Yea I thought it was supposed to be a horror flick but it turns the other way. Which is why I'm not sure I liked it. ...that's not the way to say this. I liked the movie and thought it was very good but the whole descent to madness was...fucked up.
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Yea I thought it was supposed to be a horror flick but it turns the other way. Which is why I'm not sure I liked it. ...that's not the way to say this. I liked the movie and thought it was very good but the whole descent to madness was...fucked up.
The Nice Guys was...not that funny. Like, ok, Ryan Gosling does his best tryinna be slapsticky but the material just ain't that interesting. Kim Basinger's daughter however is pristine, while Crowe doesn't give a f about body shape anymore
re-popped Hail, Caesar!. LOVE this movie. As it usually goes with the Coen bros films, it requires me repeated viewings to be fully appreciated. And it's always a pleasure. The amazing small details, great cameos, absolutely hilarious scenes like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGpsXuMvApo
and fast paced story full of love for the silly '50s Hollywood industry make it one of the best I've seen all year. Maybe still the best
re-popped Hail, Caesar!. LOVE this movie. As it usually goes with the Coen bros films, it requires me repeated viewings to be fully appreciated. And it's always a pleasure. The amazing small details, great cameos, absolutely hilarious scenes like this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGpsXuMvApo
and fast paced story full of love for the silly '50s Hollywood industry make it one of the best I've seen all year. Maybe still the best
Trouble Man
A big step up in my blaxploitation marathon. Camerawork is better, script is interesting and surprisingly complex, Marvin Gaye provides a great soundtrack (which is kind of butchered in the actual movie but eh), some impressive gunfights near the end, and a slick lead performance by Robert Hooks. It's still kind of sloppy and the pacing is occasionally sluggish but this might be the best of the bunch I've seen so far.
3.5/5
Across 110th Street
Has a great French Connection-esque gritty aesthetic, which, unlike similar films, feels more of a deliberate style choice than a consequence of limited means and budget. Stars Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto (one of my favorite character actors), which on paper sounds like a hell of a dynamic, but for some reason felt a little off to me. I guess I expected a In the Heat of the Night type relationship, but it's never really built up like that, I think partly because Kotto's character takes a backseat to Quinn's for much of the movie. The fact that the script focuses pretty heavily on the mob's side of the plot, which while making for an interesting story, I think also shortchanges some needed screentime for the lead pair. But, again, it's an interesting plot anchored by some strong peformances, impressive gunfights and great camerawork. The ending is especially good; it reminds me of the climax of The Naked City.
3.5/5
A big step up in my blaxploitation marathon. Camerawork is better, script is interesting and surprisingly complex, Marvin Gaye provides a great soundtrack (which is kind of butchered in the actual movie but eh), some impressive gunfights near the end, and a slick lead performance by Robert Hooks. It's still kind of sloppy and the pacing is occasionally sluggish but this might be the best of the bunch I've seen so far.
3.5/5
Across 110th Street
Has a great French Connection-esque gritty aesthetic, which, unlike similar films, feels more of a deliberate style choice than a consequence of limited means and budget. Stars Anthony Quinn and Yaphet Kotto (one of my favorite character actors), which on paper sounds like a hell of a dynamic, but for some reason felt a little off to me. I guess I expected a In the Heat of the Night type relationship, but it's never really built up like that, I think partly because Kotto's character takes a backseat to Quinn's for much of the movie. The fact that the script focuses pretty heavily on the mob's side of the plot, which while making for an interesting story, I think also shortchanges some needed screentime for the lead pair. But, again, it's an interesting plot anchored by some strong peformances, impressive gunfights and great camerawork. The ending is especially good; it reminds me of the climax of The Naked City.
3.5/5
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Finished capping off Twin Peaks the other week and just re-watched the movie and it still has to be said of just how much wind-knocking sadness exudes, precipitates, wholesomely seeps from course the story takes here.
