Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Dirk120]

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Wonder

Re-watch with family. This movie warms your heart. Julia Roberts stole the show.

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[Gideon58]

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3.5

[matt72582]

En Kärlekshistoria - 7/10

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[Chypmunk]

It's Not Yet Dark (Frankie Fenton, 2016) 3.5
Sadly no longer so - R.I.P.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Crash (1996)

4

''After having–been constantly bombarded by road-safety propaganda,
it was almost a relief to find myself in a real accident.''

[Marco]

Visitor Q (Bizhitā Kyū) 2001.

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More madness from Takashi Miike. I'm not even going to try and explain/comprehend this one. It's blimming hilarious and unnerving in equal measures. I really enjoyed this film and will search out more Takashi Miike.....nuts! 8/10.

[Marco]

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007).

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This really got under my skin, I loved the way it was shot and how the story of Mr Jesse James and Robert Ford unfolded. Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck are both tremendous in a modern take on the legend and reality of Jesse. I found little to fault in this great picture, even the running time suited it perfectly. a 9.5/10 and definayely a 2nd watch required.

[DocHoliday]

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Continuing on with my favorite genre... neo-noir. This was a good one. A retired, former boxer gets sucked to doing enforcer work for a ruthless and powerful business man. I won't give away more than that. The acting was solid from every central character, and it was well written and directed.

7.5/10

[Marco]

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Continuing on with my favorite genre... neo-noir. This was a good one. A retired, former boxer gets sucked to doing enforcer work for a ruthless and powerful business man. I won't give away more than that. The acting was solid from every central character, and it was well written and directed.

7.5/10

I liked this too DocHoliday, the colours and hue of the images really added to the power of the storyline.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Crash (1996)

rating_4

''After having–been constantly bombarded by road-safety propaganda,
it was almost a relief to find myself in a real accident.''


I keep meaning to read the book – I remember glancing at it years ago and thinking the writing was incredible.

[Ultraviolence]

Rewatched again last night with my girlfriend the Akira Kurosawa's epic The Hidden Fortress. One of his more commercial samurai films and still great!
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★★★★½

Also rewatched Edward Yang's debut with her:
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★★★★★
This is one of that masterpieces that will stay with me for a very long time!

Now, there's one more thing...
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½
Watched this TV miniseries just cause she wanted and OMG it was THAT BAD. Even her was bored in the ending. 8 hours of pure cliche ****. So predictble that with one hour I already knew wft was going to happen for the next 7 hours! Damn you Bill Pullman for be part of this trash! You deserve better.

:down::down::down::down::down:

[Joel]

Ready Player One - 2.5

what kind of loser spends all their time obsessing over movies from the '80s

Wealthy losers...like Speilberg.

[Stirchley]

43420

Another Frederick Wiseman documentary. Bleak, as one would imagine from the title. I’ve always thought there can be few things worse for a woman than to be in a shelter with her babies & children hiding from an abusive man. We are told that one-third of American women are beaten from the beginning to the end of their pregnancy. Now that I’m typing this, can this possibly be true? The documentary is from 2002.

[Ms. M]

Just out of interest, which music score was on the version you watched? Goldsmith or Tangerine Dream?
Goldsmith. I didn't know there are two music scores. I had to check out:)

[SeeingisBelieving]

Goldsmith. I didn't know there are two music scores. I had to check out:)

This thread might interest you ;):

https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=45311

[JoaoRodrigues]

The Sunset Limited (2011)
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Featuring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson, The Sunset Limited is one of the best religious discussion films I've seen so far, is a perspective of what the maximum extremism of both atheism and catholicism can be in the minds of two persons. The film unfolds all in the same room, despite that fact the film is not boring at all, mainly because of the good camera angles, constant argument, comedy and irony.

[Ms. M]

This thread might interest you ;):

https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=45311
I'm talking with the expert👍
I'll look with pleasure tomorrow. Thanks:)

[SeeingisBelieving]

I'm talking with the expert👍
I'll look with pleasure tomorrow. Thanks:)

Enjoy :D.

[dadgumblah]

The Sunset Limited (2011)
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Featuring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson, The Sunset Limited is one of the best religious discussion films I've seen so far, is a perspective of what the maximum extremism of both atheism and catholicism can be in the minds of two persons. The film unfolds all in the same room, despite that fact the film is not boring at all, mainly because of the good camera angles, constant argument, comedy and irony.

I haven't heard of this one. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be looking for this one.

[Stirchley]

The Road (2009)
5
Damn.

The movie was good though I can’t remember a single thing about it, but the book was far better.

[bean]

Shutter Island - 6.5/10


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[Saunch]

Ooh, Cormac McCarthy thread! It’s been ages since I saw The Sunset Limited but I remember being engrossed by it. Jackson has a great scene describing his character’s days in prison. It’s a downer, though, as Grampy Cormac wont to do.

Regarding The Road; I’ve also heard the book is better. I do like the film, though. It’s a cherished “no one else liked this on family movie night” memory.

Oh, man, Shutter Island getting a lukewarm reaction. That’s deserving of a lot re-evaluation, IMO. Marty’s love-letter to Sam Fuller!

[Fabulous]

Golden Boy (1939)

3

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[cricket]

Phenomena (1985)

1.5+

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I normally like surprises, but this was my 4th watch from director Dario Argento and I thought there was no way it could be the worst. I still want to see his Opera and Bird with the Crystal Plumage, but I am resigned to the fact that his best accomplishments are producing Demons and spawning a hot daughter. The dialogue and acting in this movie are atrocious, with the best performance coming from a monkey. These are forgivable sins in a horror movie if it has more to offer. It does have style, but not particularly good style. The ending is good compared to the rest, but that's not saying much. There's a lot of 13 year old Jennifer Connelly just walking around. At least make the star of your Giallo older so we can get some unnecessary lesbo action. Then I could have given the movie an extra half box of stinkin popcorn.

[terissingh]

I watched Titanic yesterday. Leo was looking really cute. LOL :P
I mean look at his style in Titanic and compare it with movies like Wolf Of Wall Street.
I rate it 10/10. It's a must watch movie.

[resopamenic]

3.5
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Not so overwhelmed by.

[Theophile]

Ready Player One.

It was good. It was changed from the book as it needed to be in order to make it visually watchable. It was good and fun and visually appealing. I do recommend it. :)

[Fabulous]

Executive Suite (1954)

3.5

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[AverageWhiteKid]

Escape from New York
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As a young whippersnapper who has only been "really into" movies for about 4 years now, a problem I run into with critically acclaimed/cult classic/highly recommended movies from 30+ years ago is that they simply just don't hold up in my eyes after all these years. I truly do try to have an open mind about these films, but something about them is off or feels cheap or just doesn't work for me. My newest shining example of this to myself is Escape from New York.
I will say I enjoyed a few of the performances, like Kurt Russell as Plissken, and I think that this movie would have been lesser without him. I loved the concept of this movie, the world of it seemed interesting and brought me in a bit, definitely was curious to see more of it. But at the end of the day I had some problems. The actual nitty gritty of the fights and action were not really done well, in some cases sub-b movie level, which was disheartening. I guess I get budget restraints and all, but boy I am not a lover of b movies so there is no "charm" or "classic feel" to that kind of stuff to me.The plot that was focused on directly was less interesting to me than other curiosities about the world I'd have rather seen. Characters beyond the one's in the taxi at the end and the Police Commissioner definitely had lesser performances.
Overall, it was still an enjoyable enough movie, I just kinda wish there was more to it as a whole. I'd rather this have been a 20+ million dollar movie than a 6 million, as I think a larger budget in this case could have definitely elevated the film.
2.5
Queue the pitchfork line below

[FromBeyond]

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After a technically masterful and felicitous trilogy on integrity in American institutions, Spielbergo needed to get some box office clout back. The result: a sort of live-action version of The LEGO Movie that’s nowhere near as effective or memorable.

Next up: Indiana Jones 5.

2

That's disappointing for the first review I read, damn.

The BFG was about integrity in American institutions? :p

[Chypmunk]

Jag är Ingrid (Stig Björkman, 2015) 3.5+
[I]There's something about Ingrid

[resopamenic]

Memoirs of a murderer (2017)
2.5
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Another kind of movie that some will wish it could have done better -or probably the korean's ver already done that :3 tho' -

[Marco]

The movie was good though I can’t remember a single thing about it, but the book was far better.

????? :) :) :)

[GulfportDoc]

Golden Boy (1939)

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Watched this last night. I'm not sure that I've ever seen it before!

It's really a "B" movie with "A" actors: Barbara Stanwyck, Adolph Menjou, Lee J. Cobb-- and William Holden's first starring role at aged 21. The story is slightly unbelievable, and overly melodramatic; but then many films of that era were.

Many actors had been considered for Holden's character, Joe Bonaparte. The take-away story is that during the early production, the director wanted to replace Holden. But Stanwyck intervened and insisted that he be kept. Turned out the role made the young actor a star, which he never forgot. Years later in 1978, Holden and Stanwyck were paired as Oscar co-presenters. Just prior to their segment Holden publicly thanked Stanwyck for his career. Stanwyck broke into tears.

Then in 1981, shortly after Holden's death, Stanwyck received a career Oscar. She noted that Holden always wanted her to win an Oscar, and now his wish was fulfilled. Good Hollywood stuff.

~Doc

[Mr Minio]

The movie was good though I can’t remember a single thing about it, but the book was far better. Both the film and the book made me cry. Well, I guess I'm just a crybaby.

[Ultraviolence]

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★★★
Good documentary on one of the most famous scenes in film history.

[Dirk120]

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★★★
Good documentary on one of the most famous scenes in film history.

I always wonder what is the last movie without blood that you actually enjoyed and rated high. :rolleyes:

[Ultraviolence]

I always wonder what is the last movie without blood that you actually enjoyed and rated high. :rolleyes:

...19 hours ago...
https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1884955#post1884955

Anyway, you're very equivocate, this documentary don't even have blood. Do you ever have watched Psycho? There's no blood in that film, how there will be blood in the documentary about that film?

