MidnightCowboy
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Now that's a movie I need to rewatch. Masterful.
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Now that's a movie I need to rewatch. Masterful.
Max Armstrong
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Oh yes, good choice.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
I was going to mention it earlier, but A Separation is the best movie I've seen of the last 5 years. I hope it becomes a classic (among cinephiles at least).
ViewtifulJC
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I'm glad we can all agree on A Separation being godlike
I may give it a rewatch after Armageddon tonight. Just go in the complete opposite direction of what cinema can be.
I may give it a rewatch after Armageddon tonight. Just go in the complete opposite direction of what cinema can be.
worth it for chun li Jackie Chan alone
Also worth it for good ol' Richard Norton's acting.
Not much new insight I can add to Boyhood that hasn't already been said. It's a truly exceptional film that feels epic on a scale that no amount of falling spaceships can even begin to compare to.
I had the biggest, dumbest grin on my face when I realized the Nicole that Mason was talking to during the hiking trip at the end was the same one who wrote that note to him back in middle school, but neither of them realized it. Linklater sure knows how to end films.
ViewtifulJC
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THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING!
I'm looking at the quasi-OT for the film now, and they even discussed that detail in there. I can't even begin to imagine the amount of coordination that Linklater had to maintain over a decade to make an easy-to-miss moment like that even possible, on top of everything else.
Frustrated_Grunt
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I was on an Edgar Wright binge recently, and this is still my favorite movie he's done. Hot Fuzz is a close second.
Scott Pilgrim I adore but it will never be anything more than a cult favorite. and Dead Poets Society is already 25 years old
SOME-MIST
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I mean, yea... but it was well received by critics and the audience, it was fun, and it sort of sparked a somewhat influx in b/w films. I guess you're right, since the "fun" factor isn't really a way to judge a classic... but I was just throwing it out there.
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anyway, as a "what have I watched" contribution... I watched jacques audiard's "rust and bone" over the weekend since I was a huge fan of "the beat that my heart skipped" and "a prophet", and I loved it. granted, the sex scenes were a bit too much
seeing cotillard's nubs spread into the air was pretty unsettling for me
Winter John
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Welcome To New York. Abel Ferrara's latest with Gerard Depardieu giving an incredible performance as an aging sex addict going off the rails. One of the best films of last year.
Scott Pilgrim is the first Wright film I've seen and I can't put into words how much I love it.
Scott Pilgrim I adore but it will never be anything more than a cult favorite. and Dead Poets Society is already 25 years old
I love it. It's too bad it didn't do so well at the box office.
I'm about to watch Good Morning Vietnam.
BaronLundi
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I don't know if they are easily available but his previous films Read my lips, A self-made hero and See how they fall are well worth watching. Not as slick as his later films but really good nonetheless.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Saw Memoirs of a Geisha. The English was made even more awkward and distracting by the occasional use of Japanese. Not that the movie was good anyways. 5/10
Rip.
Back to back. Like when Peter O'Toole Joan Fontaine died.
Guys, Lauren Bacall has also passed away.
:c
Rip.
Back to back. Like when Peter O'Toole Joan Fontaine died.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
I think this is the first classic Hollywood western I've liked, but it was also more subversive/deconstructionist than the typical John Ford/John Wayne number, so maybe that's it. Lee Marvin is the standout here, great villain performance. And I guess Lee Van Cleef just always looked that way then, huh?
I think this is the first classic Hollywood western I've liked, but it was also more subversive/deconstructionist than the typical John Ford/John Wayne number, so maybe that's it. Lee Marvin is the standout here, great villain performance. And I guess Lee Van Cleef just always looked that way then, huh?
Frustrated_Grunt
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Boyhood was a pretty unique experience. Just the ambition the film had made it great already. The last few scenes got to me pretty hard.9/10
Also one of the rare times I got to go see a movie at the Cinebarre. Like a regular theater, but they serve you alcohol instead of popcorn. Might go to this place more for special occasions.
Also one of the rare times I got to go see a movie at the Cinebarre. Like a regular theater, but they serve you alcohol instead of popcorn. Might go to this place more for special occasions.