Laura Palmer will always be engraved in my proverbial almanac as one of the most tragically depicted heroines of contemporary, non-art film cinema because of that deep, over-indulgent, abstruse Lynchian way in which her existence is tested -- a way I hadn't expected to witness again since
in Mulholland Drive, and one that reflects a complete catharsis of the modern-day existentially hogwashed heart (none of it, of course, having been possible without Sheryl Lee's spot-on, nigh-hammy performance). By channeling this burrow of anguish through mosaics of fantasy and dark surrealism, Lynch only hones it even further by giving form to elements and aspects of living (be it the morbid, the comical, or the uncanny) that are always there but we can't rationally see. This is the perfect backdrop for horror, but even moreso for emotional destructiveness because of the sense of isolation it allows the characters and setting to confront. Thus, when Laura is alone, and
from Mulholland Drive is alone, you feel that impending agony amplified by a handful-fold. Only, when it ends, and the cut to credits smacks the screen,
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And it is from there that you realize the kind of world that Lynch occupies; a world unbound by metaphysical limitations, overpowering logic and manmade design, twisty and inscrutable and circular and, most notably, cruel and terrifying. Yet it's a world that he loves; and because of that love, no corner of the world is possible without it -- not even the blackest and most monstrous.
(Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me)
Laura Palmer will always be engraved in my proverbial almanac as one of the most tragically depicted heroines of contemporary, non-art film cinema because of that deep, over-indulgent, abstruse Lynchian way in which her existence is tested -- a way I hadn't expected to witness again since
Diane
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it ends not with futility, but an anachronistic moment of compassion
And it is from there that you realize the kind of world that Lynch occupies; a world unbound by metaphysical limitations, overpowering logic and manmade design, twisty and inscrutable and circular and, most notably, cruel and terrifying. Yet it's a world that he loves; and because of that love, no corner of the world is possible without it -- not even the blackest and most monstrous.
(Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me)
ViewtifulJC
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nigga what
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wind knocking
Proverbial almanac
Existentially hogwashed heart
Handful fold !
Proverbial almanac
Existentially hogwashed heart
Handful fold !
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Only Yesterday - Quite possibly the most nostalgic movie I've ever seen, and I mean that in the best possible way. This is just a brilliant film, the third by Takahata that I've seen. I'm not sure I can think of a director that tackles sadness in a more affecting way, although this is definitely not as depressing as Grave and Kaguya. A large part of that is due to just how pure and innocent the childhood flashbacks feel. There's a part about periods and the effect it has on young girls' psyche. I couldn't stop smiling during that sequence because of just how true it rang (or at least from my male perspective, how it felt true).
Anyway, beyond the simple, but heartwarming storyline, this movie features all the Ghibli hallmarks: great animation, beautiful music, wonderful backgrounds. I just was thoroughly impressed. If you like movies that deal with memory, like Wild Strawberries, The Tree of Life, and such, you can't go wrong.
Anyone have any good animated (Japanese or otherwise) drama recommendations in the same vain as this? Obviously animation is godly when dealing with fantastical elements, but there's something extremely appealing to me about animation that deals with the real and seemingly mundane.
Anyway, beyond the simple, but heartwarming storyline, this movie features all the Ghibli hallmarks: great animation, beautiful music, wonderful backgrounds. I just was thoroughly impressed. If you like movies that deal with memory, like Wild Strawberries, The Tree of Life, and such, you can't go wrong.
Anyone have any good animated (Japanese or otherwise) drama recommendations in the same vain as this? Obviously animation is godly when dealing with fantastical elements, but there's something extremely appealing to me about animation that deals with the real and seemingly mundane.
You guys are being mean, I liked the review.
Anne of the Green Gables (haven't seen this but I've heard it's similar in style to the above and has the same team so I trust it should be good).
Miyazaki and Takahata worked on both.
What's wrong with using wind-knocking?
Heidi - Girl of the Alps (one of the best anime shows I've ever seen).
Anne of the Green Gables (haven't seen this but I've heard it's similar in style to the above and has the same team so I trust it should be good).
Miyazaki and Takahata worked on both.
Discotheque
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Best review of the month
True Savior
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Only Yesterday final scene is basically perfect.
Whisper of the Heart is mostly a coming of age story, with quite a bit of mundanity. Wolf Children is much more fantastical but the story is real, simple and you get this vignettes with little mundane moments that are absolutely terrific. That would be my major recommendation. Who's Left Behind? or Ocean Waves are realistic dramas. But that sort of realism is hard to find in anime. Millennium Actress is amazing, also very nostalgic but in no way mundane. The Cat Returns has that sort of simplicity (but not realistic).
The Wind Rises has a much vaster approach to drama, but it's also very intimate and real.
5 Centimeters Per Second
Tokyo Godfathers
When Marnie Was There
I'll also heavily second The Wind Rises, Wolf Children, and Whisper of the Heart.
