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SCULLIBUNDO

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If you think I'm about to talk with you again on how you feel art (whatever that means to you) should be treated, you are mistaken. I just don't agree with you. I think one's understanding of film can benefit greatly from being trained to think critically about it. I think it encourages people to do the exact opposite of what you're suggesting; it allows people to realise that film doesn't have to be any one thing and that its merits do not lie within any set criteria.
 
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Robot 492

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I've been working my way through Hitchcock's filmography recently and after watching a handful of his movies consecutively I think I'm now burned out on him. For the most part I find him to be an entertaining director, but rarely anything more. And none of his films really stand out for me except for a select few. Here's what I watched:

The Trouble with Harry ***
Topaz **
Family Plot ***
Foreign Correspondent ***
Saboteur ***
Frenzy ***
The Birds **

also watched;

24 Hour Party People **** - I love Ian Curtis. I love Joy Division. I love music. I love this movie. I love everyone.

Old Joy ** - I love Wendy and Lucy more than most people, but this chick's other movies just don't do anything for me. Similar to Meek's Cutoff, I found Old Joy to be mostly boring and uninteresting even with its super short run time. The relationship between the two dudes is quite banal, too.

Judgment at Nuremberg **** - Man, what a cast of actors. I like to see good actors yell at each other. Three hours is a hell of a run time and totally unnecessary for most movies, but I was never bored here so I guess it worked.

A Christmas Tale **** - Quite long and melodramatic and also heavy on dialogue, but never boring. The use of music at certain points is kind of jarring, but other than that I thought it was wonderful. I know they're not at all closely related, but I liked this a lot more than that other awful Christmas movie of a similar name.

Alice **** - I guess this is considered a lesser Allen work? I don't think anyone ever talks about it. But I loved it. The fantasy elements were a bit overdone, but Mia Farrow was good as usual and Alice is every bit as good as some of Allen's other, more highly regarded movies.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie **** - The movie focuses more on character relationships than on the actual plot which is as simple as the title states. I appreciate that Cassavetes made it more than just an easy, straightfoward thriller, which would have been easier to do. Loved the cinematography and the music. I'm still not sure if I liked it quite as much as A Woman Under the Influence, but it's great regardless.
 
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AlternativeUlster

Absolutely pathetic part deux
Some rewatches, notables, and etc.
Moneyball - **
Hairspray (original) - ***
The Jerk - *** 1/2
Warrior - **
Ides of March - * 1/2
Fright Night (remake) - **
Puss in Boots - * 1/2

I don't really want to talk about the ones above.

Pariah - ** 1/2
-loved the photography, has many great scenes of brilliance and heartbreak, uses natural realistic comedy well (but not often enough), but has many dumb lines that are frustrated and overreaching.
Catherine and Co. - *** 1/2
-the only way I can watching this is when Weird Wednesday shows it and it is a dub but is a wonderful whimsical sex comedy that always makes smile and happy that they show it again. This is the first film Catherine Breillet wrote.
Real Steel - ***
-still the best cgi to date and the father/son relationship is nice enough if the ending doesn't get too hokey but noticed a lot more jarring moments with wooden writing this time around. Still don't get regret rewatching it or overhyping but I am starting to believe that watching films in IMAX get some sort of bump.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes - ***
-I remain the same as I did when I watched it a couple of months ago.
Hanna - *** 1/2
-liked it more on my 2nd viewing and it feels even more destined to be a cult classic in the years to come.
Fast Five - ** 1/2
-a fun heist film even though it is loud and dumb, the chase with the
safe
is probably my favorite action scene of the year.
Pina - * 1/2
-not an argument for modern dance that is for sure. It feels quite a bit about people who I would usually find annoying in real life doing something annoying with over praising of someone that embraced their annoyingness. There is one Asian dancer who was amazing though and really wished Pina just had maybe 2 whole dance scenes instead of mashing together a lot of them and the documentary footage is really unnecessary.
A Separation - ***
-a good but not great thriller that would have never been a film if people just didn't fucking lie all the time.
Avant Erotica Program - ****
-overall a great shorts program with a pornography theme with my favorites being Peggy Ahwesh's Color of Love, Naomi Uman's Removed, Scott Stark's NOEMA which feels a bit like a video to a Burning Star Core song. I think avant-garde works best when they have a sense of humor tied to it instead of distracting itself with overexposed symbols and most of the program took that in account. There were only 2 I thought were terrible out of the lot of 12 and about 2 more that were longer than they should have been. I feel bad that I missed Rose Lowder's program tonight but I was a bit under the weather and needed to talk to my roommate about moving out. Next Wednesday though I will go see a double feature billing from Bruce Baille and Chick Strand and next Friday is a showing of Jeanne Liotta's work but I might skip out since I think her stuff is sort of droll.
Who Are You Polly Magoo? - *****
 
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AlternativeUlster

Absolutely pathetic part deux
Count Dookkake said:
SOUND OF NOISE is finally getting a US release.

