Movie Tab II

[linespalsy]

I don't think Bewitched is a great movie, but I think it's better than most people rate it. It's at least as good as an average rom-com.

2 is probably my average rom-com rating, so I don't necessarily disagree with you. On the other hand I wouldn't call Bewitched a straight-up rom-com because it's a little too self-referentially bad; it feels more like a mild spoof of rom-coms to me. The problem is it doesn't have enough goofiness to fill a whole movie (it's at least 20 minutes too long) and nothing in the first two acts gives you any reason to care about the third one (in fact it gives you good reasons not to).

[Sedai]

No Country for Old Men
(Coens, 2007)

4

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Dang - forgot how harsh some scenes are! Just the second time I have seen this - not sure why it took me so long to return.

[Daniel M]

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (Jean-Luc Godard) 4.5

Alphaville (Jean-Luc Godard) 4.5

Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961) 4.5

Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2012) 4

Coming Attractions (Peter Tscherkassky, 2010) 3.5

That Day (Raoul Ruiz, 2003) 3

The 400 Blows (François Truffaut, 1959) 4

Au hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966) 4.5

Trance (Danny Boyle, 2013) 1.5

Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) 5

The Thing From Another World (Christian Nyby [& Howard Hawks], 1951) 3.5

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (David Zucker, 1988) 3.5

In His Life: The John Lennon Story (David Carson, 2000) 1.5

Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997) 5

Wagon Master (John Ford, 1950) 4

Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) 3

The Quiet Man (John Ford, 1952) 4.5

El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1966) 4.5

Donovan's Reef (John Ford, 1963) 4

[mark f]

A Summer’s Tale (Eric Rohmer, 1996) 2.5
The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg, 2011) 3
L’Eclisse (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1962) 2
Red Desert (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1964) 2.5
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Antonioni’s first color film is another visual essay on loneliness with some mental illness added in this time to the unusual environment.
Holiday For Lovers (Henry Levin, 1959) 2
The Rink (Charles Chaplin, 1916) 3
UnHung Hero (Brian Spitz, 2013) 2.5
Morgan! (Karel Reisz, 1966) 4
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Morgan (David Warner) is an eccentric young man obsessed with wild animals and the personalities of the Russian Revolution. His just-divorced ex-wife Vanessa Redgrave finds his latest handiwork in bed.
So You're Going to Be a Father (Richard Bare, 1947) 2.5
Poltergeist (Gil Kenan, 2015) 2+
The Three Musketeers (Richard Lester, 1973) 4
The Four Musketeers (Richard Lester, 1974) 4
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Athos (Oliver Reed) warns Milady (Faye Dunaway) not to kill D’Artagnan (Michael York), and he reminds her that their past together makes him wish she was dead.
Valentino (Ken Russell, 1977) 2.5-
The George Raft Story (Joseph M. Newman, 1961) 2
A Place in the Sun (George Stevens, 1951) 3
Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) 3.5+
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Some spectacular vehicular stunts occur near the beginning of the film with a particularly exposed Max (Tom Hardy) involved.
Focus (Glenn Ficarra & John Requa, 2015) 2.5+
Ain't It Aggravatin' (David Barclay, 1954) 2.5
Woman in Gold (Simon Curtis, 2015) 2.5+
Merchants of Doubt (Robert Kenner, 2014) 3
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For the last 50 years, the disinformation about many important scientific studies has been supplied by the exact same non-scientists under the guise of “think tanks” sponsored by the businesses making billions of dollars to promote the status quo.

[rauldc14]

Looks like Morgan! will be making Marks list.

[mark f]

It's on the borderline with a few other movies I love. The last few cuts are always the toughest. I'm pretty sure it'll be on linespalsy's list.

[Miss Vicky]

Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) 3.5+
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Some spectacular vehicular stunts occur near the beginning of the film with a particularly exposed Max (Tom Hardy) involved.


:up:

So glad you liked it!

[linespalsy]

Death by Hanging (Nagisa Oshima, 1966) 3.5
The Wind Rises (Hayao Miyazaki, 2013) 3

[Carbs]

The Aviator (2004)
3.5

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Dir. Martin Scorsese

Love this flick. The Aviator is beautifully shot and finds Leonardo DiCaprio at his absolute best along with Martin Scorsese at his almost best. I think if Leo should've won an Oscar for any role, it should've been this one. Coming in at just under 3 hours, the film moves along at a great pace and manages to one up itself with almost every scene.

A fantastic film that's so good, I almost can't believe it's a biopic. Only complaint is the non-ending. But, it's hardly an issue in the grand scheme of things.

[gbgoodies]

347) June 19th: Career (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339494#post1339494) 3.5+
348) June 19th: Bell Book and Candle (1958) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339496#post1339496) 3.5
349) June 20th: Romeo and Juliet (1968) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339497#post1339497) 4.0
350) June 21st: Avanti! (1972) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339500#post1339500) 3.5+
351) June 22nd: Forbidden Planet (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339501#post1339501) 3.5+
352) June 22nd: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339502#post1339502) 4.0
353) June 23rd: Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339503#post1339503) 3.5+
354) June 23rd: Show Boat (1936) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1339508#post1339508) 3.5

[Miss Vicky]

Lava (James Ford Murphy, 2014) (Short) 3+

Inside Out (Pete Docter and Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015) 4+

Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, 2009) (Rewatch) 4.5-

Allegro Non Troppo (Bruno Bozzetto, 1976) (Rewatch) 4

Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, 1991) (Rewatch) 2.5+

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[honeykid]

Wow, that's a disgustingly high score for IB, MV.

[Miss Vicky]

Wow, that's a disgustingly high score for IB, MV.

:shrug:

I like the offbeat humor. Also watching Nazis getting killed or mutilated is always a good time.

[Mäx]

Her rating is just fine.

[Camo]

Inglorious Basterds is very good. I wouldn't rate it that high but I don't see any problem with it either.

[jrs]

Her rating is just fine.

Agreed.

[Sedai]

Insidious 3
(Whannell, 2015)

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2_5


Yep - it was that time again! My horror-addicted GF had me sit down in front of some damn sequel to a film I just sort of liked. The first film was praised pretty highly for a horror flick, as it was directed by James Wan (The Conjuring), a guy that has actually gained some pretty decent skills over the years as far as atmosphere, and he tends to play with convention a bit. However, I wasn't a big fan of the second film.

