Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[The Gunslinger45]

Don't subject yourself to this sh*t, granted it's not as tasteless as the first, they don't say that no one died on the Titanic again, but it is just nonsense, I don't know how many drugs these filmmakers must have been on, it is transcendentally stupid.

Already saw The Nostalgia Critic's review. I know what is coming. I will see it anyways. In due time.

[NextScorsese]

Already saw The Nostalgia Critic's review. I know what is coming. I will see it anyways. In due time.

Who's the Nostalgia Critic?

[Clazor]

I think I might actually be on the worst streak of my film watching career, and it's completely my fault.

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/mondo-world/images/2/23/In_Search_of_the_Titanic_-_Italian_DVD_Cover.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20150718045104

sequel to on of the worst films I've ever seen in my life, WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!

Sometimes I wonder why I even BOTHER!

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0

I lost a bet to a friend once...he made me sit through these two movies as my punishment. We both felt very uncomfortable afterwards. We haven't spoken of it since.

[The Gunslinger45]

Who's the Nostalgia Critic?

An internet reviewer. He reviewed all 3 animated Titanic movies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UI0stm7ZMqk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euO-6Z1Vxsw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz1jTYOd_xs


In the first one (not related to the ones you mentioned) there are still talking mice, but also a rapping dog.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxHNztg0X3s

[NextScorsese]

THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE, ARE YOU F*CKING SERIOUS!!!!!!!!

https://media.tenor.co/images/9bcd9727a42263c1c5efa6ad4fd8066d/raw

[The Gunslinger45]

THERE WAS ANOTHER ONE, ARE YOU F*CKING SERIOUS!!!!!!!!

https://media.tenor.co/images/9bcd9727a42263c1c5efa6ad4fd8066d/raw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7hsVa18yfA

Yup.

The quality of the editing, animation was WAY worse on the one you have not seen. But at least people died in that movie. Even though the movie ends with a wedding and the narrator saying "And they all lived happily ever after. The End."

And replace the rave segment with a rapping dog.

[NextScorsese]

Just tell me, was there a talking animals, gang of sharks, magic moon tears, whalers, or a giant octopus in it?

[The Gunslinger45]

Also if anyone if doing the Worst Movie Countdown, these three films deserve strong consideration.

[NextScorsese]

I already put the, apparently second one, as the second worst film of all time.

[The Gunslinger45]

Just tell me, was there a talking animals, gang of sharks, magic moon tears, whalers, or a giant octopus in it?

Nope. Mexican mice, mice with flexible accents, a dog that raps, a second dog that sounds like Sam Elliot, and basically a rip off from the James Cameron Titanic. Also evil step sisters, a jewelry thief subplot, and detective that resembles Sherlock Holmes, and no whaling subplot.

So yeah the other two are still worse IMO. Just not by much.

[NextScorsese]

Wait, rapping dog, huh, I could see how that could be really stupid, which it is, but compared to the other ones, that is such a downgrade in insanity.

[The Gunslinger45]

Wait, rapping dog, huh, I could see how that could be really stupid, which it is, but compared to the other ones, that is such a downgrade in insanity.

Oh no the other two are WAY more insane. The first one fails in technical quality. Reused animation footage, using the same song over and over, TERRIBLE editing and so forth.

The second one had sound (by comparison) production quality, but the script writers were on LSD.

[NextScorsese]

So the Nostalgia Critic is having pretty much the same reaction I had, only there's less swearing, bleeding, and I didn't have the comfort of alcohol.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Martyrs (2008) 3
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[The Gunslinger45]

So the Nostalgia Critic is having pretty much the same reaction I had, only there's less swearing, bleeding, and I didn't have the comfort of alcohol.

Glad you liked it

[wiggywonka]

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2

was hoping for something good even with the negative reviews because i like BvS but this was complete garbage. No plot, villains horribly developed, 2 many characters, i dont even know what the boomerang guy does except throw boomerangs around. only gave it a 2 because i like deadshot and joker

[Iroquois]

Blade - 2

Not too bad, but still...damn.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Blade - 2

Not too bad, but still...damn.

A solid 3.5 or higher.

[Iroquois]

A solid 3.5 or higher.

pfft

[TheUsualSuspect]

ARQ

(Tony Elliott)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/ARQ_poster.jpg/220px-ARQ_poster.jpg

3


I decided to watch this simply because the company I work for supplied the gear for it. The thing that made it easy was the fact that it belongs to Netflix, so it was an easy watch for me.

An engineer has created a device that cause time to loop. It just so happens to loop while his home has some invaders lurking. Can he figure out how to stop these intruders from killing him multiple times? Can he save a former lover who might not be telling him everything? Can he stop the device before the others figure out what's happening?

Despite the film being on "go" from the very beginning, it took awhile for me to get into it. It might have been the small budget that originally put me off, but the script is good enough to draw you in. Once other characters start to realize they are looping is when things get interesting and the film stops being another "time loops film". This addition gives the film a bit of a unique spin on things. Each character tries to get the upper hand of the situation in case the loops stop.

The film has more in common with Edge of Tomorrow than Groundhog Day and despite the limited budget and lack of locations, it make the best use of what it has. ARQ is a little sic/fi film that surprises.

[Guaporense]

Embrace the Serpent http://www.thirteen.org/reel13/files/2016/02/Embrace_the_Serpent.jpg

A hard movie for hard men. Very swanky indeed.

[StanleyKubrick]

Creep (2004) 5/10

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Creep (2014) 6/10

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[Horroist]

The Good Neighbor (2016)

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rating_3


The Neighbor (2016)

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rating_2


ARQ

(Tony Elliott)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/ARQ_poster.jpg/220px-ARQ_poster.jpg

rating_3


I decided to watch this simply because the company I work for supplied the gear for it. The thing that made it easy was the fact that it belongs to Netflix, so it was an easy watch for me.

An engineer has created a device that cause time to loop. It just so happens to loop while his home has some invaders lurking. Can he figure out how to stop these intruders from killing him multiple times? Can he save a former lover who might not be telling him everything? Can he stop the device before the others figure out what's happening?

Despite the film being on "go" from the very beginning, it took awhile for me to get into it. It might have been the small budget that originally put me off, but the script is good enough to draw you in. Once other characters start to realize they are looping is when things get interesting and the film stops being another "time loops film". This addition gives the film a bit of a unique spin on things. Each character tries to get the upper hand of the situation in case the loops stop.

The film has more in common with Edge of Tomorrow than Groundhog Day and despite the limited budget and lack of locations, it make the best use of what it has. ARQ is a little sic/fi film that surprises.

Always been a fan of twisted time loop flicks. Hope to see this soon. :cool:

[cricket]

Last Cannibal World (1977)

2.5

https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/afa3df_f5d7b35763e80ca99ef1fa267038963c.jpg

AKA Jungle Holocaust, this was made before Cannibal Holocaust and has the same director. It also has a higher IMDb rating, although I don't think it's as good. There's a few of these movies that are very similar. I like that this one was largely filmed at night, giving it a slightly different vibe. It's not a good movie in the traditional sense, but it has it's share of sick moments, and is good for what it is. It's on YouTube.

[TheUsualSuspect]

The Good Neighbor (2016)

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rating_3


This looks interesting, can you elaborate on your rating?

[the samoan lawyer]

OMG! A Jack Johnson doc directed by Ken Burns! How did i not know this existed? I already know his life and career story but i can't imagine that not being excellent. Will have to see it soon.


I actually should have PM'd you about this Camo!! Make sure you let me know your thoughts, especially with you being the boxing historian that you are.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Phantasm (1979)


One of the strangest films I've seen in a long time. And not in a good way. How did this make the MoFo horror list???


rating_2

[Movie Max]

Oldboy (2003) rating_4-

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27200&d=1474548771

Sick! Twisted! Themes of suicide, mental illness (possible result of inbreeding in the family :suspicious:) and incest are mixed with a vigilante punishment that does not fit the crime, revenge for that punishment, self-mutilation and a warped definition of honor within a culture. Aside from all that, the fight scenes are really cool. There are some neat surprises along the way. Overall, the film ties everything together very nicely. It does what it intends to do, fairly well. I will not be watching the Brolin remake.

[Chypmunk]

I will not be watching the Brolin remake.
If it was possible to plus rep one post twice in the same window I would have :)

[Ultraviolence]

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01/10
Damn ¬¬

[Chypmunk]

One of the strangest films I've seen in a long time. And not in a good way. How did this make the MoFo horror list???
The sphere is cute though and ..... no, yeah, that's about it really :D

[Movie Max]

If it was possible to plus rep one post twice in the same window I would have :)

Here, he looks like he's imitating a Jim Carrey comedy bit.:D

https://estherxyu.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/oldboy-2013.jpg

[the samoan lawyer]

The sphere is cute though and ..... no, yeah, that's about it really :D

Yes, easily the best thing about the entire film. I'm gonna see if they're on Amazon.

[Ultraviolence]

Here, he looks like he's imitating a Jim Carrey comedy bit.:D

https://estherxyu.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/oldboy-2013.jpg


Holy ****, this is the remake from Oldboy? It really looks he is imitating a Jim Carrey comedy haha. I'm a big, big fan of the original and I will never watch this remake.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[StanleyKubrick]

This was so bad

Blair Witch (2016) 3/10
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[MovieMeditation]

And still, Iro has the highest rating of a bad movie...

Never thought I should say that.

[Lucas]

Make Way for Tomorrow 3.5

[Guaporense]

Samurai Rebellion

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Has Japanese characters talking tough samurai talk. :D

[Iroquois]

And still, Iro has the highest rating of a bad movie...

Never thought I should say that.

You're just glad it's not you for a change.

[MovieMeditation]

You're just glad it's not you for a change.
Well now that we are on the subject....

X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

3.5-

[Camo]

The Conversation - 4+

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No idea why it has taken me this long to get to this. It was my last of Coppolas heralded 70's films and during this time i've watched several of his later ones. During the first 20 minutes i was well on my way to hating this. It was so dull, i could barely keep myself focused on what little was happening and that piano playing was so out of place, it was like when you have a random piece of music played during the intro of a film while the characters are doing mundane stuff except it continued long after the intro while Hackman was reading or was on the phone.

The scene where he meets his girlfriend is when i started to get interested, he was so uncomfortable with her, and i mean his demeanor not just his refusal to answer questions, when he put his arm around her or kissed her it came across so unnatural like he didn't want to be there. It was the first time he came across like a jittery, paranoid mess and it was definitely when i became intrigued in him and his story.

The "he'd kill us if he got the chance scene" was excellent. Harry constantly playing this over and over and over, rewinding and playing again, listening to the same boring conversation with drums obscuring the one tiny sentence he can't isolate, playing it at all sorts of different pitches all with John Cazale in his ear at the side. I think that scene was supposed to be really hectic and irritating to the viewer, it makes you feel as if Harry's brains must be slowly scrambling from doing this job for however long he has.