Here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=QKjCC7qxkTQ.
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About god damn time. I sort of forgot about this one. What should I see in theaters on this upcoming Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday? One of them for sure will be Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow and maybe I will see the new print of Castle in the Sky and Secret World of Arriety opened too but I am getting a little tired of thinking about Studio Ghilbi films for whatever reason.
 
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AlternativeUlster

Absolutely pathetic part deux
Max Armstrong said:
Ok, so what is this movie? Seems like you and swoon are the only ones who's ever seen it and you both rated it perfectly. And how does one goes about to view this film?
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It is part of the Delirious Fictions of William Klein Eclipse set and is on Hulu plus. He is also the cinematographer of Zazie Dens La Metro if you have seen that.

OrangeGrayBlue said:
...Did we watch the same movie? It is not a thriller and there is only one incident of someone lying in the entire film.
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I meant suspense. Jeez louise. And I think you should do a recount of how many lies there were dude.
 
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swoon

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AlternativeUlster said:
It is part of the Delirious Fictions of William Klein Eclipse set and is on Hulu plus. He is also the cinematographer of Zazie Dens La Metro if you have seen that.
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he might best known as a fashion/city photographer, that's how my wife introduced to his work.

it's pretty striking.

http://theworldofphotographers.wordpress.com/2011/10/05/klein-william-photographer/

i'd pay a lot of money to his see ali documentary. I just finished reading Zazie, pretty excited to rewatch it.
 
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Buckethead

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I've seen this once before but hadn't or haven't seen the original musical.

The songs were cool but hated how they'd sing over other people.
They didn't give the choruses time to breath really. It attacks you too much.
 
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Meliorism

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AlternativeUlster said:
About god damn time. I sort of forgot about this one. What should I see in theaters on this upcoming Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday? One of them for sure will be Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow and maybe I will see the new print of Castle in the Sky and Secret World of Arriety opened too but I am getting a little tired of thinking about Studio Ghilbi films for whatever reason.
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Over Your Cities looks really bland. That Jiro Sushi thing looks stupid, too. I WANNA SEE ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA, THE TURIN HORSE AND THIS IS NOT A FILM WHEN WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM

Oh, yeah, I forgot about Castle in the Sky. Saw Spirited Away. Was pretty neat, but I kinda feel like I don't need to see anything else. I haven't seen Castle in the Sky or the upcoming My Neighbor Totoro, but I don't know. Not really looking forward to them but might see them just because I don't know what else to watch right now.

As a heads up, Nostalgia for the Light is playing somewhere on Monday. Or at least that's what I saw on some sign at some building downtown on like..3rd? I think it's some place that embraces Spanish culture.

Are you doing anything with SXSW this year? I ended up buying a film pass even though I have a feeling it's gonna be brutal getting into anything with it. Whatever. Would really like to see V/H/S, Rec 3, The Tall Man, Compliance, Bernie, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, frankie go boom, Gayby, Girls, God Bless America, Keyhole, Kid-Thing, Killer Joe, Modus Anomali, Monsieur Lazhar, The Raid, Shut Up and Play the Hits, 45365 (this premiered forever ago, I think?)
 
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Divius

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Is Anybody There? - Micheal Caine ends up in an old folks home, makes friend with troubled young kid. Too cliche and not powerful enough performances to really impress. 6/10
Fish Tank - On British hoods and how they suck. Lovely performances, didn't care for the ending. 7/10
An Education - Promising schoolgirl gets swooned by classy playboy with a secret. Mulligan was fantastic, the setting was great and the mood felt so classy. 7/10

All the President's Men - 2 reporters investigate Watergate. Dem seventies. Also looks like Fincher took some inspiration for Zodiac from this. 8/10
Hugo - Scorsese's Homage to early cinema, told with a lot of love. Should have been more fun. The child protagonists acting was kinda bad. Decent, but disappointing after all the praise. 7/10
 
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TheKaeptain

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Meliorism said:
Oh, yeah, I forgot about Castle in the Sky. Saw Spirited Away. Was pretty neat, but I kinda feel like I don't need to see anything else. I haven't seen Castle in the Sky or the upcoming My Neighbor Totoro, but I don't know. Not really looking forward to them but might see them just because I don't know what else to watch right now.
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Castle in the Sky and Totoro are his best films.
 