So, with that in mind, I guess I have to say that Insidious 3 was a step up from Part 2, mostly due to an impressive performance (for the most part) by Lin Shane. There were some fairly effective scenes, and again the film played around a bit with convention. Imagine my surprise when I saw that this thing was directed by Leigh Whannell. I just can't stand this man's work, usually. That said, he did a decent job directing this flick. Definitely the best by FAR from this clown, at least of the material I have been exposed to.

Alas, Insidious 3 is still a sort of run-of-the-mill affair, not bringing anything novel to the table, and leaning once again too heavily on the startling jump scare. The film startles the viewer over and over, and to me, that's just not great film making when it comes to horror. Compare this film to the much better, much more suspenseful It Follows, and this thing falls flat, fast.

[Lucas]

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How Green Was My Valley 4.5++

My lord this is one of the most beautiful,touching, heartwarming, and poetic films I have ever seen. A triumph on every possible front, from the miraculous direction to the beautiful script. There were many times where I was close to crying like a little child, each frame contains so much...beauty. I can't find the correct words to describe this honestly, can anyone though really? This masterwork has gained the reputation of being the film that beat out Citizen Kane for best-picture. I adore Kane, but if it had to lose to any film it would be this. I am not one for hyperbole, at least I hope not, but this is arguably one of the 50 greatest American films. Wait change that, it is one of the greatest american films, no doubt about it. This is only my 5th from Ford, but if he has anything up his sleeve that is even remotely as beautiful as this then I would be shocked. I won't even bother writing anything about the other great films on this post, none of them compare to this one.

Damn.

Re-Animator 4+

El Sur 4

Mad Max:Fury Road 3.5

Red Desert 4

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[donniedarko]

Always great to see someone find a film they truly love, :up: . I will have to check it out, also +rep for Reanimator

[mark f]

Top Secret! (ZAZ, 1984) 3+
Barbarella (Roger Vadim, 1968) 2
Pitch Perfect 2 (Elizabeth Banks, 2015) 2.5
O Lucky Man! (Lindsay Anderson, 1973) 3
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Helen Mirren, the daughter of a corrupt capitalist, has her father name young coffee seller Malcolm McDowell his personal assistant and this changes his future.
Cinderella Liberty (Mark Rydell, 1973) 3.5
Kaleidoscpe (Jack Smight, 1966) 3
Joshua (Jon Purdy, 2002) 2
Maps to the Stars (Davld Cronenberg, 2014) 2.5+
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Schizophrenic burn victim (Mia Wasakowska), recently released from a sanitorium, returns to Hollywood to try to make amends to her family and find work to support herself, but her haunted past reemerges.
The Bobo (Robert Parrish, 1967) 2
Enter the Dragon (Robert Clouse, 1973) 3
The Walking Stick (Eric Till, 1970) 2.5+
The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson, 2001) 3-
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Family patriarch Gene Hackman has alienated his entire family, and now he’s unhappy to find that accountant Danny Glover has proposed to his ex-wife.
Soylent Green (Richard Fleischer, 1973) 3+
The Moviemakers: The Story of Lolly Madonna (Richard Saland, 1973) 2
House of Strangers (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) 2.5+
The Host (Bong Joon-Ho, 2006) 3-
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The man-made monster who took his granddaughter comes after snack shop owner Byun Hee-bong.
That Darn Cat (Bob Spiers, 1997) 2
Possessed (Curtis Bernhardt, 1947) 2.5
Kobe Bryant's Muse (Gotham Chopra, 2015) 3
Resolution (Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead, 2013) 2.5+
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A mind-bender superficially about a man (Peter Cilella, in the mirror) performing an intervention on his friend suffering from drug addiction turns into a treatise on the nature of reality, what's the difference between a God, an alien and a monster and how can people see their own future playing on a TV before it's happened? Bill Oberst Jr. is a neighbor who may provide some clues to these questions.

[gbgoodies]

Cinderella Liberty (Mark Rydell, 1973) 3.5



Is Cinderella Liberty the movie with James Caan? I DVRed it a while back, but I haven't watched it yet because I couldn't remember what it was, or why I DVRed it, and I've been too lazy to look it up. :shrug:

[mark f]

Yes, Caan, Marsha Mason, Eli Wallach, Bruno Kirby and a strong performance by young Kirk Calloway. A really good adult romance.

[gbgoodies]

Yes, Caan, Marsha Mason, Eli Wallach, Bruno Kirby and a strong performance by young Kirk Calloway. A really good adult romance.


Thanks. I'll have to bump it up near the top of my watchlist.

[JayDee]

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Mad Max (1979, d. George Miller)* - rating_3 -
Big Game (2014, d. Jalmari Helander) - rating_2 +
Babadook, The (2014, d. Jennifer Kent) - rating_3 +
Gengarry Glen Ross (1992, d. James Foley)* - rating_4 -

Johnny Mnemonic (1995, d. Robert Longo) -rating_2 -
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014, d. Matthew Vaughn) - rating_3
Sabotage (2014, d. David Ayer) - rating_2_5
Ex Machina (2015, d. Alex Garland) - rating_3_5 -

American History X (1998, d. Tony Kaye)* - rating_4
November Man (2014, d. Roger Donaldson) - rating_2_5 -
Descendants, The (2011, d. Alexander Payne)* - rating_3_5

Zombieland (2009, d. Ruben Fleischer)* - rating_3_5 +
Tank Girl (1995, d. Rachel Talalay) - rating_1_5
Charley Varrick (1973, d. Don Siegel)* - rating_4 +

* denotes a rewatch

[rauldc14]

The Dark Knight 4.5+ REWATCH
The Dark Knight Rises 3.5 REWATCH
Jurassic World 3-
The Blues Brothers 3-
One, Two, Three 3.5+
The Poker House 3-
Splendor in the Grass 2.5
Freaks 3.5+
Before Sunrise 3.5+
Fantasia 2 REWATCH

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[donniedarko]

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Elena

Recent Watches:
Naked Childhood (Pialat, 1968) - 2.5
Elena (Zvyagintsev, 2011) - 3++
Playtime (Tati, 1967) - 2-
Nightcrawler (Gilroy, 2014) - 2.5


Shorts:
There's A Man in the Woods (Streilein, 2014) - 3
L'amour Existe (Pialat, 1960)- 1.5
Budet laskovyy dozhd (Tulyakhodzayev, 1984)- 2.5
The Cow (Petrov, 1989)- 2

