Rate The Last Movie You Saw

[Steve Freeling]

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5
I didn't like it much the first time, but after seeing it multiple times on cable, it's grown on me, and I'd go out on a limb and say I now love it as much as Batman '89.

[False Writer]

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

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Uhh. Amazing. DUH! :p

5+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[Henry IV]

Matrimonio all'Italiana (Marriage Italian Style), Vittorio De Sica.
Good movie which becomes a very good movie thanks to Mastroianni and Sophia Loren. He is his usual handsome self, but had an "easy" role, compared to Loren's one. She starts off a little awkward as a 16 years old (she was 30 at the time of filming after all!), but the way she grows along with her character is stunning. It would have been a good idea, in my opinion, if the movie had cut ten or fifteen minutes from the last act and devoted them to show us more about Filumena's transition from her young, naive self, to a grown up woman with a frustrating life.
I am not quite sure I liked the ending (but the scene where the whole family has pictures taken of them is brilliant), but at that point I was rooting too much for Filumena to hope for anything different to happen.

7.5/10

Fun unrelated fact: last year at the ceremony of the italian equivalent of the Academy Awards, Sophia Loren was the guest of honor. The host of the night, a subpar comedian, welcomed her saying something on the lines of "even after all these years, you are still a nice piece of ass".
Sophia Loren wasn't pleased.

[Guaporense]

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Decent. Effects and acting were subpar standard of Japanese Manga adaptations.:rolleyes:

[Camo]

Do you like the manga/anime of that Guap? My friend reads and watches it.

[dadgumblah]

Dark of the Sun (1968)

Rough-and-tumble action adventure starring Rod Taylor, Jim Brown, and Yvette Mimieux. Taylor and Brown are mercenaries in the African Congo who accept a job to travel by train through rough territory to pick up stranded civilians. The man who hires them also wants them to pick up $50 million dollars of uncut diamonds kept in a safe in the town where the civilians are waiting. There is great political unrest among the guerillas and they are a looming threat to the civilians, so Taylor must hire muscle that he hates in the form of a "former" Nazi commander who is of course a vile scumbag. We learn this quickly when the Nazi murders two African children because "they would have given them up" to the bad guys. Taylor is not pleased to say the least.

In due time, practically everyone knows about the diamonds, so it's a battle against time, the guerillas and the hired Nazi. Nothing goes as planned and there are lots of deaths. It's really very good. Taylor is great as usual, as is Brown. Mimieux is mainly eye candy, and André Morell is very good in a small role as one of the civilians who knows more about the diamonds that he's telling. Kenneth More is super as a drunken doctor along for the ride. Peter Carsten is good as the Nazi Henlein, but it seems obvious that he's been dubbed which detracts from the effect of his character a little, but only a bit. In the end, it's a fine adventure for actions fans.

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3.5

Wonder Boys (2000)

Excellent comedy-drama starring Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand, Robert Downey Jr., Katie Holmes, Rip Torn, Jane Adams, and Richard Thomas. Curtis Hanson directs with skill all of the actors, with everybody getting their moment in the sun. Douglas plays a novelist/teacher at a Pennsylvania college who is having an affair with McDormand who happens to be the chancellor of the college. She's also pregnant by him. Her husband, played by Thomas, is the head of the English department and therefore Douglas' boss, which certainly is a problem for Douglas. He's having somewhat of a mid-life crisis, having turned out one successful novel years before and struggling with the new one he's working on. His publisher, played by Downey Jr. is coming to town to pressure him, He has a brilliant student in Maguire, who is very morose and whom Douglas takes under his wing to try to bring him out of his funk. Douglas and Maguire play off each other greatly and add Downey to the mix and it shouldn't miss and it doesn't. Holmes is a student of Douglas who has a crush on him, Torn is a successful novelist in town for "Book Fest" as a guest speaker whom Douglas finds a bore, Adams has a nice role as a waitress at a local bar, and Thomas is largely wasted as McDormand's husband who, of course has no clue about his wife's infidelity. There is great dialogue in the movie, excellent acting, a few unexpected twists, and an all-around good time to be had.

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4.5

Zombie (1979)

Also known as Zombi 2 and Zombie Flesh Eaters. Whatever you want to call it, this is a fun zombie flick that entertained the heck out of me. I remember going to the drive-in when this was released but being on the other side of the twin screen drive-in. I kept turning around because I could hear screams coming from the cars on the other side. I looked just in time to see a woman dragged into a wooden splinter which punctures her eyeball. Ooh, I had to see this! Well, last night was the first time I've seen it all the way through. The eyeball scene is just one of several famous scenes from this movie, another one of which is an underwater zombie attacking a shark. Greatness!

Oh yes, the plot. A woman and a reporter hire a boat to go to an island in the Antilles, where the woman's father has gone and not returned. The boat captain takes his girlfriend along for the ride and the four soon arrive, meet the island's doctor, played by Richard Johnson. It's not long before the dead start to make their return and there is gore galore. Sure, with a meager budget, there are mistakes. For example, when a church is overrun with zombies, the heroes throw Molotov cocktails at the ghouls and fire explodes, but every time they throw another, the previous fire is not there. But these little things can be easily forgiven because of the great effect of the zombies just being everywhere and coming out of nowhere to bite a person you may have grown close to. I'm glad I finally saw this movie. I watched it on my computer wearing headphones. It was in HD and the audio was super: Every bite and blood gush were particularly effective. Great fun!

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4

[Gatsby]

The Kids are Alright (Jeff Stein, 1979)

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Nothing much to criticize here. Just a great documentary about one of my favorite bands of all time, luckily it had a lot of good Keith Moon action in it, but at the same time focused on other rarely discussed controversies about the band. Will be high on my docs list.

4.5

[Diogo Mendes]

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rating_5
I didn't like it much the first time, but after seeing it multiple times on cable, it's grown on me, and I'd go out on a limb and say I now love it as much as Batman '89.

Great movie right there, though the love interest didn't do much for me. She was just annoying all-around.

[cricket]

The Drop (2014)

4

Bob is a bartender at a seedy Brooklyn watering hole that's run by his cousin Marv, who used to own it until Chechen mobsters took it over years earlier. The bar is one of many, that on any given night, could be a drop bar where a whole lot of money can be dropped off until pick up time. Of course, where there's dirty money, there's problems. Early in the movie while walking home from work, Bob finds a beaten baby pitbull in a garbage can where Nadia lives. Bob starts a relationship with the dog and Nadia, but that's complicated due to the presence of Eric, the shady and dangerous ex of Nadia, and the dog's former owner.

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Tom Hardy is one of my favorite actors working today, and he's fantastic as the bartender. His character is a fascinating one; you're not quite sure what his past is, and he's so reserved that you're never really sure how bright he is. James Gandolfini in his last performance is also great as cousin Marv, a guy who used to be someone until new muscle took over. Noomi Rapace is good as Nadia and Matthias Schoenaerts is a great find as her ex. The screenplay was written by Dennis Lahane of Mystic River and Gone Baby Gone fame. The director is Michael R Roskam.

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This movie expertly and slowly builds tension right from the beginning. You're never quite sure where it's going, and it just uses good old fashioned storytelling and acting to get the job done. Unlike most major releases, there's no special effects, fancy editing, or an attention grabbing soundtrack. It's a bleak film in which the characters lead dead-end lives, and it captures the essence of the setting perfectly. The Drop was a big surprise for me.

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[Tugg]

The Drop was a big surprise for me.
I was surprised too. It's better than "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone".

[foster]

Catwoman
3

Not as awful as I've heard. Yes it was quite cheesy at times but it also had a couple of great cinematography shots and some interesting vfx.

[doubledenim]

The Drop was one of the best movies I watched this year cricket.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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A mixture of dark comedy and love story made all the more effective by the amazing performances of Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. A true classic.

4.5

[cricket]

The Naked Spur (1953)

3

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From the top 100 Westerns list, but a lot of these 50's Westerns that I've seen lately seem like a dime a dozen. This was not an exception, but it's got a good pace, good cast, it looks good, and it has a nice finale. For me, it was at least above average.

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[matt72582]

The Man Nobody Knew - 10/10 - Great documentary on CIA Director William Colby by his son.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hwKRYwD_6c

[Nausicaä]

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rating_3

[Lucas]

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F For Fake 4-

[cricket]

Eyes Without a Face (1960)

2.5

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Thoughts posted in the European Horror Hall of Fame thread.

[Henry IV]

Spring Breakers, Harmony Korine.
Melies, Griffith, Chaplin, Godard, Fellini, Mallick. All moved by the one, great, inevitable question any film director faces. Is abundancy of exposed female skin enough to make a good movie?
The answer is no. It doesn't hurt, but the answer is still no.
BUT.
Is abundancy of exposed female skin AND a beyond perfect use of a Britney Spears song enough to make a good movie?
The answer is still no, but it really helps.
It's Korine, after all, of course this movie is all over the place. This guy is super interesting and has some amazing ideas. The problem is that his amazing ideas are like chocolate chips on a cookie made of average or plain bad ideas.
Again, the scene with Britney Spears's song is easily the best piece of filmography of the last 30 years or so (seriously, you try and top gangster James Franco playing that song on a white piano surrounded by half naked girls wearing pink ski masks with a unicorn logo and waving shotghuns. You can't, can you?). On the other hand, the whole Faith part? Ugh. I get that Korine wanted to show sin and temptation in the form of sexy girls and alcohol, but he fails miserably.
The infamous gun BJ scene is ridicolous, I think in a good way but I am not sure yet, and James Franco is, as always, a person I would want as my best buddy.
Way too many slow motion party scenes.
Way too many parts that are dragged for too long.
But I will always support Korine, and I bet you guys 10 bucks that one day he will come out with a masterpiece.

6.5/10

[Gabrielle947]

Again, the scene with Britney Spears's song is easily the best piece of filmography of the last 30 years or so




Whaaaat?

[dadgumblah]

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)

The third, and I assume last, in the series of movies involving Ben Stiller's nightwatchman at New York's Museum of Natural History, where a magic tablet from ancient Egypt makes the exhibits come alive at night. I missed the second installment, but it was quite easy to pick up on things. Stiller's character, Larry, is now in seemingly easy control of his charges, the exhibits, most of whom have become his friends. But the tablet that controls them has started to corrode, making the characters in the exhibits act wonky. Ahkmenrah, the keeper of the tablet, tells Larry that they must go to the British Natural History Museum to see his father, who will know what to do. Once there, Larry and Ahkmenrah find out that several of the exhibits from America have stowed away in the crate carrying the tablet. Anyway, there is another big adventure with new characters in the London museum who also come alive and start acting strange in the presence of the fading tablet. It's no spoiler to say that all ends well, and even though the return to America has some necessary sadness to it, it still ends on a happy note. All the actors are good and go through their paces for a movie like this, but this one has the added pleasure of Rebel Wilson and Ben Kingsley. The death of Robin Williams in 2014 makes me think that there won't be another "Museum" film, but who knows with Hollywood? If there's dollar one to be made off of a sequel, Hollywood will continue to churn them out. Anyway, in the final tally, this is a fun film, much like the first one, and one that kids will probably enjoy more than adults. But, as I'm pretty much a kid at heart, I liked it a lot.

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3.5

Next Time I Marry (1938)

Early Lucille Ball movie that tries to be a classic screwball comedy but only partially succeeds, a lot due to the fact that it has a pretty short running time. At 72 minutes, it zips by without ever really building up any comic tension, therefore leaving this viewer not even concerned whether it would end on a bad note or not. I mean, I knew, with it being screwball that it would would end happy, but I at least want to have any doubt earned by the movie. All griping aside, Lucille is fine as a wife who hires a poor man to marry her so she can then divorce him and marry her fiance in order to gain her inheritance. I know, it doesn't quite make sense but I don't care as long as it entertains, and this movie does, but not greatly. James Ellison plays her hired husband, Anthony J. Anthony, and he does a good job being exasperated at being the "Cinderella" man, swept into a marriage by a soon-to-be rich heiress. Granville Bates does a fine job as Lucille's "guardian" (of her fortune rather than her) and one of the few people who really cares about her rather than her money. Anyway, like I said, all ends well and it's all a bit of fluff that is an okay time-waster.