Death Metalist
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I would highly recommend Whisper of The Heart. It's my favorite Ghibli film because it captures the feeling of being a teenager so so well without overstating it. It's such a tender, beautiful, calm and relaxing movie. I love it.
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I watched Mean Girls the other night. A friend keeps going on about how great it is, and I remembered that my sister owns it, so I popped in the DVD.
It's alright.
It's alright.
Alright so for the past two weeks I saw a number of films from the Melbourne International Film Festival here are my write-ups for
each of them #MIFF2016
The Red Turtle (Dir Michael Dudok de Wit) - This is a nicely animated french-japanese collaboration from studio ghibli but
the story and plot is oh so dull and cliche. Worth watching for the nice animation at least. ***
The Love Witch (Dir Anna Biller) - Loved this, it's like a classy snarky take on classic 60s sitcoms with a horror twist and some awesome visuals. ****
Cosmos (Dir Andrzej Żuławski) - It's well-made but it didn't leave much of a impact on me, some of the pseudo-intellectual conversations between the protagonists
are entertaining to watch at least. ***
Sunset Song (Dir Terrence Davies) - Wonderful film, it has beautiful cinematography and has a heart-wrenchingly good performance from the lead actress.
Evolution (Dir Lucile Hadihalilović
- Probably not to everyone tastes, but I fucking loved this, much like the director's previous film innocence has a real Lynch and Picnic
at hanging rock vibe, but here you see all of those influences but with some extra cronenberg in the mix, all the while feeling like it's own original thing, can't wait
for whatever the director has coming out next. **** 1/2
The Neon Demon (Dir Nicolas Winding Refn) - There's nothing particular groundbreaking about the film, but like Refn previous flicks it is
stylish as fuck, has great music and probably one of the more entertaining films I watched at MIFF. *** 1/2
The Handmaiden (Dir Park-chan wook) - This film is more convoluted and ridiculous than a japanese anime but it doesn't stop it from being FUCKING AWESOME
a another entertaing piece of cinema from Park-Chan Wook. I'll also never listen to "Journey to the Line" by Hans Zimmer the same way again after seeing it
utilised in this film. ****
Staying Vertical (Dir Alain Guiraudie) - This is a weird film, it's hard to describe what exactly it's about, it revolves around a film-maker who is procrastinating on making a film, so it follows his often bizarre journey of being essentially homeless, impregnanting a women, then having a baby that he carries around for the whole film
and then there's some more weirdness like a weird sex scene that involves death and pink floyd, regardless it was one of the best films I saw at the festival and
I definitely enjoyed every minute of it, even if I'm not exactly sure what type of moral lesson i'm suppose to drawn from it. ****
Despite the Night (Dir Philippe Grandrieux) - The style and how the film's dreamlike structure and loose plot reminds me of a Alain Resnais but unlike the latter I found
this film to be painful and boring, this was the only film I was tempted to walk out of during the screening and apart from the weird torture scene at the end I don't think
I remembered a single thing about the film. **
Born in Flames (Dir Lizzie Borden) - Classic cheesy 80s science-fiction film about a group of feminist revolutionaries overthrowing a degenerated workers state that still imposes
patriarchy in a post-revolutionary society in the united states. It's as entertaining and as awesome as that premise sounds ****
The Land of the Enlightened (Dir Pieter-Jan De Pue) - Beautifully cinematographed and re-enactment of what life is really like in post-occupation Afghanistan - some
of the film could have used a tighter narrative structure, and some of the narration is a bit hokey, but it's well-worth watching *** 1/2
Certain Women (Dir Kelly Reichardt) - My first film by Kelly Reichardt and I don't think it will be the last. It's very minimalist, low-key and has revolves around
three stories where really not much happens at all, but it's attention to detail is brilliant, and the film evokes a strange sense of melancholy that's hard to
pin down, especially in the third story which is wonderful. ****
Lo and Behold Reveries of the Connected World (Dir Werner Herzog) - A another masterpiece from Herzog in which he explores the history of the internet and all the existential
implications that come with it - both positive and negative. I was blown away by how much Herzog was able to pack in a 1-hour and 30-minute documentary. *****
each of them #MIFF2016
The Red Turtle (Dir Michael Dudok de Wit) - This is a nicely animated french-japanese collaboration from studio ghibli but
the story and plot is oh so dull and cliche. Worth watching for the nice animation at least. ***
The Love Witch (Dir Anna Biller) - Loved this, it's like a classy snarky take on classic 60s sitcoms with a horror twist and some awesome visuals. ****
Cosmos (Dir Andrzej Żuławski) - It's well-made but it didn't leave much of a impact on me, some of the pseudo-intellectual conversations between the protagonists
are entertaining to watch at least. ***
Sunset Song (Dir Terrence Davies) - Wonderful film, it has beautiful cinematography and has a heart-wrenchingly good performance from the lead actress.
