My issue with it is every possible complication the audience can see from the very start, we know what's going to happen, and I hate the tone of the voice over, she sounds like a moron, I don't think Gere's performance is good either, but the home owner was fantastic.
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Winnie the Pimp
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Someone recommend me a great romantic comedy, i promised my wife to watch one with her next after subjecting her to a couple horror movies in a row (she's kinda traumatized of those now lol).
Something recent would be good i guess (last 10 to 20 years)
Something recent would be good i guess (last 10 to 20 years)
500 days of Summer? It's probably the only romantic comedy I really like.
Winnie the Pimp
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We've seen Knocked Up and Groundhog Day, both were great
500 Days is something i hear being mentioned a lot around here hmmm
The Branagh Much Ado About Nothing.
Emma Thompson is divine. Beckinsale is hhhrrrrnnnggghh. Denzel and Keanu are :lol
The language is beautiful, the delivery (by Branagh, Thompson, Briers, a few of the others) is phenomenally good, and the film is just stunning. And it is funny.
John Dunbar
correct about everything
Love Actually. Great movie, and season appropriate as well.
That's a silly definition of a romantic comedy.
Well, regardless, I looked it up, and the director said he doesn't think 500 Days is a rom-com either. He said it's a coming-of-age film, which I think is far more apt.
You could even go back to Capra and Lubitsch stuff, I know It Happened One Night is brilliant.
500 Days
does end happily and it's about a couple getting together over obstacles, you just don't realize the first time through that the obstacle is JGL's past relationship with the title character, who you'd expect to be the other member of the final couple. It reworks the formula but it's still romantic and comedic and pretty playful overall.
It ends exactly as happily as he is when he first meets Summer, there is nothing at all to suggest his new situation is any different, in fact, that's the point of her name.
Winnie the Pimp
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Oh i forgot about that one, always wanted to see it hmm maybe that will do!
Fallout-NL
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Both of those are heartbreaking.
Not romantic comedies.
The Proposal, that's a romantic comedy. You know, the films with a red / white / black poster.
Not romantic comedies.
The Proposal, that's a romantic comedy. You know, the films with a red / white / black poster.
Jo Shishido's Cheeks
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Well 'coming of age' isn't a genre.
If the film has equal amounts of romance and comedy I fail to see what other genre it fits within.
TheKaeptain
Banned
500 days of summer
Beginners (It's like a Rom-Com-Dram)
Midnight In Paris (kinda)
Eternal Sunshine
Love Actually
Cyrano Agency (Korean Rom-Com)
Love in A Puff (Hong Kong Rom-Com)
I'll add more once I think of some.
It doesn't, it has very little comedy, some romance, just as much anti-romance, and more drama than any of those things.
TheKaeptain
Banned
500 days has a lot of comedy.
Damsels in Distress
I'm all for different interpretations but I'm pretty sure you read the explicit meaning of that movie wrong.
Summer means forward motion. He learned not to tie his identity up in a girl.
I almost suggested Beginners but second guessed myself in thinking it was too dramatic.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I'm watching Barcelona today. Actually I am watching it in a few mins after I go get something to eat.
I wasn't referring to Summer's name.
I meant to put Autumn there. The JGL character changes.
I didn't say he didn't. I said he isn't happier than he is at the start. He has grown, hence why I'd consider it a coming-of-age drama, as does the director.
brianjones
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pretty good @gaf on film quote
Ah, well that's only limiting if you take on the incredibly narrow definition that the characters have to end up happier. Even going off the overly restrictive definitions I can find that, that doesn't need to be true. Wiki says "ends happily". Happily != happier than at the start.
Also "coming-of-age drama" and "romantic comedy" aren't mutually exclusive.
And I don't know why you keep bringing up what Webb thinks, he probably thinks Amazing Spider-Man is good too. His opinion of his own film doesn't matter now.
I wish Criterion would have put that out with the other two as part of a set or something.
xXBetter Off DadXx
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Saw Sleepless in Seattle for the first time recently, and I can second this.
AgentChris
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I thought it was well shot and directed but it felt so boring and slow. The last action sequence was baaad.
