Movie Tab II

[Tacitus]

Wall Street (1987, Oliver Stone)

4/5

Maybe not the best movie of the '80s but certainly one of my favourite movies about the '80s.

Hair gel, white collars, massive shoulder pads and back-combing. That's just the men...

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[Caitlyn]

The Others (2001)3/5

And I caught the end of the Masterpiece Theater mini... The Virgin Queen (2005)
Has anyone seen all of it?

[Golgot]

And I caught the end of the Masterpiece Theater mini... The Virgin Queen (2005)
Has anyone seen all of it?

Ok, i was expecting something different when i imdb'd that ;).

Haven't seen it, but i caught some of the BBC's Elizabeth I recently, with Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons, which was pretty good. Seems to be a glut of Elizabeth-ania at the mo.

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Looking for Richard - Intriguing insight into a complex Shakespearean play and the copious confusion that can envelop the minds of actors/writers/producers and other theatrically-filmic beasts. Pacino is a compelling central 'character', as he indulges his wild-eyed Shakespeare fever and delves into Richard III in various ways (talking about it - acting it out, etc). The luvvy-contributions range from incisive to hilariously over-blown (Vanessa Redgrave went to great lengths to make absolutely no sense). Overall, it's well worth the admission price :).

[Pyro Tramp]

A Nightmare on Elm Street 3- 3

[Tacitus]

Looking for Richard - Intriguing insight into a complex Shakespearean play and the copious confusion that can envelop the minds of actors/writers/producers and other theatrically-filmic beasts. Pacino is a compelling central 'character', as he indulges his wild-eyed Shakespeare fever and delves into Richard III in various ways (talking about it - acting it out, etc). The luvvy-contributions range from incisive to hilariously over-blown (Vanessa Redgrave went to great lengths to make absolutely no sense). Overall, it's well worth the admission price :).

I think it's great. Not exactly deep, but a good excuse to watch an actor in search of his muse (if genuine, that is). :)

Now is the winter of our discontent........HOO-HAA!!

[SamsoniteDelilah]

A Very Long Engagement - awww! :)
Layer Cake - eh. Movies about the 'cool cats' in the drug industry leave me cold, it seems.

[Caitlyn]

A Very Long Engagement - awww! :)


Have you seen He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not with Audrey Tautou? If not, I think you would like it too...

[Pyro Tramp]

Henry V (The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France) Laurence Olivier, 1944- 3

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

ENVY :yup:
You may have thought I was gone and maybe you were even a little happy about it but I DON'T CARE. I watch movies because I can't read. If you want to make fun of me go ahead. I never saw Passion of the Christ because of the words. I, actually, I did see it but I didn't understand it. I can't even read the word, I. You might laugh because I'm stupid but atleast I have shoes. I wear the shoes in this house! I WEAR THEM!

Envy is a beautiful movie. NO wonder it was shot by the same DUDE that shot Snatch.

SHOES!

Steady pimpin',
PimpDaShizzle V2.0

[Caitlyn]

ENVY :yup:
You may have thought I was gone and maybe you were even a little happy about it but I DON'T CARE. I watch movies because I can't read. If you want to make fun of me go ahead. I never saw Passion of the Christ because of the words. I, actually, I did see it but I didn't understand it. I can't even read the word, I. You might laugh because I'm stupid but atleast I have shoes. I wear the shoes in this house! I WEAR THEM!

Envy is a beautiful movie. NO wonder it was shot by the same DUDE that shot Snatch.

SHOES!

Steady pimpin',
PimpDaShizzle V2.0


Hi Pimp... glad you're back... how was boot camp?

[Twain]

And I caught the end of the Masterpiece Theater mini... The Virgin Queen (2005)
Has anyone seen all of it?

I saw most of it. I wasn't familiar with any of the actors but I thought it was very well done. The actress playing Elizabeth was good but it's hard to match Cate Blanchett.

I never understood why Liz wore the thick white makeup til seeing The Virgin Queen and the smallpox episode. Elizabeth was a complex character who ran the gamut from victim to powerful monarch. It's one of history's great dramas.

[Iroquois]

Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy

6/10

Se7en

8/10

Brazil (restaurant scene)

10/10 (one scene only)

[Golgot]

I think it's great. Not exactly deep, but a good excuse to watch an actor in search of his muse (if genuine, that is). :)

Now is the winter of our discontent........HOO-HAA!!

What are you saying? Are you saying he was faking it? Are you saying that wasn't a real hump? My illusions are crumbling!

*sobs into hankerchief*

No, seriously tho, what are you saying? It's a put on? They staged the round-table improvisations? Say it's not so - restore my faith in the florid whimsy of actors. ;)

[Sleezy]

War of the Worlds :up: (I loved it.)

[Wonder Boy]

Walk the Line- 3/5

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire- 4.5/5

[Tacitus]

No, seriously tho, what are you saying? It's a put on? They staged the round-table improvisations? Say it's not so - restore my faith in the florid whimsy of actors. ;)

Weeelllllllllll.....I dunno, it's just a feeling I got - don't have any information either way.

It wouldn't spoil the film one jot for me though if things turned out not to be quite what they seemed. ;)

I'm also a cynical old bugger...

[Tacitus]

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000, Ang Lee)

5/5

A modern classic. If you haven't seen it....you're silly. :)

http://www.haro-online.com/stuff/cthd2.jpg

[Golgot]

I'm also a cynical old bugger...

How could you mistrust ol' Al? His whole face is made of earnestness ;).

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Alright, not exactly a film, but did any Brit-siders catch the first installment of Attenborough's latest nature series Life in the Undergrowth?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/promo/tvradio/images/life_undergrowth.jpg

It's an insect-sploitation extravaganza in the mould of Blue Planet. An hour of camera-miracle micro-wonderment it was. I never thought the sight of hermaphrodite-slug-sex could be beautiful, but it freaking was. Swinging from a strand of slime n'everything. Bizarre man, thoroughly beguilingly bizarre :).

[OG-]

It's an insect-sploitation extravaganza in the mould of Blue Planet. An hour of camera-miracle micro-wonderment it was. I never thought the sight of hermaphrodite-slug-sex could be beautiful, but it freaking was. Swinging from a strand of slime n'everything. Bizarre man, thoroughly beguilingly bizarre :).

I am sold. And now I go about tracking it down...

[Tacitus]

Alright, not exactly a film, but did any Brit-siders catch the first installment of Attenborough's latest nature series Life in the Undergrowth?

Bugger. I forgot it was on. :(

[Golgot]

I am sold. And now I go about tracking it down...

Thought you'd like the idea :). They've gone to the same lengths as b4. No cephalopods, and not a huge amount of sea-scapery o'course, but i wouldn't be surprised if they somehow unearth a soil-squid or two along the way ;).

And hey, who can argue with foot-long bat-eating milipedes and the cutest little head-butting mites that you ever did see :).

Bugger. I forgot it was on. :(

I've got a feeling it's gonna get better as it goes on. This first one was kind of a scene-setter, with a couple of repititious themes. They've got some classy slow-mo flight stuff coming up in the next one, and I know they've done some innovative sound work in the later eps which should be cool - moth larvae 'singing' in a way that makes ants care for them and things of that sort :).

[SamsoniteDelilah]

The Day the Earth Stood Still - what delicious 50's camp! Patricia Neal was lovely, all the acting was perfectly suited (even Pinnocchio Marlow) and the message is respectable, even today. It's a classic for a reason.

Harold and Maude - 5th time though and I still blub, though now at different places. I also laugh at different places, finding new things, more subtle things. More on this tomorrow in Austruck's thread.

In the Company of Men - indegestible tripe. The central characters are so disgustingly detestable that the only way this could end satisfactorily would be a double homicide. Sadly, everyone lives.