Gene Hackman gives one of the greatest performances i've ever seen. Funny thing is from what i've seen of Hackman if i was FFC i doubt i would have thought of him to play this role, greating casting choice. All of the other actors give solid performances, it feels like their characters sole purpose is to make Harry and Harrys situation more intriguing, which really works. A while ago i was under the false impression that 99% of this was just Hackman in one room and honestly even though it's not it kind of feels like it since everything is so centred around Harry. Whenever he meets anyone in the same profession as him, its always about how Harry is the best at what he does, most conversations are about Harry which is so odd since Harry usually neither starts or participates in them much. He just stands around looking awkward and jittery as if he doesn't want to be there, which makes everything about him the more intriguing. I love how during the party scene Cazale points out that at least part of his anger came from the guy that bugged him taking the lord name in vain, it really pushes the catholic guilt part of the film, of course it is obvious but it makes you think that despite doing or saying little during the film he is a pretty complex character with sever inner conflicts playing out throughout the film. From his dream/nightmare the night of the party on the film becomes really tense and haunting, loved the ending.

The score really grew on me as well, it was mostly for the reasons i hated it as well which is hilarious. It was often played at weird moments at an equal or higher volume to the other sounds in the scene and coupled with other sounds like the noise of the tapes in the following scene during the elevator scene after he meets Harrison ford, it made everything so unnerving which is obviously a big goal in this film. The use of sound overall was fantastic after i allowed myself to just take it as it is rather than think why is this playing.

Also just a weird aside, Harrison Ford looked really odd in this. As soon as i saw him i knew it was him of coursebut looking at him i just thought there is something different, i can't explain it, it was like his face was 15% different in Star Wars three years later :laugh:

I think this is a masterpiece and i never use that word. When i rewatch it i believe my rating will most likely go up, its just those first twenty that are holding it down and i think that's because i found its approach pretty jarring at first. Every scene from the one he meets his girlfriend on is great and interesting in its own way. I know it is a very cliche thing to say but i think this is a film that i'll pick up new things in each time i watch it. Great film.

[Ultraviolence]

http://renegadecinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/unforgiven.jpg
09/10 One of my favorites westerns!
That end is so BADASS!

[the samoan lawyer]

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3 Women (1977)


Another character-driven masterpiece from Robert Altman. Duvall and Spacek are both brilliant, as is Janice Rule, who although not featured as much, is equally as important in this as the previous two are. As guessed, it was pretty odd but this made it all the more watchable, especially with the obvious inspiration coming from Bergman. On a personal note, it has that great American 70's feel to it, which I love and with a main theme of loneliness and isolation throughout, 3 Women really hit every note for me. Its heart-breaking, haunting and complex but its also not without its comedic moments.


Apparently this is all based on a dream Altman had and this rings true as 3 Women has a very surreal atmosphere, all the while still being very realistic and easy to relate to, which added a sinister vibe for me. It wont provide all the answers you're looking for and instead leave things open ended but for me, that serves to make this even more memorable.


rating_4_5+

[NextScorsese]

http://renegadecinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/unforgiven.jpg
09/10 One of my favorites westerns!
That end is so BADASS!

Easily one of my top 20.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Ultimate Avengers (2006)

rating_4

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Bridget Jones Diary (2001)

rating_4

[Goci]

Jeepers Creepers (2001) - rating_3

[Clazor]

Oldboy (2003) rating_4-

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27200&d=1474548771

Sick! Twisted! Themes of suicide, mental illness (possible result of inbreeding in the family :suspicious:) and incest are mixed with a vigilante punishment that does not fit the crime, revenge for that punishment, self-mutilation and a warped definition of honor within a culture. Aside from all that, the fight scenes are really cool. There are some neat surprises along the way. Overall, the film ties everything together very nicely. It does what it intends to do, fairly well. I will not be watching the Brolin remake.

Yeah, you're not missing much. The original is a great movie and the fight scenes are awesome, not only because of the way they're shot and the level of brutality, but they fit with the setting of the country they're in. Korea have very restrictive gun laws, hence no one is carrying firearms but are instead armed with blugdeoning tools. What I hoped would happen in the remake was that they would go by the same reasoning when Brolin got realeased into the US. Go with what's easily available. If there's a chance to get guns, get guns. But also realize that they run out of ammo and that they then work very well as clubs. Instead they go straight for the most famous scene, he grabs a hammer and then it's just a bad recreation.

[matt72582]

The Cowboys - 7/10

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[Gideon58]

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3.5

[edarsenal]

What ya think of The Cowboys, Matt?? That's a long-time favorite of mine since I was a kid.


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Zootopia 3+++ I really wanted to like this more than I did. Maybe a rewatch might help.


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Twentieth Century (1934) 3.5+++ John Barrymore and Carole Lombard in a Howard Hawks film where the secondary actors seemed to carry the film a little more than the stars. Still, a fun lil film.


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(MULTIPLE REWATCH) Major League (1989) 3.5+++ A sports comedy from the eighties that sill makes me chuckle.

[Clazor]

Metropolis (1927) Dir. Fritz Lang (2010 complete edition)
4
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".... ......... .. ..... ........ .. .... ...... ...... ... ... ..... .... ........... ...." Get it?:p

I've had a limited and very mixed experience of the silent era. One went into my top 10 favourite movies while another resulted in me getting woken up by my film history teacher after I'd fallen asleep 40 min into Battleship Potemkin. I also realized that it takes a bit more effort to watch a silent movie on account of not having audible dialog. You can't sit with something else while also watching because you need your full attention on the screen to follow the story. Quite obviuos really, but I hadn't considered it before.

In a futuristic city cept running by massive machines, a large part of the populous must work to keep the machines going. Massive teams work in 10 hour shifts, then rest for 10 hours and then back again for another shift. While they work, the upper class frolic in their social clubs and sports arenas. One of these is the son of the founder of the city, who one day decides to follow a beautiful girl into the depth of the city's underground macinepark. There he witnesses his father's legacy and decieds to do somthing about it.

It's a very well told dystopic, sci-fi thriller about the equality of man and has a very nice pichfork and torches kind of an ending. I loved the old special effects, especially around the tramsformation scene. I'm not really sure how they did it, though. Painting directly onto the film or somthing, maybe?

While it won't enter my top 10, it was a entertaining 2,5 hours from the mother of modern sci-fi. I'm curious as to how the feel of the movie changes if you were to see the 1984 version with the modern soundtrack by Giorgio Moroder. It's shorter by about an hour and change, I know that, but does the new music lend itself well to the movie or is it just a choice of style? I'll have to come back to you on that, but for now, I think this version's hard to beat.


And for you who are wondering, this is my comlpete list of seen silent era movies:

Sunrise: A song of two humans (1927)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Das cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920)
A trip to the moon (1902)
The arrival of a train (1896)
The Gold rush (1925)

[Horroist]

This looks interesting, can you elaborate on your rating?
The Good Neighbor (2016) follows Ethan and Sean , two high schoolers hoping to undertake a social-psychological experiment through their first documentary. Ethan’s "brilliant idea" is to bug the home of his elderly neighbor, Harold Grainey (James Caan), and film how he reacts to a series of pranks created to make him believe he is being haunted. It feels innocent enough at first, but when Harold's reactions do not match the boys' expectations they begin to question what is actually happening inside the home across the street.

James Caan was as usually great & convincingly played his part of an eccentric old man who lives alone & doesn't like to get bother by anyone. The 2 main young lead also shines in their roles. Overall, a pretty well done good thriller, IMO with a shocking & moving twist & finale. Loved it and worth a watch for sure.

[Mäx]

Ma-eum-ui gohyang A Hometown in Heart (Yoon Yong-Kyu, 1949) - rating_4

Since his mother abondoned him when he was three, 12-year old Do-seong lives amongst monks at a small mountain temple. He longs for his mother, who is said to live in Seoul behind the mountains. One day a young widow arrives at the temple. The both become attached to one another. Conflict arises, when suddenly Do-seong's mother appears at the temple ...

A very powerful, subdued drama from the early time of Korean cinema. The movie is very well directed and the cinematography is nothing short of gorgeous. Combined with its short runtime of just 77 minutes, it makes for great little watch.

For those of you interested, the Korean Film Archive put this film on Youtube (along with more than 100 other Korean movies, ranging from 1936 to 2002 - check their channel out!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jw4WFDq-uUg

[matt72582]

What ya think of The Cowboys, Matt?? That's a long-time favorite of mine since I was a kid.


I loved it! I had been meaning to see it for a while, and I finally did :)

I actually heard about Dern's character, so I knew what was going to happen after the "They'll hate you forever.." --- "But they'll love me in Berkeley!" -- still good.

[Movie Max]

The Searchers (1956) rating_4

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27229&d=1474727597

Must have been one heck of an adventure film back in the 1950s. I liked it. John Wayne was not overpowering, with a great big cast of interesting characters around him. Comedy bits were very amusing.

[matt72582]

Zandy's Bride - 8/10

Great movie! Thank you TCM!

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b0/Zandy%27s_Bride_FilmPoster.jpeg

[Clazor]

North by northwest (1959) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 2.5

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Smarmy comment followed by quip at gunpoint followed by urrghh...

I don't like Cary Grant in this. He's supposedly portraying a advertising excec caught up in a criminal enterprise by way of mistaken identity. He's picked up at gunpoint by two heavies and his only response is some form of quip I can't even remember two hours after hearing it. You're a gloriefied salesman, not James Bond.

And that's the rub, right there. Grant thinks he playing a secret agent/spy, not a guy mistaken for one. Someone botched the explanation when they piched his character to him.

They take him to a estate where he meets the big bad for the movie. They think he's a man man named Kaplan, he doesn't agree, they think he's lying. So, they decide to kill him by forcing a bottle of booze into him, getting him into a car and then they plan to push it of a cliff. But Grant's to manly to be brought into oblivion by just a single BOTTLE of brandy. He's still cogent enough to push the heavy out of the car and drive off, surreptitiously getting caught by the cops. When he trys to tell the police what happened, even his mother scoffs at his bull**** story (one of the only actor I liked btw).

The story was okey, but no more. The female lead and the actress playing Grant's mother were good, they put in a solid performance, but in the end Eva Marie Saint went all damsel-in-distress unfortunatley, so of course Grant had to save her, which was extra annoying as...
she's the actual secret agent, the one who's actually been trained to handle such situations.

As I started writing this review I had it at a 3.5, but as I kept writing it slipped and is now a 2.5. Sorry Camo, this wasn't a favourite for me.

[Daniel M]

North by Northwest is a masterpiece :(

[Camo]

North by Northwest is a masterpiece :(

Couldn't agree more. That's too bad Clazor, thing is i think a few of Hitchs films grow on you but i wouldn't say NBNW was one of them. Either NBNW, Vertigo or Notorious is my fave from the 15 i've seen. I read a good essay on Vertigo the other day and it has made me want to rewatch it, as well as a few i haven't seen. So i have a rewatch of Vertigo as well as Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt and Frenzy for the first time soon.

[TheUsualSuspect]

The Magnificent 7 3.5

Decided to watch the original. It was pretty good, I felt the final shootout was poorly done though. Characters are dropped for a lot of the fight, then turn up near the end just to be shot. The cast does very well for themselves though and elevates this to be a decent remake of an all-time classic.

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - 3.5

I really enjoyed this one, the rivalry between Martin and Caine was fantastic and they work well off each other. I had a lot more fun watching this than I anticipated. With con artists being the man characters, you can expect twists and turns in this one.

[cricket]

Hardcore Henry (2015)

3

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It's gimmicky, but for a one and done I thought it was a lot of fun. Nonstop action and violence, it'd make a nice double feature with Crank.

