Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Iroquois]

It's top 10 material.

Okay, maybe not. A rewatch is probably needed for further commenting. I never liked Guy Richie anyways, but as I recall, Snatch was quite the catch - or at least the best use of his Richism.

I'm planning on giving Lock, Stock a re-watch as well as I always kind of preferred it to Snatch, which has always felt overrated even when I was the one overrating it. Honestly, I think I'm still overrating it.

[Thursday Next]

Snatch - 3

I remember when I used to think that this was top 50 material. Those were the days.

Were they the days when you'd only seen 50 films?

[Iroquois]

Were they the days when you'd only seen 50 films?

Well-played, but not entirely inaccurate. Couldn't swear to actual numbers, though.

[doubledenim]

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we all had dysentery during filming

Nostalgia is always better than the real thing. I still love this movie and yes it holds it's #1 action/macho/blowninup$#!+ mantle, but I would be lying if I said it was perfect.

I am planning on viewing and reviewing :rolleyes: my top 5 and planning a full write-up this weekend.


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[SevereEddie]

The last movie I saw was (I just realized words "saw" and "was" mirror each other) Now You See Me. My review? A horrible, horrible, horrible film. In a way, it represented everything I hate about the movie industry today. It was overly flashy and with no depth. I know, these heist movies usually don't require that much depth by definition, but still - possibly the worst recent movie experience I've had. And above all, it has over 7 rating on IMDB somehow.

[Gmork13]

"Aloft" with Jennifer Connelly and Cillian Murphy. It was a good poetic drama. The Canadian landscapes are awsome and the whole "artistic healer" concept was intriguing. I think its ok but only if you like dramas.
7/10

[Dexter007]

Jason Bourne 6/10

[Gideon58]

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1.5

[MovieMeditation]

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

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The non-stop singing was not always easy for me, but the director pulled it off well. The story was not the happy-sappy usual musical monotonous mess and despite being a little light at the beginning it slowly got more serious and dramatic as it went along, which was a change I really enjoyed. The movie looked good as well; very vibrant production design and cinematography as well as beautiful fluent camera work. Overall a good time.

3.5

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Movie Max]

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014) 2.5
Below average comedy for me. I really enjoyed the scene with James Earl Jones and that's pretty much it.

[CosmicRunaway]

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Sharknado: The 4th Awakens (2016) - rating_0

They really jumped the shark with this one.

I actually enjoyed Sharknado 2, and thought the third one was pretty entertaining, yet this movie was just way too much. It's even less coherent than before, and the special effects are so bad (even for this series) that they occasionally wander into Food Fight territory. I do appreciate that Ian Ziering is still playing his character completely straight, but the whole thing is just an unpleasant mess.

Warning: If you plan to play a drinking game with this movie, and even just take a small sip any time they reference or straight up quote another movie, you will be in the hospital for alcohol poisoning within 20 minutes.

[cricket]

The Lower Depths (1957)

2.5

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I don't know if it's possible for the Kurosawa/Mifune combo to make a bad film, but I would rank this at the bottom of what I've seen. I really got sick of it's slum setting.

[matt72582]

The Lower Depths (1957)

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I don't know if it's possible for the Kurosawa/Mifune combo to make a bad film, but I would rank this at the bottom of what I've seen. I really got sick of it's slum setting.

I thought it was pretty good until the last 30-45 minutes, drunken mess!

[Movie Max]

Two Men in Town (2014) rating_3
Slightly better than some of the other crap I've seen Keitel in lately. Acting is excellent all around. Good cast. Story was not as appealing as I'd hoped. Decent ending. My kind of movie, filled with a lot of manly emotion.

[Wise Guy]

Brick - 9/10

[AdamUpBxtch]

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Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
3
*sigh* As you all can tell from my favorites list, I was really looking forward to this movie (or was hoping it was going to be good after the bad word of mouth got out pretty early) but it was sadly everything I was afraid it was gonna be. Now it wasn't a complete pile of ****, there is some good stuff ("They like to get the landmarks" lol). The first ID isn't universally loved by any means either but it was still an entertaining movie and I loved it and so did many other people. This movie tries to capture the magic and nostalgia of the first movie, but in all the wrong ways, its way too cheesy for its own good, even cheesier than the first movie which is a cheesefest as well but was the good type of cheese if that makes sense. First off, this movie had way too many side stories (more than the first movie) and I didn't give a damn about any of them. Granted most of the side stories from the first movie I didn't care for either, aside from Russell Casse's who also is nodded to at the beginning of this movie which I really appreciated.

They also tried to recapture the Casse moment at the end of this movie, and it just didn't work. I felt no emotional connection with ANY of the characters (aside from Jeff Goldblum's David but that is just because I care about Goldblum in everything he is in because he is Jeff ****ing Goldblum, a god among men). Half the returning cast mailed in their performances so hard (especially Bill Pullman, he gives a few speeches but none of them come close to his speech from the first movie, and they were kind of cringeworthy) This movie also had a huge hole in it, and its name is WILL SMITH. Liam Hemsworth was obviously suppose to be the Will Smith replacement seeing as he had many lines that reminded me of Smith's character from the first movie, but Liam Hemsworth just doesn't have the charm, wit, or personality to fill that role in my opinion and most of his stuff fell flat and lifeless to me, and don't even get me started on his sidekick who was annoying as hell, and there are plenty of other annoying and unneeded characters in this movie (coughnicolascoughwright). Too many to mention them all. One I did like was Deobia Oparei's character though. All the sci-fi aspects of the movie I did like a lot actually and the African Warlords battling aliens leftover from the war of 1996 was actually an interesting premise they didn't go too into detail with, but his character I found fascinating. There were a couple of other things the movie sort of scratched the surface of that they could of delved way deeper into to get actual good character moments. The fact that there are so many orphans now because literally billions of people's parents were wiped out in seconds during the attack of 1996, Liam Hemsworth's character being one of them and his friend also being an orphan because of the attack as well, this is probably why they bonded and became good friend, it was stuff like this that could of kept my attention but alas they address this in just one scene then they trade this out for some ****** side story of his sidekick getting the hots for this female Asian fighter pilot who's name I didn't care to remember *snooze*

There was one character that I surprisingly got a lot of laughs out of being brought back, even though I was sure he was dead in the first movie. I'm obviously referring to Okun here and its no spoiler that he is back in this movie as he is in the trailer, one of the best lines in the movie that was generally a funny line to me was Okun's first line spoken if you've seen the movie you know what i'm talking about. This movies first 30 minutes or so is actually not bad because it is mostly setting up what life is like now in the post alien invasion world and it was actually looking interesting (there are a few of the character moments which I found to be dull and uninteresting though) it's just the last half where everything goes bad pretty fast, also I get that Smith's character still being alive but not being involved in the events of this movie would make no sense, but it still pains me that they just killed off his character. They could of easily come up with another reason for him not to be there.

This movie had so much potential but it fell flat in many different ways, it is nowhere near as good as ID1, but they also set this up for a sequel, with what they've set up I'd be interested to see where it goes but I wouldn't be surprised if a sequel to this isn't happening, and nor would I be sad if it didn't get one either.

[Camo]

Best of Enemies - 3+

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Solid documentary. I wasn't familiar with the Vidal-Buckley debates so it was interesting seeing how it unfolded. I don't think this was amazing or anything but i'd recommend it to anyone who like me isn't familiar with the subject matter and think it sounds interesting.

Ali: Fear Eats The Soul - 4+

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This was my first Fassbinder film. I had no idea what it was about and probably wouldn't have watched it if it wasn't for the movie tournament, glad i did. I liked this a lot, my favourite thing was probably the script. It was just full of simple interactions between the characters while examining larger social issues. I also enjoyed how Ali talked in broken German, it gave this a real authentic feel. There is something so heartwarming about Ali's relationship with the lonely Emmi, their kindness towards each other in particular. Even in the small things like him walking her home at the start to make sure she is ok. The racism and just pure ignorance isn't the nicest thing to watch but it serves a purpose so it feels necessary. It was so sad seeing Emmi's turn, her developing these attitudes herself but the ending was great with their reconciliation and her seeing Ali through his health problems. Very good film thats rating could go up in the future.

[Thursday Next]

So glad you liked Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, Camo :)

[CosmicRunaway]

I also enjoyed how Ali talked in broken German, it gave this a real authentic feel.
I like that the original title of that film (Angst essen Seele auf) is also in broken/incorrect German.

[Camo]

I like that the original title of that film (Angst essen Seele auf) is also in broken/incorrect German.

I remember someone said that here. The original title is Ali: Fear Eat The Soul. Ali says it to Emmi at one point in the film and she corrects him.

[FromBeyond]

aside from Russell Casse's who also is nodded to at the beginning of this movie which I really appreciated.

That was the problem with this movie. It spends it's whole time nodding to the first movie that in the process it loses any of it's own personality. I think the 3 out of 5 stars you rated it is entirely too generous. One of the worst movies I have seen ever, I wanted to kill myself in the cinema

I watched this last night
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...A crook on the run cons his way into a dinner party whose host is anything but ordinary.

Neat little thriller and easy to watch with a chilling performance by Hyde Pierce, which doesn't rank alongside Hannibal Lecter but is not so far down the chain (you will not look at Niles Crane the same way again) this was enjoyable movie that I think went below the radar but should be talked about more

3.5/5

[cricket]

I watched this last night
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...A crook on the run cons his way into a dinner party whose host is anything but ordinary.

Neat little thriller and easy to watch with a chilling performance by Hyde Pierce, which doesn't rank alongside Hannibal Lecter but is not so far down the chain (you will not look at Niles Crane the same way again) this was enjoyable movie that I think went below the radar but should be talked about more

3.5/5

That poster looks amazingly similar to another movie's, also about a dinner party-

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[Lucas]

Rififi 4+
Expertly crafted and extremely entertaining heist thriller. I still prefer Le Cercle Rouge, although by a very slight margin.

Docks of New York 4
One of the most stunningly photographed films of its era. I'm quickly becoming a huge fan of von Sternberg.

[Camo]

Sicario - 3

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Just noticed earlier this was put up on Netflix so i decided to try it. Must admit i really didn't like the director's Prisoners and just can't understand why it is so loved. This looked more interesting to me as i've always been intrigued by the cartels and i like the cast. I thought the harsh conditions and attitudes in the war on drugs were expplored and depicted well here. A few minor things were a bit hard to accept like Emily Blunt noticing the guy sneaking up behind her in the car and ducking then sitting back up and shooting him at the exact right moment. I suppose it was possible but highly unlikely so it did annoy me a bit, nothing major though since it was just a short scene and there wasn't that many of them. All of the performances were good, not anything outstanding but i thought everyone was solid with Blunt being my favourite. I really liked Josh Brolin's character as well. Quite liked the ending, it was a bit obvious like what happened in Prisoners IMO but it was well executed. Honestly i'm not really sure what else to say about this, i'm still not convinced that Villenueve is that great of a director, i thought this was a good but not great film.

[Swan]

i'm still not convinced that Villenueve is that great of a director

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[Camo]

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[Swan]

Upstream Color - 5

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Beautiful cinematic artistic expression by Shane Carruth. One of my favorites, just like Primer is. Carruth is the bossest director of the 2000s in my opinion.

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[Mr Minio]

One of the most stunningly photographed films of its era. I'm quickly becoming a huge fan of von Sternberg. The cinematography is great, but it ain't got nothin' on The Last Command.

[MadMarc]

Shooter- 8/10

Guardians of the Galaxy- 9/10

[Beatle]

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I loved everything about this. The fantasy, martial arts (exciting and comical at the same time). I love this new fantasy/martial arts combo, or is this the only one of the genre? Chan is one of my faves. The only weird thing is

the Jackie/Jet duality, but seen by a different eye, it's actually original.

rating_5

[Ultraviolence]

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Mean Streets 9/10

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[RyokuSin]

Tonight I viewed "Boy A". Starring Andrew Garfield. I'm a big fan of Garfield, ever since I watched his interaction with Emma Stone in The Amazing Spiderman. To my opinion, that kid could be a next big thing. And so I had high expectations of this one, as I went to look for what else he had starred in. He's young in this one. And his innocent, shy, and slightly clumsy charm is even more present here. Raw, seemingly so during the first bit of this film. I must admit, nay confess, that this surprised me. I had expected him to be silent, true. But not quite this ... child- like. The Irish accent then. I did not see coming. Even turned on the subtitles after a bit of a stubborn struggle, as I'm not too experienced with that particular accent. But then it surprised me even further. The movie I had expected to see, as I had interpreted it from watching the trailer, was not there for me. Instead I got to see an innocence and serenity I hadn't seen in a few years. Along with a few very tough slaps in the face. Which, due to a magnificent subtlety I cannot explain, caught me entirely off guard. I was slightly confused at first, as I knew very little about the "deed". Which, initially, I believed to be the main focus of this film. And while it is the factor the film revolves around, instead, it was the boy who was the captivating factor. A child of age, who sets out into the real world for the first time, and learns he enjoys it. A child whose innocence, despite his past, can only be appreciated, if not heartfelt. As much as his gratefulness towards all the joys bestowed upon him throughout this journey, as well as his inability or struggle to take it all in. And then throughout the movie I found myself thinking that this was unlike any build up I had seen before. I couldn't figure it out at first. And then, when I did, again despite his past, I found it hit me all the harder. And the ending was all the same, just enough, to leave me watching the credits, not sure how I felt. But it felt great. A tear or three graced my cheek, as I had bonded with what everyone would consider a monster, but we'd see as an unfortunate child in this film.

