Rate The Last Movie You Saw [Archive] - Page 56

matt72582

02-21-15, 02:27 PM

Caged - 7/10 - Thanks for recommendation Citizen Rules! I had to leave what I was doing to see this, and wouldn't have seen the film after! Really good film about women and the prison system, rehabilitation..

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I cheered outloud when Kitty stabbed Evelyn, that mean sadistic bitch. Great pick, you could tell as soon as the film began she was a miserable one. I couldn't stand the sadism and the corruption, but loved the camaraderie amongst most of the women. And in the end, "She'll be back" - and the recidivism is still very high. It's a big business now; the US jails more (per capita and total) than China and Russia, which wasn't true back then.

matt72582

02-21-15, 02:37 PM

Birdman of Alcatraz (Frankenheimer) - 10/10
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I was thinking about San Francisco for many reasons, actually who I went and saw, and I thought a lot about you guys, hoping you saw this film. I had never even heard about it! I wouldn't have seen this film if it wasn't for an earlier recommendation.

This film was beyond amazing. I was proud of all the tears I shed for this film. I love Nashville, but I don't know if it's better than this. Might have to change my Top 10.

I loved the early scene when Bull, Stroud's guard, appears to have empathy, and to treat him like a human being, only to be treated not so much by Stroud, who is solitary confinement. Finally, Bull breaks, "I'm a man, just like you!" - you would expect this type of response by the prisoner, not the guard, and it was Bull who could have been responsible for the true rehabilitation, and he realizes it, and devotes his life to one bird by chance, and then his entire life - the empathy, wow... It was real funny when the bird was referred to as "little punk" or "yellow" - and when the bird comes back, he's told, "Too tough out there? Come back for the prison security? Bord freeloader, panhandler, too tough being on the outside. And then when a great woman comes to his rescue, and becomes a wedge between son and mom, and we find the mother's ego is stronger than her love for her son. And Stella isn't seeking publicity, she goes all the way. That's true love.... And when he confronts Malden, to say he failed at rehabilitation, which he did. Please watch this film. I'm almost tempted to run to my library to see if they have it, though I was just there yesterday.

Citizen Rules

02-21-15, 04:17 PM

Matt I'm glad you like Caged. I've seen and really liked Birdman of Alcatraz. But seeing how you gave it a 10/10 I will add it to my watch list. It's worth a second watch!

Nausicaä

02-21-15, 06:08 PM

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:D

Arcanis

02-21-15, 06:42 PM

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rating_5

:D

Wow. That good?

Guaporense

02-21-15, 09:33 PM

An Autumn Afternoon (1962)

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I'm speechless. This film was simply brilliant. I've never seen anything remotely like it. It's so perfectly structured and yet completely refreshing the whole time. Man, what a film. I'm totally stunned.

I'm curious how I'll like Ozu's black and white films (the next film of his I'm going to watch is probably the famous Tokyo Story), because -besides the unsurpassed framing and the meticulously paced editing rythm- the use of colors in this film is one of the reasons why I loved this so much.

I also just really loved the story, the environment and the characters of this film. It's such a warm, rich, gentle, light, funny (I laughed quite a lot actually) and yet very melancholic film. I could barely hold back my tears anymore at the end. It's been a very long time since a film had such a profound effect on me.

After the film was over, I just stared at my screen and said "wow" a couple of times. Thank you, mr. Ozu. This film reminds me why I love cinema so much.

5+++

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Be sure to watch this film for the upcoming '60s list!

Glad you liked it so much. I had it into my top 100 live action films list, a really great slice of life film.

Guaporense

02-21-15, 09:36 PM

Don't become one of those people that writes off everything that isn't ordinary, conventional or immediately understandable as artsy crap. You might not always like or connect with films like these from the very start, but you would miss out on a lot of great film experiences if you ignored them.

Stay open-minded and rediscover certain films again in a couple of years, when you feel your senses and thoughts have "matured" or simply changed.
You won't like every film, but at least you should give all time greats like 8 1/2 more than one chance. ;)

Same open minded mentality applies to moe stuff like the K-On! film I nominated for the HoF. :)

Nostromo87

02-21-15, 09:37 PM

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SCARFACE (1932)

Listen little boy, in this business there's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble~ Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it. Johnny Lovo is boss on the South Side of Chicago with the hot dame girl, least for starts. Paul Muni as Tony Camonte is his gun-crazed muscle. Boris Karloff makes an appearance as Gaffney, rival North Side gang leader. South Side Chicago vs North Side. And some stiff goon lawmen, the clean folk are always so dry and boring in these crime pictures. Tony Camonte is the star, dialogue gets hokey when he's not on-screen. Tony's power-hungry & a colorful character, he likes show-biz and is a logistics mastermind
Hey, Little Boy, you go 'round back, up the balcony.
Hey Pietro, side door. He may have friends, you can never tell.
Joe, I want you to stand in the alley. If he gets that far, you do your stuff

Rating: rating_4 8.0 / 10

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STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)

Usually take notes while movie-watching, to have a guide of my thoughts. Strangers On a Train wrapped me up and pulled me in so well, i forgot to write a single thought. Fascinating story of a psychotic stranger messing with the life of a famous tennis star. This gripped me as much and maybe more than any other Hitchcock

Rating: rating_4+ 8.5 / 10 with-room-to-grow

cricket

02-22-15, 12:32 AM

Funny Girl (1968) 3

I didn't realize this was a musical, and after 10 minutes, I thought I'd hate it. I didn't like the look or the music, and Barbara Streisand was annoying me for the first time. This was her first movie, and she won the Oscar for her performance. She quickly won me over, and so did the movie. It's charming with just the right amount of humor, and I liked the love story. The big problem for me was that it seemed to go on for way too long. Up and down, but it left me with a positive feeling overall.

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AF.

02-22-15, 02:25 AM

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Foxcatcher

Great acting, great cinematography and an interesting storyline but it failed to grab me. My dad watched parts of it with me and just thought it was too weird and I tend to agree with him. Not a movie for everyone, that's for certain. It has had me thinking about it all day, though I must add.

6.5-7/10

AF.

02-22-15, 02:50 AM

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Goodfellas

Yeah, this movie is ****ing amazing.

10/10

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Birdman

Thought I was going to hate it, ended up loving it. Very enjoyable.

8.5/10

SilverscreenSnob

02-22-15, 06:06 AM

Ran

Finally got around to watching it after my boyfriend bought it for me on a whim ("It looked Japanese so I thought you'd love it")

8/10

Nausicaä

02-22-15, 06:30 AM

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AF.

02-22-15, 07:36 AM

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Whiplash

Very tense and gripping movie. Great acting performances from the two leads and one of the best endings I've seen in a long time. My only criticism is I wished it was longer.

8.5/10

Mr Minio

02-22-15, 08:12 AM

"It looked Japanese so I thought you'd love it" Next time he does it, expect some crazy tentacle porn. It's sooooo Japanese.

cricket

02-22-15, 09:19 AM

Psycho (1960) Repeat viewing 4.5

I just needed a refresher.

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Citizen Rules

02-22-15, 02:14 PM

That was my reaction also to Hitchcock (2012). If you think that film slighted Hitch, try watching this one:
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Hitch comes off being a real control freak perv in this film. I have NO idea if there's much truth in the film or not???

Voigan

02-22-15, 03:02 PM

Death Note (TV series) 6/10
The first half is easily the best; I really enjoyed watching Light and L trying to outsmart each other though it did get start to get a bit stale by the middle of the show. The second half is a mess though. The writers kept pulling new characters and new rules for the Death Note out of nowhere and cramming plot twists into every second or third episode. I like that they were trying to keep things unpredictable but it got old really fast. After a while I stopped caring about what happened because I knew the writers were going to go "HAHAHAHA! Plot twist! Fooled you! What you thought was happening wasn’t really happening because this is what was really happening! Or was it? MUHAHAHAHA!" It’s a decent show overall but there are much much much better ones out there.

cricket

02-22-15, 03:40 PM

Weekend (1967) 2.5

I was really liking the first 40 minutes of this. It's supposed to be a black comedy, but at first I found it more on the disturbing side. It was like the old saying about seeing a car accident and not being able to look away, and probably not too coincidentally, there are several car accident scenes. The point seemed to be people's lack of empathy towards other's suffering. It got to where I wanted the story to progress, but the director really seemed to want to beat you over the head with his message. The movie then starts to get political, and it became a bit of a mess for me. This is a very strange movie, yet watchable and somewhat fascinating.

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Friendly Mushroom!

02-22-15, 03:41 PM

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5

Having seen this, The Producers and Spaceballs, I am certain Mel Brooks is a comedic god! No scratch that, he is THE comedic god! No other movies like those three made me laugh like that (with the exception of Airplane!). Only Young Frankenstein (my first film of his.) disappointed me. High chance of making my top 30.

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You men are only risking your lives, while I am risking an almost-certain Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor!

Arcanis

02-22-15, 04:15 PM

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Friday the 13th: Part 3 - 6.5/10

Again, this series surprised me by how good its early entries are years later on the rewatch. This would have been a comparatively excellent ending for the series if it would have been left alone as originally intended after this. The kills were obvious improvements over the first two films, even showing a bit of artistry in how Shelley was assaulted off-screen, then goes after the girl he was with while disguised as him. Shelley's actual on-screen death was nothing short of brilliant, being dismissed as a joke until well after the point of expiration. The final memorable dispatchment was when Jason killed a gagged kid just around the corner of the girl looking for him, showing both in the exact same shot. The characters were likable enough and the 3-D moments weren't as incessently prevalent as I would have thought. If they had simply gotten rid of the prank war with the biker gang, this would have been my favorite of the series.

