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Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| October 2014
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MidnightCowboy
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Amazing Spider-Man 2 - this was as bad as everyone says. Not one scene where I thought "I'm kind of digging this." 3/10
Dredd - a good shitty action movie. CGI blood was wack tho 6/10
Breathless - I enjoyed it a lot. The energy was palpable. Not as good as 400 Blows or Hiroshima or Cleo From 5 to 7. 8/10
Dredd - a good shitty action movie. CGI blood was wack tho 6/10
Breathless - I enjoyed it a lot. The energy was palpable. Not as good as 400 Blows or Hiroshima or Cleo From 5 to 7. 8/10
teruterubozu
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Under the Skin - ScarJo gets naked a lot. Otherwise it was mildly entertaining. I usually like slow-burn weird films like this, but it wasn't all that compelling. People say the plot is confusing and full of symbolism but I found the movie to be fairly straightforward and unimaginative.
I've been looking for a place to talk about Foxcatcher, but I don't believe anyone in here has seen it yet (?). Saw it a couple weeks back as the final showing of the VIFF, and I have a couple general thoughts.
For those of you who don't know the history of the events, consider keeping yourself in the dark about it; that being said, if you do have knowledge of what happened in real life, it will not ruin the movie for you. In my opinion the movie was purely a character drama, with a very high emphasis based on the portrayals of du Pont, and the Schultz brothers. Thankfully, the acting is incredible. Easily (again, IMO) the defining role of Tatum and Carrell's careers, if not also Ruffalo (but he's done some excellent work prior, for instance in Zodiac). I cannot stress enough, Carrell's performance alone is worth seeing this movie for.
For those of you who don't know the history of the events, consider keeping yourself in the dark about it; that being said, if you do have knowledge of what happened in real life, it will not ruin the movie for you. In my opinion the movie was purely a character drama, with a very high emphasis based on the portrayals of du Pont, and the Schultz brothers. Thankfully, the acting is incredible. Easily (again, IMO) the defining role of Tatum and Carrell's careers, if not also Ruffalo (but he's done some excellent work prior, for instance in Zodiac). I cannot stress enough, Carrell's performance alone is worth seeing this movie for.
An American Werewolf in London
The main thing I ever hear about this movie is the transformation scene, and damn did that not disappoint. What a fucking impressive sequence. The rest of the movie is good too, though I didn't think it was much of a comedy (was it supposed to be?).
World War Z
There's two movies in here and one of them is a hell of a lot better than the other. The first, say, two-thirds are pretty standard boring blockbuster stuff -- shakey cam and quick cuts, CGI blood, loud noises, lots of running, no sense of pacing where things just happen BOOM BOOM BOOM one after the other. A lot of meaningless action shit with that trades tension for excitement and gets neither. Then we get to the
, where things actually get interesting. The action is given room to breathe, there's genuine tension, you care about what could happen next. And the IDF girl is the best character.
The main thing I ever hear about this movie is the transformation scene, and damn did that not disappoint. What a fucking impressive sequence. The rest of the movie is good too, though I didn't think it was much of a comedy (was it supposed to be?).
World War Z
There's two movies in here and one of them is a hell of a lot better than the other. The first, say, two-thirds are pretty standard boring blockbuster stuff -- shakey cam and quick cuts, CGI blood, loud noises, lots of running, no sense of pacing where things just happen BOOM BOOM BOOM one after the other. A lot of meaningless action shit with that trades tension for excitement and gets neither. Then we get to the
WHO center
Eyeron
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Watched 'Chef' last night.
Liked it a lot. Kind of just a breezy, feel good film with a phenomenal cast, great food porn and a damn good soundtrack. The ending, while convenient, didn't feel cheap or contrived to me. The food scenes were mouth watering. Seriously. I started the film shortly after a meal and had to take an intermission to prepare a gooey, buttery grilled cheese sammich. Will watch again with the wife soon.
Liked it a lot. Kind of just a breezy, feel good film with a phenomenal cast, great food porn and a damn good soundtrack. The ending, while convenient, didn't feel cheap or contrived to me. The food scenes were mouth watering. Seriously. I started the film shortly after a meal and had to take an intermission to prepare a gooey, buttery grilled cheese sammich. Will watch again with the wife soon.
The Thing, Alien, and The Shining are the best horror movies IMO. But I'm not much of a horror guy, so I dunno if my opinion matters that much in this instance.
QuantumBro
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Have you seen Jacob's Ladder?
Not for me, Night of the Living Dead still is. Exorcist is definitely the scariest imho, but NAOTLD is a masterpiece
Messofanego
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Nightcrawler
On TV, it looks so real.
Chilling critique about the cold-blooded nature of news culture sourced by an equally cold-blooded individual as Jake Gyllenhaal channels his darkness from Donnie Darko in this LA neo noir. Easily his best performance. His dilated steely eyes do most of the work while physically reminding of The Machinist. Jake's character reminded me of The King of Comedy with that strive for success in a seemingly noble field but morals be damned. While I was wary of the narrative spin by TV news in real life with more a focus on fear and hysteria than the unedited truth, now I'll definitely second-guess how that exactly comes about. Nail-biting chase scenes and biting satirical end.
