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Movies You've Seen Recently III: The Third Chapter

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Kilgore Trout said:
Jackie Brown is my favorite Tarantino after Pulp Fiction. I wouldn't give it 5/5 though. I actually think it gets overlooked way too much.
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I think the rules now are that you have a full day to edit your review to the correctly approved peer pressure review, or face the consequences
 
Flashdance. Awesome soundtrack, great dance numbers, and a good story about a would-be dancer who goes through the ups and downs of pursuing a dancing career while going into a relationship and helping out her ice-skating best friend. Yet, like Dirty Dancing, I want to really like this movie, and yet I can only say it's OK. Maybe it's because I can't relate to the protagonist? Is this why guys hate chick flicks?
 
Charles Foster Kane said:
What movies would you say have peer pressure rating?
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I saw Zero Dark Thirty this past weekend, and I liked it a lot.

I was worried it would be a patriotic glorification, but it really was not done that way at all. The story was pretty interesting, I was not aware of some of the details leading to finding Bin Laden.
 
Today's watch-list!

The Kid (Tramp)

Well that escalated quickly!

So yeah: I love Chaplin, and he loves his films. ****/*

Black Sunday (Bava Lamp)

Letterboxd said:
Of course, much of the film's appeal comes from the lead actress herself. Steele doesn't get to benefit from great voice acting, but she's definitive in both unadulterated vengeance and cornball helplessness. She's one more reason to adore Italian actresses for their contributions to genres like Gothic horror; this movie would have been a lot less interesting if her forehead didn't essentially become the main character! To be fair, she's not much better than the rest of the cast. Black Sunday does have a great premise that is characterized more by the characters' presence as stereotypes within the story, and how Bava's direction puts them into new perspectives and spaces on a moment's notice. When controlling form matches and plays on the ironies of a trapped-yet-manipulative witch, all sorts of fun are bound to be had.
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Which Bava films should I watch next? He's got a great back-catalogue, so tune me in whenever y'all have got some ideas. ****/*

Pam Grief's a quick sell for me, but I still haven't seen Jackie Brown.
 
Just got back from seeing Silver Linings Playbook.

I liked it.

Now this is not meant as a knock to this film or the other I'm about to mention, but to me, it seems like a fairly weak year, as far as oscar nominations for best picture go.

I've seen:

Django Unchained
Les Miserables
Beasts of the Southern Wild
Silver Linings Playbook

All of which I liked, but best picture level? Not sure about that.

Of course I realize I have yet to see five of the other nominees, but from people I know, as well impressions on here, I get the impression tat the other five are pretty much on the same level.

Edit: I forgot Amour, I really want to see that, and feel like it may just stand above the rest.
 
Papa Steve said:
All of which I liked, but best picture level? Not sure about that.

Of course I realize I have yet to see five of the other nominees, but from people I know, as well impressions on here, I get the impression tat the other five are pretty much on the same level.

Edit: I forgot Amour, I really want to see that, and feel like it may just stand above the rest.
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You're giving too much credit to the Oscars and Best Picture winners.

I've seen all the nominees except Zero Dark Thirty.

So far

Amour >>>> Django Unchained> Life of Pi > Silver Linings Playbook > Lincoln > Argo > Les Misérables >>>> Beasts of the Southern Wild

I might change my mind though, with a few of those.
 
Charles Foster Kane said:
You're giving too much credit to the Oscars and Best Picture winners.

I've seen all the nominees except Zero Dark Thirty.

So far

Amour >>>> Django Unchained> Life of Pi > Silver Linings Playbook > Lincoln > Argo > Les Misérables >>>> Beasts of the Southern Wild

I might change my mind though, with a few of those.
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Maybe you're right. What I was trying to get at was that even compared to the quality of movies that usually seem to get nominated for best picture, ya know? This year just seems especially lackluster to me.
 
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I watched The Public Eye yesterday. It stars Joe Pesci as a tabloid photographer in NYC in the 40's (a setting I love) who gets involved in some risky business (damn dames and and their convincing mindgames+cleavage!) and shit escalates from there. I liked it but mostly felt like it had waaaay more potential and should have been a lot darker in order to achieve this. For example; Pesci was fine as it is, but if he were switched with a less comedic actor I bet it would have improved the movie already. Despite the 'happy ending' the movie ends on a somewhat dark note which is wonderful and just shows how much better it could have been if it were like this for the entire time.
 
