It's one of my favorites by the man himself. I used to only watch his Samurai epics over and over again so High and Low was very nice change of pace once I saw it. The Bad Sleep Well is another great non Samurai film by Kurosawa. I need to rewatch Seven Samurai as well, it has been far too long since I last saw it.
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ChubbyHuggs
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Oh, god. Re-watched this recently and that one scene always makes me cringe.
Rashomon. I enjoyed this too. I've seen many things influenced by Rashomon, the difference here being that they never offer up an "official" version of events, it's left open to one's own interpretation. I liked how it was very simple in terms of sets and cast. That medium was creepy!
B-B-Bomba!
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Anna Karenina (2012)
+ the music was beautiful, an appropriate score for Tolstoy's symphonic writing style
+ some pleasing visual flourishes at first
- the casting. A film is in trouble if it's looking to Jude Law to supply its gravity. But the biggest failing was an actress as lightweight as Knightley in the title role. I knew she was a terrible choice when I heard about the film, and her casting drives right at the superficial treatment of Tolstoy's beautiful novel. Anna is a deep, complex woman driven by her powerful emotional capacity; a mature woman, a loving mother. Knightley is an underwear model. I would have loved to have seen Marion Cotillard tackle the role. Meanwhile far from the novel's rich, superb prodigy, Vronsky is cast and played as a mere pup, his superficial beauty elevated by the film to the only quality it is worthwhile for a human to possess. The attraction between the two is purely sexual in the film, devoid of the terrible chemistry, the unanswerable magnetism that is responsible for Anna's doom. The only motivation the film gives us for their affair is that she fancies him, because he's beautiful. There is never a suggestion that he makes her heart flutter; only her twat. It is a desperate insult both to character and creator.
The staging was interesting and well executed at first, but it felt like the director lost interest in the technique after the first thirty minutes; either that or the effort of maintaining it became too troublesome to bother with. It ultimately served nothing at all.
The relationship between Levin and Kitty was wasted, it went nowhere, it said nothing. As my wife put it, all the characters in the film just seemed to bob around, popping up here, or there, together with this character or that. But nothing seemed to be taking place, just cardboard cutouts bobbing about and speaking various lines until the credits rolled. Dire, dire, dire; Anna Karenina the music video.
+ the music was beautiful, an appropriate score for Tolstoy's symphonic writing style
+ some pleasing visual flourishes at first
- the casting. A film is in trouble if it's looking to Jude Law to supply its gravity. But the biggest failing was an actress as lightweight as Knightley in the title role. I knew she was a terrible choice when I heard about the film, and her casting drives right at the superficial treatment of Tolstoy's beautiful novel. Anna is a deep, complex woman driven by her powerful emotional capacity; a mature woman, a loving mother. Knightley is an underwear model. I would have loved to have seen Marion Cotillard tackle the role. Meanwhile far from the novel's rich, superb prodigy, Vronsky is cast and played as a mere pup, his superficial beauty elevated by the film to the only quality it is worthwhile for a human to possess. The attraction between the two is purely sexual in the film, devoid of the terrible chemistry, the unanswerable magnetism that is responsible for Anna's doom. The only motivation the film gives us for their affair is that she fancies him, because he's beautiful. There is never a suggestion that he makes her heart flutter; only her twat. It is a desperate insult both to character and creator.
The staging was interesting and well executed at first, but it felt like the director lost interest in the technique after the first thirty minutes; either that or the effort of maintaining it became too troublesome to bother with. It ultimately served nothing at all.
The relationship between Levin and Kitty was wasted, it went nowhere, it said nothing. As my wife put it, all the characters in the film just seemed to bob around, popping up here, or there, together with this character or that. But nothing seemed to be taking place, just cardboard cutouts bobbing about and speaking various lines until the credits rolled. Dire, dire, dire; Anna Karenina the music video.
SlickShoesRUCrazy
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watched 'olympus has fallen'
it was your run of the mill action flick. Actually very comparable to taken in the body count Gerard Butler racks up through out the movie haha.