[blibblobblib]

did any Brit-siders catch the first installment of Attenborough's latest nature series Life in the Undergrowth?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/promo/tvradio/images/life_undergrowth.jpg

So good!! The photography was amazing. That shot of the millipede unfolding was incredible. It looked so alien. Attenborough is a LEGEND. Love that man. I also loved the little bugs head butting eachother for sex.

[Tacitus]

I also loved the little bugs head butting eachother for sex.

Sounds like a nightclub I used to frequent in my mis-spent 20s.

The bouncers were throwing people....in. ;)

[birdygyrl]

Sounds like a nightclub I used to frequent in my mis-spent 20s.

The bouncers were throwing people....in. ;)


LOL!!!!

[Pyro Tramp]

Don't Look Now- 5

[Pyro Tramp]

Bad Santa- 4

[Piddzilla]

Batman Begins (2005 - Christopher Nolan)

It was entertaining.... I'll probably see the sequel.

[Golgot]

Grosse Point Blank - it was on, and it's good. Love the script, love the acting. (And the music ain't bad either ;)).

[blibblobblib]

Bad Santa- 4
i watched this the other night too. I enjoyed it. More or less destroyed any image of Santa being nice and good for me ever again, but also increased my fondness for Mr Bob Thornton. He plays a good drunk.

[Pyro Tramp]

Apparently Billy Bob was drunk for most the scenes anyway

[Caitlyn]

I saw most of it. I wasn't familiar with any of the actors but I thought it was very well done. The actress playing Elizabeth was good but it's hard to match Cate Blanchett.

I never understood why Liz wore the thick white makeup til seeing The Virgin Queen and the smallpox episode. Elizabeth was a complex character who ran the gamut from victim to powerful monarch. It's one of history's great dramas.



I wasn't familiar with any of the actors either but also thought, what I did see, was very well done and would really like to catch all of it... I loved Cate as Elizabeth and also thought Betty Davis was good as well.


I knew about the pox scars behind the white make-up and that, as she got older and had lost several of her teeth, she stuffed rags in her cheeks to make her face appear as fuller… It's kind of hard to believe that some of the things they did to themselves back then was considered attractive....




March of the Penguins (2005) 4/5

[SamsoniteDelilah]

I wasn't familiar with any of the actors either but also thought, what I did see, was very well done and would really like to catch all of it... I loved Cate as Elizabeth and also thought Betty Davis was good as well.


I knew about the pox scars behind the white make-up and that, as she got older and had lost several of her teeth, she stuffed rags in her cheeks to make her face appear as fuller… It's kind of hard to believe that some of the things they did to themselves back then was considered attractive....

If I might horn in: you would enjoy reading I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles. It's a very similar Elizabeth to Cate's, in character, and a really fun read.

[Caitlyn]

If I might horn in: you would enjoy reading I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles. It's a very similar Elizabeth to Cate's, in character, and a really fun read.

Thanks... I'll have to check it out. I've read a little about Elizabeth but would like to read more... especially pertaining to her decision to have Queen Mary Stuart locked in the tower and then later beheaded...

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Alfie ~ ver.JudeL Whoa! This was not the bouncy fun ride I was expecting. Excellent film and you know what.... Jude Law is great. I'm not ashamed to say it. YES, he's pretty. Relentlessly pretty with a voice like raw silk. But the pretty boy can ACT and he fired on every cylander in this one. Strong supporting cast, too. Really lovely. Pardon me, I think I'll go watch it again.

[Pyro Tramp]

You've seen the original though, right?

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

Hi Pimp... glad you're back... how was boot camp?
It was an experience. The good things were really good and the bad things were good in a wierd way. :D

[Tacitus]

Dumplings (2004, Fruit Chan)

4/5

Distasteful? Yeah! But who cares...

Beautifully photographed by the ubiquitous Christopher Doyle, and it's got Ling Bai in tight trousers.

The less said about the subject matter the better though, I'll let you find out. ;)

http://www.popcornmag.com/gallery/galleries/column/Three15.jpg
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Batman Begins (2005, Christopher Nolan)

4/5

The last person on the planet to see Batman Begins I think, but I like. :)

12 out of the first 15 cast members listed by the IMDB aren't American either (and 3 are from Norn Iron). Interesting......as were the fantastic moustaches.

http://www.nrk.no/img/501025.jpeg

[Strummer521]

http://www.seatseek.com/images/Rent_Logo_BW_175.jpg

[Sleezy]

Tonight was a "don't-think-just-watch" kinda night, so here we go:

Troy (Peterson, 2004) :indifferent:

Antitrust (Howitt, 2001) :yup: (Hey, I love this one!)

[Strummer521]

Antitrust (Howitt, 2001) :yup: (Hey, I love this one!)

Me too my friend. Me too.

[Wonder Boy]

Unleashed-2.7/5, the premise of the movie is rediculous but the fighting scenes were awesome.

[Sedai]

A friend hooked up with a new plasma screen, so we went over for a couple....

War of the Worlds(Spielberg, 2005)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Kaufman, 1978)

The Pianist (Polanski, 2002)

[Caitlyn]

Stealth (2005) 2/5
Mr & Mrs Smith (2005) 2½/5


I'm glad I didn't have to pay for either one of them...

[Ophelia]

15 minutes of The Great Silence (il grande silenzio) (1969). I couldnt handle the dubbing, twas so off putting. Gah.

Pillow Talk (1959) - I think I fancy Rock Hudson :indifferent:

[Pyro Tramp]

Minority Report- 5

Gonin- 3_5

[Pyro Tramp]

A Nightmare Before Christmas- 4

[Lance McCool]

Labyrinth
(d. Jim Henson - 1986)

http://membres.lycos.fr/elfecity/JarethAndBabeX.jpg

http://www.movieforums.com/images/popcorn/4box.gif

[Piddzilla]

Stealth (2005) 2/5
Mr & Mrs Smith (2005) 2½/5


I'm glad I didn't have to pay for either one of them...

You stole them?!?!?!

Oldboy (2003 - Chan-wook Park)

Good one. Probably one of the best revenge-films I've seen... Multifaceted... I'm glad I bought it. :yup:

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Have you seen He Loves Me... He Loves Me Not with Audrey Tautou? If not, I think you would like it too...
WHoa! I just found this. I will check it out, haven't seen it yet. I did see it in the rack at Blockbuster recently, maybe I'll grab it next time Netflix sends me a broken disc... :frustrated:


I missed the Return of daPimp, as well. Welcome back, Pimp!!

[Ezikiel]

Happy Endings, A-
2005 - Don Roos

Walk the Line, B-
2005 - James Mangold

Wings of Desire, A+
1987 - Wim Wenders

The Phantom of Liberty, B+
1974 - Luis Buñuel

[Ophelia]

Jean de florette
Manon des sources

Finally I know where the music for the Stella Artois ad comes from!

[Sinny McGuffins]

The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979), C+
Once Were Warriors (Lee Tamahori, 1994), B

[Iroquois]

Warriors got a C+? How dare you!

The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979)

8/10

Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)

7/10

Pink Floyd - The Wall (Alan Parker, 1982)

3/10 (my reasons being that the last time I watched it, ie 20 minutes ago, it was on a channel that had severely edited most of the more confronting scenes, thus making it jumpy and ruining the music and essentially the whole film. BASTARDS!!!)

[Ophelia]

Everything is Illuminated (2005) Liev Schreiber

Lolita (1997) Adrian Lyne

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Jean de florette
Manon des sources

Finally I know where the music for the Stella Artois ad comes from!
Aren't those wonderful??
I watched them both with Sharon and Matt. GREAT story.


I'm immersed in Desperate Housewives, season one, right now. Lighter fare, but not nearly as light as I was expecting.

[Ophelia]

Aren't those wonderful??
I watched them both with Sharon and Matt. GREAT story.


I had to laugh, I actually thought you were talking about the ads for a second.

Yes, the films are very good :)

Desperate housewives, though addictive, was missing something for me. I hope you are enjoying it though.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

heh! No, I haven't seen the ads.
and yeah, I'm liking DH a lot. Do you know what it was missing for you?

