Haha. Who was that guy who hailed Nolan like the second coming of Jesus Christ? He also doesn't post in here anymore for some reason..
Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| August 2016
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The one with the Evangelion avatar? I think he was Solid Snake, or something to that effect.
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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Liquid Snake?
ViewtifulJC
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he's banned ;_;
True Savior
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Liquidsnake is awesome. Please come back.
The consensus is that David Ayer released another movie.
The consensus is that David Ayer released another movie.
Fancy Clown
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No more controversial movieGAF posters to stoke the flames of these dying embers
Ernest & Celestine - As a movie, it's sweet and charming, though it doesn't really go the extra mile to become a classic, but as far as animation goes, it was a real jewel.
I'm thinking France is the last bastion of great 2d animation for features films, now that Ghibli is dead.
Also, this and Wind Rises lost to fucking FROZEN at the Oscars in 2014? Lmao.
I'm thinking France is the last bastion of great 2d animation for features films, now that Ghibli is dead.
Also, this and Wind Rises lost to fucking FROZEN at the Oscars in 2014? Lmao.
So I decided to watch the six movies Rian Johnson showed the cast and crew of SW VIII. Right now I've got four of the six down.
- Twelve O'Clock High (1949) - I think I appreciate this one more then like it. It's interesting but doesn't fair well to modern standards. The ending didn't sit real well with me. Cary Grant suffers from some sort of mental breakdown that just didn't seem realistic that kind of ruined it for me.
- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - I've seen this before but it had been a while. I still like it a lot. Very tense and entertaining. I did forget the whole Navy sailor's escape sub plot so that was exciting to see how it turned out. (I knew how it ended, just not how they got there). It is interesting to think about the ending of this movie and how it could be applied to Star Wars.
- Three Outlaw Samurai (1964) - This one was new to me and didn't know what to expect going into it. Overall I liked it but I'm not wild about it. I liked that the three main characters started out on different sides.
- Letter Never Sent (1960) - So far this is my favorite of the group. I finished it up last night and was on the edge of my seat the whole time. It's about a group of geologists hunting for diamonds in Siberia in 60s Soviet Union. Things, as they do, eventually go bad. The acting is well done. The sub plots are interesting and not overdone. You can tell this movie had a pretty good budget. They did a lot of on location shooting plus a good deal of handheld shots. They do interesting things like have branches that brush against the camera.
- Gunga Din (1939) - Still need to watch this.
- Sahara (1943) - Still need to watch this.
Doh! You're right!
Net_Wrecker
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I'm sure the cooler months will bring the controversy back as we all spend more time indoors and start to conjure up ridiculous opinions again.
For now though, let's just get through this mess of a summer movie season.
Rhomega Beta
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Spy Game: I basically watched this because it was mentioned in The Disaster Artist, as Greg Sestero watched it at Tommy Wiseau's house while waiting 4 hours for Tommy to be ready for filming The Room. Spy Game is a decent spy flick that focuses less on getting Tom Bishop out of prison and more on Miur and Bishop's relationship over the decades from Vietnam to Germany to Beirut. Shows that doing all this top secret work can be complicated and involve sacrificing irrelevant lives just to get the job done.
Infernostew
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The Black Dahlia - Welp, I knew it was gonna be bad but I watched anyway. The plot is a complete mess and basing it off a fictional book rather than doing a JFK or Zodiac esque film was a huge mistake. LA in the 1940s has never been so dull... Apart from Scarlett Johansson, the acting is mediocre at best and Hartnett really does his best to be a saboteur. The setting is well represented and the cinematography is nice at times. The editing takes a complete overhaul from being impressive in the first 20-30 mins and then turns to crap. This is easily the least Brian De Palma De Palma film I've seen. No signature shots that he's known for that show up in every other of his films but it is nice that he threw in a winding staircase scene. Eck! 4/10
TheSadRanger
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Krampus 2015: I was bored and watched it finally after seeing some favorable reviews.
The production values were surprisingly well done in some areas with a good use of practical effects and costumes with some great sets. I actually really enjoyed the first half of the movie, I liked the pacing, it took its time to set things up. However the endings
completely left a sour taste in my mouth. The third act of the film felt shortened and really fell flat on it's face which is a shame because I think the movie really had potential to be really good.
