Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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Serena (2014) rating_2

Bradley Cooper is the Marlon Brando of his generation...

[honeykid]

He's nowhere near that fat.

[MovieMeditation]

Shaun the Sheep is in town, bitches! :busey:

MovieMeditation presents...
HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
188 .......................... 199
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May 29th

—— 2015 ——
Shaun the Sheep
MOVIE
—— animation ——

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"Life's a treat
with Shaun the Sheep!"

I wouldn’t exactly call myself a major fan of the television show, which this movie is based on, but on occasion I did have a fun time watching the fuzzy animals fluffing around on the farm, while finding fun things that would eventually drive the farmer insane. But sheep in steep trouble for seven-minutes is one thing; but turning these small simple shorts into one entire full length feature, with what can only be called a serious surplus of sheep, I was afraid that I would become tired and bored by the end of it, while constantly watching these little animals for eighty-five minutes straight, until I was finally hit with the “sheep-counting-curse” and eventually fell asleep. How would the minds behind ever translate these seven-minute shorts of speechless sheep and mute men, into something that would be worthy of the big screen, while still keeping the spirit of the source material intact and without having any dull parts throughout? What a mission indeed, but thankfully it is the minds of Aardman Animations who are shepherding these sheep, so it should hopefully live up to my high expectations…

First off, I have always loved, admired and supported the works of old fashioned stop-motion animation, which often made me watch films I wouldn't even have seen, if it weren't for the handcrafted charisma of carefully constructed moviemaking. Great art takes its time, but moving a single frame of film manually, by hand, maybe sounds a little bit like over-interpreting the saying. But the final results of stop-motion are always breathtaking and admirable, especially if the subject of the animation is something you are interested in.

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So when being familiar with the lovable characters from the television show, I couldn’t wait to see how they would expand on the otherwise tiny little farmland universe. And how did they expand! The stop-motion animation is beautiful and especially the enormous set pieces of an entire city is extremely well-done, considering being used to small fences and open fields. The amount of detail throughout goes hand in hand with the simplicity of the characters, which makes it a complete joy to watch! The humor is even surprisingly edgy from time to time, which makes it fun for both kids and their parents to watch.

Comparing the film to the shorts, the creators have found a respectful way “shave the sheep” and give it a newer and fresher new look, but you are never in doubt of who and what you are watching. But this technique makes it easy for newcomers to adapt to the universe, without ever risking the film going circles or fencing itself in a tight spot. The spirit of the show is definitely intact and the humor is exactly the way we know it from Aardman. Sometimes the movie does play it a little too safe for its own good, but then in the next scene you are suddenly surprised at how they can turn it around and take an unexpected route. The many possibilities are like an open field, but thankfully the writer-director team finds a way to stay within familiar grounds, but still do something completely new. 'Shaun the Sheep Movie' may not be as great as previous short-to-film production, like the ‘Wallace and Gromit’ movie for example, but comparing the movie to its respective source material, it works as a great development of the world, which used to be a whole lot smaller.

3.5

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[Derek Vinyard]

Zodiac (2007) - David Fincher
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- Perfect movie. the entire plot is just marvelous and the characters are all extremely well-performed. Atmosphere is calm but truly creepy. Score and soundtracks are great and the fact that it's a true story is incredible. Probably in my Top 15 ever.
5+

[Yasashii]

Insurgent (2015)

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I actually liked the first film of the series. Yeah, it was another uninspired YA movie, but for what it was, it was done fairly well. It had its own climate, the action scenes were damn good and the soundtrack was amazing.

I expected the same from the sequel but I'm sorry to report that the well-polished style which made the first movie likable is quite a bit less polished here. The action scenes still impressed but the soundtrack failed to amaze this time and the story was just completely average. Now it's just about fighting the system, we don't find out much more about it, we don't get to "experience it" like we did in Divergent.

On the overall, I wouldn't say that this isn't worth watching at all but if Divergent was done like this, I wouldn't care enough to watch the sequel.



2.5

[matt72582]

A Thousand Clowns - 6/10
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The theme is amazing... I identify with it so much. However, there's a lot of filler, waste. Too much corny observations and jokes. Silliness.. Sarcasm.

I love non-conformity, I think the group is the biggest enemy to civilization, but I'm not a big fan of manufactured non-conformity made in the lab.

[False Writer]

Pitch Perfect (2012)

Didn't like it. Couldn't understand what all the hype was with this one. Wasn't funny (may have chuckled one time thoughtout) and most of the songs they acappella'ed was generic pop music that's already been forgotten.

2

[Zotis]

Oh man, False Writer, you watched Pitched Perfect? That must have been torture.

[neiba]

I wish I was Bradley Cooper for 30 sec

Is that how long you could handle her? :p

[Mäx]

The Gold Rush (USA, 1925, Charlie Chaplin) - 3.5+

Loved the soundtrack!

[the samoan lawyer]

Alive (1993) - 2.5
Mrs Miniver (1942) - 3+
Keeping Rosy (2014) - 2
Nine to five (1980) - 3
Lets be Cops (2014) - 2.5
Minions (2015) - 3
As Above, So Below (2014) - 3+

[cricket]

It Follows (2014)

3.5

I don't get scared anymore by movies, but this would do it if I did. Ok, maybe I felt a little something. The plot is fine, if nothing special, but it's all about atmosphere here. It's filmed in that 80's style that I love, rather than that over glossy look of most films today, and the music score/effects are superb. It's not a long time enduring classic or anything, but for today, it's a must see for horror fans.

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[Gatsby]

Mud (Jeff Nichols, 2012)

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A basic one-man-wanderer plot, elevated to a certain level of greatness by some Southern spice, a few boys much like duplicate, more modern versions of Huckleberry Finn and Jeff's Nichols' direction and the overal acting that knows when to be serious or not, giving a few sweet moments as well as grit-hard reality. I used to hate Matthew McConaughey, but over the course of a couple memorable performances he's shaping into a well-rounded, solid actor. Looking forward to Take Shelter by the same director.

3.5+

[Swan]

Last two posts make for a very happy Swan!

[AdamUpBxtch]

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Step Brothers (2008) 4.0

Just rewatched this yesterday when it was on TV(first time in a while i've watched a movie on TV). Ferrell and Reilly are fantastic in this film.

The ****ing catalina wine mixer

[False Writer]

Oh man, False Writer, you watched Pitched Perfect? That must have been torture.

Yeah... Decided to give it a chance, I thought it would have at least been funny but was completely wrong.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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The plot is a ramshackle, confusing mess which begins to fall apart from the start, until the film basically becomes Taken with Neeson trying to save his son instead of his daughter.

rating_2

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A western that concerns more the personal experiences of the characters and the toll the stark reality of life in those dark times took upon them. You see the true nature of people when placed in a situation of survival of the fittest, expressed in a beautifully subtle and surreal way. As far as westerns go, Slow West is something unique. It has a Terrence Malick feel to it.
rating_4_5

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[Derek Vinyard]

Is that how long you could handle her? :p

probably less than 30sec though

[BrowningIdentity]

I, Frankenstein: 4/10 - Very similar to Underworld, but instead of vampires and lycans, there are gargoyles, demons, and Frankenstein's monster. Decent action romp, but nothing more.

Battle: Los Angeles: 4/10 - Generic alien invasion movie. What more can I say, really?

[edarsenal]

The Cowboys
(Mark Rydell, 1972)

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4

Always considered a great movie star but not necessarily a great actor, I've been very impressed with some of Wayne's later performances. Unlike modern aging icons like DeNiro and Pacino, who did their best work early in their careers but are now stuck in autopilot mode, The Duke seemed to discover a new reservoir of talent during the twilight of his career. He never ceased to be a tough son of a bitch, but there's a vulnerability in some of these later performances, most likely birthed from the knowledge of his own mortality, that makes these later roles feel more human than the invincible heroes he traditionally played. The Shootist was a perfect swan song, but The Cowboys would've been equally fitting. It's easy to view this film, where Wayne reluctantly takes a group of schoolboys on a grueling cattle drive, as Wayne passing on his legacy to a younger generation. The Cowboys is an antithesis to the revisionist westerns that were popular at the time. It celebrates the western myth and the old way of life. The script is full of the tough, terse, straight-shooting dialogue that I enjoy so much in westerns. The story is compelling. The film is full of excitement and adventure with a little humor sprinkled in along the way. The stunning cinematography captures the exquisite beauty of the wide-open landscapes. I remember reading an interview with Bruce Dern a couple of years where he said that his villainous turn in The Cowboys nearly ruined his career. Even though that interview spoiled a key moment in the film, that scene remained just as shocking to me when I watched it unfold. There are some things you just don't do The Duke, and this is one of them. For the brief remainder of the film things are subdued and a bit too rushed. Dern is excellent, though. He's not a villain who intimidates you with his strength or prowess, but through the blackness of his soul -- the type of man who will stoop to any depths to achieve what he wants. Roscoe Lee Brown also gives a very good performance in a supporting role as the mirthful cook. The Cowboys is a terrific film. Even people who aren't typically fans of the genre should be able to enjoy this one.

[/CENTER]

Never heard of this, so I'll add it to my watchlist now and hope to get round to it in the future :)

Glad to see the love given to The Cowboys, spaulding!! I fully agree that John Wayne seemed to have more to offer in his later years and this movie is a sterling example. Saw this as a kid and was instantly enamored and remained so through out my life.

And Daniel, seeing your list of moves of Wayne you do enjoy, this could, very well, be added to that list

[Steve Freeling]

Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986) rating_2+
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Not a patch on the original and tbh quite simply reeks of 'follow-up cash-in' for me. That's not to say the film doesn't have it's moments, some of the effects are still good and a few moments do almost capture the spirit of the original. Generally though, the ancillary characters either aren't strong enough or not used to full effect with Tangina (Zelda Rubinstein) pretty much relegated to a bit part/cameo, Craig T Nelson who again plays the father veers way too far into 'ham and cheese' territory this time, the storyline feels as if it were cobbled together without a lot of real interest and the climax fails to deliver much of anything except a sense of saccharine apathy.
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[edarsenal]

Got a two-fer of Sydney Lumet flicks from two ends of the emotional spectrum.

The First,

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Before The Devil Knows You're Dead 4+ A movie filled with an undeniable swirling gloom for everyone involved in this story of something going wrong and only getting so much worse. Everyone; not only hit the mark with their characters, but with the interaction between one another as well. The nuances played out of underlying tension between family members spoke volumes in body language and facial expressions.


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Find Me Guilty 3.5+ An amusing, endearing, though at times, "Schmaltzy", inspired by true life, trail movie.
If I had not seen Lumet's name on this one I would have had no idea it was the same director; they are that much apart in mood and approach.


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Le Circle Rouge French 1970 4 This was almost a Silent Film, in so far as there was no musical soundtrack whatsoever. Which I rather liked. It was definitely a GOOD CALL when making this jewelry heist film.
I had been wanting to see this since seeing it mentioned in the 70's List and so very glad I finally did.


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(REWATCH) Snowpiercer 4 Seen a lot of hate for this, but I gotta say, I will have to be the minority here and say; I really enjoy this movie. I even watched this after reading the criticisms to see if they would make any changes to how I saw this movie. They have their merit, but I cannot say I feel that way. I enjoyed the story, the actors, the claustrophobic fight scenes. . . the whole movie from caboose to engine. Literally.

[Cole416]

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I'm still shook at this. So depressing and it doesn't seem to get much better. I didn't agree with the ending, but if someone could explain more that'd be nice. Great film, really enjoyed it but it doesn't seem like one I really ever want to rewatch. It's just too saddening.

4

[seanc]

I didn't agree with the ending, but if someone could explain more that'd be nice.

Your going to have to explain to me what you mean by agree. You can spoiler wrap or PM if you want.

[Cole416]

Your going to have to explain to me what you mean by agree. You can spoiler wrap or PM if you want.
PMed you.

[edarsenal]

It IS a VERY sad watch and even harder to re-watch because of that. I have to wait a very long time before going back to watching it again. Great, great movie.

[Guaporense]

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(REWATCH) Snowpiercer 4 Seen a lot of hate for this, but I gotta say, I will have to be the minority here and say; I really enjoy this movie. I even watched this after reading the criticisms to see if they would make any changes to how I saw this movie. They have their merit, but I cannot say I feel that way. I enjoyed the story, the actors, the claustrophobic fight scenes. . . the whole movie from caboose to engine. Literally.

I also liked it. It's not among the best science fiction movies ever made but it was an enjoyable experience overall.

[edarsenal]

That's how I feel, not extraordinary, but quite enjoyable. Thanks guap!

