ViewtifulJC
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eagerly anticipating the Rise of Tomb Raider > UC4 explanation
Movies You've Seen Recently |OT| August 2016
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Discotheque
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he probably got a bit excited about lara croft making those struggle noises....
George Oscar Bluth II
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Fuck the current Tomb Raider series. Removed everything I love about TR. Lara is crapola now.
On topic: I watched Rear Window, Die Hard (again) and Zootopia. All were excellent, with Rear Window being the strongest of the three (one of my favourite films).
I knew what to expect with Zootopia but didn't think I'd like it more than I expected to. Really resonates with our current social climate. Stunning film too.
On topic: I watched Rear Window, Die Hard (again) and Zootopia. All were excellent, with Rear Window being the strongest of the three (one of my favourite films).
I knew what to expect with Zootopia but didn't think I'd like it more than I expected to. Really resonates with our current social climate. Stunning film too.
Net_Wrecker
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I mean, it won't be that long tbh, as long as RotTR is on par with the first game (a game, mind you, that I didn't think was that good). Here's a preview:
"Rise of The Tomb Raider got gameplay. Uncharted 4 ain't got enough gameplay."
Fin.
ViewtifulJC
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dem YesJulz noises
Discotheque
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yeah there's a bit too much walk and talk chapters. druckmann is on his own kool aid where he thinks he's crafting award worthy stories or some shit.
but man when you get to those gunfights. uncharted 4 is on a new level. the physics as the bullets flew and hit everything and the maneuverability......really felt like i was playing an action movie.
but man when you get to those gunfights. uncharted 4 is on a new level. the physics as the bullets flew and hit everything and the maneuverability......really felt like i was playing an action movie.
brianjones
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the mice in scene is better in uc4 tho
I haven't played tomb raider tbh .. No xbox
Net_Wrecker
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Everyone will just counter with stuff like this. "But Net_Wrecker, mise-en-scene, voice acting, emotions, Elena, environments, that one set-piece."
ok ok ok
Because when the best part of the franchise has been its energetic set-pieces, and now the shootouts are amazing as well, yet they slash the amount of both, plus slow the game to a snail's pace by doubling down on empty platforming, all that mise-en-scene, and storytelling, and emotions don't matter to me.
lmao
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Anyway, back to movies. We'll continue the other stuff in the right threads in due time.
Discotheque
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i think it's out on ps4 pretty soon.
Elevator to the Gallows
Real solid little drama here. The lady's dialogue was hilarious, so dramatic in such a overly romantic french way. She constantly dropped some inner monologues about her love for the main character and her loneliness etc. The soundtrack helps it out though.
Miles Davis' soundtrack really made the atmosphere in this one, very moody jazz soundtrack permeates the entire thing. Loved it. Good rainy day film because of the ost for sure.
young couple in here were my favorite characters, reminded me a lot of the main characters in Breathless. Definitely recommend this on a lazy night. I think I might cop the bluray if it exists.
brianjones
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I watched that movie over the weekend .. Good shit
I need to see more Malle films.. Only saw my dinner with Andre a long time ago and never would have guessed it's the same director
I need to see more Malle films.. Only saw my dinner with Andre a long time ago and never would have guessed it's the same director
MidnightCowboy
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I haven't even finished UC4. It's just not thaaat fun sometimes. I mean the combat is the best it's ever been, there were a few times I laughed out loud from pure exhilaration as I swung around and shot people, but then you go back to walking and talking. I had just played 3 for the first time right before, so maybe I was just burned out on the formula. No part in 4 seemed to match the high of the ship graveyard for me.
Fancy Clown
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I really enjoyed Uncharted 4. Slots in nicely with the rest of the franchise. If they had fixed some of the pacing/encounter issues it would have easily been the best, but as it stands its second best for me. My GOTY so far.
True Savior
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The Lady Vanishes - Alfred Hitchcock
Too boring until it gets going and when it does it's just too damn silly. Not particularly funny. Just straight up silly.
Too boring until it gets going and when it does it's just too damn silly. Not particularly funny. Just straight up silly.
Fancy Clown
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I like the beginning of The Lady Vanishes. It's definitely pretty slow, but I just really like the atmosphere of the alpine town.
Freeza Under The Shower
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now you know our pain. Our pain!
(I did see the whole movie though. More on that later, since I've still got twelve movies to go, with three rewatches in between too. brb, typing... )
I just couldn't, mate. it almost felt like FF4 again
Discotheque
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Can't believe some nerds were mad about the will smith casting. Without him those first 20 minutes would have been completely unbearable. Dude was pretty funny I thought.
Still either way I wish I walked out after the first half.
Fancy Clown
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After Batman v Superman I wised up and didn't succumb to wasting my time/money on Suicide Squad. Ya'll should have watched Hell or High Water instead. Or literally anything else.
sunshine and gasoline
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War Dogs
Definitely less comedy than I was expected but that isn't a bad thing. Teller and Hill were pretty good in their roles with Hill being a fantastic asshole that one can't help but want to punch in the face.
