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Camo
02-15-17, 01:15 PM
It was about a banker and his sociopath girlfriend? I think? I will say this about the film Lisa has made my list of most hated movie characters of all time. I couldn't stand her throughout this film. None of the character motivations made much sense.

I meant that scene in the store that you used the picture from made no sense at all. And yeah Lisa is hateable, at the same time it's so absurdly done i really can't do more than laugh.

Sarge
02-15-17, 01:20 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e3/Seven_Psychopaths_Poster.jpg

Seven Psychopaths

Good action

Great script

Funny scenes and exchanges between the characters

Superb cast

Weird story structure

3

whyilovemovies,com
02-15-17, 02:20 PM
Superbad on Netflix

I have watched this movie countless time, and I always find myself engaged by the story and laughing at all the characters within the movie. The end credits is the cherry on the sundae of this great movie, as we get to see all the different penises young Seth drew before getting caught by the teacher. All I can do is imagine somebody in the props and arts department having to sit down and draw out all of this movie references in penis form. Knowing that this is someones job, that they pay bills with is why I love movies.

matt72582
02-15-17, 04:47 PM
Florence Foster Jenkins - 5/10

The one true thing about this movie is that many are patronized. If you have the money, you'll have a bunch of opportunities. If you have talent and no money, your chances are slim.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/10/Florence_Foster_Jenkins_%28film%29.jpg

matt72582
02-15-17, 06:36 PM
Little Fugitive - 8.5/10

Nice glimpse of humanity from 1953, New York City. Re-watch, so I'm not paying as much attention, but it's a great movie.... Very original, influential. Was just on TCM last night, so it might still be around On-Demand.

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

Roy C.
02-15-17, 08:29 PM
Lethal Weapon 3
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cc/Lethal_Weapon_3_Poster.jpg

rating_3_5

Lethal Weapon 3 was an improvement over the previous movie in that there's just more stimulating action. Not as much cheesy dialogue either. Rene Russo also stars, and she kicks serious ass. Joe Pesci again makes an appearance for comic relief, though who needs him when you have the banter of Riggs and Murtaugh. Just like in the prequels, there's overblown scenes, like in the beginning when they decide to dismantle a bomb themselves and blow up the whole building as a result. If Murtaugh (Glover) had any sense, he would have restrained his partner instead of letting him proceed. Though Riggs (Gibson) is nuts anyway. In reality, they both would have been written up or canned. Same goes for half the other stunts they pull.
Both characters could still desperately use a tranquilizer.

Drinking game: Take a shot whenever Danny Glover says "son of a b!tch". If you do, you'll be dead by the time the movie's over.

the samoan lawyer
02-16-17, 09:19 AM
The Dance with Reality (2013) - 3.5 more madness from Jodorowsky.
13 Sins (2014) - 3
A Girl in the River (2015) - 4 Oscar winning short about a real life 'honour killing'.
Dark Days (2000) - 3

ScarletLion
02-16-17, 09:24 AM
A Girl in the River (2015) - 4 Oscar winning short about a real life 'honour killing'.
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Yes, this looks phenomenal. There is an HD version here which I intend to watch this week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTTkIErZj5M

the samoan lawyer
02-16-17, 09:29 AM
Yes, this looks phenomenal. There is an HD version here which I intend to watch this week

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTTkIErZj5M


Highly recommend Scarlet, let me know what you think.

ScarletLion
02-16-17, 10:16 AM
Highly recommend Scarlet, let me know what you think.

Right. Well I just watched it. It's just exasperating isn't it. And it takes a documentary like this for us to know about just 1 case. The treatment of women in some places on earth is utterly shocking. Until there is widespread revolution in their lawmaking it will not change unfortunately.

Alot of it is to do with religion but I feel it is also used as an excuse for brutality against women.

Extremely sad documentary. What an absolutely stain of a human being the father is, yet he is seen as a pillar of the community due to his actions? Very strange world we live in.

Movie Max
02-16-17, 10:53 AM
Dirty Grandpa (2016) 2-

I'm not even searching for an image for this.

Only about 40 minutes of this comedy was what I expected and what I wanted it to be. The rest was complete shite.:tsk:

Movie Max
02-16-17, 11:20 AM
Drive Angry (2011) rating_3+

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

Glad I didn't overlook this cheesefest. From the very beginning, I was expecting Everlast's "White Trash Beautiful" to be part of the soundtrack. The movie is white trash beautiful, with a mix of demons and CGI. It is actually better than the Ghost Rider movies, mainly because it does not take itself so seriously. Special thanks to cricket ('s) top 100 for helping to prioritize this watch. Cheers!;D

Rey Skywalker
02-16-17, 11:57 AM
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Brooklyn (2015)

4

She should have chosen Domnhall Gleeson.

Sarge
02-16-17, 12:35 PM
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0wlnD48m6LU/maxresdefault.jpg

Good fun if quite repetitive.

3

Movie Max
02-16-17, 05:56 PM
Thanks to Gideon58 for bringing this to my attention a while back.

The Chumscrubber (2005) 4-

http://www.iconmovies.co.uk/chumscrubber/images/main_img.jpg

That's a cast and a half. Good soundtrack. Interesting film. Great acting. Very original. Can't ask for more.:)

Roy C.
02-16-17, 06:46 PM
Thanks to @Gideon58 (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=79363) for bringing this to my attention a while back.

The Chumscrubber (2005) rating_4-

http://www.iconmovies.co.uk/chumscrubber/images/main_img.jpg

That's a cast and a half. Good soundtrack. Interesting film. Great acting. Very original. Can't ask for more.:)

Take the "h" out of Chumscrubber and you'd have a completely different kind of movie. ;)

AdamUpBxtch
02-16-17, 07:52 PM
Binged all the new DVDs I bought. Been a while since I've added to my collection.

https://christinawehner.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/alien.jpg
Alien (1979) 4.5

I'll probably get around to rewatching the others as Alien Covenant gets closer to release. I finally got this film on DVD and as with all my DVD purchases I usually always watch them when I get back to the house. Its been years since I watched this last. Classic example of how you do Sci-Fi & Horror. To be honest I never found this film to be that scary but the suspense and atmosphere is what I always loved the most about it. Back when I made my top 50 films list I accidentally left this off which was a shame because it would of been up towards the top of my list. Before the AVP films came out I was hoping they'd have the same vibe of this film but alas we can't get everything we want. Also seeing John Hurt in this film brought up some feels it hasn't even been a month since he passed away.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9Ciwv4KBzI0/TUH8gNxpP2I/AAAAAAAAAKE/IQUTYecBsCU/s1600/star.png
Star Trek (2009) 3.5
A lot of Trekkies hate it, but I love it. This is how you reboot a dying franchise. If people even considered this a reboot. Its more like a sequel-reboot hybrid. I was never a fan of the old Star Treks I'll admit, always thought they were really cheesy and I just couldn't get into them even though I loved the franchises' focus on social commentary. (save the whales! lol) JJ Abrams got me into them. Good remakes & reboots are rare and when good ones come along I love to highlight them.

http://cdn1.sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Star-Trek-into-Darkness-Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpg
Star Trek: Into the Darkness (2013) 4
Yes, I like this one more than the first one. One big reason is because I liked the villain of this one much more even though I thought Eric Bana's Nero was a solid villain in the first movie, but by now you guys all know me and know Bendydick Cucumberpatch is one of my favorite actors out there right now and I thought he killed it as
Khan. Yes Trekkies were even more pissed with this film because they whitewashed Khan but tbh his race doesn't really change the character imo. He'd still be the same if they would of gotten an Indian actor to play him. Honestly, I think the studio was afraid to make the main villain who is a genocidal maniac an Indian. I would of been fine with it but Benedict Cumberbatch killed the role in my opinion and I really hope they bring him back to play the character again in a later sequel which they have set up since they left him alive.

I'm about to rewatch Sicario.

Movie Max
02-16-17, 07:57 PM
Take the "h" out of Chumscrubber and you'd have a completely different kind of movie. ;)

Yeah, a janitorial Bollywood film.:D

http://navkarengineering.com/product/sweeper-cum-scrubber/

https://www.indiamart.com/krugerbrenttequipment/auto-scrubber-cum-driers.html

matt72582
02-16-17, 08:13 PM
Tout Va Bien - 7/10

More style than substance. Annoying liberalism. Not one character is likable. A lot of regurgitated left-of-center stuff thrown in to draw in fans. The movie has no heart - just like every other Godard picture I've seen. Bratty.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/79/Toutvabien.jpg

edarsenal
02-16-17, 09:15 PM
To AdamUp, solid three rewatches! Big fan of Alien and I'm an old school Trekkie and thoroughly enjoyed the new Star Treks, including Cumberbatch's Kahn. Even liked the silliness of the third; Beyond which does tap in the more nonsensical tv shows of the original series.


For me,
after having a fun discussion about The Three Musketeers with clazor, his favorite being the Disney version, it got me very much in the mood to watch my favorite version:


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/31/21/30C4BD5700000578-3425564-image-m-74_1454276746327.jpg

(COUNTLESS REWATCHES) The Three Musketeers (1973) 5 With an iconic cast of the time: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway and Raquel Welch; for me, this movie delivers swashbuckling adventure with comedic aplomb and style. While this is a first part to a two part film (the second being Four Musketeers since while filming the director realized that he could do a huge 4 hour plus film or just make two - and so he did) it easily stands alone.
Utter and complete fun. Love this movie. Love it, love it, love it!! :)

Movie Max
02-16-17, 10:41 PM
Violet & Daisy (2011) rating_3_5+

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28900&stc=1&d=1487299074

A Boondock Saints style film. If you like Ronan and Gandolfini, it might be worth your time. Loved the joke, the internal bleeding dance and the lollipop.:yup: Includes a bit part for Trejo, plus, I recognized Jean-Baptiste and Bledel wasn't terrible in a bad-girl-with-bangs role.

Fabio2589
02-16-17, 10:51 PM
Cube - 8.5 / 10 - Even though I watched it in french.
Cube is awesome, so freaking frustrating

Iroquois
02-16-17, 11:25 PM
http://cdn1.sciencefiction.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Star-Trek-into-Darkness-Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpg
Star Trek: Into the Darkness (2013) 4
Yes, I like this one more than the first one. One big reason is because I liked the villain of this one much more even though I thought Eric Bana's Nero was a solid villain in the first movie, but by now you guys all know me and know Bendydick Cucumberpatch is one of my favorite actors out there right now and I thought he killed it as
Khan. Yes Trekkies were even more pissed with this film because they whitewashed Khan but tbh his race doesn't really change the character imo. He'd still be the same if they would of gotten an Indian actor to play him. Honestly, I think the studio was afraid to make the main villain who is a genocidal maniac an Indian. I would of been fine with it but Benedict Cumberbatch killed the role in my opinion and I really hope they bring him back to play the character again in a later sequel which they have set up since they left him alive.

Or...

they could have avoided all this by not doing a movie about Khan in the first place.

Last movie I watched...

Le gai savoir - 2

Art.

AdamUpBxtch
02-17-17, 12:31 AM
Or...

they could have avoided all this by not doing a movie about Khan in the first place.

Last movie I watched...

Le gai savoir - 2

Art.

I can't really argue there. All I can say is I'm glad they did.

sumantra roy
02-17-17, 01:15 AM
Rams (2015) by Grímur Hákonarson

http://www.bfi.org.uk/neighbourhoodcinema/sites/default/files/RAMS.jpg

As with many films from Iceland this is also about the landscape and loneliness...but if one is willing to stay with it till the end, it might be rewarding...

8 out of 10

sumantra roy
02-17-17, 01:20 AM
Youth (2015) by Paolo Sorrentino

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8689/17313930575_d353bd2a37_o.jpg

May be a bit shallow at times, but visually intriguing (like any other Sorrentino I've seen)...no way near The Great Beauty...but still...