[cricket]

Bad Meat (2011)

2+

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Some wayward teens get sent to a middle of nowhere facility to learn discipline, but the counselors are sicker than they are. The first half of the movie is devoted to various mistreatments between the two groups, then after some "bad meat" is consumed, people are turned into raging flesh-eaters. This seemed to me to be a Cabin Fever ripoff. There are some cool things like a golden shower, animal dissection, strap-on play, and a whole lot of vomit. Unfortunately, it's not that sick. The big problem is that the movie ends suddenly, and the reason it ends suddenly is because the douchebags who made it ran out of money. Still, it's an ok watch for fans of lowbrow horror.

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[rauldc14]

PMed you.

Can you send to me too? Anyways, I think it is one of the best dark stories and best acting films I've seen. Brilliantly directed too.

[Nope1172]

Rewatch
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5

[MovieMeditation]

Can you send to me too? Anyways, I think it is one of the best dark stories and best acting films I've seen. Brilliantly directed too.
I wanna know too! Just post it here dammit! :p

[tatmmw2]

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Really interesting, pretty well elaborated and I don't like giving 3/5 but I didn't like the end. This kinds of movies that end in the begining aren't specially my favorites, I would prefer that they change the future by stopping the bad guy but it didn't. It's like those movies where they kill someone so they show the starting situation until they show how and why he died. This kinds remind me to that movie, I don't know the name, the one of the man that can't create new memories and starts by the end of the movie, although that was great and a different case and I'm not going to say why. To sum up, I enjoy it a lot but I didn't quite like the end.

[Derek Vinyard]

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Really interesting, pretty well elaborated and I don't like giving 3/5 but I didn't like the end. This kinds of movies that end in the begining aren't specially my favorites, I would prefer that they change the future by stopping the bad guy but it didn't. It's like those movies where they kill someone so they show the starting situation until they show how and why he died. This kinds remind me to that movie, I don't know the name, the one of the man that can't create new memories and starts by the end of the movie, although that was great and a different case and I'm not going to say why. To sum up, I enjoy it a lot but I didn't quite like the end.

Brad Pitt is brilliant in this flick!! the movie is probably in my top 100 because it's an underrated sci-fi masterpiece

[seanc]

There are some cool things like a golden shower, animal dissection, strap-on play, and a whole lot of vomit. Unfortunately, it's not that sick.

You got me again Cricket. I am just waiting for one of your reviews on these types of movies where I don't laugh at this point. :D

[Mr Minio]

If you ask me, I like it. Obviously, it's not as amazing as La Jetee, but it's a pretty good flick, nevertheless.

"The movie never changes. It can't change. But every time you see it, it seems different because you're different. You see different things."

[Cole416]

This is what I pmed him. Not a huge gripe, but it takes a bit out of the enjoyment of it.

He wasn't punished at all for the murder, and it seemed like Kevin Bacon obviously knew at the end that he killed Dave. I understand that you do whatever it takes for your loved ones but he killed an innocent man trying to do a brave thing. He should have been punished.


Sean did bring up that there is no proof so Bacon knew but couldnt prove it.

[ursaguy]

Juno: 6/10
I think that this film will follow the same arc as American Beauty. Everybody loves it when it first comes out, a backlash sets in because the film feels dated, and then two decades later it's appreciated in a new light as a time capsule satire of what middle America was like in 1999 (and 2007). The other arc it could follow is Napoleon Dynamite, where its a straight line going down because it's not serious enough to have meaning two decades later and the film is so aggressively hipster that it can't represent America in any way. I'm not a huge fan either way because I didn't think any of the performances were that good. Ellen Page reminded me of Jeff Goldblum in Jurassic Park, by not actually delivering a "good" performance but finding a unique way to make a fun one. The kid playing Bleeker was really bad. Jason Reitman is really good at sucking the life out of JK Simmons, who thrives when you let him be loud and active. It was never laugh out loud funny for me, but it did me smile and say that was clever.

[The Gunslinger45]

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Bravo Hitchcock! Bravo!

4.5

[Tugg]

I'm still shook at this. So depressing and it doesn't seem to get much better. I didn't agree with the ending, but if someone could explain more that'd be nice. Great film, really enjoyed it but it doesn't seem like one I really ever want to rewatch. It's just too saddening.

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Mystic River is 6/10 mainly because it's much more shallow and simplistic than it tries to be. I mean plot and moral aspects are too simple.

[dadgumblah]

Touch of Evil (1958)

I watched the reconstructed version according to Orson Welles' notes to the studio and enjoyed it very much. I didn't know the difference because I'd never seen it in any form, except for the famous opening crane shot. It was an excellent film noir, mainly because of the performance of Orson Welles, IMO. He is terrific as the crooked lawman on the American side of the Mexican border. He has make-up that turns his famous face into someone completely different, a fat suit that totally changes his body (this was before he gained all the weight he would carry later in life). And his performance is awesome, with Welles in a three-piece suit (along with that make-up and fat suit!), walking on a cane because of a bullet-wound his character got years before, just taking up the screen (pun unintended).

The others, Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh, Marlene Dietrich, Akim Tamiroff, and Dennis Weaver among them, are all fine, although I didn't really buy Heston as a Mexican detective, but I just went with it. The mood is dark throughout and the story is not too complex as it is solved rather easily. Entertaining throughout, with great characters and great direction.

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4.5

[Emme]

The Normal Heart (2014) has left me speechless, angry, heartbroken.. I cannot express how deeply it saddened me and this movie only touches the surface of the suffering people went through, and still go through today. Wonderful acting and directing, a much needed reminder.
Rate: A

[MovieBuffering]

Inhernet Vice (2014)

Well I think this is finally the nail in the coffin with me and PTA. I just don't really mesh with his movies. I've seen The Master, There Will Be Blood, part of Punch Drove Love, little bit of Boogie Nights and this one. Of the 3 complete movies I've watched of his the movies just drag and I am usually completely lost and uninterested. I get that he shoots beautiful movies and he does caress great performances out of his cast. But the story telling and the plot is always a struggle to follow along, at least for me. I like to be challenged but you have to give me touchstones to pay it off every now and again. Maybe I am just a dummy I don't know. Anyways thats my PTA feelings. To the movie.

Wow this thing is a mess plot wise. I was so disengaged most of the story. I can't even remember half their names or what was really motivating most of them. Once you get engaged into one part he throws you into a different direction never really paying it off. I saw a great review of it on YouTube comparing it to Chinatown, which I recently watched as well. Chinatown is sorta tough to follow too but it gives you a payoff at the end. This is a messier Chinatown that leaves you feeling disengaged and confused. I pulled up Wikipedia immediately after watching to read the plot and it cleared a couple things up but still not much. Positives in the movie is how PTA represented the 70s and the performances were great. But most characters were in and out so you couldn't appreciate them as much. You can have a cool atmosphere and as many great performances as possible, without a coherent plot, it's wasted.

Anyways I'd give it a light light 2 out of 5...performances save it from being a complete disaster to me.

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[GrindHouse]

Demonia- 5/10

[Nope1172]

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3.5

[Yasashii]

Whiplash (2014)

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This movie made me like Jazz. I used to not like Jazz. Enough said.


5




The A Team (2010)

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Easily one of the most underappreciated movies ever. To be honest, I've never seen an episode of the original TV show so I don't know how much of its spirit has made its way into the movie, so I went in with a neutral attitude, expecting neither to be disappointed nor amazed (because of the movie's average ratings on Rotten Tomatoes).

I just wanted to see a good action movie. The A Team had me dropping my jaw several times. There's every single thing I could have ever wanted from an action movie: decent character development, badass one-liners, stuff blowing up and other cool stuff going on but all with a unique little twist to make it stand out.

I won't spoil for you what specifically happened but trust me, you need to see it if you care at all about action movies. Seriously.

Easily a benchmark for any popcorn action flick.


5

[dadgumblah]

Fury (1936)

Excellent Fritz Lang film about mob violence and its consequences. Spencer Tracy excels as the wrongly accused man who almost loses his life and his secret plan for revenge. Sylvia Sydney is his intended who goes into shock when she thinks she's lost him, and Spencer's brothers have to keep his presence from her. There is a trial that takes up the last half of the film and is well done. It's really tense as people buckle under pressure. The final scene is a bit ambiguous but Lang handles it nicely. Recommended.

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4.5

[Tugg]

Inhernet Vice (2014)


Wow this thing is a mess plot wise. I was so disengaged most of the story. I can't even remember half their names or what was really motivating most of them. Once you get engaged into one part he throws you into a different direction never really paying it off. I saw a great review of it on YouTube comparing it to Chinatown, which I recently watched as well. Chinatown is sorta tough to follow too but it gives you a payoff at the end. This is a messier Chinatown that leaves you feeling disengaged and confused. I pulled up Wikipedia immediately after watching to read the plot and it cleared a couple things up but still not much. Positives in the movie is how PTA represented the 70s and the performances were great. But most characters were in and out so you couldn't appreciate them as much. You can have a cool atmosphere and as many great performances as possible, without a coherent plot, it's wasted.

Anyways I'd give it a light light 2 out of 5...performances save it from being a complete disaster to me.

Wow. I couldn't agree more. "On paper" it should have been a great movie and I liked the feel of it but I just could not follow it at first and lost interest in the middle. It was like there was lots of good to great scenes on their own, but I couldn't understand the plot.

[neiba]

probably less than 30sec though

It's going to be so good, wasn't it? xD

[neiba]

Il colosso di Rodi a.k.a. The Colossus of Rhodes (Sergio Leone, 1961)

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Leone's first film (excluding Last Days of Pompei, which in he only directed half of it). It felt nice to complete the filmography of one of the greatest directors of all time, finishing by his first work.
The movie didn't aged particularly well... The acting goes from decent to horrible (especially the main character, Rory Calhoun), the film is waaaaay to long and the script, with the exception of some good one liners, is not very good.The second hour is especially hard to swallow.
However, there's good things about this: the soundtrack is great, it's really well shot, the sets are pretty impressive considering when it was done, there's a couple of really nice action scenes, especially the last one, a really realistic earthquake and Lea Massari is a really good femme fatale.
It's not the worst debut movie I've ever seen, but it's far from being the best.

rating_2 +

[the samoan lawyer]

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Foxy Brown (1974)

4

Seriously Foxy!!

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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Once the big twist is revealed the re-watch value is lost. Still a pretty good psychological thriller though.

3.5

[Gatsby]

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, Steven Spielberg)

http://i.imgur.com/uXjfA1L.jpg

Watched this for a Movie Forums live commentary. This film is a return to the more comical and lighter formula, which is a great decision but too much focus is on tanks, explosions, and diabolical Nazi plots that the heart of the original is lost.

4-

[Miss Vicky]

Eh, Raiders is my least favorite of the trilogy.

Temple of Doom > The Last Crusade > Raiders

Still annoyed at you people though. I've missed out on commentaries of every one of them.

[cricket]

Megan is Missing (2011)

3

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIaXBeH5tfU/VDdzlU1HtJI/AAAAAAABeiI/rO6uETRw1cA/s1600/b.png

Megan and Amy are 14 year old best friends. Megan is popular and wild, while Amy is just the opposite. Megan meets a boy over the Internet, except the boy is not who she thought he was. Megan disappears. After Amy points out to the police that Megan was supposed to meet a guy she met online, they have their suspect, except they don't know who he is. After a few weeks, the same guy takes Amy. These girls are in the worst kind of trouble. This is a found footage film, which I'm not normally fond of, but it works well here. I wouldn't say it's expertly made or perfectly realistic, but it's in the ballpark, and this type of thing certainly does happen. It is effectively disturbing, and I would say it has some merit as a cautionary tale.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M834Bul_JuY/Tw6Zwu2y32I/AAAAAAAADA4/VsrZ0WR29VY/s1600/3444.bmp

Banned in New Zealand!!

[rauldc14]

GBG has good recommendations, Cricket!

[Iroquois]

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - 2

First time watching this since I had my Kevin Smith phase back in 2005. Still has a few good laughs, but it's still self-indulgent in a way that seems horrible even for a director that would eventually make a horror movie based on the results of a Twitter poll.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://www.joblo.com/images_arrownews/spring-international-poster.jpg

What the hell did I just watch?

2.5

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-M834Bul_JuY/Tw6Zwu2y32I/AAAAAAAADA4/VsrZ0WR29VY/s1600/3444.bmp
This is what happens when you let your wife near your workbench.

[Mr Minio]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CIaXBeH5tfU/VDdzlU1HtJI/AAAAAAABeiI/rO6uETRw1cA/s1600/b.png
If you ignore the subtitles, it looks like an intro to a hot lesbian action pr0n video.

[Cole416]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4c/Lost_in_Translation_poster.jpg

I think a critic said it best.. If you aren't feeling lonely right now you very well may be by the time you've finished. The connection between Murray and Johansson was remarkable, but sometimes I felt like it could have been a bit faster paced. The ending though... the feels. :(

3.5

[rauldc14]

Sorry Cole. At least you liked Mystic.