Definitely less comedy than I was expected but that isn't a bad thing. Teller and Hill were pretty good in their roles with Hill being a fantastic asshole that one can't help but want to punch in the face.
Net_Wrecker
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I cut it short breh. I COULD'VE KEPT GOING. Lemme tell you something else about Uncharted 4.....
Nah let's keep railing on Suicide Squad. The hell is DC doing man
MidnightCowboy
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Haven't rented a movie in ages, picked up Taste of Cherry in honor of Kiarostami and Whisper of the Heart based on GAF recommendations (thanks guys). Looking forward to watching them both, I had a lull where I was just rewatching movies I had seen before. Have a renewed thirst for new stuff. Watching a great movie for the first time is magical.
So Scorsese's Silence is rumored to be shaping up to have a runtime of three hours with a likely release in December. Hope he delivers. I'm undecided whether I should read the novel before or after watching the film.
On that note, how does Seven Years in Tibet compare to Kundun?
On that note, how does Seven Years in Tibet compare to Kundun?
Fancy Clown
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While The Invitation is predictable, it suffuses its setup with enough Polanski-esque tension and misdirection that even though you know where things are going, you feel like you don't. I was surprised how campy and awkward a lot of the performances felt, and while it was a little distracting at first, it I think it ended up fitting the story since of course a bunch of Hollywood hills people would be fucking weirdos, even the supposedly normal ones in this story. When shit finally hits the fan it's done in a cold, remorseless fashion that really ups the intensity, and ends on a rather interesting note that brings Fight Club to mind. Overall I thought it was an effective thriller. Some of the acting isn't the best, it can feel a bit contrived, but I think it did a good job justifying some of the ludicrousness of its plot with the theme, and I love the set-up of movies like this where the characters are all stuck in one place and you know something is wrong but you're not 100% certain exactly how that will manifest. It's kind of similar to House of the Devil in its structure and set-up.
Hitchcock/Truffaut
A fun, sometimes insightful look into Hitchcock's filmmaking rationales, interests and occasional insecurities. The audio clips and stills from Hitchcock and Truffaut's interviews are great; the contemporary talking head shots of Scorsese, Fincher, et al. are about what you'd expect, but Scorsese's bit as usual nicely complements the film (James Gray, on the other hand, sounds completely ridiculous). I imagine for people who own or have read the book, this is going to be little more than a companion piece that doesn't offer much, or anything, new. For people like me who haven't read the book (I've mostly avoided it so I don't spoil myself on a ton of Hitchcocks I haven't seen yet), this is a nice intro to it and also an interesting piece on its own.
3.5/5
A fun, sometimes insightful look into Hitchcock's filmmaking rationales, interests and occasional insecurities. The audio clips and stills from Hitchcock and Truffaut's interviews are great; the contemporary talking head shots of Scorsese, Fincher, et al. are about what you'd expect, but Scorsese's bit as usual nicely complements the film (James Gray, on the other hand, sounds completely ridiculous). I imagine for people who own or have read the book, this is going to be little more than a companion piece that doesn't offer much, or anything, new. For people like me who haven't read the book (I've mostly avoided it so I don't spoil myself on a ton of Hitchcocks I haven't seen yet), this is a nice intro to it and also an interesting piece on its own.
3.5/5
ViewtifulJC
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oh, good. I was hoping this would be another Gangs of New York.
Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one here who actually likes GoNY.
SIIT is a horribly boring hollywood cliche fest, more interested in Pitt's wonderful hair than in showing some actual cinema. Kundun is cold as hell, but at least it's fascinating, honest and with a lot of memorable scenes (the dialogue between Mao and the Lama)
glad to hear Silence is superlong, but after Scorsese's lackluster last six movies (minus Hugo, which I love) I'm a bit skeptical it will actually deliver
yeah there's a bit too much walk and talk chapters. druckmann is on his own kool aid where he thinks he's crafting award worthy stories or some shit.
but man when you get to those gunfights. uncharted 4 is on a new level. the physics as the bullets flew and hit everything and the maneuverability......really felt like i was playing an action movie.
Soooo true!
It also has a pretty wonderful soundtrack by Phillip Glass and is the only Deakins/Scorsese collaboration. I asked because I remember someone comparing Kundun very unfavourably to SYiT (and the trailer looked intriguing enough).
Infernostew
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Anthropoid - Pretty dull film about a true operation in WW2 where Czech agents plot to assassinate Hitler's 3rd in command. I actually have read about this story on one of my many wikipedia tangents on military history. It really should've been an interesting film but the direction is quite bad and the pacing is uneven throughout. The acting is fine but nothing to write home about even though I think Cillian Murphy is a good actor, there's nothing really stand out here. The action set piece are the best of the bunch but really couldn't save it. Not really worth a look unless you're really interested in WW2 covert operations. 5/10
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Kundun was fantastic, that soundtrack is incredible as well. Very moving stuff.
MidnightCowboy
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Holy shit was Ebert wrong about Taste of Cherry. Opinions and all that, I know, but wow I could not disagree with him more.
Infernostew
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Ebert would sometimes get too emotional (not really the right word but I can't articulate what it is) and completely get it wrong.
