Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/40/This_Must_Be_the_Place_film.jpg

Second viewing - 3.5


Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ryRwKkKI4

[Marco]

The Return (2003)
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Austere Russian drama where a father of questionable motives returns after an absence to take his 2 sons on a fishing trip to ostensibly "toughen them up". Fantastic acting from all involved and the writing keeps you changing your mind as to the fathers true intentions. The ending is both satisfying and deeply emotional. Really enjoyed this...9.5/10!!

[Chypmunk]

Hak se wui yi wo wai kwai [Election 2] (Johnnie To, 2006) 4+
Easily gets my vote

[Citizen Rules]

The Return (2003)
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Austere Russian drama where a father of questionable motives returns after an absence to take his 2 sons on a fishing trip to ostensibly "toughen them up". Fantastic acting from all involved and the writing keeps you changing your mind as to the fathers true intentions. The ending is both satisfying and deeply emotional. Really enjoyed this...9.5/10!! That was one of the nominations in the Virgin Hof. (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=51935) I really liked that film and overall it did well.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Ultraviolence]

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★★★★



Oh yeah! "There's violence against woman, and they are treated like objects, so don't watch this film, 'cause it sucks..." After a quick research on internet I found a lot of this types of commentaries. This is the real world (the film is inspired by a true story), it's a film about dark desires, most people will hate because it's frustrating (Life it's frustrating most of the time), I liked a lot. Carrey was good and I think that Carrey fans will be the ones the will most hate this film.


Take a look at this review: The credits, white type on a black background, alternate with images of sexual bondage. One shot shows a blonde woman, naked, her wrists bound by a black cord; that cord suspends her from the curved ceiling of a stone corridor; the woman is revolving slowly as she hangs. The next image is the credit “In Association with Ratpac Entertainment.” You don’t have to be too inside the inside baseball of moviemaking to recognize that corporate entity as belonging to Brett Ratner, who late last year was one of several powerful men in Hollywood accused of sexual harassment.

In 'Winstein/Times Up' times every film with womans being mistreated will be ****ted by critics and by lots of people. Of course there's people that didn't identify, or didn't like the slow ( and frustrating with anti climax ) story and so on. But dear God, other than for awkward reasons like "this movie treats women as objects or is from the producer that abused someone"


There's a lot of 'banal elements' in this film, at least it's what lots of people are complaining, it's funny, 'cause it's one of the purpose of the film.

[Chypmunk]

Sleepaway Camp (Robert Hiltzig, 1983) 1+
Throwaway crap more like

[Marco]

Burke and Hare (2010)

Good laugh i thought and obviously all hear-say but Serkis and Pegg did well. Was shocked to see Ronnie fecking Corbett in it. The idea of Isla Fishers' characters all female MacBeth is hilarious *and* intriguing....good romp 7/10.

[Chypmunk]

Que Horas Ela Volta? [The Second Mother] (Anna Muylaert, 2015) 3.5+
Apparently I'm quite drawn to ordinary middle-aged female leads these days

[Memento Mori]

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Umberto D.
4

[Stirchley]

Love Umberto D. Always cry when he found his little dog.

[Nausicaä]

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2.5


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4

[FromBeyond]

Highway To Hell

For it's faults this is a ballsy movie and and there is fun to be had along the way and despite what the title suggests, is literally about a highway to hell, I say that because you might think think a movie called Highway To Hell could be about almost anything, no this actually does what it says on the tin and hell is much like the Las Vegas Desert// filled with zany characters, the damned and old Beezlebub himself.. who isn't too bad a guy but a bit of a jerk at times.. the main character is a lot like Corey Haim and he is going to hell to get his girlfriend Kristy Swanson back who was taken by hell cop .. oh yeah there is a hell cop. I think I saw this years ago.

3

[Siddon]

Sleepaway Camp (Robert Hiltzig, 1983) rating_1+
Throwaway crap more like


I'm sorry you didn't like the first one but you should give the second one a shot.

[Chypmunk]

I'm sorry you didn't like the first one but you should give the second one a shot.
Maybe one day, you never know. Won't be for a while though if it happens.

[Marco]

Dixie Dynamite (1976)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/43/Dixie_Dynamite_%281976_Film%29.jpg

I was drawn to this as I saw the big mural on the wall of the video store in Refns "Bleeder"....well hmmm! A bit like a low budget adult Dukes of Hazzard with a similar predictable storyline. Not really fun at all. Warren Oates, when in it, seems drunk, and properly drunk, not acting drunk in a hootch/moonshine southern way. Dodge this one. 2/10.

[chawhee]

Star Trek Beyond (2016)
2.5
I watched all 3 of these reboots this month, so maybe I'm just getting sick of them. This one followed the same tried and true formula as the other two, but failed to provide any new attractive elements.

[Steve Freeling]

http://images2.static-bluray.com/movies/dvdcovers/27108_front.jpg
5

[Fabulous]

The King's Choice (2016)

4

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[Chypmunk]

Mädchen in Uniform [Maidens In Uniform] (Leontine Sagan & Carl Froelich, 1931) 4
Proto St. Trinian's (no headmistresses were harmed in the making of this fillum)

[Chypmunk]

We Bought A Zoo (Cameron Crowe, 2011) 3
I bought a bucket

[Rey Skywalker]

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Miss Julie (2014)

3

''Are you ever afraid to hear you’re no longer wanted? That you don’t belong?''

[filmfan]

Deadpool 2 is a welcome chapter to the R-rated superhero franchise. Though not quite recapturing the magic of the first, it is still a joyride that will leave you smiling.

3/5 STARS
★★★☆☆

[Chypmunk]

Dina (Antonio Santini & Dan Sickles, 2017) 3
At times interesting, candid, mundane, embarrassing and deeply moving

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/61/The_Little_Things.jpg

2

[hell_storm2004]

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A nice watch. But really not that scary. 6.5/10.

[Dani8]

Frances. Gee Jessica was good in this.

[Fabulous]

A Foreign Affair (1948)

3

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[Theophile]

Deadpool 2:


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It is hilarious and fun. I am probably going to see it again in the theater. 4 out of 5 stars. I enjoyed it a lot. :)

[TheUsualSuspect]

Flatliners

(Niels Arden Oplev)

https://i.imgur.com/xhGHMGh.jpg

1.5

An unnecessary remake that doesn't take any chances, do anything different or make a statement. This film is a boring chore to get through, lacks scares and makes you question its very existence. Filmed in Toronto, using a Canadian cast and gear that I personally put on set....I'm embarrassed for it, myself and Canadians as a whole.

Courtney becomes obsessed with the afterlife after a car accident takes the life of her little sister. She persuades fellow medical students Sophia and Jamie to help her with an experiment, little did they know it involved killing her. When they have trouble reviving her, two more students lend a hand and succeed in bringing her back to life. Her description of her experience is enough to make the other students jealous and attempt to "flatline" themselves. Little do the know, that when they passed into the afterlife and came back, they brought something with them.

Now, this idea is an awesome one and I think a remake of the original could have had a lot of potential, but it is all wasted on this tepid flick. No one looks like they want to be there, especially Ellen Page. Her 'obsession' barely comes across on the screen and is odd to me because she and the others only flatline once, with the exception of Nina Dobrev's character. I might be wrong, but I remember people flatlining a bunch of times in the original. It goes hand in hand with their obsession of discovery in the afterlife. This lame remake is more concerned about scares and it barely manages to get any in.

Kiefer Sutherland has a small role in this film as a completely different character from the original. It would have made more sense to me to have him be the same character, he senses what is going on with these kids, tries to stop them, etc. None of that happens, despite Sutherland's odd comments saying he WAS the same character and this was kind of a sequel. That might have made the film more interesting.

I'll give them some credit for one thing. killing off Page was a bit of a surprise, since everyone lives in the original

Other than that this film is dead on arrival with uninteresting or likable characters, boring 'horror' moments and an uninspired 'afterlife'. Even the poster is boring...and a LIAR!!!!! Diego Luna never flatlines in the film, they just wanted a recognizable face on the cover I guess.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Maybe one day, you never know. Won't be for a while though if it happens.

I'm one of the FEW...VERY FEW people that hated the original and liked the sequel. It embraces a more comedic parody vibe and it actually works of it.

Totally on board with how bad the first film is though.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Rolling Thunder (1977)


Such a tough and gritty Peckinpah-esque revenge thriller. Loved it.


4+

[Chypmunk]

I'm one of the FEW...VERY FEW people that hated the original and liked the sequel. It embraces a more comedic parody vibe and it actually works of it.

Totally on board with how bad the first film is though.
I've Simpson's Funland slated for a watch in the not too distant so if I like that (or even just find it passable) it will certainly give the sequel a greater chance of a viewing by me.

[Iroquois]

Blade Runner - 5

currently trying to think of reasons not to make this my #1

[honeykid]

I have a few.

[Iroquois]

who asked you

[matt72582]

These Wilder Years - 8/10


https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/27/These_Wilder_Years_FilmPoster.jpeg

[Stirchley]

44749

Excellent movie. Kurt Russell killed it. Everyone else was really good too. Loved it.

[TheUsualSuspect]

Blade Runner - 5

currently trying to think of reasons not to make this my #1

:sick::sick:

[matt72582]

Frisco Kid - 6/10


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[Nausicaä]

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2

[Chypmunk]

Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995) 3.5+
I still say it would've benefited from a few more expletives

[Stirchley]

Love Casino

[Iroquois]

:sick::sick:

I don't have to take this from someone who still has Pulp Fiction as his #1.

