Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Citizen Rules]

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...It was shockingly non-violent for a nearly 3 hour film, and so much of it was very un-Tarantino (at least un-Tarantino post-Jackie Brown) - which was totally fine with me. It absolutely luxuriated in it's mythic 1969 story and world-building and I was all in for it. Brad Pitt stole the film, this is the absolute best he’s been since Fight Club. The tension building was super effective, and I appreciated how it wasn't completely dark or serious, it felt wholesome by the end, even a bit melancholy and sad (makes you ponder on what could’ve been). It kinda felt like a more darker and serious, grounded iteration of La La Land without any musical numbers (spoilers I guess if you expected any musical numbers?)

But by taking the Sharon Tate murder, which we dreaded coming, and flipping it on its head and making it Hollywood mythology, I think kept it from being too exploitative. Which it could have easily been had he decided to portray what actually happened. The midnight screening audience I attended absolutely lost it when Cliff was bashing one of the Manson killer's heads over and over.
rating_4_5I had zero plans of watching Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I'm not a fan of Tarantino's movies and suspected this one would be a ****fest of stupidity...But it sounds pretty good based on your review, so you've convinced me! I'll watch it.

[matt72582]

Didn't you enjoy Cassell's performance? Didn't you enjoy that amazing dolly shot? Didn't you enjoy the whole disaffected youth portrayal ? It perfectly sums up the broken fringes of the Paris suburbs.

4 out of 10 is veryharsh. I'd give it 8 at least.
To answer the first three questions. No.


My rating was meant to be harsh. I thought it was awful.

[JoaoRodrigues]

You liked the film more than I did, Joao. To my taste the picture was even more boring and pointless than was Jarmusch's Paterson.

It was not void of pluses. The female characters were first rate, and provided some enjoyable vignettes. But Murray slept-walked through his part, with so many instances of sitting in silence that I couldn't believe he stayed awake. The few examples of his "dead pan" humor were swamped by the puzzling masking of much of his life. His character as presented could never have been a ladies' man. Years ago he was a "Don Juan". Now he is dumped by the current girlfriend. He may have a son. That's it. The minor interest in learning who his son might be is left to drift off with no denouement. The film could have ended in any number of reasonable ways. Jarmusch managed to avoid all of those..:)

The music was enjoyable, almost all of it from a album by "Ethio-jazz" ethno-music composer, Mulatu Astatke. In fact the album provided practically the entire music score. They saved some money there!

The drivers of the attraction to this film were Murray's reputation as a comedian, and Jarmusch's as a director. But neither must have worked too hard in this movie.

It always amazes me when a film or character attempts to be "hip" or interesting by simply being silent or unemotional. That approach may work 1 in 10 times. IMO this wasn't one of them.

~Doc

to be honest i didn't liked that much, i'd probably rate it 3/5 now
i agree that murray didn't seem to be a ladies man, like his presented, but i'm not a specialist
i can understand why jim wanted murray to be silent much of the movie,
he wanted the audience to pay attention to the visual details instead of the unimportant narrative
by the end of the movie, you could say everyone that is shown there could have written the letter
i understand why jim ended the movie that way, i'd end it the same way, like i said, the uncertainty
i don't think jim tried to be "hip", he became famous from battling classic hollywood conceptions
if you pay attention he made entire movies about scenes the main stream movies neglect
he makes special efforts to end movies this way, because the plot is not much of a importance to him

[Gideon58]

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3

[Fabulous]

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

2.5

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[MovieGal]

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The Dark Crystal
(1982)
4/5

[JoaoRodrigues]

coffee and cigarettes - 2003
3
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made the absurd and futile a comedy, jim made a entire movie out of the royal with cheese, even worse
he wasn't afraid of the mia wallace uncomfortable silent moments, damn! i woke with pulp fiction in me,
anyway, they are real, and jim wanted to make real conversations, even if they don't make much sense,
which end up having sense, because they might lack sense for a movie dialogue but they're the reality
some comedy i could laugh out, like the jim and tom scene, hilarious, others were a subtle comedy,
like when you laugh at the absurdities you do or once did, because they are true and genuine, but stupid

[Marco]

broken flowers - 2005
3.5
https://i.imgur.com/vgVMmjF.jpg
uncertainty is the word to sum up this movie
jarmusch showing his music repertoire with a nice ethiopian music
the typical jarmusch, unconcern about the plot, all about the details
jarmusch along side with his "teacher" wim wenders are masters on filming cars
i'd like to know how he filmed those first person car scenes

I watched this film when I first joined "Lovefilm"... thought it had its charm (provided by Murray) and a good tale, I'd rate exactly the same as you Joaoa.

[Guaporense]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Snowden_film_poster.jpg

Interesting how naive Snowden was in this movie: Guy goes to work in CIA, notices that they spy on people, and gets outraged about it and betrays them. ;) At least it had the world's greatest living actor, Nicolas Cage, in it. :D

7/10

[Guaporense]

Fireworks (2017)

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Artsy teen romance movie by the director of PMMM. It's kinda good in the visual sense but the pacing and the plot feels all over the place.

6/10

[Marco]

Dumbo (2019)

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Minorly enjoyable and thin wistful movie. TBH I didn't think this deserved a remake, it wasn't a strong Disney flik in the first place. The actors all do well but the fleshing out of something that has very little flesh to begin with makes it grey. I didn't realise Tim Burton directed this, there's no originality which is surprising.

2

[SFMZone]

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[GulfportDoc]

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Big Trouble (2002)

A delightful and zany romp set in Miami, directed by Barry Sonnenfeld from a book by Dave Barry, this screwball crime thriller stars Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci, Tom Sizemore, Dennis Farina, along with a half dozen good wacky character portrayals.

Everyone gets into various forms of trouble, but yet finds love in the end. Although 17 years old, it delivers plenty of belly laughs, and clever dialogue. It's PG-13, and the film breezes along and winds up before you know it. Want a mood lifter? Watch this film.

Doc's rating: 8/10

[Gideon58]

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

2.5

https://cinemafanatic.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sex-and-the-single-girl2.jpg

I think I gave this the same rating you did...this movie's a mess and it goes on FOREVER!

[Chypmunk]

Zero Days (Alex Gibney, 2016) 3.5+
Bit of a hack documentary really

[Gideon58]

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2

[Fabulous]

Sex and the Single Girl (1964)

2.5

https://cinemafanatic.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/sex-and-the-single-girl2.jpg

I think I gave this the same rating you did...this movie's a mess and it goes on FOREVER!

They could've cut it down by 20 minutes. The car chase scene at the end is a good example.

[Gideon58]

They could've cut it down by 20 minutes. The car chase scene at the end is a good example.


That car chase was probably the stupidest car chase I have ever seen in a movie.

[SeeingisBelieving]

I Am Nicola (TV 2019) – 7.5/10

I think the most affecting part about this was that the scenes of happiness between the couple, at least to me, appeared to be imagined fantasy. Visually they are equivalent to the state Nicola seems to enter once she forces herself to escape the relationship, in the real world.

I didn't think this was perfect – I'd have liked the music to be different; I thought that the dialogue might have been improvised and it seems this was the case. My concern was how much that was detectable and if it could occasionally become repetitive or, unusually, make the characters unnatural; I felt the relationships weren't as convincing as they could have been.

Vicky McClure was good to watch. Lots of subtle little switches of emotion. One of the best scenes was Nicola's cry for help to her friend, disguised as a pretence of romantic bliss, smashing into a wall of apathy. I thought Leanne Best was great in that part, in that for all the smiles there's an icy indifference there that makes Nicola's cold stare justifiable once the two have parted. As a Line of Duty fan it was interesting to see these two together again, and I'd liked Best a lot when I first saw her in that show.

I watched this because of Vicky McClure and it was good to see her in a different light (it did amuse me that Adam's office came over so much like Line of Duty's AC-12 headquarters). Her performance definitely got through to me in a profound way — I rarely dream any more and I had a fairly vivid one that night in which she had a role, possibly standing in for someone in my own life (you know how it works :)).

[SeeingisBelieving]

Shadows: The Future Ghost (TV 1975) – 8/10

A nice little ghost story involving time travel. It's emotive in a way that reminds me of my favourite ghost story writer, A. M. Burrage.

[cricket]

Pet Sematary (2019)

3+

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I thought it was an above average horror remake that got better as it went along. It was never going to be as good as the first with the absence of Fred Gwynne, but it was a nice update with some fresh takes.

[Iroquois]

Spider-Man: Far From Home - 2.5

so this is basically superhero Nightcrawler

[Chypmunk]

No Man's Law (Fred Jackman, 1927) 1.5+
Definitely more cheap motel than Best Western

[matt72582]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ca/Snowden_film_poster.jpg

Interesting how naive Snowden was in this movie: Guy goes to work in CIA, notices that they spy on people, and gets outraged about it and betrays them. ;) At least it had the world's greatest living actor, Nicolas Cage, in it. :D

7/10


Did you see the documentary, "Citizen Four"?