[Ophelia]

heh! No, I haven't seen the ads.
and yeah, I'm liking DH a lot. Do you know what it was missing for you?

Energy maybe? I don't know, the acting for me felt a tad stunted at times.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Energy maybe? I don't know, the acting for me felt a tad stunted at times.
OH. Yeah. Teri Hatcher is doing some campy thing that is too broad and Eva Longoria is Pinnocchia. And that woman who does the opening voiceover monologue uses exactly the same inflection on every sentance she utters. :p I love everyone else, though.

[Sinny McGuffins]

I really dislike Gabrielle. Don't get me wrong, she's a very attractive lady, but are we supposed to hate her, or what? She's just a gold digger, and she's unfaithful, and she gets almost anything she wants. She's a spoilt little two-timing gold digger.

I'm more of a Bree man myself.

http://www.housewives-online.com/bilder/marcia-cross.jpg

[Sinny McGuffins]

Warriors got a C+? How dare you!I was being quite generous.

[James_Bond]

Se7en (David Fincher, 1995)



I just finished watching Se7en also, good movie.

Se7en 8.5/10
The Skeleton Key 6.5/10
X- Men 7.5/10

[Thursday Next]

Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) - very good film. The less you know about itthe better - just go watch it!

[Sedai]

Abre los ojos (Open Your Eyes) - very good film. The less you know about itthe better - just go watch it!

Funny, I just got this in from Netflix. I have already seen Vanilla Sky, so I know what I am in for, but I wanted to watch the original, as many have recommended it....

[Thursday Next]

Funny, I just got this in from Netflix. I have already seen Vanilla Sky, so I know what I am in for, but I wanted to watch the original, as many have recommended it....

I am now wondering whether to watch Vanilla Sky, or whether it will just be a pointless remake.

[Sedai]

I am now wondering whether to watch Vanilla Sky, or whether it will just be a pointless remake.

I really like it, but I haven't seen the original. I know opinions are rather polarized about the two films here on MoFo. many like VS better, while others like the original... Give it a shot!

[MyRobotSuit]

I loved Vanilla Sky, it's probably one of my favourite movies. It has such a fantastic soundtrack that's worth checking out if you like the film.

[Golgot]

Murder on the Orient Express - Silly. Why'd i watch that? (Coz it's the most camply over-acted murder mystery i've ever seen. That'd be why ;))

The Element of Crime (Forbrydelsens element) - Woa, couldn't finish this, despite the classy visuals and intriguing-seeming plot. The 'hypnotic-recall' dialogue was unintelligible, and Michael 'Boon' Elphick is a terrible, terrible lead actor. Nowhere near as effective as another Triers effort from the time, Europa (Zentropa).

[Iroquois]

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mike Newell, 2005)

5/10

The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994)

9/10

Friday (F. Gary Gray, 1995)

7/10

[Sedai]

High Tension (Aja, 2005)

:down:

[Iroquois]

Sin City (Frank Miller & Robert Rodriguez, 2005)

6/10

[Tacitus]

The Man Who Would Be King (1975, John Houston)

4/5

Two ex-army chancers during The Raj decide to become rulers of an Afghan province and make some money.

Wonderful Kipling yarn (crappy action scenes, though I forgive it that) with Caine & Connery on top, shouty form.

Danny's just a man, not a god. He can break wind at both ends simultaneously - which is more than any god can do.

http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/images_movie/manwhowouldbeking.JPG

[Golgot]

Arizona Dream - Erm, anyone speak eskimo? Anyone speak Kusturica?
Not as good as i was hoping it'd be, but decent enough, in a quirky 'escapist' suicide-n-love-triangle kinda way.

[Sleezy]

The Aviator (Scorcese, 2004) :yup: :yup: :yup:

[Aniko]

Après Vous (2003) ~ :) I liked this quirky little buddie/romantic comedy quite a bit. It wasn't as "funnier than hell" as it states on the back of the DVD jacket....but it definately lived up to it's tagline, "A very tasty comedy with a little French twist." I'd recommend it.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Se7en - sick, twisted and wonderful. This script is very theatrical and the acting is really solid. Pitt is a little stylized, but it works for the character, and Freeman is... well, he's him. :) He's always terriffic.


Koyaanisqatsi (1983 - Godfrey Reggia)
Whoa. Dude.
97 minute fusion of images and music, expressing the Hopi word meaning "life out of balance... life calling out for a new way of life". It's an experience.
http://declarationsandexclusions.typepad.com/foolblog/images/koyaanisqatsi_figures.jpg
http://www.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/4/48/350px-Koyaanisqatsi_Moon_Frame.jpg
http://www.glasspages.org/koya7.jpg
http://www.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/uploadedImages/Performance/Other_Venues/KoyanisA322.jpg
http://www.azhararchitecture.com/Film/Koyaanisqatsi/Koyaanisqatsi%2027.jpg
http://www.moviemail-online.co.uk/images/small/koy.jpg

[Piddzilla]

Se7en - sick, twisted and wonderful. This script is very theatrical and the acting is really solid. Pitt is a little stylized, but it works for the character, and Freeman is... well, he's him. :) He's always terriffic.


That's exactly what I think of Pitt in Se7en as well. He has this thing he tries to do in many films, I don't know how to describe it... it's something about his body language. It just looks the same in every film, and it annoys me most of the times. But I think it suits the character he plays in Se7en. And, yeah, Freeman is always great to watch, probably one of my favourite actors. It's funny because it seems like he too is playing, if not the same character, then characters with similar personalities or mood, in film after film. But unlike Pitt, but like actors such as Nicholson, De Niro and Pacino, he gets away with it. He must be either a better actor than Pitt, or I simply like the man more than Pitt. Or very possibly both. ;D

What the hell am I talking about here??? [/rant]

Anyway....

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock'n'Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003 - Kenneth Bowser)

A documentary based on the book by Peter Biskind. I allready knew most of it but it's still a nice lesson in film history with some fun old footage and interviews of and with some people that were important for that era.

[Sedai]

Lords of Dogtown (Hardwicke, 2005) - Not directed very well, but I found the subject matter (somewhat) interesting. Probably wouldn't watch it again...

[Caitlyn]

Great Balls of Fire! (1989) 3/5

"Well, if I'm going to hell, I'm going there playing the piano."... :p

[SamsoniteDelilah]

That's exactly what I think of Pitt in Se7en as well. He has this thing he tries to do in many films, I don't know how to describe it... it's something about his body language. It just looks the same in every film, and it annoys me most of the times. But I think it suits the character he plays in Se7en. And, yeah, Freeman is always great to watch, probably one of my favourite actors. It's funny because it seems like he too is playing, if not the same character, then characters with similar personalities or mood, in film after film. But unlike Pitt, but like actors such as Nicholson, De Niro and Pacino, he gets away with it. He must be either a better actor than Pitt, or I simply like the man more than Pitt. Or very possibly both. ;D

What the hell am I talking about here??? [/rant]

I think Freeman plays his characters straight and true, and that allows us to see him in the situation as a genuine entity. I think Pitt would like to be a character actor, but he has only a beginner's understanding of that job. He has learned a few gestures (playing with his hair, the pronounced hand movements) that are appliques on his characters, and like you say: it works once, maybe twice (I thought it worked really well for [i]12 Monkeys/[i]) but when he keeps doing it, it just reminds the viewer of the other times he's used those traits. He needs to hang out and people watch, and get some new moves if he wants to go the route of the character actor. [/over analysis]

[Monkeypunch]

Fantastic Four - :) Fun!

[John McClane]

The Hunt for Red October- :up: Yup, IMO the best Tom Clancy book turned movie. :)

[Piddzilla]

I think Freeman plays his characters straight and true, and that allows us to see him in the situation as a genuine entity. I think Pitt would like to be a character actor, but he has only a beginner's understanding of that job. He has learned a few gestures (playing with his hair, the pronounced hand movements) that are appliques on his characters, and like you say: it works once, maybe twice (I thought it worked really well for 12 Monkeys) but when he keeps doing it, it just reminds the viewer of the other times he's used those traits. He needs to hang out and people watch, and get some new moves if he wants to go the route of the character actor. [/over analysis]

I couldn't agree more....