[Fabulous]

The Women (1939)

3.5

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[FromBeyond]

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
4

[Iroquois]

The Omega Man - 2.5

can you imagine if someone tried doing this movie as a CGI-filled blockbuster

[Joel]

Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995) 3.5+
I still say it would've benefited from a few more expletives

It's a damn good and epic movie. It came closely after Goodfellas so I didn't appreciate it as much back in the day due to awesomeness overload masked as more of the same.

[Raven73]

Deadpool 2.
8/10.
Most hilarious comic book movie ever.
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[Chypmunk]

It's a damn good and epic movie. It came closely after Goodfellas so I didn't appreciate it as much back in the day due to awesomeness overload masked as more of the same.
I'm the opposite, it's dipped a little in my estimation over time and a few watches.

[UpgradeYourDad]

Casino (Martin Scorsese, 1995) 3.5+
I still say it would've benefited from a few more expletives

It's a damn good and epic movie. It came closely after Goodfellas so I didn't appreciate it as much back in the day due to awesomeness overload masked as more of the same.


I prefer Casino over Goodfellas.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Infinitely Polar Bear (2014)

5

''Name one father in america up right now sowing a flamenco skirt for their daughter?''

[Fabulous]

Operation Crossbow (1965)

2.5

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[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/67/Wonder_%28film%29.png

3.5

[Gideon58]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41MN1FG8TWL.jpg


5th re-watch and it still holds up...

4

[Gideon58]

http://img.soundtrackcollector.com/movie/large/Long_long_trailer.jpg

Some funny stuff here...

3.5

[Gideon58]

https://www.covercity.net/dcovers/2ceb19a9baed2c54613562ee0baf00c9



3.5

[Larry]

The big short (2015)

A movie about certain characters that predicted the global financial crisis of 2007. Starts as mildly interesting builds into entertaining and humourous...then transforms into informative. Clearly it’s a movie and entertainment is the priority with fourth wall breaking interludes. However, it just shows you what a film can be. Informative yet entertaining. Well worth watching.

4/5

[Fabulous]

Across the Pacific (1942)

3

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[Beatle]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/The_Wild_Bunch.JPG

I'm dedicating this to Holden Pike

I thought this could be my favorite western. And it is. Chiefly because of the actors. I thought Ernest was a problem, but he made up for it in the last scene. He even made the movie.

Give 'em hell, Pike!

rating_5

[cat_sidhe]

Welcome back! :)

[Beatle]

Welcome back! :)
Thanks.

I'm not a man of my word, I'll probably stick around until fall, and then I'll reaally have to leave of good.

[honeykid]

who asked you

Who's ever asked me? Also, Pulp Fiction owns Blade Runner.

[Iroquois]

I don't think I'd ever watch Pulp Fiction twice in one weekend, though. Which reminds me...

Blade Runner - 5

[Chypmunk]

Danger On The Air (Otis Garrett, 1938) 3
Worthwhile for some of the humour

[Beatle]

I don't think I'd ever watch Pulp Fiction twice in one weekend, though. Which reminds me...

Blade Runner - rating_5

Ditto.

[Marco]

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Rolling Thunder (1977)


Such a tough and gritty Peckinpah-esque revenge thriller. Loved it.


4+

On my list....has all the credentials of a film I'd love.

[Marco]

The Omega Man - 2.5

can you imagine if someone tried doing this movie as a CGI-filled blockbuster

Wasn't "I am legend" this???

[Marco]

A Quiet Place (2018)

https://amp.businessinsider.com/images/5ac388737a74af1a008b45b3-750-422.jpg

Good story and wonderfully shot tale. Story with a heart that suffers a bit from the "Jaws" complex in that once the baddies are seen and tangeable they become less frightening. Still, all performances were excellent and it was an engaging story. Enjoyed this 7/10

[Marco]

The big short (2015)

A movie about certain characters that predicted the global financial crisis of 2007. Starts as mildly interesting builds into entertaining and humourous...then transforms into informative. Clearly it’s a movie and entertainment is the priority with fourth wall breaking interludes. However, it just shows you what a film can be. Informative yet entertaining. Well worth watching.

4/5

Felt the exact same as you. Didn't think I'd like it as a bit too smartypants but it was very well executed.

[Marco]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/05/The_Wild_Bunch.JPG

I thought this could be my favorite western. And it is. Chiefly because of the actors. I thought Ernest was a problem, but he made up for it in the last scene. He even made the movie.

Give 'em hell, Pike!

rating_5

Dutch ain't no shrinking violet.

[Iroquois]

Wasn't "I am legend" this???

That's the joke.

Point Blank - 3.5

probably not going to win any technical awards for that one shot of a guy falling off a building

[Marco]

That's the joke.

Point Blank - 3.5

probably not going to win any technical awards for that one shot of a guy falling off a building

Sunday, geez a chance!!!

On Point Blank, if only someone would remake that with an Asian S&M prossie in it. ;)

[Iroquois]

what

[Marco]

what
Payback.

[Joel]

Thanks.

I'm not a man of my word, I'll probably stick around until fall, and then I'll reaally have to leave of good.

"Leave"?...get it?? lol

Hey, welcome back, man! :)

[GulfportDoc]

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Too Late (2015)

This is a peculiar film which nonetheless holds one’s interest. Starring the inestimable John Hawkes as an L.A. gumshoe, the story takes us through a jumbled murder mystery in five acts, presented out of linear sequence. This method causes instant confusion, and at about the time the viewer realizes what’s being presented, key features tend to get lost.

If that weren’t enough, director/writer Dennis Hauck elected to film each act in one continuous sequence of roughly 20 minute takes. Because of that, shortcuts in the action had to be compressed and fed in, without the aid of cuts, creating some awkward transitions.

Hitchcock stated that his film Rope was merely a stunt film, and his following picture Under Capricorn didn’t suffer a much better fate, also with use of the even longer interrupted takes. So its use by a freshman director in Too Late was bound to get him into trouble. Add to this the Tarantino-style dialogue, with the subject matter jumping around like a mosquito, staying privy to the narrative becomes a project for the viewer. The choice of takes and dialogue are a mark of a young director impressed by the work of his influences.

Hawkes turned in another first rate performance, and the supporting cast was likewise very strong, although the use of two actresses whose looks were so similar added to the confusion.

This was Hauck’s first feature film, following several shorts, so it will be fascinating to see what he comes up with next. We haven’t heard much from him since 2015, so hopefully he’ll be able to put together another project.

Doc’s rating: 6/10

[Marco]

We bought a zoo (2011)

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3yncMutqJnE/movieposter.jpg

A wistful film that's nonetheless enjoyable. Good watching for us on a Sunday and I thought all the actors did well with a pretty creaky script. I didn't expect too much out of it and was warmly suprised 7/10

[Joel]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a3/Too_Late_%282015_film%29.png


Too Late (2015)


Doc’s rating: 6/10

I liked this better than you but I can see your points. I thought for a first time director that this was very bold and to my eyes, he pulled it off nicely. I did watch it twice, however. I think this sort of film needs to be seen twice so you can take it all in, the 2nd time being a real payoff.

Loved the dialog concerning toilet wipes vs. toilet paper. Very funny stuff.

[Gideon58]

https://cdn.eventcinemas.co.nz/cdn/resources/movies/12060/images/largeposter.jpg


Oh...my...God...

5

[Ms. M]

http://1.fwcdn.pl/po/61/70/776170/7837120.6.jpg
rating_4 +

I wouldn't say it's comedy. Plot is amazing. Charlize too:)

[Nausicaä]

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3

[hell_storm2004]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81pPAF7B7RL._SL1500_.jpg

Brilliant movie! 7.5/10.

[Marco]

Hors Satan (2011)

http://www.newwavefilms.co.uk/assets/directory/65/Hors_Satan_Sight_Sound_ad_3.jpg

Another obtuse effort from Bruno Dumont, I liked it. The pace is deadly slow and reminds me of "Flanders" but the performances more than make up for that. It's a confusing film with his usual themes, chance, blame and redemption. There's a privacy (for want of a better word) about this film that is touching and at the same time voyeuristic. 7.5/10.

[GulfportDoc]

I liked this better than you but I can see your points. I thought for a first time director that this was very bold and to my eyes, he pulled it off nicely. I did watch it twice, however. I think this sort of film needs to be seen twice so you can take it all in, the 2nd time being a real payoff.

Loved the dialog concerning toilet wipes vs. toilet paper. Very funny stuff.
[re Too Late] I think that you're right about a second watch pretty much being necessary, if for no other reasons than clarity, and also to enjoy some of the stuff missed the first time by trying to figure out what was going on...:)

I hope Hauck gets to do some other films. He's certainly not without real talent.

~Doc

[cricket]

The Thin Man (1934)

3.5

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/44/ff/8f44ffce7607bb8b5b3dbc2a90091616.gif

A comedic murder mystery is not a combination I'd normally favor, but I thought this movie pulled it off. It is fast paced and entertaining with great characters. I especially loved Myrna Loy. Extra credit goes to the dog and all the boozing. I'd probably like this even more with repeat viewings.

[Captain Steel]

The Thin Man (1934)

3.5

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/8f/44/ff/8f44ffce7607bb8b5b3dbc2a90091616.gif

A comedic murder mystery is not a combination I'd normally favor, but I thought this movie pulled it off. It is fast paced and entertaining with great characters. I especially loved Myrna Loy. Extra credit goes to the dog and all the boozing. I'd probably like this even more with repeat viewings.

One of the neat things with the Thin Man series (in addition to the boozing) is they are rife with sexual innuendo which was virtually unheard of at the time. Perhaps a little more leeway was given considering that Nick and Nora were married and the repertoire was usually between them. It's subtle, but very suggestive. Watch a few more and you'll see what I mean.

[Dani8]

Sexual innuendo was unheard of at the time? Who told you that, cap? Movies were full of it just from my POV.