Yeah, it's one I'm a 180 with him as well and one of those movies I feel he was just flat-out wrong with. I didn't buy his argument on why it was awful, or he just did a poor job relaying that in his review.
I wonder what he thought of Close-Up, if he even saw it.
ViewtifulJC
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He gave a 1 star review to Blue Velvet back in '86, so I mean...it happens! We all bring our own personal biases to film and what we get out of them.
brianjones
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Secret Fawful
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Emotion and sentimentality always won over with him over violence and sex and gore, usually. He just had strong disgust for some things. He may have written them Russ Meyer titty flicks but as a critic he gave four stars to The Polar Express and shit on anything he deemed too nasty.
Weiner: 7/10. Unbelievable luck to capture something like this on film. I kind of felt bad for his wife but make no mistake, they're both freaks. They're just not like us, I think they've had sex with eachother maybe 4 times.
Warcraft: 5/10. I sat down on the couch and set my brain next to me and it was fine.
The Invitation: 6/10. Who cooked the dinner?
Warcraft: 5/10. I sat down on the couch and set my brain next to me and it was fine.
The Invitation: 6/10. Who cooked the dinner?
Sicario cut deeper and went to places that I didn't expect after the first hour or so. After that my opinion changed on it greatly. I can definitely see the comparisons to Apocalypse Now. I also loved that convoy scene early on, the tension there was something else.
My favorite shot. I think Blade Runner 2 is in good hands.
My favorite shot. I think Blade Runner 2 is in good hands.
Mr Nash
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I really want to see this some time.
Recently watched Nightcrawler and boy was Jake Gyllenhaal creepy in that. His plans and the way he manipulated people was terrible. I mean that in a good way. He did a great job playing the villain.
Also saw Dallas Buyers Club. Seeing McConaughey's transformation from a drug addled, homophobic prick at the beginning of the movie to the man he was at the end was amazing. Really liked Jared Leto as Rayon as well. Great movie.
Dr. Harford
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Irrational Man
The first half hour feels like such a self parody of Woody Allen film tropes - eye rolling to say the least. However the story changes and turns into a Hitchcock-eqsue thriller that makes it very interesting. Phoenix and Stone give their best here, good to see. Up there with Vicky,Christina Barcelona and Match Point for Allens best of 00s output.
Suicide Squad
One of my most anticipated films of the year. What utter utter disappointment. Feels like script was half baked. Line delivery was wooden and the whole plot scenario was just tripe. I loved Harley and Leto Joker though. In fact the entire cast was good. Deserved better. Ayer out of his depth, couldn't even direct or choreograph a proper action scene. I would pay to watch a directors cut, films feels hacked.
Bad Neighbours 2
Surprisingly decent. I enjoyed Teddy arc (Zac Effrons) trying to find his way and meaning into the world after college. Not as funny as original but it had heart and means well.
Get Hard
Kinda dumb but fun popcorn film. As expected Ferell plays with stereotype based humour - some good and some bad jokes that stick well.
Spy
Wow. Would have been my pick for funniest film of year in 2015. Really enjoyed this. Statham is hilarious as a bumbling spy. Also Jude Law would make a decent 007.
Ben Kingsley is something else in that film. What an incredible performance.
The first half hour feels like such a self parody of Woody Allen film tropes - eye rolling to say the least. However the story changes and turns into a Hitchcock-eqsue thriller that makes it very interesting. Phoenix and Stone give their best here, good to see. Up there with Vicky,Christina Barcelona and Match Point for Allens best of 00s output.
Suicide Squad
One of my most anticipated films of the year. What utter utter disappointment. Feels like script was half baked. Line delivery was wooden and the whole plot scenario was just tripe. I loved Harley and Leto Joker though. In fact the entire cast was good. Deserved better. Ayer out of his depth, couldn't even direct or choreograph a proper action scene. I would pay to watch a directors cut, films feels hacked.
Bad Neighbours 2
Surprisingly decent. I enjoyed Teddy arc (Zac Effrons) trying to find his way and meaning into the world after college. Not as funny as original but it had heart and means well.
Get Hard
Kinda dumb but fun popcorn film. As expected Ferell plays with stereotype based humour - some good and some bad jokes that stick well.
Spy
Wow. Would have been my pick for funniest film of year in 2015. Really enjoyed this. Statham is hilarious as a bumbling spy. Also Jude Law would make a decent 007.
Ben Kingsley is something else in that film. What an incredible performance.
Sicario really surprised me. I was expecting
Alejandro
can't wait for Soldado. Sollima is a great director, prepare for some incredible atmosphere and cinematography
sunshine and gasoline
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Blood Father
A nice and heartwarming tale of reconnecting with fuckup daughters on the run from drug dealers.
Its great to see Gibson in yet another movie but this just makes me wish that he was able to be Max in Fury Road. : (
A nice and heartwarming tale of reconnecting with fuckup daughters on the run from drug dealers.
Its great to see Gibson in yet another movie but this just makes me wish that he was able to be Max in Fury Road. : (
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