Notes:
Pretty weak set of films overall. Lets start with the Russian films, the strongest of the set is by far Elena. It's my third film from Zvyagintsev, leaving only The Banishment left from his filmography. He's a great director, this film definitely has more in common with Leviathan than The Return, as it's more of a social commentary than one on its characters, even though all three do both. Zvyagintsev is great at detaching himself from his characters, allowing himself to critique all the characters of the film. There's no antagonist or protagonist, just an economic situation. Budet laskovyy dozhd is an animated short film that makes Eraserhead look like realism. Truly bizzare images on the screen, the video I found was very low quality though. The Cow is the weakest Petrov film I have seen so far, very detached to this story. I finally got to watching my criterion of L'enfance nue or Naked Childhood and it's pretty strong, I prefer it to 400 blows which has a similar subject matter. The film making of Pialat's debut feature is very straight forward, my issue is that I found the strongest dramatic scene did not even follow the main character. His short film L'amour existe felt overly pessimistic and the tone of the narrator sounded like contempt to the audience. Playtime is a film I expected to like a lot more, I've heard great things about Tati and this film. The set is great, I love the modern design and can appreciate the production value. However the humor of this film is something I found too much of a gimmick rather than comedy, making it a struggle to even finish. After the store scene I felt like I have seen everything there is to see from Playtime. There's a Man in the Woods: Decent but flawed short film, worth checking out.

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[Nostromo87]

Also watching Nazis getting killed or mutilated is always a good time.

what i found interesting about Inglourious Basterds..

How the Nazi audience's barbaric amusement of their victorious bloodshed on the screen mirrors & reflects our modern audience's barbaric amusement of the slaughter and mutilation of Nazis

[jrs]

Munger Road (2011, Nicholas Smith) 3_5 - A somewhat decent and entertaining horror flick. Sometimes suspenseful, it tended to become tedious at times. Even though it is a little under an hour and half, the way it was presented it could have been made as an hour long episode of law and order.

The one main gripe I have about the entire thing is the very end. It ended with the infamous 'To be Continued'. Not that I really care whether or not a sequel gets made, because I am not sitting at the edge of my seat waiting for the studio to release it. But it did finish to a point that I wanted some good closure. No luck whatsoever.

[Miss Vicky]

Sita Sings the Blues (Nina Paley, 2008) 3.5

Alice in Wonderland (Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, 1951) (Rewatch) 4+

A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006) 3

27 Dresses (Anne Fletcher, 2008) (Rewatch) 3-

Bob le flambeur/Bob the Gambler (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956) 3.5-

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[donniedarko]

What's the second picture from?

[Miss Vicky]

What's the second picture from?

A Scanner Darkly

[JayDee]

What's the second picture from?

It's from 27 Dresses. Man for a romantic comedy that film went into some weird and unexpected territory! :p

[gbgoodies]

355) June 24th: The Poker House (2008) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342319#post1342319) 3.0
356) June 24th: Before Sunrise (1995) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342321#post1342321) 4.5
357) June 25th: Wolf Children (2012) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342334#post1342334) 3.5
358) June 25th: Alice in Wonderland (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342338#post1342338) 3.5+
359) June 25th: Beauty and the Beast (1991) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342341#post1342341) 4.5
360) June 26th: Pinocchio (1940) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342343#post1342343) 3.5
361) June 26th: Sita Sings the Blues (2008) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342345#post1342345) 3.0+
362) June 26th: South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (1999) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342349#post1342349) 2.0
363) June 27th: The Jungle Book (1967) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342356#post1342356) 3.5+
364) June 27th: The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342366#post1342366) 3.5+
365) June 28th: Fantasia (1940) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342370#post1342370) 4.0
366) June 28th: Fantasia 2000 (1999) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342373#post1342373) 3.5+
367) June 28th: Allegro Non Troppo (1976) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1342379#post1342379) 3.5

[mark f]

Song One (Kate Barker-Froyland, 2014) 2-
Surf Party (Maury Dexter, 1964) 1.5
Wittgenstein (Derek Jarman, 1993) 2
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain (Christopher Monger, 1995) 3-
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English mapmaker Hugh Grant has to tell a Welsh village that their famous mountain is less than 1,000 feet and thus only a hill
A Day in the Life (Sticky Fingaz, 2009) 1 (a “rapperetta” - all dialogue is rapped - hypnotically bad after a while)
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Brian Gibson, 1993) 2.5
Jacob’s Lyric (Doug McHenry, 1994) 2.5
The Living End (Gregg Araki, 1992) 2.5
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Luke (Mike Dytri) is a violent drifter and Jon (Craig Gilmore) is an intellectual film critic who become lovers, but since they’re both HIV positive, their basic outlook is to **** everything.
A Day in the Death of Donny B (Carl Fick, 1969) 2+
Mimic (Guillermo del Toro, 1997) 2.5
Miami Vice (Michael Mann, 2006) 2+
The Lost World (Harry O. Hoyt, 1925) 2.5
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An English expedition to the high jungle in Venezuela finds a lost world where an allosaurus and a triceratops do battle.
Gang Boy (Arthur Swerdloff, 1954) 1.5+
Michael (Carl Th. Dreyer, 1924) 2+
Cinderella (Kenneth Branagh, 2015) 2.5
Cradle Will Rock (Tim Robbins, 1999) 3
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A Federal Theatre Project musical play put on by John Houseman (Cary Elwes), Orson Welles (Angus MacFadyen) and Hallie Flanagan (Cherry Jones) is one of the many artistic endeavors threatened by the anti-Communist hysteria sweeping America in the ‘30s and ‘40s.
Public Jitterbug No. 1 (Joseph iHenabery, 1939) 2+
Band of Outsiders (JeanLuc Cinéma Godard, 1964) 2.5
Jules and Jim (François Truffaut, 1962) 3-
Lost Horizon (Frank Capra, 1937) 3.5
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Diplomat Robert Conway (Ronald Colman) teaches music to the children of Shangra-La, a magical place where people are all healthy and contented.

[bluedeed]

A Day in the Life (Sticky Fingaz, 2009) 1 (a “rapperetta” - all dialogue is rapped - hypnotically bad after a while)


Wow, a rapperetta sounds like it could be one of the great worst movies ever made if done right

[linespalsy]

Fallen Angels (Wong Kar-wai, 1995) 5
The Face of Another (Teshigahara Hiroshi, 1967) 4
Japanese Summer: Double Suicide (Oshima Nagisa, 1966) 3.5
Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961) 3.5
The Suspended Vocation (Raoul Ruiz, 1977) 3
Happy Together (Wong Kar-wai, 1997) 2.5
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (Bill Condon, 2011) 2.5
Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015) 2.5
Price Check (Michael Walker, 2012) 2.5
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (David Slade, 2010) 2

[Sedai]

John Wick
(David Leitch and Chad Stahelski, 2014)

2_5

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This got quite a bit of good press, and I can't for the life of me figure out why. Nothing new here: Standard revenge flick, poorly written dialogue, Reeves hamming it up. The villain was lackluster and why is everything lit so poorly these days? Films aren't in color anymore - they are in duotone with either a steel gray or dark gray/blue washout. Please start making films in color again. Thanks.