[Captain Steel]

Sexual innuendo was unheard of at the time? Who told you that, cap? Movies were full of it just from my POV.

Some movies. Most tried to adhere strictly to the morality code that was instituted in 1934. Nick & Nora really seemed to enjoy winking at the audience not just as passing inference to a "good" marriage, but as an intentional point to push the code (but that's just my opinion).

Anyway, it was refreshing to see a married couple on screen who really seemed to enjoy each other and know how to have a good time. Can't remember, was it the 2nd or 3rd sequel where baby Charles showed up? An obvious testament to a healthy marriage! ;)

[Captain Steel]

More trivia: Don Adams said that he based the voice style of his character of Maxwell Smart (from Get Smart) on William Powell in the Thin Man series. I never picked up on this, but once hearing it you can go back and kind of see / hear it.

[Dani8]

Oh thanks. I didn't realize there was a morality code.

[Captain Steel]

Oh thanks. I didn't realize there was a morality code.

Yeah, it was the one that said men and women couldn't be depicted in bed together - and if they were both sitting on a bed then one of them had to have at least one foot touching the floor! (I love the strange detailed minutia they got into in those days!)

[Dani8]

Oh thanks. I didn't realize there was a morality code.

Yeah, it was the one that said men and women couldn't be depicted in bed together - and if they were both sitting on a bed then one of them had to have at least one foot touching the floor! (I love the strange detailed minutia they got into in those days!)

OH the memories. I always wondered why they were always in single beds in some movies. The morality code. Thank you. I vaguely recall the one foot on the floor deal. I'm now seeing a lot of old movies in bits and pieces of the black and white movies because my sleep is mucked up and there's a channel here that plays them late at night. I think it's really clever how they sneak in the sex business. Now it's all in your face so the younger demographic is missing out on what we went through. TV here was pretty prudish until two particular TV shows got away with T&A, then it sort of exploded. I remember seeing actors talk about it last year in interviews. Then all subtlety was gone.

[Dani8]

Wow. I remember asking my mum and dad why they were laughing all the time. They would say 'the birds and the bees'. What a trip down memory lane. 🐦And 🐝

[chawhee]

Goosebumps (2015)
3
I came into this movie with a poor man's Jumanji (the original) kind of expectation, and I wasn't disappointed. The characters all seemed to carry their own weight, with Jack Black portraying his usual oddball performance to perfection. It had the right balance of scary-lite moments and funny moments, almost in a Stranger Things kind of way. I think this movie could have turned out a lot worse, but it kept me entertained even when I knew it was a bit too Disney-ish at times.

[Fabulous]

Kelly's Heroes (1970)

3.5

http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i440/kellysheroes_nobodybugsus_FC_470x264_052720170643.jpg

[Beatle]

"Leave"?...get it?? lol

Hey, welcome back, man! :)

No.

Thanks. :)

[persian girl]

My Brother, Khosro 7/10

[Ultraviolence]

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★★
Wagner Moura and André Ramiro are the best and only good thing about this film.

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★★★★★
Cristian Mungiu knows how to make a film!
Very powerful stuff! Beautifully shot, the cinematography is remarkable. The acting is pretty impressive. One hell of a movie.

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★★★★★
Repressed feelings in a painful history with incredible actress!
Great use of flashback. Rigorous "Mise en scène";
Photographed by Bergman's longtime collaborator, Sven Nykvist, I think that during the 70's he was in a high state of creativity. Needless to say that this film has an incredible use of colors.

https://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BOTAyODAyOTgwOV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNjg4NDg5MjI@._V1_SY1000_SX640_AL_.jpg
★★
Lost much of the good stuff on a second view.

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★★★★★
A director that needs more attention!
This is one of that movies (just like Cristian Mungiu's Beyond the Hills) that you can't figure out where he's going. This film took my hand and took me on a journey full of uncertainties and difficulties, where nothing happens and at the same time, irreparable damage happens.

[Hey Fredrick]

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shaw.sg%2FImages%2FFilm%2FDA497%2Fm-aquietplace.jpg&f=1
3.5

It was all right. A few things bothered me but it had it's moments. More suspenseful than scary.

https://images.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=http%3A%2F%2Ftoutelaculture.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F10%2Fbe.jpg&f=1
4

Very good but not what I'd call enjoyable. Right now, I can't think of another actor I enjoy watching more than Idris and he hits it out of the park in this. Just an amazing actor. The kid that played Agu, fantastic job as well. Come to think of it, everyone was pretty much on top of their game. And that scene where Agu has to kill someone for the first time - WHOA! That's up there with one of the hardest scenes to watch.

[Iroquois]

The Shining - 4.5

the fact that this is the first time I've watched this since seeing both Room 237 and Ready Player One and it still holds up despite those two is testament enough to its quality

[chawhee]

Winchester (2018)
2.5
I knew the ratings and reviews were considerably opposed to this movie, but the reality based setting drew me in to watch it. I thought the acting and environments were done well enough to make you understand what the true intentions of this lady might have been back in the day, but that's about it. It didn't feel all that scary. It was just an interesting movie to watch, with only a few parts feeling like they were filler and unimportant.

[Gideon58]

We bought a zoo (2011)

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/3yncMutqJnE/movieposter.jpg

A wistful film that's nonetheless enjoyable. Good watching for us on a Sunday and I thought all the actors did well with a pretty creaky script. I didn't expect too much out of it and was warmly suprised 7/10

Yeah, this one was a very pleasant surprise.

[Chypmunk]

Double Harness (John Cromwell, 1933) 2
Ironically fails to restrain itself from 'preaching'

[Rey Skywalker]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/cdd556774ac7ea47391420cc455d17a6/tumblr_p681negK9I1say5iqo4_r3_500.gif

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

4

''I’m going to The Fourth World… It’s sort of like heaven. Only better, because there aren’t any Christians!''

[Stirchley]

44788

Terrific movie. Jamie Fox killed in his rôle. Tom Cruise excellent, as per usual.

[Marco]

Leviathan (2014)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/39/Leviathan_2014_poster.jpg

Dour tale about a Russian about a man on the edge battling against local authorities who have decided to take his land from him due to Russian bylaws.Its meandering and the story about his wife and kid seems a bit tacked on for additional "drama". Worth a watch but only the once 5/10.

[Stirchley]

44790

Interesting. Maybe not as much as the 1st one, but, 10 years later, worth watching. Narrated again by Morgan Freeman (!).

[Nathaniel]

The Awful Truth (1937)

Entertaining screwball comedy. The dialogue is smart & snappy but I think it fizzles in the last third.

3

[cricket]

Giallo A Venezia (1979)

2-

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSZGNfnWAAAMbWj.jpg

Not good, but it is good if you're just looking for something nasty and sleazy. It's always a plus to see Venice and this movie features both male and female crotchial stabbings.

[mark f]

crick, do you contribute fake new words to Urban Dictionary?

[cricket]

crick, do you contribute fake new words to Urban Dictionary?

I try:)

[Chypmunk]

Pretty sure 'stabbing' is already in there ;)

[Nausicaä]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/714jRsHJj0L._SY445_.jpg

2.5

[iank]

The Incredible Hulk. Bruce Banner (Edward Norton) is on the run, not just trying to control the beast within but also to stop a corrupt General (William Hurt) getting his hands on the formula that could create other Hulks for military use. Never seen this 2008 version of the story before, but it's pretty good (as is Norton) and surprisingly enjoyable. There are some nice nods to the tv series too, in dialogue, music and a TV clip from Bill Bixby in a different show. :)

[Dani8]

Giallo A Venezia (1979)

2-

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSZGNfnWAAAMbWj.jpg

Not good, but it is good if you're just looking for something nasty and sleazy. It's always a plus to see Venice and this movie features both male and female crotchial stabbings.

Did that guy have mommy issues?

[cricket]

Did that guy have mommy issues?

That's a girl

[mattiasflgrtll6]

It's always a plus to see Venice and this movie features both male and female crotchial stabbings.

Both male and female crotchial stabbings? Two for the prize of one! :yup:


(Seriously though, gross)

[Dani8]

Did that guy have mommy issues?

That's a girl

Lol I was serious. I actually asked a director this once and he said yes, he was working through his issues with his mother. I also was having a chat one day about this very thing to someone I've known my whole life and she said the only reason she still gives herself a brazilianis the imagery of ripping her bastard ex husband away from that area. OK I shouldn't have used that term in retrospect. Thanks for teaching me this morning's lesson, cricket. I'm still working through my own mommy and daddy issues so my question is a combo between that and a post in another thread over the weekend. I momentarily forgot the negativity surrounding that term. My error completely.

So has the director ever said he is working his way through anything in particular in his art? That's the way I should have asked to start with. In my own defence, if a female director had genital mutilation in her movies I would ask the same question - does she have daddy issues.

[Gideon58]

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQWOMCsf8FBh6bl4G1zoLVcW_qrZfTK49St8bG5iEt56HWi2nzb


2.5

[Fabulous]

Battle of the Bulge (1965)

3

http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i194/battleofthebulge1965_678x380_02272013030805.jpg

[Mr Minio]

crick, do you contribute fake new words to Urban Dictionary? Looks like the word (https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crotchial) has been around for quite a while.
Lol I was serious. What are you even talking about? Just drown deep in sleaze!
@cricket (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=68505) how many eggs are there in the film?

[Theophile]

I saw Avengers: Infinity War (2018) today. It was really good. The central character of the movie was the bad guy, Thanos. It was different, interesting and was a very different way of making a movie. I give it three and a half stars (out of five). It would have received four or four and a half stars except for two things:


1. It really, really needed an intermission right after Gamora dies. Then, you come back with Thanos sitting up in the pool with the Soul Infinity Stone. That would have given a break in the action, a chance to refill popcorn or use the restroom and a chance for people to dwell on the death and wonder where the movie was going. (Intermissions are highly under-rated these days.)