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3

[foster]

bastard executioner

it's no game of thrones but the 2 hour premiere wasn't bad. Started to get interesting 90 minutes in.
Sometimes TV shows take a while to build momentum.

[Diogo Mendes]

RoboCop (1987): 7.5/10

[Derek Vinyard]

I was surprised too. It's better than "Mystic River" and "Gone Baby Gone".

As long as I like The Drop... it's not near to be good as Gone Baby Gone or Mystic River...

[MovieMeditation]

Boulevard (2014)

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Not exactly the movie I want to remember Robin Williams by...

2

[Derek Vinyard]

Boulevard (2014)

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Not exactly the movie I want to remember Robin Williams by...

2

Insomnia either... terrible movie

[matt72582]

Rush To Judgement - Documentary on the JFK assassination. I believe Mark Lane was the first one to question the Warren Report, even before Jim Garrison. I highly recommend it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w4sQtwWfBo

[False Writer]

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

I actually really enjoyed this. Liked the cast and thought everything was pretty well done for a main-stream action series production. This is the first Bourne movie I've seen, it seems like there was a lot of referencing to the previous trilogy but felt like it didn't get in the way of enjoying this one without having seen those. Very entertaining, and makes me want to see the other ones!

4

[foster]

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

I actually really enjoyed this. Liked the cast and thought everything was pretty well done for a main-stream action series production. This is the first Bourne movie I've seen, it seems like there was a lot of referencing to the previous trilogy but felt like it didn't get in the way of enjoying this one without having seen those. Very entertaining, and makes me want to see the other ones!

4


it's the best bourne film IMO.
none of that cheesy amnesia crap.

[Optimus]

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Not actually a bad movie. Good to see the early days of all these rappers and how they came about. Its probably the best rap movie out there when it comes to the likes of 8 Mile, Get Rich Or Die Trying, and Notorious.

3

[False Writer]

it's the best bourne film IMO.
none of that cheesy amnesia crap.

Just checked and it seems like all three in the trilogy have much higher ratings than Legacy did. Legacy actually has some pretty mediocre scores, which I'm pretty surprised at. Thought it was a lot better than what those ratings suggested. Then again I guess I shouldn't judge until I've seen all of them.

[honeykid]

Not exactly the movie I want to remember Robin Williams by...
Could be worse. In fact, it was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrfQQB1b48

[Nausicaä]

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rating_3_5


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[MovieMeditation]

Could be worse. In fact, it was.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUrfQQB1b48
I know... Oh God it's awful.

Boulevard was his last dramatic performance though and I expected so much more. I feel so bad for Mr. Williams, he really suffered in his last days and nothing he jumped into seemed to help him move forward. He was desperate, loosing money, getting disease after disease, which ultimately led to him taking his own life. He must've have been so deep down I can't even imagine it... Rest in peace.

[neiba]

Elite Squad [Tropa de Elite] (2007) rating_3_5+

Gritty Brazilian action drama that holds the attention once it settles down after a slightly disorienting opening sequence.

U should check Elite Squad 2! :)

[cricket]

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005)

3.5

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Thoughts posted in the Documentary Hall of Fame.

[Lucas]

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7 Women 4.5

"so long, ya bastard"

So this is how the Fordster goes out? Damn. This is one of Ford's absolute best, no doubt about it. Also, might be one of the "darker" films in his canon, dealing with topics such as morality, religious hypocrisy, rape, the brutal nature of man, and the necessity of sacrifice for the greater good. This is one of those good ol' films that needs to be analyzed extensively;there's a lot here to look into. The film is bleak, often hopeless, yet there's still a sense of warmth and humor to the whole picture. It looks sensational too, gorgeous framing and compositions. The man was a master with b/w photography, but he was amazing at using color too! This is also one darn entertaining picture. I had like two hours of sleep, was in a piss-poor mood, yet was engrossed throughout.

so yeah, this was pretty rad as i'm sure you all can tell. This seriously needs a criterion release or a blu-ray release for that matter.

[matt72582]

The Pumpkin Eater - 10/10

Wow... First time watching this film. Perfect 10 after my one-year anniversary on here, fitting. The only bad part of this film is when the screen goes blank and you know it's over, though I did want to suspend time in my mind and hope it wasn't.

Film on domestic problems. Great script, directing, acting, and music, which is something I never mention. I highly recommend this film!

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[neiba]

The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

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Thoughts posted on the 7th HoF thread.

5

[cricket]

Lady Killer (1933)

3.5

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Thoughts posted in the 8th Hall of Fame thread.

[Guaporense]

American Movie (1999)
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Depressing and funny at the same time. I think it's almost a mockumentary.

[Steve Freeling]

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4.5

[foster]

Just checked and it seems like all three in the trilogy have much higher ratings than Legacy did. Legacy actually has some pretty mediocre scores, which I'm pretty surprised at. Thought it was a lot better than what those ratings suggested. Then again I guess I shouldn't judge until I've seen all of them.

No accounting for taste. It also had the least amount of shakeycam.

[cricket]

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

2.5-

This movie ended up being just about exactly what I expected. That's too bad.

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The problems I have with the movie are just a matter of personal preference. I very much prefer movies that are set on earth as I know it. As far as I'm concerned, this movie was set on another planet. It just makes it very difficult for me to buy into what's going on. The second problem I had with the movie is the style of action. I thought most of it was either fake looking, or just plain ridiculous. I enjoyed a lot of the up-close hand to hand action, but the other stuff with the crazy explosions and people flying through the air just isn't for me. I don't like all the goofy costumes either. As far as the acting goes, Charlize Theron made the movie worth watching for me. She was a baddass, and the dominating force in the movie. I love Tom Hardy, buy I did not see him as any type of difference maker here. Whenever I think of his best roles, this movie won't even pop into my head. The first Mad Max is still the best in my book.

[Derek Vinyard]

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

2.5-

This movie ended up being just about exactly what I expected. That's too bad.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/7d4dd3de96e4a7dbae8b41727e18bcb8/mad-max-fury-road.jpg

The problems I have with the movie are just a matter of personal preference. I very much prefer movies that are set on earth as I know it. As far as I'm concerned, this movie was set on another planet. It just makes it very difficult for me to buy into what's going on. The second problem I had with the movie is the style of action. I thought most of it was either fake looking, or just plain ridiculous. I enjoyed a lot of the up-close hand to hand action, but the other stuff with the crazy explosions and people flying through the air just isn't for me. I don't like all the goofy costumes either. As far as the acting goes, Charlize Theron made the movie worth watching for me. She was a baddass, and the dominating force in the movie. I love Tom Hardy, buy I did not see him as any type of difference maker here. Whenever I think of his best roles, this movie won't even pop into my head. The first Mad Max is still the best in my book.

definitely agree with you... It was just a good entertaining flick for me nothing more than that. I like way more a movie like John Wick than Mad Max Fury Road...

[Iroquois]

Them's fighting words, fellas. But anyway..

Bowfinger - 1.5 (possibly 2)

Okay premise, but lacks the jokes to seriously back it up.

[foster]

Mad Max Original
I've never seen this before. It was actually pretty good!!

I'd seen the beyond thunder dome and it was a bit cheesy but this original was a good story with a nice ending .

[Nausicaä]

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rating_4

[Daniel M]

7 Women 4.5

"so long, ya bastard"

So this is how the Fordster goes out? Damn. This is one of Ford's absolute best, no doubt about it. Also, might be one of the "darker" films in his canon, dealing with topics such as morality, religious hypocrisy, rape, the brutal nature of man, and the necessity of sacrifice for the greater good. This is one of those good ol' films that needs to be analyzed extensively;there's a lot here to look into. The film is bleak, often hopeless, yet there's still a sense of warmth and humor to the whole picture. It looks sensational too, gorgeous framing and compositions. The man was a master with b/w photography, but he was amazing at using color too! This is also one darn entertaining picture. I had like two hours of sleep, was in a piss-poor mood, yet was engrossed throughout.

so yeah, this was pretty rad as i'm sure you all can tell. This seriously needs a criterion release or a blu-ray release for that matter.

Yes Lucas :cool: I loved this film when I saw it recently, love the warm colours and feel, really feels like Ford doing an artistic European film. Here's what I posted about it (you should check out and post in this thread perhaps ;) ). If you haven't seen it already I'd recommend going back to near the beginning of Ford's filmography and watching 3 Bad Men, the only silent film I've seen from him, I thought that was a masterpiece too.

7 Women (1966)

I was blown away by this one. I was really surprised by how different it is to a lot of Ford's work, even though it still has similar themes and carefully dissects others. There's a great subtlety to the whole film, the widescreen cinematography has a great Asian warmth to the whole thing, and the score is one of Ford's best for me. Anne Bancroft's character is fantastic, and the conflict between her and the women's religious institution is fascinating. Much like Ford normally tries to test the strict boundaries of the law and how it holds up in real human situations (see the ending of Fort Apache), this time he questions the code of religion as the film offers moral questions over what is acceptable and how these women should conduct themselves in the time of peril. There's an inevitable feeling of impending doom built up by the atmosphere and score, and whilst when the villains actually arrives there are some problems, it doesn't prevent the film from being a powerful masterpiece, with Anne Bancroft's actions in the third act providing an emotionally devastating ending. Ford really understands human themes: pride, sacrifice, honour etc. I watched this and 3 Bad Men back to back and thought it made for a fascinating look at Ford's career as a director.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

https://luckygirlmedia.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/cop-car-poster.jpg?w=300&h=250
Ridiculous idea, but mildly entertaining in parts.Bog-standard 3 star "watch it if there's nothing on" affair. 3

[doubledenim]

definitely agree with you... It was just a good entertaining flick for me nothing more than that. I like way more a movie like John Wick than Mad Max Fury Road...

Perfect way to sum up my how I feel about it. :highfive:

[cricket]

Triumph of the Will (1935)

3.5-

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Thoughts posted in the Documentary Hall of Fame thread.

[False Writer]

Argo (2012)

Very well-made thriller. Ben Affleck really should direct more films.

4

[Camo]

An Affair To Remember - 8/10

I put this off for a long time because i already knew what happened, i'm not sure from where but Sleepless in Seattle is coming to mind maybe that is just because of the Empire State Building meeting. Anyway i regret that as this was a great movie. Right up there with the best of them at building the romance, all the time on the ship and the scenes with Grants grandmother were really sweet with just enough light humour thrown in to balance it out. Beautifully shot, great script and natural chemistry between the leads. I also think this is further proof for me that Grant was one of the greats, not that i've seen him in that much but everything i have he was at least very good.

The only problem i have is that i don't think everything after they left the ship was handled as well. The six month wait felt like it was over in a couple of minutes for me, which meant their time apart didn't feel as meaningful as it could have. Even if they spent an extra ten minutes on their lives between the ship and the empire state i think some scenes would have had a bigger impact on me including the ones after the empire state. Saying that i'm making it sound like it is a bigger problem than it actually is.

[mark f]

Why, exactly, did you watch that?

[doubledenim]

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Depp is all-in as advertised and the supporting cast is in step as well. It just doesn't really seem to go anywhere. It left me thinking that Depp's performance would have been better in some other Bulger movie.

No complaints, I can just name half-a-dozen other crime movies that were more entertaining.

3

[Camo]

Why, exactly, did you watch that?

Sorry Mark, not sure what you mean if you're talking to me?

[neiba]

Argo (2012)

Very well-made thriller. Ben Affleck really should direct more films.