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Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter - 6/10

The series definitely lost something between the third and fourth film. It stopped trying to be "good" and started going for gorier and more numerous scares instead. I can't deny that some were pretty entertaining, but it lacked a lot of what made the first three so memorable. Still, the characters were given more depth than later slasher films would bother with, the tag-team of Crispin Glover and Corey Feldman was as pleasing a surprise as Kevin Bacon in the first film and it was an all-around entertaining horror outing (if not an especially good one).

Aquatic Soul

02-22-15, 06:05 PM

John Wick. Boring! But don't take my opinion too seriously. Action movies like this aren't my favorite. If the genre is your thing then you'll probably like it. To me it just seemed repetitive and like every other action movie.

4/10

Nausicaä

02-22-15, 07:46 PM

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Absolutely dreamy!

Miss Vicky

02-22-15, 08:02 PM

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WTF.

rauldc14

02-22-15, 08:04 PM

I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'm a fan of that one Miss Vicky, but apparently you aren't.

Vintage™

02-22-15, 10:24 PM

I delved deeper into classical Bollywood films last night. It was a solid 8/10 until the 3rd hour, when it sunk to a 6/10 for me. Due to the fact that it's ****ing 3 1/2 hours long...

Ain't nobody got time for that.

cricket

02-22-15, 10:29 PM

Lost Highway (1997) 3

I enjoyed this but probably wouldn't watch it again. It oozes that trademark Lynch style, but I think it's average to below average for one of his movies. Nice job by the cast, including laughingstocks Gary Busey and Robert Blake.

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Miss Vicky

02-22-15, 10:41 PM

I'd like to hear your thoughts. I'm a fan of that one Miss Vicky, but apparently you aren't.

I think the film was weird for the sake of being weird. It wasn't thought provoking and I didn't feel like there was any deeper meaning to it. Its strangeness was enough to keep me watching through its (thankfully) short run time, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it and probably won't ever watch it again.

Camo

02-22-15, 11:08 PM

I think the film was weird for the sake of being weird. It wasn't thought provoking and I didn't feel like there was any deeper meaning to it. Its strangeness was enough to keep me watching through its (thankfully) short run time, but I wouldn't say I enjoyed it and probably won't ever watch it again.

My first response was the exact same as yours, i had no idea whether i'd watched the best or worst film ever made. Hopefully it plays on your mind like it did mine, but i doubt it after reading your comments.

The Gunslinger45

02-22-15, 11:16 PM

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WTF.

Awesome right? :D

Miss Vicky

02-22-15, 11:57 PM

Awesome right? :D

No.

The Gunslinger45

02-23-15, 12:58 AM

No.

:p

Mr Minio

02-23-15, 02:59 AM

WTF. The greatest review I ever read.

sumantra roy

02-23-15, 04:19 AM

Weekend (1967) 2.5
It got to where I wanted the story to progress,
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Well, the director didn't want that may be...is it sometimes better to try and see why the director might/ might not have wanted something, to find out what his intention was in not progressing with the story? I get the point that Weekend itself might have made that expectation in the viewer that the story might progress...but isn't that always the case with Godard...in many of all his films the protagonist while going through a terrible moment of crisis (committing murder may be) is seen enjoying a conversation in a restaurant about some German musician of the 17th century with two unknown strangers... for 15 minutes. :)

sumantra roy

02-23-15, 04:29 AM

Weekend (1967) 2.5

The movie then starts to get political, and it became a bit of a mess for me.

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The movie Weekend didn't start to get political from a particular point...it has been political from the beginning (all movies for that matter)...in fact the point that you wrote about the film had made before getting into "political...mess" is also very political. Quoting you "The point seemed to be people's lack of empathy towards other's suffering"...Godard always had this direct tone of addressing...may be he wanted to "mess" it up :)

all films are political, Godard's more so...

sumantra roy

02-23-15, 04:33 AM

Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - Mike Figgis

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A gem that I didn't see before...marvelous performances and script...wow

9 out of 10

sumantra roy

02-23-15, 04:35 AM

Shame (1968) - Ingmar Bergman

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The best was movie I have seen

9 out of 10

Nausicaä

02-23-15, 07:13 AM

^ That's one of my favourites from the director, wonderful film.

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rating_3

honeykid

02-23-15, 07:31 AM

shadows

02-23-15, 07:50 AM

mm hostel

Tim R-T-C

02-23-15, 08:25 AM

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The Big Racket - damn this was grim and violent. Was rejected by the BBFC on its initial release in the 1970s, even now only available in the UK with cuts. I just got the US release, apparently Americans are better adjusted and can watch this film uncut without problems. I have killed three people since watching it, but otherwise all is good.

Excellent atmosphere and action scenes are always a Castellari highlight, but at least in the English dub the criminal protection gang sounded too generic and implausible in their goals to be realistic.

rating_3_5

mistique

02-23-15, 09:21 AM

mm hostel

and what did you think about?

cricket

02-23-15, 11:03 AM

Well, the director didn't want that may be...is it sometimes better to try and see why the director might/ might not have wanted something, to find out what his intention was in not progressing with the story? I get the point that Weekend itself might have made that expectation in the viewer that the story might progress...but isn't that always the case with Godard...in many of all his films the protagonist while going through a terrible moment of crisis (committing murder may be) is seen enjoying a conversation in a restaurant about some German musician of the 17th century with two unknown strangers... for 15 minutes. :)

That's true; it is sometimes better, and I expect this in his films. I didn't expect anything different in this one, but it wasn't enough for me here.

cricket

02-23-15, 11:25 AM

Oliver (1968) 2.5

The movie looks great and is so well done, but for the most part it was a long, tough watch for me.

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Swan

02-23-15, 11:31 AM

and what did you think about?

"Mm" means he found it tasty.

Swan

02-23-15, 11:32 AM

The greatest review I ever read.

I prefer BlueLion's Primer review.

"wut"

mark f

02-23-15, 11:33 AM

I give Oliver! at least 2.5 higher than Weekend! :)

honeykid

02-23-15, 12:30 PM

I really like it, but I've not seen it in about 10 years.

Lucas

02-23-15, 05:05 PM

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Inherent Vice 3.5

Rarely do I stumble upon a film where I have no idea if I liked it or not. PTA's oddest and surprisingly most challenging film and a unique direction to take after The Master (which I loved). The effect of this film is quite clever as you genuinely have no idea what is going on. Gonna' have to see this one again sometime later I just don't know what to think about it.

cricket

02-23-15, 08:13 PM

Brokeback Mountain (2005) 4

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Thoughts posted in the Hall of Fame thread.

mojofilter

02-23-15, 08:47 PM

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John Wick (2014)

Keanu Reeves plays it cool in this stylish fast-paced action flick about an ex-hitman known for his brutality and determination who is sucked back into a life of crime after his former employer's son kills his dog, which was the last gift presented to him by his recently deceased wife, and steals his car.

The movie is lots of fun. Keanu Reeves makes for a slick action hero, and is quite possibly the most underappreciated movie star of our time.

rating_3_5

cricket

02-23-15, 09:49 PM

Septic Man (2013) 2

This starts out promising enough with a scene of a woman vomiting profusely while on the toilet. Unfortunately, it's all downhill after that, and is barely passable for fans of lowbrow horror.

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seanc

02-23-15, 09:54 PM

This starts out promising enough with a scene of a woman vomiting profusely while on the toilet.]

Cricket your thoughts on horror movies are more entertaining than any horror movie I have sat through.

rauldc14

02-23-15, 09:56 PM

That's because you haven't seen Halloween

seanc

02-23-15, 09:57 PM

I know, I will this year. Last year was TCM.

rauldc14

02-23-15, 09:59 PM

I'm not a horror guy either but I've gotten into Carpenter films. Halloween is the best horror certainly.

seanc

02-23-15, 10:01 PM

Maybe it will be the one that flips me. Although the last thing I need is another genre to get into.

dadgumblah

02-23-15, 11:21 PM

I love Hammer Films, so I was sure to catch When Dinosaurs Ruled The Earth (1970), starring the lovely Victoria Vetri. Lots of fun, with cavemen, cavewomen, dinosaurs galore, etc. etc. What was really fun is the language that the cave, um, people, use. There were strangely familiar words like: Akita, Nikita, Madonna, Rasta, and Nietzsche. At least it really sounded like them. :)

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3.5

cricket

02-23-15, 11:51 PM

Ken Park (2002) 2.5

It's hard to be sure what this director's motives are, although I'm generally a fan. His movies push boundaries, and this one is no different. It's far from his best work, but it has plenty of shocking, uncomfortable, and effective scenes. It's also very sexually explicit.

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sumantra roy

02-24-15, 01:22 AM

Red Beard (1965) - Akira Kurosawa

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One gets a feeling that Kurosawa had gone for it and gave it everything he got...and the good thing is, he pulled it through...absolutely among his bests.

9.25 out of 10

Mr Minio

02-24-15, 01:37 AM

absolutely among his bests It is his best.

sumantra roy

02-24-15, 01:46 AM

It is his best.

