Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933): Now there's an unpromising title for a film, if ever I saw one. But, in fact, the film is quite fun. Busby Berkeley is a name you often see thrown around in discussions of dance numbers, but this is the first time I'd ever seen something he was involved with (in this case, choreographing and helming the four musical numbers). "We're In The Money", one of those songs people know the chorus and tune of but not the context, was introduced in this film (it's also the opening number, being performed by showgirls, only for the show they're rehearsing to be shut down for lack of funds immediately afterward). This is a pre-Code film, so it's quite ribald in parts. The cast includes a pre-Astaire Ginger Rogers, in a supporting role, as well as a few performers I'd heard of before but never seen in a film (Joan Blondell, Ruby Keeler). Warren William, as Blondell's love interest, drags down the proceedings a bit, because his character is supposed to start off as a repressed, stuffy fellow before falling passionately in a love, but the latter transition never quite feels right.
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yeah this is my favorite Disney film as well (including pixar too).
Disney can miss me with their remakes. Maybe Guy Ritchie will bring some cool shit to Aladdin. Lion King and Mulan gonna be mediocre tho.
Trainspotting (rewatch)
Has a bit of that faux-philosophical babble you normally get out of authors like this or Chuck Pahlaniuk, but that's not hard to get over. The movie itself is still Boyle's best film imo and a straight up lean and enjoyable comedy that doesn't shy away from the horrors of drug abuse. God damn I forgot how great this soundtrack was though. Everybody remembers Iggy Pop's Lust for Life and Underworld's Born Slippy being a big part of this film but I forgot that it also featured Blur's best song as well.
Good movie, great chemistry between the cast.
Trainspotting 2
So first off, this didn't live up to the original let alone top it. However its worth a watch, and not too disappointing.
Its biggest failing is that the music in the first film was such a huge part of its influence and lasting appeal, it captured that 90s zeitgeist so well. And so you would expect Boyle to work overtime to duplicate that for the sequel and give us a movie so grounded in our generation....Nah. Get a bunch of piece of crap songs from some wack UK rap group instead. One new track (the one in the trailer with the female vocals) is great, but dude flopped with the newer song choices here overall.
As for the characters, this movie is pretty rooted in nostalgia (it's the focal point of the movie). It teases the songs from previous films, revisits past scenes as the characters reminisce. Dead people are shadows on the wall etc. For the most part all that is done pretty well though. Movie kind of rehashes the plot from the first too tho which wasn't so cool.
It's okay, fun to revisit the characters again but it's not as good as I hoped it would be for the years of speculation we've had regarding Boyle and a sequel.
There's some cool stuff involving Ewan's character though as he sort of lies about how successful he is, and then owns up to his life being a mess. And I liked how he inverted that "Choose Life" speech to sound more like self-pity now as opposed to in the first movie where it was both mocking society and also aspiring to be a part of it. I like this guy, pretty excited for that third season of Fargo. I think he'll knock it out of the park.
World's End was a much better "delayed adulthood" movie but I enjoyed this.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
See, I didn't think it was 'too bizarre' in its presentation. It's certainly absurdist, in the sense that no one would actually behave that way, but it still seemed bound to a central point.
If you take say, all of the ridiculous anti sex restrictions that the hotel in the movie takes, they're obviously ridiculous, but it makes sense if you see it through the lens of a dark satire of modern relationship rituals.
And I think there's nothing wrong with using absurdity to magnify something ridiculous (I was praising Blazing Saddles on the last page), but when the movie shifts to the loner forest, there's a feeling of "ok I get it already". Hell it doesn't even feel that absurd anymore.
I didn't hate the movie, but I didn't think it worked for me past a certain point.
Atraveller
Banned
Ghost in the Shell is very by the numbers boring, the action scenes are dull as well.
I still put on the Blu-ray for rewatch sometimes.
Cripplegate
Member
Manhattan (8/10) - I've seen a few of Woody Allen's newer movies (Match Point probably my favorite among them) but none of his older stuff. I was just recently in Manhattan, in fact, and then the movie showed up for a one week revival run here, so it seemed like fate. I couldn't let the opportunity to see this in a movie theatre pass by. And, hey, it's pretty good. I was laughing pretty hard throughout. Easily the most enjoyable of the (admittedly small number of) Woody Allen movies I've seen so far, although part of that is owing to my having just been to many of the locations in the movie. It was like time travelling almost 40 years into the past and retracing my steps from just a couple months ago. It's a nice document of the city. As for the people who live there, well, I'll take Woody's word for it.