The production values were surprisingly well done in some areas with a good use of practical effects and costumes with some great sets. I actually really enjoyed the first half of the movie, I liked the pacing, it took its time to set things up. However the endings
deus ex machina
old manatee
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The Thing Called Love: Peter Bogdanovich film about a bunch of young musicians in Nashville. Pleasant movie with a good cast. It sort of suffers from being filled with early 90's country music.
Everything Must Go: I love this movie. Will Ferrell spends the whole thing being depressed and drunk on the front lawn. It's a much more subdued role for Ferrell, but his subtle comedic timing is still what makes it work so well.
Everything Must Go: I love this movie. Will Ferrell spends the whole thing being depressed and drunk on the front lawn. It's a much more subdued role for Ferrell, but his subtle comedic timing is still what makes it work so well.
True Savior
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Supposedly the film got fucked in the editing room.
Ginger Snaps. Pretty violent high school werewolf story with a lycanthrope std. Honestly had never heard of this before last Halloween. Not sure how it slipped under the radar for so long but a worthwhile watch for sure. This was like Innkeepers in that it starts kind of light hearted but ends up dark by the end. Probably should have saved this for this Halloween marathon but it looked interesting enough for today.
True Savior
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Near Dark - Kathryn Bigelow
Tangerine Dream is probably the movie most imprinted stylistic choice. It's moody and pulsating. Yeah, it sounds like the 80's, so the fuck what? It's an 80's movie. It works great under the contrast of the dusk like scenario. Henriksen/Paxton/Goldstein are all having great fun, shamefully the film foundation is a love relationship with two very dull actors who bring the whole thing down. It's still quite enjoyable.
Tangerine Dream is probably the movie most imprinted stylistic choice. It's moody and pulsating. Yeah, it sounds like the 80's, so the fuck what? It's an 80's movie. It works great under the contrast of the dusk like scenario. Henriksen/Paxton/Goldstein are all having great fun, shamefully the film foundation is a love relationship with two very dull actors who bring the whole thing down. It's still quite enjoyable.
old manatee
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Hot Pursuit: Terrible comedy. The only redeeming factor is that Sofia Vergara is really funny when she is making fun of Reese Witherspoon.
Messofanego
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Did your kid go see Wind Rises or Ernest & Celestine and like it? No? Then it doesn't get to win! That's literally the Academy voter logic.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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So, DC can't do good movies that aren't Batman right?
Like we saw this with Batman V Superman earlier this year, of course. But I was super optimistic for Suicide Squad, honestly, this looked like the one that would give the DC universe the shot in the arm it so badly needed. Then I saw it.
Suicide Squad is a mess, a disaster of proportions you would hardly believe. Somehow worse than Batman V Superman.
Suicide Squad is astonishingly bad at basic filmmaking, even to a non film making pleb like me - such as edits that naturally flow, plot/pacing that makes sense. There are long stretches where nothing happens, and then shit just escalates unnaturally.
There's entire character arcs that are started and then do nothing and go nowhere. Entries characters that do nothing in fact. Characters do stuff with zero motivation or explanation, or they have several motivations in a short space of time. The Joker and Batman basically serve no purpose in the movie at all. The CGI for the bad guys was atrocious.
Worst of all though, the whole movie is just a boring flop with bad action. There's no cool set pieces, no exciting action. It's bizarre how awful it is.
It's an absolute disaster of a movie, and proof that DC probably needs to reboot its entire movie universe at this point.
Like we saw this with Batman V Superman earlier this year, of course. But I was super optimistic for Suicide Squad, honestly, this looked like the one that would give the DC universe the shot in the arm it so badly needed. Then I saw it.
Suicide Squad is a mess, a disaster of proportions you would hardly believe. Somehow worse than Batman V Superman.
Suicide Squad is astonishingly bad at basic filmmaking, even to a non film making pleb like me - such as edits that naturally flow, plot/pacing that makes sense. There are long stretches where nothing happens, and then shit just escalates unnaturally.
There's entire character arcs that are started and then do nothing and go nowhere. Entries characters that do nothing in fact. Characters do stuff with zero motivation or explanation, or they have several motivations in a short space of time. The Joker and Batman basically serve no purpose in the movie at all. The CGI for the bad guys was atrocious.
Worst of all though, the whole movie is just a boring flop with bad action. There's no cool set pieces, no exciting action. It's bizarre how awful it is.
