Movie Tab II [Archive] - Page 87

mark f

09-29-14, 09:08 PM

Act of Valor (Mouse McCoy & Scott Waugh, 2012) 2
Eden and After (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1970) 2
The Law and the Lab (Frances Dinsmoor, 1956) 2
The Onion Field (Harold Becker, 1979) 3
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Small-time hood James Woods fires the fateful shot in the Bakersfield onion field which deeply affects four (+) lives.
I Never Forget a Face (Robert Youngson, 1956) 3
Darktown Strutters (William Witney, 1975) 2
Sweet Jesus Preacherman (Henning Schellerup, 1973) 2
Stephen King’s The Shining (Mick Garris, 1997) 2.5
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Jack Torrance (Steven Weber) is possessed by alcohol and the Overlook Hotel, but he uses a large croquet mallet as his weapon of choice, not an axe.
Sweet November (Robert Ellis Miller, 1968) 2.5+
Roadracers (Robert Rodriguez, 1994) 2.5-
The King and the Chorus Girl (Mervyn LeRoy, 1937) 2+
Obvious Child (Gillian Robespierre, 2014) 2.5
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Stand-up comic Jenny Slate hands student and one-night stand Max Lacy a condom, but it isn't used properly, and the result is an unwanted pregnancy and a planned abortion.
Barbary Coast Gent (Roy Del Ruth, 1944) 2
Bend It Like Beckham (Gurinder Chanda, 2002) 2.5
Suzanne’s Career (Eric Rohmer, 1963) 2
In Your Eyes (Brin Hill, 2014) 3-
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Parolee Michael Stahl-David and doctor's wife Zoe Kazan share a psychic connection which blossoms into romance when they discover they can see and hear through each other's eyes and ears.
Road to Paradise (William Beaudine, 1930) 2
Penrod and Sam (William Beaudine, 1931) 2.5
Mr. Cohen Takes a Walk aka Father Takes a Walk (William Beaudine, 1935) 2.5
The Pool (Chris Smith, 2007) 2.5
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Impoveridhed Venkatesh Chavan becomes obsessed with the swimming pool in a luxury neighborhood and what it could mean to improve his life.

Captain Spaulding

09-29-14, 09:15 PM

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Nebraska (Alexander Payne, 2013): Everything about this film feels genuine: the well-drawn characters, the relationships, the naturalistic performances, the starkly beautiful landscape, the pathos, the emotion, the nostalgia. Bruce Dern is great as he shuffles from frame to frame, his mental faculties deteriorating. He's often absent even when he's present, but there are fleeting moments of clarity that illustrate the man he used to be. Will Forte shows a level of depth and restraint not previously seen in his SNL days. June Squibb is hilarious and threatens to steal the film. The use of black-and-white accentuates the mood and the barrenness of Big Sky country. The movie succeeds in many facets: it's funny, touching, poignant, relatable. It nails the father-son dynamic. It works as a road movie, an ode to Small Town, America and as a nostalgic love letter to the past. Definitely one of the better films of 2013. 3.5

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The Bling Ring (Sofia Coppola, 2013): An indictment against today's materialistic, fame-obsessed, social-media addicted youth who idolize reality stars instead of true artists. In terms of theme, The Bling Ring reminds me a bit of Spring Breakers, but it lacks the hypnotic fever dream quality and bravura filmmaking that made the latter one of the best and boldest films of last year. (Yeah, you read that right.) The shallowness of the characters is mirrored in Coppola's direction. The film totters awkwardly from a non-judgmental retelling of true events to a non-committal attempt at social critique. Emma Watson shines, and the current soundtrack is a perfect complement, but I quickly lost interest in seeing the same basic robberies play out again and again. Just like its characters, The Bling Ring is pretty on the outside, empty on the inside. 2.5

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Saving Mr. Banks (John Lee Hancock, 2013): I haven't watched Mary Poppins since I was in elementary school, so my lack of familiarity with the subject matter probably impeded my overall enjoyment of Saving Mr. Banks. However, there's no denying that this is a well-made film with two great performances from Thompson and Hanks. Personally, I found the revealing flashbacks more interesting than the documented difficulties of the film adaptation, since they reveal the inspiration behind the story and why fictional characters can be just as cherished as the real-life counterparts. It also made me want to revisit Mary Poppins. 3

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Days of Thunder (Tony Scott, 1990): Days of Thunder is like a sleek car with nothing under the hood. I expected more from the script, since it's penned by Chinatown's Robert Towne, but it's full of corny dialogue and two-dimensional characters. The use of music is extremely cheesy. It also requires a major suspension of disbelief to accept Nicole Kidman as a brain surgeon. However, the film excels when on the track, with Scott's direction capturing the speed and thrills and danger of stock car racing. Too bad all the scenes off the track are such a drag. 2.5

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Maximum Risk (Ringo Lam, 1996): I have a soft spot in my heart for Van Damme, so I'm predisposed to liking his films despite their glaring flaws. The plot involves crooked FBI agents, the Russian Mafia, and a previously unknown twin brother (perhaps a nod to Van Damme's earlier film Double Impact?). It's fairly convoluted and nonsensical even by action-movie standards, but the film delivers some impressive stunt work and a few decent action sequences (including one strangely homoerotic fight in a bathhouse) to make it marginally entertaining. Unfortunately, though, it didn't meet my quotient for roundhouse kicks to the face and the action isn't over-the-top enough to provide the same level of guilty pleasure that I get from some of Van Damme's other films. 2

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Dom Hemingway (Richard Shepard, 2014): When the movie opened with a barely recognizable Jude Law delivering a long monologue about the magnificence of his c0ck, followed shortly afterwards by his release from prison as the killer soundtrack kicks in with force and he walks away with slow-motion swagger, I knew I was going to enjoy Dom Hemingway. Jude Law gives the best performance of his career in a meaty, verbose, scenery-chewing role that is full of attitude and profane enthusiasm. The narrative is a bit flabby and the direction a bit unfocused at times, but the titular character's larger-than-life personality and anything-goes attitude is reflected in the movie's playful, energetic spirit. Full of violence, f-bombs, drug use, nudity and great tunes, Dom Hemingway is a more amusing and entertaining version of Bronson. A pleasant surprise. 3

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Blended (Frank Coraci, 2014): Adam Sandler is a master con artist. He convinces studios to pay for his vacations to various parts of the world. Then he casts a hot actress to make out with him while he's there. Meanwhile, several of his friends tag along under the guise of supporting actors and a crew tries to cobble together a film in the background. This time the paid vacation is to Africa, but instead of a hot actress he had to settle for past-her-prime Drew Barrymore (awaiting honeykid's response in 3 . . . 2 . . .) The chemistry that Sandler and Barrymore exhibited in 50 First Dates is absent in Blended. Like passionless sex between an old married couple, they're just going through the motions with a "let's get this over with as quickly as possible" defeated attitude. I felt the same way while watching this lazy, unfunny, obnoxious excuse of a movie. 1

bluedeed

09-29-14, 09:17 PM

Adam Sandler as the vulgar auteur

mark f

09-29-14, 09:33 PM

Captain, did you really watch Blended? :)

Captain Spaulding

09-29-14, 10:12 PM

Captain, did you really watch Blended? :)

I willingly subjected myself to Blended, just as I willingly subjected myself to Jack and Jill and the Grown Ups movies.

Watching Adam Sandler movies is me at my most masochistic.

mark f

09-29-14, 10:15 PM

It read as "writes itself". :) Also I'm coming up on 27 years of marriage now...

Captain Spaulding

09-29-14, 10:47 PM

My analogy doesn't necessarily apply to you and your wife. I'm sure you're still a freak between the sheets.

mark f

09-29-14, 11:02 PM

A SuperFreak.

Nostromo87

09-29-14, 11:10 PM

I was worried that I'd be the only Nacho fan here. Now I just need somebody to come along and say they like MacGruber too.

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i was MacGruber in the last MoFo survivor !

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jiraffejustin

09-29-14, 11:16 PM

I knew I liked you for a reason, nostromo.

Nostromo87

09-29-14, 11:20 PM

I knew I liked you for a reason, nostromo.

my post in Movie Tab II back in June ↓

MacGruber (2010), Jorma Taccone

making life-saving inventions out of household materials, MacGruber. getting in and out of sticky situations, MacGruber. the guy's a f*cking genius, MacGruber !

Rating: MacGruber says up yours rating system

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jiraffejustin

09-29-14, 11:34 PM

Classic MacGruber

meatwadsprite

09-30-14, 02:44 PM

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:rotfl: oh god

cricket

10-01-14, 02:45 AM

September, 2014 movies watched-

West Side Story (1961) 2 Unfortunately I didn't care for the music and dancing. I still *enjoyed the liveliness of it

The Third Man (1949) 4.5 Great story and performances, but it's the direction that makes it stand out

Two for the Road (1967) 3*Pretty effective take on the struggles of marriage, with strong performances from Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney.

Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) 4.5 A top shelf romantic comedy and a huge surprise for me

The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) 2.5 Good old fashioned horror film, the kind I loved as a kid

One-Eyed Jacks (1961) 4.5 Brando and Karl Malden give great performances in one of my new favorite Westerns

Last Year at Marienbad (1961) 2 Beautuful to look at, but it never captured my interest

Blast of Silence (1961) 3 From the top 100 noirs list, this wasn't overly memorable, but it was very solid

Miller's Crossing (1990) 3.5 Not an elite gangster film for me, but definitely a very good one

Sense and Sensibility (1995) 3 Don't care for costume drama, but this was maybe the best I've seen

The Rover (2014) 3 An intense first 40 minutes and an excellent performance from Guy Pearce

Mary and Max (2009) 4 Creative, clever, and very funny

Fat Girl (2001) 3 Effective, but average movie until a big wtf ending that makes it memorable

Anatomy of Hell (2004) 2 Slightly interesting and fairly nauseating

Viridiana (1961) 2.5 In theory, this isn't the kind of subject matter that interests me, but this director is gifted

Triangle (2009) 3.5 Creepy and Violent is a nice combination; very good movie

Toy Story (1995) 3 Excellent movie, but at my age, I think there's a limit as to how much I can get into a children's movie

I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013) 2.5 Nicely sick and disturbing, and decent overall if you like these kinds of movies

Sanjuro (1962) 3 Very good movie, but I think I'm having unfair expectations going into Kurosawa movies at the moment

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984) 3.5 Great heroine, and I felt the magic and the danger

Days of Wine and Roses (1962) 3.5 Just enough power from a movie I can relate to

Wild Strawberries (1957) 4 Pretty fascinating; Bergman is 5 for 5 for me

Spetters (1980) 3 Dutch film directed by Paul Verhoeven leaves a mark; bleak and disturbing

Before Sunrise (1995) 3 The ending to this greatly frustrated me, but also made the movie for me

How to Steal a Million (1966) 4 Very entertaining with a great pairing of Hepburn and O'Toole

Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 5 Spectacular epic all around

10 Rillington Place (1971) 3.5 I got just what I wanted out of this creepy serial killer movie based on a true story

Sweet Sixteen (2002) 4 Realistic with emotion and power. I could've used subtitles

Michael Clayton (2007) 3.5 Smart thriller with excellent performances

Touch of Evil (1958) 4.5 Pretty much the same way I felt about The Third Man

Baise Moi (2000) 3 If you like brutal violence mixed with hardcore sex, then this movie is for you

Ratatouille (2007) 4.5 Big surprise here as I really loved this one*

Lolita (1962) 3.5 I was hoping it would be a little more edgy, but it's a solid movie with fine performances

The Nutty Professor (1963) 2.5 It's decent but I slightly prefer the Eddie Murphy remake

I Stand Alone (1998) 3 Intense all the way through until a cop out ending

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) 4 Starring James Stewart, John Wayne, and Lee Marvin. That's enough

Hud (1963) 4.5 I believe this movie would be tremendously popular on this forum if enough members watch it

A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Repeat Viewing 3.5 Very good movie that got me to think a little more the 2nd time around.

Good month for me, discovering a few new favorites.

2014 total movies watched-
January-46
February-37
March-45
April-45
May-57
June-44
July-37
August-50
September-38
Ytd-399

Pussy Galore

10-01-14, 11:09 AM

The movies I've watched since school started (august 24 or something like that)

Excellent
5 Centimeters per Second
L"âge des Ténèbres (Days of Darkness)

Very Very Good
Dancer in the Dark
Late Spring
Through a Glass Darkly
Joy Ride
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

Very Good
The Descent
Millenium Actress
Perfect Blue
Summer Wars
Ghost in the Shell
12 Monkeys

Good
Coriolanus
Fantastic Planet
A Walk Among the Tombstone

Okay
South Park Bigger Longer and Uncut
Pom Poko
Pain n Gain

Mr Minio

10-01-14, 02:45 PM

The movies I watched since the sophomore year started:

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It started today. ;_;

mark f

10-01-14, 03:24 PM

One Thrilling Night (William Beaudine, 1942) 2
Phantom Killer (William Beaudine, 1942) 2
Mystery of the 13th Guest (William Beaudine, 1943) 2
Gone With the Wind (Victor Fleming, 1939) 4.5
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Scarlett (Vivien Leigh) learns too late that Rhett (Clark Gable) was correct.
The United States Navy Band (Jean Negulesco, 1943) 2
Bird of Paradise (King Vidor, 1932) 2
I’m Much Obliged (Roy Mack, 1936) 2
The Sundowners (Fred Zinnemann, 1960) 3.5
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In the c. 1920s Australian outback, natural-born wanderer Robert Mitchum worries when he sees that look on his wife Deborah Kerr that she wants to settle down again in .
Saturday Night (James Franco, 2010) 2+
Edward, My Son (George Cukor, 1949) 2.5-
Please Believe Me (Norman Taurog, 1950) 2
The Informer (John Ford, 1935) 3-
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Needing money and not thinking straight, Victor McLaglen informes on his fellow IRA friend and has to try to keep quiet about it.
Wanderlust (David Wain, 2012) 2.5
Count Your Blessings (Norman Taurog, 1959) 2
Marriage on the Rocks (Jack Donohue, 1965) 2
The Sacrament (Ti West, 2014) 2.5-
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Newsteam Joe Swanberg and AJ Bowen are fearful of the armed guards at the entrance of a religious compound, but they're allowed in and live to regret it.
G.I. Blues (Norman Taurog, 1960) 2
The Merry Widow (Ernst Lubitsch, 1934) 2.5+
Expensive Husbands (Bobby Connolly, 1937) 2
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Lotte Reiniger, 1926) 3.5
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The Prince falls in love with beautiful Princess Peri Banu and battles countless evil minions to save her.

Sedai

10-02-14, 11:26 AM

Salem's Lot
(Tobe Hooper, 1979)

3_5

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It's that time of year again! About this time every year, my girlfriend starts here 30 days of horror fest. We try to watch at least one horror flick per night, and it came to my attention that she had never seen nor even heard of Salem's Lot. When she mentioned it, I was on the fence in regards to watching, thinking that a TV miniseries from the 70s was probably going to look pretty long in the tooth these days. Get it? :D

Anyway, not only is Salem's Lot a pretty well-made TV miniseries, it has a couple of genuinely creepy scenes that had my girlfriend climbing the walls. Directed my Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Poltergeist), it's a step up from your typical TV mini. It's definitely dated in places, but some scenes hold up remarkably well. Sadly, the main character's hair style does not.

It does have issues, though. Originally a TV miniseries, it;s overlong, with plenty of drawn out development that could have been executed better, and a clumsy love-triangle that goes nowhere. That said, the cast is fairly strong, including James Mason, Elisha Cook Jr.,Bonnie Bedilia, Kenneth McMillan and more. Mason brings a classic horror movie vibe to the proceedings, and Cook Jr. is a legendary character actor from the Bogie and Bacall days.

Overall, I was pleasantly surprised by Salem's Lot, which has held up a bit better than one might expect for a 1979 TV miniseries.

honeykid

10-02-14, 11:50 AM

I've not watched it for quite a while, but I've always been a fan of Salem's Lot. I think that version is much better than the book it's adapted from, though most disagree... Surprisingly. :D

Sane

10-03-14, 12:05 AM

Winter Days (2003) - Takahata/Yamamura/Baker/Kawamoto/Etc. 3.5
The Dead Zone (1983) - David Cronenberg 2.5+
The World's Greatest Lover (1977) - Gene Wilder 2.5-
A Touch of Sin (2013) - Jia Zhang Ke 4
Bad Boys (1983) - Rick Rosenthal 3-
Sophie's Choice (1982) - Alan J Pakula 3
Double Suicide (1969) - Masahiri Shinoda 3
Boxcar Bertha (1972) - Martin Scorsese 2.5-
End of Watch (2012) - David Ayer 4.5-
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) - Preston Sturges 2.5-
Incendies (2010) - Denis Villeneuve 4.5

mark f

10-03-14, 02:17 AM

Two Guys from Milwaukee (David Butler, 1946) 2.5
Primal Fear (Gregory Hoblit, 1996) 3-
Enemies Closer (Peter Hyams, 2013) 2
Everything Must Go (Dan Rush, 2010) 3-
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Dumped by his wife and boss for drinking, salesman Will Ferrell hangs out on his front lawn with his possessions that his wife put there, drinks beer and befriends honest but insecure neighbor boy Christopher Jordan Wallace.
A Lot Like Love (Nigel Cole, 2005) 2
Joy Ride (John Dahl, 2001) 3-
Harlem Aria (William Jennings, 1999) 2
How to Kill Your Neighbor’s Dog (Michael Kalesniko, 2000) 3.5-
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Dance instructor Robin Wright Penn, who wants a child, and her insomniac, impotent playwright husband Kenneth Branagh encourage neighbor girl Suzi Hofrichter to try new things to overcome her cerebral palsy, but Suzi’s mother Lucinda Jenney isn’t happy about it.
Room Service (Stuart A. Heisler, 1938) 2-
Go West (Edward Buzzell, 1940) 2.5
The Big Store (Charles Riesner, 1941) 2
Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007) 3.5-
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Stuntman Mike (Kurt Russell) in his celebritory mood
Planet Terror (Robert Rodriguez, 2007) 3
The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron (Penelope Spheeris, 2003) 2.5
Pumpkinhead II: Blood Wings (Jeff Burr, 1994) 2
The Arrival (David Twohy, 1996) 3
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Astronomer Charlie Sheen learns that aliens from another world are actually already here, but of course nobody believes him, so he investigates for himself and finds their base where his appearance is briefly altered.
The Time of Their Lives (Charles Barton, 1946) 3-
Muppet Treasure Island (Brian Henson, 1996) 2.5+
The Canterville Ghost (Jules Dassin, 1944) 2+
Creepshow (George A. Romero, 1982) 3+
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Murdered dad, a murderer himself, comes back from the dead to seek revenge against his family, including Carrie Nye, on his birthday.

Mr Minio

10-03-14, 02:55 AM

Did he get his cake?

Wait, is this a real thing, that cake line? Is it in the actual movie?

mark f

10-03-14, 03:10 AM

Yes. He made a cake out of her head.

jrs

10-03-14, 06:30 AM

The Normal Heart 4

honeykid

10-03-14, 08:21 AM

Death Proof over Planet Terror? :cool:

Swan

10-03-14, 08:54 AM

Hey, Mark.

I just planted an egg on the ground. Want to check it out for me?

Go ahead!

*Mark checks out egg*

*FACEHUGGER LUNGES ONTO MARK'S FACE, RENDERING HIM UNCONSCIOUS*

Only a few hours now...

*Looks at xenowatch*

Dammit, this is taking too long!

*Whips tail around and stabs Mark with it*

You're dead!

BlueLion

10-03-14, 09:16 AM

Mark rates Death Proof higher than I do! Cool.

Theo

10-03-14, 12:37 PM

jiraffejustin

10-03-14, 12:40 PM

Hmm... Interesting..

*CONTINUALLY POURS VODKA DOWN YOUR THROAT UNTIL YOU SUFFOCATE AND DIE*

(okay, I stole that one from Dostoevsky...)

That could be your thing. You kill your victims in ways you've taken from classic Russian literature.

mark f

10-03-14, 12:58 PM

Hey, Mark.
You're dead!
Nice try, but I'm death proof, Big Brother! You killed one of my clones. :cool:

Daniel M

10-03-14, 03:49 PM

Death Proof (Quentin Tarantino, 2007) 3.5-

Never seen your rating for this before, so this made me happy :D

Sane

10-03-14, 10:42 PM

Got a big backlog of movies to get through ...

Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000) - Bong Joon Ho rating_3_5-
Along Came a Spider (2001) - Lee Tamahori rating_2_5-
The Edge of the World (1937) - Michael Powell rating_3-
Evil Dead (2013) - Federico Alvarez rating_3+
Ed Wood (1994) - Tim Burton rating_2_5
In the Heat of the Sun (1994) - Jiang Wen rating_4_5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8f0jivEjSzE
Lilies of the Field (1963) - Ralph Nelson rating_4_5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aL0ml00S9Q
Dinner at Eight (1933) - George Cukor rating_3_5
City of the Living Dead (1980) - Lucio Fulci rating_2
The Skywalk is Gone (2002) - Tsai Ming Liang rating_3+ (Short)

Guaporense

10-04-14, 02:05 AM

Ghost in the Shell - 4

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Blade Runner-esque mood and themes? Check.
Great visuals? Check.
Soothing beautiful atmospheric soundtrack? Check.
Good action sequences? Check.
Titties with nipples on them? Check.
Detailed private parts? Nope. Cyborgs are asexual!