Discotheque
Banned
Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors and Hannah and Her Sisters are all worthwhile movies as well if you're looking at older Allen stuff.
Discotheque
Banned
tight. mad jealous that you get to see that, hopefully you get that signature.
thinking about it, Wright may be my favorite new director of this century.
thinking about it, Wright may be my favorite new director of this century.
TissueBox
Member
Those are indeed the greats. His early low-key greats also include Zelig, Another Woman, and Broadway Danny Rose -- oft forgotten but all very solid and worth a watch if just to remember they're there, lol.
Nice to be able to watch a film without the looming presence of weather threatening to cut things short! I think it's time to start watching some anime feature films, starting with...
Ghost in the Shell: Astonishing visuals and perhaps even astonishing audio qualities go along rather well with the brief but exciting action scenes and pretty well with the more philosophical bent of the story. Some of it can be pretty murky in terms of overall progression, which I feel often sacrifices clarity for pacing, though it's hard to think of a heady film that actually feels nearly as quickly paced as this one does. Still, it creates a rather stunning universe without having to dwell too much on any one aspect, and I was rather taken with the level of camaraderie between the Major, Batou and Togusa that showed a quiet appreciation of each other's contributions to the team without having to beat you over the head with it. Real fascinating stuff all around.
Ghost in the Shell: Astonishing visuals and perhaps even astonishing audio qualities go along rather well with the brief but exciting action scenes and pretty well with the more philosophical bent of the story. Some of it can be pretty murky in terms of overall progression, which I feel often sacrifices clarity for pacing, though it's hard to think of a heady film that actually feels nearly as quickly paced as this one does. Still, it creates a rather stunning universe without having to dwell too much on any one aspect, and I was rather taken with the level of camaraderie between the Major, Batou and Togusa that showed a quiet appreciation of each other's contributions to the team without having to beat you over the head with it. Real fascinating stuff all around.
PaulBizkit
Member
Hacksaw Ridge (2016):
Daaamn, this movie is so inspiring. Doss had the biggest balls ever. The whole movie was magnificent, first half is his personal story and the second half is the actual war events.
Andrew Garfield as Doss was good i guess. Oddly enough, his performance didn't click with me; but what the character did, did.
The most important thing that i take away from this movie is: "Never disrespect or dismiss the source of motivation or inspiration a person can have. If it works for him, then it's ok. Have at it"
Daaamn, this movie is so inspiring. Doss had the biggest balls ever. The whole movie was magnificent, first half is his personal story and the second half is the actual war events.
Andrew Garfield as Doss was good i guess. Oddly enough, his performance didn't click with me; but what the character did, did.
The most important thing that i take away from this movie is: "Never disrespect or dismiss the source of motivation or inspiration a person can have. If it works for him, then it's ok. Have at it"
Are you talking about the anime version because it sounds like it
That is exactly what I mentioned in the paragraph before the review. I think I'll go on a little kick for a bit, since I've got an inkling to see what all those people have been talking about with Your Name this weekend, which is getting a far larger release than I would have figured.
Sibersk Esto
Banned
PSA: If you have a hankering for obscure Italian spaghetti westerns and Poliziotteschi (crime) films, Amazon Prime is bursting with them. Now that that's out of the way:
Bandidos (1967)
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Injured by the bandit Billy Kane during a train robbery, gunfighter-turned-huckster Richard Martin teams up with a mysterious man and teaches him how to shoot in order to make a living and take some revenge.
This one surprised me. I went into this film blind and got a really sharply directed, decently structured western revenge flicks. The lead performance by Enrico Maria Salerno really sells how busted down and broken he is, and while Terry Jenkins is significantly weaker as Ricky Shot, he has a good enough look to carry him through. Venantino Venantini as Billy Kane is also great as cocky but no-nonsense antagonist Billy Kane, and while the other characters treat him like the devil, his performance grounds the character as a guy just trying to be mean enough to survive. There's a lull in the second act and a twist that leads to a great set piece but ultimately feels a little contrived, but it doesn't sink the film.
I want to draw attention to the direction/cinematography of the film because that's where it really impressed me. The film was directed by Massimo Dallamano, who was Sergio Leone's cinematographer for A Fistful of Dollars and A Few Dollars More (But not The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly), and the film has some Leone-esque visuals as a result.