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 - Garth Jennings)

I think I read 20 pages of the book before I decided I couldn't stand it. But the film was decent - a handfull of laughs spread out all through the film.

[Ophelia]

The Sea Inside (Mar Adentro) (2004) Alejandro Amenabar - Raised many interesting points for an hour long discussion afterwards....a lifetime discussion could follow.:up:

Central Station (Central do Brasil) (1998) Walter Salles - Excellent performance by Fernanda Montenegro, beautiful story, ho-hum. :up:

[Strummer521]

Crash

and since I'm writing an article for the school newspaper about this year in movies, it counts as research (Yeah!) :D

[Iroquois]

Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999)

4/10 (I used to like it but now it's just not the same)

The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965)

9/10 (better than I expected!)

Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987)

8/10 (still brilliant)

Charade (Stanley Donen, 1963)

6/10 (lacking in execution, but great plot)

[Tacitus]

The Tenant (1976, Roman Polanski)

4/5

Creepier in feel and, for me, more chilling than Polanski's better known apartment based psychological horror story, but not as polished.

Isabelle Adjani is the very epitome of '70s sexiness, huge Deidre Barlow-esque tortoiseshell specs and all... ;)

http://www.polanski.stopklatka.pl/zdjecia/tenant/ten12.jpg

[Golgot]

Downfall - Youch. Powerful stuff. Pretty damn immersive. The running time sure does fly by, as people have said.

[Tacitus]

Dark Water (2005, Walter Salles)

2/5

Great cast (Jennifer Connelly, Pete Postelthwaite, Tim Roth, John Reilly), atmospheric camerawork and some strong(ish) performances can't hide an insipid remake of a far superior Nakata (I think his best) film. The scenes that work are the ones lifted in their entirety from the original, surprise surprise, but they're few and far between.

The denouement especially was so anaesthetised and telegraphed that it had me flicking V signs at the screen.

http://www.channel4.com/film/media/film/4x/D/dark_water_xl_02.jpg

EDIT - I've just sat through the extras (yup, I'm tight like that) and the screenwriter had the brass neck to waffle on about his 'playing with ideas in my own mind to create a script about a woman in emotional jeapordy' with absolotely no reference to Taka Ichise's novel. Nakata's Dark Water doesn't even get a namecheck in passing by anyone. Not once.

Avoid this bloody film.

[Sleezy]

I think Pitt would like to be a character actor, but he has only a beginner's understanding of that job. He has learned a few gestures (playing with his hair, the pronounced hand movements) that are appliques on his characters, and like you say: it works once, maybe twice (I thought it worked really well for [i]12 Monkeys/[i]) but when he keeps doing it, it just reminds the viewer of the other times he's used those traits. He needs to hang out and people watch, and get some new moves if he wants to go the route of the character actor. [/over analysis]

Moreover, I think there's more to be a character actor than just giving the character little unique traits and idiosyncrasies. The best character actors nail these things (and keep them varied from character to character, as you said), but also make us feel like the character is a REAL person. Which, I understand, has quite a bit to do with the quality of writing as well, but...

Daniel Day-Lewis is one who knows how to make a character unique, but also perfectly believable.

[Sinny McGuffins]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (Andrew Adamson, 2005), C+

Nothing spectacular, but it had its moments here and there. The whole thing seemed a bit rushed, it felt as though Adamson just assumed everyone knew the story already. It lacked that magical feeling of wonder. But I guess it was OK. Georgie Henley (who plays Lucy) gives a cute little performance (one that rivals Drew Barrymore's in E.T.) and the final battle is done brilliantly.

It's nowhere near as good as Lord of The Rings, but I'd take Narnia over Potter any day.

[Pyro Tramp]

Be Cool- 2

[Lance McCool]

School of Rock
(d. Richard Linklater - 2003)

http://www.moviecitynews.com/reviews/images/school_rock.jpg

http://www.movieforums.com/images/popcorn/4_5box.gif

[Ophelia]

The Barbarian Invasions (2003) Denys Arcand - a film that was lacking. For me the character development was poor and I only began to gain interest in the last half hour of the film. The foundation was there but was not built on. I am disappointed.:down:

Close my eyes (1991) Stephen Poliakoff - Alan Rickman is the saviour of this film. It's just a joy to watch him, in my opinion. Saskia Reeves and Clive owen are pale in comparision, I found them terribly unconvincing in their roles. :down:

[Holden Pike]

The Barbarian Invasions (2003) Denys Arcand - a film that was lacking. For me the character development was poor and I only began to gain interest in the last half hour of the film. The foundation was there but was not built on. I am disappointed.

Ummm, did you see the first film, The Decline of the American Empire (1986), where we were first introduced to Rémy and many of those characters?

http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/shimages/film/americanempirelrg.jpg http://www.nsi-canada.ca/images/filmexchange2/filmPhotos/declineAmerican.jpg

[Ophelia]

Ummm, did you see the first film, The Decline of the American Empire (1986), where we were introduced to Rémy many of those characters?

http://www.spiritualityhealth.com/shimages/film/americanempirelrg.jpg http://www.nsi-canada.ca/images/filmexchange2/filmPhotos/declineAmerican.jpg

Whoops. Talk about doing things backward :rolleyes:

Ah...you are a handy person to have around. I am guessing this could be the cure to the slight problem I have with the 'invasions'. Thanks for pointing this out to me.

[Iroquois]

Battle Royale (Kinji Fukusaku, 2000)

8/10

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (Jim Jarmusch, 1999)

6/10

[blibblobblib]

Poltergeist - Dir. Tobe Hooper, 1982

Brilliant film. JoBeth Williams really is the queen of scream. And she's pretty hot whens shes doing it as well. Great horror movie. Some of the effects are a little dated, but the story and the characters are excellent.

5


The Thin Red Line - Dir. Terrence Malick, 1998

Amazing cast and an amazing film. Totaly floored me. Its war poetry in a film. I think this is probably where ive seen Nolte at his best.

"Are you righteous? Kind? Does your confidence lie in this? Are you loved by all? Know that I was, too. Do you imagine your suffering will be any less because you loved goodness and truth?"

5

[Escape]

Syriana

If I wasnt' so friggin tired I may have enjoyed this more.
My advice, pay attention or your in deep sh*t. :(

[Piddzilla]

The Longest Day (1962 - Ken Annakin, Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki, Darryl F. Zanuck)

Borrowed this old classic from my dad. It's a nice one to lean back on the couch to. It's interesting from the view of the cinematic history of the war film. It's not challenging any conventions really but not buying into any extreme stereotypes either (even though Germans are loud, Yanks are cool, Brits are noble and Frenchmen are proud. Oh, and Scots are plain odd ;D ).

I do have to say that having this huge amount of stars in the one and the same movie does have its pros and cons. I sometimes found myself focusing more on Wayne, Mitchum, Fonda, Burton et al and their acting style and icon status rather than what their characters were up to in the film.

One really good thing about this film is that the invasion was depicted as a collaboration between the allies where all the sides did their part.

[Sedai]

It's a Wonderful Life (Capra, 1946)

Great, as usual.

[undercoverlover]

just got back from the magnificent Lion Witch and the Wardrobe

fantastic, the battle scenes were inspiring with acting that should be beyond their years from the lead child actors. I did cry like a baby at THAT moment, you know the one i mean.

The one thing i couldnt help thinking about was that if the white witch doesnt know a lot about our world, how the hell does she know what Turkish Delight is?

[Strummer521]

The one thing i couldnt help thinking about was that if the white witch doesnt know a lot about our world, how the hell does she know what Turkish Delight is?

I dunno, but have you tried it? That stuff is worth knowing about! :).