2. It was the first of two parts and you know that a lot of what was done, of those who died, will be undone in the next movie (I personally expect a "flip" where nearly every character who survived, if not every single character who survived, will die in the next one in order to save all of the characters who died in this one). If this had been a one shot movie and it had ended the way that it did, without a forthcoming "flip" or "undoing" movie, then I would respect it soooo much more. The bad guys should win every once in awhile.

[Chypmunk]

Putyovka v zhizn [Road To Life] (Nikolai Ekk, 1931) 3+
So this is what communism sounds like

[Tacitus]

Nice try. :D

[Iroquois]

Solo: A Star Wars Story - 2

I got nothing.

[Ultraviolence]

https://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA0NjA2OTk2MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzIxNjk5Ng@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,676,1000_AL_.jpg
★★★
An evolution. Padilha values ​​the performances better, positions the camera better (in the first movie it looked like 'amateur cinema'), but he still does not know how to shoot action! "The Enemy Within" leaves the bipolar "docudrama" aside and becomes more cinematic.


https://fanart.tv/fanart/movies/201085/movieposter/crimson-peak-54e4676713a16.jpg
■ (Atrocity)
Originally, I planned to (re)watch "Pan's Labyrinth" for F HoF, but Netflix withdrew the film (it was there until last week), so I opted for Crimson Peak, since I had not seen it yet. Bad acting, bad editing, bad directed, very bad script. An atrocity at every level!




----
That's make two atrocity in a row:
1993 - Cronos ★★
1997 - Mimic
2001 - The Devil's Backbone
2002 - Blade II ★
2004 - Hellboy ★★
2006 - Pan's Labyrinth
2008 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2013 - Pacific Rim ■
2015 - Crimson Peak ■
2017 - The Shape of Water ★★

So far he disappointed me. I'll watch Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy II: The Golden Army -- It's been awhile since I watched.
Mimic and The Devil's Backbone I'll watch for the first time next weekend.

[Iroquois]

Super Mario Bros. - 2

An ideal antithesis to Solo.

[Memento Mori]

https://www.slantmagazine.com/images/made/assets/dvd/musicroombr_260_366_90_s_c1.jpg
The Music Room
4

[Larry]

https://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMjA0NjA2OTk2MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNzIxNjk5Ng@@._V1_SY1000_CR0,0,676,1000_AL_.jpg
★★★
An evolution. Padilha values ​​the performances better, positions the camera better (in the first movie it looked like 'amateur cinema'), but he still does not know how to shoot action! "The Enemy Within" leaves the bipolar "docudrama" aside and becomes more cinematic.


https://fanart.tv/fanart/movies/201085/movieposter/crimson-peak-54e4676713a16.jpg
■ (Atrocity)
Originally, I planned to (re)watch "Pan's Labyrinth" for F HoF, but Netflix withdrew the film (it was there until last week), so I opted for Crimson Peak, since I had not seen it yet. Bad acting, bad editing, bad directed, very bad script. An atrocity at every level!




----
That's make two atrocity in a row:
1993 - Cronos ★★
1997 - Mimic
2001 - The Devil's Backbone
2002 - Blade II ★
2004 - Hellboy ★★
2006 - Pan's Labyrinth
2008 - Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2013 - Pacific Rim ■
2015 - Crimson Peak ■
2017 - The Shape of Water ★★

So far he disappointed me. I'll watch Pan's Labyrinth and Hellboy II: The Golden Army -- It's been awhile since I watched.
Mimic and The Devil's Backbone I'll watch for the first time next weekend.

Crimson peak is great...so is blade 2. Change your review scores now..........please.

[matt72582]

Jimmy Dore: Sentenced To Live - 8/10


I think many would like this.. Not the best start, but it got real funny and witty.


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[Chypmunk]

Nightmare Wedding (Jose Montesinos, 2016) 1.5
Unlike most nightmares this one could send you to sleep

[Hud Solo]

Solo: A Star Wars Story - 8/10

[Beatle]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/22/AllAboutEve.jpeg

Surprising. I thought Bette was Eve. Turns out she's a comic relief! Remember that face she makes at the ceremony, the very 1st time we see her. Anne is the main character here. Dramatic. Abit of a soap dish opera though. Still it's a great movie.

- All writers should be 300 years dead!
- It would do them no good. Actresss would still live on!

rating_4_5

[Chypmunk]

Tumultes (Robert Siodmak, 1932) 3.5+
Nice but more of a fresh breeze than a hurricane

Creepshow (George A. Romero, 1982) 2.5+
Far too little creep produces not enough show

[Nausicaä]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/91RzVUIcskL._SY445_.jpg


2.5

[Joel]

Rocky (1976)
Dir: John G. Avildsen

This one deserved the awards it got aside from the nomination for best sound because the sound editing was too quilt work, even though there is something to be said about that. Low budget means creative looping. Maybe that was why?

Rocky is a tender story that gets some flak for being "schmaltzy". Well, if you think a romance like this is some kind of soup then you'd better just not even worry about it.

I appreciate this movie because it really takes its time weaving its story and the interplay between Talia Shire and Stallone is great. Burt Young as the abusive brother does exceptional work (even if he's just playing himself?), and Burgess Meredith, well..he's amazing, but can you imagine that guy being a justice of the peace?



4

[Joel]

Rocky II (1979)
Dir: Sylvester Stallone

I enjoyed this more than the first film, and I actually think it's a better film, if not a better script, which it really can't be if you're basing that criteria on originality alone (although even that got questioned and settled..ugh).

Rocky II tells the story a bit more, and honestly, if they had stopped here, I could see Rocky II being much like The Godfather II. Yes, it's a sequel, but it has merit to be. The continuation of the Rocky story has him earning more money and getting a better place, but it also focuses on more of the same tender romance that made part one work so well. The level of heartache in this film can be unbearable, especially if you've experienced anything like it in real life. Other moments of heart are visits to the enemy's hospital room to check and see if Rocky's opponent really gave him "his all".

This movie runs a bit lengthy but I didn't mind. It would have been a perfect bookend to the saga had it stopped right here. Instead we got the updated trendy Rocky III, which wasn't horrible, but contained one of the most indulgent scenes of dialog involving Talia Shire that ran about 2 minutes past its welcome. Not to mention the fact that it was an unnecessary film. But it's fun at the movies, so what?

Anyway, back to Rocky II. No, wait. Rocky IV was an awesome movie, but again, it wasn't necessary. No, wait. Actually, it was necessary. Imagine what world we would be in without it?

Rocky II was the last "real" Rocky film. All of the rest were cash ins, and to be frank, even this film was a cash in, but the script was good, the film was excellent (much better camera work, sound, editing, budget$$$), and the performances were all great, especially Burgess Meredith who should have won an Oscar for his portrayal of Mickey, exceeding his chops even more in this chapter.

4.5

[Chypmunk]

Ask A Policeman (Marcel Varnel, 1939) 3.5
Smuggles some laughs out

Lucky Them (Megan Griffiths, 2013) 2
Viewers are not quite so lucky though

Good Night, And Good Luck (George Clooney, 2005) 4
Why checks and balances are important

[the samoan lawyer]

http://www.reviewed.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bone-tomahawk-k.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0p9nRu63bAhXpLMAKHYwsDF4QjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reviewed.ie%2Fbone-tomahawk%2F&psig=AOvVaw0DcjSKGOLd1iQ30nI70-YY&ust=1527770681489047)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)


4+


Long Shot (2017) - 2.5
Deepwater Horizon (2016) - 3
Game Night (2018) - 3+

[ScarletLion]

http://www.reviewed.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/bone-tomahawk-k.jpg (https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwi0p9nRu63bAhXpLMAKHYwsDF4QjRx6BAgBEAU&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reviewed.ie%2Fbone-tomahawk%2F&psig=AOvVaw0DcjSKGOLd1iQ30nI70-YY&ust=1527770681489047)
Bone Tomahawk (2015)


4+



Good isn't it. That death scene!

I enjoyed 'Long Shot' quite a bit more than you.

[WorldFilmGeek]

https://worldfilmgeek.files.wordpress.com/2018/05/furyofthefistandthegoldenfleece.jpg?w=378&h=554


Fury of the Fist and the Golden Fleece (Alexander Wraith, 2018): Martial Arts + Troma Film - Excessive Gore and Nudity + Ensemble Cast = This Film!

The film revolves around a character known as The Fist (Sean Stone, son of director Oliver Stone), who was once a big martial arts fighter and adult film star who lost his mojo after the source of his power, the Golden Fleece, has been taken, but by whom? The film is set in 1984 New York City as the Fist goes on a quest with best friends El Guapo (Alex Wraith) and Okinawa Jackson (Juhahn Jones) to find the Golden Fleece and get his mojo back. The Fist looks to be a combination of Jack Burton from Big Trouble in Little China meshed with Austin Powers while El Guapo is a martial arts fighting version of Scarface's Tony Montana.

The likes of Michael Dudikoff, Richard Grieco, Tiny Lister, Ron Jeremy, Danny Trejo, Bill Goldberg, Jason and Jeremy London, Don "The Dragon" Wilson, Ernie Reyes Jr., Don Frye, Cynthia Rothrock, Taimak, and Bianca Van Damme (Jean-Claude's daughter) all appear as either supporting characters or cameos.

I loved it for its ridiculous nature...so I give the film a B rating.