[Dirk120]

...19 hours ago...
https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1884955#post1884955

Anyway, you're very equivocate, this documentary don't even have blood. Do you ever have watched Psycho? There's no blood in that film, how there will be blood in the documentary about that film?

OK, I should rephrase:

What is the last movie without violence that you actually enjoyed and rated high?

[Ultraviolence]

OK, I should rephrase:

What is the last movie without violence that you actually enjoyed and rated high?

https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1884955#post1884955

[Chypmunk]

Sensation Hunters (Charles Vidor, 1933) 2
Sadly nobody finds one

[matt72582]

The Omen - 4/10

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[Citizen Rules]

Sensation Hunters (Charles Vidor, 1933) rating_2
Sadly nobody finds oneI haven't seen that one, but I did see what might be a remake? Sensation Hunters (1945) which is only 62 minutes long but fun. It's also know as Club Paradise (1945)

[Citizen Rules]

The Omen - 4/10

I've been meaning to see that, just because Gregory Peck is it, and it's been decades since I seen it last.

[Chypmunk]

I haven't seen that one, but I did see what might be a remake? Sensation Hunters (1945) which is only 62 minutes long but fun. It's also know as Club Paradise (1945)

Not seen that one but doesn't sound like a remake from the little I just read of it.

[Mr_TagoMago]

I always wonder what is the last movie without blood that you actually enjoyed and rated high. :rolleyes:

...19 hours ago...
https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1884955#post1884955

Anyway, you're very equivocate, this documentary don't even have blood. Do you ever have watched Psycho? There's no blood in that film, how there will be blood in the documentary about that film?

Wait you see blood in that scene going down the drain.

[Mr_TagoMago]

...19 hours ago...
https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1884955#post1884955

Anyway, you're very equivocate, this documentary don't even have blood. Do you ever have watched Psycho? There's no blood in that film, how there will be blood in the documentary about that film?

OK, I should rephrase:

What is the last movie without violence that you actually enjoyed and rated high?

Most movies have some form of violence in them.

[Ms. M]

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63. rewatch.
Another Easter gift from TV:D
I love this movie, just like Legend.

[Mr Minio]

Rewatched again last night with my girlfriend If she's still your girlfriend, she has a great film taste. xD

[Citizen Rules]

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The Shape of Water (2017)
Winner of the Oscar for Best Picture


I'd call this, The Shape of Things to Come. Because this is where Hollywood is heading: Dumbed down, sappy dappy scripts...with really good actors and stylish sets...and a few socially relative messages tacked on for 21st sensibilities. All which then give the illusion of something far more grandiose than the potboiler script can actual deliver...The Shape of Water masquerades as something far greater than it really is.

At the heart of this movie is...well nothing, nothing much of importance. It's a film that's all dressed up with a du jour color pallet, in this case it's teal, not green, TEAL. Teal is everywhere in the sets and clothing, until our girl Friday takes a, um spin, with the creature and starts rearing cherry red.

All these go-nowhere add-ons creates an illusion of a film that is something much more important, than it really is. And these mag wheels and racing stripes on mom's 4 door car, won it an Oscar. I haven't seen all the other nominations for last year, but there had to be something better than this mishmash serving of potatoes without gravy. No, that's not right, this is all gravy with no potatoes.

Did I mention how bored I was during the movie, well it's true! I checked the remaining time left like at least 6 times....ugh, did the movie drag for me! I didn't buy into the romance that happened way to quick, and the Soviet spies were a dopey script idea right out of a B budget movie. Come to think of it, if this had been a low budget movie made in the early 80s, it would be one of those so bad you like it flicks. Pixar does this type of story so much better.

Though I have to say, as over the top that his cattle-prod wielding ass was, Michael Shannon the actor was damn good in this. He was so intense and so into his character that I was kind of rooting for him. I mean he's hard not to like, he's so over the top and yet totally focused, he's a fine actor. Too bad this wasn't done in a black comedy style, then the finger ripping scene would have been a hoot!

I liked Richard Jenkins in this and I really liked Sally Hawkins too, then again I always like her. I thought her deep friendship with her closeted gay next door neighbor was the best part of the film. That felt real and special.

But I wish the creature idea had been left at the Marvel/DC doorstep, and a more serious film about outsider people struggling in the early 1960s and feeling isolated because of their differences....that would have made a much more stronger film, than what we get.

rating_2_5

[Ultraviolence]

If she's still your girlfriend, she has a great film taste. xD
xD

[Nausicaä]

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3

[Rey Skywalker]

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Awakenings (1990)

4

''I can’t imagine being older than 22. I’ve no experience at it.
I know it’s not 1926. I just need it to be.''

[GulfportDoc]

The Shape of Water (2017)
Winner of the Oscar for Best Picture


...
All these go-nowhere add-ons creates an illusion of a film that is something much more important, than it really is. And these mag wheels and racing stripes on mom's 4 door car, won it an Oscar. I haven't seen all the other nominations for last year, but there had to be something better than this mishmash serving of potatoes without gravy. No, that's not right, this is all gravy with no potatoes.

...rating_2_5
Great review, CR. But no, there unfortunately was nothing better nominated this year. I felt as though all the nominees were tied for 3rd place, with 1 and 2 non-existent...:D

~Doc

[Dani8]

All the money in the world.

Great movie - I really loved it

[FM19]

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Ready Player One (2018)
4.5

One of Steven Spielberg's best films in recent years, it was full of great performances all-around, dazzling visuals, clever pop culture references, and a great soundtrack/score. Probably my favorite part about the film was how it made me feel like a kid again, something I can't say about most movies that have come out in this decade. The plot (while interesting) felt a little rushed at times, and there wasn't as much character development as there could have been, but overall I had a blast with Ready Player One and would recommend checking it out.

[Gideon58]

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3

[hell_storm2004]

Paddington 2 - 5/10. Not bad, not great. Just decent. Sally Hawkins spends some time under water in this one as well!

[Chypmunk]

A Shriek In The Night (Albert Ray, 1933) 2.5+
"If I didn't have four kids and a wife that could lick her weight in wildcats, I might like it better"

[SeeingisBelieving]

Paddington 2 - 5/10. Not bad, not great. Just decent. Sally Hawkins spends some time under water in this one as well!

I remember the first time I saw Sally Hawkins was in a drama with the sprawling title Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006). She played a shopaholic in a downward spiral. Really good :). Other than that Happy-Go-Lucky and Persuasion strike me as her best parts.

[Nemanja]

Phoenix (2014)
For the Foreign Language Hall of Fame

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Christian Petzold, does an excellent job of building suspense and the ending is an unexpected pleasure. Beautifully constructed and melancholy piece of cinema but its implausibility means that it can only be admired from a distance.
The problem is that there are a few instances in the story where it is near impossible that it could play out the way he presents it.
Phoenix is undone by a premise that asks the audience to swallow a bit more than they may be prepared to. Nothing more than a fairly compelling thriller 3.5

[xSookieStackhouse]

well i been rewatching the crow so many times because its one of my favorite movies of all time so i give it a 10 http://ksassets.timeincuk.net/wp/uploads/sites/55/2017/09/the_crow_re_boot_1000-920x584.jpg

[Chypmunk]

Song Of Granite (Pat Collins, 2017) 3.5+
Nice Irish documentary entry to the Academy awards

[the samoan lawyer]

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The Rover (2014)


Heard a lot of good reports about this but it still exceeded my expectations. Really gorgeously well paced film that was pretty grim throughout, which totally suited Pattinson to a tee. After this and a recent watch of Good Time, I really hope he sticks to darker projects for the time being. Also, fair dues to Guy Pearce who also did a more or less flawless job in this apocalyptic/outback/western/thriller.


4+


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The Funeral Murders (2018)


This is a tv doc on the atrocities that took place during two funerals in Belfast.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporals_killings


If you can find it, I recommend watching.


4

[TokeZa]

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Affair in the Snow (1968) by Yoshishige Yoshida

Interesting and depressing watch, i am certainly going to see more of Yoshida's film 3.5

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The Dawn Patrol (1930) by Howard Hawks

A slightly uneven war movie from Howard Hawks, but still really good and it dwells on the existentiale of death in light of war times. Howard Hawk might be my all time favorite American director. 3.5+

[Chypmunk]

The Silent Child (Chris Overton, 2017) 2+
Laudable in intent, weak in content

[Iroquois]

Army of Shadows - 4

about time I saw a better movie about the French Resistance than Top Secret!

[Ultraviolence]

All the money in the world.

Great movie - I really loved it

I'm curious Dani. Why do you loved?

[Ultraviolence]

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The Rover (2014)


Heard a lot of good reports about this but it still exceeded my expectations. Really gorgeously well paced film that was pretty grim throughout, which totally suited Pattinson to a tee. After this and a recent watch of Good Time, I really hope he sticks to darker projects for the time being. Also, fair dues to Guy Pearce who also did a more or less flawless job in this apocalyptic/outback/western/thriller.


rating_4+



Interesting, I'll check it out tonight.

[Saunch]

All the money in the world.

Great movie - I really loved it

I'm curious Dani. Why do you loved?

I’m curious about that movie too. A friend of mine saw it and said it was like watching tiny bits of a great J. Paul Getty biopic trapped inside an okay kidnapping plot.

Edit: anyone see Danny Boyle’s tv show on the very same subject? The response has been more positive there.

[Dirk120]

Paddington 2 - 5/10. Not bad, not great. Just decent. Sally Hawkins spends some time under water in this one as well!


I wonder how you like the first one.

[the samoan lawyer]

Interesting, I'll check it out tonight.


Looking forward to hearing your thoughts UV. I reckon you'll enjoy it.

[hell_storm2004]

I remember the first time I saw Sally Hawkins was in a drama with the sprawling title Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006). She played a shopaholic in a downward spiral. Really good :). Other than that Happy-Go-Lucky and Persuasion strike me as her best parts.