[the samoan lawyer]

Big Trouble (1986) - 2.5
Anima (2019) - 3
Happy! (2019) - 3.5
Chernobyl (2019) - 3.5

[Gideon58]

Weekend re-watches:


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This sexy and sophisticated romantic comedy is one of Eddie's best films and features one of his most charismatic performances, but has never gotten the attention it really deserves. Eddie lights up the screen like he never has and is backed by a delicious ensemble supporting cat.

3.5


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This instant classic is just as riveting as it was 44 years after its release...I'm trying to think of something wrong with the film, but I'm drawing a blank. One of the most deserving Best Picture winners ever, though in a perfect world, Nicholson would have tied for Best Actor with Pacino for Dog day Afternoon. Perfectly cast right down to McMurphy's fellow inmates...how great was Christopher Lloyd was Tabor? A performance that doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves. And the climactic confrontation between McMurphy and Nurse Ratched (Oscar winner Louise Fletcher) still makes me stand up and cheer.


5

[Gideon58]

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2

[Stirchley]

56264

Excellent movie. John David Washington, though nothing like his father, is a very good actor.

53918

So good. This guy is nuts, but I was on the edge of my seat throughout his climb.

[this_is_the_ girl]

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Le Notti di Cabiria (1957, Federico Fellini)
5
Giulietta Masina is absolutely radiant here and brimming with comedic (as well as dramatic) genius - aided by her husband's flawless direction, she carries this film brilliantly. Such a charismatic, magnetizing performance throughout, building up to that devastating ending - one of the best in cinema history.
Masterpiece!

[Gideon58]

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4

[GulfportDoc]

Did you see the documentary, "Citizen Four"?
Well, I did. It was a wonderful true documentary, especially as a bookend to O. Stone's Snowden.

If you like the subject matter (I do), you would like another doc that Laura Poitras --director of Citizenfour, who was played by Melissa Leo in Snowden-- also directed called The Program. It's the story of real life higher-up in the NSA, William "Bill" Binney, who designed the program that the NSA (and doubtless others) use to spy on American citizens. When Binney realized what the agency was using it for, he resigned, and started to undermine the NSA and other Fed agencies who treat the public as suspects and enemies.

~Doc

[Fabulous]

The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)

3

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[doubledenim]

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Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)




Oscar for best cigarette smoking in a movie, goes to...



rating_3

[matt72582]

Well, I did. It was a wonderful true documentary, especially as a bookend to O. Stone's Snowden.

If you like the subject matter (I do), you would like another doc that Laura Poitras --director of Citizenfour, who was played by Melissa Leo in Snowden-- also directed called The Program. It's the story of real life higher-up in the NSA, William "Bill" Binney, who designed the program that the NSA (and doubtless others) use to spy on American citizens. When Binney realized what the agency was using it for, he resigned, and started to undermine the NSA and other Fed agencies who treat the public as suspects and enemies.

~Doc
I'm a fan of Bill Binney, but haven't seen "The Program"... I'll look for it online. Thanks a lot, Doc!

[Fabulous]

Stan & Ollie (2018)

2.5

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[gbgoodies]

Stan & Ollie (2018)

2.5

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I'm not a fan of Laurel and Hardy, but I thought this movie was great.

[Chypmunk]

Body And Soul (Oscar Micheaux, 1925) 2.5
Shame about some of the acting and pacing, not to mention the smh ending ... now if you'll excuse me - I's hongry an' tiahed

[Chypmunk]

Within Our Gates (Oscar Micheaux, 1920) 2+
Sadly not quite complete but its mix of storyline and soapboxing doesn't gel that well anyway imo and the jingoistic ending is quite frankly bizarre

[Hey Fredrick]

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4

Much better than I expected. Actually think it's the best film about Titanic yet. Admittedly, could have used a teeny bopper love triangle to tie it all together, maybe wring out a bit more emotion, but other than that...

[Csamii27]

Original sin

[Ultraviolence]

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★★
The first half it's only an excuse for the second half.

[Gideon58]

I'm not a fan of Laurel and Hardy, but I thought this movie was great.

I agree...I rated this movie 4

[Gideon58]

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The screenplay is overly cute and definitely one-sided, but the glorious all-star cast, including five Oscar-winning actresses, makes the film's problems a little easier to take.


3.5

[mojofilter]

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD
(2019)

rating_3_5

[Marco]

A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)

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Highly stylised (Greenaway, could it be anything other!?) tale of twin brothers obsession with decay and how it affects their relationships with others. A bit mad but engaging. 3

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Buck Brute]

Midsommar 👍

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[SeeingisBelieving]

Copperplate Gothic is used much more than I realized – it's everywhere :laugh:. One of its best was for the titles of Sharpe.

[Fabulous]

Sea of Love (1989)

2.5

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[Memento Mori]

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Fanny and Alexander
5

[Siddon]

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Not since The Wolf of Wallstreet has a three hour film just flown by. And this is high praise because this is a German film that takes you on this long winding road of a story that doesn't really ever fall into the melodrama of the subject matter. This is sort of an inverse of The White Ribbon which tells the dour story of prewar Germany while this moves post war.


Never look away doesn't go where you think it'll go. You keep waiting for these melodramatic scenes and they don't really come.


5

[FromBeyond]

Race With The Devil (1975)

3

[hwknoche07]

Saw 'Once Upon a Time ... In Hollywood'

Absolutely LOVED IT. - Solid 9/10 from me

[gugubee557]

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Once Upon A Time ... In Hollywood
Quentin Tarantino

I think it's been more than 3 years since I last posted here. Well, I guess I'm back!

I have to say, I had pretty high expectations for this movie given my love for Tarantino's movies in general, but also because of the praise the film has received so far. Although a bit lengthy (especially the first 2 hours of the movie), the ending is completely amazing. A great take on a tragic true story that only Tarantino himself is able to craft. I would have given this a higher rating hadn't it been for the slow pace of much of the movie.

4+

[Iroquois]

The Fate of the Furious - 2.5

do people really think Johnson and Statham have enough chemistry to warrant a spin-off

[doubledenim]

Or, Johnson being one of the biggest stars now, needing a vehicle to smash stuff.

I think everything else was an afterthought, hence all the other FF actors who had hard feelings.

[WorldFilmGeek]

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A Score to Settle 4.0
Nicolas Cage stars as Frank Carver, a man released from prison after being the scapegoat in a gang murder. Released, he only wants two things: a relationship with his estranged son and as the title indicates, revenge. He doesn't pull off the insanity mode until the final ten minutes of the film and it doesn't last long either. There are some intricate twists that writers John Newman and Shawn Ku (who also directed) put in that some are expected but one that is totally unexpected and just makes this a worthy Cage vehicle.

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Lamp Light 3.0
Solid indie film about a man having a bad day who finds himself entrapped in a landslide after the tunnel he travels through collapses. Writer/director/star Mason Rey must have been influenced by films such as The Vanishing and Buried, where the protagonist is confined to a small area. In the case of Rey, it becomes a slow spiral downward with him having to confront his own demons and ensure his own survival. Rey does a pretty good job in terms of what he is working with.

[Citizen Rules]

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Match Point (Woody Allen, 2005)
2.5

Flat movie with uninspired writing, insipid acting by Scarlett Johansson and Jonathan Rhys Meyers and clunky editing to boot. At 2 hours, not much happens until the very end and I suppose it's the surprise ending that people like. But to me I like character depth, world building and story arch....and Match Point had little of that. This felt like a lower tier Woody Allen film, ala 'directing by the numbers'.

[Iroquois]

Or, Johnson being one of the biggest stars now, needing a vehicle to smash stuff.

I think everything else was an afterthought, hence all the other FF actors who had hard feelings.

Yeah, I think it's easy enough to forget that he's a big star when his non-Fast movies tend to be forgettable exercises in cinematic white noise like Rampage or Skyscraper.

[Gideon58]

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4

[Stirchley]

56301

Re-watch of a sad sweet movie. Julie Christie has always been an idol of mine.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Re-watch of a sad sweet movie. Julie Christie has always been an idol of mine.

The director Sarah Polley's quite iconic for me, having been in The Adventures of Baron Munchausen :).

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[Mich37]

I think it's been more than 3 years since I last posted here. Well, I guess I'm back!

I have to say, I had pretty high expectations for this movie given my love for Tarantino's movies in general, but also because of the praise the film has received so far. Although a bit lengthy (especially the first 2 hours of the movie), the ending is completely amazing. A great take on a tragic true story that only Tarantino himself is able to craft. I would have given this a higher rating hadn't it been for the slow pace of much of the movie.

4+


Hello, I would like to watch this movie seen the trailer, even if there are negative comments in any case it's a good movie

[Strangefilms9]

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2.5

They look silly

[Iroquois]

Crawl - 2.5

I guess that's my annual "killer animal" movie quota filled.