[Ultraviolence]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/726755430bd298a5aa424f68a792bcea/aQ0KQhoip19olkpwhmNbrAfMY6qhAB_large.jpg


★★★★

[Louise1956]

MRs Pym of Scotland Yard (1940). ENjoyable comedy drama about a lady detective solving murders. 7/10

[matt72582]

I forgot to paste the link to the full stand-up special


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U0y8rK-s2I

[Dirk120]

Rocky II (1979)
Dir: Sylvester Stallone

I enjoyed this more than the first film, and I actually think it's a better film, if not a better script, which it really can't be if you're basing that criteria on originality alone (although even that got questioned and settled..ugh).

Rocky II tells the story a bit more, and honestly, if they had stopped here, I could see Rocky II being much like The Godfather II. Yes, it's a sequel, but it has merit to be. The continuation of the Rocky story has him earning more money and getting a better place, but it also focuses on more of the same tender romance that made part one work so well. The level of heartache in this film can be unbearable, especially if you've experienced anything like it in real life. Other moments of heart are visits to the enemy's hospital room to check and see if Rocky's opponent really gave him "his all".

This movie runs a bit lengthy but I didn't mind. It would have been a perfect bookend to the saga had it stopped right here. Instead we got the updated trendy Rocky III, which wasn't horrible, but contained one of the most indulgent scenes of dialog involving Talia Shire that ran about 2 minutes past its welcome. Not to mention the fact that it was an unnecessary film. But it's fun at the movies, so what?

Anyway, back to Rocky II. No, wait. Rocky IV was an awesome movie, but again, it wasn't necessary. No, wait. Actually, it was necessary. Imagine what world we would be in without it?

Rocky II was the last "real" Rocky film. All of the rest were cash ins, and to be frank, even this film was a cash in, but the script was good, the film was excellent (much better camera work, sound, editing, budget$$$), and the performances were all great, especially Burgess Meredith who should have won an Oscar for his portrayal of Mickey, exceeding his chops even more in this chapter.

4.5

But Rocky 2 is not better than Rocky.

[Pippo]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/cdd556774ac7ea47391420cc455d17a6/tumblr_p681negK9I1say5iqo4_r3_500.gif

Heavenly Creatures (1994)

rating_4

''I’m going to The Fourth World… It’s sort of like heaven. Only better, because there aren’t any Christians!''


Is it a sad depressing drama, or is it more crime thriller?
I just watched the trailer and I think I'll love it but I'm afraid it turns out to be depressing and there's nothing wrong with that just not my taste

[Chypmunk]

Funland (Michael A. Simpson, 1987) 2
"Well of course you're hungry, you've been dead for three days!"

[Ultraviolence]

But Rocky 2 is not better than Rocky.


In your opinion!
For Joel, Rocky II is a better film. For me Rocky III is even better than Rocky II. It's a matter of opinion and taste.

[Beatle]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Wonder_Woman_%282017_film%29.jpg

Idiotic.

rating_1

[Ultraviolence]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/6af567cbdf3d1f8ee9f48a07dbb87688/V9JzlCwIFti6h2Q2dAEiXaul4ab176_large.jpg


★★★★★ (Masterpiece)

One of the movies that grows with time. It's for movies like this that I love cinema. Berlin has never been so beautiful. Poetic, touching, and best of all, very well filmed and conducted by Mr. Wim Wenders! Great use of colors. Only this part already guarantees my admiration:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNHY_X-0nyI

[Chypmunk]

Inception (Christopher Nolan, 2010) 4
Pretty dreamy

[Derek Vinyard]

Verònica (2017) - Paco Plaza
https://maxixatzen.tok-md.com/argazkiak/oTo/Veronica%20filma.jpg
- I read somewhere before watching it that it was one of the scariest movie of the decade... well it's not and it's all-around pretty mediocre. Acting is meh, Directing is pretty decent and the storyline is boring, slow-burning and uninteresting. I don't like it and I don't recommend it.
2

[Rey Skywalker]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/5057824dcf90f2d5bdc667fb1e1ef663/tumblr_p681negK9I1say5iqo1_r4_1280.jpg

A Perfect World (1993)

4

''You know, Phillip, you have a ********* red, white and blue American right to eat cotton candy and ride roller coasters.''

[Rey Skywalker]

Is it a sad depressing drama, or is it more crime thriller?
I just watched the trailer and I think I'll love it but I'm afraid it turns out to be depressing and there's nothing wrong with that just not my taste

It is more of a crime thriller IMO, but maybe you will find it depressing, I don't know, we all have different ideas of depressing.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/ed/Wonder_Woman_%282017_film%29.jpg

Idiotic.

rating_1

I liked some things about it, but sadly I can see why you would find it idiotic :bawling:

[Beatle]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/Seventhsealposter.jpg

Evil.

rating_0

[Achoo42]

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Idiotic.

rating_1

It's not great, and the ending was indeed idiotic, but I have to say that Pine's and Gadot's chemistry was fun and well done.

[resopamenic]

4
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Forgive to ever have a doubt

[Iroquois]

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Evil.

rating_0

Evil?

[Steve Freeling]

http://images3.static-bluray.com/movies/dvdcovers/23024_front.jpg
4

[Chypmunk]

I Take This Woman (Marion Gering, 1931) 2.5+
Men, eh .... you can't live with them...

[rambond]

deadpool 2, 9/10

[Siddon]

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Solo

2


They probably could have made a decent trilogy with the idea's, character and story. But they just sort of rushed and crammed everything into it, it felt like a check list sort of film. You had these five big set pieces where it would have been better to just have 1. They really could have done something special with this one, made it into a Bladerunner style noir and held off on Lando, Millenium Falcon, etc. Just tell the story of a guy trapped on an Alien planet during a war and attempting to get off it. In place we got a series of cheap deaths, dumb action sequences and wasted potential.

[Beatle]

Evil?

It leaves no hope.

[Larry]

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Solo

2


They probably could have made a decent trilogy with the idea's, character and story. But they just sort of rushed and crammed everything into it, it felt like a check list sort of film. You had these five big set pieces where it would have been better to just have 1. They really could have done something special with this one, made it into a Bladerunner style noir and held off on Lando, Millenium Falcon, etc. Just tell the story of a guy trapped on an Alien planet during a war and attempting to get off it. In place we got a series of cheap deaths, dumb action sequences and wasted potential.

Sounds like it’s the type of movie that should have cast The Rock ;)

[Siddon]

Sounds like it’s the type of movie that should have cast The Rock ;)


Oh yeah Rampage looks like a masterpiece next to this.

[Larry]

Sounds like it’s the type of movie that should have cast The Rock ;)


Oh yeah Rampage looks like a masterpiece next to this.

Haha touché.

[Iroquois]

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Solo

2


They probably could have made a decent trilogy with the idea's, character and story. But they just sort of rushed and crammed everything into it, it felt like a check list sort of film. You had these five big set pieces where it would have been better to just have 1. They really could have done something special with this one, made it into a Bladerunner style noir and held off on Lando, Millenium Falcon, etc. Just tell the story of a guy trapped on an Alien planet during a war and attempting to get off it. In place we got a series of cheap deaths, dumb action sequences and wasted potential.

I think if you drop the setpieces and whatnot then it stops being either a Han Solo movie or a Star Wars movie - Solo isn't a soldier in the OT so it makes no sense to centre an entire war-themed movie around him (though that's not a bad idea for a different standalone), and even on the noir front this already plays like a "wrong man" noir as opposed to the "detective" noir of Blade Runner (which, again, wouldn't make sense for Solo). Won't argue about the wasted potential, though.

It leaves no hope.

Eh, the family gets saved by the knight's actions so it's not completely hopeless, much less evil. Might as well say that Blade Runner has no hope.

Last movie I watched...

O Lucky Man! - 4

Good(?) Lord

[Siddon]

I think if you drop the setpieces and whatnot then it stops being either a Han Solo movie or a Star Wars movie - Solo isn't a soldier in the OT so it makes no sense to centre an entire war-themed movie around him (though that's not a bad idea for a different standalone), and even on the noir front this already plays like a "wrong man" noir as opposed to the "detective" noir of Blade Runner (which, again, wouldn't make sense for Solo). Won't argue about the wasted potential, though.


Ideally, if I was in charge of Han Solo

Part 1 - The Third Man
It should have been Han on the planet trying to get off of it. Have him run from the Empire, hook up with Chewy, introduce Beckett/Rio Durant/Val and tell the story of Qi'ra. End the film with him getting off the planet and use this as an intro Dryden Vos etc.

Part 2 - Casablanca
Should have been a love story, you get Lando at this point, maybe you do the train heist at the end for another reason. Though you have to wonder why they use trains in the future when you have space ships.

Part 3 - Wages of Fear
Kesel Run, the big showdown with Dryden Vos and then all the other things that happened at the end.


What we ended up with was same old same they took no time to tell a distinct or particularly interesting story. Chances are I'm going to completely forget about this two years from now.

[Beatle]

Eh, the family gets saved by the knight's actions so it's not completely hopeless, much less evil. Might as well say that Blade Runner has no hope.

Last movie I watched...

O Lucky Man! - rating_4

Good(?) Lord

It ridiculises everything. Including itslef. Ingmar was alost soul, and such can't have much hope. You have to know what you want, have a goal, distinguish between good and evil. This movie is lost for me. A main theme is silence of God. Can't be much hope there. I'm a Christian. I don't get it how it gets saved. Death comes for them. Even the woman says it's finished. It leaves no hope.

[Iroquois]

Ideally, if I was in charge of Han Solo

Part 1 - The Third Man
It should have been Han on the planet trying to get off of it. Have him run from the Empire, hook up with Chewy, introduce Beckett/Rio Durant/Val and tell the story of Qi'ra. End the film with him getting off the planet and use this as an intro Dryden Vos etc.