[Daniel M]

Couldn't agree more. That's too bad Clazor, thing is i think a few of Hitchs films grow on you but i wouldn't say NBNW was one of them. Either NBNW, Vertigo or Notorious is my fave from the 15 i've seen. I read a good essay on Vertigo the other day and it has made me want to rewatch it, as well as a few i haven't seen. So i have a rewatch of Vertigo as well as Rebecca, Shadow of a Doubt and Frenzy for the first time soon.

Cobpyth told me he rewatched NBNW the other day and it went from very good to possibly his second best film for him (behind Vertigo), he loved it. I've always loved it but seen it a few times now and my appreciation grows, a great film that I want to rewatch again. I think with all Hitchcock's I appreciate them a lot more on remakes, even if I already love them. Man's a genius.

[Camo]

He is. Think he's overtook Scorsese as my favourite director lately. Out of the 15 i've seen i don't dislike any of them and even the ones i just find average have a lot to admire in them. Also glad to see NBNW is getting a bit of a reappraisal on this site. Not that it wasn't always loved but i remember some found it disappointing for one of his most praised, think Cob could've been one of them.

[Daniel M]

He is. Think he's overtook Scorsese as my favourite director lately. Out of the 15 i've seen i don't dislike any of them and even the ones i just find average have a lot to admire in them. Also glad to see NBNW is getting a bit of a reappraisal on this site. Not that it wasn't always loved but i remember some found it disappointing for one of his most praised, think Cob could've been one of them.

Yeah I watched Hitchcock/Truffaut as it was on Film4 the other night, not like an amazing doc but pretty fun and informative and puts you in the mood to watch more Hitch. Amazing how Truffaut was so dedicated and determined to show the genius of this man who was scene as more of an entertainer than an artist beforehand.

But yeah, always loved North by Northwest I think, probably used to be my favourite. I thought Vertigo was very good but only when I rewatched it did I think it was an absolute masterpiece and an amazing film. I actually spent an evening reading the script of NBNW once and watched a few clips about it, was pretty fun, it's a brilliant spy script and the situations lend themselves perfectly to Hitch's direction.

[edarsenal]

I loved it! I had been meaning to see it for a while, and I finally did :)

I actually heard about Dern's character, so I knew what was going to happen after the "They'll hate you forever.." --- "But they'll love me in Berkeley!" -- still good.

VERY glad to hear that. As a kid this movie was always very intense for me and growing older I found new situations to appreciate in it.


Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - 3.5

I really enjoyed this one, the rivalry between Martin and Caine was fantastic and they work well off each other. I had a lot more fun watching this than I anticipated. With con artists being the man characters, you can expect twists and turns in this one.

Always loved this movie. Caine and Martin really did work great together. Seen this countless times and I always find the line "OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA, OKLAHOMA. . ." running rampant in my brain for - well, hell, it's doing it right now. And the best part is, it's a GOOD thing. lol

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[matt72582]

Another Woman - 6.5/10

Could have been a great movie. Gena Rowlands' performance is great, but not much of the others are. I don't think Woody Allen did a good job of putting this together. Maybe he was more focused on making this Bergman-esque, even using a Swedish cinematographer!

EDIT: He did work as Bergman's cinematographer.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Another_woman_moviep.jpg

[Clazor]

An american werewolf in London (1981) Dir. John Landis 5

https://fanart.tv/fanart/movies/814/movieposter/an-american-werewolf-in-london-52282302dbd42.jpg
"I will not be threatend by a walking meat loaf!"

I love this movie, it's awesome. The effects are still good, even after 35 years. All hail the mighty Rick Baker and his werewolf transformation. Also, Jack looks sooo good when we see him for the first time. As he decays, he gets less and less convincing, but come on, you can see how much work they put into it. And to actually care enough to go through with a steady decomposing. I'd been fine with him looking all mauled throughout, but they took it a step further and you got to respect that. It's as if I've stumbled into finding a cousin of Evil Dead II, but with werewolfs instead of deadites. Also, I liked the touchup to the werewolf lore that the people you kill stays in limbo and can comunicate with the werewolf when he's in human form. It like his own little greek choir, only they allway keep insisting he kill himself so that they can move on. Amazing movie!

[7thson]

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Free State of Jones

It is difficult to say that I enjoyed this movie, but I did not dislike it either. A bit middle of the road for me but it has some great shots at times. I think McConaughey , when he is on point, is a great actor - but sometimes the intensity is a bit too much. He is believable in Free State ', but almost too much so.

3

[Gideon58]

http://www.btchflcks.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/alice_doesnt_live_here_anymore_ver2.jpg

3.5

[JackBauer01]

Just watched Children of Men last night. Pretty solid movie I give it 4

[7thson]

Just watched Children of Men last night. Pretty solid movie I give it 4


This film is one of my favorites of the last two decades - love it.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Two Weeks Notice (2002)

rating_3

[Horroist]

ARQ (2016)

http://s16.postimg.org/7oucp33xx/ARQ_poster.jpg

rating_3


Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

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This is the story of Ricky Baker - a young, overweight, orphaned juvenile offender that idealizes hip hop and creates haiku poetry as a method of externalizing emotional conflict, due to the influence of counseling and therapy sessions. Stuck in New Zealand's sub-par youth welfare system, Ricky ends up on a rotting farm somewhere in the rural back blocks with his new foster parents. The real fun begins when a national manhunt is ordered for this rebellious kid and his foster uncle who go "missing" in the wild New Zealand bush.

An absolute gem of a kid/family-adventure flick from the director of WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)! Not only the chemistry between that cute-fat kid and Sam Neill works so wonderfully & a blast to watch in almost every scene but the film also delivers quite a beautifully moving story with great dose of humor from start to finish.

Recommended.

rating_4

[Tugg]

The Ruins (2008) 4
http://www.superiorpics.com/movie_pictures/mp/2008_The_Ruins/md/2008_the_ruins_004.jpg
The Purge: Election Year (2016) 3

[FromBeyond]

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Night Of The Creeps

This movie had all the elements that I love, 80's charm, slug creatures that turn people into homicidal zombies, aliens and awesome special effects but as a whole it just didn't come together. There was no "night" more like a series of day's and nights with isolated incidents, every time I thought it was going somewhere, it would reset itself and I was scratching my head by the last 20 minutes when suddenly the "night" happened and then it was over, despite this I didn't hate the movie, I just didn't love it either

2.5/5

[cricket]

Horns (2013)

3.5-

http://www.apnatimepass.com/horns-movie/horns-movie-picture-7.jpg

This is a pretty weird movie. It's basically a murder mystery, with a heavy dose of fantasy/horror and some dark humor, seediness, and gore thrown in. Daniel Radcliffe plays the main suspect in his girlfriend's (Juno Temple) murder. He grows horns that give him special powers that aid him in his attempt to find the truth. There's probably a few flaws in the movie, but there's always something going on that's fun to watch. Nice recommendation by Swan as I had never heard of it before.

[Swan]

Glad you liked it man!

[edarsenal]

Would like to thank From Beyond for suggesting this flick:

http://www.movie-trailer.co.uk/static/images/backdrops/previews/max-manus-man-of-war-2008.jpg

Max Manus: Man of War (Norway) 4+++ A sublime mix of stylized filming and emotional introspective of a war hero/saboteur. Thanks From Beyond; this was a great film and much like Flammen & Citronen I grew very intrigued to research as I watched.


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Under the Skin 3

.........Uh???..............um,.........hmm............. okay....................................... huh.

[matt72582]

The Conversation - 9/10

I've seen this many times, and because of that, I didn't mind putting it on late at night, even though I just finished it this morning. Probably the only Coppola movie I'll ever see again in the future.

Marlon Brando was the first choice, and wonder if the movie would have got more attention. Gene Hackman is great in this though. I didn't notice Terri Garr, but I'll look for her beautiful face the next time I see this.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Theconversation.jpg

[Gideon58]

https://i.jeded.com/i/the-shawshank-redemption.18663.jpg

5

[Camo]

I didn't notice Terri Garr,

Just watched this the other day and neither did i.

[keeshanna]

ARQ - 8/10

[Citizen Rules]

ABC - 123


;), that popped into my mind, the song that is.

[Vokzul]

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once again i forgot how to do popcorn ratings but 2.5

Very messy plot, allot of shakey cam during the second act or so, which really annoyed me. The protagonists are incredibly unlikable even for a Rob Zombie movie, they all come across as pretentious dirt bags, and the most character development we get is flashbacks of the characters dancing. However, the first 5 minute monologue and the 3rd act are so kick ass and captivating thanks to Richard Brakes incredible portrayal of ''Doom-Head'' this movie is surely re-watchable for me and I think it has a permanent spot in my guilty pleasures.

[CosmicRunaway]

http://cdn1-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2016/07/mag7header.jpg

Magnificent Seven (2016) - rating_2_5

While I didn't hate anything about it, there's not much here to praise either. It's pretty much the definition of average.

The big drawing point for this movie is the cast, and they do at least give notable performances. I haven't seen the 1960 version in a very long time, yet everything about this movie was incredibly familiar. It didn't do anything innovative, but it was at least interesting enough to hold my attention for the entire 130 minute runtime.

It's a pointless remake, but at least it's a watchable pointless remake.

[matt72582]

McLintock - 4/10

So boring. I had to fast forward the last 40 minutes.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/Mclintockposter.jpg

[cricket]

Post don't count^^^cheater!!!!

[Gideon58]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51CH2NY2Y1L.jpg

3

[Movie Max]

Downfall (2004) rating_3

Ladies, may I have your attention please. If you lean forward and to your left, you will see our head sideshow freak, in charge of today's circus presentation. He is an angry, rabid, suicidal, senile, babbling fool, an eccentric and a slobbering imbecile. Enjoy the show!

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27245&d=1474846024

The rest of the movie seemed like a long and awful comedy. Send in the clowns...

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27246&d=1474846032

I would not watch it again, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone, simply because I did not enjoy it that much.

That being said, it's probably an essential educational tool for the German people, especially if their general mentality was accurately displayed in the film.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Downfall (2004) rating_3

Ladies, may I have your attention please. If you lean forward and to your left, you will see our head sideshow freak, in charge of today's circus presentation. He is an angry, rabid, suicidal, senile, babbling fool, an eccentric and a slobbering imbecile. Enjoy the show!

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27245&d=1474846024

The rest of the movie seemed like a long and awful comedy. Send in the clowns...

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27246&d=1474846032

I would not watch it again, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone, simply because I did not enjoy it that much.

That being said, it's probably an essential educational tool for the German people, especially if their general mentality was accurately displayed in the film.
Yes..well now that your leftist SJW tirade is out of the way, can we get your opinion on the film and not the politics please.

[Iroquois]

Yes..well now that your leftist SJW tirade is out of the way, can we get your opinion on the film and not the politics please.

Between this and the fact that you voluntarily compared yourself to an unrepentant neo-Nazi in the "3 Fictional Characters" thread, I really am starting to wonder just what your deal is, Slob. Also, how much of an opinion can you have about a film like Downfall that doesn't involve one's personal politics to some extent or another?

Anyway...

Bugsy Malone - 2.5

Very weird to think that the director's next movie after this one was Midnight Express.

[Movie Max]

Yes..well now that your leftist SJW tirade is out of the way, can we get your opinion on the film and not the politics please.

