Jack Reacher. I'll try to get my hands on it.
I thought that was a sequel to The Hustler?
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Ip Man with Donnie Yen.
Thug Waffle
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Thank you, but I've seen it. T'is a good one, though.
The climactic duel was pretty damn satisfying for being so one-sided.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days - I don't know why I watched a movie about Abortion. I didn't enjoy it, but it's certainly a really good movie anyway.
The Man from Nowhere - Pretty standard gory Korean rescue/revenge fare, but I had a lot of fun with it and I enjoyed the chemistry between the lead and the young girl
Castaway on the Moon - It's like Castaway, except it's actually good and isn't plastered with product placement.
The Man from Nowhere - Pretty standard gory Korean rescue/revenge fare, but I had a lot of fun with it and I enjoyed the chemistry between the lead and the young girl
Castaway on the Moon - It's like Castaway, except it's actually good and isn't plastered with product placement.
Color of Money is a sequel to the Hustler. Sequel to The Sting is just...Sting 2. :lol
xXBetter Off DadXx
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How about City of Violence, Police Story, Killzone(SPL) and The Protector(Tom Yum Goong)?
TheKaeptain
Banned
Thug Waffle
Member
Seen The Protector. It's my favorite Tony Jaa starrer so far. I'll make sure to check out the others!
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Nice! Hope you enjoy em.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Rewatched Superman Returns. Lots of lame stuff (including the kid), but it wasn't as awful as I remembered. At least there were a couple of legitimately funny moments and the plane scene was fine. Still not good though. 4/10
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Maybe. I was leaning toward 5.
Thug Waffle
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Depends on your scale. If you consider a 5 to be average, does a 4 (below average?) sum up your feelings about the film?
Femmeworth
Banned
I was about to watch The Piano on Blu-ray, but I just read that there are missing subtitles for the sign language and non-English parts. It would be my first time watching it, and I don't want to miss out on something like that. :\
Robot and Frank - It would have been very easy for the writers to get all sentimental with this movie (old man losing his memory and all), but fortunately it doesn't go down that road (too much) and it stays rather lighthearted and fun. Langella was great, I really enjoyed the dialogue and the dry humor was right up my alley, but otherwise it's kinda forgettable ***½
Rapture-Palooza - Ugh. I should stop watching these crappy 2013 movies **
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Night and Day - I loved the narrative, either Sang-soo Hong's way of storytelling has tremendously grown on me since his other movies I watched, or this movie is just a notch above them. The viewer gets put into the story at what feels like the second act of the plot, but it's just really pleasant to sit back and watch our protagonist wander around Paris, interacting with people, experiencing life. ****
I'm still gonna need an answer to this question though:
Rapture-Palooza - Ugh. I should stop watching these crappy 2013 movies **
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Night and Day - I loved the narrative, either Sang-soo Hong's way of storytelling has tremendously grown on me since his other movies I watched, or this movie is just a notch above them. The viewer gets put into the story at what feels like the second act of the plot, but it's just really pleasant to sit back and watch our protagonist wander around Paris, interacting with people, experiencing life. ****
I'm still gonna need an answer to this question though:
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
MOOD INDIGO (L'écume des jours)
Familiar narrative territory as you've never seen it before. This is a modern day Méliès film. Gondry is operating between the fanciful stop-motion editing techniques of the old master, while giving Terry Gilliam a run for his money in terms of pushing the boundaries of surreal in-camera practical effects.
The world that Gondry has created is one where everything and everyone - animate and inanimate, form an interconnected tapestry of threads that are all alive and co-existing in completely untenable, yet understandable ways. Everything has a tensile quality to it - to the point where the strands that make up this universe are often visible themselves and are transformed by the wavelengths of music.
Duris, Tatou and especially Epps were all fantastic - committing completely to the madness as if it were business as usual.
While it's in the same experimental vein as Science of Sleep, Gondry seems much more confident in steering the insanity this time around - the sum of the film's parts actually cohering into something affecting and satisfying.
It's funny as hell and serves as an always-necessary reminder of the boundless qualities of film. Recommended.
Familiar narrative territory as you've never seen it before. This is a modern day Méliès film. Gondry is operating between the fanciful stop-motion editing techniques of the old master, while giving Terry Gilliam a run for his money in terms of pushing the boundaries of surreal in-camera practical effects.
The world that Gondry has created is one where everything and everyone - animate and inanimate, form an interconnected tapestry of threads that are all alive and co-existing in completely untenable, yet understandable ways. Everything has a tensile quality to it - to the point where the strands that make up this universe are often visible themselves and are transformed by the wavelengths of music.
