Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Mr Minio]

Santa Sangre (1989)

2.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OYcS7ytNyB0

[Lucas]

Incendies 4+

This is the type of film Christopher Nolan *wishes* he could make.

A seamless nonlinear structure, an emotionally resonant narrative, and extremely well-developed characters are all elements which make Incendies a great film - and one of the best films in recent memory. Denis Villeneuve is probably the best possible choice to direct Blade Runner 2049.

[mojofilter]

http://hollywoodmovie.online/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Trolls-2016-Official-HD-Poster.jpg
TROLLS
(2016)

Very funny, sweet, and engaging animated movie that kids will adore and adults will enjoy, specifically the musical numbers that include such classics as Bonnie Tyler's Total Eclipse of the Heart, Cyndi Lauper's True Colors, and Earth, Wind, and Fire's September, not to mention Justin Timberlake's recent hit Can't Stop the Feeling.

rating_4

[resopamenic]

Neko no Ongaeshi
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8e/Cat_Returns.jpg/220px-Cat_Returns.jpg

3

[Topsy]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Spotlight_%28film%29_poster.jpg

Sadly i dont remember this,i hope it was covered here,but since it was in 02/01 i was still fairly young and wasnt watching the news.But these kind of stories are sadly too common even though this was in a much bigger scale.
I dont have alot to say the acting was natural and the story is real and heartbreaking,i was expecting something more to happen to prevent the story getting it out but frankly what i saw was bad enough.
The movie mostly focused on the journalists who set out to uncover the abuse by priests,I think if it had shown more from the victims side it would have been a movie that stayed with you a bit more.
3

[dadgumblah]

Midnight Special

Fine movie about a young boy with special powers who is taken by his natural father away from his adopted father, who runs a Branch Davidian-type of compound. I only make the BD comparison because the FBI, in its pursuit of the father and son, raid the compound and supposedly find a large cache of weapons (although we never see them, the leader admits to it). The compound's leader is played by Sam Shepard and he believes the boy is some sort of messenger of God. The father, played by Michael Shannon, is not sure, but thinks maybe the boy is somehow alien in origin. The movie eventually lets us know, but without too much exposition. It does show us things, though. It's smart enough to let us wonder on our own without giving us every single explanation and I kind of liked its bravery for that. Also stars Joel Edgerton as Shannon's best friend, Kirsten Dunst as Shannon's estranged wife, and Jaeden Lieberher as the mysterious child. Adam Driver also shines in a supporting role as a special member of the NSA who wants to question the child. It moves briskly and is very entertaining.

http://www.standbyformindcontrol.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/midnight-special-movie-15.jpg

4

Mr. Right (2015)

Funny, action-filled movie with romance, and that's the only way that I know to describe this movie, because it is quirky enough to either put some people off or reel them in. I'm in the latter department. An oddball hitman (Sam Rockwell), who kills the people who hire him because "murder is wrong!" is on the run from a crime cartel he shot up. He meets his true love, an equally crazy young woman (Anna Kendrick) whom nobody really understands. When they meet, they get along greatly, although Kendrick changes her mind back-and-forth every few seconds. But it's just part of why Rockwell loves her. She eventually invests in him totally but they are pursued by a mysterious man from Rockwell's past (Tim Roth), the crime family, and a mysterious sniper who cannot manage to hit Rockwell, he's that good at dodging bullets. Nobody does funny-crazy these days like Rockwell and it seems like the part was written especially with him in mind because I can't imagine any other actor today getting away with what he says and does. And Kendrick is almost a perfect match for him in the crazy department and that was the real revelation for me in this movie. I've enjoyed her in other films but she was clearly having a great time in this role and it shows. If you're into either or both of the leads, I highly recommend this one.

http://www.cinemotions.com/photo.Mr-Right.183407.jpg

4

[Cascade]

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/b9/d3/02/b9d302727040e1b406e0f0ef8c727369.jpg

Saw Fight Club again, awesome movie, still going strong. 8.5/10

[Topsy]

thats a great poster!

[Iroquois]

La La Land - 3

oh dang

[matt72582]

The Miracle Worker - 7/10

I saw this in school, wanted to revisit years later.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/MiracleWorkerPoster.JPG

[cricket]

House of Whipcord (1974)

2.5-

http://www.mondo-digital.com/whipcord2big.jpg

I thought this British horror was supposed to be an exploitation classic, but I didn't find anything about it shocking or memorable. It was still worth watching.

[FromBeyond]

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War Dogs

Fun but it didn't exceed my expectations and felt kind of formulaic but that didn't make it any less enjoyable
4/5

[Raven73]

Arrival (2016) 6.5/10. I liked the premise, but found the end confusing. I like sci-fi films with a philosophical edge, but I had to read up on it after watching and I'm still not sure I totally get it.

[matt72582]

Hombre - 9/10

Excellent writing. It's interesting, but you constantly have to think about the moral dilemmas. Very concise and philosophical. And to think I've had this on my DVR for months.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Hombre_%28film%29.jpg

[edarsenal]

Mr. Right (2015)

Nobody does funny-crazy these days like Rockwell and it seems like the part was written especially with him in mind because I can't imagine any other actor today getting away with what he says and does. And Kendrick is almost a perfect match for him in the crazy department and that was the real revelation for me in this movie.

http://www.i-film.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Mr.-Right.jpg

4

I'm pretty excited to see this one - love the review - it is now, officially, on my watchlist!!
THANK YOU

[Citizen Rules]

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28290&stc=1&d=1483207188

My Full Review: Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1621448#post1621448)

rating_3_5






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[Gideon58]

Hombre - 9/10

Excellent writing. It's interesting, but you constantly have to think about the moral dilemmas. Very concise and philosophical. And to think I've had this on my DVR for months.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/74/Hombre_%28film%29.jpg

Saw this movie at the drive-in when I was a kid, barely remember it, you make me want to re-visit.

[Citizen Rules]

http://www.downlodi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Hell-or-High-Water-Torrent-movie-poster.jpg
Hell or High Water (2016) rating_3
but that's just my opinion, you might love it! It did have a lot of good stuff going for it.


And maybe it's a contender for the 2016 Mofo Film Awards (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1602889#post1602889) (that's a link to the nomination thread and don't forget to send in your 2016 nominations to The Usual Suspect.


My review of Hell or High Water (2016) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1621489#post1621489)
Just in case you want to read what I wrote;)

[cricket]

Cold Fish (2010)

4

http://67.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m736puC3Ls1qzr8nao1_500.jpg

This is a Japanese film that's almost 2 1/2 hours long, that's a little slow in the beginning, but that turns out to be a lot of morbid fun. It is gruesome, kinky, psychological, and darkly comedic. A bit of a hidden gem from the director of Suicide Club, and a great recommendation from Godoggo.

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/SunsetBoulevardfilmposter.jpg

4.5

[matt72582]

The Caretaker - 7.5/10

Dark tone, a lot of things are said, but very little is sad. It's original, and there are moments.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/81/The_Caretaker_FilmPoster.jpeg

[Clazor]

http://img.123movies.to/2016/01/19/poster/inside-man.jpg

3

Last movie of the year and it's a rewatch of Inside Man (2006). I've allways liked it, but I hear from people who doesn't that they find it very slow. While that might be true (it's not all that heavy on the action), its slow pace fits in with the movie. The police tries to stall, the bankrobbers try to stall and throughout the entire film we piece together the robbers true motives. Both Denzel and Owen do a good job (even though I find Denzels character to be a bit lacking and in conflict with his own persona), while Foster and Plummer are both a bit flat. Didn't really get enough backstory on either character.

As a whole, it's a 3 out of 5.

Oh, and Happy New Year +/- half an hour from GMT+1!

[Camo]

The last two films i watched in 2016:

Your Name - 4-

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Top ten of the year for me from the 25 i've seen, and best Animation. Stunning like the rest of the Shinkai's i've seen (5 Centimeters and Garden of Words) but it had a good story as well that made it a vast improvement over those.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens - 3.5-

http://i67.tinypic.com/dmqt5f.jpg

First time i've rewatched this since it came out. It's not a favourite of mine but it's solidly entertaining and i'd still say the best outside the original three.

[Camo]

before I had a fear of spiders.

Wait, what? You weren't scared of spiders at some point? I have always been ever since i was a kid; i don't even think i'm as bad as you now considering that i'm fine with them in movies which makes this more weird.

Also glad to see more are joining the Spider-Lookout Crew :cool: It's usually just me and Citizen.

[gbgoodies]

Wait, what? You weren't scared of spiders at some point? I have always been ever since i was a kid; i don't even think i'm as bad as you now considering that i'm fine with them in movies which makes this more weird.

Also glad to see more are joining the Spider-Lookout Crew :cool: It's usually just me and Citizen.


No. In fact, I remember watching spiders crawl up walls when I was a kid. I got this fear of spiders after a bad spider incident at camp many years ago. I went inside a tent-type cabin with a few other campers, and when we turned around to leave, there were three very large black spiders above the doorway, so we were trapped inside. When the counselor came in to help, she tried hitting the spiders with a broom, and they jumped down at her as if they were attacking her. It was terrifying. :eek:

Maybe that's why my fear of spiders is so bad. It's not a "natural" fear.

[Camo]

No. In fact, I remember watching spiders crawl up walls when I was a kid. I got this fear of spiders after a bad spider incident at camp many years ago. I went inside a tent-type cabin with a few other campers, and when we turned around to leave, there were three very large black spiders above the doorway, so we were trapped inside. When the counselor came in to help, she tried hitting the spiders with a broom, and they jumped down at her as if they were attacking her. It was terrifying. :eek:

Maybe that's why my fear of spiders is so bad. It's not a "natural" fear.

One of my earliest memories is being in Florida in 1999 (i would've been six) and a massive spider flying towards me; it only retreated because my sister had collected (she was a kid but yeah imprisoned) a salamandar that she released to protect me and it did, well it scared it off at least.

I have a scar from when my arm was almost chopped off from an unrelated but much more serious event and yeah i would much rather relive that than the spider one.

[gbgoodies]

One of my earliest memories is being in Florida in 1999 (i would've been six) and a massive spider flying towards me; it only retreated because my sister had collected (she was a kid but yeah imprisoned) a salamandar that she released to protect me and it did, well it scared it off at least.

I have a scar from when my arm was almost chopped off from an unrelated but much more serious event and yeah i would much rather relive that than the spider one.


I didn't know that salamanders could scare off spiders. That's a good reason to keep one around. :lol:

[Camo]

Right, don't go out with a salamandar on a leash thinking it will keep the spiders at bay :laugh:. In this case it did scare it off though.

[Camo]

Happy New Year gbg!

and the rest of the RTLMYS holdouts :up:

[gbgoodies]

Right, don't go out with a salamandar on a leash thinking it will keep the spiders at bay :laugh:. In this case it did scare it off though.