I got all that out of the movie. Seen others with/on hitler, but, never had to watch him and his supporting cult portrayed as such morons. It was like a bad, bad comedy.

[Citizen Rules]

... Also, how much of an opinion can you have about a film like Downfall that doesn't involve one's personal politics to some extent or another?... What's your rating of Downfall?

[Iroquois]

I got all that out of the movie. Seen others with/on hitler, but, never had to watch him and his supporting cult portrayed as such morons. It was like a bad, bad comedy.

This sounds more like dramatic irony than just bad comedy, though. It is possible to emphasise characters' flaws and stupidity within a dramatic context instead of a comedic one, even if it may be to the extent where you think you're watching an unfunny comedy.

What's your rating of Downfall?

Judging by my records, a 4. That being said, I haven't seen it in about a decade so maybe it's time to revisit it and see how it holds up.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Yes..well now that your leftist SJW tirade is out of the way, can we get your opinion on the film and not the politics please.

Between this and the fact that you voluntarily compared yourself to an unrepentant neo-Nazi in the "3 Fictional Characters" thread, I really am starting to wonder just what your deal is, Slob. Also, how much of an opinion can you have about a film like Downfall that doesn't involve one's personal politics to some extent or another?

I could say that I'm an "unrepentant" Communist if it would be more palatable?

[Citizen Rules]

...Judging by my records, a rating_4. That being said, I haven't seen it in about a decade so maybe it's time to revisit it and see how it holds up. That's about the same rating I gave it. For me, a second viewing diminished the power of the movie to a small degree, but still impressive.

[Iroquois]

I could say that I'm an "unrepentant" Communist if it would be more palatable?

It wouldn't because I'd know that you were lying.

[Movie Max]

Thanks for the reminder. I actually own Romper Stomper (1992) on DVD. I started watching it some years back, but, I lost interest and turned it off. It actually has good ratings. Maybe it's time to revisit, as a more mature viewer.

I recommend...
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
Max (2002)

[TheUsualSuspect]

Audrie & Daisy

(Bonn Cohen &Jon Shenk)

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3.5


A harrowing look into the rape of two 14 year old girls by people they thought were their friends. The film focuses on the aftermath of the sexual assaults, how one girl took her life and how the other prevailed despite numerous attempts.

Yup, this is a hard one to sit through, especially when you hear some of the disgusting rationalizations some people try to make about the incidents. I don't know what aspect of the film is more shocking; the rape of multiple 14 year old girls, the bullying these girls had to go through by classmates, the humiliation, the results of the case against the perpetrators, the suicide, the atrocious comments from the local sheriff. I think the last one has to be noted as he tries to clarify that it wasn't rape (it was) and that the girls were just as much at fault as the boys, who were a few years older.

The film chronicles the events that took place with both girls and it can be tough to sit through. It gets worse when the mother of Audrie tells the story of how she found her daughter. Things then shift to Daisy who goes through a similar situation. She attempts to take her own life, but fails. Her life takes a turn for the worse and she shuts everyone out. Dyes her blonde hair black, gets multiple piercings and becomes a completely different person. The bright side is that she manages to persevere.

There are plenty of documentaries out there that will test the patience of the viewer. This one is no different. I felt the anger that these parents had for the lack of justice for their children. Whatever "justice" that was served was laughable and an insult.

[Vokzul]

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A lesser 127 hours, but with more sharks, questionable CGI, and climax decisions. Even knowing what it was going into it, I came out less than satisfied.

2/5

[Movie Max]

The Outing (1987) rating_2-

"The Outing" is the edited and shortened version of 1987's "The Lamp."
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/outing/

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ed/Outing_ver2.jpg/220px-Outing_ver2.jpg

The best thing here was the cover art. Some bad acting, bad special effects, little originality, storyline felt like it was slow and had omissions or parts missing (edited), no real babes, not enough nudity, the list goes on... I'm not really sure why it got the R rating. The violence and gore were, at times, acceptable.

[mark f]

For matt and Camo, Teri Garr was Gene Hackman's girlfriend near the beginning of The Conversation who left him because he wouldn't share his personal life with her. She's briefly here at 2:00. (That's not her below.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYzn6nta7YM

[Camo]

Thanks Mark. I feel like an idiot now. In my write up on it i spent a decent portion talking about that scene. To be fair though i'm mostly familiar with Garr when she was older in stuff like Friends.

[Chypmunk]

Aahhhhh the lovely Teri Garr ...

"Bialystock and Blum.
Got dag pa dig."

... she'll always be Ulla in my mind :love:

[mark f]

^ Is that another one of your joke posts (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580607/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t19)?

[Chypmunk]

^ Is that another one of your joke posts (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0580607/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t19)?
Well it might've fooled Camo but not now :(

[Camo]

Funny thing is i watched The Producers for the first time last month, and i thought that character was hilarious. Didn't remember her name was Ulla though so it failed before Mark posted that. haha.

[Chypmunk]

Funny thing is i watched The Producers for the first time last month, and i thought that character was hilarious. Didn't remember her name was Ulla though so it failed before Mark posted that. haha.
Awww poop!!!
Oh wells...

[matt72582]

For matt and Camo, Teri Garr was Gene Hackman's girlfriend near the beginning of The Conversation who left him because he wouldn't share his personal life with her. She's briefly here at 2:00. (That's not her below.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYzn6nta7YM

Wow, I always thought that woman was kinda older. Thanks Mark!

[the samoan lawyer]

The Duke of Burgundy (2014) - 3.5
The Fall (2006) - 3+
The Playhouse (1921) - 3.5
Work (1915) - 3
Where the River Bends (1952) - 3+

[StanleyKubrick]

The Ones Below (2015) 7/10

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[Rey Skywalker]

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Notting Hill (1999)

rating_4

https://66.media.tumblr.com/f4982e529350f9859a28d3308a08d687/tumblr_oe42jghi0J1say5iqo2_1280.jpg

We're The Millers (2013)

rating_5

[matt72582]

Tape - 8/10

Re-watch. Movie was better the first time around since I didn't know what was going to happen. I probably don't need to see this again.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/Tape-Poster.jpg

[MovieMeditation]

Downfall (2004) rating_3

Ladies, may I have your attention please. If you lean forward and to your left, you will see our head sideshow freak, in charge of today's circus presentation. He is an angry, rabid, suicidal, senile, babbling fool, an eccentric and a slobbering imbecile. Enjoy the show!

The rest of the movie seemed like a long and awful comedy. Send in the clowns...

I would not watch it again, and I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone, simply because I did not enjoy it that much.

That being said, it's probably an essential educational tool for the German people, especially if their general mentality was accurately displayed in the film.
Well damn. Looks like we saw two different movies.

Whatever "comedy" might be in there, that of which I would personally describe more as absurdity, irony or otherwise, which is used to show the state/point of war and Hitler's mind state and point of view.

That you would supposedly find it rib-crackingly hilarious or at least mock the movie in that matter, now that is absurd and amusing, in my opinion.

[Movie Max]

Well damn. Looks like we saw two different movies.

Whatever "comedy" might be in there, that of which I would personally describe more as absurdity, irony or otherwise, which is used to show the state/point of war and Hitler's mind state and point of view.

That you would supposedly find it rib-crackingly hilarious or at least mock the movie in that matter, now that is absurd and amusing, in my opinion.

I don't laugh at bad comedies.

Now the Germans have their say
A new movie about Hitler's last days is the latest from a generation of German film-makers determined to face up to their country's legacy of shame

Not all German reaction to the film has been so positive. While foreign critics in the US and elsewhere have described it as, among other things, 'one of the best war films ever made', Der Spiegel called Downfall 'ridiculous, superficial... and banal', while the Berlin newspaper Der Tagesspiegel said: 'The makers have involuntarily turned out the worst comedy of the year.'https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/mar/20/features.review1

[CosmicRunaway]

The problem with The Downfall is that Eichinger and Hirschbiegel wanted to make a film that highlighted the facts without prejudice ("Hintergrundbeleuchtung statt Vorverurteilung" as it's often said in German), but it was based almost entirely on the notes of Hitler's personal secretary, so obviously there was going to be a pro-Hitler slant there. It doesn't simply state historical facts like they claimed it would. Though the ultimate point of the film was supposed to be that the so-called "monsters" responsible for wartime atrocities were human just like the rest of us, and I think the movie does at least succeed at that. After all, we do get an image of a deeply flawed Hitler that is very different from how he is presented in other films.

Der Tagesspiegel said: 'The makers have involuntarily turned out the worst comedy of the year.'I was curious to read that article myself, but the review on their website (http://www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/hitler-film-der-untergang-der-uebersterbensgrosse/541578.html) doesn't say anything like that, unless it's since been edited or I missed it as I was skimming through. It would be nice if the article you linked to had a source for that, but I can't seem to find one. Maybe their printed paper and website are different.

[Movie Max]

... it was based almost entirely on the notes of Hitler's personal secretary, ...

... and for me, she came across as daft and naive, from start to finish (especially the real her, in the opening and closing interview footage).

[MovieMeditation]

I don't laugh at bad comedies.
A shame. There are many good fun ones out there. Der Untergang is indeed not one of them though.

Nevertheless, I understand if you dislike it but I just thought you were a bit extreme that's all. And a majority of Germans are bound to hate that movie, so I wouldn't call it a strong example to quote bad reviews from German critics, but I guess it shows your standpoint.

[Camo]

Rebecca - 4.5

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Hitch does it again! At this point i'm expecting to dislike his films but nah 16 in and i've found another one i adore. Another reason i wasn't sure was because i had heard some people say things along the lines of "the only Hitchcock film to win Best Picture was Rebecca. It is a fine film but c'mon it is just average Hitch". Well from what i've seen so far i would say it was as good as any. Beautiful film, stunning cinematography. I'm almost always interested in Hitchs films visually because of all of the differnt angles, techniques, etc he uses. In addition to that though the scenery was amazing, DeWinters beautiful house, the breathtaking view, just about every scene was a pleasure to look at.

I think this was my second time seeing Olivier. He is my mums favourite actor, funny thing is one of the main reasons she loves him so much is his performance in Wuthering Heights and some of this reminded me of the Wuthering Heights book. He was very good. He had a genuine charm but also a bit of a dark streak; kind of would have liked to have seen a bit more of him during the first half but at the same time i wouldn't have because i get the point was for her to feel completely isolated alone with Mrs Danvers and all of the memories of his dead wife. The scene where he confesses his true feelings for Rebecca and what happened was incredible. Joan Fontaine was very good, admittedly there were a few parts i thought she was noticeably bad like when she was crying in the car near the start or when she had to pretend she was looking at a real video of her and Maxs wedding; i was cringing a bit when she was saying stuff like "ooh remember that". Those were only small things though as soon as she started interacting with Mrs Danvers she became much more interesting.

One thing i often have a problem with is romances depicted too quickly, i know they are called whirlwind romances but sometimes it is just done too quickly that i don't buy into the relationship. Here i was fine with it, i'd encourage it even because they had a whole other story to tell and i'm glad they got into it fairly quickly. The thing i loved about that was the first 25 minute story of him wooing then marrying her could've been stretched into a perfectly fine romantic film, that hotel scene could've been the finale where he stops her from going to New York; it would've been generic and forgotten just one of the dozens studios pumped out every year, but regardless that is pretty amazing to me.