It is, I think I will have to agree with that, from the ones I have seen so far. I am yet to see Throne of Blood and Ran (among the significant ones).

sumantra roy

02-24-15, 05:21 AM

The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Akira Kurosawa

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I saw this with a high expectation because everywhere it is rated so highly (higher than High and Low or Red Beard even) but honestly, it was a bit disappointing. Enjoyable surely but should not be counted among his best works...

6 out of 10

8ball

02-24-15, 08:37 AM

Fury 7/10

Nausicaä

02-24-15, 09:11 AM

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Stunning film based on the true story of Robyn Davidson's nearly 2000 mile journey on foot across Australia with four camels and her dog. Most of the journey she travelled on her own. Fantastic film.

rating_4_5

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Nemanja

02-24-15, 09:49 AM

The Soft Skin (1964) 3.5

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mark f

02-24-15, 12:01 PM

^^Terrific ending.

Lucas

02-24-15, 01:36 PM

It is his best.

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Mr Minio

02-24-15, 02:45 PM

The Hidden Fortress (1958) - Akira Kurosawa Just like Yojimbo it is a more entertaining side of Kurosawa. I could even say that Akira made an adventure film here. Personally, I love it, but I see why some people may think it's inferior to Kurosawa's more humane and serious works.

I have to rewatch Ikiru. It didn't do much to me the first time, although I still thought it's good. 3.5

Tim R-T-C

02-24-15, 06:39 PM

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Watched Bear Island (1979) last night. It is a surprisingly loose adaptation of the excellent Alistair MacLean nove, although it manages to be pretty enjoyable on its own merits, a classic thriller with some good acting from the strong cast which includes Donald Sutherland, Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark and Lloyd Bridges as well as Vanessa Redgrave although she is lumbered with a bizarre Norweigan accent.

Don Sharp's direction is beautiful with some scenic Canadian locations and a minimum of studio work. A match for Carpenter's The Thing in its capture of a real arctic setting. The Sony UK DVD is a little grainy and with some speckling but in full OAR and seems to be uncut (the UK VHS release was inexplicably missing some ten minutes).

My complete review with pictures - Bear Island (http://mondo-esoterica.net/Bear%20Island.html).

Nemanja

02-24-15, 06:56 PM

The Virgin Spring (1960) 4

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rauldc14

02-24-15, 06:57 PM

Virgin Spring is great! Glad you liked it Nemanja.

Tim R-T-C

02-24-15, 07:12 PM

I need to watch that, picked it up on DVD years ago to compare with Last House on the Left, but never gotten around to watching either. Shamefully I don't know Bergman too well, is it a typical film of his?

cricket

02-24-15, 09:20 PM

Arcanis

02-24-15, 09:28 PM

http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/friday-the-13th-part-v-a-new-beginning/w448/friday-the-13th-part-v-a-new-beginning.jpg?1294425872

Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning - 4/10

Looking back on it now, while it isthe first bad movie of the series, I can't help but appreciated what it was trying to do: a Friday the 13th without Jason. It returns to the original film's largely first person kills and central mystery of who the killer actually was. It pulls both of these off better than the original, plus features some of the more intense death sequences in the series thus far. That being said, however, the film's pretty much a mess, with the most incessantly obnoxious characters in the entire franchise. Although I appreciated what it was trying to do, it never really came together like other filma in the franchise did.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GiLNAI7JnbU/UpfPbbWiMOI/AAAAAAAAR3I/YmqZtiy0jQA/s1600/friday-the-13th-part-vi-jason-lives.jpg

Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI - 6.5/10

I keep alternating between giving this one a 6.5 and a 7. Either way, this is unquestionably the best film of the series. Keeping Tommy as the protagonist made it feel more significant than a random stand-alone film would have. The atmosphere was pervasively dark and menacing, the kills were consistently great and having the camp filled to the brim with children really upped the ante from the previous films. Although a tad questionable, the climax was satisfyingly cool and a fitting close to Tommy's troubled story.

s1n1st3r

02-24-15, 10:25 PM

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Whiplash

Finally watched this movie and wow loved this movie, J K Simmons is such an ass! I actually preferred this over Birdman as movie of the year. I am not sure if this is what it is like trying to get fist spot in a competition band but it was interesting to me. I especially liked the ending as it was all about spite for both characters and it was intense.

4.5/5 Stars

mojofilter

02-24-15, 10:59 PM

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Whiplash

Finally watched this movie and wow loved this movie, J K Simmons is such an ass!

Not sure if that is a compliment or if you really think JK Simmons is an "ass"

s1n1st3r

02-25-15, 12:12 AM

Not sure if that is a compliment or if you really think JK Simmons is an "ass"

Sorry in the movie he was an ass I am sure he is very pleasant in person :)

Camo

02-25-15, 12:15 AM

Sorry in the movie he was an ass I am sure he is very pleasant in person :)

He always plays an ass in Movies/TV. J.Jonah Jameson, Nazi Rapist from Oz, he was even quite an ass to Michael Cera in Juno :p .

Miss Vicky

02-25-15, 12:16 AM

And then there's those wonderfully obnoxious Farmer's Insurance commercials.

Camo

02-25-15, 12:18 AM

And then there's those wonderfully obnoxious Farmer's Insurance commercials.

Don't have a clue what that is, but yeah add that to the list.

Miss Vicky

02-25-15, 12:21 AM

He's done a whole series of really stupid commercials. His "character" in them isn't really an ass, but they're really stupid. Also just caught a clip of him on Oz, and damn that character is definitely an ass.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hplsf755_Xg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZK982T-pXk

Camo

02-25-15, 12:29 AM

I hate those sort of adds there's one over here with Kevin Bacon that really pisses me off.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XtI2TlAtm-o

Miss Vicky

02-25-15, 12:32 AM

Yeah, that was dumb.

Camo

02-25-15, 12:33 AM

I think you edited in the Oz Clip or i just missed it, but yeah Simmons is all kinds of creepy in that show.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=KPxE1aOiBNM

Miss Vicky

02-25-15, 12:35 AM

I edited it in. I've never actually seen the show, looks interesting.

Re that clip you posted: WTF.

Camo

02-25-15, 12:36 AM

It's quite good, only watched the first two seasons myself.

the samoan lawyer

02-25-15, 08:45 AM

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Upstream Colour (2013)

2.5

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8e/Office_space_poster.jpg/220px-Office_space_poster.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Office_space_poster.jpg)
Office Space (1999)

2.5

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Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

3.5

cricket

02-25-15, 09:43 AM

Threads (1984) 4

This would have to be the bleakest and most realistic film I've seen about when the bomb drops.

https://horrorpediadotcom.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/threads7.png

Nemanja

02-25-15, 12:35 PM

The Graduate (1967) 4.5

http://www.filmsgraded.com/posters/00/6/1/7/22a.jpg

Tim R-T-C

02-25-15, 03:45 PM

Threads (1984) rating_4

This would have to be the bleakest and most realistic film I've seen about when the bomb drops.

I thought it was very good until the end when it flashes forwards several years. Seemed rather too pessimistic and felt like fantasy compared to the strictly realistic film to that point.

Simseboy

02-25-15, 09:31 PM

Escape From Alcatraz (1979)

http://johnlinkmovies.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/escape_from_alcatraz_xl_01-film-b.jpg

rating_4_5

One of the beautiful things about the film is its raw visual power, there is very little dialogue in the film, and is intensly suspenseful almost throughout the whole film. Eastwood is great as well. Also a film that clearly inspired Shawshank Overratedemption, with the nice black man helping the white man escape from prison. Great film with a mysterious ending, just like the real life story of which the film is based on.

Nostromo87

02-26-15, 12:13 AM

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BASEketball (1998)

Coop and Remer invent a new sport called baseketball in their driveway and it becomes an international sensation complete with psych-outs, busty bimbo cheerleaders, big business, and Bob Costas commentary. The debut of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park. They're joined by Yasmine Bleeth aka Kelly Kapowski. And Jenny McCarthy, who is a really smart person. And Squeak Scolari. The movie is pretty simple and if you give it a chance there's good times to be had

http://cdn5.movieclips.com/universal/b/baseketball-1998/0054524_2351_MC_Tx360.jpg

Rating: rating_3+ 6.87 / 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RicwTkzyFJY

http://oi59.tinypic.com/35mjszs.jpg

BrowningIdentity

02-26-15, 01:54 AM

American Hustle. Enjoyed it, but wouldn't be my choice of best film of 2013. I'd say 8-9/10.

Camo

02-26-15, 02:06 AM

Baseketball is quite possibly the dumbest thing Trey and Matt have ever done and that's saying something, but I still love it. Also BTW, it's not Yasmeen Bleeth who plays Kelly in SBTB it's someone else, forgot her name.