It's an absolute disaster of a movie, and proof that DC probably needs to reboot its entire movie universe at this point.
old manatee
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The Station Agent: I saw this when it came out, and at the time I knew who Peter Dinklage was from Living in Oblivion, but I didn't know the rest of the cast. It's crazy to watch it now and realize how great a cast it really was. Parts of the story are a little heavy handed, but the movie's heart is in the right place for sure.
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Casino: holy shit, what an amazing movie. Performances are phenomenal, especially Sharon stone. She goes from a pretty, respected hustler, to a beatifiul house wife socialite, to crazy ass coke fiend. I love how the movie shows how Ace drove her to her ultimate end. One of the greatest mob movies Imo.
10/10
I work in the casino industry too, so a lot of the stuff about shady casinos and workers rang true with me, lol.
10/10
I work in the casino industry too, so a lot of the stuff about shady casinos and workers rang true with me, lol.
Fallout-NL
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The sequel is actually pretty good as well.
Will check it out. I saw a review that said it was basically a carbon copy of this one in olden days so I was originally going to pass.
Of course not, as he wouldn't understand these Chinese cartoons.
Messofanego
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ayy lol
Fallout-NL
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Yeah that's probably referring to the third one actually. 'Ginger Snaps Back' I think it was called?
Ginger Snaps 2 is different, revolves around the younger sister and is a fair bit darker. I really liked it.
The Good Dinosaur (2015) 4/10
This was my most anticipated Pixar film for a while, but I am left disappointed after watching it yesterday. The runtime is fine, and I'm glad it wasn't any longer. The adventure wasn't as epic as I had hoped for, and although it is one of the prettiest animations out there, the plot is just too basic, straight forward and predictable. Not even any of their emotional beats quite lived up to past movies. Spot were super adorable but that's about it.
Interstellar (2014) 9/10
I watched Interstellar for the first time over the past 3 days, and even though I had first hoped it would take place at the farm throughout the movie, I came to be captivated in its plot that I didn't mind that we went to space. Add to the extra layers added on toward the third act, and it became a whole lot more interesting. I loved it, more than I thought I would, although I'm not sure I quite understood the ending. Can someone enlighten me on a PM?
This was my most anticipated Pixar film for a while, but I am left disappointed after watching it yesterday. The runtime is fine, and I'm glad it wasn't any longer. The adventure wasn't as epic as I had hoped for, and although it is one of the prettiest animations out there, the plot is just too basic, straight forward and predictable. Not even any of their emotional beats quite lived up to past movies. Spot were super adorable but that's about it.
Interstellar (2014) 9/10
I watched Interstellar for the first time over the past 3 days, and even though I had first hoped it would take place at the farm throughout the movie, I came to be captivated in its plot that I didn't mind that we went to space. Add to the extra layers added on toward the third act, and it became a whole lot more interesting. I loved it, more than I thought I would, although I'm not sure I quite understood the ending. Can someone enlighten me on a PM?
True Savior
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What part of the ending you want to be enlightened?
One of the plans involved the ability to control gravity (so the can propel these enormous "lifeboats" to space). The data necessary for that lies inside a blackhole. Cooper throws himself into it as well as TARS, hoping the robot is able to gather the data and transmit it to NASA. Instead he is saved by a Tesseract (which lays at the edge of the singularity of the blackhole). The Tesseract is a physical representation of 4 dimensions, where Time can be covered just like we cover Space. He uses it to send the information (through gravity) they are gathering into the clock of his daughter. With that information she is able to take people away from Earth and save them. Cooper is then spilled from it and is rescued. Amelia continues her mission and his now stuck on a planet with habitable conditions. Both plans were a success
old manatee
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Laggies and Touchy Feely: The characters in Lynn Shelton movies always feel real to me, and the drama and comedy are very low-key and natural. I liked both of these quite a bit, but my favorite of her films is still Your Sister's Sister.
Ok. I thought Snaps Back was part 2 by the sound. That one was terrible going by the reviews. Will look for 2.
Fancy Clown
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I should have listened to you guys about Jason Bourne. What a pointless, dull, stupid movie. It has all of the superficial aspects one excepts from Bourne movie, without any of the entertainment value. Everyone was on autopilot here, and I don't blame them because the movie had the absolute thinnest of stories. The action setpieces weren't even good, and they didn't get much mileage out of the locations either.