From when she entered the house on it was just incredible. Pretty vague word to use but i don't think you can descibe it as anything other than haunting. Those long creepy halls and large rooms, and Mrs Danvers! She was so great, extremely cold; she had such a great glare and always appeared like a ghost at the exact right moments. The mystery was very well done. So glad i went into this blind. I loved how it was almost as if Rebecca was still in the house, her memory lingered about the house, Mrs DeWinter barely being able to enter a room in the house without being confronted by her. Decent ending but i would've liked to have seen Mrs Danvers going mad.

Fantastic film. Maybe i'm rating it too high because i've just watched it but i'm thinking this may join my big four of Hitch along with Vertigo, North By Northwest and Notorious.

[CosmicRunaway]

... and for me, she came across as daft and naive, from start to finish (especially the real her, in the opening and closing interview footage).
As an outsider, it's certainly easy to see her as being ignorant to the truth of what Hitler did, but she was just one of many people who were genuinely enamoured with the man. They fell for the parades, the propaganda, and the Nationalism. That probably does make her naive, but politicians are still using those tactics today, and people are still falling for it. Most people now think of Hitler as a crazed lunatic looking to take over the world, but her inclusion in the film serves to remind audiences that not everyone felt that way at the time. People believed in him and what he stood for, and saw him as a saviour, rather than a tyrant. It's another attempt to humanize the man, and to give an "unbiased" account of their side of the story (though like I said already, it did fail at being a purely historical documentation).

[Movie Max]

And a majority of Germans are bound to hate that movie, so I wouldn't call it a strong example to quote bad reviews from German critics, but I guess it shows your standpoint.

Wasn't this a primarily German movie, in German, for a German audience?

[MovieMeditation]

Wasn't this a primarily German movie, in German, for a German audience?
Sure, but it's a strong subject for all and even a stronger and more difficult subject for Germans. No matter if a German historian or Hitler himself had directed the movie it's bound to devide people; especially a movie so focused on Hitler himself and with a story drawn from the inside of "Hitler's Empire" and those close to him. It's bound to be a colorful and probably not "commonly correct" vision/side of the story...

[Movie Max]

Sure, but it's a strong subject for all and even a stronger and more difficult subject for Germans.

Which is why I wouldn't discount any of their reviews as bad. On the contrary, I would look to the German press for various opinions, first.

[CosmicRunaway]

I would look to the German press for various opinions, first.
Here's a line from the Tagesspiegel article I mentioned earlier:

Keine Frage, der Zweieinhalbstundenfilm, der Mitte September in die Kinos kommt, ist ein Ereignis – eines der sonderbaren Art. Am Wochenende mit einer Titelgeschichte im „Spiegel“ und großen Interviews in „FAS“ und „SZ“ bereits als unabweisbare deutsche Geschichtsstunde intoniert, hinterlässt er das Fachpublikum teils bedrückt, teils bedrängt, teils beeindruckt – aber auch spürbar ratlos.
And here's quick translation from me since I assume most people here don't speak German:
There's no question, the 2.5 hour film coming to theatres mid-September is an event - one that's of a perculiar kind. Over the weekend, with a cover story in "Spiegel" and long interviews in "FAS" and "SZ", it has already been declared an irrefutable history lesson which left critics partly depressed, partly impressed, but also perceptibly perplexed.According to these guys, the critical response to the film was indeed very mixed. So the mixed reception this film has gotten here does seem rather appropriate, haha.

Similar to Max, I didn't really enjoy the movie that much. But I do appreciate what it tried to accomplish, and I think there are some valuable lessons to be learned there. Now I haven't seen this movie in about 8 years, but from what I recall I did like the portrayal of the mentally unstable Hitler, because it gave us a glimpse at how things completely fell apart from him before the end, and debunks the rumour that Hitler only killed himself because he was losing the war.

[Tugg]

"The Downfall" gives representation of last days of German Reich that will be accepted as most accurate in decades to come if it isn't accepted already. It gives human face to demonized icon that relates more to immediate surroundings rather than being purely demagogic/ ethical tool to be used in political/ conflict situations.

[Movie Max]

They make fun of his bipolar disorder for over 2 hours, while others laugh, dance, drink, strip and make jokes. They should have tried for a musical.

[MovieMeditation]

I would love to admire your point of view, Max, but the lack of constructive criticism really makes it hard for me to take serious.

I mean, you're not exactly going to convice anybody of the goofy nature of Downfall by acting a goof yourself. If you are doing anything, you're proving my point more than your own.

[Citizen Rules]

They make fun of his bipolar disorder for over 2 hours, while others laugh, dance, drink, strip and make jokes. They should have tried for a musical.Now I understand your objections to the Downfall, it wasn't PC enough. That reminds me of Omni's 'no horse riding' movie watching requirement clause. PC think is a danger to creativity in films.

[Movie Max]

I would love to admire your point of view, Max, but the lack of contructual criticism really makes it hard for me to take serious.

I mean, you're not exactly going to convice anybody of the goofy nature of Downfall by acting a goof yourself. If you are doing anything, you're proving my point more than your own.

I am not a doe-eyed fuhrer looking for your admiration, so, effort is misguided. I couldn't take that movie seriously. Obviously, there are hints that show others with a similar opinion, form within the mutterland. Glad to see I wasn't the only one who received it that way. The film is lost on me, but, I admired the failed effort, so, I still gave it 3/5. There is no real argument here, just subjective opinions. I am also aware of the high ratings the film has received. I disagree with them, on my first viewing. I will not waste my time with a rewatch.

[Movie Max]

Now I understand your objections to the Downfall, it wasn't PC enough. That reminds me of Omni's 'no horse riding' movie watching requirement clause. PC think is a danger to creativity in films.

I have no idea if it was PC enough or not at all, I was not in that bunker to be able to compare truth to fiction. The creativity I saw, was more on the comedic side, in very poor taste and a complete waste of my time.

[Movie Max]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zu1atk9b5bk

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

PC think is a danger to creativity in films.
PC think is a danger to western civilisation.

[Citizen Rules]

I have no idea if it was PC enough or not at all, I was not in that bunker to be able to compare truth to fiction. The creativity I saw, was more on the comedic side, in very poor taste and a complete waste of my time.Max, I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm trying to understand what you're saying. The best way for me to understand what your problem with Downfall was, is for you to tell me: if you were the director what would you have done differently to make it better?

[Movie Max]

Max, I'm not trying to change your mind. I'm trying to understand what you're saying. The best way for me to understand what your problem with Downfall was, is for you to tell me: if you were the director what would you have done differently to make it better?

The way it is now, musical. The alternative, don't make a movie based on the notes of a smitten secretary ...??? I'm not an aspiring director, just a bum in the seat that watches the "creativity", as you call it. Not my kind of film. Earlier, I provided two examples of films I enjoyed on the subject. What more can I say?

[CosmicRunaway]

The way it is now, musical.
I can't stop thinking about this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHmYIo7bcUw

[MovieMeditation]

I am not a doe-eyed fuhrer looking for your admiration, so, effort is misguided. I couldn't take that movie seriously.
It's fine. As CR says, I'm not trying to change your mind either, just understand your point better. This is a forum and we discuss - whether we are on opposite ends or not - I just wanted to get a wider scope of your thoughts and feelings about the film.

But all you kept doing was making fun of it and it came off narrow-minded and weightless. Don't misunderstand here, I'm not judging you and I'm all for a bit of humor, but I just wanted an honest opinion from the other end of the spectrum, that's all.

But we'll just leave it here then.

[Movie Max]

Keep in mind, on my own, I managed to avoid this film for 12 years. I accepted the challenge to watch, because of all those great reviews and ratings. After watching it, I lean towards reviews like this one...

"Downfall," which also takes details from other sources on the subject, feels like coldblooded, made-for-television material. It achieves nothing, nor seeks to, in the visual virtuosity department. Instead, the drama is word- and plan-driven. The characters talk through and follow a historical sequence of events, as though they are patrons of the most bizarre murder mystery weekend of all time.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23686-2005Mar10.html

... and I appreciate comments like these...

"Oh wait, it has subtitles so it must be masterpiece!" or "Oh my god, my arse fell asleep! Why won't you finish!":yup:
http://www.metacritic.com/movie/downfall/user-reviews?dist=negative

[hello101]

The Green Mile - 3.5

I don't think it's as good as its reputation (or Shawshank Redemption) seems to claim but great performances by Duncan and Sam Rockwell make it well worth a watch, there is an underlay of black comedy that I have to give credit for. Hanks was really stiff though, as a minus.

[MovieMeditation]

Hello, hello! ;)

You're back! :eek: wuhuuu

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Camp_X-Ray_-_Movie_Poster.jpg

rating_2_5




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rating_3

[s1n1st3r]

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Raging Bull

I am a big Scorsese fan and have watch mostly all of his movies, this was one that for some reason or another never seem to have watched. I was a bit thrown thinking it was going to be an underdog boxing movie like Rocky or Warrior. I was a guess a bit disappointed in the fact it was not that so I was playing the waiting game of when it was all going to happen. I think the style Scorsese went with worked for the movie and the two leads were superb which obviously flowed over to Goodfellas and Casino. There was just something about it that didnt made me not enjoy as much as I think I should have. As this is a first viewing I am sure watching it again may change my mind, it was more like I didnt care what happened to La Motta in the end and he deserved everything he got.

2/5 Stars (for now)

[s1n1st3r]

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The Man from U.N.C.L.E

This was not Richie's best but it was still a decent film to watch, it was sort of a slow paced James Bond film I found. I found it odd that English actor was playing an American and an American actor was playing a Russian. I guess they both bought some charisma to a bit of a drab plot. I know this was based off of a TV show but was it as slow moving as this? When Richie took on Sherlock Holmes I thought it would not work but he made it work, with this he didn't really make it his own. Overall it isn't too bad of a watch if you enjoy this sort of thing but again not his best but definitely not his worst.

2.5/5 Stars

[Horroist]

31 (2016)

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Quite tired of watching this typical redneck sort of characters in RZ movies! Wonder when he will make a film without these uninteresting & badly written (like even in this film) **** load of characters who only left zero impression to care for them...really who cares whether they would live or die at any point of time in the movie!?! Other than Doom-Head (Richard Brake)'s monologue at the beginning, it was just another very disappointing film from RZ; ****** average story with ****** characters & a crap ending.

rating_0_5


Tell Me How I Die (2016)

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In a snow covered, isolated medical facility, a group of young college students paid to participate in the trial of a new memory-curing drug. It turns out that the drug works all too well, having the unintended side effect of giving its users the ability to see into the very near future...about what's going to happen next! But shortly it turns out to be their own deaths at the hands of a homicidal maniac who must be taking the same drug himself, because he seems to know what they're going to do before they do it...and there just happens to be a raging blizzard outside.

An average, flawed but still an entertaining slasher flick! I enjoyed it mostly because it's been a really long time, I guess since I last seen a slasher film made with a fine cast & budget.

rating_2_5

[StanleyKubrick]

Moonwalkers(2015) 6/10

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[the samoan lawyer]

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Ginger Snaps (2000)


Excellent alternative take on the werewolf genre. Lots of gore and lots of black comedy. Don't be put off by the teeny-looking cover like I was. It was slightly spoiled by a predictable ending but its still a strong horror.