7 out of 10

Ultraviolence
02-17-17, 06:16 AM
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rating_5
Like The Raid 2 and Terminator 2
This is one of the best sequels EVER! EVER!!!!
Oh my God! Hollywood should take notes. This is how to do an action movie! I'll go and watch again tomorrow!! :willem:

dadgumblah
02-17-17, 07:35 AM
Leatherheads (2008)

Simple, straight-forward movie about pro football in the mid-1920's that eventually gets turned into the NFL, (National Football League in America for those outside of the U.S.). The players wore leather helmets, hence the title, and basically had few rules as compared to now. As the movie portrays it, College Football is huge while the pros are looked down upon as sub-par. Clooney is Dodge Connelly, the pro hero of a Minnesota team that decides he wants the nation's star College hero Carter Rutherford, (John Krasinski) who draws in crowds by the thousands, to play on his team. He finagles his way into Rutherford and his manager's life and by-hook-or-crook, gets him for his team. This is a fun, sentimental rom-com, with Renée Zellweger looking smoking and doing a great job as a tough reporter trying to get her big break while falling for one of our heroes. Jonathan Pryce is also fine as Krasinski's agent. Humor-filled and light-hearted.

http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/still/leatherheads06.jpg

3.5

In the Heat of the Night (1967) (re-watch)

Super film about Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) as a detective from Philadelphia who makes a stopover in a small Georgia town where a murder has just occurred. Because he's black and this is the 60's, he's immediately arrested. He is brought before the bigoted Chief Gillespie (Rod Steiger), who at first treats him coldly, then learns he's a detective and has the charges dropped. One thing after another happens, as a justifiably angered Poitier is ordered by his chief to help Steiger deal with the case. They clash for the rest of the picture, chewing up the screen in super performances. Steiger won Best Actor for his portrayal of the angry Chief who soon learns to respect Poitier. It blows my mind, that although Steiger deserved his Oscar, that Poitier wasn't even nominated. The 60's were a bit schizo like this. Poitier won for Lilies of the Field earlier in the decade, but he gives a much stronger performance here. Steiger is awesome here but probably deserved his Oscar for The Pawnbroker a few years earlier. Anyway, this is a great murder-mystery-social-commentary-drama that works on all levels. A classic in my book.

http://www.classicfilmfreak.com/wp-content/uploads2/2012/07/in-the-heat-of-the-night-1967-2.jpg

5

the samoan lawyer
02-17-17, 08:43 AM
Right. Well I just watched it. It's just exasperating isn't it. And it takes a documentary like this for us to know about just 1 case. The treatment of women in some places on earth is utterly shocking. Until there is widespread revolution in their lawmaking it will not change unfortunately.

Alot of it is to do with religion but I feel it is also used as an excuse for brutality against women.

Extremely sad documentary. What an absolutely stain of a human being the father is, yet he is seen as a pillar of the community due to his actions? Very strange world we live in.


Agreed. It certainly doesn't make for comfortable viewing. For such a short running length its a hugely powerful documentary.

TheUsualSuspect
02-17-17, 08:45 AM
Youth (2015) by Paolo Sorrentino

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8689/17313930575_d353bd2a37_o.jpg

May be a bit shallow at times, but visually intriguing (like any other Sorrentino I've seen)...no way near The Great Beauty...but still...

7 out of 10


I haven't seen this film, but I have seen the scene depicted in the poster. I give this scene a 10/10

Swan
02-17-17, 08:45 AM
Why does Michael Caine look worried?

TheUsualSuspect
02-17-17, 08:46 AM
Why does Michael Caine look worried?

First erection in decades?

the samoan lawyer
02-17-17, 08:50 AM
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lbCvAiqzJac/VftdITMj-rI/AAAAAAAAGsw/8PX4RhY6umA/s1600/I%2BNever%2BSang%2BFor%2BMy%2BFather.jpg
I Never Sang for my Father (1970)


Really moving film about a relationship between father and son. Has great performances from Gene Hackman and Melvyn Douglas who both earned Oscar nominations. Highly recommended.


4+

TheUsualSuspect
02-17-17, 08:51 AM
I wish Hackman would come out of retirement for one more movie. Try to end on a high note instead of Welcome to Mooseport.

the samoan lawyer
02-17-17, 08:57 AM
I wish Hackman would come out of retirement for one more movie. Try to end on a high note instead of Welcome to Mooseport.


Jeeez that looks awful

Ultraviolence
02-17-17, 09:04 AM
I haven't seen this film, but I have seen the scene depicted in the poster. I give this scene a 10/10

Same here! Watched just this scene!
And what a scene!!

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-17-17, 09:23 AM
The Lego Batman Movie (2017)

4

A lot of fun. The Lego Movie is one of of my favorite movies from this decade, and while I didn't like this one as much as I did that one, it's still a very good time. The jokes are more frequent, and almost always land. The humor is a lot more in your face than the last one, which worked well considering the portrayal of Batman is so over the top. The movie also loves Batman, so if you're a fan like I am get ready for references, and self satire galore. The animation is also stunning, it's even prettier than the last one. You might never care more for the character more than you do than this one, it does a lot of interesting things with the universe, and might also have the best dynamic between Batman, and The Joker in terms of theatrical releases, they really nailed that one, I wish there was more on display in terms of that relationship, which might be my biggest complaint. Still, when your biggest gripe is you wanted to see more of something you loved, that speaks volumes about the quality of the movie.

All The President's Men (1976)

3

I couldn't really get into it. I suppose it's a fine visual representation of the events that occur, and I applaud the movie for not trying to make it more "Hollywood" by coming up with more details to give the story more drama, or a more traditional format, but I just don't think it translates well to film, reporting can only be so exciting without any bells and whistles, even if the subject matter they're covering is. It's well researched from what I can tell, but at the end of the film I couldn't tell you a single thing about the two main reporters, which to me is where the film's biggest problem is; it doesn't care about them, it doesn't care about any of the people they're representing. It only cares about getting from A to B. I wish there was a more moments like the deep throat scenes, with the haunting music, and the dark visuals. Something to match the movie's shady nature like those scenes, something to give it more of it's own personal identity. Instead, it just ends up being pretty standard. It's decent, but I couldn't see myself ever watching it again.

sumantra roy
02-17-17, 12:12 PM
I haven't seen this film, but I have seen the scene depicted in the poster. I give this scene a 10/10

yes, absolutely...there are many such scenes that might deserve a 10 out of 10... wish I could say the same about the film in general...

Fabio2589
02-17-17, 12:16 PM
The Girl On The Train 8/10

I know it didn't do so well with critics but i enjoyed it, it was very trippy and a bit frustrating (in a good way) and it had a "Gone Girl" vibe

Sarge
02-17-17, 12:33 PM
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Good glimpse into the harsh realities of war and what it does to those who experience it.

Needs more depth to be one of the top war films but a decent watch.

3

AdamUpBxtch
02-17-17, 12:42 PM
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Good glimpse into the harsh realities of war and what it does to those who experience it.

Needs more depth to be one of the top war films but a decent watch.

3

This filmed showed me that Shia Labeouf is a solid actor I thought he killed it in this film. The film overall wasn't anything that special though. My expectations were pretty high back when I went to watch this because I liked the ensemble they got.

resopamenic
02-17-17, 12:57 PM
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)

https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/images/anime/6/64861.jpg

Not payin' too much attention with some religious theme or symbolism but it was atmospheric at it best. The score by haruomi hosono(Happy End, YMO, etc etc) really set the bar high with not so exceptional-or decent animated work and design. Storyboard-ly, also like how it "edited" tho' there some type of "angle shot" I (always)feel meh.
hope I can see more clear version of these.

3.5

Sarge
02-17-17, 12:58 PM
This filmed showed me that Shia Labeouf is a solid actor I thought he killed it in this film. The film overall wasn't anything that special though. My expectations were pretty high back when I went to watch this because I liked the ensemble they got.

I was a fan of Labeouf anyway due to Disturbia and Lawless, although he has put in a few duff performances in other films.

Pitt is always good and seems to enjoy playing characters fighting the Nazis.

Agree on the film. It lacked depth, there was no real plot. I did like how I disliked some of the characters and it wasn't just 'American soldiers good - German soldiers bad'

Nausicaä
02-17-17, 05:21 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3e/Finding_Dory.jpg

rating_3_5

MovieMeditation
02-17-17, 07:47 PM
http://www.hacksawridge.movie/img/posters/poster01.jpg

Welcome back, Mel.

4

AdamUpBxtch
02-17-17, 08:09 PM
I was a fan of Labeouf anyway due to Disturbia and Lawless, although he has put in a few duff performances in other films.

Pitt is always good and seems to enjoy playing characters fighting the Nazis.

Agree on the film. It lacked depth, there was no real plot. I did like how I disliked some of the characters and it wasn't just 'American soldiers good - German soldiers bad'

I actually really liked Disturbia, was a nice homage to Rear Window, but I didn't think of Shia as one of those guys that could hold their own against actors like Brad Pitt. I didn't watch Lawless until a few years after it had came out and he was good in that but I thought he hit really good emotional moments in Fury that I didn't think he could.

matt72582
02-17-17, 09:26 PM
The Outrage - 8.5/10

Probably the best remake I ever saw (Rashomon).

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/53/Outrageposter.jpg

brownstones19
02-17-17, 09:49 PM
42 - 6.7/10

Iroquois
02-18-17, 06:57 AM
T2 Trainspotting - 3

"All I'm saying, MoFo, is that Sunshine was a blip on an otherwise downward trajectory."
"What about Slumdog Millionaire?"
"I don't rate that at all."
"Despite the Academy Award?"
"That means f*ck-all. It's a feel-good vote."

rasn
02-18-17, 07:48 AM
http://cdn.a24films.com/assets/MOONLIGHT-QUOTEPOSTER-WEB.jpg

One of the best 2016 movies.

4

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMjI4MzU5NTExNF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNzY1MTEwMDI@._V1_UY1200_CR90,0,630,1200_AL_.jpg

It's a good movie but maybe I was expecting a bit more.

3.5

resopamenic
02-18-17, 11:20 AM
Moonlight - 3

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resopamenic
02-18-17, 12:29 PM
Mobile police patlabor reboot
https://myanimelist.cdn-dena.com/images/anime/3/82621.jpg
Have no big idea but it's interesting to see it from more modern perspective the like social media implied. The characters seems meh. probably these short is too short tho'.
- 2.5

SeeingisBelieving
02-18-17, 12:32 PM
The Remains of the Day – 8/10

Fabio2589
02-18-17, 01:13 PM
http://www.hacksawridge.movie/img/posters/poster01.jpg

Welcome back, Mel.

4
I was truly amazed by this movie! The war scenes were extremely graphic but realistic and they sucked you in as if you were there in the middle of the war, you could almost smell all the death. The sound was amazing and i loved how Mel perfectly divided the movie in half, first half drama and second half war. Thumbs up

Nestorio_Miklos
02-18-17, 01:53 PM
3

I just watched The Chumscrubber (2005). Someone posted here yesterday and I got inspired (that's why I love this Forum, it's alive), I said, well, let's check it out. It was alright. I was enjoying this Billy character, puncher. The guy was hilarious in stabbing scene, real coach :). Not much else to say to it. It's certainly not a keeper.

http://i.imgur.com/BbPZaic.png
http://i.imgur.com/7e9kBz7.png
http://i.imgur.com/lAoGnPt.png

Roy C.
02-18-17, 02:15 PM
Harold and Maude 4

I reviewed it here (http://www.movieforums.com/reviews/1649564-harold-and-maude.html)

Rey Skywalker
02-18-17, 02:25 PM
https://68.media.tumblr.com/5f181abc6496cb4df099b44a5485e010/tumblr_oklbwiKd771tfg6jso8_1280.png

Nightcrawler (2014)

5

Movie Max
02-18-17, 02:28 PM
Jackie Brown (1997, multiple rewatch) rating_4-

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28944&stc=1&d=1487442437

Best part of this film for me is always the soundtrack.:yup:

Movie Max
02-18-17, 02:39 PM
Colors (1988, multiple rewatch) rating_3_5+

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28938&stc=1&d=1487435577

I've always liked saying her name, Maria Conchita Alonso.:) The rest of the cast is fully loaded with Penn, Duvall, Cheadle, Wayans, Leon and a handful of other recognizable faces. Dennis Hopper directs.

brownstones19
02-18-17, 03:22 PM
Secret in Their Eyes: 5.7/10

decent performances, but dull story, messily told with transitions to flashbacks being nonexistent, and sometimes indistinguishable from the current timeline.

Movie Max
02-18-17, 04:08 PM
MovieMax turned me onto this movie, but I'm afraid he nor anyone else is gonna like what I have to say!

That's fine. It's a movie for a generation, not necessarily for your generation.

Roy C.
02-18-17, 04:14 PM
That's fine. It's a movie for a generation, not necessarily for your generation.

Don't get what you mean by that. A truly good movie should be able to reach all generations. Besides, the demographic the movie is aiming toward, whatever that may be, isn't related to my disliking of it. You could say that about Dazed and Confused, but I like that movie.

Movie Max
02-18-17, 04:17 PM
You could say that about Dazed and Confused, but I like that movie.

You see, that one did nothing for me. We pick and choose...

A truly good movie should be able to reach all generations.

That's too broad. If it was that easy, remakes wouldn't fly.