I love movies and generally will give most movies a chance. I know when to really be an active watcher/listener and when a movie is a shut off your brain action flick. This is the latter.
only things that really bugged me were some of cgi parts really stuck out as bad cgi.
it was your run of the mill action flick. Actually very comparable to taken in the body count Gerard Butler racks up through out the movie haha.
I love movies and generally will give most movies a chance. I know when to really be an active watcher/listener and when a movie is a shut off your brain action flick. This is the latter.
only things that really bugged me were some of cgi parts really stuck out as bad cgi.
when the invading Koreans pull down the U.S. flag and throw it over the side of the white house. They didn't even use a real flag. It was a cgi flag and looked really really shitty.
I fucking love this poster. Wow.
Buckethead
Banned
Good flick.
15 minutes too long. Didn't like the ending.
Dragoon En Regalia
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I just finished a solid Kurosawa run to celebrate his birthday. Sanshiro Sugata, Ikiru, and Madadayo were really fun and, in the case of the latter two, terribly moving. Sanshiro makes for a fun look at the Meiji era, and both Ikiru and Madadayo have beautiful finales. Holy shit.
Yeah that poster is awesome.
Glad to hear the film doesn't suck, too.
I watched Sanshiro Sugata on the hulu site but jesus those commercials were killing me
OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather
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Yup. Stopped 30mins into Seven Samurai because of the constant ads. Worst part is, they're still there with Hulu Plus.
I feel terrible for liking "And God Created Woman" as much I did, but I absolutely love Bardot, whose stage presence I feel is only eclipsed by the likes of Marilyn Monroe. Everyone that sees it declares it to be an incredibly shortsighted and misogynist film, however; the liberation of the female lead and her somewhat anarchical turn could be read as a triumph over her tyrannical male counterparts. 7/10
I also didn't think Anna Karenina was as mediocre as everyone else, as I enjoyed it quite a bit. The use of the stage and the subsequent elevation away from it created a fairly unique juxtaposition. I don't think it's quite possible to capture all of the minute nuances and brilliant suggestive mannerisms of the novel in regular length film, and therefore I give some of the failings in depth and in character development a slight pass. When looked at alone, without spire of the novel towering over it, I think you have a film that is both vivacious and whimsical albeit a bit shallow. I'm not a huge fan of Kiera, but I thought she did a decent job. I think the coldness of her facial feature are well-suited in terms of mirroring Anna's lack of existential contentment. However, I did not like the way Vronsky was captured in the film very much at all, though your distinction between lust and love is a bit more pronounced than I would assume.
I also didn't think Anna Karenina was as mediocre as everyone else, as I enjoyed it quite a bit. The use of the stage and the subsequent elevation away from it created a fairly unique juxtaposition. I don't think it's quite possible to capture all of the minute nuances and brilliant suggestive mannerisms of the novel in regular length film, and therefore I give some of the failings in depth and in character development a slight pass. When looked at alone, without spire of the novel towering over it, I think you have a film that is both vivacious and whimsical albeit a bit shallow. I'm not a huge fan of Kiera, but I thought she did a decent job. I think the coldness of her facial feature are well-suited in terms of mirroring Anna's lack of existential contentment. However, I did not like the way Vronsky was captured in the film very much at all, though your distinction between lust and love is a bit more pronounced than I would assume.
I tried to finish Your Highness, but still shut it off before the end. I got to the point where Danny McBride gets the special sword. That movie is so bad. There are some chuckles, but they're all related to the idea of people in a sword and sorcery setting talking about buttholes, saying fuck a lot, and jizzing on bosoms. But the chuckles are not enough to watch the whole movie. It's shockingly stupid and bad.
Fallout-NL
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HBO has all the Alien movies up right now, and I've been meaning to rewatch the series. I've seen Alien and Aliens quite a few times in the past two years, but only watched 3 and 4 once in the same period. So I'm watching the theatrical version of Alien 3.