[Chypmunk]

Show People (King Vidor, 1928) 4
Far better than Souls For Sale imo ... and now I know where it ends too :)

[this_is_the_ girl]

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Rubber (2010, Quentin Dupieux)
4

This movie is literally about a tyre that comes to life and starts roaming around randomly blowing up people, animals and other objests through psychokinetic powers. And you know what, I liked it. It was fun, absurd, out of the box, and very Lynch-esque in how it deconstructs the whole idea of cinema and the 'cinema-spectator' relationship by inserting an actual audience (a bunch of people with binoculars watching the tyre's killing spree from a distance as it unfolds) as an independent detached protagonist into the film's "movie within a movie" narrative.

Very postmodernist, very meta, full of black humor and all kinds of weirdness but also some subtle social commentary - it's one of those cinematic oddities you will either like or you won't. I enjoyed it.

[Ultraviolence]

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★★★★

[Iroquois]

Zombieland - 1

Do I really want to dredge up that extremely negative and exhausting discourse from when this cracked the top 100 horrors list?

of f*cking course I do

[SeeingisBelieving]

Zombieland - rating_1

Do I really want to dredge up that extremely negative and exhausting discourse from when this cracked the top 100 horrors list?

of f*cking course I do

I can see why you'd take issue with it being in a Horror list but it's a great film :).

[Iroquois]

The hell it is. The real question will be if the sequel somehow manages to be worse.

[SeeingisBelieving]

The hell it is. The real question will be if the sequel somehow manages to be worse.
Well it made me laugh anyway. Also I liked the use of the many rules on screen to go with the action.

[Iroquois]

I liked it better when The Zombie Survival Guide did it.

[SFMZone]

http://scifimoviezone.com/NoCountryForOldMen1.mp4

[Ultraviolence]

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★★★★
It's disturbing to see Mishima doing Seppuku, since we know he actually killed himself that same way 4 years later. Also, in 1969 he does seppuku in Hideo Gosha's Hitokiri, another very terrifying experience.

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[Iroquois]

The Meg - 1

it bites

[Gideon58]

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3

[Boyd Parker]

The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot

Watched on the flight to Atlanta.

If you're able to watch this movie with an open mind and not get hung up on "unrealistic aspects" then it's extremely enjoyable. It was a well-cast film and they did a great job telling two parallel stories at the same time. I had a lot of fun watching this and was entertained throughout the entire film. Boyd Parker

[Gideon58]

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4

[Buck Brute]

Game Night (2018) 👍

[TokeZa]

https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/grass.jpg?w=1000&h=563&crop=1

Grass (2018) by Hong Sang-soo

3+


https://i.ytimg.com/vi/EnLA9Iz6YYg/maxresdefault.jpg

A.K. (1985) by Chris Marker

3+


https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/fSaQEtAifwmxwgNN43DACDnHL3P.jpg

Adoption (1975) by Márta Mészáros

3+

[cricket]

Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

3.5

http://silentfilm.blob.core.windows.net/assets/Standard/PAGE/531/large/this_is_theSteamboatBillJr_original.jpg

A typical good time with Buster Keaton.

[Chypmunk]

L'antre de la sorcière [The Bewitched Shepherd] (Segundo de Chomón, 1906) 2+
La maison ensorcelée [The Haunted House aka The House Of Ghosts] (Segundo de Chomón, 1906) 3
A pair of supernatural shorts, neither particularly magic though the second does have the odd moment

[Iroquois]

Booksmart - 3

Gotta love these movies that alternate between enjoyable and disappointing at the drop of a hat.

[WorldFilmGeek]

https://worldfilmgeek.files.wordpress.com/2019/04/velocipastor.jpg?w=389&h=554
The VelociPastor rating_3
This is the instant "so bad it's good" cult classic of 2019! After going to China on a spiritual quest, a priest finds himself the keeper of a power that turns him into a dinosaur and killing criminals. The last act was heavily influenced by the 1986 B-movie cult classic Miami Connection, except replace martial arts rock band with well, our titular hero with some twists.


https://worldfilmgeek.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/exit.jpeg?w=392&h=559
Exit rating_4
When a disgruntled chemist unleashes a deadly toxin in the city, a 70th birthday party is in serious jeopardy. The birthday woman's deadbeat son teams up with the restaurant vice manager as the others successfully escape via chopper to find a way to escape the toxin while the government tracks down the chemist and find a way to neutralize the gas. Great performance by Cho Jung-Suk, who plays the unlikeliest of heroes, whose passion happens to be a skill he'll need to survive: rock climbing.

[SeeingisBelieving]

https://worldfilmgeek.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/exit.jpeg?w=392&h=559


Brilliant logo.

[JoaoRodrigues]

ghost dog: the way of the samurai - 1999
4
https://i.imgur.com/CJRQow5.jpg
the cultural diversity in this movie is outstanding,
an african american who lives by japonese samurai codes,
an italian american wise guy that's stereotypical racist but likes the public enemies,
two best friends that don't speak the same language but understand each other perfectly
this movie had a subtle humor, mainly the stereotypes and the killings
the soundtrack by the great rza is perfect, a mix of two cultures

night on earth - 1991
4.5
https://i.imgur.com/Ri91lB9.jpg
no one films the streets like jarmusch, he depicts the essence of every city, every street corner
most films cut certain scenes, jarmusch makes an entire movies out of them,
another cultural masterpiece with humor, laughing out loud funny humor and tragedy
jarmusch gives light to a invisibility, that invisibility is beginning of my greatest curiosity
i'll quote a new york chess vendor that i liked very much and i think it's very related-


at night, this,
whatever this material that
gives us this blackness around,
it's a nice companion
in a city like new york,
when it's hustle and bustle,
and millions of people
here you are the king of the night,
in the store
outside you are the king of the city

and now you see
each street
has its own double life
a curtain is raised,
and you see
the homeless,
the con edison guy,
the garbage guy,
the rat,
the bat,
all the creatures of the night

and 5, 6 o'clock in the morning,
and somebody pulls a curtain,
and all that theater of the night
is gone

that theater, I find,
this is my place
these are the people that
you become invisible like them

[SeeingisBelieving]

Communion (1989) – 5/10

I was pleased to see this again as it must be over twenty years since I last saw it. The first thing that strikes me is that I reacted against Eric Clapton's theme (co-written with Allan Zavod, the film's other composer), which to me sounded wrong for the film. This is one of those situations where you have a star band or solo artist sharing parts of a film score – Queen and Michael Kamen on Highlander for example. The majority of the film is more subdued and I found that a lot better.

There's plenty of humour in the film, and Christopher Walken was making me laugh straight away (maybe too much dancing though). The anal probe scene was very funny – "Can we talk this over?" and I chuckled, thinking 'it's all anal with Walken isn't it? ;)' I wouldn't say the humour is always successful, and some scenes may lose a lot because of it, but what I liked is that Walken is always nuanced enough that it doesn't become tongue-in-cheek. You're always conscious of Strieber coping with his experience.

Lindsay Crouse was really good in this too, combative and empathetic in equal measure. However I was disappointed with the lines in the art gallery about it all being to do with "God", which seemed like skewed reasoning. As a Babylon 5 fan it was also nice to see Andreas Katsulas, who I didn't remember being part of the film. Like Christopher Walken, he's very good at bringing in that sense of unease, which leads Alex and his wife to leave the cabin, and also in the scene where he finds Whitley and talks about the folklore he genuinely believes in (I also recalled that B5 referenced this story with its own alien kidnappers, the Streibs).

The aliens are a mixed bag. The best shot of them is probably the Grey peering from behind the door, and they certainly lose a lot when they become weary floating bodies in the later scenes. The "Blue Doctors" are a lot better. As a teenager watching this, they, and the central idea, were a lot more disturbing than they are today.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Stirchley]

56357

Really enjoyed this sweet indie movie.

[Chypmunk]

The Arizona Express (Tom Buckingham, 1924) 1.5
Sat'day mat'nee style entertainment

[Fabulous]

Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

3

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500_and_h282_face/9cGLgEycMmc3To53WEjXMYIY984.jpg

[Stirchley]

56359

Re-watch of this movie, which still holds up. Linda Fiorentino excellent & surprised no one has given her a movie rôle for 10 years. Peter Berg at age 30 so cute & handsome & perfect in his rôle.