[Cole416]

Sorry Cole. At least you liked Mystic.
Oh no I enjoyed it very much. I guess people think I rate super high, but usually I don't post on movies I don't like very much. I did enjoy it, and it's my favorite Coppola movie so far.. given i've only seen The Bling Ring which was ok at best.

[rauldc14]

Nice! At least I made a few nice recommendations for you then :up:

[Mr Minio]

LOL. A lot of people wish many films were more fast paced, while I, on the other hand, sometimes wish a film was more slow paced.

[Miss Vicky]

All I felt about the ending was relief that the movie was over.

[Gideon58]

https://www.movieposter.com/posters/archive/main/72/MPW-36177

Kate Winslet was extraordinary in this....8/10.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Night_moves_poster.jpg

rating_3

[Yasashii]

Red Tails (2012)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/1b/Red_Tails_Poster.jpg


I wanted to see a modern movie about WWII aerial combat. This is the newest I could find. I should have known better. All the actual combat is CGI, and not exactly top quality at that, acting is bad, and generally I felt like I was watching Friday more than I was watching a WWII movie.

It's a really bad movie and it's a shame because the story deserves better.


1




Battle of Britain (1969)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/12/Battle_of_Britain_%28movie_poster%29.jpg


I learned my lesson after Red Tails and decided to go for something more old fashioned. This time I was treated with real planes, pretty damn good special effects, and the feel of a proper war movie.

I do have some complaints, though. Character development was barely there, the music was so terrible that I'd actually prefer the movie had none, it suffers for the common disease of 60's editing (it drags on a bit), and the female characters were written poorly and acted even worse.

Still, it's pretty solid on the overall.


3.5

[meatwadsprite]

Beyond the Lights

http://cynobs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/BTLCover.jpg

My girlfriend picked this out on Netflix. I guess it actually came out in theaters, I thought it was a TV movie. Enormously goofy and laugh out loud stupid, but entertaining.

3

[cricket]

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

3.5-

From the top 100 Westerns list, this movie is solid all the way around; a good job by the cast, a decent story, it looks good, and as Mark said, it has a great theme song. I thought it was a little more psychological than many of the Westerns I've seen, and I liked that.

https://onceuponascreen.files.wordpress.com/2014/10/110.jpg?w=1368&h=732

[MovieMeditation]

Might have to check that out cricket, sounds interesting. Especially how you say it's a little different, sounds like what I'm looking for in terms of westerns lately...

[Miss Vicky]

I thought 3:10 to Yuma was solid... right up until the arbitrary happy ending. I much preferred Mangold's version.

[Cole416]

I thought 3:10 to Yuma was solid... right up until the arbitrary happy ending. I much preferred Mangold's version.
You mean....... THE CHRISTIAN BALE VERSION?

http://media.giphy.com/media/PrAMyghZaYjm/giphy.gif

[Miss Vicky]

You mean....... THE CHRISTIAN BALE VERSION?

http://media.giphy.com/media/PrAMyghZaYjm/giphy.gif

I mean the James Mangold/Russell Crowe/Ben Foster version, that unfortunately also has that one wooden "actor" dude in it.

[Nope1172]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZHQKcLfFK3E/UxJP4ApvncI/AAAAAAAAH2s/X3PlyFGhcXQ/s1600/BONNIE+AND+CLYDE+-+UK+Poster+by+Tom+Chantrell.jpeg
4

[Derek Vinyard]

I mean the James Mangold/Russell Crowe/Ben Foster version, that unfortunately also has that one wooden "actor" dude in it.

Christian Bale >>> Russell Crowe anytime

[Miss Vicky]

Christian Bale >>> Russell Crowe anytime

:nope:

[Cole416]

Russell Crowe was great in LA Confidential but Bale trumps all

[s1n1st3r]

http://www.66batmania.com/movie/images/batman_1966.jpg

Batman (1966)

Well where do I begin! The movie is ridiculous and didn't much care for it but had a good laugh if nothing else. It is very camp and I assume people were very reserved in 1966 as there Batman and Robin where basically pumping morals into the audience. Make sure your seat belt is fastened, do pry into other peoples business ect ect. I thought the Batman rogues were oddly portrayed, The Joker seemed controlled, the Riddler seemed like a lunatic and the Penguin was the mastermind failure. Catwoman seemed not much a part of anything besides grooming herself and doubling as an obvious journalist. Another thing was the labeling of everything, quick costume change lever, shark repellent spray and so on. I mean it seemed like everyone in the 60's were moronic and needed assistance with everything. All I can say is thank god for Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan!

1/5 Stars (only for the laughs)

[bluedeed]

http://www.66batmania.com/movie/images/batman_1966.jpg

Batman (1966)

Well where do I begin! The movie is ridiculous and didn't much care for it but had a good laugh if nothing else. It is very camp and I assume people were very reserved in 1966 as there Batman and Robin where basically pumping morals into the audience. Make sure your seat belt is fastened, do pry into other peoples business ect ect. I thought the Batman rogues were oddly portrayed, The Joker seemed controlled, the Riddler seemed like a lunatic and the Penguin was the mastermind failure. Catwoman seemed not much a part of anything besides grooming herself and doubling as an obvious journalist. Another thing was the labeling of everything, quick costume change lever, shark repellent spray and so on. I mean it seemed like everyone in the 60's were moronic and needed assistance with everything. All I can say is thank god for Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan!

1/5 Stars (only for the laughs)

What? People in the 60s are dumb and people now are smart?

[ursaguy]

That Batman movie might be bad, but at the very least you have to respect their ability to put 4 villains in a superhero movie and not make it feel overstuffed with unnecessary subplots. The Spiderman movies wish they could do that.

[Swan]

What? People in the 60s are dumb and people now are smart?

Yes.









:D

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/35/Double_indemnity.jpg

I am going to be watching a lot of Film Noir in the coming days. And I begin my viewings with a revisit to a classic I have not seen in years. Better then I remember. A Noir classic.

5

[edarsenal]

damn fine start to noir, gun! Curious to see which ones you watch. . .

[s1n1st3r]

That Batman movie might be bad, but at the very least you have to respect their ability to put 4 villains in a superhero movie and not make it feel overstuffed with unnecessary subplots. The Spiderman movies wish they could do that.

The same applies though not much substance with any of the 4 villains except maybe Penguin.

[s1n1st3r]

What? People in the 60s are dumb and people now are smart?

Well have grown more intelligent in terms of movie watching yes there are still the odd Battlefield Earth fans out there I am sure.

[bluedeed]

Well have grown more intelligent in terms of movie watching yes there are still the odd Battlefield Earth fans out there I am sure.

:facepalm:

[Derek Vinyard]

Megan Is Missing (2011) - Michael Goi
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoaMkD4Tb6I/UqtCJfmaWaI/AAAAAAAAAb8/Ys2lFwsvC_c/s1600/mim+being+held+hostage.jpg
- Totally disgusting movie about two girls kidnapped by an internet predator. The most shocking thing about the movie is the fact that it happen in real life... I'm speechless.
3

[Iroquois]

Blue Jasmine - 1.5

Man, I'm never going to like any of this guy's movies, am I? At least Blanchett was decent, if a little wasted.

[MovieBuffering]

Wow. I couldn't agree more. "On paper" it should have been a great movie and I liked the feel of it but I just could not follow it at first and lost interest in the middle. It was like there was lots of good to great scenes on their own, but I couldn't understand the plot.

I think he would have benefited by making this movie more mainstream friendly. I know he doesn't like doing it but I think it could have greatly aided this one. If he could have found a Big Lebowski/Chinatown mesh it would have been freaking golden. Instead it was just a mess. A shame so much talent.

[jiraffejustin]

http://www.66batmania.com/movie/images/batman_1966.jpg

Batman (1966)

Well where do I begin! The movie is ridiculous and didn't much care for it but had a good laugh if nothing else. It is very camp and I assume people were very reserved in 1966 as there Batman and Robin where basically pumping morals into the audience. Make sure your seat belt is fastened, do pry into other peoples business ect ect. I thought the Batman rogues were oddly portrayed, The Joker seemed controlled, the Riddler seemed like a lunatic and the Penguin was the mastermind failure. Catwoman seemed not much a part of anything besides grooming herself and doubling as an obvious journalist. Another thing was the labeling of everything, quick costume change lever, shark repellent spray and so on. I mean it seemed like everyone in the 60's were moronic and needed assistance with everything. All I can say is thank god for Tim Burton and Christopher Nolan!

1/5 Stars (only for the laughs)

You do know that it was played for laughs, right?

[Swan]

http://movieboozer.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/tumblr_lg9k0recET1qzr8nao1_500.gif

[MovieBuffering]

Ant-Man (2015)

Ok, I am a sucker for these Marvel movies now. As long as one of their movies doesn't get bashed i'll keep going to see them. They are always usually fun and entertaining, plus now I am starting to get sucked into the universe. I enjoyed Iron Man and Thor and the 1st Cap but I didn't go see any of them in theaters I think. I thought Avengers would be a total mess and it ended up being great fun and really well written with all those characters which impressed me probably the most. Anyways on to this movie...

I thought it was a lot of fun per usual with Marvel. Rudd and Lilly did wonderful. The villain was ok (Marvel villains mostly bore me DC has them beat there). I thought Micheal Dougless really bought in as Hank Pym, he seemed to enjoy playing him. And Rudd's crew was fun especially Pena. It's sort of a passing of the torch rather then an origin story, which was nice. Not as much action as you would think but the action was really entertaining and cool. The story sorta gets bogged down in the middle. It slows down but at the same time seems to be rushed a tad, weird mix. Overall though I was pretty entertained and enjoyed it a lot. Ant-Man and Rudd are a cool addition to the MCU, won't be dissapointed if you are into Marvel movie universe.

I'd give it 7 out of 10.

http://static1.squarespace.com/static/50c10ff1e4b0c562855be559/t/54adb52ee4b02cbbec6fa487/1420670255464/AntMan_LazMarquez_LR

[Gatsby]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZQ3OLEJWE

Pure gold.

If this film does not make the 60s list I will leave MoFo.

[honeykid]

That version's better than all three Nolan versions combined. It's possible that it made my list. ;)

[the samoan lawyer]

http://silverscreensnobs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/enemy5-750x290.jpg
Enemy (2013)

I love most films that blur the lines between fiction and reality, so going in I had a fair idea of how I would feel about this film. I wasn't disappointed. Villeneuve instills a really tense and surreal atmosphere that had me totally gripped from the very first scene. All the actors perform brilliantly to make it such an intense 90 mins, especially Gyllenhall who I thought was magnificent.

Granted everyone will have their own take on the film but I didn't think it was as confusing as I had heard it was going to be but certainly it does have a few twists and turns. On that note I must add that I thought the ending was great. I watched this film last night and finished about 11.30pm then had to go back to it 30mins later as I just could not get it out of my head. I love that. At 6.8 as it stands on IMDB, its completely underrated.

4.5

[cricket]

The ABC's of Death 2 (2014)

2

Out of 26 segments, only a handful of them really work, not much different than the first movie.

http://www.magnetreleasing.com/theabcsofdeath2/images/photos/photo_03.jpg

[Mäx]

Hakuchi The Idiot (JPN, 1951, Akira Kurosawa) - 3+

Interesting movie. I liked it. Couldn't get into the second part, though and the movie was imo too long. I'm gonna rewatch it some time in the future and hope i'll like it more.

[Mäx]

The Lost World (USA, 1925, Harry O. Hoyt) - 2

Very light and shallow adventure movie. The groundbreaking special effects for its time were quite charming but couldn't save the movie.

[Mäx]

The French Connection (USA, 1971, William Friedkin) - 2.5+

At most times a pretty boring movie. Hackman and Scheider are doing fine and at least there is some action in the last 30 minutes.

[Mr Minio]

Hakuchi The Idiot (JPN, 1951, Akira Kurosawa) - rating_3+

The movie is great. The acting is amazing. Mifune is great as always and Setsuko Hara is not only a great actress, but also looks hauntingly beautiful. If you only know her from the films of Ozu, this role may seem different for you, and it indeed is, but she's so adorable! And at the end, Masayuki Mori, playing the titular idiot. Genius performance. That's so sad that due to studio limitation, the film had to be shortened by ~100 minutes.

[Iroquois]

Akira - 5

Seen it twice in the past four days. Send your +rep here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1356539#post1356539)

[Nope1172]

Megan Is Missing (2011) - Michael Goi
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZoaMkD4Tb6I/UqtCJfmaWaI/AAAAAAAAAb8/Ys2lFwsvC_c/s1600/mim+being+held+hostage.jpg
- Totally disgusting movie about two girls kidnapped by an internet predator. The most shocking thing about the movie is the fact that it happen in real life... I'm speechless.
3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn6ZC2K0RQ0

[Swan]

http://silverscreensnobs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/enemy5-750x290.jpg
Enemy (2013)

I love most films that blur the lines between fiction and reality, so going in I had a fair idea of how I would feel about this film. I wasn't disappointed. Villeneuve instills a really tense and surreal atmosphere that had me totally gripped from the very first scene. All the actors perform brilliantly to make it such an intense 90 mins, especially Gyllenhall who I thought was magnificent.