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[mark f]

Sorry Mark, not sure what you mean if you're talking to me?
Why did you watch An Affair to Remember? What made you want to watch it in the first place and why did you finally watch it?

[Gabrielle947]

Ben Affleck really should direct more films.
I think Affleck will direct a masterpiece one day. He's so much better at directing.

[Camo]

Why did you watch An Affair to Remember? What made you want to watch it in the first place and why did you finally watch it?

Well i was always curious about it because of its high placing in the Passions list and it featuring Cary Grant, the thing that kept me back was already knowing why only Grant showed up for the meeting to avoid important spoilers. I ended up watching it simply because i got three dvds thrown at me by my great-aunt. She lives in Stirling and i hadn't seen her sinc i was 15 or something, i was helping my dad out clearing her old house out and he brought up me liking old movies. She gave that, Roman Holiday and something, else i can't remember the name of atm. All three came highly recommended and she is 1/1 :)

[MovieMeditation]

Magnolia (1999)

A master's playful hand at the magic of moviemaking. An excercise in cinema and pure storytelling freedom. A movie so perfect that it dares too much, which just places it a milimeter from a perfect rating. But that's why I like it. And in reality, no movie is perfect, especially not the best of them and that's why they are so great.

I honestly think I could write a review double the length of my 'M:I-Rogue Nation' review in one sitting and that wouldn't even be me trying... This film is an endless epic of biblical proportions, filled with masterful on and off screen talent. The editing in this film remains some of the best I've seen and together with PTA's flair for direction and soundtrack he creates a contant tempo in a film about the purest form of drama. This film is down to earth and slow building, but the presention and execution of it will have you on the edge of your seat and award you with a cinematic adrenaline rush. This is why I watch movies, this is why I love movies and this is why 'Magnolia' is one of my all time favorite films...

4.5+

[mark f]

OK, Camo. I was wondering because that Leo McCarey film (and others of his) has been mentioned around here, as well as a lot of Hawks and Ford lately, so I didn't know if you were jumping on the older American auteur band wagon or if one of your older female relatives recommended it. I seem to recall your mentioning some films they've loved here. :)

[Camo]

OK, Camo. I was wondering because that Leo McCarey film (and others of his) has been mentioned around here, as well as a lot of Hawks and Ford lately, so I didn't know if you were jumping on the older American auteur band wagon or if one of your older female relatives recommended it. I seem to recall your mentioning some films they've loved here. :)

Kinda gutted that it wasn't the "American auteur band wagon" now, why am i being left out of these cool movements? :coleman:

[False Writer]

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I enjoyed Argo and I'm a huge fan of The Town. I haven't seen Gone Baby Gone yet but I will pretty soon. I know only 2 films is a small sample size but to me he seems to have talent as a directer. I'd like to see how he does with a couple more films.

[mark f]

This may not relate to your post, Camo, but I'm in the mood to say it. I'm happy whenever people watch older movies, but I'm a little dumbfounded that some people find so many of them to be so great. There are literally multi-hundreds (thousands?) worth watching, discussing and analyzing, but it seems that personal, professional filmmaking by a few "auteurs" is being called a masterpiece far too often. Masterpiece is a word that can become meaningless when used too often.

[cricket]

Pure Luck (1991)

3-

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Thoughts posted in the Comedy Hall of Fame thread.

[seanc]

This may not relate to your post, Camo, but I'm in the mood to say it. I'm happy whenever people watch older movies, but I'm a little dumbfounded that some people find so many of them to be so great. There are literally multi-hundreds (thousands?) worth watching, discussing and analyzing, but it seems that personal, professional filmmaking by a few "auteurs" are being called masterpieces far too often. Masterpiece is a word that can become meaningless when used too often.

I'm pretty sure I agree with you Mark but I have a couple questions about masterpieces. What movies do you consider masterpieces? Do you consider any movies masterpieces that are not favorites? What is your general criteria for labeling something a masterpiece?

[Camo]

This may not relate to your post, Camo, but I'm in the mood to say it. I'm happy whenever people watch older movies, but I'm a little dumbfounded that some people find so many of them to be so great. There are literally multi-hundreds (thousands?) worth watching, discussing and analyzing, but it seems that personal, professional filmmaking by a few "auteurs" is being called a masterpiece far too often. Masterpiece is a word that can become meaningless when used too often.

Can i please say that as far as i can remember (i always wanted to be... :p), i think i've used masterpiece twice to describe two films Lawrence of Arabia and Naked. Maybe i'm forgetting some, and by that i mean movies i have seen for the first time rather than saying a long time fave is a masterpiece.

You have said you would find it easier to make a top 100 of the thirties than the 2000s, that shows that other than maybe a few users like Holden and maybe Christine, you have a clear viewpoint on how good each decade is and how over/underrated the "classics" are. For me personally i'm always going to go for the critically acclaimed and personally recommended films rather than just throwing my self into a decade, the latter sounds alot more fun but i can't ignore people telling me good films i should check out.

[Peregrin Took]

My favourite classic Western - Howard Hawks' magnificent Rio Bravo.
I know that it seems to have become fashionable today to dismiss John Wayne and his films, but for me he was and always will be THE iconic Western star.
Dean Martin gave a career best performance as the alcoholic deputy, with solid support from Ricky Nelson and the wonderful Walter Brennan.
And let's not overlook the gorgeous Angie Dickinson.
A film I never tire of watching. 5/5

[seanc]

You have said you would find it easier to make a top 100 of the thirties than the 2000s, that shows that other than maybe a few users like Holden and maybe Christine, you have a clear viewpoint on how good each decade is and how over/underrated the "classics" are. For me personally i'm always going to go for the critically acclaimed and personally recommended films rather than just throwing my self into a decade, the latter sounds alot more fun but i can't ignore people telling me good films i should check out.

I'm right there with you on the last point. Time is a major factor in that as well. Even if all I did is watch movies I don't think I have enough time to be as well watched as those you mentioned.

[mark f]

Well, I realize that when I bitch about the use of the word, it may not make total sense. It could just be a case of semantics. I mean, technically, every director has his/her own masterpiece, even Ed Wood and Uwe Boll. Some directors may have multiple masterpieces, but they can only have one magnum opus. Some recognized masterpieces aren't masterpieces to me but I can understand why they are called that by most. Some I cannot see it at all, and I really don't see it as a question of taste, but if there's one thing I've learned from this place is that what I call black, others sometimes call white. I don't see how we both can be correct, but if we accept that, at least we'll respect each other more. It's like my rating scale. It makes perfect sense to me while others think I hate most movies and love a certain few way too much. I just rarely use the word "masterpiece", and it's usually for what you call favorites but I call the best. Lately, I've been reading a lot of ratings and reviews and every other movie seems to be a masterpiece, especially if it's by a glorified director. That's what I think has gone too far. Sorry if I didn't answer your questions. :)

[seanc]

I personally would only use it for a few movies and it is not necessarily ones I always love. I just get a certain feeling with certain films. I think there is a scope to a masterpiece that is very hard to quantify. Maybe that is why we have a hard time coming up with a definition as well. Lawrence Of Arabia, The Godfather, Schindler's List, Disney's Beauty And The Beast, 12 Years A Slave. There are others but those are the first that pop into my head. There is a cinematic quality and elegeance to these films that is not necessarily about storytelling that makes me think of the word.

[mark f]

I don't think all that much of one of those. :laugh:

[seanc]

I don't think all that much of one of those. :laugh:

I know which one and there are two characters that bother me a bit but I think he over comes them. It may sound nuts but to me a masterpiece is something I can see people watching fifty years down the road and there experience is the same as mine in every way for good or bad. I see that with 12 Years A Slave. I feel it with Gone With The Wind too, which is one I didn't mention because while I appreciate it, I really don't like it much besides the ending.

[Camo]

I don't think all that much of one of those. :laugh:

Yeah, that Spielberg and his crappy holocaust film :p.

Nah i know and respect exactly what you are saying Mark :)

[Guaporense]

The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness

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Imagine a live action documentary that tries to capture the magic of a Ghibli film. That's basically it. Like American Movie, it documents the process of film creation and the creator's ideas regarding art and life in general. Both movies have even the showing of the movie that was produced during the documentary during it's final parts.

However, unlike American Movie, in this case the film director is a highly successful person, well, extremely successful given he is the single most influential animator in all of history. Still he is a bitter person and he always complains about everything, that old man Miyazaki.

Also, this documentary, despite having Takahata on the cover, doesn't feature him, in fact, Hideaki Anno (director of Gunbuster who was working as in voice acting for Miyazaki's Wind Rises) had much more screen time while Takahata didn't even show up. :eek:

Still a great and inspiring documentary about the art of animation and the difficulties of working in an animation studio specially with Miyazaki.

[neiba]

Anatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger, 1959)


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Thoughts posted on the 8th HoF thread.

3.5 +

[Guaporense]

This may not relate to your post, Camo, but I'm in the mood to say it. I'm happy whenever people watch older movies, but I'm a little dumbfounded that some people find so many of them to be so great. There are literally multi-hundreds (thousands?) worth watching, discussing and analyzing, but it seems that personal, professional filmmaking by a few "auteurs" is being called a masterpiece far too often. Masterpiece is a word that can become meaningless when used too often.

Well, currently the volume of art produced is so great and the number of fields that exists is so great that is natural that there exists many thousands of works that somebody might regard as a masterwork of it's field.

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[MovieBuffering]

Age Of Adaline (2015)

My mom came up to visit me and I got stuck watching this movie. Didn't think it would be any good, to be fair it wasn't. However it was actually a bit better then I thought it would be. I thought Blake Lively was actually pretty damn good in this flick. She owned it to me. Plus Harrisson Ford was actually really good too. He didn't have a big part but he seem to really get into his role. The plot was kind of silly and it was sort of a generic romantic love story hidden in this gimmick of not aging. But it did enough to entertain me to hold my attention. I thought some of the narrator's parts went on a bit long and were silly.

The thing that bothered me the most was it played it conservative when it came to the themes of the movies. The whole gimmick about not aging could have been cool if they really explored the implications for her. But they just stuck to the love story between 2 people, well 3 but you'll have to watch. The ending was just kind of a cop out too, very lousy.

Anyways, it was entertaining enough. I'd recommended it for people who aren't big movie buffs, date night movie if you have to fellows. I'm not rushing to see it again but not annoyed I sat through it.

2.5/5
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[foster]

Pretty in Pink
3

One of those high school flicks. Interestingly this was all about the friend zone. Ahead of it's time for the 80s

the Station Agent
3

An older peter dinklage movie. The plot is not really what the film is about.
The film is about what it's like to be a dwarf and trying to cope with how people treat him differently.

The buddy played by Bobby Cannavale in this film was awesome. He stole the show for me.
Not an easy thing to do when you're playing opposite peter dinklage!

Tigerland
3

A lot like Full Metal Jacket.. this just focusing on the training for vietnam. Not nearly as good but one of colin farrels first roles and you can see he is star material. He did a great job carrying this film and being entertaining throughout the whole thing. Nice job colin.

Sunset
Decently entertaining average film.

I think I already rated The Hurricane

[Diehl40]

Just watched Play it Again Sam by Woody Allen for the umpteenth time. I love this movie. A really novel idea for a movie like many of Woody's movies from his prime.

[linespalsy]

The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-wai, 2013) 4
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels, 2012) 3-

[bluedeed]

OK, Camo. I was wondering because that Leo McCarey film (and others of his) has been mentioned around here, as well as a lot of Hawks and Ford lately, so I didn't know if you were jumping on the older American auteur band wagon or if one of your older female relatives recommended it. I seem to recall your mentioning some films they've loved here. :)
I haven't seen McCarey here very often, but I haven't been on much recently. Ford and Hawks have been blowing up, at least among users I check up on (Daniel and Lucas I notice mostly watching them). I think that if people seem to be "jumping on a band wagon" it's more to have a sense of community. I can count the number of people in my life who have known of either of those guys on one hand, so to me it makes sense that people will watch their films in waves with others.

