Rate The Last Movie You Saw [Archive] - Page 59

MovieMeditation

03-31-15, 11:35 AM

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

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Wow, just wow. How I am managing to describe my experience is utterly beyond me. Everything with this film was perfect for me. Every shot, every frame in threaded with so much emotion and beautiful realism. The music was brilliant and never failed to capture the mood every single time. In a short 90 minutes I felt so much, for a simple and warm film about a father and son trying to find a bicycle.

I think I'm already becoming a fan of director De Sica. I'm going to check out Umberto D sometime next week.

I regret seeing it now. I have no idea why I skipped Bicycle Thieves. Everyone who hasn't seen this yet check it out.

5
Watched the first 10 minutes and realized I wasn't in the mood for such film. But I definitely want to get around it soon. :)

rauldc14

03-31-15, 12:02 PM

I'm not a big fan of Bicycle Thieves. Just not for me I guess.

MovieGal

03-31-15, 12:36 PM

Ondine
(2009, Ireland)
Directed by Neil Jordan
5.5/10

Reinforces why I am not a Colin Farrell fan. And whats up with Stephen Rea playing priests all the time now??

http://brianorndorf.typepad.com/.a/6a00e54ee7b64288330133efa108e5970b-500wi
https://chrisfilm.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/ondine1.jpg

matt72582

03-31-15, 02:24 PM

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

http://i.imgur.com/kDVtvtu.jpg

Wow, just wow. How I am managing to describe my experience is utterly beyond me. Everything with this film was perfect for me. Every shot, every frame in threaded with so much emotion and beautiful realism. The music was brilliant and never failed to capture the mood every single time. In a short 90 minutes I felt so much, for a simple and warm film about a father and son trying to find a bicycle.

I think I'm already becoming a fan of director De Sica. I'm going to check out Umberto D sometime next week.

I regret seeing it now. I have no idea why I skipped Bicycle Thieves. Everyone who hasn't seen this yet check it out.

rating_5

Bicycle Thieves is a great film. Check out "Two Women" - it might be De Sica's best (with Sophia Loren)... Umberto D is also really good.

matt72582

03-31-15, 02:26 PM

What's Up, Doc? - 2/10 - This film doesn't even deserve a poster, just didn't want anyone confusing it with the cartoon. It's not funny, it's so silly. It's considered a "screwball comedy" but so is "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" - this reminds more of the first 10 minutes of "Bringing Up Baby" - and I turned it off. I wish I wouldn't have finished this film.

Barbara Streisand is very pretty in the film, but annoying.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/45/What%27s_Up_Doc_poster.jpg

matt72582

03-31-15, 02:28 PM

Twelve O'Clock High - 6/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Twelve_O%27Clock_High_poster.jpg

Second time viewing this.. And both times I started watching it between 6-7am, and both times I fell asleep due to fatigue and my pain medication, but... the minute I woke up, I rewound and watched.

Set in WWII, Peck sees an inefficient group of guys, feels that his friend (the commander) is too personal with his guys. Peck starts out cold, but then others realize he is becoming close. Good film.

Mäx

03-31-15, 03:04 PM

What's Up, Doc? - 2/10
I saw this movie a few weeks ago and like it quite a bit.

mark f

03-31-15, 03:09 PM

I've seen it 10 times and like it too. :)

honeykid

03-31-15, 03:25 PM

I backed out after about 20 minutes. :)

mark f

03-31-15, 03:27 PM

That's longer than you make it through most movies.

Gabrielle947

03-31-15, 05:19 PM

OSS 117: Cairo, Nest Of Spies 5
Leon 5

honeykid

03-31-15, 06:08 PM

That's longer than you make it through most movies.

I must be improving then because last time you didn't believe I made it that far into it. :D

cricket

03-31-15, 09:20 PM

Tokyo Drifter (1966) 3.5

Short and sweet Japanese crime film. Stylish, cool, and entertaining.

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False Writer

03-31-15, 10:11 PM

Tokyo Drifter (1966) rating_3_5

Short and sweet Japanese crime film. Stylish, cool, and entertaining.

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Glad you liked it Cricket!

seanc

03-31-15, 11:19 PM

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1.5

Figured I would give this a try because of the star power. Very story driven but the characters needed some depth and nuance. Incredibly meh.

MovieGal

03-31-15, 11:35 PM

[Rewatch]
Ópium: Egy elmebeteg nö naplója
(2007, Hungary)
Directed by János Szász
6.5/10

Beautifully shot film. Story of a young woman with mental illness at the turn of the 20th century and a relationship she has with a new doctor at the asylum, who is a morphine addict.

One thing that fascinates me is the techniques used during this time period for mentally ill patients.

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dadgumblah

03-31-15, 11:36 PM

Shaolin Temple (1976)

During my teen years, I thought I'd seen most Kung-Fu films while watching the syndicated show Black Belt Theater, but this one slipped by me. I love a lot of them, and some of them are too campy. Plus, I can't remember the names of most of the Kung-Fu films, but I'll remember this one. Good acting, nice set-up, comic relief (with one guy who seems to be a precursor to Jackie Chan), and a action-packed, violent last third. I'll probably end up buying this one.

https://outnow.ch/Media/Movies/Bilder/1976/ShaoLinSi/movie.fs/01.jpg

4

Guaporense

04-01-15, 02:39 AM

Bicycle Thieves (1948)

http://i.imgur.com/kDVtvtu.jpg

Wow, just wow. How I am managing to describe my experience is utterly beyond me. Everything with this film was perfect for me. Every shot, every frame in threaded with so much emotion and beautiful realism. The music was brilliant and never failed to capture the mood every single time. In a short 90 minutes I felt so much, for a simple and warm film about a father and son trying to find a bicycle.

I think I'm already becoming a fan of director De Sica. I'm going to check out Umberto D sometime next week.

I regret seeing it now. I have no idea why I skipped Bicycle Thieves. Everyone who hasn't seen this yet check it out.

5

It's one of the best live action films ever made. Extremely powerful movie.

Guaporense

04-01-15, 02:50 AM

The Eel - 3_5+

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b2/The_Eel_1997.jpg/220px-The_Eel_1997.jpg

Hum, it's been some time since I watched an "art house" live action Japanese film. I liked the overall atmosphere of the film and the visual diversity attained by the director was very pleasing. Interestingly it shared the Palme D Or with a movie of my least liked director of the genre, Kiarostami.

Miyazaki said that live action Japanese stuff made after 1970 is garbage mainly because they fail in being visually interesting. He is certainly wrong if you take it literally, though it's true that most Japanese color live action films are really poorly made (I watched several dozen manga live action adaptations directed by "not so famous" names and they were really poorly directed).

Finally, Keiko's voice appears to be as high pitched as the average female seiyuu acting. I don't understand how someone who watches Japanese live action films regularly can complain of the high pitched voice acting in animation. It's true that some are extremely high pitched (in the moe titles they try to sound the cutest as possible) but most female voice acting reflects the typical voices expected from females in Japanese society (which is indeed more high pitched than western on average).

Some said that Japanese films explain less to the viewer than American films do, that's true in general but that's not because of differences in culture however, but because of the different role films play in US culture relative to Japanese culture. In Japan, the mainstream culture is driven by manga and TV, as a result films became partly an art house niche. while in the US mainstream culture is still heavily influenced by film, which means artsy titles get diluted among the mainstream offers. There are Japanese films that are as entertaining and easy to watch as an American action film, too bad fans of "foreign movies" in the west only watch the relatively unconventional "foreign language" films, that's perhaps because fans of non-US movies are attracted to specific types of movies which are underrepresented in US film industry, such as these art house movies.

sumantra roy

04-01-15, 04:52 AM

Ballad of Narayama (1983) - Shohei Imamura

http://cineville.nl/sites/all/files/Narayama.jpeg

My 5th Imamura film, liked all of them, including this one...though it seemed 30 minutes too long...

8 out of 10

sumantra roy

04-01-15, 04:55 AM

My Neighbour Totoro (1988) - Hayao Miyazaki

https://redofpaw.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/totorocatbus.jpg

Loved it :)

8.5 out of 10

Nausicaä

04-01-15, 07:10 AM

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rating_3_5

Nemanja

04-01-15, 12:25 PM

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) 4

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Still Alice (2014) 3.5

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cricket

04-01-15, 12:26 PM

Feast (2005) 3

Crazy, fun horror film in which monsters attack patrons of a bar. It starts off strong and never let's up.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/969b86070d6538d186f4fdd1be93bdbe/feast.jpg

matt72582

04-01-15, 02:20 PM

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) rating_4

https://chrisfilm.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/loneliness-of-the-long-distance-runner.jpg

Glad you liked it!!

Mäx

04-01-15, 02:36 PM

Desert Flower (GB/D/A, 2009, Sherry Hofmann) - rating_1_5

Mäx

04-01-15, 04:18 PM

The Naked Gun (USA, 1988, David Zucker) - rating_4_5

I just love this movie (as well as both sequels)! I can watch them over and over again.

sumantra roy

04-01-15, 10:54 PM

Princess Mononoke (1997) - Hayao Miyazaki

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Haven't liked as much as the previous one...seemed far too long and dull at times...just too much...

6 out of 10

sumantra roy

04-01-15, 10:58 PM

Pigs and Battleships (1961) - Shohei Imamura

http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/reviews/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/review_PIGS_AND_BATTLESHIPS_11.jpg

Not as good as some of the other Imamura films I have seen recently...this one didn't work where it needed to...part of that due to acting, part to script...

6 out of 10

hello101

04-02-15, 05:56 AM

Kingdom of Heaven (Director's Cut) - rating_3

The Mission - rating_4

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MovieMeditation

04-02-15, 12:11 PM

New and totally overdue review of Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice is finally done!

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You can read it here:
MY CINEMA REVIEW THREAD (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1279038#post1279038)

matt72582

04-02-15, 01:05 PM

Gertrud - 7/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Gertrudposter.jpg

Great movie. Fell in love within minutes. Great film on relationships, the complexity, instead of the usually simplistic cliches and predictability.

Mäx

04-02-15, 03:32 PM

Sucker Punch EC (USA/CDN, 2011, Zack Snyder) - rating_1_5

The film has a interesting story concept and great first five minutes but the rest is pretty much flawed. The scenes at the brothel are boring, badly acted and full of bad dialogue. The action setpieces could have been great but they are boring as well because the girls are never really in danger and you don't root for them in the first place. So you're merely left with amazing visuals.

MovieGal

04-02-15, 04:33 PM

Dream House
(2011, USA)
Directed by Jim Sheridan (amazing Irish director, imo)
6.25/10

https://johnkennethmuir.files.wordpress.com/2012/02/dreamhouseb.jpg
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MovieGal

04-02-15, 06:10 PM

Duress
(USA, 2009)
Directed by Jordan Barker
5.5/10

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cricket

04-02-15, 06:31 PM

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) 5

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Thoughts posted in the Hall of Fame thread.

MovieMeditation

04-02-15, 08:38 PM

Just came home from Furious 7.

No realism, no physics, no sense, no plot and all the main characters are terminators...