Part 2 - Casablanca
Should have been a love story, you get Lando at this point, maybe you do the train heist at the end for another reason. Though you have to wonder why they use trains in the future when you have space ships.

Part 3 - Wages of Fear
Kesel Run, the big showdown with Dryden Vos and then all the other things that happened at the end.


What we ended up with was same old same they took no time to tell a distinct or particularly interesting story. Chances are I'm going to completely forget about this two years from now.

I reckon that the train is better for transporting explosives because a fixed rail system with limited room for movement is more controlled than the free-range movements of ships.

Given where the story goes, I am still thinking whether or not it's ultimately better for Qi'ra to be a childhood friend than just a random encounter. Maybe better, though. Not sure that changing the order of the setpieces will do that much good, though, especially if it's just one after the other in a way that messes with the overall pacing.

It ridiculises everything. Including itslef. Ingmar was alost soul, and such can't have much hope. You have to know what you want, have a goal, distinguish between good and evil. This movie is lost for me. A main theme is silence of God. Can't be much hope there. I'm a Christian. I don't get it how it gets saved. Death comes for them. Even the woman says it's finished. It leaves no hope.

Maintaining one's sense of hope and/or faith can be a struggle sometimes and it's not "evil" to suggest that that struggle can be hard (if not impossible) for some people or that one easy way to maintain faith is to pervert it into hypocrisy and persecution, especially since it's the struggle to be good that makes it worthwhile (and that informs the knight's goal as he ultimately plays Death's chess game to save the family, which is in itself a selfless/ostensibly Christian act). It's a theme that he's dealt with many times in his films from various angles, but I'm hesitant to actually recommend any of these titles to you.

[Dani8]

Man on fire. Denzel never disappoints me in this, either does the very young Dakota. I wonder how many child actors the producers saw before choosing her. I thought she was excellent. And I think it was the first time I saw Radha.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Man on fire. Denzel never disappoints me in this, either does the very young Dakota. I wonder how many child actors the producers saw before choosing her. I thought she was excellent. And I think it was the first time I saw Radha.

He was great in that. It was the first film where I saw him properly and understood his reputation. Then when The Equalizer came along it just added even more to my interest. Actually I haven't seen Man on Fire for a while but thinking back his character's even more brutal than McCall.

And Radha Mitchell – yes please :yup:. Actually I always thought she would have been good as Grace Kelly.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Last movie I watched...

O Lucky Man! - rating_4

Good(?) Lord

That's brilliant :laugh:.

One of the best things in it to my mind is Arthur Lowe as the – black – Dr. Munda :). So funny, as well as unexpected. I suppose like Robert Downey Jr. in Tropic Thunder it's a good argument for the idea that white actors playing black characters isn't always intrinsically racist.

[Iroquois]

Eh, doing it in order to satirise banana republic dictators is still a real grey area in that regard.

[Saunch]

RDJ got some backlash for that recently, didn't he? He has a lot of goodwill right now so he's okay but there's no way something like it happens so out in the open as it did again. I've honestly avoided a revisit.

[Iroquois]

I think it got backlash when it was first released anyway - having satirical intent can only get you so far and it's not hard to understand why people would have zero tolerance regardless of whether or not it's being genuinely satirical.

Un flic - 3

in case you ever wanted to see Colonel Trautman pull off a lengthy train heist

[Dirk120]

In your opinion!
For Joel, Rocky II is a better film. For me Rocky III is even better than Rocky II. It's a matter of opinion and taste.

Sure you could have your own opinion and taste, similar to some people think the Earth is flat. That's fine.

[Dani8]

Man on fire. Denzel never disappoints me in this, either does the very young Dakota. I wonder how many child actors the producers saw before choosing her. I thought she was excellent. And I think it was the first time I saw Radha.

He was great in that. It was the first film where I saw him properly and understood his reputation. Then when The Equalizer came along it just added even more to my interest. Actually I haven't seen Man on Fire for a while but thinking back his character's even more brutal than McCall.

And Radha Mitchell – yes please :yup:. Actually I always thought she would have been good as Grace Kelly.

Yes he does play a really brutal character. The final half hour or so is quite a gut wrencher. As far as Radha is concerned, she's just so understated. None of the Hollywood pouting for the camera with the ridulous toes pointed inward. What on earth is that! Just really down to earth from what I've seen. She seems free of Hollywood fakery.

I've always thought that of Denzel as well, unless I missed Hollywood fake news. And isn't there a lot of that lately!

[Chypmunk]

Cell (Tod Williams, 2016) 1.5
I'd rather have been locked in one without a telly for just over an hour and a half tbh

[Beatle]

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

They shoot Beatles, don't they? It nearly shot me. The most difficult movie I've seen, only after The Killing Fields. When she finds out that even if she wins, she still looses because he'll charge her.

The show doesn't run itself.

She sees no more hope.

Please!

- Now?
- Now.

It could be said it's a critique of capitalism, and it is.

- We're no better than cattle.
- It's better off. Someone always feeds it.
- Preparing it for slaughter.

They shoot horses to put them out of their misery. But not humans. They'll let us suffer and then they'll slaughter us.

rating_5

[hell_storm2004]

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7/10. An nice tribute to an absolute legend. Found this on Netflix. Not sure if it could have been done in a better way. In parts almost turned into a Kurosawa documentary! But a nice watch, none the less.

[Marco]

Julien Donkey Boy (1999)

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Pretty amazing film here. Dreamy and disturbing. Ewen Bremner plays Julien (I think) a pretty messed up nutcase in a family of messed up nutcases. He (i think) is a murderer too. The Werner Herzog scenes are just plain hilarious....really its just too hard to explain as its so disjointed. I loved it and am saying 9/10 as it engaged me from start to finish and made me laugh and feel really sad.

[matt72582]

Julien Donkey Boy (1999)

https://1645110239.rsc.cdn77.org/image/f330x470/q50/mm/been/movies12849/posters/julien-donkey-boy.20170228032259.jpg

Pretty amazing film here. Dreamy and disturbing. Ewen Bremner plays Julien (I think) a pretty messed up nutcase in a family of messed up nutcases. He (i think) is a murderer too. The Werner Herzog scenes are just plain hilarious....really its just too hard to explain as its so disjointed. I loved it and am saying 9/10 as it engaged me from start to finish and made me laugh and feel really sad.


Herzog was hilarious!


"You have to be a champion"

[matt72582]

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

They shoot Beatles, don't they? It nearly shot me. The most difficult movie I've seen, only after The Killing Fields. When she finds out that even if she wins, she still looses because he'll charge her.

The show doesn't run itself.

She sees no more hope.

Please!

- Now?
- Now.

It could be said it's a critique of capitalism, and it is.

- We're no better than cattle.
- It's better off. Someone always feeds it.
- Preparing it for slaughter.

They shoot horses to put them out of their misery. But not humans. They'll let us suffer and then they'll slaughter us.

rating_5


Exploitation... Notice how they go in circles - lots of metaphors.. This is my 4th favorite of all-time, and every time I see it, I usually catch another thing. I guess even in a rat race, the winner is still a rat.

[Marco]

Herzog was hilarious!


"You have to be a champion"

"Don't scream. I don't want you to scream. Be a man and quit that moody brooding."

And, of course, his explanation of the end of "Dirty Harry" to the family and Grandmamma.

[Beatle]

Exploitation... Notice how they go in circles - lots of metaphors.. This is my 4th favorite of all-time, and every time I see it, I usually catch another thing. I guess even in a rat race, the winner is still a rat.

I didn't even get that circles. Normally I wouldn't say it, but since no one gives a f* about my countdown :lol:, it's gonna be high. I Notice we have simmilar tastes, Network's gonna be high too. I also notice you favour social and human aspects in a movie.

[matt72582]

"Don't scream. I don't want you to scream. Be a man and quit that moody brooding."

And, of course, his explanation of the end of "Dirty Harry" to the family and Grandmamma.


LMAO - I forgot about that!

[matt72582]

I didn't even get that circles. Normally I wouldn't say it, but since no one gives a f* about my countdown :lol:, it's gonna be high. I Notice we have simmilar tastes, Network's gonna be high too. I also notice you favour social and human aspects in a movie.


There's a lot of things like that.. The spectators who watch how "People are the ultimate spectacle"..


And yes, I love the social/human/society studies, metaphors, especially when a conventional story can do both.. It can stand on its own as a movie, and also speak for it's time and for all times..


Have you seen "The Swimmer"? - it was made the year before, and you might like it.

[Joel]

In your opinion!
For Joel, Rocky II is a better film. For me Rocky III is even better than Rocky II. It's a matter of opinion and taste.

Sure you could have your own opinion and taste, similar to some people think the Earth is flat. That's fine.

Ha!

Hey. I still love Rocky. I just think the sequel is better i. Ways i identify with.

Lets face it, Rocky isnt the best film ever made lol

[Beatle]

There's a lot of things like that.. The spectators who watch how "People are the ultimate spectacle"..


And yes, I love the social/human/society studies, metaphors, especially when a conventional story can do both.. It can stand on its own as a movie, and also speak for it's time and for all times..


Have you seen "The Swimmer"? - it was made the year before, and you might like it.

I don't think so, but it sounds familiar. i also notice your faves are the New hollywood era, late 60s and 70s, you know, what John Lennon created. But i love this quote from him:

Weren't the 70s a drag?

Yes.

One flew is shocking and impressive, deeply human, but I can't stand Jack, and it's another difficult one. The Indian flew, so it's a step further than Horses, it's like a sequel. Not all is lost after all.

[edarsenal]

First off, MOST importantly:

WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU Beatle!!!!


https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2017/09/21/21-star-wars.w710.h473.jpg

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4 Remember seeing a lot of hate for this one, but I loved it. It had a lot of great comedic bits and it served as a great transition film to move forward with. While my favorite is still Rogue One, I am still very much a fan of this new chapter of Star Wars.