I've seen A good day to Die Hard last weekend. What a horrible, horrible, horrible movie. I can't belive this is the best script the studio has to choose from. This was just atrocious. Die Hard is one of my most favourite action flicks ever but this has really nothing to do with it. 1/10

Had to watch a good movie after that so I popped in Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind. Later that evening. Probably the best movie Jim Carrey has ever done. Beautiful message, geat movie. 10/10
 
I just watched Michael Clayton for the first time.

And I just wanted to shout out to the world how awesome this movie is. Damn, why did it take me so long.
 
ThatCrazyGuy said:
I just watched Michael Clayton for the first time.

And I just wanted to shout out to the world how awesome this movie is. Damn, why did it take me so long.
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Love the movie. Great end credits as well. I just love to sit there and watch it and let everything slide of me, just like Clooney's character.

2007 was such a great movie year.
 
Watched another 2 movies for the Hollywood cinema course on Coursera which were about the evolution of sound in Hollywood movies this week (last week was the introduction of sound). It's pretty cool to watch it evolve and to see directors find new uses for sound. It's no longer as awkward as it was with 'Applause' and it's now being used to create/shape a larger world outside the frame we're seeing (ambient city sounds for example increase the immersion and give the idea there is a world beyond the set) as well as the creation of audio-motifs and emotional underscoring for characters.

Scarface (1932) - Could very well be the quintessential gangster movie. I'm not sure if the base structure of the up and coming gangster that chews more than he can handle followed by his demise was invented by this movie, but it works well nonetheless. It has some terrific action scenes that feature car chases with screeching tires and the incredible loud sound of the machinegun that makes you want to cover your ears. Occasionally the explosive gunfire is followed by (ambient) silence which works really well and accentuates the loudness of the guns. The extremely dark cinematography (too dark at times maybe?) leans more towards the likes of German expressionism seen in Fritz Lang's M than other Hollywood gangster movies. Overall the movie had fine acting but some of the overacting was a bit too much for my tastes, and I wasn't a fan of the misplaced comedy in the form of Tony's secretary either. ****

The Ghost Ship (1943) - A (obviously cheap) B-movie from the Val Lewton unit. Above all I loved the cinematography; It was beautifully lighted from below which created a dark and creepy atmosphere supported by a spooky score. It hints at things happening more than actually showing them so (partly) because of that it was more silly than scary and besides that I didn't really care about the characters or things happening on screen in general. There was some sitty play on sound that I liked with some people not being able to speak (mute/gagged) or hear (deaf/headphones) that ran throughout and comes together nicely in the climax of the movie. ***

Next week: Color!
 
Film GAF, I have to watch a poetic realism film for class, so I was wondering if I could get some suggestions. I loved The Grand Illusion, so I was thinking Rules of the Game.
 
FINALLY saw The Hobbit in glorious 2D with the bare minimal frames per second.

I really loved it! The critiques and anti-hype had me worried but this is just more of Peter Jackson's version of Middle Earth. It's tone is just like the other movies and this will go nicely into the collection.

Also, on NeoGAFs recommendation I watched Get the Gringo with Mel Gibson. A solid action movie through and through. Glad I took the time to watch it.
 
jakncoke said:
I wonder if Tarrantino will ever do a movie I dont like
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I used to wonder that too, then he made Inglorious Basterds. Also, no interest in Tarantino ever since. Never even watched a preview for Django.

In order of greatness (and this is very difficult to do...)


Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Vol 2
Sin City
Death Proof
 
Any movie-GAFfers in the Boston/Cambridge area are encouraged to go to this year's Boston Underground Film Festival. I went last year and it was a blast. Great selection of flicks and some fun parties.

This year's fest runs from March 27-31. I will probably be in attendance.

http://bostonunderground.org/
 
Broseybrose said:
I used to wonder that too, then he made Inglorious Basterds. Also, no interest in Tarantino ever since. Never even watched a preview for Django.