[foster]

I hate john fords movies.

not a big fan of hawks but he's much better than ford.
'I was a male war bride' is my favorite of his.

[GRACE1289]

The Hobbit---7/10
Fast and furious 7--6/10

[foster]

St. Vincent
2

It had it's moments. The court scene was really funny.
Generally though not that funny.

touching moment at the end.

[foster]

Dreamgirls
2.5

Beyonce, Glover, Jamie Fox, and Eddie Murphy.

Meh. I don't really care for musicals.
I was expected them to perform in this movie about a pop group, but I wasn't expecting the excess of music that occurs off the stage too. I had to skip a couple of these scenes it was just too boring for me.

The drama was okay but nothing too great.
My favorite part was john lithgows small 2 minute cameo as a director. He was funny.

[Iroquois]

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 4.5

verygoodmoviebutgoshdarndothosecharacterstalkreallyfastliketheydoineverymovieintheforties

[Camo]

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre - 4.5

verygoodmoviebutgoshdarndothosecharacterstalkreallyfastliketheydoineverymovieintheforties

:D i know what you mean. I love their fast talking, have you seen His Girl Friday?

[Iroquois]

:D i know what you mean. I love their fast talking, have you seen His Girl Friday?

Yes, and I remember liking it but I haven't seen it in years. It's not a flaw per se, but sometimes it's hard to keep up with every single syllable.

[Camo]

Yes, and I remember liking it but I haven't seen it in years. It's not a flaw per se, but sometimes it's hard to keep up with every single syllable.

Yeah that's understandable. I'm from Glasgow and we have a reputation for being the most incomprehensible in Britain. We are set apart from the rest of Scotland not just because of our slang but because most here naturally talk fast.

Have you seen Ken Loachs Sweet Sixteen? You can tell he has coached his actors to slow down and not use as heavy slang, but alot of scenes especially between Liam and Pinball are pretty natural thus incomprehensible to anyone not from here.

It isn't actually set here but Greenock just feels like part of Glasgow like much of Renfrew.

[Iroquois]

I haven't seen that either, but I have seen a few Scottish movies and can easily imagine them being more incomprehensible.

[Peregrin Took]

Howard Hawks: one of the great directors from the Golden Age. He set the standard for fast paced screwball comedies - Twentieth Century, His Girl Friday, Bringing Up Baby.
He made two of my favourite noirs - The Big Sleep and To Have And Have Not, and both Red River and particularly Rio Bravo are among the greatest westerns of all time.
And talking about westerns, among my great favourites are the series on which Anthony Mann and Jimmy Stewart collaborated in the 1950s - The Man From Laramie, Winchester 73, Bend Of The River, The Far Country and The Naked Spur. There were supposed to be six, but Gary Cooper starred in Man Of The West rather than Stewart, although the film is well up to the high standard of the other five.

[foster]

Yeah that's understandable. I'm from Glasgow and we have a reputation for being the most incomprehensible in Britain. We are set apart from the rest of Scotland not just because of our slang but because most here naturally talk fast.

Have you seen Ken Loachs Sweet Sixteen? You can tell he has coached his actors to slow down and not use as heavy slang, but alot of scenes especially between Liam and Pinball are pretty natural thus incomprehensible to anyone not from here.

It isn't actually set here but Greenock just feels like part of Glasgow like much of Renfrew.

I turned off sweet sixteen very early into the movie because I couldn't understand what they were saying

[Camo]

I turned off sweet sixteen very early into the movie because I couldn't understand what they were saying

Yeah that's understandable. Evertime i've brought it up including in my top 50 thread i have said everyone except Jaydee should watch it with subtitles.

[foster]

Ishtar
2.5

I can't really say it didn't deserve it's reputation. It wasn't that good of a film.
The blind camel was the funnest part for sure.

For some reason a comedy of idiots works really well in dumb and dumber. Maybe because the jokes just keep rolling one after another so quickly. But usually idiots bother me in films and this one was no exception. Definitely a comedy of idiots.

The ending was sort of funny.
This is quite the double feature with Dreamgirls :lol:

[foster]

Yeah that's understandable. Evertime i've brought it up including in my top 50 thread i have said everyone except Jaydee should watch it with subtitles.

I didn't have a subtitle option unfortunately.

[Camo]

I didn't have a subtitle option unfortunately.

How far did you get? Was it the prison scene with Liams mother?

[nat666195]

Jurassic world 7/10.

[foster]

How far did you get? Was it the prison scene with Liams mother?

I think they were in a kitchen. I didn't get very far, maybe 10 or 15 minutes

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Yeah that's understandable. I'm from Glasgow and we have a reputation for being the most incomprehensible in Britain. We are set apart from the rest of Scotland not just because of our slang but because most here naturally talk fast.

Bad diets, high cholesterol, low life expectancy...the list is endless.:D

[Camo]

Bad diets, high cholesterol, low life expectancy...the list is endless.:D

Yeah, it isn't looking too good for you Slob :D

[honeykid]

low life expectancy
That's true. I expect plenty of lowlifes in Glasgow. :p:D

[cricket]

Frontier(s) (2007)

3.5+

http://liberaldead.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/frontiers.jpg

Thoughts posted in the European Horror Hall of Fame.

[Iroquois]

Taken 2 - 1.5

I think I was too harsh on the original.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

Taken 2 - 1.5

I think I was too harsh on the original.Yes, getting his daughter to throw grenades around a major city to triangulate her position, kind of strained credibility. And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I don't know how, but Taken 3 is even worse.

[foster]

taken 2 also lacked good fight scenes. of all things they should've at least had some good fights. but no.

[cricket]

Titicut Follies (1967)

3.5-

This movie had been on my watchlist for years. I had seen it appear on many disturbing and controversial movie lists, and with the documentary countdown approaching, there was no better time to see it. This movie was also made about 5 miles from my house. Thanks to a link from Harry Lime, I finally had a way to watch it.

http://www.notcoming.com/images/reviews/l/titicutfollies.gif

This movie shows the treatment of inmates housed at Bridgewater's State Hospital for the criminally insane during the 60's. In all honesty, I did not find the movie that disturbing. There are some things, like the inmates having to walk around naked and someone being force-fed through the nose, but I thought it was slightly more upsetting just seeing the inmate's behavior. More than flat out abuse, I thought this was a case of having unqualified employees who probably didn't have the proper training. It's still a fascinating and effective documentary showcasing what actually goes on in a place like this.*

I had my little personal experience with a place like this. Back in 1997, when I was a raging drunk, I got caught for about the 100th time drinking on the job at the airport. Finally, they gave me the option to go into rehab or find another job. Salem hospital had like a three day program, so I went up there, hammered, to check in. Much to my chagrin, I was told there were no beds available. However, I could take a bed in the crazy house until one opened up. I was drunk and didn't care, so I said why not. After about a day, I called my future wife and said get me the hell out of here. She picked me up, we went right to a bar, and I found another job.

Part of the reason that maybe I didn't find this movie so disturbing, is because the Judge Rotenberg Center is about a 15 minute drive from me. This is a place that treats people, most of them youths and many with autism, who have various behavior issues. They actually use shock treatment to this day. Here is a short segment on the facility from the local news-

http://youtu.be/aAj9W0ntUMI

Back in 2007, a former student at the center made a prank call to them in the middle of the night pretending to be a day manager. He ordered the employees to wake up three students and shock the hell out of them for misbehavior during the day. The employees woke up the three students and followed the orders of the prank caller, shocking one of the youths over 70 times. The students had done nothing wrong.

[Yasashii]

A Brilliant Young Mind (2015) (a.k.a. X+Y)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/X%2BY_poster.jpg



I actually expected this to be at least good. Asa Butterfield movies usually are. I was, however, bitterly disappointed as X+Y turned out to be a huge lie.

Let's begin with the story. So there's this kid who's autistic and apparently a math genius. The only person who knew how to get to him was his father whom he lost in a car accident. So... the movie is going to be about the feelings of loss the main character feels and about how it leaves him virtually stranded in a world he doesn't understand nor feels like a part of? For a good portion of the movie it seems to be the case. Not very original but it would be fine. But then the story "changes its mind" and attempts to become a love story, out of the blue. That would be fine too except there is nothing that feels original about this at all. The writers tried to disguise their lack of imagination in the perplexity of Nathan's mind. He struggles to understand the most basic of feelings and, for him, falling in love is the equivalent of dropping an emotional A-bomb onto a barren field. This is not enough to make the story interesting or at the very least, not painfully cliche.

This lack of creativity shows in other areas as well. The cinematographic style is as cliche drama-like as it can get. Remember Hugo (2011)? That movie had an actual original style. All that retro stuff. The gold and blue color dominance, the warm colors inside buildings familiar to the main character versus the cold colors in unfamiliar areas - that's how you make out an actual style. X+Y is just... uhhh... you know... shot with a color camera, I guess.

Music is also very important. X+Y, unfortunately, fails to excel here as well. It's just some easy-listening stuff whose lyrics conveniently happen to correspond to whatever feelings the main character is experiencing at a given moment. Don't get me wrong. The music is good on its own, it's just that the choices and the timing are way too obvious in the movie, which immediately kills all the creativity contained in the music itself and makes it painful to listen to.

All in all, X+Y is an attempt at turning an absolutely dreary story into a seemingly brilliant one by simply giving the main character an unusual trait. The reason why I have a problem with this is because it worked. According to Rotten Tomatoes, the audiences loved the movie (no surprise there), but the vast majority of critics were fooled as well, which I find shocking and disgraceful. The critics are the people who are supposed to stop bad cinema from gaining acclaim by being just seemingly good. Instead, most people seem to have listened to the mermaid's song and called this movie great without questioning many of its aspects. There's an important lesson to be learned from this, if you ask me.


1.5

[foster]

The Giver
3

Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep

Better than I thought it would be after the inconsistent world foundation laid out in the beginning of the film.
It started off as a sci-fi film but the end seemed to me as fantasy.. but it's kind of like snow piercer in that it's more about the message and not so much supposed to be realistic. I think they did a decent job with that and it's a very 'classic' sci-fi film. So if you like those sort of things this is certainly par for the course.

[MovieMeditation]

Robin Hood (1973)

http://www.posters.ws/images/940297/robin_hood.jpg

Thank God. I'm so glad this one did hold up on a second revisit. My first revisit of the film, after several years, the movie fell flat unfortunately. I guess it was because it was my favorite Disney film as a child and I expected far more than a great Disney film when I revisited it. This time it clicked with me again and it was definitely a great rewatch, thankfully.

4-

[False Writer]

I love Disney's Robin Hood! One of my favorites as a kid also. Glad it held up for you!

[CMWaters87]

Black Mass

Loved it!

[False Writer]

Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Ben Affleck's directorial debut was a solid mystery-thriller that starred his brother, Casey Affleck, in the lead role. I always thought Casey was a fairly good actor (especially in The Assassination of Jesse James...) and he definitely holds his own in this one also. The film is well-worth watching if you like mysteries-thrillers like Prisoners or Gone Girl. The only real gripe I have is there seemed to be a bit too many plot-twists to the point that it got a little wacky. Then after all those plot-twists the ending seemed to drag out a little too long. Other than that I thought it was a solid film!

Also, I still stand by what I said yesterday when I rated Argo... ;)

3.5

[neiba]

(500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb, 2009)

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The first 40 minutes are a bit similar to every other romantic comedy I've ever seen and I was feeling kind of bored. But from a certain point it keeps getting better and better until it gets to an incredibly powerful last segment.
The cinematography and the way the story are told are fresh, the acting is amazing from everyone involved.
It's one of those movies that are not supposed to make you feel better and that you will take with you for a lot of time after finishing watching it.