I am yet to see those. All of her roles are of a quiet, unassuming lady, you can easily forget she is there. Like i forgot she was in Layer Cake. I quite liked her in the movie Maudie, she did a fine job.

I wonder how you like the first one.
Part one was better for sure. Maybe coz it was new, had the novelty of seeing a bear with real people.

[Marco]

All the money in the world.

Great movie - I really loved it

I saw this on Bank Holiday Monday and echo your acclaim Dani8, a 9/10.

[Ultraviolence]

I’m curious about that movie too. A friend of mine saw it and said it was like watching tiny bits of a great J. Paul Getty biopic trapped inside an okay kidnapping plot.

Edit: anyone see Danny Boyle’s tv show on the very same subject? The response has been more positive there.

I watched this film in movie theater, I didn't like it ... I gave it 2 out of 5. That's why I want to know why she likes it. :p

[Chypmunk]

Hebi no michi [Serpent's Path] (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1998) 3
Slithers nicely at times but needed to shed more skin

[Gangland]

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I really wanted to like Video Violence (1987) more than I did. The movie takes place in a rental store in the 80s, and such slasher films like Pieces (1982) and Blood Cult (1985) are mentioned. Filmed entirely on a VHS camcorder, Video Violence has a great premise about a couple that moves to a small town to open up a movie rental store. To the couple's surprise, the local townsfolk are obsessed with horror movies, and it is revealed that the entire town is in on making real life "snuff" films, which get dropped off to the rental store.

The writer/director, Gary Cohen, came up with the idea for the movie while working at a video store in the 80s. He noticed that people were really only obsessed with renting slashers, and found them suitable for children as long as they didn't have any nudity in them. I have to say - I grew up in a similar household, and I was a video store clerk myself from 2006-2012, and that notion really hasn't changed.

I rarely ever endorse a remake of a film, but I think a remake of Video Violence set in the 80s/90s would be an awesome, retro film. Considering that Cohen could do anything he wanted gore wise, I think the killings in the movie are particularly tame. The camera work is unimaginative; to the point where I don't know if he was able to edit the film, or he just did all the editing in camera.

Video Violence is not a complete waste of time, I just think I wanted more than was ever there. For a $2.99 rental on amazon, it's easily worth the price, I just don't think it's a movie that I'll be returning to anytime soon. I am curious enough to watch the sequel, Video Violence 2 (1987) and Cohen's other film Captives (1988).

RATING: 2.0

[Stirchley]

I remember the first time I saw Sally Hawkins was in a drama with the sprawling title Shiny Shiny Bright New Hole in My Heart (2006). She played a shopaholic in a downward spiral. Really good :). Other than that Happy-Go-Lucky and Persuasion strike me as her best parts.

She was really funny in a small part in Layer Cake with Daniel Craig. Has a tendency to overact & mug it up for the cameras & always needs a strong director to reign her in.

[SeeingisBelieving]

I am yet to see those. All of her roles are of a quiet, unassuming lady, you can easily forget she is there. Like i forgot she was in Layer Cake.

She's completely the other way in Happy-Go-Lucky. It's brilliant :).

[Chypmunk]

She is superb in Happy-Go-Lucky.

[Citizen Rules]

Made in Dagenham (2010) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371155/) was the first film I've seen with Sally Hawkins. She's one of my favorite actresses working today. Has anybody seen that one? If not you should:)

[hell_storm2004]

She's completely the other way in Happy-Go-Lucky. It's brilliant :).

I might give this a try right after Liverpool City match. :)

[SeeingisBelieving]

She is superb in Happy-Go-Lucky.

And Eddie Marsan. They're both stunning :).

[Mr_TagoMago]

43470

Excellent bad ass martial arts classic! Not being familiar with chinese martial arts films i was thrown off by just how hilarious the dub was at first, the poorly synchronized stock sound effects but once i could look past that it was gripping from start to finish. Last fight was great but did feel a tad anti climatic.

[Ultraviolence]

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Excellent bad ass martial arts classic! Not being familiar with chinese martial arts films i was thrown off by just how hilarious the dub was at first, the poorly synchronized stock sound effects but once i could look past that it was gripping from start to finish. Last fight was great but did feel a tad anti climatic.

Gordon-Liu approves!
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[Thursday Next]

[The Shape of Water

At the heart of this movie is...well nothing, nothing much of importance.


:(

[Thursday Next]

Lady Bird (2017)

Good movie, I liked it.

4

[Dani8]

I saw this on Bank Holiday Monday and echo your acclaim Dani8, a 9/10.
-Fantastic experience, wasnt it, Marco. And for the record for what it's worth- I would have watched it with Kevin Spacey in the lead, but Plummer was brilliant IMO.

[Stirchley]

She's completely the other way in Happy-Go-Lucky. It's brilliant :).

The first time I saw this movie, I cringed. I thought she was so idiotically & compulsively friendly to the point of annoyance. Just the sort of person I would avoid at any cost. But when I re-visited the movie maybe a couple of years later, I didn’t find her so annoying & quite enjoyed the movie.

Made in Dagenham (2010) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1371155/) was the first film I've seen with Sally Hawkins. She's one of my favorite actresses working today. Has anybody seen that one? If not you should:)

It wasn’t bad, but, to be honest, I don’t remember a single scene.

Sally was also over-acting in Desert Flower. I couldn’t watch her scenes.

She’s a little bit like the Scottish actress Shirley Henderson, who can be equally annoying or really good depending on the role.

[Dani8]

I’m curious about that movie too. A friend of mine saw it and said it was like watching tiny bits of a great J. Paul Getty biopic trapped inside an okay kidnapping plot.

Edit: anyone see Danny Boyle’s tv show on the very same subject? The response has been more positive there.

It just all worked for me. I'd watch it again next if I was struggling to choose a movie.

[Nausicaä]

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2.5

[SeeingisBelieving]

-Fantastic experience, wasnt it, Marco. And for the record for what it's worth- I would have watched it with Kevin Spacey in the lead, but Plummer was brilliant IMO.

He's great Plummer :). I imagine also there's something to be said for having a real face acting without prosthetics. I thought they looked really dodgy on Spacey in the original trailers.

[SeeingisBelieving]

The first time I saw this movie, I cringed. I thought she was so idiotically & compulsively friendly to the point of annoyance. Just the sort of person I would avoid at any cost. But when I re-visited the movie maybe a couple of years later, I didn’t find her so annoying & quite enjoyed the movie.

You do get that slightly heightened reality with Mike Leigh though don't you? I mean characters' quirks are very to the forefront. I loved watching Hawkins and thought that it must have taken a hell of an effort to keep that positive manner up relentlessly all day doing her scenes. Incidentally something about the character seemed to echo Lynda Steadman's Annie in Career Girls, which is my favourite Leigh film, so I got a kick out of that too :).

She was really funny in a small part in Layer Cake with Daniel Craig. Has a tendency to overact & mug it up for the cameras & always needs a strong director to reign her in.

I hazily remember her in Layer Cake but I've never seen all of it.

Sally was also over-acting in Desert Flower. I couldn’t watch her scenes.

She’s a little bit like the Scottish actress Shirley Henderson, who can be equally annoying or really good depending on the role.

I tell you what, I'm going to throw Amanda Plummer in as another comparison. They all have the propensity to be or look eccentric possibly even when it's unnecessary :p. I've never felt that Sally Hawkins overdid it in any specific role but I haven't seen her in many of the films being mentioned, including The Shape of Water.

[Joel]

Good Time

I mean, it had elements that were very cool. The music was cool but it didn't fit to my ears. Seemed it belonged in an early Michael Mann film. The visual glass plate shots were cool. The story was wild and the performances were pretty super. I'm not sure I'd be into watching it too many more times, though. I didn't think it was amazing. It was good, though.

3+

[Fabulous]

Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

3

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[GulfportDoc]

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[Obsesson (1976)]
rating_3
Watched this last night, and I don't recall seeing this when it came out. If not an actual homage, DePalma's film is heavily influenced by Hitchcock, most especially Vertigo, with a little Rebecca thrown in. What really iced the cake was Bernard Herrmann's score.

I was surprised to read that it was a big financial success at the time, likely due to it's publicity stating that it was like a top Hitchcock film.

Although DePalma was never one of my favorite directors anyway, there were several problems with the story. The drama was nearly unbelievable, but even if one bought the incredulous story, the casting of Cliff Robertson as the male lead was a mistake. Robertson did not have the emotional range necessary to be convincing in the role of the obsessed widower.

In fact the screen play had been severely cut down by the director from the original product by the screenwriter. There had been a whole other act written which was left out in order to pare down the playing time. Perhaps that coda would have made the thing more believable.

Herrmann is my all time favorite film composer. But unfortunately this score seemed over wrought and ponderous, almost to the point of irritation in a few scenes. Ironically the score was thought to be his favorite by Herrmann.

There's a nice part by John Lithgow in his first really important film role. At least he used a southern accent. With the film mostly taking place in New Orleans, it's imperative for the actors to have believable accents. Robertson didn't even try.

The film is worth watching because of historical significance and curiosity. But everyone associated with the production has done better work.

~Doc

[Dirk120]

I am yet to see those. All of her roles are of a quiet, unassuming lady, you can easily forget she is there. Like i forgot she was in Layer Cake. I quite liked her in the movie Maudie, she did a fine job.


Part one was better for sure. Maybe coz it was new, had the novelty of seeing a bear with real people.

Interesting, I liked the sequel better. And the rating of the sequel is also better everywhere.

[Dirk120]

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2.5

Why so low? :eek:

[Iroquois]

Because it's awful. I'd even go so far as to give it a 1.

[hell_storm2004]

Interesting, I liked the sequel better. And the rating of the sequel is also better everywhere.

It might very well be. It depends on preference I guess. It almost had the Who's who of British movie/tv industry. For me got little emotionally soapy for me.