Meanwhile: Sideways 4_5

I wasn't sure what to expect out of this one, as so many people think it's overrated, but I really liked it.

[Thursday Next]

Latter Days. Really great.

[Piddzilla]

Naked Lunch (1991 - David Cronenberg)

Interesting homoerotic surrealism.... He he...

[Pyro Tramp]

Drunken Master- 5

xXx2- 4_5

[OG-]

xXx2- 4_5

I used to trust your opinion on movies. You've betrayed me!!!!!

[Tacitus]

The Game (1997, David Fincher)

4/5

My second favourite Fincher flick (after Se7en). WASP In Peril de jour, Michael Douglas is excellent and Sean Penn surprisingly bearable.

Christian allegory ahoy! :D

http://www.datamoon.de/rgh/cms/upload/movies/Game02.jpg

[blibblobblib]

I used to trust your opinion on movies. You've betrayed me!!!!!
I was thinking exactly the same thing! Lets hope he was just bladderd again.

[Iroquois]

Jurassic Park (Steven Spielberg, 1993)

7/10

Dawn of the Dead (Zack Snyder, 2004)

6/10

[Ophelia]

The spirit of the beehive/El espiritu de la colmena (1973) Victor Erice :up:


http://daily.greencine.com/archives/espiritu-de-la-colmena.jpg

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Moreover, I think there's more to be a character actor than just giving the character little unique traits and idiosyncrasies. The best character actors nail these things (and keep them varied from character to character, as you said), but also make us feel like the character is a REAL person. Which, I understand, has quite a bit to do with the quality of writing as well, but...

Daniel Day-Lewis is one who knows how to make a character unique, but also perfectly believable.
oops, just saw this, a week later.
Yeah, I think Pitt pulls off the "real person" thing as long as he's doing those two gestures he's mastered. Outside of that... well, he doesn't go outside of that. :D Do you just never buy him as 'real'?

[Sleezy]

Do you just never buy him as 'real'?

It's hard to say. I'd argue that he's never really played a role that wasn't stylized in some way. Of all the roles I've seen him play, I'd say Jeffrey of Twelve Monkeys (as you mentioned earlier), Early Grace of Kalifornia, and Tyler Durden of Fight Club have been his best roles in terms of character consistency and cohesion. They're believable enough because he holds them together (not so with Troy, Spy Game, and others) - which is ironic, because of the three I mentioned, Tyler Durden isn't even supposed to be real. :laugh:

It seems like his characters are always either extremely flamboyant, extremely eccentric, or extremely pensive (and nothing inbetween). I'd like to see the man take on more well-written, low-key roles.

It's funny, though - I read an article recently in which the author wanted to see the very same thing, only she made the point that Brad Pitt has one major drawback in that respect: he's just too pretty.

[OG-]

Over the past week or so...

Shivers
Crash
Pump up the Volume
Murderball
Broken Flowers
Lord of War
Layer Cake
The Bow
The 40 Year Old Virgin
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

Not a bad group of pictures...

[Tacitus]

Mighty Aphrodite (1995, Woody Allen)

4/5

Charming little tale of parenthood, deceit and porn stars. I've fallen for Miro Sorvino all over again... :)

http://www.anyoldactress.com/mirasorvino/pictures/films/mighty.jpg

If this was re-released it would doubtless have 'Starring Paul Giamatti' emblazoned on the cover, as I just noticed him in a tiny, one line, role. ;)

[Monkeypunch]

The Island. Actually quite good, if a bit too long in spots.

[John McClane]

Fight Club- Everytime I watch it I just go; wow. :yup:

[Sleezy]

King Kong (Jackson, 2005): :yup: :yup: :yup: :yup:

[Iroquois]

King Kong (Merian C. Cooper, 1933)

7/10

The Virgin Suicides (Sofia Coppola, 1999)

6/10

[Ophelia]

Cavale/On the run/One
Un couple epatant/An amazing Couple/Two
Apres la vie/After the life/Three

Trilogy by Lucas Belvaux (2002)

[Lance McCool]

King Kong
(d. Peter Jackson - 2005)

http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Photos/051213/051213_king_kong_hmed.h2.jpg

http://www.movieforums.com/images/popcorn/5box.gif

[Strummer521]

Withnail and I 3

I guess I was as into this as some other Mofos are. I'm not sure why. I liked Danny quite a bit though and I'll probably give this another viewing sometime.

[undercoverlover]

Chocolat
Peter Pan
Robots
Donnie Darko

[hazii82]

Airplane- Bought this movie yesterday at Best Buy came and watched it and laughed all the way through it.

Left Behind-Good movie although I was confused at the beginning I had to watch it a second time cause I wasent really paying attention the first time.

Enduring Love- Good movie

Hotel Rwanda-Really Good movie, I have no words

[Tacitus]

Cube (1997, Vincenzo Natali)

3/5

Clever little low-budget Sci-Fi let down by an awful script...

http://www.xenon-kino.de/Medaia/cube.jpg

[Iroquois]

Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992)

8/10

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?
8/10 Creepy, suspenseful, well-acted.... a bit depressing and a little draggy in places (not just literally... heh.)

[Ophelia]

Koktebel (2003) Boris Khlebnikov and Aleksei Popogrebsky

I loved the images in this film, amazing shots. Very beautiful and excellent performances. The film has not got very much content to the eye, but gives the mind a lot to think about (I found this anyway).

Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) John Cameron Mitchell

I think there was little I did not love about this film. I want the soundtrack. I think I fell in love with Hedwig.

[melbournemaniac]

The Chronicles Of Narnia-9.5/10-Adamson(2005)
King Kong-9/10-Jackson(2005)
Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire-7/10-Newell(2005)

[Sleezy]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe: :up:

[John McClane]

Groundhog Day and You've Got Mail because Christmas is the time to watch love movies. Em hmm :yup: I'm open to any recommendations in that department. Hit with the good ones. :) Just post em. Or PM me. Thanks in advance.

[Sinny McGuffins]

King Kong (Peter Jackson, 2005), A-

[Sleezy]

The Interpreter (2005) :up:

[SamsoniteDelilah]

War of the Worlds (1951) - eeh... not terrible, but near it.
Shallow Ground - terrible.

I need some eggs to go with all this ham.

[John McClane]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Original Movie- Boy, it sure does bring back the memories. Enjoyed it just as much as when I was a wee little boy. :)

[Sedai]

The Usual Suspects

Blow

[Strummer521]

Igby Goes Down 3

This movie is often compared to Catcher in the Rye. I think Holden Caufield is much more introverted (he views the world through the lenses of his preconcieved notions) and Igby is more extroverted (he develops his view of the world based on his experiences), which makes for a film very different from the book, and while I can see why the comparisons crop up so often, I don't really think they're completely justified. I realize the film is probably based very much upon that book but I still find it to be quite different. Good either way though.

[John McClane]

Dances With Wolves (x2)- We read the book in class so we also watched the movie in class. And from some sheer stroke of luck it was on TV today. My dad and I were on the couch watching it from time to time. If we could stay awake. It was a Kodak moment. :yup:

[Eyes]

Spartan

[Strummer521]

Chungking Express

It made me feel like this: :D .

[Iroquois]

A Better Tomorrow 2 (John Woo, 1987)

9/10

The Warriors Ultimate Director's Cut (Walter Hill, 2005)

7/10 (the comic book style transitions tended to grate against the main film)

[Monkeypunch]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe :up: :up:

King Kong :up: :up: :up: :up: :scream: :scream: :) :) :)

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Chungking Express

It made me feel like this: :D .
ah! It does that to me too!