First off, Sigourney rocked the shaved head look. Fuccck. She looks so hot with the bald look. Second, doesn't it seem kind of weird that she'd fuck the doctor so soon out of hypersleep and finding out that Hicks died? The exact time frame isn't specified, but it couldn't have been more than 2-3 days judging by the bruises on her face.
First off, Sigourney rocked the shaved head look. Fuccck. She looks so hot with the bald look. Second, doesn't it seem kind of weird that she'd fuck the doctor so soon out of hypersleep and finding out that Hicks died? The exact time frame isn't specified, but it couldn't have been more than 2-3 days judging by the bruises on her face.
Dragoon En Regalia
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I suddenly feel rewarded for having bought the AK shoebox from Criterion. At least I can watch Madadayo in peace!
Broseybrose
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I was extremely pleasantly surprised by Ruby Sparks (2012).
I think its probably the best movie in existence about the common 'dream girl' theme. Its such a wonderfully unique story from beginning to end, which really took me by surprise considering the common theme. 10/10
I think its probably the best movie in existence about the common 'dream girl' theme. Its such a wonderfully unique story from beginning to end, which really took me by surprise considering the common theme. 10/10
The Amazing Spiderman
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting, some major cheese, and spotty CG, but I actually enjoyed watching this. I liked Garfield, especially his snarky bits, and Emma was great as Gwen. Fight scenes were good but not memorable, and Lizard was underwhelming as a bad guy, although he looked better than I was anticipating. Definitely better than Spiderman 3.
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting, some major cheese, and spotty CG, but I actually enjoyed watching this. I liked Garfield, especially his snarky bits, and Emma was great as Gwen. Fight scenes were good but not memorable, and Lizard was underwhelming as a bad guy, although he looked better than I was anticipating. Definitely better than Spiderman 3.
finally watched The Social Network
it really surprised me. Actors and script are nothing short of phenomenal, expecially Garfield. I couldn't believe they'd be able to make a movie about Facebook so bloody gripping. I also loved the fact that the hidden main character is Eduardo
it really surprised me. Actors and script are nothing short of phenomenal, expecially Garfield. I couldn't believe they'd be able to make a movie about Facebook so bloody gripping. I also loved the fact that the hidden main character is Eduardo
moka
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I really liked it as well.
It's a shame the way he just screwed everyone over though.
Watched it for the first time today, pretty much mirrors my thoughts. I was quite shocked by how good Garfield was, especially some of the scenes near the end.
Anyway, just watched The King of Comedy. It was the only Scorcese + De Niro film I hadn't seen and I loved it. This might be my new favourite De Niro performance overtaking Raging Bull and Taxi Driver.
This wasn't completely thread worthy, but considering this is the most prominent and general movie discussion, thread I figured it would be worth mentioning here. Durng the Desolation of Smaug live reveal, Peter Jackson not-so-subtly implied that his remake of The Dam Busters is most definitely happening.
Charles Foster Kane
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I agree The Social Network is pretty good. One of those instances where most of the characters are unlikeable SOBs, but it's to the movie's benefit.
I love this movie. The soundtrack is amazing.
177) Titan A.E 2000
I liked the art style, but the story was ok
178) The Hunted 2003
On ICM someone said rambo meets the fugitive and i cant disagree there. decent movie 2 more thoughts on it
During the interrogation scene and how he was going on about chickens dying per year then said what if something above humans in the chain came along and completely lost respect for it, got me thinking how we take a lot for granted and what if something like that happened. Also there was a total movie moment late when he building a knife in the woods. right there is just a steel bar laying around for you..