[Strangefilms9]

[SIZE="4"]


[I]at night, this,
whatever this material that
gives us this blackness around,
it's a nice companion
in a city like new york,
when it's hustle and bustle,
and millions of people
here you are the king of the night,
in the store
outside you are the king of the city

and now you see
each street
has its own double life
a curtain is raised,
and you see
the homeless,
the con edison guy,
the garbage guy,
the rat,
the bat,
all the creatures of the night

and 5, 6 o'clock in the morning,
and somebody pulls a curtain,
and all that theater of the night
is gone

that theater, I find,
this is my place
these are the people that
you become invisible like them

Very nice

[Sir Toose]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - 3.5

[Fabulous]

The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)

2.5

https://myfavoritewesterns.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/the-fastest-gun-alive.jpg

[cricket]

Beast (2017)

3.5

https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--dupSUZk3--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/v5rmekmdkn8xczqkjuxm.jpg

Slow but not boring with a dreamlike quality. It's a British thriller that manages to be unsettling without the violence. It kept my attention and it kept me guessing. Good flick.

[Iroquois]

Apocalypse Now - 5

Anyone thinking of checking out the Final Cut should be warned that it's essentially Redux with a couple of scenes missing, but man is it still worth catching in theatres.

[Larry]

A star is born

Just released on Netflix today. Have been wanting to see it since forever. The culmination of strong acting, equally strong music and a strong message whilst flowing together effortlessly and making me feel for the characters. That is entertainment and some, affecting on an emotional level.

Very impressed by Coopers acting and directorial chops. Maybe he’ll become a new age Clint Eastwood.

Best new film I have seen in years.

4.5/5

[Hey Fredrick]

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4

Enjoyed it.

[GulfportDoc]

https://www.movieforums.com/community/attachment.php?attachmentid=56372
The Ghost Writer (2010)

This is an atmospheric mystery/thriller directed by R. Polanski, screenplay by Robert Harris, and nicely filmed by Pawel Edelman. Ewan McGregor stars, with important roles for Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Williams, Tom Wilkinson, Timothy Hutton, and a nice cameo by the venerable Eli Wallach.

An author is hired to ghost write a former British Prime Minister's memoirs. The mood is set right from the git-go as the writer travels from NYC to the ex PM's home on Martha's Vineyard. The suspense and intrigue builds from there, as various CIA and other clandestine characters enter the story.

It's a Brit/U.S. mystery which inexorably unfolds to a surprise ending. Polanski gradually builds interest and allure with the use of Hitchockian techniques, cloudy inclement weather, and strangely lovely settings.

I'm not a McGregor fan, but he's well suited for this role, and provides believability. The other portrayals are first rate. The picture is an enjoyable, traditional intrigue/mystery which is presented without the use of graphic sex, violence, or excessive language.

Doc's rating: 7/10

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[Marco]

The Hill (1965)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/Hill_movieposter.jpg/220px-Hill_movieposter.jpg

Powerful tale of British Army prisoners in a North African prison camp. The real suffering and injustice are tangeable. It seeps through the performances. It is unrelentingly grim and admirably so. Sean Connery gives a fantastic driven, without being scene stealing, performance.


4.5

[Marco]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/films/1afc31bda9087f75091fae936b5c1ca0/1HMg9MpF1yL5AAmyha7kzSbACv2zcV_large.jpg
★★★★
It's disturbing to see Mishima doing Seppuku, since we know he actually killed himself that same way 4 years later. Also, in 1969 he does seppuku in Hideo Gosha's Hitokiri, another very terrifying experience.

Ultra, how does it stand up against Schraders '85 "Mishima: a life in four chapters"?

Reading more deeply into it (which is a good side effect of films) it appears Yukio Mishima was rather a figure of fun towards the end of his life?

[gbgoodies]

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2.5


IMO, Thousands Cheer deserves a higher rating. It's a very underrated Gene Kelly movie that gets lost among his bigger hits.

[Fabulous]

In Name Only (1939)

2.5

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0b/fc/1b/0bfc1b484bca1f3469b156f49542ead7.jpg

[MovieGal]

https://www.sosmoviers.com/wp-content/gallery/la-legion-del-aguila/la-legion-del-aguila-082.jpg

The Eagle
(2011)
3.75/5

[Guaporense]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/pt/8/82/Pulp_Fiction_cover.jpg

After noticing that people were talking sbout Tarantino. The best thing Tarantino ever did: it's basically his purest movie and all movies I watched that he made after this one feel like watered down versions of it. Basically, Tarantino could have died right after finishing this. :D

9.5/10

[TokeZa]

https://nouveaucinema.ca/img/generated/movie_gallery/14639_SEASON_OF_THE_DEVIL_Official_Still_2.png

Season of the Devil (Ang Panahon ng Halimaw) (2018) by Lav Diaz

My fourth film by slow cinema auteur Lav Diaz. With a running time of "only" 4 hours, Season of the Devil, is one of the shorter movies by Diaz, but still a somewhat frustrating and difficult watch. From my perspective, watching a film by Diaz, is more of a (difficult) experience than entertainment. Many of the scenes are extended, nearly beyond breaking point, which makes it a rather special and frustrating watch even as a experienced cinephile. Season of the Devil works as an a capella musical, which is a very special and unique take on Philippine fascism. Imagine Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) set in a paramilitary war in the Phillippine jungle. Season of the Devil seems from my point of view as a genuine exploration of a national crisis and tendency towards right-wing fascism and as such highly reflective and in search of a national identity.

Recommended if you are into slow cinema.

3.5+

[Chypmunk]

The Chechahcos [The New Comers] (Lewis H. Moomaw*, 1923) 2.5+
Made me realise how much more tolerable Shirley Temple might have been if only born fifteen years earlier than she was

* - best director name ever

[doubledenim]

https://i.imgur.com/ZSoOAvT.png
Hobbs and Shaw (2019)


(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2027793#post2027793)
It's Han.




rating_2_5

[doubledenim]

https://i.imgur.com/XF933J7.png
First Man (2019)

(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2027800#post2027800)



What a beautiful sadness.




rating_4

[Chypmunk]

The Other Wife (Nick Lyon, 2016) 1.5
Wish I'd opted for the other channel instead really

[chawhee]

Long Shot (2019)
4
Rewatch for me so my wife could see it, and the strong rating holds. There's only one stretch of scenes for about 10 minutes that contribute poorly to the rest of the movie, but I still like the chemistry between Rogen and Theron. I'm gonna have to buy this one....best romantic comedy I've seen in awhile.

[Marco]

Look Away (2018)

https://occ-0-1001-999.1.nflxso.net/art/f3a5e/30fa1c72cf82cd1211538028cfa4c9f3030f3a5e.jpg

Smart little thriller about a girl who is socially dysfunctional and finds a "mirror" image in which to project her more extrovert impulses. Watchable. Pretty spooky and India Eisley and Jason Isaacs put in strong performances. not really too original but atmospheric.
3

[John-Connor]

RAGING BULL 1980
https://i.imgur.com/RvYpvVV.jpg
4.5

[Fabulous]

Countdown (1967)

2

https://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/review/primary_image/reviews/countdown-1968/hero_EB19770701REVIEWS101009982AR.jpg

[Chypmunk]

Up The Ladder (Edward Sloman, 1925) 2.5
Who knew they had Skype in the 20s .... shame nobody used it to provide ideas for a better end and title though

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[GulfportDoc]

56391

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)


We went to a new theater in Biloxi yesterday to see QT's OUTIH. First time I'd seen a film at a theater in several years, and there are quite a few innovations: electric seats that have controls for reclining, head piece, and swivel table for your food/drinks. There was a pizzeria in the lobby, along with a liquor bar!

The picture was not in the main what I imagined it was going to be, given all the hype and speculation about it for the past year. I admired the film, chiefly for it's first rate acting from all, and secondly for the Hyd/L.A. settings of which I am so familiar.

It was certainly somewhat of a nostalgic plum to the end of the 1960s (when Tarantino was only 6 years old). He obviously loves the time period (the way I love the 1940s), its styles, its music, and its films. I hadn't suspected a comedy/fantasy, and it was a relief not to see his typical gore fetish on display. In fact the fictional outcome of the Manson crowd may have been the way Tarantino wished it would have been.

He did about as good a job as could be done with re-creating the settings of that era, because so many of it's iconic buildings have been torn down. But there was enough to give a fairly authentic representation of the time. One thing that's very difficult to recreate is the atmospheric haze/smog that was continuously present in 1969. I've never seen that in any other city. That, along with the characteristic flora, semi-arid conditions, and crazy architecture everywhere made L.A. unique.

The story lines were in the main believable, and the relationship was solid between the two leads. Look for future films with this pairing.

Doc's rating: 7/10

[cricket]

The Phantom Carriage (1921)

3.5

https://charsmoviereviews.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/vlcsnap-2013-11-04-01h14m13s157.png?w=676

I don't get scared anymore but if I did this would give me nightmares. I didn't even get into it as much as I should have and it was one of the most haunting movies I've ever seen. I feel like I'm giving it a popcorn less than it deserves. It'll have to do for now.