I'm not a movie buff like many on here. But I've seen my thousand share. I've seen sentiment, and cried and laughed with it. But this movie, was an absolute surprise to me. I hope, this will inspire those who hadn't yet seen it, to give it a chance now. And I hope, it'll be as great for you who do, as it unexpectedly was for me. I don't know how many stars we go with on this forum, but max them out for this one on my account.

[Rey Skywalker]

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The Gift (2015)

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[matt72582]

Spellbound - 6/10

The women of the 40s - wow... Not only was Ingrid Bergman beautiful, but she risked her life, everything for a man who was very unstable. Those days are over.

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[matt72582]

A Taste of Honey - 6/10

I loved the first Tony Richardson movie I ever saw years ago - "Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner" but not the last couple. I don't like the female protagonist.. She's a brat, and for a leading lady, very unattractive with hardly any acting skills. The only one who could act was the mother, but was still a good movie.

I really liked Geoff - but because he was a good person, a nice guy who did EVERYTHING for her (even though it wasn't his baby) he was the one left to the dumps, so some things haven't changed.


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[mark f]

I don't understand your comments on A Taste of Honey. First off, why is she a brat? Secondly, how are Jo and Geoff supposed to get together when he's gay?

[matt72582]

I don't understand your comments on A Taste of Honey. First off, why is she a brat? Secondly, how are Jo and Geoff supposed to get together when he's gay?

How isn't she a brat?? Even when her mother tries to be nice, she throws it back at her face. Geoff was the nicest human to her, who she refers to as "nothing" and didn't treat very well at all. Yeah he was gay, but it didn't mean he had to leave. She was alone until Geoff came around, did everything for her.

[mark f]

You made it sound like Geoff loved a girl who dumped him. Jo is very emotional due to her having a baby when she herself is a baby. She has to grow up really fast. She comes to learn she didn't mean what she said to Geoff or others. I thought her mom was more of a brat than she was and has had 20 more years of being one. But even they get along.

[Gideon58]

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[matt72582]

You made it sound like Geoff loved a girl who dumped him. Jo is very emotional due to her having a baby when she herself is a baby. She has to grow up really fast. She comes to learn she didn't mean what she said to Geoff or others. I thought her mom was more of a brat than she was and has had 20 more years of being one. But even they get along.

Mom and daughter were both cheeky, but on numerous occasions the mom tries to be nice, even though they are both stubborn about showing empathy, but is rebuffed.

Geoff: "I can love you until you find someone to love" or "I'll marry you for the baby's sake" or constantly offering to help her in anyway. Yeah he's gay, but every second of his life is dedicated to her. He also says "Before I met you, I didn't care if I lived or died." -- he's the one constantly buying things for the baby, getting information, trying to cheer her up, and she would say awful things to his face..

[Camo]

Her mother didn't treat her well at all. She effectively abandoned her, only reappearing when her relationship failed. She was a selfish, immature, alcoholic. It's no wonder Jo made the mistakes she did with her as a role model. I wouldn't be instantly receptive to her supposed niceties. Not sure why you'd expect Jo to be a young girl who was obviously bitter at the way her mother had treated her. I think Mark is spot on calling her more of a brat.

for a leading lady, very unattractive

First of all she isn't unattractive, second why is this important? Do you think only supermodels should play leading ladies?

[Iroquois]

Suicide Squad - 1.5

Strong review to follow.

[Swan]

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night - 3+
(Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014)

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I liked it, but I feel something was lacking for me. It seemed like a beginning to a director with massive potential - I look forward to Amirpour's future cinematic endeavors. I think, honestly, for as much personality as it thinks it has it lacks any in a really unique way. It seems like a film I should love, but it just felt too much like the artist behind it was still trying to find her way, taking traits of past filmmakers without molding them into her own personal cinematic voice. That's fine - that's how it is with just about any good director, and for a debut film this is a treat. But it didn't feel like it was as good as it could have been, unfortunately. Granted, it is already improving in my memory, and I look forward to revisiting it in the future.

[Camo]

Army of Darkness - 3.5

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Haven't seen the Evil Dead movies in at least four or five years so i wasn't sure how i would feel about this. It was a lot of fun, Bruce Campbell is just so entertaining to watch. He was at his monster killin', wise-cracking best here.The film was really absurd and cheesy at times, like various Ash one liners and everything that happens in the fight with the little people.That is what makes the film so fun though, the way it is handled. I know how stupid it was but i found Ash's long face when he comes out of one of the books hilarious, actually the second face it changed to before going back to normal was even better. The monsters in this looked hilarious, i cracked up when the one came out of the wall at the start that Ash was trying to climb up, so were the skeletons. Fun film. Kind of want to rewatch the first two now.

[Thursday Next]

A Taste of Honey - 6/10

I loved the first Tony Richardson movie I ever saw years ago - "Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner" but not the last couple. I don't like the female protagonist.. She's a brat,

Completely the opposite of how I felt. I absolutely understood and liked Jo, but couldn't understand the behaviour of the boy in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner. Definitely much less of a 'brat' than her mother, or, for comparison, the character played by the same actress on The Leather Boys.

[Thursday Next]

Belgica (2016)

Interesting for the music by Soulwax, and it looks good, but the thin plot about the relationship between two brothers who run a bar in Belgium doesn't justify the 2 hour running time. Too much of it is a montage of drinking, drug taking and sex, and it's difficult to root for characters who are so unlikable. I know that Frank isn't exactly supposed to be likable, but it's still a bit of a chore to watch at times.

[Gatsby]

Suicide Squad - 1.5

Strong review to follow.
Dis gon b good.

[Ultraviolence]

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7/10
A "cold weapon" movie. It was brutal.

[matt72582]

Her mother didn't treat her well at all. She effectively abandoned her, only reappearing when her relationship failed. She was a selfish, immature, alcoholic. It's no wonder Jo made the mistakes she did with her as a role model. I wouldn't be instantly receptive to her supposed niceties. Not sure why you'd expect Jo to be a young girl who was obviously bitter at the way her mother had treated her. I think Mark is spot on calling her more of a brat.



First of all she isn't unattractive, second why is this important? Do you think only supermodels should play leading ladies?

Because the industry picks beautiful women, UNLESS they are great actresses.. She was neither. I never said the mother was great, and knowing her past, she tried several times to be nice, only to be rebuffed by Jo.

[Camo]

Because the industry picks beautiful women, UNLESS they are great actresses. She was neither.

Her performance was solid IMO.

I never said the mother was great, and knowing her past, she tried several times to be nice, only to be rebuffed by Jo.

And? Would you be fine with someone that treated you this way? She was no sort of mother and i don't see why you are blaming her/can't understand why Jo wasn't completely forgiving.

[Camo]

Searching For Sugar Man - 3.5+

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Such a great story. I've heard something about this not being completely authentic, i can't remember the details but to me it doesn't matter anyway. It's not like Catfish where the fact that it isn't true leads to you feeling like you are watching bad acting. If i remember correctly its that certain information was held back, probably to make the story more interesting and mysterious. Again though it doesn't matter to me, i remember starting a conversation in the Docs HOF asking if the authenticity and accuracy of a documentary is crucial to you. While certainly a good thing if it is, it isn't a deal breaker for me. Plenty of my favourite docs make false claims and are biased, etc. Think its mostly to do with me enjoying them as movies rather than something bringing me factual information.

I liked his music he had a great voice. Wasn't quite as impressed with his lyrics as everyone in the documentary, they were solid i just felt some of his fans were a bit hyperbolic. Saying the only singer who could maybe match him as a writer is Bob Dylan. Even saying later that Dylan was cheap compared to Rodriguez. These are his fans so obviously you expect them to say and believe this i just personally didn't agree. I kind of regret knowing some things about this going in because if i thought there was even the slightest chance of the suicide story being true i could imagine liking this even more. Sadly i knew he was alive (not sad that he was alive haha, sad that i already knew this) which cut away some of the intriguing aspects of the story. It was really great when he finally found and got to meet Rodriguez.

Anyway great doc, think i would've liked it a bit more if i went in completely blind.

[earlsmoviepicks]

Far From the Madding Crowd (2015)
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An independent Victorian woman farmer deals with 3 different suitors.

Our feisty heroine, Bathsheba Everdene, must choose between the faithful farmhand, the dashing soldier, or the wealthy landowner.

I really really (2 really's) enjoyed this. It hits the trifecta for me; an excellent, deftly handled story, beautiful cinematography, and great acting.

Note: I have not read the novel, or seen the 1967 version of the film, but now I intend to do both.

4.75 sheep out of 5

[Iroquois]

All About Eve - 4

Showgirls for prudes.

[earlsmoviepicks]

Joseph L. Mankiewicz baby

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That I should want you at all suddenly strikes me as the height of improbability. But that in itself is probably the reason: You're an improbable person, Eve, and so am I. We have that in common. Also our contempt for humanity and inability to love and be loved, insatiable ambition, and talent. We deserve each other.

[Iroquois]

Sanders really is the man in it.

[ludmila20]

Kunfu Panda 3 5/10
Con Air 9/10
Gods of Egypt 9/10

[Beatle]

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I finaly saw today this masterpiece. :) It's I think among the first anti-rasist films. It's full of valour, and above all strenght of Atticus' character. I was wondering will he snap or not, but he didn't. It's also about good vs. evil. Throughout history we've seen groups of evil souls harming another group. So, it's universal. Robert Mulligan directed it to perfection, as was Peck's performance. Music's also good. The end is the best. They sentence him, he breaks down and gets killed in a stupid way. I didn't get what happened after though. Who was the man behind the door? He saved the kids, but what that's got to do with it? I actually didn't understand anything after the trial. But even without it

rating_5

[mark f]

That was Boo Radley (Robert Duvall), their mysterious neighbor who supposedly never left his house.

[Beatle]

That was Boo Radley (Robert Duvall), their mysterious neighbor who supposedly never left his house.

Can you plz explain what has he got to do with the plot, Mark? Why didn't he supposedly ever leave his house? :)

i have the following questions:

Who did harm to the woman?
Who attacked the kids?
Is it the same person?
What happened to him/her?

[doubledenim]

Suicide Squad - rating_1_5

Strong review to follow.

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Army of Darkness - rating_3_5

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Haven't seen the Evil Dead movies in at least four or five years so i wasn't sure how i would feel about this. It was a lot of fun, Bruce Campbell is just so entertaining to watch. He was at his monster killin', wise-cracking best here.The film was really absurd and cheesy at times, like various Ash one liners and everything that happens in the fight with the little people.That is what makes the film so fun though, the way it is handled. I know how stupid it was but i found Ash's long face when he comes out of one of the books hilarious, actually the second face it changed to before going back to normal was even better. The monsters in this looked hilarious, i cracked up when the one came out of the wall at the start that Ash was trying to climb up, so were the skeletons. Fun film. Kind of want to rewatch the first two now.

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[Daniel M]

Camo, you do know that 3.5 isn't the only rating you can use? :D

[Swan]

Camo, you do know that 3.5 isn't the only rating you can use? :D

I agree but really like Camo. I give your post 3.5.

[Beatle]

I agree but really like Camo. I give your post rating_3_5.

:lol:

[mark f]

Can you plz explain what has he got to do with the plot, Mark? Why didn't he supposedly ever leave his house? :)

i have the following questions:

Who did harm to the woman?
Who attacked the kids?
Is it the same person?
What happened to him/her?
Her racist father apparently beat her, and yes, he later attacked the kids because their father, Atticus, basically showed in court that he did it. Boo, who had secretly been watching over the kids, apparently killed him with a knife, but to save Boo from the notoriety of town hero, the sheriff decides the official story will be that the father fell on his knife and was killed.