179) The Aristocats 1970
Ok movie nice that butler got his at the end
180) Nightwatch 1997
Should of seen the plot ending a mile away, maybe i was just tired. When i seen it revealed i was like you cheeky bastard
181) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007
rewatch, now i realize i was a little rough on it my first viewing. 2nd view still average to me, dont know what you people see it, slow uninteresting characters idk this one wasnt for me
182) A league of their own 1992
first watch in a couple years, still good movie to me. wonder what made them decide to cast madonna though
182 movies watches
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I liked the art style, but the story was ok
178) The Hunted 2003
On ICM someone said rambo meets the fugitive and i cant disagree there. decent movie 2 more thoughts on it
During the interrogation scene and how he was going on about chickens dying per year then said what if something above humans in the chain came along and completely lost respect for it, got me thinking how we take a lot for granted and what if something like that happened. Also there was a total movie moment late when he building a knife in the woods. right there is just a steel bar laying around for you..
179) The Aristocats 1970
Ok movie nice that butler got his at the end
180) Nightwatch 1997
Should of seen the plot ending a mile away, maybe i was just tired. When i seen it revealed i was like you cheeky bastard
181) The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford 2007
rewatch, now i realize i was a little rough on it my first viewing. 2nd view still average to me, dont know what you people see it, slow uninteresting characters idk this one wasnt for me
182) A league of their own 1992
first watch in a couple years, still good movie to me. wonder what made them decide to cast madonna though
182 movies watches
123 new watches
59 rewatches
especially garfield? wut?
B-B-Bomba!
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Hum. I didn't get the sense that the move away from the stage was deliberate. Little else in the film incited me to give it that kind of credence. Also I don't think it holds water to say the book was too good to have a film do it justice. Or it could, but doesn't in this case. If you have 60 seconds to grab together a plate of food selected from the king's banquet table, of course you won't have the king's banquet, but you should stand a good chance of coming away with a plate of rich, colourful, beautifully cooked food. My impression is they somehow didn't manage this, which takes a powerful factor of misguidance.
It's interesting and valuable though to not have my own opinion universally upheld.
Rewatched Les Mis this evening and I think it's really sinking in as a personal classic. There stands a perfect example to me of drawing powerfully from one's source, and in this case even at several removes. I'd never seen or read it in any format before seeing the film last month, and dear lord, those songs ... Couldn't get them out of my head for weeks afterwards. But what a visually beautiful and in all elements well-crafted film this was. I'm full of admiration. And I choked up like a big girl tonight watching Hathaway sing 'I Dreamed a Dream'.
SCULLIBUNDO
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It should be remembered that Wright decided on the film-as-theatre option when the studio cut his budget down by half.
Alien 3:
I forgot to post about it earlier. You know, I think it'd be a decent enough movie if the CGI and composite shots didn't look stunningly awful. Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking? The CGI and animatronic xeno don't even look like the same creature. At all. I've seen the workprint and theatrical versions, and honestly, I couldn't really remember enough about the workprint to notice much of a difference. The only thing I particularly remember was one of the inmates being really enamored with the xeno. That and the dog vs ox change.
There is enough to like about it to make it decent. Good score, the over all look and tone of the film, Sigourney looking hot as fuck with the shaved head (significantly hotter than she was in Aliens, I think), the claustrophobic feel, maybe THE iconic scene of the series (along with the chestbuster in Alien) with the xeno face to face with Ripley. I think it was really hard to go from so big in Aliens back to a single xeno in a cramped environment. It was kind of setting up to fail from the start, really.
My main issues are really the awful CGI and compositing. It's really a shame since the puppet looked incredible, but then they'd have this scrawny, shitty, super fake looking CGI version that looked nothing like the puppet. Or the really shitty looking ending. I swear I've seen movies from the 60s do a shot like that better. That should have been a great looking shot, but the background looked absolutely awful. It's still significantly better than Resurrection and both AvP movies, though. It is also way, way better than Predator 2. I'd say it and Predators are about on the same level of decent, if formulaic, additions to each series. The story and acting are fine, it's just those TERRIBLE effects that really bring the film down.
I forgot to post about it earlier. You know, I think it'd be a decent enough movie if the CGI and composite shots didn't look stunningly awful. Seriously, what the fuck were they thinking? The CGI and animatronic xeno don't even look like the same creature. At all. I've seen the workprint and theatrical versions, and honestly, I couldn't really remember enough about the workprint to notice much of a difference. The only thing I particularly remember was one of the inmates being really enamored with the xeno. That and the dog vs ox change.