The fact that makes you believe till the very end this story will have a happy ending and then it has not, is brilliant. The scene where Summer shows the wedding ring is like a punch in the stomach and the last dialogue between the two is one of the most powerful scenes I ever saw in a movie of this type.

Really really surprising!

rating_4 +

[cricket]

Cannibal Holocaust (1980)

4-

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Thoughts posted in the European Horror Hall of Fame thread.

[Nope1172]

http://www.onlineghibli.com/spirited_away/article-pics/sw-us-poster.jpg
Thoughts posted in the 8th HoF
4.5

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0c/Marienbadposter.jpg

Very artsy, and very French. Sometimes that is good, sometimes that is bad. This time it was pretty damn good. The cinematography was amazing to watch at the cinema.

3.5

[cricket]

Trick 'r Treat (2007)

2.5-

An amusing 80 minute horror anthology that's a good watch around Halloween.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/6be62bf4343f21c3d0d87665db1566de/trick-r-treat.jpg

[Derek Vinyard]

Trick 'r Treat (2007)

2.5-

An amusing 80 minute horror anthology that's a good watch around Halloween.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/6be62bf4343f21c3d0d87665db1566de/trick-r-treat.jpg

Love Trick R' Treat nice flick.

[Iroquois]

Moon - 3.5 or 4

This movie blew me away when I saw it in cinemas years ago, but I'm still wavering over whether or not it's held up.

[foster]

Exodus: Gods and Kings
3

Lots of famous people in this film. Good pacing for the most part, and pretty entertaining.
Just another moses story. No real fight scenes, only one disaster scene.

[cricket]

Food Inc. (2008)

3+

http://www.safefoodinc.org/images/stories/grower%20in%20house.jpg

Thoughts posted in the Documentary Hall of Fame thread.

[foster]

Inherent Vice
2.5

Written and Directed by PTA

I don't really like these sort of films.. detective, investigative stories. No action or VFX.
I'm bad at names and it's hard for me to follow exactly what is going on and why.

A decent movie but not my genre. I thought with all the drugs and sex it might be more entertaining but there wasn't that much drugs and sex.

[cricket]

Broken Arrow (1950)

3

Jimmy Stewart tries to make peace with the Indians, and in the meantime falls for one of the girls. I've been struggling with 50's Westerns, but this had some heart to it, and it had a strong ending. I liked it.

http://i2.wp.com/www.classicfilmfreak.com/wp-content/uploads2/2010/07/Broken-Arrow-2.jpg

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

I'm having a film day today. 2 down, I can maybe fit 3 more in tonight.:)

http://ilarge.lisimg.com/image/159194/968full-existenz-poster.jpg

Definitely has the Cronenberg feel to it, which doesn't work well with this kind of sci-fi in my opinion. And no matter what film or what role she plays, Jennifer Jason Leigh looks and acts like a hooker!

3

http://www.cultbox.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/asgaaa.jpg

Classic British sci-fi with a perfect balance of suspense and intrigue . You have the classic combination of the army officer trying to cover up the truth, and the scientist fighting against him. Superb performances all-round, and some pretty impressive special effects for the time.

4.5

[False Writer]

A Serbian Film (2010)

http://www.lifeafterundeath.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ASerbianFilm2010Image1.jpg

WHAT THE FLYING F—K DID I JUST WATCH?!?!?!

Rating: I don't even know

DAMN!

[AFilmADay]

Inside Out 4.5/5

[foster]

The Judge 2014
3

Good drama. Nice and entertaining. A little long at 2.5 hours.

[Gideon58]

http://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/images/movie/id/012236110118;canvasHeight=360;canvasWidth=640

6/10

[cricket]

The Cremator (1969)

3.5-

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Thoughts posted in the European Horror Hall of Fame.

[rauldc14]

Cowboys vs. Eagles

Terrible three hour epic. Was bored to death and terrible performances by Bradford and Murray.

0.5

[seanc]

Cowboys vs. Eagles

Terrible three hour epic. Was bored to death and terrible performances by Bradford and Murray.

0.5

It's Packer time buddy. :cool:

[Guaporense]

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/18ETTGSDSQuadASFES15191211.jpg

Good but I was bored because I have no interest in pop art. In fact, I find it rather silly and idolization of pop icons that it represents is rather unappealing to me.

[The Gunslinger45]

Cowboys vs. Eagles

Terrible three hour epic. Was bored to death and terrible performances by Bradford and Murray.

0.5

I know of quite a few people who will be dismayed over Romo's injury.

[False Writer]

Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

At long last I was able to see this movie in full. Definitely a classic, I can see why people call it one of the best adventure movies ever. Something that surprised me was just how violent some of the action got, I knew there was some but I always thought it was more Star Wars level of violence. It gets pretty bloody at parts which like I said caught me by surprise. Anyways, just a fantastic film all around, and Harrison Ford is great playing yet another iconic character.

4.5

[The Gunslinger45]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/60/Brighton_Rock.jpg

4

[cricket]

For a Few Dollars More (1965)

4+

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/68278d156a268819e21e54b55ac7b304/per-qualche-dollaro-in-piu.jpg

Thoughts posted in the 8th Hall of Fame thread.

[Iroquois]

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh164/ianeastdulwich/18ETTGSDSQuadASFES15191211.jpg

Good but I was bored because I have no interest in pop art. In fact, I find it rather silly and idolization of pop icons that it represents is rather unappealing to me.

Given how the film ends up being dedicated to pointing out how Thierry Guetta's attempts to make his own art are either incomprehensible (e.g. his film) or simply mimicking his artist friends are fundamentally flawed exercises that he still manages to turn into a profitable art show, I'd argue that the silliness is kind of the point. It's debatable as to how much of the film is real, anyway.

Last movie I watched...

The Tracker - 3.5

A very solid Australian western with some surprisingly strong moments of tension and interesting artistic decisions.

[Lucas]

http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large-5/sanjuro-aka-tsubaki-sanjuro-japanese-everett.jpg

Sanjuro 3.5

An entertaining film, although not quite great. Mifune is incredible as always. I might be in the minority - but I prefer Kurosawa's non-samurai movies such as Ikiru and High and Low.

[Lucas]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/3/3f/Day_the_Earth_Stood_Still_1951.jpg

The Day The Earth Stood Still 3.5+

Entertaining and there's a beautiful message at the heart of the film. Definitely deserves its status as a classic, although I still wanted a bit more considering the film's reputation as a colossal classic in the genre of sci-fi.

[Lucas]

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Floating Clouds 3.5-

In spite of the film's technical mastery and phenomenal acting, I was left a bit cold. This is not in the same league as Yearning, which is easily a masterpiece. Still a quality film - but not the masterwork I was expecting.

[dadgumblah]

Hold That Ghost (1941)

Fun Abbott and Costello flick that was one of their early big hits. They were already well-honed by this time and click very well in this film. The story is about the boys accidentally being present when a gangster gets killed by cops, with the gangster slipping them his last will and testament (which he just happened to be carrying around with him...I know, there are reasons for it, but it just made me laugh at the movie in that scene). Anyway, Abbott and Costello inherit the gangster's old inn, which we find out quickly was a gambling joint during Prohibition. There is a question of where the gangster's hidden stash of money may be. Joining A&B are Richard Carlson, Evelyn Ankers, Mischa Auer, the Andrew Sisters, and almost stealing the movie from the star team, Joan Davis. Davis is hilarious as a radio voice actress who gets "stranded" with the rest of the crew at the inn, and has an awesome "scared face" and an even greater scream. All-told, this is a fun rolic with Abbott and Costello and well worth watching.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kRbE0MFPMQU/U4yJbeN64RI/AAAAAAAB6is/i11WiHJ7ykk/s1600/Hold+That+Ghost+34.jpg

4

The Conqueror (1956)

The infamous, derided "epic" starring John Wayne as Temujin, who would later become Genghis Khan. Also starring Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz, Agnes Moorehead, John Hoyt, and William Conrad. The movie has been slammed almost since its release as being horrible, with John Wayne's bad performance as Temujin being one of the main targets. I don't know...I like Wayne in most of his movies, but the writing calls for him to read lines almost as if he's reading from a cue card---he comes off as fairly stiff. When there is action, it's an okay flick, but unfortunately there is too little action. Wayne and his "blood brother," Pedro Armendáriz, get captured, get away, get captured again, sometimes together, sometimes alone. Wayne trusts his blood brother, then he doesn't, then he does. Wayne doesn't really get to show what a bad ass he is till the end during what I hoped would be an epic battle, but it's over far too quickly.

Like I said before, Wayne was miscast, the writing is stilted, but the real crime the movie commits is that it's dull. I can take a lot, but boring me is the worst. Despite all that, I won't totally trash this movie. It seems like Wayne wanted to play something other than a cowboy, but it doesn't work---still, I give him props for wanting to give it a go.

http://cdn3.whatculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/The-Conqueror-John-Wayne.jpg

2.5

Sudden Death (1995)

This could also be called "Die Hard on Ice" but I guess that would unfair, because it's a bit more than that. Jean Claude Van Damme does get a chance to get on the ice during the hockey game but it's part of the action and pretty funny. Van Damme is a former firefighter who failed to save a little girl in the past, but I don't recall if he was fired or quit---I don't believe it's ever said. Still, he retains a connection to the fire department---he becomes a safety inspector, which to his young son is a major downer. So, with that in mind, when a crew of bad guys take over the skybox where the Vice-President is attending, Van Damme is forced into action. There is a lot of action and Van Damme having to kill baddies sometimes without a gun or knife---one great scene has him fighting a man in the stadium kitchen, snatching a bone from a food tray, breaking it in half and stabbing the guy in the neck with it. Creativity-in-action.

The chief bad guy is played by the great Powers Boothe, who oozes evil and shoots men or women without regard and threatens little kids. A movie like this needs a super bad guy and Boothe fills the role very nicely.

There are moments in the action that might make a viewer go, "Oh, come on!," chiefly during some acrobatic tricks on the roof of the stadium. But if you're still with the movie by this time, it probably won't phase you. I really enjoyed this mindless, entertaining action film. If you like Van Damme, you'll most likely really love this one.

http://cdn-media.hollywood.com/images/1000x638/1961592.jpg

I posted the above pic just for laughs. It is in the movie but I couldn't pass it up. :)

3.5

[neiba]

Triumph des Willens a.k.a.Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1935)

https://swordofelysium.files.wordpress.com/2015/01/triumph-of-the-will_4.jpg?w=595&h=445

Thoughts posted on the Documentary HoF.

3.5 +

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://40.media.tumblr.com/2054f1f33e3c8f9218100233263553e2/tumblr_nuz5mhmyn11sjxvs8o2_1280.jpg
As floored as it is disturbing. Many times during the film the deranged girl states that "3 out of 4 doctors say she's insane". Then surely she would have been institutionalized before she went on her rampage...The film has shock factor, but not much else.

3

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Vu5ixtfCjr4/VWz_4NiiKII/AAAAAAAABgU/jA_DdfRehLo/s1600/cooties.jpg
Considering all the hype in the horror community, I expected a lot more from this. It's basically a b-movie comedy horror, like the other ten thousand that have been released over the last 5 years.

2

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/9d/34/bd/9d34bdfb386158511e260ab3227840f3.jpg
A guilty pleasure and childhood favourite. This must be my 500th viewing. :)

4

[neiba]

Chelovek s kinoapparatom a.k.a.The Man with the Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929)

http://www.fact.co.uk/media/25847939/homme-a-la-camera-3-agr.jpeg


I feel I just attended to an intensive photography class! This is a masterpiece, a fascinating work of art, considering OR NOT it was made in 1929. Vertov managed to reproduce life without any words or logic order between the images! Memory doesn't work chronologically, why should film do? The result is one of those movies where you just sit back and witness genius!
I watched the version with Nyman's soundtrack and it is amazing!!! Almost hypnotic!
Please MoFos, let this be high on the Docs Countdown!