Watch Patlabor 2 (1993), another Oshii film less well known, it's very similar to Ghost in the Shell in atmosphere and visuals, more similar to GitS than GitS2 (which is also very good). In fact, I think it's among his top films. Though my favorite of his is GitS, it's just sublime in how elegant it is. Patlabor 2 has a much more complex plot though.

jrs

10-04-14, 02:56 AM

Horns (2013) 3_5

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Daniel M

10-04-14, 08:34 AM

Pineapple Express (David Gordon Green, 2008) 3

The Truman Show (Peter Weir, 1998) 3.5

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956) 4

Cape Fear (J. Lee Thompson, 1962) 3.5

The Godfather: Part II (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) 4.5

Bande à Part (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964) 4

Bronson (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2008) 3

Panic Room (David Fincher, 2002) 2.5+

mark f

10-04-14, 02:10 PM

Open Grave (Gonzalo López-Gallego, 2013) 2
The Cockeyed Miracle (S. Sylvan Simon, 1946) 2
Beyond Tomorrow (, 1940) 2
The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (Irving Cummings, 1939) 3
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The inventions of Bell (Don Ameche), the telegraph and telephone, are directly related to his interest in communicating with the deaf.
Night Train to Terror (5 Directors, 1985) 2 Camp Rating: 4
Color of Night (Richard Rush, 1994) 2+ Camp Rating: 3.5
CLONED: The Recreator Chronicles (Gregory Orr, 2012) 1.5
Sky High (Mike Mitchell, 2005) 2.5
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Entering Sky High, a school devoted to super heroes coming of age, are Michael Angarano, son of The Commander (Kurt Russell) and Jetstream (Kelly Preston), and his best friend Danielle Panabaker.
Derailed (Misiorowski, 2002) 1.5
Picturesque South Africa (James A. FitzPatrick, 1937) 2.5
Paintball (Daniel Benmayor, 2009) 1.5
Stranded: I've Come from a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains (Gonzalo Arijon, 2007) 3
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The documentary about the Uruguayan rugby team that crashed in the Andes in 1972 and amazingly survived for 70+ days has the benefit of real survivors' testimony and some of them going back to the site to relive the amazing and horrible adventure.
No One Lives (Ryûhei Kitamura, 2012) 2
Glimpses of Morocco and Algiers (James A. FitzPatrick, 1951) 2
Grave Encounters 2 (John Poliquin, 2012) 2
Fear and Trembling (Alain Corneau, 2003) 3
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Belgian college graduate Sylvie Testud, who was born in and spent her first five years in Japan, returns to work in a Tokyo corporation, and she initially finds an ally in her immediate supervisor Kaori Tsuji.
Molly and Me (Lewis Selier, 1945) 2.5
Dedication (Justin Theroux, 2007) 2
Day of the Dead 2: Contagium (Ana Clavell & James Dudelson, 2005) 1.5
Dreamboat (Claude Binyon, 1952) 2.5
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College professor Clifton Webb, a former matinee idol, tries to stop his ex-co-star Ginger Rogers and her agent Fred Clark from exploiting his old movies to sell products on TV she represents.

Mr Minio

10-04-14, 03:57 PM

Teddy Bear - rating_4

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You may call the film simple and the character a little bit cliche, but I cried manly tears of joy during the scooter scenes (a very rare thing for me, because I usually cry when something's sad or moved me artistically, while in this case I cried, because the protagonists were happy!) and identified with the hero in a way...

Justin

10-04-14, 03:58 PM

Because you resemble a 'roid-head?

Mr Minio

10-04-14, 04:04 PM

No, more in a personal matter.

Harry Lime

10-04-14, 04:20 PM

Mr Minio

10-04-14, 04:23 PM

that the Blu-ray has been posted.

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I have to watch Melancholia first, though...

Justin

10-04-14, 04:30 PM

My reaction, too.

Miss Vicky

10-05-14, 12:02 AM

Back to the Future (Robert Zemeckis, 1985) (Rewatch) 3+

It's Such A Beautiful Day (Don Hertzfeldt, 2012) 3.5+

Planet Of The Apes (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1968) (Rewatch) 3.5

Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955) 2.5

Bullets Over Broadway (Woody Allen, 1994) 3.5

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donniedarko

10-05-14, 01:22 AM

I've been exploring of others mediums- music, literature, and even TV shows- more than film lately, but I've seen some since my last post.

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Makes The Hangover look like a night of wine tasting

Feature Films:
Nymphomaniac: Volume II (Von Trier, 2013) - 2.5
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Gilliam, 1998) - 3+
Sunrise (Munrau, 1927) - 3
And Everything is Going Fine (Soderbergh, 2010) - 3.5
The Last Wave (Weir, 1927)- 2

Short Films:
Supervenus - 4-
The Old Man and the Sea - 3
La Lettre - 3.5
Scorpio Rising- 1.5
Garden of Words- 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WQ6C34MuTk
Supervenus, the only film not from the shorts HOF

Mr Minio

10-05-14, 07:01 AM

Ordet (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1955) rating_2_5 Do you mind to elaborate?

mark f

10-05-14, 07:27 AM

Here.
So I've just finished Ordet and I've got some mixed feelings on it.

On one hand, I can respect Dreyer's examination of the different types of Christianity and of the events of our lives that cause us to question or to renew our faith in a higher power. But on the other hand, I found the performances to be awkward and difficult to connect with. And I don't just mean Johannes. I don't know if it was a stylistic choice or if it is just a reflection of the time and/or culture in which the film was made or in which it was set, but the delivery of much of the dialogue just seemed very unnatural. The characters almost never made eye contact with each other when speaking, but instead just sort of stared off in another direction. Add to that the random and unnecessary animal noises throughout (I get that they're on a farm, but it was still distracting and not needed) and I was left having a hard time focusing on what was happening.

My own atheism, of course, also likely stood as something of a barrier to my enjoyment and is not at all the fault of the film, but I just couldn't get into this one.

Matteo

10-05-14, 08:56 AM

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968, Stanley Kubrick)

Watched at the theatres in glorious 70mm

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Evocative. Hypnotic. Captivating. Enthralling. Immersive. Not many people in their lifetimes will have the opportunity to see Stanley Kubrick's arresting masterwork in 70mm, the way the filmmaker intended it to be seen. The theatre I attended last night is the only one left in Australia that still is capable of projecting 70mm prints. It is - and always has been - increasingly rare, but even moreso now in an era of digital projection and distribution. This specific print of the film was held in high esteem by Keir Dullea (the actor who plays Dave) himself. In fact, he contended that it was the best 70mm print of the film he has personally seen since 1968, the year the film was released.

Words can not articulate my experience. This is film. This is cinema. Very few works in the history of the medium have been shot on 70mm, and those that have are seldom projected in its organic negative format. I had the opportunity to view Kubrick's masterpiece in its full, unabridged, uncompressed, untarnished form. And it was remarkable. It honestly made me appreciate the work on a whole new level (which I thought was impossible). Watching the last half hour of the film, in particular, is something I'll never forget - the sheer level of ambition and artistry on display is almost unparalleled. Kubrick once said a film should be a progression of moods and feelings, and that's exactly what he captures here. The more I think about this film, the more I come to the realisation that it's not supposed to appeal to the intellect as much as it supposed to appeal to our emotions and feelings. Even filmmakers Stanley Kubrick admired like Robert Bresson have echoed similar sentiments. At its core, it's incredibly open and demands very little from its audiences.

Watching this on the big screen took you into space. Into the boundless, immeasurable, abstruse black vastness. Into the storms of dynamic colours and dimensions. Below is the theatre I attended:

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Sitting on the top story, positioned right in the middle, there was no better place to sit and escape. It was truly a remarkable experience and indescribable on the whole. This is the most zealous of all works that I have seen and perhaps shows humanity at its most curious, explorative, and, ultimately, human. Perhaps no work - before or since - has captured the same level of artistic and ambitious scope as Kubrick's feature.

I posted this in the other movies thread, but thought I'd share it here as well. :)

BlueLion

10-05-14, 02:09 PM

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The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) - 4 Delightful and melancholic, one of those beautiful and uniquely atmospheric films. Chungking Express, which I absolutely love, is clearly a spiritual successor to this film. Like that film, Umbrellas of Cherbourg transported me to a different world. It's all about the mood and the undertones.

Amarcord (1973) - 4 Unlike any other film I've seen, charming and highly original. The film has no plot, the characters come and go unexpectedly, dialogue almost serves no purpose. It shouldn't work, it does work. So how does Fellini pull it off? I just read a review which said, "this movie is essentially its author's memories put to celluloid, in a way that is typical of memories - not a memoir or diary but memories - they are haphazard, disordered, and not necessarily sharp or accurate", and I could not agree more. Summed up my feelings perfectly.

Oslo, August 31st (2011) - 3.5 Really dug this one, a very good character study film. The dialogue between the protagonist and one of his friends near the beginning of the film reminded me of the conversation between Travis and Wizard in Taxi Driver. Effective and touching.

Gone Girl (2014) - 3 Already posted my thoughts on this one on various threads. Basically I think it's expertly directed as is almost always the case with Fincher, but it doesn't quite feel like a complete work to me.

Cold in July (2014) - 3 This was pretty cool. Felt cliche for about half an hour or so, but then three dudes decided to team up and go full badass on rapists and junkies and I was completely sold.

The Two Faces of January (2014) - 2.5 Directed by the writer of Drive and it was praised for its visuals, so I gave it a go. An okay thriller, watchable but forgettable.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010) - 2.5 Overdone.

The Raid (2012) - 2 This film had the potential to be badass and cool (a la Dredd), but it failed because of how one-note it is and how repetitive it becomes. At one point it becomes just plain ridiculous. Cool stunts but that's it.

honeykid

10-05-14, 02:44 PM

I thought the same way about The Raid. The best thing about it, for me, was that it made me think I'm going to like Dredd (which I've not seen) a lot more.

Daniel M

10-05-14, 04:42 PM

I think Amarcord translates to "I remember", I think I read that from one of Mark's old posts on it actually :)

BlueLion

10-05-14, 04:58 PM

I thought the same way about The Raid. The best thing about it, for me, was that it made me think I'm going to like Dredd (which I've not seen) a lot more.

You should like it a lot more, since it's infinitely better

Derek Vinyard

10-05-14, 05:22 PM

I thought the same way about The Raid. The best thing about it, for me, was that it made me think I'm going to like Dredd (which I've not seen) a lot more.

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honeykid

10-05-14, 05:34 PM

You should like it a lot more, since it's infinitely better

Yeah, but since when has that mattered with me? :D

Sorry Derek, but the fights are so choreographed that it looks like dancing, which is a problem I have with most Eastern martial arts films.

cricket

10-06-14, 12:01 AM

I loved the first half hour of The Raid when there was more gun play. Then it seemed to turn to constant martial arts, and that's not my thing. I still want to see part 2.

TokeZa

10-06-14, 04:28 AM

Norte, the End of History (Lav Diaz, 2013) 4

Really just letting those of you that obtain movies through less-than-legit means and like long (but not as long as his other films) movies from the Philippines that the Blu-ray has been posted.

Im glad you loved it, it was a real visceral experience to see it in the cinema!

I need to watch more from Lav Diaz.

honeykid

10-06-14, 10:21 AM

I loved the first half hour of The Raid when there was more gun play.
Me too. That's what made me think I'll like Dredd a lot more.

Sedai

10-06-14, 10:31 AM

The Loved Ones (Byrne, 2009) 3_5

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This pushed the limits of my tolerance for violence. Seated firmly in the torture-porn genre, I tend to stay away from films like this. That said, it was really well directed and the performances bordered on brilliance at times. I won't watch it again, but I can recommend a viewing to fans of extreme situations in film. A visceral experience, to be sure.

cricket

10-06-14, 11:02 AM

linespalsy

10-06-14, 11:05 AM

Reality Bites (Ben Stiller, 1994) 2.5
The Violent Years (William Morgan, 1956) 1.5
Beetlejuice (Tim Burton, 1988) 3.5
Sweet Home (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1989) 3
13 Ghosts (William Castle, 1960) 2

mark f

10-06-14, 04:42 PM

Dead Before Dawn (April Mullen, 2012) 2+
Resurrection County (Matt Zettell, 2008) 2
The Wonderful World of Tupperware (George J. Yarbrough, 1959) 2
Mars Attacks! (Tim Burton, 1996) 3.5
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The Martian ambassador wastes the U.S. Congress, first with his Jerry Lewis-like "Ack Acks", then with his raygun, while clueless TV personality Sarah Jessica Parker gets combined with her pet dog in Burton's bizarre sci fi/horror/dark comedy based on trading cards!
Five Minutes to Live aka Door-to-Door Maniac (Bill Karn, 1961) 1.5+ Camp Rating: 3
The Fastest Guitar Alive (Michael Moore, 1967) 1.5+ Camp Rating: 3
The Children Must Learn (Willard van Dyke, 1940) 2
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (Peter Weir, 2003) 3.5
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During the Napoleonic Wars, British Captain Russell Crowe must force his ship and crew to go beyond what's humanly possible to capture a French ship sailing around the southern tip of South America.
Black Fox (Steven Hilliard Stern, 1995) 2
Wild at the Wheel (Dick Sawyer & Bob Ellis, 1970) 2
You May Not Kiss the Bride (Rob Hedden, 2011) 2
A Canterbury Tale (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1944) 3.5
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During WWII, American sergeant John Sweet, Land Girl Sheila Sim and British soldier Dennis Price try to solve a local mystery and later sojourn along the Pilgrim's Way in the Archers' offbeat paean to faith and patriotism.
Elsewhere (Nathan Hope, 2009) 2
Made for Each Other (John Cromwell, 1939) 2.5
It Felt Like Love (Eliza Hittman, 2013) 2
Peyton Place (Mark Robson, 1957) 3.5
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When her disapproving mother Lana Turner comes home early, teenager Diane Varsi is celebrating her birthday with a kiss from local rich kid Barry Coe.
Trollhunter (André Øvredal, 2010) 2.5+
The Dark Half (George A. Romero, 1993) 2.5-
Mimic (Guillermo del Toro, 1997) 2.5+
A River Called Titas (Ritwik Ghatak, 1973) 3-
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The lives of some of the poorest people in the world are affected by a river in Bangladesh in this uniquely-presented (for the time) film, covering multiple characters who interact in offbeat ways.

honeykid

10-06-14, 05:03 PM

Nice to see I'm not the only one who wasn't impressed by Trollhunter or Mimic.

Sane

10-07-14, 02:34 AM

In a Glass Cage (1986) - Agusti Villaronga 4
Coraline (2009) - Henry Selick 3+
Zombieland (2009) - Ruben Fleischer 3.5-
The Great Race (1965) - Blake Edwards 3-
Onibaba (1964) - Kaneto Shindo 3.5+
A Shot in the Dark (1964) - Blake Edwards 3-
Kings of the Road (1976) - Wim Wenders 4
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) - George Clooney 3
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) - Alexander Mackendrick 3.5
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen 2.5

Mr Minio

10-07-14, 04:34 PM

A River Called T̶i̶t̶a̶s̶ TEETS (Ritwik Ghatak, 1973) I like dat name better.

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 04:52 PM

The Great Race (1965) - Blake Edwards 3-
Singin' in the Rain (1952) - Gene Kelly/Stanley Donen 2.5

IMO, these ratings are much too low. :(

Sane

10-07-14, 06:07 PM

IMO, these ratings are much too low. :(
The Great Race would have got a higher rating if it finished an hour earlier. Lemmon and Falk were great but everything else ended up being a bit tedious after a while.

In regards to SITR, musicals have an extra element for people to love ... or hate. Now, think of watching a two hour movie featuring a dozen songs from the act you dislike the most. Celine Dion? Nickelback? Cannibal Corpse? That's what it's like when I watch musicals from that era. I liked other things about it but wanted to turn it off whenever a song came on ;)

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 06:13 PM

The Great Race would have got a higher rating if it finished an hour earlier. Lemmon and Falk were great but everything else ended up being a bit tedious after a while.

In regards to SITR, musicals have an extra element for people to love ... or hate. Now, think of watching a two hour movie featuring a dozen songs from the act you dislike the most. Celine Dion? Nickelback? Cannibal Corpse? That's what it's like when I watch musicals from that era. I liked other things about it but wanted to turn it off whenever a song came on ;)

I understand what you're saying about Singin' in the Rain, but I'll never understand how anyone doesn't love Gene Kelly. He was fantastic at everything he did.

mark f

10-07-14, 08:07 PM

The Flag of Humanity (Jean Negulesco, 1940) 2
The Children (Tom Shankland, 2008) 2.5
The Eye (David Moreau & Xavier Palud, 2008) 2
The Thaw (Mark A. Lewis, 2009) 2.5
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Research students find a frozen woolly mammoth in the Arctic, but it seems to have something strange and deadly with it.
The Great Library Misery (Lloyd French, 1938) 2
Hush (Mark Tonderal, 2008) 2.5
Death and Cremation (Justin Steele, 2010) 2+
More Than Honey (Markus Imhoof, 2012) 3
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Worldwide bee population has dropped considerably in the last 15 years, and this can also cause a decrease in fruits and flowering plants.
Winsor McCay, the Famous Cartoonist of the N.Y. Herald and His Moving Comics aka Little Nemo (Winsor McCay & J. Stuart Blackton, 1911) 2
How a Mosquito Operates (Winsor McCay, 1912) 2
Gertie the Dinosaur (Winsor McCay, 1914) 2.5
The Sinking of the Lusitania (Winsor McCay, 1918) 3
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McCay's harrowing animation of the true-life sinking of the ship by a U-Boat is perhaps the first example of a serious subject in the medium.
Gertie on Tour (Winsor McCay, 1921) 2.5-
Bug Vaudeville (Winsor McCay, 1921) 2
The Centaurs (Winsor McCay, 1921) 2.5-
The Pet (Winsor McCay, 1921) 3-
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A family takes in a homeless puppy, but the more it eats, the larger it grows and becomes a threat to the entire city.
Flip’s Circus (Winsor McCay, 1921) 2
The Artist’s Dreams (John Randolph Bray, 1913) 2
Farmer Al Falfa Sees New York (John Randolph Bray, 1916) 2.5-
The Flying House (Winsor McCay, 1921) 3-
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A husband and wife put a propeller on their house and fly it away to avoid the high taxes on their mortgage, eventually going as far as the moon and beyond.
Bobby Bumps' Pup Gets the Flea-enza (Earl Hurd, 1919) 2.5
How Animated Cartoons are Made (John Randolph Bray, 1919) 2.5
Tale of a Wag (Walt Hoban, 1920) 2+
A Fitting Gift (No Director Listed, 1920) 3-
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A judge tries to buy a corset for his wife, but he's too embarrassed.
The Circus (Dave Fleischer, 1920) 2.5
The Best Mouse Loses (Vernon Stallings, 1920) 2.5
Colonel Heeza Liar, Detective (Vernon Stallings, 1923) 2.5
Gulliver’s Travels (Dave Fleischer, 1939) 3
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Gulliver helps the Lilliputians against the invading fleet of their enemy, the Blefuscuians.
Dinky Doodle in the Lost and Found (Walter Lantz, 1926) 3
The Tomb aka Ligeia (Michael Staininger, 2009) 1.5
Magic Boy (Akira Daikuhara & Taiji Yabushita, 1959) 2.5
The Phantom Tollbooth (Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow & Dave Monahan, 1970) 3
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Young Butch Patrick, turned into a cartoon by the Phantom Tollbooth, and his watchdog Tock talk to the Spelling Bee at the Dictionopolis Bazaar.
The Outlaw (Howard Hughes, 1943) 2
The Unfaithful (Vincent Sherman, 1947) 2+
Marvin's Room (Jerry Zaks, 1996) 2.5+
This Must Be the Place (Paolo Sorrentino, 2011) 2.5
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Wacko but sincere drama about wealthy retired glam rock star Sean Penn on a road trip in America to find his father's Nazi tormentor.
Where Danger Lives (John Farrow, 1950) 2
Razortooth (Patricia Harrington, 2007) 2
Spiders II: Breeding Ground (Sam Firstenberg, 2001) 1.5
A Kiss Before Dying (Gerd Oswald, 1956) 2.5
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Golddigging college student Robert Wagner learns his rich girlfriend Joanne Woodward is pregnant, which will cause her to be disinherited, so he plans on murdering her and making it look like suicide.

honeykid

10-07-14, 08:33 PM

I understand what you're saying about Singin' in the Rain, but I'll never understand how anyone doesn't love Gene Kelly. He was fantastic at everything he did.

I loved Singin In The Rain, but I don't care about Gene Kelly at all. :D

mark f

10-07-14, 08:47 PM

In regards to SITR, musicals have an extra element for people to love ... or hate. Now, think of watching a two hour movie featuring a dozen songs from the act you dislike the most. Celine Dion? Nickelback? Cannibal Corpse? That's what it's like when I watch musicals from that era. I liked other things about it but wanted to turn it off whenever a song came on ;)
I see a wink, but it's a ludicrous comparison. Those were all classic songs from the '20s and earlier.
I understand what you're saying about Singin' in the Rain
I sure don't.

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 08:54 PM

In regards to SITR, musicals have an extra element for people to love ... or hate. Now, think of watching a two hour movie featuring a dozen songs from the act you dislike the most. Celine Dion? Nickelback? Cannibal Corpse? That's what it's like when I watch musicals from that era. I liked other things about it but wanted to turn it off whenever a song came on ;)
I understand what you're saying about Singin' in the Rain,
I sure don't.