Seer123
02-18-17, 05:41 PM
To AdamUp, solid three rewatches! Big fan of Alien and I'm an old school Trekkie and thoroughly enjoyed the new Star Treks, including Cumberbatch's Kahn. Even liked the silliness of the third; Beyond which does tap in the more nonsensical tv shows of the original series.


For me,
after having a fun discussion about The Three Musketeers with clazor, his favorite being the Disney version, it got me very much in the mood to watch my favorite version:


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/31/21/30C4BD5700000578-3425564-image-m-74_1454276746327.jpg

(COUNTLESS REWATCHES) The Three Musketeers (1973) 5 With an iconic cast of the time: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway and Raquel Welch; for me, this movie delivers swashbuckling adventure with comedic aplomb and style. While this is a first part to a two part film (the second being Four Musketeers since while filming the director realized that he could do a huge 4 hour plus film or just make two - and so he did) it easily stands alone.
Utter and complete fun. Love this movie. Love it, love it, love it!! :)

really gotta watch this

SeeingisBelieving
02-18-17, 06:03 PM
http://www.hacksawridge.movie/img/posters/poster01.jpg

Welcome back, Mel.

4

I imagine that red cross is supposed to be a crosshair but also representing the character's religious beliefs? Very good – also makes me connect to Garfield's other current film, Silence.

MovieMeditation
02-18-17, 07:20 PM
Resident Evil (2002) rewatch

One down, nine to go...

"But wait a minute, Meds, there are only six movies in this franchise?"

I was counting shot glasses, idiot...

1

cricket
02-18-17, 07:31 PM
Alexandra's Project (2003)

3

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cR1eN6zvQG4/UXgO3D4T04I/AAAAAAAADtM/CRIJBIYlUqE/s1600/vlcsnap-2013-04-24-22h17m52s192.png

A fairly average suburban family, it's the husband's birthday and he comes home from work to find a videotape from wifey. He's in for an unpleasant surprise. I liked the story and performances, and most of the execution is strong until the ending. It is a slow, downbeat movie about a marriage gone wrong. I liked it, but it's not nearly as good as the director's Bad Boy Bubby.

matt72582
02-18-17, 08:05 PM
The Great White Hope - 7/10

http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/1508/p1508_p_v8_aa.jpg

Iroquois
02-18-17, 09:38 PM
Resident Evil (2002) rewatch

One down, nine to go...

"But wait a minute, Meds, there are only six movies in this franchise?"

I was counting shot glasses, idiot...

1

I'm going to assume this is revenge for me not liking Crank.

Anyway...

Alien: Resurrection - 3

I predict that, once Covenant comes out, there will be a contingent of fans that will hold up both this and Alien 3 the same way that certain Star Wars fans held up the prequels over The Force Awakens. I may very well be one of them.

edarsenal
02-18-17, 10:14 PM
all re-watches this time around

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/50/2f/5b/502f5bdecf0f4696ea2ed26f8654fc11.jpg

The Four Musketeers; Milady's Revenge (1974) 4.5+ This is the continuation of the story line that normally gets condensed in most other renditions. I never seem to watch this one as much as the first; perhaps because situations get a little more serious even though the humor and madcap exploits continue.

And yes, that is Christopher Lee's character Rochefort awaiting a firing squad and the secondary man is having trouble wondering the correct way to blindfold a one eyed man. :cool:


http://www.agonybooth.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/startrek2009.0113.jpg

Star Trek 4.5 It is no secret I AM an old school trekkie who fully enjoyed Abrams' reboot - lens flares and all


http://dl9fvu4r30qs1.cloudfront.net/de/79/88cb24194aa7ac10659f56cff34a/mortdecai-2513441.jpg

Mortdecai 3.5+++ If you were to ask my WHY I find this movie frickin hilarious I would not be able to explain.

But I do.

Find it hilarious.


Go ahead, judge me

:p

Captain Steel
02-18-17, 10:46 PM
For me,
after having a fun discussion about The Three Musketeers with clazor, his favorite being the Disney version, it got me very much in the mood to watch my favorite version:


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/01/31/21/30C4BD5700000578-3425564-image-m-74_1454276746327.jpg

(COUNTLESS REWATCHES) The Three Musketeers (1973) 5 With an iconic cast of the time: Oliver Reed, Richard Chamberlain, Michael York, Christopher Lee, Charlton Heston, Faye Dunaway and Raquel Welch; for me, this movie delivers swashbuckling adventure with comedic aplomb and style. While this is a first part to a two part film (the second being Four Musketeers since while filming the director realized that he could do a huge 4 hour plus film or just make two - and so he did) it easily stands alone.
Utter and complete fun. Love this movie. Love it, love it, love it!! :)

I had to get the box set.
Probably one of the truer versions to Dumas' D'artagan Romances.

TheUsualSuspect
02-18-17, 10:47 PM
I imagine that red cross is supposed to be a crosshair but also representing the character's religious beliefs? Very good – also makes me connect to Garfield's other current film, Silence.

He also plays a medic.

brownstones19
02-18-17, 11:07 PM
Crimson Peak: 6/10 the cinematography is all wrong, we never feel as if we're in that mansion, or even the era, perhaps it's the aspect ratio, or simply the framing, but you're never immersed in the film. regarding the film itself, eh, it's not bad, but doesn't do much exceptionally well on either the horror or romance, or even performances, falling a bit flat. personally i'm wondering if Guillermo is a one hit wonder with Pan's Labyrinth.

TokeZa
02-19-17, 12:02 AM
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zadjciff50U/UeJp1TAztnI/AAAAAAAAIQ0/33Tm_zEJixg/s1600/Screen+Shot+2013-07-06+at+11.22.51+AM.png

Starlet (2012) by Sean Baker 3+

Saunch
02-19-17, 12:17 AM
http://i.imgur.com/aRPBskE.jpg

It's okay. Almost interesting. It fluctuates between being B-movie fodder and trying to be a thoughtful commentary on imperialism and slavery. It mostly succeeds in being the former but the division hurts the final product.

There's some issues with the story and characters being presented to a modern audience, that should be obvious, and it never rises above that.

Skarsgard and Robbie are pretty bland. Samuel L. Jackson is good but undermined. Christoph Waltz is also naturally fun to watch. Like a Fitzcarraldo who kills people with a rosary. I can't believe I just typed that.

Also, one of Waltz' motivations seems to be that he really wants to f**k Tarzan. So there's that.

6/10

cricket
02-19-17, 08:32 AM
Arrival (2016)

4

http://mstorrents.com/movies/arrival-2.jpg

I was looking forward to this because of the hype, but I had limited expectations due to my taste. I knew nothing about it, figuring it was basically another make contact with aliens movie. I knew right from the beginning montage that it wasn't, and except for a slight lull around the middle, I was kept riveted. The movie wraps up in a very satisfying manner and leaves the viewer with plenty to think about. Amy Adams was a force as usual. My rating would probably go up with another viewing.

ScarletLion
02-19-17, 08:54 AM
Secret in Their Eyes: 5.7/10

decent performances, but dull story, messily told with transitions to flashbacks being nonexistent, and sometimes indistinguishable from the current timeline.

I hope you mean the remake. Because the original is a masterpiece.

SeeingisBelieving
02-19-17, 09:20 AM
He also plays a medic.

I see :).

brownstones19
02-19-17, 12:08 PM
I hope you mean the remake. Because the original is a masterpiece.

Oh no yeah, the remake. Haven't seen the original yet.

Camo
02-19-17, 12:24 PM
Morvern Callar - 4-

https://s23.postimg.org/yszkztkyz/morvern.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/dw3cv5mxz/)

First of all there's spoilers here so don't read on if you haven't seen it. WIth Lynne Ramsay bringing out a film later this year i thought i should see the last i hadn't yet. Ratcatcher is one of my favourite films and i liked We Need To Talk About Kevin alot; i thought this was pretty great i'd have it in the middle of those two.

There isn't much of a plot. It starts of with Morvern lying on the floor next to the dead (clearly recently) body of who we later find out is her boyfriend. He killed himself leaving a suicide note and the manuscript of his novel (dedicated to Morvern) and the rest of the movie is watching Morvern react to it; she doesn't report him dead instead keeping his body in her house clearly out of some king of denial/shock. Some of her reactions are tough to understand simply because i couldn't begin to imagine what a situation like this would be like. Sometimes she seems deeply troubled, sometimes she seems like her mind just isn't there as if she is having some quiet mental breakdown and at times she is completely fine having a great time with her friends. The main thing that baffled me was her deleting the suicide note, getting rid of the body/cleaning the house and taking credit for his novel and spending the money he left for the funeral. At that point i briefly considered it possible that she had killed him and that was her planned coverup that she didn't go through with but no he really did kill himself. It's not really made clear if she did this for selfish reasons or if it was possibly out of anger at him for taking his life, either way it's just such a baffling thing to do since surely people are going to come looking for him and you will be the number one suspect. Not to mention the fact that she cuts his body up in her bathtub while listening to music like a complete psychopath. After this she goes to Spain with her friend spending most of it in multiple weird moods, sometimes bad and sometimes good. That's pretty much what happens. the atmosphere and Samantha Mortons performance are what make the film; she is really excellent.

I can see the way it's shot at times annoying some but i personally loved it. There's alot of closeups, the camera is always on the move and sometimes it's blurry/in and out of focus, characters shouting often over music or each other, etc, i think it created the right atmosphere though. Particularly in the first party scene which must have (it's never confirmed how long he has been dead when the film begins or how long it has been when she goes out) take place only a few hours after he died. There's also quite a few scenes of Morvern listening to music while doing nothing pretty much which i can see others finding tedious, i loved the soundtrack so i was fine with it. While some of the film looks as i described earlier some of it is really beautiful as well, like when they are by the loch or lost in Spain. Anyway very good film; in the middle of Ratcatcher and We Need To Talk About Kevin for me, can't wait for Ramsay's next film.

resopamenic
02-19-17, 01:35 PM
Hacksaw Ridge - 3.5
https://a.ltrbxd.com/resized/film-poster/2/5/1/8/7/2/251872-hacksaw-ridge-0-460-0-690-crop.jpg

matt72582
02-19-17, 03:11 PM
Papillon - 8/10

I saw this in my teens, wanted to see it again, as my affinity for Steve McQueen kept going up.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/23/Papillon_ver1.jpg

TokeZa
02-19-17, 04:06 PM
https://assets.mubi.com/images/film/1438/image-w856.jpg?1445947006

Landscape in the Mist (1988) by Theodoros Angelopoulos

A glorious masterpiece 5

Movie Max
02-19-17, 04:31 PM
O Lucky Man! (1973) rating_3_5-

https://pangolinblues.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/o-lucky-man.png

Weird. It has enough interesting stuff and a good enough cast, but, it is a long and messy watch. An acquired taste. Music wasn't bad.

The Rodent
02-19-17, 04:44 PM
LEGO Batman is cool, just took the kids to see it.
Sadly, there's a lot of jokes younger kids won't understand. References to other Batman films and other films in general... and some massive nods to the 1966 Batman series.
Most of it was lost on my two littl'uns aged 10 and 11.


3 for kids
4 for adults

Nausicaä
02-19-17, 05:33 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ab/The_Huntsman_%E2%80%93_Winter%27s_War_poster.jpg

rating_2_5

Gideon58
02-19-17, 05:42 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/8/84/20170108193609!Jackie_(2016_film).png

3.5

mattiasflgrtll6
02-19-17, 06:23 PM
Scary, well-acted, great plot... It's already the most underrated movie of the year!

I don't know how you guys rated the movies with popcorn bags, but I give this an 8.4/10!

http://i.imgur.com/21akE2V.jpg

4

The Rodent
02-19-17, 06:27 PM
I don't know how you guys rated the movies with popcorn bags, but I give this an 8.4/10!



[*rating]1[/rating*]


Remove the * marks that I put in the brackets and it looks like this 1


For 1.5 it's [*rating]1.5[/rating*] 1.5 and so on .
Ratings only go 0, 0.5, 1, 1.5... up to 5.

Camo
02-19-17, 06:40 PM
Yoda i've brought this up a few times but i'm not sure if you or the other mods ever saw it with this thread moving as fast as it does usually; mention system comes in handy. Could you maybe move Miss Vicky's thread explaining the popcorn box ratings (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=45798) to Important in General Movie Discussion and/or Movie Reviews? It makes more sense, Site Stuff would be one of the last places i'd go if i just joined here because it's at the bottom of the threads and also most people are eager to talk about movies first then they usually drift into off-topic if they want to stick around.