[Sedai]

Gattaca

[Caitlyn]

Jaws (1975) 3½/5
Jurassic Park (1993) 3/5
The King and I (1956) 3½/5
Forrest Gump (1994) 3½/5
LOTR: Fellowship of the Ring (2001) 4¾/5
LOTR: The Two Towers (2002) 4¾/5
The Brothers Grim (2005) 3/5

[Travis Bickle]

Brazil (1985)
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/5820/807lo.gif 8/10
On the Sci-Fi channel last night
Very good film, worth watching, better than Twelve Monkeys

[Monkeypunch]

Bad Santa - 'cause christmas just aint christmas without gratuitous swearing, violence, and santa fetishes. haha

[undercoverlover]

Tim Burton's short films 'Vincent' and 'Frankenweenie'

[Tacitus]

Mr & Mrs Smith (2005, Doug Liman)

3.5/5

Stylish and great fun but I doubt I'll ever feel the need to watch it twice...

http://twoday.net/static/cheridwen/images/mrs_smith.jpg

....then again... ;)

[Thursday Next]

Well, that's convinced me to watch it...

Last films seen:

Beyond Borders: watchable but lacking a coherent and believable plot. Although on the plus side it did have Angelina Jolie in it.

Taxi Driver: Pretty unpleasant, but a good film nontheless.

[Golgot]

A Night at the Opera. Unbridled. Those boys can run and run.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Good Will Hunting - love that Minnie. Love her.
The Man Who Copied - an oddly charming little story about an oddly charming guy. (thank you Holden)
Tommy - the old film by The Who. I was a little embarassed having this on when the plumber came in. He must have thought I was loco in my cabeza. It's a terribly meandering thing, but Ann Margaret was interesting in it, as was Roger Daltry. With films like this around such a long time ago, it's suprising we made it clear to the 80's before Mtv showed up on the scene.

[Travis Bickle]

When Harry Met Sally
http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/9394/702wt.gif 7/10
Romantic comedies aren't really my thing, but this was fairly good

[Monkeypunch]

Serenity - :up: :up: :up: :up:

The Brothers Grimm - :skeptical: :down:

[Tacitus]

It's a terribly meandering thing, but Ann Margaret was interesting in it, as was Roger Daltry. With films like this around such a long time ago, it's suprising we made it clear to the 80's before Mtv showed up on the scene.

Daltrey's not a bad actor at all. Have you seen McVicar (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081144/)? :)

http://www.thewhocollection.com/daltrey/videos/mc.jpg

[Anonymous Last]

http://www.thewhocollection.com/daltrey/videos/mc.jpg

Sex case! Hang him, hang him, hang him!

[Tacitus]

Sex case! Hang him, hang him, hang him!

You might be thinking of possibly......allegedly.....another member of The Who? :D

[Tacitus]

The United States Of Leland (2003, Matthew Ryan Hoge)

3/5

Inoffensive, melancholy bit of angsty teenagy fluff. Not bad. Cheadle is strong, Spacey & Lena Olin underused.

A wee bit Movie Of The Week for me though... :)

https://www.moviemaker.com/hop/vol3/06/images/editing1.jpg

[nebbit]

The United States Of Leland (2003, Matthew Ryan Hoge)

3/5

Inoffensive, melancholy bit of angsty teenagy fluff. Not bad. Cheadle is strong, Spacey & Lena Olin underused.

A wee bit Movie Of The Week for me though... :)

https://www.moviemaker.com/hop/vol3/06/images/editing1.jpg

I have been looking for this one at our local video shops but not much luck, :nope:

I watched http://images.amazon.com/images/P/B00005TQ51.01.LZZZZZZZ.jpg I loved it, I laughed, I cried, I must add it to my collection.http://bestsmileys.com/thumbs/3.gif

[Travis Bickle]

The Gauntlet (1977)
http://img397.imageshack.us/img397/9008/600os.gif 6/10
Fairly average action thriller, but quite entertaining

[Ophelia]

Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) James Foley

I remember trying to watch this when I was much younger, I got around half way through and thought I was going to die from boredom.

Thank goodness I have changed. Great film.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Spanglish
huh... this was a LOT better than I thought it was going to be. Adam Sandler was miscast - more because of his body of work than for this particular performance. The rest of the cast was flat-out awesome and I liked the story. It had some excellent subtle humor and a good message.

[Ezikiel]

King Kong, B+
2005 - Peter Jackson

The Decline of Western Civilization, B
1981 - Penelope Spheeris

Corpse Bride, C+
2005 - Tim Burton & Mike Johnson

[Iroquois]

The Rocky Horror Picture Show (Jim Sharman, 1975)

7/10

[Sleezy]

Spanglish
huh... this was a LOT better than I thought it was going to be. Adam Sandler was miscast - more because of his body of work than for this particular performance. The rest of the cast was flat-out awesome and I liked the story. It had some excellent subtle humor and a good message.

Thanks. :) I've been debating seeing that one. I'll give it a watch. :D

As for me:

The 40-Year Old Virgin :up:

A little raunchy, and quite long for a comedy - but I watched it with friends, and that made all the difference. :)

[hazii82]

The Exorcism of Emily Rose - A+
Cry-Wolf B+
Expecting Mercy B

[Ophelia]

The Grudge (2004) Takeshi Shimizu

Did anyone else find themselves having a right old giggle at this film?

[Travis Bickle]

I just thought it was a waste of my time, it was so boring.

[Sleezy]

The Exorcism of Emily Rose :up:

[Caitlyn]

Sliding Doors (1998) 3/5

[Travis Bickle]

High Plains Drifter (1973)
http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8554/805kx.gif 8/10
Very good Clint Eastwood western

[Golgot]

Bringing Up Baby - Yeah, silly. Nothing wrong with a non-French farce tho ;)

[Ophelia]

Bringing Up Baby - Yeah, silly. Nothing wrong with a non-French farce tho ;)

Ditto!

I also caught most of 'meet me in st.louis'.

[John McClane]

Cinderella Man- I liked it a lot. A whole lot.

[Travis Bickle]

Unforgiven
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/6927/904rr.gif 9/10
Clint Eastwood's greatest triumph as a director

[Iroquois]

Friday (F. Gary Gray, 1995)

8/10

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

Aeon Flux :down: :bored: :sleep:
Aeon Flux sucks, real bad.

King Kong (2005) :yup: :D
Those action scenes were da' bomb to say the least but I think I like Jack Black more when he's in his underwear. And the answer's NO, I'm not gay.

[Tacitus]

Bloody Sunday (2002, Paul Greengrass)

3/5

Scarily accurate (if you're to believe people who were there, from both sides) depiction of the civil rights march through Derry in 1972 that ended with the killing of 13 innocents by the British Army and sadly kickstarted 30 years of bloodshed.

Jimmy Nesbitt is great (he's in the latest two Woody Allen films so might be about to break through Stateside, here's hoping as I like him a lot) in a semi-improvised role. Only the vom-inducing shaky camerawork lets everything down.

A Cinema Verite style is all very well if you aren't distracted, and dizzied, by the cinematography.

"The DP's drunk, it must be real!" :nope:

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_classics/bloody_sunday/james_nesbitt/sunday2.jpg

[Strummer521]

High Fidelity

Once again.

[Travis Bickle]

Cool Hand Luke
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/9904/905fa.gif 9/10
If you haven't seen this film, then watch it

[Ophelia]

Jimmy Nesbitt is great

http://us.movies1.yimg.com/movies.yahoo.com/images/hv/photo/movie_pix/paramount_classics/bloody_sunday/james_nesbitt/sunday2.jpg

His eyebrow is like one big hairy mary.....how can you call that great? *shakes head

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

IZO :D
Part Kurosawa and part Brakhage. I like it a whole lot.

Polar Express :confused:
I think they were just testing some new software. The story line was whack to say the least.

[Strummer521]

Melinda and Melinda 2_5

A valiant effort but...meh. Nice to see Ferrell dial down the crazy though. He has some talent but it's being mostly misused instead of developed.

[Travis Bickle]

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8545/1007ms.gif 10/10
One of the best movies ever made

[Tacitus]

His eyebrow is like one big hairy mary.....how can you call that great? *shakes head

Everything was hairy in the 70s though, so Jimmy's brow was digitally enhanced, probably by ILM or Lidl, for the duration of the shoot...