3.5

[Tugg]

Constantine (2005) 3.5
https://imsorrydave.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/constantine-1.jpg
Ghostbusters (2016) 3.5
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Yu6wjJj0Ckk/maxresdefault.jpg

[StanleyKubrick]

The Devil's Rejects (2005) 7/10

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[Camo]

White Heat - 3

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This was my first James Cagney film i believe. I mostly knew him from an episode of The Sopranos in which the plot partly involves Tony watching and relating to a James Cagney movie. Actually thought it might have been this one but after i finished this i looked it up and it was The Public Enemy. Anyway, good film. I really liked the pacing how we jumped into the action right away. My only real complaints are that i thought there was a few dull stretches and i wasn't crazy about the music, not that it was bad it just felt like it was everpresent. Cagney was very good. His relationship with his mother interested me mostly because the scenes Tony watched in The Sopranos episode i was talking about were of Cagney and his mother, it's pretty odd that there's two Cagney as a criminal with a complex relationship with his mother films. It was a bit surprising that he was so genuinely evil from the start, i think it is a good thing i just expected him to be a lot more sympathetic i suppose his headaches/father problems and the facts that he always needed to be on his toes because his associates were attempting to oust him were supposed to be reasons to explain how brutal and nasty he was. Great finale, think the whole chemical part was my favourite in the film.

Good film. Didn't love it but there was a lot of good things about it and it has made me interested in checking out more classic hollywood crime movies.

[matt72582]

Battle Circus - 5/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/06/Battle_Circus_-_1953_-_poster.png

[matt72582]

Crime School - 6/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Crimeschool.jpg

[Sunomis]

Serpico (1973)
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4

[Camo]

0/5? I'm not really a fan of Serpico either but why did you hate it that much?

[Sunomis]

No, I tried to give it a fancy 3.95 just to be funny, and it made it look like a 0/5.

But then, you may want to know why so high ? So in a few words, I thought the acting was great. I like young Pacino, maybe even more then older Pacino. And for a change, I did not feel cheated by a cheesy happy end, but rather I thought the story was nicely told, with a bittersweet aftertaste that is much to my liking.

[Tugg]

Belladonna of Sadness (1973) 3.5
http://www.spectacletheater.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/belladonna1.jpg
Angel's Egg (1985) 3.5
https://i1.wp.com/i41.tinypic.com/9fy80o.jpg

[Camo]

Yeah, i don't hate it or anything i just don't love it. I just thought that rating was really harsh.

You can only go up in .5 by the way; 0.5,1.0,1.5, etc. I guess you realize that now but just in case haha.

[Gideon58]

https://jnpickens.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/nancy-goes-to-rio.jpg

3.5

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f9/I_confess_poster.jpg

Hitchcock is the man! I might have included it in my 50's list had I seen it. More in the 2nd Noir HOF

4

[matt72582]

Kid Galahad - 7/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/26/Kid_Galahad_%281937%29_film_poster.jpg

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/4g2HOg3CONy5qgbr3TVvgkkUT9i.jpg
4.5

[Iroquois]

The Twilight Samurai - 4

Easy to think of this as a good companion piece to Samurai Rebellion.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Dirty Grandpa - 2

Typical Efron comedy, which sacrifices laughs for the vulgarity. DeNiro is the Grandfather who makes his grandson take him to Spring Break. His wife has died and he feels the need to be young again. Racists jokes, misogynistic jokes, homophobic jokes, they all fire off pretty quickly. Efron is the straight man, who manages to show off his physique once again. DeNiro is the crazy' grandfather who can kill you with one punch. Neither are really funny and both seem to just be trying to earn a paycheque.

The two standouts without a doubt are Jason Mantzoukas, a drug dealer who is best friends with the local cops and Adam Pally as cousin Nick. These two guys got a few laughs out of me, the rest of the film did not.

an extra point of slutty Plaza

[neiba]

Brooklyn (John Crowley, 2015)

http://i1.wp.com/screenfellows.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/primary_Brooklyn.jpg?w=800


A very nice movie! The acting is quite fine, especially from Saorsie Ronan, the cinematography and the costume design are beautiful and the script is really solid! I loved the development of the main character, both psychologically and physically! That was really well accomplished!
On a poor year like last year this was one of the most sincere and overall best movies.
I still feel the film lacks something though I can't tell exactly what, but it is a very fine one!

rating_3_5 +

[the samoan lawyer]

http://i0.wp.com/www.tor.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/walkedzombie3.jpg?resize=475%2C370&type=vertical
I Walked with A Zombie (1943)


A young nurse is assigned to care for the wife of a plantation owner, living in San Sebastian, an island of the Caribbean. With the locals believing that the wife has been cursed, Nurse Betsy takes it upon herself to try and find out the truth.


Immaculately filmed in black and white this is not your average zombie horror. There's no blood or gore, barely any violence and not a jump scare to note but I would honestly say this is the best zombie film that I've ever seen. And that includes all of Romeros 'Dead' series. IWWAZ simply oozes with suspense and has such a sinister feel throughout, along with a quite brilliant ending.


Its directed by Jacques Tourneur whose films include Night of The Demon, Out of The Past, which are both excellent along with Cat People which I'm hoping to get to soon.


Highly recommended.


rating_4_5

[FromBeyond]

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The Shallows

Brilliant superior shark thriller... but I couldn't help but be aware that in real life sharks are the victim and I thought it was a nice touch when the shark is found to have a hook in it's mouth and the strong female protagonist say's "they got you" yes this shark and every other has every right to be angry but whatever way you look at it, sharks are perfectly honed terrifying killing machines and make for great movie fodder. A nice steady build up to a colossal showdown between woman and shark with no jaws-esque gimmicks, this felt really believable to me and there is a fantastic use of other sea life to show the wonder of nature with some truly awesome shots, riveting and thoroughly recommended 4/5

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The Darkness

Another slice of bacon.... Standard run of the mill horror for 2016, afraid to be different, afraid to take risks, I will probably have forgotten about it in a week, this won't go down as anything special but saying all that, it wasn't really terrible and did have a few nice touches 2/5

[Tugg]

An American Werewolf in London (1981) 4
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[cricket]

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

3.5

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From the top 100 noirs list, a drifter (John Garfield) is hired by a middle aged man to work at his diner for low pay and room and board. The drifter meets the man's smoking hot young wife (Lana Turner), and you don't need to have seen too many movies to know what's coming next. The movie is not as dark or steamy as it could have been, but I thought it was consistently entertaining. It's a shame Garfield met his maker at such a young age because he was great, and I could ogle Lana Turner all day.

[StanleyKubrick]

JFK(1991) 10/10

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[Daniel M]

Its directed by Jacques Tourneur whose films include Night of The Demon, Out of The Past, which are both excellent along with Cat People which I'm hoping to get to soon.

Nice! I know Bluedeed is also a massive fan of I Walked With A Zombie, and I'm a big fan of Night of the Demon (nice to see some fellow love here, excellent kind of B-Movie setting but really elevated through the direction which creates great suspense), Out of the Past and Wichita so I have high hopes.

[Camo]

I have Out Of The Past ready to watch. Think i'll watch it next week, haven't seen anything else by him.

[mistique]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/56/Creep_(2014_film)_poster.jpg

2.5/5

[MonnoM]

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The Darkness

Another slice of bacon.... Standard run of the mill horror for 2016, afraid to be different, afraid to take risks, I will probably have forgotten about it in a week, this won't go down as anything special but saying all that, it wasn't really terrible and did have a few nice touches 2/5

The second I saw the scene in the trailer with the hand print over her mouth I checked out. But only for a minute. I'm not going to fool myself and say I won't watch it because I still will. I rarely turn down a horror. But I'm going into this with very low expectations.

[FromBeyond]

The second I saw the scene in the trailer with the hand print over her mouth I checked out. But only for a minute. I'm not going to fool myself and say I won't watch it because I still will. I rarely turn down a horror. But I'm going into this with very low expectations.

There's quite a lot of hand prints..

with low expectations you might really like it.. I went into this with average expectations and it was just that imo.. but look forward to hear what you think.

[MonnoM]

There's quite a lot of hand prints..

with low expectations you might really like it.. I went into this with average expectations and it was just that imo.. but look forward to hear what you think.

It's different, I'll give them that. But they used it in the silliest way possible, it just looks ridiculous. You're right, maybe, just maybe it'll surprise me. I doubt it, though.

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Grace_of_Monaco_Poster.jpg

3.5

[StanleyKubrick]

In the Bedroom (2001) 7/10

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[Horroist]

The Yellow Sea (2010)

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rating_3_5

[Hitchcockian97]

The Big Short

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9/10

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Midnight_Special_%28film%29_poster.jpg

rating_4

[Rey Skywalker]

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Erin Brokovich (2000)

4

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

3

[FromBeyond]

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Wildlike

Thank you to whoever it was that reviewed this a few weeks ago, I simply loved it, the story, the beautiful backdrop of the Alaskan wilderness, genre defying and uplifting, a fantastic achievement by writer/director Frank Hall Green... and sorry I forgot who reviewed this (I had no idea it won so many awards but I can say it deserves every one)

5/5 I just can't fault it

[cricket]

The Stranger (1946)

4-

http://www.rockshockpop.com/screencaps/Stranger/03-1.jpg

Orson Welles directs and stars as a Nazi war criminal who has disappeared and made a new life for himself in a small New England town. Edward G. Robinson plays the investigator who tracks him down, except he doesn't know his new identity or what he looks like. The wanted man's new wife holds the key. It's an excellent story with big performances by the two stars. I think it could have been executed a little better and contained a little more intrigue, but I thought it was a great watch with a sinister side.

[matt72582]

The Man With A Horn - 7/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b1/Young_Man_with_a_Horn_%28film%29.jpg

[Nostromo87]

TROY (2004)

There are no pacts between lions and men

Douchey and fun

Rating: 3.5+ 7.5 / 10

Troy theme (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yVuuuK0wxzI)

http://i1142.photobucket.com/albums/n617/frankog10/Troy%203_zpsmre3lvd0.gif~original

300 (2007)

Only Spartan women give birth to real men

Douchey and fun

Rating: 3.5+ 7.5 / 10

300 theme (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VjofunzMkHo)

http://oi66.tinypic.com/8z06cj.jpg

[Miss Vicky]

To rep or not to rep...

I'm torn. I like Troy but I seriously hate 300.

[Tugg]

The key to "Troy" is realization that no character achieves anything they set out to achieve from the beginning. One might say it all goes pear-shaped for everybody.

[neiba]

Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)

http://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/review/primary_image/reviews/withnail-and-i-1987/hero_EB20090325REVIEWS08903259987AR.jpg


Wow...
The script alone is an outstanding piece of literature, the acting is amazing, especially by Richard E. Grant who haves an incredible character! Also, gay Uncle Vernon ruined my childhood...
It's one of the best movies I've seen this year, and considering the amount of masterpieces I've watched lately, that says a lot!

rating_4_5

[The Rodent]

Devil's Pass (2013) aka The Dyatlov Pass Incident


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Devil%27s_Pass.jpg




Was on telly last night and I recorded it.
I might go out and look for the DVD tbh. I'd be happy to have this in the collection.


Group of American students go to Russia to make a documentary about the real-life famous 1959 "Dyatlov Pass Incident" in which 9 hikers/climbers were killed, yet nobody can say how or why.
It's mystery that has stumped experts for decades, especially with the way the bodies were strewn across the mountain, some were found naked, other injured, others in perfect health and yet they were all shoeless.