In order of greatness (and this is very difficult to do...)


Pulp Fiction
Reservoir Dogs
Jackie Brown
Kill Bill Vol 2
Sin City
Death Proof
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What put you off of it?
 
On Golden Pond: 0/10. Maybe the most offensive movie I've ever seen. Beyond after school special dreck complete with ALF theme soundtrack. The once mighty Henry Fonda reduced to a punchline, and his idiot bacon skinned daughter shitting up every scene she touches like so many NVA anti-air positions. I'm really happy you were able to repair your relationship with your father dear, next time keep it to yourself. Feel bad movie of the forever.
 
Edit: I saw The Magnificent Seven. If anything it makes me appreciate Seven Samurai more. It's misses the mark in some things that worked in the original because of the setting, culture and characters (specially when it directly takes stuff from the other movie). I found it kind of racist and I'm always bothered by movies that put latinos (or any culture) talking among themselves in English; I know that was common in the past, but I still don't like it (it's just personal). Lousy attempt to recreate the charm, all I got was McQueen was hot and the movie wasn't a total bore (it had at least some nice moments). 6/10

Bugs remains the best adaptation.

Man, Seven Samurai was so good.

Borgnine said:
On Golden Pond: 0/10. Maybe the most offensive movie I've ever seen. Beyond after school special dreck complete with ALF theme soundtrack. The once mighty Henry Fonda reduced to a punchline, and his idiot bacon skinned daughter shitting up every scene she touches like so many NVA anti-air positions. I'm really happy you were able to repair your relationship with your father dear, next time keep it to yourself. Feel bad movie of the forever.
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Rough. I guess I have to see it.
 
Blader5489 said:
I remember seeing him speak at Austin Film Festival a couple years ago, where he told this really sad story about how he lost all his friends over the money he got for that script.
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Without telling the full story, can you elaborate on how he said he lost his friends? Did the money turn him into a dick, or were they just jealous of his success or something?
 
Well I finally watched Schindlers List and what an incredible and emotional film. I tend to not really watch black and white films but after this I think I might, it was so emotional and interesting that I barely noticed it at times. The acting was incredible too.

My back catalogue is decreasing quickly, next up will be Raging Bull or Appocalypse Now.
 
kingellesar said:
Well I finally watched Schindlers List and what an incredible and emotional film. I tend to not really watch black and white films but after this I think I might, it was so emotional and interesting that I barely noticed it at times. The acting was incredible too.

My back catalogue is decreasing quickly, next up will be Raging Bull or Appocalypse Now.
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You're missing a giant section of cinema history by passing up b&w movies. Get on them!
 
kingellesar said:
Well I finally watched Schindlers List and what an incredible and emotional film. I tend to not really watch black and white films but after this I think I might, it was so emotional and interesting that I barely noticed it at times. The acting was incredible too.

My back catalogue is decreasing quickly, next up will be Raging Bull or Appocalypse Now.
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Glad you liked it, great film. I hope you find other B&W movies you'll enjoy.

jakncoke said:
You're missing a giant section of cinema history by passing up b&w movies. Get on them!
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It's like a whole new world. I didn't like them very much at some point, now many (if not most) of my favorite movies are black and white.
 
Would The Phantom Menace have been better off it reduced young Anakin's role to a subplot and added more depth to other characters (maybe Obi-Wan)? Jake Lloyd was such a punk bitch. Not really his fault considering he was just a little kid, but he would have been more palatable in a smaller serving.
 
Thug Waffle said:
Would The Phantom Menace have been better off it reduced young Anakin's role to a subplot and added more depth to other characters (maybe Obi-Wan)? Jake Lloyd was such a punk bitch. Not really his fault considering he was just a little kid, but he would have been more palatable in a smaller serving.
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It'd still be a borefest. He was already a small character anyways. I don't know what depth Lucas could have added to other characters since almost everything he did in these movies sucked. They would still be just as bland, but with more screen time.
 
The Star Wars OT DVD compilation I own has such shitty content on the Bonus Features disc. Half of it is about Episode 3 and who knows how much of it is occupied by the Star Wars: Battlefront demo.

I know. I never thought I'd complain about a Star Wars: Battlefront demo.
 
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