Anyways, good fun 3.5-

honeykid

04-02-15, 08:53 PM

So it's like the previous six films. :yup:

MovieMeditation

04-02-15, 08:57 PM

So it's like the previous six films. :yup:
Oh no, this is much more f*cked. :)

I enjoyed it, but they are all officially superheroes now, and the action is officially so unbelievable and relying so much on coincidence that you simply don't care anymore. Anyways, the first half was the best, the second half was your typical action cgi-eksplosion fest, mainly the climax.

Anyways, I will do a proper review in my diary thread soon...

Matteo

04-02-15, 09:14 PM

Hunger (2008, Steve McQueen)

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McQueen's 2008 prison drama has to be one of the most accomplished and complete directorial debuts in all of cinema. It's a work of someone with a perceptive, observant yet penetrative vision. A work of art that almost transcends the politics of its story and touches upon something much more pensive and philosophical. If you were to read the general premise of Hunger off a piece of paper, you could easily mistake it for a conventional, relatively straightforward and elementary film. However, from a storytelling and technical standpoint, it's anything but. McQueen takes a highly unorthodox and unique approach to the historical drama genre and gives us something truly haunting, perturbing and discomfiting, yet also strikingly beautiful, human and poignant.

His vivid and precise attention to detail clearly stems from his work as an artist. As somebody who is obsessed with small, exact and meticulous details signifying larger, more abstract conceptions. The film's depiction of the hunger and no-wash strike nucleates around this very notion, and it captures the brutality and turmoil of the strike more disconcertingly than any other 'conventional' approach would. But McQueen understands a film can not be this inaccessible and abstruse without giving some type of explanation eventually. And he does. The compelling exchange between Bobby and the Priest (mostly achieved all in one long, impressive take) provides this. It gives the film context, heart, and a sense of direction. It never leaves behind the demands of telling a story.

The last twenty minutes are among some of the most technically dextrous and profoundly meditative in all of my movie-watching experiences. It actually engendered the same type of emotional reaction that the final sequences of 2001: A Space Odyssey induced. In fact, they're rather similar when you think about it. It's about confronting and facing death. Facing morality. The inevitability of demise. The shots of Bobby lying on his death bed, accompanied by the diegetic sounds of slow, steady breathing, seeing his younger self, with his body in a state of decline felt reminiscent of an ageing Dave Bowman when he went 'beyond the infinite'. Okay, maybe that is a bit of an ill-founded and implausible comparison, but that's the power of filmmaking. Hunger is the only other work that made me feel this and I don't know why exactly.

As much as I am crediting McQueen's adept direction and remarkably perceptive sensibilities here, this is simply no overlooking the amazingly physical performance of Michael Fassbender. Yes, the body transformation is one thing, but the pain, the degradation and the human suffering he exhibits is another. This is truly a fantastic piece of filmmaking. I'll conclude by saying that there is this saying in movies and it goes something like this - 'there are three type of films: those that are written, those that are shot, and those that are edited'. I think Steve McQueen's Hunger is a combination of these three things, and maybe, just maybe, something a little bit more. It's a powerful and forceful work.

Lucas

04-02-15, 11:31 PM

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Furious 7

Bonkers, outrageous, silly,ridiculous,etc. In honesty this might be the most idiotic film ever made but my lord is it a good time.It is ridiculous and it is well aware, wearing its' heart on its' sleeve. Plus its a fitting tribute to the death of Paul Walker.

3.5-

Yea I don't give an eff if I lose all my Mofo credibility.

Statulis

04-03-15, 04:14 AM

And after paying money to see these pathetic movies like F&F franchise, people bash Hollywood for not trying hard enough :rolleyes: Turns out, they don't need to :)

Mäx

04-03-15, 04:39 AM

Everyone has their guilty pleasures but that doesn't mean that every (tentpole) movie should be like this.

Mäx

04-03-15, 06:55 AM

Maléna (I/USA, 2000, Giuseppe Tornatore) - rating_3

Aquatic Soul

04-03-15, 08:19 AM

Rewatch. Such a good movie.

7/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Enough_Said_(film).jpg

MovieMeditation

04-03-15, 08:23 AM

Indeed. ^^ a very underrated one as well.

Aquatic Soul

04-03-15, 08:27 AM

Indeed. ^^ a very underrated one as well.

I think so. JLD and JG were great and the writing was terrific.

I'd like to see JLD in more movies and starring roles.

cricket

04-03-15, 09:11 AM

The Odd Couple (1968) 2.5

This classic comedy has it's moments, but I was a little disappointed. It was just average for me.

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Gatsby

04-03-15, 09:32 AM

The Devil's Rejects (2005)

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Disgusting, brutal, absolutely terrifying in what it's trying to achieve as a film- but brilliant! Sort of the same reason why Natural Born Killers is one of my favorite films. The awesome characters and the fast pacing are developed with violence and mess- something hard to achieve, but this film pulls it off. I don't consider The Devil's Rejects just a horror film- I consider it to be a great exploitation and very, very dark satire.

4.5-

neiba

04-03-15, 11:09 AM

Battle Royale a.k.a. Batoru rowaiaru (2000)

I felt that the relationships between the students before the BR could have been a lot more explored. The acting is not very good and I had to make a huge effort to forget the crazy basic premise.
However, the soundtrack is very interesting, and - most important - it's really entertaining!

3

The Kid (1921)

Hear-warming and funny, a great Chaplin movie, though I still prefer Modern Times and City Lights!
The dream sequence was hilarious!

3.5 -

Fauntleroy

04-03-15, 11:34 AM

Tusk- 9/10

Mäx

04-03-15, 01:48 PM

Big (USA, 1988, Penny Marshall) - rating_2

I didn't like this film very much. It was kind of silly and mostly boring. Only a few fun moments.

Derek Vinyard

04-03-15, 02:41 PM

Sinister (2012) - Scott Derrickson *rewatch
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- Absolute beauty. If every modern horror movies was like that, it would be completely awesome. Acting is great , stoyline is great and Atmosphere is perfection. Super 8 scenes are also very well-made. One of my all-time favorite and cannot wait for the sequel.

5

Mäx

04-03-15, 04:59 PM

Life of Pi (USA/GB/CDN/TW, 2012, Ang Lee) - rating_4

I really like this movie. It has both a great story and soundtrack and is visually the most beautiful movie i've ever seen.

matt72582

04-03-15, 05:20 PM

Rewatch. Such a good movie.

7/10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/02/Enough_Said_(film).jpg

Same rating I gave it. I've seen the film a handful of times, since it's on HBO all the time, and it doesn't get boring. I love both characters (can't stand Keener, she's so mean), but how fickle people who are single can be considering they want to find someone.

Lucas

04-03-15, 05:30 PM

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Interstellar 4+

An astonishingly beautiful and ambitious, yet heavily convoluted mess. There are some glorious moments of breathtaking beauty, yet there are also cringeworthy moments of heavy Nolan exposition and contrivances as well. What really drives the film is its' emotional core and the performance of Matthew McConaughey. This is miles and miles ahead of every Nolan film as this is finally a film that has a firm understanding of human emotions, whereas other Nolan films have a sort of sterile and clinical feel. I'd say all of his films with the exception of his first two are barely above average. I'd call this one his best, although it is still deeply flawed.

The addition of a new cinematographer was a great idea, as he is able to lend the film a gorgeous visual palette. In my eyes Pfister wasn't all that good. His cinematography was sort of flat and workmanlike at best. This isn't a masterpiece. It isn't a piece of art like 2001, and in honesty I can't believe that people seriously compare the two. However, this is one of the most thoughtful and ambitious films ever made and a showcase that a blockbuster doesn't have to be idiotic, mindless drivel.

Tenshi

04-04-15, 12:20 AM

It's been a while since I've rated any movie. Been watching tons but I was honestly lazy to start rating them, as I tend to like pretty much everything. But I felt like I should show off my face again so, I'll rate the 2-3 last ones I seen.

Big Hero 6 (2014)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4b/Big_Hero_6_%28film%29_poster.jpg

Was one of the latest I saw. I'll start off by saying that I was in tears almost the full movie. I just got so much into the story, I have a big brother whom I can't even imagine losing. I love everything of the movie, the big fluffy-fat robot was adorable, the little main char boy is likeable for almost everyone. The rest of the team is also awesome and the final is beautifully made. It's a yes/yes for me and I'd re-watch it any day.

It's a movie full with emotions, and how even in the worst situations you can grow as a person.

5

Piranha 3DD (2012)

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This.. this I have no words about. After watching a bit I realized it wasn't a serious movie, so unrealistic and idiotic unless you realize you should NOT take it seriously. Then you start having fun watching it. Also I have to say I love the camera work on this one, it doesn't go so far in rating but it encouraged me to look for more movies that have camera job so well done like this movie.

If taken seriously you will HATE this movie (And definitely will hate the 20 last minutes unless you watch it as idiotic entretaiment)

3 for being fun to watch.

Also re-watched

The Beauty and the Beast

Such an amazing movie, I forgot everything about it, loved it again just as much. Happiness is only real when shared, the beast could tell how true this is I bet.

I've seen much more but I won't spam it right away, as I'd need to re-watch some to rate them properly.

mojofilter

04-04-15, 02:07 AM

dadgumblah

04-04-15, 07:17 AM

Hearts of the West (1975)

A fun, easy-going movie set in 1930's Hollywood, particularly on the sets of B-Westerns. Jeff Bridges is a dime-store Western novelist who is chased by two bad guys from Nevada to California, where Bridges stumbles onto a movie set and is soon employed as an extra. Lots of familiar faces in this one: Andy Griffith, Blythe Danner, Alan Arkin, Alex Rocco, Donald Pleasence, and character actors galore who, when you see their faces, even if you don't recognize their name, you'll go, "Oh, that guy!" These include Matt Clark, Richard B. Shull, Anthony James, Herb Edelman, Burton Gilliam. and Candice Azzara. Anyway, Jeff has the bad guys on his trail, he tries his hand at playing movie cowboy while getting advice from veteran cowboy Griffith, writes a big novel, falls in love, etc. All good fun that passes by quickly and leaves you feeling good. Check it out if you get a chance.

http://www.mardecortesbaja.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/HeartsWestPoster1975.jpg

3.5

Nausicaä

04-04-15, 07:35 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/Interstellar_film_poster.jpg

rating_4_5

cricket

04-04-15, 11:44 AM

The Driller Killer (1979) 3

Artistic, brutal, and raw.

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The Sci-Fi Slob

04-04-15, 12:34 PM

The Driller Killer (1979) 3

Artistic, brutal, and raw.

https://41.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc461oFNyM1qzpdnho1_400.pngArtistic? :lol:

NatashaR

04-04-15, 12:53 PM

Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
8/10
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The Sci-Fi Slob

04-04-15, 12:58 PM

Snowtown (2011) - 3

Shocking subject matter but structurally questionable.

http://headinavice.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/snowtown.jpg

Funny Face

04-04-15, 01:07 PM

Big Hero 6 (2014)
7.5/10

Lucas

04-04-15, 02:33 PM

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Leaving Las Vegas

Aching sorrow, isolation, loneliness,loss of hope,etc. Very few films in my eyes truly do justice to themes such as these and Leaving Las Vegas is one of those rare films. Nick Cage has nor will he ever do anything better than this role, as he plays a self-destructive alcoholic who plans to drink himself to death. This film has a very tangible mood and builds an incredible atmosphere; it never feels sentimental or heavy-handed. The performances are incredible. Loved the soundtrack(Lots of Sting).