Boyhood was pretty great and I enjoyed it much more than the Before trilogy. It was a quick three hours and it really connects with you in a way the characters in the Before movies don't. There were some dumb moments like Patricia Arquette running into the Mexican guy again and the super idealized version of college ending, but everything else was solid. The scene where Arquette breaks down at the ending saying how she thought there'd be more was goddamn heartbreaking.
I'm just glad there was no scene that was like the dinner conversation in Before Midnight
I'm just glad there was no scene that was like the dinner conversation in Before Midnight
ViewtifulJC
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"I thought there would be more" is gonna haunt me all year, I already know
Also yeah I watched Armageddon last night...this is a really dumb movie. And I don't mean in the traditional silly Michael Bay boom boom loudest space movie ever way(although it is that), but it essentially promotes ignorance. This isn't a disaster movie where earth has a big emotional response to being wiped out, its about blue-collar gut instincts trump science know-how. Anti-intellectual neandertal buttfucking science over an Aerosmith soundtrack.
There are NINE goddamn screenwriters on this thing, which would explain how they somehow took a Dirty Dozen kind of film, smashed it up with super-aggressive Michael Bay-isms(there is so much screaming in this movie), and ballooned up into a giant 2 and a half hour warning to people with epilepsy.
Bruce Willis is just the biggest asshole in this movie. When did he go from flawed but likeable guy who scrapes by on luck and skills in Die Hard to BRUCE WILLIS who's never wrong and pitches golf balls at Greenpeace cuz fuck Earth I'm trying to drill here pussies. I need to rewatch the Die Hard series to see this transformation.
Also yeah I watched Armageddon last night...this is a really dumb movie. And I don't mean in the traditional silly Michael Bay boom boom loudest space movie ever way(although it is that), but it essentially promotes ignorance. This isn't a disaster movie where earth has a big emotional response to being wiped out, its about blue-collar gut instincts trump science know-how. Anti-intellectual neandertal buttfucking science over an Aerosmith soundtrack.
There are NINE goddamn screenwriters on this thing, which would explain how they somehow took a Dirty Dozen kind of film, smashed it up with super-aggressive Michael Bay-isms(there is so much screaming in this movie), and ballooned up into a giant 2 and a half hour warning to people with epilepsy.
Bruce Willis is just the biggest asshole in this movie. When did he go from flawed but likeable guy who scrapes by on luck and skills in Die Hard to BRUCE WILLIS who's never wrong and pitches golf balls at Greenpeace cuz fuck Earth I'm trying to drill here pussies. I need to rewatch the Die Hard series to see this transformation.
I did like that last scene with her a lot, but I think what really made that scene was
the accidental wisdom in Mason's half-joking line about her skipping ahead 40 years, which I felt really helped illustrate the point of the film without being too overly blunt about it. It's a sobering, desperate moment that gets a hopeful underscoring.
Ozzy Onya A2Z
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Misses and I watched Captain America Winter Soldier and Disconnect recently. SPOILERS obviously.
The former I can't understand the love for this movie. I thought it was pretty crap TBH. Fury getting shot (then coming back under heart beat drugs), cap-ninja style and hiding behind his shield when his legs are exposed to massive gun fire (again bullets do nothing to these characters). The black widow just felt weird in this movie and overall the fight scenes didn't gel with me. I suppose I'm more Iron Man or Hulk etc. The visual fidelity of the film and effects are top notch so I enjoyed that part but the AI guy, the winter soldier being a 70 year illuminati style assassin (who also lives even when crushed by massive girders) and simple computer chips inserted to helli-carriers to disable them when you could literally just grenade the whole bank of chips from afar etc. FFS so many elements of this movie just rubbed me the wrong way while watching it. The whole thing was too predictable as well.
The latter really grabbed me early on, great direction and stories intertwining with subject matter that had impact. I guess having two young kids had me thinking forward while watching this movie. The acting was solid and I enjoyed the pacing and character interactions too. As for the overarching story it drove home the nature of current day social technology and how human interactions have changed very well IMO. The interplay between parents and kids was well balanced and realistic.