The Hobbit : Battle of the Five Armies
(Jackson, 2014)

3

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Decent. This is a pretty well-done fantasy flick - too bad it isn't really The Hobbit. I saw the subtitle and understood what I was getting into, but the titular character just isn't around very much in this final film. More concerned with the tacked on romance with Tauriel and the Arthurian Thorin Oakenshield, the king who has lost his way, this film is put together fairly well - it just isn't The Hobbit we know and love. Alas, this isn't what we signed up for, folks. We came to see the story of The Hobbit. It's in there somewhere, lost in the shuffle. Scenes we recognize float by, but they seemed shoehorned into proceedings more concerned with material from Tolkein's The Simmarillian or with scenes that Jackson and crew just sort of and made up along the way.

These films rarely capture the magic of the LotR trilogy, but this final film certainly wasn't a bad movie. if only Jackson would have exercised the same restraint he did with that original trilogy, this might have been something special. Alas, the CGI cat is out of the bag, and like George Lucas before him, Jackson went too far into fantasy land, forgetting the small moments and focusing on grand, kinetic landscapes filled of creatures, battles, and lights. It works for a while, but like an overstuffed child late on Halloween night, after a while, all the candy just makes you sick.


Pulp Fiction
Tarantino, 1994

4_5

http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/3/21/1363885221445/Scene-stealer-Christopher-010.jpg

Still great - a friend hadn't seen this (I know, right?), so we had to pop it in. She loved it!


Children of Men
(Cuaron, 2006)

4

https://www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Children-of-Men-Beats-2.jpg

A favorite from 2006 that the same friend mentioned above had not seen. Again, she loved it!

[honeykid]

Films aren't in color anymore - they are in duotone with either a steel gray or dark gray/blue washout. Please start making films in color again. Thanks.

They've been doing it all century. ****ing annoying. As I've said many times, I'd had my fill by Narc.

[Sedai]

It's pretty damn annoying. Agreed!

[linespalsy]

I think I like the Hobbit movies better than the Lord of the Rings. I agree that it's not the book, but I liked all the stuff that they shoehorned in so it didn't bother me. The CGI is maybe a little more pervasive but I think it actually blends a little better for the most part.

[Used Future]

Blue Ruin (Jeremy Saulnier, 2013) 3+
*The Brave One (Neil Jordan, 2007) 2
The Adjustment Bureau (George Nolfi, 2011) 2
Sinister (Scott Derrickson, 2012) 1.5
Grabbers (Jon Wright, 2012) 2.5+
Alien Trespass (R.W. Goodwin, 2009) 3
*Outland (Peter Hyams, 1980) 4+

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/GialloFunk/18432_31_zpsrmafkw5h.jpg
High Noon meets Alien in Hyams' overlooked thriller Outland.

Kinky Boots (Julian Jarrold, 2005) 3.5
Wonder Women (Robert O'Neil, 1973) 1.5+
The One Armed Executioner (Bobby A. Suarez, 1983) 0.5-
Rica aka Konketsuji Rika (Kô Nakahira, 1972) 2.5+
Rica 2: Lonely Wanderer aka Konketsuji Rika: Hitoriyuku sasuraitabi (Kô Nakahira, 1973) 2.5
Rica 3: Juvenile's Lullaby aka Konketsuji Rika: Hamagure komoriuta (Kôzaburô Yoshimura, 1973) 2.5
*School of the Holy Beast aka Seijû gakuen (Noribumi Suzuki, 1974) 3+
Karate Inferno: The Executioner II aka Chokugeki jigoku-ken: Dai-gyakuten (Teruro Ishii, 1974) 3
Blind Woman's Curse aka Kaidan nobori ryû (Teruro Ishii, 1970) 3

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/GialloFunk/Blind_Woman_s_Curse_Original_Trailer_Teruo_Ishii_1970_sm_zps7nenbork.jpg
Not Uzumaki, but the climactic showdown from Ishii's giallo-pinky-chanbara hybrid Blind Woman's Curse.

*North Sea Hijack aka Ffolkes (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1979) 2+
*Sneakers (Phil Alden Robinson, 1992) 3
*Contagion (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) 4+
*The Fugitive (Andrew Davis, 1993) 3.5+
*Breakdown (Jonathan Mostow, 1997) 4+
*Cutter's Way aka Cutter and Bone (Ivan Passer, 1981) 3

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/GialloFunk/cw2_zps7kpt1s9x.jpg
John Heard's edgy performance as damaged Vietnam veteran, Cutter elevates Passer's slow paced melodrama.

Winter Kills (William Richert, 1979) 2
*The Bourne Identity (Doug Liman, 2002) 3.5-
*The Bourne Supremacy (Paul Greengrass, 2004) 2.5-
*The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass) 2.5-
*Maniac (William Lustig, 1980) 2.5
Maniac (Franck Khalfoun, 2012) 3
*Eating Raoul (Paul Bartel, 1982) 3.5+++

http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww335/GialloFunk/EAting_Raoul_Current_large_zpsatv6qmrs.jpg
The late Paul Bartel, and Mary Woronov are great value as a kooky couple who resort to murderous-swinging to fund their dream restaurant in Eating Raoul.

* = rw.

[Mr Minio]

I just wrote about pink films in my Movie Journey thread!

http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=31701&page=3

Haha, you foreseen this and already seen two films I mention!

[Used Future]

I wish more Pinky Violence films were readily available on dvd and blu ray in the west. The ones that are tend to go out of print quickly and subsequently sell for silly money online. Clearly there's a whole treasure-trove of unseen gems waiting for discovery. UK label Arrow are starting to address this with their Stray Cat Rock boxset, and various other Chanbara films that also star Meiko Kaji, and I have some of the US releases on Discotek Media and Panik House, but there are loads I either can't afford, or simply don't know about. I guess torrents are the only way with some of these flicks.

[mark f]

Wow, a rapperetta sounds like it could be one of the great worst movies ever made if done right
It looked like it was filmed on somebody's herky-jerky cellphone. As expected, about one-third of the "lyrics" are the n-word and the b-word. The only funny part in the movie was when white cop Michael Rappaport asked his black partner to stop using the n-word.