You didn't know? :D

[Sleezy]

Bad News Bears (2005) :indifferent: Meh.

Hitch (2005) :yup:

Solaris (2002) :yup:

The Mothman Prophecies (2002) :yup:

[Ezikiel]

Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, A+
1974 - Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Even Dwarfs Started Small, B+
1970 - Werner Herzog

[Travis Bickle]

A Fistful of Dollars
http://img422.imageshack.us/img422/9365/805kj.gif8/10

For a Few Dollars More
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/4996/906gk.gif9/10

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/4996/906gk.gif9/10

In my opinion The Good, the Bad and the Ugly was the greatest, it had the most humour and Eli Wallach was excellent as Tuco.
The story of the bounty hunters in For a Few Dollars More is almost as great and Lee Van Cleef really steals the show.
But of course all three films are excellent, the soundtrack is superb, and Sergio Leone's style is brilliant.

[Sleezy]

The Island (2005) :yup::up:

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

Four Brothers :down: :down: :down:
"Just try to make it like Snatch and everything should be fine." - Some Big Wig

[Caitlyn]

Persuasion (1995) 2½/5

[ash_is_the_gal]

Polar Express 4.5/5
A Home At The End Of The World 5/5
Duets 3/5
Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 5/5
When A Stranger Calls 3/5

[linespalsy]

Fog of War

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

Fog of War
Was it da' bomb?

[Iroquois]

Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

8/10

[Sedai]

Abre Los Ojos (Amenebar, 1997)

Great stuff, and overall the tighter film when compared to the remake. I still like them both, but this is the definitive version...

[linespalsy]

Was it da' bomb?

It's rad to the bone, man.

[Anonymous Last]

It's rad to the bone, man.



When I saw this on my email... I thought it was a Turtle movie comment.

[Travis Bickle]

The Big Lebowski
http://img420.imageshack.us/img420/7576/908hd.gif9/10
Genius

The Untouchables
http://img420.imageshack.us/img420/5672/800mg.gif8/10
A great crime drama

The Big Showdown
http://img420.imageshack.us/img420/2029/600lv.gif6/10
Surrealistic western, better than I expected

[Travis Bickle]

Harvey (1950)
http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/7389/702li.gif 7/10
Quite funny

Donnie Darko (2001)
http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/7389/702li.gif 7/10
Very good


I've been watching quite a lot of films over Christmas

[Tacitus]

Transporter (2002, Two Blokes)

1.5/5

You know that the festive season has taken hold when alcohol and food have left such a mark that you can't even be bothered to switch off 24 carat tat such as this. I'm sure Jason Statham dreams of being Bruce Willis then wakes up embarrassed...

http://www.cineclub.de/images/2003/the_transporter_1.jpg
"I've got no hope of carrying the movie but she's lighter."

[susan]

i had forgotten what a great movie cry freedom was....

[SamsoniteDelilah]

King Kong
March of the Penguins
Gladiator
In Good Company
A Christmas Story

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

It's rad to the bone, man.
That's what I'm talkin' about.

Dead Leaves :eek:
I've never been a liker of Anime' but this thing was off da' chain. If you ever get a chance to see it, do it, or I'll crush you like bug. :mad:

[Sleezy]

Four Brothers (2005) :up: Not bad.

[Travis Bickle]

Carrie (1976)
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One of De Palma's best

[Anonymous Last]

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[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

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I'm intrigued. Tell me more like the chicks in Grease.

Cheesiest thing ever and I said it.

[Golgot]

Least ya didn't sing it ;)

Casablanca - Always worth playing again.

[Strummer521]

The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe 2_5

decent effort, but really kinda bland. Definitely didn't capture the wonder I felt reading the book. Then again, that was in 4th grade.

[Sleezy]

The Thin Red Line (1998) :up:

Beautiful cinematography. It can't decide whether it wants to be an artsy film or a realistic war picture, but it does both well. Makes you think about things, and that's good. :)

The Warriors (1979) :up:

Finally saw this one. It sucks, but it's a cult classic, and a fun watch. The writing and acting are god-awful, but the imagery is nice, and I still like the premise. Plenty of one-liners. :D

[Ezikiel]

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, C+
2005 - Andrew Adamson

Syriana, A
2005 - Stephen Gaghan

The Brown Bunny, C-
2003 - Vincent Gallo

[Travis Bickle]

Straw Dogs (1971, Sam Peckinpah)
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Masterpiece

[Anonymous Last]

I'm intrigued. Tell me more like the chicks in Grease.

I would but I think it might make me look girly in front of the other children.

[SamsoniteDelilah]

I would but I think it might make me look girly in front of the other children.
oohhhh.. I don't think you need to worry about that any more.

I finally watched Blow Up and uh... ha!... I want those two hours back, please. :indifferent:

[Anonymous Last]

oohhhh.. I don't think you need to worry about that any more.

It's all because someone told you that I got befuddled over a rhubarb pie recipe, right?

[SamsoniteDelilah]

It's all because someone told you that I got befuddled over a rhubarb pie recipe, right?
That and the pink fishnets.
But maybe I'm jumping to conclusions.

[Anonymous Last]

That and the pink fishnets.
But maybe I'm jumping to conclusions.

My feminine side is offended by that statement.

As is my slightly less feminine side…





Did I make them look fat?

[SamsoniteDelilah]

My feminine side is offended by that statement.

As is my slightly less feminine side…





Did I make them look fat?
Nah... you'd have had to use bold for that.
Buy your feminine side a chocolate bar at lunch from me, (s)he'll forgive me.

[Ophelia]

King Kong (2005) Peter Jackson - I want the feeling in my left butt cheek back along with my 3 hours. Ta.

[Anonymous Last]

Buy your feminine side a chocolate bar at lunch from me, (s)he'll forgive me.

May I refer to you as Chocolate Thunda?

King Kong (2005) Peter Jackson - I want the feeling in my left butt cheek back along with my 3 hours. Ta.

So paying to see this is a NO?

[SamsoniteDelilah]

May I refer to you as Chocolate Thunda?
You could... but no one would know what you were talking about. But then, (and I say this afectionately) that's kinda par for the course, isn't it? :D

Ophelia - Kong didn't grab you, hm? I think I'd rate it a high 7... it was a fun watch, and I didn't lose feeling in anything, but needed to be focused, story-wise.

[Ophelia]

So paying to see this is a NO?

I would say do not waste your money or time. But then, I have just been branded with the 'heart of stone' award.

I would encourage you to listen to a few other opinions, then ignore all of them and do what you want.

[Anonymous Last]

You could... but no one would know what you were talking about. But then, (and I say this afectionately) that's kinda par for the course, isn't it? :D

That's just crazy talk...

[Ophelia]

Ophelia - Kong didn't grab you, hm? I think I'd rate it a high 7... it was a fun watch, and I didn't lose feeling in anything, but needed to be focused, story-wise.

I do not wish to go completely off topic in this forum, but I was bored. Mis-casting most obviously Jack Black....the 'jimmy' thing....the stunted acting (hard conditions to work in, I am sure).

The action sequences, quite amazing yes. I think everything was there for a great film...but it didn't pull it off for me.

I was laughing at the end.

Please pay no heed to what I think of the film, I am quickly finding out that the recent installment of action films are not floating my boat. :D

[Thursday Next]

King Kong - 9/10 for me, the good bits outweighed the weaknesses. A good old fashioned adventure/monster film. Maybe 3 and a half hours (including ads and trailers) sitting still is pushing it a bit and the final plane swatting sequence is a bit drawn out, but it kept me totally entertained for most of the running time.