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Count Dookkake

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Meliorism said:
Are you doing anything with SXSW this year? I ended up buying a film pass even though I have a feeling it's gonna be brutal getting into anything with it. Whatever. Would really like to see V/H/S, Rec 3, The Tall Man, Compliance, Bernie, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, frankie go boom, Gayby, Girls, God Bless America, Keyhole, Kid-Thing, Killer Joe, Modus Anomali, Monsieur Lazhar, The Raid, Shut Up and Play the Hits, 45365 (this premiered forever ago, I think?)
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How do the film badges work at SXSW?

Do you need a VIP to get into any of the big shows?

I'd like to check it out some time, but I am not sure if I can deal with the crowds without a guarantee that I will see what I want to see.
 
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Meliorism

Member
Count Dookkake said:
How do the film badges work at SXSW?

Do you need a VIP to get into any of the big shows?

I'd like to check it out some time, but I am not sure if I can deal with the crowds without a guarantee that I will see what I want to see.
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Well, badges have priority. I don't have a badge and have no idea how it'll go.
 
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GhaleonEB

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Just back from Puss In Boots with the family. Much better than we were expecting, based on the horrific trailers. Loved how the characters weren't just cat-shaped humans, but very feline. Predictable story arc, but great specifics. Fun stuff.
 
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Expendable.

Member
GhaleonEB said:
Just back from Puss In Boots with the family. Much better than we were expecting, based on the horrific trailers. Loved how the characters weren't just cat-shaped humans, but very feline. Predictable story arc, but great specifics. Fun stuff.
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It was well structured but I couldn't shake the feeling that they started with a piece of paper with every. single. cat-related joke on it. It got so tiresome by the end.
 
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GhaleonEB

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Expendable. said:
It was well structured but I couldn't shake the feeling that they starting with a piece of paper with every. single. cat-related joke on it. It got so tiresome by the end.
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Probably so. :lol

I got a kick out of that running theme. It was less the jokes than how they execute them. The way he drank milk from a glass, or going after the shining light in the alley. Easy jokes, but great comic timing.
 
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AlternativeUlster

Absolutely pathetic part deux
Meliorism said:
Over Your Cities looks really bland. That Jiro Sushi thing looks stupid, too. I WANNA SEE ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA, THE TURIN HORSE AND THIS IS NOT A FILM WHEN WILL BE ABLE TO SEE THEM

Oh, yeah, I forgot about Castle in the Sky. Saw Spirited Away. Was pretty neat, but I kinda feel like I don't need to see anything else. I haven't seen Castle in the Sky or the upcoming My Neighbor Totoro, but I don't know. Not really looking forward to them but might see them just because I don't know what else to watch right now.

As a heads up, Nostalgia for the Light is playing somewhere on Monday. Or at least that's what I saw on some sign at some building downtown on like..3rd? I think it's some place that embraces Spanish culture.

Are you doing anything with SXSW this year? I ended up buying a film pass even though I have a feeling it's gonna be brutal getting into anything with it. Whatever. Would really like to see V/H/S, Rec 3, The Tall Man, Compliance, Bernie, Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me, frankie go boom, Gayby, Girls, God Bless America, Keyhole, Kid-Thing, Killer Joe, Modus Anomali, Monsieur Lazhar, The Raid, Shut Up and Play the Hits, 45365 (this premiered forever ago, I think?)
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I haven't gotten a pass yet but I hope with some connections, I can get into stuff. Last year I only bought individual tickets to Bridesmaids to prove my then girlfriend they weren't showing a movie that is on Netflix right now.

Count Dookkake said:
How do the film badges work at SXSW?

Do you need a VIP to get into any of the big shows?

I'd like to check it out some time, but I am not sure if I can deal with the crowds without a guarantee that I will see what I want to see.
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When is the next time you are coming to Austin?
 
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Meliorism

Member
Well shit, help me out. I'm hoping that with the Paramount seating such a high amount will let me into a few there. I have a tentative schedule made, but we'll see how it goes.
 