By the way, does anyone recommend another version with a different soundtrack?

rating_4_5 -

[the samoan lawyer]

The Man in the Mirror (1936) - 3
White Dog (1982) - 4
The Judge (2014) - 3.5
Fantastic Planet (1973) - 3+
Happy go Lucky (2008) - 3.5
Lakeview Terrace (2008) - 3
Book of Life (2014) - 2.5
TMNT (2014) - 2.5
Dead man Walking (1995) - 3.5
Pat Garret and Billy the Kid )1973) - 3
Rust and Bone (2012) - 4

[MovieMeditation]

Thumbs up for Rust and Bone and I'm glad to see a lower rating for Fantastic Planet too. :up:

[earlsmoviepicks]

http://i1242.photobucket.com/albums/gg523/Namik_Amirov/TheGoodtheBadandtheUgly_zps288034dd.jpg (http://s1242.photobucket.com/user/Namik_Amirov/media/TheGoodtheBadandtheUgly_zps288034dd.jpg.html)

Just wow. I give 9 out of 10, and only subtract 1 because Bronson was not cast ;).
Pure balls, this movie is. There are too many wonderful things to list.

The way Leone stretches out the final 3-way gunfight is so bold, so deliciously over the top, that this alone puts it into epic status.

SPOILER BELOW!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loFfBvN_q8k

[Cobpyth]

Pure balls, this movie is.

Yes.

[AdamUpBxtch]

http://www.teledunet.com/PICTURE//key063292900s1386238439ktCnbDibMeRIdeLFM8uk8585C2F.jpg
Scream 4 (2011) 4

"Don't **** With the Originals"

Personally my second favorite in the series, I actually really didn't see the twist at the end coming when I first watched it. I probably should of.....Wes Craven still had it when he made this one imo.

[Üsername]

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle - 4/5

[MovieMeditation]

http://www.teledunet.com/PICTURE//key063292900s1386238439ktCnbDibMeRIdeLFM8uk8585C2F.jpg
Scream 4 (2011) 4

"Don't **** With the Originals"

Personally my second favorite in the series, I actually really didn't see the twist at the end coming when I first watched it. I probably should of.....Wes Craven still had it when he made this one imo.
I thought the twist sucked, but the rest is great. Wes definitely still had it with this one!

[Derek Vinyard]

I thought the twist sucked, but the rest is great. Wes definitely still had it with this one!

I rank them like that...
1- Scream 4.5
2- Scream 2 4-
3- Scream 4 3.5
4- Scream 3 2.5+

[Henry IV]

Cooties, Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion
Meh. Starts off great, with a slightly disturbing chicken slaughter scene and with these super rude kids who soon turn into blood thirsty zombies. The dialogues are fast and funny for the most part, and there is a fun reference to the Lord of the Rings.
Unfortunately, it doesn't take long for the movie to start slowing down and the directors kinda run out of ideas. It never becomes boring, luckily, but some scenes felt like a long setup for something that never happens.
There is, though, a pretty cool scene involving a girl on a bike and air conducts. But there also way too many scenes in which the actors thought it would be a good idea to point their ******* flashlights stright at the camera. Obnoxious as a zombie kid trying to eat your head off.
5.5\10

Fargo, Joel and Ethan Cohen.
I will never be super fan of this movie as a lot of people out there, but it's definitely a good one. If there is something the Cohens are good at (ok, there's many, but this is my favorite), is telling stories that, deep inside, do not make sense. The stupidty of human nature, constantly plotting stuff that spirals out of control in the blink of an eye, a dream like atmosphere covered in endless snow, characters who talk too much and others who do not talk at all. A lot of pointless violence.
Actually, the more I think about it, the more I like it. Except for the lunch scene, with the asian guy. I read about its meaning and how important and blah blah but I just don't like it.
8\10

[MovieMeditation]

San Andreas (2015)

http://www.rocknreelreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/san-andreas.jpg

I expected worse, but still this isn't a great film in any way, not even in its subgenre of dubious disaster effects and apocalyptic porn. It's hardly even dumb fun, since the movie doesn't try to be very amusing, but overly serious and any drama there is gets lost in the effects overload. Except for the kid, he was the best actor here, though I expected to hate him at his introduction. But though his character may be bad, he is a solid actor. Some would say he overacts, but that's only because he's next to people who underacts. He is the only real actor here... Oh yeah, and The Rock gave us a little something in the end, but it was a blink and you'll miss it moment and I wish he would have done more like that. But you just don't care for these actors at all, not just because their characters are poorly written, but because we just couldn't care less for people running next to a green screen, which has been given an earthquake make-over...

That said, the movie had a few decent moments, like the surprising one-take. Well, it's not as impressive when the set isn't 100% real, but you still need to control your actors and all, so I would say it is impressive to see such a technical pull-off in a dumb movie like this. It also had a few okay exciting moments, but it was mostly drowned in the CGI - which by the way, wasn't all that impressive. A few places it looked great and other places it was quite bad. Anyways, this wasn't really all that worth my time, but I didn't hate it and I guess I survived this earthquake without major brain damage...

2-

[Lucas]

http://janusfilms.com/daisies/daisies_poster-final.jpg

Daisies 2.5

This one's right down the middle for me, it's just okay. Last time I tried watching this one I gave up after like 15-minutes. Haven't seen much of the Czech New Wave, but this ones at the bottom for me (from what I've seen at least). I prefer stuff like Marketa Lazarova and Valerie and her week of Wonders.

[Swan]

I love that poster though.

[Tugg]

Spy rating_3_5
Mission: Impossible- Rouge Nation rating_3_5

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Respire_%28film%29_POSTER.jpg

rating_4

[BlueLion]

Daisies is a pretty cool movie!

[Henry IV]

Scream, Wes Craven.
When Craven passed away not too long ago, I felt really guilty for not having seen any of his movies, so I decided to start with the Scream saga. For some reason I didn't have a clear idea on what to expect, but I am so glad I watched it. Everything works in this movie, from the endless references to other horror movies to the perfect way tension is built up and then defused, from the best bad dialogues ever to the clever way of hinting at one of the characters as the main suspect and then hinting at a different one in the next scene.
My only hope is that Scream 2, 3 and 4 are half as good as this one.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://www.cinemagora.co.uk/images/films/59/559-b-butch-cassidy-and-the-sundance-kid.jpg
Not the western style I'm used to, got a bit boring in parts, and the musical interludes are just strange.

3.5

http://cdn.hitfix.com/photos/5703552/Poster-art-for-The-Judge_event_main.jpg
A passable courtroom drama, though Robert Downey Jr failed to detach himself from his cocky Iron Man persona in this one, and seemed a little out of place.

3

[AdamUpBxtch]

http://wae.blogs.starnewsonline.com/files/2011/03/the-adjustment-bureau-copy.jpg
The Adjustment Bureau (2011) 4

I really like this movie, this is one of those films I always wanted there to be a sequel to, I just thought the possibly stories you could tell in this universe could be very interesting. Damon and Blunt are great.

[Iroquois]

Superbad - 2

Why I don't miss being 17, Exhibit A.

[Lucas]

http://medias.unifrance.org/medias/0/135/100096/format_page/media.png

Jeanne Dielman 4-

A fascinating film. I get why someone would hate this one, but I felt that it was rather engrossing. It felt like I was watching something I shouldn't be watching. There's no need for the movie to be as long as it is though.

[Derek Vinyard]

Beerfest (2006) - Jay Chandrasekhar
http://media.baselineresearch.com/images/252076/252076_full.jpg
- This movie is awesome. Remind me in every way of me and my friends at party and bar and the fact that I like beer a lot. Characters are awesome, many scenes are sick and soundtracks like ''Have a Drink On Me'' by ACDC are great. Definitely my kind of comedy and one of my favorite of all-time. I now know why it is in the Top 10 of my buddy Cricket. This movie rock. Highly Recommended to everyone.
4+

[the samoan lawyer]

http://critics-associated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Roman-Holiday-audrey-hepburn-824690_640_480.jpg
Roman Holiday (1953)

Probably my favourite Audrey Hepburn film. Aside from looking absolutely stunning I thought she was well worth the Oscar win. Her chemistry with Peck was excellent too. Overall i thought the movie charming, witty, funny and the scenery was top notch. I'm not usually the biggest fan of this genre but this was great.

4.5

[Iroquois]

Taken 3 - 1

Bleh.

[foster]

http://critics-associated.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Roman-Holiday-audrey-hepburn-824690_640_480.jpg
Roman Holiday (1953)

Probably my favourite Audrey Hepburn film. Aside from looking absolutely stunning I thought she was well worth the Oscar win. Her chemistry with Peck was excellent too. Overall i thought the movie charming, witty, funny and the scenery was top notch. I'm not usually the biggest fan of this genre but this was great.

4.5

It's a great one. I've seen 20 of her feature films.
Breakfast at Tif's and Charade are my favorite two.

The Drop
3.5

James Gandolfini's final film. Starring Tom hardy.
An above average crime drama! This was great, I really enjoy the genre and it had a pit bull too. My only problem is that they called the pit bull a boxer. I don't know why they did that, it was obviously a pit bull.

It builds it builds it builds and it has a great satisfying ending.
Good times

Into the Woods
2

An all star cast in this musical. This plays out like it's made for small children, it's not a movie for adults.

Wind Chill
3
Another emily blunt movie (into the woods) this is a horror/mystery.

I don't usually enjoy horror but I think the mystery aspects really kept me engaged throughout. This was also a film that could potentially be done on a really low budget - IMDB claims 6 million.

That's great, it's always very inspiring to see a good film on a "low" budget

[Nemanja]

Listen Up Philip (2014) 3
http://waytooindie.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/listen-up-philip-art.jpg

[Henry IV]

Starship Troopers, Paul Verhoeven.
My dad took me to the cinema when I was nine (9!) to watch this movie. Yes, they let me in. 18 years later, all I remembered was my dad hating it and regretting every single moment of it, and me being super excited for being allowed to watch such a movie, with a lot of blood and flying limbs. I watched it again yesterday, but I didn't like it as much. When I was nine I definitely didn't get the militaristic references, I didn't grasp the concept of this naive youth going to war against a super-generic enemy just to gain the status of citizens, I didn't get the blind, fascist enthusiasm they display even after their friends have been slaughtered by nasty, juicy bugs.
Still, the movie lacked any kind of emotional connection for me. I couldn't care less about the characters, and some scenes were unbearably cheese, like the one in which Ibanez drives her little spaceship with the dumbest smile ever on her face. Ugh.
The special effects aged both badly (spaceships) and perfectly (the bugs).
All in all, I am glad I watched it again, but I probably won't it again until I have kids and they turn 9.

6/10

[BrowningIdentity]

Edward Scissorhands: 9/10 - Great movie, though a bit strange. Love the artistic value of the film.

The Emperor's New Groove: 9/10 - My second favorite animated film of 2000, behind The Road to El Dorado. Absolutely hilarious!