4.5-

Miss Vicky

04-04-15, 02:36 PM

Big Hero 6 (2014)
7.5/10

Did you watch Feast also?

Funny Face

04-04-15, 02:49 PM

Big Hero 6 (2014)
7.5/10

Did you watch Feast also?
We must be on the same wavelength because I just watched it!

Feast gets a 8.5/10

MovieGal

04-04-15, 03:01 PM

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Run All Night (2015)

Another action film starring Liam Neeson that is very entertaining.

Like his previous film A Walk Among The Tombstones, I enjoyed the grittiness and New York setting of the film.

3.5

I enjoyed both when I seen them in the theatre.. Run All Night was good but I thought A Walk Among The Tombstones was a bit better.

Mäx

04-04-15, 04:28 PM

Network (USA, 1976, Sidney Lumet) - rating_4

This was the first time i've seen this movie. I had some pretty high expactations because of all the praise this movie got and still gets. It couldn't fully live up to my expactations but i really enjoyed it, nonetheless. I'm pretty confident the movie will grow on me with every rewatch, just like 12 Angry Men did.

cricket

04-04-15, 08:14 PM

ChronoCross

04-05-15, 12:28 AM

Radio. I give it a 10 out of 10 I thought it was very well done with not really a single boring moment and loved Cuba Gooding Jr. was excellent

Derek Vinyard

04-05-15, 03:36 AM

Mystic River (2003) - Clint Eastwood

http://img.hayhaytv.com/film/26092013/mystic-river-2003_74861380164808.jpg

- Very good quality crime drama movie from the great Clint Eastwood who give one hell of an awesome direction in this one. The casting is brilliant, every actor in this flick are astounding especially Sean Penn. The storyline is quite very solid with many interesting aspects and details that I really appreciate. Very entertaining and brilliant piece of cinema.

4.5

babu

04-05-15, 03:47 AM

Saw Fast & Furious 7 yesterday..
What an action fest. Non stop thrill ride. And damn that send off... :(
9/10

NatashaR

04-05-15, 07:17 AM

Lone Survivor (2013) 8/10 - surprisingly good, Marky Mark does a great job... actually the entire cast is pretty great.

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NatashaR

04-05-15, 07:54 AM

^For some reason I feel like I'm the only one who hated that movie lol

MovieMeditation

04-05-15, 08:57 AM

^For some reason I feel like I'm the only one who hated that movie lol
I really didn't like it at all either.

Memento Mori

04-05-15, 01:04 PM

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The Wild Bunch
4.5

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The General
4
Still entertaining and well made for its time.

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Jules et Jim
2.5
I could never relate with any particular character, it was frustrating trying to understand the intentions and actions of them, especially Catherine. Ends up becoming an absurd and confusing movie.

The Rodent

04-05-15, 03:02 PM

10 Rillington Place

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0e/10_rillington_place_poster.jpg

The story of John Reginald Christie and Timothy Evans that eventually lead to the abolishment of the death penalty in Britain.

When it comes to style and aesthetic, it's a product of its time.

But holy cow it's a good watch. Attenborough is fantastically against type and the whole thing is highly underplayed. Pretty drab and dreary but you simply can't take your eyes off it, it's shot so simply it borders beautiful.
Based on a true story though which makes the whole thing more potent and real.

Attenborough's bald-cap is a bit dodgy at times though :D

5

Lucas

04-05-15, 03:02 PM

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The New World 4+

https://nypdecider.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/new-world.gif?w=680&h=285&crop=1

Visually masterful, deeply spiritual, and unapologetically poetic. If Malick is your thing then you will love this. This is a perfect companion piece to The Thin Red Line.

Guaporense

04-05-15, 05:09 PM

Bashu the Little Stranger (1986)

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5

Best Iranian movie I ever watched (which is not hard given I only knew Kiarostami's pretentious wrecks). I found it very similar to Ray's movies. If you liked Ray I think you will like this one. I think it is good enough to include in my top 100 live action films list, indeed I gave it full rating, it's powerful like Grave of the Fireflies.

Might be interested in watching other Bahram Beyzai movies:
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Nemanja

04-05-15, 05:13 PM

Cold Turkey (1971) 3.5

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neiba

04-05-15, 05:47 PM

Dr. Strangelove (1964) - rewatch

One of Kubrick's most controverse and brilliant films! I will write a review and post it here later.

4.5

ashdoc

04-05-15, 05:53 PM

'Enter the dragon' on TV . Good martial arts action . Bruce lee as intense as ever .

3.5

cricket

04-05-15, 06:06 PM

Classe Tous Risques (1960) 3

I really wanted to like this more after a fantastic start. The cast and direction is very good; unfortunately, the middle hour dragged for me.

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02670/Classe_tous_risqfo_2670134e.jpg

Zotis

04-05-15, 07:21 PM

I liked Dredd 3D. It was very flawed, but also very entertaining. For shamelessly glorified violence it was surprisingly captivating. I think it's the perfect combination of gritt and glamour.

Props to Rodent for 10 Rillington Place. Such a good movie.

cricket

04-05-15, 11:12 PM

Alfie (1966) 3.5

The breaking of the fourth wall is a big part of this movie. That's something I don't normally care for, but it works here with a young Michael Caine who is fantastic. I thought this was a comedy, and it is funny, but it's much deeper than that.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Ldo6gcEAKNk/TORgr6chudI/AAAAAAAAAnU/IMdu1K-GJoA/s1600/2.jpg

Tenshi

04-06-15, 01:44 AM

Black Swan (2010)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/68/Black_Swan_poster.jpg

With: Natalie Portman, Vincent Cassel, Mila Kunis

I did definitely not expect this. It was beautiful, very well acted, at some points I wondered if she's just going to wake up and it's all going to be a dream, or that she made up in her mind some of the characters. I was terribly confused, and scared at some point. I was so into the movie I was shocked when it ended, I wanted to see more, to feel more, to make it last longer. It's a piece of art.

It's wonderful, now that I think about it, it kind of reminds me of Perfect Blue.

I also watched the trailer after I saw the movie ( I tend to do that to see what people thought about the movie and to see if the trailer gave away things, which it did, so I'm glad I haven't seen it before) and I realized that the director is the same person who directed Requiem for a dream, which is one of my all time favorites. So thumbs up for that haha!

4.5

Derek Vinyard

04-06-15, 03:24 AM

Lucy (2014) - Luc Besson
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- This movie is completely great from the beginning till the end. So many philosophical question and amazing storyline.... wow. The ending is just fabulous and it completely mind-blowing me... Definitely a must-see in my opinion. Simply excellent and probably the best flick I've seen in the last 2 months (If we don't count Sinister rewatch).

5

Chypmunk

04-06-15, 08:07 AM

There Will Be Blood (2007) 3.5
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Thoroughly enjoyed the interplay between Day-Lewis and Dano, both of whom I thought were excellent, and the cinematography was beautiful in places but at times the film just dragged a little for me.

The Sci-Fi Slob

04-06-15, 08:07 AM

cricket

04-06-15, 08:25 AM

Sleepy Hollow (1999) 2.5

There's absolutely nothing wrong with this movie. It just seems like fantasy to me, and I have a hard time getting into that. I liked fantasy when I was younger so I don't know what happened. It's too bad; it's a well made movie with a good cast.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/d8e0c0f3cd1b26f02be5f252eea74217/sleepy-hollow.jpg

mojofilter

04-06-15, 08:56 AM

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The Interview (2014)

Hacking controversy (or publicity stunt as Id like to call it) aside, The Interview is an entertaining movie, stupid but very funny thanks to the dialogue and well-timed punchlines.

4

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Rosewater (2014)

I'm a big fan of Jon Stewart, and found his filmmaking debut remarkable, unsurprisingly political, and surprisingly serious-toned with moments of humor.

Can't say it's a perfect film, but it's a promising beginning for the Daily Show host and funnyman.

3.5

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Die Hard (1988)

Classic action film and one of the genre's very best.

5

The Sci-Fi Slob

04-06-15, 10:26 AM

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First time for me. Great detective story and Nicholson was great, but I kept asking myself the same question throughout the film: is this as good as L.A. Confidential?

4.5

honeykid

04-06-15, 12:10 PM

matt72582

04-06-15, 12:30 PM

do the right thing - 2/10 (A point for each of the speeches at the end of the film)

First movie I had seen in the last 6 days, and what a waste. It's beyond stereotypes, beyond exploitation. It's like taking a horrible book and highlighting every word. I think it's ridiculous. The writing, directing, the acting.

I should have done the right thing and watched another movie instead...

sumantra roy

04-06-15, 12:38 PM

To Be Or Not To Be (1942) - Ernst Lubitsch

https://wondersinthedark.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/tb7.jpg

Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

8.5 out of 10

bluedeed

04-06-15, 12:39 PM

-1 rep

not sumantra roy, meant for matt. To Be or Not to Be is wonderful! "Heil Myself"

False Writer

04-06-15, 01:01 PM

MovieGal

04-06-15, 03:43 PM

The Rover
(2014, Australia)
Directed by David Michôd
6.75/10

http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/imager/guy-pearce-and-robert-pattinson-in-the-ro/b/original/2395790/ce1f/movies_adam_06-18-14_--_The_Rover.jpg

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matt72582

04-06-15, 03:48 PM

To Be Or Not To Be (1942) - Ernst Lubitsch

https://wondersinthedark.files.wordpress.com/2012/11/tb7.jpg

Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.

8.5 out of 10

I think I might watch this next! I've had it for a while, and I loved Lubitsch's "Heaven Can Wait"

Thanks :)

matt72582

04-06-15, 03:51 PM

After Hours - 5/10 - I liked Paul's performance. There were some funny parts, but any film that will throw extreme loops, problems, etc., will keep people engaged... It reminded me of a dream, how everything comes together, and how you can never "get home" -- The film also reminded me very much of "The Trial" (Orson Welles adaptation of Kafka) in many ways.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/75/After_Hours_%28film%29_POSTER.jpg

matt72582

04-06-15, 04:46 PM

Manufacturing Consent - 10/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/11/Manufacturing_Consent_movie_poster.jpg/220px-Manufacturing_Consent_movie_poster.jpg

Lucas

04-06-15, 05:11 PM

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Public Enemies 4

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woah man. Mann once again redefines his modernist digital aesthetic into a film that breathes new life into the gangster genre. Gunfights pack a lethal punch, and sound design has seldom been better in any film. The film makes you feel part of the action, as though you were actually there with John Dillinger back in the 1930's. The film also has a hint of nihilistic existentialism, as a palpable sense of dread is able to seap into each frame presenting the lives of men who at any second could die.

Depp brings a subtle charm to Dillinger, so it's great to see him in a performance where he isn't "phoning it in". The rest of the supporting cast-members do a very solid job as well. This is definitely a film that deserves reevaluation in the film community, like the majority of Mann's later films. Seeing this makes me even more excited to check Blackhat out once it comes out.

MovieGal

04-06-15, 05:30 PM

13 Sins
(2014, USA)
Directed by Daniel Stamm
5.5/10

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Tenshi

04-06-15, 08:48 PM

The Pyramid (2014)

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Too slow, it gave me 2 jump moments, but it was pretty much pointless.

0.5

MovieGal

04-06-15, 10:31 PM

The Pyramid (2014)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/The_Pyramid_%28film%29.jpg

Too slow, it gave me 2 jump moments, but it was pretty much pointless.