Granted everyone will have their own take on the film but I didn't think it was as confusing as I had heard it was going to be but certainly it does have a few twists and turns. On that note I must add that I thought the ending was great. I watched this film last night and finished about 11.30pm then had to go back to it 30mins later as I just could not get it out of my head. I love that. At 6.8 as it stands on IMDB, its completely underrated.

4.5

Samoan knows what's up!

[Mäx]

The movie is great. The acting is amazing. Mifune is great as always and Setsuko Hara is not only a great actress, but also looks hauntingly beautiful. If you only know her from the films of Ozu, this role may seem different for you, and it indeed is, but she's so adorable! And at the end, Masayuki Mori, playing the titular idiot. Genius performance. That's so sad that due to studio limitation, the film had to be shortened by ~100 minutes.
I haven't seen any movie by Ozu and it's only the second movie i've seen by Kurosawa. Just diving into Japanese films. Well, diving is the wrong word, more like tiptoeing. ;)

[matt72582]

Vinyl - 10/10

A documentary by Alan Zweig... I saw his "I, Curmudgeon" and loved that as well.

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

[Captain Spaulding]

The Prowler
(Joseph Zito, 1981)
https://itallhappensinthedark.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/the-prowler-rosemarys-killer1.jpg

2.5

Even though I love horror, I'm not a big fan of slashers, but since Swan and Nostromo are always pimping the subgenre, I've been trying to give more of them a chance. My opinion hasn't really changed -- slashers pander too much to the audience; they're formulaic to a fault; they're often littered with obnoxious characters; the scares feel lazy and safe -- but I've seen a few that managed to be a lot of fun despite their flaws. (The Burning, for example.) The Prowler gets off to a good start. The WWII-era prologue gives the film a sort of charm that makes it immediately feel different from its peers. Too bad the entire film didn't take place during that time period. There are a few effective moments of tension that probably had girls clutching their boyfriends' arms at the drive-in back in the day. The combat uniform gives the villain a menacing, iconic look. Tom Savini performs his usual magic with the gore effects. The characters are pretty flat, but at least you don't actively root for their grisly demise like in some slashers. The middle of the film started to drag for me, probably because the body count slows down and we go too long without seeing the killer in action. I hate when slashers do the who's-under-the-mask thing like an episode of Scooby-Doo. The Prowler falls victim to that, too, as if audiences really care about the weak mystery aspect. For a slasher, The Prowler is average. Its biggest flaw is its predictability and lack of fun. The best kill: a pitchfork in the shower. (I love how these movies always feel the need to show attractive girls practicing good hygiene. Such details are important to characterization.)

As Above, So Below
(John Erick Dowdle, 2014)
http://38.media.tumblr.com/4806f699914324aeef5a49b2597e4d06/tumblr_n4jofmPdh61sk9298o1_500.gif

2.5

Filmed in the catacombs of Paris, As Above, So Below owes its limited success to its claustrophobic setting. It also avoids some of the found footage annoyances by placing the cameras on the characters' helmets, allowing for a little more creativity with the editing. The dreaded "shaky cam" is kept to a minimum until late in the film. There's always a point in these found footage films when it makes zero sense for the characters to still be filming. When stone monsters are coming out of the wall and some Grim Reaper-looking motherf**ker is chasing after you, I think your main priority should be not dying rather than making sure that the cameras are still rolling. The acting is weak. Characters don't seem appropriately freaked out enough by some of the bizarre occurrences along their journey. It takes over an hour (into a 90-minute film) before the horror elements really come into play. The build-up was better than the payoff. Most of the scares and deaths were lame and comical. I can list a ton of things wrong with this film -- the heroine's ridiculous attributes, for instance; she's part Indiana Jones, part Lara Croft, yet those characteristics only exist in the script, not on the screen -- but I did somewhat enjoy As Above, So Below. There's something very unsettling to me about watching people crawl on their stomach through tight spaces. The film plays like a first-person horror game where you have no choice but to keep trudging forward despite the knowledge that evil things lay in store. And for the most part, I liked the premise: a group of people explore the depths of the catacombs for a mystical treasure, only to find themselves trapped deep beneath the earth with no way out except through the gates of hell. If this hadn't been found footage, and if the script and acting had been significantly better, As Above, So Below could've been a great horror film. As it stands, the best thing I can say about it is that it's not as bad as I had feared. At least it's better than most other found footage horror films, but that's a very backhanded compliment.

[Nope1172]

(For the Animated Musical HoF)
https://songbook1.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/pinocchio_halfsheet_1940_100.jpg
4.5

[matt72582]

15 Reasons To Live (Alan Zweig) - 10/10

A Documentary on a lot of different lives. Very humanistic, accessible.

3 of his 5 documentaries are on youtube or elsewhere (I posted the link on the last film I saw, which was 2 hours ago)

[MovieMeditation]

Furious 7 (2015)

http://blogs-images.forbes.com/insertcoin/files/2015/04/furious-7.jpg

The most important things in life:

1. Family
2. Family
3. Family

3.5+
rewatch

[dadgumblah]

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Good drama/war movie, with Gregory Peck as a general called in to an airbase to get a bomber unit into shape due to their low moral. The time is short for him to achieve this as the first bombing raids in daylight in Germany are coming up. Peck is a good guy but he is called on to really put the pressure on the flyers with hard work and discipline. This is the focus for a major part of the movie, without the flyers ever being shown up in the air. The last half-hour or so has the action of the bombing raids, with actual footage mixed in with studio effects. It works to pretty realistic effect. Peck is his usual stoic self and has a great emotional scene near the end. Dean Jagger, Gary Merrill, and Millard Mitchell give great support. All-in-all, fine entertainment.

http://img.movieberry.com/static/photos/78502/poster.jpg

4

Terminator Genisys (2015)

Surprisingly good installment in a proposed new Terminator series. There is a bit of retelling of the basic story of the very first Terminator movie, but very soon things change as the timeline has changed. How and why are unveiled as the movie proceeds, but it is never plodding as it reveals itself. The acting is fine with Emilia Clarke taking over the role of Sarah Connor, the mother of the hero of the resistance in the future, John Connor. Of course, Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in his famous role and doing a fine job. Jai Courtney is good, taking over the role of Kyle Reese. Jason Clarke is now in the role of John Connor, and in this film his importance is heightened even more than the other films. Lastly, J.K. Simmons appears as a policeman who witnesses some strange goings-on and tries to convince his co-workers that he's not crazy. He's largely wasted in the small role. The action, effects and stunts in the movie are top-notch and this movie never flags. I hope there is a follow-up as I'll definitely pony up to see it.

http://cdn.fansided.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/277/files/2015/06/terminator-genisys-555b62a335226.jpg

4

[Cole416]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Full_Metal_Jacket_poster.jpg

Full Metal Jacket - Enjoyed this more than clockwork but didn't agree on it being a tale of two halves... I thought they both were solid but not perfect. One of the war movies I could easily watch which was surprising.

3.5+

[Yasashii]

Furious 7 (2015)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b8/Furious_7_poster.jpg


I thought they've gone too far last time with the implausible action scenes. This time they went even further. It's hard to believe that when the series started it was about cars. Now it's just stuff blowing up. Cars get hardly any attention in this series anymore. They are just... there.

Jason Statham is the bad guy, and he's as cliche as ever. The story is as cliche as ever and the dialogue is... actually more cliche than it was up to this point.

Also, there's another big disappointment. Remember the guy from Tokyo Drift? I thought that the two stories would finally connect and they did but very weakly. There's one Tokyo scene and that's it. There's a conversation, Han's death is mentioned and goodbye to that. This makes Tokyo Drift a weird and almost completely pointless diversion from the series more than a part of it.

Overall, this movie failed to inspire any serious emotions in me since it was so unoriginal. Well... except for the ending.


2.5

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/LadyfromS.JPG

3.5

[DeadChannel]

La Haine - 9/10

[BlueStar]

Source Code 7/10

I heard good things about the movie so I decided to watch it.

[the samoan lawyer]

http://crypticrock.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/hitcher_banner.jpg
The Hitcher (1986)

On a technical level, this film was much better than I had expected. With a great score and some really outstanding cinematography it was great to watch for this alone. I though Howell played his role pretty well but of course the star of the show is Rutgar Hauer, who is so effective as the psycotic, almost invincible killer hitchhiker.

A cult favourite and rightfully so, this film is an intense little thriller.

4

[honeykid]

I'm very pleased to see that you liked it, SL. :up: As you know, I love that film so any positive mention of it always pleases me, but more so when it's a first viewing for someone.

[False Writer]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/99/Full_Metal_Jacket_poster.jpg

Full Metal Jacket - Enjoyed this more than clockwork but didn't agree on it being a tale of two halves... I thought they both were solid but not perfect. One of the war movies I could easily watch which was surprising.

rating_3_5+

Real glad you liked it Cole especially with your disdain for war movies lol.

[Gatsby]

Why does Cole dislike war movies anyways? Maybe Mel Gibson's attempts at them left Cole with a permanent trauma? ;)

[Mäx]

Michael (D, 1924, Carl Theodor Dreyer) - 2.5

Kingdom of Heaven DC (USA/GB/D/E/MA, 2005, Ridley Scott) - 2.5

[False Writer]

Why does Cole dislike war movies anyways? Maybe Mel Gibson's attempts at them left Cole with a permanent trauma? ;)

Nah he probably hasn't seen Mel Gibson's war movies. When he discovers them then he'll be a massive fan! :)

[Cole416]

Why does Cole dislike war movies anyways? Maybe Mel Gibson's attempts at them left Cole with a permanent trauma? ;)

I just can't get into them. None hold my interest and usually I want to turn it off 30 minutes in.

[DCH]

Ted2 8/10
DOPE 6/10

[neiba]

I just can't get into them. None hold my interest and usually I want to turn it off 30 minutes in.

May I recommend All Quiet on the Western Front?

[Cole416]

May I recommend All Quiet on the Western Front?
Sure, I'll add that to my watch list :)

[honeykid]

All Quiet on the Western Front is great. Hope you like it, Cole. :)

[Lucas]

http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTIwNTk1MTgxMF5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwODI4NDUzMQ@@._V1_SX640_SY720_.jpg

Point Break 4

This was ridiculously fun and energetic. I thought twenty minutes had passed, but I had watched the entire movie. The film never lets up, probably one of the fastest paced films I've seen in a very long time. I had a huge grin on my face the entire time. Being one of the most masculine, testosterone-drive movies ever, it does come as a shock that the director was a woman. Fun, fun, fun.

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c7/The_Gunman_Official_Theatrical_Poster.jpg/404px-The_Gunman_Official_Theatrical_Poster.jpg

rating_2_5

[ursaguy]

A Werewolf in Slovenia: NR
CONGRATULATIONS!!! This is officially the first film that I have ever not finished. My sample size of 300+ might be comparatively small, but this is the first time I have ever sat down, watched a film, turned it off, and will never return to it. IMDB told me that this was a horror film about a werewolf going loose in Eastern Europe. It's actually a documentary about the cultural history of werewolves in Slovenia and the alleged sighting of one there in 2013. I'm not going to call it a bad movie, but I was in the mood to watch some underground horror. I do not care about a possible werewolf sighting, and I certainly don't care for a documentary on one.

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/af/Thebigheatmp.JPG/220px-Thebigheatmp.JPG

Fritz Lang is a brilliant director. One of the greats of German Expressionism. But because of the rise of the Third Reich, Fritz hooped on a plane to America and never returned to Germany. But that did not stop him from making movies. He and a bunch of other German ex-pats brought their cinematography techniques to Hollywood with them. And their use of light and shadows became the basis for Film Noir. And Fritz is one of the best. And he proves it with a Noir masterpiece. Ranked up with the likes of Double Indemnity and Touch of Evil.

5

[Nope1172]

http://camdentownpostercompany.com/WebRoot/RSTO/Shops/TT0206/52E2/4E69/5323/ECBB/DFE2/0A0C/05EA/D2D4/Q_Butch_Cassidy.jpg
4.5

[False Writer]

http://camdentownpostercompany.com/WebRoot/RSTO/Shops/TT0206/52E2/4E69/5323/ECBB/DFE2/0A0C/05EA/D2D4/Q_Butch_Cassidy.jpg
rating_4_5

Amazing movie! :up:

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/47/WBIB_poster.jpg

rating_3_5

[the samoan lawyer]

http://www.filmlinc.com/assets/uploads/films/TheyLive3.jpg
They Live by Night (1948)

Gritty and tense noir from Nicholas Ray. Well-paced and with a thought provoking ending.