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Deadpool 2 4 F@CKIN FUNNY.
A great little continuation to this budding franchise.

[Mr_TagoMago]

44840

7/10 I liked that it used minimal dialogue and had some intense moments but something about it felt too clean. Maybe its just modern filmaking that doesnt sit right with me a lot of this felt like it shouldve been more raw.

[chawhee]

7/10 I liked that it used minimal dialogue and had some intense moments but something about it felt too clean. Maybe its just modern filmaking that doesnt sit right with me a lot of this felt like it shouldve been more raw.

I agree. I expected it to be on the same level as Nolan's other works, but this one felt like another run of the mill war movie to me.

[Steve Freeling]

http://images3.static-bluray.com/movies/dvdcovers/116841_front.jpg
4.5
http://images2.static-bluray.com/movies/dvdcovers/6262_front.jpg
4.5

[Fabulous]

Touch of Evil (1958)

4

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[Iroquois]

Ocean's Twelve - 1

Remember when I called this one of the worst movies I've ever seen? I certainly do.

[the samoan lawyer]

Good isn't it. That death scene!

I enjoyed 'Long Shot' quite a bit more than you.


Yeah that was a rough one alright! Even made me wince!


With Long Shot, I was probably a bit harsh. Just found it frustrating as it easily could have been a great documentary feature and not a 40min-odd short. It was obvious what was going to happen so and I think that could have been avoided.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Amarcord (1973)


I'd list Fellini as one of my favourite directors. Even though I still haven't seen all his films and it always takes me a while to get to the next one, I almost always love them. Amarcord was no exception. Some of the scenes were breathtakingly stunning and the scene with Uncle Teo up the tree had me in kinks of laughter for I don't know how long.


I rate it 4 but it still wont make my Fellini top 5.

[this_is_the_ girl]

https://criterion-production.s3.amazonaws.com/OzZyas2G1C7OVkVFO6GBjSx3lAeDFz.png
Sayat Nova (1969, Sergei Parajanov)
4.5

I loved the richly allusive, poetic language Parajanov uses in this film, although I admit the imagery and pantomime were almost impenetrable at times. Really a difficult film - but a brilliant one, nonetheless. I'll probably rewatch it with the commentary later.

[Rey Skywalker]

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

4

''People like doing what they used to do, after they’ve stopped being able to do it.''

[Beatle]

Maintaining one's sense of hope and/or faith can be a struggle sometimes and it's not "evil" to suggest that that struggle can be hard (if not impossible) for some people or that one easy way to maintain faith is to pervert it into hypocrisy and persecution, especially since it's the struggle to be good that makes it worthwhile (and that informs the knight's goal as he ultimately plays Death's chess game to save the family, which is in itself a selfless/ostensibly Christian act). It's a theme that he's dealt with many times in his films from various angles, but I'm hesitant to actually recommend any of these titles to you.

I'm afraid it is evil to sugest it's impossible. Afterall no one's completely without faith or hope, save satan. The easy way you suggest, Iro, seems particulary dangerous and wrong to me. :D

The rest what you said got me interested, so I'm open, even eagar for suggestions. :)

[Beatle]

First off, MOST importantly:

WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU @Beatle (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=88353)!!!!



Thanks, Edarsenal! :) You've always been one of my faves. :)

The reason on why I didn't do this earlier is bc my mentions don't work. I have literally 44, which is appropriate, bc that's my age, but not for long.

I'll PM Yoda. :)

[Marco]

LMAO - I forgot about that!

Aye, it's somehting about him getting upset that Juliens poem is too "artsy-fartsy" and telling the family about real art....mind you, he'd probably been drinking from his slipper again :D

[Marco]

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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

4

''People like doing what they used to do, after they’ve stopped being able to do it.''

Love this effing film.

[Iroquois]

I'm afraid it is evil to sugest it's impossible. Afterall no one's completely without faith or hope, save satan. The easy way you suggest, Iro, seems particulary dangerous and wrong to me. :D

The rest what you said got me interested, so I'm open, even eagar for suggestions. :)

"Evil" is a strong word in that particular context, but I suppose "impossible" is as well. I never said the "easy" way was a valid option, just as a means of illustrating how people can twist Christianity for their own ends in a way that contradicts its core tenets.

Not sure what else of Bergman's I'd recommend in this regard, though. Winter Light, maybe.

[matt72582]

Aye, it's somehting about him getting upset that Juliens poem is too "artsy-fartsy" and telling the family about real art....mind you, he'd probably been drinking from his slipper again :D


"It doesn't even rhyme!"


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUUbCAY46Bk

[Stirchley]

44880

Really enjoyed my re-watch yesterday. Claire Danes killed her rôle.

[dadgumblah]

Beatle if you haven't seen The Virgin Spring by Bergman, as a Christian, I'd certainly recommend that one to you. There is a difficult-to-watch rape scene (as they all are) but it leads to themes that Christians struggle with, like anger, hate, revenge, and ultimately a miraculous happening. I'm not trying to spoil it for you but Max von Sydow plays a deeply devout man who struggles with some of the feelings I listed and there is a theme of forgiveness also, which is asked for by one of the main characters. I'd give it a chance if I were you. But, then again, I've loved every Bergman film I've seen so far and it's quite a few.

[Beatle]

@Beatle (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=88353) if you haven't seen The Virgin Spring by Bergman, as a Christian, I'd certainly recommend that one to you. There is a difficult-to-watch rape scene (as they all are) but it leads to themes that Christians struggle with, like anger, hate, revenge, and ultimately a miraculous happening. I'm not trying to spoil it for you but Max von Sydow plays a deeply devout man who struggles with some of the feelings I listed and there is a theme of forgiveness also, which is asked for by one of the main characters. I'd give it a chance if I were you. But, then again, I've loved every Bergman film I've seen so far and it's quite a few.

Thanks, dad. The Seventh Seal does have one thing - Max. He's one of my faves. So I'll probably give it a shot.

[UpgradeYourDad]

Mystic River 4

[Okay]

44840

7/10 I liked that it used minimal dialogue and had some intense moments but something about it felt too clean. Maybe its just modern filmaking that doesnt sit right with me a lot of this felt like it shouldve been more raw.
It's the PG-13 rating isn't it. I'd say that's what hurt the film the most.

[Stirchley]

44913

Good movie. Amusing, entertaining. Margot Robbie killed her rôle. Could have been a little shorter. Some scenes were unnecessary.

[Gideon58]

https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/gremlins/images/7/75/Gremlinsposter.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20160120182738

Another one that still holds up...


3.5

[Mr_TagoMago]

44840

7/10 I liked that it used minimal dialogue and had some intense moments but something about it felt too clean. Maybe its just modern filmaking that doesnt sit right with me a lot of this felt like it shouldve been more raw.
It's the PG-13 rating isn't it. I'd say that's what hurt the film the most.
Not really more so the cinematography didnt capture the intensity. Too many jump cuts and perhaps too fast paced. Maybe filmed too much like an action film didnt allow the film to feel claustrophobic enough. Hans Zimmers sckre sure didnt help.

[Pussy Galore]

I rewatched Cries and Whispers yesterday in hope that with time I would change my mind (after my first watch 3,4 years ago I hated it) and, unfortunately I didn't. I don't get it, it's boring and I don't see what it has to say.


And by boring I don't mean slow, I don't mind slow films and I like other works by Bergman, I mean I watch the film and I have no idea what happens and I'm not interested in any character.

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[Fabulous]

Stage Fright (1950)

3

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[Steve Freeling]

http://images4.static-bluray.com/movies/covers/154_front.jpg
4.5

[Fabulous]

Private Parts (1972)

2

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[Werislavos]

Memories of a Murderer 8,3/10

Excellent movie with quite a unexpected ending (IMO). I didn't know the director of this piece, now I feel like I need to contemplate more of his works.

[edarsenal]

Thanks, Edarsenal! :) You've always been one of my faves. :)

The reason on why I didn't do this earlier is bc my mentions don't work. I have literally 44, which is appropriate, bc that's my age, but not for long.

I'll PM Yoda. :)
VERY much appreciated! Always enjoyed your posts and very cool to see you again. Another grand sign that summer is here ;)

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Happy_Death_Day_poster.jpg

2.5

Yawn at who the killer turned out to be...

[UpgradeYourDad]

44840

7/10 I liked that it used minimal dialogue and had some intense moments but something about it felt too clean. Maybe its just modern filmaking that doesnt sit right with me a lot of this felt like it shouldve been more raw.

Words can not describe how much I loathed this film.

[Gideon58]

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[Siddon]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/be/Happy_Death_Day_poster.jpg

rating_2_5

Yawn at who the killer turned out to be...




Best fart joke I've seen in years though

[Beatle]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/TheFrenchConnection.jpg

It's funny how I use this magnificent thread to say a word or two about these classics. My 4th viewing, but something always distracted me before.

I don't like crime movies, not only bc I don't like crime and stereotypical gun fights and chases, plots, somrtimes Agatha Christie-like, but also it's my mom's fave genre and she watches it non-stop on TV.

But this one has that something. It leaves a flavour for a while or even for the rest of your life after you've seen it. I'm talking about that legendary Fernando Rey wave. We have the ridiculous going-in, going-out scene. The most famous chase in cinema history. One of my faves Gene. I also like Roy, too bad he didn't have more substance.

The best is the end. As they say, the movie's good as is its ending. Gene disappears into a room, we hear a shot, and that's it. Except it isn't. The outro credits reveal Rey has never been caught and is believed to be living in France. And they show that legendary wave.

I won.