[edarsenal]

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Hombre (1967) 4 Just finished watching this for Camo's 2018 Movie Tournament (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1874343#post1874343) and actually voted against a nom of my own.
Reason? It came from a novel from my favorite writer, Elmore Leonard. Love the guy and his stories and while I never did read any of his westerns (shame on me) this'll be one I'll read when I finally do.

[cat_sidhe]

Watched this last Friday, but waited a few days to rate it to see if my initial ASGDHAJSG ****ING LOVE THIIIIIIS feeling subsided to allow a more sedate rating for this 80's video nasty throwback, but no.

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4

[Theophile]

Noon Blue Apples (2002) (aka New World Order):

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This was a very intriguing movie. It was different and interesting. It did not insult or spoon feed the viewer. While a bit of a talking head movie with little action, it still maintained my interest throughout with no real nudity or violence. It was low-budget but definitely worth watching. Good, but not great. Three out of five stars.

[resopamenic]

Before We Vanish (2017) - 3.5

In this artsy low budget b movie, where sci-fi meet romance then blend with comedy, philosopical, political and social commentary, there this concept that one shouldnt reap...

could sound a bit futile at the time nonetheless for the introspective feel and creative premise i wish it could be done better by mr kurosawa.

[TokeZa]

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The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums (1939) by Kenji Mizoguchi (https://www.criticker.com/people/Kenji_Mizoguchi/) rating_4+

[Chypmunk]

Kumo no hitomi [Eyes Of The Spider] (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1998) 2.5
Sadly no visionary tale though

[the samoan lawyer]

Watched this last Friday, but waited a few days to rate it to see if my initial ASGDHAJSG ****ING LOVE THIIIIIIS feeling subsided to allow a more sedate rating for this 80's video nasty throwback, but no.

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rating_4


Hoping to catch this one soon!

[the samoan lawyer]

https://itpworld.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/thehumanconditioniii1web.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjYhZjgkKPaAhUHWsAKHalXAjEQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitpworld.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F12%2F18%2Fthe-human-condition-ningen-no-joken-japan-1959-1961%2F&psig=AOvVaw0zLWVKir27xBSfrfUK_Pm9&ust=1523017552330643)
The Human Condition iii: A Soldiers Prayer (1961)


What a phenomenal trilogy from Kobayashi. Such a devastating finale, this was my favourite instalment of the three, though it was close. It actually felt like I had travelled with Kaji throughout his journey and looking back, there really is no let up from how bleak his experiences have been. I mean, not only were we a witness to his emotional pain but there was so much violence and physical torture, it was incredible what he put himself through in order to get home to his wife. Hearing that much of the film was based on the directors own experiences of war is just downright scary.


Despite the nature of some of the scenes it such a well crafted and beautiful film and the acting was faultless really.


Now that was 10 hours well spent!


4.5+

[Marco]

-Fantastic experience, wasnt it, Marco. And for the record for what it's worth- I would have watched it with Kevin Spacey in the lead, but Plummer was brilliant IMO.

Sure was, I liked the scope and the story. Plummer was excellent. Safe to say that, knowing very little of the Gettys I did a bit of goggling following the film. Appears true that money cannot buy you (total) happiness.

Also never realized that Balthazar Getty (The Lost Highway) was J. P Getty's great-gransdon.

[Saunch]

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[matt72582]

In Cold Blood - 9/10

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[the samoan lawyer]

In Cold Blood - 9/10

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One of my favourite films. Glad you enjoyed it Matt.

[Fabulous]

20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932)

3

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[Dani8]

Sure was, I liked the scope and the story. Plummer was excellent. Safe to say that, knowing very little of the Gettys I did a bit of goggling following the film. Appears true that money cannot buy you (total) happiness.

Also never realized that Balthazar Getty (The Lost Highway) was J. P Getty's great-gransdon.

would now like to read so much more about thst family.

[Mr_TagoMago]

https://itpworld.files.wordpress.com/2013/12/thehumanconditioniii1web.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjYhZjgkKPaAhUHWsAKHalXAjEQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fitpworld.wordpress.com%2F2013%2F12%2F18%2Fthe-human-condition-ningen-no-joken-japan-1959-1961%2F&psig=AOvVaw0zLWVKir27xBSfrfUK_Pm9&ust=1523017552330643)
The Human Condition iii: A Soldiers Prayer (1961)


What a phenomenal trilogy from Kobayashi. Such a devastating finale, this was my favourite instalment of the three, though it was close. It actually felt like I had travelled with Kaji throughout his journey and looking back, there really is no let up from how bleak his experiences have been. I mean, not only were we a witness to his emotional pain but there was so much violence and physical torture, it was incredible what he put himself through in order to get home to his wife. Hearing that much of the film was based on the directors own experiences of war is just downright scary.


Despite the nature of some of the scenes it such a well crafted and beautiful film and the acting was faultless really.


Now that was 10 hours well spent!


4.5+


Greatest trilogy ever!

[Marco]

In Cold Blood - 9/10

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/In_cold_blood99.jpg

Only saw this last year after finding it in a bundle of DVDs an old mate had "forgotten" a lot in my gaff, excellent film. Very gritty, tragic ending.

[Marco]

would now like to read so much more about thst family.

Indeed. For the film, was suprised to see see Andrew Buchan as JPGII as he's considered very much a TV actor here.

[Chypmunk]

Like Minds (Gregory Read, 2006) 1.5
Like, why?

[Mr_TagoMago]

Gonna check that In cold blood out. Sounds excellent!

[matt72582]

One of my favourite films. Glad you enjoyed it Matt.

It's great.. I saw it years ago, but it's so great. I think Richard Brooks is the most underrated director in movies (great writer, too).. If you like westerns, I'd recommend "The Professionals" (great cast, too), Elmer Gantry, The Happy-Ending, Deadline – U.S.A. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadline_%E2%80%93_U.S.A.)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, etc

[Fabulous]

The Petrified Forest (1936)

3.5

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[GulfportDoc]

In Cold Blood - 9/10

This is a very absorbing but chilling film, even in modern times where there have been so many family murder, serial killer and mass murder films. Everyone played their parts to perfection, and in fact Robert Blake never fully recovered from his portrayal of the Perry Smith role. He was in and out of therapy for years.

Capote's book was followed pretty closely, and they were able to retain its essence. Capote had become well acquainted with the killers while incarcerated, as he was doing research for the novel. They requested he be present at their hanging executions, which he was. Come to think of it, Capote was never really the same afterward either...;)

~Doc

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[matt72582]

This is a very absorbing but chilling film, even in modern times where there have been so many family murder, serial killer and mass murder films. Everyone played their parts to perfection, and in fact Robert Blake never fully recovered from his portrayal of the Perry Smith role. He was in and out of therapy for years.

Capote's book was followed pretty closely, and they were able to retain its essence. Capote had become well acquainted with the killers while incarcerated, as he was doing research for the novel. They requested he be present at their hanging executions, which he was. Come to think of it, Capote was never really the same afterward either...;)

~Doc

Yesterday after the movie, I put on a re-run of Robert Blake on Johnny Carson (late-night show) in the 70s, and mentioned depression and how he was so afraid to leave his house that he couldn't even buy the razors to commit suicide.

[Dani8]

All the Money in the World

Apologies if I've already said how much this movie impressed me. It's a solid ten from me, and there you go, I dont think I've ever given a number to a movie. I just loved it, and cannot find a flaw.

[Dani8]

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5

Oh man, I love this movie, Steve!!!

[Siddon]

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Isle of Dogs is Wes Andersons claymation, animated travelogue scifi adventure story. It's about a young Japanese boy(Atari) who travels to the Island of garbage to find his beloved pet(Spots). He comes across a pack of dogs who help him on his journey. The pack is Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, and Bryan Cranston, most of the dogs are domesticated except for Chief (Bryan Cranston).

Apparently this movie is accused of cultural appropriation because...we can't have nice things anymore. For me this is one Anderson's top three films for me I found the balance of dead pan humor and whimsy as well a tight science fiction story to be a delight. My biggest regret for the film is that I wish it had another hour to it. The women in the story were all given great roles Scarlet Johansson plays Nutmeg the mysterious show dog, Greta Gerwig plays Tracey Walker an American anarchist sort, and Tilda Swinton plays Oracle the pug with special powers, with Francis McDormand as the "translator" because the film has no subtitles. My regret is that while the female characters are very well defined the pack sort of falls by the wayside in the third act. I would have liked to have seen more of several of the dogs (Goldblum, Murray, and Balaban) as the best parts of the movie are with the pack. 4.5

[Dani8]

https://theplaylist.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Isle-Of-Dogs-1200x520.jpg

Isle of Dogs is Wes Andersons claymation, animated travelogue scifi adventure story. It's about a young Japanese boy(Atari) who travels to the Island of garbage to find his beloved pet(Spots). He comes across a pack of dogs who help him on his journey. The pack is Ed Norton, Bill Murray, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Balaban, and Bryan Cranston, most of the dogs are domesticated except for Chief (Bryan Cranston).

Apparently this movie is accused of cultural appropriation because...we can't have nice things anymore. For me this is one Anderson's top three films for me I found the balance of dead pan humor and whimsy as well a tight science fiction story to be a delight. My biggest regret for the film is that I wish it had another hour to it. The women in the story were all given great roles Scarlet Johansson plays Nutmeg the mysterious show dog, Greta Gerwig plays Tracey Walker an American anarchist sort, and Tilda Swinton plays Oracle the pug with special powers, with Francis McDormand as the "translator" because the film has no subtitles. My regret is that while the female characters are very well defined the pack sort of falls by the wayside in the third act. I would have liked to have seen more of several of the dogs (Goldblum, Murray, and Balaban) as the best parts of the movie are with the pack. 4.5

Squeeee I so want to see this, Sid. Loving your review.:up:

[doubledenim]

Top Three !?!

Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums and I Love Dogs!

It opens here today. Can't wait.

[Siddon]

Top Three !?!

Rushmore, Royal Tenenbaums and I Love Dogs!

It opens here today. Can't wait.