I'd keep salamanders all over the house if I knew they would scare off spiders. :lol:

[gbgoodies]

Happy New Year gbg!

and the rest of the RTLMYS holdouts :up:


Happy New Year Camo. :)

What's RTLMYS? :confused:

[Camo]

RateTheLastMovieYouSaw

[gbgoodies]

RateTheLastMovieYouSaw


I should have known that. :facepalm:

[Citizen Rules]

Speaking of spiders I've been meaning to warn GBG, that there's a 2-3 second spider scene in the sci fi film Mr. Nobody (2009). If you watch it, it's real quick and is at 1 hour 44 minutes. Good film BTW.

[gbgoodies]

Speaking of spiders I've been meaning to warn GBG, that there's a 2-3 second spider scene in the sci fi film Mr. Nobody (2009). If you watch it, it's real quick and is at 1 hour 44 minutes. Good film BTW.



Thanks for the warning. I haven't seen Mr. Nobody yet, but it's on my watchlist for the sci-fi countdown.

[Citizen Rules]

No problem, I checked the DVD time so I could tell you where it was. It's not part of the movie per say. Jared Leto is in front of a big screen talking about something and in the background on the screen is a bunch of animals. It's real quick and in the background. Catch ya latter, have a good evening!

[gbgoodies]

No problem, I checked the DVD time so I could tell you where it was. It's not part of the movie per say. Jared Leto is in front of a big screen talking about something and in the background on the screen is a bunch of animals. It's real quick and in the background. Catch ya latter, have a good evening!


Thanks for the info. I made a note of it so I won't forget.

Good night.

[MovieMeditation]

You've probably told it before, but where does you fear originate from, GB?

I read that you said you weren't afraid since childhood, but it's something that came later. Also, I don't think I've heard of many who are so afraid of something they can't even look at it in video or picture form. Then it's a serious issue. :eek: no kidding though, how did it came to that?

[resopamenic]

for a while I thought I was in wrong thread lol xD

Just finished
Tokyo Godfathers
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ef/Tokyo_Godfathers_(Movie_Poster).jpg

This is very good :) , a very heartwarming piece of work kon ever made, I guess. It got tied with perfect blue as my favorite from him, hmmm... a very close but still in my 2nd position for now.

4

[cricket]

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

3

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/87/cd/7c/87cd7c6588871aeafcf8b5957b37addf.jpg

I liked this more than most classic musicals. The musical numbers are not overdone or as unnatural as in some other movies. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a wonderful song. It's also pretty decent as a romantic or a family film, and I didn't think it was too corny cheery. It is a treat to look at with it's beautiful color.

http://i1163.photobucket.com/albums/q552/The-Rodent/Vick%20Crick_zpsgnkbslen.png (http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/The-Rodent/media/Vick%20Crick_zpsgnkbslen.png.html)

[Camo]

You are making these posts difficult to rep guy :coleman:

[cricket]

:jules:You are making these posts difficult to rep guy :coleman:

:jules:

[Movie Max]

Colonia (2015) 3.5

http://www.coloniadignidad.de/coloniadignidad.jpg

At first, I wanted to turn it off, wondering why I should even try to get a glimpse into this story. The first 40 minutes were a drag, but, the last hour more than made up for it. Acting was very good, as expected. Give it a try, at your own risk.

[Movie Max]

Goonies (1985, multiple rewatch) 4.5+

https://media.giphy.com/media/hTIZj9fU0IfIY/giphy.gif

As always, tons of fun. Great!

[edarsenal]

First off:

HAPPY NEW YEAR FELLOW RTLMYS'!!


Secondly:

To add to spider warnings for GB - though I really don't think she'd watch this one or has in the past,
It's in the forefront of the shot just before Rachel Weisz's character comes a-calling. He captures it in a glass and blows cigarette smoke in it, telling it: "Welcome to my world,"
Rachel's character makes a point of releasing it when she leaves.


And, thirdly:


https://classicforareason.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/mary-astor-humphrey-bogart-peter-lorre-in-the-maltese-falcon.png?w=840

(SO MANY REWATCHES I LOST COUNT) Maltese Falcon (1941) 5 The iconic role of Sam Spade and, (equally important) the role played by Peter Lorre that inspired Ren's character from Ren & Stimpy lol


http://hdmoviespoint.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Only-Lovers-Left-Alive-HD-free-download.jpg

(REWATCH) Only Lovers Left Alive 4.5++ Jarmusch's visually artistic beauty may, at first, seem a very slow paced film, but its it's languid style that allows you to make the time to truly immerse yourself into the visual beauty of said movie.


http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Captain-America-Civil-War.jpg

(REWATCH) Captain America; Civil War 3.5+++ After getting my preconceptions and prejudices out of the way on my first watch some time ago I was able to just sit back and enjoy the story/movie as is. And I did. Enjoy it.

[Swan]

You are making these posts difficult to rep guy :coleman:

I know. I almost always rep cricket's posts in here but this time, for some reason, I just can't!

[Camo]

I know. I almost always rep cricket's posts in here but this time, for some reason, I just can't!

You will be the Secretary of State once i'm elected, Swan!

Miss Vicky and Cricket can be janitors.

[edarsenal]

ahh, the barbed webs of politics. . . . what callous fragments they weave--


wow, ain't I the f@ckin poet?! :p:D

[kriss]

Cube - 8.5 / 10 - Even though I watched it in french.

After you watched Cube , be better if you watch the sequel of Cube . Cube 2 : Hypercube and also Cube Zero

[kriss]

Train (2008) - 6,7/10
The Body (El Cuerpo) - 8,2/10 . this is the great movie with the case murder and many hypnosis to made the strong prove of the case.

[edarsenal]

Try not to watch Ip Man 2 and whatever you do don't watch Ip Man 3! it goes steadily downhill.

thanks for the heads up and sorry for taking so long to respond. . .
I've heard that it does get worse as the sequels continue and I've hear mixed when it came to the second, which I may still try to see, just to see for myself.
But, when I do and I hate it I WILL mention you warned me and PLEASE mention that you told me so lol

[gbgoodies]

You've probably told it before, but where does you fear originate from, GB?

I read that you said you weren't afraid since childhood, but it's something that came later. Also, I don't think I've heard of many who are so afraid of something they can't even look at it in video or picture form. Then it's a serious issue. :eek: no kidding though, how did it came to that?


I posted this one page back (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1621603#post1621603), but it's from an incident that happened many years ago when I was at camp.

I got this fear of spiders after a bad spider incident at camp many years ago. I went inside a tent-type cabin with a few other campers, and when we turned around to leave, there were three very large black spiders above the doorway, so we were trapped inside. When the counselor came in to help, she tried hitting the spiders with a broom, and they jumped down at her as if they were attacking her. It was terrifying. :eek:

Maybe that's why my fear of spiders is so bad. It's not a "natural" fear.

[Swan]

That sounds terrifying.

[gbgoodies]

To add to spider warnings for GB - though I really don't think she'd watch this one or has in the past,
It's in the forefront of the shot just before Rachel Weisz's character comes a-calling. He captures it in a glass and blows cigarette smoke in it, telling it: "Welcome to my world,"
Rachel's character makes a point of releasing it when she leaves.



Thanks for the info.

I've never seen Constantine, but from the trailer, it doesn't look like my type of movie, so I probably won't watch it unless it gets nominated in a HoF at some point. (BTW, that's not a request for anyone to nominate it.)

[gbgoodies]

That sounds terrifying.

It was. I still have nightmares about it every once in a while. :eek:

[Citizen Rules]

I have a movie phobia too. No it's not spiders or snake. I won't go into it now, but I do understand how people with phobias feel about movies with certain scenes.

[Emme]

The Holiday, 2006 (this is a romantic comedy, be ready for the laughter and tears)
Rating: A+

Okay so I might be partial to a certain actor named Jude Law but nevertheless! This was a great movie with other great actors as well (Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jack Black) I think the plot is very unique and cute. If only I had made this review sooner as it is a Christmasy, Holiday (duh) movie.
Anyways, there's a happy ending and this movie easily fits into my favorites.

[PSHPZVGS]

Sing Street (2016)

After hearing so much praise directed towards this movie, I felt compelled to have a look. I have to say, it was a massive meltdown. There's nothing original or powerful about the story itself, it's your run-of-the-mill coming-of-age movie. Some bittersweet points were almost scored with the movie's core romance story, but it meanders back-and-forth in stereotypical fashion. The performances are good, but nothing to write home about. The themes of the movie, are tired, totally worn out, parochial even. I mean, rebelling against high-school teachers & principals? What is this, 1967? Nothing great with the music either. Tired, banal, cliched, parochial and worst of all, criminally overrated by several critics whose tastes and integrity should be questioned again and again more thoroughly.

Only bright spot in the movie is Lucy Boynton, who is still over-aged for this role. Truly, a prime example of a grossly overrated movie. Sometimes, regular audiences do indeed know better than the critics by rewarding this movie with what it so richly deserves, indifference!


4/10

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[kaurmanpreet6307]

For Don't Breathe.. 9/10 ... I Love This Movie ... I never watched this type of Thriller or Horror Hollywood Movie .. That's Why I will Give 9 rating for this movie

[dadgumblah]

Edarsenal, thanks for that bit of trivia about Peter Lorre's Joel Cairo being the inspiration for Ren! I never knew it was that character, but due to Ren's voice I had a sneaking suspicion that Lorre himself was an inspiration for our favorite Asthma Hound Chihuahua. :) Love Ren & Stimpy and love The Maltese Falcon.

Emme, thanks for the review on The Holiday. I've known of it but never sought it out...I don't know, it may have something to do with Cameron Diaz being in it as I'm not really a fan of hers but the rest of the cast appeals to me. Thanks to you, I'll check it out as soon as I can.

And gb, I take it you won't be seeing Eight Legged Freaks then? You should, because it's my favorite David Arquette movie...well, David Arquette's in it...um, there's a younger
Scarlett Johansson in it for those that want to see some of her early work. Oh hell, it's got smokin' hot Kari Wuhrer and giant spiders! That's why I love it! :)

[Topsy]

https://art-s.nflximg.net/07b42/2c9c010225a87996fdd296f42d9d452aa0207b42.jpg
NETFLIX

This is a documentary about girls who have been sexually assaulted and then on top of that have had to deal with videos or pictures of the assault being spread online.which is so disturbing to me that i cant really even comprehend it.
They interview and go through the cases of several girls- most of them were also ridicouled and harrassed from the people where they lived.
It start of really heavy-to the point that i wasnt sure if i would able to finish it all in one go,but it did get a bit lighter as it went on.

But alot of the people (who did not take part in the crime) in this just reinforce to me the fact that people are completely off their heads when it comes to rape. like The mayor in one town was more preoccupied with why people werent interviewing him over good things,.the repercussions of girls speaking out,how the boys status and family interefere,the lack of help from police and government and the downright LAUGHABLE "sentences" they get.
if you wonder why people to tell the police about rape-the police officer here is a good example of why with his speech about "why are guys always blamed" and girls are just as responsible for it. never blame a rapist for the rape he/she committed.So when a police officer doesnt care,or even understand what it is,where are you going to go?

Not going to rate this as i think its too difficult with documentaries- but yeah..people make me want to slam my head against the wall sometimes.