If I understand correctly, he's saying even if you like musicals, if the musical consists of two hours of music that you hate, you won't like that specific musical.

For example, I love musicals, but I would hate a musical if it was two hours of metal or rap music because I hate that type of music.

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 08:56 PM

I loved Singin In The Rain, but I don't care about Gene Kelly at all. :D

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honeykid

10-07-14, 08:57 PM

Sorry, but I don't care about song and dance men. That includes Fred Astaire. :D

Iroquois

10-07-14, 09:00 PM

The Expendables 2 (Simon West, 2012) - 2.5

Figures that the big-name throwback to '80s action movies would get a sequel, right? I suppose it's a slight improvement on the original, but it's still riddled with plot holes, weak attempts at suspension of disbelief and of course way too many winks at the audience (especially involving some of its more world-famous cast members).

Intolerable Cruelty (Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, 2004) - 2

Obviously my sole motivation for watching this was because I wanted to finish watching the Coen movies I hadn't seen yet (as of writing, this leaves just The Hudsucker Proxy and The Ladykillers). So it's a sort of homage to old-school screwball comedies with a variety of wacky characters bouncing off one another in a fairly complex plot revolving around divorce lawyers and, though it wasn't completely unwatchable, still felt like too much of a chore despite its brief running time and quick pace. Part of me feels like the Coens only made this film because they either lost a bet or were trying to win one. In any case, I definitely lost.

Gangster Squad (Ruben Fleischer, 2013) - 2

I watched this at a friend's recommendation, supposedly because it was superior to The Untouchables. Obviously, it wasn't (and it's not like Untouchables is a...well, untouchable classic). More or less the exact same plot - hard-boiled honest detective puts together a crew of vigilante cops dedicated to taking down the local crime kingpin by any means necessary - but set against a neon-soaked L.A. backdrop. Some good visuals prop up a fundamentally utilitarian plot, serviceable performances and a distinct lack of excitement (or logical consistency).

Reality Bites (Ben Stiller, 1994) - 2

Has anyone coined the term "Gen-X-ploitation" yet? If not, I'd like to. An appropriately shiftless film about a handful of Generation X kids trying to navigate life after high school, often by butting heads against acceptable targets such as yuppies, corporations, selling-out mentalities, etc. Despite its supposed cynical edge, it comes across as a fundamentally naive film full of lacklustre performances, some entry-level satire (look, the cheerful talk-show host is actually a cold-hearted bastard behind the scenes!) and not as much self-awareness as they'd like to acknowledge (basically the whole subplot involving Winona Ryder's slice-of-life documentary about her friends).

The Hustler (Robert Rossen, 1961) - 3.5

Moody little black-and-white drama about Paul Newman's pool-hall hustler getting effortlessly ruined by Jackie Gleason's pro and ending up living a life on the edge, assisted only by a toxic relationship with Piper Laurie and only really saved by an alliance with George C. Scott's slimy bookmaker. Appropriately stark monochromatic photography accentuates the bitter melodrama that does sort of drag the film out a bit, but the performances are strong and believable. I guess you could say it's European.

Red State (Kevin Smith, 2011) - 3

Back when I was still in what I'd consider a Kevin Smith phase I'd found the idea of Red State rather interesting. Now that I've long since left said phase and finally got around to renting Red State, I do have to admit it's very...different. Though the tale of an extremist religious cult alternately luring in human sacrifices and having sieges with the government can be legitimately disturbing and surprising at turns but it's hard not to think the whole thing is ultimately a little anticlimatic, especially once I read up on the original ending that got vetoed due to insufficient funds. Still alright, though.

Cop Out (Kevin Smith, 2010) - 1.5

Were it not for the sheer awfulness of Zack and Miri Make a Porno, I'd probably consider this Smith's worst movie. An extremely generic R-rated buddy cop comedy that's largely void of laughs (though that's most likely because Smith didn't write it) and riddled with clichés.

The X-Files: Fight the Future (Rob Bowman, 1998) - 3

Decent but not amazing feature-length episode of the show. Better production values don't quite make up for a plot that plays into the usual developments from the average episode that continues the show's overarching story.

Iron Man 3 (Shane Black, 2013) - 2.5

Going through the post-Avengers MCU movies because why the hell not, I've got to keep up with people who do care about them. A definite improvement over the second film but still fraught with gaps in logic and the whole "superhero movie where the superhero spends most of the film without his powers" plotline has been done better before. Not much else to recommend about it.

Thor: The Dark World (Alan Taylor, 2013) - 2.5

Much like the last standalone Thor film, I feel conflicted because while they're both visually stunning they tend to have some relatively weak plots and the comical elements never quite pay off. At least there are some decent actors in the mix.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (Joe Russo and Anthony Russo, 2014) - 3.5

I was actually pleasantly surprised by this due to its being a well-crafted homage to old-school conspiracy thrillers (I'm pretty sure that's the reason they cast Robert Redford in it). Sure, it's got as many plot holes as any other MCU movie in it but it was slick enough that I didn't mind. Still a little on the long side for this kind of movie, though.

The Fault in our Stars (Josh Boone, 2014) - 2.5

Cinematic adaptation of the bestselling YA novel about a teenage girl with cancer who meets a Manic Pixie Dream Guy at a support group and the unsurprisingly tragicomic romance that results. Surprisingly good considering the problems with the source material that did filter through to the film version anyway, but at the end of the day it's still a fairly average teen romance film. (Not sure how much I missed due to watching this on an airplane, though.)

The House of the Devil (Ti West, 2008) - 3.5

Lovingly crafted pastiche of old-school horror from the '70s and '80s (though it looks like a grainy 1980s American B-movie, it ultimately ends up feeling like something Dario Argento would've made at the peak of his ability). The plot about a female college student taking on an incredibly suspect house-sitting job during a lunar eclipse toys with audience expectations by drawing out the suspense maybe a little too long and thus making the film feel a little anticlimatic as a result, but the skill on display is impressive.

La femme Nikita (Luc Besson, 1990) - 3

An appropriately arty and French take on the reluctant assassin trope that's handled fairly well but doesn't quite make for a classic. Much like a certain Melville film, it seems less preoccupied with the tension generated by Nikita's various "assignments" and more so with the various difficulties it makes in her everyday life. Solid enough in that regard, but its ways of avoiding generic action movie tropes do render it a little empty (and what is up with that ending?). Also, Jean Reno is in the movie for about five minutes or so but he steals every scene in which he appears.

The Descent (Neil Marshall, 2005) - 3

Quite a decent little horror movie about a handful of women whose spelunking expedition takes a turn for the worse once it's revealed that one of their number not only took them to the wrong cave, but that it's home to a race of vicious half-human creatures intent on attacking them. Works the horror angle well enough with its claustrophobic setting, though the monsters do feel a little underwhelming compared to the tension generated between the members of the main cast (much like another horror film where a bunch of people of the same gender are stuck in an isolated location and being attacked by a disturbingly humanoid monster, but never mind that thing). It's also marred a little by the very choppy editing of the fight sequences.

Horse Feathers (Norman McCleod, 1932) - 3.5

I should really stop expecting every Marx Brothers film to be a timeless classic on par with Duck Soup - that's the kind of thinking that led to me giving A Night at the Opera a 2.5 when I first watched it ages back. Anyway, Horse Feathers is alright as far as movies go. The plot's fairly typical Marx Brothers absurdity - Groucho's character becomes the dean of a college and focuses on improving the college's most important asset, the football team - complete with the usual Marx Brothers jokes. Harpo does something wacky involving props and physical comedy, there are musical numbers where Groucho remarks on how the audience can bail during them, the climax of the film becomes an anarchic free-for-all, etc. It's all here and it's all...alright.

Boyhood (Richard Linklater, 2014) - 4

I'm not sure when I first heard about Boyhood - maybe back in 2007 or so when I was truly getting into Linklater's work - but now that it's finally here I'm glad it's lived up to the hype. The shot-over-twelve-years story of a boy (Ellar Coltrane) and his life between six and eighteen is surprisingly interesting given its relative lack of plot. There are the occasional plot points played for drama - mainly involving his mother (Patricia Arquette) and her various romantic relationships - that show how growing up isn't all of sunshine and rainbows, but otherwise the classic Linklater chill-out vibe makes the movie pass by just fine (assuming you don't need a bathroom break, of course). Currently my top pick for best movie of 2014.

Armour of God (Jackie Chan, 1986) - 3

A relatively weak entry in Jackie Chan's '80s output. Chan's character here is an Indiana Jones-style artifact-stealing mercenary who is blackmailed into recovering all the pieces of the titular suit of armour. Setting the film in Austria and having a predominantly white cast of actors is an interesting curveball, but it's still business as usual as there is a mix of quasi-romantic comedy of errors between the four heroic leads, various stunts (including the one that notoriously resulted in him fracturing his skull) and a fairly basic plot that doesn't even get a decent resolution (though I guess it does leave room for the sequel, I guess).

Sane

10-07-14, 09:09 PM

I see a wink, but it's a ludicrous comparison. Those were all classic songs from the '20s and earlier.

I sure don't.
Wow, ludicrous? So because they are "classic" everyone must like them?

The comparison is completely valid ;)

mark f

10-07-14, 09:34 PM

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 09:42 PM

Well, maybe it makes since with the three "artists" you named. My point is that if you aren't familiar with those versions of those songs, how can can you call them painful out of hand? What's more, how can you appear to shut out the most-cinematic of all musicals five seconds after a song starts? There's still plenty of awesome visuals and, heaven forbid, jokes being presented. This is addressed to both Sane and gb, but I'm not expecting a light bulb experience and response from anyone. :walter::willem:

I'm not sure why this is addressed to me. I'm not saying that I agree with Sane. I'm just saying that I understand what he's saying.

I love everything about Singin' in the Rain. It's one of my all-time favorite movies.

Sane

10-07-14, 09:47 PM

Well, maybe it makes since with the three "artists" you named. My point is that if you aren't familiar with those versions of those songs, how can can you call them painful out of hand? What's more, how can you appear to shut out the most-cinematic of all musicals five seconds after a song starts? There's still plenty of awesome visuals and, heaven forbid, jokes being presented. This is addressed to both Sane and gb, but I'm not expecting a light bulb experience and response from anyone. :walter::willem:
What are you arguing with - someone else's opinion of music? Pretty sure that's kind of a subjective thing.

The visuals and jokes were good - hence why I didn't rate it rating_0

So mark, if you watched a musical and disliked all the songs, would you be able to rate it more than rating_2_5?

honeykid

10-07-14, 09:53 PM

I think it's possible that mark can watch a musical and love all the songs and not give it more than a 2.5 :D

jiraffejustin

10-07-14, 10:11 PM

@Mark were all those Winsor McCay shorts on tv?

Miss Vicky

10-07-14, 10:19 PM

I'm not sure why this is addressed to me.

That wasn't addressed to you. Mark was talking to Sane. ;)

linespalsy

10-07-14, 10:54 PM

Didn't he specifically say it was addressed to both of them? :bored:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TFDc369pDrI/UFk6Pb6pIdI/AAAAAAAAAUg/UWJUcpC4s3M/s400/the_birds_07.png
Drinking some ubiquitous brandy in the fake-ass dunes. "Oh, well if you inisist you're driving back to San Francisco right away, have another glass!"

The Boids (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) 4

gbgoodies

10-07-14, 11:17 PM

Didn't he specifically say it was addressed to both of them? :bored:

Yes, he did. That's why I replied to his post.

Sane

10-08-14, 02:45 AM

Cherry Blossoms (2008) - Doris Dorrie rating_4_5-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrgC9VfD8tc
Revolutionary Girl Utena (1999) - Kunihiko Ikuhara rating_2_5-
The Birds (1963) - Alfred Hitchcock rating_2_5
Mimic (1997) - Guillermo Del Toro rating_2_5+
Devils on the Doorstep (2000) - Jiang Wen rating_4_5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KA_AoIO-bc
The Quiet Family (1998) - Kim Ji Woon rating_2_5
Don't Torture a Duckling (1972) - Lucio Fulci rating_1_5+
The Hidden Blade (2004) - Yoji Yamada rating_3_5+
Tokyo Sonata (2008) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa rating_3_5+
From Russia With Love (1963) - Terence Young rating_3+

mark f

10-08-14, 04:45 AM

@Mark were all those Winsor McCay shorts on tv?
Yep - all on TCM last night.

Derek Vinyard

10-08-14, 03:05 PM

The Machinist(2004) - Brad Anderson
http://nusouthplayaz.com/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/484cd_tumblr_mcisqiEVpz1rd3mtuo1_500.gif
4
- Chistian Bale is amazing

The Third Man (1949) - Carol Reed
2.5 (not my style and find it boring)
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/177/1179529154_6.gif

The Number 23 (2007) - Joel Schumacher
3
- Not bad but Boring.
http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdmzz76OK91ryqrrdo1_500.gif

Jacob's Ladder (1990) - Adrian Lyne
4
http://38.media.tumblr.com/8a9136a4ad1d738901f5f629b3d9672a/tumblr_n31x9yCCjC1tvtgeko1_500.gif
- Very nice and entertaining. Nice acting by Tim Robbins.

Mr Minio

10-08-14, 03:46 PM

The Third Man (1949) - Carol Reed

rating_2_5 (not my style and find it boring)
http://i64.photobucket.com/albums/h175/GarbledReverie/Orson-Welles-Headshaking.gif

honeykid

10-08-14, 06:47 PM

One of the few times Minio and I are in full agreement.

Swan

10-08-14, 07:01 PM

One of the few times Minio and I are in full agreement.

Truly a moment to remember.

Mr Minio

10-08-14, 07:12 PM

One of the few times Minio and I are in full agreement. We both like giallo, heroic bloodshed, exploitation, sleaze and kink.

Justin

10-08-14, 07:22 PM

Irréversible (2002) - 4.5 (re-watch)

"Time Destroys Everything"

It's still as great as it was when I first saw it. Noé cinematography is hallucinatory and disorienting. A tragic, violent, and scarring film for the ages.

Justin

10-08-14, 07:24 PM

The Third Man is an awesome movie, BTW.

honeykid

10-08-14, 07:59 PM

We both like giallo, heroic bloodshed, exploitation, sleaze and kink.

I did say "one of the few."

Harry Lime

10-09-14, 01:13 AM

The Third Man...not my style and find it boring
Uh, what's this now?

mark f

10-09-14, 07:21 PM

The Source Family (Maria Demopoulos & Jodi Willie, 2012) 2.5
The Lords of Salem (Rob Zombie, 2012) 2
Vile (Taylor Sheridan, 2011) 1+
Let the Right One In (Tomas Alfredson, 2008) 3.5
http://lh5.ggpht.com/-a9drjITVmeI/UOqoL3e7R1I/AAAAAAAABTQ/8YCVADiuYIM/OskarandEli.gif?imgmax=800
Recently-arrived Lina Leandersson and shy, smart Kåre Hedebrant become friends, but really weird things start happening.
The D.I. (Jack Webb, 1957) 2.5
-30- (Jack Webb, 1959) 2+
The Last Time I Saw Archie (Jack Webb, 1961) 2+
Killshot (John Madden, 2008) 2.5
http://31.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li2jkrJMQY1qci4ejo1_r1_500.gif
Crazed Joseph Gordon-Levitt and old pro hitman Mickey Rourke try to make a hit on a married couple (Thomas Jane & Diane Lane) who saw something they shouldn’t.
Black Cadillac (John Muriowski, 2003) 2.5
Junkyard Dog (Kim Bass, 2010) 1.5+
The Monkey’s Paw (Brett Simmons, 2013) 2
Successive Slidings of Pleasure (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1974) 2+
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mz60i.jpg
Judge Michael Lonsdale interviews possible witch/murder suspect Anicée Alvina in a convent/prison where female nudity and erotica rule the day.
Holiday Affair (Don Hartman, 1949) 2.5
Madison County (Eric England, 2011) 1.5
My Sister Eileen (Richard Quine, 1955) 2.5
Little Fugitive (Ray Ashley, Morris Engel & Ruth Orkin, 1953) 2.5
http://www.bam.org/media/3369476/littlefugitive_613x463.jpg
Richie Andrusco is afraid he shot and killed his older brother, so he runs away to Coney Island in a film which foreshadows the French New Wave and Cinéma vérité.
Two Tickets to Broadway (James V. Kern, 1951) 2+
Wee Willie Winkie (John Ford, 1937) 2.5-
Lionheart (Sheldon Lettich, 1990) 2
Bye Bye Birdie (George Sidney, 1963) 3
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1hnCYGW2Lt4/T-7WnCwydxI/AAAAAAAAHuA/OoLgsYvVLY0/s1600/Un+beso+para+Birdie+(Bye+Bye+Birdie)+(George+Sidney,+1963)+(DUAL).avi_004321120.jpg
Ann-Margret's got a lot of living to do before and after she kisses pop star Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson) on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

Miss Vicky

10-09-14, 09:39 PM

Plein Soleil / Purple Noon (René Clément, 1960) 4-

The Wizard Of Oz (Victor Fleming, 1936) 2.5

Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014) 4.5

Sideways (Alexander Payne, 2004) 3

Wadjda (Haifaa Al-Mansour, 2012) 3.5

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoMovieGifs/pleinsoleil.gif

http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoMovieGifs/gonegirl.gif

Sane

10-10-14, 12:03 AM

Pusher III: The Angel of Death (2005) - Nicholas Winding Refn rating_3_5+
Bright Future (2003) - Kiyoshi Kurosawa rating_3_5
Children of Hiroshima (1952) - Kaneto Shindo rating_3_5-
La Faute a Voltaire (2000) - Abdel Kechiche rating_3_5
Giant (1956) - George Stevens rating_2_5
Winter Light (1962) - Ingmar Bergman rating_4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7SfEr9FfFAE
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - David Lean rating_4
The Finger Man (1962) - Jean-Pierre Melville rating_3_5
Mamma Roma (1962) - Pier Paolo Pasolini rating_4_5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9XCGiu34Ds
The Last Wave (1977) - Peter Weir rating_3+

Justin

10-10-14, 12:15 AM

Pasolini is awesome.

Mr Minio

10-10-14, 02:36 AM

Successive Slidings of Pleasure (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1974) rating_2+ Didn't like paint and yolk on the skin?

donniedarko

10-10-14, 04:16 PM

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Successive Slidings of Pleasure (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1974) 2+
http://i52.tinypic.com/2mz60i.jpg
Judge Michael Lonsdale interviews possible witch/murder suspect Anicée Alvina in a convent/prison where female nudity and erotica rule the day.

Added to watch list

Skepsis93

10-10-14, 05:05 PM

Barely been able to see anything recently, but since my last update (*rewatch):

Another Day, Another Time: Celebrating the Music of Inside Llewyn Davis
(Christopher Wilcha, 2013) 4+
Inside Llewyn Davis/Folk music fans, people who enjoyed our recent Folk song tournament: SEE THIS

The Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) 3.5
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (Mel Brooks, 1993) 3
The Adventures of Robin Hood (Michael Curtiz & William Keighley, 1938) 3.5
Crimes and Misdemeanors* (Woody Allen, 1989) 4*
Frank (Lenny Abrahamson, 2014) 4
Funny Face (Stanley Donen, 1957) 2.5
In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, 2009) 4
Seven Samurai (Akira Kurosawa, 1954) 4
The Mirror (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1975) 3.5
The Jungle Book* (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1967) 3.5-
The Iron Giant (Brad Bird, 1999) 3-
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring* (Peter Jackson, 2001) 4.5+
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers* (Peter Jackson, 2002) 4.5+
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King* (Peter Jackson, 2003) 5
Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2009) 4
The Illusionist (Sylvain Chomet, 2010) 3.5

Mr Minio

10-10-14, 07:10 PM

A Better Tomorrow II - rating_4

https://33.media.tumblr.com/da61f310d4babfaf1fa4b33150438fb5/tumblr_n3w4ixPLVu1r21i5xo1_500.gif

So much better than the first one. First 30-40 minutes had a very weird pace (just like the whole first installment), but after that the film started getting better and better, with a great hotel scene, buddy elements and eventually a heroic bloodshed grande finale. The last sequence is so badass, over-blown, over-the-top and tastefully kitschy I just couldn't dislike it! It has a gun duel, katana slashing, giant axe swoopin', blood artistically dripping from the walls, heaps of corpses, gun ballet and what not. Chow Yun Fat wearing a leaky overcoat and suave sunglasses dual-wielding pistols with a match in his mouth can compete with Nero's Django and Kaji's Lady Snowblood for the title of the biggest badass ever seen on the screen!

http://img.pandawhale.com/64134-chewing-asian-thumbs-up-gif-ce-fFO3.gif

mark f

10-10-14, 09:20 PM

Santa With Muscles (Jim Murlowski, 1996) 1.5
Christmas Oranges (John Lyde, 2012) 2
Hideaway (Brett Leonard, 1995) 2.5-
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1947) 3+
http://themave.com/Rex/about/images/ghost1.jpg
In the early 1900s, widow Gene Tierney moves into the house haunted by the ghost of ship captain owner Rex Harrison, and they each begin the most-meaningful relationships of their existences.
John Carpenter’s Vampires (John Carpenter, 1998) 2.5-
The Hunters (Chris Briant, 2011) 2-
Land of Orizaba (James A. FitzPatrick, 1943) 2.5
Life and Nothing But (Bertrand Tavernier, 1989) 3-
http://www.ruthlessreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/photo_2_55fd999e052a5667fa451980e3d003ad1.jpg
After WWI, Major Phillipe Noiret remains unhappy that millions of dead bodies are still unrecovered in the countryside, and then he meets wealthy widow Sabine Azéma who stirs complicated feelings in him.
The Head Guy (Fred Guiol, 1930) 2
Something’s Gotta Give (Nancy Meyers, 2003) 3-
One Night at Susie's (John Francis Dillon, 1930) 2
The Ghost of Yotsuya (Nobuo Nakagawa, 1959) 2.5
https://d2nh4f9cbhlobh.cloudfront.net/_uploads/galleries/31961/ghost-story-of-yotsuya-0013-web.jpg
The ghost of dead wife Katsuko Wakasugi rises from a stream to haunt her faithless, murdering husband.
Bad Kids Go to Hell (Matthew Spradlin, 2012) 2+
Half Marriage (William J. Cowen, 1929) 1.5+
Tanned Legs (Marshall Neilan, 1929) 2
The We and the I (Michel Gondry, 2012) 2.5
http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa02dadc139b3ce6805040a716b9b83c/tumblr_mqz0rrPrlS1qghl49o1_r1_500.gif
A group of Bronx students interact on the bus on their last day of high school.
The Grudge (Takashi Shimizu, 2004) 2+
The Silver Streak (Tommy Atkins, 1934) 2.5
A Bullet for Joey (Lewis Allen, 1955) 2
My Bloody Valentine (Patrick Lusier, 2009) 2.5
http://33.media.tumblr.com/a70a17ae809be4dfd03749dfbd5d3d3b/tumblr_mob0gijBSL1s7ncozo3_500.gif
Mine owner’s son Jensen Ackles returns to his hometown ten years after an incident involving a mine collapse and a mass murder committed by a miner on Valentines Day, and he begins to believe that he’s responsible for the whole thing.

linespalsy

10-10-14, 09:36 PM

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll120/abedalx/vampirelovers.jpg
Baron Expositiono fends off a Vampire Lover

The Vampire Lovers (Roy Ward Baker, 1970) 2.5-

gbgoodies

10-10-14, 09:42 PM

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1947) 3+
http://themave.com/Rex/about/images/ghost1.jpg
In the early 1900s, widow Gene Tierney moves into the house haunted by the ghost of ship captain owner Rex Harrison, and they each begin the most-meaningful relationships of their existences.