[Nausicaä]

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/81Ajpf9KjqL._SX425_.jpg

rating_3_5


Trailer:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6alVnCTBX5g

[luf]

https://wildinthestreetsblog.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/saloposter.jpg

9/10
Italian movie. One of the top 10 most controversial movie of all time.
Extremely horrifying, vulgar and very (https://www.google.hr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwjv8rzR3ovIAhXDknIKHcamCFY&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanicholasp3.edublogs.org%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fgive-a-man-power-and-you-will-reveal-his-true-character-abraham-lincoln%2F&usg=AFQjCNHs7GFJTtCM1PBBCbmi-UVY3btptQ&bvm=bv.103388427,d.ZGU)painful to watch. BUT, very REALISTIC movie. Give a man power and you will reveal his true character.( god damn true)
(https://www.google.hr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CB8QFjAAahUKEwjv8rzR3ovIAhXDknIKHcamCFY&url=http%3A%2F%2Fanicholasp3.edublogs.org%2F2010%2F03%2F10%2Fgive-a-man-power-and-you-will-reveal-his-true-character-abraham-lincoln%2F&usg=AFQjCNHs7GFJTtCM1PBBCbmi-UVY3btptQ&bvm=bv.103388427,d.ZGU)

[nat666195]

The krays 8/10

[nat666195]

Cabin in the woods 7/10
Last House on the left 8/10

[Gideon58]

http://www.monkeesconcerts.com/uploads/7/8/9/5/7895731/7770704_orig.jpg


5/10

[edarsenal]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/10/06/video-undefined-21FF8E3C00000578-388_636x358.jpg

St. Vincent 4 got happily caught up in everyone in this movie. VERY enjoyable.


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No Room For Comedy (1940) 4 followed Vincent with this delightful lil romantic comedy with Rosalind Russel & Jimmy Stewart. Absolutely loved the dialogue.


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Johnny English: Reborn 2.5 Even with being a huge fan of Atkinson, I was waiting for it to just be over. A few chuckles, but only a few.


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Kingsman: The Secret Service 3.5+++ Knowing FULL WELL NOT to take it seriously made it very fun to watch. Can't remember who's review hinted at the "church scene" being something to see was VERY CORRECT --- WOW.

[nat666195]

Kinsman is s great film. I really enjoyed it.

[MovieMeditation]

Can't remember who's review hinted at the "church scene" being something to see was VERY CORRECT --- WOW.
I think everyone did that - me included :laugh:

I mean, even those who hated the film - uh, me included - thought that scene was balls to the wall drop till you fall bawl in a hall AWESOME.

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[edarsenal]

I think everyone did that - me included :laugh:

I mean, even those who hated the film - uh, me included - thought that scene was balls to the wall drop till you fall bawl in a hall AWESOME.


no kidding!! my jaw kept dropping, and then dropping more. . . .

[Iroquois]

Eh, while it was technically impressive I couldn't totally enjoy it because of, you know, the whole brainwashing thing. Probably the most tonally inconsistent moment of a very inconsistent movie.

[cricket]

Coming Home (1978)

4.5+

https://filmgrab.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/0338.jpg?w=370&h=

Thoughts posted in the 8th Hall of Fame thread.

[cricket]

Jeanne Dielman 4-

A fascinating film. I get why someone would hate this one, but I felt that it was rather engrossing. It felt like I was watching something I shouldn't be watching. There's no need for the movie to be as long as it is though.

That's how I felt;)

[The Gunslinger45]

That's how I felt;)

I am with Cricket.

[Mr Minio]

Quiet, noobs. Lucas gets it.

[cricket]

The Drop
3.5

James Gandolfini's final film. Starring Tom hardy.
An above average crime drama! This was great, I really enjoy the genre and it had a pit bull too. My only problem is that they called the pit bull a boxer. I don't know why they did that, it was obviously a pit bull.

It builds it builds it builds and it has a great satisfying ending.
Good times

The Hardy character mistook it for a boxer, but the girl corrected him. Awesome movie

[Swan]

:tsk: You guys really need to learn to appreciate boring cinema better.

[cricket]

Beerfest (2006) - Jay Chandrasekhar
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- This movie is awesome. Remind me in every way of me and my friends at party and bar and the fact that I like beer a lot. Characters are awesome, many scenes are sick and soundtracks like ''Have a Drink On Me'' by ACDC are great. Definitely my kind of comedy and one of my favorite of all-time. I now know why it is in the Top 10 of my buddy Cricket. This movie rock. Highly Recommended to everyone.
4+

:highfive:

[Iroquois]

All cinema is boring.

[Guaporense]

Given how the film ends up being dedicated to pointing out how Thierry Guetta's attempts to make his own art are either incomprehensible (e.g. his film) or simply mimicking his artist friends are fundamentally flawed exercises that he still manages to turn into a profitable art show, I'd argue that the silliness is kind of the point. It's debatable as to how much of the film is real, anyway.

I see. Because he is indeed a really silly artist. As if he was making fun of art in general or people's bad tastes.

[False Writer]

Cape Fear (1991)

Excellent thriller by Scorsese. It was cool seeing DeNiro play a psychotic serial killer. This was a remake that was well-made and it was neat seeing Mitchum and Peck have cameo supporting roles. I also liked the early-90's vibe of it, I can see why some people may find it a little cheesy but it worked for me. All-in-all I enjoyed it!

4

[dadgumblah]

It's a Gift (1934)

I recorded this W.C. Fields movie the same day as The Bank Dick but I've just got around to watching this one. This movie is funny and considered by many a classic but I don't know. It is entertaining but the character of Fields' wife almost derails the movie for me. She is so overbearing and nagging all the way through the movie that it really makes it hard to enjoy it. I know that's what the script called for and Fields' granddaughter said on TMC that Kathleen Howard, who plays Fields' wife, was supposedly a very sweet woman and Fields worked with her several times, but, wow, is she a good actress to make me despise her character that much. And the fact that his character did very little to act against her made it worse. I'm not trashing the actress per se, just the character. The movie, in and of itself, was amusing, but not one of his best in my opinion for what that's worth. He prevails in the end, of course, like all of his movies, but man, his character went through hell!

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3

Divorce American Style (1967)

A good comedy with dramatic moments, concerning the title problems. At first, it's just about Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds and their marital problems, but after about thirty minutes it really picks up and shows other couples and their ways of working through things which are not very good at all. Jason Robards, Jean Simmons, Van Johnson, Joe Flynn (of McHale's Navy fame), Lee Grant, and Tom Bosley (of Happy Days fame) all contribute to the fun, but Bosley's scene where he's picking up his kids from his ex-marriage, and the kids from his ex-wife's first marriage, and several other people are picking up various children of their loins and their ex-wives, etc. etc.is a real winner. It just goes on and on and there's a yard with scores of kids, with Bosley giving voice to who belongs to who. Definitely the funniest scene in the movie. There's romance too, and while not a gut buster, it's worth watching for all the pros doing a good job.

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3.5

Operation Petticoat (1959)

Cary Grant and Tony Curtis are the stars in this comedy about a rundown submarine at the start of World War II and the problems the men encounter trying to keep her running and safe from the enemy. While not fall-down funny, this is a highly amusing show with the submarine being one of the characters also, making gaseous noises as it trudges along, being painted pink because of the lack of gray paint in port, continuously backfiring from its first engine, leaving a plume of smoke when getting underway. Funniest is Tony Curtis as are the lengths his character will go to in "acquiring" parts and supplies for the sub, plus "acquiring" Army nurses stranded on an island. Grant is fun but he has to be somewhat serious being the Captain of the submarine. Still, he has some good moments with a certain nurse, but I cannot tell more. And anything I've said above doesn't really give away anything...anyway it's the way things are acted out that really bring the funny and I left real particulars out, so have fun!

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4

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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Just watched the new "rogue cut" of the film. There isn't really that much difference. Though this re-watch has answered a question that's been buzzing around in my head: "Is Days of Future Past better than X2 ", and after this re-watch I can safely say, the answer is yes.

5

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Excellent little comedy horror from New Zealand, best I've seen since Shaun of The Dead .

4.5

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The most genuine portrayal of childhood you will see on film. The cinematography is superb.

5

[nat666195]

I so wanna see x men days of future past. Seen all the others l. I have high expectations.

[neiba]

Wall Street (Oliver Stone, 1987)

(rewatch)


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I'm preparing my Top 100 so I've been rewatching some long time favourites to see how they hold up.
Wall Street is as entertaining as I remembered, being extremely well paced from the first minute to the very last. Michael Douglas is the main force here, stealing every scene is in. Perhaps one of the most underrated actors I can think of.
It was also interesting to see how incredibly promising Charlie Sheen was and how he acted with his father, a man with all his potential already fulfilled. I can't stop thinking how good would have been Sheen Jr. today if he was more like his father.
I also like how foreseeing this movie was, with all the "technology will change the future" talk. One can feel this wouldn't be very different if it was made now.
However, this had some flaws. Though much deeper than its modern counterpart, Wolf of the Wall Street, Sheen is not DiCaprio and sure as hell Oliver Stone is not Scorcese. The script had some terrible terrible lines and the ones who weren't were delivered badly by the actors.
Stone manages to keep it interesting without pushing the pacing button too hard, which is great but I felt I needed some adrenaline at some point.
Overall a great movie, though it won't make my Top 100.

3.5 -

[honeykid]

I think everyone did that - me included :laugh:

I mean, even those who hated the film - uh, me included - thought that scene was balls to the wall drop till you fall bawl in a hall AWESOME.

Really? Old Woo films did it much better and didn't use computers to do it either.

:tsk: You guys really need to learn to appreciate boring cinema better.
Didn't 2001 just win the 60's countdown? I think you'll find they appreciate the hell out of it.

[the samoan lawyer]

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Melancholia (2011)

Dunst is fantastic as Justine, the complicated and depressed Bride that seems drawn on destroying the seemingly good things going on in her life. More great performances from Gainsborough, Sutherland, Skarsgard however I would like liked John Hurt's character to be featured more, I found his to be really interesting and would have liked to find out more. Some of the scenes are really stunning although there are parts that do drag. Still, i enjoy films that are rather bleak and this is certainly one of them

rating_4

[MovieMeditation]

Really? Old Woo films did it much better and didn't use computers to do it either.
What do you mean? I can't have fun with modern cinema because older cinema did it better?

This is a weird comparison, especially because of how different the two examples are...

[honeykid]

It just looked so fake to me.

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

It just looked so fake to me.
Buy a more expensive inflatable doll next time.

[nat666195]

Wolf of wall street is a good film, I haven't seen the most recent one but the original is great.

[Camo]

The original Wolf of Wall Street? Do you mean Oliver Stones Wall Street with Charlie Sheen? If so the two aren't related.

[AdamUpBxtch]

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Mission Impossible (1996) 3.5

Been a looong time since I've watched the first 3 MI movies (watched GP a year ago), so before I watch Rogue Nation I'm gonna watch the first 4 and re-rate them to my current standing on the films. The First one is not my favorite in the series, but my favorite scenes are obviously when Ethan goes to steal the NOC List, and of course the train sequences.

http://www.hotflick.net/flicks/2000_Mission__Impossible_II/big/fhd001TOP_Anthony_Hopkins_002.jpg
Mission Impossible 2 (2000) 2.5

The weakest of the series IMO. The end was the best part the rest of the movie was meh to me. The trick he plays on Ambrose towards the end with those weird face masks they have is probably the best part

[Nemanja]

Vec vidjeno (1987) Aka Deja Vu Aka Reflections 4

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_m47RlRiYoAg/TJiuF4--zXI/AAAAAAAAJHI/XEivpsjZcVY/s400/vecvidjeno57lg11.jpg

[dREXL sPIVEY]

Southpaw - 9/10 Jake is one of the greatest actors, and this was INSANE. I actually Cried.

[Nausicaä]

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rating_3

[Iroquois]

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. - 2.5

It has its moments, but ultimately it just feels disposable.

[Swan]

Last movie: Take Shelter (2011)
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4

I will watch Naked (1993) right now & I am sure it's going to be good (:

Wait, is it just a coincidence you decided to watch both things one after the other?

[mojofilter]

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The Visit (2015)


This was actually a watchable horror film by M. Night Shyamalan, who hasn't done a decent film in years.