I just really like the look of the film; all of the characters are sunburnt almost to the point of being orange, which really makes them pop in the deep blue night scenes or against snow capped mountains. There are some western movie trademarks, like low angle close-ups, diagonal over the shoulder shots, and waist high wide shots, with an exceptional use of depth of field and foreground and background elements. Some of my favorite shots include: A man is shot off a horse only for the camera to pull back and show that he was shot through a glass window, a long dolly shot of a train full of corpses, a camera tracking a shot of whiskey sliding across a table, a POV sequence through a silent saloon, and a POV shot through a hole in a sombrero. The film just has fantastic shots:
(credit to the spaghetti western database)
Bandidos (1967)
Injured by the bandit Billy Kane during a train robbery, gunfighter-turned-huckster Richard Martin teams up with a mysterious man and teaches him how to shoot in order to make a living and take some revenge.
This one surprised me. I went into this film blind and got a really sharply directed, decently structured western revenge flicks. The lead performance by Enrico Maria Salerno really sells how busted down and broken he is, and while Terry Jenkins is significantly weaker as Ricky Shot, he has a good enough look to carry him through. Venantino Venantini as Billy Kane is also great as cocky but no-nonsense antagonist Billy Kane, and while the other characters treat him like the devil, his performance grounds the character as a guy just trying to be mean enough to survive. There's a lull in the second act and a twist that leads to a great set piece but ultimately feels a little contrived, but it doesn't sink the film.
I want to draw attention to the direction/cinematography of the film because that's where it really impressed me. The film was directed by Massimo Dallamano, who was Sergio Leone's cinematographer for A Fistful of Dollars and A Few Dollars More (But not The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly), and the film has some Leone-esque visuals as a result.
I just really like the look of the film; all of the characters are sunburnt almost to the point of being orange, which really makes them pop in the deep blue night scenes or against snow capped mountains. There are some western movie trademarks, like low angle close-ups, diagonal over the shoulder shots, and waist high wide shots, with an exceptional use of depth of field and foreground and background elements. Some of my favorite shots include: A man is shot off a horse only for the camera to pull back and show that he was shot through a glass window, a long dolly shot of a train full of corpses, a camera tracking a shot of whiskey sliding across a table, a POV sequence through a silent saloon, and a POV shot through a hole in a sombrero. The film just has fantastic shots:
(credit to the spaghetti western database)
I recommend it for any fans of the genre.
Oh my bad man! But yea I am going to watch the animated movie.
Net_Wrecker
Member
I've also rewatched Ghost In The Shell (95) a couple of times recently due to all the talk of the American live action one. Such a beautifully haunting and atmospheric movie. There was no way the new one was going to get anywhere close to this. It's almost impossible to do justice to the mood and pace of this movie on a blockbuster scale in the current industry climate. Even if all the weird racial insensitivities were ironed out, thier version of what this movie is wouldn't work for me.
Yeah, it really surprised me how little exposition is expounded upon and how quickly it moves onto the next crisis with zero downtime. It's like a Michael Mann cyberpunk film.
Puck Beaverton
Banned
Check out Stand Alone Complex if you haven't already.
Got that Yoko Kano goodness.
Got that Yoko Kano goodness.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
So, Table 19. A dull, boring, inconsequential comedy that is surprisingly rubbish for having such a stellar cast.
So a bunch of quirky yet good looking people are all seated at the table of the wedding thats at the back of the room or something. Throughout the day (or afternoon is it) they work out their various issues and learn life lessons that are really vague and stupid all while being hilarious.
Or not. It did just pass the 6 laugh test, but mainly cos Stephen Merchant is really funny. Otherwise Anna Kendrick is boring, Lisa Kudrow does the thing she always does but which is also boring. The guy from the grand budapest hotel has nothing to do and thus is also... boring.
The story is rubbish, the life lessons are vague and meaningless, the humour isn't there, and the cast are terrible boring except Merchant. Blegh, what a waste of time and energy.
So a bunch of quirky yet good looking people are all seated at the table of the wedding thats at the back of the room or something. Throughout the day (or afternoon is it) they work out their various issues and learn life lessons that are really vague and stupid all while being hilarious.
Or not. It did just pass the 6 laugh test, but mainly cos Stephen Merchant is really funny. Otherwise Anna Kendrick is boring, Lisa Kudrow does the thing she always does but which is also boring. The guy from the grand budapest hotel has nothing to do and thus is also... boring.
The story is rubbish, the life lessons are vague and meaningless, the humour isn't there, and the cast are terrible boring except Merchant. Blegh, what a waste of time and energy.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
Another Woman is one of the greatest films ever made, far more than just solid.
Memento_Mori15
Member
Lion premiered yesterday and saw it after work. What an incredible movie! I really got emotional and was holding tears from falling.