Aquatic Soul

02-26-15, 02:58 AM

Visages d'enfants (Faces of Children)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/Visagesdenfants.jpg

Nemanja

02-26-15, 08:48 AM

Z (1969) A real life horror story. Surely a 10/10 movie... 5

http://movieposters.2038.net/p/Z_2.jpg

the samoan lawyer

02-26-15, 08:51 AM

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Pierrot Le Fou (1965)

4

Nostromo87

02-26-15, 10:22 AM

Also BTW, it's not Yasmeen Bleeth who plays Kelly in SBTB it's someone else, forgot her name.

oh my word, you're right

http://oi58.tinypic.com/2qjduhg.jpg

Tiffani Thiessen is not the same person as Yasmine Bleeth

mind blown. sorry people, not even going to edit it

Daniel M

02-26-15, 12:07 PM

Z (1969) A real life horror story. Surely a 10/10 movie... 5

Awesome. If I'm not mistaken, Mark has this in his top 25, but other than that I don't think I've seen it discussed on here. I'll definitely try and watch it for the Sixties list.

cricket

02-26-15, 12:47 PM

The Bad Sleep Well (1960) 4

Another gem from Kurosawa and Mifune.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-bwOCtQOX8Ks/VNJb6FzvzmI/AAAAAAAACoY/OAAv9uyc4RM/s1600/Bad%2BSleep%2BWell.png

billybobb

02-26-15, 12:59 PM

Watched Birdman last night....was expecting a bit more but nevertheless it was an enjoyable movie! 7/10 :)

BlueLion

02-26-15, 02:26 PM

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Branded to Kill (1967) 3.5

What did I just watch.

This was the reaction of one of the producers once the film was released:
"Suzuki makes incomprehensible films.
Suzuki does not follow the company's orders.
Suzuki's films are unprofitable and it costs 60 million yen to make one.
Suzuki can no longer make films anywhere. He should quit.
Suzuki should open a noodle shop or something instead."

The Japanese are batsh*t crazy, it's official.
Rice is one hell of a drug.

Mr Minio

02-26-15, 02:36 PM

What the hell are you talking about? It wasn't that weird. I give it 4

BlueLion

02-26-15, 02:49 PM

Crazy and weird are two different things

matt72582

02-26-15, 03:09 PM

Naked - 5/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/31/307_naked.jpg

There was some good writing, usually by other well known writers. I liked the scene between him and the security guard though. I didn't really like this film, a lot of bullocks, though there were some moments.

matt72582

02-26-15, 03:11 PM

Red Beard - 9/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Kurobarberousse.jpg

I think I've written about this film before... Great film on the human condition, the medical profession, and the variables that exist within, like money for example.

matt72582

02-26-15, 03:13 PM

Dark Victory - 4/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/cd/Dark_movieposter.jpg

This movie just didn't do it for me. I asked someone I know her favorite film, this was it. I won't even mention it to her, I don't wanna hurt anyone's feelings. I also didn't care for Bette Davis' hysterics even when there was no reason for it, or her big ugly owl-like eyes.

Ronald Reagan is another dope. B-Actor who became President. Some people have explaining to do. Wish Bogart would have had more of a role, might have made this film a "5"

sumantra roy

02-26-15, 05:23 PM

Throne of Blood (1957) - Akira Kurosawa

http://www.jfindia.org.in/wp-content/uploads/Throne-of-Blood.jpg

Was due for a long time, finally made it today...will remember it specially for the camerawork and acting of Toshiro Mifune. Been falling for Japanese cinema off late, heads down.

8.5 out of 10

honeykid

02-26-15, 05:24 PM

I really liked Dark Victory. I liked it more than Now, Voyager.

christine

02-26-15, 05:33 PM

BlueLion

02-26-15, 05:50 PM

I haven't but I soon will. Looks like there is no Joe Shishido in that one

Simseboy

02-26-15, 06:13 PM

The Night of the Hunter (1955, Charles Laughton)

http://payload300.cargocollective.com/1/10/320823/8303440/THE-NIGHT-OF-THE-HUNTER.jpg

This has to be one of the greatest films ever made! I think it might be a new all-time favourite. **** this is good man, I'm so pumped I just wanna watch the film again. Why oh why did he only make one film! WHYYYY!! ****

5

dadgumblah

02-26-15, 06:16 PM

Non-Stop (2014)

This movie got a fairly severe beating from critics, but I'm not sure how it did at the box office. Either way, I found it immensely enjoyable. It played out as a "who-done-it" on a airliner or rather a "who-is-doing-it," and it kept me guessing all the way. Liam Neeson did a fine job as an alcoholic air marshal trying to keep people from dying and trying to find the perpetrator at the same time. Julianne Moore does very well as a passenger who helps Liam and is a person of interest in Liam's investigation. The beautiful Michelle Dockery lends support as a flight attendant. Great fun all the way.

http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/BlFEUF0ynmk/maxresdefault.jpg

4

Lucas

02-26-15, 09:02 PM

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The Master [rewatch] 4.5-

Gets better each time I see it. The cinematography and visual beauty of this film is out of this world, the Johnny Greenwood score is sublime, and the performances are some of the best my little eyes have ever seen. Definitely one of the best character-study films of the modern age and i'm sure this will go down as a classic sometime down the line.

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Miami Vice [rewatch] 4+

Yeah I'm definitely in the minority when it comes to my adoration of this film. Most of you Mofo's might think i'm crazy but oh well. The plot is completely irrelevant to me here honestly, it's the films' hypnotic and gorgeous visual style that keeps on bringing me back. The action is stunning as is expected with Mann. This movie is dope lol.

rauldc14

02-26-15, 11:06 PM

An Autumn Afternoon

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I usually wait for the movie tab to post about films I just watched, but I knew Cobpyth would be curious about my thoughts. I find it awesome that Ozu was able to use the same trademarks as in his black and white films but expand it to the next level with his color films. He used a lot of red color to pull his viewers in. I noticed this and ironically Roger Eberts review says the same very thing. The acting is great, the story is solid (although the theme has been used before, but Ozu generally tends to use many of the same themes) and the camera work is admirable. and the ending to the film like with the other films of his ive seen, is really captivating. Ozu is 3 for 3, and while this is really good, it is a notch below Tokyo Story and Late Spring, which are the other too I've seen. But don't take that as a diss, think of it like Gran Torino being a notch below Unforgiven and Mystic River for me :p.

4

BlueLion

02-26-15, 11:39 PM

Miami Vice [rewatch] 4+

Yeah I'm definitely in the minority when it comes to my adoration of this film. Most of you Mofo's might think i'm crazy but oh well. The plot is completely irrelevant to me here honestly, it's the films' hypnotic and gorgeous visual style that keeps on bringing me back. The action is stunning as is expected with Mann. This movie is dope lol.

Man, I so wanted to enjoy this one. Dug some of the action sequences near the end but it's otherwise pretty forgettable for me. Been listening to some of its soundtrack though (it even made me listen to the music of the series, which I find superior)

Lucas

02-26-15, 11:54 PM

Man, I so wanted to enjoy this one. Dug some of the action sequences near the end but it's otherwise pretty forgettable for me. Been listening to some of its soundtrack though (it even made me listen to the music of the series, which I find superior)

I feel you. Hope you understand why I dig the film though. It's an audiovisual triumph in my eyes and there are some damn stunning sequences scattered throughout it. The opening boat race, trailer park rescue, final shootout(In the air tonight :eek:),etc. I think Mann was really onto something here as the digital photography is used to full effect. I have no problem with the plot in honesty. It's melodramatic for sure, but it's no poorer than other action films out there.

The film just works for me.

BlueLion

02-27-15, 12:01 AM

I feel you. Hope you understand why I dig the film though. It's an audiovisual triumph in my eyes and there are some damn stunning sequences scattered throughout it. The opening boat race, trailer park rescue, final shootout(In the air tonight :eek:),etc. I think Mann was really onto something here as the digital photography is used to full effect. I have no problem with the plot in honesty. It's melodramatic for sure, but it's no poorer than other action films out there.

The film just works for me.

I can definitely see why you like it. I also agree about the visuals, the film has quite a few stunning shots but the camerawork mostly bothered me, I've no idea why Mann used so much handheld. Collateral looks just as stunning (if not more), but I find that one to be way more taut and focused in terms of narrative and everything else. I'll be checking out Thief pretty soon, that looks like something I might love

Lucas

02-27-15, 12:06 AM

Yeah definitely check out Thief, damn good film. I can't wait to check out Blackhat when it comes out on Blu-Ray. I know it got crapped on by critics but it seems that among Mann fans that its actually considered quite good. Definitely curious where I stand on that one. I still think you should maybe one day give Miami Vice another shot though. Btw did you watch the director's cut or the theatrical cut. I roll with the director's cut.

BlueLion

02-27-15, 12:11 AM

The one I watched was theatrical

rauldc14

02-27-15, 12:12 AM

I'm in the minority. Collateral is my fav of his.

Lucas

02-27-15, 12:18 AM

BlueLion, check out the director's cut in a few years. I prefer it to the theatrical cut, it has a much better pace and there's better characterization.

sumantra roy

02-27-15, 08:04 AM

Ran (1985) - Akira Kurosawa

http://40.media.tumblr.com/d475c8fac1b6245dbb8d16e8b92d4995/tumblr_niq369tG851slkc4go1_1280.jpg

A highly mesmerizing work of art...