0.5

I actually liked it.... I guess the reason I enjoyed it, is because I study Egyptian Mythology and believe me, if I went snooping into Osiris' tomb, I would expect no less from his son, Anubis.. Someone asked me what was the scariest film for 2014 and this is actually the movie I stated.. but I did explain the same thing... the Gods of Egypt are not ones to be f*cked with.

MovieGal

04-06-15, 11:20 PM

[Rewatch]
Defiance
(2008, USA)
Directed by Edward Zwick
6.75/10

https://shutupandwatchthemovie.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/defiance-7.jpg
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sumantra roy

04-07-15, 01:40 AM

Trouble in Paradise (1932) - Ernst Lubitsch

https://vagrantmoodwp.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/trouble-in-paradise-photo-4.jpg

Good, but nowhere near as good as To Be or Not To Be...

bluedeed

04-07-15, 02:53 AM

Wrong! It's Lubitsch's best film! I've seen 11 of his films, my rankings of them are here. (https://mubi.com/lists/ernst-lubitsch--5) The Shop Around the Corner and Cluny Brown are musts!

Fun fact about Herbert Marshall by the way: he lost his right leg in World War I. He had to use a prosthetic to continue working, but I didn't notice it at all in Trouble In Paradise or Angel. He does a really good job with it.

mark f

04-07-15, 03:24 AM

"Squirrels to the Nuts!" Heaven Can Wait all the way. :cool:

bluedeed

04-07-15, 03:27 AM

Heaven Can Wait until he watches those! They're better but Heaven Can Wait is pretty great

mojofilter

04-07-15, 04:27 AM

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The Imitation Game (2014)

Benedict Cumberbatch is actually very good as a math prodigy and an extremely odd and troubled character who helps the British government against the Nazis during World War II by building a code deciphering machine at the disapproval and ridicule of his colleagues and superiors.

rating_3_5

Gatsby

04-07-15, 05:12 AM

I Married a Communist (1953)

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The film has a few golden moments (it has one of the funniest movie phone call) but overall the action and drama is weak, mainly because 72 minutes can't support much of a rich story, and lousy direction.

2+

sumantra roy

04-07-15, 06:39 AM

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) - Ernst Lubitsch

https://adamcr007.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/shop-around-the-corner-1.jpg

Nice and enjoyable...To be Or Not To Be still way ahead...Heaven Can Wait coming next...

7.5 out of 10

Nausicaä

04-07-15, 06:40 AM

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rating_3

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rating_2

sumantra roy

04-07-15, 06:44 AM

Turtles Can Fly (2004) - Bahman Ghobadi

http://www.bacfilms.com/assets/uploads_inter/films/c7fba-turtles06.jpg

Absolutely speechless...had seen A Time For Drunken Horses quite a few years ago, loved it...and now this one...Ghobadi is becoming a favorite of mine...looking forward to see some of his more recent films...

9 out of 10

neiba

04-07-15, 07:37 AM

Dr. Strangelove (1964) - rewatch

One of Kubrick's most controverse and brilliant films! I will write a review and post it here later.

rating_4_5

review here:

http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1281302#post1281302

matt72582

04-07-15, 12:33 PM

Pickpocket - 8/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/Pickpocketposter.jpg

Wonderful... The main character isn't as interested in the money or watches he pickpockets, but rather than getting away with it. It's a test against himself. He lives in a tiny room, doesn't do anything with the money but hide it from the authorities who suspect him, and is playing a game of cat and mouse. And he's interested in playing, even showing him a book about a famous thief. His friend tries to help him out, his mother is dying, and his mother's neighbor comes into the mix.

The protagonist thinks the system is upside down, and feels pickpocketing might be good for the country, as it takes someone smart, brilliant, or even a genius (as he tells an officer). Instead of his skills being used for something useful, he is busy resisting his only friend, and making a few pickpocket friends who conspire to keep doing this aimlessly. His mother dies, he leaves, but comes back to Paris penniless. The story of his life...

It's a very short movie, but it's a thriller. I didn't want it to end so soon.

matt72582

04-07-15, 12:39 PM

The Seventh Seal - 10/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/69/Seventhsealposter.jpg

I don't think there's any theme this film doesn't talk about. It's during the Black Plague, and how the people deal with it. Because they know death is near, each has their own way of coping. The film deals with a lot of doubt - in religion (especially by the Crusaders), the afterlife - which comes to them as being nothing. Antonius feels life is empty knowing there is nothing after death, but it's only because Death has been at his side for some time. He tries to delay his fate by playing a game of Chess, trying to find more answers, but sees more deception.

TheUsualSuspect

04-07-15, 08:28 PM

Revenge of the Nerds 3 (First time) - It was a lot better than I was expecting it to be and surprise to me, it was my wife's choice!!!

Last Weekend 1 - Patricia Clarkson stars in this boring film about a mother who wants to have one final weekend at a lake house with her family, like they did when they were kids, before she sells it. It's interesting to see that this film HAD potential, but squanders it on irritating characters, flat direction, pointless characters and cliched dramedy bits. The family just HAS to be dysfunctional because no family film is interesting if they are not dysfunctional. I'm starting to get irritated by this one. The film introduces subplots, abandons them, ties loose threads up in rushed dialogue literally just before the film finishes. This is on netflix, if you see it...pass.

cricket

04-07-15, 09:02 PM

The Flim-Flam Man (1967) 3.5

Strong start for this con movie with a nice cast. It became a little lighthearted and I thought it was going to lose me, but I got into the relationship between the two main characters. Good flick.

http://www.furiouscinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/20082_2.jpg

neiba

04-07-15, 09:43 PM

The Green Butchers (2003) rating_4 - recommended by MovieGal

Review here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1282318#post1282318)

Guaporense

04-07-15, 11:23 PM

Princess Mononoke (1997) - Hayao Miyazaki

Haven't liked as much as the previous one...seemed far too long and dull at times...just too much...

6 out of 10

Yeah, I think that My Neighbor Totoro is a more in fit for the tastes of older people, more delicate. Prnicess Mononoke, action epic fantasy, is ideal movie for teenagers, like the Lord of the Rings movies.

cricket

04-08-15, 12:04 AM

Trance (2013) 2

I've always liked Rosario Dawson, but I gained oh so much more respect for her after seeing this. She's hanging out with James McAvoy, when she excuses herself to the bathroom. All of a sudden, you hear the electric shaver going, then she comes out. Hello! No shower curtain in the way, no shadows or bad lighting, just Rosario in all her glory, with a cleaned up undercarriage plus the big rack and everything. I'm not going to lie, my wife wasn't home. I put the movie on pause and gave her a standing ovation. It took me like 20 minutes but I finally figured out how to use the zoom function. As far as the rest of the movie goes, I couldn't tell you anything. Who cares really, just fast forward to the good stuff.

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Nostromo87

04-08-15, 02:24 AM

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DAS BOOT (1981)

There may be those who won't be fully engaged by Das Boot. Some call it boring, and those who agree with that sentiment may gloss over writings and thoughts on the film. So, what are the criticisms?
'It's long.' 'It's slow.' 'There's not enough action.' 'They're bloody-murderous-Nazis!' And here we are.
Well, that's not how i see the film. Wolfgang Petersen and his cast and crew set out to craft a tactful story set in this time period and give you the viewer the experience of what it's like to be on a submarine in hostile waters during wartime. Had he cut out the 'draggy' parts, he'd be depriving the viewer of the real experience of being on a submarine. After all, you're enclosed in a hunk of titanium in the middle of a vast f*ing ocean. Enough setting up, there's a U-boat film to talk about

Open torpedo hatches
Autumn 1941. The German U-Boat fleet is out to blockade and starve out Britain, though the Kriegsmarine Oberkommando der Marine German Navy is suffering its first major setbacks due to British freighters sailing the Atlantic with upgraded Destroyer class escort ships. An example of a scene that captures why i love this film: Our U-boat floats along the water against a vast sunset sky, quite the artistic canvas → directly followed by a close-up shot of a German sailor picking a booger and flicking it on his shipmate. Right there. That's the set-up of the film, majestic visuals, illusions of glorious victories in battle on the high seas, contrasted with sweaty socks and grease

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You're a young and enthusiastic crewman on a U-boat out to sink enemy convoy ships and bring glory to the Deutschland. When the Captain of your ship (Jürgen Prochnow) is good enough to sink those Brit bastards with destroyer escorts hanging around, now you've made some angry Brits. Out to wreck your world with sonar tracking depth charges and heavy fire blazing.

I read that Leonardo Da Vinci drafted the first designs for subs in the 1400's. His critics and the more practical men of his day likely thought him a kook and a loon artsy man, making up ships. 500 years later submarines sail the waters
Happy hunting, you old sea dogs!

All i want for Christmas is a Class 7 German U-boat

Rating: rating_5 10.0 / 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pddW-HeHAwo

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Optimus

04-08-15, 07:46 AM

Fast And Furious 7 4

REVIEW HERE (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=38904&page=3)

TheUsualSuspect

04-08-15, 07:58 AM

I like Trance for the ridiculousness of it all. Also....daaaaamn she's fine.

MattSenior

04-08-15, 12:25 PM

Dinocroc vs. Supergator
6 out of 10 because SyFy movies are my guilty pleasure :)

Also, A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
6 out of 10.

sumantra roy

04-08-15, 01:08 PM

Le Boucher (1970) - Claude Chabrol

http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/images/boucher/boucher07.jpg

Heard a lot of praise about Chabrol as a filmmaker who is good in dealing with thriller/suspense...well, at least this is not it, it's not a very potent thriller...having said that, the film is not a bad one...

7 out of 10

matt72582

04-08-15, 01:12 PM

A Man Escaped - 8/10 - Wonderful movie. During WWII, a prisoner trying to escape. Movie also deals with loneliness, hope, suspicion.. If you liked "A Shawshank Redemption" you'll love this film.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/A-man-escaped.jpg

sumantra roy

04-08-15, 01:14 PM

The Cranes Are Flying (1957) - Mikhail Kalatozov

https://sunsetmediawave.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/cranesareflying.jpg

Visually, a film can never be better than this...this is my third film of Kalatozov (I Am Cuba and Letters Never Sent) and all three of them are stunning in terms of camera work and editing...this though is the best, a masterpiece, a must watch...

9.5 out of 10

matt72582

04-08-15, 01:14 PM

Trial of Joan of Arc - 5/10 - It's done well, but the writing isn't really good. Joan's answer to everything is "god" and it gets old quickly, even though the film is only an hour.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/TrialofJoanofarc.jpg

shemosavlebi1

04-08-15, 03:22 PM

Hello all, I'm new here. The last film I've watched is "Pulp Fiction" a great one from Tarantino as usual. and the most memorable moment I think is a story about watch where Christopher Walken tells it to Butch(Bruce Willis).. If you don't mind I have a little video of this :))))

Tenshi

04-08-15, 03:36 PM

I actually liked it.... I guess the reason I enjoyed it, is because I study Egyptian Mythology and believe me, if I went snooping into Osiris' tomb, I would expect no less from his son, Anubis.. Someone asked me what was the scariest film for 2014 and this is actually the movie I stated.. but I did explain the same thing... the Gods of Egypt are not ones to be f*cked with.