[cricket]

War Dogs (2016)

4

http://www.the-numbers.com/images/movies/War-Dogs-1-Full.jpg

My wife picked this movie out and we both loved it. It's very much my type in style and how the story is told. I wouldn't call it a great movie, but I was thoroughly entertained from start to finish. If Martin Scorsese directed this, he would have given it more punch, and it's probably a top 10 favorite. Jonah Hill is terrific, but Miles Teller doesn't quite match him, and the wife/baby side story could have been better. I thought it was much better than some other based on a true crime story movies like Black Mass and Blow, and I'm surprised it's not more popular. A+ for the soundtrack. My wife kept saying, "why don't you do something like that?"

[MovieMeditation]

Everybody Wants Some!! (2016)

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Linklater truly brought me back to the 80s with this one... and I've never even lived through the 80s. That's a job well done. What an atmosphere, what a sense of detail and with Linklater's signature dialogue and characters, this is a joy to watch. This movie is not dark or depressing, it's not emotionally or thematically heavy, but it's spiritually pleasing. Movies are a free medium and Linklater shows us how to build a whole world, inside this little window of time, which always feel timeless in the hands of Linklater. I throughoutly enjoyed this and was hooked from beginning to end.

4

[matt72582]

Now More Than Ever: The History of Chicago - 8/10

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jCX2XCUCGq8/maxresdefault.jpg

[this_is_the_ girl]

https://monikaponjavic.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/limos1.png

Holy Motors (2012)

5

A mesmerising metaphorical look into a quasi-‘performance' world of the near future pervaded by consummate virtual reality, where the line between what’s real and what’s fake has been completely blurred. A world where a dumbed down population of chimpanzees is kept in a trance, spoonfed with an endless stream of utterly bizarre, hypnotic “reality TV” visuals - a world where cars actually possess more intellect than humans. The whole film is as much a fantasy as a warning of where we’re going as a society, given the increasing role Internet is playing in our lives. As virtual reality gains more and more control over our psyche and of who we are as spiritual beings, a frighteningly tangible dimension is being formed where anonymity, acting, performing, role play and various fake narratives thrive, basically becoming a digital surrogate of the real world.

Leo Carax’s film is a daring, challenging and absolutely riveting piece of filmmaking, with Denis Lavant’s incredible performance at its core. It’s a surrealistic melting pot of symbols and allusions, with scenes that are alternately disgusting and moving, violent and sentimental, erotic and phantasmagoric. But most importantly, it’s not just a meaningless, confusing pile of pretentious artsy-fartsy vignettes mashed together by a director for the sole purpose of stroking his own ego. Behind its wild and seemingly nonsensical imagery, it does have something very important and poignant to say.

[Ryder]

Men in Black (1997) - Rewatch 4
"You are a rumor, recognizable only as déjà vu and dismissed just as quickly. You don't exist. You were never even born. Anonymity is your name, silence your native tongue. You are no longer part of the system. You are above the system, over it, beyond it. We're "them." We're "they." We are the Men in Black."

In 1997, two films about alien contact were released. One was an appropriately titled "Contact" starring Jodie Foster, an underrated gem often regarded by film buffs as more intelligent than the cheesier and flashier competition that overshadowed it. I haven't actually seen Contact, so I can't make a statement on the validity of that, but what I could claim is that the first Men in Black is indeed, in my humble opinion, one of the most underrated classics of the '90s - though I can't claim if it's the best of the trilogy, since I haven't seen the third film with its time-travel plot of questionable originality.

Of course, the first Men in Black wasn't exactly the freshest of sci-fi stories either, being about the oldest and most overused of storylines, an alien invasion. However, if there's one thing I've learned in my experience of storytelling over the years, it's that plot is secondary to character, something that might even ring true in the third installment. The formulaic plot serves its purpose in establishing the setting while the brilliant writing of the characters and dialogue does its work, to the credit of screenwriter Ed Solomon (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Charlie's Angels, and even Fox's X-Men (2000) in an uncredited role).

The first run of these shades-adorned shadow men was a more serious fare. There was still an abundance of witty humor making fun of those mysterious men in suits spread around by the nuttiest of conspiracy fanatics. But what set the first film apart was a sense of melancholy, not to mention strong character writing. Being an MIB member isn't a fun job. You erase your existence, cutting yourself off from society and family, while you're forced to contemplate your minute place in the universe. Unsurprisingly, it's not the one-liners in the "flashy" blockbuster that caught the most attention of my seven year old self, but those more tranquil and solemn moments.

At the beginning of the movie, a senior member of the organization, Dee (Richard Hamilton), remarked as he looked to the skies with a wistful gaze, "They're beautiful, aren't they? The stars. We never just look anymore." Later in the movie, Kay is also caught observing an old flame in his past life, his wife from his civilian life. It's just in these number of short but significant moments where the movie truly shone for me, making it more than just a buddy cop comedy with aliens. Add on the fact that we have decent character development coming from the trigger-happy Agent J, whose problem with authority constantly shows his immaturity till he finally wises up at the end, and you have quite a solid movie on your hand that's surprisingly well-written despite its "flashy" reputation as a typical Hollywood blockbuster.

As a kid, when I first watched this, I didn't pay much attention to it any more than I did with other hyperbolic cheese-fests of the '90s, especially when most of its dialogue went over my adolescent head. It's a film that you would probably only appreciate in your later years when you look back at all its subtle brilliance, both in the dialogue and overall atmosphere. I came back to this film today because I wanted a closer look at what I've missed, and like other underrated classics I've seen in the past, I'm glad I gave it another look from a fresh perspective. This is one for the books.

[matt72582]

Wanted: Dead or Alive

It's not a very good show, but McQueen is in it, and it doesn't take much out of me to watch them, since each show is short, very similar, twists, lies - a time-killer.



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[Movie Max]

Saturday Night Fever (1977) rating_4

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So much great dialog. Definitely an original flick. Very down-to-earth storyline.:yup:

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I refuse to watch the so-called sequel.

[Jimbo53]

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2

I know I was supposed to like it, but I just could not get into it. I loved Broken Flowers (2005), enjoyed both The Limits of Control (2009) and Coffee and Cigarettes (2003); but this one just didn't do it for me. Night on Earth (1991) is on my to watch list, hopefully I will like that one more.

[edarsenal]

Thanks for the info.

I've never seen Constantine, but from the trailer, it doesn't look like my type of movie, so I probably won't watch it unless it gets nominated in a HoF at some point. (BTW, that's not a request for anyone to nominate it.)

NOT TO?!?! d@mmit I need to change my nom for HOF 12 LOL
yeah, I didn't think it was by a long shot, but now you got a good argument should someone says "you should try anyways,"

Edarsenal, thanks for that bit of trivia about Peter Lorre's Joel Cairo being the inspiration for Ren! I never knew it was that character, but due to Ren's voice I had a sneaking suspicion that Lorre himself was an inspiration for our favorite Asthma Hound Chihuahua. :) Love Ren & Stimpy and love The Maltese Falcon.

you're welcome! Same with me, every time Lorre calls Greenstreet a "Bloated idiot," all I hear is Ren LOL

[Rey Skywalker]

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Anna Karenina (2012)

2

[rambond]

Nocturnal animals, 6.5/10, i'm a big fan of jake gyllenhal but somehow this movie i lost interest in 1hr into the film, it was engaging enough i could say.

[Nope1172]

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4

[Movie Max]

Mr.Pig (2016) rating_2_5

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Foreclosure, old man on a mission, pig, road trip, health issues, daughter, car trouble, boat trip, death, ...in a nutshell.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Carol – 7/10

[Sigerson Holmes]

Rushmore - just as good as always!

[Camo]

Mad Max: Fury Road - 3.5+

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Feels like i'm the last person in the world to watch this. I've not seen any of the other Mad Max's in years and i was never a massive fan of them as a kid (maybe i'd like them more now) so i didn't have any of the problems the fans of those seem to have; Tom Hardy didn't play Max right and whatever else. I just took it on its own merits and enjoyed it quite a bit.

Thought both Max and Furiosa were great, i suppose i can see peoples problems with Max if he wasn't similar enough to Mel Gibsons version but i really don't get why some didn't like Furiosa, i liked her alot. I enjoyed them starting to trust and understand each other more, i think their relationship was one of my favourite things in the film actually. Nicholas Hoult surprised me i thought he was good, i actually didn't realize it was him until the Immortan looked at me part, loved how persistent and seriously brainwashed he was; he was good insight into all of the war boys mentalities. Joe was a pretty good villain, i liked how despite him being in power through brainwashing/using these younger people to do his bidding he was willing to go out and retrieve his wives himself and he was pretty intimidating. There was something weird that i liked about the fact he completely cared about his wives and unborn children despite being easily able to replace them; i thought that was a good touch how he tried to save Argharad (sp?) and how he swerved out of the way of her when she fell in front of his vehicle. Loved how nasty and crazy most of the characters were; actually how nasty,crazy and horrible the world was in general. This made the pursuit geniunely exciting because the idea of them getting caught be these horrible, brutal people was terrifying. Think the score helped a good deal towards that as well. Excellent action too, action isn't something that important to me anymore but i thought it was great how this knew exactly what it wanted to be and it never shyed away from it; with constant excitement all the way through. Some parts were a bit tedious to me like the fight between Furiosa and Max when they first met; it went on way too long (the whole scene the fighting parts weren't that long) but thankfully there wasn't too much of that that would've ruined the film for me. Spectacular visuals as well. Also just want to say that crazy guy playing the guitar was the best character, every time it cut to him i cracked up :laugh:

Anyway, very good film that will be in contention for me sci-fi list.

[gbgoodies]

And gb, I take it you won't be seeing Eight Legged Freaks then? You should, because it's my favorite David Arquette movie...well, David Arquette's in it...um, there's a younger
Scarlett Johansson in it for those that want to see some of her early work. Oh hell, it's got smokin' hot Kari Wuhrer and giant spiders! That's why I love it! :)


No, I won't ever watch Eight Legged Freaks. That's up at the top of my "Don't Watch" List, along with Arachnophobia. :eek:

[Steve Freeling]

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[TheUsualSuspect]

Ouija: Origin of Evil

(Mike Flanagan)


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3.5

This prequel has no business being as good as it is. The first Ouija film came out in 2014 and quickly faded away into obscurity. So imagine my surprise when they decide to make a 'prequel' of all things. I hunch is that The Conjuring films have been pretty successful and they are set in the 70's, when things were a little creepier, no cell phones and genuine scary aesthetic. Imagine my surprise again when up and coming horror filmmakers Mike Flanagan was the man behind the camera. The underrated mirror horror flick Oculus and deaf home invasion flick Hush were two of his recent outings. Things were looking not too bad for this flick and to top it off, it received some pretty decent reviews.

Alice and her two daughters run a scam business in which they "speak to the dead". The mother justifies this business by telling her youngest daughter, Doris, that it helps people move on and get closure. When her eldest, Lina, plays the new Ouija boardgames at a friends house, she tells her mother to incorporate it into her act. She does and things take a sinister turn when they scam becomes reality.