There is enough to like about it to make it decent. Good score, the over all look and tone of the film, Sigourney looking hot as fuck with the shaved head (significantly hotter than she was in Aliens, I think), the claustrophobic feel, maybe THE iconic scene of the series (along with the chestbuster in Alien) with the xeno face to face with Ripley. I think it was really hard to go from so big in Aliens back to a single xeno in a cramped environment. It was kind of setting up to fail from the start, really.
My main issues are really the awful CGI and compositing. It's really a shame since the puppet looked incredible, but then they'd have this scrawny, shitty, super fake looking CGI version that looked nothing like the puppet. Or the really shitty looking ending. I swear I've seen movies from the 60s do a shot like that better. That should have been a great looking shot, but the background looked absolutely awful. It's still significantly better than Resurrection and both AvP movies, though. It is also way, way better than Predator 2. I'd say it and Predators are about on the same level of decent, if formulaic, additions to each series. The story and acting are fine, it's just those TERRIBLE effects that really bring the film down.
Yes, I also think it was some days but my memory is not the best one. Anyway, she was in hypersleep for so much time that I suppose she had urges...
Also, I think Alien 3 is very good, I agree with the great bleak environment and claustrophobic setting, but unfortunately the CGI was very bad, 1993 was to soon to use it like that.
Bardot is as feline as a women can be, I also enjoyed most of the movie.
Bad Lieutenant (1992) - I went with expectations to see a badass cop, maybe influenced by Training Day, but it was basically an addicted police going down in spirals more and more, not so badass. Keitel surely gives it all for the performance
that injection scene
Also the theme of religion and his remorse looked so off to me. 2.5/5
Badlands (1973) - I agree with the great directorial début. The story of two sociopaths and their miserably lifes is just so disconcerting. The first few minutes characterizes so well all their latent nature, much more than 90m of some movies. 4.5/5
La Piscine (1969) - Main stars are Alain Delon and Romy Schneider who are in a durable relationship, spending some time in a friend's mansion at Côte d'Azur. A mutual friend and his daughter arrives and spends some days with them.
Anyone around has seen this movie? I adored the inital setup of the couple relationship, the intimacy between them is very well portrait, and ladies you can see Delon all over the place. Romy has her charms too.
The plot develops up to the main mark point and from there it loose its focus. It is supposedly to portrait the drastic change of Delon's personality and how Romy copes with that but was overly dramatic and too theatrical, opposing too much to the first part. I was really liking the movie but it ended in a lower level.
Also the actress playing the daughter was probably a miscast? I didn't liked her performance at all
Skyfall (2012) - Apart from some subtle references (except Q department) this is not a Bond movie, it only bares its name.
As a action flick, it is entertaining and the initial scene is probably the best. Expecting a much better result than Quantum of Solace but after watching it, it is just barely batter. Casino Royale still the best of these last three instances. 3/5
It's been a while:
Volver - I think a rewatch will make me appreciate this more as I did not care for it as much as I hoped, but it did linger for a few days ***
Badlands - ****½
Nikita - A lot less fun than I thought it would be, totally miscast title character **
Traffic - Drugs are bad mmkay. Moral values. Weird color filters. ***½
Nain souruzu AKA 9 Souls - **½
Mean Girls - So fetch, a lot of fun and the cast is super attractive ***½
And because it was Kurosawa's birthday:
Sugata Sanshiro AKA Judo Saga - His first feature film. Pretty straightforward. Had some redeemable qualities but tbh it kinda bored me + judo isn't the most exciting martial arts of course **
Yoidore tenshi AKA Drunken Angel - First collaboration with (a very young and handsone) Toshiro Mifune. Loved the themes and the acting was great ***½
Rashômon - The only thing I do not love is the overly theatrical acting at points, other than that it's basically a perfect piece of film making. Gorgeous and thought provoking ****½
I was going to close with Madadayo (his final film) but as I mentioned before, I can't deal with the commercials on hulu so it'll have to wait while I get it from somewhere else.