[Iroquois]

Hey Thursday, love the avatar *peow-peow*

Get Carter (Mike Hodges, 1971)

7/10

A Better Tomorrow (John Woo, 1986)

8/10

Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994)

8/10

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

High Tension :mad: :mad:
Really, why am I such a gullible dumbass? I was in hell, I mean Blockbuster, and I was doing my thing. My thing being my journey for a movie to watch. I saw this movie which had a woman holding a chainsaw in a forest. I was drawn to it immediately. I'm a freakin' film student for cripe's sake and I still fall for the old one-two. I'm laying on my couch watching it prepared for the best... but seriously I was expecting something great. A woman covered in blood, holding a chainsaw, in the middle of a forest. How could that not be great? After the majority of it did it's thing on my TV I realized I wasn't enjoying any part of the movie. So what I think I'm trying to say is that I'm kind of pissed.

[Travis Bickle]

The Shawshank Redemption
9/10
(one of) The best film(s) of the past 30 years or so.

[Thursday Next]

It's A Wonderful Life - daft, sugary and very old fashioned...but good all the same!

[Ophelia]

Wild Strawberries (1957) Ingmar Bergman :up: I find it difficult not to think about Bergmans films for days after seeing them...

Cronos (1993) Guillermo del toro - Interesting to see an earlier film by del toro, but I find I am irritated by the DVD cover.

Sophies choice (1982) Alan J Pakula - What I expected it to be.

[Sedai]

I finally watched Blow Up and uh... ha!... I want those two hours back, please. :indifferent:

Really... I just got this in from Netflix...

What turned you off from the film?

[Sedai]

The Shawshank Redemption
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The best film of the past 30 years or so.

:eek:

That is a tall order...

Better than Taxi Driver, um, Travis?

Better than :

Blade Runner?
Raiders of the Lost Ark?
Unforgiven?
Ran?
Papillon? (Now this is a prison movie)
Jaws???? (No WAY!)
Raging Bull? (For that matter, pretty much all of Scorsese's catalog absolutely blows away The Shawshank Redemption in every way possible, IMO)
Full Metal Jacket?


That Said, I enjoyed Shawshank, but really it was just a couple of the performances that were great, and it has a clever reveal. Other than that, it is rife with cliche, it overuses VO to pile on melodrama and tug at your heartstrings. On first viewing, one is so caught up in trying to figure out the mystery, that many of the films problems go unnoticed, but on additional viewings, chinks in the armor appear. I am not totally ragging on the film, because I think it is a solid 4 stars, but I would never put it in a top ten list of the 90s, let alone claim it's the best piece of celluloid in the last three decades...

To each his own, though...

The film also looks really nice, with Mr. Deakins shooting...

[SamsoniteDelilah]

Really... I just got this in from Netflix...

What turned you off from the film?
The central character is utterly shallow... as is the film. It's got a good premise, but the plot is thin, the acting awkward, and the stuff surrounding the central story is completely meaningless. I got to the last scene and actually said, "what is this, a joke???" The emperor has no clothes.

[Golgot]

Chicken Run - A parochial flap around a plasticine prison. All fine fun by the end, but doesn't ruffle many feathers along the way. Aardman's stuff seems to work better with a shorter running time too.

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Feel the same as you guys about Shawshank and Blow Up btw ;)

(It's been a while since i've seen BU, but i found the miscellaneous meanderings more annoying than revealing as well. The central character being obnoxious twit didn't help either ;). Might give it another go one day tho).

[Tacitus]

(It's been a while since i've seen BU, but i found the miscellaneous meanderings more annoying than revealing as well. The central character being obnoxious twit didn't help either ;). Might give it another go one day tho).

I'll third that, though it's been years since I've seen Blow Up I can remember feeling decidedly nonplussed...

As for Shawshank..., it's ok but a country mile away from Papillon, as Sed said, or my own personal fave Escape From Alcatraz. ;)

[Travis Bickle]

Well when I said 30 years it was cos it was a nice round number, i'll say 29 years.
And maybe I shouldn't have used the term 'the best', it would've made more sense to put 'my favourite', except for Raging Bull and Goodfellas.

oh and

Once Upon a Time in America
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Definitely worth those 3 hours and 40 minutes of my time

EDIT - and yeah......much, much better than Jaws

[Ezikiel]

The central character is utterly shallow... as is the film. It's got a good premise, but the plot is thin, the acting awkward, and the stuff surrounding the central story is completely meaningless. I got to the last scene and actually said, "what is this, a joke???" The emperor has no clothes.
A shallow character doesn't exactly mean it's a bad one. I thought the film was a masterpiece, though if you want a failed attempt of a film attempting to be a masterpiece, see Antonioni's L'Avventura (1960), what a dissapointment. Blow-Up though, is nothing of the sort, it's a wonderful experience.


To each their own.

[Iroquois]

The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980)

10/10

[Strummer521]

King Kong 3

This was pretty fun. Impressive though never as exciting as the other fantastical blockbuster from a huge-name director that was also released this year (War of the Worlds ;) ). There were too many scenes in which the use of a green screen was far too noticable. However I've become a Jack Black fan over time and who can complain about watching Naomi Watts for three hours. Overall it was well worth watching.

[Sedai]

The central character is utterly shallow... as is the film. It's got a good premise, but the plot is thin, the acting awkward, and the stuff surrounding the central story is completely meaningless. I got to the last scene and actually said, "what is this, a joke???" The emperor has no clothes.

Hmmmmm, bad tidings indeed. Our tastes usually run quite parallel, so I have a feeling I may feel as you do about the film if it has the issues you state it does....

Thanks for the insights!


Meanwhile

Serenity (Whedon, 2005) - Watched this on my friend's new 50" (!!!) plasma screen. I just love this movie, and it is just as fun on viewing number five as on viewing number one...

The Island (Bay, 2005) - Well, for the first time in the history of me watching Michael Bay films, I had to really consider whether or not I thought I liked the film. Let's just say it has been easy to catagorize his stuff in the past. ;) Ultimately, I was very entertained, but the poorly done drama scenes, the HORRIBLE product placement (quite possibly the worst I have ever seen in a flm), and the insane amount of, shall we say, "homage" to other sci-fi films put it in the "not so good" catagory for me. The action scenes were really fun to watch, showing once again that Mr. Bay graduated from the George Lucas school of film. I kept seeing Obi-Wan, especially when they got on the speeder bike.... :rolleyes:

Also, there was a scene of dialogue about memory implants that was almost verbatim, line for line, a scene from Blade Runner....

Homage to BR can be cool, but that was highway robbery!

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Travis: When is the last time you watched Jaws? Just curious, as many, including myself, feel it's really something of an achievement in film. Curious as to what issues you have with it. Scope it out in widescreen and post some thoughts sometime if you get a chance. ;)

[PimpDaShizzle V2.0]

War of the Worlds :confused:
I ended up leaving when Tom's son left with the soldiers and by the time I came back to finish it I was completely sh_t faced so I don't know what happened.

[Lance McCool]

Munich (d. Steve Spielberg - 2005)
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Heist (d. David Mamet - 2001)
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Kill Bill: Volume 1 (d. Quentin Tarantino - 2003)
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[Iroquois]

A Better Tomorrow 2 (John Woo, 1987)

8/10

[linespalsy]

Matchstick Men
8/10

[Strummer521]

War of the Worlds :confused:
I ended up leaving when Tom's son left with the soldiers and by the time I came back to finish it I was completely sh_t faced so I don't know what happened.

You ought to watch it again then.

Madagascar 3

Just a whole lot of fun.

The Fan 2

This was decent if you ignored the plot holes that peppered it...until the end when there was no plot twist of any kind and everything that seemed like it was supposed to be surprising was either predictable on its own or prefaced by a not-so-subtle hint.

[Ezikiel]

Travis: When is the last time you watched Jaws? Just curious, as many, including myself, feel it's really something of an achievement in film.
I didn't.

[Golgot]

The Straight Story - Yi. A good wholesome Lynching. How bizarre. Well worth another trip down the road. (Wishing i'd taped it now and used it to bathe my new-year's-day 'bruises' tho ;)).

[Golgot]

Bad Santa - Surely the best filth-ridden irreverant Xmas redemption story ever :)