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brianjones

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best m. night movie in years

jessica chastain is a goddess

i'm not sure if
the movie is better by not just being about schizophrenia though.. i'm glad the movie didn't end as he opens the shelter door which i thought it was going to
 
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louie

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Saw this on Friday after a Q&A session with Michael Biehn and his wife. It was pretty bad, but I guess it was kind of impressive they were able to conceive the idea, shoot it, and then edit it in less than 5 weeks.
 
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Robot 492

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I never really noticed how gorgeous Jessica Chastain is until that movie.

What did you make of the final shot?
I loved it personally, but I can see it being pretty divisive a la A Serious Man's ending.
 
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ReturnOfTheRAT

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Certified Copy - 9/10

Spurred on by this weeks review of this movie on the /filmcast, which I have yet to listen to, I decided it was finally time to see this film. Luckily for me, Amazon Instant has it free as a part of the Prime package. This was my first use of the HD film service on my Roku and the experience was great and so is this movie.

At the start I was quite weary of where this story was going to go. We're introduced to our characters at a conference of a book signing where the virtues of what a copy and an original really mean. Soon after this writer and a woman who has taken great interest in the book and what he has to say, have organized a meeting at the store she owns. This leads to them driving to town in Tuscany where things start to really get in motion. Playful chatter occurs along the way, with discussions of authenticity as they walk around town while visiting a small art museum things and other places. The interaction between the man and the woman is odd. It's supposed to be like a date, but that doesn't feel like the purpose.

Once they stop at a coffee shop and the writer is distracted by a phone call that he has to take outside, the entire premise and prism that I was viewing it through changed completely. A fork in the road is hit and the path this story takes is unlike anything I've seen in a drama before. What you thought you were watching is flipped on it's head and through the end of the movie you question what the motives of each character is.

Through a great combination of direction (long extended takes), conversations the two have, situations they get caught up in, and the acting from Juliette Binoche and William Shimmell, we get to watch something truly special.
 
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SCHUEY F1

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brianjones said:
Take_Shelter_poster.jpg


best m. night movie in years

jessica chastain is a goddess

i'm not sure if
the movie is better by not just being about schizophrenia though.. i'm glad the movie didn't end as he opens the shelter door which i thought it was going to
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Just watched it. Great show.
 
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Buckethead

Banned
nskinnear said:
I think my mom hated me after I showed her Black Swan.
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lmao well thats understandable.

Pretty dark for a mom.

Drive idk is about
self-sacrifice and chivalry
to a certain extent.
I don't know why a woman can't get into that. Seems odd to me.

Her complaint it was "too slow" and "too gory".
 
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~Kinggi~

Banned
nskinnear said:
I think my mom hated me after I showed her Black Swan.


Heh, I can see how it would.
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i was mostly pissed off that he made a perfectly good shelter and now they are about to get raped on a beach somewhere. And then i was additionally pissed off when i headed to IMDB to see 50% of people think it wasnt a literal ending and that it was meant to signify his family being OK with his illness. And then pissed further that the director in a QA said he wants to leave the ending open for interpretation. Seemed pretty set in stone to me but whatever. Damn cop-outs. Serious Man just made no fucking sense to me though, that was worse.
 
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Robot 492

Banned
~Kinggi~ said:
i was mostly pissed off that he made a perfectly good shelter and now they are about to get raped on a beach somewhere. And then i was additionally pissed off when i headed to IMDB to see 50% of people think it wasnt a literal ending and that it was meant to signify his family being OK with his illness. And then pissed further that the director in a QA said he wants to leave the ending open for interpretation. Seemed pretty set in stone to me but whatever. Damn cop-outs. Serious Man just made no fucking sense to me though, that was worse.
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(Take Shelter spoilers)
Well, my interpretation of the ending is pretty similar to those dudes at IMDb. To me the final shot is a metaphor that signifies the struggle between human nature and mother nature - where human nature tries to protect and love, and mother nature tries to destroy - and we see those two literally about to clash at the end. I think it works pretty well. It's lyrical. Another theory I've read is that it is a dream, though I don't buy that personally as I think that would have been a lame cop-out ending.

Anyway, the movie seems to focus more on how mental illness can tear a man (and his family) apart, and in the grand scheme of things I don't think any person's interpretation of the ending is as important as that.