Got to agree with critics, one of the best movies of the year.
On TV, it looks so real.
Chilling critique about the cold-blooded nature of news culture sourced by an equally cold-blooded individual as Jake Gyllenhaal channels his darkness from Donnie Darko in this LA neo noir. Easily his best performance. His dilated steely eyes do most of the work while physically reminding of The Machinist. Jake's character reminded me of The King of Comedy with that strive for success in a seemingly noble field but morals be damned. While I was wary of the narrative spin by TV news in real life with more a focus on fear and hysteria than the unedited truth, now I'll definitely second-guess how that exactly comes about. Nail-biting chase scenes and biting satirical end.
Got to agree with critics, one of the best movies of the year.
Max Armstrong
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Birdman - Wow! My expectations were high and I still got blown away. The acting was excellent and the cinematography... my god... Lubezki you magnificent bastard. Definitely my top movie of the year.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Should I go see John Wick or Nightcrawler with friends tomorrow?
John Wick needs the sales! See Nightcrawler another time.
JoduanER2
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I think the same, those 3 movies are incredible
Secret Fawful
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I really like Deep Red and Opera. I usually count Deep Red as one of the top three scariest films I've watched alongside Perfect Blue and Psycho, but Opera is really inventive. It has one of the best keyhole shots I've ever seen.
Although, personally, Phenomena is my favorite Argento film.
Although, personally, Phenomena is my favorite Argento film.
Death Metalist
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Watched 2 movies recently.
John Wick
GREATNESS.
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Django Unchained
Fourth time seeing this movie since it released. Always enjoy it, it's one that i'll keep revisiting in the future like other Tarantino films. I really love the first and last act of the film but like the middle part, as a whole though it's a fantastic film with great performances, good laughs, superb cinematography and awesome action that is over the top with all the blood but it's what makes it funny as well as great. Always nice seeing Franco Nero too. Can't wait for The Hateful Eight.
John Wick
GREATNESS.
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Django Unchained
Fourth time seeing this movie since it released. Always enjoy it, it's one that i'll keep revisiting in the future like other Tarantino films. I really love the first and last act of the film but like the middle part, as a whole though it's a fantastic film with great performances, good laughs, superb cinematography and awesome action that is over the top with all the blood but it's what makes it funny as well as great. Always nice seeing Franco Nero too. Can't wait for The Hateful Eight.
TheKaeptain
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I'll put up a thread tomorrow.
Messofanego
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I wish I had this tough choice. John Wick doesn't even have an UK release date
BouncyFrag
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John Wick - badass revenge flick
The Edge of Tomorrow - damn good movie that took me by surprise
The Edge of Tomorrow - damn good movie that took me by surprise
MidnightCowboy
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Deep Red is a masterpiece, but scary it is not.
Bullshit.
Eye in the closet, face in the mirror, exploring that abandoned mansion.
Those were all pretty terrifying moments to me as a kid.
Of course as an adult a horror movie will not actively scare you.
Secret Fawful
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I may be easily frightened. The
ability to see the killer early in the movie
I don't often react to horror movies that way, though, so I don't know why Deep Red scares me that badly, even if I am a wuss. It just unnerves me. I've tried multiple times to finish it.
Fallout-NL
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After surviving another 31 Days of Horror, back to our regular scheduled program.
Might do a Gone Girl / Interstellar double feature next week (or add Nightcrawler for a triple feature
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Might do a Gone Girl / Interstellar double feature next week (or add Nightcrawler for a triple feature
).Frustrated_Grunt
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Yeah, I'll probably go with Wick. Seems like a fun movie to watch in a group.
After surviving another 31 Days of Horror, back to our regular scheduled program.
Might do a Gone Girl / Interstellar double feature next week (or add Nightcrawler for a triple feature
I'm doing a double feature with my folks tomorrow, dad's birthday so he picks the movies. Glad he picked Gone Girl, been wanting to see it. Not so fuzzed about either A Walk Amongst the Tombstones or The Judge. Though I'll give The Judge the benefit of the doubt, hopefully we'll end up seeing that one.
Also booking tickets to see Interstellar at the IMAX theater. My body is ready. Also interested in Fury and Nightcrawler. My poor wallet though...
Yeppp shit is expensive over here, but I've been thinking about buying a Pathé Unlimited pass since there is quite a lot of stuff in the upcoming months I would be interested in seeing anyway.
I've been wanting to get one, but I just can't afford 20 euros a month for the cinema at the moment. And I don't have a Pathé in my city so I'll have to travel for it. Something I currently only have time for over the weekend so I can add some train costs too.
I usually look out for the good deals, like with that cinema week I went twice to profit. Or free tickets trough buying loreal products (thanks mum) at Kruidvat. And I can pick Pathe vouchers as a christmas gift from work
User 479360
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Opera is my favourite Argento film. I've seen several, but it was definitely the best of those.
I just watched Jennifer 8. It was pretty good, and I enjoyed it.
Also PVRed The Art of Getting By and Carlito's Way. I've yet to see either.
