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Movies You've Seen Recently III: The Third Chapter
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I agree candy land took up too much time in a movie where you want to see everything. But that quality alone puts it leaps above brave, I could not care less about anything brave showed me.
The Big Gundown
Holy shit, this was great! Thoughtful but not overly political, sparse but intense action, nice chemistry between Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian that develops (mostly) logically and concludes nicely (though their pairing doesn't top Eastwood and Van Cleef's in For a Few Dollars More). I really enjoyed Van Cleef's lawman character in this. Spaghetti westerns (or at least the ones I've seen) seem to led by protagnists who are mostly amoral or self-interested, so after watching Eastwood's Man with No Name and Nero's Django, it was refreshing to have a lead character that was so completely motivated by the law and doing the right thing.
Maybe my only regret in watching it is not being able to hear Van Cleef's voice in it (though the Italian dubber was pretty good). But even still, I loved this movie.
Holy shit, this was great! Thoughtful but not overly political, sparse but intense action, nice chemistry between Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian that develops (mostly) logically and concludes nicely (though their pairing doesn't top Eastwood and Van Cleef's in For a Few Dollars More). I really enjoyed Van Cleef's lawman character in this. Spaghetti westerns (or at least the ones I've seen) seem to led by protagnists who are mostly amoral or self-interested, so after watching Eastwood's Man with No Name and Nero's Django, it was refreshing to have a lead character that was so completely motivated by the law and doing the right thing.
Maybe my only regret in watching it is not being able to hear Van Cleef's voice in it (though the Italian dubber was pretty good). But even still, I loved this movie.
Breathless 7/10 - my first Godard. an entertaining and aimless 90 minutes. you could tell scorsese gave homage to this in Mean Streets. i always have a problem figuring out the characters in these french movies though. are they expressionless because that's their character, or because of their acting. idk it worked with Jean Pierre Melville's movies for some reason.
Beginners 6/10 - idk i mean it felt like it was trying too hard to be cute, but it was cute so thats ok i guess. the scene with Christopher Plummer being old and alone at the bar was heartbreaking, he deserved the oscar for that. the rest was bleh. Melanie Laurent though, holy moly!
The Truman Show 8/10 rewatch - this and master & commander prove Peter Weir to be a most capable director at creating "worlds" in movies. everything just felt perfect. the movie is filled with great moments and touches, some of which i have yet to discover.
Hanna 6/10 - Eric Bana is badass. some beautiful imagery to be found in this film. Rowan is really great. other teenager was annoying and not funny, their relationship was sweet though. i don't get the whole "i just missed your heart" thing. must be because i'm not british. some of the wacko editing got in the way of a fun thriller.
Unknown 2/10 - Liam Neeson is bad. a really banal and boring thriller with no one doing or saying anything interesting. that cgi car crash was hilarious. oh, and is january jones capable of acting? do you think she slept with the director to get the part, like she did with Vaughn? what about Matthew Weiner?!? oh god.
Beginners 6/10 - idk i mean it felt like it was trying too hard to be cute, but it was cute so thats ok i guess. the scene with Christopher Plummer being old and alone at the bar was heartbreaking, he deserved the oscar for that. the rest was bleh. Melanie Laurent though, holy moly!
The Truman Show 8/10 rewatch - this and master & commander prove Peter Weir to be a most capable director at creating "worlds" in movies. everything just felt perfect. the movie is filled with great moments and touches, some of which i have yet to discover.
Hanna 6/10 - Eric Bana is badass. some beautiful imagery to be found in this film. Rowan is really great. other teenager was annoying and not funny, their relationship was sweet though. i don't get the whole "i just missed your heart" thing. must be because i'm not british. some of the wacko editing got in the way of a fun thriller.
Unknown 2/10 - Liam Neeson is bad. a really banal and boring thriller with no one doing or saying anything interesting. that cgi car crash was hilarious. oh, and is january jones capable of acting? do you think she slept with the director to get the part, like she did with Vaughn? what about Matthew Weiner?!? oh god.
Frustrated_Grunt
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La Haine - Such great shots in this one. Every scene felt like someone was going to lose it. 9/10
Illithid Dude
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I feel. And when someone finally does... Oh man.
Femmeworth
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Not really, though the original title was better.
Kilgore Trout
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Good Morning - Man, there really were a lot of fart jokes. And the one kid who craps his pants twice.
