swaggerdewitt
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In Bruges is significantly superior, if less interesting. Both are pretentious but In Bruges has a lighter touch and is much less delusionally convinced of its own greatness.
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In Bruges is significantly superior, if less interesting. Both are pretentious but In Bruges has a lighter touch and is much less delusionally convinced of its own greatness.
Definitely. In Bruges is better. Though I loved both.
SCULLIBUNDO
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I'm one of the few that loves Bruges, but likes Psychopaths even more.
Yes, though I do think they're both great for the same reasons. In Bruges is a bit more controlled.
I might agree with you. Tough call.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
Desist, brother.
umberhulk2
Banned
The only thing I liked about SP was Rockwell.
BaronLundi
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Absolutely. I thought seven psychopaths was messy and boring and overall terrible but enjoyed In Bruges.
I just watched Electrick Children.
I thought it was beautiful. Julie Garner is perfectly cast and she really stands out, almost to the point where she carries some of the other performances. Alot of people are saying it falls apart in the denouement but personally I liked the meandering nature of the whole thing. It's like a dream and it clicks with the vague subject matter and fits it nicely. Ultimately I probably liked it a bit more than most people will but holy shit. Great soundtrack, well shot, cool story. Definitely excited to see where Rebecca Thomas (Director) goes from here.
I thought it was beautiful. Julie Garner is perfectly cast and she really stands out, almost to the point where she carries some of the other performances. Alot of people are saying it falls apart in the denouement but personally I liked the meandering nature of the whole thing. It's like a dream and it clicks with the vague subject matter and fits it nicely. Ultimately I probably liked it a bit more than most people will but holy shit. Great soundtrack, well shot, cool story. Definitely excited to see where Rebecca Thomas (Director) goes from here.
Yes. In Bruges is an excellent dark comedy. Seven Psychopaths tries too hard.
I liked SS and thought it was better than a lot of people made it out to be, but In Bruges is just a better and much tighter movie in my opinion. I wouldn't say I loved it, but I could see why someone would, it does some really interesting things and has a great and we'll utilized cast. In Bruges though, goddamn what a good movie.
I really hated it. Maybe its the characters that did it for me, or the fact that some of those scene didn't made sense in their context, but I really didn't enjoy it.
Thought it was too graphic as well, which didn't help.
umberhulk2
Banned
Loved Out of the Furnace. Casey and Harrelson have really good chemistry, and the moment in the end where Harrelson nods and smiles at bale was amazing.
Everyone already seen Alamo Drafthouse's 100 Essentaial Favorite Movies? To start I think the site itself looks great with all the alternate posters, but more importantly the list itself is much more fun than top lists usually are. Nice mix across year and genre, covering pantheon stuff alongside very mainstream picks like Step Up 2 or Tommy Boy, art cinema wildcards like Varda's Beaches of Agnès, and genre fare with titles like A Night to Dismember or Succubus.
that's a pretty slick sight, thought the taste level is more like an internet poll than "fun"
it's fun to see the top 100 from the 100 people who voted as well
98/100
My favorite kind of list - lots of variety.
ViewtifulJC
Banned
Any top 100 with Big, Robocop, and Clueless is top tier
I agree about it being like an internet poll when you look at Star Wars or Mean Girls or all the Wes Anderson on there, but I think the weirder choices like UHF and Fabulous Stains and Diabolik do plenty to offset it.
(only 69/100 for me. what are you missing?)
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug should be retitled to The Hobbit: The Decapitations of Orcs, as it presents another embarrassing example of the MPAA's schizophrenia towards on-screen violence in big, mainstream blockbusters!
That being said, DoS definitely is committed to not making the same pacing mistakes as its predecessor, and it certainly feels a lot more cohesive in terms of its tone. Tolkein purists will probably dislike the film on the grounds that its tampering with the source material makes it much more of a prequel to the filmed version of the Lord of the Rings films that Peter Jackson had made, versus being a straight adaptation of the novel, but I feel like it works in its favor, as An Unexpected Journey tried to be both and never found a good balance. By being substantially less slavish, it finds itself to have a lot more investment in its characters, both previously introduced, as well as its new additions (both from the original text, as well as the brand-new and "brand-new" additions), leading to a multitude of plot threads that command a lot of attention, but never making one more important than the other. Also addressed is the complaint about the action sequences feeling too insubstantial, as the ones on display in the film here showcase a great deal of visual inventiveness while avoiding a lot of the disconnect by utilizing more real world interaction and dialing down a lot of the visual information that led to an overwhelming feeling, making the scenes very easy to decipher and get caught up in. And certainly, they are damn fun scenes to get caught up in.
As it is the second act of a bigger story, it does suffer from not having a real beginning and no real ending (and in this film's case, it ends with one ballsy cliffhanger at that), and there is a sense that the improved pacing did come at the expense of at least one character's fleshing-out, but even as a massive fan of the original text, it was hard not to find myself engaged the entire way through. The film ends in a rather surprising spot, with a lot of balls up in the air for Jackson to catch, but if this film shows anything, he may yet be able to catch most of them.