Only 3 stars for The Ghost and Mrs. Muir? :(

That's one of my favorite movies.

mark f

10-10-14, 09:47 PM

It's easily the best movie on the tab. My 3+ is like most people's 4. What do you think of Portrait of Jennie?

gbgoodies

10-10-14, 09:52 PM

It's easily the best movie on the tab. My 3+ is like most people's 4. What do you think of Portrait of Jennie?

I don't think I've seen Portrait of Jennie, but if you think it's worth it, I'll give it a try.

meatwadsprite

10-10-14, 11:08 PM

Gone Girl
http://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/article9646570.ece/alternates/w620/Ben-Affleck.jpg

Probably better than most trashy thrillers like it, but definitely not up to the pedigree of Fincher's best films. Ben Affleck reprises his role as Ben Affleck, but Rosamund Pike (the missing wife) gives it her everything. It has a lot of clever moments and is technically gorgeous (of course), but the story is full of moon crater sized plot holes. I'm talking Dark Knight Rises sized plot holes here.

rating_3_5 i give it this rating, but know that this is the worst movie i've ever given this one to

Good Morning Vietnam
http://images4.static-bluray.com/reviews/5428_1.jpg

Robin Williams plays Robin Williams in this one. But if he wanted to, I'm sure he could have played Affleck more convincingly than Affleck. I love the teaching bits and the guy who thinks he's really funny. (he really was the funniest part of the movie probably).

rating_3_5

Apollo 13
http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/apollo-13/w448/apollo-13.jpg?1334087887

Christopher Nolan's Interstellar is a remake of last years hit film Gravity. Except this time with good actors.

rating_3

Saving Mr. Banks
http://cdn.screenrant.com/wp-content/uploads/Tom-Hanks-as-Walt-Disney-in-Saving-Mr.-Banks-2013.jpg

Mathew McConaughey returns to the big screen as a money grubbing, mysonigistic neo-nazi trying to poison the american youth with morally bankrupt films animated by expendable slaves in the far reaches of Indochina. The irony of the film is that if P.L. Travers (author of the Mary Poppins books) was involved with the making of this movie, she would be just as unpleased.

rating_2_5

Pinocchio
http://cocohitsny2.files.wordpress.com/2013/11/pinocchio.jpg?w=800

Walt Disney was a great man, but his finest hour was when he single handedly animated the entire movie of Pinochio frame for frame. His attention to detail is still marveled to this day.

I really recommend watching this on a T.V. that projects movies at a higher framerate than intended (a lot of modern ones do that now I think). Visual feats aside, this is the funniest movie I've seen in a long while.

rating_4

Django
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1unYIBAENHg/UOHhfKxAT_I/AAAAAAAAEMo/EqL-6YC6l1Y/s1600/DJANGO_Waltz.jpg

Django is a gun shoot movie with Denzel Washington shoots a white guy who's racist. It's a homage by director Spike Lee to the legendary spaghetti genre of films.

rating_4

Double Indemnity
http://www.filmsquish.com/guts/files/images/double-indemnity-8-edward-g-robinson-fred-macmurray-walter-neff-barton-keyes.jpg

A pefect movie, but I had to knock off two points cause it's old.

rating_3

The Boxtrolls
http://screencrave.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/boxtrolls-teaser-580x326.jpg

A spinoff of Tim Burton's cult classic Nightmare Before Christmas. Pixar fumbles the ball and does a turnover on downs in this movie. Then there is a penalty flag on the play and it's not a touchdown anymore.

rating_2_5 game cancelled because of a dense fog

The Godfather
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Archive/Search/2011/4/21/1303376172454/The-Godfather-007.jpg

For the first time ever, I can notice some chinks in this films incredibly thick armor. I probably never noticed how clumsy the story is at times because I was distracted by world class acting, stunning cinematography, dazzling setpieces and the legendary musical score. And that cat that Godfather pets.

rating_4_5

Gadfather 2
http://bullmurph.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/godfather2.jpg

Also for the first time, I realized that this one is even better than the original. If you watch them back to back it's completely seamless. It's like the first movie kept going and got even better in the second half.

rating_5

Gahdfather 3 : Revenge of Hell
http://i61.tinypic.com/dqq6io.jpg
*In a heart breaking scene Al Pacino watches Godfather 3*

In the 1970's Francis Ford Coppola became one of the world's most acclaimed directors, with Godfather 1 and 2, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. Four of the most universally hailed movies of all time.

Then with Godfath3r he destroyed his entire reputation and career.

rating_2_5

Harry Lime

10-11-14, 04:17 AM

In the 1970's Francis Ford Coppola became one of the world's most acclaimed directors, with Godfather 1 and 2, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. Four of the most universally hailed movies of all time.

Then with Godfath3r he destroyed his entire reputation and career.
Not so sure about his career, but he was already chipping away at his reputation. He had nowhere to go but down after those four films anyway.

linespalsy

10-12-14, 12:26 PM

http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/galaxy-quest/w448/galaxy-quest.jpg?1340399536

Galaxy Quest (Dean Parisot, 1999) 3
Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Amy Heckerling, 1982) 2.5

mark f

10-12-14, 10:07 PM

Alert Today - Alive Tomorrow (Larry O’Reilly, 1956) 2.5-
Animal (Brett Simmons, 2014) 1.5
Bad News Bears (Richard Linklater, 2005) 2.5
Pink Floyd The Wall (Alan Parker, 1982) 2.5
https://33.media.tumblr.com/dc65a4ff34785652b4a7cfb5197b4795/tumblr_myqx1qslGe1t5otato9_500.gif
Some of Gerald Scarfe’s exquisite, if unsubtle, animation.
Domino (Tony Scott, 2005) 2+
The Curse of the Mummy’s Tomb (Michael Carreras, 1964) 2
Max Payne (John Moore, 2008) 2+
The Trials of Muhammad Ali (Bill Siegel, 2013) 3
http://www.planetchocko.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/ali-500x351.jpg
Muhammad Ali’s battles for religious freedom and against his forced service in Vietnam were as difficult as those in the ring and with the American public.
The Other Half (Liang Ying, 2006) 1.5+
Seventh Moon (Eduardo Sánchez, 2008) 1.5+
I Know Where I'm Going! Revisited (Mark Cousins, 1994) 3
'I Know Where I'm Going!' (Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger, 1945) 3.5
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On-leave naval officer Roger Livesey and another man’s fiancée Wendy Hiller are feeling the Curse of Kiloran.
Blacula (William Crain, 1972) 2
Scream Blacula Scream (Bob Kelljan, 1973) 2+
The Lost (Chris Sivertson, 2006) 2
Kitty Foyle (Sam Wood, 1940) 3
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Kitty (Ginger Rogers), from the wrong side of the tracks in Philadelphia, falls in love with a socialite (Dennis Morgan), but a happy life is difficult.
A Kiss in the Dark (Delmer Daves, 1949) 2
The Night of the Grizzly (Joseph Pevney, 1966) 2
Taking Father Home (Liang Ying, 2005) 2
Tales from the Dark Side: The Movie (John Harrison, 1990) 2.5
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Three-part horror omnibus with one tail [sic] about a killer cat and another about a killer gargoyle who seeks a promise from a murder witness.

Sedai

10-13-14, 02:49 PM

Meaty's posts are the best. That is all.

linespalsy

10-14-14, 11:01 AM

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Kill Baby, Kill (Mario Bava, 1966) 3.5-
Hatchet for the Honeymoon (Mario Bava, 1970) 2.5
Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues (Charles B. Pierce, 1985) 1

Mr Minio

10-14-14, 02:06 PM

Kill Baby, Kill has to be one of my favourites, if not favourite Bava. That girl with those eyes, though... had me thinking she's taking a giant...

mark f

10-14-14, 02:51 PM

Come to Dinner (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5-
13 Eerie (Lowell Dean, 2013) 2
The Boy Friend (Fred Guiol & Leo McCarey, 1928) 3
Hellraiser (Clive Barker, 1987) 2.5
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Ashley Laurence is fooled by her uncle Sean Chapman who came back from the dead to escape Pinhead and his fellow weird-ass Cenobites.
Charley My Boy! (Leo McCarey, 1926) 2.5+
Long Pants (Fred Guiol, 1926) 2.5+
Just A Good Guy (Hampton Del Ruth, 1924) 2.5+
Fingers at the Window (Charles Lederer, 1942) 2.5
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Dr. Basil Rathbone is somehow involved with airhead Laraine Day, actor Lew Ayres and axe murders.
247°F (Levan Bakhia & Beqa Jguburia, 2011) 2
A Yank on the Burma Road (George B. Seitz, 1942) 2
Journey for Margaret (W.S. Van Dyke, 1942) 2+
Mr. Lucky (H.C. Potter, 1943) 3.5
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Gambler Cary Grant plans to bilk a war relief organization, but then he falls for socialite Laraine Day.
Jailed and Bailed (Jay A. Howe, 1923) 3
Bride by Mistake (Richard Wallace, 1944) 2+
Tycoon (Richard Wallace, 1947) 2+
Alois Nebel (Tomás Lunák, 2011) 3
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B&W rotoscope about Alois Nebel who works at a Czech train station in 1989 during the fall of Communism, but he begins to have hallucinations/memories of when he was a child at the end of WWII.
Banshee!!! (Colin Theys, 2008) 1.5+
Swing Time (George Stevens, 1936) 3
Something to Talk About (Lasse Hallstrom, 1995) 2.5
Gaslight (George Cukor, 1944) 3
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What’s this? Husband Charles Boyer is in the clutches of his crazy wife Ingrid Bergman? How did that happen?
Stingaree (William Wellman, 1934) 2.5
The Arizonian (Charles Vidor, 1935) 2+
La Strada (Federico Fellini, 1954) 3
Nights of Cabiria (Federico Fellini, 1957) 2.5+
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Cabiria (Giulietta Masina) walks the streets looking for true love and takes life as it comes, but usually she finds pain and humiliation.

honeykid

10-14-14, 06:55 PM

Which version of Gaslight do you prefer, mark?

mark f

10-14-14, 07:01 PM

You asked me that before, and I think I ignored you. :) I showed that one to Sarah and the Anton Walbrook version is coming soon, so I'll tell you after I watch it again.

honeykid

10-14-14, 07:06 PM

You? Ignoring me? I can't imagine such a thing. :D

Sane

10-14-14, 07:46 PM

Team America: World Police (2004) - Trey Parker rating_3_5-
South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (1999) - Trey Parker rating_3
Black Ice (1994) - Stan Brakhage rating_3- (Short)
The Dante Quartet (1987) - Stan Brakhage rating_3+ (Short)
Commingled Containers (1997) - Stan Brakhage rating_3- (Short)
Rage Net (1988) - Stan Brakhage rating_3 (Short)
Delicacies of Molten Horror Synapse (1991) - Stan Brakhage rating_2+ (Short)
At Land (1944) - Maya Deren rating_3_5 (Short)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tisO5gQEd4s
Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) - Maya Deren rating_3_5 (Short)
L'Eclisse (1962) - Michelangelo Antonioni rating_4_5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WSpXza38V4

Mr Minio

10-15-14, 12:29 PM

Abstract, surrealism and Antonioni in one post? Awesome!

Swan

10-15-14, 01:00 PM

Abstract, surrealism and Antonioni in one post? Awesome!

True, but he gave Team America too low a rating. :p

mark f

10-15-14, 03:13 PM

Paranormal Entity (Shane Van Dyke, 2009) 1+
The Unguarded Hour (Sam Wood, 1936) 2
Primitive Pitcairn (No Director Listed, 1935) 2.5
Mutiny on the Bounty (Frank Lloyd, 1935) 3.5
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First Officer Fletcher Christian (Clark Gable) and Captain William Bligh (Charles Laughton) aboard HMS Bounty during friendly times.
Men Against the Sky (Leslie Goodwins, 1940) 2
Silver Skates (Leslie Goodwins, 1943) 2
Aqua Antics (Louis Lewyn, 1942) 2.5-
Café de Flore (Jean-Marc Vallée, 2011) 2+
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A heady mix of how time and love can be conflated, many of the film’s best moments involve a spontaneous reaction to music.
The Watermen (Matt L. Lockhart, 2012) 1.5
Swing Banditry (Reginald Le Borg, 1936) 2.5
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (Leslie Goodwins, 1938) 1.5+
Sweet Charity (Bob Fosse, 1969) 3.5
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Paula Kelly, Shirley MacLaine & Chita Rivera all agree that there’s got to be something better than this – working at the dance hall.
Yellow Dust (Wallace Fox, 1936) 2
House Hunting (Eric Hunt, 2013) 2
Pilot #5 (George Sidney, 1943) 2
Breaking the Waves (Lars von Trier, 1996) 3+
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Naïve Scottish Emily Watson marries Danish oil rigger Stellan Skarsgård and begins to entreat God more and more about his time and health.
Only You (Betty Thomas, 1992) 2
They Learned About Women (Jack Conway & Sam Wood, 1930) 2
Lady with a Past (Edward H. Griffith, 1932) 2
Secrets & Lies (Mike Leigh, 1996) 3
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Secrets and lies are revealed at a family get-together involving daughter Claire Rushbrook, mother Brenda Blethyn, mom’s “co-worker” Marianne Jean-Baptiste and mom’s brother’s photography assistant Elizabeth Berrington.

mark f

10-16-14, 08:48 PM

Captain Spaulding

10-17-14, 01:03 AM

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The Selfish Giant (Clio Barnard, 2013): As bleak and depressing as the impoverished, polluted landscape, this small, British, slice-of-life drama about two wayward boys trying to come of age in a land with few opportunities and little hope packs a somber punch. I was very impressed with both child actors, and the nuanced script captures the essence of their friendship, from the roughhousing to the petty jealousies to the moments of occasional tenderness. The film doesn't paint a pretty picture. Life for these characters is hard, their future is dim, but the ending, although depressing and tragic, carries a hint of optimism. Due to the thick accents and rampant slang, I probably only understood about 70% of the dialogue. The gloomy tone might be too oppressive for some viewers, and the slow pace occasionally bogs down the story, but even though I have little interest in revisiting this film, it will linger in my mind for quite some time. 3

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (W.D. Richter, 1984): It's evident from the title and the opening text that this is going to be a ridiculous film that doesn't take itself seriously and instead only strives to be a silly, fun, adventurous sci-fi romp. I can see why it's developed a cult following, but the typical cult ingredients--- bad special-effects, hammy performances, goofy plot--- that make it entertaining for some only made it a chore for me. Perhaps if I was stoned or still in diapers I would've more easily surrendered to the idiocy of Buckaroo Banzai's exploits against the Red Lectroids. 1.5

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Highlander (Russell Mulcahy, 1986): If there can be only one, and Highlander is the only choice, I choose none. The premise is just as ridiculous as Buckaroo Banzai, but thankfully the execution isn't as goofy. I had fun with the film for awhile, especially during the medieval flashbacks, which are boosted by the presence of Sean Connery, and there's a geeky charm to the swords and sorcery and beheadings taking place in parking lots and alleyways of New York City, but Lambert's lifeless performance, the insipid romance with Roxanne Hart's character, and the abundance of corny dialogue eventually took their toll on my enjoyment. My favorite aspect of the film? Queen's soundtrack. 2

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Non-Stop (Jaumé Collet-Serra, 2014): Ever since Neeson displayed his very particular set of skills in Taken, he's found himself re-enacting the same basic character in multiple films. His gravitas and no-bullsh!t manner lends itself very well to these stoical, action-hero roles, and that remains true in Non-Stop.The movie wants viewers to question whether the terrorist plot is real or a figment of Neeson's imagination (his character carries the clichéd tragic backstory/substance abuse problems so prevalent in action heroes nowadays). If the camera focuses on a character for more than five seconds, expect that character to either die or become a suspect. Things improve once the movie puts aside the whodunit aspect and embraces the Taken on a Plane premise most viewers expect. 2

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Titan A.E. (Don Bluth & Gary Goldman, 2000): The contrast of hand-drawn animation with CGI is occasionally too noticeable, but for the most part I thought the styles meshed really well and gave the film a unique look. For an animated film, however, it lacks the usual sense of humor and fun, as it tries (unsuccessfully) to appeal to both kids and teenage audiences. The story contains too many swerves, as characters switch back and forth (then back again) from being heroes to villains. Apparently rock n' roll takes several steps backward over the next one thousand years, since the soundtrack is littered with some of the most boring, generic rock songs I've ever heard. And Matt Damon might be a good actor in live-action films, but his voice doesn't lend itself well to animation, failing to infuse his drawn character with life or personality. Outside of the lovely animation, this is a very forgettable film. 2

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The Spectacular Now (James Ponsoldt, 2013) : With an assured, confident, laid-back approach, The Spectacular Now brings to life its characters, who talk and act and love like normal teenagers. Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller exhibit great chemistry and deliver very natural performances. Jennifer Jason Leigh and Kyle Chandler are also very good in limited roles. The movie lacks the over earnestness of most coming-of-age films and it avoids many of the typical clichés. The framing narrative felt a bit contrived, and the story gets a little too melodramatic in the final act, but overall The Spectacular Now nails the feeling of first love as well as the intimidation of impending adulthood and responsibility when compared to the carefree days of high school. I liked this movie a lot more than I expected to, largely because of how much I empathized and related to the characters. One of the better coming-of-age films I've seen in awhile. 3

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Brick Mansions (Camille Delamarre, 2014): Pointlessly set in the future with a skeletal plot and no attempt at world building or characterization, this action-thriller fails at being entertaining or enjoyable. The sole highlight is watching David Belle (an actor with whom I'm unfamiliar) deliver some very impressive, Jackie Chan-like stuntwork. He's not much of an actor, but neither is Paul Walker or RZA or anyone else in the film. 1.5

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The Other Woman (Nick Cassavetes, 2014): Nowhere near as bad as I had feared, although I guess Kate Upton running slow-motion in a bikini will cover many flaws. Leslie Mann, usually relegated to small supporting roles, gives a commendable comedic performance with almost Jim Carey-like energy and enthusiasm. I wish films would stop resorting to the whole drinks-spiked-with-laxatives gag, since it hasn't been funny since Dumb and Dumber. Overall, The Other Woman is a bit too long, relies a little too much on bathroom humor, but it entertained me and made me laugh a few times. A decent date movie. 2.5

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Hell Baby (Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon, 2013): It's easy to squeeze humor from familiar horror tropes and clichés, but instead of being an uproarious spoof of haunted house films and exorcism films, Hell Baby feels like a lazy comedy sketch that goes on for far too long. It's as if the people involved had a weekend to spare, drove past a dilapidated house, bought a few cheap props and decided to string together a half-assed attempt at a film. When a rare joke actually lands, it feels like an accident. Poorly made in every aspect, but at least it's short and it goes down easy. 1.5