At the beginning, Atticus' kids are shown looking around the Radley property for Boo who is the victim of many rumors in the town because his dad won't let him out of the house. Most of the rumors concern some sort of past violence and that Boo is a monster, but it turns out that he's just terribly shy and socially-backward and was kept inside to protect him from others.

[Derek Vinyard]

Saw (2004) - James Wan *rewatch*
http://bingemedia.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Saw-2004-saw-18365874-900-506-588x330.jpg
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0A99-Px7Moc/UltGS9R_KDI/AAAAAAAAFRE/PBdW9eCnp0Q/s1600/Saw1.png
- Directional debut of probably my favorite director working today. It's simple and perfect horror with a lot of nice technique with the usual and fantastic James Wan touch. Entertaining, stressful and very well-done that's a brilliant and awesome horror movie that everybody can like. The ending is also sick. Want it or not James Wan is the modern day John Carpenter.
4.5-

[Beatle]

Her racist father apparently beat her, and yes, he later attacked the kids because their father, Atticus, basically showed in court that he did it. Boo, who had secretly been watching over the kids, apparently killed him with a knife, but to save Boo from the notoriety of town hero, the sheriff decides the official story will be that the father fell on his knife and was killed.

At the beginning, Atticus' kids are shown looking around the Radley property for Boo who is the victim of many rumors in the town because his dad won't let him out of the house. Most of the rumors concern some sort of past violence and that Boo is a monster, but it turns out that he's just terribly shy and socially-backward and was kept inside to protect him from others.

Thanks. :) That just uppered it for me some more. The Manchurian Candidate, The forbidden Kingdom and thiswill be around 30, and The Muse around 100 on my new list, if I make it. Unless I see some more great films before I make it, which I probably will.

[Camo]

Camo, you do know that 3.5 isn't the only rating you can use? :D

I don't really use that anymore than anything else that just seems to be where the last few films i've watched ended up.

[matt72582]

Late Autumn - 7.5/10

Third film of Ozu I've seen. I love "An Autumn Afternoon" the most, but then again, if I saw this first, it might have changed. Many same characters, similar stories.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6f/Late_Autumn_Criterion.jpg

[Gatsby]

Camo, you do know that 3.5 isn't the only rating you can use? :D
It's Camo's signature rating, just like how mark f's rating for everything is 2.5 and Iro 1.5.

[Beatle]

It's Camo's signature rating, just like how mark f's rating for everything is rating_2_5 and Iro rating_1_5.

Yeah, mine is approximately rating_5, if anyone hadn't noticed.

[SkyDog]

Nights Of Cabiria - 9.2/10 4.5

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp36j7avtc1qhpkajo1_400.jpg

The Seventh Seal - 8.7/10 4.5

http://www.boldizar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/seal2_02-300x232.jpg

[matt72582]

Nights Of Cabiria - 9.2/10 rating_4_5

http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lp36j7avtc1qhpkajo1_400.jpg

The Seventh Seal - 8.7/10 rating_4_5

http://www.boldizar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/seal2_02-300x232.jpg


Have you seen "La Strada" or "Wild Strawberries"?

[SkyDog]

Have you seen "La Strada" or "Wild Strawberries"?

Watched La Strada a few weeks ago, Strawberries a few years ago.

[Camo]

It's Camo's signature rating, just like how mark f's rating for everything is 2.5 and Iro 1.5.

It's not though.

[colejwalker]

Hunt for the Wilder People - 3.5

Pretty lovable film, great cast, and a great story for the most part.

[colejwalker]

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) - 3.5

Really good until the end, which... was just weird.

[Camo]

Star Trek Generations - 2

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As i said i'm not a fan of the Star Trek show but i decided to give the first two TNG films a try since they are on Netflix. I've not seen that much from Star Trek. Probably 20 episodes from TNG and 15 from the original series, still i was interested in seeing the cast and characters from both shows interacting. Sadly no Spock though who was my favourite character from the original. My favourite part of the film was from Picard met Kirk to the end. My problems weren't the fault of the movies but just my difficulty getting interested in the show/movie. I actually zoned out a few times not deliberately but out of sheer disinterest in what was happening. Don't want to keep going on negatively so yeah not a bad film or anything just not something for me. I'm going to watch First Contact since that is the other one on Netflix here. In the Star Trek thread i noticed a few people calling that one one of the best so hopefully that will work a bit better for me.

[Movie Max]

Can you plz explain what has he got to do with the plot, Mark? Why didn't he supposedly ever leave his house? :)

i have the following questions:

Who did harm to the woman?
Who attacked the kids?
Is it the same person?
What happened to him/her?

How did you get to a rating of 5 stars, with all these questions?:laugh:

[Movie Max]

Black Mass (2015) 4
No complaints.

[Beatle]

How did you get to a rating of 5 stars, with all these questions?:laugh:

Well, if a movie's good enough that's what it gets. And it was even without the answers. I mean 5/5 is the Movie Max on this forum. Nothing gets higher than you.

[Miss Vicky]

Star Trek Generations - 2


I told you to watch Hedwig. See what happens?

[Camo]

I told you to watch Hedwig. See what happens?

Someone hasn't seen the Movie You're Watching Tonight thread yet.

[Citizen Rules]

Star Trek Generations - rating_2

As i said i'm not a fan of the Star Trek show but i decided to give the first two TNG films a try since they are on Netflix. I've not seen that much from Star Trek. Probably 20 episodes from TNG and 15 from the original series, still i was interested in seeing the cast and characters from both shows interacting. Sadly no Spock though who was my favourite character from the original. My favourite part of the film was from Picard met Kirk to the end. My problems weren't the fault of the movies but just my difficulty getting interested in the show/movie. I actually zoned out a few times not deliberately but out of sheer disinterest in what was happening. Don't want to keep going on negatively so yeah not a bad film or anything just not something for me. I'm going to watch First Contact since that is the other one on Netflix here. In the Star Trek thread i noticed a few people calling that one one of the best so hopefully that will work a bit better for me. I love all the Star Trek movies, because I'm a big fan. But your review is fair, as like you said your not into Star Trek... I doubt non-Star Trek fans would like Generations much. I didn't really like it as much as the others myself.

Yeah, watch First Contact, it's more cinematic and more of a stand alone movie that a none-Star Trek fan could like. I'll be interested in your review on that.

[Lucas]

Suicide Squad 2.5

dem hips tho

[Gideon58]

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/woodsman_ver2.jpg

Wow...4

[matt72582]

Hunger - 8/10

Thanks Nemanja... Very interesting original movie. It was hard watching, not just for him, but for all starving artists, and anyone who goes hungry. Some funny and peculiar writing... I wasn't so sure at first how much I'd like it, as some of those "different" kinds of movies go in many different possible paths. Thanks again!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/HungerDVDcover.jpg

[seanc]

Where is Camo with that Hedwig review. I"'m on the edge of my seat

[Camo]

Where is Camo with that Hedwig review. I"'m on the edge of my seat

Good to know that Vicky's harassment of me in profile comments has spilled out onto the site :p. Anyway i'm just about to go out for the night, so tomorrow. I blame whoever incorrectly titled the Movie You're Watching Tonight thread, because i always mean movie i'm watching whenever i next watch a movie :D

[Miss Vicky]

You suck.

[Gideon58]

http://www.liptunesmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Scary-Movie-3-movie-poster_1.jpg

Yeah, I'm gong to come right out and say it...this movie was funny!

3.5

[Derek Vinyard]

http://www.impawards.com/2004/posters/woodsman_ver2.jpg

Wow...4

100% agree great flick

[Camo]

You suck.

That's a bit harsh, you've never said i suck before :coleman:

[colejwalker]

Suicide Squad - 2

Better than Batman v Superman, but still horrible. Some good character moments, but not enough to redeem the movie. Don't see this for Joker because he's barely in it.

[Derek Vinyard]

Suicide Squad - 1.5

Better than Batman v Superman, but still horrible. Some good character moments, but not enough to redeem the movie. Don't see this for Joker because he's barely in it.

probably the only reason why I want to see it.... DC are stupid

[MovieMeditation]

Suicide Squad - 1.5

Better than Batman v Superman, but still horrible. Some good character moments, but not enough to redeem the movie. Don't see this for Joker because he's barely in it.
The Joker is a hugely beloved character and Jared Leto went through hell and gave his fellow actors and actresses hell for his role in this movie and they barely even put him in the movie...

I feel bad for Leto and the cast, especially also for how badly it turned out.

[Camo]

The Joker is a hugely beloved character and Jared Leto went through hell and gave his fellow actors and actresses hell for his role in this movie and they barely even put him in the movie...


To be fair it wouldn't make much sense if The Joker played a big part in the movie. Going by the comics anyway. His hugely beloved status was most likely why he was included at all or at least prominently in the trailer, artwork, etc.

[MonnoM]

Jared Leto went through hell and gave his fellow actors and actresses hell for his role in this movie

What hell did he put everyone through? If you mean those "gifts" and the general oddball behavior, I'm not buying it. I'm willing to bet it's just something they cooked up for the publicity, which worked.

[CosmicRunaway]

To be fair it wouldn't make much sense if The Joker played a big part in the movie.
I'm not sure if it's true or not, but I heard rumours that his role was originally much bigger, but it got cut back drastically because test audiences didn't like how sadistic this version of the character was.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cXC3XudqAsXsuIJcl9yWBESIODH.jpg
5

[SkyDog]

Tokyo Story - 9.7/10 5

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/images/3634-085f8e2b373a899fb00a6f3f05081b17/tokyostory_current_original.jpg

And with that, I'm off to assemble my '50s list.

[Guaporense]

Into the Wild (2007)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8a/Into-the-wild.jpg

Powerful.

[gbgoodies]

Star Trek Generations - 2

http://i66.tinypic.com/2yuk08i.jpg

As i said i'm not a fan of the Star Trek show but i decided to give the first two TNG films a try since they are on Netflix. I've not seen that much from Star Trek. Probably 20 episodes from TNG and 15 from the original series, still i was interested in seeing the cast and characters from both shows interacting. Sadly no Spock though who was my favourite character from the original. My favourite part of the film was from Picard met Kirk to the end. My problems weren't the fault of the movies but just my difficulty getting interested in the show/movie. I actually zoned out a few times not deliberately but out of sheer disinterest in what was happening. Don't want to keep going on negatively so yeah not a bad film or anything just not something for me. I'm going to watch First Contact since that is the other one on Netflix here. In the Star Trek thread i noticed a few people calling that one one of the best so hopefully that will work a bit better for me.


I wouldn't have recommended Generations to someone who's not a Star Trek fan because there's too much nostalgia there.

I'd recommend giving Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan a try because it's a great action movie, even if you're not into Star Trek. It's just better if you're already familiar with the characters. (You might want to watch the original series episode "Space Seed" first because that's the introduction to the villain in STII.)

But be prepared to watch Star Trek III and Star Trek IV too because that's the trilogy, and there will be unanswered questions if you stop after STII.

[Steve Freeling]

I wouldn't have recommended Generations to someone who's not a Star Trek fan because there's too much nostalgia there.

I'd recommend giving Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan a try because it's a great action movie, even if you're not into Star Trek. It's just better if you're already familiar with the characters. (You might want to watch the original series episode "Space Seed" first because that's the introduction to the villain in STII.)

But be prepared to watch Star Trek III and Star Trek IV too because that's the trilogy, and there will be unanswered questions if you stop after STII.
The Wrath of Khan? Best Star Trek movie ever. But I have to admit that even as a diehard Trekkie, I loathe Generations. Whoever decided it was a good idea to kill Kirk should get a foot so far up his ass that he can't sit down for a week.

[Iroquois]

Inn of Evil - 4

Damn, Kobayashi is good.

[Rey Skywalker]

https://67.media.tumblr.com/8d493dbc92997af69337d9166c436f16/tumblr_obhe8khvkt1tfg6jso1_540.jpg

The Huntsman's Winter War (2016)

3

[this_is_the_ girl]

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) - 3.5

Really good until the end, which... was just weird.

Yes, weird and also kinda rushed in a silly way, unnecessarily so, especially considering that the rest of the film delivered in spades in terms of style. I mean, Aldrich could have taken his time to wrap things up more effectively but, as it is, it ends a bit too abruptly - at least that's how I felt.