1. The Royal Tenenbaums
2. Moonrise Kingdom
3. Isle of Dogs
4. Fantastic Mr. Fox
5. Rushmore
6. Bottle Rocket
7. Grand Budapest Hotel
8. Life Aquatic
9. Darjeeling Limited

[Camo]

01. Bottle Rocket
02. Rushmore
03. The Royal Tenenbaums
04. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
05. The Darjeeling Limited
06. Fantastic Mr. Fox
07. Moonrise Kingdom
08. Grand Budapest Hotel
09. Isle of Dogs

Pretty sure that's the release order! :cool:

[Fabulous]

The Lodger (1944)

3

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[Thursday Next]

Harvey (1950)

Don't know why it took me so long to get round to watching this. I should have seen it for the 50s Countdown.

3.5+

[Chypmunk]

Girls About Town (George Cukor, 1931) 3
This flick depicts chicks n tricks - it's not so bad, I give it six(Samuel Tyler Coalridge)

[Rey Skywalker]

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Tomb Raider (2018)

4

[Raven73]

Ready Player One - 2.5

what kind of loser spends all their time obsessing over movies from the '80s

Obsessing over movies? Unheard of in the Movie Forums!

Who are you referring to? (Creator James Halliday? Wade? Spielberg Author Ernest Cline...?)

[Iroquois]

It's a rhetorical question.

[Chypmunk]

Deux jours, une nuit [Two Days, One Night] (Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, 2014) 3.5
Defining untenable

[Ms. M]

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3
Great performance of all cast - De Niro, Pesci and absolutely beautiful Cathy Moriarty.

[DocHoliday]

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By the end of this movie, if you don't think to yourself "What in the f**ck did I just watch!?!?" then I commend you. A well made, witty movie, and hilarious at times... but yes, very strange and unconventional. Can't see I have much of an urge to re-watch it, but it's worth one viewing... especially if the genre is your cup of tea. Does not stack up to Lanthimos' most recent film, The Killing of Sacred Deer.

7/10

[Stirchley]

Deux jours, une nuit [Two Days, One Night] (Jean-Pierre Dardenne & Luc Dardenne, 2014) 3.5
Defining untenable

Excellent movie.

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Great performance of all cast - De Niro, Pesci and absolutely beautiful Cathy Moriarty.

Terrific movie. Seen it a million times.

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By the end of this movie, if you don't think to yourself "What in the f**ck did I just watch!?!?" then I commend you. A well made, witty movie, and hilarious at times... but yes, very strange and unconventional. Can't see I have much of an urge to re-watch it, but it's worth one viewing... especially if the genre is your cup of tea. Does not stack up to Lanthimos' most recent film, The Killing of Sacred Deer.

7/10

Loved it.

[Citizen Rules]

I didn't care for Raging Bull at all. My Review (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1796594#post1796594)

[Stirchley]

I didn't care for Raging Bull at all. My Review (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1796594#post1796594)

Not gonna read your review as I would disagree. Interesting though as I just love the movie.

[Stirchley]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1886462#post1886462

[Ms. M]

Terrific movie. Seen it a million times.


I've seen it once and I'm fine with it:)

[Ms. M]

I didn't care for Raging Bull at all. My Review (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1796594#post1796594)
I had the same feelings as you, what mean I didn't have any emotions at all;)

[DocHoliday]

Raging Bull is overrated, and I say that as a huge boxing fan.

I know many consider it Scorsese's best film, but I don't see how it has a case over Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. Not only those, but I'd easily say The King of Comedy and Mean Streets are better as well.

[Nestorio_Miklos]

9/10

https://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/sideways-2004/large_tojQbn3H4UcM8lkuns1E7CnLv8D.jpg

[DocHoliday]

9/10

https://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/sideways-2004/large_tojQbn3H4UcM8lkuns1E7CnLv8D.jpg

Yeah, Sideways is quality.

[Saunch]

Raging Bull is the perfect Scorsese movie. That doesn’t mean it’s his best, it doesn’t have to be your favorite, but it contains all the elements that have made his career. The story of its inception, how it practically saved Marty’s life, puts this into perspective. Kamikaze filmmaking, as he put it. It’s more personal than Last Temptation or Silence.

[Dirk120]

People who don't like Raging Bulls are the ones who like movies such as Call Me By Your Name or Moonlight.

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[DocHoliday]

People who don't like Raging Bulls are the ones who like movies such as Call Me By Your Name or Moonlight.

https://media.giphy.com/media/Vg0JstydL8HCg/giphy.gif

Nah, Moonlight is crap and I didn't like it at all.

[Saunch]

I like Raging Bull and Moonlight.

Repression through masculinity. That’s my jam.

[Nausicaä]

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Enjoyed all the films I've seen from this director and can't wait to see what he does with the Suspiria remake!


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[Stirchley]

I know many consider it Scorsese's best film

Not me.

[HashtagBrownies]

Caché: 2005 4+ REWATCH
No fear.
*I'm watching Caché with my grandmother and the suicide scene is gonna happen soon.*
One fear.

[GulfportDoc]

People who don't like Raging Bulls are the ones who like movies such as Call Me By Your Name or Moonlight.
Ha! That's funny...:D

[Mr_TagoMago]

Raging Bull is overrated, and I say that as a huge boxing fan.

I know many consider it Scorsese's best film, but I don't see how it has a case over Taxi Driver and Goodfellas. Not only those, but I'd easily say The King of Comedy and Mean Streets are better as well.

I think it was better than Goodfellas. Taxi Driver is Scorseses best though.

[Okay]

People who don't like Raging Bulls are the ones who like movies such as Call Me By Your Name or Moonlight.
I loved all three films, almost equally.

[Zotis]

I liked Moonlight, so will I not like Raging Bull, I also don't see how Good Fellas has a case over Taxi Driver.

[Ms. M]

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My kind of movie. About ordinary people, who have to struggle with daily problems. Marion Cotillard's performance was perfect as always. I really enjoy, the movies with her roles.
And one more thing, If I went married, I would like to have a husband like guy in this movie👍

[Chypmunk]

Lycanthropus [aka Werewolf In A Girl's Dormitory] US vsn (Paolo Heusch, 1961) 3+
A fun enough watch but the misdirect of the dog being called "Wolf" doesn't work that well imo

[doubledenim]

https://i.imgur.com/MGRPHZa.png (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1886699#post1886699)
A Quiet Place (2018)



Guess I just don't like movies with subtitles.


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[SeeingisBelieving]

Caché: 2005 rating_4+ REWATCH
No fear.
*I'm watching Caché with my grandmother and the suicide scene is gonna happen soon.*
One fear.

That's the only time I can remember feeling as though I was thrown across the room with shock :p.

[matt72582]

The Hill - 7.5/10

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[cricket]

Ed Wood (1994)

3.5+

https://ravereader.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/edwood-motley-crew.jpg

I watched this for the movie tournament after never being interested before. It's a well balanced movie that was a lot more humorous than I expected. Great job by the cast, especially Martin Landau.

[Citizen Rules]

Ed Wood (1994)

rating_3_5+

https://ravereader.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/edwood-motley-crew.jpg

I watched this for the movie tournament after never being interested before. It's a well balanced movie that was a lot more humorous than I expected. Great job by the cast, especially Martin Landau. Love that film! It would easily be on my Top 100, Depp is so good as the happy go lucky Ed Wood.

[doubledenim]

https://i.imgur.com/1lDWrOm.png (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1886866#post1886866)
Isle of Dogs (2018)



Unfairly portrays dog-lovers as dain bramaged.



rating_4

[honeykid]

Unfairly? No, that sounds about right. :p:D

[Siddon]

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A Quiet Place is a small simple story, it almost feels like it could have been a Twilight Zone episode. It's the story of a family of five 3 months after aliens land and hunt and murder most of the populace. The aliens seem to be indestructible, are very quick and incredibly sharp. I suppose they eat the victims but we don't really see much of that.

Anyways something happens that you see in the trailer and the story jumps forward 18 months later. The family lives in a retrofitted barn and we get quite a bit of world building we know the family isn't alone thanks to a very cool scene in the beginning but they might as well be.

One of the twists in the story that has been hidden in the trailers is the role of the daughter, I won't spoil it but it's pretty much the driving point of the plot. What is in the trailer is the mother's pregnancy the baby is coming and how could a crying baby survive in this world.

The film takes the JAWS approach to the creatures...less is more and while I wasn't too much a fan of the creatures aesthetic it didn't feel too CGI. The movie has a basic two part structure with the first half being atmospheric horror and the second part is just a white knuckle panic. You've got a few plot contrivances that doesn't make as much sense as you'd like but it's still an amazing film and great experience.

And that is why the film is worth your time and effort to see it in a theater because it's a film that you experience. This is one of those films that you go to see and experience it. It's not going to have the same impact at home and if you dissect certain things about it it won't make sense but it's not really about that. It's a movie focuses on your senses and your emotions.

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[Tugg]

127 Hours (2010) 3.5
Efficiant survival flick.
https://assets.mubi.com/images/notebook/post_images/1401/images-w1400.jpg?1283685306
Death Note (2017) 3
Intriguing premise lends itself for one watch.
https://www.ganriki.org/media/2017/death-note-2017-03.jpg
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 3
Too much happening but worth a watch.
http://www.avsforum.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Three-Billboards.jpg
Molly's Game (2017) 3.5
I was immersed in extraordinary life of Molly.
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I, Tonya (2017) 3
A bit monotonous with it's aggressiveness, but ending really pulled on my heart strings. I would have liked to see more intimate side of Tonya throughout.
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Justice League (2017) 2.5
Such inconsequential entry.
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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) 3.5
It does what it's supposed to do:- entertain!
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) 3.5
I thought this entry was brilliant, the way it handled the force and characters.
https://www.worldfreemovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review-750x350.jpg
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017) 2.5
Entry by the numbers. Wouldn't miss much if I had skipped it but don't mind I watched it anyways.
https://psarips.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/pitch-perfect.jpg
The Commuter (2018) 3
On one hand it's convoluted on the other it's the type of movies I like.
https://cdn.flickeringmyth.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-commuter-3-600x338.jpg
A Quiet Place (2018) 4
Haven't seen such a good movie in a long time. I'm still excited after cinema experience. Technically the way it handles sound it's superb. But more importantly it's immersive and rewarding watch. The hype is real.
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[Marco]

The beat that my heart skipped (2005)

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Brilliant and gritty, wonderfully underplayed by Romain Duris. I rooted for Thomas all the way even though, he is, essentially, without morals. The frustrated artist held back by his easy money from his shady background makes him an unsavoury character. Still, he holds this together. Strong 7/10.