[linespalsy]

All I know about Sticky Fingaz is that he's not watered down so he's dyin of thirst.

[Sedai]

Terminator: Salvation
(McG, 2009)

2_5

http://www.thestranger.com/binary/0969/FilmLead_TerminatorSalvation-570.jpg

I had never gone out of my way to watch this, but it was entertaining enough. Was interesting to see a bit of history of the Terminator lines etc.


Deliverance
(Boorman, 1972)

4

http://i467.photobucket.com/albums/rr36/altreel/Top%20Ten/Deliverance/deliverance2.png

I hadn't seen this is a long time, and Lisa had never seen it. Pretty sure she will never go on a canoe trip after this one! ;)

[linespalsy]

Three Resurrected Drunkards (Oshima Nagisa, 1968) 3.5
In the Mood for Love (Wong Kar-wai, 2000) 3.5
Laggies (Lynn Shelton, 2014) 1.5

[Mingusings]

Inside Out (Pete Docter & Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015): 4
Dogville (Lars von Trier, 2003): 4
The Killer (John Woo, 1989): 2_5
Captain America: The First Avenger (Joe Johnston, 2011): 3
The Fire Within (Louis Malle, 1963): 2
Hour of the Wolf (Ingmar Bergman, 1968): 3
Through a Glass Darkly (Ingmar Bergman, 1961): 3_5
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Terry Gilliam & Terry Jones, 1975): 3

[TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck_]

Some Velvet Morning 2_5

http://i.ytimg.com/vi/iyl3r8HNyZY/maxresdefault.jpg (http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Diyl3r8HNyZY&ei=5RqTVYH1HYbYU7q4sbAC&bvm=bv.96952980,d.d24&psig=AFQjCNGZKiMkJz8uCMATzV3gML4p9PqE_Q&ust=1435790427479235)

"That's the truth. The lesson is in the struggle. That's what makes us shine, or roll over and die like little bitches in the dirt with our guts exposed and flies ******** in our open mouths"

I'm a fan of Neil LaBute as a playwright; Some Velvet Morning is typical of his short plays. There is no attempt to disguise the fact that it's a by-the-numbers one-act play.


Even the title is a little lazy. Though the contrasting personalities of Fred and Velvet suggest the Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra song of the same name was an inspiration, we don't get to hear it. The film is set one morning in the house of Velvet (Alice Eve). Fred, a middle-aged lawyer (Stanley Tucci) turns up on Velvet's doorstep to announce that he's left his wife for her. Velvet is seeing her ex- Fred's son Chris- on the side, which winds up already aggressive Fred.


For a film that is essentially one long argument between two characters, the dialogue should be much tighter. LaBute's dialogue in In The Company of Men and Your Friends and Neighbours was perfectly and nastily on point, whereas here it's the old play convention of contriving reasons why they continue the argument.


With the writing relatively low-key (well, it is a LaBute film so some rage remains), the focus is all on the acting. Eve becomes better as the film progresses; Tucci is actually pretty good, considering that I've only ever seen him in comic roles. He carries off the LaBute dialogue more naturally than Eve and Fred's aggressive sense of entitlement is classic LaBute. Whilst Fred and Velvet's relationship is in stalemate, there are some nice moments of tenderness between them (tenderness in a LaBute film is quite a surprise).


There is a twist at the end, which is initially frustrating but it does make you want to rewatch the film. On a rewatch, I may prefer it but for me at the moment, it's a little too thin and lacks the brutal honesty/dishonesty of In The Company of Men, or even Your Friends and Neighbours.

[mark f]

Paparazzi (Paul Abascal, 2004) 2
It Happened in Flatbush (Ray McCarey, 1942) 2
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Thor Freudenthal, 2010) 2+
My Brilliant Career (Gillian Armstrong, 1979) 3
http://ms00.mask9.com/mt0x0000/10014/image/201104/movie-my-brilliant-career-s3-mask9.jpg
In early 20th-century Australia, wealthy farmer Sam Neill visits the estate of the grandmother (Aileen Britton) of aspiring writer Judy Davis whom he woos, but she never plans to marry and live the boring life of a housewife.
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold (Paul Weiland, 1994) 2.5
2047: Sights of Death aka Death Squad (Alessandro Capone, 2014) 1
Kiss Me Goodbye (Robert Mulligan, 1982) 2.5
Dean Smith (George Roy, 2015) 3
http://cdn.niketalk.com/4/45/500x1000px-LL-45b80c47_KUPPIRRTYGGHFFJ.20130808201202.jpeg
University of North Carolina coach Dean Smith, the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history at his retirement (currently fourth), cuts down the net after his first NCAA tourney win in 1982 with a team which included future hall of famers Michael Jordan and James Worthy.
Curtain Call (Frank Woodruff, 1940) 2
Elektra (Rob Bowman, 2005) 2+
The White Squaw (Ray Nazarro, 1956) 2
One A.M. (Charles Chaplin, 1916) 2.5
http://38.media.tumblr.com/d9862714be60ebcb3b1c778da41fc2b6/tumblr_mzpefdS7UV1qk4y43o1_r4_500.gif
The Murphy Bed gag where Charlie first gets trapped behind the wall and later in the bed itself.
Repent at Leisure (Frank Woodruff, 1941) 2+
His Family Tree (Charles Vidor, 1935) 2
Woody Herman & His Orchestra (Roy Mack, 1940) 2.5
Stick It (Jessica Bendinger, 2006) 2+
http://i.imgur.com/nK5VUpq.gif
A juvenile delinquent (Missy Peregrym) with a gymnastic past gets assigned by the court to train with a famous has-been coach (Jeff Bridges), and they unexpectedly try to improve each other.
The Man Who Found Himself (Lew Landers, 1937) 2
Blind Alibi (Lew Landers, 1938) 2+
Conspiracy (Lew Landers, 1939) 2
Our Day Will Come (Romain Gavrea, 2010) 2.5-
http://blog.mo-c.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Notre-Jour-Viendra_0001_Layer-2-500x211.jpg
Bullied teenager Olivier Barthelemy finds a moment of freedom on his wild adventures with psycho psychiatrist Vincent Cassel.

[honeykid]

The Killer (John Woo, 1989): 2_5
I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

[cricket]

June, 2015 movies watched-

Cul-De-Sac (1966) 4.5 Early Polanski thriller that I found to be absolutely hilarious.

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) 3.5 This British film is not my kind of movie at all, but it's a very good one.

Shame (1968) 4 Liv Ullmann and Max Von Sydow give terrific performances in one of my new favorites from director Bergman.