Yoda
02-19-17, 06:45 PM
Kinda torn, because I feel like both are going to be more intuitive for one user or another.

I think what I really just need to do is integrate a better help system, rather than relying on a few stickied threads. Long overdue.

cricket
02-19-17, 06:50 PM
I, Daniel Blake (2016)

4-

http://cdn2.thr.com/sites/default/files/2016/10/i_daniel_blake2_h_2016.jpg

The synopsis of this movie would never make me want to see it. I only watched it because I saw Camo drooling over it somewhere. It's an unspectacular but very relatable story, with some good humor and just the right touch of emotion. The actor gives one of my favorite performances of the year. Thanks to him, I think this movie was about as enjoyable as it could have been.

Camo
02-19-17, 06:56 PM
Kinda torn, because I feel like both are going to be more intuitive for one user or another.

I think what I really just need to do is integrate a better help system, rather than relying on a few stickied threads. Long overdue.

Fair enough.

cricket So glad you are agreeing with me so much lately :up:. I know i'll come crashing down with you hating Krisha or something but yeah, I, Daniel Blake is my #2 of last year. Dave Johns is my favourite male performance of the year, Krisha Fairchild is my favourite in general so you have to watch and like that now :D

Camo
02-19-17, 06:57 PM
And i don't think anything made me laugh this year more than Daniel trying to use the PC for some reason. "It's frozen? Can you defrost it then?" :rotfl: So glad you mentioned the humour.

MovieMeditation
02-19-17, 07:09 PM
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) rewatch

While the first one was dumb, incoherent, messy, stupid and overall poorly put together, this one is all of those things and knows it. I felt a stronger self-awareness and an approach leaning more towards creating over the top silly action, than trying to be a great horror thriller with an actual plot and all, like the first. I much prefer laughably dumb than annoyingly dumb too, and this was more of the former. I was entertained despite of the thin basis for it... and big monster guy is awesome.

Oh, and this is the one where Alice becomes a superhero. Much needed!

2.5

FromBeyond
02-19-17, 08:07 PM
https://thesouloftheplot.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/poster_awalkamongthetombstones.jpg
A Walk Among The Tombstones
3.5/5

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/SnzB4RcfyVQ/maxresdefault.jpg
Repeaters
3.5/5


http://cdn-static.denofgeek.com/sites/denofgeek/files/2016/09/under_the_shadow.jpg
Under The Shadow.
4.5/5

http://www.movier.tw/img_upload/a547s861961454074117.jpg
Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter
5/5

Roy C.
02-19-17, 08:20 PM
Prince of Darkness (1987)


https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWpJqbrxH1zMzZGKvlOPT6XyEXNPLQjAmPAWxJzZT2VBAlYX_S

rating_3

Left my review of it here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=47830&page=7)

Movie Max
02-19-17, 09:00 PM
Gone (2012) rating_2_5-

http://www.iceposter.com/thumbs/MOV_b97f2e33_b.jpg

I watched it for Seyfried and she was ok. They really scraped the bottom of the barrel with the rest of the all-star cast. On the plus side, it was short.:|

Saunch
02-19-17, 09:05 PM
http://i.imgur.com/V9qer0B.jpg

I never found anything funny about this movie but it was always powerful. It's a better horror movie than The Shining, that's for sure. I guess that says something about me; that I can't laugh in the face of oblivion like others seem to.

I couldn't watch this today without feeling a pit in my stomach. It's really quite enduring, this movie. Now it is. The atomic bull ride never fails to send chills down my spine.

10/10

Slam
02-19-17, 09:44 PM
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT-r141KnfcoUmQQVVZK6lmtvKZylGY6E-YGpqKeuIP29WR_0KV

8/10

brownstones19
02-19-17, 10:43 PM
Legend of Tarzan: 6.4/10 an okay popcorn film, bit of an interesting take on the character, trying to serve as both origin and sequel, not necessarily failing at both, but not giving you a full experience, with characters and story suffering a bit. I did enjoy the interactions between Sam Jackson and Tarzan.

Iroquois
02-19-17, 11:18 PM
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) rewatch

While the first one was dumb, incoherent, messy, stupid and overall poorly put together, this one is all of those things and knows it. I felt a stronger self-awareness and an approach leaning more towards creating over the top silly action, than trying to be a great horror thriller with an actual plot and all, like the first. I much prefer laughably dumb than annoyingly dumb too, and this was more of the former. I was entertained despite of the thin basis for it... and big monster guy is awesome.

Oh, and this is the one where Alice becomes a superhero. Much needed!

2.5

Intriguing. Even after running the whole series recently, I still ended up thinking of Apocalypse as my least favourite, but not entirely without its merits. I still think that the sequence of a morning scene followed by a "13 hours later" title card and then an establishing shot in broad daylight was one of the most egregiously wrong things I'd seen in a movie in a while, and that's without mentioning Mike Epps' extremely corny comic relief. Still, I can't really say that I hate it these days either, which is more than I can say for a lot of "worst in the series" movies.

Last movie I watched...

Silence - 4

Great film, but somehow the screening I went to had a really loud audience.

The Gunslinger45
02-19-17, 11:20 PM
http://i.imgur.com/V9qer0B.jpg

I never found anything funny about this movie but it was always powerful. It's a better horror movie than The Shining, that's for sure. I guess that says something about me; that I can't laugh in the face of oblivion like others seem to.

I couldn't watch this today without feeling a pit in my stomach. It's really quite enduring, this movie. Now it is. The atomic bull ride never fails to send chills down my spine.

10/10

I am glad you enjoyed the movie. Though I find it a laugh riot.

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-20-17, 01:48 AM
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

3

I wasn't planning on seeing this, but a few friends decided to go, so I went. It was alright, I guess it was a bit better than the few Harry Potter movies I have fresh in my mind, which is really only the first two. Most of the movie was essentially pointless plot wise, capture the beasts, that's about it. Then we get to the actual plot, and some world building in the third act, but it's a bit too late for me to get really invested. It's the same formula they used in the Harry Potter movies I've watched, and it comes off as a bit unfocused.

The main character was a bit more interesting than Harry Potter. That has a lot to do with him being less essential, and heavily involved in the whole plot, and the world, not having to fit this "chosen one" archetype that Harry Potter did. He had a bit more personality, he had that Doctor Who, Loki kind of quirkiness that definitely didn't seem coincidental, I feel like that kind of character was exactly what they were going for. I'm not a huge fan of Redmayne, but it's easy to see why they chose him, it fits, he does an alright job. The other characters were pretty forgettable, that's where the Potter films seem to have an upper hand, at least in that aspect. They had a lot of entertaining side characters like Dumbledore, or Hagrid. This one did not have any characters that stuck with me. A lot of wasted talent, too. Colin Farrell, Ron Perlman, Ezra Miller, there presence is pretty much wasted in this movie.

I really dislike their desire to completely wow you with the visuals. While it was a good looking movie, a good example of this would be an approximately ten minute scene where there just showcasing you all of the beasts in the movie. That's great, and all, but what does this have to do with the overall plot at hand? I guess it just mirrors the pace of the movie in general. I like the setting, I feel like there's a lot more to do when you have an entire city at your disposal rather than just a school, it also kills the repetition when there's obviously sequels to be made with it. Overall, I suppose I wouldn't mind coming back for the sequel, I find it more appealing than what I've watched of Harry Potter personally, there's a lot of room for improvement. But, then again I haven't watched enough of the movies to give an absolute opinion.

brownstones19
02-20-17, 02:18 AM
Bridge of Spies: 7.5/10 Solid film, a bit glossy (in story and visually :p) I am a bit surprised to see Rylance's character kind of vanish so suddenly.

brownstones19
02-20-17, 02:20 AM
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016)

3

I wasn't planning on seeing this, but a few friends decided to go, so I went. It was alright, I guess it was a bit better than the few Harry Potter movies I have fresh in my mind, which is really only the first two. Most of the movie was essentially pointless plot wise, capture the beasts, that's about it. Then we get to the actual plot, and some world building in the third act, but it's a bit too late for me to get really invested. It's the same formula they used in the Harry Potter movies I've watched, and it comes off as a bit unfocused.

The main character was a bit more interesting than Harry Potter. That has a lot to do with him being less essential, and heavily involved in the whole plot, and the world, not having to fit this "chosen one" archetype that Harry Potter did. He had a bit more personality, he had that Doctor Who, Loki kind of quirkiness that definitely didn't seem coincidental, I feel like that kind of character was exactly what they were going for. I'm not a huge fan of Redmayne, but it's easy to see why they chose him, it fits, he does an alright job. The other characters were pretty forgettable, that's where the Potter films seem to have an upper hand, at least in that aspect. They had a lot of entertaining side characters like Dumbledore, or Hagrid. This one did not have any characters that stuck with me. A lot of wasted talent, too. Colin Farrell, Ron Perlman, Ezra Miller, there presence is pretty much wasted in this movie.

I really dislike their desire to completely wow you with the visuals. While it was a good looking movie, a good example of this would be an approximately ten minute scene where there just showcasing you all of the beasts in the movie. That's great, and all, but what does this have to do with the overall plot at hand? I guess it just mirrors the pace of the movie in general. I like the setting, I feel like there's a lot more to do when you have an entire city at your disposal rather than just a school, it also kills the repetition when there's obviously sequels to be made with it. Overall, I suppose I wouldn't mind coming back for the sequel, I find it more appealing than what I've watched of Harry Potter personally, there's a lot of room for improvement. But, then again I haven't watched enough of the movies to give an absolute opinion.

yeah.....Farrell getting axed and being replaced with Depp was disappointing. but Ezra is returning for the sequel

FromBeyond
02-20-17, 02:27 AM
http://www.splitlipcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/i-am-a-ghost.jpg
I Am A Ghost

Emily, repeat after me... "I am a ghost, I am a ghost, I am a ghost"

Perhaps one of the creepiest opening sequences I have ever seen, it sent chills down my spine but this is not really a horror ..

.. a very individual and unique style which I can't compare to anything else and was the shortest film I've seen in a long while at just 75 minutes but that was fine.

4/5

MonnoM
02-20-17, 02:37 AM
http://www.splitlipcomic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/i-am-a-ghost.jpghttps://rarehorror.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/ghost.jpg?w=1024&h=638
I Am A Ghost

Emily, repeat after me... "I am a ghost, I am a ghost, I am a ghost"

Perhaps one of the creepiest opening sequences I have ever seen, it sent chills down my spine but this is not really a horror ..

.. a very individual and unique style which I can't compare to anything else and was the shortest film I've seen in a long while at just 75 minutes but that was fine.

4/5

Glad to see someone else appreciating it as much as I do. Other than maybe one particular scene, the movie is damn near perfection.

FromBeyond
02-20-17, 02:47 AM
Glad to see someone else appreciating it as much as I do. Other than maybe one particular scene, the movie is damn near perfection.

Was that scene towards the end of the movie by any chance?

feel free to tell me in spoilers.

Jeff Costello
02-20-17, 02:54 AM
Here goes my first post... Hope I did it correct.

Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

http://www.impawards.com/1967/posters/bonnie_and_clyde_ver5_xlg.jpg


7.5/10 - Film was a great fun with Beatty and Dunaway playing characters larger than life, but I thought it was a little under-developed especially the first part of the film and that keeps me from giving it a higher rating. Cinematography and acting were nice but I didn't really fell any emotional connection to the characters. I find Malick's Badlands more smoothly executed.

MonnoM
02-20-17, 03:13 AM
Was that scene towards the end of the movie by any chance?

feel free to tell me in spoilers.

It's been a while since I've seen it, so it's going to be vague. But I remember there was one scene that I thought was silly. It was definitely toward the end and involved the guy. I'm pretty sure you know exactly what scene I'm talking about, though. :D

FromBeyond
02-20-17, 03:22 AM
It's been a while since I've seen it, so it's going to be vague. But I remember there was one scene that I thought was silly. It was definitely toward the end and involved the guy. I'm pretty sure you know exactly what scene I'm talking about, though. :D

lol yeah.