But overall, it was just a minor quibble and didn't ruin what was otherwise a great film. I especially loved the mysterious box thing - so Lynchiesque.

[FromBeyond]

https://noperfectmovie.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/cop-banner.jpg

A slice of bacon..

This film was let down by the two child actors who had no real chemistry despite the fact they are best friends who run away together, at the beginining one of them say's swear words as the other repeats them "damn".. "damn" "****"... "I can't say that, it's the worst swear word".. what the **** is this, the 1950's.. there were other moments with them that just felt completely stupid, I could almost feel them reading off the script and didn't feel natural at all, just little things... I don't know if to blame them or the direction, luckily the Bacon saved the day with a great performance as a desperate "bad guy" who's day is not going well, and there was some good moments in this movie but at 1hr 24mins it was plenty long enough, also you are not given much background or information but you fill in the blanks with your imagination and it was shot nicely

2.5/5

[this_is_the_ girl]

http://blogs-images.forbes.com/scottmendelson/files/2016/03/zootopiaposter1.jpg

The sloth scene was something else - am I the only one who actually thought it was more creepy than funny?:)

Overall, a brilliant movie and a lot of fun.

5

[cricket]

The Bridge (1959)

3.5-

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-klbo7aZYtQQ/UAnZsnxc-SI/AAAAAAAAFas/XTGSpidk8Hk/s1600/El%2BPuente.png

This movie is set in a small German town during World War II as the Americans are advancing. It showcases 7 boys around their mid-teens, their daily lives, and the bravery towards the situation that comes with their naivete. They are accepted as soldiers, but on their first day, everyone else can see that they are just kids. They are given the seemingly safe and unimportant task of protecting their town's bridge. They end up having conflicts not only with the enemy, but also with their own side, thus learning about the horrors of war. I liked that the story was a little different, and the movie has a great look and feel to it. I thought it ended up getting a little out of hand with the action, but otherwise I enjoyed this quite a bit.

[Iroquois]

Domino - 2.5

Man on what now?

[Movie Max]

Sicario (2015) 4.5
Excellent. Blunt does not play a strong female lead. She is more like a sheep that keeps trying to play civil and legal with monsters, like it's a sustainable option. Fortunately, the male cast restores common sense and saves/spares her life on several occasions. Not sure why she has that useless sidekick with her for the entire film. I really enjoyed the film on several levels. Del Toro and Brolin make the movie great for me.

[Movie Max]

Triple 9 (2016) 3
An interesting mess. Lots going on, in a short time. Good watch, but only if you're alert and focused. Filled with great actors and actresses, but unfortunately, with not enough screen time.

[Gideon58]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/s1dthkCTfaXfMNC0puqe3v6gHOU.jpg
4

You liked this movie a lot more than I did...it was OK, nothing more.

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/Nashville_%28movie_poster%29.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nashville_(movie_poster).jpg)
Nashville (1975)

So this is why Altman is so highly rated!!!
An asolute masterpiece. All the different plot directions were so interesting and characters well developed that it was so easy to invest in them. And the way they intertwined was incredible.

Stunning!

5


Couldn't have said it better myself.

[matt72582]

Kes - 6.5/10

It's in English, but so difficult to understand. Pretty good movie anyway.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/Kes_1969_film_poster.jpg

[CosmicRunaway]

It's in English, but so difficult to understand.
How so? I just watched the trailer and there doesn't seem like there's anything odd with the language. Is it a dialect issue, or is the use of language in the film different than in the trailer?

I've never heard of this movie before, but I'm curious.

[matt72582]

How so? I just watched the trailer and there doesn't seem like there's anything odd with the language. Is it a dialect issue, or is the use of language in the film different than in the trailer?

I've never heard of this movie before, but I'm curious.

Yes, the accent :)

I understand Ken Loach likes to make movies with working-class settings, and he uses actors that blend in.... I don't like using subtitles, but I might have to next time.

[Camo]

Yes, the accent :)

I understand Ken Loach likes to make movies with working-class settings, and he uses actors that blend in.... I don't like using subtitles, but I might have to next time.

Yeah, that is understandable a few of his films i've seen are like that. If you ever try Sweet Sixteen i'd suggest using subtitles as it is full of thick Glaswegian accents and slang. Hope you do at some point as it is one of my favourite movies.

[matt72582]

Yeah, that is understandable a few of his films i've seen are like that. If you ever try Sweet Sixteen i'd suggest using subtitles as it is full of thick Glaswegian accents and slang. Hope you do at some point as it is one of my favourite movies.

Thank you.. I remember reading that title.

Do you ever have problems understanding American movies? Accents or slang?

[Camo]

Thank you.. I remember reading that title.

Do you ever have problems understanding American movies? Accents or slang?

I can't remember a movie where it was an actual problem. There's been some accents that were a bit heavy and some slang words and phrases i wasn't familiar with, not to the extent that it ruined or harmed my viewing too much though.

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/07/You_Can_Count_on_Me_Poster.jpg

4

[Camo]

The sloth scene was something else - am I the only one who actually thought it was more creepy than funny?

I thought it was probably the worst thing in the film. So annoying.

[Topsy]

http://40.media.tumblr.com/c68ca399ddc332b6f6ff540a89bea76a/tumblr_ncmd8rt8V81s4qrw6o1_1280.jpg
Genre: Horror
Language : German

Marcus decides to take his girlfriend,Rebecca,on a surprise trip-she isnt too happy when she finds out his bestfriend,Lucas,is coming along aswell.her enthusiasm dims even more when she discovers that their romantic getaway is actually to be spent at an old castle rumoured to be haunted.Marcus is writing a schoolpaper on the supernatural and has brought along a videocamera to document everything.

This had some great build up moments- it had alot of potential but fell short.The best parts were the build ups and after that the same scares were used everytime,and unfortunatly they werent even scary.The acting was okay-though the female leads unecassarry moodswings made the character pretty annoying.Also they went to live in a haunted house because they thought it was haunted yet were completely suprised when it turns out to be haunted and turn on eachother?`didnt really make sense and seemed like they were trying to tick off another movie cliche.
mildly entertaining but nothing more.

1.5

[CosmicRunaway]

I haven't seen Die Präsenz, but the trailer looked horrible, and after your review I'm glad I didn't watch it haha. This trailer in particular (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k3O6C_-UZ2Q) just makes it look like a rip off of Paranormal Activity - they even filmed test audience reactions. :facepalm:

[FromBeyond]

I thought it was probably the worst thing in the film. So annoying.

I thought it was the best thing in the film, I hope they make a spin off called Slothtopia and it's 9 hours long.

[Camo]

You should make it yourself.

[Topsy]

hahah!
yeees,very similar to paranormal activity when you mention it!
it could have been good,it just never went anywhere or evolved from build up to scare.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/The_Devil%27s_Double.jpg

Second viewing of this film: rating_2_5

[Topsy]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51kkmoi5iDL.jpg
Cast: Oliver Hudson,Michelle Rodriguez,Taryn Manning,Nicholas Mastandrea and eric lively

A couple of young adults head off to an abandoned island for a weekend of fun,the fun stops when they realize that the island is filled with evil dogs who are hunting them down.

sounds interesting? its not.
Never thought id hate a movie filled with dogs. the acting is useless-horrendous-atrocious-as is the dialogue,filming,editing,music etc etc etc
worst movie ever made? certainly a good contender.

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/50/Suicide_Squad_%28film%29_Poster.png

Well this was a let down. I mean the trailers made it look amazing! I got mediocre. The editing was crap. It seemed rushed. Both in pacing and writing. It needed another draft or two to polish. What resulted was a movie that felt like it was on fast forward trying to cram as much as possible into a 2 hour movie. The flick needed at least 20 to 30 minutes to make this work. I needed more detail on who the hell Enchantress was, what her powers were, who the hell her brother was, and I needed more team building between the Suicide Squad before I could buy the whole team thing.

But this wasn't a bad movie really. It certainly wasn't a turd like Man of Steel. The casting was great. Margot Robbie was fantastic as Harley Quinn, Will Smith was very good as Deadshot, and Jared Leto I think did a damn good job as The Joker actually. He really nailed the laugh. I thought the character designs were great for the most part (except for The Joker, that was still stupid). I liked how they introduced the Suicide Squad members one by one, and Ayer deserves credit for writing a REALLY good scene for El Diablo. But the movie needed more time in the writing department and needed more screen time to make a great movie.And when I am walking out of the theater and I am about half way through a Marvel style end credit sequence and I don't even stay to see the rest of it, you know I stopped caring.

2.5



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DC is starting to slip. Marvel has supremacy of the silver screen down tight with the excellent Marvel Cinematic Universe. But DC has dominated the animated ventures both in TV and movies since before I could remember. From the original Super Friends to DC Animated Universe to the various straight to DVD animated movies DC has always been king in terms of cartoons. Sure Marvel had the X-Men animated series and Spider-Man in the 90's, but past that Marvel never reached that same level of success. DC on the other hand always turned out good stuff.

So what happened here? The opposite of Suicide Squad. Suicide Squad needed an extra 20 minutes and more writing. This movie had 30 minutes too much and too much extra writing. The first 30 minutes of this movie should have just been cut from the movie. It had nothing to do with The Killing Joke! The Joker was not even in it! It was stupid! It dealt with some second gen mob pu$$y who is crushing on Batgirl. Why is he needed? Did I need to see him? How does he play into this story? HE doesn't? They why should he be here? Did Batman and Batgirl need to have a rooftop fling? Not like it had any bearing on the plot. I sure as hell do not remember it from the comics. So why add it?

The Killing Joke is one of the best Batman story lines. It got to the core of who Batman and The Joker are, showed the Joker's motivation in everything he does, defeated his point of view, and created the events that would eventually lead Barbra Gordon to becoming Oracle (pre Nu 52 reboot that is). And after the first 30 minutes, THE MOVIE WAS AWESOME! Like right out of the comic. The frames, the angles, all the big moments! PERFECT! And having Kevin Conroy and Mark Hamill back as Batman and The Joker were amazing! As well as Tara Strong back as Barbra Gordon/ Batgirl. So why even have the first 30 minutes? I think we would have been fine with a 45 minute movie. We would have understood. It is not like the original comic was very long.

So here is my verdict on The Killing Joke.

3.5 And that is after you average the crap first 30 minutes with the awesome rest of the flick.

[matt72582]

The Working Class Go To Heaven - 9/10

Great inspirational movie.. If you know of anything like this, I will watch it.

I talk to her on Facebook, since she doesn't come here anymore, but Senso68 recommended me this.. She has good taste.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/80/The_Working_Class_Goes_to_Heaven_movie_poster.jpg

[SkyDog]

Sons Of The Desert - 7.8/10 4

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Honolulu bay...bee. Where'd you get those... eyes?

15 minutes in, I was contemplating whether I'd even like this movie - it slowly won me over. It's more Flintstonesy than The Honeymooners.

[Beatle]

Sons Of The Desert - 7.8/10 rating_4

http://i.imgur.com/MuHVThX.png

Honolulu bay...bee. Where'd you get those... eyes?

15 minutes in, I was contemplating whether I'd even like this movie - it slowly won me over. It's more Flintstonesy than The Honeymooners.

Hey, I like your avatar. I love dogs. :)

[cricket]

Fires on the Plain (1959)

3

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Towards the end of World War II, a Japanese soldier with TB is too sick to be wanted by his squad, yet not sick enough to be admitted to the hospital. He ends up wandering the jungle trying to survive. He encounters starvation, the enemy, madness, cannibalism, and a lot of death. I thought it was a pretty good movie, especially with it's authentic style. Although I was never bored, it went by very slowly. I also thought it wasn't as powerful as the material called for. I liked the lead actor, but he sort of looked like a zonked out hippie, and I think that helped prevent me from taking it completely seriously.


Deadpool (2016)

2.5

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A mixed bag with constant forced humor that's hit or miss. Ryan Reynolds did a nice job, and I liked his buddy, the old lady, and the other two superheroes. I wasn't crazy about the type of action that Deadpool does with all the quick flips, and the highway scene was ruined by the trailer. The fight between the big guy and the bad girl was very good, and the scene of that structure falling apart at the end was cool. I was entertained for the most part, but was happy when it was over.