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Species (Roger Donaldson, 1995) : A pubescent Michelle Williams plays an alien in a cage that escapes after Ben Kingsley tries to gas her to death; she then boards a train, breaks out in a rash of bad CGI, enters a vagina-like cocoon and emerges as a horny supermodel obsessed with getting knocked up. Despite the B-movie premise, the film boasts an impressive cast (Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Forest Whitaker, Alfred Molina). Natasha Henstridge looks great naked, and her shortcomings as an actress actually play to her inhuman character's strengths, since she's supposed to act unnatural. I thought the movie failed to capitalize on the sympathetic nature of the alien's situation. Instead of giving audiences something morally complex, the movie is content to go with a typical creature-feature approach. The subterranean climax felt overly messy and lacked any tension or excitement, but it featured a scene where one character is nearly strangled to death by a nipple, so that's a first. Enjoyable schlock, but I won't be bothering with the sequels. 2.5

jrs

10-18-14, 07:04 AM

Extraterrestrial (2014) 3_5

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mark f

10-18-14, 07:20 AM

The Old Dark House (William Castle, 1963) 2+
The Smiling Ghost (Lewis Seiler, 1941) 2.5
Gildersleeve’s Ghost (Gordon Douglas, 1944) 2
The Ghost Breakers (George Marshall, 1940) 3
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C3U6sQ_MPv8/UmKevDnFIeI/AAAAAAAABxA/WoyYB4nYu10/s400/Nugget-GhostBreakers.jpg
Pompous radio personality Bob Hope and his valet Willie Best find lots to be scared of at a haunted castle in Cuba.
Ghost Chasers (William Beaudine, 1951) 2.5
Spook Busters (William Beaudine, 1946) 2
Trust (David Schwimmer, 2010) 2.5
L'Âge d'or (Luis Buñuel, 1930) 2
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Who doesn’t expect to find a cow where their lover should be?
Appointment in Tokyo (Jack Hively, 1945) 2.5+
Wolf Town (John Rebel, 2011) 1+
The Defector (Raoul Lévy, 1966) 2+
Raintree County (Edward Dmytryk, 1957) 3-
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Teacher Montgomery Clift marries southern belle Elizabeth Taylor but then finds out she has a strange past which may have unhinged her.
Graveyard Shift (Ralph S. Singleton, 1990) 2
Cujo (Lewis Teague, 1983) 2.5
Dreamcatcher (Lawrence Kasdan, 2003) 2
Silver Bullet (Daniel Attias, 1985) 3-
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Handicapped Corey Haim tries to use his souped-up wheelchair to escape the local werewolf.
Death in the Garden (Luis Buñuel, 1956) 2.5+
Trader Horn (W.S. Van Dyke, 1931) 2+
Cradle of a Nation (James H. Smith, 1947) 2.5-
Mountains of the Moon (Bob Rafelson, 1990) 3.5
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uj_vnbQuq44/UIcqePftm-I/AAAAAAAAClM/DfxR7j6HrEo/s1600/Mountains+of+Moon.jpg
Searching for the source of the Nile in the 1850s, John Speake (Iain Glen) and Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) encounter natives both friendly and violent.

jrs

10-18-14, 08:20 AM

Red Morning (Wallace Fox, 1934) 2-
This Man Is Mine (John Cromwell, 1934) 2
Shattered Lives (Carl Lindbergh, 2009) 1
J'accuse! (Abel Gance, 1919) 2.5
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Romuald Joubé guards the battlefield graveyard, but then a miracle occurs - the dead come out of their graves and return home to ask their loved ones if they deserve the sacrifice the dead offered for them.
Maybe It's Love (William McGann, 1935) 2
Vacancy 2: The First Cut (Eric Boss, 2008) 2
Just This Once (Don Weis, 1952) 2
It’s a Big Country (7 Directors, 1951) 2.5
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Although her father S.Z. Sakall hates Greeks, Janet Leigh and Greek ice cream shoppe owner Gene Kelly fall in love at first sight in this omnibus film about the different experiences in America in the early ‘50s.
Fearless Fagan (Stanley Donen, 1952) 2
Bloodwork (Eric Wostenberg, 2012) 2-
The Delightful Rogue (Lynn Shores & A. Leslie Pearce, 1929) 1.5+
Safari (Terence Young, 1956) 2+
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In Kenya, Victor Mature leads a safari to hunt a lion, tracks down his son’s murderer among the Mau Maus and falls in love withhis client’s fiancée Janet Leigh. Made by the director and producer of Dr. No.
Let Us Be Gay (Robert Z. Leonard, 1930) 2
Hi, Gaucho (Tommy Atkins, 1935) 2
Harnessing Rhythm (Jacques Tourneur, 1936) 2.5
A Little Bit Zombie (Casey Walker, 2012) 2
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While heading for a country cottage, Kristopher Turner gets bitten by a zombie-infected mosquito and begins craving brains, but his controlling-fiancée Crystal Lowe still plans to marry him.
Panama Lady (Jack Hively, 1939) 2
Halloween: Resurrection (Rick Rosenthal, 2002) 1.5
Two Thoroughbreds (Jack Hively, 1939) 2
Man Wanted (William Dieterle, 1932) 2.5
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Married New York City magazine editor Kay Francis hires salesman David Manners as her personal secretary and they begin a flirtation, but romance and business don’t mix.

The Old Dark House (William Castle, 1963) 2+
The Smiling Ghost (Lewis Seiler, 1941) 2.5
Gildersleeve’s Ghost (Gordon Douglas, 1944) 2
The Ghost Breakers (George Marshall, 1940) 3
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C3U6sQ_MPv8/UmKevDnFIeI/AAAAAAAABxA/WoyYB4nYu10/s400/Nugget-GhostBreakers.jpg
Pompous radio personality Bob Hope and his valet Willie Best find lots to be scared of at a haunted castle in Cuba.
Ghost Chasers (William Beaudine, 1951) 2.5
Spook Busters (William Beaudine, 1946) 2
Trust (David Schwimmer, 2010) 2.5
L'Âge d'or (Luis Buñuel, 1930) 2
http://www.filmotv.fr/elts/programmes/5292/gallerie/3_5292_L_AGE_D_OR_PHOTO_w_450.jpg
Who doesn’t expect to find a cow where their lover should be?
Appointment in Tokyo (Jack Hively, 1945) 2.5+
Wolf Town (John Rebel, 2011) 1+
The Defector (Raoul Lévy, 1966) 2+
Raintree County (Edward Dmytryk, 1957) 3-
http://files.kotisivukone.com/sholmes.ota.fi/Justus/raintree.jpg
Teacher Montgomery Clift marries southern belle Elizabeth Taylor but then finds out she has a strange past which may have unhinged her.
Graveyard Shift (Ralph S. Singleton, 1990) 2
Cujo (Lewis Teague, 1983) 2.5
Dreamcatcher (Lawrence Kasdan, 2003) 2
Silver Bullet (Daniel Attias, 1985) 3-
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Handicapped Corey Haim tries to use his souped-up wheelchair to escape the local werewolf.
Death in the Garden (Luis Buñuel, 1956) 2.5+
Trader Horn (W.S. Van Dyke, 1931) 2+
Cradle of a Nation (James H. Smith, 1947) 2.5-
Mountains of the Moon (Bob Rafelson, 1990) 3.5
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Searching for the source of the Nile in the 1850s, John Speake (Iain Glen) and Richard Burton (Patrick Bergin) encounter natives both friendly and violent.

Mark, You have graded 40 films in 2 days. You didn't miraculously watch all these in that period of time did you? lol

Captain Spaulding

10-18-14, 09:12 AM

Mark, You have graded 40 films in 2 days. You didn't miraculously watch all these in that period of time did you? lol

He actually watched 80. He just doesn't want to show off too much.

Nostromo87

10-18-14, 09:27 AM

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Titan A.E. (Don Bluth & Gary Goldman, 2000): The contrast of hand-drawn animation with CGI is occasionally too noticeable, but for the most part I thought the styles meshed really well and gave the film a unique look. For an animated film, however, it lacks the usual sense of humor and fun, as it tries (unsuccessfully) to appeal to both kids and teenage audiences. The story contains too many swerves, as characters switch back and forth (then back again) from being heroes to villains. Apparently rock n' roll takes several steps backward over the next one thousand years, since the soundtrack is littered with some of the most boring, generic rock songs I've ever heard. And Matt Damon might be a good actor in live-action films, but his voice doesn't lend itself well to animation, failing to infuse his drawn character with life or personality. Outside of the lovely animation, this is a very forgettable film. rating_2

haven't seen this movie yet, but noticed it's got excellent concept art

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nice write-ups, all of 'em, ya bastard :yup:

Daniel M

10-18-14, 12:55 PM

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Superman (Richard Donner, 1978) 3

Decent campy superhero fun, I can certainly see the appeal. But it's nothing particularly great and a little overlong and silly. Overall enjoyable, certainly more so than the over the top and non-self aware Man of Steel.

Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014) 4

Full review here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1183181#post1183181).

Hang 'Em High (Ted Post, 1968) 3.5

A very good Western that combines a typical tale of revenge with more complex subplots about morality and justice. Whilst not on the same level as Eastwood's own Unforgiven, the film is still a recommended watch from me. My main complaint would be that it builds up some good momentum going into its final third which it seems to lose a bit as it dabbles into a romantic subplot.

The Game (David Fincher, 1997) 2.5

Decent film that some will love every minute of, but it was not long before I grew tired of the constant twists and turns of a film that tries so hard to mess around with the viewer as if we are Douglas himself. The ending itself could have worked within the context of the film, but the actions of the characters left me largely frustrated. In terms of aesthetics, Fincher's style suits the dark thriller well as you would expect.

Mr Minio

10-18-14, 01:44 PM

2.5 for J'Accuse from mark f is way too low. :)

linespalsy

10-20-14, 09:47 PM

Kill Baby, Kill has to be one of my favourites, if not favourite Bava. That girl with those eyes, though... had me thinking she's taking a giant...

It's my favorite too (of the four I've seen).

Sleepy Hollow (Tim Burton, 1999) 3.5
Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974) 3
Multiplicity (Harold Ramis, 1996) 3

Guaporense

10-21-14, 02:12 AM

Did not notice these interesting posts before so I will comment on them, but I think it's better now that I have a more educated understanding of PMMM and it's style besides my strong love for the TV show/movie duology than at the time when I was suffering from seasonal depression.

I also find the show's aesthetic to be its strongest component. I wish there were less high angle shots of these "middle schooler"'s legs

That's common criticism of anime, from werstern people who are not used to watching mildly erotic content in animated form. In fact, I do not think it is erotic because even woman's manga always depict female school girls with super short skirts and long legs:

http://media.animevice.com/uploads/1/10570/419141-_animepaper.net_picture_standard_anime_usagi_drop_usagi_drop_volume_5_148269_ala21ddin21_preview_c90 7040f_super.jpg

This is the aesthetic standard for girls and women's manga (this in particular is a manga targered at adult women that I am currently reading, excellent characterization of parenting, much superior to the animated TV series it was based on Bunny Drop).

In PMMM though, the aesthetic ideal is of current "moe" characters aimed at adult males, which can be understood as essentially cute humanoid pets (http://wiki.puella-magi.net/Ume_Aoki).

and there was less cutting to present a better spatial presence

That's Shimbo's directing style, more constrained in PMMM if compared to other TV shows where he was all over the place in exploring his aesthetic style:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42HnumMuPrQ

but this is not specific to PMMM at all, and is very typical of modern editing.

I find Shimbo's editing is way faster than usual and his style is very characteristic and easily notieaceble since 2004, when he directed the OVA Le Portrait de la Petit Cossette. Although he used the four seasons of Hidamari Sketch as his main "platform" for aesthetic experimentation. Madoka is way more constrained and tries to be a little less audacious than Zentusobou Sayonara Sensei and Hidamari Sketch.

Read more here: http://guriguriblog.wordpress.com/2009/01/27/akiyuki-shinbou/#more-899 quote "The above is one of many examples of irrational cuts employed frequently by Shinbo. I think Deleuze explained well why his style seems to provoke reactions on more visceral side. This isn’t to say such a technique is unique to Shinbo, since we see irrational cuts all the time. Just that in my observation, he pushes it to the extreme".

You're right in that I think the sound is aesthetically dull and annoying.

I loved the spooky soundtrack. I don't know why but I find a lot of stuff by Kajiura Yuki to resonate deeply with me. It's very rare for movie/TV soundtracks in fact and only with a couple of other examples I find similar resonance and only with Yuki that I find it spooky.

For about the first half of the show, development is fairly procedural. Beginning typically with a dream or backstory, filled in the middle with "world building" and ending with a witch or familiar battle to get the weekly dose of action. In this way, it pretty clearly establishes itself in the tradition of television rather than film, which I would hold consistent throughout.

The extremely concise narrative, in fact, generally criticized if compared to slower paced anime series, is rather unique for a TV series. I can only think of Kaiba, another recent anime series, among TV series featuring such concise narrative. Of course, it is still very different from typical films, whose narratives tend to be much more simple and without the need for episodic adaptation (hooks on the audience for the next episode, clearly present in PMMM). Though it is technically a film as well since it was released in theaters soon after being released on TV and why I nominated it and why it can be regarded as a movie even though it's narrative structure is clearly distinct from typical movies.

This is not the case of a film like Citizen Kane, where the sound design sets up perfect continuity between people and spaces, but rather a matter of exposition. Anything that you'd be expected to understand or be aware of is said by one of the characters at some point.

I wouldn't be that sure about that, certain images clearly transmitted a lot of information to me at least, thuogh it's true that the basic story can be understood by only reading the dialogue, which is true for the vast majority of films as well as TV shows. Also, it is essentially irrelevant to my personal appreciation of it whether it chooses to use more dialogue or images to convey it's narrative, I can love any combination of both, although I appear to notice certain movie fans appear to dislike heavy use of dialogue for basic exposition, I preference that I clearly do not share. Overall, it's clearly not an work of visual media as driven by images as Tarkovsky's The Mirror but it is also obviously not like a TV series like Big Bang Theory. It is a equidistant mix between the two.

I would add that the creators choose to make heavy use of dialogue to make it very acceissble, considering it's a media product which sold 500 million dollars in merchandise. Any film that sold that much merchandise is very accessible and also tries to explain everything several times to the audience, with the main exception of Evangelion which sold 2.5 billion dollars in merchandise in Japan but it even discards narrative structure and is much less accessible than Madoka for instance. I don't know how it managed to be so popular, perhaps because it's accessible elements were enough to make it popular and combined with it's more symbolic elements that it managed to hit on a broad spectrum of people.

To call this instead a literary tool I think is also a mistake. While these words certainly come from a written script, it's not presented in a manner specific to literature.

Well, the script was adapted into a novel, so it's technically literature. Although it was adapted later from the TV script instead of being an adaptation of an already existing novel. Madoka is technically, TV, film and literature since it exists in these 3 mediums.

Exposition via spoken word is no more specific to literature than it is to theater than it is to normal human interaction.

Disappointing also in those comments that instead of focusing on the interesting parts of PMMM they focus on criticizing it on the basis that it's "like TV" and has too much "bla,bla,bla". It is as valid criticism as criticizing Commando because it has too many action scenes. Cleary, however, Bluedeed was hostile to me so he was writing this focusing on mostly or only on the aspects he disliked about it, though PMMM is perhaps not a TV series for people who are into directors like Goddard (though it has some Goddard influences as many anime titles from the 1980's and 1990's, which probably influenced PMMM, was said by it's creators to be directly influenced by Goddard (that I remind right now direct claim to influence by the directors was Serial Experiments Lain, Texhnolyze and Mamoru Oshii's films).

What are the elements of PMMM that I found interesting? It's extreme cruelty and sadistic nature, for the first 7 episodes I was drawn to it by how it exploits the suffering of it's cute characters (an element that was only noticed by Raul but he didn't appear to appreciate the pleasures of watching little cute girls suffer :D). Besides the music and the visual qualities (which I loved greatly). Also there is the deconstruction of the magical girl genre, which first requires experience with this genre of Japanese fiction before one watches PMMM, as one can see . However, later in the series, I started identifying with the characters and the TV show felt more real with each and every moment, by the end of the 8th episode I was completely enraptured by it, Sayaka's death was a crushing experience and I felt the most satisfying "film" experience I ever had. After finishing it I had the impression that mainstream film is long dead, now the real action is on other mediums, where the smart kids are focused on, such as this creative and yet accessible work of TV animation, combining the best of both worlds of entertainment and art.

Guaporense

10-21-14, 02:15 AM

haven't seen this movie yet, but noticed it's got excellent concept art

http://oi62.tinypic.com/205oxlj.jpg

nice write-ups, all of 'em, ya bastard :yup:

It's a pretty average epic sci fi flick. It's most interesting aspect is that it is an animated western film and yet not made for small children (target audience were teenagers and young adults) or being a sitcom like South Park and Simpsons. But I know hundreds of superior sci fi or animated films.

mark f

10-21-14, 02:42 AM

Film Antics (David Barclay, 1954) 2.5
The Macomber Affair (Zoltan Korda, 1947) 2
Mogambo (John Ford, 1953) 2.5
Shotgun Stories (Jeff Nichols, 2007) 3
http://images.starpulse.com/news/bloggers/747815/blog_images/shotgun-stories.jpg
After their estranged father dies, three brothers (Douglas Ligon, Michael Shannon & Barlow Jacobs) find themselves in an escalating war with their half-brothers.
Dr. Kildare's Wedding Day (Harold S. Bucquet, 1941) 2
Contraband (Baltasar Kormákur, 2012) 2.5-
The Mummy’s Shroud (John Gilling, 1967) 2
Tremors (Ron Underwood, 1990) 3
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Two handymen (Kevin Bacon & Fred Ward) have to take on some huge underground wormlike monsters they dub “graboids”.
Tremors II: Aftershocks (S.S. Wilson, 1996) 2.5-
Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (Brent Maddock, 2001) 2
Crown Heights (Jeremy Kagan, 2004) 2.5
Punishment Park (Peter Watkins, 1971) 3
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A group of young Americans, charged by the government as “possible” threats to the “American Way of Life” are interrogated by a tribunal and then sentenced to federal prison or a trip to Punishment Park (which they don’t know is worse) in the California desert.
Voyage of the Unicorn (Philip Spink, 2001) 2.5
Ground Control (Richard Howard, 1998) 2
Pumpkinhead (Stan Winston, 1988) 2.5
Holiday (George Cukor, 1938) 3
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Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn share the same thoughts on what’s important in life. The problem is that he’s in love with her sister who favors her father’s wallet over Cary’s freedom.
Child’s Play 2 (John Lafia, 1990) 2.5
Child’s Play 3 (Jack Bender, 1991) 2
Bride of Chucky (Ronny Yu, 1998) 2.5
Marnie (Alfred Hitchcock, 1964) 3
http://www.jasonbovberg.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Marnie3.jpg
Marnie (Tippi Hedren) has a tried-and-true way to steal large sums of money, change her appearance and do it again. She also has a reaction to the color red and a fear of being touched, which can complicate things for her new husband Sean Connery.

Tyler1

10-21-14, 05:02 AM

Drifter (Guimaraes, 2007) - 3.5
Accident (Guimaraes, 2004) - 3.5-
Surname Viet Given Name Nam (Trinh, 1989) - 4.5
The Postmaster (Ray, 1961) - 4.5
The Expedition (Ray, 1962) - 4
What Happened to This City? (Dhanraj, 1986) - 4.5

mark f

10-21-14, 08:21 PM

Julie (Andrew L. Stone, 1956) 2
Ladies of the Jury (Lowell Sherman, 1932) 2.5
Side Street (Malcolm St. Clair, 1929) 1.5
El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1966) 2.5
http://blogs.c.yimg.jp/res/blog-dd-fd/d_hero_diamond_guy/folder/478371/48/12322348/img_0
Basically a remake of Rio Bravo with James Caan, Robert Mitchum, Arthur Hunnicutt and The Duke recreating the roles from the earlier film. Hawks, Wayne and screenwriter Leigh Brackett did a similar thing again with Rio Lobo four years later.
Conspiracy (Christy Cabanne, 1930) 2
Chained (George Archainbaud, 1930) 2
The Pay-Off (Lowell Sherman, 1930) 2
28 Days Later… (Danny Boyle, 2002) 2.5+
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Megan Burns and Naomie Harris aren’t infected by the virus threatening Britain, but one of their companions is.
Friday the 13th (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980) 2
Friday the 13th Part 2 (Steve Miner, 1981) 2
Friday the 13th Part III (Steve Miner, 1982) 2
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (Joseph Zito, 1984) 2-
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Jason attacks Corey Feldman.
Horsemen (Jonas Åkerlund, 2009) 2
After Dusk They Come aka The Forgotten Ones (Jorg Ihle, 2009) 1.5+
The Moth Diaries (Mary Harron, 2011) 2
Juke Girl (Curtis Bernhardt, 1942) 2.5
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Fast-paced Warner Bros. hokum with Oomph Girl Ann Sheridan as a juke joint singer and Ronald Reagan as a socialist(!), pro-farm worker advocate.
A Letter from a Soldier (Don Weis, 1951) 3-
The Mechanik aka The Russian Specialist (Dolph Lundgren, 2005) 2+
Chain of Command (David Worth, 1994) 1 Camp Rating: 3
Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay (Molly Bernstein & Alan Edelstein, 2012) 3
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Sleight-of-hand artist/actor/historian Ricky Jay is as honest as Abe Lincoln.