Edge
02-20-17, 04:58 AM
http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/dvdboxart/8782/p8782_d_v8_aa.jpg

While on one hand this is an absolutely dreadfully acted movie it does carry a certain B-Movie charm about it and a its so bad its a good level of entertainment as well. Ended up enjoying it and I think that others will too as long as they enjoy B-Movies

mark f
02-20-17, 05:08 AM
If you've seen a Larry Cohen movie, you'll know what you're in for. :cool:

Ultraviolence
02-20-17, 07:36 AM
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Rewatch!
rating_5
Everything it's Beautifully done! :eek:

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rating_1
:sick:

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One of my favorite films of all time!
rating_5

the samoan lawyer
02-20-17, 09:27 AM
Bad Guy (2001) - 3.5
Mr Turner (2014) - 3.5
White Girl (2016) - 1.5
Maps to the Stars (2014) - 2.5
Crossing Over (2009) - 3

this_is_the_ girl
02-20-17, 10:23 AM
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Valerie and Her Week of Wonders (1970, Jaromil Jires)
rating_4

A beautifully weird, surrealistic coming-of-age story with sexual undertones, this film is a psychoanalyst's dream come true. Dreams here are so intertwined with reality that it's difficult to tell which is which. Centered around 13-year-old Valeria, it plays out like a chaotic collage of whimsical, bizarre and often nightmarish fantasies filled to the brim with symbolism. Alternately creepy and gently innocent, the film's mesmerising, dream-like imagery, coupled with remarkable cinematography and editing, make it a riveting visual experience. It's not perfect and does come off as cheesy at times but it's definitely worth a watch if only for its unique atmosphere.

WorldFilmGeek
02-20-17, 11:25 AM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/Fabricated_City_Poster.jpg

Fabricated City - A solid meshing of the Korean film The Divine Move with elements of Fast and Furious and other action flicks revolving around a former taekwondo champion turned video gamer who finds himself framed for rape and murder. Running afoul of a gangster while incarcerated, he endures the beatings and becomes more strong-willed. He escapes from prison and with the help of his online team, whom he meets face to face for the first time, intends to clear his name and finds an unimaginable conspiracy. Solid action, a great lead performance by Ji Chang-Wook as the gamer who must clear his name and goes as far as various methods of retaliation. This has to be one of the best Korean action films I have seen so far...A+

Sarge
02-20-17, 11:39 AM
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Loved it.

Reviewed it on my review thread.

An absolute joy.

4

Rey Skywalker
02-20-17, 11:54 AM
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Pride and Prejudice (2005)

4.5

Zeroth
02-20-17, 11:56 AM
What I like the most in Kenneth Lonergan's movies is how he display the imperfection (reality) in the characters..
Characters should be REAL not PERFECT in the real-life movies..
And that what makes You Can Count on Me (2000) & Manchester by the Sea (2016) a good movies in my opinion.

Jeff Costello
02-20-17, 03:29 PM
Couple of more flicks I've seen recently:

The Towering Inferno (1974): 6.5/10 - Intriguing cast and realistic effects, but really nothing more than that. It lacked interesting characters and was too slow paced with no interesting subplots aswell. I have to say though, that seeing Richard Chamberlain playing douchey villain was quite interesting.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e8/b9/90/e8b9906c57cde2cad70980ebc33902d7.jpg

Kiss of Death (1947): 7/10 - Watched it primary because of Richard Widmarks's famous debut and was nothing else but amazed. I think I'll never forget the wheelchair scene. The noir itself is mediocre, but Widmark really puts on a powerhouse performance.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Kiss_of_Death_1947_B_poster.jpg

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): 8.5/10 - Beautiful cinematography with great and multi- textured performances by Pitt&Affleck&Rockwell and historically accurate. What's there not to like. I'm suprised it didn't win more awards.

http://www.grittv.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/jesse-james.jpg

cricket
02-20-17, 05:45 PM
Swiss Army Man (2016)

2

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Five minutes in I was blaming Swan for my wife's anger at me rushing her to sit down and watch this. She went in the other room while I finished up. It has some creativity, and I was amused at times, but it's one of the goofiest movies I've ever seen. I enjoyed the last 15 minutes, but that might be partly due to me knowing the end was near. I don't think it's a bad movie at all, but it was mostly annoying to me. If only the damn rope didn't break. I fart on this movie.

Miss Vicky
02-20-17, 05:47 PM
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): 8.5/10 - Beautiful cinematography with great and multi- textured performances by Pitt&Affleck&Rockwell and historically accurate. What's there not to like. I'm suprised it didn't win more awards.

Narration. Also Casey Affleck.

CosmicRunaway
02-20-17, 05:50 PM
I fart on this movie.
http://media1.giphy.com/media/ieNQQpuMHsWGs/giphy.gif

But yeah, the movie was a lot goofier than I was expecting, but luckily I found it amusing rather than irritating.

Dexter007
02-20-17, 05:52 PM
Narration. Also Casey Affleck.

Is it the facial hair? He has terrible facial hair.

Maybe it's the whiny voice? Or the sexual harassment?

MovieMeditation
02-20-17, 05:52 PM
Swiss Army Man (2016)

2

Five minutes in I was blaming Swan for my wife's anger at me rushing her to sit down and watch this. She went in the other room while I finished up. It has some creativity, and I was amused at times, but it's one of the goofiest movies I've ever seen. I enjoyed the last 15 minutes, but that might be partly due to me knowing the end was near. I don't think it's a bad movie at all, but it was mostly annoying to me. If only the damn rope didn't break. I fart on this movie.
A real shame you didn't like this one more.

It kind of seemed up your alley (ups, there's a pun)... It also maybe sounds like your wife's disinterest in the film and your expectations and huge fuss about it kind of contradicted with your overall experience of the film. That said, the movie is DEFINITELY not for everyone.

Miss Vicky
02-20-17, 05:55 PM
Maybe it's the whiny voice?

Mostly this.

Dexter007
02-20-17, 05:56 PM
Mostly this.

He sounds like a teenager whose voice is always on the verge of cracking.

MovieMeditation
02-20-17, 05:58 PM
He sounds like a teenager whose voice is always on the verge of cracking.
True.

And he kind of sounds depressed all the time... even when he's happy. He got a voice that makes you feel dead inside.

Yam12
02-20-17, 05:59 PM
Snatch (2000) - 9/10

Brad Pitt in Snatch > Everything else he has done

Dexter007
02-20-17, 05:59 PM
True.

And he kind of sounds depressed all the time... even when he's happy. He got a voice that makes you feel dead inside.

Sort of like how Giovanni Ribisi always looks like he's gonna cry.

Gideon58
02-20-17, 06:17 PM
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4

Sarge
02-20-17, 06:18 PM
Snatch (2000) - 9/10

Brad Pitt in Snatch > Everything else he has done

Do you like dags? :D

Slam
02-20-17, 08:21 PM
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3/10

Dexter007
02-20-17, 08:21 PM
Yup. Assassins Creed was a pile of broken dreams and burnt dust.

edarsenal
02-20-17, 08:41 PM
Couple of more flicks I've seen recently:
Kiss of Death (1947): 7/10 - Watched it primary because of Richard Widmarks's famous debut and was nothing else but amazed. I think I'll never forget the wheelchair scene. The noir itself is mediocre, but Widmark really puts on a powerhouse performance.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e2/Kiss_of_Death_1947_B_poster.jpg

If you haven't already, you may wish to see:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/88/5e/59/885e595b610801604050ca541815b574.jpg

Widmark, like in so many other flicks, is incredible AND, this time, the lead! and is still not a good guy. Great movie!

matt72582
02-20-17, 09:02 PM
The New Land - 7.5/10

Just a little too long. And for a three and a half hour movie, I would have liked to have seen a few real scenes between the Swedes (New Americans) and the established Americans.

http://www.gstatic.com/tv/thumb/movieposters/5775/p5775_p_v8_ab.jpg

Movie Max
02-20-17, 09:11 PM
The BFG (2016) rating_4+

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=28991&stc=1&d=1487639195

Finally, a documentary that explains a queen's true purpose and demonstrates her usefulness.;D It was a lot of fun. Quality CGI.

Edge
02-20-17, 10:39 PM
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I seem to be going through a 80's movies revival stint at the moment hope its not signs of a mid life crises lol.

Always intended to catch this film but never seemed to get around too it till tonight. Highly entertaining and well done, highly recommended.

dadgumblah
02-20-17, 11:59 PM
I fart on this movie.

He sounds like a teenager whose voice is always on the verge of cracking.

He got a voice that makes you feel dead inside.

Do you like dags? :D

Yup. Assassins Creed was a pile of broken dreams and burnt dust.

Some of the best quotes I've seen in a while, and all on one page! :D

Recently seen:

Scar Tissue (2013)

Although low-rated on IMDB, I really enjoyed this murder mystery that has a major turn in it about 2/3's of the way through. About a young, female cop named Sam, who is obsessed with a serial killer from the past who seems to have taken up his former ways. Only problem is, he's dead. So, with the help of a young man (played by Danny Horn) who has a murder victim show up in his apartment, Sam plays cat-and-mouse with the killer, with bodies piling up every day and her no closer to a revelation. Add to that her jerk of a Captain who suspends her and seems to be one step behind her, waiting to bust her, and she's got extreme pressure on her. For me, the real revelation in this movie is Charity Wakefield as Sam. The reason I've never seen her is that she's appeared almost exclusively in BBC or British classic productions and as I don't really seek those out, I've really missed out on her. She's terrific and good-looking to boot. The movie being a mystery that I couldn't figure out the resolution to helped immensely.

http://celebrityimages.org/thumbs/1564421/1564421_27.jpeg

4

Central Intelligence (2016)

A not-bad action-comedy with Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart. It starts with high school, and Kevin Hart is the high school all-around hero, and Dwayne Johnson is a the poor overweight outcast (with the help of CGI) and target of bullies. When a prank on Johnson turns really mean, Hart comes to his aid and suddenly has a friend for life. The only problem is that he doesn't know it until years later. Johnson shows up as a buffed-out member of the CIA and involves his "best buddy" Hart in his case, which involves being chased by other CIA members, bad guys, and of course, a meet-up with the bully from high school days. It's all very predictable, but due to the earnest jobs by the two main stars, it somehow works and entertains, which is the most important thing in my book.

http://static.hdonline.vn/i/resources/new/film/screenshot/2016/06/09/central-intelligence-5.jpg

3.5

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-21-17, 01:12 AM
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

4

Does it have issues? Oh, sure. It can be slow at times, and the character is essentially invincible, throwing any kind of tense drama out the door. But what it exceeds in is what the movie calls for, action, and my god, is it good. I love seeing Hulk fight Iron Man in glorious CGI as much as the next person, but I just have to hand it when they do all of the action for real. Well, ok, Keanu Reeves didn't actually murder one billion people, but you know what I mean, shut up. No shaky cam distracting the action due to the incompetence of the director, or restrictions due to a rating. It's all there for you to see, and it's slick, well chereographed, and fast, all the reasons why I love action movies in the first place. I respect it so much for never once going the easy route. I feel like action filmmakers, and studios really need to take notes on this one.

It's also effortlessly cool. Some movies try too hard, like Kingsmen, or even movies I really enjoy, such as Deadpool, are really eager to please. This movie never has to. The dialogue is minimal, but very effective. The characters are simple, but all just give off this badass sinister vibe through the performances, you'll be surprised how even with all of this over the top stuff is going on, the actors always keep it subtle. Ok, maybe not Laurence Fishburne, but of course I'm pleased to see him in there!

Top that off with things I'm always a sucker for, like action filled with neon lights, dark, shady blues, and a bit of dark comedy, and you have yourself a winner here. Bring on the sequel. Or the sequels. I'd be willing to watch 100 of these.

Iroquois
02-21-17, 01:47 AM
Patriots Day - 2

needs less Wahlberg

Goldboy
02-21-17, 01:51 AM
I just watched Batmand vs Superman and it might have been the worst movie I've ever seen.

MovieMeditation
02-21-17, 02:08 AM
Patriots Day - 2

needs less Wahlberg
How did you rate Deepwater Horizon?

Iroquois
02-21-17, 02:12 AM
I didn't.

MovieMeditation
02-21-17, 02:15 AM
Oh.

Iroquois
02-21-17, 02:56 AM
Just to be clear, that's meant to be "didn't see it" instead of "did see it but didn't like it".

iank
02-21-17, 04:08 AM
Hopscotch. Walter Matthau is a CIA agent retired to a desk job by his obnoxious new boss (Ned Beatty). In retaliation he does a runner and starts sending off chapters of a scandalous tell-all memoir, leading his former colleagues on a worldwide chase to try and stop him in this early 80s spy comedy. Mildly amusing with a good cast including Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston and Herbert Lom, but nothing special and drags somewhat in the last act or so.

MovieMeditation
02-21-17, 04:15 AM
Just to be clear, that's meant to be "didn't see it" instead of "did see it but didn't like it".
Yeah, I got you. Anyways, I just saw Deepwater recently and wondered how it compared to the other Berg-Berg collab...

Thursday Next
02-21-17, 05:18 AM
The Lego Batman Movie

"What's the password?"