[Horroist]

Lights Out (2016)

https://s7.postimg.org/gkj357vuj/lights_out_poster2.jpg

A pretty decent horror feature. Nice scares and liked the way they kept everything simple & bit character driven.

rating_3_5


Suicide Squad (2016)

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The main villain(s) and the final showdown were the major disappointments as well as the way they put Joker into the story was a big letdown for me. I think it was too early for newly forming DCCU to even have this Suicide Squad movie. Officially this will remain as the first movie for introducing Joker in this universe and as one of the most iconic villains (not only for DC but as a whole this comic book/superhero genre films) I think our 'Clown Prince of Crime' deserved a more Joker-oriented story (I think after BvS, a Batman: Under the Red Hood feature film adaptation would be a better idea to set Joker & even Harley Quinn for DCCU).

Went to the theater with low expectations and it turned out not as bad as I thought it'd be; liked the introduction & development for Deadshot, HQ and Diablo & the respected actors who gave their best shots to portray their roles. Overall, a time-passing flick but at the end another forgettable, average efforts from DC-WB collaboration.

rating_2_5

[FromBeyond]

Fires on the Plain (1959)
I also thought it wasn't as powerful as the material called for.



I find that a problem with a lot of old films that are handling very dark material like war and atrocity, speaking generally, they can't quite handle it

Deadpool (2016)A mixed bag with constant forced humor that's hit or miss.

I don't know where Reynolds gets off thinking he is some kind of comic genius, the whole comedy routine wore thin for me before I had even seen the film due to the relentless marketing, trailers and media appearances of Deadpool, you're not that that funny!, like you I found the final action segment the best part of the film... (much like man of steel) that's what I watch these films for, the action is visually immense, you can almost see the dollar signs

[Iroquois]

Jason Bourne - 2.5

Coming from me, that rating is practically high praise.

[SkyDog]

Hey, I like your avatar. I love dogs. :)

Thanks, Border Collies are my favorite breed, so the pic worked out perfectly with the sky backdrop.

And I like Beatles ;)

[Camo]

Hedwig And The Angry Inch - 3+

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I've been pretty scared to watch this but finally had to thanks to a certain persistent nutjob :D. The reason i wasn't exactly looking forward to it was the fact it is a musical, and this whole angry inch business which just made me want to go nowhere near this. Thankfully MV explained to me that it wasn't the sort of musical i was thinking of and SC says we don't see the angry inch, with those fears calmed though i still wasn't expecting to like this that much.

I felt for Hedwig's situation right away with Tommy stealing her music. Without fail someone stealing someone elses work and getting popular off it always annoys me in tv/movies, even in ridiculous films like Throw Momma From The Train it always pisses me off. In the scene where Hedwig is doing the standup or whatever with Tommy playing next door, you could really feel the bittnerness and anger coming through on the biting, deadpan, delivery of Hedwigs zingers. Hedwigs story in general is really sad. It is pretty tough to watch her getting abused, used and abandoned over and over again. The second song he performed after telling the story as his abuse by his father as a child was really good, i loved the animation it that scene. Some of the other songs didn't work for me so much like the sugar daddy song and the angry inch song, that song was actually pretty enjoyable but i felt like the guy you see looking uncomfortable while eating his meal when he was describing it haha.The gummy bear scene just creeped me right out, haha. Actually mostly everything to do with Luther did and Hedwigs mothers role in it. The last song was great, and just that scene in general.

Solid film. I enjoyed it overall and some parts i really loved, some parts not as much. Can see why it is liked a lot. One thing i'll say is that John Cameron Mitchell was amazing, i mean like one of my favourite performances material which i really wasn't expecting so really glad i watched it.

The rating is more 3 or 3.5. I went with the former because of the ridiculous accusations that i rate everything 3.5 :D

[Memento Mori]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/Ordetposter.jpg

Ordet
Great direction and photography but didnt like the religious bullsh*t and specially the ending.

[Miss Vicky]

Hedwig And The Angry Inch - 3+

Kind of a lukewarm rating, but glad you didn't hate it. Now I'll have to find another movie to harass you about. :D

[Mr Minio]

I also thought it wasn't as powerful as the material called for. It's one of the best & most powerful anti-war films ever, but any anti-war film compared to Come and See isn't "as powerful".
Ordet
Great direction and photography but didnt like the religious bullsh*t and specially the ending. But the whole movie was "religious bullsh*t"! This, my dear, is a movie even atheists are in awe of. Only plebs isn't.

I hate when people insult movies I love.

BRB gotta say how much I hate Fellini

[doubledenim]

http://cdn2.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/NFE_portrait/2016/06/suicide_squad_twitter_p_2016.jpg (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjO8Kj696_OAhXF6CYKHUqAAB4QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fheat-vision%2Fsuicide-squad-two-new-posters-904471&bvm=bv.129391328,d.dmo&psig=AFQjCNGp8xSg6DYbFZgdtEP9CDcLURlrGQ&ust=1470680906315857)
adding milk won't help

Where to start. Ike Barinholtz, Jai Courtney and even Will Smith offer some good scenes and one-liners. Ok, that wraps up the bright spots.

Instead of this attempt at film, DC/WB should have made a Harley and Joker movie. Then they could have used a different version of the Joker. Leto's Joker may have been painted into a corner by all the previous versions, but this one doesn't jive. As cartoonish as Nicholson and creepy as Ledger's versions were, they seemed natural in their world. There is just too much going on with Leto and none of it works. But fear not, apparently he is an indestructible meta-human :rolleyes: .

After some early exposition, this film essentially turns into a procedural action-assault movie. Drop in at point A, progress to B, here's the twist, machine guns. Add in some horrible villains (I mean really, making a good comic villain must be harder than earning a masters in statistical thermodynamics :) ?) and you have the making of a great straight-to-video film.

This film also features one of my favorite tropes. A supernatural being that is in the process of destroying the world and still finds a need to engage in hand-to-hand combat with humans.

It's not too late to ctrl-alt-dlt your universe DC. Just push back from the table and take a deep breath. If you need some help, copying your animated movies would be a start.


rating_2

[Gideon58]

https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/23/A70-11744

2.5

[MonnoM]

http://cdn2.thr.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/NFE_portrait/2016/06/suicide_squad_twitter_p_2016.jpg (https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjO8Kj696_OAhXF6CYKHUqAAB4QjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hollywoodreporter.com%2Fheat-vision%2Fsuicide-squad-two-new-posters-904471&bvm=bv.129391328,d.dmo&psig=AFQjCNGp8xSg6DYbFZgdtEP9CDcLURlrGQ&ust=1470680906315857)
adding milk won't help

Where to start. Ike Barinholtz, Jai Courtney and even Will Smith offer some good scenes and one-liners. Ok, that wraps up the bright spots.

Instead of this attempt at film, DC/WB should have made a Harley and Joker movie. Then they could have used a different version of the Joker. Leto's Joker may have been painted into a corner by all the previous versions, but this one doesn't jive.

After some early exposition, this film essentially to turns into a procedural action-assault movie. Drop in at point A, progress to B, here's the twist, machine guns. Add in some horrible villains (I mean really, making a good comic villain must be harder than earning a masters in statistical thermodynamics :) ?) and you have the making of a great straight-to-video film.

This film also features one of my favorite tropes. A supernatural being that is in the process of destroying the world and still finds a need to engage in hand-to-hand combat with humans.

It's not too late to ctrl-alt-dlt your universe DC. Just push back from the table and take a deep breath. If you need some help, copying your animated movies would be a start.


rating_2





This movie can't catch a break. It's being slaughtered left and right by critics and the general public. I can't wait to see it.

Seriously though, I don't know why DC can't get their act together when it comes to any film that isn't Batman. Maybe I do, I think their best bet is to stop trying to be Marvel and go the complete opposite route. Instead make them fun and outlandish. Don't worry about making the characters realistic or the stories darker, just stick to the original versions and go full on crazy with it. I really believe they would have far more success that way.

[FromBeyond]

Thanks, Border Collies are my favorite breed, so the pic worked out perfectly with the sky backdrop.

Because they are the best breed, I had one at home and I miss him everyday, every time I see a Border Collie, my heart aches because he died a few years after I left home, his name was max, he was the best dog ever.

I just watched superman vs batman.. or batman vs superman or whatever the **** it's called, I almost lost the will to live.

[Gideon58]

http://www.impawards.com/1991/posters/bugsy.jpg

4

[Nausicaä]

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Watched the ultimate edition with the added 30 minutes not seen in cinemas, the ultimate edition is the only version I've seen. rating_3_5

[johnnyboy22]

Suicide Squad was very compelling in its look at he Harley/Joker relationship, but ultimately disappointing in its choice of villain and in the editing used throughout. 3/5

[cricket]

Ivan the Terrible Part I (1945)

2.5+

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I generally don't like historical/costume drama but I liked this one. The main character is something else. My interest might have waned a little in the latter third, but even then the musical score and art design kept me in it.


Ivan the Terrible Part II (1958)

2.5

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Despite the dates, it turns out that this movie was made shortly after part 1. Due to some sort of controversy, it wasn't released until years later. The director's passing prevented a planned part 3. Like the first installment, this was pretty good. Again, it's not my type of movie, hence the conservative rating. I liked the part when they show Ivan as a boy, except the child actor looked like a girl. The movie turns to color with about a half hour left, and that gave me a must needed boost. I also enjoyed the ending. These 2 films together totaled about 3 hours in length, a much shorter runtime than movies of this nature usually have. That helped me out tremendously.

[Camo]

These 2 films together totaled about 3 hours in length, a much shorter runtime than movies of this nature usually have. That helped me out tremendously.

I thought they'd be about 3 hours each after you brought them up. May watch them soon, they actually do sound like something i'd like.

[cricket]

I thought they'd be about 3 hours each after you brought them up. May watch them soon, they actually do sound like something i'd like.

Yea that guy in your avatar looks like many of the characters.

[Camo]

Yea that guy in your avatar looks like many of the characters.

Counting on you and the rest of the Americans here to vote for him in November without realizing why.

[cricket]

Counting on you and the rest of the Americans here to vote for him in November without realizing why.

Santa don't come til December

[Camo]

One of his policies is for all adults to believe in Santa because we were all happier when we believed in Santa.

Not joking, and that's why everyone should vote for him.

[Horroist]

Black Fly (2014)

https://s10.postimg.org/9ij9jtah5/Bfly.jpg

Beautifully done a gripping indie thriller. Recommended.

rating_3_5

[Iroquois]

Embrace of the Serpent - 4

I think I have a new pick for film of the year.

[Gatsby]

Deadpool (Miller, 2016)

http://i.imgur.com/c5WsOrg.jpg

Easily the worst film I've seen this year, and pretty sure it will be the worst film of THE year, as long as I wise up and avoid crap films.

1.5

[Luca7]

Watched Suicide squad last Friday . I rate 8/10.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Z for Zachariah (2015)

3

[Iroquois]

Deadpool (Miller, 2016)

Easily the worst film I've seen this year, and pretty sure it will be the worst film of THE year, as long as I wise up and avoid crap films.

1.5

You changed your mind about Gods of Egypt?

[Gatsby]

You changed your mind about Gods of Egypt?
Kind of. I panned that film a bit too hard I think - has a ton of flaws, but it's ultimately average, dumb fun. Deadpool on the other hand is so obnoxious that you can't enjoy it even if you don't watch it with a critical mindset.

[Ultraviolence]

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10/10 This is a masterpiece!

[Ultraviolence]

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9/10 Takeshi Kitano level of quality! Now I just want to see the second part!

[Iroquois]

Kind of. I panned that film a bit too hard I think - has a ton of flaws, but it's ultimately average, dumb fun. Deadpool on the other hand is so obnoxious that you can't enjoy it even if you don't watch it with a critical mindset.

Yeah, I'll agree on the obnoxiousness being what really stops me liking this more, but It's got enough good points that I can't really call it the absolute worst film I've seen all year. Still got half a mind to see Gods of Egypt anyway - feels like I just have to know.