Miss Vicky

10-22-14, 02:09 AM

Claire's Knee (Eric Rohmer, 1970) 2

Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992) (Rewatch) 3.5

Divorce Italian Style (Pietro Germi, 1961) 2.5+

Le Trou (Jacques Becker, 1960) rating_3_5+

A Perfect World (Clint Eastwood, 1993) (Rewatch) rating_4_5

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http://www.angelfire.com/music6/walteregan/MoFoMovieGifs/aperfectworld.gif

Mr Minio

10-22-14, 04:44 PM

True Romance - rating_4

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Because who the hell wouldn't like to get some pie with Patricia Arquette?

linespalsy

10-22-14, 05:30 PM

The Wedding Party (Brian DePalma et al, 1969) 2
Mitchell (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1975) 1
Jumanji (Joe Johnston, 1995) 2.5

mark f

10-23-14, 01:51 PM

Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (Danny Steinmann, 1985) 1.5+
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI (Tom McLoughlin, 1986) 2+
Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Rob Heddon, 1989) 2
Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-Screen (Michael Palm, 2004) 3
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Ulmer’s sadistic, expressionistic The Black Cat is probably his second most-well-known film, after Detour, but even it was very low-budget compared to contemporary Universal horrors.
Her Sister’s Secret (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1946) 2
Carnegie Hall (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1947) 2.5
Murder is My Beat (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1955) 2
Detour (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1945) 2.5+
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Femme fatale Ann Savage has unlucky hitchhiker Tom Neal’s number, but things don’t go as planned for either one.
The Amazing Transparent Man (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1960) 1
Our Betters (George Cukor, 1933) 2.5
After Office Hours (Robert Z. Leonard, 1935) 2+
The Vikings (Richard Fleischer, 1958) 3.5
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Slave Tony Curtis, raised as a Viking, and his enemy, Viking Kirk Douglas, fight over Welsh Princess Janet Leigh and which will lead their band.
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (Rachel Talaly, 1991) 2
The Funhouse (Tobe Hooper, 1981) 2.5-
Nine Miles Down (Anthony Waller, 2009) 2
Hotel Reserve (Victor Hanbury, Lance Comfort & Max Greene (Mutz Greenbaum), 1944) 2.5
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PIg7Z5eq0kY/UgYYQcitbGI/AAAAAAAABCg/4i4LSfJuhn8/s1600/hotel.jpg
Before WWII, Austrian refugee James Mason is forced by French Intelligence to return to a hotel to learn who “borrowed” his camera to photograph French military installations. He’s aided by guest Clare Hamilton in finding the spy.
Who Was That Lady? (George Sidney, 1960) 2.5
Return to House on Haunted Hill (Victor Garcia, 2007) 2
One is a Lonely Number (Mel Stuart, 1972) 2.5
The Fog (John Carpenter, 1980) 2.5-
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The denizens of the fog invade the church of priest Hal Holbrook who just learned some secrets about his town that happened a century ago.

linespalsy

10-23-14, 09:35 PM

Ernest Saves Christmas (John R. Cherry III, 1988) 2.5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Robert Zemeckis, 1988) 3.5
Mr. Mom (Stan Dragoti, 1983) 3

linespalsy

10-25-14, 02:09 AM

http://moonwolves.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/phenomena16.jpg?w=399&h=240
This is a nice ape (in Phenomena).

Cool World (Ralph Bakshi, 1992) 1
Phenomena (Dario Argento, 1985) 3.5 (probably a 5 on the crazy scale)
Go for Sisters (John Sayles, 2013) 3

mark f

10-25-14, 06:15 AM

Hollywoodland (Allen Coulter, 2006) 2.5+
The Glass Bottom Boat (Frank Tashlin, 1966) 2+
Above Suspicion (Richard Thorpe, 1943) 2.5+
Saboteur (Alfred Hitchcock, 1942) 3
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Innocent man-on-the-run Robert Cummings confronts real saboteur Norman Lloyd (he turns 100 next month) on the flame of the Statue of Liberty.
Ghost Ship (Sieve Beck, 2002) 2
Camera Sleuth (David Barclay, 1951) 2.5-
Yella (Christian Petzold, 2007) 2
The Innocents (Jack Clayton, 1961) 4
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Governess Deborah Kerr begins to see and hear strange things when she comes to an English country manor.
The Uninvited (Lewis Allen, 1945) 3
Night of Dark Shadows (Dan Curtis, 1971) 2-
Lake Placid (Steve Miner, 1999) 2.5
The Others (Alejandro Amenábar, 2001) 3
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Why is Nicole Kidman outside, separated from her children?
Dead Souls (Colin Theys, 2012) 2
Porky in Wackyland (Robert Clampett, 1938) 4+
Duck Amuck (Charles M. [Chuck] Jones, 1953) 4+
V for Vendetta (James McTeigue, 2005) 3.5
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In a future, fascist England, a “commom man” (Hugo Weaving) uses terrorist tactics to incite the people to overthrow the government. Here's the crescendo.
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (Charles M. [Chuck] Jones, 1953) 4-
What’s Opera, Doc? (Chuck Jones, 1957) 3.5-
Pigs in a Polka (I. [Friz] Freling, 1943) 3.5
Edge of Tomorrow (Doug Liman, 2014) 3+
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Reluctant soldier Tom Cruise finds himself on the invasion-landing beach battling aliens over and over again, but he uses what he learns to “get smart” enough to potentially win the war.
Kiss Me Kate (George Sidney, 1953) 3+
One Froggy Evening (Charles M. [Chuck] Jones, 1955) 3+
Tarzan and His Mate (Cedric Gibbons, 1934) 2.5
Darkness Light Darkness (Jan Svankmajer, 1989) 4+
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What starts out as a hand in a house lets enough body parts inside to build a person.

gbgoodies

10-25-14, 07:26 AM

The Glass Bottom Boat (Frank Tashlin, 1966) 2+

I thought this was much better than a 2 star rating. I really liked both Doris Day and Rod Taylor in this movie, plus it had a great supporting cast, and it was a lot of fun.

Duck Amuck (Charles M. [Chuck] Jones, 1953) 4+
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (Charles M. [Chuck] Jones, 1953) 4-
What’s Opera, Doc? (Chuck Jones, 1957) 3.5-
One Froggy Evening (Charles M. [Chuck] Jones, 1955) 3+

Now these are much more accurate ratings, except for "One Froggy Evening" which should be higher than a 3 rating.

Mr Minio

10-25-14, 08:44 AM

Phenomena (Dario Argento, 1985) rating_3_5 I predicted the ending. I told myself "it would be freakin' madballs if this film ended that way", but the nearer the end it was the less hope I had. Then, boom! And it happened. Too bad I didn't enjoy the whole film that much. I give it rating_2_5

linespalsy

10-25-14, 11:42 AM

I predicted the ending. I told myself "it would be freakin' madballs if this film ended that way", but the nearer the end it was the less hope I had. Then, boom! And it happened. Too bad I didn't enjoy the whole film that much. I give it rating_2_5

You described my prediction of/reaction to the ending to a t.

mark f

10-25-14, 02:26 PM

I thought this was much better than a 2 star rating. I really liked both Doris Day and Rod Taylor in this movie, plus it had a great supporting cast, and it was a lot of fun.
It was fun for what it was - a high 2 star movie. :)

Now these are much more accurate ratings, except for "One Froggy Evening" which should be higher than a 3 rating.
They're all accurate - for me and hopefully for others who are interested. :cool:

Mr Minio

10-25-14, 02:52 PM

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On the Waterfront (1954) - rating_3_5
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Ultimo tango a Parigi [Last Tango in Paris] (1972) - rating_3_5

Cobpyth

10-26-14, 12:43 AM

Some films I've seen in the past few weeks:

Idiots and Angels (2008) - 4+

http://vooruit.be/content/cache/originals/img9239.520x290.box.jpg

Ridiculously creative film that everyone should definitely check out for the upcoming animation top 100 list!

Heavy Traffic (1973) - 3.5

Works very well when it's aiming for meaning through shocks and humor, but doesn't quite work all the time (in my opinion) when it tries to touch the heart with more"sentimental" scenes.

Fantastic Voyage (1966) - 3+

A film with a very relaxing pace that features some nostalgic special effects with trippy colors. I appreciate it as a sci-fi adventure film, but regretfully it never transcends to anything bigger. The ending is also way too abrupt.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - 3.5-

A classic superhero film that sometimes seems to invert certain genre clichés through humor, but ultimately embraces every single one of them (which was to be expected from Marvel of coure).
In the end, it's just another superhero ensemble movie, but the fact that it takes place in outer space and that it has a more swinging soundtrack and a more nostalgic and funny atmosphere to it, makes it better than most of the other pictures of its genre. I enjoyed it.

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

I watched it in 3D and visually it was a pretty cool experience, but content-wise it's nowhere near the original Sin City. Eva Green is ridiculously entertaining to watch, though.

Space Station 76 (2014) - 3.5(+)

This film had my attention from the moment I heard about it, because the concept somehow seemed very interesting to me. I ended up liking it quite a bit, as I kind of got what I expected.

Angel Heart (1987) - 4(+)

http://www.unsungfilms.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Angel-Heart-Unsung-Films.jpg

This is a brilliant horror film that is disguised as a mysteriously weird and steamy film noir. I LOVED it!

M (1931) 4+

The kind of social noir film that Kurosawa ended up making a few of in the late '40s and early '60s, but this time set in Germany in the '30s and directed by the great Fritz Lang. The film simply works on every level. It's no wonder it's still seen as one of the major achievements in the history of cinema.

A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) - 2.5-

Not daring enough and therefore quite weak.

Scarlet Street (1945) - 4+

A film doesn't get much darker than this American film noir by Fritz Lang. I loved every darkly stylish second of it! Edward G. Robinson is amazing.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - 4+

This is such a unique film... I absolutely adored it. It's a wonderfully original depection of the depression era and of the human condition in times of despair. Jane Fonda kills it.

Gone Girl (2014) - 4

As expected, I really liked the newest Fincher film. It works extremely well in its more pulpy and "over the top" moments. As a fan of dark humor, I found myself laughing with it quite a bit and the film also had enough interesting content to function as a conversation topic (I had some interesting discussions about the film with some friends of mine after we saw it at the theater).

The Nutty Professor (1963) - 3.5

Jerry Lewis is of course hilariously entertaining to watch (especially as the bad playboy). I enjoyed it!

The Lady Eve (1941) - 4+

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Fantastic screwball comedy that features Barbara Stanwyck at her most beautiful and sweetly vicious. Everything works in this film.

Lost Highway (1997) - 4

This film is Lynch having fun telling a pulpy story about revenge and guilt in an unusual, but typically surreal fashion. Sensational!

22 Jump Street (2014) - 3+

Not as wildly entertaining as the first one in my opinion, but still quite funny and clever (for a mainstream Hollywood comedy). Jonah Hill simply knows how to make me laugh, so his presence is always a plus for me.

The Palm Beach Story (1942) - 3.5+

Another fun screwball comedy by Preston Sturges full of witty dialogue and piquant humor.

Fury (2014) - 3.5

The film works when it aims for brutality and the two main action scenes (the tank battle against the Tiger and the ultimate finale) are wonderfully executed and are full of thrilling suspense. It's too bad that the film was ultimately framed within a war story and message that I've seen way too many times before. Still a very solid film that is definitely worth watching!

If you want my deeper opinion about one of these films, please feel free to ask! ;)

donniedarko

10-26-14, 01:53 AM

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Killing Them Softly

Recent Watches (Ranked):
Killing Them Softly (Dominik, 2012) - 3.5++
Venus in Fur (Polanski, 2013) - 3.5
American Psycho (Harron, 2000) - 3
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask (Woody Allen, 1972)-2.5
Blended (Coraci, 2014) - 2
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Tremaine, 2013) - 2-

Mr Minio

10-26-14, 05:07 PM

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Dead of Night (1945) - rating_3_5 (Creepypastas from the 40s! Very cliche and predictable today, who knows how they felt by the time the film was released. Two stories I remember the most are the mirror one and, arguably the best, the one about a ventriloquist. The ending of this little story is creepy as hell!)
Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) - rating_2 (One of the first Chaplin films [he doesn't even direct this one], not a bad idea, but it gets monotonous very fast)
Pay Day (1922) - rating_3 (Kinda witty and feel good, but lacks (melo)drama that is a must for me when it comes to Chaplin)
The Kid (1921) - rating_4 (Cute, sad and at times funny The Kid is my favourite silent Chaplin so far. The dream sequence is poetically beautiful and I only wish SPOILER he'd died on those stairs at the end. END OF SPOILER)
Уход великого старца [Departure of a Grand Old Man] (1912) - rating_3 (My third Protazanov film and probably my least favouite of them; it's about the last days of the life of Tolstoy. The ending is pretty good.)

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donniedarko

10-26-14, 05:13 PM

Glad that you liked, The Kid

mark f

10-26-14, 10:17 PM

Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (Seth Holt, 1971) 2+
Mad Love (Karl Freund, 1935) 2.5
Wicked Little Things (JS Cardone, 2006) 2+
The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) 3.5
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-myrRRuGoQ1A/UKj8yivp8rI/AAAAAAAAQdw/a4nL-aIDuso/s1600/tumblr_mc99uauHUR1qke7z9o2_500.gif
The birds lay waste to Bodega Bay and Melanie [Griffith’s mom] (Tippi Hedren).
Ciao Manhattan (John Palmer & David Weisman, 1972) 2
A Night at the Movies: The Horrors of Stephen King (Laurent Bouzereau, 2011) 3
Dark Mirror (Pablo Proenza, 2007) 2
The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963) 3.5
http://girlmeetsfreak.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/tumblr_m8ojhsdnnz1rdob59o4_500.gif
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Someone or something desperately wants to get into the room with psychics Julie Harris and Claire Bloom.
Seed of Chucky (Dan Mancini, 2004) 2+
I Accidentally Domed Your Son (Ryan Combs, 2004) 1
Quadrophenia (Franc Roddam, 1979) 3
End of Watch (David Ayer, 2012) 3.5
http://24.media.tumblr.com/9357aa1bb20b88b2c30cfdeb3ea93881/tumblr_mnkbdrArKA1rolkw2o1_500.gif
LAPD cops Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña share some lighter moments in between all the intense and violent ones.
Tarzan the Apeman (W.S. Van Dyke, 1932) 2+
The American Scream (Michael Stephenson, 2012) 2.5
Bananas!* (Fredrik Gertten, 2009) 3
The Sandman (Paul Berry, 1991) 3.5
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/01/video-undefined-1921163700000578-497_636x358.jpg
The Sandman creeps into a boy’s bedroom and steals something from him.
How to Break 90 #4: Downswing (George Marshall, 1933) 2
Splice (Vincenzo Natali, 2009) 2.5
Scary or Die (Michael Emanuel, Bob Badway & Igor Meglic, 2012) 2
Jacob’s Ladder (Adrian Lyne, 1990) 3.5 https://33.media.tumblr.com/e5c9c5778b223dfb99193296323db39e/tumblr_mw40t8QwTL1rdq2opo1_500.gif
Vietnam veteran Tim Robbins is having recurring nightmares that he’s going to or actually in hell.

rauldc14

10-26-14, 10:19 PM

I was just talking about how I thought you watched The Birds, Mark.

mark f

10-26-14, 10:31 PM

Yeah, I mentioned that here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1193819#post1193819) yesterday. :)

Sane

10-26-14, 11:51 PM

Gone Girl (2014) - David Fincher rating_3-
Cleo From 5 to 7 (1962) - Agnes Varda rating_4+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuGTe_ZzGEQ
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Robert Mulligan rating_4_5+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mi88P7KfaMA
The Trial of Joan of Arc (1962) - Robert Bresson rating_3_5+
The Manchurian Candidate (1962) - John Frankenheimer rating_3_5
My Life to Live (1962) - Jean-Luc Godard rating_3_5+
Cape Fear (1962) - J Lee Thompson rating_4-
Jules & Jim (1962) - Francois Truffaut rating_4+
Sara (1993) - Dariush Mehrjui rating_3_5+
Fat Girl (2001) - Catherine Breillat rating_3_5+

Guaporense

10-27-14, 02:36 AM

Nice you liked To Kill a Mockingbird, Sane. It's a movie that I also rate 4_5, mainly because of the cute kids in it.

Stuff I watched recently (i.e. today, haven't been watching anything could be considered as a film or short for 60 days):

Strange Days (1995) - 3 (lots of swearing/dirty words, sex and cheap violence, reminds me of a post 80's movie style)
Kill me Baby OVA (2013) - 4_5 A new comedy classic, one of the greatest animated comedies ever made IMO. I think I might be the only person in the world that re-watched it, even the creators made it in like two weeks of so.
The Sandman (1991) - 3 Can be considered scary but from my "tired" perspective it was a bit bored.

linespalsy

10-27-14, 11:23 AM

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In Polanski's version of Macbeth, Ross is an unmitigated knave.

Audrey Rose (Robert Wise, 1977) 1.5
Macbeth (Roman Polanski, 1971) 3.5

honeykid

10-27-14, 11:32 AM

Macbeth is a little better than that, but I'm glad you liked it. :)

linespalsy

10-27-14, 11:43 AM

It's a high 3.5 for me.

mark f

10-28-14, 05:02 AM

Hell’s House (Howard Higgin, 1932) 2
The Inheritance (Robert O’Hara, 2011) 1+
Miracle in the Wilderness (Kevin James Dobson, 1992) 2.5
Diabolique (H.G. Clouzot, 1955) 3.5
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Vera Clouzot is scared at what she is seeing, and she’ll be scared again.
Building Jacob's Ladder (Charles Kiselyak, 1990) 3.5
Purgatory (Uli Edel, 1999) 2.5
War of the Colossal Beast (Bert I. Gordon, 1958) 1+
The Death of Mr. Lazarescu (Cristi Pulu, 2005) 2.5
http://www.altcine.com/moviesphotos/photo/The%20Death%20of%20Mr%20Lazarescu%205.jpg
While he’s awaiting a CT scan, paramedic Luminita Gheorghiu tries to explain the medical situation of Mr. Lazarescu (Ion Fiscuteanu) to the doctors at one of four hospitals they go to that night.
John Loves Mary (David Butler, 1949) 2+
My Dream Is Yours (Michael Curtiz, 1949) 2.5
Vanishing Waves aka Aurora (Kristina Buozyte, 2012) 2
Racing with the Moon (Richard Benjamin, 1984) 3.5
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Northern California, 1943. Recently-drafted Sean Penn starts a romance with “Gatsby Girl” Elizabeth McGovern before he and his buddy Nicolas Cage go overseas.
Maximum Risk (Ringo Lam, 1996) 2+
Playback (Michael A. Nickles, 2012) 2
The Man in the Barn (Jacques Tourneur, 1937) 2.5+
Make Way for Tomorrow (Leo McCarey, 1937) 3
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Unable to support themselves and pay their mortgage, elderly couple Victor Moore and Beulah Bondi go to live separately with their children, but they eventually sneak away for a second honeymoon.
The Wrong Way Out (Gustav Machaty, 1938) 2
One Foot in Heaven (Irving Rapper, 1941) 3+
The Southerner (Jean Renoir, 1945) 3
Hammett (Wim Wenders, 1982) 3
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Novelist Dashiell Hammett (Frederic Forrest) is involved in a complex murder mystery with elements which would turn up in his future novels. Here he talks to old man Samuel Fuller (Wenders’ mentor) in a pool hall.

Mr Minio

10-28-14, 07:19 AM

Vanishing Waves aka Aurora (Kristina Buozyte, 2012) rating_2

:(

linespalsy

10-28-14, 02:13 PM

Good to see your rating for Make Way for Tomorrow hasn't changed in the last few months, mark ;p.

Quill

10-28-14, 02:39 PM

Hellraiser (1987) 4-

Cringe-worthy in a good way. I'm not usually a fan of horror, but the concept to this one was fairly unique and kept me entertained. The makeup was brilliant and some of the special effects were really great. (When Frank gets 'brought back') Also I always respect a movie(especially horror) that lets a woman save herself. I definitely enjoyed this one and recommended it to my little sister whom is the horror connoisseur in the family. I think I will continue the series soon.

Stand By Me (1986) 4+

(Rewatch) You have to love a movie that makes you nostalgic for a time you weren't even alive for. Brilliant kid acting, interesting plot, funny, overall entertaining. Quotable and I think has the potential to stand the test of time. It made me wish that more female coming-of-age movies existed, specifically ones that feature a topic other than sexuality.