Dredd - Alot better than expected. I know it's been said before, but it's remarkably similar to raid. Protagonist stays in character the whole movie and Antangonist was pretty good. To gory tho. B+
Upside Down - What an amazing movie. It's more of a romance than sci fi. But gives lots of background and detail than the usual backdrop movie. The special effects blew my mind especially one scene where
. I know it isn't out state side but catch this movie guys when you can. I plan to go see it in theaters again. A
Upside Down - What an amazing movie. It's more of a romance than sci fi. But gives lots of background and detail than the usual backdrop movie. The special effects blew my mind especially one scene where
The main character falls from one ocean to the other. Wow. I loved that.
Dragoon En Regalia
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The African Queen (Huston)
Jack Cardiff! My man! What an incredible cinematographer, with a natural eye for exotic landscapes that both engulf and encase the two leads in this film. What's sad is how plain the story meanders down the pivotal river with, exploring typical Hollywood themes of the era and often suffering from a lack of climax in some sections. I loved Bogie and liked Hepburn, considering the performances they put out for their roles, but whatever significance The African Queen has as a film simply seems historical and not as timeless as I wished. Huston's movie, in short, doesn't strive for ambition like many of his other projects.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed it. The African Queen holds up in many ways today, from the shifting ground upon which Charlie and Rose must navigate a landscape hostile to Westerners, and to their near encounters with dearth, disease, and death that connect them through shared experiences. Bogart puts in a superior performance, while Hepburn does her usual lip quiver like the original Oscar bait she is (though she plays her character damn well!). When all's said and done, this makes for a great, predictable, consistent start to one's cinematic evening.
Joe Bob sez check it out!
****
Foxy Brown (Hill)
There's nothing more beautiful than an old, naked judge sentenced to execution by old ladies equipped with umbrellas in the middle of a motel hall. Hell, not even the fatherly dolts running the Ranch down in wherever could top that! And one of them resembles Colonel Blimp!
Anyway, this turned out just the way I expected: blunt acting and a dirty-ass exterior, courtesy of Jack Hill and his AIP crew. I could talk about Pam Grier, the connections between this flick and Coffy, and so forth. But I'd like to point out how good the fight scenes are. Aside from a few bad angles, some raw crazy stuff happens in bars and outside cars in Foxy Brown. The story's blaxploitation brutality works because of the titular character's sheer normalcy: even when forced to address superhuman issues, her motivations and manner of speech reflects a roundedness otherwise lacking throughout the plot. Everyone's a caricature bu Foxy Brown! Sure: this film never set out to do anything grand or spectacular; from start to finish, Foxy Brown's a quaint drug thriller with a timely style. But I can't help but enjoy camp like this, especially since it's done convincingly.
Joe Bob sez check it out!
***
Convoy (Peckinpah)
Is it strange that, of all the Peckinpah flicks out there I need to watch, this is the first I've seen? Worse: it's a song vehicle comparable with the Monkees' Head, another film that befuddles most of the people that watch it. This movie, at least, has some kind of forward narrative; other elements suffer alongside.
For example: Graeme Clifford's editing style either works or doesn't, depending on the situation. When used to juxtapose the truckers' schadenfreude with the senator's conniving, the kind of thematic editing (think The Man Who Fell to Earth, but toned down) makes the viewing experience more disorienting than normal. On the other hand, the viewing experience seems more disorienting than normal. Certain parts of Convoy benefit from Clifford's eclectic montages and space-compressing zoom cuts, while others just don't work very well.
How odd, then, that Kris Kristofferson went on to star in Heaven's Gate, another film critiqued for its odd stylings! With Peckinpah as director and his production posse in line, Convoy constructs a roller-coaster line of ups and downs throughout the new American west, as if the director simply saw the film as another western he got to make. It doesn't always work: many characters suffer from underdevelopment, the pacing inconsistently goes from suck to blow, and boy are the themes conventional and cliched. But it's the way they're presented, with surreal slow-motion cuts and outrageous CB-radio dialogue, that helps it surpass it's original marketing purpose to become an interesting trucker westernthing.
Joe Bob sez check it out!
***
Jack Cardiff! My man! What an incredible cinematographer, with a natural eye for exotic landscapes that both engulf and encase the two leads in this film. What's sad is how plain the story meanders down the pivotal river with, exploring typical Hollywood themes of the era and often suffering from a lack of climax in some sections. I loved Bogie and liked Hepburn, considering the performances they put out for their roles, but whatever significance The African Queen has as a film simply seems historical and not as timeless as I wished. Huston's movie, in short, doesn't strive for ambition like many of his other projects.