It's hard to make a game board scary. The first film tried, failed and this one tries and succeeds for the most part. Any non-horror fan might balk at the idea that this film is good, but I consider this movie to be one of the most underrated flicks of the year. Flanagan knows how to build solid tension and he doesn't rely on cheap scares or an obscene amount of gore. This film has none of that. Careful framework and lighting is all he needs to create an unsettling atmosphere. Whenever someone decides to look through the ouija glass piece, you feel yourself tense up expecting something to happen.

Kids in horror films are the go to for anything scary. Most movies tend to cast children horribly and they end of ruining the film. Doris, played by Lulu Wilson delivers an innocent and somewhat chilling performance as the youngest daughter. Her goodbye message to a young boy about what it feels like to be strangled to death is an excellent scene to send chills down your spine. No scary images, sounds or blood needed. Just a child delivering one monologue about suffocating you.

Obviously the film is far from perfect, but it doesn't cater to the happy ending crowd either. It takes some chances and for the most part, lands them. I was surprised by how much I liked this film, which may be why the rating is higher than what others would tend to give a film like this. Had the first film never existed, this would be a bigger hit.

[BrowningIdentity]

Rango - 10/10 - It's amazing that Nickelodeon actually made such an awesome movie, though I guess that can be expected when they use a winning trio from Disney (Gore Verbinski directed and Johnny Depp and Bill Nighy voiced the hero and villain respectively...sound familar?).

The voice acting is terrific, as is the goofy plot and the dialogue. The animation is perfect, given that this movie is a western. Speaking of which, I'd honestly rank Rango among my top 25 best western movies at this current moment, but that can change as there's so many to watch still.

Anyway, highly recommended to watch this movie, but it may not be for the youngest kids due to mild adult language.

[ScarletLion]

Elle (2016)

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Paul Verhoeven's new film deals with a few delicate issues, and tells them from the viewpoint of the female lead played brilliantly by Isabelle Huppert. It's a movie that has awkward scenes to watch, and although it has a few subplots that are a little tenuous it's a very interesting film in that it deals with subject matter in a very unusual way. It's difficult to describe without making spoilers but I would definitely recommend it if only for it's uniqueness. Some critics have given it rave reviews calling it a masterpiece. I wouldn't go quite that far, and I'd give it 8/10.

Blue Jay (2016)

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This on the other hand blew me away. It made me weep like a 4 year old girl who just dropped her chocolate bar into a puddle. Mark Duplass has nailed it. He wrote it and got the brilliant Sarah Paulson to co star with him. And she delivers. Big time. It's a relatively short movie about a nostalgic look at a couple's relationship after a chance meeting years later. Hence the monochrome feel. Every once in a while, a movie comes along that rips your guts out. Derek Cianfrance's 'Blue Valentine' did this to me a few years back, and Blue Jay has done the same. The couples' relationship just feels so candid and exposed. It just got to me. It's not dis-similar to Richard Linklater's 'before' trilogy, although it's more of a neatly packaged powerpunch and it works. 9/10

[cricket]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

3.5

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This had a lot of similarities to War Dogs, which I watched the night before. I thought this movie was a bit more uneven when it came to blending genres, and I do think it fell short of it's potential, but I still enjoyed myself quite a bit.


Un Chien Andalou (1929)

3

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Classic short film that's a collection of odd scenes that don't seem to go together. This had to be shocking for it's day. I'm not sure what to make of it, but it certainly wasn't boring and I appreciate it's place in history.

[Cole416]

La La Land - 3

oh dang
It was pretty disappointing to me too. The acting was good of course I just didn't dig the story.

[the samoan lawyer]

45 Years (2015) - 4
The Valley of Gwangi (1969) - 3
Ray Harryhausen:Special Effects Titan (2011) - 3.5
Might Joe Young (1949) - 3.5
Hardcore Henry (2015) - 3+
The First Avenger (2011) - 3
Hands of Stone (2016) - 2.5
Scrooge (1951) - 3.5+
A Christmas Story (1983) - 3.5+

[neiba]

American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999)

(rewatch)

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My first film of 2017 and a film that once was on my Top 10. I didn't feel the same magic I did the first time I watched it but I still liked it a lot!
Kevin Spacey is great as always, the directing is very stylistic and has Sam Mendes written all over it, and the story unfolds in a real natural way. I like the fact that we know Lester is going to die right from the beginning of the movie and we see him changing so much while he's unware of what's about to happen!
I didn't feel the same motivation to change everything about my life as in the first time I watched it, maybe because I'm in a better place now that I was or maybe because the movie didn't feel as inocent as once did...

3.5 +

[earlsmoviepicks]

The Green Mile (1999)

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Convict with magical powers lands on Death Row.

Just saw this again, what a tremendously good movie. Something about the camaraderie and drama, life and death, good and bad, all taking place in this small space, makes it so intimate and intense, like a close up photo.

The acting is phenomenal, standouts are Sam Rockwell as psychotic evil Wild Bill, and Doug Hutchinson as the mean little runt of a guard Percy. I love the dynamic of the 4 guards too, all good men, dealing professionally with the hardest situations.

Stephen King says this is his favorite adaption of any of his stories.

I would say this movie is as close to perfect as you can get.

5 chewed-up-moonpies-out-of 5

[Movie Max]

American Beauty (Sam Mendes, 1999) (rewatch)
My first film of 2017 and a film that once was on my Top 10. I didn't feel the same magic I did the first time I watched it but I still liked it a lot!


I also rewatched it in the last week. For me, it was just as good as ever. I love Cooper's role in the film.

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rating_4+

[Gideon58]

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3



Hated this movie...for my money, Denzel's weakest work...there's a review of it in my thread somewhere.

[rauldc14]

Inside Man was excellent.

[rauldc14]

Hated this movie...for my money, Denzel's weakest work...there's a review of it in my thread somewhere.

I'd say Courage Under Fire, 2 Guns, and Unstoppable are his weakest.

[seanc]

Quite a few Denzel I haven't seen but I hated 2 Guns. Safe House and Virtuosity are pretty terrible as well. I thought Unstoppable was a nice little thriller. I like him and Scott together a lot.

[rauldc14]

Scott and Denzel are a great 1-2 punch. I didn't greatly care for that one though.

[Movie Max]

Inside Man was excellent.

In my view, it didn't really need Denzel. Almost anybody could have been in that supporting role. Him and his partner cop were just cast fillers. Owen, Foster, Plummer, Dafoe carried the film very far, over and above Denzel's pay grade.:D I do own a copy on DVD and it is a favorite for me, but, I don't consider it to be a Denzel film, he just happened to be in it.

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Madeliene White: Well detective, there are matters at stake here that are a little bit above your pay grade. No offense.
Keith Frazier: Well, why don't you just tell the mayor to raise my pay grade to the proper level, and problem solved.

[Movie Max]

I'd say Courage Under Fire, 2 Guns, and Unstoppable are his weakest.

Which ones do you like as his 3 best? I like American Gangster, Man on Fire and The Hurricane. Fallen and The Bone Collector would round out my Denzel Top 5.

[dragonfly]

The Terminal rating_4_5
A nice wee movie. I cannot believe this was based on a real thing!

[TheUsualSuspect]

Money Monster

(Jodie Foster)

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Money Monster would be a better film if it were a little bit more interesting and a little less boring. My biggest complaint wit this film is that it doesn't feel like it really accomplishes anything. Even by the end, when things are revealed, I couldn't help but simply not care about any of it.

Lee Gates is a flamboyant television financial expert and recently called the stock on a company known as IBIS a SAFE BET. That safe bet wasn't exactly true, as the company lost 800 million dollars and some of that money belonged to down on his luck delivery man Kyle. He decides to take matters into his own hands and demand answers. So the logical thing to do is hold Gates hostage at his studio. It's up to Patty, Gate's studio producer, to calm him down and talk him through the situation while Kyle demands answers to questions no one seems to be asking.

I guess big name celebrities don't sell movies as well as they use to. George Clooney and Julia Roberts would have been a slam dunk success a decade ago. Now they are relegated to this mess and no one seems to care. It's not like they do a terrible job here, they are serviceable to the mediocre story. If you wanna see George Clooney act like a fool dancing around with a big gold chain around his neck and a gold top hat, you're in luck!!! Money Monster is a film for you!!!

A lot of the film centres around Clooney and Jack O'Connell standing around waiting for other things to happen. Hostage flicks have the disadvantage of being limited to the specific location where the hostages are. Yet so many of those films remain thrilling. The Negotiator for example, is an excellent film about a hostage situation. Money Monster is not. The fault might lie with the director, Jodie Foster, but I blame the script. The characters are not interesting enough, the situation does nothing to engage the viewer and the final act fails to bring any tense action to this lacking thriller.

There are many questionable moments here, but the main one is the primary focus of the film. There is no way that the producer would keep the live broadcast going through this situation. Even with the threats from the gunman, it would have been cut. For a film about the financial industry, it doesn't seem to know it very well. Nor does it seem interested in educating the viewer on how things happen. How about when they leave the studio, bomb strapped to Clooney's chest and the dozens upon dozens of civilians just standing around. The NYPD seem very stupid in this film.

I can't really recommend this film, especially when it thinks its such a smart film too. It feels like Jodie Foster had a great time on Inside Man and thought "Hey, I can pull this off"


No, you can't.

[Miss Vicky]

Hated this movie...for my money, Denzel's weakest work...there's a review of it in my thread somewhere.

I'd say Courage Under Fire, 2 Guns, and Unstoppable are his weakest.
Virtuosity.

[Camo]

I like Denzel Washington but i don't like most of the films he is in. I think he is probably the worst "good actor" for me in Hollywood at picking his roles.

[cricket]

Gozu (2003)

2.5

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I suppose David Lynch would make something like this if he were on acid and Japanese. This movie ranks high on the weird scale, enough to keep it watchable and interesting. I just prefer a more straightforward narrative and something I can make sense of.

[Miss Vicky]

Note to self: Don't open this thread at work if you see that Cricket was the last one to post.

[Movie Max]

I'm confused.:confused: Is that hand there to jerk a guy off? Animatronic form of birth control? Is it a strap-on?:rolleyes:

[cricket]

I'm confused.:confused: Is that hand there to jerk a guy off? Animatronic form of birth control? Is it a strap-on?:rolleyes:

She's giving birth to a full grown man.:hogan:

[Camo]

Looks like a man instead of a child being born into this world. Precious: the gift of life :whoopi:

[cricket]

He's fully clothed as well:willem:

[cricket]

Actually, I think he was naked but covered in tattoos and slime.

[cricket]

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[Camo]

I deleted that comment coz it was gross, sorry Crick.

Too slow though, not quick enough for a VP Candidate. Pathetic :sick:

[Erlend]

Jagten (The Hunt)

Tremendous movie putting lights on an important topic in a thrilling and moving way. Such a good performance from Mikkelsen. I do recommend it. :)

9/10

[Movie Max]

Jane Got a Gun (2016) rating_3_5

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It wasn't too bad. A decent slow western drama. Good acting. Original story. Fairly well done character development in just under 1h 38min. If you're searching for action, this is not the film for you. They now have that category called "Strong female character" or "Strong female lead" and this movie fits that category. She is strong as a character and realistic, because she knows when to seek help from a man. I enjoyed it.