9 out of 10

cricket

02-27-15, 08:35 AM

The Producers (1967) 3

Not up there with Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles, but pretty funny.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/4e208210a101953a9a39db9d0e0c07df/the-producers.jpg

the samoan lawyer

02-27-15, 09:09 AM

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The Milky Way (1969)

2.5+

Simseboy

02-27-15, 01:26 PM

In the Mood for Love (2000, Wong Kar Wai)

http://images4.static-bluray.com/movies/covers/50548_front.jpg

Beautiful in every way!

rating_4_5

sumantra roy

02-27-15, 02:10 PM

Samurai Rebellion (1967) - Masaki Kobayashi

https://mentorscamper.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/samurai92.jpg

DIdn't like it as much as the reviews about it went...the final obvious showdown seemed far too dragged, those zoom ins seemed absolutely unnecessary and unfitting with the rest of the scheme and the end, for me, was much too melo...Toshiro Mifune was, as always, excellent though and the build up (till a point) was astonishing...but it is the last 30 minutes that pulled it down for me...

7 out of 10

Arcanis

02-27-15, 05:21 PM

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The Lazarus Effect - 5/10

This is the first real let-down for the otherwise immaculate Blumhouse Productions. It's like their version of Pixar's Cars: not strictly speaking terrible, but certainly bad enough to destroy the myth of unerring perfection that they've cloaked themselves in thus far. It was an unfrightening string of missed opportunities populated by poorly rendered and developed characters. It could have been extraordinary, and yet feels like a somewhat better version of Event Horizon / darker version of Lucy.

For anybody who's interested, I have a full review of the film up here (http://unrealitymag.com/movies/the-lazarus-effect-is-dead-on-arrival/).

MovieMeditation

02-27-15, 05:40 PM

mojofilter

02-28-15, 05:13 AM

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Whiplash (2014)

JK Simmons steals the show as the ruthless music conductor to Miles Teller's aspiring drummer.

I can see why Simmons received so much critical acclaim and the acting awards. He is magnificent.

The movie is truly one of the best I've seen this year, if not the best.

4.5

sumantra roy

02-28-15, 05:24 AM

Harakiri (1962) - Masaki Kobayashi

https://moviequestings.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/harkiri.jpg

Excellent film. A very dark and painful presentation of the Samurai traditions, unlike Kurosawa...

8.5 out of 10

cricket

02-28-15, 09:08 AM

King of the Ants (2003) 2

From the director of the Re-Animator comes this low-budget revenge film starring silver screen legends Daniel Baldwin and George Wendt. I was looking forward to this; I knew what it was about, I had heard it was disturbing, and the reviews are very good for a movie like this. I was really digging it for about the first half, as the low budget added to the gritty realism. The movie gradually gets dumber and dumber, and the budget then begins to be a distraction. Brutal and bizarre, and a nice job by the cast, but ultimately a disappointment.

http://www.weirdwildrealm.com/filmimages/kingants.jpg

Nemanja

02-28-15, 11:16 AM

Wild Tales 2014 (Spanish: Relatos salvajes) 3.5

http://bijou-cinemas.com/bijouartcinemas/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/wildtales-poster-e1421122893924.jpg

cricket

02-28-15, 11:22 AM

Vivre Sa Vie (1962) 3

This Godard film is about a young woman's descent into prostitution. This is a subject I have great interest in; I know a lot of escorts, and I know a lot about the sex trade, not as a client, but through some work that I do. Most movies about this subject seem to be mostly unrealistic ala Pretty Woman, or feature women who are abused or on drugs, which is often the case. This movie shows another side that is also rather common-a fairly normal young woman who simply needs or wants money, and easily and willingly gets into the business. It's a solid movie, yet I found it unremarkable except for Anna Karina, who is very watchable, both as a talented actress, and an amazing beauty.

https://filmgrab.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/4521.jpg?w=740&h=

StanPowWow

02-28-15, 12:26 PM

The island

sumantra roy

02-28-15, 01:32 PM

Vivre Sa Vie (1962) rating_3

This Godard film is about a young woman's descent into prostitution. This is a subject I have great interest in; I know a lot of escorts, and I know a lot about the sex trade, not as a client, but through some work that I do. Most movies about this subject seem to be mostly unrealistic ala Pretty Woman, or feature women who are abused or on drugs, which is often the case.

You must have seen Belle De Jour then, what's your take on that? :)

cricket

02-28-15, 01:38 PM

You must have seen Belle De Jour then, what's your take on that? :)

Similar; I gave it the same rating but I much prefer Katrina to Deneuve.

cricket

02-28-15, 01:43 PM

Karina I mean, I heard that goofy song Walkin On Sunshine a little while ago.

mark f

02-28-15, 01:45 PM

Deneuve and Belle de Jour all the way. :)

cricket

02-28-15, 01:53 PM

I didn't like Deneuve at all until I saw Umbrellas of Cherbourg. I think Belle De Jour has a definite edge as the overall movie; I just really loved Karina.

Lucas

02-28-15, 03:30 PM

Swan

02-28-15, 04:13 PM

Sorry Lucas homie, but you're wrong. :D

jiraffejustin

02-28-15, 04:16 PM

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Naked [rw] 2.5-

Sorry Swan homie, but this movie sucks balls. Johnny is a despicable piece of sh*^, the score is redundant and irritating as hell, and the movie is more aimless than Lindsay Lohan without her daily dosage of cocaine. The 2nd time definitely wasn't the charm.

Not4me/ 10

SUCKS BALLS???? NO YOU SUCKS BALLS HOW CAN YOU SUCKS SO MANY BALLS WITHT HIS REVIEW I DON'TLOVE YOU LUCAS IS A DUMB NAME WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME YOU ARE TEARING ME APART LUCAS

:(

christine

02-28-15, 04:52 PM

6/10 for Get On Up, a biopic of the life of James Brown . I'm a fan so the music was great, the impersonation of Brown was excellent but it felt too padded so was too long.

The Gunslinger45

02-28-15, 04:53 PM

Lucas I got your back, Naked was S**T!

Lucas

02-28-15, 05:10 PM

Lucas I got your back, Naked was S**T!

:highfive:

cricket

02-28-15, 05:15 PM

Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1 (2013) 2.5

My 3rd movie from this director after Antichrist and Melancholia, and I feel similar about all of them-flashes of brilliance, very good acting, and a few dull spots. Lars Von Trier is such a talented filmmaker, but I often get the feeling that he's more interested in himself than he is the audience. I was planning on watching Vol. II today but I think I'll pass. I still want to see Von Trier's Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/2421fbeb5c38f7f9f41f48ae07234a8c/nymphomaniac.jpg

MovieMeditation

02-28-15, 05:50 PM

A shame you didn't like it cricket. :(

Trier is not an easy director to get into, but if you do, you are hooked!

cricket

02-28-15, 06:01 PM

I think he's talented and fascinating, just haven't connected yet.

Mingusings

02-28-15, 06:03 PM

Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark are his 2 best in my opinion. Hope you dig them.

matt72582

02-28-15, 06:07 PM

:highfive:

The movie wasn't bad because Johnny was an a$$hole. One minute, some guy is raping someone, and they coincide together real stupidly. Anyone can make a movie with people spouting out many quotes who have been told thinkers before, that's another way to mug the audience to make it more important than it is.

There were too many scenes or lines that didn't affect the film, and wasn't interesting. It had it's moments, and it didn't make me feel they were lonely. Just nuts...

matt72582

02-28-15, 06:09 PM

Places in the Heart - 6/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f4/Places_in_the_Heart_%281984%29%2C_poster.jpg

I saw this film a while ago, but wasn't sure if I saw it all. Good enjoyable movie.

There isn't a movie I don't like Sally Field; she's always sweet, even when she is being mean. Maybe her eyes have a lot of heart, her smile.

MovieMeditation

02-28-15, 06:11 PM

I think he's talented and fascinating, just haven't connected yet.
Melancholia was a good start, it's probably his most accessable film. But Nymphomaniac is the one you should see last imo. Or at least not until you are very familiar with his work. It contains thousands of references to previous films, and it is pretty much his magnum opus in my opinion.

But yeah, with Trier films you really have to surrender to whatever might happen. You gotta have the right mindset, if not, you will be taken completely out of the movie. Anyways, I hope you connect with his work some day, cricket. :)

matt72582

02-28-15, 06:12 PM

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) - 10/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Bird_man_of_alcatraz342.jpg/220px-Bird_man_of_alcatraz342.jpg
I thought after the second time, I'd find something I didn't like. Nope. This movie is just plain great on so many levels. I almost wanna watch Nashville and other favorites to make sure my Top 10 is accurate.

matt72582

02-28-15, 06:16 PM

The Manchurian Candidate (1962) -- 7/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f6/The_Manchurian_Candidate_1962_movie.jpg

I watched this one other time when I was 17 (almost 16 years ago), Really good film, but I've had enough of cold war films.

I might have only watched it back then because it was "banned" or taken out of certain circulation by Sinatra. I thought I read it was banned until 1980, but this might have been another country, and I remember it was advertised as being so similar to the JFK assassination (it isn't).

Miss Vicky

02-28-15, 08:30 PM

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoPics/followthatbird.jpg
Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (Ken Kwapis, 1985)

This was a forgotten favorite from my childhood. It's been probably 25 years since I last watched it and I thought I'd probably hate it - but I was wrong! It's so silly and full of ridiculous but amusing puns. It's also surprisingly emotional. More surprising was that I actually liked most of the songs.

Especially this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2u2KSBq7y-o

4+

jiraffejustin

02-28-15, 08:34 PM

Lucas I got your back, Naked was S**T!

If you weren't better than in me in every physical aspect, I would kick your ass for that. :furious:

Sexy Celebrity

02-28-15, 08:35 PM

I loved Follow That Bird as a kid. I used to watch it all the time.