O Pagador de Promessas (1962) 3.5 The only Brazilian film ever to win the big prize at Cannes was a big surprise for me.

Barbarella (1968) 2 Crappy but watchable, thanks to Fonda's hotness.

The Big City (1963) 4.5 Thoroughly impressed with my first movie from director Ray.

Darling (1965) 2.5 Great performance from Julie Christie, but otherwise very average for me.

The Battle of Algiers (1966) 4.5 The most realistic portrayal of terrorism I've ever seen on screen.

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) 3.5 A small step down from the first I thought, but still great filmmaking.

Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969) 3 Very enjoyable and likable comedic Western with a nice cast, headlined by James Garner.

The Face of Another (1966) 4 I found the secondary story to be unnecessary, but otherwise I thought this was terrific.

The Incident (1967) 2.5 I enjoyed this movie but thought it lacked believability.

L'Eclisse (1962) 2.5 Nothing I disliked, and it was great to look at, but I couldn't connect.

The Blues Brothers (1980) Repeat viewing 5 My most special favorite.

Faces (1968) 2.5 Loved the acting and how it was filmed, but I thought a lot of the scenes dragged needlessly.

A Woman is a Woman (1961) 2.5 Not my kind of movie, but it's short, somewhat amusing, and has Anna Karina.

The Hustler (1961) Repeat viewing 4.5 I've seen this movie many times, and this was perhaps my most rewarding viewing.

The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer (1961) 4 I absolutely loved the first half of this last film of the trilogy, then started to feel it's length a bit in the second half.

Cold in July (2014) 3 Very solid southern crime thriller.

Kidnapped (2010) 3.5 Very intense, upsetting, and well made home invasion flick.

Harakiri (1962) Repeat viewing 4.5 One of the best Japanese movies I've seen with a great story.

One, Two, Three (1961) 3.5 Very funny and fast paced Billy Wilder comedy with James Cagney.

The Naked Island (1960) 2.5 Very minimalist with basically zero dialogue. Not my thing at all, but there were aspects I enjoyed.

Amazonia: The Catherine Miles Story aka White Slave (1985) 2 Ok Italian exploitation.

Late Autumn (1960) 3.5 Not my favorite Ozu as I wasn't crazy about the cast, but after 5 movies for me, any Ozu is good Ozu.

Go, Go, Second Time Virgin (1969) 3 65 minute pinky film that may be exploitive, but is definitely sad.

Inglourious Basterds (2009) Repeat viewing 4 Much improved on my 2nd viewing. I find it uneven, but there's so many great moments.

Kuroneko (1968) 3.5 Creepy Japanese horror featuring ghosts, samurai, and a black cat.

Fantastic Voyage (1966) 2.5 Not bad, but I thought it was a bit cheesy and dated.

The Lonely Wife (1964) 3 Good movie, but I did not care about the plight of the title character.

Inherit the Wind (1960) 4.5 Fantastic drama loaded with great performances.

Two Rode Together (1961) 2.5 Decent Western, but given the efforts of John Ford, Jimmy Stewart, and Richard Widmark, it should've been better.

Carry On... Up the Khyber (1968) 2.5 Funny British comedy.

1408 (2007) 2.5 Johnny Cusack and Sammy Jackson star in this horror that starts well, but then runs out of spark.

The Passion of Anna (1969) 4 Consistently powerful and visually beautiful film from director Bergman.

Secret Window (2007) 4 A great cast for a horror movie, and it kept me guessing through to the end.

Zombie (1979) 3.5 One of the best zombie films I've seen.

June viewings-37
Total 2015 viewings-245

[linespalsy]

http://www.nightfirefilms.org/breakingthemayacode/video/clip4.jpg

Breaking the Maya Code (David Lebrun, 2008) 4 - everyone should see this before submitting a MoFo documentaries list.
Hua yang de nian hua (short) (Wong Kar-wai, 2000) 2.5 - a 2-minute montage of footage from old Chinese films. It's a laudable ad for film-restoration efforts but is most interesting as a possible study for the gestural vocabular of In the Mood for Love.

[JayDee]

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

Which when translated from HK speak means

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/JayDee87/Lucy_zps1j4ibqmv.jpg (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/JayDee87/media/Lucy_zps1j4ibqmv.jpg.html)


:D

[honeykid]

:D

Let's just say the post I made wasn't the original wording of that post. ;)

[Mingusings]

I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on this.

It delivers on an action level. But the "emotional" moments I found to just be absolutely ridiculous and did not work for me. And then by the end, I was even bored by the action.

I also thought the acting was terrible, particularly by the lead actress.

[Derek Vinyard]

Sin City
(Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, 2005)

3.5+

http://www.mattfind.com/12345673215-3-2-3_img/movie/u/x/n/sin_city_2005_1920x1280_790236.jpg

- Violent and well made movie. Perfect comic-book adaptation and the cast is great.

Full Metal Jacket
(Stanley Kubrick, 1987)

4+

http://cinegranulado.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/full-metal-jacket-stanley-kubrick-kootation-com-308098.jpg

- Amazing 80's war movie with exceptionnal performance from the cast and an amazing direction from Kubrick. Brilliant flick with some funny , tragic and disturbing moment.

Red Dragon
(Brett Ratner, 2002)

4+

http://filmfreakreviews.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/reddragon050211.jpg?w=1200

- Another excellent cast and one hell of a great ride. I love that flick especially for the amazing plot and it's one of the best thriller that I've seen recently.

[meatwadsprite]

I think I like the Hobbit movies better than the Lord of the Rings. I agree that it's not the book, but I liked all the stuff that they shoehorned in so it didn't bother me. The CGI is maybe a little more pervasive but I think it actually blends a little better for the most part.

Take it back.

[linespalsy]

I cannot tell a lie, sir.

[gbgoodies]

368) June 29th: Sleeping Beauty (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344244#post1344244) 3.5
369) June 29th: The Lion King (1994) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344252#post1344252) 3.5+
370) June 29th: The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344262#post1344262) 3.0
371) June 30th: Charlotte's Web (1973) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344270#post1344270) 3.5
372) June 30th: Anastasia (1997) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344276#post1344276) 4.5
373) July 1st: From the Hip (1987) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344283#post1344283) 3.5
374) July 1st: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344284#post1344284) 3.5
375) July 2nd: Carla's Song (1996) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344299#post1344299) 3.0
376) July 2nd: Eragon (2006) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1344305#post1344305) 3.0

[Monkeypunch]

Ted 2 - Ted the talking bear fights for his civil rights in this sequel to the original stoner comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Seth McFarlane. It has a LOT more of a plot than the first film, with Ted going to court over whether he is a person or a piece of property, and it has some smart, if crude, points to make. But with the added baggage of having to tell a somewhat complicated story, Ted 2 is a little less wall to wall funny than it's predecessor. Mark Wahlberg seems underused and the chemistry between the two Thunder Buddies takes a bit of a hit. But if you liked the first one, you'll like this one. It's a lot of fun.
3

[Derek Vinyard]

You're Next (2011)
Adam Wingard

3.5-

https://moviescene.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/youre-next-film-2.jpg

- Highly enjoyable home-invasion horror with some awesome kill and a very interesting plot. Very good flick.