Evolution (Dir Lucile Hadihalilović
- Probably not to everyone tastes, but I fucking loved this, much like the director's previous film innocence has a real Lynch and Picnicat hanging rock vibe, but here you see all of those influences but with some extra cronenberg in the mix, all the while feeling like it's own original thing, can't wait
for whatever the director has coming out next. **** 1/2
The Neon Demon (Dir Nicolas Winding Refn) - There's nothing particular groundbreaking about the film, but like Refn previous flicks it is
stylish as fuck, has great music and probably one of the more entertaining films I watched at MIFF. *** 1/2
The Handmaiden (Dir Park-chan wook) - This film is more convoluted and ridiculous than a japanese anime but it doesn't stop it from being FUCKING AWESOME
a another entertaing piece of cinema from Park-Chan Wook. I'll also never listen to "Journey to the Line" by Hans Zimmer the same way again after seeing it
utilised in this film. ****
Staying Vertical (Dir Alain Guiraudie) - This is a weird film, it's hard to describe what exactly it's about, it revolves around a film-maker who is procrastinating on making a film, so it follows his often bizarre journey of being essentially homeless, impregnanting a women, then having a baby that he carries around for the whole film
and then there's some more weirdness like a weird sex scene that involves death and pink floyd, regardless it was one of the best films I saw at the festival and
I definitely enjoyed every minute of it, even if I'm not exactly sure what type of moral lesson i'm suppose to drawn from it. ****
Despite the Night (Dir Philippe Grandrieux) - The style and how the film's dreamlike structure and loose plot reminds me of a Alain Resnais but unlike the latter I found
this film to be painful and boring, this was the only film I was tempted to walk out of during the screening and apart from the weird torture scene at the end I don't think
I remembered a single thing about the film. **
Born in Flames (Dir Lizzie Borden) - Classic cheesy 80s science-fiction film about a group of feminist revolutionaries overthrowing a degenerated workers state that still imposes
patriarchy in a post-revolutionary society in the united states. It's as entertaining and as awesome as that premise sounds ****
The Land of the Enlightened (Dir Pieter-Jan De Pue) - Beautifully cinematographed and re-enactment of what life is really like in post-occupation Afghanistan - some
of the film could have used a tighter narrative structure, and some of the narration is a bit hokey, but it's well-worth watching *** 1/2
Certain Women (Dir Kelly Reichardt) - My first film by Kelly Reichardt and I don't think it will be the last. It's very minimalist, low-key and has revolves around
three stories where really not much happens at all, but it's attention to detail is brilliant, and the film evokes a strange sense of melancholy that's hard to
pin down, especially in the third story which is wonderful. ****
Lo and Behold Reveries of the Connected World (Dir Werner Herzog) - A another masterpiece from Herzog in which he explores the history of the internet and all the existential
implications that come with it - both positive and negative. I was blown away by how much Herzog was able to pack in a 1-hour and 30-minute documentary. *****
User 479360
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Anything you've watched counts.
Shaun of the Dead is really good. Hot Fuzz did nothing for me, though. The World's End was decent.
I've been watching shit from the dawn of film, like 1896 and on.
Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are a tough tie I can't break. Worlds End was ok but it wasn't as good as the others.
Net_Wrecker
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This is why I was laughing btw. A+ response.
I encourage everything to post reviews. Don't be intimidated by haters like ViewtifulJC
Freeza Under The Shower
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Not the gif I was looking for, but I thought it was funny anyway.
I was actually for this moment:
FOUND! Sort of.
Kind of ruined in the DC, where it doesn't cut back to Mozart on "the creature" like the theatrical version does. It's a good gag cut, that gives more insight into Salieri's sense of humor, whereas the DC version cuts back after the full line and doesn't have that effect.
Why yes, I have been rewatching Amadeus (and reading the screenplay), how do you know? Very obvious reference to Faust with Mozart's father spreading his coat out like the wings of Mephistopheles in that movie. Much German.