The Gunslinger45

02-28-15, 08:41 PM

If you weren't better than in me in every physical aspect, I would kick your ass for that. :furious:

:D

Aquatic Soul

02-28-15, 09:03 PM

Rewatch. Good film and broke down many barriers.

7/10

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Aquatic Soul

02-28-15, 09:05 PM

I couldn't get into this. Found it quite boring.

Nymphomaniac: Vol. 1 (2013) 2.5

My 3rd movie from this director after Antichrist and Melancholia, and I feel similar about all of them-flashes of brilliance, very good acting, and a few dull spots. Lars Von Trier is such a talented filmmaker, but I often get the feeling that he's more interested in himself than he is the audience. I was planning on watching Vol. II today but I think I'll pass. I still want to see Von Trier's Breaking the Waves and Dancer in the Dark.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/2421fbeb5c38f7f9f41f48ae07234a8c/nymphomaniac.jpg

seanc

02-28-15, 09:42 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4b/Raiders.jpg/220px-Raiders.jpg
5 Rewatch (20th probably)

Holds up as one of the greatest adventure movies of all time. I am surprised at how well the visuals hold up. It was fun to see my two boys respond to the same things I always have. The opening scene, the fight at the plane, the truck chase, and even Jones using his gun against the show off. Great viewing experience for me. I love seeing movies for the first time with my kids. They loved it so much we are going straight into The Temple Of Doom. They survived melting faces now we will see how they do with heart removal. I will mange to traumatize them yet. :D

Swan

02-28-15, 09:43 PM

Have they seen the glory of the original Star Wars trilogy yet, Sean?

Miss Vicky

02-28-15, 09:44 PM

Temple of Doom has been my favorite Indy movie since I was very young. I hope your kids love it as much as I do!

seanc

02-28-15, 09:51 PM

Have they seen the glory of the original Star Wars trilogy yet, Sean?

Yeah we went through a period very early when I showed them to them a lot. They don't like to put them in anymore. :D They are excited for the new one. Avengers too. I am making them into nerds very young. :cool:

seanc

02-28-15, 09:54 PM

Have they seen the glory of the original Star Wars trilogy yet, Sean?

Oh yeah, I regret to inform you Phantom Menace is probably their favorite. No father of the year award for me. :sick:

Cobpyth

02-28-15, 09:55 PM

It's only logical. I also liked the prequels better when I was younger. ;)

seanc

02-28-15, 10:00 PM

It's only logical. I also liked the prequels better when I was younger. ;)

They definitely have more of a cartoon feel. I wasn't young when they came out but I also don't hate them like everybody else. I do recognize that is because I am a fan boy and not because they are actually good. So no death threats please.

Swan

02-28-15, 10:02 PM

Oh yeah, I regret to inform you Phantom Menace is probably their favorite. No father of the year award for me. :sick:

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f145/ifiswan/vader_zpschtuguts.jpg

mark f

02-28-15, 10:07 PM

Sarah gave me a framed copy of this Polish poster for Raiders a few years ago. :cool:
http://static1.stopklatka.pl/library/EE/2A/plakat_c39604b8914d775.jpg/1.0/plakat_c39604b8914d775.jpg

seanc

02-28-15, 10:09 PM

Sarah gave me a framed copy of this Polish poster for Raiders a few years ago. :cool:

Very :cool: Makes it look like a Wes Anderson production.

cricket

02-28-15, 10:20 PM

Fail-Safe (1964) 4.5

http://www.destgulch.com/movies/fsafe/fsafe08.jpg

Thoughts posted in the Hall of Fame thread.

Miss Vicky

02-28-15, 10:21 PM

Very :cool: Makes it look like a Wes Anderson production.

Thank goodness the actual movie isn't like that, though.

seanc

02-28-15, 10:23 PM

Thank goodness the actual movie isn't like that, though.

I can always count on MV to take a shot at my boy.

seanc

02-28-15, 11:38 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/10/Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom_PosterB.jpg/220px-Indiana_Jones_and_the_Temple_of_Doom_PosterB.jpg
3.5 (rewatch)

I don't know how I would feel about this one if it was released today. However knowing all the characters and set pieces, watching it with my kids for the first time, it was great fun. Great night of nostalgic movie watching with the Indiana Jones movies.

sumantra roy

03-01-15, 12:23 AM

Kagemusha (1980) - Akira Kurosawa

http://theredlist.com/media/database/settings/cinema/1980-1990/kagemusha-/002-kagemusha-theredlist.jpg

Nice film...three hours just flew off. But I should have seen this one before Ran

8 out of 10

Camo

03-01-15, 12:25 AM

Love Kagemusha, still pretty bummed that it missed the 80s list.

cricket

03-01-15, 12:45 AM

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014) 3

Certainly lacking the spark of the first one, and it doesn't feel nearly as fresh. *Still, there's enough cool characters and scenes to make it an entertaining watch.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/6d218bd553a117bdb17475536038c0f5/sin-city-a-dame-to-kill-for.jpg

mojofilter

03-01-15, 01:29 AM

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Kingsman: The Secret Service

The director of Kick Ass once again makes a stylishly funny and entertaining action film starring an unlikely action hero in Colin Firth.

Samuel Jackson also stars as the lisping antagonist.

The movie is flawed but I enjoyed it for what it is.

3.5

SilverscreenSnob

03-01-15, 05:09 AM

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (On TV last night) - 8/10.

Already booked my ticket to see the sequel on Monday.

Innovation

03-01-15, 06:14 AM

shadows

03-01-15, 07:16 AM

mm hostel 2 like that mm series and saw

cricket

03-01-15, 10:03 AM

The Raid 2 (2014) 4

Overlong, and I'm not a huge fan of martial-arts, but this is an action and violence extravaganza.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/35c15610ca9119a128d786680832b016/the-raid-2-berandal.jpg

sumantra roy

03-01-15, 10:13 AM

Ikiru (1952) - Akira Kurosawa

http://www.thematinee.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ikiru3.jpg

Proof of how powerful melodrama can be if done with a proper sense of balance...

9 out of 10

mojofilter

03-01-15, 12:47 PM

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012)

Funny and touching little movie about old people with issues who take a journey to India, for different reasons, and stay at a grand hotel that turns out to be a run down hotel owned by a man with bigger ambitions.

rating_3_5

Lucas

03-01-15, 01:51 PM

http://www.bitterfilms.com/vimeo.jpg

3.5

Amusing,clever short film that uses it's minimalist animation in extremely clever ways. I wasn't affected by it emotionally, but it shows that art can be created with even the most modest and simplest of resources. Worth checking out.

matt72582

03-01-15, 03:02 PM

Johnny Guitar - 7/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7b/Johnny_guitar.jpg

Writing to me is probably the most important thing in a film. Two types of writing for me - realism, and then what this movie had, a clever dialogue. Mostly smart-ass, tongue-laced, quick and sharp conversation, but it works.

sumantra roy

03-01-15, 03:58 PM

Drunken Angel (1948) - Akira Kurosawa

http://perisphere.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/shimura-and-mifune.jpg

Classic film noir...

8 out of 10

Derek Vinyard

03-01-15, 04:06 PM

http://cdn.collider.com/wp-content/uploads/sinister-poster1.jpg

This movie was immensely terrifying! There was a good moment about 45-50 minutes in where I said "Ok, I'm scared", haha...Which with horror movies of late, isn't a very common thing at all...But this movie was very good and delivering suspense and extreme creepiness to the audience!

4/5

Awesome movie ! the best horror of the decade.

The Raid 2 (2014) 4

Overlong, and I'm not a huge fan of martial-arts, but this is an action and violence extravaganza.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/35c15610ca9119a128d786680832b016/the-raid-2-berandal.jpg

Very happy that you actually appreciate the movie ! :)

Simseboy

03-01-15, 04:31 PM

Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (1978)
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Snake-In-The-Eagles-Shadow-1978.jpg

Classic Jackie Chan plus Woo-ping Yuen.

7.5/10

cricket

03-01-15, 06:39 PM

Z (1969) 4

That's a tough rating; I'm not a huge fan of political films but this drama/thriller is surely one of the best. I don't know anything about it's accuracy, but it's based on actual events. Basically, you have an incident, and then the investigation/cover-up, but that is selling it short because it is a unique film. Z was the first movie to garner Academy Award nominations for both best foreign language film, and best picture.

http://i1.wp.com/www.classicartfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Z-31.jpg

dadgumblah

03-01-15, 10:03 PM

The Great Dictator (1940)

I'd seen this as a youngster and remembered little of it, save that I enjoyed it. On re-watching it, I enjoyed it again, on a different level. The first portion is mainly slapstick and is hilarious, with the second half getting more serious and ending with Chaplin's famous plea for peace and brotherhood. As a kid, the reality of the treatment of the Jewish people by the Nazis went straight over my head. This time it had me wondering, "should I be enjoying this?" since it was part comedy also. But I went with it because of Chaplin's vision and by the end I saw what a great movie it indeed was.

http://www.efeeme.com/wp-content/uploads/el-gran-dictador-06-05-12-b.jpg

5

cricket

03-01-15, 10:08 PM

Foreign Correspondent (1940) 3.5

http://the.hitchcock.zone/files/gallery/org/7520.jpg

Thoughts posted in the Hall of Fame thread.

mojofilter

03-01-15, 11:00 PM

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Draft Day (2014)

Kevin Costner has been on a comeback recently, appearing in more and more high profile films.

