Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| March 2017
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Haven't watched the Untouchables in years but it still has a weird feel. Like it's good but not the greatness it should be and yea Costner probably flatlined it for me now that you mention it.
Lake Nowhere This was listed at 50 minutes and I wanted to hop online and shoot some fool's so it was a perfect fit. As I read the description and saw low budget I thought ahh shit...this will blow. As it started with its faux vhs and crappy intros I was fearing the worst...but like a heavy fog that shitty feeling quickly lifted into a pretty bad ass slasher made to be like an 80's slasher. The kills were fun. It was quick and to the point. Sex, drugs, murder. There's enough story and a decent enough ending that feels complete. Highly recommended!
Lake Nowhere This was listed at 50 minutes and I wanted to hop online and shoot some fool's so it was a perfect fit. As I read the description and saw low budget I thought ahh shit...this will blow. As it started with its faux vhs and crappy intros I was fearing the worst...but like a heavy fog that shitty feeling quickly lifted into a pretty bad ass slasher made to be like an 80's slasher. The kills were fun. It was quick and to the point. Sex, drugs, murder. There's enough story and a decent enough ending that feels complete. Highly recommended!
Count Dookkake
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Kong was pretty shit aside from like two key action set pieces. Why are there so many fodder characters with minimal development? Why are Hiddleston and Larson so awful in this? The writing is just atrocious and the comedy beats fall flat. What is up with the editing too, movie is all over the fucking place.
Kong himself was usually interesting to watch at least. He appeared a decent bit too. The other monster scenes were nice. I'll give it to Reilly too, he tried.
Monsterverse tease was dope, but they'll need to either drop a lot of human interactions or improve the writing here.
Kong himself was usually interesting to watch at least. He appeared a decent bit too. The other monster scenes were nice. I'll give it to Reilly too, he tried.
Monsterverse tease was dope, but they'll need to either drop a lot of human interactions or improve the writing here.
More_Badass
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Saw Schindler's List for the first time. Fuck, man, I thought The Pianist was powerful, but this movie just hit me like a freight train. That ending
They're not? There's not much to either character, but they're perfectly watchable, far as I saw. The humans are there mostly to feed the monster action scenes, which they do well enough, and compared to Godzilla, the film is much more successful and making them lively enough.
can not agree with this more. I was expecting a trainwreck based on first impressions but the human characters served there purpose. Not like any of them will show up in Godzilla 2 due to the time gap.
maybe 2 or 3
edit: based on recent monster movies Kong is my new favorite followed by Shin Godzilla.
They both had horrendously stiff delivery on all their lines and served little purpose to the drive of the film. Even the post credits sequence featured poor acting from the both of them ffs.
"Why are we here??let. Us out.
Discotheque
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haven't seen it yet but I'm not looking forward to the human characters in here, heard a lot of shit about them aside from Reilly and I already think Hiddleston hasn't been particularly good in the stuff people praise him in. so god damn how bad will he be in this.
Still it's a giant monster movie, I'm gonna have to see it soon.
Godzilla 2 will be the best out of all these western kaiju movies in recent memory I think. Kyle Chandler as the lead, and most importantly Michael Dougherty input on the script and directing.
That dude's work reminds me a lot of 80s Joe Dante/John Landis. He will deliver the monsterverse to greatness.
Still it's a giant monster movie, I'm gonna have to see it soon.
Godzilla 2 will be the best out of all these western kaiju movies in recent memory I think. Kyle Chandler as the lead, and most importantly Michael Dougherty input on the script and directing.
That dude's work reminds me a lot of 80s Joe Dante/John Landis. He will deliver the monsterverse to greatness.
Just watch the movie and then formulate your opinion, mate..
Discotheque
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no doubt, I'm going in with some confirmation bias clearly but if they prove me wrong and I fuck with the characters then I'll be glad.
Cripplegate
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I'd actually recommend reading the manga. I saw this movie when I was pretty young, and had a similar reaction. Found it confusing and meandering at the time, with an abrupt ending that left me scratching my head. There was enough about the film that I liked (setting, action, overall visual style) that I was still intrigued and so accepted my friend's offer to lend me a copy of the manga. Ghost in the Shell is one (rare?) example where being familiar with the source will actually help improve your appreciation of the adaptation.