Found-footage style, very Blair Witch in the first two acts (students making a doc based on true stories)... then the 3rd act throws in a serious curveball (albeit with some slightly dicky CGI, yet it seems to work)...


Read a few comments about the ending on sites over the past couple hours with people being confused by the ending, yet I found it easy to understand.
Most of all, I found the ending extremely intriguing and cleverly played out.


Some of the camera footage is naïve though. Supposedly "handheld found-footage", but in one or two shots it feels like there's an actual cameraman and director behind it because it's too perfectly framed.


Definitely one to watch. Low budget, good horror, great mystery and an ending that's surprisingly clever.


If I'd done a full on review, I'd have it somewhere between 81% and 90%, giving it a 4.5

[Iroquois]

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains - 3, maybe 2.5

Not what I was expecting and I am still not sure if that's a good thing or not.

[MonnoM]

Devil's Pass (2013) aka The Dyatlov Pass Incident


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Devil%27s_Pass.jpg




Was on telly last night and I recorded it.
I might go out and look for the DVD tbh. I'd be happy to have this in the collection.


Group of American students go to Russia to make a documentary about the real-life famous 1959 "Dyatlov Pass Incident" in which 9 hikers/climbers were killed, yet nobody can say how or why.
It's mystery that has stumped experts for decades, especially with the way the bodies were strewn across the mountain, some were found naked, other injured, others in perfect health and yet they were all shoeless.


Found-footage style, very Blair Witch in the first two acts (students making a doc based on true stories)... then the 3rd act throws in a serious curveball (albeit with some slightly dicky CGI, yet it seems to work)...


Read a few comments about the ending on sites over the past couple hours with people being confused by the ending, yet I found it easy to understand.
Most of all, I found the ending extremely intriguing and cleverly played out.


Some of the camera footage is naïve though. Supposedly "handheld found-footage", but in one or two shots it feels like there's an actual cameraman and director behind it because it's too perfectly framed.


Definitely one to watch. Low budget, good horror, great mystery and an ending that's surprisingly clever.


If I'd done a full on review, I'd have it somewhere between 81% and 90%, giving it a rating_4_5


I hated that ending so much.

[matt72582]

Children of God (documentary)

Not worth the watch.

[Aaron]

Baraka By Ron Fricke

Damit this is one masterpiece.

8/10

[Jimbo53]

American Graffiti (1973) 3.5/5

I liked it but think Dazed and Confused (1993) is my favorite high school movie.

[matt72582]

Netflix documentary, worth watching. They should just legalize and tax prostitution like they do in Amsterdam. Get rid of women being killed, getting rid of disease with mandatory testing, and to appropriate the money made via tax to fund more women who are being trafficked, as well as under-aged girls.

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjA1NzMzNjQwMV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMzgxNzU5NTE@._V1_UY268_CR3,0,182,268_AL_.jpg

[Gideon58]

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/51b3dc8ee4b051b96ceb10de/t/54d52ebfe4b04764f8197cd7/1423257286670/11-fun-facts-about-big-trouble-in-little-china

3.5

[matt72582]

Gore Vidal - The United States of Amnesia

This was real good. Check it out. It's on Netflix, among other places I'm sure.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT2fuyWG_cigorVRFl-7dmXt7HRFFklzZXK3OY8k2INy73AN__7

[cricket]

Bad Boy Bubby (1993)

4+

http://www.cinemas-utopia.org/U-blog/utopia/public/films-annonces/2015/Bad-boy-bubby.jpg

The premise of this movie is similar to that of The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser, and the lead actors resemble each other as well. This is not a violent movie, but it is very sick. It's also very funny. The last third was a slight let down for me, but other than that I thought it was great.

[Vokzul]

http://cinetropolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1.jpg

The Good, The Bad and the Ugly.

First time viewing, yeah, I know. I was skeptical going into this movie, because A. I can't easily get into older movies, which is why I have just gotten around to movies like this, and B. It being one of the most popular westerns of all time, I kinda didn't know where to put my expectations. I figured everything in this movie had been ''borrowed'' by others, thus by extent take away the originality of this for me. However, this movie blew any expectations I had out of the water. It had great characters, action and score. Seriously, Ennio Morricone's score is so damn good, especially ''The Ecstasy of Gold'' in the climax. Stuff gave me chills. I know this isn't supposed to be a review but gee golly. I was also impressed they didn't make Tuco a bumbling idiot who couldn't handle a gun and was only there to be comic relief to the story. They had every excuse and chance to go for all the annoying tropes in these movies, but they didn't.

If I had to have one gripe, it would be that I would have preferred Angel Eyes to have done more badassery so the climax meant a tad more. Regardless, it has cemented its way in my top 10.

5

[Vokzul]

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[JackBauer01]

Just watched Idiocracy and it was better than I was expecting actually

3.5

[Citizen Rules]

http://cinetropolis.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-1.jpg

First time viewing, yeah, I know. I was skeptical going into this movie, because A. I can't easily get into older movies, which is why I have just gotten around to movies like this, and B. It being one of the most popular westerns of all time, I kinda didn't know where to put my expectations. I figured everything in this movie had been ''borrowed'' by others, thus by extent take away the originality of this for me. However, this movie blew any expectations I had out of the water. It had great characters, action and score. Seriously, Ennio Morricone's score is so damn good, especially ''The Ecstasy of Gold'' in the climax. Stuff gave me chills. I know this isn't supposed to be a review but gee golly. I was also impressed they didn't make Tuco a bumbling idiot who couldn't handle a gun and was only there to be comic relief to the story. They had every excuse and chance to go for all the annoying tropes in these movies, but they didn't.

If I had to have one gripe, it would be that I would have preferred Angel Eyes to have done more badassery so the climax meant a tad more. Regardless, it has cemented its way in my top 10.

rating_5Excellent review of The Good The Bad and The Ugly ( btw you might want to put the movies title at the top of your review.) Very cool that you found a Top 10 favorite, it's one of my all time favorites and IMO the best of the Eastwood/Leone films. Glad to see new members discovering the classics.:)

[Iroquois]

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - 1

Ah, I'd been watching too many good movies lately anyway.

[Rey Skywalker]

https://66.media.tumblr.com/3f6fc2b2962b34d681d1141cb4540e89/tumblr_oed51f2Sdu1tfg6jso1_500.gif

Funny Face (1968)

4

[mark f]

The GIF isn't from Funny Girl. Maybe that's Funny Face. :cool:

[Iroquois]

Blade II - 3.5

That's more like it.

[ursaguy]

The Lobster: 4 I Will admit that it runs out of steam when the setting changes halfway through, but it's a very original and surprisingly very funny meditation on 21st century romance.

Th Nice Guys: 3 It's okay, I guess. I don't understand the massive praise. Angourie Rice gives the best performance in the film as Ryan Goslings' daughter. The script was off. Story went everywhere, characters were cliches, and the written jokes were few and poor (but the physical comedy was very good, with the toilet stall and ankle gun being highlights).

Lovelace: 4 A stellar, thoroughly entertaining film. Amanda Seyfried is apparently a very good actress, the movie actually uses its 1970's Los Angeles setting unlike The Nice Guys, and I really liked how the movie is evenly split in half, with the second half going over most of the first but with a different perspective. I think that this flew under the radar, but I highly recommend it.

[MovieMeditation]

Blade II - 3.5

That's more like it.
Indeed.

[Vokzul]

http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/the-magnificent-seven/w1280/the-magnificent-seven.jpg

The Magnificent Seven (1960)
If God didn't want them sheared, he would not have made them sheep.
3


I was disappointed in this one, while it had some good characters, most of the titular characters fell a little flat to me, and I don't think the movie had the emotional, existential depth it was going for with some of the character's development throughout. Felt like it was trying to be much more than it was.

Maybe the fire of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly hasn't quite sizzled away and I'm being a little too hard on this one, even if they're very different movies. But I had some expectations that just weren't met with an acclaimed movie titled ''The Magnificent Seven'' and the promise of unforgettable characters, with maybe 2-3 interesting characters and a very slow burn.

[Camo]

I'm not a fan of that either. Seven Samurai is much better.

[Gideon58]

https://criticultredux.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/ghostbusters-2016-poster-web.jpg?w=1360

2

[Jimbo53]

True Stories (1986)

3/5

I can't say that I didn't like it, but it is different. Of course, I also wasn't crazy about The Big Lebowski (1998), the first time I saw it.
I guess this movie will require a second viewing in the future, just not the near future.

[cricket]

Nightmare Alley (1947)

3.5+

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EABuPIKLAtM/TRDm8QAM6hI/AAAAAAAADjs/S2ypqFNZJWE/s1600/NA%2B1.JPG

From the top 100 noirs list, but it didn't seem like a noir to me. There's no murder, hardly any type of mystery, and really no crime. I spent most of the movie waiting for these scenarios to come into play, but this turned out to be a pretty unique movie with several thematic elements. Tyrone Power plays a bit of a hustler who joins a carnival. He's not exactly a bad guy, but he's a bit of a con artist who wants to make it big. He starts out there helping out in an act that makes people think their minds are being read, and this leads to him leaving the carnival and escalating his scam all the way to acting as one of those psychic mediums. The movie stays interesting throughout, and eventually has quite a haunting and memorable finale.

[colejwalker]

Rope (1948) - 3.5 +

Really brilliantly directed and it's shot with such precision that it washes off the faults in the plot.

The Lady Vanishes (1938) - 3

The film takes so many twists and turns that it just becomes somewhat ridiculous, still for the time this was top notch action.

[Memento Mori]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/91/Histoires_extraordinaires2.jpg/220px-Histoires_extraordinaires2.jpg
Histoires extraordinaires (Spirits of the Dead)
3.5

And rewatched:

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/42/61/39/426139c080e8b2810720c70da750572a.jpg
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
4

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/pt/b/bb/Monty_python_arelease_movie_poster.jpg
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
4.5

[Vokzul]

http://nickyarborough.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/maxresdefault.jpg
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
Judas was content for 4970 dollars less.
5

Truth be told this movie could have been 80 minutes long, and would have been in the hands of anyone else, especially today. But Sergio Leone is a master of taking his time, and savoring every scene making it the best it can be, and earns the climactic shootout at the end. He uses things like atmosphere and silence to his advantage, and creates the most brilliant scenes of tension with a wealth of incredible detail, seriously, the opening scene might just be the best opening in history. The plot isn't spoon fed to you with exposition and unnecessary scenes, but is gathered in bits and pieces over time and allows you to piece it together for yourself. There's an incredible list of characters, notably Harmonica(A Welcome improvement from Charles Bronson since The Magnificent Seven), Cheyenne, my personal favorite, and Frank, who felt like an answer to my complaint about Angel Eyes from The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. The score also doesn't disappoint, and I gotta say I didn't think I'd be able to be so mesmerized twice within the span of 2 days but I suppose Leone will do that to a man. If anyone hasn't seen it, which I doubt, do yourself a favor.

[Camo]

:up:. So this or TGTBATU? I preferred TGTBATU on first watch but i find Once..West much better on a rewatch. Also i think For A Few Dollars More might be my favourite of the Dollars Trilogy.