[rauldc14]

Which ones do you like as his 3 best? I like American Gangster, Man on Fire and The Hurricane. Fallen and The Bone Collector would round out my Denzel Top 5.

Man on Fire, Hurricane, and Flight/American Gangster I would say. Glory or Deja Vu to round out the top 5.

[Movie Max]

Yes, Flight was also pretty good.

[Citizen Rules]

Jane Got a Gun (2016) rating_3_5

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It wasn't too bad. A decent slow western drama. Good acting. Original story. Fairly well done character development in just under 1h 38min. If you're searching for action, this is not the film for you. They now have that category called "Strong female character" or "Strong female lead" and this movie fits that category. She is strong as a character and realistic, because she knows when to seek help from a man. I enjoyed it. A slow western drama with good acting and character development, light on action and with a strong female lead....that movie is made for me! I just added it to my 2016 movies to watch.:p

[mark f]

I think it's actually bad.

[Citizen Rules]

I think it's actually bad. I respect your opinion, Mark. Do you think I would like it?

[mark f]

No. Or yes. I can't tell with you. I would never recommend it to anyone though.

[Movie Max]

I didn't really pay attention to the names of all the male actors in Jane Got a Gun. I checked now and I swear, I watched the entire movie without knowing or noticing that Ewan McGregor was in it.:blush: I did think to myself that the bad guy was a very good actor, for a nobody.:D

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[Citizen Rules]

No. Or yes. I can't tell with you. I would never recommend it to anyone though. Thanks Mark. I will watch it at some point and review it.

[TheUsualSuspect]

The Accountant

(Gavin O'Connor)

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3

[Steve Freeling]

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4.5

[TheUsualSuspect]

London Has Fallen

(Babak Najafi)

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2.5

A by the numbers, generic, nothing special, action thriller....redundant enough? That's what this film is. Explosion here, shootout there. As the carnage was unfolding I was asking myself, "how the hell did the terrorists pull this off?" There had to have been over 100 terrorists in on this plan to assassinate multiple world leaders. All of them are undercover wearing police uniforms and execute their plan perfectly. The plausibility of this ever happening has to be close to zero. When the poop hits the fan, there is Butler with his 'pop-pop' one two hits to every single bad guy imaginable. He's like the terminator.

The sequel to Olympus Has Fallen takes the POTUS to London, to attend the funeral of the British Prime Minister. All the world leaders will be there, perfect targets. Canada, Germany, Japan, France, all their leaders get killed. Yet the American President survive and Mike Banning must once again put his life on the line to protect the leader of the country.

The film unfortunately does not take advantage of the setting of London. After the initial attack, we are relegated to side streets, buildings and car chases. It literally could have taken place anywhere. Had the film decided to use some of the more famous locations it would have made it a tad more memorable. As it stands, this film is nothing more than the same old-same old.

As a side plot, the must be a mole within the agency. Yet by the end of the film, it seems to have forgotten about it and then we have a tacked on ending where they rush the tie up of loose ends. Messy story structure. I kept forgetting about this damn mole myself. I'm all for mindless action fun, but I was even thinking to myself "What's the point here?"

Butler carries the film, where people like Freeman are on autopilot. I don't blame him, he was given nothing to work with here.

[SevereEddie]

I feel a bit out of place here, but the last movie I saw was the Nikita Mikhalkov's Barber of Siberia (1998). I always enjoy watching this film because of the slow development of characters and the overall atmosphere in the film. If I were to name one theme that best describes the entire movie, it would perhaps be the loss of innocence. Of course, I am talking about the original, extended version of the film that is (just like the literary works of real Tolstoy) quite long, but ultimately rewarding.

P.S. I don't like to use a 10-point scale to rate films just as I feel you can't rate people.

[earlsmoviepicks]

Rate people with a 5-point scale, its alot easier trust me

[the samoan lawyer]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3c/SetupPoster.JPG/220px-SetupPoster.JPG (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SetupPoster.JPG)


The Set Up (1949)


Very good noir about an aging boxer who gets an opportunity at a final payday. Directed by the brilliant Robert Wise, its worth a watch for the 40's list.


4

[Citizen Rules]

....
P.S. I don't like to use a 10-point scale to rate films just as I feel you can't rate people. Sure you can it's easy!....SevereEddie rating_4_5:)

[Miss Vicky]

Sure you can it's easy!....SevereEddie rating_4_5:)

I give him a 2.5.

Five months here and only twenty posts. No info on his profile. No avatar.

Eddie, no need to be shy, jump in and start really talking. Fill out your profile. Choose an avatar. Pick a top ten.

[resopamenic]

Nostalghia (1983)

Yeah, it's not an easy task to hold and candle fire actually. I can see why this also big influence on oshii's Tenshi no tamago
4

[mojofilter]

I went on a new-movie binge watch in the last 2 days...
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ARRIVAL
(2016)

Enjoyable and interesting new look on the alien/science fiction movie genre. Amy Adams is outstanding here (this might be her year to finally win the Oscar) as a linguist assigned by the government to communicate with the mysterious aliens who arrive in their oval shaped crafts on Earth and won't leave.

3




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ZOOTOPIA
(2016)

I'm barely an animated movie viewer, but this instant classic and Trolls, which I watched earlier this week, are quickly making me a fan.

There are so many messages about social issues in Zootopia that are relevant in today's world: racism, social inequality, women's rights, and Islamophobia, and the movie does a great job addressing each one.

Aside from that, it's a very enjoyable animated movie that both kids and adults will love.

rating_4_5


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DON'T THINK TWICE
(2016)

Candid look in the world of improv comedy from Mike Birbiglia. I enjoyed the performances by Keegan Michael Key and Gillian Jacobs, the latter I have not heard of before but I've taken notice of now.

rating_3_5

[Citizen Rules]

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

rating_3_5

http://images.amcnetworks.com/bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/files/2015/12/anglo_2000x1025_tinafey2.jpg

I shut that film off after only 5 minutes.

[matt72582]

The Hitch - 6/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gv-6ytM1KE

[Movie Max]

The Color of Money (1986, multiple rewatch) rating_4_5+

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28321&stc=1&d=1483560384

"See the guy with the tie pin in his nose? That's Moselle.":D

Just a great film. Great cast with small parts for Forest Whitaker and Iggy Pop. Quality soundtrack. Happy to finally own it on DVD.:cool:

[Gideon58]

The Color of Money (1986, multiple rewatch) rating_4_5+
Just a great film. Great cast with small parts for Forest Whitaker and Iggy Pop. Quality soundtrack. Happy to finally own it on DVD.:cool:

This was a severely underrated movie...Paul Newman gives a real movie star performance and I, too, LOVED Forrest Whitaker in this.

[mojofilter]

And here's one more for today...
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FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
(2016)

Based on the true story of American socialite and possibly the worst soprano in music history Florence Foster Jenkins, this movie is genuinely funny and touching. It features yet another Oscar-worthy performance by Meryl Streep, as well as brilliant and also Oscar-worthy performances by Hugh Grant as Jenkins' husband and manager St. Clair Beyfield, and Simon Helberg as Jenkins' pianist and collaborator Cosme McMoon.

4

[mojofilter]

The Color of Money (1986, multiple rewatch) rating_4_5+

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28321&stc=1&d=1483560384

"See the guy with the tie pin in his nose? That's Moselle.":D

Just a great film. Great cast with small parts for Forest Whitaker and Iggy Pop. Quality soundtrack. Happy to finally own it on DVD.:cool:
I love this movie! One of my all-time favorite Scorsese films. It's also one of Tom Cruise's best films.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Zombieland (2009)

rating_4

[Gideon58]

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Zombieland (2009)

rating_4

This movie was a lot of fun...I gave it the exact same rating.

[Citizen Rules]

And here's one more for today...

FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
(2016)

Based on the true story of American socialite and possibly the worst soprano in music history Florence Foster Jenkins, this movie is genuinely funny and touching. It features yet another Oscar-worthy performance by Meryl Streep, as well as brilliant and also Oscar-worthy performances by Hugh Grant as Jenkins' husband and manager St. Clair Beyfield, and Simon Helberg as Jenkins' pianist and collaborator Cosme McMoon.

rating_4

Glad you posted that, I hadn't heard of that one. Onto my movie list it goes!

[mojofilter]

Zombieland (2009)

rating_4
Can't wait for the sequel, and I'm hoping they don't screw it up! I wonder who they're bringing in this time for a cameo, and if he/she can match the hilarity of Bill Murray.

[mojofilter]

Glad you posted that, I hadn't heard of that one. Onto my movie list it goes!
You'll especially like it if you're into opera. I am not, but found the movie highly entertaining.

[Gideon58]

Glad you posted that, I hadn't heard of that one. Onto my movie list it goes!


Oh man, I gotta see this one!

[Gideon58]

[CENTER]And here's one more for today...
http://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/paramount-pictures/florence-foster-jenkins.jpg
FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS
(2016)



This looks AWESOME!!!!!

[Nausicaä]

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rating_4

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rating_3_5

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2.5

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rating_3

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rating_3

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fc/Thor_poster.jpg
(Second or third viewing)

rating_4

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Cafe_Society.jpg/220px-Cafe_Society.jpg

4

[Movie Max]

The Hustler (1961, multiple rewatch) rating_5+

https://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/20th-century-fox/hustler1961-3.jpg

Just as I remember it. Perfect! Real. Without a lot of unnecessary yapping. Great in black and white. Where do I find the colorized version? (kidding):p

[Iroquois]

Hard to Be a God - ?

wtf the f*ck

[Swan]

Iro, as much as I like your main thread write-ups, I much prefer them in this thread. :laugh:

[Iroquois]

Well, yeah. People actually read this thread.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dozUmI5pKcTsNoSpD786zM0X0rm.jpg
4.5

[cricket]

Casablanca (1942)

5

https://robertmatzen.files.wordpress.com/2014/11/casablanca3.jpg

I had seen this 3 or 4 times over the years, and while I thought it was a very good movie, I never thought it was anything more than that. I watched it again for the eventual 40's countdown, and I'm glad I did because it all clicked for me this time.

In a nutshell, I now look at this movie as a masterpiece. Bogart and Bergman are simply amazing, and the supporting actors all own the roles that they're playing. It's got the story, the music, subtle and sudden laugh out loud humor, and it's all done with so much class. It's got beautiful direction and atmosphere to spare. The nightclub setting is so intimate, and I find that amazing because the inside shell of the building appears cold, but it's warmed up with perfect lighting and decor. Every detail from the clothes to the candles to the chandeliers are top notch. There are many great movies, and each one would be fortunate to have a historically great moment or line. In this movie, it feels like they come at you non-stop, one right after another. I have no clue why it took so long for me to finally appreciate this movie properly.

[ScarletLion]

I had seen this 3 or 4 times over the years, and while I thought it was a very good movie, I never thought it was anything more than that. I watched it again for the eventual 40's countdown, and I'm glad I did because it all clicked for me this time.