Baroquemantic
Member
Krampus
That was pretty great for the most part. I definitely wasn't expecting that ending. And speaking of,
⭐⭐⭐⭐
That was pretty great for the most part. I definitely wasn't expecting that ending. And speaking of,
are they in hell or something, reliving Christmas over and over?
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Discotheque
Banned
Yeah. A live action blockbuster by the director of that snow white movie was just not gonna live up to this or even attempt to
The anime film is definitely amazing. Loved how little they emphasized handholding with this one. And the atmosphere of it (including the music) is defo one of its strong suits. 90s classic
I kicked off my Nic Cage month with 2012's Stolen. Surprisingly not terrible, but flawed enough to easily see why it didn't get a theatrical release. The sort of mindless but entertaining kind-of action, kind-of heist film that used to be common to late weeknights on HBO.
A good cast where only one actor really gave a lot of effort (a role which missed the mark and ended up being cheesy and likely poorly directed). Writing and dialog that is serviceable but low effort. Humor that's not totally flat but doesn't make you laugh out loud either.
Just utterly mediocre.
A good cast where only one actor really gave a lot of effort (a role which missed the mark and ended up being cheesy and likely poorly directed). Writing and dialog that is serviceable but low effort. Humor that's not totally flat but doesn't make you laugh out loud either.
Just utterly mediocre.
Cop Car (2015) - ★★★☆☆
Since I'm very much looking forward to Jon Watt's Spider-Man: Homecoming this Summer, I read the Marvel Studios folks were convinced after they've seen Cop Car, and so I got curious. I started it up, and I loved how these two innocent and naive kids were the main characters, how they played around, and how the movie quickly took it one step further beyond realism and into frantic chaos, letting these two young guys drive off in a cop car. And then how it ups the stakes with the introduction of the sheriff and what he's up to, and how he plays off the police department and the other officers. There were some tension, but most of all excitement, curiousness and joy. The third act totally took me by surprise, in how it all quickly escalated but it was interesting. I don't know what more I would want from this movie. Maybe some more humor, and a quicker pace.
Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016) - ★★★★☆
To be honest, I only started watching this because of Gal Gadot. I think she's stunning and though I know she can be very wooden, I've still liked her in both Fast 5 and Batman v Superman, so I was up for giving this a shot, mostly because I wanted some light-hearted comedy fun during daytime. First I actually thought that Shea Whigham from Cop Car was playing the husband here, but I see that was Zach Galifianakis looking it up on IMDB. I've seen the premise many times before, with spy neighbors moving in, and this normal couple not having any idea about their true identities. I started up the first season of The Americans some weeks ago, and I thought the premise was the same, but of course here it was all comedy. In fact, the humor throughout was right up my alley, and my kind of humor. There were so many funny moments, unexpected explosions, and it wasn't only the funny couple who took this up a notch, it was also the Joneses playing well off each other. In fact, the four leads was playing off each other very well. I won't write too much, but this was one hilarious movie, yet simple.
Battle Royale (2000) - ★★★☆☆
Having loved the first Hunger Games movie, I was recommended this movie by a gaffer, and I clearly see why. This is battle royale into the bone, and since I've started playing Playunknown's Battlegrounds I have been in such an exact mood. Starting up this movie I actually expected something else, I thought it would be an American Hollywood movie but it turns out to be Japanese which surprised me in a good way. There's been a ton of great foreign movies and this one started up very nicely, my expectations started to rise. The start was nicely paced and thorough in explaining what we were dealing with here, the background for it all, the reasons, and the ruleset. It was exciting but also horrifying how honest and direct it was in it's exposition and gore. Funnily enough, I wasn't drawn to the main couple, instead I was cheering on Mitsoko all the way through, and even though she was portrayed as this mean-spirited survivor, I was left happy with her conclusion and background shown through flashbacks. Unfortunately there was also some Asian tropes I wasn't in the mood for, how love was upstaged, and how melodramatic it could be in scenes. I wish the character's decisions were more realistic instead of following these caricatures. I'm not sure I got the dream sequences, and the ending, and I thought it sucked how the movie itself broke its own ruleset. So all in all, the bads actually soured me a bit on the final product.
Since I'm very much looking forward to Jon Watt's Spider-Man: Homecoming this Summer, I read the Marvel Studios folks were convinced after they've seen Cop Car, and so I got curious. I started it up, and I loved how these two innocent and naive kids were the main characters, how they played around, and how the movie quickly took it one step further beyond realism and into frantic chaos, letting these two young guys drive off in a cop car. And then how it ups the stakes with the introduction of the sheriff and what he's up to, and how he plays off the police department and the other officers. There were some tension, but most of all excitement, curiousness and joy. The third act totally took me by surprise, in how it all quickly escalated but it was interesting. I don't know what more I would want from this movie. Maybe some more humor, and a quicker pace.