[neiba]

Un condamné à mort s'est échappé a.k.a. A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956)


A very minimalistic film about the escape of a war prisionar during the WW II. The premise may seem a bit basic and even potentially boring but this film is superbly executed! Bresson keeps the tension during the whole movie and the pacing is quite homogenous, delivering its straight plot in a really interesting way!
I still have to rank my 50s list but this may become one of the contenders.

rating_3 +

[matt72582]

From the Life of the Marionettes - 7/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/From_the_Life_of_the_Marionettes.jpg

[neiba]

Last year I went to this documentary film festival for an entire week! This year I was quite busy so I couldn't go. Nevertheless, I had time to go to the last day and watch some really interesting movies. These are the ones I liked the most:

Bei xi mo shou a.k.a. Behemoth (Liang Zhao, 2015)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZZil6po26M


So, I arrived saturday night and this was about to start. After a long day this completely destroyed me. It's a movie about the coal and iron miners in China. There's almost no speech, only a narration in a few moments and the visual storytelling does the rest. It's incredibly heavy and depressing and really really well shot!

rating_3_5 -


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Women in Sink (Iris Zaki, 2015)


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9lHX_l4DJ8

An israelite short movie with a very simple premise: the dialogues between a hair washer (the director) and her customers on a Arab hairsalloon also visited by Jew women.
The dialogues feel like dialogues instead of interviews which is quite refreshing and natural. The director asks them about their opinions about racism in Haifa (Israel) and about the difference between Jews and Arabs on a country profoundly divided between these two ethnicities. It reminded me of Kiarostami's Ten but in a documentary form.
I had the chance to meet the director, a female Jew from Haifa, and she said she did the film to show how racist Israel was and the result was quite the opposite with almost every female being quite nice about the subject.

rating_3_5


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Volta à Terra a.k.a. Be(longing) (João Pedro Plácido, 2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iq2F2NPILTo


The highlight of the day. Volta à Terra is a portuguese docu-drama that feels more realistic than every film I ever watched, fiction or documentary. It portrays the life of a farmer family in the north of Portugal in a serious of day to day situations: the village fest, the harvests, the taking care of all the farm animals, etc.
The director obviously spent a lot of time with the family before shooting the film because they behaved as if there was no camera at all, which is amazing considering how closed this people can be in presence of a camera. There was only a small portion of the film which seemed rehearsed, the rest is a perfect portrait of how is the life of a farmer in Portugal. It's also really really funny because the main character has a incredibly sense of humour.

rating_4

[Mr Minio]

Due to some sort of controversy, it wasn't released until years later. Obviously, the character of Ivan in this film is the alter ego of Josef Stalin, exactly the same as it was in Eisenstein's previous film Alexander Nevsky. Stalin loved the first part of Ivan and immediately agreed that the second part is funded and made. However, in second part Eisenstein has shown some more humane aspects of Ivan/Stalin and that enraged the latter who didn't let the movie to be released. It wasn't released until a Thaw resulting in Stalin's death (he died in 1953, Thaw started some 3 years later after Khrushchev officially condemned Stalin's politics and the movie was released 2 years after that). There's an interesting legend of the colour part of the film (it was the first Russian partially-or-not color film). Russians were to get the color reel from Germans whose they defeted in some battle during WWII.

[matt72582]

I don't know what "Deadpool" is about, but it made 135,000,000 in the opening weekend...

[Tugg]

Oh yeah, Deadpool is one of the worst this year, but not THE WORST. I have seen Allegiant...
Unless you are a fan of "Divergent" series, there is no reason to watch "Insurgent" or "Allegiant". For the same principle I never watch any of the "Star Trek" installments.

[MovieMeditation]

Embrace of the Serpent - 4

I think I have a new pick for film of the year.
**** yes.

I'm so looking forward to this film. I missed the press screening and I just finally got a hold of a copy. :up:

[Guaporense]

5 Centimeters per Second (2007)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/5_Centimeters_Per_Second_poster.jpg

A modern classic of animated cinema. It's indeed a very "cinematic" movie, instead of just being a plain standard linear narrative.

Good example to show to people what animation can be and also a good example of Japanese introversion.

[Mr Minio]

^The movie looks beautiful, but harlequinesque plot was hard to stand.

[Topsy]

http://teniesonline.ucoz.com/_ld/140/20375490.jpg

A college student desperate for money responds to a babysitter ad. He immediately asks to meet her but doesnt show up,reluctantly she agrees to babysit anyway when he calls to apologize.Things start getting weird as soon as she arrives,or is it just the moon eclipse?

this is a weird one,because i googled to check just when in the 70s this was made and it turn out its made in 2009?? :lol:
so lets just say its a 70/80s tribute movie. it had some potentional but doesnt really deliver-theres alot of loose ends and things left both unexplored and unexplained. I did love the look of the blood-and thats a major pluss for a horror. not sure i loved what was revealed to be the big story,but i liked a lot of things leading up to it-also it avoided alot of horror cliches.
if you like 70s horror you will probably like this. not anywhere to be seen on my favourite lists,but still entertaining.
2

[MonnoM]

Black Fly (2014)

https://s10.postimg.org/9ij9jtah5/Bfly.jpg

Beautifully done a gripping indie thriller. Recommended.

rating_3_5

I came across this one recently. Sounds like something that would be right up my alley, but I've been burned so many times by movies that seem they'd be good only to be incredibly disappointed. You didn't give much here, but the bit you did gave me a sliver of hope that this one might actually deliver.

[neiba]

Deadpool (2016)


A pretentious flick that tries to be really original and it ends up being as clichée as every super hero movie. Really can't see why would someone love this.
I see some people praising it as the best movie ever and other saying it's the worst. It's just another popcorn flick that will spawn into endless sequels and spin offs, not worse than any other Marvel flick, not better either. I don't get the hate unless you hate every other Marvel flick. Plastic cinema: use it once, throw it away, recicle it, and so on...

rating_2 -

[neiba]

A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, 2005)


I liked the atmosphere and how solid it was during the whole movie. The acting is decent and it was quite thrilling till halfway through. The thing is, it just gets flawed from there on. Also, the main story isn't interesting, the characters are one dimensional with no development at all and it just falls short.
I like the style of Cronenberg, I like how he sets up the theme and tries to create thrilling atmospheres. But I needed more.

rating_2 +

[matt72582]

The Little Fugitive - 8/10

The first neo-realist American film I can think of.. Very sweet movie about a few brothers living in NYC. Don't wanna say too much. It's light-hearted (with some conflict) and funny at times. It's a great piece of history. A few times the modern part of me had some apprehension, but it was a different time. I was so happy to see a sign say "Smile - It's worth it and it costs you nothing". I loved looking in the background to find history.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Little_fugitive_dvdcover.jpg

[Mr Minio]

Yeah, it's a great little movie, but it's more cinema verite than neorealism, really.

EDIT: Cinema verite before cinema verite, obviously.

[Topsy]

http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/the-invitation-2016/large_large_gBYEBfbUmNMmS5tIQyjCJVHAKw2.jpg

A man and his girlfriend goes to a dinner party at his exgirlfriends-who he hasnt seen in 2 years.

I had for some reason gotten into my head that this had gotten really bad ratings,however i see its got a 6,6 on imdb so i have no idea where i got that from.
I didnt know anything about it before i watched,i just thought the poster looked a bit cheap-yet interesting.
and it is. it reminds me a bit of coherence,though its not the same genre nor even remotely the same storyline. maybe because of the high end indie feel of it-the quiet.
alot are probably going to fall off during the first 10 minutes but stick with it.i think the only major letdown of this movie is,very unfortunatly,the lead-both the character and the actor. the character can be a bit too pensive and sad and genuinly does too many weird things (how long was he sitting alone in different rooms of someone elses house?)
As for the actor well...he just wasnt any good,however a great supporting cast made up for that.somewhat anyways.

rating_3_5

[Movie Max]

Boyhood (2014)

rating_2



I completely understand. I watched this long waste of my time from start to finish. It is a movie about a boy with zero personality. He is surrounded by a plethora of extreme personalities at every age. Feels like there is a desperate attempt to incorporate a reality TV feel to the film. I'm not sure why all the Oscar nominations and one win? Must have been a slow year in Hollywood. I did not enjoy it. Just because it's long and took a very long time to make, does not make this a good movie.

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[Topsy]

i agree about boyhood-i mean it was nice seeing the changes over the years and i suppose the point of the movie was for it to be everyday-like. but nothing noteworthy happened.
i did however like the part of the mum at the end where she says she thought there would be more. that kind of got to me-but the movie was forgotten about as soon as it ended

[Gideon58]

I completely understand. I watched this long waste of my time from start to finish. It is a movie about a boy with zero personality. He is surrounded by a plethora of extreme personalities at every age. Feels like there is a desperate attempt to incorporate a reality TV feel to the film. I'm not sure why all the Oscar nominations and one win? Must have been a slow year in Hollywood. I did not enjoy it. Just because it's long and took a very long time to make, does not make this a good movie.

Boyhood (2014) 2

I liked the movie but respect your opinion because I don't think it was worth all the hype it received, severely overrated.

[matt72582]

I liked the movie but respect your opinion because I don't think it was worth all the hype it received, severely overrated.

I preferred the "Before _______" trilogy... "Tape" and "Walking Life"

[cricket]

http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/the-invitation-2016/large_large_gBYEBfbUmNMmS5tIQyjCJVHAKw2.jpg

A man and his girlfriend goes to a dinner party at his exgirlfriends-who he hasnt seen in 2 years.

I had for some reason gotten into my head that this had gotten really bad ratings,however i see its got a 6,6 on imdb so i have no idea where i got that from.
I didnt know anything about it before i watched,i just thought the poster looked a bit cheap-yet interesting.
and it is. it reminds me a bit of coherence,though its not the same genre nor even remotely the same storyline. maybe because of the high end indie feel of it-the quiet.
alot are probably going to fall off during the first 10 minutes but stick with it.i think the only major letdown of this movie is,very unfortunatly,the lead-both the character and the actor. the character can be a bit too pensive and sad and genuinly does too many weird things (how long was he sitting alone in different rooms of someone elses house?)
As for the actor well...he just wasnt any good,however a great supporting cast made up for that.somewhat anyways.

rating_3_5


I didn't think it was so weird since it used to be his house.

[cricket]

Early Summer (1951)

4

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/5e/33/05/5e330553b51b389686acd8ac909d3def.jpg

Top 4 Ozu for me out of about 10 I've seen so far. The theme is a pretty common one for him; the family wants the daughter to marry but she has a mind of her own. The daughter is played by Setsuko Hara, and it's great with her being the main character as she's such a pleasure to watch. There are other familiar faces as well. I wouldn't quite say the movie knocked my socks off but it's beautifully done.

[mark f]

The Little Fugitive - 8/10

The first neo-realist American film I can think of.. Very sweet movie about a few brothers living in NYC. Don't wanna say too much. It's light-hearted (with some conflict) and funny at times. It's a great piece of history. A few times the modern part of me had some apprehension, but it was a different time. I was so happy to see a sign say "Smile - It's worth it and it costs you nothing". I loved looking in the background to find history.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Little_fugitive_dvdcover.jpg

Yeah, it's a great little movie, but it's more cinema verite than neorealism, really.

EDIT: Cinema verite before cinema verite, obviously.Louisiana Story (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040550/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) is older and closer to neorealism.
http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01938/08cp_outtakes_loui_1938612g.jpg

[matt72582]

Louisiana Story (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040550/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) is older and closer to neorealism.
http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/01938/08cp_outtakes_loui_1938612g.jpg

Thanks Mark! I saw this on youtube, but I skipped (to make sure it was in English) but I only heard one or two being spoken.. Is this true?

[Topsy]

I didn't think it was so weird since it used to be his house.

its still weird though,it just would have been even weirder had he not lived there before :lol: do you usually leave the dinner party youve been invited to at someone elses house to sit in the garden or another room by yourself?

[cricket]

its still weird though,it just would have been even weirder had he not lived there before :lol: do you usually leave the dinner party youve been invited to at someone elses house to sit in the garden or another room by yourself?

When I was drinking I did. Usually the homeowner would find me after everyone was gone, passed out with my pants around my ankles.

[Topsy]

http://www.impawards.com/intl/misc/2012/posters/en_som_deg.jpg
En som deg/ Must have been love
Language: norwegian/finnish

Kaisa is on a girls trip in Istanbul,when she accidentely locks herself out of her hotel at night.Three men offers her to come stay at their neighbouring room for the night and she accepts. The next day the men offers to take the girls out for a barbeque.Kaisa immediatly hits it off with Jacob but the next day he has to go back Norway and she to Finland.After getting a job in Norway,she runs into him at the supermarket but he doesnt remember her-Turns out he just looks like him and they start dating.She then runs into Jacob at a bar and she has to chose between the two.