In a nutshell, I now look at this movie as a masterpiece. Bogart and Bergman are simply amazing, and the supporting actors all own the roles that they're playing. It's got the story, the music, subtle and sudden laugh out loud humor, and it's all done with so much class. It's got beautiful direction and atmosphere to spare. The nightclub setting is so intimate, and I find that amazing because the inside shell of the building appears cold, but it's warmed up with perfect lighting and decor. Every detail from the clothes to the candles to the chandeliers are top notch. There are many great movies, and each one would be fortunate to have a historically great moment or line. In this movie, it feels like they come at you non-stop, one right after another. I have no clue why it took so long for me to finally appreciate this movie properly.

One of the greats. Everything is perfect. The pace, the performances, the humour, the photography. 10/10

[MovieMeditation]

Casablanca (1942)

5

I had seen this 3 or 4 times over the years, and while I thought it was a very good movie, I never thought it was anything more than that. I watched it again for the eventual 40's countdown, and I'm glad I did because it all clicked for me this time.

In a nutshell, I now look at this movie as a masterpiece. Bogart and Bergman are simply amazing, and the supporting actors all own the roles that they're playing. It's got the story, the music, subtle and sudden laugh out loud humor, and it's all done with so much class. It's got beautiful direction and atmosphere to spare. The nightclub setting is so intimate, and I find that amazing because the inside shell of the building appears cold, but it's warmed up with perfect lighting and decor. Every detail from the clothes to the candles to the chandeliers are top notch. There are many great movies, and each one would be fortunate to have a historically great moment or line. In this movie, it feels like they come at you non-stop, one right after another. I have no clue why it took so long for me to finally appreciate this movie properly.
There is a reason it's one of my all time favorites, and you sum up a lot of the reasons why. But I didn't fully appreciate either until my second watch I think. I was at an 8 or maybe 9 and then it became a solid through and through 10/10. I love it so much. I adore that movie.

[mojofilter]

http://images.moviepostershop.com/big-movie-poster-1988-1020266117.jpg
BIG
(1988)

Classic comedy starring Tom Hanks, in one of his best performances and one that earned him his very first Oscar nomination. Tom is just so convincing as a 13-year-old stuck in an adult man's body.
Of course, I've seen this movie numerous times, but this time around, I watched the extended version, and I understand why the movie was edited down by about 20 minutes; the additional footage adds nothing to the story, but it was still a lot of fun to watch.

rating_4_5

[Steve Freeling]

http://images.moviepostershop.com/big-movie-poster-1988-1020266117.jpg
BIG
(1988)

Classic comedy starring Tom Hanks, in one of his best performances and one that earned him his very first Oscar nomination. Tom is just so convincing as a 13-year-old stuck in an adult man's body.
Of course, I've seen this movie numerous times, but this time around, I watched the extended version, and I understand why the movie was edited down by about 20 minutes; the additional footage adds nothing to the story, but it was still a lot of fun to watch.

rating_4_5
Need to rewatch that some time.

[WorldFilmGeek]

Pyongyang Nalpharam - North Korean martial arts film that is reminiscent of a classic kung fu film with some of the modern day wirework set during the Japanese occupation of Korea. A manual with the techniques of the titular martial art style (believed to be a predecessor of Taekwondo) is wanted by the Japanese invaders and a reuniting couple named Taek and Kyon (named after Taekkyon, another predecessor of TKD) join with Taek's fellow students to protect the manuals. Fight scenes are at times undercranked and have some exaggerated wirework, but overall, not a bad film at all.

Final Rating: B+ (mainly due the story, which has some intricate twists)

[Naemi]

The Lobster - 7/10

[mistique]

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Inside Out (2015)


rating_3_5

I love the concept of this movie and it did make me emotionally invested enough to make me cry. But I still wouldn't say I love the movie. I think it might be because Inside Out has had a lot of hype, which I find often ruins my overall feeling about a movie beause I expect too much going into it. I am planning on watching it once more, and I'm looking forward too seeing how I'll feel about it after a second viewing.

[Gideon58]

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rating_3

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Saw and enjoyed these two...haven't seen the others...recently re-watched the first Zoolander in preparation to watch the sequel.

[Lucas]

The Ladies of the Bois de Boulogne 3.5

Apart from excellent direction, as typical of Bresson, I wasn't into the film at first. The melodramatic, far-fetched plot didn't impress me whatsoever. The *woman exacts revenge on her lover* narrative has been done to death. The ending, however, did the totally unexpected: it completely changed my perspective of the film. Easily one of the most moving - and profound - endings I've ever seen.

I'd rank this somewhere in the middle of Bresson's filmography.

[Movie Max]

Sea of Love (1989, multiple rewatch) rating_4-

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28340&stc=1&d=1483648939

"Frankie, you want me to, I'll set you up with my Sister-in-law, how is that?
She got great t!ts. Divorced, no kids, no cats.":love:

I've always liked this movie. Rooker, Barkin, Goodman, Pacino and a few other familiar faces (Jackson, Jenkins, Calderon). It's still pretty great in my book.

[Sigerson Holmes]

Frankenheimer's The Train - that ending man. 5/5.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3b/The_Wave_%282015_film%29.jpg

rating_3_5

[Camo]

A.I. Artificial Intelligence - 3.5

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As i've said before my response to Spielberg films has been mixed; some i love, some i quite like and some i really don't like including some of his most loved films. Well i liked this, there was a few things i wasn't crazy about but overall i thought it was a good film.

Haley Joel Osment was good, he was pretty creepy at times but was mostly sympathetic too. I remember reading on some Cracked list not long ago about subtle things people added to their performances that Osment didn't blink the whole movie; not sure if i'm glad i already had that knowledge or not because that definitely made him look more robotic and i'm not sure if i would have noticed it. It gave him this glazed over look and made the moments were he sat still really unnatural for a human; the moments were it was most apparent were the ones that he stared for a long time like when Monica was in bed with Martin reading him a story while David was at the side in his bed staring towards them. Jude Law was good too, wasn't into him until he got together with David, i think their relationship was very well done.

The best thing about this in my opinion is that there was some really powerful scenes like the one Monica left David in the woods for example; one of the biggest complaints against Spielberg seems to be that his films are overly-sentimental well this wasn't any different but it completely fit in with the story and themes. The story was interesting, the idea of artificial/programmed love is an intriguing one obviously some of the ideas like a robot wanting to become real weren't original but i thought it was all handled well anyway. I wasn't crazy about the last part 2000 years into the future, i thought the other two parts; David with Monica and David trying to become real so he could go back to her were alot better, the ending was pretty nice though. It had some beautiful scenes and i really liked the design of the city in the middle parts, as i said there was some stuff i didn't like much but overall i thought it was good and i'll consider it for my sci-fi list.

[Gideon58]

http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/moviemom/files/2016/02/Eddie-the-Eagle-Movie-Poster-2.jpg


3.5

[FromBeyond]

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Platoon

My favourite Vietnam war film was well overdue a rewatch and I thought it was better than ever and I have to say performance wise Tom Berenger is the man, I want to see more Berenger after this... and who would've thought Charlie Sheen was once in a film directed by Oliver Stone! I had to try and forget who charlie sheen is today. The end battle has to be one of the most visceral ever put to screen... "it's ****ing beautiful"

5/5

[mark f]

Sheen was actually in two other Stone movies - Wall Street and its sequel (only a cameo).

[matt72582]

Love Story - 7.5/10

I have had this movie on VHS for many years. Multiple viewing - still like it, but that's probably it... It seems to get a lot of hate nowadays..

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b7/Love_Story_%281970_film%29.jpg

[Citizen Rules]

I haven't seen Love Story, but the couple of movies that I've seen Ali MacGraw in, were painful to watch her act. Or try to act.

[matt72582]

I haven't seen Love Story, but the couple of movies that I've seen Ali MacGraw in, were painful to watch her act. Or try to act.

Surprised you haven't saw it. I was asking myself about her acting, and thought "eh" but then she did something with her eyes (lol) and I thought "convincing".... I understand since it isn't a book, sometimes the director has the character act unnaturally to show the audience something.

Ray Milland is definitely the best actor in the movie.

[Citizen Rules]

It's on my watch list, but I haven't seen it so far, one of these days. Ray Milland is a fav of mine, I almost always like his roles.

I understand since it isn't a book, sometimes the director has the character act unnaturally to show the audience something.That's very true. I can think of a couple of movies where people say the actors can't act...but in other movies, their amazing.

[Camo]

Deadpool - 3

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I've avoided this because i really despise Ryan Reynolds, he's the one actor that i just can't stand usually here he was actually alright thankfully. I liked this more than i expected to. There were some horrible, immature jokes that honestly made me shake my head but i don't know it was something different for a superhero film so it worked at times. I did find some of the jokes funny, i really liked Al and his bartender friend. Something else that i thought was well done was Francis; the whole how Deadpool came to be story was really brutal so it made Francis easy to hate; the romance was eh but Francis made the whole thing not feel pointless. I quite liked this, it's certainly not a favourite or anything and it had loads of problems but it was a mostly entertaining watch.

[edarsenal]

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(COUNTLESS REWATCH) El Dorado (1966) 4 Just a good time ole fashion western.


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Mr. Right 4++ Wanna thank Dadgum for posting about this to remind me to watch it. VERY MUCH my kind of quirky film. While I initially watched it for Rockwell it really was Anna Kendrick that shined in this. All kinds of fun, thanks Dadgum!!


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(REWATCH) Lucy 4 I know there's ALL KINDS of hate for this movie but I really really like it.

[Movie Max]

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) 3.5-

https://media.giphy.com/media/6P6d3XWSYDc4g/giphy.gif

It was alright, didn't put me to sleep. Too much of Prince Caspian and not enough of the White Witch.

[edarsenal]

there's NEVER enough of the White Witch, ever ;)

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Steve Freeling]

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4.5

[Iroquois]

Keanu - 2.5

Like a less annoying Pineapple Express.

[ScarletLion]

http://dostoevsky-bts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BFI-Chinatown-Poster.jpg

Chinatown. I've been wanting to watch this for a while and finally got round to it. It's a beast of a noir film, and almost feels like a template for the genre. I thought that the plot in itself was great, with alot of nicely placed red herrings in terms of the "whodunnit" factor.

What I didn't like was Faye Dunaway's performance and her unsatisfying dialogue. I like Dunaway but she was so bland in this movie. Her performance felt like a 1930s performance more than a 1970s one, she came across as so restricted and soulless.

Overall I'd give it 8/10 as I do feel I was watching one of the great noirs unfold and can imagine that cinemagoers at the time were enthralled by it.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Sunshine Cleaning (2008)

rating_4_5

[the samoan lawyer]

Our Children (2012) - 2.5 - brutal
Everlasting Moments (2008) - 3.5+
Gary Numan:Android in La La Land (2016) - 3
13th (2016) - 3.5

[mojofilter]

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INSIDE OUT
(2015)

Smart and entertaining animated movie about 5 personified emotions that live in a young girl's brain who struggle to make her adjust to a new life with her parents in the city of San Francisco.
This is the third animated movie I watch in less than a week; Trolls and Zootopia being the other 2. More to come...