The reason I rated it THAT badly is because I rated it based on how much it scared me. It's considered a horror movie film, and it really didn't do the scary part for me.

But I love Egyptian Mythology myself, maybe if I didn't focus on it not being scary I would have enjoyed it more.

Lucas

04-08-15, 04:00 PM

http://s3.amazonaws.com/criterion-production/stills/6695-3253b198664618c4d1e8c6b4df13d268/Film_278w_LEclisse_original.jpg

L'Eclisse 4-

Need to let this sink in a little bit more in order for me to determine if this is the best of Antonioni's "trilogy". I certainly liked the film, although i'd say it's a bit overrated by cineastes.

Monica Vitti :yup: Would totally hold hands with her.

Mingusings

04-08-15, 09:42 PM

The Return (Andrey Zvyagintsev, 2003): 4

I thought it was a brilliantly executed, eerie film. Does anyone have an interpretation of the ending?

foster

04-09-15, 12:06 AM

Whiplash 4/5

Not a jazz fan but I enjoyed the characters.

dadgumblah

04-09-15, 04:41 AM

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Have thought about seeing this for years but finally got the chance last night. Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell play two showbiz singers who travel by ship to Paris, with Marilyn flirting with a rich old man (played by the great Charles Coburn). A thin story line concerning a mistaken theft and Marilyn's love of jewelry is just silly backing to the songs and romance. The musical highlight is Marilyn's famous "Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friends." Young George Winslow almost steals the movie as a little kid (although a complete gentleman :)) with a raspy voice who helps Marilyn a few times aboard the ship. Not quite a classic musical but lots of fun.

https://unpaidfilmcritic.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/monroe-and-russell.jpg

4

Nausicaä

04-09-15, 06:52 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/8f/Fast_and_Furious_Poster.jpg

rating_2_5

MovieMeditation

04-09-15, 07:43 AM

sumantra roy

04-09-15, 09:58 AM

Open Your Eyes (1997) - Alejandro Amenabar

https://outnow.ch/Media/Movies/Bilder/1997/AbreLosOjos/movie.fs/01.jpg

There was point in the film when it was about to get lost...and that happens to a lot of them. Credit must go to the director for being able to hold on till the end. Still, the fact that it became some sort of a sci-fi is what I don't really care for much...One must watch it though and if s/he likes it more than I did, I wouldn't complain...

7.5 out of 10

Derek Vinyard

04-09-15, 10:03 AM

Whiplash 4/5

Not a jazz fan but I enjoyed the characters.

I never listening to jazz music before this movie and never really appreciate jazz but I always like drum in every kind of music and the cast is truly admirable. That ending tho... Wow

sumantra roy

04-09-15, 10:08 AM

The Skin I Live In (2011) - Pedro Almodovar

http://www.heyuguys.com/images/2011/07/The-Skin-I-live-In-Huge-Poster.jpg

Almodovar after a long long time...and I am glad I watched it. There is a swiftness about the film. It moves from scene to scene, situations to situations effortlessly. That there is a mastermind behind it all is very easy to grasp. Loved it.

9 out of 10

AdamUpBxtch

04-09-15, 12:28 PM

Some movies I got around to watching
http://cbsnews2.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/r/2014/10/25/d87a7cad-05cf-4ab4-a340-01aa0c2f5336/thumbnail/620x350/2749e378b617207544c695a85308761b/benedict-cumberbatch-imitation-game-03.jpg
The Imitation Game (2014) 4.5 - Benedict is my favorite actor working today and he was perfect as Alan Turing in this movie. The movie was all around great and enjoyable.

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/jejCmmawzLY/maxresdefault.jpg
Top Five (2014) 2.5 - Could of been great (As I am a big fan of Chris Rock and many of the actors in this) but the jokes they told fell short and I realized it was suppose to be less funny and more serious but dramatic wise I didn't like it either. An interesting take on Actors/Comedians in hollywood and the stale and false personas many take on but I liked nothing else about it

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Dumb and Dumber 2 (2014)1.5 - Dear god........I wanted to like this movie.....I REALLY did but the jokes were so over used, bad, and it was so clearly a rehashed version of the first one while trying to act like it isn't and I can't believe Jim Carrey would come back to a sequel this bad.....now i can see why Jennifer Lawrence didn't want her scenes in this movie. It was a train wreck.

honeykid

04-09-15, 12:30 PM

Dear god........I wanted to like this movie.....I REALLY did but the jokes were so over used, bad, and it was a rehashed version of the first one and I can't believe Jim Carrey would come back to a sequel this bad.....now i can see why Jennifer Lawrence didn't want her scenes in this movie. It was a train wreck.
Is that sequels though?

AdamUpBxtch

04-09-15, 12:36 PM

Is that sequels though?

Ehhhhh I guess that is debatable but usually i don't notice how similar sequels are to their previous ones but this one showed it as clear as day, it would of been nice if they would of 22 Jump Street'd it and just made fun of the fact that it is the same movie. That is what made me enjoy 22 Jump Street

ChronoCross

04-09-15, 12:44 PM

The Fault In Our Stars 9/10

A LOT better then I thought it was going to be. Glad I saw this one

matt72582

04-09-15, 12:46 PM

La Strada - 10/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/03/La_Strada_Poster.jpg

"If there is anyone here who has a faint of heart, please turn away"

And that's a message to the viewers - it's a very emotional and sad film, but with a ton of humor, which I can't say for 99% of the films I've seen, even the ones I love.

Another key is one's purpose in life. I guess Gelsomina's purpose was to be taken advantage of, to suck up all the anger and hurt from everyone she comes in contact with. It's sad because 60 years later, with all the "Women's Movements" and such, it seems that the great women keep finding these abusive men, sticking around out of fear, low-esteem, or a number of many other reasons.

matt72582

04-09-15, 12:48 PM

Rome Open City - 7/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/19/Open_City_DVD.jpg

Great film about the struggle of the occupation of Rome. The battle is between the German Nazis in control, and the Communist Resistance by the brave Italians who endure torture and death just to save a fellow comrade and their fellow man.

sumantra roy

04-09-15, 02:03 PM

sumantra roy

04-09-15, 02:18 PM

The Girl by the Lake (2007) - Andrea Molaioli

http://media.ifcfilms.com/images/films/film-detail-topper-image/girl-by-the-lake_970x390.jpg

Till even the middle of the film I was thinking that I picked up a time waster...a beautiful, young girl killed beside a beautiful lake in a beautiful countryside (no wonder that she was naked) and a detective called in to interogate everyone (well, how many times you may have seen this!) and some kind of a secret pervert was to be found in the end...but, it didn't go that way...and I don't repent watching it...

8 out of 10

Mr Minio

04-09-15, 04:23 PM

Taking a break from Japanese flicks, eh?

MovieMeditation

04-09-15, 04:53 PM

Did a HUGE update in my diary thread, check it out!

CLICK ME! (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1283615#post1283615)

Lucas

04-09-15, 06:04 PM

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This is Spinal Tap 3.5-

Really clever and well-written mockumentary, but it's unfortunately lacking in laughs. I chuckled a few times, but throughout most of its' runtime I just felt rather ambivalent. It's clearly a good film, but I went in expecting something that is both good and hilarious like Blazing Saddles.

honeykid

04-09-15, 06:19 PM

I was going to go off on one about how anyone could think Spinal Tap (the best and funniest comedy film I've ever seen) was lacking in laughs. Then you say you were looking for something "hilarious" like Blazing Saddles and it all made sense. :p:D

Lucas

04-09-15, 06:32 PM

Blazing Saddles>>>>>>>This is Spinal Tap

:p

Miss Vicky

04-09-15, 06:36 PM

Blazing Saddles>>>>>>>This is Spinal Tap

:p

Meh. Didn't laugh much at either.

The Sci-Fi Slob

04-09-15, 06:40 PM

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Brendan Gleeson was outstanding in this dark drama about the troubled life of a catholic Irish priest, who not only has to try and piece together is out shattered life, but also has to deal with the problems of his parishioners. And to top it all off, he receives a phone call from a stranger telling him that he will kill him on the beach in weeks time.

4

http://www.flickeringmyth.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/3-days-to-kill.jpg

What a mess of a film. The characters reminded me of video game characters, only more unrealistic and unlikely, and the script was ludicrous and had no discernible sense of direction. Looks like Kevin Costner's taking the Neeson route to retirement.

1.5

Derek Vinyard

04-09-15, 06:54 PM

Dead Silence (2007) - James Wan
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/03/17/movies/17dead600.jpg
- Awesome flick. Actors are nice , storyline is pretty cool and Atmosphere is great like every James Wan horror flick. Please James don't stop doing horror movies.
4

Scream (1996) - Wes Craven
http://file2.npage.de/013165/42/bilder/128126955657103000(343).jpg
- Awesome 90's twisted slasher flick. Characters are great , storyline is built to the perfection and direction from Wes Craven is great. Matthew Lillard is completely hilarious.
4.5

*two rewatch

AdamUpBxtch

04-10-15, 02:53 AM

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White Bird in a Blizzard (2014) 4.0 - All I have to say is.......holy ****. This movie WAS NOT what i expected it to be at all. This movie was surprisingly enjoyable and if you've seen it you might have an idea why I was shocked by it. Shailene surprisingly was very good in this and Christopher Meloni is great like he always is.This movie was great just because it was so unpredictable and the acting was pretty good all around as well.

If you have not seen this movie i highly recommend it if you like Mysteries, or indie movies in general Or if you wanna see Shailene Woodley naked....there are plenty of those scenes. but just letting you know whatever expectations you have for the movie going in....you're completely wrong.

cricket

04-10-15, 09:41 AM

Woman in the Dunes (1964) Repeat viewing 4.5

http://www.deepfocusreview.com/reviews/images/womaninthedunes1.jpg

Thoughts posted in the Hall of Fame thread.

Gatsby

04-10-15, 09:45 AM

honeykid

04-10-15, 10:09 AM

Once again Gatsby shows he gets almost nothing right. ;) How can you get so many 50/50's wrong? :D

hello101

04-10-15, 10:15 AM

Foxcatcher
3
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/ae/Foxcatcher_First_Teaser_Poster.jpg

sumantra roy

04-10-15, 10:16 AM

Taking a break from Japanese flicks, eh?

Actually I got into thrillers, (got back into thrillers would be more perfect) every now and then I do that...I love thrillers :)

sumantra roy

04-10-15, 10:26 AM

The Imitation Game (2014) - Morten Tyldum

http://d1oi7t5trwfj5d.cloudfront.net/c6/6f/c71b83e048faa2ff0b7f75fb17b5/the-imitation-game.jpg

It was very absorbing. Was glued to the screen from start to finish...very inspiring stuff too. It gave me a feeling of deja vu though...same colours, tones, hues, acting styles, same editing patterns, camera angels or movements...they just all seemed 'seen' somewhat...like all the information of moviemaking (of a particular, trusted type of course) had gone into a trusted machine and everything came out just perfect...how could anything go wrong (or different)?