3.5+

[neiba]

Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze, 1999)


http://i.onionstatic.com/avclub/5405/04/16x9/640.jpg


Thoughts posts on the 7th HoF thread.

4

[earlsmoviepicks]

http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd388/h83tr3d/Tammy-2014_zps0cfe9bbc.jpg
Tammy (2014)
1

Forget the movie Trainwreck -- this one WAS a trainwreck. It's a shame because Melissa McCarthy has the ability to be wickedly funny. Did not see anything remotely like that here. It starts out with MM in her POS car, stuffing her face w chips. :indifferent: It was here I got my first-scene "movie chill", where you can blatantly see where the whole thing is going, and not in a good way.

I'm assuming Susan Sarandon was supposed to be funny as the out-of-control grandmother, but then again I shouldn't assume. In fact, every "comic" event in this movie seemed like it was quickly thought up during a Hollywood brunch, with a weed card within easy reach.

The faux-romance was hard to take, and too much time was given to this obvious, anemic plot element. And the wealthy heart-of-gold lesbians saving the day, where on earth did that come from?

I understand that they wanted to show a human side to the story, but in a comedy, you need to hit the bullseye with the laughs, in order to properly pull that off. This one failed pretty miserably in that regard.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

https://meansheets.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/zodiac-movie-poster.jpg

Rewatch. 5

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://www.mercuryrapids.co.uk/foundfootage/meganismissing-1.jpg

A horrendous found-footage film which follows the exploits of some over privileged and promiscuous teenage trollops sucking and f!cking their way into a barrel in the ground.

1

[Swan]

Finally, a proper rating for that film. :D

[Derek Vinyard]

https://meansheets.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/zodiac-movie-poster.jpg

Rewatch. 5

http://www.tuxboard.com/photos/2013/08/applaudir-bravo.gif
http://insidepulse.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/thriara.gif

[Brother Blue]

http://www.mercuryrapids.co.uk/foundfootage/meganismissing-1.jpg

A horrendous found-footage film which follows the exploits of some over privileged and promiscuous teenage trollops sucking and f!cking their way into a barrel in the ground.

1

That rating is far too generous, tbh. What a huge piece of ****.

[neiba]

Crank (Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor, 2006)

http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/doblaje/images/c/ca/Crank.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/226?cb=20110516114836&path-prefix=es


A quite entertaining action movie if you make the effort to not take it seriously. Statham is always fun to see and the premise is interesting. The amateurish style of shooting didn't do nothing for me though...

rating_2_5

[MovieMeditation]

A recommendation by Captain Spaulding!

http://z2.ifrm.com/11552/5/0/p1013593/drill_bill_1.jpg

And what a recommendation this was! I loved it, great film. I was blown away. Well, maybe the acting was a little stiff, at times very stiff, but the story was good and I liked the badass face/off scenes. There was a lot of them. And yeah, there were some plotholes here and there, but Oh My was they filled by the end of this film. A nice build-up that ends in a big climax. A very in-your-face ending, but I can accept it. Again, a great film. Thanks Spaulding.

4.5

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Ex-machina-uk-poster.jpg

Caught this as a rental. Fantastic film! For a flick that was made on $15 million dollars, it sure as hell does not look like it! Credit where credit is due, the CGI is way better here then it was in Jurassic World, and that had all the money in the Universal vaults to make it! Thematically it seems to be a blend of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Frankenstein all put together in one neat little package. Very engaging, very well shot, excellent acting, and one hell of an ending. Easily one of the more overlooked films by the general public. I hope this gets awards love.

4.5

[Mr Minio]

A recommendation by Captain Spaulding!
You dropped the rating by half a star compared to the post in the thread for short movies!

Holes will be filled. Jesus.

[The Gunslinger45]

A recommendation by Captain Spaulding!

http://z2.ifrm.com/11552/5/0/p1013593/drill_bill_1.jpg

And what a recommendation this was! I loved it, great film. I was blown away. Well, maybe the acting was a little stiff, at times very stiff, but the story was good and I liked the badass face/off scenes. There was a lot of them. And yeah, there were some plotholes here and there, but Oh My was they filled by the end of this film. A nice build-up that ends in a big climax. A very in-your-face ending, but I can accept it. Again, a great film. Thanks Spaulding.

4.5

Aaaaand post of the year nomination for me!

[Gatsby]

Well, maybe the acting was a little stiff, at times very stiff
What I'm wondering is, was the actors' asses stiff? I hope not, because films like these need style over substance. Acting? Pffft. I like it large and satisfying.
And yeah, there were some plotholes here and there
One guy had an erection in one shot and in the next it went down? Don't worry, it happens very often.
A nice build-up that ends in a big climax.
Well, duh, obviously. :D
A very in-your-face ending, but I can accept it.
So it must have been a freeze frame close-up ending, like the one in The 400 Blowjobs, describing the moment of release.
4.5
Great. Really looking forward to this one, since you and CS love it so much. :up:

Keep it coming, if you get what I mean. ;)

[Mr Minio]

Something's telling me that Sexy Celebrity would genuinely enjoy this film.

[Citizen Rules]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/ba/Ex-machina-uk-poster.jpg

Caught this as a rental. Fantastic film! For a flick that was made on $15 million dollars, it sure as hell does not look like it! Credit where credit is due, the CGI is way better here then it was in Jurassic World, and that had all the money in the Universal vaults to make it! Thematically it seems to be a blend of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Frankenstein all put together in one neat little package. Very engaging, very well shot, excellent acting, and one hell of an ending. Easily one of the more overlooked films by the general public. I hope this gets awards love.

rating_4_5You convinced me! I just added to my Queue.

[Mr Minio]

That title: 'Drill Bill'. Send it to someone who doesn't know how to drill, or wants to buy a drill, or has his house being renovated or whatever and advertise as a great video to solve all his problems. Then, the message from this guy comes back and he says he loves it and now he wants to drill you.

From now on, you are the hunted and he is the hunter. You try to escape, but you know it's only a matter of time he finds you. You can't get the idea of getting drilled outta your head. It's killing you.

Two weeks have passed and so far the hunter has not yet tracked his game. You live like an outcast, rarely ever leaving your house. Even if you do, you change your clothes, you glue fake beard and moustache and put a pillow under your shirt, so you seem fatter than you really are. You also wear shades. You abandoned the idea of wearing balaclava as fast as your 80 years old neighbour spotted you sneaking around his dog's house and raised alarm. It was hard explaining the whole drill thing to the police, so you figured it would be easier to admit to the crime. Bestiality. Believeing there's no way the drill-enthusiast will find you in prison, you avow to everything the judge accusses you of. So, apart from bestiality, there's also sodomy, theft, reckless driving (how come, you realize you don't even have a car, must've been that bicycle race you had with your friends, well you don't wanna remember this) and attempted murder (the poor old neighbour almost got a stroke when he saw you next to his dog in that baclava).

Well, you got 15 years. Yes, that's a lot, but enough for that crazy drill-enthusiast to forget about you and find himself another drill-friendly companion. You're so happy. If you're lucky, you will never see this guy ever again. You always wanted to have some time to think things over. Like, what's the meaning of life, or whether cheese or a potatoe is better. No time for that now, though, because your cell has just been assigned to you. You go slowly, but steadily, with a lot of pride. The guards don't push you and you feel like you're just entering your new house. A new chapter in your life has just begun! You enter the cell! It's empty! You even have your own shower there! No worries about dropping soap. Even if you do, you're alone, so no sudden drilling possible! You're so glad you forget about all your problems and go to sleep.

You wake up. There's the hunter next to you. He says the video you sent him changed his life and he wanted to thank you, but he couldn't find you anywhere, so he finally decided to go to your house. The door was opened, so he entered, fearing for you health. Then you spot everything in your flat is a big mess, some remains of unknown origin and awful dregs. You don't even want to remember how come they appeared here. The guy thanks you once again, makes sure you're alright and leaves your house jumping happily.

You no longer know what's happened. You're trying to think. Trying to think hard, but nothing's coming to your head. He was very happy, yet didn't rape you. That means he couldn't have watched the drilling video. But he certainly got a link to a video clip. He was talking about it. That's for sure. So, you sent this guy a video, but not the drilling video. You think harder and harder. What other videos...? Then, you spot your mobile phone laying on the floor. 106 missed calls from your mum. Then, in that second, everything becomes clear. The video you accidentally sent to your friend you wanted to prank was in fact an advertisement of a very nice wallpaper for a cheap prize. Your mother wanted a new wallpaper for her kitchen. If the guy got the wallpaper video, then your...

...
...
...
...
...
...

F*CK

Alright, guys, it was pretty random. It's 4:29 AM here and for some reason instead of sleeping I'm writing this bullsh*t.

[The Gunslinger45]

That title: 'Drill Bill'. Send it to someone who doesn't know how to drill, or wants to buy a drill, or has his house being renovated or whatever and advertise as a great video to solve all his problems. Then, the message from this guy comes back and he says he loves it and now he wants to drill you.

From now on, you are the hunted and he is the hunter. You try to escape, but you know it's only a matter of time he finds you. You can't get the idea of getting drilled outta your head. It's killing you.

Two weeks have passed and so far the hunter has not yet tracked his game. You live like an outcast, rarely ever leaving your house. Even if you do, you change your clothes, you glue fake beard and moustache and put a pillow under your shirt, so you seem fatter than you really are. You also wear shades. You abandoned the idea of wearing balaclava as fast as your 80 years old neighbour spotted you sneaking around his dog's house and raised alarm. It was hard explaining the whole drill thing to the police, so you figured it would be easier to admit to the crime. Bestiality. Believeing there's no way the drill-enthusiast will find you in prison, you avow to everything the judge accusses you of. So, apart from bestiality, there's also sodomy, theft, reckless driving (how come, you realize you don't even have a car, must've been that bicycle race you had with your friends, well you don't wanna remember this) and attempted murder (the poor old neighbour almost got a stroke when he saw you next to his dog in that baclava).

Well, you got 15 years. Yes, that's a lot, but enough for that crazy drill-enthusiast to forget about you and find himself another drill-friendly companion. You're so happy. If you're lucky, you will never see this guy ever again. You always wanted to have some time to think things over. Like, what's the meaning of life, or whether cheese or a potatoe is better. No time for that now, though, because your cell has just been assigned to you. You go slowly, but steadily, with a lot of pride. The guards don't push you and you feel like you're just entering your new house. A new chapter in your life has just begun! You enter the cell! It's empty! You even have your own shower there! No worries about dropping soap. Even if you do, you're alone, so no sudden drilling possible! You're so glad you forget about all your problems and go to sleep.

You wake up. There's the hunter next to you. He says the video you sent him changed his life and he wanted to thank you, but he couldn't find you anywhere, so he finally decided to go to your house. The door was opened, so he entered, fearing for you health. Then you spot everything in your flat is a big mess, some remains of unknown origin and awful dregs. You don't even want to remember how come they appeared here. The guy thanks you once again, makes sure you're alright and leaves your house jumping happily.

You no longer know what's happened. You're trying to think. Trying to think hard, but nothing's coming to your head. He was very happy, yet didn't rape you. That means he couldn't have watched the drilling video. But he certainly got a link to a video clip. He was talking about it. That's for sure. So, you sent this guy a video, but not the drilling video. You think harder and harder. What other videos...? Then, you spot your mobile phone laying on the floor. 106 missed calls from your mum. Then, in that second, everything becomes clear. The video you accidentally sent to your friend you wanted to prank was in fact an advertisement of a very nice wallpaper for a cheap prize. Your mother wanted a new wallpaper for her kitchen. If the guy got the wallpaper video, then your...

...
...
...
...
...
...

F*CK

Alright, guys, it was pretty random. It's 4:29 AM here and for some reason instead of sleeping I'm writing this bullsh*t.

Minio... you are sleep deprived. Go to bed!

[Swan]

Dammit, Minio. :p

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e4/In_a_lonely_place_1950_poster.jpg

My lust for Noir is growing. Great film! And a hell of a companion piece to Sunset Blvd. Though I do like Sunset a little bit more.

4.5

[cricket]

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011)

3

Pretty average comedy, but I like Jason Sudeikis, and I like this kind of comedy. It is non-stop fratboy humor; some of it doesn't work, but enough does, and it never pretends to be something else.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/db90417336eadc3529b2595ee960745d/a-good-old-fashioned-orgy.jpg

[Mäx]

To Be or Not to Be (USA, 1942, Ernst Lubitsch) - 3.5+

Hilarious screwball comedy and kind of daring considering the year it was made.