Volver - I think a rewatch will make me appreciate this more as I did not care for it as much as I hoped, but it did linger for a few days ***
Badlands - ****½
Nikita - A lot less fun than I thought it would be, totally miscast title character **
Traffic - Drugs are bad mmkay. Moral values. Weird color filters. ***½
Nain souruzu AKA 9 Souls - **½
Mean Girls - So fetch, a lot of fun and the cast is super attractive ***½
And because it was Kurosawa's birthday:
Sugata Sanshiro AKA Judo Saga - His first feature film. Pretty straightforward. Had some redeemable qualities but tbh it kinda bored me + judo isn't the most exciting martial arts of course **
Yoidore tenshi AKA Drunken Angel - First collaboration with (a very young and handsone) Toshiro Mifune. Loved the themes and the acting was great ***½
Rashômon - The only thing I do not love is the overly theatrical acting at points, other than that it's basically a perfect piece of film making. Gorgeous and thought provoking ****½
I was going to close with Madadayo (his final film) but as I mentioned before, I can't deal with the commercials on hulu so it'll have to wait while I get it from somewhere else.
Pachterballs
Banned
saw Broken City.
Not sure why it reviewed at about 6.1/10. wasn't super gripping but it was quite good. very slow. and 30% on rotten tomatoes?
7.5/10
and it featured 2 of my most hated actors.
Not sure why it reviewed at about 6.1/10. wasn't super gripping but it was quite good. very slow. and 30% on rotten tomatoes?
7.5/10
and it featured 2 of my most hated actors.
Expendable.
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Saw Eyes Wide Shut in 35mm last night. It was quite stunning to take in, definitely one of my favorite Kubrick movies.
IFC Center by any chance? I know they have been showing all of Kubrick's films in honor of the release of Room 237. It seems like most of them are DCP rather than 35mm though. I saw Paths of Glory and Dr Strangelove. Going to see Spartacus tonight I think, and probably The Shining to refresh my memory before Room 237.
Spring Breakers - Harmony Korine definitely seems a bit obsessed with various teen subcultures and how they influence teen sexuality and physical aggression. Spring Breakers definitely seems like a spiritual sequel to K.I.D.S as there's a common dialogue that can be found between the two. Spring Breaker's is a filthy hyper-stimulating trash of a film with uncensored music videos spliced throughout it. The cuts are dauntingly fast to the point of becoming both nauseating and nonsensical, and the plot often progresses in a sudden and sporadic fashion. The conflict between morality and immorality, and the resulting loss of teen innocence is a theme that you would present itself quite naturally in a film about four girls making a trip to Florida for Spring Break. However, none of the plot devices function in a fluid fashion and everything about them and their enactors seems forced. Spring Breakers possesses the most painstakingly annoying uses of foreshadowing I've ever seen from the shallow Aptronyms in the main character's names, to the random gun shots that can be heard throughout the film, and also all of the sudden flash cuts to the future. The imagery of the film is definitely quite brilliant at times, capturing the provocative, unsettling and atavistic in such a bold fashion, but the ridiculous direction the plot goes is becomes counterintuitive to the point where the whole things feels like some sort of sad, sick inside joke. 5/10
Expendable.
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Yep! Yeah, I think it was one of the few in 35mm.
Zero Dark Thirty: 7/10. First of all Jessica Chastainnnnnnnnnnnnn foxlick.giffffff all over her thin pale body and firecrotch and fire butthole nomnomnomnomnomnomn. Pretty straightforward procedural but the final raid was BAD ASS. There's no need to get in to any of the politics of the film, because I don't really care, and besides America is the best.
Last Days: 1/10. This was.... this was nothing. This was absolutely nothing. This movie contains no nutritional value. I mean not that Elephant or Gerry didn't have their, let's say, "ponderous" moments, but this was just overwhelming tedium. Yes that was probably the point, but fuck the point.