Keeping Up With the Joneses (2016) - ★★★★☆
To be honest, I only started watching this because of Gal Gadot. I think she's stunning and though I know she can be very wooden, I've still liked her in both Fast 5 and Batman v Superman, so I was up for giving this a shot, mostly because I wanted some light-hearted comedy fun during daytime. First I actually thought that Shea Whigham from Cop Car was playing the husband here, but I see that was Zach Galifianakis looking it up on IMDB. I've seen the premise many times before, with spy neighbors moving in, and this normal couple not having any idea about their true identities. I started up the first season of The Americans some weeks ago, and I thought the premise was the same, but of course here it was all comedy. In fact, the humor throughout was right up my alley, and my kind of humor. There were so many funny moments, unexpected explosions, and it wasn't only the funny couple who took this up a notch, it was also the Joneses playing well off each other. In fact, the four leads was playing off each other very well. I won't write too much, but this was one hilarious movie, yet simple.
Battle Royale (2000) - ★★★☆☆
Having loved the first Hunger Games movie, I was recommended this movie by a gaffer, and I clearly see why. This is battle royale into the bone, and since I've started playing Playunknown's Battlegrounds I have been in such an exact mood. Starting up this movie I actually expected something else, I thought it would be an American Hollywood movie but it turns out to be Japanese which surprised me in a good way. There's been a ton of great foreign movies and this one started up very nicely, my expectations started to rise. The start was nicely paced and thorough in explaining what we were dealing with here, the background for it all, the reasons, and the ruleset. It was exciting but also horrifying how honest and direct it was in it's exposition and gore. Funnily enough, I wasn't drawn to the main couple, instead I was cheering on Mitsoko all the way through, and even though she was portrayed as this mean-spirited survivor, I was left happy with her conclusion and background shown through flashbacks. Unfortunately there was also some Asian tropes I wasn't in the mood for, how love was upstaged, and how melodramatic it could be in scenes. I wish the character's decisions were more realistic instead of following these caricatures. I'm not sure I got the dream sequences, and the ending, and I thought it sucked how the movie itself broke its own ruleset. So all in all, the bads actually soured me a bit on the final product.
Rhomega Beta
Member
Kubo and the Two Strings: Finally got around to seeing this, since it just came to Netflix. I liked a lot of ideas here, with the use of origami and the boss fights. There's some nice scenery here too. Keeps the cast simple. I do wish the climax ended differently, but otherwise, it's a great movie.
MidnightCowboy
Member
Brehs Your Name fucked me up. Some subtle waterworks, I had to wipe them away before the lights came on.
T2 Trainspotting
Liked this one a whole hell of a lot. There's a point in the movie where Sick Boy (Simon now) talks to Mark (Ewan McGregor) about nostalgia, and it was a moment where the situation comments on the movie, and really a lot of the movies and TV shows coming out (and ironically, the one I watched right after this one). And what caught me by surprise was that the movie lingered on the past, but it wasn't because it could, but because it had to. All of these characters never truly moved on, as much as they can fool themselves. And for that, and the events of the film, it became fascinating to watch. Not to mention Danny Boyle's direction and visual choices, which are always top notch.
But my one tiny gripe is, and it is a story spoiler, (and dives into Boyle's Trance, too):
But even with that, the film is very damn good.
Power Rangers
I don't have much to say about this one beyond it being a movie where, for the first time in a while, I wanted less character development. It was used way too much as exposition and bogged down any of the fun this movie wanted to have, and became a superhero erectile dysfunction movie for much of its running time. When they finally get it up, it doesn't last for very long, and it left everyone devastated while they are pleased with themselves.
Plus the whole movie starts with a cow jerking off joke, so, they started this sex metaphor!
But a nearby group of people a little younger than me went wild during the last 20 minutes... so what do I know.
Liked this one a whole hell of a lot. There's a point in the movie where Sick Boy (Simon now) talks to Mark (Ewan McGregor) about nostalgia, and it was a moment where the situation comments on the movie, and really a lot of the movies and TV shows coming out (and ironically, the one I watched right after this one). And what caught me by surprise was that the movie lingered on the past, but it wasn't because it could, but because it had to. All of these characters never truly moved on, as much as they can fool themselves. And for that, and the events of the film, it became fascinating to watch. Not to mention Danny Boyle's direction and visual choices, which are always top notch.