[chawhee]

Under the Skin (2013)
1
Maybe this rating is a bit harsh, but I really didn't understand the point of this movie. It didn't seem to explore a lot of what could have been given the concept. It sounds like book it's based on might have done that. I probably would have turned it off after 30 minutes if it didn't have Scarlett Johansson in it haha

[manram24]

Batman Returns (1992) 4/5

Desperado (1995) 3.4/5

Ronin (1998) 3.5/5

Suspect Zero (2004) 2.5/5

[Fabulous]

I Confess (1953)

3.5

https://nasvete.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/I-Confess.-1953.jpg

[SeeingisBelieving]

Under the Skin (2013)
rating_1
Maybe this rating is a bit harsh, but I really didn't understand the point of this movie. It didn't seem to explore a lot of what could have been given the concept. It sounds like book it's based on might have done that. I probably would have turned it off after 30 minutes if it didn't have Scarlett Johansson in it haha

I thought she was extraordinary in that film. And she was very nice to look at, I'm not going to lie :).

[SeeingisBelieving]

https://nouveaucinema.ca/img/generated/movie_gallery/14639_SEASON_OF_THE_DEVIL_Official_Still_2.png

Season of the Devil (Ang Panahon ng Halimaw) (2018) by Lav Diaz

My fourth film by slow cinema auteur Lav Diaz. With a running time of "only" 4 hours, Season of the Devil, is one of the shorter movies by Diaz, but still a somewhat frustrating and difficult watch. From my perspective, watching a film by Diaz, is more of a (difficult) experience than entertainment. Many of the scenes are extended, nearly beyond breaking point, which makes it a rather special and frustrating watch even as a experienced cinephile. Season of the Devil works as an a capella musical, which is a very special and unique take on Philippine fascism. Imagine Jacques Demy's The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) set in a paramilitary war in the Phillippine jungle. Season of the Devil seems from my point of view as a genuine exploration of a national crisis and tendency towards right-wing fascism and as such highly reflective and in search of a national identity.

Recommended if you are into slow cinema.

rating_3_5+


What an incredible image :) ! I couldn't see the weirdness at first, but then realised something was going on and went back to it.

[SeeingisBelieving]

Look Away (2018)

https://occ-0-1001-999.1.nflxso.net/art/f3a5e/30fa1c72cf82cd1211538028cfa4c9f3030f3a5e.jpg

Smart little thriller about a girl who is socially dysfunctional and finds a "mirror" image in which to project her more extrovert impulses. Watchable. Pretty spooky and India Eisley and Jason Isaacs put in strong performances. not really too original but atmospheric.
rating_3

Now this is very interesting because it sounds like the Russian gothic stories I mentioned here, in relation to Oculus:

https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=50047

[Gideon58]

Weekend re-watches:

https://static.rogerebert.com/uploads/movie/movie_poster/at-close-range-1986/large_62IxBc94PMlPflPDFR0PTsdDg0P.jpg


Christopher Walken is absolutely bone-chilling in this movie...

3.5


http://thecinemaarchives.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/sleepless-in-seattle-poster.jpg

The #1 date movie of 1993 is actually starting to show its age a little bit, but it's still one of the best rom-coms ever made. Hanks and Ryan are magical together, even if they only share the screen for 3 scenes and the supporting cast is terrific. Ross Malinger redefines adorable as Jonah.

4

[Stirchley]

56418

So fascinating. Lost footage from WWII of the 8th Airforce flying B-17s (bomber planes) into Germany. Amazing restoration.

[Ultraviolence]

Ultra, how does it stand up against Schraders '85 "Mishima: a life in four chapters"?

Reading more deeply into it (which is a good side effect of films) it appears Yukio Mishima was rather a figure of fun towards the end of his life?

It holds up pretty well, Schraders vision of Mishima is very peculiar, and it shows the creation of this particular short - Patriotism is strong by it's own, it's only 25 (aprox) minutes, and, for my surprise, more bloody than a life in four chapters - give it a try, it's very artistic - and It's a very sad experience.

[Ultraviolence]

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★★★
Horror movie with great camerawork, good atmosphere, and great acting. Some cheap jump scares killed some scenes, but okay.
Hats off to the ULVER song during the 'films' scenes.

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★★★

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★★★
The ending sucks, the voiceover sucks, but it's a good movie. The studio butchered it. Shame.

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★★★★★
Shakespeare with guns and blood.

[Gideon58]

https://thelaughbutton.com/site2/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/latinhistoryformorons.jpg


4

[MovieGal]

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Eloise
(2016)
3/5

[Chypmunk]

Varieté [Variety] (Ewald André Dupont, 1925) 4
Everyone knows that "two's company, trapeze a crowd!"

[Iroquois]

Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaws - 1.5

The concept of Jason Statham and Vanessa Kirby playing siblings of similar age despite having a 20-year age gap between them in real life is funnier than every actual joke in this movie put together.

[rauldc14]

Fast and Furious: Hobbs and Shaws - 1.5

The concept of Jason Statham and Vanessa Kirby playing siblings of similar age despite having a 20-year age gap between them in real life is funnier than every actual joke in this movie put together.

His real life girlfriend is the same age.

[Gideon58]

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3

[matt72582]

Nothing But a Man - 7.5/10
Full movie down below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbNKQwoDrHA

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[bajack0713]

Iron Man 3 - 7.5/10

[Cervicodynia]

https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71o4pAKPw-L._SX300_.jpg

Watched Hitchcock's Psycho for the first time a couple nights ago. Dunno why it took this long. Somehow the ending hadn't been spoiled for me all this time.

I rate it 10 out of 10 thumbs. :up:

[Chypmunk]

Way Down East (D.W. Griffith, 1920) 3.5+
Sadly incomplete but thankfully the part with the lovely Ms. Gish in a dress with no top remains extant :blush:

[Ultraviolence]

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★★
The opening is so good, the rest of the film felt like a betrayal of the first six/seven minutes. It's a fable/fantasy action/comedy Yojimbo like.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Steve Freeling]

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) - Rewatch on Blu-ray 5
Review (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2028519#post2028519)

[Siddon]

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Watched Hitchcock's Psycho for the first time a couple nights ago. Dunno why it took this long. Somehow the ending hadn't been spoiled for me all this time.

I rate it 10 out of 10 thumbs. :up:


Make sure you check out the sequel it's unusually good

[sawduck]

Glory 1989 9/10
Fantastic movie with a beautiful score, wonderful cinematography and a brilliant cast especially Denzel Washington

[Iroquois]

Midsommar - 2.5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9kQBz9azy8

[wilspat]

Avenger End Game - 8/10

[ScarletLion]

I've had a good run this week:

'Dolls' (2002)

One of Kitano's best. Three interweaving 'folk' stories about love and loss. Incredibly original, beautiful to look at.
4



'Oasis' (2000)

Such a moving film. So-Ri Moon is unbelievable in this. Her performance ranks among the best I've seen for a long time. It is a very difficult watch but an essential one for anyone who likes Asian cinema, or just great films.
4



'Gwen' (2019)

A Film from my country so felt obliged to watch it. Glad I did. Some good performances and Maxine Peake settled into her accent as the film went on and Eleanor Worthington-Cox is fine as the titular lead. The film is quite ethereal and dream like. Quite ambiguous. What I noticed though was how good it sounded. The wind and rustling of trees are captured so well....matches the eerie landscape well. Doesn't quite pack a punch that I wanted it to, but a solid watch all the same.
3



'Mouchette' (1967)

I have a Shameful amount of Bresson knowledge. I did enjoy this though, as bleak as it was. Mouchette is one of the most tragic cinema characters I've seen for a while. The influences are clear here, with me being reminded of films like Vagabond, Rosetta and Lilya-4-Ever. I don't think it's the best new wave movie I've seen but an important one and always good to tick something like this off the list.
3.5



'Dancer in the Dark' (2000)

I'm not a fan of musicals, and I possibly wouldn't have watched this if I knew it was a musical, but I'm fond of Bjork's music. I completely loved this movie. It blew me away. Extraordinary, moving, incredible, fantastic. Not enough superlatives to describe it. It's well documented that Bjork had her run ins with von Trier on set, but whatever happened worked in the film sense at least, because she is utterly fantastic. Selma's romantic ambitions to make it in the USA are as delusional as the American dream itself. Perhaps that's why this movie wasn't that well received in America - because it's a thinly veiled criticism on the country and its' psyche. Selma says at one point : "In a musical, nothing dreadful ever happens", well von Trier put that to bed with his bleak but beautiful Dogme style. The way the music numbers appear from the most mundane sounds is nothing short of brilliance. This movie made me feel like I want to feel when I watch movies, then again if they were all like this none would stand out in the crowd. Bjork is perfect, the script is perfect, the direction is perfect.
5



'Life' (2017)

Looked beautiful. Decent twist. No huge mis-steps in performances. But it's just a recycled monster movie set in space.
2.5

[SeeingisBelieving]

The Nun (2018) – 1/10

One of the worst films I've seen in a while. I can't wait to read what everyone else thought.