(A Serious Man spoilers)
To be clear, I only compared the two endings because they're both ambiguous. I think Take Shelter's ending is left wide open while ASM's is pretty obvious once you think about it. I mean, as soon as a character does something bad, they are punished. It seems to me to be as simple as saying that all actions have consequences and the universe rewards the good and punishes the bad.

Loved both movies, btw.
 
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Divius

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The Grey - LIAM NEESON FIGHTS WOLVES, but not really. Decent enough story of survival, but when it tries to be more near the end it kinda falls apart. 6/10
Kingdom of Heaven - Young blacksmith moves to Jerusalem and defends it from a massive army. I love this movie. The setting, cinematography and production value all are top-notch. Bloom might not be the best fit, but I've come to terms with it. 9/10
The Muppets - Fans help The Muppets put on another show. Didn't care as much for the songs, but they were entertaining enough, just like the rest of the movie. Not as 'refreshing' as I had hoped, but still fun! 7/10
 
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jarosh

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my son, my son, what have ye done

unbearable, tedious nonsense. lots of great actors delivering some truly awful performances. ludicrous writing, stupid dialogue. you'd think a collaboration between herzog and lynch (whom i both dig) would result in something better, maybe not more coherent, but at least in something more interesting, less amateurish and silly.
 
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Messofanego

Banned
Got these recently.



Soundtrack to Take Shelter, favorite film of 2011. It's short, but I love the minimalist edge, reminds me of Cliff Martinez's Solaris score. Just waiting for the Blu Ray in March here in UK, damn you staggered releases!

Drive - Looooove the box art, glad it's different from the US version. Seen it so many times, but now time to see it in sexy 1080p.

Afterschool - this has been burned in the back of my mind since it came out. This is the film for this generation imo of alienation, gross voyeurism, and desensitisation. Not Social Network (raises flame shield). I'm surprised this performance isn't what netted him for We Need to Talk about Kevin.

Waltz with Bashir - Easily favorite film of all time. I always show this to people just to see them lose their lacrimal gland at the end. This is the Schindller's List of this gen in that it should be shown in schools (already has been in my sister's uni).
 
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Buckethead

Banned
Take Shelter

Why wasn't this a short? Too long.

Good performances though.
Nice to see Michael Shannon act instead of imitate Heath Ledger's Joker.
 
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Rubbish King

The gift that keeps on giving
Saw Tower Heist, actually wasn't half Bad! Cool story line, easy watch and a few laughs here and there
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Just started watching Jack and Jill
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Wish me luck
 
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Lafiel

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I Know Where I'm going - Very fun romantic film with great dialogue and some beautiful scenery and set design, loved the small magical dream-like moments spread throughout the film. ****

Stranger on a train - Just a awesomely entertaining thriller with a creepy as fuck antagonist, the last 15-20 minutes of the film was some really tense stuff, felt the last minute of the film was unnecessary though. ****

A Canterbury Tale - It's got some great direction, and a fun and charming cast of characters, but nothing much about the film aside from that stood out for me, liked it, but didn't love it. *** 1/2

Also re-watched 2001 space odyssey, terminator 2 and the apartment still as great as I remembered them.:3
 
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Divius

Member
Alien DC - I could watch this every week and not get bored. 9/10
Jui kuen AKA Drunken Master - 70% fightscenes, 20% silliness, 5% eating, 5% story = 100% awesome. Loved the choreography. 7/10
Jui kuen II AKA Legend of the Drunken Master - On par with the first part, but earns an extra +1 for the crazy final battle which has Jackie Chan kicking so much ass in a drunken frenzy. 8/10
 
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KidDork

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Ip Man 2--It's wire fu, the plot is stupid, but a good stupid. Enough gasps of joy to make it worthwhile in the fight department.

Layer Cake--Finally got around to seeing it. Not sure why I waited so long. I'm on a crime kick of late, reading Hard Case Crime novels one after another. This film fit right in.
 
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Cosmic Bus

pristine morning snow
KidDork said:
Layer Cake--Finally got around to seeing it. Not sure why I waited so long. I'm on a crime kick of late, reading Hard Case Crime novels one after another. This film fit right in.
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Love those Hard Case books. Go have a romp through one of the noir threads and you'll find some great recommendations (not all traditional noir - there's plenty of neo-noir, crime, capers, etc) and put The Long Good Friday at the top of your queue if you were feelin' Layer Cake.
 
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