But my one tiny gripe is, and it is a story spoiler, (and dives into Boyle's Trance, too):
it followed the finale of Trance too closely. The female lead tricks the two love interests in the triangle into trusting her, and then takes off with the spoils.
But even with that, the film is very damn good.
Power Rangers
I don't have much to say about this one beyond it being a movie where, for the first time in a while, I wanted less character development. It was used way too much as exposition and bogged down any of the fun this movie wanted to have, and became a superhero erectile dysfunction movie for much of its running time. When they finally get it up, it doesn't last for very long, and it left everyone devastated while they are pleased with themselves.
Plus the whole movie starts with a cow jerking off joke, so, they started this sex metaphor!
But a nearby group of people a little younger than me went wild during the last 20 minutes... so what do I know.
Freeza Under The Shower
Member
oh! So that's what I missed about the 'Crispy CREME' part then. *fake laugh*
And here I was thinking they were trying to make a kids movie, har har har.
Yeah, that movie's tone is really all over the place. It really won't be missed after its run in cinema.
And here I was thinking they were trying to make a kids movie, har har har.
Yeah, that movie's tone is really all over the place. It really won't be missed after its run in cinema.
I had two free tickets and a $3 ticket to see it, and never made it to any of them. Then I went today. I regret everything.
Plus when they finally morph they are visible for two minutes and then are Iron Man close-up faces in their zords for the rest of it. Boo.
Pretty much. Lived up to the hype, anime tropes and all.
Anyone see Baby Driver yet? I know Edgar Wright has a pretty large following but I've embarrassingly never watched any of his films. Baby Driver looks really fun though and I have advance tickets for a showing on Monday so I'm excited.
Guessing I should at least check out Shaun of the Dead and/or Hot Fuzz?
Correction Edit: I've seen Scott Pilgrim, which I really liked. Forgot he did that one lol.
Guessing I should at least check out Shaun of the Dead and/or Hot Fuzz?
Correction Edit: I've seen Scott Pilgrim, which I really liked. Forgot he did that one lol.
:O Advanced tickets?! How dare you!
Shaun and Hot Fuzz are both fantastic, definitely well worth watching. The World's End is good too, but I don't think it holds up as much.
AngmarsKing701
Member
Blazing Saddles (1974) - oof that was stupid. I mean, I know Mel Brooks movies are stupid, but that was like offensively stupid. And not funny. Maybe got a chuckle from me once, when Harvey Korman grabbed a taxi and said "take me off this movie." I felt the same way, Harvey. The only thing I actually found interesting was the Warner Bros lot. We did a tour there a couple years ago. Pretty neat to see what it looked like back in the 70s.
1 / 5 ughs.
1 / 5 ughs.
MidnightCowboy
Member
How can you not laugh at the scene where the sheriff holds himself up. HOW
Belladonna of Sadness: As visually and aurally hypnotic as films could ever hope to be, with a surprisingly relevant feminist bent that pays off in an unexpected way. It definitely isn't going to be to all tastes, as the imagery on display gets pretty out there and the reliance on still imagery panning in lieu of traditional animation techniques (present here, but not in great numbers, revealing what was surely a pittance of a budget compared to other feature-length animated productions at the time) will probably frustrate those wanting something more elaborate, but with imagery this stunning and potent, the more adventurous types out there won't mind much.
Infernostew
Member
I liked this film quite a bit. Felt like I was tripping on acid but it kind of overstayed it's welcome.
Jack The Nipper
Banned
Split - Saw it yesterday. IMO was made very well and quite a decent original story and setup that most shouldn't over look.
9/10
Patriots Day - Well made film about the Boston bombings, some really tough parts to watch but overall solid.
8/10
Terminator 3 - still as bad as I remember or worse.
4/10
Astronaut The last Push - Story of two lone spacemen traveling to Venus, something goes wrong and leaves the guy alone on the station. I thought it was alright, nothing great, nothing too bad.
6/10
Panic Room - Jodie Foster has bought a new home with a safe like room that you can take shelter in. Some crew break in and most of the movie takes place with them in the house and she and her daughter in the panic room. Enjoyed it.
8/10
Mindhunters - pretty standard thriller of the 90's/early 00's. Basically a setup for a team of wannabe fbi agents going through extreme training. Someone is out to really kill them all , let the games begin?
6/10
Vanishing on 7th Street - Started of good in a cinema where the power fails and everyone vanishes leaving their clothes remaining. Snowballs downhill from there with a lack of depth, fun or reasoning.
5/10 first half 7/10
9/10
Patriots Day - Well made film about the Boston bombings, some really tough parts to watch but overall solid.