Rhomega Beta
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Finding Vivian Maier: A documentary on a woman who lived as a nanny, mostly in Chicago, but was a photographer on the side, taking over 150,000 pictures. Most people knew her as a nanny, a hoarder, or a mysterious woman who sometimes didn't give her real name. She even worked for Phil Donahue at one point. It's worth watching about the life of a seemingly ordinary woman through the lives she touched over the decades.
Watched A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night yesterday. I was stunned by this film, especially the visuals. It looks amazing in black and white, perfect choice. There's a shot where the soundtrack matches up with the shot so well, I was awed. Kept thinking about the movie all day, I loved it immensely.
True Savior
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The Seven-Ups - Philip D'Antoni
Dat car chase.
First time watching it. Scheider in a 70's movies, and you just can't go wrong. Yeah the plot is kinda of a mess and somewhat convoluted for what is a very lean movie, but it's still a damn enjoyable gritty street cop movie. And the car chase is bloody awesome.
Rhomega Beta
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The Sting: Great movie about a big, complicated con against a mob boss in 1936 Chicago. I do like how the movie is broken into "chapters" with a book motif. The big draw for me is the atmosphere and setting, with all the old cars, ragtime music, and even a scene on the 20th Century Limited (a famous train running between NYC and Chicago). Like The Shawshank Redemption, it feels good to see all this long-term planning pay off in a smooth operation.
The story in that film was a bit too light for me to consider it great, but I agree that the style is enrapturing. This scene is pure magic, and I'm interested to see what Amirpour does next as a director.
I got goosebumps there. Incredible scene.
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Watched Whiplash the other night. That was intense. =O I've seen JK Simmons in plenty of other stuff, but here he really cranked it up. The ending was amazing, not just for the solo and the back and forth between Andrew and Terrance, but for how it ended right on the climax.
the man who knew infinity
I don't even know why I watched this film. sport movies and biopics(of modern people) are the worst kind of movies there are, period. The only recent biopic I somewhat liked was Steve Jobs(Boyles) and that's fully due to it not being very much like a biopic but closer to something like a series of chamber plays.
It bothers me how these movies usually are celebrated and win awards, like the imitation game last year. It's probably the worst movie I saw in 2015 and that's not hyperbole on my part. it's an awful movie and fabrication of history and I'm baffled it won screen writing awards.
Anyway the man who knew infinity is your typical biopic. the only good thing about it is that the story is a bit closer to reality than the imitation game, bad news it's still a concoction of simplifications and fabrications and shoehorned melodrama that ruins the whole thing. for example: when ramanujan married at 22 his wife was 10 years old, but here she's been corrected to fit our modern progressive sensibilities as a hot 20-ish girl. Obviously his longing for her is the main thread of the movie because somehow every director who ever directed a biopic is incapable of making the movie about the things their subject actually did to become famous. 1.5/5.
The jungle book
It looks great. I hated Mowgli, he reminded me of Anakin in TPM. The musical numbers didn't fit at all. 2/5.
Lockout
I like guy Pearce in Lockout. I'd like to see him do more stuff like this. 2.5/5
I don't even know why I watched this film. sport movies and biopics(of modern people) are the worst kind of movies there are, period. The only recent biopic I somewhat liked was Steve Jobs(Boyles) and that's fully due to it not being very much like a biopic but closer to something like a series of chamber plays.
It bothers me how these movies usually are celebrated and win awards, like the imitation game last year. It's probably the worst movie I saw in 2015 and that's not hyperbole on my part. it's an awful movie and fabrication of history and I'm baffled it won screen writing awards.
Anyway the man who knew infinity is your typical biopic. the only good thing about it is that the story is a bit closer to reality than the imitation game, bad news it's still a concoction of simplifications and fabrications and shoehorned melodrama that ruins the whole thing. for example: when ramanujan married at 22 his wife was 10 years old, but here she's been corrected to fit our modern progressive sensibilities as a hot 20-ish girl. Obviously his longing for her is the main thread of the movie because somehow every director who ever directed a biopic is incapable of making the movie about the things their subject actually did to become famous. 1.5/5.
The jungle book
It looks great. I hated Mowgli, he reminded me of Anakin in TPM. The musical numbers didn't fit at all. 2/5.
Lockout
I like guy Pearce in Lockout. I'd like to see him do more stuff like this. 2.5/5
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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Net_Wrecker, were you disappointed in No Man's Sky like seemingly everybody else?