Nonetheless, I enjoyed it. The African Queen holds up in many ways today, from the shifting ground upon which Charlie and Rose must navigate a landscape hostile to Westerners, and to their near encounters with dearth, disease, and death that connect them through shared experiences. Bogart puts in a superior performance, while Hepburn does her usual lip quiver like the original Oscar bait she is (though she plays her character damn well!). When all's said and done, this makes for a great, predictable, consistent start to one's cinematic evening.
Joe Bob sez check it out!
****
Foxy Brown (Hill)
There's nothing more beautiful than an old, naked judge sentenced to execution by old ladies equipped with umbrellas in the middle of a motel hall. Hell, not even the fatherly dolts running the Ranch down in wherever could top that! And one of them resembles Colonel Blimp!
Anyway, this turned out just the way I expected: blunt acting and a dirty-ass exterior, courtesy of Jack Hill and his AIP crew. I could talk about Pam Grier, the connections between this flick and Coffy, and so forth. But I'd like to point out how good the fight scenes are. Aside from a few bad angles, some raw crazy stuff happens in bars and outside cars in Foxy Brown. The story's blaxploitation brutality works because of the titular character's sheer normalcy: even when forced to address superhuman issues, her motivations and manner of speech reflects a roundedness otherwise lacking throughout the plot. Everyone's a caricature bu Foxy Brown! Sure: this film never set out to do anything grand or spectacular; from start to finish, Foxy Brown's a quaint drug thriller with a timely style. But I can't help but enjoy camp like this, especially since it's done convincingly.
Joe Bob sez check it out!
***
Convoy (Peckinpah)
Is it strange that, of all the Peckinpah flicks out there I need to watch, this is the first I've seen? Worse: it's a song vehicle comparable with the Monkees' Head, another film that befuddles most of the people that watch it. This movie, at least, has some kind of forward narrative; other elements suffer alongside.
For example: Graeme Clifford's editing style either works or doesn't, depending on the situation. When used to juxtapose the truckers' schadenfreude with the senator's conniving, the kind of thematic editing (think The Man Who Fell to Earth, but toned down) makes the viewing experience more disorienting than normal. On the other hand, the viewing experience seems more disorienting than normal. Certain parts of Convoy benefit from Clifford's eclectic montages and space-compressing zoom cuts, while others just don't work very well.
How odd, then, that Kris Kristofferson went on to star in Heaven's Gate, another film critiqued for its odd stylings! With Peckinpah as director and his production posse in line, Convoy constructs a roller-coaster line of ups and downs throughout the new American west, as if the director simply saw the film as another western he got to make. It doesn't always work: many characters suffer from underdevelopment, the pacing inconsistently goes from suck to blow, and boy are the themes conventional and cliched. But it's the way they're presented, with surreal slow-motion cuts and outrageous CB-radio dialogue, that helps it surpass it's original marketing purpose to become an interesting trucker westernthing.
Joe Bob sez check it out!
***
Liquidsnake
Banned
Total Recall2012
Wow what a beautiful movie. Very impressed. This is blasphemy, but I enjoyed it more than the original.
8/10
So beautiful. Awesome world they built.
Liquid suggests give it a try. Please.
Wow what a beautiful movie. Very impressed. This is blasphemy, but I enjoyed it more than the original.
8/10
So beautiful. Awesome world they built.
Liquid suggests give it a try. Please.
I watched it yesterday and I thought it was slow as hell too. The last quarter if the movie was nice but everything before that was talking, talking, talking.
Rachel Weisz... I want her bad.
Buckethead
Banned
Moonrise Kingdom
I'm not the biggest Wes Anderson fan but thought that this was great.
Cute, whimsical, innocent, and fun.
Could've used a 5-10 minute trim off the end but besides that it was excellent.
I'm not the biggest Wes Anderson fan but thought that this was great.
Cute, whimsical, innocent, and fun.
Could've used a 5-10 minute trim off the end but besides that it was excellent.
xXBetter Off DadXx
Member
Expendables 2
Awesome, over the top big dumb action movie. I liked it better than the first.
Just add Wesley Snipes and Steven Seagal to the next one(and more Yin Yang than was in this one) and we're a go for the third!
Awesome, over the top big dumb action movie. I liked it better than the first.
Just add Wesley Snipes and Steven Seagal to the next one(and more Yin Yang than was in this one) and we're a go for the third!
Illithid Dude
Member
Just finished Amarcord. Fantastic, poetic movie. I loved it. Better then 81/2, in my opinion.