Im not really going to worry about spoilers as i assume most here wont watch it (its all in the trailer and original title anyway) :lol:
The movie is okay,both the lead actors are great-however im a bit confused to as what was the point of the movie?
The norwegian title "En som deg" means "Someone like you"- so i knew from the trailer what was going to happen- however whats unclear is wether she knew they were two different guys or if she thought he had actually forgotten her- they deliberately,or so it seems, keep their names from us but obviously she must have known. she does however try style up boring Andreas to be more like Jacob-the fun and charasmatic man she met on holiday. However she doesnt seem all that shocked either when she finally meets him again at the bar. I get the bigger picture of not settling andchange people into your dream version of them,go out and get the real thing. but the movie itself still confused me.
cute little movie though
2

[Topsy]

When I was drinking I did. Usually the homeowner would find me after everyone was gone, passed out with my pants around my ankles.

lmfao if there 2 when that happens-you`ve had a good night
if youre alone with your pants around your ankles then thats just sad my friend :lol: :lol:

[ursaguy]

Suicide Squad-2: A poorly made film, but it made me feel more apathetic than annoyed. Editing is crappy, characterization ranges from thin to none, and the plot basically doesn't exist. A fun first act gives way to a BvS-esque pileup of scenes that refuse to flow into each other. The movie's biggest sin is that it was sold as being unique for a comic book movie, and superficially, it is (the protagonists are villains instead of heroes), but in structure and style it is very derivative of the played out genre (I had the same problem with Deadpool-superficially, the R-rated humor separates it, but in structure it covers the usual Marvel bases).

[Redwell]

Unknown (2006) (Dir. Simon Brand) rating_2
http://i.imgur.com/YBXagPF.png

Half a dozen people wake up in a locked warehouse after a botched kidnapping with no memory of whose side they're on. I decided to dig this up after remembering a trailer for it that I saw a decade ago. I'm a fan of bottled films and whodunnits, so the premise alone was worth checking out, not to mention the robust casting. Unfortunately, Unknown can best be described as Reservoir Dogs fanfiction sans any amount of Tarantino's personality or craft.

The things that work are chiefly outlines lifted from a better film. Almost all unique choices are missteps, including but not limited to CSI: Crime Scene Investigation flash back filters, heartfelt moments that fall flat, the lazy parallel ransom plot, a Home Alone booby trap, and a Shymalan-esque conclusion. Most egregiously of all, it was backed by the Weinstein Company. It's a short and sufficient crime thriller, but you'll probably be disappointed unless it's airing on Spike at 3am.

http://boxd.it/aN75Z

[Horroist]

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)

https://s10.postimg.org/qtirsif4p/Raman_Raghav.jpg

Quite dark & interesting psychological thriller from India about this serial killer, Ramanna, inspired by the works of a real-life serial killer named Raman Raghav who left a trail of ghastly murders in mid 60s in Mumbai. Ramanna's story is set in present time and it gradually explores his discovery of an unlikely partner in crime from an opposite end!
India's one of the most popular & best contemporary character actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui nailed the title role brilliantly and the young actor who portrayed the role of an addict cop also shines in his part.

rating_3_5


Shelley (2016)

https://s10.postimg.org/msnyk3bvd/shelley.jpg

Pretty slow burn or art-house take on pregnancy horror. Not as good as I expected as it left quite a number of things unexplained.

rating_2

[cricket]

Brink of Life (1958)

3.5

http://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/1683889/740full-brink-of-life-poster.jpg

Three pregnant bitches in a maternity ward; that's what the film's title could have been because that's what it is. Do they want the baby, does their family want the baby, will the baby be born healthy, will the baby be born at all, etc. I thought it was fairly simple for a Bergman film, but it still has power. It's an easy watch at just over 80 minutes with no wasted time.

[Camo]

Dick Tracy - 2.5

http://i65.tinypic.com/v7ebli.jpg

This was pretty enjoyable overall.I think when i was younger i had seen some or all of this as there were some scenes that i know i've seen before. Loved the costumes, set design, and some of the makeup although some of these guys faces will probably give me nightmares. Great use of colour, all of the neon greens,purples,etc reminded me of Batman Forever which is a film i adore visually. Al Pacino was very good i thought while some of the other performances weren't the best. Decent film, nothing special though.

[matt72582]

Brink of Life (1958)

rating_3_5

http://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/1683889/740full-brink-of-life-poster.jpg

Three pregnant bitches in a maternity ward; that's what the film's title could have been because that's what it is. Do they want the baby, does their family want the baby, will the baby be born healthy, will the baby be born at all, etc. I thought it was fairly simple for a Bergman film, but it still has power. It's an easy watch at just over 80 minutes with no wasted time.

LOL.. Great title! I think I will look for this movie right now.

[Camo]

It's on Youtube with subs if you don't mind watching films there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZxcnzjLHPY

[matt72582]

It's on Youtube with subs if you don't mind watching films there:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZxcnzjLHPY

Thank you.

[matt72582]

Brink of Life - 7/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/92/Brink_of_Life.jpg

[Mäx]

Brink of Life (1958)

rating_3_5


I've seen this movie yesterday, as well. I gave it a rating_4. It's great!

[johnnyboy22]

Hi everyone: I am not sure how you are all getting those popcorn icons on your rankings.... Anyone able to help?

Anyway, this is my rating for Batman: The Killing Joke.

I found this movie to be a sad double-down on the mistakes made in the original comic. The choices made by the writers confound and confuse me. I was looking forward (in sort of an academic way) to seeing how DC would handle this, given all of the criticism thrown at the original story arc.

Sadly, it appears no lessons were learned at all.

2/5

[Camo]

Hi everyone: I am not sure how you are all getting those popcorn icons on your rankings.... Anyone able to help?

Here - http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=45798

Wouldn't it make more sense to sticky that in general movie discussion and movie reviews than movie forums: site stuff?

[Camo]

Finding Dory - 2.5

http://i67.tinypic.com/ftox1k.jpg

While i recognize Finding Nemo as one of the ten good-very good Pixars it has always been my least favourite of those so with the likelihood of the sequel being weaker there was always a chance of me not liking this much. I don't think this was bad, the only Pixar i've seen that i thought was bad is Brave but this was pretty meh. Visually it was great but this is just the norm for Pixar and it didn't look anymore impressive than most of their other films.
Good voice acting especially Albert Brooks, i know Ellen always gets the praise for her work as Dory and she is very good but Brooks has one of my favourite voices ever. Baby Dory was so adorable, loved the flashbacks for this reason. One thing i did like was the premise so many sequels are completely unneccessary, while not neccessary i do think it is completely believable that Dory lost and forgot about her family because of her memory troubles. The thing that failed for me the most was the humour, i barely laughed at all probably less than my least favourites Brave and Monsters University even. Emotionally it didn't work as well as i've been hearing it did for others.

I knew her parents wouldn't be dead as soon as she was told they most likely were so them reuniting didn't do much for me.
Not a bad film but not at Pixar's usual high standard.

With only Cars 2 to watch Pixar ranked for me:

01.WALL-E
02.Monsters Inc
03.The Incredibles
04.Up
05.Toy Story 2
06.Inside Out
07.Toy Story 3
08.Toy Story
09.Ratatouille
10.Finding Nemo
11.The Good Dinosaur
12.A Bugs Life
13.Cars
14.Finding Dory
15.Monsters University
16.Brave

[Mr Minio]

It's on Youtube with subs if you don't mind watching films there: There's a BluRay release of this too

[Topsy]

http://www.impawards.com/2008/posters/shutter_ver2.jpg
Genre: Horror /remake: Shutter (2004)
Cast: Joshua Jackson and Rachael Taylor

After a night out a newlywed couple finds themselfs in trouble after hitting a young woman with their car,they search everywhere but cant find her.They then travell to Tokyo where he works as a photographer but flashes of light suddenly appears on all his photos, seems like the past wont stay hidden.

Remember when it was really in to remake asian horrormovies? I`ll admit i liked The Ring at the time but unfortunately neither the grudge nor shutter worked for me. Firstly the acting,espescially by the female lead Rachael Taylor,was reaally bad,though none of the cast were impressive,also there was a serious lack of chemistry between the main couple.secondly i feel like ive already seen this movie by seeing the ring and the grudge its the same tactics in all-and none of them are scary,to me the girlghost is just..well not even funny really.
in all honesty I wanted to turn this off after the first 5 mintures but decided to sit it out,wasnt worth it really.
0.5

[MonnoM]

Raman Raghav 2.0 (2016)

https://s10.postimg.org/qtirsif4p/Raman_Raghav.jpg

Quite dark & interesting psychological thriller from India about this serial killer, Ramanna, inspired by the works of a real-life serial killer named Raman Raghav who left a trail of ghastly murders in mid 60s in Mumbai. Ramanna's story is set in present time and it gradually explores his discovery of an unlikely partner in crime from an opposite end!
India's one of the most popular & best contemporary character actors Nawazuddin Siddiqui nailed the title role brilliantly and the young actor who portrayed the role of an addict cop also shines in his part.

rating_3_5


Shelley (2016)

https://s10.postimg.org/msnyk3bvd/shelley.jpg

Pretty slow burn or art-house take on pregnancy horror. Not as good as I expected as it left quite a number of things unexplained.

rating_2

Since you're a fellow horror aficionado, let me ask you, have you by any chance seen Neighbor No. 13? If not, I recommend it.

[Aaron]

The Big easy....5.5/10

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/The_Amazing_Spider-Man_theatrical_poster.jpeg

4.5

[Mr Minio]

Louisiana Story (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040550/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) is older and closer to neorealism. Hard to tell, it just felt like typical Flaherty docudrama. At least this time he wasn't pretending it's a real documentary like he was with Nanook.

[matt72582]

Wendy and Lucy - 6/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fe/Wendy_and_lucy.jpg

[Camo]

You're Next - 2.5+

http://i65.tinypic.com/2rwkp48.jpg

I liked this. There was nothing that special or original about it but i hadn't seen a slasher in a good while and i think this was pretty well done. Must say it was really dull at first, was stuggling to stay interested and was expecting to hate this. It picked up at the murder during the dinner scene thankfully. My god the scene where the woman gets shot in the throat is disturbing, if it wasn't so graphic it would've probably been hilarious considering how dramatic it is before abruptly failing. I loved the idea of them attacking the wrong people at the wrong time, since there was a random brutal badass there it being revealed that they were hired ruined that a bit. Really not got much else to say, enjoyable slasher but nothing amazing.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5PFB68a5VPk8MhKecxI4DituPdm.jpg
rating_4

[Iroquois]

Hardcore Henry - 2

I take this as my reminder that I haven't played any videogames in a while.

[doubledenim]

Hardcore Henry - 2

I take this as my reminder that I haven't played any videogames in a while.

Are you doing a write-up? Curious as to how enjoyable a watch this is.

[Iroquois]

Are you doing a write-up? Curious as to how enjoyable a watch this is.

I might do a couple of paragraphs.

[Horroist]

Viral (2016)

https://s10.postimg.org/a6li3cgzt/viral_xlg.jpg

rating_2

Since you're a fellow horror aficionado, let me ask you, have you by any chance seen Neighbor No. 13? If not, I recommend it.

Seen that years ago but need to watch it again as I can't recall much about it now :confused:! Thanks for the heads up. Used to watch a lot Asian movies (mostly horror) back in those days and yeah...already forgotten most about them! :p

[Daniel M]

You're Next - rating_2_5+

I liked this. There was nothing that special or original about it but i hadn't seen a slasher in a good while and i think this was pretty well done. Must say it was really dull at first, was stuggling to stay interested and was expecting to hate this. It picked up at the murder during the dinner scene thankfully. My god the scene where the woman gets shot in the throat is disturbing, if it wasn't so graphic it would've probably been hilarious considering how dramatic it is before abruptly failing. I loved the idea of them attacking the wrong people at the wrong time, since there was a random brutal badass there it being revealed that they were hired ruined that a bit. Really not got much else to say, enjoyable slasher but nothing amazing.

I really enjoyed it when I saw it too, would give it slightly higher than you. Agree it's not that good in beginning, bit dull and the acting was grating on me, but really starts to pick up. Lead actress is great and I liked the very ending too, quite fun :)

[Iroquois]

The Duke of Burgundy - 3.5

not enough male characters tbh

[ttgg]

gud

[ttgg]

dd

[Mr Minio]

not enough male characters tbh HA! GAAAAAAY!

[Ultraviolence]

https://posteritati.com/posters/000/000/027/902/a-better-tomorrow-sm-web.jpg
A Better Tomorrow
John Woo BADASS!
10/10

[Mr Minio]

Part two is way more badass. Part three is pretty nice too.