"Iron man sucks."

This movie is awesome.

The fourth wall is broken from the start as Batman narrates the opening credits and logos. It's like Deadpool. But better. And instead of violence and swearing, there's Lego. There's as much for adults as kids in this. I laughed more than I've laughed at a film in a long time. The first ten minutes of this is a gloriously ridiculous action comedy set-piece. The film is stuffed with references to other Batman movies, superhero movies in general and cameos from other franchises. It also works well as a deconstruction of the whole idea of Batman, as the new police commissioner Barbara Gordon asks a room full of people why, despite having the heroic Batman, Gotham is still the most crime ridden city around and suggests that Batman work with the police force. Legally.

The lego itself is part of the story, not quite as much as with The Lego Movie, but it's still significant enough to justify it being a Lego movie. On on level it's still a kid friendly story about how it's better to have friends and family and work together, but on another level it's a riot of fun, an affectionate send-up of the superhero genre that still works as a superhero film in its own right.

The lego animation looks fantastic as well. Really good. And there's an incredible attention to detail in the backgrounds and small details, all of which make it feel like a quality product, not some hastily drawn fodder to keep kids quiet for two hours.


4.5

Jeff Costello
02-21-17, 05:39 AM
If you haven't already, you may wish to see:
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/88/5e/59/885e595b610801604050ca541815b574.jpg

Widmark, like in so many other flicks, is incredible AND, this time, the lead! and is still not a good guy. Great movie!

Thanks ! I'll make sure to see it. So far I loved Widmark in Dassin's Night and the City aswell. Great noir.

Yam12
02-21-17, 07:17 AM
The Departed (2006) - 9/10

This has to be one of the most quotable films ever

Slam
02-21-17, 07:35 AM
Yup. Assassins Creed was a pile of broken dreams and burnt dust.

And not in a good way.

rasn
02-21-17, 07:50 AM
Let the Right One In

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"cute" story and a good movie overall.
3.5

Silence

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/36/Silence_(2016_film).png

Being an atheist I knew it was a risk but decided to watch it.
It started with a 40min delay and several resets to the projector but no one left the room.

Probably the most striking factor to me was that despite tons of references to Portugal, despite having portuguese characters there wasn't a single person who could speak portuguese or even say words like "Deus" and "Portugal" in a portuguese way.
Liam Neeson doesn't strike as a priest, far from it. Why not put Diogo Morgado instead of him? Lot cheaper.
Maybe it surpasses my understanding of the world. Or maybe it doesn't and I'm simply not a fan. Enjoyed the movie and there's some good parts in it and another good performance by Andrew Garfield.

3

Passengers

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Let's just say I enjoyed Silence a bit more.

2.5

TheUsualSuspect
02-21-17, 08:38 AM
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
and the character is essentially invincible, throwing any kind of tense drama out the door.

Give these films some credit though, it's no Arnold or Bond action film where every bullet literally misses them. What I enjoyed about the first John Wick, is that he's NOT invincible. He gets shot, he's just prepared for it with vests and what not. He gets hit by a car and captured at one point, he doesn't magically get out himself, he needed help.

I haven't seen the sequel (yet) but I hope it follows the same pattern set out by the first film. John Wick everything that was wrong and tiresome with the action genre, and spun it on its head.

WorldFilmGeek
02-21-17, 10:53 AM
https://worldfilmgeek.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/coldwar2still.jpg?w=775

Cold War 2 - solid sequel to the 2012 police action-drama with Aaron Kwok's character now the police commissioner who finds himself in a power struggle with longtime rival Tony Leung Ka-Fai and things get so heated up that Leung nearly pulls the Michael Douglas "greed is good" card when he goes to any length to remove Kwok from office so he can become the new commissioner. Chow Yun-Fat plays a lawyer who serves on an ethical committee who doesn't choose sides but just wants to make sure the law of Hong Kong is upheld. Great action sequences, very intense drama. This is a step above its predecessor in my opinion. And there is a cliffhanger from what I understand Cold War 3 is in development.

FInal Rating: A-

matt72582
02-21-17, 12:47 PM
The Sandpiper - 7/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Original_movie_poster_for_the_film_The_Sandpiper.jpg

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-21-17, 01:45 PM
Give these films some credit though, it's no Arnold or Bond action film where every bullet literally misses them. What I enjoyed about the first John Wick, is that he's NOT invincible. He gets shot, he's just prepared for it with vests and what not. He gets hit by a car and captured at one point, he doesn't magically get out himself, he needed help.

I haven't seen the sequel (yet) but I hope it follows the same pattern set out by the first film. John Wick everything that was wrong and tiresome with the action genre, and spun it on its head.

I'll definitely give you that, I kind of respect that too. I never thought for a second one of them was going to kill him, however. :p

shinebox1138
02-21-17, 02:59 PM
John Wick Chapter 2-8/10-Great sequel that for me, surpassed the original in almost every aspect, and is one of the best action movies in recent history. Whenever I see it again I may even rate it higher.

The Boondock Saints-5/10-One of the most overrated movies I've ever seen. I know that it's only movie goers that love it and gave it it's cult status whereas the critics hate it, and I usually side more with the former, but the critics were right about this one. It's not greatly misunderstood and it's definitely not so-bad-it's-good, it's just bad. Bad dialogue, directing, story, acting(except Dafoe), and of course, TERRIBLE characters. The Saints themselves weren't terrible, but we learn nothing about them to make us terribly invested, and of course, Rocco. One of THE worst leads that I can remember. Completely unlikable and obnoxious and I was waiting for when he'd leave the film.
The worst aspect of the movie though, was just how juvenile the whole thing was. It felt like it was made by a Tarantino-obsessed 16-year old. I'll admit I found some mild entertainment in some of the action scenes, and Dafoe was great, but this movie was really a mess. Took a lot of the big aspects of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction such as stylized violence, non-linear storytelling, extreme profanity, and accidental darkly humorous deaths, and didn't realize that the success of those 2 classic came about from a good script.

Reservoir Dogs-9/10-Just rewatched this. Was also on Amazon Prime and figured it'd be good right after seeing a flamboyant ripoff of it. This film never gets old. Great characters whom we get to know through the fantastic dialogue, unforgettable moments, all of which build up to an incredible climax.

Raven73
02-21-17, 03:09 PM
The equalizer (Denzel Washington) 7.5/10. A fun movie!

Yam12
02-21-17, 07:45 PM
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - 8/10

Good movie

Sarge
02-21-17, 07:48 PM
John Wick Chapter 2-8/10-Great sequel that for me, surpassed the original in almost every aspect, and is one of the best action movies in recent history. Whenever I see it again I may even rate it higher.

The Boondock Saints-5/10-One of the most overrated movies I've ever seen. I know that it's only movie goers that love it and gave it it's cult status whereas the critics hate it, and I usually side more with the former, but the critics were right about this one. It's not greatly misunderstood and it's definitely not so-bad-it's-good, it's just bad. Bad dialogue, directing, story, acting(except Dafoe), and of course, TERRIBLE characters. The Saints themselves weren't terrible, but we learn nothing about them to make us terribly invested, and of course, Rocco. One of THE worst leads that I can remember. Completely unlikable and obnoxious and I was waiting for when he'd leave the film.
The worst aspect of the movie though, was just how juvenile the whole thing was. It felt like it was made by a Tarantino-obsessed 16-year old. I'll admit I found some mild entertainment in some of the action scenes, and Dafoe was great, but this movie was really a mess. Took a lot of the big aspects of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction such as stylized violence, non-linear storytelling, extreme profanity, and accidental darkly humorous deaths, and didn't realize that the success of those 2 classic came about from a good script.

Reservoir Dogs-9/10-Just rewatched this. Was also on Amazon Prime and figured it'd be good right after seeing a flamboyant ripoff of it. This film never gets old. Great characters whom we get to know through the fantastic dialogue, unforgettable moments, all of which build up to an incredible climax.

I loved it but just preferred the original

Sarge
02-21-17, 07:49 PM
The Departed (2006) - 9/10

This has to be one of the most quotable films ever

Yes, Yes it does :D

MovieMeditation
02-21-17, 08:03 PM
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Still love it.

5

seanc
02-21-17, 08:04 PM
Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)

Still love it.

5

Love it so much. Been itching for a third watch.

edarsenal
02-21-17, 08:27 PM
Thanks ! I'll make sure to see it. So far I loved Widmark in Dassin's Night and the City aswell. Great noir.

Then Pickup on South Street may just very well be up your alley. I do believe YouTube has a pretty good copy. I first saw this after reading a review by Cricket, which pretty much sold me on checking it out.
If you do, I'd love to hear your thoughts. Take Care


Meanwhile:

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Perfect Blue (Japan 1997) 4 Cannot technically call this a rewatch since I haven't seen it since it first came out and never in its entirety.
A psychological thriller that truly does not let you know what the f@ck just happened - and THAT actually entices, not frustrates. Bringing you back around for a series of rewatches to make your own theories.


http://altscreen.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/after-hours5-e1323204889743.jpg

After Hours (1985) 2 This saddens me to no end.
On the other hand this could be the very FIRST TIME I ever rated below a 3. The lesser known reason for that being: If I do not enjoy a movie in the first 10 to 20 min, I simply do not continue watching. Skipping bad movie experiences simply because: at being over 50, life REALLY is too short to waste on a bad movie experience. So I don't bother.
But recently I have been very happily surprised at a number of movies through HOFs and for this one I decided to take a chance and wait it out
And to my frustration, sticking it out to the very end, this movie re-affirms my belief that if it don't work for me in the beginning -- it ain't gonna.

This SHOULD be right up my alley. A number of actors I enjoy, the premise: a hapless individual is unable to escape a spiraling series of misfortunes and crazy characters, is one I usually enjoy AND, it's directed by one of my favorite directors, Scorsese for Christ f@ckin sakes!! COME ON!! REALLY?!?! How can I NOT like it????

Well,

The 20 min mark came and the warning bells were going off. This ain't workin, shut if off.

No, no, I'm gonna stick this one out. Let's see the spiral. This'll pick up. . . really. . .

. . . .



*****

Gideon58
02-21-17, 08:28 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CukuQGmWIAALE6V.jpg

3.5

cricket
02-21-17, 09:30 PM
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

3+

https://d994l96tlvogv.cloudfront.net/uploads/film/gallery/hunt-for-the-wilderpeople-wide-still_624x355x1.jpg

This was a nice movie that was very easy to like. I thought the humor outweighed the touching, but it delivers on both accounts. It reminded me a little of a Wes Anderson movie. I've always liked Sam Neill and this was a great role for him. I would probably love it if I saw it at a different time of my life, but I would be happy to watch it again. My wife liked it a lot.

edarsenal
02-21-17, 10:31 PM
http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/8/8c/Bambi_249.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20101105002749

Bambi (1942) 4 Haven't seen this since I was around 6 or 7 and its a pretty cool feeling to know that I found it as enchanting as I did when I was a kid.

Miss Vicky
02-21-17, 10:34 PM
https://68.media.tumblr.com/430ad3ae55a317fb5acbaf020f97c974/tumblr_nrqzdlH1xP1uazugyo1_500.gif

Perfect Blue (Japan 1997) 4 Cannot technically call this a rewatch since I haven't seen it since it first came out and never in its entirety.
A psychological thriller that truly does not let you know what the f@ck just happened - and THAT actually entices, not frustrates. Bringing you back around for a series of rewatches to make your own theories.

I'll be rewatching this soon as well. Just gotta force myself to finish the damn 12th HOF and then I'll watch this. Probably this weekend.

rauldc14
02-21-17, 10:43 PM
That After Hours rating saddens me.

Camo
02-21-17, 10:49 PM
I'm with Raul on the After Hours rating but i'm very happy with the Perfect Blue and Bambi ones :up:

edarsenal
02-21-17, 10:49 PM
I'll be rewatching this soon as well. Just gotta force myself to finish the damn 12th HOF and then I'll watch this. Probably this weekend.

Having a bit of a hard time wrapping things up as well. I've gotten two films from my library TWICE and was unable to get to them each time! UGH

That After Hours rating saddens me.

if it's any conciliation; it saddened me quite a bit too

edarsenal
02-21-17, 10:50 PM
well, 2 outta 3, I'll take that lol

Miss Vicky
02-21-17, 10:51 PM
Having a bit of a hard time wrapping things up as well. I've gotten two films from my library TWICE and was unable to get to them each time!

I'm just really not liking most of the nominations and it's making me lose my motivation to watch more. The only one I really liked that I hadn't previously seen was Man From Nowhere, and it's probably going to get disqualified since Royale went AWOL.