I can't recommend Cap but I do recommend Disconnect, I was surprised by my reaction to both movies. The misses fell asleep during Cap but watched all of Disconnect, basically I can tell if she likes a flick by her falling asleep or not
The former I can't understand the love for this movie. I thought it was pretty crap TBH. Fury getting shot (then coming back under heart beat drugs), cap-ninja style and hiding behind his shield when his legs are exposed to massive gun fire (again bullets do nothing to these characters). The black widow just felt weird in this movie and overall the fight scenes didn't gel with me. I suppose I'm more Iron Man or Hulk etc. The visual fidelity of the film and effects are top notch so I enjoyed that part but the AI guy, the winter soldier being a 70 year illuminati style assassin (who also lives even when crushed by massive girders) and simple computer chips inserted to helli-carriers to disable them when you could literally just grenade the whole bank of chips from afar etc. FFS so many elements of this movie just rubbed me the wrong way while watching it. The whole thing was too predictable as well.
The latter really grabbed me early on, great direction and stories intertwining with subject matter that had impact. I guess having two young kids had me thinking forward while watching this movie. The acting was solid and I enjoyed the pacing and character interactions too. As for the overarching story it drove home the nature of current day social technology and how human interactions have changed very well IMO. The interplay between parents and kids was well balanced and realistic.
I can't recommend Cap but I do recommend Disconnect, I was surprised by my reaction to both movies. The misses fell asleep during Cap but watched all of Disconnect, basically I can tell if she likes a flick by her falling asleep or not
MidnightCowboy
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Bicycle Thieves was kind of underwhelming for me. Not that I disliked it, I guess I just expected more. The ending elevates the movie a lot.
24 Hour Party People: 6/10. u wot m8.
Control: 4/10. God I'm so sick of Ian Curtis, seems like he's in every movie I watch. This was exceedingly dull. I guess the guy was only semi-famous for like 5 minutes but that gets stretched to 2 hours. Also didn't care much for The American, not especially excited for Most Wanted Man now either.
Control: 4/10. God I'm so sick of Ian Curtis, seems like he's in every movie I watch. This was exceedingly dull. I guess the guy was only semi-famous for like 5 minutes but that gets stretched to 2 hours. Also didn't care much for The American, not especially excited for Most Wanted Man now either.
Winter Soldier. actually saw it months ago but realized I haven't written my impressions
surprised me a lot. As a superhero movie it's extremely good, much better than IM 2-3, Thor 2, Avengers and that piece of boring rotten arse that is CA: The First Avenger. The action scenes are actually well directed and miles better than the plastic toy feeling of those in Avengers; there's weight and actual coreography to them, and you feel the characters, CA included, are in real danger most of the time. The spy story/ action hybrid is perfect for a movie about Cap, and there are even a few emotional moments that feel sincere and not shoehorned in just to give the story a fake sense of gravity. Evans is perfect, Redford is scary, Johanssen's buttocks continue to raise boners, the cheesy patriotism is basically reduced to zero, well, I left impressed
skyrocketed at the top of my favourite superhero movies alongside Spiderman 2 and TDK
surprised me a lot. As a superhero movie it's extremely good, much better than IM 2-3, Thor 2, Avengers and that piece of boring rotten arse that is CA: The First Avenger. The action scenes are actually well directed and miles better than the plastic toy feeling of those in Avengers; there's weight and actual coreography to them, and you feel the characters, CA included, are in real danger most of the time. The spy story/ action hybrid is perfect for a movie about Cap, and there are even a few emotional moments that feel sincere and not shoehorned in just to give the story a fake sense of gravity. Evans is perfect, Redford is scary, Johanssen's buttocks continue to raise boners, the cheesy patriotism is basically reduced to zero, well, I left impressed
skyrocketed at the top of my favourite superhero movies alongside Spiderman 2 and TDK
Frustrated_Grunt
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Watching One Week just leaves me impressed at how creative films already were in the 1920s.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Off the top of my head I think there's like general public classics, cinephile classics and cult classics. Some belong to more than one group.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
One Hour Photo. Certainly not the kind of movie Williams will be remembered for, but he was very good in it and showed range. The movie goes overboard in a few places. 6/10
I did a Robin Williams night, here's what I saw:
What Dreams May Come - Looks good, especially the painted world, but otherwise it was messy and missed a lot of its marks. It did not really resonate with me on any level. 5/10
Dead Poets Society - Oh Captain, My Captain. ;_; 7.5/10
Aladdin - Hadn't seen this (or most other classic Disney movies for that matter) since I was a youngster and I probably only saw the Dutch Dub back then, so while I remembered the movie itself largely from watching it so many times causing the VHS to actually wear out and break it was also a completely new experience hearing the English voices. And I'm not just singing William's praises in his honor since he passed but because it's true: he absolutely owned that role of the genie. All the voices and accents and crazy things just took it to the next level. And the movie itself is obviously great as well. 8/10
What Dreams May Come - Looks good, especially the painted world, but otherwise it was messy and missed a lot of its marks. It did not really resonate with me on any level. 5/10
Dead Poets Society - Oh Captain, My Captain. ;_; 7.5/10
Aladdin - Hadn't seen this (or most other classic Disney movies for that matter) since I was a youngster and I probably only saw the Dutch Dub back then, so while I remembered the movie itself largely from watching it so many times causing the VHS to actually wear out and break it was also a completely new experience hearing the English voices. And I'm not just singing William's praises in his honor since he passed but because it's true: he absolutely owned that role of the genie. All the voices and accents and crazy things just took it to the next level. And the movie itself is obviously great as well. 8/10
Very good movie. They're doing See No Evil 2 which has me hyped.
Frustrated_Grunt
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Trainspotting was fantastic. Great story and cinematography. Wish I saw it sooner. 10/10
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The Amazing Product Placement 2 was just as bad as I thought it was going to be.
I actually found it more enjoyable searching for sony and other shamelessly placed products than following the events of the movie.
The Vaio laptop logo conveniently aimed right at the camera during
made me laugh so hard.
I actually found it more enjoyable searching for sony and other shamelessly placed products than following the events of the movie.
The Vaio laptop logo conveniently aimed right at the camera during
a fucking plane crash
SOME-MIST
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sorry for the delayed response, but thanks for the recommendations. I really want to see Read my Lips. I think I searched for self-made hero and I couldn't find anything.
BaronLundi
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No problem you don't have to respond (although it is appreciated
Yeah, I see the DVD's are pretty pricey in the US. A Self-made hero is apparently Region 2 UK import only :/
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Saw The Dark Knight Returns movies. Not great, but entertaining. 6/10
The Maltese Falcoln
Watched this in honor of Lauren Bacall...who it turns out isn't in this movie. Maybe I was thinking of Key Largo. Anyway, I could only halfway follow the plot, which I always hate admitting, but Bogart's as cool a lead as ever and that's probably all that matters for this film anyway.
Watched this in honor of Lauren Bacall...who it turns out isn't in this movie. Maybe I was thinking of Key Largo. Anyway, I could only halfway follow the plot, which I always hate admitting, but Bogart's as cool a lead as ever and that's probably all that matters for this film anyway.
For me personally The Tree of Life is the best English Language film of the last 5 years so far and a definite masterpiece. Others that might stand the test of time in the future include: Drive, Social Network, Boyhood, Melancholia, The Place Beyond the Pines, Enter the Void, Only God Forgives, Somewhere, Inception, The Master, Spring Breakers, Cosmopolis, Bright Star, Cloud Atlas, Upstream Color, Under the Skin, Mr.Nobody, Beyond the Black Rainbow, The Counselor and Prometheus.
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
I enjoyed it a lot actually. The story was a bit predictable but the style and presentation was very well done. Great soundtrack too.
Jodorowsky's Dune
A tantalising glimpse at what could have been one of the greatest sci fi films ever. That opening intro of the film in animated form was amazing to see been described on screen. As for the documentary itself, I thought it was a bit on the amateurish side and maybe too much ass kissing of Jodorowsky.
Nymphomaniac: Vol. I
I enjoyed it a lot actually. The story was a bit predictable but the style and presentation was very well done. Great soundtrack too.
Jodorowsky's Dune
A tantalising glimpse at what could have been one of the greatest sci fi films ever. That opening intro of the film in animated form was amazing to see been described on screen. As for the documentary itself, I thought it was a bit on the amateurish side and maybe too much ass kissing of Jodorowsky.
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