[NatashaR]

A recommendation by Captain Spaulding!

http://z2.ifrm.com/11552/5/0/p1013593/drill_bill_1.jpg

And what a recommendation this was! I loved it, great film. I was blown away. Well, maybe the acting was a little stiff, at times very stiff, but the story was good and I liked the badass face/off scenes. There was a lot of them. And yeah, there were some plotholes here and there, but Oh My was they filled by the end of this film. A nice build-up that ends in a big climax. A very in-your-face ending, but I can accept it. Again, a great film. Thanks Spaulding.

rating_4_5

I'm not around for a few weeks and I come back to see that people are posting porn in the 'last movie' thread :eek:


The description is hilarious though :D

[Yasashii]

The Blue Max (1966)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/32/BlueMax_poster.jpg


A pretty decent movie with a few problems the biggest of which is that some actors made their English sound a bit German-like for the sake of realism, while others didn't. If they were trying, they weren't successful. That made some of the dialogues messy.

What was rather surprising was that the German Luftwaffe officers were depicted as reasonable people not devoid of common sense and decency in combat. The exception to that was the main character, who is an example of the more common depiction of German officers in cinema: overly ambitious, convinced of his superiority to a fault, snobbish, aggressive, and most crucially of all: brainwashed by the lust for the supposed glory his country could grant him by giving him medals. Here, he was, appropriately, hated for that.

An interesting approach to a common subject.


3.5

[False Writer]

Brothers (2009)

An above-average film with some great performances. This is probably Tobey Maguire's best role, and Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman are very good in it as well. Good atmosphere and I liked the ending. It's definitely a film worth watching once.

3.5

[Steve Freeling]

https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/rU9xxonRgbCrKJiNLW9pDNQV4Do.jpg
5

[cricket]

Being John Malkovich (1999)

4.5-

https://filmgrab.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/428.png?w=1200

Thoughts posted in the 7th Hall of Fame thread.

[neiba]

The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)


http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QzdrwLQXRVc/VRX1xU7LwWI/AAAAAAAAI-k/QnCuwBut1-s/s1600/blues-brothers-1989-movie-still-dan-aykroyd-john-belushi-ray-charles-04.png


Thoughts posted on the 7th HoF thread.

rating_4_5 -

[Derek Vinyard]

Cabin Fever (2002) - Eli Roth
http://www.filmosphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cabin-fever-1.jpg
- I like this flick and I find Eli Roth very underrated because his flick are pretty entertaining and mostly very gore. This movie is awesome from the beginning till the end and many scenes are nice.
3.5+

[mojofilter]

http://thats-normal.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Trainwreck-Movie-600x250.jpg
Trainwreck (2015)


This movie, I believe, is a showcase for Bill Hader and Amy Schumer as romantic/comedic lead actors. The funniest thing about this movie, however, is Lebron James, who is now getting prepared to star in Space Jam 2, and uses this film to show his acting chops.


3.5


http://www.forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp2013/wp-content/uploads/ant_man_movie_poster.jpg
Ant-Man (2015)


Another superhero movie in the long and seemingly never-ending Marvel Universe saga.


This one was quite enjoyable. Paul Rudd is great in the lead role. Michael Douglas, both the younger and current version, also stars and he is quite good as well.


Fun movie overall.


3.5


http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wssyT7jx9JA/VQbeRJaLbNI/AAAAAAAAD7I/aOvN2s5JbLQ/s1600/The-Cobbler-2014-movie.jpg
The Cobbler (2014)


Compared with many of Adam Sandler's recent films, this one is actually good.


Sadly, it misses its mark, and could have been better.


3


http://assets.vancitybuzz.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Life-Itself-Movie-Poster-800x600.jpg?c71332
Life Itself (2014)


A touching and incredible documentary film on the life, career, struggle, and untimely death of the greatest movie critic who ever lived, Mr. Roger Ebert.


4.5

[cricket]

The Quiet Man (1952)

4.5

John Wayne plays a former boxer who, after spending most of his life in America, comes home to the Irish town he was born in to reclaim his family farm. He wins the bid for the farm, and falls in love with and marries the local hard-to-get girl. Problems arise with the girl's brother.

http://40.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l9ky0nVWIC1qd6i76o1_1280.jpg

Going into this movie, I assumed it was a Western, but it's not one at all. It is charming, romantic, humorous, and has conflict. It is filmed beautifully, most notably when outdoors, and has a great musical score. I felt like I was watching an epic, not because of the runtime which is just over two hours, but because of it's rich content.

John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara lead a terrific cast, and I was particularly impressed with Wayne, who I had never seen this side of. I thought this was an excellent and complete film.

http://faigley.dwrl.utexas.edu/hixenbaugh/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2015/03/Quiet-Man-4.png

[The Gunslinger45]

The Quiet Man is one of my father's favorite films. Right up there with The Searchers, Gunga-Din, and The Wild Bunch. He showed it to me a while ago and it was a very good film. Glad you liked it.

[cricket]

The Quiet Man is one of my father's favorite films. Right up there with The Searchers, Gunga-Din, and The Wild Bunch. He showed it to me a while ago and it was a very good film. Glad you liked it.

The Wild Bunch was one of my father's favorites too!

[Swan]

Cabin Fever (2002) - Eli Roth
http://www.filmosphere.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/cabin-fever-1.jpg
- I like this flick and I find Eli Roth very underrated because his flick are pretty entertaining and mostly very gore. This movie is awesome from the beginning till the end and many scenes are nice.
3.5+

http://media0.giphy.com/media/wTzPSxZBqSove/giphy.gif

[The Gunslinger45]

The Wild Bunch was one of my father's favorites too!

Damn good tastes out dads. Pop loved Ford and Peckinpah. He also loved The Bridge on the River Kwai.

[MovieMeditation]

New review, old watch, timeless movie...

Thanks to Gunslinger for the recommendation way back when!
MovieMeditation presents...
HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
193 .......................... 206
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June 5th

—— 1967 ——
LE SAMOURAÏ
—— crime ——

http://dc109.4shared.com/img/8e22IUlGce/14661866480/le_samourai

Already by the opening minutes of this film
I knew it was going to be a different and yet delicate piece of cinema

There will be spoilers within this review
I just loved how it started out straight in the middle of what would eventually become a biopic of a killer. And it is the presentation of this person that helps ignite the plot of the film, as well as the plot within the film – referring here to the person he is going to murder, after he has finished smoking his cigarette, of course. Until then he is simply waiting in silence. Like a lion in his cave. I love this opening and how it simultaneously shows us the methods of our main character and the mood of our main feature, ‘Le Samouraï’.

This might be one of the most elegant portrayals of murder excellence I have seen in cinema. Following a hitman with what looks to be a timeless timespan, taking his time with every little detail to make sure it suits his careful routine. As an audience, we continue to tail this individual as he goes through his lethal preparation, which eventually leads to the fatal termination of his top target on his current kill list. All the way from beginning to end, this opening ode to classic crime thrillers feels so stylish and professional, as we see ourselves move sophisticatedly from the smoke of a cigarette to the smoke of a gun. To put it simply, that was a contract kill done with compact skill; contemporarily defining the directorial execution and the lethal execution within the scene; or should I say murder scene. Because soon after, the FBI investigators are all over the aftermath of this odd occurrence, which leads directly into the next part of the plot – finding the killer.

In many ways the subsequent story is super straight forward, while the stylish and classy direction is anything but. Melville never fail to impress me during the entire duration if this film, with elegant use of unruffled imagery and rustic sounds, only contributing to the fact of how organized this organized crime thriller really is. It is like each and every scene is set up perfectly, going from the suspect scene to the literal set-up of our main character. My personal pick for a potential favorite, though, is when two people walk into Costello’s apartment to set up wires. This is a prime example of how to deliver visual storytelling. Not one of these important steps done by these two gentlemen is ever rushed, yet the scene never drags. The sublimely supplemented sounds of his little bird chirping away in the cage during this entire scene is so perfect.

While the story of the hunter being hunted keeps evolving, the tension keeps rising as well. It all builds up into this amazing chase sequence in the subways and around the city. Together with my recent watch of ‘The Third Man’ this scene joins the category for best chase scene I have ever seen; though the one in ‘Le Samouraï’ is hardly even a chase if you think of it, which is also one of the main reasons why I love and admire it so much. This scenario chases our hero into a corner, which once again moves the story to new exciting grounds. All this ends with a fantastic climax, which makes the approach of our main character almost appear like that of a lion on a hunt – slowly and silently waiting, virtually hiding in the open, until he finally strikes down on his victim – only this victim, he had no intention of killing. The movie closes with an empty gun, but carrying a full-blooded ending. Jef Costello had no bullets in his gun, but this film hit me directly through the heart even so, because of being such a bloody well-shot film! This was a hit, man, definitely, and it might even be a new favorite of mine.

http://i61.tinypic.com/34tewiq.jpg

4.5

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[MovieGal]

Ant-Man
(2015, USA)
Directed by Peyton Reed
6.5/10
http://i62.tinypic.com/2uzxu0i.jpg

The Physician
(2013,Germany)
Directed by Philipp Stölzl
7/10
http://i60.tinypic.com/fxsai8.jpg

Nicky's Family
(2011, Slovakia/Czech Republic)
Directed by Matej Minac
6.25/10
http://i62.tinypic.com/k033ms.jpg

1492: Conquest of Paradise
(1992, USA)
Directed by Ridley Scott
6.5/10
http://i58.tinypic.com/2u90001.jpg

The Mission
(1986, USA)
Directed by Roland Joffé
6.5/10
http://i62.tinypic.com/2h324d1.jpg

The Vatican Tapes
(2015, USA)
Directed by Mark Neveldine
5.75/10
http://i61.tinypic.com/2hz4kdu.jpg

[JayDee]

I thought this was only going to be a brief paragraph but it ran away from me a little


mirror mirror
Year of release
1996

Directed by
Matthew Bright

Written by
Matthew Bright

Starring
Reese Witherspoon
Kiefer Sutherland
Wolfgang Bodison
Dan Hedaya
Amanda Plummer
Brooke Shields

Freeway

rating_3


Wow. That's wasn't what I was expected. Like at all. Before settling in to watch Freeway I did know what it was about. Or at least I thought I did. Turns out I didn't have a clue. What I thought was going to be a standard, straightfoward serial killer film turned out to be anything but. Instead what I discovered was a twisted take on the classic tale of Red Riding Hood that embraces a spectacularly trashy nature in a fashion I thought had all but died out back in the 70s. An underage girl sleeping with her step-father, a sicko serial killer, drugs, prostitution, allusions to necrophilia, graphic violence, murder, girls in prison lezzing it up, a revenge quest; this film has got the lot.

Now I've got to admit that for a while I wasn't particularly feeling this film. Truth be told I was actually thinking it was a bit *****; but that's when I thought it was being serious. It then dawned on me that it was meant to be a comedy; a terrifically dark comedy I'll grant you, but a comedy none the less. And all of a sudden it started to make sense. When you realise it's attempting to be an exploitation flick you begin to appreciate its merits. I'm aware there won't be a shred of truth to this but in my mind this film created the image of Matthew Bright in the midst of writer's block. Frustrated, he had taken to vegging out on the couch on an all-day TV binge of Jerry Springer, Maury Povich, Ricki Lake and the like when all of a sudden inspiration struck. These are the people I should be writing about - pure trailer trash! In amongst all this trash however there does seem to be some intelligence at play, namely a great degree of satire. It appears to skewer both the flaws of the foster system and family services, whilst also ridiculing the notion of prisons as 'correctional' facilities.

Keifer Sutherland has never been a stranger to playing the bad guy; see The Lost Boys, Stand by Me, A Time to Kill and Phone Booth for example. And once again he succeeds in creating a memorable and truly despicable villain, gleefully hamming it up as he snarls and smirks his way through the film. And he only gets more over-the-top as the film goes along as he's transformed into this despicable, disfigured monster. Sutherland may be a lot of fun, but there's no doubt who the star of Freeway is though. This film belongs absolutely 100% to Reese Witherspoon. She is just on fire as this furious ball of indignant anger and righteous vengeance. An incredible performance. And oh boy does that girl know how to curse! I think she could even make a drunken sailor blush. If you've only ever seen Witherspoon in comedic fluff (Legally Blonde, Sweet Home Alabama) or twee Oscar bait (Water for Elephants) do yourself a favour; watch this film and prepare yourself to be astonished.

While I liked this film I can certainly see myself enjoying it a good deal more on a repeat viewing now that I'll know what I'm actually letting myself in for. On this occasion it took me a while to 'get' it.

[Miss Vicky]

I thought this was only going to be a brief paragraph but it ran away from me a little

I don't think you're capable of writing a "brief paragraph" about a movie. :laugh:

[Cole416]

I don't think you're capable of writing a "brief paragraph" about a movie. :laugh:
Truest statement i've seen today! :p

[Swan]

Pretty sure a "brief paragraph" for JayDee is the same length as The Brothers Karamazov. :D

[MovieMeditation]

If JayDee was held hostage and about to get killed, before the killer did the deed he would ask, "any last words?"