Still, it was good for an Ozu comedy but it has nothing on Floating Weeds, which is funny because this was his yearly Shochiku film to fill his quota. Floating Weeds was only done because he was asked by Daiei to make a film, so he obliged them with a remake, although expertly done.
Still, it was good for an Ozu comedy but it has nothing on Floating Weeds, which is funny because this was his yearly Shochiku film to fill his quota. Floating Weeds was only done because he was asked by Daiei to make a film, so he obliged them with a remake, although expertly done.
Illithid Dude
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Just watched Thirst. Interesting, beautiful, and at times brilliant movie, but that whole final Majohng scene felt very fake to me. There were so many ways that the characters could have maneuvered their way around the situation, and spilled no blood, but alas... It felt like the scene existed outside the bounds of logic, purely to push the plot forward. Oh well.
And then I went out and saw Stoker again. I think I have a problem. The movie is even better the second time around. That's twice in two days, if anyone is counting.
And then I went out and saw Stoker again. I think I have a problem. The movie is even better the second time around. That's twice in two days, if anyone is counting.
Skyfall. No real change in my opinion since watching it at the cinema. But, unless both my daughters and I missed it, they cut M's "I've really fucked this up" line. I feel violated.
John Carter. Quite an enjoyable action film, but I can't help but feel a little disappointed that that was all it really was. The premise of him being able to hop between worlds was interesting, but did little else other than bookend the action. I haven't read the book, so I have no idea if that's a different in any way.
John Carter. Quite an enjoyable action film, but I can't help but feel a little disappointed that that was all it really was. The premise of him being able to hop between worlds was interesting, but did little else other than bookend the action. I haven't read the book, so I have no idea if that's a different in any way.
Wolf Akela
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All of these:
I'm only 23, but I know I watched a rerun on TV when I was a kid back in the middle 90s. I donn't remember anything about the movies except for
, so it was pretty much a fresh run.
Part I (8.5/10)
Love the concept. Intro bits are pretty iffy, but it keeps on getting better. The casting for Doc couldn't be any better.
Part II (8/10)
I really liked how it tackled the darker aspects of time travel. I didn't get why
. I could not help but frown at the ending. It could have ended here.
Part III (5.5/10)
Overextending its welcome. I didn't enjoy the middle parts, and I'm not a fan of cowboy themes. It's the only one in the series where I actually stopped watching halfway through then continued some other day. I hated the ending.
I'm only 23, but I know I watched a rerun on TV when I was a kid back in the middle 90s. I donn't remember anything about the movies except for
the car, the lightning bit in 1, and the flying train in 3
Part I (8.5/10)
Love the concept. Intro bits are pretty iffy, but it keeps on getting better. The casting for Doc couldn't be any better.
Part II (8/10)
I really liked how it tackled the darker aspects of time travel. I didn't get why
young Biff seems to recognize Marty
Part III (5.5/10)
Overextending its welcome. I didn't enjoy the middle parts, and I'm not a fan of cowboy themes. It's the only one in the series where I actually stopped watching halfway through then continued some other day. I hated the ending.
Marty! Destroy the time machine when you get back because it causes too much trouble!! Years later I'll just rebuild my own, invent steam, then travel across time anyway.
Winnie the Pimp
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Maybe so but.. dat Hoverboard!
Looper - 7/10
This was decent but I didn't rate it as highly as some others did. It started off really well though.
Skyfall - 7.5/10
Very good bond movie. Not as good as Casino Royale but it's back on track. Wasn't a fan of the last set piece though.
Silent Hill: Revelation - 1/10
What the hell?! I knew this would be bad but this was an insult. What they did with the characters is hilarious and the bad CG is laughable. They have also successfully turned Pyramid Head into a joke character. I actually thought the first movie was ok as well.
This was decent but I didn't rate it as highly as some others did. It started off really well though.
Skyfall - 7.5/10
Very good bond movie. Not as good as Casino Royale but it's back on track. Wasn't a fan of the last set piece though.
Silent Hill: Revelation - 1/10
What the hell?! I knew this would be bad but this was an insult. What they did with the characters is hilarious and the bad CG is laughable. They have also successfully turned Pyramid Head into a joke character. I actually thought the first movie was ok as well.