8 out of 10

honeykid

04-10-15, 10:34 AM

That's pretty much how I felt about it. It's good, well made, but I'd seen it hundreds of times without ever having seen it before. For one of the "best films of the year" to be that ordinary was quite a statement, I thought.

matt72582

04-10-15, 12:19 PM

Shoeshine - 9/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1c/Sciuscia.jpg

Amazing film. Children losing their innocence, also children who are sometimes innocent in certain acts, but get convicted in the eyes of whoever. The harsh realities of life, and such a great script, great acting by the kids. Again, don't wanna say too much to give anything away. You'll know what I mean when you see it.

matt72582

04-10-15, 12:24 PM

L'Avventura - 3/10 - Brought to you by the director who crapped out "Blow-Up" - blew it right out of his a$$. This film was absurd. 2 and a half hours of nothing. I believe silence can tell a lot, and though there's plenty of talking, nothing is being said. Most of the Italian films I've seen are very great, but this was horrible.

Afterwards, I listened to the first few minutes of the commentary, and at the first viewing, I guess everyone booed it. Antonioni could then say, "Oh, nothing like this has been done before" as a defense, or throw the overused word "art" to give an explanation of something that isn't good.

And to an earlier discussion, for 1960, this shows a lot of leg. Even though I love long hair on women, the short-haired girls are very, very beautiful. A few times you see the beautiful women nude, but not showing anything. Lots of ridiculous kissing, maybe this was made for hip 11-year olds, I don't know..

matt72582

04-10-15, 12:45 PM

Day of Wrath - 6/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/11/Vredens_dag.jpg

The movie starts out really good, but the last half wasn't as good. It's a movie about a suspected witch and possible inheritors.

I couldn't imagine this movie being in color, takes away the scary depth.

8ball

04-10-15, 12:48 PM

The General (1926) (http://www.foxarchive.com/watch/the-general/) - 7/10

Sane

04-10-15, 06:41 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/8/89/El_Topo_poster.jpg
El Topo (1970) - Alejandro Jodorowsky (Mexican Western)
I'm not great with surreal movies. I usually need to find some meaning in a film (whether it's what the director intended or not) and with films like this I often struggle. The issue seems to be with religious imagery is I have little understanding of its inspiration. To me the bible was about some bearded guy making stuff for 6 days, then he had a break, then it rained a lot and then everyone ate Easter eggs. That's my ignorance - not the movies fault.

Having said that I still found myself fascinated by the images and I also found myself really thinking about how Jodorowsky makes movies and his use of people of all different shapes and sizes. I was wondering if he is really exploiting people ... and then I thought maybe that's what he wants me to think and that's me creating those issues in my head.

So, I ended up really enjoying this even though I had little idea of what Jodowsky was getting at. The key to whether I like a movie or not is whether it makes me think and feel - this definitely made me think,

4

MovieGal

04-10-15, 06:45 PM

Sane

04-10-15, 07:07 PM

I love Jodorowsky films.. have you seen "Holy Mountain" or "Santa Sangre" yet?

I think "El Topo" is my favorite of them..

Only Fando & Lis which I rated 3+. Will possibly watch Santa Sangre today.

Gatsby

04-10-15, 07:14 PM

The Naked Island (1960)

http://i.imgur.com/lHwaQIh.jpg

I watched for the 60s list. Having no dialogue was really effective in the film because the atmosphere created, especially revolving around the island can sink in perfectly. The story is simple, straightforward but loses itself a bit trying to be both minimalist and a Kurosawa-like drama. Overall, it has a few flaws but great film methinks.

4+

The Duchess

04-10-15, 07:37 PM

Victory At Sea - The Feature Film

http://www.horror.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=253&pictureid=2188

This was called the Victory At Sea Feature Film.

It condensed 13 hours of World War Two footage into 90 minutes.

It was a great recap of the original series.

The films were great, it was logically organized.

It had the great scores from the Broadway composer Richard Rodgers.

It also had Alexander Scourby an actor from theatre and films as the narrator. With his acting background, his narration was excellent.

For making an excellent recap of the great series Victory At Sea, as well as great music and narration, I would give this one a 10!

Very enjoyable !

NatashaR

04-10-15, 07:52 PM

Furious 7 - 8/10

http://cdn2-www.comingsoon.net/assets/uploads/2014/11/file_124424_0_furious7headernew.jpg

Sane

04-10-15, 08:13 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/de/The_Rundown_Movie.jpg
The Rundown (2003) - Peter Berg (American Action)
Dwayne Johnson and Sean William Scott punch and kick their way out of the Amazon jungle. There are very few words in that sentence that made me think this would be anything but a crapfest ... but it was surprisingly entertaining. Ridiculous but entertaining. I'm a fan of Berg due to Friday Night Lights (the TV show - not so much the movie) but I've been a little disappointed with his films - this however is worth wasting 100 minutes on.

rating_3_5-

Vogel

04-10-15, 09:42 PM

Sanjuro
rating_4_5

Beginning in Yojimbo, Sanjuro staunchly positioned himself as one of cinema’s most enigmatic, adrenaline-charged characters. Sanjuro is brilliantly paced and rife with thrilling action. This film has one of the most chilling, gory deaths of its decade and preceding decades I have ever seen. Kurosawa, as expected, exemplifies a command of action and a knack for propelling the story through emotional scenes of dialogue and elevated performances.

hauntingprune

04-10-15, 10:26 PM

Coach carter 9/10

The Pursuit of Happyness 8.5/10

Lucas

04-10-15, 10:32 PM

http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/fl1H5xo0Ft7mkD7lhSOXewjtVTJ.jpg

Sans Soleil

This is one of the most gentle and soothing films I have ever seen, as it lulls you into a hypnotic trance. The visuals are evocative and the calm narration lends the films a somewhat dreamlike quality. This is basically a love-letter to the world, it's beauty and it's blemishes.

4

tatmmw2

04-10-15, 10:37 PM

My first comment :DD. Yesterday i saw Not Cool that movie from the youtuber Shane Dawson. Actually it was better than i thought especially because of the little many for the production of it. I don't know if I kind of like it because it was pretty "accurate" (i would said is the word) about 20years-old-people who finished highed school a few years ago and know some of them enjoys this new phase and others want to go back to school.

I am not demanding but just for being orginal and funny doesn't make it perfect. 7/10 i would say, it 's hard for me to rate i have never done that before ;(.

Camo

04-10-15, 10:45 PM

seanc

04-10-15, 11:04 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1a/%22A_Most_Violent_Year%22_Theatrical_Poster.jpg/220px-%22A_Most_Violent_Year%22_Theatrical_Poster.jpg
3

One that I missed in the theater last year. Isaac is doing his best to channel his inner Corleone, specifically Michael. He does a pretty good job of it but unfortunately he is the only compelling character in the film. He and the cinematography made me enjoy it, but definitely didn't elevate it.

Vogel

04-10-15, 11:53 PM

:up:

I much prefer Yojimbo but both are great.

:up:
My sentiments exactly.

Sane

04-11-15, 02:22 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Family_plot_movie_poster.jpg
Family Plot (1976) - Alfred Hitchcock (American Thriller)
I've seen 12 Hitchcock films from 1960 or earlier and liked/loved them all. I've now seen three from after 1960 and have been disappointed every time. This just felt really bland and was missing the psychological element that made Hitchcock one of the great directors.
rating_2_5

Nostromo87

04-11-15, 02:29 AM

http://oi61.tinypic.com/2rwmcev.jpg

WHITE LIGHTNING (1973)

How's the whiskey business, Mr Sims?
You make it, i'll haul it
The law killed Burt Reynold's brother in Bogan County, that we cannot abide. A whiskey runnin', motor spinnin' of a good ole time. That sheriff up in Bogan County, he owns Bogan County. Two things in the world Gator McKlusky's scared of? Women and the police. Sufficing beef in the script, teeth in the action, & dat soundtrack by Charles Bernstein.
You want my recipe for sugar puddin'?

Rating: rating_4 8.0 / 10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjrY3aaWP_I&feature=youtu.be

http://oi60.tinypic.com/9ghtp1.jpg

Sane

04-11-15, 02:31 AM

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/-F0ydaX9jXA/0.jpg
The Accordion (2010) - Jafar Panahi (Iranian Drama - Short)
My introduction to Panahi was a really nice way to spend seven minutes. Watch it on Youtube here - https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=J0qDkHB6XCI
rating_3_5

sumantra roy

04-11-15, 04:00 AM

Nightcrawler (2014) - Dan Gilroy

http://reelbrief.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Nightcrawler1.jpg

Of course it exaggerated, but I didn't mind.

8 out of 10

sumantra roy

04-11-15, 04:01 AM

Gatsby

04-11-15, 06:42 AM

Furious 7 (2015)

http://i.imgur.com/azafggJ.jpg

This film is loud, dizzy, explosive, violent, nonsensical, death-cheating, chock leaded with hot girls, Elementary school level of dialogue and one liners, adrenaline pumped overlong 140 min film... which is exactly what I expected. Loud, dizzy, explosive, violent, nonsensical, death-cheating, chock loaded with hot girls, Elementary school level of dialogue and one liners, adrenaline pumped overlong 140 min. Closest thing we'll ever get to a Grand Theft Auto movie.

3

Nausicaä

04-11-15, 07:25 AM

I'm behind, just watched the 5th film last night:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Fast_Five_poster.jpg

rating_3_5

Sane

04-11-15, 08:08 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2a/The_Unscrupulous_Ones.jpg
The Unscrupulous Ones (1962) - Ruy Guerra (Brazilian Drama)
Felt a bit like a Brazilian version of Breathless ... except with much more nudity. Visually this is one of the best black & white films I've ever seen - it was really the highlight of the movie and makes me want to watch more of Guerra's films. BTW, for anyone who hasn't heard of Guerra (which included me until very recently), he was in Herzog's Aguirre; The Wrath of God and made Mozambique's first feature film apparently (thanks Wikipedia).
4

Disneyland

04-11-15, 08:25 AM

21 grams

Sane

04-11-15, 09:35 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/78/Santasangre.jpg
Santa Sangre (1989) - Alejandro Jodorowsky (Mexican Horror)
One of the best horror movies I've seen - in fact I'd place it at number 2 behind The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The whole thing was like a nightmare and yet it had a couple of really beautiful moments. Great movie.
4.5

Jokuc

04-11-15, 10:28 AM

I saw Ip man (2008) a couple of days ago.

This is a quite known film so you might already know but the story follows the martial arts master Ip man as he surprises the people with his own style of fighting. Later on in the film we are shown how the Japanese attack the Chinese which eventually makes the Chinese people very poor, including Ip man and his family. This film is inspired by the real life of the martial arts master Ip man who also had many known students such as Bruce Lee.

I really enjoyed this film. There were a couple of fighting scenes that overdid it a little bit but there were not too many of them and these are to be expected from a film of this genre.

I do not really know how you guys put up those popcorn ratings but I would give this film a 4/5. There is a second one as well which I thought was pretty good too but I did enjoy the first one more.

MovieMeditation

04-11-15, 10:33 AM

You do popcorn-ratings by putting:

[*rating]4[/rating*]

Without the * in them. And then you can put from 1-5 or .5 as well. And it will look like this:

4

mark f

04-11-15, 11:55 AM

And [*rating]0[/rating] for 0 and [*rating]0.5[/rating] for 0.5 :cool:

TheUsualSuspect

04-11-15, 12:09 PM

And [*rating]0[/rating] for 0 and [*rating]0.5[/rating] for 0.5 :cool:

Iro is the only one who uses ratings that low on a daily basis. :p

TheUsualSuspect

04-11-15, 12:34 PM

Transformers: Age of Extinction - 2

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/94/Transformers_Age_of_Extinction_Poster.jpeg/220px-Transformers_Age_of_Extinction_Poster.jpeg

After Bay said he was done with the series he went on to direct Pain & Gain. That film didn't do so well so in order to stay on top again he dives back into the series that will make a ton of money, no matter how bad the films are. I don't understand...I simply DO NOT UNDERSTAND how people are still paying to see this film. After what is not only the worst in the series, one of the worst films of that year and possibly one of the worst films of the 21st Century, people still continue to flock like sheep to the colourful images, bright lights, fast cars and CGI non-sense.