Mingusings

10-29-14, 11:22 AM

Caught up with some recent movies:

Nightcrawler (2014): 3_5
Edge of Tomorrow (2014): 3
Fury (2014): 3_5
Gone Girl (2014): 4
Tusk (2014): 2_5

Swan

10-29-14, 11:05 PM

Jesus Camp* (Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady, 2006) – rating_4
N!ai, the Story of a !Kung Woman (John Marshall & Adrienne Miesmer, 1980) – rating_3_5
Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014) – rating_4+
Children of Men* (Alfonso Cuarón, 2006) – rating_5
Primer* (Shane Carruth, 2004) – rating_5
Fantastic Mr. Fox* (Wes Anderson, 2009) – rating_5
Upstream Color* (Shane Carruth, 2013) – rating_5
Blade Runner* (Ridley Scott, 1982) – rating_5
Louis C.K.: Hilarious (Louis C.K., 2010) – rating_4
Louis C.K.: Live at the Beacon Theater (Louis C.K., 2011) – rating_3_5

*Rewatch

mark f

10-30-14, 02:36 AM

Jubal (Delmer Daves, 1956) 3-
The King of the Duplicators (No Director Listed, 1968) 2.5-
The Return of the Vampire (Lew Landers, 1944) 2
Dracula aka Horror of Dracula (Terence Fisher, 1958) 2.5+ http://38.media.tumblr.com/47a6776d3ed22bf5d167bc3f6c89b6f1/tumblr_naqlxpBxg51s1v3r1o1_400.gif
Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) and his shadow really get into their work.
House of Dark Shadows (Dan Curtis, 1970) 2.5-
Seeing El Salvador (James A. FitzPatrick, 1945) 2+
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (Terence Fisher, 1966) 2.5-
One from the Heart (Francis Coppola, 1982) 3
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Window dresser Teri Garr wants more out of life than her longtime lover Frederic Forrest provides in Coppola’s heavily-stylized, surrealistic musical.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (Freddie Francis, 1968) 2
Dead of Night (Four Directors, 1945) 3.5
Hellraiser: Hellseeker (Rick Bota, 2002) 2
The House That Dripped Blood (Peter Duffell, 1971) 2.5
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Peter Cushing (the real one) finds something unexpected in the local waxworks.
Torture Garden (Freddie Francis, 1967) 2.5
Swamp Thing (Wes Craven, 1982) 2
The Crooked Way (Robert Florey, 1949) 2.5
Twice-Told Tales (Sidney Salkow, 1963) 3
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Gerald Pyncheon (Vincent Price) feels the curse of The House of the Seven Gables. (I saw the real one in Salem, Mass., on my honeymoon.)
Outrage (Ida Lupino, 1950) 2+
The Young Girls of Rochefort (Jacques Demy, 1967) 3.5
Starman (John Carpenter, 1984) 3
The Hands of Orlac (Robert Wiene, 1924) 2.5
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The director and star of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari reteam in the tale of concert pianist Conrad Veidt who freaks when he learns that he lost his hands in a train wreck, and they were replaced by those of a convicted and executed murderer.

Sane

10-30-14, 10:55 PM

Strangers on a Train (1951) - Alfred Hitchcock rating_4-
The Lady Eve (1941) - Preston Sturges rating_3_5
Memories (1995) - Morimoto/Okamura/Otomo rating_3_5-
Tiny Times 2 (2013) - Guo Jinming rating_1+
Nobody's Daughter Haewon (2013) - Hong Sang Soo rating_4+
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baxZCkrds-8
Rango (2011) - Gore Verbinski rating_4
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) - Stanley Kramer rating_5
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a56FnhtuGI
The Cow (1969) - Dariush Mehrjui rating_3_5
Happiness (1965) - Agnes Varda rating_4+
The Fallen Idol (1948) - Carol Reed rating_3_5-

honeykid

10-30-14, 11:03 PM

5 for Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? Are you in it or something?

Sane

10-31-14, 12:04 AM

rating_5 for Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? Are you in it or something?
It's a wonderful movie with so much more depth than most people, including your good self it seems, can see ;)

Always been one of my favourites.

cricket

11-01-14, 01:10 AM

October, 2014 movies watched-

The Miracle Worker (1962) 3.5 Moving true story of Anne Sullivan teaching Helen Keller how to communicate

Up (2009) 3 I loved the first half hour, but the rest was just ok for me

Claire's Knee (1971) 4 Big surprise as I was captivated throughout

12 Years A Slave (2013) 3.5 Powerful and upsetting, which is what I like, yet I still wanted more

Rise of the Footsoldier (2007) 3 Effective crime film based on a true story, that is especially violent and nasty

Boys Don't Cry (1999) Repeat viewing 5 This knocks the wind out of me like very few movies can

Inbred (2011) 2.5 Pretty good British horror, on the sick side, that would've benefitied from a more serious tone

Harakiri (1962) 4.5 Fantastic in all aspects but especially the story

Ride the High Country (1962) 2.5 Decent western, but not memorable in any way

Snitch (2013) 2.5 Worth a watch, but not the kind of action flick I expected*

Cruising (1980) 2.5 Captures dark and seedy very well but just average overall

Knife in the Water (1962) 3.5 Slow, but effective, it reminded me of a Bergman movie

Jacob's Ladder (1990) 2.5 Tim Robbins is good, and it's freaky at times, but it never truly gripped me

Toy Story 2 (1999) 2 Nothing wrong with this; I just couldn't get into it at all

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) 4 Beautiful story with an exceptional performance from Burt Lancaster, and others

Toy Story 3 (2010) 2.5 Not a fan of this trilogy, but I completely understand the appeal

The Adventures of Prince Achmed (1926) 3*I enjoyed this historic animated movie much more than I expected

The Haunting (1963) 3 Excellent movie but I've seen too many like this over the years. They just don't affect me the same anymore

Wadjda (2012) 4 Simple, endearing Saudi Arabian film that would be difficult not to like

Cape Fear (1962) 4 Genuinely creepy and thrilling*

Quills (2000) Repeat Viewing 4 Dark, funny, and well done in all aspects

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Repeat Viewing 3.5 Excellent movie, but I didn't quite feel the magic that I remembered

Locke (2013) 2.5 A mediocre movie with a brilliant performance equals average overall*

Akira (1988) 2.5 Entertaining with plenty of action

Never Let Me Go (2010) 3.5 An emotional movie with 3 excellent performances

Shock Corridor (1963) 3 Great story and very good overall, but I wasn't riveted all the way through

The Lion King (1994) 4 A very adorable movie and a nice surprise for me

Charade (1963) 3 Very good movie with a great cast

Grave of the Fireflies (1988) 4.5 Powerful and memorable

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me (1992) 3 This was pretty much what I expected, and I enjoyed it, but it's bottom tier Lynch for me

The Plague Dogs (1982) 4 Very bleak, but effective animated film. Tough watch for an animal lover

A Seperation (2011) 5 Truly impeccable script, acting, and execution

The Uninvited (1944) 3 I wouldn't consider this a true horror, even though it's a ghost story, but it's a nice all around film

My Neighbor Totoro (1988) 2.5 Very pleasant with terrific animation

The Woman (2011) 3.5 Excellent dark humor, and on the disturbing side

Aladdin (1992) 2.5 Didn't stand out for me in any way, but enjoyable enough to be worth watching

House of the Devil (2009) 3 Started out very strong and stayed tense, but the extra kick I wanted never came

Total movies watched for the month-37
Total for 2014-436

donniedarko

11-01-14, 08:08 PM

The Woman (2011) 3.5 Excellent dark humor, and on the disturbing side

Glad you appreciated The Woman, truly a unique film. I should watch it again, while it was a memorable experience it's starting to fade from my memory. Have you seen McKee's other film, May. Looks pretty dark from the trailer, and most people seem to say it's superior to The Woman.

cricket

11-01-14, 09:33 PM

I did see May and I'd say they're pretty much even.

rauldc14

11-02-14, 12:41 PM

Late September and All of October catch up:

Lolita 4
Bigger than Life 3
Signs 4+ REWATCH
Sweet Smell of Success 4
Claire's Knee 3.5
Wadjda 1.5
A Separation 3.5+
Boys Don't Cry 3.5
Fantastic Mr. Fox 4+
Daredevil 3
Pi 1
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 4-
The Producers 2.5
Divorce Italian Style 3
Spider-Man 2 4 REWATCH
Black Sunday 3
It's Such A Beautiful Day 1
Raiders of the Lost Ark 4
Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom 4+
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade 4-
Wall E 4.5 REWATCH
Sideways 4.5+
Fantastic Mr. Fox 4+ REWATCH
Wages of Fear 2+
Sansho the Bailiff 5

jiraffejustin

11-02-14, 12:46 PM

Little Otik (2000; Jan Svankmajer) 4.5
Pootie Tang (2001; Louis C.K.) 3 - I'd love to see what would have happened if Louis C.K. had full control.
Juan of the Dead (2011; Alejandro Brugués) 3.5
Dead Snow (2009; Tommy Wirkola) 2
Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006; Scott Glosserman) 3.5
Shanghai Noon* (2000; Tom Dey) 2.5
Legally Blonde (2001; Robert Luketic) 2.5
Small Time Crooks (2000; Woody Allen) 3.5
Tucker & Dale vs Evil* (2010; Eli Craig) 5
Se7en* (1995; David Fincher) 5
Neighbors (2014; Nichollas Stoller) 3

*rewatch

Daniel M

11-02-14, 03:28 PM

Fury (David Ayer, 2014) 2.5

http://i.guim.co.uk/static/w-620/h--/q-95/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2014/7/17/1405610515908/Fury-tank-crew-012.jpg

Remember in Inglourious Basterds, where the Third Reich come together to watch the latest Joseph Goebbels production, "Nation's Pride"? Think of that film, Nazi propaganda that sees it's 'hero' Frederick Voller against-the-odds defeat over a hundred of his enemies whilst being trapped in a 'bird's nest', then replace Voller with five American soldiers, and their enemies into Nazis, and you pretty much have Fury.

[Full review here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1197924#post1197924)]

Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959) 5

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Film/Pix/pictures/2011/11/10/1320924162422/Setting-the-bar-high---An-006.jpg

This might just be my favourite Western. Was due a rewatch for ages, so when I saw it was on TV today it was the perfect opportunity. What a great, fun movie. It's actually the complete opposite to what I thought of Fury, it's a great buddy movie! The whole cast is great, each character has their own character and story, and an important part to play in the plot. It's a simple premise, but the execution is brilliant, as the characters face their own personal problems to deal with. When the ending does come, it's great fun. There's not much I can say about the film, other than it has me smiling almost all the way through. Great f*cking movie :D

BlueLion

11-02-14, 04:07 PM

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2001: A Space Odyssey* (1968) - 5
Barry Lyndon (1975) - 4
Blade Runner* (1982) - 3.5
The Innocents (1961) - 3.5
Close-Up (1990) - 3.5
Paprika (2006) - 3.5
Toy Story 3 (2010) - 3.5
How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) - 3
Another Earth (2011) - 3
V for Vendetta (2006) - 2
Short Term 12 (2013) - 2
Don't Look Now (1973) - 1.5
Pickpocket (1959) - 1
Possession (1981) - 0

Daniel M

11-02-14, 04:09 PM

Not surprised that you didn't like Pickpocket, I was quite underwhelmed myself although I didn't dislike it, I want to watch more Bresson and try it again.

I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on Don't Look Now though, I think it's a great film.

BlueLion

11-02-14, 04:12 PM

Daniel M

11-02-14, 04:22 PM

http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1190687#post1190687

Shame. I think the atmosphere is great, and definitely unnerving and creepy, there are lots of moments, especially in the dark when Sutherland is wondering around Venice, that I found unsettling as you wonder what is around the corner. It is more mystery than horror though, and I think even more of it as a piece of work that looks at relationships and the trauma caused by death, how it effects families. His relationship with Christie is what makes it work for me, and the mysterious elements, and frustration we also feel as a viewer because of the language barrier and the constant occurrences that don't make sense, add to all this.

I think you went in to it in the wrong mood, in terms of expectations perhaps. I can see why Kiefer Sutherland might come across as an annoying actor to some too, I think, although I like him a lot now.

I agree with your last sentence though :D

BlueLion

11-02-14, 04:32 PM

Shame. I think the atmosphere is great, and definitely unnerving and creepy, there are lots of moments, especially in the dark when Sutherland is wondering around Venice, that I found unsettling as you wonder what is around the corner. It is more mystery than horror though, and I think even more of it as a piece of work that looks at relationships and the trauma caused by death, how it effects families. His relationship with Christie is what makes it work for me, and the mysterious elements, and frustration we also feel as a viewer because of the language barrier and the constant occurrences that don't make sense, add to all this.

I think you went in to it in the wrong mood, in terms of expectations perhaps. I can see why Kiefer Sutherland might come across as an annoying actor to some too, I think, although I like him a lot now.

I agree with your last sentence though :D

I couldn't disagree more in regards to atmosphere. I just didn't find it creepy and disturbing at all, and the cheesy overacting (especially on Sutherland's part) didn't help. Also, for a couple whose daughter had recently died they weren't convincing at all, and their interactions were pretty weird at times

Mr Minio

11-02-14, 05:03 PM

Don't Look Now (1973) - rating_1_5
Pickpocket (1959) - rating_1
Possession (1981) - rating_0 That's it. You're going straight to hell right nao!

bluedeed

11-02-14, 08:49 PM

I've always had a difficult time getting into Bresson. I do wonder whether it has to do with how I'm watching it. Rosenbaum has said that he thinks Bresson doesn't work well on video because, "The sound in a film is generally perceived as being in the background relative to the image, whereas the sound in video formats is more often perceived as being in the foreground." Maybe it's just an excuse for me not liking or possibly understanding Bresson, but it's interesting to consider

BlueLion

11-02-14, 09:44 PM

Pickpocket for me wouldn't work anywhere, sound had absolutely nothing to do with it. The film is on the list of Sight and Sound and the critics seem to love it, but I honestly can't see why. Other than the fact that it's well choreographed, I saw nothing in it to write home about. I thought Bresson tried too hard to impress with his over-simplistic and minimalistic style of filmmaking, and while it (mostly) worked in A Man Escaped, here it was just pointless. Add to that the fact that it probably has some of the most wooden acting in the history of cinema. Seriously, it's hard to feel anything for a character who behaves like anything but a human being. I also felt as though Bresson was beating me over the head with the film's message

linespalsy

11-03-14, 11:28 AM

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Orson Welles as Roger Moore as King Lear in Spice World.

King Lear (Andrew McCullough, 1953) (TV) 3
Spice World (Bob Spiers, 1997) 3

mark f

11-03-14, 05:56 PM

Cuban Fury (James Griffiths, 2014) 2.5
Curse of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957) 2.5
The House of the Devil (Ti West, 2009) 2.5+
Tetro (Francis Ford Coppola, 2009) 2.5
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41EDIG9HQOL.jpg
Teenager Alden Ehrenreich comes to Buenos Aires to find his writer brother Tetro (Vincent Gallo) who’s basically cut ties with his family but is living with Maribel Verdú.
The Tingler (William Castle, 1959) 2.5
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (Jeffrey Schwarz, 2007) 3
Dementia 13 (Francis Ford Coppola, 1963) 2
Carnival of Souls (Herk Harvey, 1962) 3
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Ever since she mysteriously survived a car accident, organist Candace Hilligoss sees a strange man (Herk Harvey) everywhere.
The Devil-Doll (Tod Browning, 1936) 3
Kingdom of the Saguenay (Douglas Sinclair, 1964) 2
Odd Thomas (Stephen Sommers, 2013) 2.5+
Repulsion (Roman Polanski, 1965) 3-
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Manicurist Catherine Deneuve, already weak at social skills, slowly withdraws into her apartment and her inner life, which she easily confuses with reality.
House of Wax (Andre de Toth, 1953) 3-
Strait-Jacket (William Castle, 1964) 2.5
Murder by Television (Clifford Sanforth, 1935) 1
Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982) 4
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Dad Craig T. Nelson does his best to help his wife and daughter pass through the other dimension, but he doesn’t realize what’s really at the end of his rope.
Blue Denim (Philip Dunne, 1959) 2+
John and Mary (Peter Yates, 1969) 3
When the Party’s Over (Matthew Irmas, 1993) 1.5
Flirting with Disaster (David O. Russell, 1996) 3
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Feeling he has no center to his life because he doesn’t know his birth parents, Ben Stiller, his wife Patricia Arquette, wacko adoption agent Téa Leoni and the couple’s four-month-old nameless child set out on convoluted joirney to find the parents.

Miss Vicky

11-03-14, 11:17 PM

A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) 4+

The Wages Of Fear (Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1953) rating_3+

The Lion King (Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff, 1994) (Rewatch) rating_3-

A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974) rating_3_5-

Wreck-It Ralph (Rich Moore, 2012) (Rewatch) 4.5+

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honeykid

11-03-14, 11:22 PM

Is that an OK/average score for The Lion King, MV?

Miss Vicky

11-03-14, 11:24 PM

Is that an OK/average score for The Lion King, MV?

That's an "I didn't hate it, but didn't really like it either." The animation was pretty, but the only character I liked was Scar and even then I only liked him when he wasn't singing.

honeykid

11-03-14, 11:27 PM

That's pretty much what I figured because you gave the same rating to Wages Of Fear.

mark f

11-04-14, 01:35 AM

Rambo (Sylvester Stallone, 2008) 2.5
Tough Guy (Chester M. Franklin, 1936) 2
Next (Lee Tamahori, 2007) 2.5
Lady in White (Frank LaLoggia, 1988) 2.5
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The ghostly lady in white may hold the key ro a child abuse/serial killer case.
Bullets for O’Hara (William K. Howard, 1941) 2
The Silence of the Sea (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1949) 2.5
Les enfants terribles (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1950) 2.5
Time to Leave (François Ozon, 2005) 2.5
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Fashion photographer Melvil Poupaud learns rhat he has inoperable cancer and gets some advice and comfort from grandmother Jeanne Moreau.
The Great O’Malley (William Dieterle, 1937) 2
King of the Underworld (Lewis Seiler, 1939) 2
In the Blood (John Stockwell, 2014) 2
Red River (Howard Hawls, 1948) 4-
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Adopted son Montgomery Clift and cattle baron John Wayne duke it out at the end of a drive from Texas to Missouri
Bled (Christopher Hutson, 2009) 1.5
Bone (Larry Cohen, 1972) 2.5
The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (Raoul Walsh, 1958) 2.5-
Disclosure (Barry Levinson, 1994) 3.5
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At a huge corporation, Demi Moore is promoted to Michael Douglas’ superior, and then after a sexual encounter accuses him of sexual harassment, but that’s just the beginning.
Too Late the Tears (Byron Haskin, 1949) 2.5
The Guns at Batasi (John Guillermin, 1964) 2.5+
American Reunion (Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg, 2012) 2.5
Chicago (Frank Urson & Cecil B. DeMille, 1927) 2.5+
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Roxie Hart (Phyllis Haver) kills her lover and is tried in the most-sensational case in Chicago’s recent history.

honeykid

11-04-14, 02:14 AM

I don't remember Disclosure being that good, mark. Average at best as I remember. What is it you like so much?

mark f

11-04-14, 02:35 AM

It's the usual [good] Michael Douglas sex thriller with a good screenwriter and director. It borders on trash, but it's hella entertaining unless you're a tightass. ;)

linespalsy

11-04-14, 10:03 AM

That movie's terrible (looks okay though) and my ass is fine thanks.

mikeython1

11-04-14, 08:12 PM

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Gave it a watch because I really like Tom Hardy but a little worried I might get bored because the whole movie takes place in his car. I was surprised and not bored at all. Tom Hardy has really become a terrific actor and i'm sure he will continue to get better. He literally carries this whole movie because he is the only physical person you see in the film. The rest of the cast you only hear on his phone conversations. I reccomend this movie strongly to everyone.

4

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Quill

11-05-14, 11:14 AM

Well I have a lot of movies to catch up on here.

Airplane! 3.5
I thought I was going to love this especially within the first ten minutes. It was pretty clever and fun, but surprisingly it dragged a little for me near the middle. I also tend to get stuck on racism in movies, so the jive and basketball scenes were bad news for me. It was still an enjoyable flick with many memorable scenes and quotes. I do enjoy absurd humor.

MASH 2.5
I went into this one with high hopes because I used to watch the show with my dad, but unfortunately left annoyed. I guess I don't find sexual harassment very funny. I did love the bits with Radar and the announcements over the intercom. The ending was pretty damn clever too.

The Naked Gun 4
Now here is a comedy I could really sink my teeth into right as I was starting to give up. Just lovely fun and great laughs for me. The safe sex scene really caught me by surprise, just great. Some of the jokes are tired, but there is a reason they are repeatedly used in comedy. Something about them just works.

Apocalypse Now 5
I don't think I have anything to say that hasn't been said about this movie before. Brilliance. As a literature person I also appreciated the references to Heart of Darkness and one of my favorite poets, TS Eliot.

Hellbound: Helraiser II 4
A great sequel. I think I prefer this to the original in fact.

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly 4.5
Loved this epic western. Great characters, casting, score, plot, scenery. Did they train a fly to land on Tuco's face?

Mad Max2.5
I enjoyed the acting of the gang. Found myself bored at certain parts and wasn't particularly amazed by the plot.

I Sell the Dead4.5
This movie tells the story of a grave robber and his discovery of the supernatural. I was very surprised by this movie, a hidden gem for sure. It is humorous, unique, and casted superbly. I would definitely recommend this movie.