4

[matt72582]

It's on my watch list, but I haven't seen it so far, one of these days. Ray Milland is a fav of mine, I almost always like his roles.

That's very true. I can think of a couple of movies where people say the actors can't act...but in other movies, their amazing.

Any movies with Ray Milland to recommend? (I saw "The Lost Weekend" and "Dial M For Murder")

And yeah, some actors change, depending on the director. I notice Cassavetes, Altman, Kubrick bring the best out of their actors (English-speaking).. John Huston picks and choose pretty well too.

[matt72582]

Truth and Lies: The Menendez Brothers

Not very good... Seems like another money grab with a complete re-hash of past events.

http://www.tvgrapevine.com/images/TV_NEWS/jan4_menendez_2.jpg

[resopamenic]

Still Walking (2008)
https://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/ifc-films/still_walking.jpg
4

[Citizen Rules]

Any movies with Ray Milland to recommend? (I saw "The Lost Weekend" and "Dial M For Murder")

And yeah, some actors change, depending on the director. I notice Cassavetes, Altman, Kubrick bring the best out of their actors (English-speaking).. John Huston picks and choose pretty well too. Here's two Ray Milland films that I really like. Neither are masterpieces, and I'm not sure you would like them, but both have something extra that makes them at least worth watching.

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes (1963) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057693/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_64)
I was surprised by this, I expected this Roger Corman film to be fun-schlock, but it had more depth to it than that. I might be wrong but I get the feeling the X-Ray eye drops that scientist Ray Milland invents and uses on himself is in some ways an amalgam for Timothy Leery and his LSD experiments. The film also touches on human greed and promotion in the carnival scenes, Don Rickles is nasty in this! This is sci-fi but with the emphasizes on the human condition, it will be making my list for the upcoming Sci-Fi countdown.

The Uninvited (1944) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037415/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_113)
This is done in a semi-gothic ghost-haunting story, and the story itself is decent. I loved the chemistry between Ray Milland and Gail Russell. There's a real sadness in Gail Russell's performance that I found touching, so much so that I've tried to find other films with her in them.

[dragonfly]

Waiting For Guffman rating_5

Oh man, I love this film.

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[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/70/Bad_Moms_poster.jpg

rating_3

[Gideon58]

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What I didn't like was Faye Dunaway's performance and her unsatisfying dialogue. I like Dunaway but she was so bland in this movie. Her performance felt like a 1930s performance more than a 1970s one, she came across as so restricted and soulless.



Really? I thought this was Dunaway's best performance.

[Gideon58]

http://thewordslinger.com/media/images/The_Family_Man_1.jpg

3.5

[cricket]

Nurse 3-D (2013)

3.5

http://www3i.adintrend.com/upload_img2/2014-01/c370505.jpg

I wouldn't exactly call this a good movie, but more the guilty pleasure type. It reminded me of Piranha 3D, in that it doesn't hold back from being trashy and campy. It's actually a great movie for anyone who has a nurse fantasy. The lead is a brunette butterface who can't really act, but is super hot in a Melanie Griffith just got mauled by a lion sort of way. She plays a nurse who was traumatized as a little girl, and becomes a psycho who kills cheating men. She becomes infatuated with the new hot blonde nurse, but things end up going south. The psycho girl just starts killing everyone in the last 20 minutes, and I thought it was a lot of fun.

[matt72582]

The Major and the Minor - 4/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/MajorAndMinorPoster.jpg

[Swan]

Nurse 3-D (2013)

3.5

http://www3i.adintrend.com/upload_img2/2014-01/c370505.jpg

I wouldn't exactly call this a good movie, but more the guilty pleasure type. It reminded me of Piranha 3D, in that it doesn't hold back from being trashy and campy. It's actually a great movie for anyone who has a nurse fantasy. The lead is a brunette butterface who can't really act, but is super hot in a Melanie Griffith just got mauled by a lion sort of way. She plays a nurse who was traumatized as a little girl, and becomes a psycho who kills cheating men. She becomes infatuated with the new hot blonde nurse, but things end up going south. The psycho girl just starts killing everyone in the last 20 minutes, and I thought it was a lot of fun.

This is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. No one listen to cricket. :p

[Derek Vinyard]

Sideways (2004) - Alexander Payne

Amazing Movie. Great acting and great directing.

[mojofilter]

http://thewordslinger.com/media/images/The_Family_Man_1.jpg

rating_3_5
This is one of my favorite comedies, and features one of Nicolas Cage's best and funniest performances.
It's one of those movies that I need to watch at least once a year. I would rate it 4 and a half stars. It's that good!

[mojofilter]

http://dostoevsky-bts.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/BFI-Chinatown-Poster.jpg

Chinatown. I've been wanting to watch this for a while and finally got round to it. It's a beast of a noir film, and almost feels like a template for the genre. I thought that the plot in itself was great, with alot of nicely placed red herrings in terms of the "whodunnit" factor.

What I didn't like was Faye Dunaway's performance and her unsatisfying dialogue. I like Dunaway but she was so bland in this movie. Her performance felt like a 1930s performance more than a 1970s one, she came across as so restricted and soulless.

Overall I'd give it 8/10 as I do feel I was watching one of the great noirs unfold and can imagine that cinemagoers at the time were enthralled by it.
For some reason, I could never get myself to watching Chinatown in one sitting and thoroughly enjoying it; even though, deep down inside, I know I should. It's a frustrating movie for me.
I'm going to give it another shot one of these days.

[Stormy]

https://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/magnolia-pictures/the-handmaiden-poster.jpg
The Handmaiden! Definitely the best movie i have seen from 2016! This film is an example of how a film with a complex structure, deep plot and nuances of art should look like. The characters are greatly elaborated and the acting performances powerful. It's a con artist movie but at the same time so much more.
9/10

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dghreiJtGdOA4aSA50pBYNJeVk7.jpg
4.5

[Iroquois]

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 3

The best X-Men movie in years.

[MovieMeditation]

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children - 3

The best X-Men movie in years.
You did just win best reviewer of the year, but sad as it might be, I don't think your long reviews was what gave you the win. :D

[cricket]

In My Skin (2002)

2.5+

http://moviehooker.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/in-my-skin.jpg

IMDb labels this French movie as drama and horror, but I would just call it a horrific drama. A seemingly average woman with a job, boyfriend, and friends becomes obsessed with cutting herself one day after accidentally cutting open her leg. She gets a little carried away with it. It's a well made and effective movie, but slow paced, not entertaining, and nauseating to watch.

[Movie Max]

Lost in Space (1998) rating_2-

https://media.giphy.com/media/7Z16XkhNt7NqU/giphy.gif

I forgot, that not even Oldman could make this movie bearable. Hurt is used to being in crappy films, 50/50. LeBlanc should be unemployed as an actor. The kids were ok. CGI was bad, but, probably great for its time. One star for Graham, one star for Oldman and the rest sucked. What a stupid and confusing storyline. They really went out of their way to ruin this film. I think this was one of the free movies I got with the purchase of my Sony DVD player in the late 90s. Awful freebie!

[matt72582]

Sundays and Cybele - 7.5/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ec/Original_poster_of_Sundays_and_Cybele..jpg

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ac/Marnie1.jpg/250px-Marnie1.jpg

3.5

[edarsenal]

Nurse 3-D (2013)

3.5

http://www3i.adintrend.com/upload_img2/2014-01/c370505.jpg

The lead is a brunette butterface who can't really act, but is super hot in a Melanie Griffith just got mauled by a lion sort of way.

I gotta give you rep JUST for that line alone LOL

[Movie Max]

Foreign Correspondent (1940) rating_4

https://static1.squarespace.com/static/52d3f0bce4b0111b1adf2681/t/52f252bde4b00a9cefa741eb/1391612606197/foreign-correspondent.jpg

A very good movie. Fairly exciting. Quite a few interesting twists. I bet it was considered awesome, or should I say grand, back in the 1940s. Try not to lose your hat on this adventure.

http://storage.proboards.com/2973975/images/QMINS5kj12rQPkB7XWU7.gif

[cricket]

The Shallows (2016)

2+

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vl-fq7eY0vc/V68qp5sjaSI/AAAAAAAANcM/zSZN0akMq7kaJIkET1BHuFmfzFn4RkM-ACLcB/s1600/shallows-trailer-blake-lively-2016.jpg

Blake Lively goes surfing at a beach in Mexico, and tries to survive stuck out in the water after being attacked by a shark. My wife and I both thought this was terrible, although I didn't think it was terrible to watch. It's a short movie, and we both enjoyed making fun of it throughout it's duration. The beach and water are beautiful, and watching a killer shark stalk it's prey is always fun. The director also made the equally bad Run All Night, so I'd say he probably sucks.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/6vwwqQw1c8tjtPFir6seR9llqti.jpg
5

[Movie Max]

Running on Empty (1988, multiple rewatch) rating_4+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOIo4lEpsPY

Excellent, every time I watch it. Great acting. Brilliantly assembled cast. Timeless film, in my view.

http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Running-on-Empty-Caps-river-phoenix-882212_637_479.jpg

How the hell did Judd Hirsch end up with a son as good looking as River Phoenix? It was either a casting error, or Christine Lahti's character has some serious "splainin" to do.:D

[Iroquois]

You did just win best reviewer of the year, but sad as it might be, I don't think your long reviews was what gave you the win. :D

Thank you very little.

Quadrophenia - 1.5

I'm too old for this sh*t.

[Derek Vinyard]

The Shallows (2016)

2+

https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vl-fq7eY0vc/V68qp5sjaSI/AAAAAAAANcM/zSZN0akMq7kaJIkET1BHuFmfzFn4RkM-ACLcB/s1600/shallows-trailer-blake-lively-2016.jpg

Blake Lively goes surfing at a beach in Mexico, and tries to survive stuck out in the water after being attacked by a shark. My wife and I both thought this was terrible, although I didn't think it was terrible to watch. It's a short movie, and we both enjoyed making fun of it throughout it's duration. The beach and water are beautiful, and watching a killer shark stalk it's prey is always fun. The director also made the equally bad Run All Night, so I'd say he probably sucks.

sorry you didn't like it Crick! I love it personally. One of my fav movie of 2016

[Derek Vinyard]

Dead Man's Shoes (2004) - Shane Meadows
https://assets.mubi.com/images/film/2285/image-w1280.jpg?1445861465
http://img.wowmovie.me/movie-dead-man-s-shoes-thumb1.png
- This movie was great and amazing. Awesome revenge thriller with one of the best ending I've seen in a long time. Entertaining and badass. A New movie in my Top 100.
4.5

[PSHPZVGS]

The Girl on the Train

Even though nowhere near as good as the film it tries to emulate (Gone Girl) it's still quite passable, almost entirely thanks to Emily Blunt who even with mediocre material and make-up designed to make her look unattractive, is still captivating.