[Marco]

That's the only time I can remember feeling as though I was thrown across the room with shock :p.

That got me open-mouthed. Haneke can do that.

[Gideon58]

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[iank]

Scream 4. Ten years after Scream 3, Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) is finally moving on, and achieving success as a self-help author off the back of her own traumas. But when the book promotional tour lands her back in her home town of Woodsboro, it doesn't take long for some psycho to get inspired to start it all over again... The 4th and, so far, final film in the iconoc horror series is actually one of the best of the sequels in spite of seeming a tad belated, and good wholesome naughty family fun. ;)

[doubledenim]

The Quiet Place movie I watched must have been the director's cut or some alternate version. I need to request a refund.

[cat_sidhe]

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1.5

Annoying ****.

[Saunch]

Adam DeVine needs to disappear.

[JoaoRodrigues]

Listen to me Marlon (2015)
If you want to see a famous person totally naked, this is the movie to watch. I didn't knew I had so much ideological resemblances with Marlon Brando. This man suffered immensely, I can't imagine his pain in the end of his life. Somehow he was not one of my favorite actors, still isn't, might never be, but he conquered me behind the big screen..

[cat_sidhe]

Adam DeVine needs to disappear.

Second time I've seen him. I agree with you, twice.

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[Gideon58]

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[Dirk120]

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A Quiet Place

As a movie fan, you gotta appreciate new ideas, good character development and well acting, those are the things you will get from this movie. Plus as a thriller, this movie is effective as people claim to be.

Things I didn't like:
- A little predictable
- Minor plot hole, why don't they live somewhere loud?

Final rating: 4

[Siddon]

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A Quiet Place

As a movie fan, you gotta appreciate new ideas, good character development and well acting, those are the things you will get from this movie. Plus as a thriller, this movie is effective as people claim to be.

Things I didn't like:
- A little predictable
- Minor plot hole, why don't they live somewhere loud?

Final rating: rating_4

Clearly moving/travel wasn't an option, though I do wonder if the sequel will take place in the city with a different group of people.

For me the plot holes were more


Why didn't the kids stay in the silo?
Why did they wait for the baby to come before making and testing a sound proof room.
What was going on with the other homes and family's.
How did the governments not figure out high pitched sound hurts them but was able to decimate "safety information to the world"

[Chypmunk]

Streamline Express (Leonard Fields, 1935) 2.5
Chugs along nicely enough when comedic but the drama sometimes threatens to derail any enjoyment

[Dani8]

12 Strong. We really liked it, despite finding an element or two a bit cheesy. I plan to rewatch at some stage.

[Ms. M]

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2
I didn't expected much and that's what I received. 2 🍿🍿 for Ironman, I watched it only for Robert Downey Junior.

[Marco]

A room for Romeo Brass (1999)

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This is an absolute joy where amateurish comes off in spades. The turn into darkness is upsetting but excellently captured by Shane Meadows. Funny, tragic and uplifting. I even rewatched with Shane and Paddys directors "talk through". Morrels parking suitably garbage as Paddy had only passed his driving test to be the character. 9/10.

[Chypmunk]

Billy Fury: The Sound Of Fury (Alan Byron, 2015) 3+
One for the birds

[Dirk120]

Clearly moving/travel wasn't an option, though I do wonder if the sequel will take place in the city with a different group of people.

For me the plot holes were more


Why didn't the kids stay in the silo?
Why did they wait for the baby to come before making and testing a sound proof room.
What was going on with the other homes and family's.
How did the governments not figure out high pitched sound hurts them but was able to decimate "safety information to the world"



Your explanation makes sense.

What was going on with the other homes and family's? This one is easy, to have more people engaged and united as a larger group, the chance of making noise will increase. That's why people are isolated and stayed on their own.

[SeeingisBelieving]

A room for Romeo Brass (1999)

http://www.broadway.org.uk/images/events/film_a_room_for_romeo_brass_plus_live_commentary/banner.jpg

This is an absolute joy where amateurish comes off in spades. The turn into darkness is upsetting but excellently captured by Shane Meadows. Funny, tragic and uplifting. I even rewatched with Shane and Paddys directors "talk through". Morrels parking suitably garbage as Paddy had only passed his driving test to be the character. 9/10.

Paddy Considine's so good in this. If anyone's a fan of Dead Man's Shoes they should check this out.

Incidentally Vicky McClure looks nice in that promo shot :yup:.

[Marco]

Paddy Considine's so good in this. If anyone's a fan of Dead Man's Shoes they should check this out.

Incidentally Vicky McClure looks nice in that promo shot :yup:.

Paddy, oh Paddy....his dancing at the seaside "resort"...his wearing of leisure gear, nicking a salt cellar..."can't destroy you today lads, i'm on some serious business".

Vicky McClure is a babe....that's so subjective but true :)

[SeeingisBelieving]

Paddy, oh Paddy....his dancing at the seaside "resort"...his wearing of leisure gear, nicking a salt cellar..."can't destroy you today lads, i'm on some serious business".

I haven't seen it for some time but I think the bit where he's on about wrestling with a ghost is the funniest.

Vicky McClure is a babe....that's so subjective but true :)

She really is :).

[Rey Skywalker]

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Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

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[Marco]

I haven't seen it for some time but I think the bit where he's on about wrestling with a ghost is the funniest.

Paddy says he was bringing the spirit of Bartley Gorman (Bareknuckle "King of the Gypsies") in his wild tales and accent.

She really is :).

She's well yum lol! :)

[Bonito]

Libertarias (1996) 4

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Spanish war-film set in 1936 at the beginning of the Spanish Civil War. It traces the exploits of a group of feminist militia-women fighting on the leftwing Republican side in an anarchist group. The action begins in a conflictive Barcelona where cathedrals and convents are being purged, before moving to Aragón and a bitterly fought area in the war (later to be scenario of the infamous and bloody Battle of the Ebro). They are a courageous and loyal group who are eager to show the male soldiers that women are not simply wives and mothers, but are just as capable of fighting for, and dying for, their beliefs and their sense of freedom. A colourfully diverse band, they include a female soldier, a medium, an ex-nun and an ex-prostitute. Very good movie that explores the characters of the women (and the men fighting alongside them) and their attitudes to war, religion, love & sex, and of course politics.


Battle Royale (2000) 4

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Japanese horror movie & adaptation of the (excellent) 1999 novel by Koushun Takami. Set in a dystopia with serious economic and societal problems, whole classrooms of high-school teenagers are regularly kidnapped, set loose on a deserted island and forced to fight each other to death gladiator-style. Takami's book and this film were allegedly later plagarized -albeit significantly altered - by US author Suzanne Collins in The Hunger Games trilogy & film franchise (though the death game scenario is an old tale anyway). Battle Royale is a gritty, brutal film of paranoia and misplaced trust, of passions and jealousy, of deadly miscalculations and of the terrible opening realization that it really is true and 'the game's on'. Interesting how the societal troubles come with unemployment rising to 15% according to the movie announcement at the beginning - shock, horror! - (Japan usually has around 2 - 4%). In Europe it has in this decade hit as high as 25% in Spain and Greece, fortunately without organized death games (so far, at least).

Baraka (1992) 4.5

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Ron Fricke's non-language, non-narrative collection of scenes exploring different aspects of (mostly) human life. I say mostly, as one of the best scenes is the opening one of Japanese snow monkeys that appear to be meditating, or at least deep in thought. Other topics covered include religion and spirituality - with some interesting rituals and ceremonies from around the world, modern labour conditions and agricultural methods, genocide and environmental damage. Perhaps too much naïvety at times in the implied constrast between seemingly idyllic pre-industrial societies on the one hand, and images of a mindless and callous world of advanced industrial societies on the other. The now famous 'chicks-down-the-shute' scene is truly horrific though. There's a 2011 sequel by Fricke - "Samsara", on my wish-list.

[matt72582]

La Caza - 8/10

Best Spanish movie I've seen... I like those kinds of situations; tension in a remote area.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4e/La_caza.jpg

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[Nausicaä]

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3

[HashtagBrownies]

A Quiet Place (2018)

Plot:: A family live in a post-apocalyptic world, where making the slightest noise could result in death.

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I'm a very easy to please guy. I like nearly every movie I see. It's very rare for me to find a movie 'highly overrated', but unfortunately this critically-acclaimed movie is one of those rare cases. Some parts of this film are great, others not so.

-The sound in this film is worse than Dunkirk. For a film about being quiet, it is way too loud. Whenever a sound that is considered threatening plays, it is f*cking deafening. The sounds appear to have been turned up to the max in post, which is a terrible idea. This is a film about being quiet, having noises at normal volume would work as the lack of sound would amplify the one sound. If you have sensitive ears, be very careful going to see this film.

-Since there’s almost no dialogue, the music is very obvious. It seems very forced and obnoxious at times, especially at the beginning of the film.

-The colour tint of the film is kinda gross. It has this ugly, greenish look. It is the kind of tint that you would see when you scroll through posters of s*it, poorly rated horror films from the 21st century. You can see this thing on the poster where Emily Blunt is sitting in the bath. If I was scrolling through a list of horror films and saw this poster without seeing the film, I’d assume it was just one of ’those’ types of horror films Not a good idea marketing team. Here is an examples of films to get my point across.
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The other poster though where she has her hand over her mouth is brilliant, simple, disturbing, makes you want to know more about the film

-The ending is very anticlimactic. Sure it is heavily implied that they kill the monsters and return to a happy life, but not seeing that just makes the film feel unsatisfying. Maybe have an extra 2 minute scene where they are doing a bunch of noisy stuff while being really happy?