ViewtifulJC
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Net_Wrecker, you bought No Man's Sky?
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snowy did you buy that shit too
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snowy did you buy that shit too
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Has there ever been a successful film about a famous mathematician that actually concentrated on the math? I fear not enough people would find such a subject exciting.
A Beautiful Mind was well received. But a film which is genuinely good? I'm having a hard time thinking of one.
efyu_lemonardo
May I have a cookie?
Just as I edited my post!
Snowman Prophet of Doom
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I don't have anything capable of playing it. I was interested until the lulz came to light.
Nobody does, since the game seems to run like shit.
Zelenogorsk
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After viewing that "50 best action movies" thread I realized that i haven't watched movies in awhile and there is a lot of stuff i've been missing out on. I'm starting to correct this by watching way more stuff.
John Wick: This is what the Max Payne movie should have been. All i wanted was awesome action and I got it. It feels like a nice "shooting people in the head" alternative to a more punching and kicking heavy flick like The Raid. Keanu was perfect for the role. Can't wait for the sequel.
Source Code: Felt like an episode of the Twilight Zone turned into a full length movie. I mean that in a good way. A nice sci-fi premise but it makes time for the characters and the
in the end was really touching. I haven't seen Moon yet but after watching this and Warcraft I want Duncan Jones to make more movies like this! Warcraft was too cheesy for me.
Outrage: Fucking amazing. After the two previous movies it was nice to get something that wasn't so flashy. The muted, understated, almost mundane tone really drew me in. I enjoyed trying to keep up with all the deceit. After the choreographed shootouts in John Wick i loved how matter of fact and stark the violence in Outrage is. It was also a movie that was funny, but like the violence it never calls attention to the comedy, it just lets it happen. Great performances all around and the movie did a good job of introducing a huge cast rather quickly while still making me care for (some of) the characters. It was great seeing Renji Ishibashi again on screen, he's in a weird little movie called Gozu that is one of my favorite films. It also had one of the more brutal deaths i've seen in a film in awhile
. After seeing this I really want to see the sequel as well as Kitano's other yakuza movies. Something about this film reminded me of the work of Jim Jarmusch which is great because not enough movies do.
Edge of Tomorrow: Kind of like John Wick I just wanted an awesome action movie and boy did I get it. Great set pieces, great action, great characters. I was getting strong Aliens vibes and that's never a bad thing. Emily Blunt was awesome. Tom Cruise killed it and even in his 50's he's still got it.
John Wick: This is what the Max Payne movie should have been. All i wanted was awesome action and I got it. It feels like a nice "shooting people in the head" alternative to a more punching and kicking heavy flick like The Raid. Keanu was perfect for the role. Can't wait for the sequel.
Source Code: Felt like an episode of the Twilight Zone turned into a full length movie. I mean that in a good way. A nice sci-fi premise but it makes time for the characters and the
phone call Colter has with his dad
Outrage: Fucking amazing. After the two previous movies it was nice to get something that wasn't so flashy. The muted, understated, almost mundane tone really drew me in. I enjoyed trying to keep up with all the deceit. After the choreographed shootouts in John Wick i loved how matter of fact and stark the violence in Outrage is. It was also a movie that was funny, but like the violence it never calls attention to the comedy, it just lets it happen. Great performances all around and the movie did a good job of introducing a huge cast rather quickly while still making me care for (some of) the characters. It was great seeing Renji Ishibashi again on screen, he's in a weird little movie called Gozu that is one of my favorite films. It also had one of the more brutal deaths i've seen in a film in awhile
the car with the rope
Edge of Tomorrow: Kind of like John Wick I just wanted an awesome action movie and boy did I get it. Great set pieces, great action, great characters. I was getting strong Aliens vibes and that's never a bad thing. Emily Blunt was awesome. Tom Cruise killed it and even in his 50's he's still got it.
If thats your first Kitano movie you're in for a real treat.
Discotheque
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Thats a shame. Game had so much potential behind its idea but I hear it's a fairly shallow experience
Zelenogorsk
Banned
Yeah his filmography has instantly shot to the top of my "too watch" list. Is there any better feeling than discovering a new director? I had seen him act before (as well as him being dubbed on Most Extreme Challenge) but after Outrage i was very impressed by what he can do from behind the camera.