Draft Day received mostly positive reviews when it came out, and was compared to Brad Pitt's Moneyball.

To make a long story short, Moneyball was very entertaining, but Draft Day lagged and was a bit too boring for me.

Ivan Reitman is the director. He's come a long way since his 80's and 90's hits like Stripes, Ghostbusters, Twins, and Kindergarten Cop. Too bad he isn't relevant anymore.

2.5

s1n1st3r

03-02-15, 12:25 AM

sumantra roy

03-02-15, 06:33 AM

Sansho The Bailiff (1954) - Kenji Mizoguchi

http://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/images/3964-114d1dc9ebfaacbacb21b67c71eb6e4f/current_1021_014_original.jpg

Excellent and painful...

8.5 out of 10

(https://www.google.co.in/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAUQjhw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fasianfilmdallas.com%2Ffilms%2Fsansho-the-bailiff%2F&ei=ojv0VMbyNtCRuQTwqIHYDA&psig=AFQjCNG-v5Ja8itkxAj-5_vmfdYVhTM_Qg&ust=1425378580917767)

the samoan lawyer

03-02-15, 08:53 AM

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Inherent Vice

Absolutely loved it!!

4.5

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/70/The_Fox_and_the_Hound.jpg/220px-The_Fox_and_the_Hound.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:The_Fox_and_the_Hound.jpg)
The Fox and the Hound (1981)

3.5

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/0f/Devil%27s_Due_Poster.jpg/220px-Devil%27s_Due_Poster.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Devil%27s_Due_Poster.jpg)
Devil's Due (2014)

Current rating on IMDB for this is a paltry 4.0! I thought was certainly better than that although I can see reasons for the low score.

3

cricket

03-02-15, 09:33 AM

Jules and Jim (1962) 3.5

This is the story of a long time love triangle between two best friends and an unpredictable woman played by Jeanne Moreau. Most of the first half was just ok for me, as it was lighthearted and enjoyable. It wasn't until the movie took on a more serious tone with the inevitable emotional complications, that the movie really took off. It's a really well done movie.

https://filmgrab.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/0214.jpg?w=740&h=

cricket

03-02-15, 11:53 AM

Antonio Das Mortes (1969) 2

This Brazilian film is on the top 100 Westerns list. It has an authentic feel and a nice ending, but it didn't do much for me otherwise. Maybe someone who knows of the history and culture would appreciate it more.

http://es.web.img3.acsta.net/r_640_600/b_1_d6d6d6/medias/nmedia/18/62/59/10/18837475.jpg

matt72582

03-02-15, 12:11 PM

Jules and Jim (1962) rating_3_5

This is the story of a long time love triangle between two best friends and an unpredictable woman played by Jeanne Moreau. Most of the first half was just ok for me, as it was lighthearted and enjoyable. It wasn't until the movie took on a more serious tone with the inevitable emotional complications, that the movie really took off. It's a really well done movie.

Totally agree with your review. I preferred the serious stuff as well.

matt72582

03-02-15, 12:19 PM

Barefoot in the Park (1967) - 3/10

You can tell this was made first for the theater, and first by writing, as there are some nice writing exchanges, but it doesn't translate. I thought Jane Fonda was pretty awful, Redford was decent, his subdued acting was needed for Jane's hysteria, overreacting, ruckus over nothing. There was a lot of repeating... The "going up to the stairs" fiasco took half of the movie. It tries to play real, when almost every second is fiction.

And then to top it off, I hear a voice not familiar, as it was disguised with an accent, but I could tell just by the rhythm it had to be Charles Boyer. His face was disguised, and I look at the DVD cover, it was him... I didn't like him in Gaslight, Algiers, and this film. Different roles, but he's always annoying, with his little soliloquies.

I saw this film many years ago, and just wanted to test it on me as a 32-year old.

billybobb

03-02-15, 01:31 PM

Gone Girl - 8/10
Really enjoyed this movie a must watch :)

gbgoodies

03-02-15, 02:38 PM

MovieMeditation

03-02-15, 05:17 PM

After a long break I'm finally back with a new full-length movie review in my Cinema Review thread. One that has been long overdue... :)

- CLICK HERE TO READ MY REVIEW OF WHIPLASH - (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1264488#post1264488)

...and if you missed my last big diary update, which I just edited with detailed reviews, you can view that HERE (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1261369#post1261369).

dadgumblah

03-02-15, 05:39 PM

Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

While I can watch a musical and enjoy it, I prefer ones where the actors/singers don't just break out into a song for no reason. I like to have a little story with drama/comedy to go along with the songs. And that is why I liked the GDo1933 quite a bit. It stars Joan Blondell, Dick Powell, Ruby Keeler, Warren William, Guy Kibbee, and a very young Ginger Rogers. The usual forbidden love, let's put on a show (Broadway this time), mistaken identity, and everything wrapped up in a bow by the end, all augmented by great Busby Berkeley musical/dance set pieces.

https://annaauslouisiana.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/5919717935_a132e9dc6b_o.jpg

3.5

Derek Vinyard

03-02-15, 07:12 PM

From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) - Robert Rodriguez
http://cdn-media.hollywood.com/images/l/4224_1_large.jpg
- Awesome movie never seen it before and I really appreciate it. Whole fun and nice acting by Clooney and Tarantino. Love It.
4

Used Future

03-02-15, 08:51 PM

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Kingsman: The Secret Service 3.5
Hugely entertaining. The best James Bond/spy pastiche since Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.

honeykid

03-02-15, 08:58 PM

I think I may have to see Kingsman. I've yet to hear a bad word.

Used Future

03-02-15, 09:17 PM

It deftly takes influence from Moore era Bond to Harry Palmer, The Avengers, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Bulldog Drummond, and Our Man Flint; even Matt Helm. The amped up violence does make it a little uneven at times, but it's very funny and there are at least three excellent white knuckle sequences... plus an underground lair. You can't go wrong with an underground lair. The cast are all great too. See it.

honeykid

03-02-15, 09:21 PM

I saw the trailer and liked the first half of it, but then thought it looked a little 'off'. In other words, I liked the silly stuff. :D

kathepburn

03-02-15, 10:06 PM

Before Sunrise, 1995
Dir: Richard Linklater

http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lk9x49HIj51qcz157o1_500.gif

Like many other romance films, this one is mainly conversation-driven. But unlike many other romance films, this one does not force the tenderness nor the sentimentality through standard, cheesy, lovesick phrases. Instead, it lets the romantic quality naturally flow and take its own path, mirroring the insecurities and imperfections of real life, so the tenderness and the sentimentality become a hundred times more touching.

Despite the constant talking and lack of large, emphasized actions it is far from a dull movie and it definitely does not lack profound, silent moments (the scene pictured in the gif above, in which Celine [Julie Delpy] and Jesse [Ethan Hawke] awkwardly try to look at each other without letting the other catch the glance is one of the most memorable scenes. It is simple but so effective, so moving, and it says the most, even if almost no words are delivered by the characters. Its effectiveness is not only due to the qualities of the specific scene itself, but also because of the contrast between it and the rest of the dialogue-filled film).

The topics discussed between the two characters start as silly and mostly innocent observations or remarks, yet as the conversations keep unfolding and unfolding they end in deeply philosophical and beautifully poetic exchanges. Yet they do not take themselves seriously, the film itself does not seem to take itself seriously, because just like life, it cannot be tightly controlled, it simply continues in an uncertain yet natural progression. And henceforth, despite its intelligence, this movie still manages to capture the awkwardness and ambiguity of the very flawed real life, making it splendidly tender and genuinely endearing.

8/10

cricket

03-02-15, 10:29 PM

Ten (2002) 2.5

http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z43/sevenarts/cinema/ten1.jpg

Thoughts posted in the Hall of Fame thread.

mark f

03-02-15, 10:33 PM

Too high, but OK.

Friendly Mushroom!

03-02-15, 10:59 PM

After all, it's the chasing after him I really love.

Millennium Actress is a definition of a masterpiece!

5 ALL THE WAY!

One of the greatest passions I have ever seen, if not it's the pinnacle love story. Beautiful Beautiful!

Thanks Cobpyth for your review which made me want to watch it. :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/it/6/64/Millennium_Actress_005.JPG

sumantra roy

03-03-15, 02:27 AM

Kuroneko (1968) - Kaneto Shindo

https://witneyman.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/spooky-woods.jpg

Wanted to see an old Japanese Horror for sometimes, this one wasn't very good though, except a few unusual shots and settings nothing much good to write about...

5 out of 10

sumantra roy

03-03-15, 05:14 AM

Stray Dog (1949) - Akira Kurosawa

https://ocdviewer.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/mifune.jpg

Good early Kurosawa, nothing extraordinary though...

6.5 out of 10

hello101

03-03-15, 07:08 AM

Full Metal Jacket - 5

Goodfellas - 4.5

Munich - 2

http://cloud-4.steamusercontent.com/ugc/45368640919599305/9264266B2FA33E300E1F35CA7EF24E9E13AC990F/

The Crow - 2.5

The Color Purple - 3.5

Commando - 3.5

History of the World, Part 1 - 4

https://newslang89.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/historyoftheworldpart1-4.jpg

cricket

03-03-15, 08:38 AM

Hour of the Wolf (1968) 3.5

With creepy acting, camera work, and music, I thought this was excellent as a horror movie.