8/10
Terminator 3 - still as bad as I remember or worse.
4/10
Astronaut The last Push - Story of two lone spacemen traveling to Venus, something goes wrong and leaves the guy alone on the station. I thought it was alright, nothing great, nothing too bad.
6/10
Panic Room - Jodie Foster has bought a new home with a safe like room that you can take shelter in. Some crew break in and most of the movie takes place with them in the house and she and her daughter in the panic room. Enjoyed it.
8/10
Mindhunters - pretty standard thriller of the 90's/early 00's. Basically a setup for a team of wannabe fbi agents going through extreme training. Someone is out to really kill them all , let the games begin?
6/10
Vanishing on 7th Street - Started of good in a cinema where the power fails and everyone vanishes leaving their clothes remaining. Snowballs downhill from there with a lack of depth, fun or reasoning.
5/10 first half 7/10
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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Another at best mediocre comedy with a stellar cast? This and Table 19 were released on the same day, so thats a weird coincidence.
Going In Style is a mediocre comedy that squanders its great cast on a poor premise. Old people robbing a bank with some vague message about why its ok cos the banks are bad in there, and about the guys are all nice hard working people with families or connections or something.
So while its not unpleasant to watch Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin bounce off each other and make various jokes about getting old and young people and money and whatever else, its not funny, the life lessons are muddled and stupid, and it really fizzles out to a big shrug of an ending.
Big let down, it ends up as the equivalent of that programme you put on the telly as background noise while doing something more interesting
Going In Style is a mediocre comedy that squanders its great cast on a poor premise. Old people robbing a bank with some vague message about why its ok cos the banks are bad in there, and about the guys are all nice hard working people with families or connections or something.
So while its not unpleasant to watch Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, and Alan Arkin bounce off each other and make various jokes about getting old and young people and money and whatever else, its not funny, the life lessons are muddled and stupid, and it really fizzles out to a big shrug of an ending.
Big let down, it ends up as the equivalent of that programme you put on the telly as background noise while doing something more interesting
Taxi Driver (1976) - ★★★★☆
I decided to watch this one for the first time last night, and first of all, wow at Robert De Niro; I've never seen him young, but I see the resemblance to his older self in movies like Meet the Parents. Anyway, his acting was superb in this movie, and although I hated his character, since I found him to be a creep, disturbed and distanced from reality, it is very well played. I started to uncover what he was up to, and how his thought process was working, and how he wanted to do good. He also had a laps where I think he felt like being God's lonely child, and thus going the mile to prepare an awful assassination. Unfortunately it was just this, the last 20-30 minutes of the movie that took it down a notch for me. It seemed like it went by too fast, and I didn't like where his character ended up by the end.
Hell or High Water (2016) - ★★★★★
Didn't know what to expect. I did expect it to take place in Texas near the Mexican border like Logan, and I honestly only checked it out because one of the main actors is playing Black Bolt in the upcoming Inhumans show. Anyway, this movie totally smashed it, both in style, cinematography, atmosphere and most definitely its acting. Everybody brought their A-game, and I loved how we got to see these two brothers do their thing, while the sheriff and his partner was trying to end their robberies. The ending was great too. Although, I didn't understand
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I decided to watch this one for the first time last night, and first of all, wow at Robert De Niro; I've never seen him young, but I see the resemblance to his older self in movies like Meet the Parents. Anyway, his acting was superb in this movie, and although I hated his character, since I found him to be a creep, disturbed and distanced from reality, it is very well played. I started to uncover what he was up to, and how his thought process was working, and how he wanted to do good. He also had a laps where I think he felt like being God's lonely child, and thus going the mile to prepare an awful assassination. Unfortunately it was just this, the last 20-30 minutes of the movie that took it down a notch for me. It seemed like it went by too fast, and I didn't like where his character ended up by the end.
Hell or High Water (2016) - ★★★★★
Didn't know what to expect. I did expect it to take place in Texas near the Mexican border like Logan, and I honestly only checked it out because one of the main actors is playing Black Bolt in the upcoming Inhumans show. Anyway, this movie totally smashed it, both in style, cinematography, atmosphere and most definitely its acting. Everybody brought their A-game, and I loved how we got to see these two brothers do their thing, while the sheriff and his partner was trying to end their robberies. The ending was great too. Although, I didn't understand
why they went to these lengths to do robberies, when they could just pump oil? Did they spend the stolen money to buy that ranch with oil? Didn't he own it all along
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Dude he only made 3 other movies aside from Scott pilgrim. Watch them all. Fantastic films.