I only have Sanshiro Sugata left though.

Camo
02-21-17, 10:54 PM
I finished in less than two weeks :laugh:

rauldc14
02-21-17, 10:54 PM
I'm not going to lie, I'd be having a hard time with that lineup in HOF 12. Not much that catches me interest initially.

Miss Vicky
02-21-17, 10:55 PM
I finished in less than two weeks :laugh:

Yeah well I sped through the 11th and the Animated HOF. But those had more interesting movies.

Camo
02-21-17, 10:56 PM
I liked most of them, and love two that i hadn't already seen :shrug: Plus there were a few that i already loved.

Camo
02-21-17, 11:02 PM
Vertigo - 5+

https://s8.postimg.org/4it3t9oat/vertigooo.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/uecucgq4h/)

Rewatched this for Sean's thread. So perfect, it may be my favourite film. Will post my write-up when Sean opens the thread. Posted this in the Sci-Fi Countdown by accident :facepalm::rotfl:

shinebox1138
02-22-17, 01:52 AM
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) - 8/10

Good movie
Best X-Men movie, and my favourite Marvel movie along side Spiderman 2 and Iron Man.

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-22-17, 04:16 AM
A Cure For Wellness (2017)

3.5

I actually haven't watched any of Verbinski's horror films, which seem to get the most praise, in terms of his filmography, so I didn't know what to expect. But, I'm a fan of his action/adventure films, like Pirates of the Caribbean, Rango, and The Lone Ranger, so I was actually looking forward to it. This is a very well shot movie, and it looks great, just like the movies mentioned, but in a more minimal, less busy way that this one doesn't call for. It's also bonkers. Part gonzo social commentary, part dark fantasy, part psychological horror, it's all over the place, but in an enjoyable way. I've heard some mild comparisons to some other movies, like The Shining, which I understand, it uses it seemingly horror shell as an outline, but does it's own thing, it definitely has it's own identity, though

It definitely delivers some scares, those really uncomfortable ones that really make you squirm in your seat. I feel like in a few instances they go out of their way to make it grimey when it sometimes doesn't call for it, but other than that it's all pretty effective. The acting is decent, Jason Isaacs is the best player there, he's an effective creep. I've always looked forward to seeing Dane DeHaan ever since I saw him in Chronicle, and he starts out as this guy you love to hate, but slowly I caught on to the fact that he's not really that interesting. He plays the kind of character that they wrote specifically to reform at the end to go along with the theme of the movie.

The third act is both the best, and worst part of the whole movie. It does a good job of wrapping things up, and it's where Verbinski really lets the absurdity run wild, but it can sometimes be a bit much, and I think some of it can betray the film's vague meanings, and themes with the way it's handled.

Overall, it's a good time. It's one of those movies that'll be fun to rewatch just to make sense of all of it's nuttiness, and to come up with your own conclusions. It's long, and it probably could've been shortened, but one thing it's definitely not is uninteresting.

TheUsualSuspect
02-22-17, 08:31 AM
A Cure For Wellness (2017)

3.5

I actually haven't watched any of Verbinski's horror films, which seem to get the most praise, in terms of his filmography, so I didn't know what to expect. But, I'm a fan of his action/adventure films, like Pirates of the Caribbean, Rango, and The Lone Ranger, so I was actually looking forward to it. This is a very well shot movie, and it looks great, just like the movies mentioned, but in a more minimal, less busy way that this one doesn't call for. It's also bonkers. Part gonzo social commentary, part dark fantasy, part psychological horror, it's all over the place, but in an enjoyable way. I've heard some mild comparisons to some other movies, like The Shining, which I understand, it uses it seemingly horror shell as an outline, but does it's own thing, it definitely has it's own identity, though

It definitely delivers some scares, those really uncomfortable ones that really make you squirm in your seat. I feel like in a few instances they go out of their way to make it grimey when it sometimes doesn't call for it, but other than that it's all pretty effective. The acting is decent, Jason Isaacs is the best player there, he's an effective creep. I've always looked forward to seeing Dane DeHaan ever since I saw him in Chronicle, and he starts out as this guy you love to hate, but slowly I caught on to the fact that he's not really that interesting. He plays the kind of character that they wrote specifically to reform at the end to go along with the theme of the movie.

The third act is both the best, and worst part of the whole movie. It does a good job of wrapping things up, and it's where Verbinski really lets the absurdity run wild, but it can sometimes be a bit much, and I think some of it can betray the film's vague meanings, and themes with the way it's handled.

Overall, it's a good time. It's one of those movies that'll be fun to rewatch just to make sense of all of it's nuttiness, and to come up with your own conclusions. It's long, and it probably could've been shortened, but one thing it's definitely not is uninteresting.

I definitely get a Shutter Island vibe from this one, but everything I've heard about it has been terrible. It bombed pretty hard at the box office this past weekend, so I doubt I'll see it in theatres.

Ultraviolence
02-22-17, 08:36 AM
https://68.media.tumblr.com/7d4c140cdb116f2a3eb7d082116ecbac/tumblr_njk6dri3SN1tnqouoo1_500.jpg
rating_3_5

ScarletLion
02-22-17, 09:03 AM
That cover of Blue Velvet is beautiful. Great film too

Ultraviolence
02-22-17, 09:08 AM
"One of the best movies of 2016 they say"
https://www.southbayfilmsociety.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/moonlight-poster-1.jpg

http://i1.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/016/729/large.jpg
https://i.imgflip.com/t0yii.jpg?a413160
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/00/97/60/009760d7c69c54cebfa76b6108ed2723.jpg
rating_1_5

the samoan lawyer
02-22-17, 09:30 AM
http://img.csfd.cz/files/images/user/diary/160/761/160761745_38fe1e.jpg?w675h675
The Lodger (1927)


A Jack the ripper type serial killer is on the loose targeting young blond-haired females. When a mysterious figure takes tenancy at her property, a landlady soon suspects that this could be him.


Incredible early Hitchcock that contains recurring theme on innocence and guilt. Tense atmosphere throughout and suspense created like only Hitch can do. For a movie that is now 90 years old its incredible how ahead of its time this was. In particular, the shot of the hand shown on the bannister whilst descending the stairs is out of this world.


4+

Movie Max
02-22-17, 09:37 AM
I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016) 4.5

http://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=29018&stc=1&d=1487770570

Cool and original. Another indie film watching experience pays off. Good fit for Lloyd. I finally found "Lydia" from Breaking Bad.:D Loved the panda mask and all the intensity.:yup: Max Records is excellent.

Iroquois
02-22-17, 09:42 AM
High Anxiety - 3

this Brooks guy can get some laughs huh

Hans-Wilhelm
02-22-17, 12:10 PM
I just saw Pacific Rim. It was silly and a didn't have a deep plot but I'll give it a 7/10 just due to the great action and effects and the titanic monsters.

Sarge
02-22-17, 12:18 PM
Witness

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Witness_movie.jpg

I have recently heard a lot of good things about this film and wondered how I had never watched it.

I enjoyed it. Ford does really well and although some of the other acting is a bit wooden the plot of the film is decent.

Definitely worth a watch

3.5

Ultraviolence
02-22-17, 12:19 PM
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0OTA2NTk0Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTMwNDg2MTE@._V1_.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p4otRLaPWG0/hqdefault.jpg
rating_1_5

Citizen Rules
02-22-17, 12:29 PM
I'll be rewatching this soon as well. Just gotta force myself to finish the damn 12th HOF and then I'll watch this. Probably this weekend. Yahoo, I just finished:p and yup it was hard to keep myself motivated this time around.

I'm not going to lie, I'd be having a hard time with that lineup in HOF 12. Not much that catches me interest initially. Yup, here's hoping for more important films in the 13th Hof. Even my nom wasn't my favorite.

Darth SNAFU
02-22-17, 01:32 PM
Fever Lake. Not even sure it is a B movie, going to give it a 1.7.

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-22-17, 01:51 PM
everything I've heard about it has been terrible. It bombed pretty hard at the box office this past weekend, so I doubt I'll see it in theatres.

It might surprise you. But, it's long, so if you think it won't be for you, I definitely would avoid it.

Mäx
02-22-17, 02:33 PM
The Lodger (1927)

rating_4+
Yep, great movie! 👍

edarsenal
02-22-17, 03:44 PM
I'm just really not liking most of the nominations and it's making me lose my motivation to watch more. The only one I really liked that I hadn't previously seen was Man From Nowhere, and it's probably going to get disqualified since Royale went AWOL.

I only have Sanshiro Sugata left though.

Sanshiro was one of the ones that I rented and couldn't get to. I have either 3 or 4 left

I finished in less than two weeks :laugh:

That's because YOU are an ANIMAL :)

I'm not going to lie, I'd be having a hard time with that lineup in HOF 12. Not much that catches me interest initially.

that does seem to be a bit common with a large chunk of us
EDIT: and seeing CR's comment it looks like he's included in that chunk as well

http://img.csfd.cz/files/images/user/diary/160/761/160761745_38fe1e.jpg?w675h675
The Lodger (1927)


A Jack the ripper type serial killer is on the loose targeting young blond-haired females. When a mysterious figure takes tenancy at her property, a landlady soon suspects that this could be him.


Incredible early Hitchcock that contains recurring theme on innocence and guilt. Tense atmosphere throughout and suspense created like only Hitch can do. For a movie that is now 90 years old its incredible how ahead of its time this was. In particular, the shot of the hand shown on the bannister whilst descending the stairs is out of this world.


4+

I have seen the 1944 version with Laird Cregor which was pretty incredible and I've been told to check this one out and really need to. Even more so seeing your rating

edarsenal
02-22-17, 03:46 PM
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0OTA2NTk0Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwOTMwNDg2MTE@._V1_.jpg
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/p4otRLaPWG0/hqdefault.jpg
rating_1_5

I just frickin LOOOVE the movies you watch, Ultra!! :D
You hilariously sick lil puppy, you :)

Ultraviolence
02-22-17, 04:16 PM
I just frickin LOOOVE the movies you watch, Ultra!! :D
You hilariously sick lil puppy, you :)

Thanks! :rotfl::rotfl:
This sick piece of s**t movies makes me laugh as hell. :D:D:D

Rey Skywalker
02-22-17, 04:34 PM
https://68.media.tumblr.com/80082782b594f3a3e53d204b6e820e6b/tumblr_oloke4NmGj1tfg6jso1_1280.jpg

Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)

rating_4_5

matt72582
02-22-17, 07:27 PM
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology - 8/10

Lots of movie talk :)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/97/The_Pervert%27s_Guide_to_Ideology_poster.jpg

JayDee
02-22-17, 08:41 PM
I'm not going to lie, I'd be having a hard time with that lineup in HOF 12. Not much that catches me interest initially.

As I've mentioned to Vicky before this is one of the main reasons I've never joined any of the HOFs. I worry I'd get stuck watching a load of films I'd hate.

edarsenal
02-22-17, 08:47 PM
for me it was lack of time, this is the first major HOF, the 40's one was excellent (that was my actual first HOF), same with the animated shorts - both I shot through with great choices.
I did know going in there may be some I'd have trouble with, but the payoff for finding new favorites makes it worthwhile.

Iroquois
02-22-17, 10:04 PM
Heavy Metal - 3

Really, really doesn't hold up.

robocat893
02-22-17, 10:24 PM
I just finished watching Allied. It was pretty good. 7/10

Saunch
02-22-17, 10:33 PM
http://i.imgur.com/s9Vt0tk.jpg

The best movie of 2016.

Maybe even the decade so far. It's everything.

Go watch this now. It's on Hulu, if you got the service. The quickest and some of the most engrossing, frustrating, fascinating, enraging and tragic 467 minutes put on film. Ever.

10/10

edarsenal
02-22-17, 11:16 PM
https://a.dilcdn.com/bl/wp-content/uploads/sites/25/2014/08/Villain-Spotlight-Series-Evil-Queen.png

Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs (1937) [rating]4[rating] Another revisit from my childhood, marveling at the details of the backgrounds that I took for granted as a child. And a greater appreciation for the 'presence' of the Queen.
I also kept thinking of Anne Hathaway's portrayal of The White Queen in Alice in Wonderland and her mimicking of Snow White's movements - made me chuckle.