I'm pretty sure the gunman would pull the trigger on himself, while JayDee would probably die of old age instead. :D

[JayDee]

Yeah ok ok, just settle down a bit. You've all got a point, I'll give you that. But there's no need for a big pile on! :D

[MovieMeditation]

When JayDee wrote his last will, it would be so long, that the people who were given things by him upon his dead, would die themselves before they even had a chance to get them.

if JayDee's girlfriend (yeah this is a figurative example obiously) told him to give his opinion on whether or not she looked fat in this new dress, JayDee would go into so great and lengthy details, that she would've lost weight by the time he finished.

Okay okay, I promise I'm done now, JayDee, don't kill me. It's late, weird stuff happens you know, can't help it. :p

[JayDee]

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Seriously MM, what the f*ck?!!! When did this turn into a bloody roast? :lol:

[seanc]

Great gif. "It's not a tumor" is still my favorite line from that movie.

[dadgumblah]

JayDee, I love Freeway. That was the first movie I ever saw Reese Witherspoon in, and boy, was I impressed with her acting! Anybody who dislikes her acting now needs to go back and look at this. She is terrific.

Frozen (2013)

What a terrific Disney flick. All about two sisters, one who was born with the unfortunate ability to freeze things by touch. That's the premise but I won't spoil anymore of the plot. By now the song "Let It Go" has become almost a separate entity from the movie, so popular has it become. But make no mistake, the movie is great on its own. Simple story, not overly long, excellent animation, good songs that don't feel just tacked onto the movie to make it a "animated musical" but there to actually enhance the story, great characters, all put together to produce a super movie. Now to the elephant in the room, the song "Let It Go" that I mentioned above: Idina Menzel sings her guts out on this music triumph and the scene it occurs in is beautifully animated. A big surprise, at least for me, was Kristen Bell's singing. She totally nails the character Anna's singing (and vocal acting) for the part and keeps up with Menzel (as Elsa) in song. One of the best Disney animated films in a long time which justifiably won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature Film of the Year.

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4.5

[Choo Yao Chuen]

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Rating: 8/10
Heard bad reviews about it prior to watching it; so I guess I went in with an open mind. To my surprise, it was quite entertaining with good story lines.

[The Gunslinger45]

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Finally caught this flick. Very good, and very creative. Looks like Pixar has returned to form.

4.5


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Dpuble feature at the local independent cinema. Begin with the kids movie, then ended with ****, transvestites, and murder. Also a troop called Los Bastardos acting out the movie while it played. Always a fun time at the late night double feature picture show!

5

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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Jeff Bridges wins the award for worst accent ever, and Julianne Moore puts in the worst performance of her career. Not to mention the script...what the hell!?

0.5

[Captain Spaulding]

Return to the 36th Chamber
(Lau Kar-leung, 1980)
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/bv9418/return_36th_chamber.jpg

2.5

Disciples of the 36th Chamber
(Lau Kar-leung, 1985)
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/blog/roninonempty/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/disciples-of-the-36th-chamber.jpg

2.5

I've always loved action movies, especially when the action revolves more around fists and feet than firearms and explosions, so I don't know why it took me so long to delve into martial arts films. I've been making up for it over the last couple of months by exploring the impressive and extensive Shaw Brothers catalogue. So far the cream of the kung fu crop has been The 36th Chamber of Shaolin, which features the greatest (and longest) training montage I've ever seen. Too bad neither of these standalone sequels reaches the same level of awesomeness. The main problem is the shift toward comedy. There are a lot of things that appeal to me about old kung fu movies -- namely, the melding of athleticism and artistry -- but the cheesy sense of humor isn't one of them. It's the type of humor prevalent in old sitcoms like Gilligan's Island. In small doses it can provide a goofy sort of charm, but when a martial arts film focuses more on gags than fights, we have a problem. Gordon Liu has quickly become my favorite martial arts actor (excluding my childhood idol Van Damme, of course). Bruce Lee is the epitome of cool, but Liu is the better actor. He has a wonderfully expressive face that would've served him well even in the silent era. He doesn't need words. He can say so much with just his eyes and brow. There's a warmth that exudes from his performances that makes him a very likable actor. And he's proven to be adept at both serious and comic roles, able to make you laugh one second, then kick your ass the next.

Even though I rated both of these sequels the same, Return is slightly better. It can be a little confusing at first seeing Liu play a different character, in this case a con man, while a different actor assumes the role that Liu made iconic in The 36th Chamber of Shaolin. There's a lot of slapstick in the movie, some of which is amusing, like Liu's repeated attempts to trick the overseers into thinking he's a kung fu master or the way he comically skirts through the various chambers at the Shaolin Temple. The patient diligence that The 36th Chamber of Shaolin devoted to each discipline is what set it apart from other films in the genre, but we get little of that in these sequels. The "training" in Return occurs while Liu's character is forced to build scaffolding around the temple. It takes him over a year to complete because he watches the monks and incorporates their martial arts training into the completion of his task. In that sense, the movie is very similar to the way Mr. Miyagi taught martial arts to Daniel through menial tasks like painting the fence and waxing the car. Naturally, the "scaffolding kung fu" that Liu's character learns is put to the test in a well choreographed fight scene at the end of the film. I was happy to see Gordon Liu return to his original role as Abbot San Te in Disciples, but unfortunately he takes a backseat to an obnoxious, unlikable braggart who lacks Liu's charm and screen presence. Disciples boasts a few impressive moments, though, like a short fight on a steep incline that involves some great wire work -- a technique that kung fu films had perfected long before Hollywood caught on to it -- as well as a cool scene of kung fu dish washing.

Obviously Tarantino is a big fan of Gordon Liu, too, casting him as Pai Mei and Johnny Mo in Kill Bill:

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[Captain Spaulding]

An underage girl sleeping with her step-father, a sicko serial killer, drugs, prostitution, allusions to necrophilia, graphic violence, murder, girls in prison lezzing it up, a revenge quest; this film has got the lot.

*adds Freeway to top of watchlist*

[cricket]

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

4.5

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After accepting a ride home from a bar, a flirtatious married woman, played by Lee Remick, is raped and beaten. Her husband, played by Ben Gazzara, then goes to the bar and kills the man. Subsequently, he is arrested for murder. Jimmy Stewart plays his defense attorney, while George C. Scott plays one of the prosecuting attorneys. There are other terrific co-stars, so obviously this is a big time cast.

This movie is a little risqué for 1959. If it were made today, it would probably have a touch of erotic thriller, but it is predominantly a courtroom drama. It has the perfect amount of comic relief, and a great jazz score. It is 160 minutes long, quite long I think for a movie like this, but it never drags. If there's one thing missing here that many movies of this type have, it's a big twist. However, sometimes there's nothing wrong with playing it straight if the execution is right, and that is the case here.

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This movie has an IMDb rating of 8.1, 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and recently showed up at #32 on Sean's top 100. It's a significant movie, and the second great 50's movie I've seen in a row. Hopefully it's a major player on that decade's eventual countdown.

[Captain Spaulding]

Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

4.5

:up:

Greatest courtroom drama of all-time, in my opinion.

[Swan]

:up:

Greatest courtroom drama of all-time, in my opinion.

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[MovieMeditation]

That rating sure makes me want to see it, cricket!

[Captain Spaulding]

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That's #2.

[Swan]

Admittedly, I've never seen Anatomy of a Murder, so I don't know what I'm talking about.

[seanc]

Glad you liked it so much Cricket. I'm not sure why it doesn't get talked about more. Amazong film, I'm glad to hear Spaulding loves it too. We should be able to get it up the 50's list, especially if we can get a bunch of people to see it. I'm looking at you Swan. I'm pretty sure Raul hasn't seen it either and I am confident he will love it.

[Gatsby]

Admittedly, I've never seen Anatomy of a Murder, so I don't know what I'm talking about.
You should. In some ways, it's even better than 12 Angry Men.

5

Plus, the title is more accurate than the other one. ;)

[JayDee]

JayDee, I love Freeway. That was the first movie I ever saw Reese Witherspoon in, and boy, was I impressed with her acting! Anybody who dislikes her acting now needs to go back and look at this. She is terrific.

I can certainly imagine how someone could love it and how it could be a real cult film. As I said I certainly think it's a film that will grow on me now that I fully understand what it is. And yeah Witherspoon was amazing, just a revelation. I know a lot of people seem to hate her but I've always quite liked her, finding her charming in that comedic fluff I was mentioning (Legally Blonde, Just Like Heaven) and impressive in the likes of Pleasantville, Cruel Intentions and Mud. Oh and I thought she was excellent in Walk the Line. But yeah this was something completely different.

[False Writer]

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)

The first half was awesome albeit pretty straight-forward. A man wants to support his infant son and does so by robbing banks. Ryan Gosling shines in these types of roles, and there was kind of a Drive feel to it. There's also a pretty amazing motorcycle chase scene in it.

The second half though completely fell flat to me, all the excitement from the first half just goes away and it gets very boring and the story gets even more dumb as it goes on. The plot changes pretty drastically so I don't want to spoil anything for anyone. I'll just say that the second half and the ending left me completely underwhelmed.

First Half: 4
Second Half: 3

Overall: 3.5

[honeykid]

You should. In some ways, it's even better than 12 Angry Men.

5

Plus, the title is more accurate than the other one. ;)

There isn't a universe where Anatomy Of A Murder is better than 12 Angry Men.

[Gideon58]

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A definite curio to say the least...7.5/10

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Discreet-charm-poster.jpg
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Not the brand of surrealism I am used to (I much prefer David Lynch) but I liked it.

3.5

[cricket]

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

2.5

Nicely shot with a cool jazz score, and I liked how the story played out. Unfortunately, I thought the performances and the general tone of the movie were on the drab side. The end result for me was that it was ok.

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[Derek Vinyard]

Psycho (1960) - Alfred Hitchcock
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- A classic of a kind. Like everyone knows here I'm a big horror movie fan and this one is completely astounding with so many details and camera shots are great. Score and soundtracks are amazing. Perkins and Janet Leigh performance are admirable. Alfred Hitchcock is far from being a favorite of mine but this movie is his best in my opinion and it's an influence for the slasher genre. Perfect instant-classic.
4.5+

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/e0/Face_to_face_movie_poster.jpg/220px-Face_to_face_movie_poster.jpg

rating_3

[Mr Minio]

Stagecoach (1939) - rating_4_5

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Best 'murican western I've ever seen! Finally a western from the US that's better than most spaghettis. I screencaped my favourite frame above. It's much better when you see it in the film along with the men's reaction and music, but it's pretty cool itself, too. The movie's twice better than The Searchers I'm not a fan of and also much better than Citizen Kane in my opinion. You can clearly see Welles was fascinated by this film and watched it over and over when working on his debut film.

Also, what the hell is a whiskey drummer?

[The Gunslinger45]

Knew you would like it. :D

[neiba]

Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols, 2011)


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Thoughts posted in the 7th HoF thread.

rating_4_5

[neiba]

Transporter (Corey Yuen, 2002)


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Jason Statham and 2 scenes (the initial car chase and the oil fighting scene) are the only decent things about this movie. After a very strong opening I was expecting it to be a good action movie but I got disappointed. This whole movie is a giant plot hole with very poorly choreographed fighting scenes from time to time.

rating_1_5 -

[AdamUpBxtch]

http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/20300000/The-Burning-Plain-2008-DVD-screencaptures-jennifer-lawrence-20322878-1280-720.jpg
The Burning Plain (2008) 3.5
Jennifer is so adorable in this movie <3 (Sorry my inner fanboy is satisfied judge me)

but in all seriousness It wasn't terrible! Charlize is great in this film as well.

[Yasashii]

Zodiac (2007)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Zodiac2007Poster.jpg


Normally, I'm not big on crime movies or shows (except for Sherlock, of course), but this one is really, really well done.

Basically, I can't find a single bad thing to say about it.


5

[Derek Vinyard]

Zodiac (2007)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3a/Zodiac2007Poster.jpg


Normally, I'm not big on crime movies or shows (except for Sherlock, of course), but this one is really, really well done.

Basically, I can't find a single bad thing to say about it.


5

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[matt72582]

The Men - 7/10
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Brando's first film. Story about a paralyzed veteran who comes back, depressed, given up. He doesn't want to see his ex-fiance, but she finds a way back into his life.

[MovieMeditation]

Before Midnight (2013)

http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/before-midnight-580.jpg
rewatch

He finally did it. He actually finally did it. After searching the streets of Vienna, sailing the canals of Paris, the answer was in Greece eighten years from where the man named Richard Linklater originally started. He tried the magical, he tried the authentic, but it wasn't until now he finally found it. This is love with no edges. A round ball spinning, revealing everything there is to see...