[Iroquois]

Skyscraper - 1

starting to wish for the craftsmanship and elegance of Rampage

[WorldFilmGeek]

Kept busy over the last week so here we go:


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Purge of Kingdoms (Ara Paiaya, 2019): A Mel Brooks-Monty Python-esque parody of Game of Thrones from Paiaya, who is usually known for his martial arts action films. A nice breakway from his usual shtick, with a nice ensemble cast including Angus MacFadyen, Lou Ferrigno, and Anna Hutchison.
3.5


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Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (Yuen Woo-Ping, 2018): Great spin-off to Ip Man 3, highlighted by Max Zhang's character and despite some wirework stunts, overall a good effort especially Zhang's throwdowns with Michelle Yeoh (as a benevolent Triad leader who only fights Zhang due to a misunderstanding), Tony Jaa (as a mercenary who used to work with Zhang), and Dave Bautista (as the big bad villain, an American restaurateur who used his business as a cover for drug dealing).
4.0


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Leo Da Vinci: Mission Mona Lisa (Sergio Manfio, 2019): A fun Italian-made animated film about young inventor Leonardo Da Vinci, who in an effort to win the heart of young Lisa, goes on an adventure to find a treasure with pirates chasing him, Lisa, and two young homeless kids, Niccolo and Agnes. It's a fun film that has elements of The Goonies with a great English voice cast including Johnny Yong Bosch and Bryce Pappenbrook, two veteran English voice actors for Japanese anime as the titular Leo and bestie Lorenzo respectively.
3.0


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Leprechaun (Mark Jones, 1993): Nothing more can be said...Warwick Davis is freaking great as the titular creature who wants his gold!
4.0


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The Gate (Tibor Takacs, 1987): Definitely an underrated horror film with the debut of Stephen Dorff as he, sister, and friend attempt to find a way to close the gate of Hell that's in their backyard. One very sick gross-out scene, but I would love a figure version of the demonic minions.
3.5


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Sometimes They Come Back...Again (Adam Grossman, 1996): A sequel to a made for TV movie, there is only one reason to see this movie: the late Alexis Arquette in the role of the lead villain. She was both charismatic and funny at the same time as a demon from our hero's past, ready to get his own revenge for what happened 30 years ago. Nice inventive deaths including the use of tarot cards as weapons.
3.5


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Power of Grayskull: The Definitive History of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (Randall Bobb & Robert McCallum, 2019): Excellent documentary about the history of He-Man, from his origins at Mattel to the hit animated series at Filmation to the 1987 live-action film. Great interviews including former Mattel artists, Filmation directors, and Alan Oppenheimer (voice of Skeletor), Dolph Lundgren, Frank Langella, Anthony De Longis, and production designer William Stout. If you're a fan of He-Man, this is a must-see!
5.0

[matt72582]

Die Brucke - 8.5/10
I wish the battle scenes were trimmed up a bit - I always prefer the non-battle stuff. A lot of purposeless explosions and onomatopoeia.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a6/Die_Bruecke_1959.jpg

[Marco]

[QUOTE=ScarletLion;2028626]I've had a good run this week:

'Dolls' (2002)

One of Kitano's best. Three interweaving 'folk' stories about love and loss. Incredibly original, beautiful to look at.
4

100% agree with this.

[Gideon58]

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1st Re-watch...this movie seemed even funnier than the first time I watched it. Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell are the real standouts in the cast...


3.5

[Fabulous]

Tolkien (2019)

3

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[Marco]

Vacancy (2007)

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Starts out effectively, keeps a decent pace and the two leads are just fine. I liked the pair of them in this. The story gets daft but overall I liked this.
3

[Mikedaysley]

Support The Girls

Don't let the scantily clad waitresses on the poster fool you, this is no fluffy exploitative film. Mainly set over the course of a single day at Whammies, a Texas sports bar, the main focus is on General Manager Lisa dealing with an attempted break-in, personal issue and an unhinged boss, all while acting as a surrogate mother for the waitresses at the bar.

Regina Hall is fantastic, rarely off screen she holds the whole film together and it does dip slightly when the focus moves away from her later in the film. Haley Lu Richardson plays her trusted deputy and lights the screen up whenever she appears with a never-ending supply of optimism with Shayna McHayle providing a more world weary view as Danyelle.

This film was a pleasant surprise as I was expecting more of a comedy but instead got a warm, touching and affecting story of women banding together to support each other as a family and I now can't wait to delve into Regina Kings back catalogue.

:popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Fabulous]

Mister Roberts (1955)

3

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[chawhee]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2019)
4
Not a big Tarantino fan, but DiCaprio is one of my favorite actors and Pitt is good in everything. It definitely takes awhile to get going but it's a riot towards the end. It was distracting to see so many shots of people's legs...

[JoaoRodrigues]

mystery train - 1989
3.5
https://i.imgur.com/RmHEVmA.jpg
jarmusch sense of humor, i laughted the entire movie, so it must be a comedy,
screamin' jay hawkins made my fall asleep a hard task the other night,
i couldn't get out of my head "mosquito legs chimpanzee" hahaha-
he made a wonderful "appearance", since stranger than paradise i'm an eva,
it became one of my favorite voices, he'd be great in cinema as well
many influences, many cultures, many personalities, the normal film by jarmusch,
dark humor, two outsiders visit the city of the king and they see how diminish he'd become
many musicians involved, rufus thomas, joe strummer, tom waits and screamin' jay hawkins
not my jarmusch favorite, i don't really like the king very much, but that's beside the point, i guess

[Hey Fredrick]

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4

Alec Guiness plays an imprisoned Cardinal, falsely accused of treason. Hawkins is the interrogator trying to coerce a confession. Some fantastic acting by both leads.

[FromBeyond]

Tin Cup

Always enjoyable but I wish Kevin Costner would close his mouth occasionally.. it's like a damn fly catcher

The Nun (2018) – 1/10

One of the worst films I've seen in a while. I can't wait to read what everyone else thought.

I turned it off after 30 minutes and have no thoughts...

[Fabulous]

The Stratton Story (1949)

2.5

https://didyouseethatone.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/stratton-2.jpg

[Marco]

When Saturday Comes (1996)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/fa/Wscdvd.jpg/220px-Wscdvd.jpg

Does nothing to disprove the "all sports films are rubbish and especially association football ones" idea but there's a charm and naivete in this that somehow wins through. It's got every ingredient to be garbage but sticks to its task and plays a straight story. Smashing to see Emily Lloyd again too, Local boy made good feel-good stuff.

3

[Raven73]

5/10.
Hell no.
I liked Baba Yaga ... that's about it.
Pales in comparison to Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy.
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[Raven73]

7.5/10.
Haven't seen this movie in a long time.
I find the middle of the film a little boring, but otherwise a classic.
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[Fabulous]

20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)

2

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[MovieGal]

https://morbidlybeautiful.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/wla9.jpg

What Lies Ahead
(2019)
3/5


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Sleepy Hollow
(1999)
3.5/5

[SFMZone]

http://scifimoviezone.com/Lincoln.mp4

[Iroquois]

Pulp Fiction - 5

what am I gonna do, not give it five

[cricket]

Grandma's Boy (2006)

3

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Thank you to whoever recommended this a few weeks back. My rating is probably too high for its quality but it's too low for how much I laughed. It's for fans of low brow juvenile comedy only. I hate to compare it to a masterpiece like Beerfest, but it's that type of humor. Small roles or cameos by David Spade, Jonah Hill, Rob Schneider, Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones, and Kevin Nealon.

[Fabulous]

I Never Sang for My Father (1970)

3

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[TokeZa]

http://sensesofcinema.com/assets/uploads/2014/06/Cloud-Capped-Star.jpg

The Cloud-Capped Star (Meghe Dhaka Tara) (1960) by Ritwik Ghatak

My first film by Ghatak, but definitely not the first Indian melodrama, sets the stage for a complex family drama. The Cloud-Capped Star relies heavily on feelings and the sentiment of the struggle of the poor. A rather bleak film with over the top aesthetic choices underlining the central circular narrative. It's use of diegetic and non-diegetic sounds seems at times both rather experimental and at times verging on the thin line between powerful and over the top. Together with Charulata (1964) by Satyajit Ray it may have one of the strongest endings of Indian film from the sixties. As with Ray, there seemingly seems to be aesthetic choices, which reminds you of Italian Neorealism and to some extent the nouvelle vague. In terms of the narrative, the film caught my interest in the second part (last hour), where the decline of the protagonist and the rise of her brothers, made a interesting reversal of roles, in a circular narrative.

Highly recommended if you are interested in social realists melodramas from India

4+

[Gideon58]

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4

[ScarletLion]

'Light of my Life' (2019)

Dir.: Casey Affleck

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Pure loved it. Right up my street. Affleck wrote, directed and starred in it.....and he's great. It's set in a dystopian world where a disease has wiped most of the females on earth out. So the father daughter bond is the main theme but also has ties to femininity and parenting struggles. And while Affleck's past will no doubt be mentioned given the subject matter, he does a really good job of putting us in the moment. Anna Pniowsky is fabulous as the 12 year old daughter 'Rag' - whose appearance was very 400 Blows like.