[Citizen Rules]

Vokzul, you're batting a 1000:p Glad to see someone discover a 5/5 classic movie. Another good write up from you too. So what's your next classic you're watching?

[Vokzul]

:up:. So this or TGTBATU? I preferred TGTBATU on first watch but i find Once..West much better on a rewatch. Also i think For A Few Dollars More might be my favourite of the Dollars Trilogy.


If I was posed to answer that question with a gun to my head, I think I'd rather they pull the trigger.

Splitting hairs but I think Once Upon a Time In The West takes it.

[Citizen Rules]

:up:...i think For A Few Dollars More might be my favourite of the Dollars Trilogy. I liked For A Few Dollars More much better than the 1st one, For a Fistful Dollars (which was OK).

[Camo]

Fistful was actually my favourite at one point. Weirdly they've all been my favourite at different times. Still got to watch Duck, You Sucker!.

[Vokzul]

Vokzul, you're batting a 1000:p Glad to see someone discover a 5/5 classic movie. Another good write up from you too. So what's your next classic you're watching?

The Wild Bunch (1969) or I might go back and see A Fistfull of Dollars and For a Few Dollars more. Then after that I think I'm gonna top off westerns with Unforgiven and then move into a new genre. Unless I'm totally skipping over another gem of a western I don't know about.

I considered Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and a couple others but I'm not sure yet.

[Camo]

Unforgiven is my second favourite western and is in my top ten. The Wild Bunch is one of my favourite westerns too.

[Vokzul]

Unforgiven is my second favourite western and is in my top ten. The Wild Bunch is one of my favourite westerns too.

At this rate my entire top ten will be westerns.

[Citizen Rules]

The Wild Bunch (1969) or I might go back and see A Fistfull of Dollars and For a Few Dollars more. Then after that I think I'm gonna top off westerns with Unforgiven and then move into a new genre. Unless I'm totally skipping over another gem of a western I don't know about. Well, there's like a zillion great westerns, but yea I understand you want to explore other film avenues. I seen The Wild Bunch but it didn't impress me much, it's OK. The Unforgiven is way cool. At least try to check that one out.

[Guaporense]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/The_Flowers_of_War_english_poster.jpg

Excellent film overall. Good nomination for the HoF.

[Vokzul]

https://a2ua.com/unforgiven/unforgiven-005.jpg

Unforgiven (1992)
Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.
4

Unforgiven is a very gripping story of the moral balance of a man haunted by his past, and starts as a film about bounty hunting, then revenge and then it's topped off with some redemption. Clint Eastwood is fantastic, both on screen and the directors chair, giving one of the standout performances of his career, and Gene Hackman did a great job playing a Sheriff who I really wanted to hate but I just couldn't for the majority of the film. However, I can't help but feel like Richard Harris sort of just came and went, and was a bit wasted here. Overall, Unforgiven is a great film and beautiful homage to Eastwood's mentors, Sergio Leone and Don Siegel, and is definitely worth a watch to any who haven't yet seen it.

[mistique]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a5/SOAF_movie.JPG/220px-SOAF_movie.JPG
The Sum of all Fears (2002)

rating_3

Enjoyable action/thriller movie, but too long.

[cricket]

The Nice Guys (2016)

3-

https://houseofgeekery.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/niceguys-1449438449669_1280w.jpg

I liked this more than the director's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, although I'm not particularly fond of his style. It seems that mixing genres can be difficult to pull off, and I think Shane Black has had mixed results. At times this movie was entertaining and funny, but it also had it's fair share of cringe worthy forced moments. Russell Crowe plays it pretty straight and turns in a solid if unspectacular performance. On the other hand, Ryan Gosling makes the movie; he is often very funny. I'm never excited to see a child get a starring role in an adult movie, but I also thought the girl did a very nice job. Other than that, there's no standout characters or performances, and I think that leaves a large void in a film like this. The action and violence was fairly exciting and creative, and I'd say Black has a gift there if he could reel it in just a tad. My big beef with the movie is it's atmosphere, or lack thereof. A movie set in the 70's offers up great opportunity for style points, and just having a few good songs from the era isn't enough. The clothing, cars, etc., all looked 70's, but it didn't feel 70's. For this movie to be great, it needed to ooze it's time period, and that was sorely missing. I enjoyed the movie, but it's very forgettable.

[Daniel M]

Agree with most of what you said, if it had been more funny/cool all the way throughout it could have been great, but it's not all the way through. The final act after a certain death was a mess in my opinion.

[matt72582]

Louis C.K. - Live At The Comedy Store

This is his worst one. He hasn't been funny in a while. The beginning was horrendous, so I smoked some grass, and then managed to laugh a few times, but he used to be really funny. Doug Stanhope's last one was his least best unfortunately as well.

https://s.louisck.net/27d26108/850c969b4caafd4a.jpg

[cricket]

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

4

https://willmckinley.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/pic.png?w=640&h=480

I probably saw this when I was little but I have no recollection of it. It's not the kind of movie that I'm drawn to at this time, but it is extremely endearing. You'd have to be a grinch to dislike this. It has to be one of the greatest Christmas movies ever made.

[Citizen Rules]

Cricket, you're watching abunch of 40s movies, is that for the 1940's Countdown?

[cricket]

Cricket, you're watching abunch of 40s movies, is that for the 1940's Countdown?

Yea, just to get a little head start. I won't have to watch that many Sci-Fi movies.

[Citizen Rules]

Good idea, I hope to get more 40s stuff in myself.

[Memento Mori]

Rewatched:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/96/01/cd/9601cd440cd17bdc92593af876f138da.jpg
The Last Picture Show
4

https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/4/5/5/4/1/45541-peeping-tom-0-230-0-345-crop.jpg
Peeping Tom
4

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51%2BtIy4ZciL._AC_UL320_SR226,320_.jpg
Diabolique
4.5

[Vokzul]

http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/killer-klowns.jpg
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
5

5/5 simply gives no justice. If the great almighty lord of movies above were to bless us with one single project it would be this. Truly the most spectacular and remarkable spectacle of the decade, step aside, Casablanca and Citizen Kane. From the legendary well known director Stephen Chiodo, we get the most properly shot, acted and written film you will ever see on this planet or the next. It modernizes the tale of the boy who cried wolf, and tackles truly modern political issues, like pranks and the police, and cotton candy, with extreme edge and cunning perfection, it truly is the snub of every award show. To top it off with the best composer of all time, John Massari, a myth and a legend, known for tracks such as ''Killer Klown March'' and ''Hidden Klown Ship.'' along with modern classics ''Truck Escape and Klownzilla'' and ''Escape into Klown Kathedral.'' Wow, just wow. Let me just tell you Chubby and Jumbo are the epitome of the termscene stealer.

[cricket]

Laura (1944)

3+

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hvi689YPaB8/TMnlzvpZNiI/AAAAAAAAHSs/7ARQ_1CHHVA/s1600/laura_02.jpg

I thought this classic was practically flawless, and yet, it did not leave me satisfied. It's only 88 minutes long, and it didn't even seem that long. Excellent performances, and I was particularly fond of Vincent Price, to go along with a good story, tight direction, and a beautiful musical score. It just left me wanting more.

[Vokzul]

3/5 for flawlessness?

[cricket]

3/5 for flawlessness?

It just didn't wow me or move me.

[Vokzul]

It just didn't wow me or move me.

That's fair.

[Guaporense]

http://www.frontpagemag.com/sites/default/files/uploads/2014/07/ida.jpg
I was expecting an arid European arthouse movie and I got an arid European arthouse movie.

[Movie Max]

Deadpool (2016) rating_4_5+

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=27306&d=1475466174

Much, much better than I expected. Best love/sex scenes I've ever seen in a movie. First class action comedy. Colossus was my least favorite. Jokes were priceless. Worth owning. Reynolds channelled his comedic roots, found his comedic authenticity and stole the show.

[Vokzul]

https://sonofhel.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/ray-liotta-laughing-in-goodfellas.jpg
Goodfellas 1990
Paulie may have moved slow, but it was only because Paulie didn't have to move for anybody.
5

Alright, so here's the thing with this movie, I have avoided watching it for YEARS. Not because I didn't want to watch it, the opposite actually, I knew I would just adore this gem, but I knew after this 2 hours I would want to watch Casino, and The Godfather, and The Godfather II, maybe I'd even re-watch Scarface if I'm still feelin' frisky and it'd just be a huge investment of my time. I personally think this is Scorsese's best, and most would say Taxi Driver is, to which I wouldn't argue. Taxi Driver is a perfectly made movie, but it doesn't have the rewatchability of Goodfellas for me, personally. Ray Liotta gives the best performance of his career, as expected, and Robert De Niro does a pretty damn good paranoid Tony Montana impression. I thought De Niro was the real standout, even more-so than Pesci who fans of this always like to rave about(Funny how?), who I thought was good not great character-wise. This movie has a perfect cast, and I was invested since very first scene, and it never wavered, you could probably throw another hour onto this and I'd still love it just as much.

I gotta say though, Liotta does a pretty damn goofy lookin' face when he starts laughing. Just look at that thing.

[Swan]

http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/killer-klowns.jpg
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
5

5/5 simply gives no justice. If the great almighty lord of movies above were to bless us with one single project it would be this. Truly the most spectacular and remarkable spectacle of the decade, step aside, Casablanca and Citizen Kane. From the legendary well known director Stephen Chiodo, we get the most properly shot, acted and written film you will ever see on this planet or the next. It modernizes the tale of the boy who cried wolf, and tackles truly modern political issues, like pranks and the police, and cotton candy, with extreme edge and cunning perfection, it truly is the snub of every award show. To top it off with the best composer of all time, John Massari, a myth and a legend, known for tracks such as ''Killer Klown March'' and ''Hidden Klown Ship.'' along with modern classics ''Truck Escape and Klownzilla'' and ''Escape into Klown Kathedral.'' Wow, just wow. Let me just tell you Chubby and Jumbo are the epitome of the termscene stealer.

Can't tell if this is all sarcasm or what, but I really like that movie. I used to wear a Killer Klowns shirt all the time in high school, along with my American Werewolf in London shirt, my Army of Darkness shirt, and my Alien shirt.

[Vokzul]

Can't tell if this is all sarcasm or what, but I really like that movie. I used to wear a Killer Klowns shirt all the time in high school, along with my American Werewolf in London shirt, my Army of Darkness shirt, and my Alien shirt.

It was majorly sarcasm, it's no 5 star, but I do like the movie aswell and pushed my hardest for it during the MoFo Halloween event.

[Camo]

Taxi Driver is Scorseses best but i'm cool with someone thinking it is Goodfellas. Also don't rewatch Scarface, it is terrible.

[Camo]

Can't tell if this is all sarcasm or what, but I really like that movie. I used to wear a Killer Klowns shirt all the time in high school, along with my American Werewolf in London shirt, my Army of Darkness shirt, and my Alien shirt.

I wore my school uniform shirt.

[re93animator]

Laura (1944)


I was pretty lukewarm when I first saw it too, but now it's one of my favorites. I love Dana Andrews character; pretty cold and impassive for the time (even for a noir). I only wish they didn't tack on the romance aspect with him, as it seemed a little contradictory.

[honeykid]

Taxi Driver is Scorseses best but i'm cool with someone thinking it is Goodfellas. Also don't rewatch Scarface, it is terrible.

No it's not, it's brilliant.