The Pledge: 4/10. Benecio De Tor went full retard in this movie.
Dirty Harry: 4/10. You know, I don't think this guy has any respect for the rules! Obviously a little out of date, but I suppose it can be appreciated as a kind of period piece. I didn't really though. It reminded me a lot of a GTA mission.
Life Of Pi: 5/10. http://i.imgur.com/HgebwKU.jpg for real. I thought this was kind of ugly, like with all the computerized stuff and those cutout transition things. I'm sure they have a technical name. Anyway they suck and are ugly. A few nice moments though, not gonna lie. Old pi guy was best pi.
Where The Sidewalk Ends: 7/10. Really cool premise.
Anna Karenina: 9/10. Dazzling. I know there have been infinity film adaptations of this, but this was my first exposure to both the story and to a film based on it. So some of it might be the movie and some of it might be the story. Anyway I enjoyed it immensely. Man Jude Law makes a great looking Russian dude. I felt really bad for him.
Cosmopolis: 3/10. A rare misfire from C-berg. I haven't seen all of his stuff, but I've seen a lot, and this was the worst. A lot of great ideas floating around in this, but that's all they ever do, just float around and never go anywhere.
The Poseidon Adventure: 7/10. Rewatch but it's been like a decade. This movie stars Ernest Borgnine as a hard boiled ex-cop with a big heart who marries a fat-titted hooker. Gene hackman plays a supporting role as a preacher that Borgnine's character sends ahead to scout out danger and trigger any traps on his way to freedom. He literally turns this movie on its head, so powerful is his performance. Then there was a lot of steam and I think someone drowned.
Last Days: 1/10. This was.... this was nothing. This was absolutely nothing. This movie contains no nutritional value. I mean not that Elephant or Gerry didn't have their, let's say, "ponderous" moments, but this was just overwhelming tedium. Yes that was probably the point, but fuck the point.
The Pledge: 4/10. Benecio De Tor went full retard in this movie.
Dirty Harry: 4/10. You know, I don't think this guy has any respect for the rules! Obviously a little out of date, but I suppose it can be appreciated as a kind of period piece. I didn't really though. It reminded me a lot of a GTA mission.
Life Of Pi: 5/10. http://i.imgur.com/HgebwKU.jpg for real. I thought this was kind of ugly, like with all the computerized stuff and those cutout transition things. I'm sure they have a technical name. Anyway they suck and are ugly. A few nice moments though, not gonna lie. Old pi guy was best pi.
Where The Sidewalk Ends: 7/10. Really cool premise.
Anna Karenina: 9/10. Dazzling. I know there have been infinity film adaptations of this, but this was my first exposure to both the story and to a film based on it. So some of it might be the movie and some of it might be the story. Anyway I enjoyed it immensely. Man Jude Law makes a great looking Russian dude. I felt really bad for him.
Cosmopolis: 3/10. A rare misfire from C-berg. I haven't seen all of his stuff, but I've seen a lot, and this was the worst. A lot of great ideas floating around in this, but that's all they ever do, just float around and never go anywhere.
The Poseidon Adventure: 7/10. Rewatch but it's been like a decade. This movie stars Ernest Borgnine as a hard boiled ex-cop with a big heart who marries a fat-titted hooker. Gene hackman plays a supporting role as a preacher that Borgnine's character sends ahead to scout out danger and trigger any traps on his way to freedom. He literally turns this movie on its head, so powerful is his performance. Then there was a lot of steam and I think someone drowned.
Yes Yes Yes. looked so cheap and amateurish and then when I read all the praise for the cinematography I was like wat because the film was like 90% cgi anyway
Also agreed on the fact that Cosmopolis did not work and dat Chastain
I was surprised they didn't just put hazy pink border around the whole thing à la Saved By The Bell dream sequences. Did you think Chastain was good in ZD30? It was hard to tell because the part was pretty bland, but she seemed kinda bad in it. I didn't want to say anything bad about her performance because if she sees this thread she might not marry me.
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