-Then there are a couple of weird (I'm possibly nitpicking in this part, sorry) stuff that takes you out of the world of the film:
-Why are they having a baby in a world where you cannot make noise? What happens before the title might be a good indication, but that doesn’t justify it. The only reason I could think of is repopulation, but in order for that to happen incest would have to be involved, and that’s a nope.
-There is this random character who appears for 5 seconds and is then killed. By the main characters' reaction to the man it appears they’ve never seen him before, which makes no sense since this apocalypse has been in effect for 400 days.
-When the dad sacrifices himself, he doesn’t even consider fighting the monster when the axe is right beside him. The emotion is handled well in this scene, but most certainly not the logic.

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Despite what I've said, I actually liked a whole lot about this film.

-The opening of the film before the title is brilliant. It could totally stand on its own as a short film. It has a great sense of intrigue and terror. Some of the tension in the overall film is really good. In these scenes the music is used very appropriately. It’s loud but not stupidly loud, loud enough to make you feel on edge.

-That boy playing the son is a fantastic actor, I loved seeing him react to each situation. I loved the scenes of the dad and the son interacting near the river and waterfalls. It feels very heartwarming and realistic.

-I loved how the film didn’t have any force exposition, it’s only from old newspapers in the background we get a mild idea of what happened. It’s cool that they got an actual deaf actress to play the deaf girl, her performance is pretty meh but you can she is trying her best. Usually in films when they have family photos for emotional scenes, the photos look fake. In this film however the photos look like actual family photos (The picture of the kid on the beach with the colours messed up for example). The creature design is actually really cool. I liked the look of that gross orifice they use to hear noises. Some of the CGI of them when they interact with objects is a little weird though.

It's pretty disappointing this film wasn't all as it was cracked up to be, considering the director seems very passionate about the project, and he watched some brilliant horror movies in preparation for this.

Should you see this film? Sure. You'll probably love it. My review is just to warn you that you may be disappointed...

ALSO TO NOT F*CKING LAUGH DURING THE MOVIE!!!
https://media.giphy.com/media/gPDT9E9uwHqH6/giphy.gif
The director is super handsome so I don't want you to disappoint him.

3+

[matt72582]

I Am A Sex Addict - 7/10

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[Gideon58]

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[FromBeyond]

Terrifier

That Art the clown from all hallows eve is up to his old tricks again.. one scene in particular involving a woman, a saw and a clown will be hard to forget.

3.5 +

[bean]

Pulse 2: Afterlife - 6.5/10


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In an effort of progression from the first, this one is quickly becoming re-watchable at times for me. No Kristen Bell is obviously a downside right away, but the fact that this film doesn't have many renown performers kind of gives it more of a distanced feel, as in disconnected, which works great given the plot.


First viewing was as an outerlibrary loan months ago (the first Pulse movie had been one of my favorites for years), then just a few days ago found it on the shelves of a pre played movies/dvd's for a few bucks...:up:

[Mr Minio]

I Am A Sex Addict A shocking confession. I'm with you, bro! Don't give up!

[Larry]

Wind River (2017)

Wow what a great movie! I was surprised. Impressive on all levels, ie visually, sound, characters, pacing and story. One of the best films I have seen from 2017. Well worth watching. Slow burner that builds momentum.

4.5/5

I'll be keeping an eye on this writer/director Taylor Sheridan.

[Mitchum]

Last night I watched the Tenant with Polanski... made in 76... most of the time I giggled at the ham acting while wondering what goes on in this mans head....a genius..oh Im not so sure.....some of the acting was like Laurel and Hardy , and why so many Americans in this French film was beyond me.... I gave up after the tooth was found in the wall... I couldnt go on..

[Chypmunk]

The Phantom (Alan James, 1931) 1.5
Doesn't set out it's stall well enough early enough

[cricket]

Small Town Crime (2017)

3.5-

https://tedhicksfilmetc.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/small-town-crime-blood-in-the-car-e1516646448472.jpg?w=600

A drunken ex-cop who wants back on the force gets involved with some murders. Pretty cliche but it plays out well thanks to a terrific John Hawkes, dark humor, and timely violence. I absolutely loved it until the action became a little formulaic in the latter third.

[Ultraviolence]

The best opening sequence that I ever saw!
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Dreamlike, haunting, atmospheric, disturbing, beautiful. Aguirre is all of this! Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre was terrifying, an incredible interpretation.
I was stunned by how true to the natives, to the hills of Peru, to the Amazon river they were! Well, it was all filmed in location! It's not like The Lost City of Z (bull****) where the jungle doesn't looks like Amazonas at all and the natives... F**k that. In Aguirre, it's all there, the raining forests, the hostile atmosphere, the damn insects.An achievement!
95 min of pure cinematic beauty! The soundtrack doesn't looks that was made in this world, it looks like something from above the clouds, something mythic.
rating_5

[matt72582]

Listen to me Marlon (2015)
If you want to see a famous person totally naked, this is the movie to watch. I didn't knew I had so much ideological resemblances with Marlon Brando. This man suffered immensely, I can't imagine his pain in the end of his life. Somehow he was not one of my favorite actors, still isn't, might never be, but he conquered me behind the big screen..

It's great.. Saw it twice, and I'm sure I'll see it again.. (I'd LOVE to have access to the other 498 hours!)

[the samoan lawyer]

The best opening sequence that I ever saw!
https://fanart.tv/fanart/movies/2000/movieposter/aguirre-the-wrath-of-god-568bc1f05af4c.jpg
Dreamlike, haunting, atmospheric, disturbing, beautiful. Aguirre is all of this! Klaus Kinski as Don Lope de Aguirre was terrifying, an incredible interpretation.
I was stunned by how true to the natives, to the hills of Peru, to the Amazon river they were! Well, it was all filmed in location! It's not like The Lost City of Z (bull****) where the jungle doesn't looks like Amazonas at all and the natives... F**k that. In Aguirre, it's all there, the raining forests, the hostile atmosphere, the damn insects.An achievement!
95 min of pure cinematic beauty! The soundtrack doesn't looks that was made in this world, it looks like something from above the clouds, something mythic.
rating_5


Glad you loved it UV. Make sure you check out the rest of Herzog's films if you haven't already!

[Ultraviolence]

Glad you loved it UV. Make sure you check out the rest of Herzog's films if you haven't already!

This was my first Herzog. Searching others already!

[the samoan lawyer]

https://d2ycltig8jwwee.cloudfront.net/reviews/901/fullwidth.035baeb8.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjC3by0nq3aAhUBvxQKHd4PAdUQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthedissolve.com%2Freviews%2F901-nothing-bad-can-happen%2F&psig=AOvVaw13IC8MQcXQ9pW-BMSyIFim&ust=1523364717777647)
Nothing Bad Can Happen (2013)


Pretty upsetting film this, watching what Tore puts himself through. Kinda knew what I was getting myself into but it still took me by surprise, due to how well made and acted the actions are. Never heard of this director before but looking now this was his debut feature film, which makes in all the more impressive. Definitely not for the faint-hearted but fans of all things bleak and hard to watch will enjoy.


3.5+

[the samoan lawyer]

This was my first Herzog. Searching others already!


Lucky duck. Go for Fitzcarraldo next!

[GulfportDoc]

Wind River (2017)

Wow what a great movie! I was surprised. Impressive on all levels, ie visually, sound, characters, pacing and story. One of the best films I have seen from 2017. Well worth watching. Slow burner that builds momentum.

4.5/5

I'll be keeping an eye on this writer/director Taylor Sheridan.
I felt that Jeremy Renner had one of his very best performances as Cory Lambert, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife agent. And the cinematography was phenomenal.

The movie was very watchable, but to my taste there was too much cliche. If they'd made the crime a little less formulaic, and the ending a little less stock, it would have been a classic.

~Doc

[WorldFilmGeek]

https://worldfilmgeek.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/sevenyearsofnight.jpg?w=373&h=532

Seven Years of Night (C): Started out promising, but ends up meh. A new security officer in a small village accidentally kills a 12-year old during a foggy night. The girl's father, who is a wealthy and very abusive landowner in said village, vows to find out who killed his daughter and seeks revenge. Meanwhile, the security officer is racked with guilt and if forced back into reliving his near tragic past. I usually love Jang Dong-Gun in films, but his character was pretty one-dimensional compared to Ryu Seong-Ryong's more complex character.

[Marco]

Zodiac (2007).

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I did watch this before but was a bit bevvied lol. 1st rewatch is incredible. I don't know if its a story about obsession or an actual serial killer. Either way it works brilliantly and my Jakey has never been better and at his nerdiest best. The pacing of this was great and the tension was increased turn by turn, not by shocks, but by great storytelling and characterisation. So glad I gave this a 2nd spin (sober :)) 9.5/10

[Chypmunk]

10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachtenberg, 2016) 3.5
Decent underground offering

[Marco]

10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachtenberg, 2016) 3.5
Decent underground offering

A separate thread dedicated to Chypmunk punnery is deserved :) :) :)

[TokeZa]

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Early Man (2018) by Nick Park 2+

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Antigone (1992) by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub 4

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Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004) by Lav Diaz 4+

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/18/The_Spectacular_Now_film.jpg

3

[Saunch]

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This is my least favorite of the 3 films I’ve seen from Yorgos Lanthimos. Something feels miscalculated and i was thinking it might have been his leaning too far into sterile humor. The style adds to the atmosphere in some places (its perfect for a hospital setting) but narratively, as a whole piece, it robs the third act from the necessary dread it needs to stick the landing. You just can’t tell when things are being done with a straight face. It’s possible that was intentional but they would be exactly what I was referring to as a miscalculation.