"If you want true love, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect, but it's real. And if you can't see it, then you're blind"

5

[neiba]

Before Midnight (2013)

He finally did it. He actually finally did it. After searching the streets of Vienna, sailing the canals of Paris, the answer was in Greece eighten years from where the man named Richard Linklater originally started. He tried the magical, he tried the authentic, but it wasn't until now he finally found it. This is love with no edges. A round ball spinning, revealing everything there is to see...

"If you want true love, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect, but it's real. And if you can't see it, then you're blind"

rating_5


Very nice write up MM! :) I love Before Midnight!

[Derek Vinyard]

Before Midnight (2013)

http://www.newyorker.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/before-midnight-580.jpg
rewatch

He finally did it. He actually finally did it. After searching the streets of Vienna, sailing the canals of Paris, the answer was in Greece eighten years from where the man named Richard Linklater originally started. He tried the magical, he tried the authentic, but it wasn't until now he finally found it. This is love with no edges. A round ball spinning, revealing everything there is to see...

"If you want true love, then this is it. This is real life. It's not perfect, but it's real. And if you can't see it, then you're blind"

5


This is one hell of a great trilogy! usually I don't like romance but these movies are all great (my favorite of the three would be Before Sunset) and Ethan Hawke is one of my favorite actor mainly for this and Sinister. Glad you like It MM!

[Cole416]

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Fantastic movie, I'm so glad I watched it. The script was amazing and all the characters were very interesting.

4.5

[neiba]

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Fantastic movie, I'm so glad I watched it. The script was amazing and all the characters were very interesting.

rating_4_5

It's half a popcorn less than it should be! :) Great movie!

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Five_easy_pieces.jpg

3.5

[neiba]

Transporter 2 (Louis Leterrier, 2005)

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Horrible!
This one takes itself a little less serious than the first one, which is good, but it's so so so cliche! I mean, it has the exact same structure of the first one with even more plot holes and with even less good action scenes. The fights are all horrible, the car chase is less interesting...
Statham looks cool as always (just don't understand why does he have to be bare-chested at some point in all of these movies, maybe the producers have some "leaving the closet" issue to deal with). And the almost naked psycho girl was boring.

rating_1 -

[cricket]

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013)

3

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Thoughts posted in the 7th Hall of Fame thread.

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[Nope1172]

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4

[s1n1st3r]

You do know that it was played for laughs, right?

I wasn't too sure of if in fact it was supposed to be a serious film at the time.

[s1n1st3r]

http://www.furious7.com/images/main_content_back.jpg

Furious 7

Tragedy what happened to Paul Walker however this movie was pretty weak for the series. I think the best part was the ending (just before the credits) with the Brian and Dom driving part. The plot is pretty weak but they packed it with action to try and distract the audience from the next to no story. Also why did Deckard Shaw even bother about avenging his brother, from his back story he seemed like he was doing his own thing rather than have a family connection. I did like the other tie ins with Tokyo Drift even though the actor clear looks 10 years older who played the main in that movie. They did a good job with either getting Paul's brothers, CGI and cut dialogue to fill in from his absence. I like James Wan's horror movies but he needs to work on action a bit more.

2/5 Stars

[False Writer]

Killer Joe (2012)

Overall a good film but I went into it expecting something a bit different. For a movie named Killer Joe there wasn't a whole lot of killing in it and I wasn't expecting to be following a dysfunctional family for most the movie. I gotta say though, the last 20 minutes was crazy. Matthew McConaughey was very good.

Between 3.5 and 4

[Daniel M]

Stagecoach (1939) - rating_4_5
Best 'murican western I've ever seen! Finally a western from the US that's better than most spaghettis. I screencaped my favourite frame above. It's much better when you see it in the film along with the men's reaction and music, but it's pretty cool itself, too. The movie's twice better than The Searchers I'm not a fan of and also much better than Citizen Kane in my opinion. You can clearly see Welles was fascinated by this film and watched it over and over when working on his debut film.

Also, what the hell is a whiskey drummer?

Nice one Minio. Probably my favourite Western. But I think it's a perfect film in how it's constructed, excellent storytelling to bring all the characters together, the Ringo kid introduction is awesome, the cinematography and the way the frames are put together is of course great, and the ending is great too (maybe a bit spaghetti-esque). I thought you would like it because it's where Ford is mainly concerned with creating myth as opposed to analysing it as well to the level he did in The Searchers.

I'm not sure what other Ford films you would like, maybe 3 Bad Men and 7 Women, I think they are more artistic and different in style to his normal works. Young Mr. Lincoln is great (from the same year), and if you check the Ford thread by bluedeed you'll see more discussion about his films in there. I'm glad he impressed you on his second chance :p

[Greeny Pillar]

The last film I watched was 'Il bisbetico domato'. Of course it`s considered quite a piece of world cinema classics but I saw it just yesterday. And what I can say is this - it`s great! I was so longing for seeing a really good film and I got it! Chelentano is really great as an unconquerable Elia full of sharp jokes. Unconquerable? Well...Not quite :)

[Mr Minio]

I contemplated the idea of watching silent Ford next, since I recently have watched a silent from a certain director and loved it more than any of his sound pictures!

[the samoan lawyer]

Detour (1945) - 4+
Spring in a small town (1948) - 4
Sabrina (1954) - 4+
Gunfight at the OK Corral (1957) - 3.5
Strangers on a Train (1951) - 4
Inside Out (2015) - 4

Solid weekend of movie watching.

[cricket]

Hardcore (1979)

3.5-

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George C. Scott plays a Michigan father whose seemingly innocent teenage daughter disappears while on a trip to California. The police are doing what they can, but he flies out there and hires a sleazy P.I., played by Peter Boyle. While daddy is back in Michigan, the P.I. finds that the missing girl has appeared in a low grade porn film. The leads stall from there, so daddy flies back out west to search the seedy underworld himself, even posing as a porn producer.

I didn't think this was great, but I like movies with a seedy side. I found it to be unintentionally funny, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it isn't exactly what I'm looking for in a movie like this. Scott and Boyle both do a good job, although it is far from their best work. I think this movie could've been directed better to be honest; it has the look of a TV movie. I certainly enjoyed it, but it needed a little more oomph to be great for me.

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[Daniel M]

I contemplated the idea of watching silent Ford next, since I recently have watched a silent from a certain director and loved it more than any of his sound pictures!

Yeah, it's much more of an action/adventure film than some of his other works in my opinion, went really fast for me. What director was that?

Spring in a small town (1948) - 4

Watched that myself as it was on Film4, thought it was fantastic :)

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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Powerful and moving, Moore was amazing.

4

[dadgumblah]

Also, what the hell is a whiskey drummer?

It's a whiskey salesman. I don't know exactly what the term "drummer" means, except maybe he's trying to "drum" up business or stir up interest in his product.

[BrowningIdentity]

Gigli: 1/10 - Convoluted plot. Non-existent acting. Non-existent chemistry between Affleck and Lopez. Terrible dialogue. I want my 2 hours back!

Doubt: 9/10 - Not the best of 2008, but the acting, dialogue, and setting were all wonderful!

[Nope1172]

https://top100project.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/high-noon.jpg
4.5

[neiba]

Festen ( - , 1998)


https://menteinsanacine.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/festen2.jpg?w=300&h=215


Thoughts posted in the 7th HoF thread.

rating_3_5 +

[cricket]

Gaurdians of the Galaxy (2014)

3.5

The only thing about this is that I very much prefer movies set on modern earth, rather than in space or some other world. Still, this movie is a lot of fun, especially with the characters and the soundtrack.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/1b862c4a1d84e20edcebec2252a38e92/guardians-of-the-galaxy.jpg


Sherlock Jr. (1924)

4+

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/d162755bc04ebfac93227dc566ad7af6/sherlock-jr.jpg

Thoughts posted in the Comedy Hall of Fame.

[Mr Minio]

The wolf scene in this film is TRANSCENDENTAL!

[neiba]

Transporter 3 (Olivier Megaton, 2008)

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_afoC_Gv64k/UC2mOHxme9I/AAAAAAAAAU8/ZgirZ-g7Z70/s1600/transporter3-audi-a8l-w12.jpg


And that concludes a trilogy that had so much to be good but that's just overall disappointing (a bit like the screenwriter's career, Luc Besson)
This 3rd movie is a bit different on style and some parts of it are better than the other 2. However, the circle choreographed fights are still the same and the plot holes are still there! (Can't understand why the hell doesn't Statham have a gun always with him? Or when he has it why doesn't he keep it? The movie would take 20 minutes. Well,maybe that's the answer.)
Statham is equal to himself on this and I love Valentina, a incredibly sexy Statham-girl!
Good to watch at late at night if your mind doesn't want to think much, but it's far from being a good action movie.

rating_1_5 +

[cricket]

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

4

This is probably the oldest gangster movie I've seen, and it seemed to me to be very much ahead of it's time. It starts out showing two youths getting into trouble; one ends up leading a life of crime and being in and out of jail, while the other becomes a priest. The story comes full circle in the end and it's a lot of fun. Of course, it stars Cagney and Bogart. Anything is worth watching for that reason alone. I wonder if Goodfellas would be the same if this movie didn't exist.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/4f03be937bccf08b1e7187eeafa1bf79/angels-with-dirty-faces.jpg

[Nope1172]

(For the Animated Musical HoF)
http://c4941054.r54.cf2.rackcdn.com/8712.jpg
3

[Nostromo87]

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

4

This is probably the oldest gangster movie I've seen, and it seemed to me to be very much ahead of it's time. It starts out showing two youths getting into trouble; one ends up leading a life of crime and being in and out of jail, while the other becomes a priest. The story comes full circle in the end and it's a lot of fun. Of course, it stars Cagney and Bogart. Anything is worth watching for that reason alone. I wonder if Goodfellas would be the same if this movie didn't exist.

http://static.tumblr.com/e362c59fb6f797d16f9a3538ef397c96/2ouwsd8/5commgwpf/tumblr_static_1.cagneysidebar.gif

always remember, don't be a sucker

[Derek Vinyard]

Primal Fear (Rewatch) - Gregory Hoblit
http://images2.static-bluray.com/reviews/1098_4.jpg
- This movie is completely sick. Definitely one of my favorite Crime Drama of all-time. The storyline is quite simple but really well-done and impressive. Ed Norton give one hell of an amazing performance and it's such a shame that he didn't won the oscar for it. Atmosphere is really awesome too and that twist-ending is truly admirable. A must-watch.
4.5

[False Writer]

Primal Fear (Rewatch) - Gregory Hoblit
http://images2.static-bluray.com/reviews/1098_4.jpg
- This movie is completely sick. Definitely one of my favorite Crime Drama of all-time. The storyline is quite simple but really well-done and impressive. Ed Norton give one hell of an amazing performance and it's such a shame that he didn't won the oscar for it. Atmosphere is really awesome too and that twist-ending is truly admirable. A must-watch.
rating_4_5


Agreed awesome movie! Was in my top 100.

[doubledenim]

http://i.imgur.com/VYYkcQu.png

I didn't read anything on this and had only seen the trailer a while ago. To my surprise, this was not anything close to what I had in mind.

The first thing that comes to mind was the sense of paranoia I had. Most of this can be attributed to the presence of a beloved animal. More often than not, we all know how it ends up. In addition, the owner of this little beast seems bound to turn the corner and walk smack dab into a bad situation.

That's were I will leave it. Easily one of my favorite Hardy performances. Great movie, that I highly recommend if you are in need of seedy fix.

rating_4

Whenever I get pc bound, I will probably try to do a full review. This might be the best movie I've seen this year.

[Mäx]

Ich möchte kein Mann sein (D, 1918, Ernst Lubitsch) - 3

When a young girl can't enjoy life the way she wants - due to societal repression - , she decides to dress like a man. Light but entertaining comedy.

[MovieMeditation]

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
ROGUE NATION
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/fb/Mission_Impossible_Rogue_Nation_poster.jpg

Don't understand the early hype that seems to rise with this... Admittedly it's hard to top the last one, but this makes me think it may be the worst in the series - though a rather solid series of course - and maybe only in competition with the second one for being the "worst" or just least good. Maybe critics and fans are afraid of throwing critique at it? I mean it's got a great cast, pretty solid director and cinematography by Robert Elswit...

But it just didn't really click with me, especially not with a "villain" who thinks he's intimidating when doing a laughable Marlon Brandon impression... Sorry guys, now you will be thinking about that throughout the entire film. :D

3
for now

[the samoan lawyer]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d5/Sweet_sixteen_film.jpg/220px-Sweet_sixteen_film.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sweet_sixteen_film.jpg)
Sweet Sixteen (2002)

3.5

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://filmdown.tk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/annable.jpg

Apart from a few jump scares, the film was for the most part boring, disjointed and predictable.

rating_1_5

[AMHmovie]

The Dark Knight: AAA+++