A lot of people seem to state worlds end as the weakest of the trilogy but honestly I think it's the best movie he's made yet
I love that Jackie Chan/Drunken Master influence in the fight choreography. And the theme of being stuck in the past was done particularly well imo. I like how they tie it to a sci fi plot as well
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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They needed the money to get the equipment to pump the oil in the first place, whilst also stopping the bank from taking the place whilst it was being set up.
AngmarsKing701
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That's the way humor is: hit or miss. This was a huge miss for me.
I most likely didn't think the sheriff holding himself up scene was funny because I've laughed at Bugs Bunny doing it a million times when I was a kid and now I'm over it.
Assassin's Creed
I thought it started out pretty good. The historic scenes were cool and I liked the way they used the bleeding effect. I just wonder what in the hell happened in the third act, the movie completely fell apart and made no sense anymore. It was still better than I expected.
I thought it started out pretty good. The historic scenes were cool and I liked the way they used the bleeding effect. I just wonder what in the hell happened in the third act, the movie completely fell apart and made no sense anymore. It was still better than I expected.
How does this happen? I went to buy some blurays the other day and have I watched even one yet? Nope. I sat and watched Netflix the last couple days instead....
Tank 432 I'm a bit torn on this one. It feels a bit amateurish and meh but at the same time there are some nice scenes and tension. While it feels very low budget I did enjoy this. If only it was just a little better made...
Mortal Kombat I saw this when it first came out and thought it was kind of meh. Looking back you can really see some early elements of Resident Evil to come like some of the visuals and music. What was really good about this was capturing the essence of Mortal Kombat which is the characters and their specials. Right off the bat you have Liu Kang waking up with a bicycle hung on the wall which I thought was a nice touch. Sonya Blade was a bit of a meh character that really seemed to get her ass kicked more than she really did anything. Johnny Cage, Kano, Raiden, and Shang Tsung were all well cast as well. As far as effects go sure they were definitely an old school kind but enjoyable rather than out of place. Even Goro was done halfway decent given the technology of the day. Best of all its long so you get the story nicely put together with some wonkiness here and there but largely put together so that you don't need to know the game.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Then there is this steaming pile. The new Sonya looks a bit better and actually I liked the costumes and how cheap they looked. I mean even the first one looked like a b movie it owned it and punched a bit above its weight. This one on the other hand is what makes b movies look bad. All the parts are here but their just not put together very well. There are Ray Harryhausen style effects in the last half but instead of using stop motion their made with crappy cgi that has that Harryhausen bullet point but devoid of any of the wonder his effects can generate. Sadly this did not come anywhere close to what the first film was which it easily could have been as good or better under better direction.
Under the Shadow Now this...this is bad ass. The ending was a little underwhelming but I thought the tension this movie creates as it goes on was awesome. The mother and daughter were definitely well cast. Especially the daughter who wasn't whiny or annoying like those brats from Jurassic Park.
Tank 432 I'm a bit torn on this one. It feels a bit amateurish and meh but at the same time there are some nice scenes and tension. While it feels very low budget I did enjoy this. If only it was just a little better made...
Mortal Kombat I saw this when it first came out and thought it was kind of meh. Looking back you can really see some early elements of Resident Evil to come like some of the visuals and music. What was really good about this was capturing the essence of Mortal Kombat which is the characters and their specials. Right off the bat you have Liu Kang waking up with a bicycle hung on the wall which I thought was a nice touch. Sonya Blade was a bit of a meh character that really seemed to get her ass kicked more than she really did anything. Johnny Cage, Kano, Raiden, and Shang Tsung were all well cast as well. As far as effects go sure they were definitely an old school kind but enjoyable rather than out of place. Even Goro was done halfway decent given the technology of the day. Best of all its long so you get the story nicely put together with some wonkiness here and there but largely put together so that you don't need to know the game.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation Then there is this steaming pile. The new Sonya looks a bit better and actually I liked the costumes and how cheap they looked. I mean even the first one looked like a b movie it owned it and punched a bit above its weight. This one on the other hand is what makes b movies look bad. All the parts are here but their just not put together very well. There are Ray Harryhausen style effects in the last half but instead of using stop motion their made with crappy cgi that has that Harryhausen bullet point but devoid of any of the wonder his effects can generate. Sadly this did not come anywhere close to what the first film was which it easily could have been as good or better under better direction.
Under the Shadow Now this...this is bad ass. The ending was a little underwhelming but I thought the tension this movie creates as it goes on was awesome. The mother and daughter were definitely well cast. Especially the daughter who wasn't whiny or annoying like those brats from Jurassic Park.
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