I just watched Jennifer 8. It was pretty good, and I enjoyed it.
Also PVRed The Art of Getting By and Carlito's Way. I've yet to see either.
Death Metalist
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I expected to end up loving the film but ended up liking it only. I felt that it took way too long to get to where it wanted to be and I know why because it tried to establish it's characters which it does to the movie's credit very clearly with good depth but I expected more action to be honest. In 2 hours there are probably just 4 - 5 action scenes with the last one only being impressive and worthwhile yet it ends quickly. It's a good movie but I don't know if I recommend it, I'd recommend Taken or The Professional instead for people who want something like this movie. Also, for those that are interested don't watch it with the english dub. It's atrocious.
Nightcrawler is probably the best unexpected horror film I've seen in a long time. It sounds like an odd thing to call the film, but it's some of the most brilliantly unnerving and unsettling content that I can recall seeing, and hardly anything traditionally scary happens in it. Jake Gyllenhaal is so committed to his role as professional sociopath/possible walking Wikipedia narrator Lou Bloom that I fear some of that may seep into his personal affairs and we may see him on the news responsible for something that may or may not be as horrific as the lengths Lou goes to for a story. Come for the satirizing of B-roll-obsessed local news outfits, stay for the surprisingly on-point commentary on how easy it is for employers to manipulate their employees into thinking that their ambition should also be their ambition with a good sales pitch convincing you that your future is in their hands, and be prepared to shrink in your seat if someone dares to undercut Lou's ambition. I think I'm going to have some unpleasant dreams now.
Tinfoilhatsron
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Fuck yes, gonna go watch next week. So damn sad I can't watch this week.
Wick this week, Nightcrawler next week. Good cinema week.
Given the quality of the action scenes I see in a lot of Korean action/thrillers I'd love to see a balls to the wall action flick ala Hard Boiled, The Raid etc. come out of S. Korea from one of their better action director's.
You're right...and this is generally the case for action films from Korea. I like them, but there generally isn't a ton of action.
Net_Wrecker
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.The Good, The Bad, The Weird.
It's like The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly with the spirit of classic pulp adventure movies and incredible camerawork. And a bit of John Woo.
Thug Waffle
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John Wick is the truth
Yeah, that's pretty much the only exception...and one of the reasons I'd like to see more. Great flick.
Continued Lewton this week by watching The Leopard Man and The Ghost Ship and rewatching The Curse of the Cat People. The Leopard Man shares much on the surface with Cat People, but is far less mysterious and doesn't revere myth in the same way. Instead it treats Mexican folk tales as dubious and has cast members with less chemistry. Still some solid atmosphere. The Ghost Ship is much better, a deviation from what I've seen from Lewton films so far in that it's not at all a horror film. Sour thriller with oppressive sets and framing are a great method of telling a story about corrupt power. The Curse of the Cat People was a reminder of the heights Lewton productions could reach. Loneliness, beauty, innocence. A truly wonderful dreamlike drama. This time the way the film interwove myth with expressive emotion reminded me of Miyazaki.
Today I also watched Kundun, which falls face-first into as many biopic pitfalls as it vaults over. Flashy stylistic choices (the stacked dissolves in and out, the macro photography) are exciting but not quite rich. And then The Color Wheel, which I enjoyed a whole lot and after it and Listen Up Philip I am confident Alex Ross Perry is an important current talent. So funny and uncomfortable and frank.
Today I also watched Kundun, which falls face-first into as many biopic pitfalls as it vaults over. Flashy stylistic choices (the stacked dissolves in and out, the macro photography) are exciting but not quite rich. And then The Color Wheel, which I enjoyed a whole lot and after it and Listen Up Philip I am confident Alex Ross Perry is an important current talent. So funny and uncomfortable and frank.
TheKaeptain
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Continued Lewton this week by watching The Leopard Man and The Ghost Ship and rewatching The Curse of the Cat People. The Leopard Man shares much on the surface with Cat People, but is far less mysterious and doesn't revere myth in the same way. Instead it treats Mexican folk tales as dubious and has cast members with less chemistry. Still some solid atmosphere. The Ghost Ship is much better, a deviation from what I've seen from Lewton films so far in that it's not at all a horror film. Sour thriller with oppressive sets and framing are a great method of telling a story about corrupt power. The Curse of the Cat People was a reminder of the heights Lewton productions could reach. Loneliness, beauty, innocence. A truly wonderful dreamlike drama. This time the way the film interwove myth with expressive emotion reminded me of Miyazaki.
Today I also watched Kundun, which falls face-first into as many biopic pitfalls as it vaults over. Flashy stylistic choices (the stacked dissolves in and out, the macro photography) are exciting but not quite rich. And then The Color Wheel, which I enjoyed a whole lot and after it and Listen Up Philip I am confident Alex Ross Perry is an important current talent. So funny and uncomfortable and frank.
I've traveled like 300+ miles in two days. It will be up soon.
teruterubozu
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St. Vincent - (On Netlfix France FYI) Naomi Watts was brilliant as the Russian "lady of the night". Amazing performance.
Thanks for the tip. It released in cinemas here last week :/
ViewtifulJC
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