Gone Baby Gone (2007)
Ben Affleck

4.5-

http://mcqesq.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/gone_baby_gone-15-casey_affleck-michelle_monaghan.jpg

- Love it. The plot is brilliant, entertaining and well-made. Casey Affleck performance deserved at least a nomination at the oscar because he is truly amazing in that flick. I was on the edge of my seat during all the viewing and the ending is great. Love it.

[Miss Vicky]

Before Sunrise (Richard Linklater, 1995) 3.5-

Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015) (Rewatch) 4

South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999) (Rewatch) 2-

Sleeping Beauty (Clyde Geronimi, 1959) (Rewatch) 3+

Ookami kodomo no Ame to Yuki/Wolf Children (Mamoru Hosoda, 2012) (Rewatch) 3.5

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

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

[mark f]

Be Cool (F. Gary Gray, 2005) 2.5
Hollywood My Home Town (William Martin, 1965) 3+
The Tuttles of Tahiti (Charles Vidor, 1942) 2+
The Cell (Tarsem Singh, 2000) 2.5
http://31.media.tumblr.com/f48cfa390e9a94c22ca7b86fdd97667d/tumblr_mu9jjvFbb31syfoijo10_500.gif
A complicated plot set inside a comatose serial killer's mind ends with social worker Jennifer Lopez here.
Thumbelina (Don Bluth & Gary Goldman, 1994) 2.5
Rocksteady (Mustapha Khan, 2010) 2+
Sydney: “Pride of Australia” (James A. FitzPatrick, 1938) 2.5
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin’s Diary (Guy Maddin, 2002) 3
http://www.film4.com/media/images/Film4/images/film/dracula-pages-from-a-virgins-diary-2002/dracula-pages-from-a-virgins-diary-2002-01.jpg
Mina (CindyMarie Small) tries to protect herself from Dracula and his minions.
The Man from Down Under (Robert Z. Leonard, 1942) 2
Bronx Obama (Ryan Murdock, 2014) 2.5-
One Summer in Austin: The Story of Filming 'A Scanner Darkly' (Eric Matthies, 2006) 3
A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006) 3
http://static1.squarespace.com/static/53d94863e4b0d0fb116dc0a7/53f3b3c0e4b0ff75186e8f36/53f3b405e4b09f5ea7502140/1408480313933/assdfdmf434.gif
Undercover drug cop Keanu Reeves wears a scramble suit to mask his identity on the job, but in his real life, he appears to be a helpless drug addict.
From the Hip (Bob Clark, 1987) 3-
The Terror (Roger Corman, 1963) 1.5
Johnny Tremain (Robert Stephenson, 1957) 2.5
Bell Book and Candle (Richard Quine, 1958) 3
http://33.media.tumblr.com/af3c629510ca93e85a819ae25fed09e2/tumblr_n1otv2QhlL1riyibxo3_500.gif
Witch Kim Novak likes the looks of her neighbor James Stewart who’s engaged to her former college rival, so she casts a love spell on him.
The Witches aka The Devil’s Own (Cyril Frankel, 1966) 2+
A Simple Life (Ann Hui, 2011) 3
The Coalition (Monica Mingo, 2012) 2
The Paleface (Buster Keaton, 1922) 3
https://31.media.tumblr.com/372ad16dff24276a3c4cfda9f5a1b163/tumblr_mj1fqpEYhQ1s55i8wo1_400.gif
Butterfly enthusiast Buster Keaton is burned at the stake for being a paleface but “miraculously” saved to become a member of the tribe and help them against “oil sharks”.

[Monkeypunch]

Alien Vs. Predator - Because someone on this site has to watch these movies. 3

[jrs]

I have seen 1121 movies so far (:

This year, this week.....or just 1121 movies ever?

[Mr Minio]

I can't be sure, but I guess it's the number of films seen in his whole life.

[Derek Vinyard]

25th Hour (2002) - 9/10

http://i.imgur.com/NUJPi9y.jpg

[mark f]

Hawaiian Holiday (Ben Sharpsteen, 1937) 3
The Simple Things (Charles Nichols, 1953) 2.5
Beach Picnic (Clyde Geronomi, 1939) 3-
The Living Desert (James Algar, 1953) 3+
http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/a-true-life-adventure-the-living-desert/w448/a-true-life-adventure-the-living-desert.jpg?1337206411
A bobcat is trapped up a saguaro by a peccary in the Sonoran Desert.
Treasure of Matecumbe (Vincent McEveety, 1976) 2.5+
The Great Locomotive Chase (Francis Lyon, 1956) 3
Blissfully Yours (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2002) 2
The Bribe (Robert Z. Leonard, 1949) 2.5
http://38.media.tumblr.com/c912eececebb293f4fab35fb8e76af21/tumblr_nd74pvDG3s1qe4ru4o1_500.gif
Singer/sexpot Ava Gardner lights a cigarette and turns everyone on in this beautiful-looking but convoluted noir.
A Life in Dirty Movies (Wiktor Ericsson, 2014) 3
Rascal (Norman Tokar, 1969) 2.5+
The Threat (Felix Feist, 1949) 2+
Nacho Libre (Jared Hess, 2006) 2.5+
http://i.imgur.com/5z2p1qC.gif
Monk Jack Black secretly wrestles but is spotted getting into his costume by an orphan.
Hannah Montana: The Movie (Peter Chelsom, 2009) 2
The Scarlet Coat (John Sturges, 1955) 2.5
Whatever It Takes (David Raynr, 2000) 2
Yankee Doodle Dandy (Michael Curtiz, 1942) 4-
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George M. Cohan (James Cagney), one of America’s most-popular songwriters of the first quarter of the 20th-century, busts a few moves.
1776 (Peter H. Hunt, 1972) 3.5
Miss Firecracker (Thomas Schlamme, 1989) 2.5
The Devil’s Disciple (Guy Hamilton, 1959) 3.5
The Music Man (Morton DaCosta, 1962) 3.5+
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Traveling salesman Robert Preston tries to bilk the citizens of River City out of money they paid for instruments for their children, including the brother (Ronnie Howard) of librarian Shirley Jones.