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the samoan lawyer

03-03-15, 09:00 AM

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Cathy Come Home (1966)

Bleak, powerful and heartbreaking.

rating_3_5

sumantra roy

03-03-15, 12:01 PM

Hour of the Wolf (1968) rating_3_5

With creepy acting, camera work, and music, I thought this was excellent as a horror movie.

https://wondersinthedark.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/how2.png

Yes, fantastic film, I also saw this recently...it is excellent even if one (like me) doesn't consider it a horror... :)

matt72582

03-03-15, 02:31 PM

matt72582

03-03-15, 02:32 PM

The Killers - 5/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1a/Thekillers.jpg

I kept seeing this title around here, and I'm a big Lancaster fan, but was pretty disappointed. Maybe I've just see too many film noirs, as they all seem to becoming so similar. That's the problem of categories, it looks it's factory made.

I also expected more because Richard Brooks and John Huston co-wrote the screenplay, and I'm big fans of them as directors and writers.

sumantra roy

03-03-15, 05:31 PM

Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) - Kenji Mizoguchi

http://cdn-3.cinemaparadiso.co.uk/clp/546051-20652-clp-950.jpg

A must watch for any film lovers.

9 out of 10

Nausicaä

03-03-15, 05:43 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/01/Whiplash_poster.jpg

rating_4

Nausicaä

03-03-15, 07:55 PM

^ The sequel is a big improvement.

cricket

03-03-15, 10:31 PM

Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960) 3

Very good British kitchen sink drama with Albert Finney. Sometimes I complain that a movie is too long; I thought this was too short. I liked it a good deal and wanted more to happen.

http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_01_img0436.jpg

Arcanis

03-04-15, 02:33 AM

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Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood - 5/10

Other than the needless wrinkle to the established franchise formula in the form of a psychic girl struggling to control her powers, this was a fairly standard entry into the series. The means of resurrecting Jason was definitely over-written, but the kills were all solid, the characters well enough (at least as far as the seventh instalment in an already shakey slasher franchise goes) and the unfolding events reasonably enjoyable. When push comes to shove, it's really only on the lower-end of average quality.

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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan - 3.5/10

This was the point that the franchise stopped even trying to make sense (my personal favorite WTF moment: when the sewers of New York flood with toxic waste every night at midnight with no negative effects to the surface dwellers only a few feet above). And that's really sad, because I think that it has one of the best premises of the entire series: Jason on a boat. It's a cramped, claustrophobic setting that really offers no place for his victims to run to; it's also a more labarynthian setting, naturally seperating and sectioning off the teenagers for easy pickings without them being complete morons in the process. It's really so much wasted potential, and becomes especially unbearable when they reach the city.

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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday - 2/10

This film is unquestionably the most needlessly confusing, least sense making film of them all. It bends over backwards to try to do something different and utterly fails with every attempt. It suffers from Part V's major shortcoming of not actually including Jason Vorhees, but tries to sidestep that by giving him some incomprehenible power to possess living victims. It tries to overthink a simple slasher film with the same style of exaggerated plotting from Part VII and is about as poorly realized as Part VIII. It is, in short, an absolute mess, but surprisingly not the worst one out there.

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Jason X - 1.5/10

This is hands down the worst Friday the 13th movie of them all, made at a time where launchig horror icons into space was all the rage, with a tone that comes full circle to a semi-frequent self-parody. The CG was God-aweful, the cybernetic Jason conceptually stupid and the characters insipidly one-note. Far too many deaths occur off screen and most of the ones we do see are questionably tame.

Arcanis

03-04-15, 02:37 AM

Looking back on the original, stand-alone franchise, I'd rank them:

1) Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
2) Friday the 13th Part III
3) Friday the 13th Part II
4) Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter
5) Friday the 13th
6) Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood
7) Friday the 13th Part V: The New Beginning
8) Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan
9) Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
10) Jason X

Derek Vinyard

03-04-15, 02:38 AM

@Arcanis
Watch Freddy vs Jason is very nice imo ! Whole fun

Arcanis

03-04-15, 02:43 AM

I've seen and love it. It's really nothing but a massive Monster Mash, but it's the best version of the exact movie that it wants to be. Both icons get their day in the sun, their fight was incredibly fun and the human victims aren't quite as stock as they were in the latter installment of either franchise.

The plan is to actually rewatch the Friday the 13th remake, then work our way through all of the Nightmare on Elml Street movies, then cap that off with Freddy vs Jason.

honeykid

03-04-15, 07:39 AM

Freddy vs Jason isn't good. Jason X is brilliant. :p

Camo

03-04-15, 08:04 AM

Jason Takes Manhattan is the only one I've seen outside of the first two, all I remember is that it bored me to death. The Jason films aren't good on any level IMO, not even as ridiculous films to sit and laugh at.

Nausicaä

03-04-15, 08:31 AM

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the samoan lawyer

03-04-15, 09:03 AM

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The Silence (1963)

4

Hard to rate this one. For me it's not top tier Bergman but I definately need to let it sink in a bit. THere are certainly a lot of underlying issues here. Still loved it though.

sumantra roy

03-04-15, 10:43 AM

Cul-De-Sac (1966) - Roman Polanski

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Early Polanski always impressed me more, but this didn't work for me...

5 out of 10

cricket

03-04-15, 01:16 PM

The Match Factory Girl (1990) 2.5

This is a pretty dour movie with not much spark, although it's realism and believability were it's main pluses for me. The acting is good as well. I've seen this described as minimalist; more often than not, that simply tells me that not much happens, and is a sign for me to run the other way. It stays interesting, and with a 68 minute running time, it's short enough to keep me from getting bored, yet not long enough to get me completely involved. It's on the Ebert list and has a pretty good rep, so I wouldn't try to dissuade anyone from trying it, but it was just ok for me.

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sumantra roy

03-04-15, 01:25 PM

Dersu Uzala (1975) - Akira Kurosawa

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Nice Adventure from Kurosawa...but that second half seemed to drag a little bit and ultimately came to an obvious ending...

7.5 out of 10

End of Kurosawa for me...saw 24 of his in last one month or so, the rest I didn't find...those belonged to the 1940s...out of these 24 I find at least 8 films that I can call masterpieces. I am not sure if I can say that about many directors (Red Beard, High and Low, Seven Samurai, Throne of Blood, Ikiru, Rashomon, Ran and Kagemusha).

billybobb

03-04-15, 01:41 PM

If you're into your horrors I'd have to recommend you see Clown!

Optimus

03-04-15, 02:19 PM

Plastic (2014)
2

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Bad acting, cringey moments, and lame action, but yet still rather entertaining.

mojofilter

03-04-15, 08:39 PM

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Foxcatcher (2014)

Steve Carell is truly remarkable and disturbing as the wealthy philanthropist and wrestling enthusiast John Du Pont.

Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo deliver solid performances as Olympic Gold Medal winning wrestlers and siblings, Mark and Dave Schultz, who are hired by Du Pont to lead his wrestling team into the championships.

I thought the movie was amazing, and definitely the best movie for its 3 leading stars.

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gugubee557

03-04-15, 08:54 PM

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The Imitation Game
Morten Tyldum
A good movie with a solid storyline played by great actors, but I definitely wouldn't call it a masterpiece. Entertaining and very interesting, but wouldn't re-watch.
3.5+

Arcanis

03-04-15, 10:27 PM

Steve Carell is truly remarkable and disturbing as the wealthy philanthropist and wrestling enthusiast John Du Pont.

For as awesome as Carell was, he was really the worst of the three principle actors. And how he could be considered lead instead of Tatum is beyond me. That being said, Foxcatcher was probably the best acted movie of 2014.

I'm glad that you liked it so much.

rauldc14

03-04-15, 10:37 PM

The performances in Foxcatcher are good, but I was disappointed we didn't get to see why DuPont became such a whack job. I think they could have shown more abuse of Mark just to know why Mark hated DuPont so much after awhile too.

Daniel M

03-04-15, 10:38 PM

seanc

03-04-15, 10:45 PM

Yeah, I love how quiet and subtle Foxcatcher is. Everything is internalized in these men. There is no one big loud conflict that turns things. I loved the movie and thought Carell was great. All three were great in fact.

jordanhahn

03-04-15, 10:47 PM

Friday the 13th remake ...just another slasher film . Nothing special. I give it a c+ I thought some of the death scenes were pretty cool..iwhen Jason threw the ax at that one teenagers back..I'll give them some credit for that.

mojofilter

03-04-15, 10:54 PM

I thought there were loads of subtle indications as to why he became crazy. I think its kind of realistic that it can't be pin pointed to specific things, there's not really a turning point, just a culmination of lots of different elements. The pressure from his mother, the want to be successful, be a leader, to be respected and 'normal' despite his family status, etc.

I thought the movie explained why Du Pont's character was psychopathic.

He was crazy because of his solitary life on the farm, and the way his mother brought him up to be a horse-loving feminine wimp. He becomes enthused with shooting guns and wrestling because he sees them as areas in his personality (masculinity) that are lacking. He is envious of Dave Schultz for being what he views as the ideal man and symbol of masculinity, a wrestling coach, mentor and father figure to his younger brother, and family man.