The people you expect the least from are the ones who give the great performances in Kong. Jackson was pretty solid too. He is perfect for the role.
Tom was just fine. Didn't hurt the film but didn't make it great either. Anybody could of played that role.
The visuals, monster interactions, and corny moments make the movie
Tom was just fine. Didn't hurt the film but didn't make it great either. Anybody could of played that role.
The visuals, monster interactions, and corny moments make the movie
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Everyone liked the book as a kid! The film is from 1998 I think.
edit - Larson and Hiddleston are terrible in Kong cos they're given less than zero character or development. Even when they try to crowbar some in it doesn't work.
Assassin's Creed (Justin Kurzel, 2016) - Now i have become film, destroyer of careers.
This is one of the most accurate depictions of a videogame i've ever seen, unfortunately it mainly exposed the world to just how shit videogames are, when you ain't playing them.
The people in this really tried to give the material some dignity, and i honestly think the core idea behind Assassin's Creed is creative and cool... unfortunately whoever wrote this piece of shit, decided to take the worst elements from the games, and make an entire movie out of them, with possibly even worse writing than the games have.
You have unending, boring, uninteresting exposition (being a fan of the games i guess i already knew all that shit, but still) very lame and predictable, paper thin characters (hey, Michael K Williams type cast again!) walking around boring "sci fi" white corridors talking, and waving around like that Star Wars kid from years back.
Then you have the parts in the past, about 5 whole minutes of 'em, and the editing is trying really hard to destroy these parts too, but i have to say i found those 5 minutes pretty cool overall, the atmosphere is very dense, the constant haze, dust and post color correction all work to create a claustrophobic and interesting vibe, the stunts are really good, unfortunately let down by a jarring and confusing editing, as i was saying and... well, they feature character-less characters (no, really, they barely even talk, outside of those couple of brand recognition sayings).
The original music i liked, it was Jed's usual style with drones and shit, that's right up my alley, but the non-original songs were weird and out of place.
Movie is a turd, i feel sorry for the people involved (director, composer and actors), which i love.
It honestly could've been a fun movie, if, just like people keep telling Ubisoft about the game, they dropped the future shit.
Or have a screenwriter who gave a damn.
Also it has that one fucking Oppenheimer/Vishnu quote, i couldn't believe it when i heard it... please STOP USING IT.
This is one of the most accurate depictions of a videogame i've ever seen, unfortunately it mainly exposed the world to just how shit videogames are, when you ain't playing them.
The people in this really tried to give the material some dignity, and i honestly think the core idea behind Assassin's Creed is creative and cool... unfortunately whoever wrote this piece of shit, decided to take the worst elements from the games, and make an entire movie out of them, with possibly even worse writing than the games have.
You have unending, boring, uninteresting exposition (being a fan of the games i guess i already knew all that shit, but still) very lame and predictable, paper thin characters (hey, Michael K Williams type cast again!) walking around boring "sci fi" white corridors talking, and waving around like that Star Wars kid from years back.
Then you have the parts in the past, about 5 whole minutes of 'em, and the editing is trying really hard to destroy these parts too, but i have to say i found those 5 minutes pretty cool overall, the atmosphere is very dense, the constant haze, dust and post color correction all work to create a claustrophobic and interesting vibe, the stunts are really good, unfortunately let down by a jarring and confusing editing, as i was saying and... well, they feature character-less characters (no, really, they barely even talk, outside of those couple of brand recognition sayings).
The original music i liked, it was Jed's usual style with drones and shit, that's right up my alley, but the non-original songs were weird and out of place.
Movie is a turd, i feel sorry for the people involved (director, composer and actors), which i love.
It honestly could've been a fun movie, if, just like people keep telling Ubisoft about the game, they dropped the future shit.
Or have a screenwriter who gave a damn.
Also it has that one fucking Oppenheimer/Vishnu quote, i couldn't believe it when i heard it... please STOP USING IT.
Spoilers ahead: Son of Kong is mostly a quick cash in after the succes of the '33 original. Only clocking in at 70 minutes it takes them 40 minutes to even get to the island. Before that nothing really happens. Even when they get there, none of it is much good, besides some of the Diddy Kong stop motion.