You can’t really blame the performers, who’ve all committed to the flat and bare-minimum-of-human delivery, particularly Barry Keoghan who actually does the best job at trying to steer the scenes he’s in in the correct tonal directions.

I hope I haven’t hit the limit with his schtick.

2.5

[Fabulous]

On Dangerous Ground (1951)

3

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[Bonito]

This was my first Herzog. Searching others already!

Lucky duck. Go for Fitzcarraldo next!

Seconded, great film.
Also could try Grizzly Man (docu).

[hell_storm2004]

Watched Happy-Go-Lucky yesterday - 6.5/10. Delightful. Sally Hawkins was completely different than her other roles!

[honeykid]

^^And that's a completely different film in tone to the directors other films^^

[Ultraviolence]

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Evolution of a Filipino Family (2004) by Lav Diaz rating_4+

9h of film, nice to see others trying this kind of art, I'm going to watch Melancholia (7 hours I believe) and then I'll watch this one. Looks great.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Watched Happy-Go-Lucky yesterday - 6.5/10. Delightful. Sally Hawkins was completely different than her other roles!

It's great isn't it :)? So funny. Career Girls is my favourite Mike Leigh film and I was pleased to find an interview recently where he spoke briefly about it. There was a BBC documentary on him a couple of years ago and it was the only film they glossed over. I was mortified :p.

[SeeingisBelieving]

http://www.ziegler-film.com/uploads/tx_e27zfp/Antigone-img655.jpg

Antigone (1992) by Danièle Huillet and Jean-Marie Straub rating_4

Nice shot. I started watching the Juliette Binoche adaptation of a few years back but never finished it – she was excellent as you can imagine. I'm always interested to see who has played the lead because it was something Mira Furlan did on stage when she first went to America from the former Yugoslavia. I feel like it would have been the perfect role for her. Latterly Jodie Whittaker played Antigone in the theatre opposite Christopher Eccleston as Creon. Including himself he's always in things with people who end up playing Doctor Who :p.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Lucky duck. Go for Fitzcarraldo next!

That's my favourite. I always say this but I think Herzog has the best eye I can think of. The way he frames shots is something that stood out massively when I was watching all his films with Kinski.

[cricket]

If I Die Before I Wake (1998)

2+

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This is a home invasion movie that feels like an R-rated made for TV movie. I was surprised by how nasty it got, but the impact is lessened with all the nasty movies I've seen. At just under 80 minutes long there are no dead spots, or character/plot development for that matter. It's probably a good thing. I'd say it's a little below average but still worth watching for fans of the horror sub-genre.

[SeeingisBelieving]

This is a home invasion movie that feels like an R-rated made for TV movie.

I was watching some of The Silence of the Lambs again recently and that's exactly how it came over to me – like a TV movie. I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing. It's even things like the typography at the beginning, that stark black over the film itself. There's something small screen about it.

[the samoan lawyer]

That's my favourite. I always say this but I think Herzog has the best eye I can think of. The way he frames shots is something that stood out massively when I was watching all his films with Kinski.


Its difficult to pick a favourite of his. When asked I would say either Aguirre or Fitzcarraldo first but thinking deeper Kaspar Hauser and Stroszek would be up there too! All his films have such a crazy atmosphere to them. Have you seen Rescue Dawn? Its one of my least favourite of his and I still gave it a 3.5

[the samoan lawyer]

If I Die Before I Wake (1998)

rating_2+

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This is a home invasion movie that feels like an R-rated made for TV movie. I was surprised by how nasty it got, but the impact is lessened with all the nasty movies I've seen. At just under 80 minutes long there are no dead spots, or character/plot development for that matter. It's probably a good thing. I'd say it's a little below average but still worth watching for fans of the horror sub-genre.


Added to watchlist.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Its difficult to pick a favourite of his. When asked I would say either Aguirre or Fitzcarraldo first but thinking deeper Kaspar Hauser and Stroszek would be up there too!

I like the first two best and then Nosferatu the Vampyre :).

All his films have such a crazy atmosphere to them. Have you seen Rescue Dawn? Its one of my least favourite of his and I still gave it a rating_3_5

No, I've only seen his films with Klaus Kinski but I did see a fair amount of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and the beginning of Cave of Forgotten Dreams so it was interesting to see how his style has changed, or stayed the same, over time.

[the samoan lawyer]

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The One I Love (2014)


Very Twilight-Zone esque and really really funny. Duplass and Elizabeth Moss are both great as a married couple going through relationship problems, who attend a therapist, played by Ted Danson, that advises them to go away on a retreat together. From there on, it gets totally bizarre. The dialogue was great but as expected, it was the way Duplass plays out his lines that stole the show here.


4+

[the samoan lawyer]

I like the first two best and then Nosferatu the Vampyre :).



No, I've only seen his films with Klaus Kinski but I did see a fair amount of Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans and the beginning of Cave of Forgotten Dreams so it was interesting to see how his style has changed, or stayed the same, over time.


Nosferatu is great too. They original Bad Lieutenant is a personal favourite of mine so I probably unfairly compared that to Herzogs, even though it wasn't really a remake. Highly recommend you watch of his other stuff, especially the ones I mentioned.

[ScarletLion]

https://1cqgxm3l59yi2wwbnn3qy35h-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Guest-Cottage-from-The-One-I-Love-movie-15.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjQybix2a_aAhVGaRQKHa5DDsIQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhookedonhouses.net%2F2015%2F02%2F16%2Fthe-enchanted-cottage-from-the-one-i-love%2F&psig=AOvVaw2fj5hbHKljVoq1GmAgyB_o&ust=1523449383338721)
The One I Love (2014)


Very Twilight-Zone esque and really really funny. Duplass and Elizabeth Moss are both great as a married couple going through relationship problems, who attend a therapist, played by Ted Danson, that advises them to go away on a retreat together. From there on, it gets totally bizarre. The dialogue was great but as expected, it was the way Duplass plays out his lines that stole the show here.


4+

Great isn't it. I think fans of movies like 'Coherence', 'The Invitation' and maybe 'Triangle' would like it

So who do you reckon he left with?

[Chypmunk]

Bill Cracks Down (William Nigh, 1937) 1.5+
Meanwhile it looks like the scriptwriter goes in the opposite direction

[the samoan lawyer]

Great isn't it. I think fans of movies like 'Coherence', 'The Invitation' and maybe 'Triangle' would like it

So who do you reckon he left with?


Exactly right Scarlet. I'm glad you mentioned those because I was trying to think of other movies like this.


I don't know how to reply in a spoiler?! I'll pm you!

[Ultraviolence]

https://fanart.tv/fanart/movies/3114/movieposter/the-searchers-59a7e34a12513.jpg
rating_4_5
This film actually have a lot of hate. "It's racist" they say... But that's the point! John Ford is a poet with the camera. The guy knew how to place a camera. Even playing a man consumed by hate and ignorance, John Wayne manages to be adorable. There's some lack of backstory, "5 years searching one missing girl? Come on! Absurd..." This don't bother me, honestly. I was so amazed by the character study and by the audacity of John Ford — like filming important scenes by the perspectives of those who do not participate in the dramatic event — so I could't care less about the holes in the script.

https://fanart.tv/fanart/movies/11697/movieposter/the-man-who-shot-liberty-valance-560d52c127905.jpg
rating_4_5
James Stewart almost ruined this for me. Thank God John Wayne and Lee Marvin were incredible! Again, I was amazed by the camera angle in this, and the way he uses light is very impressive.

[Okay]

Great isn't it. I think fans of movies like 'Coherence', 'The Invitation' and maybe 'Triangle' would like it
You're talking to me then. I'll check it out.

[ScarletLion]

You're talking to me then. I'll check it out.

Yay. I'll check on your movie log thread for a review.

[Dirk120]

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Ready Player One

This movie is Steven Spielberg's love letter to all movie and gaming fans, and there won't be another director who can do a better job than him making a movie in this genre.

Other than some lazy writings here and there, like all other Hollywood movies do, this movie is what you EXACTLY expected it to be, and yes it is that great.

Final rating: 4.5

[Citizen Rules]

https://1cqgxm3l59yi2wwbnn3qy35h-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Guest-Cottage-from-The-One-I-Love-movie-15.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjQybix2a_aAhVGaRQKHa5DDsIQjRx6BAgAEAU&url=https%3A%2F%2Fhookedonhouses.net%2F2015%2F02%2F16%2Fthe-enchanted-cottage-from-the-one-i-love%2F&psig=AOvVaw2fj5hbHKljVoq1GmAgyB_o&ust=1523449383338721)
The One I Love (2014)


Very Twilight-Zone esque and really really funny. Duplass and Elizabeth Moss are both great as a married couple going through relationship problems, who attend a therapist, played by Ted Danson, that advises them to go away on a retreat together. From there on, it gets totally bizarre. The dialogue was great but as expected, it was the way Duplass plays out his lines that stole the show here.


rating_4+I liked that movie too. Like you said, very Twilight Zone...It's funny you said it was really funny, cause I said the opposite in my review, It's anti-romantic and there's nothing funny about it, nor does the film try to be humorous. So it's funny we both had different takes on that, while both of us still liked the film...I thought it was quite unique, and thought provoking.

[Chypmunk]

Her Mad Night aka Held For Murder (E. Mason Hopper, 1932) 2+
Not quite The Green Mile

[Rey Skywalker]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/a731819c6a9fa4bfd4168349c3be03b2/tumblr_p67s43EotN1say5iqo1_1280.jpg

Kung Fu Panda (2008)

4

[Ms. M]

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4
It looked to me as a theatrical play and after watching it I read it is the adaptation of Oscar Wild play. A well-choosen cast👍

[hell_storm2004]

It's great isn't it :)? So funny. Career Girls is my favourite Mike Leigh film and I was pleased to find an interview recently where he spoke briefly about it. There was a BBC documentary on him a couple of years ago and it was the only film they glossed over. I was mortified :p.

Yup, she would have had a cracked nose if I was the driving instructor! :p