I still have nightmares about The Revenge of the Fallen. The first film, at 144 minutes is the shortest. THE SHORTEST!!!! I literally started watching a youtube compilation of "fail videos" during the absurd climax of this film. Once the dinobots came in, which was extremely poorly done, I was checked out. I know what your saying..."but Matt, how the hell were you still checked in until the end of the film?" You know what Mofo members? I don't know. I was hanging on - BARELY - for dear life to what was suppose to be a film on my television screen.

But is it my fault? More or less. What should I have expected? The other films are obnoxiously loud, mind-numbingly long, a story that is a slave to the special effects and inane product placement. I guess I thought that maybe with a new cast (Marky Mark), the exclusion of Shia and the Dinobots would make the film somewhat interesting, but it doesn't and this film is NOT in the slightest. The one time where I thought the film did something different was when they -
Kill off the comedic relief sidekick in the first half
- I was kinda shocked they did that - but of course our heroes move on like nothing is wrong two seconds later and we are given more characters who sort of fit the bill.

The story....man, does it suck. It shows that they had literally nowhere to go. The first 3 films wrapped things up, now this, which doesn't make a lick of sense, leaves open the possibility for more films and just stretches the thinnest plot lines out to an insane running time. Please Mr. Bay....go back to a film like The Rock which is universally hailed as your best work. Go back to an enclosed space for your characters. Characters that we like, acted by accomplished thespians...oh what the hell am I doing...forget it.

This film is not THE worst in the series. I honestly doubt anything will scrape the bottom of that barrel.

TheUsualSuspect

04-11-15, 12:36 PM

All The Boys Love Mandy Lane - 1.5

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/19/Boys_love_lane.jpg/215px-Boys_love_lane.jpg

A bunch of rich kids invited Mandy Lane, an outsider, who got "hot" over the summer, to their farm in order to rape her. Okay, maybe the rape bits sounds a bit too far, but their intentions are indeed to get with her. Lines like - "when we get there, make sure I get the first shot at her" makes the film sound incredibly ominous about what is about to happen.

Completed in 2006 - the film sat on the shelves due to the company who acquired it going bankrupt. The Weinstein Company finally got the rights to release it in 2013. The build up in the horror community was not THAT big, but it was big enough for me to be intrigued by the concept. The film does not deliver in any way.

You can see the inspiration of Tobe Hooper's Texas Chainsaw Massacre - but that is not enough to save this film. The finale reveal, not that shocking, is the only thing that makes the film suspenseful or the the least bit interesting. This film came and went without a peep. If I were not such a horror nut - I doubt I would even know what it was.

Uninteresting kills, lame characters you want to die, the film has it in spades. So do yourself a favour and skip this film. Cause this boy right here...does NOT love Mandy Lane. See what I did there? Was it lame? Good, then it matches this film perfectly.

sumantra roy

04-11-15, 01:13 PM

Eyes Without a Face (1960) - Georges Franju

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7 out of 10

sumantra roy

04-11-15, 01:15 PM

Seconds (1966) - John Frankenheimer

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The storyline seemed very promising, as far as the representation is concerned, I am not that satisfied...

7 out of 10

AdamUpBxtch

04-11-15, 01:28 PM

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Night at the Museum 3: Secret of the Tomb (2014) 3 - This movie was surprisingly great, wasn't really expecting much going in. The Second was alright, but this one was so good and such a great end to the story, for some stupid reason after watching the first 2 I've gotten attached to these characters and the ending almost had me in tears actually, which I wasn't expecting. Loved the tribute to Robin Williams at the end. It may have been just a little one but it was still nice of them to do it and just like Fast & Furious 7 they didn't try to capitalize on their stars' death (Robin Williams) which I thought was very noble of them.

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Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015) 3.5 - Don't judge, I have a weak spot for dirty comedies, plus I loved the first one so I had to see this one too. The movie was funny as hell and made me laughed throughout(That's what it's suppose to do) and I really wasn't expecting it to be that funny but it sure as hell was, but the absence of John Cusack was felt Even though he does have a cameo at the end in the Unrated Version And I rated it off of the basis of if I laughed through it and I sure did. Was the story good? Not really but does any good comedy really have a Oscar worthy story to tell (Seldom do)? And i loved the Jennifer Lawrence joke in this movie, if you've seen it you know what I'm talking about. And it was much better and more enjoyable than Horrible Bosses 2 so there's that.

matt72582

04-11-15, 01:58 PM

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis - 5/10

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Pretty disappointing for De Sica, as I think he's a brilliant director. But this was done in 1970, most artists run out of ideas, one can do only so much great work.

Mäx

04-11-15, 05:09 PM

Ferris Bueller's Day Off (USA, 1986, John Hughes) - rating_3

This movie is actually pretty silly. The sidecharacters are caricatures and their actions doesn't make any sense. The dramatic scenes towards the end and the "thrilling" finale doesn't work at all. In spite of that, the movie is quite entertaining.

hello101

04-12-15, 03:42 AM

Casualities of War
rating_2

A powerful moment or two isn't enough to take away from the ridiculously hammy acting and forced sentimentality.

Miss Vicky

04-12-15, 03:47 AM

hello101

04-12-15, 03:53 AM

You like it?

Miss Vicky

04-12-15, 04:02 AM

Yes. (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&highlight=casualties&p=964599#post964599)

hello101

04-12-15, 04:12 AM

Sane

04-12-15, 05:47 AM

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Lady in the Water (2006) - M Night Shyamalan (American Fantasy)
This falls a long way short of Shyamalan's best but it is also a lot better than his worst - which really sums up his problems as a director. He's terribly inconsistent and i think it is because he has become really lazy. His films are filled with bad scenes and whilst this didn't have as many as The Happening, which was 95% bad scenes, it still has too many and they ruin what could have been a good film.
2.5-

Mäx

04-12-15, 06:06 AM

Michael Kohlhaas (F/D, 2013, Arnaud des Palliéres) - rating_2_5

In the 16th century in the Cévennes, a horse dealer by the name of Michael Kohlhaas leads a happy family life. When a lord treats him unjustly, he raises an army and puts the country to fire and sword in order to have his rights restored.

I'm disappointed with this movie. I like the trailer a lot, i like Mads Mikkelsen and the setting. But the synopsis sounds way more exciting than the movie actually is. Especially the second half drags on forever. You'll probably like this movie if you like Valhalla Rising. I'd say these movies are very similar in terms of style and pacing.

Aquatic Soul

04-12-15, 06:07 AM

Sane

04-12-15, 07:19 AM

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The Mechanic (2011) - Simon West (American Action)
West is responsible for one of my favourite action movies - Con Air. Whilst I doubt he'll ever reach those heights again he still makes ok action films and that's what this was - ok. The action was entertaining but everything else was kind of pointless I thought.
2.5+

honeykid

04-12-15, 07:34 AM

I like the original, but I'm guessing it a pretty different film.

matt72582

04-12-15, 11:24 AM

Someone recommended Mary and Max a while back and finally watched it last night. OMG it was so good. Had everything from humor, romance, drama, and sadness. What a ride!

TY to whoever it was that posted it.

7/10

https://cooeesmovies.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/mary-and-max-3.jpg

I recommended it after a couple people here recommended it on the "Films on Loneliness" thread - so if you liked that, I found a few really great films on the subject.

matt72582

04-12-15, 11:37 AM

Le Trou (The Hole) - 8/10
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A great film. I actually picked this out with my eyes closed in the French section at the library. I actually thought it was by Robert Bresson as I watched it. It's about guys who are in a cell trying to escape. A lot of camaraderie, sacrifice, and a feeling of not knowing exactly what each guy is thinking, or what's going to happen. Great movie!

Did anyone get tricked? In the beginning, one of the main characters says, "This is my story." Then you see he's the main guy who organizes the break out. And since I noticed he had black hair in the beginning, I thought it was a director's mistake, as I had figured he escaped, and that it was not too long after the opening scene in the prison, which I thought was a spoiler. Then at the end, no one gets out, and they are locked up in solitary confinement. I was so upset to see Claude rat, and it's a thrilling twist. At first you think he won't want to escape, and we don't hear him say anything to the warden, but then Manu asks why he's been gone for 2 hours, so you suspect. Then you see them all getting ready to leave, and you assume he didn't rat. The periscope (spoon with a mirror) is used and as the guards check up, move along, you think it's on.. Then the next glimpse is one of the scariest shots I have ever witnessed - seeing all the guards lined up - you know they're caught.... Also, I would have thought that Geo would have been punished much worse as he would have known about the escape and not said anything.

Anyone notice how the details kinda dragged on. There was an odd scene where they dissolve, as the chisel takes forever, but the new shot is probably 30 seconds later judging by the amount chiseled. I like details, but not every second. Still a great movie.

matt72582

04-12-15, 11:41 AM

The Rain People - 7/10
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2d/The_Rain_People.jpg Probably the most entertaining film of Coppola's. They had The Godfather on all weekend, and maybe it's because I've seen them all so many times. The Conversation is another great one, but this film was quite different.

James Caan is an ex-football player who gets brain damaged playing, and is given a "severance package" of a $1,000 and he is kinda lost, doesn't know what's going on, reminded me a little of Forrest Gump. He goes on to meet a woman - I think if it had been someone like Faye Dunaway the movie would have been a great hit, as the actress wasn't too great. The woman is running away from her husband, problems, as she's pregnant, and is also lost in life, so it would seem suitable that they find each other, but she can't take it - she wants to be alone, until she meets a cop (Duvall).

Did anyone notice in the phone booth, there are pictures of John Cassavetes which they show twice. I'm sure Coppola saw "Faces" - I had been meaning to see this film for so long, and it was on TV yesterday. Highly recommend it.

Also at the end, Robert Osbourne (host of TCM) says how Coppola worked with Duvall many times, and how he was nominated. Well, James Caan was nominated in the Godfather as well, and also worked with Coppola multiple times, just didn't mention it for some reason.

neiba

04-12-15, 04:06 PM

On the Waterfront (1954)

I think it was Matt who recommended it to me, but I'm not sure. Whoever did it, thanks a lot!
Amazing movie!!! Brando delivers the performance of a last time and I just love Lee J. Cobb!!! The sountrack is amazing and the way it portrays the rights of workers, corruption and fight for the truth is beautiful! It's also really really well shot with some great cinematography details!

4 +

NatashaR

04-12-15, 04:07 PM

Inherent Vice (2014) 7/10
It's nowhere close to Anderson's masterpiece There Will Be Blood, but I really liked the feel of the movie and the occasional humor.