There are a few moments which perhaps were a bit unnecessary, and I'm not sure what Elisabeth Moss really brought to the table. But overall it is one of the best of 2019 so far.

4

[Gideon58]

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For my money, the second best film of 2000 (Requiem for a Dream was the best), but Steven Soderbergh did blindside Ridley Scott winning Best director for his seamless weaving of three different stories about the war against drugs. Benicio Del Toro also won Best Supporting Actor, but if it had been up to me, that award would have gone to Don Cheadle for the same film.

4


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This one's really starting to creak around the edges a little...a Best Picture nominee? Seriously? It's a nice romantic fantasy, not much else. It actually won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar, which still has me scratching my head, and Whoopi Goldberg's Oscar-winning performance just looks sillier with each re-watch. I'm pretty sure that Oscar was a consolation prize for the one that she really should have won for The Color Purple.


3.5

[Iroquois]

Jackie Brown - 4.5

Still running the QT filmography but I'm thinking this'll probably maintain the #2 spot.

[Chypmunk]

Broken Hearts Of Broadway (Irving Cummings, 1923) 1.5+
Not much to make a song and dance about really

[SeeingisBelieving]

Shadows (TV, 1975):

After School – 5/10 The Witch's Bottle – 6/10

I'm very into my ghost stories at the moment so it's nice that these are being shown. Made by Thames Television and apparently full of faces that are completely new to me. These two tales have a similar premise and both involve a duo experiencing a supernatural event. Ironic in a week where Witchfinder General (1968) was shown that Matthew Hopkins should figure in the second episode :). The previous week it was funny to see Gareth Thomas using an – albeit poshed-up – Welsh accent ;).

[Stirchley]

56624

Not a bad story, but what carried this movie was the 4 male leads.

56625

Excellent documentary. Fascinating.

56626

Good documentary. Horrible what happened to these poor girls.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Marco]

Three Colours Red (1994)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Three_Colors-Red.jpg

This still moves the bones of me. I don't even know if it was meant to be meaningful but it is to me. Flawless I'd say.

5

[Stirchley]

56635

Excellent indie movie set in Baltimore. Lead actor, McCaul Lombardi, is someone to watch IMO.

[Gideon58]

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2.5

[chawhee]

Shazam (2019)
3
Still a 3/5 after a rewatch. Most of the jokes land, but a few miss. A bit too much time is spent developing story, which leads to a long run time. An overall fun watch though.

[ScarletLion]

Three Colours Red (1994)
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0a/Three_Colors-Red.jpg

This still moves the bones of me. I don't even know if it was meant to be meaningful but it is to me. Flawless I'd say.

5

I bought the box set on Blu-Ray last week, couldn't help myself. An amazing end to an a amazing trilogy.

[Guaporense]

Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
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A very impressive display of animation and very good direction. However, the writing is really cliche (a lot of elements straight up copy and paste from Miyazaki's movies) and the characters are really bland. Still has some substantial "gravitas".

7/10

[Iroquois]

Bad Boys II - 1

Good God, I think this stupid movie is growing on me.

[Hey Fredrick]

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2.5

This is one of the movies that would've kept getting bumped down my NF queue for years if I had actually been paying attention to the queue. I wasn't, so they sent it and I prepared a bowl of cauliflower and celery with some blue cheese dressing, a couple Coors Lights and sat down to watch it.

What was good? There's potential for future Aquaman stuff mostly because Jason Momoa is so likeable, it's been awhile since I've seen Dolph in a film so that was nice, some of the underwater scenes, especially the cities, looked pretty nifty, Amber Heard and her swimsuit looked pretty nifty, the cauliflower and celery was about as good as it gets and I was reminded to update my NF queue. The bad: too long, thought the fight scenes were a tad dull, with the exception of the undwerwater setting everything else had a been there done that feeling, Patrick Wilsons bad guy was like the Coors Light, watered down/uninteresting/bland.

[Daniel M]

Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) 4

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[GulfportDoc]

56646
Mystery Train (1989)

A relatively early film written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, it features off-beat comedy, unusual scenarios, and his patented sparse dialogue (with the silence in between seemingly as important as the spoken word).

It features 3 episodes which are slowly tied together, almost as a musical chord-- the notes of each unaware of the others. The third episode was a bit ponderous, pushed along by a then characteristic performance by Steve Buscemi. Yet it was all tied up in the end by the movie backing out from where it started.

Performances of note were the delightful Yuki Kudo, whose ditzy character put me in mind of several memorable Japanese actresses who lamentably have appeared then disappeared from U.S. films. "Screamin' Jay" Hawkins did a nice turn as the night clerk, in an understated and quirky fashion.

This is one of those pictures that provides plenty of laughs, but also keeps popping into one's mind the day after its viewing.

Doc's rating: 7/10

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[SeeingisBelieving]

Three Colours Red (1994)

This still moves the bones of me. I don't even know if it was meant to be meaningful but it is to me. Flawless I'd say.

rating_5

My favourite of the trilogy.

[cricket]

The Freshman (1925)

3

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I watched this because it's on the top 100 laughs list. It was my first Harold Lloyd movie, and based on this one movie I wouldn't put him anywhere near the class of Chaplin or Keaton. I didn't find him or it that funny, but I did enjoy it as an underdog story.

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[SeeingisBelieving]

Tales That Witness Madness (1973) – 6/10

An anthology film and a strange one at that, more because of the cast than anything else. One of the barriers to full enjoyment is an unfortunate tendency to post-sync dialogue in places, where the mouths and the words are rarely in total harmony.

My favourite of the stories is Mel, which stars Michael Jayston and Joan Collins and involves a man

starting to prefer a piece of wood to his own wife :).
Peter McEnery impressed me in Penny Farthing because he made the scenario so authentic and believable – so much so that I was reminded of The Entity (1982), which is no bad thing. I was conscious a lot of the time of how the film might be remade today and what could be improved. For example

the expressions of Uncle Albert's haunted portrait desperately needed more stills to fully come alive
Luau is very good at times, especially the

viscerally brutal murder of Ginny.
I understand that Rita Hayworth was originally going to play the mother but for ill health. It would have been great to see her but I reasoned that Kim Novak fitted the bill more, particularly as the mother of Mary Tamm's character. Novak is very over-the-top physically, with a lot of arm waving and theatricality – not to say that the character shouldn't have been like this to some degree, and I thought the post-syncing could be said to exacerbate the sense of overplay.

Donald Pleasence attracted me to the film as I am more and more interested in him as a character actor. Here he is very low-key and the subtlety is deafening :). I recently saw some of the 1962 film Doctor Crippen, where he appears alongside Samantha Eggar, and this is almost a snapshot of that brilliant role.

[Memento Mori]

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Parasite (2019) - Bong Joon-ho
4.5

[Strangefilms9]

Independence day 1996

3/5
I thought it was goofy def not what I expected. Was entertaining though prob won't watch again just saying :p

[gugubee557]

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From Dusk Till Dawn
Robert Rodriguez

Eh, didn't do much for me. As opposed to a lot of people (or so it seems), I really enjoyed the first half of the movie and disliked the surprising direction of the second half. An entertaining movie nonetheless.

2.5



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The Farewell
Lulu Wang

I must admit I don't really understand the hype around this movie. The acting is great and the story is touching, sure, but it just felt like a very bland movie overall.

3



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Avengers : Age Of Ultron
Joss Whedon

When it comes to superhero movies it's usually a hit or miss for me. I really liked the direction Marvel took with the first installment of Avengers and the first Thor movie, but this sequel just lacks direction. I guess some of it can be excused by the amazing CGI, but it's pretty much a standard nowadays for superhero flicks.

3




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From Dusk Till Dawn : Texas Blood Money
Scott Spiegel

A much unneeded sequel, but it's surprisingly fun! It sucks as a film, but it's definitely fun.

1.5



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The Lobster
Yorgos Lanthimos

This one's a rewatch for me. Definitely liked this more on my second viewing. Colin Farrell is truly amazing in this!

3.5

[ScarletLion]

'Parasite' (2019)

Dir.: Bong Joon-Ho

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3.5

Fantastically shot with clever camera positions and well thought out set design. Joon Ho's latest was awarded the Palm D'Or at Cannes and you can see why. His previous films have had something to say about societal structures, norms and practices. This is no different with issues if materialism / class boundaries at play. There's also nods to South Korea's relationship with the North and the USA.

There are a couple of moments that rely on the viewer suspending their belief (the final act is a bit much) but the film isn't supposed to be a literal tale - more a figurative piece. The direction of this film is absolutely magical, even if the sum of it's parts doesn't quite live up to the hype.