Ultraviolence
02-23-17, 07:28 AM
http://cdn1.nflximg.net/images/3559/11913559.jpg
How the f**k I'm alive after this s**t?
rating_1

Rewach. Can't wait for the Scorsese version.
https://pics.filmaffinity.com/Silence-295672219-large.jpg
Directed by Masahiro Shinoda (Pale Flower, Assassination, Samurai Spy)
Does not look like a 1971 film. Beyond of his time!
rating_5+

NextScorsese
02-23-17, 08:29 AM
I had to wait extra long to see this film due to my sh*t schedule.

http://www.indiewire.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/john-wick-chapter-2-poster.jpg

The original John Wick is one of my favorite action films of all time and one of my favorites in general, but I do have one pretty glaring flaw with it. There are clearly plenty of moments throughout the film were it was clear they were restricted by their budget, it's not their fault in the slightest, but it's kind of hard not to notice. But with a larger budget, they made everything bigger and better. Once again, gorgeous action and stuntwork, fantastic graphic novel-esk world-building, a killer performance from Reeves, and I'm super pumped for Chapter 3 before this one even ends. However, they did do something different, not bad, different. The first film had a simple plot, bad guys do bad things, they must die, but in this film, the do actually go for a bit of a morally grey story line. Personally, I like both of these plots, but I guess it's up to your personal preference weather this is good or not.

And also, the final fight sequence is phenominal, one of the finest sequences in any action film I've ever seen. I can do nothing but praise a film for making me ask, "How on earth did they film that?".

5

TheUsualSuspect
02-23-17, 08:32 AM
http://cdn1.nflximg.net/images/3559/11913559.jpg
How the f**k I'm alive after this s**t?
rating_1



They made a sequel????

NextScorsese
02-23-17, 08:36 AM
Rewach. Can't wait for the Scorsese version.
https://pics.filmaffinity.com/Silence-295672219-large.jpg
Directed by Masahiro Shinoda (Pale Flower, Assassination, Samurai Spy)
Does not look like a 1971 film. Beyond of his time!
rating_5+

I know this might be my fanboy talking, but here was my reaction to the Scorsese version.

https://media.tenor.co/images/21774c49405bbaf6b2255da1a74bdfa7/raw

http://dxe5lcrjpy7emwfo.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tumblr_inline_nq4prkyBpj1t26qoy_500.gif

The original is good to though.

Ultraviolence
02-23-17, 08:55 AM
They made a sequel????
Yes! it's five movies! Holy s**t can't wait to watch the 3rd :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

Ultraviolence
02-23-17, 08:56 AM
I know this might be my fanboy talking, but here was my reaction to the Scorsese version.

https://media.tenor.co/images/21774c49405bbaf6b2255da1a74bdfa7/raw

http://dxe5lcrjpy7emwfo.zippykid.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tumblr_inline_nq4prkyBpj1t26qoy_500.gif

The original is good to though.

Oh man! I'm already crying and even watched the movie yet! :(
Can't wait!!!

the samoan lawyer
02-23-17, 09:09 AM
http://lnx.whipart.it/imagesart9/1360166339-francois-truffaut-effetto-notte.jpg
Day for Night (1973)


Truffaut's film within a film and probably my favourite of his so far.


4+

Elessar
02-23-17, 09:59 AM
https://68.media.tumblr.com/80082782b594f3a3e53d204b6e820e6b/tumblr_oloke4NmGj1tfg6jso1_1280.jpg

Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)

rating_4_5


I watched it with my classmates, and it bored the hell out of me. Not the movie's fault. Remind me to never watch movies with my classmates again.

Tugg
02-23-17, 10:55 AM
Wiener-Dog (2016) rating_3_5
https://i.ytimg.com/vi/voHNFigoBH4/maxresdefault.jpg
The Library Suicides (2016) rating_3_5
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LY37ISEc8bU/V2q2rDyZyxI/AAAAAAAAKDk/2FYa5A3cVtMYlqk_fNYQIWNl1eyw8FTmwCLcB/s640/library.PNG
I, Daniel Blake (2016) rating_3_5
http://www.viennale.at/sites/default/files/styles/top_image_slider/public/pressimages/V16idaniel06.jpg?itok=z0NFyJNf

Trespass Against Us (2016) rating_3
Moana (2016) rating_3
Passengers (2016) rating_1_5

ScarletLion
02-23-17, 11:35 AM
I, Daniel Blake (2016) rating_3_5


I gave it higher. I thought it was pretty remarkable.

matt72582
02-23-17, 11:49 AM
I think "I, Daniel Blake" is by far the best movie made since "There Will Be Blood".

Yam12
02-23-17, 12:00 PM
John Wick (2014) - 8.5/10

Sarge
02-23-17, 01:02 PM
http://www.susangranger.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/Patriots-Day-2016-movie.jpg

I found this to be a powerful film. There is some 'Hollywood' in there but I was able to see past it because so much was good about the film.

I think it really did what it was intended to do.

I found it to be tense and really felt that it gave me a slight insight into the events, in the same way that Sully did too.

I though Wahlberg was strong again but not sure the film needed his character.

Will do a full review in a short while

3.5

mark f
02-23-17, 01:21 PM
I, Daniel Blake is a pretty good movie, a compendium of what Loach has been doing his entire career, but after Ladybird, Ladybird, Riff-Raff and My Name Is Joe (among others), it's a little bit old news. Still, serious film watchers should see it.

Okay
02-23-17, 04:00 PM
http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTHo14LvUGgC9qMMBxT8N5LxPtSmJFm6R2Bh_o3n4NQheB0IRhW
I saw I spit on your grave 3 randomly on TV for the first time. I wish I didn't...but it kinda works as a comedy, it still sucks arse though.
0.5

Gideon58
02-23-17, 04:06 PM
Vertigo - 5+

https://s8.postimg.org/4it3t9oat/vertigooo.jpg (https://postimg.org/image/uecucgq4h/)

Rewatched this for Sean's thread. So perfect, it may be my favourite film. Will post my write-up when Sean opens the thread. Posted this in the Sci-Fi Countdown by accident :facepalm::rotfl:


I don't know about perfect, but it's a great film...it might have been perfect with someone other than Kim Novak playing Madeline, but it's the closest she's come to giving an actual performance.

Ultraviolence
02-23-17, 04:24 PM
http://www.impawards.com/1994/posters/speed.jpg
Hell yeah!
It gives me the adrenaline all the time!
One of the best of the 90's when we talk about action!
rating_5

outrider767
02-23-17, 05:50 PM
Papillon(1973) 8/10

Citizen Rules
02-23-17, 05:53 PM
I don't know about perfect, but it's a great film...it might have been perfect with someone other than Kim Novak playing Madeline, but it's the closest she's come to giving an actual performance. Vera Miles was slated to play Kim Novak's role but Vera became pregnant and had to bow out.

Nausicaä
02-23-17, 06:07 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Neighbors_2_Sorority_Rising.png

rating_3

matt72582
02-23-17, 07:06 PM
The Eternal Jew

Nazi propaganda.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/86/EwigerJudeFilm.jpg

matt72582
02-23-17, 07:10 PM
I, Daniel Blake is a pretty good movie, a compendium of what Loach has been doing his entire career, but after Ladybird, Ladybird, Riff-Raff and My Name Is Joe (among others), it's a little bit old news. Still, serious film watchers should see it.

How would you rank his movies? I don't think I have many left, and I've enjoyed your recommendations. Thanks :)

cricket
02-23-17, 08:12 PM
Naked Massacre (1976)

2.5

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fT1WqdR1iT8/VHZGo891kEI/AAAAAAAAAlg/j55qfJn9000/s1600/hh2.png

A Vietnam veteran, alone in a troubled Belfast, has nothing good going on. He happens upon a house where eight nurses live. He torments, rapes, and murders them. This is a disturbing low budget movie, not disturbing in the usual horror movie way, but disturbing in a mean ugly way. Making it even more upsetting is the fact that it's a true story based on the Robert Speck murders.

Camo
02-23-17, 08:17 PM
I don't know about perfect, but it's a great film...it might have been perfect with someone other than Kim Novak playing Madeline, but it's the closest she's come to giving an actual performance.

I'm completely fine with Novak as Madeline, she's better as Judy but that's only because Judy has a more dynamic personality. Still perfect for me :cool:

Gideon58
02-23-17, 09:17 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/d/df/20161020171048!Arrival,_Movie_Poster.jpg

4

robocat893
02-24-17, 03:40 AM
Hacksaw Ridge. Outstanding. 9/10 This movie proves that Mel Gibson is one of the best directors of our time.

Edge
02-24-17, 05:22 AM
http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTb1oWD0EwTDmLFAu0i1IIgAQLSCITuuVeExzzWpIE14xiVm1B7

Highly amusing film shot as a documentary about three vampires living together.

Ultraviolence
02-24-17, 07:21 AM
https://musicimage.xboxlive.com/catalog/video.movie.8D6KGX0C2VXJ/image?locale=en-us&w=280&h=395&purposes=BoxArt
rating_1_5
Not enough boobs
https://zuts.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/dial-m-for-murder.jpg
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This is my Hitchcok's favorite.

Also, rewatched The Raid 1 and The Raid 2 but I'll not rate because I'm a fanboy of this franchise. It's one of my favorites films ever!!!!! :eek::eek::eek:

ShopkeeperTriumph
02-24-17, 07:49 AM
Mountains May Depart (2015)

3

The story, and writing felt way too overdramatic for the tone the director was going for, especially with that love triangle in the first act. The second act is actually quite good, there's a really interesting change in character with one of the main protagonists that gave her a lot more depth, and she has a really authentic, very tragic relationship with her son. The third act did nothing for me. Some of the acting is good, and it's well shot, but I think everything in this movie is a little too standard to match the filmmaker's scope.

the samoan lawyer
02-24-17, 08:40 AM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/84/Moonlight_%282016_film%29.png/220px-Moonlight_%282016_film%29.png (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moonlight_(2016_film).png)
Moonlight (2016)


3.5+

TheUsualSuspect
02-24-17, 08:44 AM
https://musicimage.xboxlive.com/catalog/video.movie.8D6KGX0C2VXJ/image?locale=en-us&w=280&h=395&purposes=BoxArt
rating_1_5
Not enough boobs


You know...there are things you can watch to satisfy that urge. :p

Ultraviolence
02-24-17, 08:54 AM
You know...there are things you can watch to satisfy that urge. :p

Yeah! But I want Asami's boobs :D:D:D:D:D
She's in this film.

Nestorio_Miklos
02-24-17, 01:03 PM
Hard Candy (2005) 4

https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2GRKBPzgUbk/V68LvLsiT1I/AAAAAAAAR1Y/Wv5YZsvraoQmr5cCnwQ9ghQ2idvn0vlGQCLcB/s1600/6.png

I think it was a decent thriller full of surprises with excellent cast. I can easily say this was one of the best Page's performances if not the best. It kept me interested and involved even though the simple set of 2 people in one house throughout the whole movie.

Mr Minio
02-24-17, 01:09 PM
Yeah! But I want Asami's boobs :D:D:D:D:D
She's in this film. Watch Gun Woman, then. And... she is/was a porn star FYI. You will thank me later! *flies away*

Sarge
02-24-17, 01:41 PM
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQozIgpFTI7eAmi16av-piJo9D34XhErw4X0zTSGj5z8gqF0egv

A nice touch of nostalgia and it was very well done. Enjoyed it, :D

3

Ultraviolence
02-24-17, 01:43 PM
Watch Gun Woman, then. And... she is/was a porn star FYI. You will thank me later! *flies away*

Thank you for the lovely information!!! :eek::eek:

TheUsualSuspect
02-24-17, 01:55 PM
Watch Gun Woman, then. And... she is/was a porn star FYI. You will thank me later! *flies away*

With every post you make, you reveal more and more about yourself. :p

matt72582
02-24-17, 03:07 PM
Jud Süß - 7.5/10

Pretty thrilling.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/Jud_S%C3%BC%C3%9F.jpeg

Mr Minio
02-24-17, 03:40 PM
With every post you make, you reveal more and more about yourself. :p So far I've only relieved more about Asami. When I found out she actually is a porn star (after already having seen a couple of films with her) I was dumbfounded. Now I'm sharing the Good News.

Rey Skywalker
02-24-17, 04:06 PM
https://68.media.tumblr.com/e65d60e2a17cdecd1860c6f032a81d17/tumblr_oloke4NmGj1tfg6jso4_1280.jpg

The Past (2013)

3.5

matt72582
02-24-17, 05:12 PM
Die Rothschilds - 6/10

Bonds... Bankers sound like they are of another race.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VMUFfOtIoLU/VMzMV1kdA-I/AAAAAAAAA6s/xPChx_T-F38/s1600/Die_Rothschilds_Movie_Cover.jpg

Nausicaä
02-24-17, 06:14 PM
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e5/The_Legend_of_Tarzan_poster.jpg

rating_3

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a0/A_War_poster.png
A War

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