I've been having a blast with NMS. It is a bit repetitive in that you gather shit, to make shit, to go do this shit all over in a new system but I'm ok with it. I think it 100% delivered exactly what was promised and I'm a little taken back in the negativity. I guess people talked themselves into this being something it was never listed as. I get vibes of Pitch Black when I'm wandering a planet and I get the feel of what Destiny and Mass Effect should have been like to explore. Could it have had some massive story, pvp, and a host of other stuff, sure but it's cool to me. I won't ever walk on another planet but this has that otherworldly feel to it which is exactly what I wanted from it. Hell I spent the weekend just fucking around in my home system.
I need to find a movie to get excited about watching. Think I burnt myself out a bit pushing through so many this year.
He is one of my favourite Directors. As soon as "A Scene at the Sea" and Kids Return" come to blu ray for the first time within the next few months I will finally have seen all his movies.
Snowman Prophet of Doom
Member
Back on-topic, how the hell had I never seen "Sexy Beast" before a few days ago? It's astonishingly good, and Ben Kingsley's Don Logan is simply one of the most memorable villains ever committed to screen.
SpaceHorror
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Man, I've been so bad about watching movies lately I don't think I've subbed to this thread in like 3 months.
Anyway, last thing I watched was Star Trek Beyond.
It's like an episode of TOS in JJ-Trek style minus Space Jesus blood and lens flare. I'm alright with that.
Anyway, last thing I watched was Star Trek Beyond.
It's like an episode of TOS in JJ-Trek style minus Space Jesus blood and lens flare. I'm alright with that.
SaviourMK2
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I've never given religious movies a 2nd look, me being the typical asshole atheist liberal douche I am and how jerk off religious films tend to be.
But then my girlfriend made me watch Prince of Egypt (The 1998 animated feature). JEEEEEEEEZUS that was such a good movie.
This only cements my belief how 2D Animation will always be a superior media to CGI
But then my girlfriend made me watch Prince of Egypt (The 1998 animated feature). JEEEEEEEEZUS that was such a good movie.
This only cements my belief how 2D Animation will always be a superior media to CGI
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I haven't given my long form opinion on NMS because the threads are a witch hunt like few I've ever seen on the site, and I don't feel like jumping into that. (plus I'm saving my energy to explain why Mafia 3 and Watch Dogs 2 are better than GTAV, why Gravity Rush 2 is better than your GOTY, and why Rise of The Tomb Raider: 1 Year Late Edition is better than Uncharted 4)
ANYWAY, I'm of 2 minds on No Man's Sky. On one hand, I agree with lordxar that the game has a really cool otherworldly vibe which scratches an itch on consoles that I haven't had scratched since Mass Effect 1. The landscapes, skies, and solar system visuals can be beautiful- from barren hellholes to more lush alien forests, and all the cotton candy space gas you can handle. The soundtrack is also really, really good, and- like I predicted- the best part of the game. There's just this really enjoyable chillout vibe to being on a planet that no one else will ever see as you deal with the elements around you, even when it's a frozen wasteland eating away at your life support. This is my kind of "incomprehensible scale" sci-fi. And the way they deliver the lore through choose-you-own-adventure style text is a unique design choice.
On the other hand, even though the moment-to-moment gameplay loop is pretty much exactly what they told us it would be, I do think they really over-promised in terms of what we can actually see in the game. I still don't know if anyone has found herds of the large dinosaur sized animals, or crazy stuff like the huge sandsnakes (the game honestly doesn't feel like it's capable of handling those creatures). I haven't seen anyone come across any planets as lush and active as some of the ones in the trailers. The animals are actually pretty boring in the way they interact with you, themselves, and the environment; and the procedural generation isn't actually pushed that far as you get deeper into the game. Sure you'll see some random Cthulhu beast roaming every once in a while, but they feel so small scale and awkward. Then there are a host of other aspects that were dialed back or removed like physics governed planetary rotation and orbits, coming across massive space battles, ringed planets, etc. Then there's the multiplayer aspect.....hoo boy. I was one of the people totally downplaying multiplayer in the pre-release threads, but it's not even in the game breh lol. I'm also not a fan of how easy it is to find rare elements, which means you have to farm those planets even more to buy great ships.
So it's not the worst thing ever, but it's not some amazing game either. It regularly shifts between hyper-relaxing and trippy space exploration game with great atmosphere, to shallow and unstable resource farming simulator with bland procedural generation- and my opinion shifts with it. I'd like to think that in 6 months or a year they'll have added enough to significantly improve, expand, and vary the experience, but who knows.
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