8BitsAtATime
Member
I picked up the Steelbook on tuesday. The movie is a good flick to watch on a lazy day.
I watched Dredd and Taken 2. Both are pretty good. The ending for Dredd was kind of a let down.
Finally watched borne legacy. Yeah it felt like it could have been a lot better. Just didn't happen. Ok film. The crazy doctor shooting was scary. Especially considering was recently happened. Rachel weisz was the best thing about it.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Who sells the steelbook?
Hey, I am kinda lost here, I did see a trailer maybe some months back about a scientist that turning hes mind/soul into a robot/android, and I have forget the name on that movie. Kinda wrong place to ask but I thought someone on GAF maybe has the name for that movie. I think it come out 2012 or maybe it is coming out 2013 ?
John Dunbar
correct about everything
Dawn of the Dead: Pretty good. Not a huge zombie movie fan, but I did enjoy it. Though I really don't understand why they didn't use those trucks to run over all the nearby zombies before parking them. They also didn't go to the gun store until after the cop got bitten, they could have easily have gotten enough bullets to shoot the zombies if they were out of reach of being crushed by the tires. But that nitpick aside, it's probably the best zombie movie I've seen.
Somewhat related, I wanted to watch Day of the Dead as well, and some months back I bought it for 2 at a flea market, and only now tried to watch it, having seen Dawn first. The fucking DVD box, and disc itself, are legit, but the disc contains Day of the Dead 2: Contagium, some piece of shit direct to video sequel from 2005. The disc looks real, has the same picture as the box and the year marked on it is 2000, but it just has the wrong movie on it. No wonder some shithead wanted to offload it.
Dracula: The Bela Lugosi one. I got the Universal Monsters Blu-Ray box, and this was the first one I watched. Lugosi was great, but the movie, particularly the end, did feel a bit dated. Or dated might be the wrong word, maybe just rushed. Going through Dracula's story in 74 minutes is a lot to ask. The ending was a bit strange, the way Dracula runs away to hide in the coffin: even if he timed his outing so poorly to have to rush back, I don't really understand how this was a sensible course of action when he knew Van Helsing was right behind him. But I liked the atmosphere of it a lot.
How to Steal a Million: This a really charming caper movie. Peter O'Toole was one handsome bugger before he drank his looks away. Like usual he was excellent. Audrey Hepburn may not have been a great actress (she might not even have been a good one), but I don't think anyone has that combination of naive vulnerability and class, and still be likable. She had good comedic timing, as well. This is just one of those films that makes you feel good, and makes you feel like a dick for being a cynical bastard about everything. It now also has one of my favourite screen pairs.
Somewhat related, I wanted to watch Day of the Dead as well, and some months back I bought it for 2 at a flea market, and only now tried to watch it, having seen Dawn first. The fucking DVD box, and disc itself, are legit, but the disc contains Day of the Dead 2: Contagium, some piece of shit direct to video sequel from 2005. The disc looks real, has the same picture as the box and the year marked on it is 2000, but it just has the wrong movie on it. No wonder some shithead wanted to offload it.
Dracula: The Bela Lugosi one. I got the Universal Monsters Blu-Ray box, and this was the first one I watched. Lugosi was great, but the movie, particularly the end, did feel a bit dated. Or dated might be the wrong word, maybe just rushed. Going through Dracula's story in 74 minutes is a lot to ask. The ending was a bit strange, the way Dracula runs away to hide in the coffin: even if he timed his outing so poorly to have to rush back, I don't really understand how this was a sensible course of action when he knew Van Helsing was right behind him. But I liked the atmosphere of it a lot.
How to Steal a Million: This a really charming caper movie. Peter O'Toole was one handsome bugger before he drank his looks away. Like usual he was excellent. Audrey Hepburn may not have been a great actress (she might not even have been a good one), but I don't think anyone has that combination of naive vulnerability and class, and still be likable. She had good comedic timing, as well. This is just one of those films that makes you feel good, and makes you feel like a dick for being a cynical bastard about everything. It now also has one of my favourite screen pairs.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Third time watching this. When "Separate Ways" come on it's pretty much the best and I ain't even mad at the picture as a whole. I kinda like this movie.
I remember sitting in the theater with my mouth agape at some of the visuals. Simply amazing.
8BitsAtATime
Member
WalMart
AgentChris
Member
Eargasms too.
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