Kong jr is such a bro, he defends humans from a giant cave-bear thing and a fish-dragon thing, feeds them and saves their lives.
The thing is; the ending is all kinds of fucked up. Basically this boat of white people comes to the island and it ends with all the natives dying, Kong jr dying and the whole fucking island crumbling into the sea. Yeah. Kong's death is super sad and uncalled for: He gets his foot stuck as the island goes down and he just drowns, while lifting up a human to save him. The movie doesn't skip a beat and immediately segues into the 'happy ending' where the protagonist and his girl survive and end up with a giant diamond as they sail away into the sunset so all is well? Such bullshit.
Random note:
- Why is everyone so casual around A GIANT APE
Kong jr is such a bro, he defends humans from a giant cave-bear thing and a fish-dragon thing, feeds them and saves their lives.
The thing is; the ending is all kinds of fucked up. Basically this boat of white people comes to the island and it ends with all the natives dying, Kong jr dying and the whole fucking island crumbling into the sea. Yeah. Kong's death is super sad and uncalled for: He gets his foot stuck as the island goes down and he just drowns, while lifting up a human to save him. The movie doesn't skip a beat and immediately segues into the 'happy ending' where the protagonist and his girl survive and end up with a giant diamond as they sail away into the sunset so all is well? Such bullshit.
Random note:
- Why is everyone so casual around A GIANT APE
I agree with everything you say about both these movies! Recommend that everyone sees them.
Soldiers, c.reiley, and the lead actor from the new 24.
Fancy Clown
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Going to see a special IMAX screening of Voyage of Time tonight that will feature...wait for it...my boy Terry Malick live and in the flesh doing a discussion afterwards. Pretty excited.
Messofanego
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Next, you should watch Son Of Saul, and Come And See especially. You'll be haunted.
Fancy Clown
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Next, you should watch Son Of Saul, and Come And See especially. You'll be haunted.
That cover makes it look like the Cannibal Holocaust of WW2 films
Haloid1177
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Saw Kong last night. Thought it was okay? Enjoyed the kaiju mayhem, but good lord were the characters not played by John C Reilly dull as fuck. The only character whose name I remembered coming out of it was Packard because it was on the uniform, and I'm usually someone who hates when people say that. Even Generic Military Guy played by Aaron Taylor Johnson in Godzilla was the slightest bit better than what we got here. At least Kong was seemingly in this movie more.
Atraveller
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jeez that coverNext, you should watch Son Of Saul, and Come And See especially. You'll be haunted.
Fancy Clown
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Found a poster that makes it look like a movie that you don't have to watch in some mildewy basement surrounded by Nazi relics and dungeon porn
Found a poster that makes it look like a movie that you don't have to watch in some mildewy basement surrounded by Nazi relics and dungeon porn
Thats the one Letterboxd uses and I get a Solaris/Stalker vibe off that every time I see it on my watchlist.
Hardcore Henry What the fuck did I just watch?
I liked it. Mostly. Some fun videogame references and a videogamey plot to go with them. The action set pieces were good. Sometimes it was too frantic, you couldn't really follow it from having to re calibrate your eyes to it every so often. Maybe it was being meta. I get a familiar feeling when my eyes start to hurt from the blood splatter in FPSes.
There's nothing spectacular here but it's an admirable undertaking. Worth watching for the camera work alone. The special effects range from pretty good to pretty bad and the acting performances range in the same way. But all in all, it was fun. I guess.
6.5/10
I liked it. Mostly. Some fun videogame references and a videogamey plot to go with them. The action set pieces were good. Sometimes it was too frantic, you couldn't really follow it from having to re calibrate your eyes to it every so often. Maybe it was being meta. I get a familiar feeling when my eyes start to hurt from the blood splatter in FPSes.
There's nothing spectacular here but it's an admirable undertaking. Worth watching for the camera work alone. The special effects range from pretty good to pretty bad and the acting performances range in the same way. But all in all, it was fun. I guess.
6.5/10
Infernostew
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Why would you expect the least from John C. Reilly? He's hands down the best actor in that film and I haven't even seen it.