Duck Soup 3
The Prophecy 3
You're Next 3.5
The Gift 4+ Giovanni Ribisi steals the show
Faces in the Crowd 2.5
Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth 3.5
Jennifer 8 2 - Only worth watching for John Malkovich
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline 3
Columbus Circle4+

linespalsy

11-05-14, 11:23 AM

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Deep Red (Dario Argento, 1975) 3.5

mark f

11-05-14, 02:08 PM

Strangeland (John Pieplow, 1998) 2
Monte Walsh (Simon Wincer, 2003) 2.5
Wuthering Heights (Jacques Rivette, 1985) 2
Deadline at Dawn (Harold Clurman, 1946) 2.5+
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Jaded dance hall hostess Susan Hayward helps sailor Bill Williams determine if he murdered a woman during his alcohol-induced blackout.
The Wildcat (Ernst Lubitsch, 1921) 2.5
Camille (Ray C. Smallwood, 1921) 2
Dirty Little Billy (Stan Dragoti, 1972) 2.5
Gaslight (Thorold Dickinson, 1940) 3-
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Sadistic Anton Walbrook has gleefully tried to drive wife Diana Wynyard insane, but now the tables are turned.
Rawhide (Henry Hathaway, 1951) 2+
Son of Darkness: To Die For II (David Price, 1991) 1.5
One Direction: This Is Us (Morgan Spurlock, 2013) 2
Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (Elio Petri, 1970) 3.5+
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Homicide police chief Gian Maria Volonte is at work next to enlargements of his own fingerprints which were found all over the scene of a murder, but nobody seems to care.
Night Watcher (Will Gordh, 2008) 1.5
My Favorite Blonde (Sidney Lanfield, 1942) 2.5
My Favorite Brunette (Elliott Nugent, 1947) 2.5
Eyes Without a Face (Georges Franju, 1960) 2.5
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A doctor unsuccessfully tries numerous skin grafts to try to make his daughter a new face after she was in a car accident. Here he obtains a “new” face from an unwilling volunteer.
Heaven’s Gate (Michael Cimino, 1980) 3
Rockabye (George Cukor, 1932) 2
Bed of Roses (Gregory LaCava, 1933) 2+
Gilles' Wife (Frédéric Fonteyne, 2004) 3
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Hunky mlll worker Clovis Cornillac cares for his three children and loves his perfect wife Emmanuelle Devos, but he’s become obsessed with her younger sister Laura Smet.

Daniel M

11-05-14, 03:22 PM

I've had Eyes Without a Face waiting to be watched for ages, looks like something I would like.

mark f

11-05-14, 03:24 PM

It also has a tie-in to Holy Motors. :)

Daniel M

11-05-14, 03:30 PM

Having seen posters from Eyes Without a Face I had wondered if the masks at the end of Holy Motors were some sort of reference to that, they look creepy.

Also related to your post: more people should watch Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion, as I watched it for the Seventies after seeing it in your MaFo 100 thread and I'm glad I did, cool movie :cool:

mark f

11-05-14, 03:37 PM

The chauffeur in Holy Motors is the daughter in Eyes.

Did you see my post about Investigation here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1199319#post1199319)?

seanc

11-05-14, 03:40 PM

I added to my watchlist after your post Mark. Sounds like something I would enjoy.

Daniel M

11-05-14, 04:19 PM

The chauffeur in Holy Motors is the daughter in Eyes.

Did you see my post about Investigation here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1199319#post1199319)?

Ah, nice.

And nope, just seen that now. Looks good and I'd agree with most of it, love Volonte, he's a little crazy but as you point out it's not too far fetched at all which makes it effect in its satirical approach, there are lots of funny moments. Your post also reminds me to check out The Tenth Victim and Z, which I remember was also on your 100, that looks like another politic based movie that I would enjoy a lot.

Mr Minio

11-05-14, 05:44 PM

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Blast of Silence (1961) - rating_4 (Melville meets classic film noir! )
The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) - rating_4 (Sexy Celebrity's wet dream comes true!)
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honeykid

11-05-14, 09:19 PM

I think I've asked before (you know what my memory's like) but which version of Gaslight do you prefer, mark?

Daniel M

11-05-14, 09:20 PM

You asked him like a week or two ago, I'm sure :p

honeykid

11-05-14, 09:36 PM

Yeah, it's in my head too. :D Did I get an answer, though?

mark f

11-05-14, 09:49 PM

It's tough because the Britsh version has a better opening, the great Anton Walbrook and better pacing since it's 30 minutes shorter, while rhe U.S. version has a better production, the radiiant Ingrid Bergman and a clearer use of the man who helps her. I also saw the latter one five times before I saw the earlier one. I'd tell the unitiated to watch both, but maybe start with the British one There. Does that not answer your question? :)

Daniel M

11-05-14, 09:49 PM

You asked me that before, and I think I ignored you. :) I showed that one to Sarah and the Anton Walbrook version is coming soon, so I'll tell you after I watch it again.

edit: never mind, he saw your post :)

honeykid

11-05-14, 09:59 PM

Nostromo87

11-07-14, 11:32 PM

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INTERSTELLAR (2014)

Ambitious, a new animal from Nolan. long, yet fascinating if you're into what lies beyond. Hans Zimmer turns in good music, that organ. Something about the experience rather than the narrative or the plot that gives Interstellar a sort of power over you as the viewer, cerebral. i like it, i think. lots to think about

Rating: rating_3_5+ 7.5 / 10

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THE WOLF OF WALL STREET (2013)

what a movie looks like when it's on cocaine. GoodFella meets Wall Street.
'i'm gonna teach every one of you to be Captain F*ing Ahab.'
'Who?'
'The book, motherf*er, the book!'
They're trash, they're pond scum. It's a wild ride and pure fun. Sell me this pen

Rating: rating_3_5 7.0 / 10

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ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (1969)

George Lazenby as Bond is... perhaps, questionable. To an extent. The movie dies for a while, then comes to life with the night snow skiing. Like all the ladies on the mountaintop. Does have my favorite Bond music theme

Rating: rating_3 6.0 / 10

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rauldc14

11-07-14, 11:44 PM

I actually like On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Perfect by no means but still a fun watch.

Captain Spaulding

11-08-14, 08:46 AM

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Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960): Given its reputation and relationship to Psycho, Peeping Tom is a movie that I've wanted to see for a long, long time. Not only did it meet my expectations, it greatly surpassed them. I loved it so much that I turned around and re-watched it the very next day. I also wrote an in-depth, JayDee-sized review of it in my thread. (Here's the link to my recently leaked sex tape. Oops-- wrong thread. I mean, here's the link to my review for Peeping Tom. (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1197471#post1197471)) 5

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Session 9 (Brad Anderson, 2001): Despite the Halloween challenge and the eight hundred and fifty-five horror lists that popped up during the month of October, the only mention of Session 9 that I saw came from The Usual Suspect. Too bad, because this is a very solid horror flick. I expected a supernatural film, but I was pleased that the horror was much more psychological. I don't want to give anything away, but the film plays the ambiguity card very well, and different viewers will reach different conclusions as to whether the root of the carnage is purely psychological, purely supernatural, or a combination of the two (my vote is for the latter). I like horror films with a slow build, since you know ***** is eventually going to hit the fan and the lack of initial scares causes the dread and anticipation to reach uncomfortable levels, which Session 9 does well. The film's strongest element is its location, since it was filmed in an abandoned mental asylum, and the long takes through the creepy, dilapidated building add to the feeling of unease. The characterization is a bit weak, and I think the story would have benefited from showing us a bit of the main character's home life in the beginning so that viewers could get a better grasp of his arc, but overall Session 9 is chilling, tense, uncomfortable, and technically solid. Keep it in mind next Halloween. 3

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Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus (Sebastiàn Silva, 2013): Your mileage with this film will depend on whether you find the idea of going on a road-trip with Michael Cera and doing mescaline either appealing or nightmarish. Personally, I like Michael Cera and find his dry wit and his uncomfortable-in-his-own-skin mannerisms fairly humorous, and I'm also somewhat interested in drug culture, so I enjoyed the movie despite its unkempt quality. Crystal Fairy & the Magical Cactus doesn't feel like it has a script; the performances don't feel like performances. Instead it feels as if the people involved decided to go on a road trip to find a hallucinogenic cactus and figured what the hell, let's make a film while we're at it. According to interviews, the cast really was tripping on mescaline during those particular scenes of the movie, which doesn't surprise me, since I noted while watching it how real it felt. Usually in movies when characters get high they either exaggerate the effects or downplay it so much that they don't even seem high. Not the case with Crystal Fairy. It's also refreshing to see a movie that doesn't condemn the use of mind-altering substances nor use "the trip" aspect as a cheap ploy for laughs. The director cast his own brothers in the film, despite none of them acting before, and all of them seem uncomfortable in front of the camera. Michael Cera is essentially playing himself. Gaby Hoffman gives a great performance, though. She's the manic pixie dream girl if you replace the "dream girl" with "hairy hippy who rarely bathes." Overall, this isn't much of a movie, and most would probably hate it, but I enjoyed it in a "wish I was there" kind of way. 2.5

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Need for Speed (Scott Waugh, 2014): You know those scenes in classic films where the actors are pretending to drive a car against a moving backdrop? That's my metaphor for this lame video-game adaptation. Despite all the racing and car chasing, there's no forward momentum; the movie is stuck in neutral. It spins its tires for two hours without once providing anything for viewers to get excited about or become invested in. I've never been a big car guy, nor am I fan of racing games like Need for Speed, so the only aspect of the film that I somewhat enjoyed was Michael Keaton's channeling of Cleavon Little's character from Vanishing Point. 2

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Ronin (John Frankenheimer, 1998): There's a lot of talent involved with Ronin, both in front of the camera and behind it, but it doesn't really amount to anything. For whatever reason I struggled to become invested in the plot and the characters, so even though the action sequences were done well, I never felt any sort of excitement. At one point I actually dozed off for a few minutes, but I was already too disinterested in the film to rewind and see what I missed, so that only took me out of the film even more. I will say that the car chases were notably excellent and far superior to anything in Need for Speed, but my disconnect with the characters and my lack of interest in the plot made this a rather dull film. 2

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New World (Park Hoon-jung, 2013): South Korea has become my favorite modern export of foreign films. I doubt that I've seen as many as some of you, but all the ones I have seen I've either liked or loved, with I Saw the Devil and Mother being my personal favorites. New World continues that trend, although it's probably my least favorite so far. The plot is a bit similar to The Departed; the performances are all good (Choi Min-sik, who seems to be in every South Korean thriller, is the best part of the film); the tension steadily escalates, punctuated by sudden bursts of violence and intensity. Due to so many moving parts, however, it took me awhile to get into the groove of the film, but I think that problem would be remedied with a second viewing. My favorite thing about these South Korean thrillers is that they often veer left when a typical Hollywood thriller would turn right, and that air of unpredictability ups the stakes and adds an extra layer of danger. The ending of New World, although not exactly a twist, is definitely a swerve and provides a strong "wow" moment. If this is the first film in a planned trilogy, as reports suggest, then I eagerly await the sequels. 3

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The Canyons (Paul Schrader, 2013): Honeykid recently posted an article about Schrader boycotting his own film since it was taken away from him and re-edited without his input. After watching The Canyons, Schrader should be thankful that any studio allowed him to make another film in the first place. There was a time when I found Lindsey Lohan attractive, but that was before the botox and the drug abuse and the alcohol addiction and the jail stints. She gets naked several times in this film, but that's more likely to wither erections than cause them. Porn star James Deen was apparently cast solely based on how well his d!ck swings as opposed to his ability to emote. The dialogue will make you want to hammer nails through each of your eardrums. The ugly aesthetic is like staring into the sun without sunglasses. The characters will make you want to undergo an anthropomorphic change so that you no longer have to consider yourself a member of the same species as these shallow idiots. The movie thinks it has something to say. It doesn't. The movie thinks it's erotic. It isn't. This is a vapid, empty movie about vapid, empty people. Still photographs of derelict theaters are shown during the opening credits. I bet The Canyons is the movie that put them out of business. 1

I've got several more movies to tab, including A Separation, Short Term 12, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and a few others, but instead of piling them all into one really long post, I'll wait and post them in another day or two.

cricket

11-08-14, 11:36 AM

My wife wants to see The Canyons:facepalm:

seanc

11-08-14, 11:56 AM

You really have me interested in Peeping Tom Captain. I put it pretty high up in my que. I will let Cricket enjoy Canyons.

jiraffejustin

11-08-14, 12:01 PM

I still kinda want to see The Canyons. It's probably more of a it-can't-really-be-as-bad-as-everyone-says-right? type of thing.

And yeah, Sean, watch Peeping Tom ASAP. It's fantastic. Then watch Powell's collabs with Pressburger.

Guaporense

11-08-14, 02:00 PM

[B]Dead Snow (2009; Tommy Wirkola) 2

Didn't like Dead Snow? I though it was really funny.

Tucker & Dale vs Evil* (2010; Eli Craig) 5

That was a fun one.

Captain Spaulding

11-08-14, 02:17 PM

I still kinda want to see The Canyons. It's probably more of a it-can't-really-be-as-bad-as-everyone-says-right? type of thing.

That's what I thought before I watched it.

jiraffejustin

11-08-14, 02:23 PM

Didn't like Dead Snow? I though it was really funny.

I remember thinking some parts of it were funny, but I guess I am picky with my horror comedies.

That was a fun one.

It has some sentimental value with me, because I've seen it twice and both times it's been with my friends. I don't get to see them very often, so it made me really happy. And it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

jiraffejustin

11-08-14, 02:25 PM

That's what I thought before I watched it.

When somebody has car problems and they tell me about the problem, I have to look at where the problem is occurring. I seriously know nothing about mechanics, but I do this anyway. The Canyons is a broken down car that I am probably going to look at knowing that I will not find some kind of magic solution.

seanc

11-08-14, 02:37 PM

When somebody has car problems and they tell me about the problem, I have to look at where the problem is occurring. I seriously know nothing about mechanics, but I do this anyway. The Canyons is a broken down car that I am probably going to look at knowing that I will not find some kind of magic solution.

For me it is like my buddy's 20 year old car running on fumes. The car has way too many problems for me to bother. I am like dude your going to have to look at your own car, I am going inside to watch the ball game.

mark f

11-08-14, 03:43 PM

After Earth (M. Night Shyamalan, 2013) 2
Gambling Lady (Archie Mayo, 1934) 2
Woman Wanted (George B. Seitz, 1939) 2
Nicholas and Alexandra (Franklin J. Schafner, 1971) 3.5-
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Czar Nicholas (Michael Jayston), Czarina Alexandra (Janet Suzman) and their family are ambivalent to the revolutionary firestorm surrounding them during WWI.
Rasputin the Mad Monk (Don Sharp, 1966) 2
The Rise of Catherine the Great (Alexander Korda, 1934) 2
What’s Your Number? (Mark Mylod, 2011) 2.5
Anastasia (Anatole Litvak, 1956) 3.5
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Hoping to make some money eleven years after the Revolution, former Russian general Yul Brynner coaches mysterious amnesiac Ingrid Bergman how to behave like Princess Anastasia who was executed along with her family, but it turns out she doesn’t need that much coaching.
Riders of the Purple Sage (James Tinling, 1941) 2
The Haunting of Julia (Richard Loncraine, 1977) 2.5
All the Brothers Were Valiant (Richard Thorpe, 1953) 2
Ivanhoe (Richard Thorpe, 1952) 3.5
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During the Crusades, gallant knight Sir Ivanhoe (Robert Taylor) fights for King Richard and against Prince John with the love and support of beautiful Jewess Elizabeth Taylor.
Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) 3
Don’t Answer the Phone! (Robert Hammer, 1980) 1.5
The Young Savages (John Frankenheimer, 1962) 3
The Kid Stays in the Picture (Brett Morgen & Nanette Burstein, 2002) 3+
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Robert Evans rose from two-bit film actor to head of Paramount Studios and hands-on producer of Rosemary’s Baby, Love Story, The Godfather, Chinatown, etc. He was also crushed by his involvement in drug and murder scandals, box-office bombs and ill health.
Miracle in the Rain (Rudolph Maté, 1956) 2
The Bad Seed (Mervyn LeRoy, 1956) 3
The Love Letter (Peter Ho-Sun Chan, 1999) 2+
They All Laughed (Peter Bogdanovich, 1981) 3
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Private investigator Ben Gazzara falls in love with the wealthy woman he’s been watching, Audrey Hepburn. His business cohorts have similar romantic exploits.

linespalsy

11-08-14, 10:55 PM

Birdman (Alejandro Iñárritu, 2014) 3.5
Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014) 3
Elivra's Haunted Hills (Sam Irvin, 2001) 1.5

Kaplan

11-09-14, 01:52 AM

Snowpiercer

I'm a fan of Joon-ho Bong. I particularly love Memories of Murder and Mother. I gotta say, though, this movie annoyed me from the very beginning. The visuals are good, but the story is a mess, full of ridiculous nonsense and it only gets worse as the film goes on. The "emotional" moment when Curtis reveals the cannibalism and how babies tasted best just left me rolling me eyes. I really just didn't care for any of the characters, and I couldn't root for these characters. Was I supposed to? If the last of humanity resides on this train, do we really want it being overrun by these people who don't have a clue how the train operates? Of course, to get around this issue of supporting these characters, they throw in some illogical, nonsensical bad guys, but it doesn't help. It makes it worse.

Usually the allegorical elements are a lot more subtle in Bong's films, but here they're just so over the top. The movie takes itself way too seriously, but I couldn't take any of it seriously. Very disappointing. Rating: C-

The Gunslinger45

11-09-14, 08:06 AM

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The Canyons (Paul Schrader, 2013): Honeykid recently posted an article about Schrader boycotting his own film since it was taken away from him and re-edited without his input. After watching The Canyons, Schrader should be thankful that any studio allowed him to make another film in the first place. There was a time when I found Lindsey Lohan attractive, but that was before the botox and the drug abuse and the alcohol addiction and the jail stints. She gets naked several times in this film, but that's more likely to wither erections than cause them. Porn star James Deen was apparently cast solely based on how well his d!ck swings as opposed to his ability to emote. The dialogue will make you want to hammer nails through each of your eardrums. The ugly aesthetic is like staring into the sun without sunglasses. The characters will make you want to undergo an anthropomorphic change so that you no longer have to consider yourself a member of the same species as these shallow idiots. The movie thinks it has something to say. It doesn't. The movie thinks it's erotic. It isn't. This is a vapid, empty movie about vapid, empty people. Still photographs of derelict theaters are shown during the opening credits. I bet The Canyons is the movie that put them out of business. 1

THIS! I saw this movie since I really like Paul Schrader, but damn this movie SUCKED!

mark f

11-09-14, 03:01 PM

The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953) 2
Badlands (Terrence Malick, 1973) 2.5
Hot Rods to Hell (John Brahm, 1967) 1.5
Gun Crazy aka Deadly Is the Female (Joseph H. Lewis, 1950) 3
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Lovers John Dall and Peggy Cummins commit one of a series of robberies, and here she guns down a needless victim.
Dr. Gillespie’s New Assistant (Willis Goldbeck, 1942) 2
Hell’s Angels on Wheels (Richard Rush, 1967) 1.5
Scene of the Crime (Roy Rowland, 1949) 2
Arsenic and Old Lace (Frank Capra, 1944) 3.5
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Drama critic Cary Grant finds more drama (and madcap mayhem) than he needs when he finds a dead body his aunts put there after they poisoned him so he could find peace.
Texans Never Cry (Frank McDonald, 1951) 2
The Dirty Dozen (Robert Aldrich, 1967) 3.5
Slogan (Pierre Grimblat, 1969) 2
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (Matt Reeves, 2014) 3+
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The apes stage a machine-gun attack against the humans in what was once downtown San Francisco.
One Year Lease (Brian Bolster, 2014) 3
Caesar Must Die (Taviani Bros. , 2012) 2.5
The Big Knife (Robert Aldrich, 1955) 2+
Vera Cruz (Robert Aldrich, 1954) 3
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Greedy outlaw Burt Lancaster and Southern gentleman Gary Cooper sell their abilities to Mexican revolutionaries in 1866.
Bloody Birthday (Ed Hunt, 1981) 2
Hacked Circuit (Deborah Stratman, 2014) 3
Virtual Assassin aka Cyberjack (Robert Jack, 1995) 1+
Ticket to Ride (Max Bervy, 2013) 3-
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Olympic Gold Medalist Seth Wescott snowboards at Valdez, Alaska.

mark f

11-11-14, 04:49 AM

Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning (Bruce Paltrow, 1995) 2
The Truth About Emanuel (Francesca Gregorini, 2013) 2.5
Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown (Alex Gibney, 2014) 3
A Most Wanted Man (Anton Corbijn, 2014) 2.5
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In Hamburg, Germany, shady banker Willem Dafoe and German counter-intelligence agent Philip Seymour Hoffman are involved in a complex sting involving possible 9/11 terrorists
Man Is Not a Bird (Dusan Makavejev, 1965) 2
Love Affair, or the Case of the Missing Switchboard Operator (Dusan Makavejev, 1967) 2.5
Jersey Boys (Clint Eastwood, 2014) 2.5
The Immigrant (James Gray, 2013) 3
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Polish immigrant Marion Cotillard is befriended by seamy “businessman” Joaquin Phoenix and becomes one of his prostitutes.
Here I Am... There You Are... (Dikla Elkaslassi, 2013) 1.5
They Won’t Forget (Mervyn LeRoy, 1937) 3
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (Jordan Galland, 2009) 2
Sherlock Jr. (Buster Keaton, 1924) 3.5
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Amateur sleuth Buster Keaton has to race to save his lady love, but he doesn’t realize that no one is driving his motorcycle.
Stolen Holiday (Michael Curtiz, 1936) 2.5
This Is Where I Leave You (Shawn Levy, 2014) 2.5
Hellion (Kat Candler, 2014) 2.5
White Bird in a Blizzard (Gregg Araki, 2014) 2.5
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After the sudden disappearance of her mother Eva Green, teenager Shailene Woodley has weird, recurring dreams of cold and white.
The Two Faces of January (Hossein Amini, 2014) 2.5
The Rover (David Michôd, 2014) 2.5
Buffalo Juggalos (Scott Cummings, 2014) 1
Cold in July (Jim Mickle, 2014) 3
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Three unlikely allies, the father (Sam Shepard) of a Texas mobster, a man (Michael C. Hall) trying to protect his family, and a southern-fried private detective (Don Johnson), try to right some horrible wrongs.