The best thing about 2 is that it isn't content to repeat a lot of the first film. It stars the same duo (trust me, it makes sense) and takes place a short time after the events of the first film, but it goes into a very, very different direction very quickly. I didn't like it as much as the first, but it's the rare sequel that surprises every step of the way.
Net_Wrecker
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Yep. Even as an "action set-pieces in urban locations" showcase (which I'm all about) it's a waste of time. There's like 1 good stunt in the movie, and the rest is an unreadable blur of nothing. Don't even get me started on the CSI level hacking. They said "Enhance" non-ironically. And people gave me flak for Blackhat, jesus christ.
ViewtifulJC
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they had a thumb drive Alicia Vikander has in here labeled "ENCRYPTED", then she clicks on the folder "BLACK OPS".
Like the script is REALLY dumb, some of the worst dialog and plot contrivances with a too-talented cast sleepwalking through the motions.
Like Legacy, it just reminded me of things from the last movie, like the last time Bourne and Nicky were being chased in a crowd and interrogating.
Like the script is REALLY dumb, some of the worst dialog and plot contrivances with a too-talented cast sleepwalking through the motions.
Like Legacy, it just reminded me of things from the last movie, like the last time Bourne and Nicky were being chased in a crowd and interrogating.
Discotheque
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Some of the shit they did in blackhat was pretty legit tho like when he was parsing through the lines of code or explaining the key logger he was using to jack that dudes password. Mann always gets that research in
I don't even care about the lame inaccuracies in Bourne. The movie itself was just such a boring piece of crap. Real disappointing since I loved the previous 2 greengrass Bourne movies. With supremacy being my favorite spy action movie in a long time
MidnightCowboy
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Probably my only good post tbh
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Thief - So glad I took GAF's advice and purchased this during the Criterion sale. I recently rewatched Rififi and The Friends of Eddie Coyle, and this made a perfect companion piece. I love the heist movie formula, it's well worn, but I never tire of it. First of all, the movie is stunning: the rain-slicked streets, the city lights, the fucking shower of sparks flying at the camera! Man, everything just looked so good. There's this shot near the end of various neon signs changing on the hood of a black car as it's driving through the night and I laughed at how cool it was.
The rest is great as well. James Caan does his thing, Tangerine Dream does theirs. I also really appreciated the ending.
Usually in these types of movies the protagonist has a death sentence. When he was shot, I thought that was it. I was legit happy when he revealed the bulletproof vest. I know he's scum in a lot of respects, but I wanted him to make it out.
Heat has rocketed up my must watch list.
old manatee
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Casino: I know this is an unpopular opinion, but I think Casino is my favorite Scorsese film. I can't imagine how much work went into just the wardrobe and sets. It's a feast for the eyes. The cast is great right down to Don Rickles of all people playing a dead serious character. I've seen it so many times now and I still pick up new details, like this time I noticed that after Sharon Stone turns to Pesci for help it cuts to DeNiro at his desk drinking Maalox and the bottle is the same awful blue as his suit. It really maintains an incredible pace for a 3 hour movie.
Baroquemantic
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Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Rewatch)
Yep. This is still my favorite film ever. The music is just so. Damn. Good. And then there's the moment when The Fugees perform together again. Lauryn Hill singing 'Killing Me Softly' is still a thing of beauty. Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and The Roots performing 'You Got Me' is amazing. Cody Chesnutt has an amazing voice and is so fucking talented. A young Kanye performing with a marching band. Dead Prez performing 'Hip Hop'. BlackStar performing 'Umi Says' and 'Get By'. Dave telling jokes. And more. It's just such a feel good thing to watch.
Yep. This is still my favorite film ever. The music is just so. Damn. Good. And then there's the moment when The Fugees perform together again. Lauryn Hill singing 'Killing Me Softly' is still a thing of beauty. Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, and The Roots performing 'You Got Me' is amazing. Cody Chesnutt has an amazing voice and is so fucking talented. A young Kanye performing with a marching band. Dead Prez performing 'Hip Hop'. BlackStar performing 'Umi Says' and 'Get By'. Dave telling jokes. And more. It's just such a feel good thing to watch.
old manatee
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ViewtifulJC
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lowkey best part is teenage J.Cole in the crowd
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