That being said, DoS definitely is committed to not making the same pacing mistakes as its predecessor, and it certainly feels a lot more cohesive in terms of its tone. Tolkein purists will probably dislike the film on the grounds that its tampering with the source material makes it much more of a prequel to the filmed version of the Lord of the Rings films that Peter Jackson had made, versus being a straight adaptation of the novel, but I feel like it works in its favor, as An Unexpected Journey tried to be both and never found a good balance. By being substantially less slavish, it finds itself to have a lot more investment in its characters, both previously introduced, as well as its new additions (both from the original text, as well as the brand-new and "brand-new" additions), leading to a multitude of plot threads that command a lot of attention, but never making one more important than the other. Also addressed is the complaint about the action sequences feeling too insubstantial, as the ones on display in the film here showcase a great deal of visual inventiveness while avoiding a lot of the disconnect by utilizing more real world interaction and dialing down a lot of the visual information that led to an overwhelming feeling, making the scenes very easy to decipher and get caught up in. And certainly, they are damn fun scenes to get caught up in.
As it is the second act of a bigger story, it does suffer from not having a real beginning and no real ending (and in this film's case, it ends with one ballsy cliffhanger at that), and there is a sense that the improved pacing did come at the expense of at least one character's fleshing-out, but even as a massive fan of the original text, it was hard not to find myself engaged the entire way through. The film ends in a rather surprising spot, with a lot of balls up in the air for Jackson to catch, but if this film shows anything, he may yet be able to catch most of them.
EliteArtist
Member
Finally watched Dr. Strangelove. I've been meaning to and it was fantastic. Been on a Kubrick kick lately. Rewatched a lot of his other stuff like Clockwork Orange and 2001 recently.
Gentlemen! You can't fight in here, this is the war room!
black lizard and night to dismember
yea. maybe cause i hate uhf, but also like you've got mail and 10 things i hate about you over when harry or sleepless or can't hardly wait, it just seems like my high school film club before the internet which i guess has some charm.
Femmeworth
Banned
I'm about to watch Margaret (2011) and the disc I got from Netflix is the theatrical cut. Is it worth it to watch the director's cut instead? Seems the only way to watch it in HD is to buy it digitally. :\
QuantumDerp
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Yellow Sea, seems so fucked up...9/10
Femmeworth
Banned
Margaret (2011) Theatrical Cut
A really fucking aggravating film to watch, but in a good way if that makes sense. Goddamn, I hate the protagonist yet I empathize with her in some regards. A good depiction of a teenager.
A really fucking aggravating film to watch, but in a good way if that makes sense. Goddamn, I hate the protagonist yet I empathize with her in some regards. A good depiction of a teenager.
Old:
Slacker - Catching up on my Linklaters; Great effort for a daring directional debut; loved the atmosphere, characters and dialogue. ***½
American Beauty - Incredibly solid. All the characters and their plots work so well together. Kevin Spacey is brilliant and the rest of the cast is wonderful as well ****
Survive Style 5+ - Oh Japan, you so crazy ***
New:
Riddick - Clearly divided into three parts, but most of them don't really work. Made with passion but not really exciting **½
La vie d'Adèle - Good coming of age drama, but it didn't have that personal 'click' with me. Maybe a tad too long, but the acting is absolutely fantastic ***½
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - Either you like Steve Coogan or you don't. I do; therefore I enjoyed this film. Some brilliant jokes sprinkled throughout ***½
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ilm Club for January. Some names have been mentioned in the last months, maybe throw them in a poll and have people vote?
Slacker - Catching up on my Linklaters; Great effort for a daring directional debut; loved the atmosphere, characters and dialogue. ***½
American Beauty - Incredibly solid. All the characters and their plots work so well together. Kevin Spacey is brilliant and the rest of the cast is wonderful as well ****
Survive Style 5+ - Oh Japan, you so crazy ***
New:
Riddick - Clearly divided into three parts, but most of them don't really work. Made with passion but not really exciting **½
La vie d'Adèle - Good coming of age drama, but it didn't have that personal 'click' with me. Maybe a tad too long, but the acting is absolutely fantastic ***½
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa - Either you like Steve Coogan or you don't. I do; therefore I enjoyed this film. Some brilliant jokes sprinkled throughout ***½
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I liked GoldenEye back in the day. Just like I liked all the Moore Bonds but my recent rewatch opened my eyes. Less cheese = better movies.
Grinchy
Banned
I saw The Last Days on Mars. I have a soft spot for sci-fi movies, so I probably liked it just because of that, but it's a pretty decent movie. It's essentially zombies on Mars, but done more tastefully than it sounds. It doesn't make any sense that a body without a heartbeat could have antibiotics injected into its (non-moving) bloodstream, but hey, let's not nitpick.
Expendable.
Member
I've seen both and director's cut is definitely better, but theatrical is solid.
I never cared for the Moore films (I dislike him as an actor and his Bond films are too silly) but I really do think GoldenEye holds up. It may not be as 'gritty' or 'realistic' as Casino Royal, but it's a lot of fun. Have you seen Skyfall? Did you like that?ЯAW;93647633 said:
b&jy77VjiKn$#F
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After another rewatch, I've just realized that Tron: Legacy is more of a fantasy film than a sci-fi film. Huh.
SCULLIBUNDO
Banned
One of Spielberg's worst films.
Buckethead
Banned
I liked this but thought it lost all of it's tension about 20 minutes in.
Also I know what they were trying to do with the ending but thought that it was stupid.
brianjones
Member
to the wonder
Net_Wrecker
Member
Just watch To The Wonder like the whole thing is a ballet performance and everything is symbolism and you'll be good.
So that gif is half correct with its pirouetting
Buckethead
Banned
Could've used a little more fun and whimsy but I loved it.
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