AngmarsKing701
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Based on this being a bomba, I doubt many people who weren't already fans of the game actually were exposed.
Net_Wrecker
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Come And See is devastating, even more so than Schindler's List, I agree. It's just so unrelenting, and features some of the most unforgettable thousands yard stares you will ever see.
The secret is safe.
True Savior
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The storyline is actually pretty simple.
Section 6 created an AI to play with foreign affairs in favor of Japan (or other type of interests...mostly through ghost-hacking). Project 2501. The film starts with one of the programmers trying to flee the country (through political asylum). Section 9 is called into action, takes control of the situation and kills him (while Section 6 wanted to get him).
The plot gets going, there's someone hacking minister interpreters, the Pupper Master. They think the hacker is the garbageman (who's performing some ghost hacks), only to discover he himself had been hacked and was a puppet too. Meanwhile, Kusanagi has started to dive deep into the web and the Pupper Master takes interest in her.
Later, a cybernetic body is assembled at Megatech without approval and he gets caught by Section 9. It is the pupper master who has uploaded itself to it. Section 6 goes there cause they can't allow the information he carries to leak, they say they created a Project (2501) to capture him and he is stuck in that body. Section 9 discovers they are lying (Project 2501 is the Puppet Master, as he himself claims, a new sentient life form awoken through the accumulation of data). They go after him, Kusanagi fucks shit up, gets a hold of him, connects to the Pupper Master and soon discovers that's what he wanted all along cause he himself wants to preserve his existence but is incomplete as he only is able to copy himself but cant do what all organisms can, reproduce and die. He tells Kusanagi to let him merge with her so they can become a new type of conscience.. The film ends with a new form of life born. That's mostly it.
The plot gets going, there's someone hacking minister interpreters, the Pupper Master. They think the hacker is the garbageman (who's performing some ghost hacks), only to discover he himself had been hacked and was a puppet too. Meanwhile, Kusanagi has started to dive deep into the web and the Pupper Master takes interest in her.
Later, a cybernetic body is assembled at Megatech without approval and he gets caught by Section 9. It is the pupper master who has uploaded itself to it. Section 6 goes there cause they can't allow the information he carries to leak, they say they created a Project (2501) to capture him and he is stuck in that body. Section 9 discovers they are lying (Project 2501 is the Puppet Master, as he himself claims, a new sentient life form awoken through the accumulation of data). They go after him, Kusanagi fucks shit up, gets a hold of him, connects to the Pupper Master and soon discovers that's what he wanted all along cause he himself wants to preserve his existence but is incomplete as he only is able to copy himself but cant do what all organisms can, reproduce and die. He tells Kusanagi to let him merge with her so they can become a new type of conscience.. The film ends with a new form of life born. That's mostly it.
Discotheque
Banned
Whoa. Kinda crazy how this guy is all of a sudden showing his face in public now.
And come and see is amazing. Certainly the most harrowing war film I've seen
Malick or Fancy Clown?
Both!
He was at the SXSW screening of Song to Song, too, wasn't he?
And I remember seeing that he did another on-video interview a few months back.
Maybe with his new output, he's becoming more open than before. I guess if his life remains private but his art is more out there, he's not as media shy.
Fancy Clown
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Hey it's tough for me to go out in public. Jealous dudes always takin shots and ladies swooning left and right. Probably why Malick doesn't go out much either.
AngmarsKing701
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Both were in my top 10, they are incredibly unique movies despite their faults. So glad there's good people like A24! I still pop on the Montage song from Swiss Army Man here and there.
The Lobster is one of those "I have to see the forest instead of the trees" films due to some seriously weak beats, but I can't help but appreciate it.
Swiss Army Man... it just needs to be watched. At least just once.
Yeah, there are definitely some weaknesses in there, especially in the second half. But the highs were so high for me, I loved the hell out of it.
The very last scene was a tent pole moment for me. It rescued what could've been a weak final act and soured the entirety of the movie, but it had enough going on to leave me thinking about the film a day later.
Haha, yeah, that ending was something.
When it held the shot, I started to wonder if we'd see him running off in the background.
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