Looper. Expected a decent movie, but what I got was... incredible. I enjoyed pretty much every second of this. I love how this is a movie with time-travelling, but it's not necessarily about time-travelling. It doesn't dwell on all the intricacies too much, and it's not interested in doing that ("I don't want to talk about time travel because if we start talking about it then we're going to be here all day talking about it, making diagrams with straws") Instead it takes all that time delving in to the main character(s) and fleshing them out. Joe's evolution and growth was just great. The kid playing Cid was a big surprise. He could change from adorable to creepy and scary in the blink of an eye.
Even though the characters took front and center and not the time travelling, I do think they handled that aspect well. They made it cool again.
They even nailed all the (minor) supporting roles, with excellent casting choices like Daniels, Dillahunt and Dano. I mean, how great were these three in this movie? Damn.
By far the best movie of 2012 I've seen so far. A well-deserved 10/10.
Even though the characters took front and center and not the time travelling, I do think they handled that aspect well. They made it cool again.
They even nailed all the (minor) supporting roles, with excellent casting choices like Daniels, Dillahunt and Dano. I mean, how great were these three in this movie? Damn.
By far the best movie of 2012 I've seen so far. A well-deserved 10/10.
Ha, I can completely understand. I feel this way with The Fly (1985).
hardcastlemccormick
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It's definitely on the NTSC BluRay. That's the only way I've seen the movie so far.
Canis lupus
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Big Fish
Got bored halfway through.
5/10
The Prestige
Least good movie I've seen of Christopher Nolan.
7/10
Got bored halfway through.
5/10
The Prestige
Least good movie I've seen of Christopher Nolan.
7/10
Messofanego
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Tyrannosaur - Just remembered I had this in my collection and never saw it. Paddy Considine couldn't have started with a better feature debut. Must've learned well from Shane Meadows (Dead Man's Shoes). Watching right after Stoker, which was also heavy, beautifully shot, and around a lean 90 minutes. The movie's gorgeous with its use of darkness and shadows.
Joseph (Peter Mullan) is not a complete piece of shit, but he's close. The performances have been praised enough especially of Olivia Colman going from comedy to the role of such a strong-willed woman working in a charity shop despite her battered home life. Not surprised it won quite a bunch of awards. While the title is kind of a joke in the movie, I think it's about burying that inner primitive monster in man. Peter Mullan is a force of nature, ready to blow up any second, which correlates with a racist pakistani suicide bomb joke he makes in a shop at the start. Yes, it's about alcohol but it's not about addiction and more how it's used for this duo of characters to escape.
Also, love that poster.
Hmm, thanks. I'll check it on mine again (UK here), perhaps we were distracted.
Halloween (Rob Zombie)
Its really not as bad as people make it out to be, it is certainly much better than Halloween 3 and Resurrection.
While i understand the core complaint of giving us
, i really do not think this is the reason why the film does not work, it is the down right horribly unlikeable characters in the film. It is as if Rob Zombie wanted to have a film where the most detestable people in the entire world were all in one movie at the same time. Are we suppose to cheer for the killer here?
It is a common complaint of recent horror films that feature an all cast of absolute assholes, where as horror films in 70s and 80s only maybe 1 asshole, usually the jock stereotype had this role. When will Hollywood execs understand that if the audience is rooting for the actual killer then you failed to make a horror film? That is what went wrong with most Nightmare films where Freddy became a "star" and a one liner comedian rather than a ruthless menace whom you could not escape? This whole grey area where everyone is a asshole does not work, at least not for me. The original Halloween worked because we liked the main character, she seemed like your every day girl, and in that movie Michael Myers was anything our own imagination wanted him to be, that is why it is perfect.
But at least kudos to Zombie for at least trying to do something different with it, even tough it did not really work, not a horrible film, that is reserved for Halloween 2 remake.
Its really not as bad as people make it out to be, it is certainly much better than Halloween 3 and Resurrection.
While i understand the core complaint of giving us
too much information on Myers where that removes his mystique
It is a common complaint of recent horror films that feature an all cast of absolute assholes, where as horror films in 70s and 80s only maybe 1 asshole, usually the jock stereotype had this role. When will Hollywood execs understand that if the audience is rooting for the actual killer then you failed to make a horror film? That is what went wrong with most Nightmare films where Freddy became a "star" and a one liner comedian rather than a ruthless menace whom you could not escape? This whole grey area where everyone is a asshole does not work, at least not for me. The original Halloween worked because we liked the main character, she seemed like your every day girl, and in that movie Michael Myers was anything our own imagination wanted him to be, that is why it is perfect.