Rahbani

04-12-15, 04:20 PM

Whiplash (2014)
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9 out of 10

I felt really anxious throughout the film but it was a good thing because I think it says a lot about how well-written and well-executed the movie is. J.K. Simmons did a great job. I would have probably cried as well if Fletcher was my teacher.

matt72582

04-12-15, 04:48 PM

Nausicaä

04-12-15, 05:26 PM

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rating_4

Mäx

04-12-15, 05:30 PM

Housebound (NZ, 2014, Gerard Johnstone) - 4

The movie starts out like your average haunted house flick, but then takes a different approach to this genre. I was really surprised by this movie and enjoyed it a lot!

honeykid

04-12-15, 06:19 PM

Nausicaa alerted me to that film because it has an actress from my favourite tv programme in it. She liked it, so I'm pleased to see someone else has seen and enjoyed it, too.

Nausicaä

04-12-15, 08:12 PM

It's rather brilliant. I was hoping it wasn't going in one direction but then like Max said it takes a different approach. It did that twice in the film for me and thought it was a fabulous turn. One of my favourites from last year. :D

Sane

04-12-15, 08:20 PM

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This is Not a Film (2011) - Jafar Panahi/Mojtaba Mirtahmasb (Iranian Documentary)
Panahi documents a day as he basically waits for news on his appeal against his six year jail sentence and 20 year ban on making movies ... and of course the way he passes the time is to make a movie that ended up being smuggled out of Iran. Considering my love for Iranian filmmakers like Kiarostami, Farhadi & Majidi I'm actually discovering Panahi quite late and have only really been alerted to him thanks to Bluedeed's post. So far I'm really liking what I'm seeing.

This is a very interesting documentary on a number of levels - it lets us into the mind of a filmmaker, it lets us see the absurdity of censoring filmmakers, it shows us how that censorship might actually help with the filmmaking process due to the need to find ever more creative ways to tell a story and get a message across and it also shows the resilience of people when faced with various types of adversity.

In some ways it showed Panahi to be a very "odd" character but also a very honest and "pure" filmmaker. I loved that faced with not being able to make movies for 20 years he was constantly filming - viewing the world around him through his camera and even his mobile phone when necessary.

rating_4

Sane

04-12-15, 08:45 PM

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The Hunter (2011) - Daniel Nettheim (Australian Thriller)
In some ways this movie sums up the Australian film industry - "arthouse" meets "mainstream". When you read it's plot synopsis it sounds like a standard action movie - "Martin, a mercenary, is sent from Europe by an anonymous biotech company to the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for the last Tasmanian tiger." But, that doesn't really describe what the movie is about at all - it's quite a quiet contemplative movie about a loner finding something to care about.

By the end it had probably tried to do a bit much with a logging industry vs greenies sub-plot also thrown into the mix but overall I liked it.

rating_3_5+

NatashaR

04-12-15, 09:00 PM

Jurassic Park (1993) 7/10
Great action/adventure flick... it's a classic for good reason and I can't believe I haven't seen it before, except for some bits and pieces of it on TV. What really stands out is the score by the great John Williams who is responsible for some of the most popular film scores in history.

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Fabulous

04-12-15, 09:48 PM

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4

MovieGal

04-12-15, 10:14 PM

Insomnia
(1997, Norway)
Directed by Erik Skjoldbjærg
6.75/10

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Taketori Monogatari (aka Princess From The Moon)
(1987, Japan)
Directed by Kon Ichikawa
6/10

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cricket

04-12-15, 11:11 PM

The Firemen's Ball (1967) 3

From the Ebert list, this is a short, funny movie. The only problem is that I think I'll forget about it.

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bluedeed

04-12-15, 11:33 PM

This is Not a Film (2011) - Jafar Panahi/Mojtaba Mirtahmasb (Iranian Documentary)
Panahi documents a day as he basically waits for news on his appeal against his six year jail sentence and 20 year ban on making movies ... and of course the way he passes the time is to make a movie that ended up being smuggled out of Iran. Considering my love for Iranian filmmakers like Kiarostami, Farhadi & Majidi I'm actually discovering Panahi quite late and have only really been alerted to him thanks to Bluedeed's post. So far I'm really liking what I'm seeing.

This is a very interesting documentary on a number of levels - it lets us into the mind of a filmmaker, it lets us see the absurdity of censoring filmmakers, it shows us how that censorship might actually help with the filmmaking process due to the need to find ever more creative ways to tell a story and get a message across and it also shows the resilience of people when faced with various types of adversity.

In some ways it showed Panahi to be a very "odd" character but also a very honest and "pure" filmmaker. I loved that faced with not being able to make movies for 20 years he was constantly filming - viewing the world around him through his camera and even his mobile phone when necessary.

rating_4

Glad you liked it, Sane! The moment where Panahi is diagramming and documenting his film for the camera, and then stops and says, "If we could tell a film why would we make a film?" and subsequently abandons the diagramming is a perfect moment in cinema. The deep, existential frustration of the law being imposed on him are laid most bare there. It's beautiful spontaneity and a moment of powerful, tragic force.

Fabulous

04-13-15, 01:03 AM

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3

Steve Freeling

04-13-15, 01:35 AM

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rating_5

Sane

04-13-15, 02:05 AM

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Greed (1924) - Erich von Stroheim (American Drama)
This is a very hard movie for me to rate. Parts of it were great but it was exceedingly long and the way it was put together made it hard for me to get really involved in it. The story behind it is that von Stroheim apparently made a nine hour movie that was only ever shown once and the movie studio immediately had it edited down to two hours. It has since been somewhat put back together with the use of photos taken during production and intertitles mixed with the remaining two hours of scenes to try to recreate the film von Stroheim wanted.

So what we have is a very interesting movie but it's four hours long and the parts with photos kept stopping me from really empathising with the characters. Anyway, I feel like my rating is perhaps a bit higher than my actual level of enjoyment but a bit lower than the film probably deserves.

3.5+

Radley Smash

04-13-15, 05:48 AM

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

B+, 7/10, Eraserhead out of 5!

Sane

04-13-15, 07:30 AM

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The White Balloon (1995) - Jafar Panahi (Iranian Drama)
Panahi's first film (written by Kiarostami) is a nice story of a young girl who loses the money her mother gives her to buy a goldfish and her struggles to get it back ... Or at least that's how it appears but it's actually not overly "nice" as many of the characters she interacts with may not be as pleasant as they appear on the surface.

I love this Iranian version of neo-realism and whilst it may not be the absolute best example of that style it's still a really good film.

3.5+

sumantra roy

04-13-15, 10:52 AM

Volver (2006) - Pedro Almodovar

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Surely Almodovar Knows a thing or two about how to tell a story...Cruz was excellent in this one. Overall a very nice film...hopefully, the message of the film is not something like - All Men Are Monsters.

8.5 out of 10

sumantra roy

04-13-15, 10:54 AM

Bad Education (2004) - Pedro Almodovar

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Not Bad...but in no comparison with the two other films I have seen off late (The Skin I Live In and Volver).

7 out of 10

dadgumblah

04-13-15, 02:14 PM

Footlight Parade (1933)

James Cagney movie that is loads of fun. Directed by prolific director of the time, Lloyd Bacon, with musical numbers directed by musical great Busby Berkeley. Cagney is stressed out by "talkies" becoming more popular than his staged musical comedies. So he comes up with the idea of "prologues," shorter musical events staged to play before the movie. It's funny because, by the last part of the movie, there's no way that these things are short----they're huge, knockout Berkeley kaleidoscopes, but no matter, it's a fun comedy for most of the movie, then mainly musical in the last third and Cagney gets to do some of his famed hoofing. A real treat for movie lovers.

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4.5

April in Paris (1952)

Doris Day and Ray Bolger star in this musical about a State Department man with an obscure title (Bolger) who mistakenly sends an invite to chorus girl Day to represent the U.S. at an expo for the arts in Paris. Bolger is engaged to the daughter of a State Department bigwig, but falls for Day on the ocean trip to Paris, and comedic mix-ups happen. Lots of fun, with a show-stopping two-part number, "I'm Going to Rock the Boat," and "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight" that takes place in the ships kitchen with all the cooks, waiters, Doris, Ray, and even the ship's band taking part. Great stuff and recommended.

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4

neiba

04-13-15, 02:22 PM

Bad Education (2004) - Pedro Almodovar

Not Bad...but in no comparison with the two other films I have seen off late (The Skin I Live In and Volver).

7 out of 10

My favourite movies by Almodovar are All about my mother and Women on the Verge of a nervous breakdown ;)

sumantra roy

04-13-15, 03:19 PM

My favourite movies by Almodovar are All about my mother and Women on the Verge of a nervous breakdown ;)

Watched All About My Mother about 10 years ago, I remember that I liked it, but I need a re-watch...

Sane

04-13-15, 05:18 PM

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Splice (2010) - Vincenzo Natali (Canadian Horror)
Pretty decent horror film thanks to Sarah Polley & Adrien Brody putting in good performances. It started to lose me a bit towards the end though because it changed from a sci-fi/horror movie dealing with interesting themes relating to genetic engineering into a kind of fantasy/action movie - lessened its impact a bit.

3

Aquatic Soul

04-13-15, 08:40 PM

Ohhh this is very good. I need to watch it again soon.

Volver (2006) - Pedro Almodovar

http://theredlist.com/media/database/settings/cinema/2000-2010/volver-/010-volver-theredlist.jpg

Surely Almodovar Knows a thing or two about how to tell a story...Cruz was excellent in this one. Overall a very nice film...hopefully, the message of the film is not something like - All Men Are Monsters.

8.5 out of 10

dadgumblah

04-13-15, 10:29 PM

The Way Way Back (2013)

Awkward teen Duncan (Liam James), spends vacation with his mom (Toni Collette) , her jerk boyfriend (Steve Carell) and his rude daughter (Zoe Levin). They stay at a cottage next door to the mom's goofball friend (Allison Janney), who has a young son and a teen daughter (AnnaSophia Robb) who slowly makes friends with Duncan. But the person who really brings Duncan out of his shell is Owen (Sam Rockwell), who works at a local waterpark and hires Duncan. Owen is easy-going, goofy, and refuses to take life seriously. In contrast to Duncan's would-be-dad browbeating him constantly, Owen always lifts Duncan up and despite their age difference, they became great friends. All the performances are fine, but I've got to single out Rockwell. He is consistently funny throughout the movie and has all the great lines. I've seen almost everything Rockwell has done and I'm a big fan of his, but this is my favorite "fun" role of his (yes, even over Galaxy Quest). A great movie I could watch over and over.

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4.5

Sane

04-14-15, 12:50 AM

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Ace Attorney (2012) - Takashi Miike (Japanese Comedy)
Made with Miike's usual visual flair this is an amusing movie based on a video game. I got the feeling that if I knew the game I would have enjoyed it more but it was still entertaining enough and had some really good moments. Only problem was it was about 45 minutes too long and really started to drag.

3-

Sane

04-14-15, 01:00 AM

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Safety Not Guaranteed (2012) - Colin Trevorrow (American Comedy)
Nice quirky Indie comedy with Aubrey Plaza. Plaza is a bit like her tv co-star, Chris Pratt, in that they only ever really play one character ... but fortunately for them it's a really likeable character and it tends to work (or they make it work) in a range of different settings.

It was a slight disappointment for me that it got a bit cliched towards the end but the actual ending of the movie was great. Without the cliches I may have rated it half a popcorn box higher but it was stll enjoyable.

3.5