3/5

[Rey Skywalker]

http://68.media.tumblr.com/2f811f8cba50721a2c612da8174cdc83/tumblr_ng4acuR41u1tfg6jso1_500.jpg

Dangerous Lisasions (1988)

rating_5

[Rey Skywalker]

The Girl on the Train

Even though nowhere near as good as the film it tries to emulate (Gone Girl) it's still quite passable, almost entirely thanks to Emily Blunt who even with mediocre material and make-up designed to make her look unattractive, is still captivating.

3/5

I have only read the book, but I don't see the Gone Girl comparison. Is it because they both have the word girl in the title :D

[Tugg]

Pet (2016) 3
http://horrornews.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Trailer-Pet-2016-660x330.jpg
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016) 3.5
https://s9.postimg.org/is1ak4e0f/PNS_3.jpg
Deepwater Horizon (2016) 3
https://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Deepwater-Horizon.jpg
The Girl on the Train (2016) 3.5
https://sinekdoks.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/the-girl-on-the-train-00.jpg?w=672&h=372&crop=1
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016) 3
http://clawtv.cn396iwnnfhyi.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/ouija-2-origin-of-evil-poster-kodi.jpg

[Iroquois]

Resident Evil: Apocalypse - 1.5, maybe 2

For some reason, I feel compelled to run the series in the lead-up to The Final Chapter. I'm willing to admit I like it more a second time around, but it's still not good.

[mojofilter]

http://www.impawards.com/2016/posters/sausage_party.jpg
SAUSAGE PARTY
(2016)

I was expecting a raunchier and more explicit adult animated movie, considering the A-list team behind it and the title itself. The film has its funny moments, and its raunchy moments as well, but, overall, its just a decent film that had potential to push the envelope a little more.

3

[Howard8]

Inferno
6.5/10
https://cdn.traileraddict.com/content/columbia-pictures/inferno-2016-poster-3.jpg

[mojofilter]

http://www.joblo.com/posters/images/full/Fences_teaser-poster.jpg
FENCES
(2016)

A character-driven drama directed by Denzel Washington about a man's troubled relationship with his family and his inner demons. The movie centers entirely on dialogue and intense acting scenes, which might be boring for some.
The movie features powerhouse performances by Denzel Washington and Viola Davis. Expect both actors to lead the race to the Oscars in the Best Actor and Supporting Actress categories.

3.5

[Raven73]

Life, Animated (documentary) 8/10

Rock the Kasbah 7/10

[resopamenic]

After the Storm (2016)

https://thefilmstage.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/After-the-Storm-poster.jpg

Just seen hirokazu koreeda new film, feel great.

4.5

[matt72582]

Lumumba - 7.5/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a5/Lumumba2000.jpg

[Citizen Rules]

The Shallows (2016)
rating_2+


... My wife and I both thought this was terrible, although I didn't think it was terrible to watch. It's a short movie, and we both enjoyed making fun of it throughout it's duration.... I enjoyed it, but me and my wife also joked around about the shark and what Blake should do. I thought that was the fun part, trying to say how to get away from the shark.

[dragonfly]

I just watched Tallulah rating_4_5

A Netflix original about a drifter who kidnaps a baby from an incompetent mother. It was a good movie (I love Allison Janney in general) and it got me thinking. Similar themes to Gone Baby Gone but a very different movie.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w640/l3umPrC6vEOhv3yabewqLcRFTLO.jpg
4.5

[Gideon58]

http://www.flickeringmyth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Deadpool-poster-600x889.jpg

4.5

[MonnoM]

Dead Man's Shoes (2004) - Shane Meadows
https://assets.mubi.com/images/film/2285/image-w1280.jpg?1445861465
http://img.wowmovie.me/movie-dead-man-s-shoes-thumb1.png
- This movie was great and amazing. Awesome revenge thriller with one of the best ending I've seen in a long time. Entertaining and badass. A New movie in my Top 100.
rating_4_5


:D:up:

[cricket]

I enjoyed it, but me and my wife also joked around about the shark and what Blake should do. I thought that was the fun part, trying to say how to get away from the shark.

My wife got sick of me saying that it was ok to watch, so she finally wished Blake Lively would drown.

[Camo]

Dead Man's Shoes (2004) - Shane Meadows
https://assets.mubi.com/images/film/2285/image-w1280.jpg?1445861465
http://img.wowmovie.me/movie-dead-man-s-shoes-thumb1.png
- This movie was great and amazing. Awesome revenge thriller with one of the best ending I've seen in a long time. Entertaining and badass. A New movie in my Top 100.
4.5

You ma boy Derek :up:. Man where were you in the 10th HOF when i nominated it :laugh:

[FM19]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4f/The_official_poster_for_the_film_Hidden_Figures%2C_2016.jpg
Hidden Figures (2016)
3.5

[MovieMeditation]

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

Vintage Universal logo during the opening credits? Great. Cigarette burns? Interesting touch. Shot on digital? What the f*ck, Flanagan? You make a way for creating a vintage, classic horror feel to the film, which is obviously also set back in the day, costumes and all. And then you shoot on god damn digital? Yeah, go ahead and add some overblown whites and washed out image here and there, but the movie still looks modern and polished, which doesn't go hand in hand with the whole concept here. Shooting on film would've given this the natural, warmly saturated colors and the light film grain to add that extra touch and lift that atmosphere. Bad choice, Flanagan, bad choice...

Also, bowing under to making a studio sequel to an (coming) horror franchise does seem to move Flanagan in a direction I don't like. He seemed to channel Wan more than any actual spirits and the movie seemed campy and silly at times, in (bad) spirit with the original film. And despite going practical, the instances of CG, particularly the "sex doll expression", open mouth and dead stare, just didn't work for me. It was kinda creepy, but also weirdly funny and mostly off-putting. Why not do it simple? Throw some yellowish dirty color on her teeth, dark areas around her eyes and some red contacts or something. BAM, already scarier... because it's real, first and foremost. Same with the demon(s). Someone fell in a bucket of tar, appearently...

A run of the mill, better-than-most modern horror film cliché, which only feels acceptable because of Flanagan I'm sure and people may have loved this because it is a masterpiece next to the original film. But on its own, I see nothing really worth coming for here...

2+

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/6IHiWSCS1tAqfxrwEXTJ9A1LD7R.jpg
4

[Gideon58]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Burbsposter.jpg/220px-Burbsposter.jpg

3.5

[TheUsualSuspect]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Burbsposter.jpg/220px-Burbsposter.jpg

3.5


Great Tom Hanks flick, The 'Burbs. Even though a lot of people I know like it, I still think it is underrated.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016)

Vintage Universal logo during the opening credits? Great. Cigarette burns? Interesting touch. Shot on digital? What the f*ck, Flanagan? You make a way for creating a vintage, classic horror feel to the film, which is obviously also set back in the day, costumes and all. And then you shoot on god damn digital? Yeah, go ahead and add some overblown whites and washed out image here and there, but the movie still looks modern and polished, which doesn't go hand in hand with the whole concept here. Shooting on film would've given this the natural, warmly saturated colors and the light film grain to add that extra touch and lift that atmosphere. Bad choice, Flanagan, bad choice...

Also, bowing under to making a studio sequel to an (coming) horror franchise does seem to move Flanagan in a direction I don't like. He seemed to channel Wan more than any actual spirits and the movie seemed campy and silly at times, in (bad) spirit with the original film. And despite going practical, the instances of CG, particularly the "sex doll expression", open mouth and dead stare, just didn't work for me. It was kinda creepy, but also weirdly funny and mostly off-putting. Why not do it simple? Throw some yellowish dirty color on her teeth, dark areas around her eyes and some red contacts or something. BAM, already scarier... because it's real, first and foremost. Same with the demon(s). Someone fell in a bucket of tar, appearently...

A run of the mill, better-than-most modern horror film cliché, which only feels acceptable because of Flanagan I'm sure and people may have loved this because it is a masterpiece next to the original film. But on its own, I see nothing really worth coming for here...

2+


Really odd to fault the film for going digital, I get that it would have been better in film, but come on.

I really dug this one, maybe I had low expectations, but It's better than the rating you gave it.

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tS4Ut6RYlSjbaMN7LnNgfyy89k9.jpg
4.5

[TheUsualSuspect]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tS4Ut6RYlSjbaMN7LnNgfyy89k9.jpg
4.5


Wow. Generous. Even from a nostalgic standpoint.

[Iroquois]

"Generous" is Steve's middle name.

[MovieMeditation]

Wow. Generous. Even from a nostalgic standpoint.If you've seen all Steve's other ratings, this shouldn't be much of a surprise.

Steve's rating scale goes from 4.5 - 5

[Swan]

He seems to just watch what he likes, though. Nothing wrong with that.

[Derek Vinyard]

He seems to just watch what he likes, though. Nothing wrong with that.

yeah! you're right I think

[Camo]

He seems to just watch what he likes, though. Nothing wrong with that.

Don't get how this has anything to do with Steve's 9 or 10/10 scale i think we all watch what we want. He can rate films whatever he wants but he also never says anything about them so his posts are just whatever film followed by 4.5 or 5 Thrilling.

[Mr Minio]

Maybe he thinks movies he rated 4.5 or 5 are the only worth mentioning.

[Swan]

Don't get how this has anything to do with Steve's 9 or 10/10 scale i think we all watch what we want. He can rate films whatever he wants but he also never says anything about them so his posts are just whatever film followed by 4.5 or 5 Thrilling.

Well I think a lot of people, myself included watch movies they end up not liking. Steve may just be a safe movie-goer, who watches movies he knows he likes.

[Swan]

Seriously Camo how was the point of my first post not painfully obvious?

[MovieMeditation]

Well I think a lot of people, myself included watch movies they end up not liking. Steve may just be a safe movie-goer, who watches movies he knows he likes.
Yeah he said that already in the past.

But still, either you never expand your mind with that way of watching film OR your way of rating movies is way too generous. Either one of those. Also, even if I did watch movies i knew I loved, I wouldn't give all of them perfect ratings. :shrug:

He can rate how he likes though, we've been over this before. I'm just saying is all.

[Swan]

Yeah he said that already in the past.

But still, either you never expand your mind with that way of watching film OR your way of rating movies is way too generous. Either one of those. Also, even if I did watch movies i knew I loved, I wouldn't give all of them perfect ratings. :shrug:

He can rate how he likes though, we've been over this before. I'm just saying is all.

Yeah I mean I encourage people to expand their minds but some people just don't like to. I don't get it personally but it's whatever.

[Camo]

Seriously Camo how was the point of my first post not painfully obvious?

Coz you actually post about the movies you watch. Look, i really don't care about ratings i absolutely don't stick by any i've ever gave but when someone is only posting a poster and one of two ratings he's fair game to question in my opinion. edarsenal and Dadgumblah usually give really high ratings for everything they watch but nobody questions them because they also give their thoughts about the films they watch, it's not a requirement obviously but it's also fair for us to ask for a bit more if they are posting with some regularity like Steve is.

Whatever though i really don't care.

[Swan]

Of course it's fair game to question him. It's fair game for me to stick up for him, too. You doing okay, Camo?

[Swan]

Fair enough. I see your point. In the words of Michael Scott, you make very compelling argument.