So, it's one of those rare masterpieces where evil wins, but it's still impressive, as in Rosemary's Baby. But then there's to be a sequel.

I also didn't know it's based on real events.

rating_5



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[GulfportDoc]

Touch of Evil (1958)

rating_4

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Happened upon this on TCM, and naturally I couldn't turn it off, even though I've seen it 10-12 times.

This is one of Welles' masterpieces. It was pretty much to 1958 what Citizen Kane was to 1941. In my view the film is practically flawless.

Someone said that Ricardo Montalban would have been ideal for the role of Ramon Vargas, which is true. However Charlton Heston did a wonderful job. The film was littered with great performances.

Top 50 of all time, top 10 of the 1950s.

~Doc

[Marco]

The Offence (1972).

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/dc/Poster_of_the_movie_The_Offence.jpg/220px-Poster_of_the_movie_The_Offence.jpg

Claustrophobic drama that's more about the actors chops than the actual story. Very intriguing...Ian Bannen has long been a favourite of mine. The procedural aspects of the investigation are done brilliantly as you would expect from Lumet....good strong 7/10.

[GulfportDoc]

@Beatle (http://www.movieforums.com/community/member.php?u=88353) if you haven't seen The Virgin Spring by Bergman, as a Christian, I'd certainly recommend that one to you. There is a difficult-to-watch rape scene (as they all are) but it leads to themes that Christians struggle with, like anger, hate, revenge, and ultimately a miraculous happening. I'm not trying to spoil it for you but Max von Sydow plays a deeply devout man who struggles with some of the feelings I listed and there is a theme of forgiveness also, which is asked for by one of the main characters. I'd give it a chance if I were you. But, then again, I've loved every Bergman film I've seen so far and it's quite a few.
A beautiful movie. It was my first Bergman, and still my favorite. Max Von Sydow was stunning in the film, and I've enjoyed him in every single role he's had since.

~Doc

[Marco]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/TheFrenchConnection.jpg

It's funny how I use this magnificent thread to say a word or two about these classics. My 4th viewing, but something always distracted me before.

I don't like crime movies, not only bc I don't like crime and stereotypical gun fights and chases, plots, somrtimes Agatha Christie-like, but also it's my mom's fave genre and she watches it non-stop on TV.

But this one has that something. It leaves a flavour for a while or even for the rest of your life after you've seen it. I'm talking about that legendary Fernando Rey wave. We have the ridiculous going-in, going-out scene. The most famous chase in cinema history. One of my faves Gene. I also like Roy, too bad he didn't have more substance.

The best is the end. As they say, the movie's good as is its ending. Gene disappears into a room, we hear a shot, and that's it. Except it isn't. The outro credits reveal Rey has never been caught and is believed to be living in France. And they show that legendary wave.

I won.

So, it's one of those rare masterpieces where evil wins, but it's still impressive. But then there's to be a sequel.

I also didn't know it's based on real events.

rating_5



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I bought the triple box set with Friedkins commentary narration on the Third disc....its an amazing piece of film making. I, too (as you may have guessed from my avatar) wanted Roy to have a more extensive part.

[Memento Mori]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/20/La_Nuit_oscar.jpg
La Nuit Americaine (Day for Night)
4.5

[Marco]

The Texas Chain Massacre 2 (1986)

Utter dross, no redeeming features. I think the Pamela Anderson one (Barb Wire?) is better than this utter shambles of a film. The hate is strong!!!!

[Mr_TagoMago]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/TheFrenchConnection.jpg

It's funny how I use this magnificent thread to say a word or two about these classics. My 4th viewing, but something always distracted me before.

I don't like crime movies, not only bc I don't like crime and stereotypical gun fights and chases, plots, somrtimes Agatha Christie-like, but also it's my mom's fave genre and she watches it non-stop on TV.

But this one has that something. It leaves a flavour for a while or even for the rest of your life after you've seen it. I'm talking about that legendary Fernando Rey wave. We have the ridiculous going-in, going-out scene. The most famous chase in cinema history. One of my faves Gene. I also like Roy, too bad he didn't have more substance.

The best is the end. As they say, the movie's good as is its ending. Gene disappears into a room, we hear a shot, and that's it. Except it isn't. The outro credits reveal Rey has never been caught and is believed to be living in France. And they show that legendary wave.

I won.

So, it's one of those rare masterpieces where evil wins, but it's still impressive, as in Rosemary's Baby. But then there's to be a sequel.

I also didn't know it's based on real events.

rating_5



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I like how raw and gritty it felt. I wonder how much of the modern audience would back off the film as soon as they hear Popeye spout the N word though. I like when main characters arent completely clean though.

[Gideon58]

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4hZUyI0FeNE/maxresdefault.jpg

I had forgotten how awesome this movie is...thanks for reminding me Citizen.

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[Fabulous]

Three Strangers (1946)

2.5

http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i201/threestrangers1946_032820130516.jpg

[Beatle]

I bought the triple box set with Friedkins commentary narration on the Third disc....its an amazing piece of film making. I, too (as you may have guessed from my avatar) wanted Roy to have a more extensive part.

Thsnks, Marco. :) I wasn't even aware it existed. But so cool it does. Maybe I'll even buy it one day, but you know what a problem money is.

[Beatle]

I like how raw and gritty it felt. I wonder how much of the modern audience would back off the film as soon as they hear Popeye spout the N word though. I like when main characters arent completely clean though.

Yeah, that's an excellent point, MR_TagoMago. :) It might be even the main feature of the film. Gene was a perfect cast because he is like that in real life. I watched a documentary on him with Dustin Hoffman in it, as they've been excellent friends all their lives, this is what Dustin said:

He was always a very macho guy. One day he was walking like an unfed lion in the room.

- What's up?
- I have to go!
- Where ?
- I have to go!!
- Where?
- I have to go and pick a fight!!!

:lol:

They were attending an actors studio together.

[Gideon58]

https://resizing.flixster.com/ckqIOLlC1H3lQX5faYFWhhpDz1M=/206x305/v1.bTsxMjY4NjczNjtqOzE3NzQxOzEyMDA7NDA1MDs2MDAw


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[Dani8]

Unsane. Looks amazing. I would not have guessed that was al shot on a phone.

[Thursday Next]

Solo: A Star Wars Story

It's alright. I took the kids and it was a perfectly entertaining family outing. To start off with it was really good but it got bogged down in a not entirely convincing plot involving cartels and rebellions and having to tick off all the references to the Star Wars we know. There were some fairly thrilling heist/chase/escape sequences but it wasn't really exciting as a movie. They played it a bit too safe which was kind of what I expected from Ron Howard to be honest. I had imagined something a little darker for the ending though, something more like Rogue One. I liked that there were no Jedi and minimal Empire. Emilia Clarke's character doesn't quite work. Alden Ehrenrieich is OK but not quite Han. L3 is supremely annoying but I guess that's the point...? Donald Glover as Lando is great and all his scenes were the best.

3+ maybe 3.5 because I did have fun and I'm just being picky.

[Mr_TagoMago]

44943

6.5/10 Interesting premise and I never got too bored, but Leo just has no charisma and I didnt care much for his characters emotional arc with his wife tbh. The movie was convoluted but not hard to follow. The twist with how he knew inception was possible was obvious. Besides that ehh it was an enternaing popcorn flick with ambition but not something id ever want to watch again.

[cricket]

Annihilation (2018)

3+

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/3b/8d/11/3b8d11482167bf8f9b8bc3f263caa608.jpg

I enjoyed the horror elements the most which isn't a surprise. I thought it did a nice job balancing the thrills with making the viewer ponder it's meaning, although neither aspect is quite consistently brilliant. It's a good movie with solid performances and visuals. I still prefer the director's Ex-Machina.

[neiba]

Det sjunde inseglet a.k.a. The Seventh Seal (1957)

https://thingsireadbyjordan.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/960.jpg?w=900

The only thing I knew about this legendary masterpiece is that it featured a knight playing chess with Death itself. What I didn't know about was the depth of the reflexion about Life, Death, God, Love...

As in any Bergman film, the acting, soundtrack and cinematography are there to serve the script and its message, and in that sense everything worked perfectly.

The Dance of Death in particular stunned me!

4 -

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How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017)


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Weird film to watch on a first date. xD
Didn't know anything about it coming in, started really well with the quasi-Trainspotting vibe, but it got weirder and weirder.
I had some good laughs and perhaps if I do not think about it at all, it may pass as a good film. The thing is, I thought about it and as my date said: the problem with this kind of sci fi is that you really can't argue with its logic which seems unfair.

The soundtrack is nice, the acting is quite solid and the script as some good bits though it's unidimensional overall.

2.5 +

[Dani8]

21 jump street. Holds up to a rewatch for me. Came as a surprise to see Johnny Depp looking healthy. Poor guy seems very frail at the moment.

[Marco]

Dark Crimes (2016)

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Can Charlotte Gainsboroug tell any jokes or do impressions? Acting aint her bag. Decent little movie that Jim Carrey excels in. Pretty flat to represent the Polish authorities of the time I guess,

Chapeau again to Charlotte, the only "actress" that made me give up on von Trier.

5/10

[Marco]

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Watched this today also, good little film. Exact same rating as you Gideon58.

[Rey Skywalker]

https://78.media.tumblr.com/e85ca6d3eb9711fc888c608844e6de2b/tumblr_p681negK9I1say5iqo7_r2_1280.jpg

Molly's Game (2017)

4

''I was raised to be a champion. My goal was to win. At what and against whom, those were just details.''

[Fabulous]

The Letter (1940)

3.5

http://i.cdn.turner.com/v5cache/TCM/Images/Dynamic/i420/Letter1940_2024_678x380_09162016015725.jpg

[Gideon58]

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