[Camo]

The Big Combo - 3

http://i63.tinypic.com/256uyav.jpg

Think i'm going to try and watch more Noir films right now since i really haven't seen many. This was good not great. Some of the performances weren't very good which really took me out of some scenes. Jean Wallace was particularly bad i thought glad there wasn't too much of her, and the lead was just ok. Richard Conte as Mr.Brown was the highlight for me, he made a very good villain it was interesting to see the guy who played Barzini in a larger role. Good story, i liked the mystery i always knew that it wouldn't turn out to be anything unexpected but i liked how they chose to go about it, introducing this mysterious suicidal woman right away before dropping in Bettini that made Mr Brown nervous. It was well handled and along with Conte's performance it kept the film interesting for me. Good film, good story i just wasn't crazy about the performances with the exception of Conte. It is less than 90 minutes long so it is a nice quick watch that i'd recommend.

[Miss Vicky]

^Whatever happened to you watching Brokeback?

[Camo]

Oh yeah. I forgot about that :laugh:. Will watch it later or tomorrow.

[johnnyboy22]

It took me a while, but I finally got around to watching L.A. Confidential. What a cast this thing has,and the cinematography is amazing. The scene at the end with the police sirens has to be one of the best shot scenes I have ever witnessed.

5

[Gideon58]

http://www.cedmagic.com/v-title-database/dark/country-girl-1.jpg

4

[Lucas]

Cafe Society 4
So glad I was able to catch this one in theaters. This film is lovely, poignant, and it serves as beautiful love-letter to Hollywood of the 1930's.

Mustang 4
One of the best films of the last few years.

Kagemusha 2.5+
Not one of Kurosawa's better films.

[matt72582]

Hitler's Children - 4/10

It wasn't even well-done propaganda.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bb/Hitler%27s_Children.jpg

[Topsy]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UYogYNQNeaM/T63myMyIigI/AAAAAAAAA1w/y3Ij8t2hFDQ/s1600/movie_47377.jpg

A lonely young woman going through a tough time,played by Ashley Judd,befriends a fellow motel resident,played by Michael Shannon.They both come from troubled pasts and are heavily affected by it-holed up in the motel room they become obsessed with the thought that bugs are all over the room,infesting their bodies.

wow,amazing performances from all involved,especially the two leads-very well played out and the stories of the two lead characters are heartbreaking.

4.5

[Camo]

Been really wanting to see that myself since it is from Friedkin and i remember someone else here said they liked it.

[Topsy]

You definitly should! its the best movie ive seen in a long time

[Swan]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UYogYNQNeaM/T63myMyIigI/AAAAAAAAA1w/y3Ij8t2hFDQ/s1600/movie_47377.jpg

A lonely young woman going through a tough time,played by Ashley Judd,befriends a fellow motel resident,played by Michael Shannon.They both come from troubled pasts and are heavily affected by it-holed up in the motel room they become obsessed with the thought that bugs are all over the room,infesting their bodies.

wow,amazing performances from all involved,especially the two leads-very well played out and the stories of the two lead characters are heartbreaking.

4.5



Terrific movie, glad to see some love for it.

[Gideon58]

http://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/paramount-pictures/footloose2011-5.jpg

2.5

[Derek Vinyard]

The Iceman (2012) - Ariel Vromen
http://themovieblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/The-Iceman.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WA5PVHwcoqw/UUX82JW5_YI/AAAAAAAAwA4/GRGED_Ne1vA/s1600/Michael-Shannon-in-The-Iceman-2013-Movie-Image.jpg
- Really like this flick. I heard about Richard Kuklinski before and I like Biographical movie. Michael Shannon is amazing with the role and the rest of the casting is pretty good. If you like gangster and hitman movie you will absolutely love this one. I recommend it.
4-

[matt72582]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3c/Scarecrow_movieposter.jpg

I have the movie, but I DVR'd it, and I don't have to pay THAT much attention while I make food later, etc..

[Camo]

That is like the one movie i completely refuse to watch because of how much sh1t Kuklinski made up. For instance Kuklinski had nothing to do with Roy (the guy played by Ray Lliota) in real life, it was just complete bs that he fed to an author and later in interviews probably out of boredom when he was in prison. He also claimed to have taken part in most of the big mob hits of the mid to late 20th Century, Castellano, Anastasia, Hoffa, Galante, etc. The movie and the vast majority of what he said was lies.

[dadgumblah]

Nausicaä, I, too, only saw the "Ultimate Edition" of:

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)

I totally dug this movie. Seeing the "Ultimate Edition," I have no idea what was put back in the movie, with 30 minutes included. But I thought this was pretty good stuff. There was a long buildup, seemingly making the movie a bit slow at first, but the intrigue and the story of Superman either being worshiped or hated I thought was a strong message. And Batman's hatred of Superman was interesting, especially because Ben Affleck, in my opinion, really sold that side of the story. I'm not an Affleck fan at all, but I thought he did a terrific job as Batman. As for the whole movie, I was glad they kept things dark in keeping with the Nolan-directed Batman movies. The action in the latter half of the movie was gangbusters and I never thought about the fact that both heroes had mothers with the same name. I was a bit divided by Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luther. I think I was put off by his youth as much as anything. I mean, he did an okay acting job but I had a bit of a difficult time seeing him as Superman's main nemesis. Which is why I was glad to see his "invention" come along at the end. All-in-all, I thought it was very well done.

http://media1.santabanta.com/full1/Hollywood%20Movies/Batman%20vs%20Superman%20Dawn%20of%20Justice/batman-vs-superman-dawn-of-justice-18a.jpg

4


What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Hilarious "mockumentary" about four vampire buddies being filmed, covering their lifestyles, as they try to appear hip, despite not having any friends per se. Three of them are somewhat "normal," that is they have a human appearance, but the fourth friend, Petyr, is a Nosferatu-looking-rat-face vampire who never says a word, but listens when one of their victims-turned-friend complains about not being as popular with the other three as much as his human friend, who is accepted into the house and is considered "fangs-off"----in other words they like him so much they don't want to transform him. The three others, Vladislav, Viago, and Deacon, want to get into clubs but their "frilly costumes" keep them out. Until their newly-changed friend Nick gets them in. Nick is fairly stupid and starts bragging about how he's a vampire and the main "star" of the Twilight films. There are all kinds of funny bits, like how one of the old-school vampires lays down newspapers right in front of his intended victim, who is clueless, and then he hits the main artery in her neck, getting blood everywhere, staining the carpet and his clothes, with him getting really upset about that as he likes to keep a clean house. The main three are all fairly incompetent. Very clever little movie that I recommend. The humor is really great and you end up wanting the "guys" to succeed in life, or afterlife as it were. Check it out.

http://madfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/What-we-do-in-the-shadows.jpg

4

[Movie Max]

TRON (1982) rating_3_5
Back in the day, this movie never sparked my interest. Catching a part of TRON: Legacy on TV is directly responsible for me watching it now. Not bad, considering... 1982. Some of the technology related visuals and concepts were seriously ahead of their time. Many of them are not far-fetched in today's world. Much better than the Death Star buttons and sound effects.

I have to watch Legacy again, but, I have a feeling I'll like it better than the first part.

[MonnoM]

What We Do in the Shadows (2014)

Hilarious "mockumentary" about four vampire buddies being filmed, covering their lifestyles, as they try to appear hip, despite not having any friends per se. Three of them are somewhat "normal," that is they have a human appearance, but the fourth friend, Petyr, is a Nosferatu-looking-rat-face vampire who never says a word, but listens when one of their victims-turned-friend complains about not being as popular with the other three as much as his human friend, who is accepted into the house and is considered "fangs-off"----in other words they like him so much they don't want to transform him. The three others, Vladislav, Viago, and Deacon, want to get into clubs but their "frilly costumes" keep them out. Until their newly-changed friend Nick gets them in. Nick is fairly stupid and starts bragging about how he's a vampire and the main "star" of the Twilight films. There are all kinds of funny bits, like how one of the old-school vampires lays down newspapers right in front of his intended victim, who is clueless, and then he hits the main artery in her neck, getting blood everywhere, staining the carpet and his clothes, and getting really upset about that as he likes to keep a clean house. Very clever little movie that I recommend. The humor is really great and you end up wanting the "guys" to succeed in life, or afterlife as it were. Check it out.

http://madfilm.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/What-we-do-in-the-shadows.jpg

rating_4

Great movie. The sequel is going to be about the Werewolves which I'm really looking forward to. Turns out it'll be titled We're Wolves. :D

[dadgumblah]

Great movie. The sequel is going to be about the Werewolves which I'm really looking forward to. Turns out it'll be titled We're Wolves. :D

Cool! Thanks for the heads-up, MM. I'll definitely be looking for that. Clever title, too. :)

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The Iceman (2012) - Ariel Vromen
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- Really like this flick. I heard about Richard Kuklinski before and I like Biographical movie. Michael Shannon is amazing with the role and the rest of the casting is pretty good. If you like gangster and hitman movie you will absolutely love this one. I recommend it.
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Saw this one recently; was pretty damn good. Also, I had just finished watching all of Boardwalk Empire and recognizing the actor from his role in the series sold me on checking it out and was very glad I did.

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The Nice Guys (2016) (Dir. Shane Black) rating_3
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Mel Gibson and Danny Glover. Bruce Willis and Damon Wayans. Robert Downey Jr. and Val Kilmer. Samuel L. Jackson and Gena Davis.... Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling. By this point, Shane Black has the buddy cop dynamic down to a science. While Iron Man 3 (2013) had a mixed reception, that had more to do with the property than what he managed to do with it. Perhaps moviegoers weren't familiar with his affinity for subverting genre tropes or his trust in the audience to sift through a messy story. We know what to expect from this latest effort.

The Nice Guys (2016) is Black's first period piece which follows a true to life auto scandal in 1970s. It has shades of Polanski's Chinatown (1974) in the environmental conspiracy, but more so of Altman's stoner noir The Long Goodbye (1973) borrowed from even more recently by Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice (2014). Strangely enough, it follows the same scandal that Nic Pizzolatto hinted at the second season of his True Detective series centering around. All of those also take place in coastal California.

Crowe, muscle for hire, and Gosling, a sleazy private investigator, take the lead displaying excellent chemistry. Gosling reveals a sort of knack for physical humor we haven't seen previously. Both characters are better men than their actions would indicate that find redemption throughout the course of the film. Angourie Rice, who plays Gosling's overly mature daughter in the picture, shows promise in a role that Elle Fanning recently outgrew. Unfortunately, characters outside of these three are mostly forgettable. Kim Bassinger and her assortment henchmen feel like outlines of characters. Perhaps this is another Shane Black trait as I'm having trouble recalling the antagonists from several of his films. Still, the three offer enough to connect with and provide an emotional hook that might or might not draw your investment.

While I can't say every joke landed, specifically Gosling's hyperbolic shortness of breath at the site of a corpse that drags on for a second or three too long, but several moments are some of the funniest I have seen on screen in a long time. Black does what a lot of modern comedy writers forget to do once they attach Seth Rogan or Will Ferrell or Melissa McCarthy to their picture... he writes actual jokes for his actors to work with. Unfortunately, a couple too many wound up in the final trailer so avoid that if you can.

While there's a lot to enjoy here, perhaps the biggest letdown is the plot. I. Don't. Care. If you've seen Chinatown (1974), you know the environmental conspiracy is a backdrop for a Greek tragedy of life shattering proportions. The mother and daughter around which the conflict centers in this film pull none of those strings. If you've seen The Long Goodbye (1977), you know the wife and husband's relationship is the emotional core of the film. Gosling and his daughter can't muster any of that realism or weight. If you've seen Inherent Vice (2014), you know that Joaquin Phoenix's odyssey takes him through a marijuana scented world populated by oddball characters. Even the assassin feels little more than a sketch of a villain and the porno party they infiltrate wilts in the shadow of the one in Boogie Nights (1997).

While inter-textual criticism is weak, comparing The Nice Guys (2016) to its sister films does more to highlight its problems than create them. It's a solid comedy with solid leads, but I don't think I'd put it shoulder to shoulder with the classics. Not on my first viewing anyway.

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The Nice Guys

It was refreshing to see an original concept movie other than superhero movies. I really enjoyed this movie it has a very Kiss Kiss Bang Bang vibe to it and directed by the same person (Shane Black). The actors were goods especially Ryan Gosling as the drunk PI, Russell Crowe was a bit wooden but perhaps that what his character is. The story was a little weak but good enough to open up for a sequel. I read this did not make much at the box office which is a shame really because this deserves a watch. I recommend this movie highly and may even crack my top 50 movies.

4/5 Stars