3

[neiba]

Life of Pi (Ang Lee, 2012)

If the movie kept that atmosphere of the beggining credits it would have been perfect. Sadly, it didn't.
The good things first: the soundtrack is amazing. The acting is pretty solid. The whole script is great - I loved that semi-twist at the end, with the whole God existence question. From time to time there is some fantastic cinematography.
However: its greatest strength, the cinematography, is also its greatest weakness, IMO. Too much CGI!!! At some point I didn't know if I was watching a live action movie or an animated one. It felt artificial! Also, why did the Indian family had to speak in English??? It's a minor issue but I found it distracting!
Overall, it's a very interesting couple of hours though I don't agree with all the hype.

3-

[nat666195]

Unknown starring Liam Neeson and January Jones.

7/10

[nat666195]

The original Wolf of Wall Street? Do you mean Oliver Stones Wall Street with Charlie Sheen? If so the two aren't related.


Ye the kbe with Charlie Sheen. My bad thought they were the same film. ☺

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

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The special effects were good but the plot was just stupid.
3

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Started well with lots of drama, then tailed off into a borefest.
2

[the samoan lawyer]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Breaking_the_waves_us_poster.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Breaking_the_waves_us_poster.jpg)
Breaking the Waves

I had much more than this typed up but computer crashed.

3

[foster]

This is where I leave you
3

Four siblings must live together for 7 days after their dad dies.
I was expecting a sad, overly sentimental movie but this was actually pretty entertaining and well done.

I wasn't looking forward to it much but I liked the cast and wanted to see how Jane Fonda was holding up over the years. She was still pretty sexy! But I didn't immediately recognize her.

Tina Fey didn't bring much at all to the table. Mostly is a jason bateman movie.
I think it was more about a midlife crisis than it was about the dad passing away.

[MovieMeditation]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/ce/Breaking_the_waves_us_poster.jpg (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Breaking_the_waves_us_poster.jpg)
Breaking the Waves

I had much more than this typed up but computer crashed.

3
Damn. :( I would have loved to hear what you had to say, especially because your rating says that it wasn't an all-out masterpiece for you... Go buy a mac, you will never experience crashes again. :)

[foster]

Damn. :( I would have loved to hear what you had to say, especially because your rating says that it wasn't an all-out masterpiece for you... Go buy a mac, you will never experience crashes again. :)

my macbook pro retina crashes nearly every single day. literally. it's pretty bad.

the only saving grace is i got an SSD hard drive in it, so it boots up really quick again after each crash.

[MovieMeditation]

my macbook pro retina crashes nearly every single day. literally. it's pretty bad.

the only saving grace is i got an SSD hard drive in it, so it boots up really quick again after each crash.
I'm no Apple fanboy, but that to me sounds like a problem outside of the very laptop. I mean, there must be something else wrong, it shouldn't crash like that and this often.

I have had my macbook pro 15" mid-2012 for three years, as it says, and I very rarely experience crashes and if I do I get why. I have never been happier with an electronic device than I am with my macbook. It runs smoothy, boots smoothly and all that. I installed 8 gigs of ram myself as well as an SSD, but it ran well before that too. Now it's just perfect. ;)

Anyways, have you made sure to upgrade to the latest software and run some clean up on it as well and made sure the ssd isn't full?

[foster]

If I upgrade my OS then my editing software won't work anymore. I'm stuck with OS 10.7.5 because I can't afford to repurchase a linear editor.

[MovieMeditation]

If I upgrade my OS then my editing software won't work anymore. I'm stuck with OS 10.7.5 because I can't afford to repurchase a linear editor.
I see why that's a bummer, but didn't OS 10.7 (Lion) come out the same year as the retina macbooks? I just figures since it was a new technology to the mac that they would probably have some problems and there those would be solved step by step with new updates. I'm sure your mac would run better with a software upgrade, but you can always start by looking into other stuff outside of that (search the web or something, I'm sure it'll tell you a few tricks outside of those I wrote). :up:

[foster]

I've just come to accept that it crashes everyday. I always save often out of habit so it's never been a real bummer. If it wasn't SSD with a quick boot up I'd be a lot more annoyed.

[Swan]

It crashed because it's a wise computer that doesn't like negative reviews for Breaking the Waves. :D

[Henry IV]

Scream 2 & Scream 3, Wes Craven
Ok, I admit it. I also re-watched the first one. I find it that good.
The sequels, so far, are obviously less enjoyable, but still worth watching. I liked the third one better, actually. The whole movie inside the movie thing was kinda cool (especially the part in Sid's old Woodsboro house), the story was more interesting and the final plot twist was better executed. I had almost guessed it half way through the movie, but I only got the reason right, not the actual identity of the killer. The fake voice device had a lot of potential, but I think it wasn't used enough.
The 2nd one was meh. The transition from stupid and clueless high school kids to college guys who have "seen the horror" is not terribly smooth, and the mix of slasher and comedy doesn't work as well anymore (that's probably why I preferred the third one: it's a thriller and it's not ashamed of it), and the final plot twist was just a big no-no for me.
Tonight I will probably watch Scream 4. I am really curious about it.

So far, I'd give a 5.5 to Scream 2 and a 6.5 to Scream 3.

[Nausicaä]

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rating_3


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rating_2

[cricket]

Goodfellas (1990)

5+

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Thoughts posted in the 8th Hall of Fame thread.

[Henry IV]

Big Trouble in Little China, John Carpenter.
If this movie had been just about the violent, gritty, chinese underbelly of San Francisco, with triads fighting eachother sparing no act of violence, it would have been a good movie.
Instead, it walks the path to awesomeness by adding Kurt Russel who has no idea what's going on, ninjas that shoot electric rays of doubious utility, monsters, flying duels and huge amounts of good old 80s nonsense.
7.5/10

[Henry IV]

Scream 4, Wes Craven.
A good ending to the franchise, that smartly references the first Scream in the way it's built. All the meta references are fun as usual, stopping right before getting annoying, and the villain could have been the best one out of all four movies if only he\she had more screen time before being revealed. Instead, probably for the sake of making the plot twist as surprising as possible, it kinda comes out of nowhere. Too bad the balance the first movie had between surprise element and knowing the killer was never replicated.
I don't know if this movie was written to be the final one or if it was supposed to start a new trilogy or something, but whatever the answer is I am definitely going to miss Sidney and it was nice seeing her grow up from trying to convince horny Billy to settle for a PG-13 relationship in what's probably my favorite dialogue in the franchise, to defeating everyone who wanted her dead.
Soooo I give Scream 4 a 6 and my final chart is:

1. Scream 1
2. Scream 3
3. Scream 4
4. Scream 2

[Lucas]

http://affichesrex.cinerive.com/fr/sites/default/files/imagecache/product_full/00913A.jpg

Gertrud 4.5-

A powerful final feature from maestro Dreyer. A film of delicate and subtle gestures.

[Iroquois]

Mad Max 2 - 4

Still got a lot of holes in it, but screw it, it's fun and I like it more each time I watch it.

[the samoan lawyer]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R4kOFzq0fu0/VQH3s3LkjbI/AAAAAAAABfw/XdtqdzYcLa4/s1600/whiplash-fletcher-trend.jpg
Whiplash (2014)

Finally got to watch this and it was most definately worth the wait. Teller and Simmons were both incredible and the connection they had was evident throughout. I really can't remember a recently released film that had me as gripped and enthralled as this.

Telling the story of a talented music student's drumming ability and his intense relationship with his teacher, Whiplash had me completely submerged from the very start. Containing comedy, psychological drama, tension, heartbreaking moments and of course great music this really is a stunning effort from newbie director Chazelle. What also impressed me was how the film stayed away from any needless twists and the temptation to over-complicate the storyline. Whiplash is about a young drummer's dreams of becoming great and how he goes about achieving this. Thankfully the story stays true to this.

Shame i missed seeing this in the cinema.

4.5+ with room to improve

[the samoan lawyer]

Damn. :( I would have loved to hear what you had to say, especially because your rating says that it wasn't an all-out masterpiece for you... Go buy a mac, you will never experience crashes again. :)

Most of my MoFo activity is whilst i'm in work, which is why I cant really get much time to type my thoughts. Breaking the Waves was definately not the masterpiece that I was (not) expecting. It was ok but I found it needlessly long and at times too slow. I also thought the ending could have been a lot better. A shame as I you know I like LVT from what ive seen so far.

1. Antichrist
2. Dancer
3. Melancholia
4. Waves

for me, although I have Dogville on DVD which i think i'll enjoy.

[Rocket_Sam74]

I stayed up until 2AM today watching series and movies. I saw X-Men First Class. Actually, despite all the good reviews I read about the movie, I didn't think it was such a spectacular one. Sure, the effects are good and the actors also, but the story...meh...lacked something. 6/10

[Derek Vinyard]

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R4kOFzq0fu0/VQH3s3LkjbI/AAAAAAAABfw/XdtqdzYcLa4/s1600/whiplash-fletcher-trend.jpg
Whiplash (2014)

Finally got to watch this and it was most definately worth the wait. Teller and Simmons were both incredible and the connection they had was evident throughout. I really can't remember a recently released film that had me as gripped and enthralled as this.

Telling the story of a talented music student's drumming ability and his intense relationship with his teacher, Whiplash had me completely submerged from the very start. Containing comedy, psychological drama, tension, heartbreaking moments and of course great music this really is a stunning effort from newbie director Chazelle. What also impressed me was how the film stayed away from any needless twists and the temptation to over-complicate the storyline. Whiplash is about a young drummer's dreams of becoming great and how he goes about achieving this. Thankfully the story stays true to this.

Shame i missed seeing this in the cinema.

4.5+ with room to improve

Very glad you enjoy it that much Samoan Lawyer :D :up::up:

[The Sci-Fi Slob]

http://cdn.movieweb.com/img.teasers.posters/FI5i3a58pi496e_4_a.jpg
(Rewatch) Great little thriller. Hopkins and Baldwin are an unlikely but effective pairing.
4

[the samoan lawyer]

Very glad you enjoy it that much Samoan Lawyer :D :up::up:

Cheers Derek

[Nausicaä]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/e/e0/Empire_Records_poster.jpg

rating_3

[Nope1172]

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Thoughts posted in the Documentary HoF
2.5

[Camo]

If i had paid to watch that i would be pissed at how little we see of Takahata especially since he is on the poster.

[Nope1172]

If i had paid to watch that i would be pissed at how little we see of Takahata especially since he is on the poster.
Agreed, when I watched the film I had never heard of him and had to look up a picture to see who they were talking about. :laugh:

[foster]

Attack of the 50 ft Cheerleader
A campy sci-fi sexploitation. Par for the course.

Into the Blue
2

Damn this was a boring movie. Not even the sexy half naked jessica alba could save it.

[Camo]

Agreed, when I watched the film I had never heard of him and had to look up a picture to see who they were talking about. :laugh:

I honestlty thought that may have been why you found the doc boring. Personally i found the scatterbrain approach enticing because i already found the studio interesting so even though it never commited to any one approach iit touched on alot of different elements of the studio that i was left with alot of questions in my head. I know some would see unanswered questions as a failure of the documentary but personally i feel it is alot more than a positive, it actually makes me want to rewatch it to see how i interpret everything after, and also seek out new information about the subject.

[Steve Freeling]

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5

[False Writer]

The Bourne Identity (2002)

After seeing Legacy, I knew I had to check out the original. I enjoyed this one as well. It does seem to be a bit better-made, but I liked the cast more in Legacy. I like Matt Damon, don't get me wrong, but Edward Norton and Jeremy Renner combined is hard to top for me. Some great action and an intriguing story. I think it's safe to say that I'm a Bourne fan now. Gotta catch Supremacy and Ultimatum sometime!

4

[edarsenal]

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7c/Miss_Meadows_poster.jpg

rating_3

my room mate rented this one from the library, should be watching this in the next several days



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Before I Go To Sleep 3.5+ With Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong; a pretty decent psychological thriller. Not over the top and the tension is on an even keel as it builds up to the climax. Worthwhile.