Despite giving us loads of backgrounds into this child's life, we still do not know why he did any of it. The kid would go from angry to happy, in between scenes, there is no natural progression here.
Net_Wrecker
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I feel like I'm the only one who loves them all equally. BTTF is great, BTTF2 is a mess of fun, and I have Western bias on BTTF3 so everything's good there too.
Count Dookkake
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While I much prefer the remake to its sequel, I don't hate the latter.
I think Zombie deserves a bit more credit for the structure of the two films.
The first opens with new material and concludes with remake, while the second opens with remake and concludes with new material. This has the effect of presenting the content of the original two films in the world/mind of Zombie. I thought that was pretty cool.
You mean when it turns in Home Alone: Lost in Scotland
ViewtifulJC
Banned
I thought they were going for a Straw Dogs reference, myself
TheKaeptain
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If only Silva raped M...
equippedwithtowel
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Your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.
Canis lupus
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Easystride
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Probably one of my least favorite Ozu films even though I still love it. You should check out "An Inn in Tokyo" for a good Ozu comedy. It was recently added to Hulu Plus, and it instantly became my favorite silent Ozu film.
what part are you at now?
Lionheart1827
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Finally saw Dark Knight Rises. I really wanted to see this in the theater when it came out, but I ended up with a life threatening illness.
I thought it was awesome and it definitely satisfied the trilogy end IMO.
I still think Batman Begins is the best of the three though.
I also just saw The Fighter for the first time. Another great movie. Bale is just an amazing actor.
I thought it was awesome and it definitely satisfied the trilogy end IMO.
I still think Batman Begins is the best of the three though.
I also just saw The Fighter for the first time. Another great movie. Bale is just an amazing actor.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
Saw John Carter. I had no idea what it was going to be about; I had not seen a single trailer and didn't even know who was in it before I saw it. It's not particularly a very good movie, and I see why it flopped at the box office, but I had a really good time and was never bored. It was entertaining, so it gets points for that. Plus I loved that dog/monster/thing. 7/10
Watched Toy Story 3 for the first time (had the trilogy boxset for ages now but never got round to it). What a film. It's really moving and thinking about the whole trilogy really takes me back to my journey from child to adult and phasing out of playing with my 'best friends'. Very emotional.
Utterly superb.
Utterly superb.
Saw this a few days ago and pretty much had the same reaction. Some of the effects were pretty bad and the acting was too but I really enjoyed it. Also the goddess is truly stunning.
153)Trees Lounge 1996
Steve Buscemi is a unemployed alcoholic who spends most his time in bars. Pretty good movie really.
154)The Nutty Professor 1996
Always showing up on my netflix to watch, so i figured i'd rewatch it. Still not good.
155)Anaconda 1997
I still like this movie, havent seen it in years. Figured id rewatch it since it came to Instant Watch
155 watches
102 new watches
53 rewatches
Steve Buscemi is a unemployed alcoholic who spends most his time in bars. Pretty good movie really.
154)The Nutty Professor 1996
Always showing up on my netflix to watch, so i figured i'd rewatch it. Still not good.
155)Anaconda 1997
I still like this movie, havent seen it in years. Figured id rewatch it since it came to Instant Watch
155 watches
102 new watches
53 rewatches
Don't think it's anything to do with the movie's quality.
I enjoyed it more than Avatar anyway.
Charles Foster Kane
Rosebud
I didn't mean it did, I was referring to other things that I thought could alienate people.
Damn im really loving Netflix streaming again. Finding a bunch of movies im enjoying i never even heard of, and as someone that lives moves for the most part thats pretty sweet. I like surprises. Granted though i just signed up again after canceling streaming for a few years because i had already seen everything worthwhile so i just stuck with the disc option for new releases. I managed to find a bunch of new stuff just by browsing their HD section.
Thug Waffle
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I actually enjoyed the film quite a bit. I remember coming into class the next week and all these kids were talking shit about it based on its performance. I asked if any of them had seen it. Naturally, no, they hadn't, and shut up for a moment.
It's one of those films that's not a great film, but it's a good time.
Kilgore Trout
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It's on the list. I'm slowly working through all of his stuff.
I'd say Ohayo is middle-of-the-pack Ozu for me. There's just something magnificent about his later works - especially his color films - where, even when the story isn't up to par it's still something to behold because he's really refined his craft by this point. He died before he had a change to go downhill or make one bad film.
Mizoguchi on the other hand... Color didn't seem to do him any favors.
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