It gets a 7.5 / 10

[WorldFilmGeek]

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Gwen (2019) (William McGregor)
Young woman in 1800s Wales fights the horrors of both man and nature to keep her family together and their farm when the father is away on military duty and the mother develops epilepsy. A powerful performance by Eleanor Worthington-Cox drives this film that delivers a hell of a twist finale.
3.5


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Chopping Mall (1986) (Jim Wynorski)
An underrated 80's sci-fi/horror hybrid involving mall security robots who malfunction after a lighting storm causes them to target a group of teens who work in the mall that decide to spend the night there and party. Some nice inventive deaths and great job by the likes of Kelli Maroney, Tony O'Dell, and Barbara Crampton.
4.0

[ScarletLion]

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Gwen (2019) (William McGregor)
Young woman in 1800s Wales fights the horrors of both man and nature to keep her family together and their farm when the father is away on military duty and the mother develops epilepsy. A powerful performance by Eleanor Worthington-Cox drives this film that delivers a hell of a twist finale.
3.5



What twist do you mean at the end?

[Chypmunk]

Ouija (Stiles White, 2014) 1
Helps put the "poo" in "spooky"

Ouija: Origin Of Evil (Mike Flanagan, 2016) 3
Definitely has far more spirit to it than its predecessor

[Iroquois]

[CENTER]As opposed to a lot of people (or so it seems), I really enjoyed the first half of the movie and disliked the surprising direction of the second half.

Nah, I definitely get the impression that more people dislike the sudden twist than not. Myself, I don't think the first half is anything special so I'm not disappointed when it changes (and would give it a lower rating as well).

Speaking of better second halves...

Kill Bill Vol. 1 - 4.5
Kill Bill Vol. 2 - 4.5

[WorldFilmGeek]

What twist do you mean at the end?


I can't spoil it but I was quite stunned with it.

[John-Connor]

Straight Time 1978
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4-
77/100

[Gideon58]

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Good-natured fun with a touch of warmth and Rodney Dangerfield playing the most likable character he ever played.


3.5

[Gideon58]

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4

[Stirchley]

7.5/10.
Haven't seen this movie in a long time.
I find the middle of the film a little boring, but otherwise a classic.
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I agree. Always found the William Holden arc rather tedious.

[Gideon58]

Straight Time 1978
https://i.imgur.com/9Ij6gdu.jpg
4-
77/100


So pleased to learn I'm not the only person on the planet who has seen and loved this movie...this movie is amazing and nobody ever talks about it. I give it the same rating you do.

[Stirchley]

56635

Excellent indie movie set in Baltimore. Lead actor, McCaul Lombardi, is someone to watch IMO.

Enjoyed this movie so much I sat down & watched it again.

[John-Connor]

So pleased to learn I'm not the only person on the planet who has seen and loved this movie...this movie is amazing and nobody ever talks about it. I give it the same rating you do.
True hidden gem, only three people here have seen it; you, captain spaulding, and myself.. and probably mark_f..:D

[Gideon58]

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4

[Siddon]

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A Dry White Season (1989) At first you feel like it's going to be a PC race movie and then bodies start piling up and you realize this a quality neo-noir film. The story takes place in apartheid South Africa where a school teacher and former rugby star is drawn into conflict with the secret police over the disappearance of his gardner's son. Marlon Brando plays a lawyer in a scene stealing virtual cameo role.



4

[Fabulous]

The Last Days on Mars (2013)

2

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[FromBeyond]

Shazam

It was okay for a DC movie I guess


3

[John-Connor]

Parasite 2019
https://i.imgur.com/X3fjj4G.jpg
Crazy + crazy good..
4+

How did the son get the reply letter to his dad hiding in the basement?

[Chypmunk]

3 Bad Men (John Ford, 1926) 3.5
Mebbe we should scrap jails and 'bad men' just be made look at a purdy woman for a minute :D

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Stuart Paton, 1916) 1.5
Joining an underwater hunt myself would have probably been slightly less of a slog

[Iroquois]

How did the son get the reply letter to his dad hiding in the basement?

I'm not entirely sure he does. It comes across more as the son affirming his goal to himself in the form of a letter directed to his father, especially since the odds of him managing to communicate the letter to his father are slim.

Death Proof - 2.5

It's Honeykid's favourite QT movie. That says everything.

[John-Connor]

I'm not entirely sure he does. It comes across more as the son affirming his goal to himself in the form of a letter directed to his father, especially since the odds of him managing to communicate the letter to his father are slim.
Yeah that makes sense, and I can live with that, would have done it differently, but hey I don't have a Palm d'Or yet..:D

[Gideon58]

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This 1970 Best Picture nominee is a serious guilty pleasure of mine and introduced movie audiences to a brand new genre called the disaster movie. It's pretty loyal to the Arthur Hailey novel it's based on and holds up surprisingly well. Some of the performances are a little overripe, but I love the gorgeous Jacqueline Bisset as the head stewardess and Van Heflin is properly intense as the slightly mad DO Guerrero. Helen Hayes won an Oscar for her adorable little old lady stowaway, but personally I think that award should have gone to Maureen Stapleton, in a heartbreaking turn as Inez Guerrero.

3.5

[WorldFilmGeek]

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Driven (Nick Hamm, 2019): The true story of the 1982 DeLorean scandal but seen as a buddy comedy-drama that is (no pun intended) driven by the performances of Jason Sudeikis as FBI informant Jim Hoffman and Lee Pace as John DeLorean.
4.0

[NataljaK]

Once upon a time in Hollywood 7/10

[SeeingisBelieving]

The Last Days on Mars (2013)

rating_2

I thought this was much better, though I forget the rating I ended up with.

[Iroquois]

Max Payne - 1

thinking about the users who posted on here in like 2005 or so about how a Max Payne movie would be the first truly good videogame movie and wondering how they feel now

[hell_storm2004]

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Finally watched the Thanos part 2 movie. The endless orgy of characters coming into the movie out of the blue, is bewildering. Shoddy flow, to many stop-start plot lines. And with all the creativity, all they could muster up is time travel, the oldest movie trick in a movie. God knows, how this movie made $ 1B. We really need Thanos to destroy the planet now!

6.5/10.

[Gideon58]

https://theblondeatthefilm.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/charade-poster.jpg?w=640


4

[John-Connor]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood 2019 Directed by Quentin Tarantino
https://i.imgur.com/TfFo62Q.jpg
4+

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[Gideon58]

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3.5

[MovieGal]

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Losharik
(1971)
3.75/5

One of the cutest short films I have ever watched.

[Nostromo87]

The Patriot (2000)

Six pounders... Lots of em.

Rating: rating_4 8.0 / 10

The Cause (http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FKtMUPYyoOM)

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[chawhee]

Casino (1995)
5
Still an incredible movie despite Vegas kicking my ass when I was there a couple months ago.

[hwknoche07]

Saw Good Boys! Pretty funny movie! 6/10

[RustyPatriot]

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Happiness (1998) was pretty great
9/10

[Iroquois]

Air Force One - 2

this has aged all kinds of badly

[Chypmunk]

Steamboat Bill Jr. (Charles Reisner & Buster Keaton, 1928) 2.5
Sadly just didn't float my boat that much

[SeeingisBelieving]

with all the creativity, all they could muster up is time travel, the oldest movie trick in a movie.

It depends on the story but I think time travel as the solution often feels weak (Star Trek had this a lot, with poor time travel logic). I've still not seen X-Men: Days of Future Past in full but it alienated me from the franchise because of the sway towards science fiction (my genre!), the amount of characters, and the time travel link up with the original cast. To be fair the method of time travel there is very believable and interesting – I'd compare it to Quantum Leap.

[Iroquois]

Inglourious Basterds - 4.5

sO mUcH fOr ThE tOlErAnT lEfT

[Siddon]

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Inglorious Bastards 4.5


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The Hateful Eight4


Been on a Tarrantino kick lately, they do seem to get better on second watch and Hateful Eight might be the fastest three hour film in the history of cinema.

[Marco]

The Counseleor (2013)

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Rather under-whelming drama about a cartel counselor that decides to take a walk on the wild side and become involved in the real high earning end part of his every-day life. Considering the cast, director and writer it's quite pallid and can't decide what it wants to be. A talky, contemplative film (McCarthy), or a multi-character quick-cut film (Scott). Ultimately I don't think the source material, director or actors produced anything memorable at all.

2

[Marco]

Happiness (1998) was pretty great
9/10[/QUOTE]

Pretty messed up, pretty great nonetheless!!!

[JckMcK]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2018, B)

Committed and affectionate collage of the late 60s à la Inherent Vice, The Long Goodbye etc., using the three stars as indicators of up and downs in the industry hurtling towards a cultural shock. But what if...the shock never happened?? For once, Tarantino's blatant indulgences come across well and immerse us in the period, but simultaneously show off his weak spots. Are the hippies just too idiotic?

[Gideon58]

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3