Duris, Tatou and especially Epps were all fantastic - committing completely to the madness as if it were business as usual.
While it's in the same experimental vein as Science of Sleep, Gondry seems much more confident in steering the insanity this time around - the sum of the film's parts actually cohering into something affecting and satisfying.
It's funny as hell and serves as an always-necessary reminder of the boundless qualities of film. Recommended.
Expendable.
Member
Yay! I hadn't heard much about this, but glad to see it's worth watching. Hope it hits US soon.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
I will say that it loses a noticeable bit of steam in the third act, but yes it is absolutely worth watching. A joy to watch.
BaronLundi
Member
Who's Epps ?
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Lulz. Getting my Omar's mixed up. Sy. Omar Sy. It's 12:30am and I'm wrecked.
Thug Waffle
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Pull up your phone or web browser, rent the film on Amazon through that, then it'll be in your library on 360. The search on 360 Amazon Prime is slow and search parameters are severely limited, so it really is better to use a PC, tablet, or phone. Even if you could rent on the 360 app, it'd be a bitch to find things in a respectable amount of time.
Anton Sugar
Member
Oh shit, nice little trick, thanks.
Jack Reacher. A+ . The one car chase scene was better than all the Fast and Furious chases combined. Interesting plot. Not perfect, genuinely entertaining.
Jack The Giant Slayer. A, I was surprised at how good this kids movie is. It's funny, it's fun, and it never slows down. The main actor was outclassed, had no charisma but the supporting cast made up for it.
Jack The Giant Slayer. A, I was surprised at how good this kids movie is. It's funny, it's fun, and it never slows down. The main actor was outclassed, had no charisma but the supporting cast made up for it.
I finished The Abyss (1989) for the first time last night. I love deep sea themes. I don't love James Cameron films very often though.Ed Harris was great apart from the heavily scripted hammy scenes (I guess he did what he could there). It's got the same heavy-handedness one should expect from Cameron, so the narrative wasn't terribly moving; but conversely, the set design and filming tech was especially impressive, especially considering the time. I don't want to guess how much this movie cost to make.
Overall, it didn't really scratch the itch, but a satisfying deep sea film is pretty tough to find. I think I'm waiting for underwater Tarkovsky.
Overall, it didn't really scratch the itch, but a satisfying deep sea film is pretty tough to find. I think I'm waiting for underwater Tarkovsky.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Director's Cut?
Excellent!
Can't wait to see this. Especially since it's the kind of film that resonates 100% with my aesthetics and taste.
MidnightCowboy
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Melancholia is on TV and I'm reminded of how much I fucking hate it. I'm not sure I feel this way about any other movie, maybe X-Men: The Last Stand.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
What? Which porn? Which list?
Is the sign language supposed to be subtitled at all?
How is the blu-ray quality? For this movie nothing less than excellent should be available.
Expendable.
Member
The Hunt is the best of the batch, Killing Them Softly has been quite divisive, but I really liked it. Beasts is strong, especially the score (but the middle act is kind of repetitive).
Femmeworth
Banned
Apparently it was for every release other than the Blu-ray. Haven't watched it yet, but the reviews I looked at said the transfer is not as good as it could be.
kurisu_1974
Banned
Loved The Hunt, very intense film. Beasts of the Southern Wild was OK but not really my style. Killing Them Softly was missing spark and ended up being pretty forgettable.
Extra Sauce
Member
Mulholland Drive: Considering Naomi Watts is one of my favorite actresses, it's ridiculous that it took me over 10 years to finally watch this.
Now I have to watch it at the very least one more time to hopefully unlock some of its secrets. Such a cryptic (yet entrancing) experience. Also, thank you David Lynch for masterfully showcasing two of the most beautiful female bodies I've ever seen in cinema. Pornography wishes it was as sexy as Mulholland Drive.
Now I have to watch it at the very least one more time to hopefully unlock some of its secrets. Such a cryptic (yet entrancing) experience. Also, thank you David Lynch for masterfully showcasing two of the most beautiful female bodies I've ever seen in cinema. Pornography wishes it was as sexy as Mulholland Drive.
Thug Waffle
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Yeah, Laura Harring is God-tier. I haven't seen her in much else, but I was really taken aback by the quality of her performance in Mulholland Dr.
edit: also, has anyone seen Ridley Scott's Legend? I'm itching to check it out.
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