[donniedarko]

How did you get to watching the Hannah Montana movie?

[jrs]

How did you get to watching the Hannah Montana movie?

I'd personally rather watch the Hannah Montana movie than Miley Cyrus do anything.

[Thursday Next]

Nightcrawler has a really fantastic performance from Jake Gyllenhaal, he plays a really odd character whose presence makes you actually uncomfortable because you never know quite where it's going to go. There are shades of Taxi Driver in this movie. It looks really great. But I guess I expected a bit more from it. I think the trailer spoiled it as it gave away most of what happens, which somewhat lessened the shock factor of the increasingly amoral actions of the main character. Part of it just wasn't quite convincing - just how much time the studio (as embodied by Rene Russo) are prepared to give him at the start, and how much power how quickly he seems to gain over them seem like a sort of Hollywood fantasy of success - even if it is a dark version. Sometimes other characters point out how bad the characters actions are, which seems completely unnecessary, that much is obvious. And the ending is messy. Maybe a 4-

Interstellar is a long journey, mostly an enjoyable one but a journey that when you get there you wonder whether you've been taken on the scenic route for no real reason and whether you might as well have stayed at home. There are just so many things in this film that don't really make sense. There are some great bits of concepts, and then some really stupid things. It starts really slowly, but the idea of exploring potentially habitable planets in space, and the dilemmas involved with the time delays is the interesting bit, and it doesn't really get explored enough. And then it gets bogged down in sentiment and mysticism. I saw a review of this somewhere which described it as some people travelling through a plot hole, which is fairly accurate. But if you can suspend your disbelief enough, it's a fairly enjoyable ride through a plot hole. 3+ Not really sure how to rate this.

[Monkeypunch]

Kingsmen: The Secret Service - Remember how FUN James Bond films used to be before someone decided that realistic and dour was the way to go? Matthew Vaughn and Mark Millar (The duo behind Kick Ass) do, and they amp that up to 100. Colin Firth (wow, really, Colin Firth?) is awesome as a British superspy tasked to find a new recruit for the Kingsmen, a covert spy ring that fights for queen and country without ever being seen, and Samuel L Jackson is cast brilliantly against type as a lisping, violence averse megalomaniac/billionaire with a plan to save the world. This will offend the more delicate filmgoer, most definitely, but I loved it.
5

[honeykid]

The try-hard/woah, awesome aspect of the film is its most offensive side. The last scene is just horrible, too, but other than that it was OK. Nothing like as good as I'd been led to believe, but that's probably because I didn't like all the "woah, cool" bits that probably put it over the top for those who really enjoyed it.

[Iroquois]

Pretty much in agreement with honeykid on this one. Kingsman's whole "like James Bond but edgy, bruv" style meant that it's not so much offensive as disappointing. What campy fun there was went out the window with the revelation of Samuel L. Jackson's main plan, which means that the infamous church scene comes across as implicitly disturbing more so than "woah, awesome". There's also the fact that the film skims over the implications of its climatic carnage in order to resort to a cheap sex joke, which ends up being just one more reason why I think less and less of Kingsman the more I think about it.

Also, the constant references to existing spy movies were annoying.

[Sedai]

HK and Iro up in here striking out all over the place. ;)

Kingsman was silly, over the top, and really fun.


Meanwhile:

Foxes
(Lyne, 1980)

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3_5

I had to tick this up a bit when grading it due to the ridiculous level of nostalgia I have for films like this, Over the Edge, and Breaking Away. These late 70s coming-of-age flicks are great little time capsules to a time I recall fondly. This was Jodi Foster's last role before she went on hiatus to attend Yale. The characters all act in a realistic way when I think of that period in time, and I adored the scenes on the LA streets, which were gritty and smoggy, once again speaking to the period.


Psycho
(Hitchcock, 1960)

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5

A classic in the genre, and a seminal film. This just never gets old.


Willow
(Howard, 1988)

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2_5

Probably... NOT a classic in the genre. This flick is a bit of a slog. I was in the mood for some old, nostalgic fantasy, and also wanted to revisit some of James Horner's classic scores, and Willow happened to pop up on my streaming service as I was browsing. It is all so stilted and campy, I actually ended up turning it off before it was over. I can do with SOME camp, but the little brownie comic-relief guys really started to wear on my nerves after a while. Warwick Davis does the best he can with the material, and Kilmer does his best Val Kilmer impersonation, but the villain is weak and the film a bit overlong. Not very good. Surprisingly, the next film I list is in the same genre and was made a bit before Willow, but I found it much more enjoyable.


Krull
(Yates, 1983)

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3_5

Yes, more camp! Yeah, the idea for this film, which was a sort of hybrid between Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, might have been a bit misguided, and the film is certainly derivative of several other works of the era, but for all its flaws, I enjoyed this more than Willow. The comic relief is more tolerable, for one thing. I prefer the premise of the film, with the Alien fortress moving randomly every morning to stay hidden etc. The world building and set design were clearly worked on as a labor of love, and I can tell the film makers really wanted to make something special, but perhaps got in a bit over their heads. The fact that the film was released in the summer of 1983 did not help, with films like Return of the Jedi as competition, this thing had a lot working against it. Still, the moving fortress, the changling, the glass spider, and some compositions and sets that seem like homage to a Jordorowski flick, Krull sets itself apart from similar films of the time with its clearly defined vision, even if we have seen much of it before. Oh, and that James Horner guy? This score is one of his best, hands down.

[mark f]

How did you get to watching the Hannah Montana movie?
It was on cable and the only thing I hadn't watched all the way through. I'll watch whatever.

[honeykid]

Krull is so much better than Willow.

[Gatsby]

Inherent Vice (2014) 2.5+

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964) 3.5+

College (1926) 3

The Graduate (1967) 5

The Exterminating Angel (1963) 4.5

Lady Snowblood (1973) (Rewatch) 4.5

You Can't Take it with You (1938) 3-

Jurassic World (2015) 3.5-

The Lonely Wife (1964) 4.5+

Sex, Lies and Videotape (1988) 2

Before Sunrise (1995) (Rewatch) 4+

Apocalypse Now (1979) (Rewatch) 5

The Blair Witch Project (1999) 1

The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) (Rewatch) 4.5

Seconds (1966) 4+

Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) (Rewatch) 5+

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[Derek Vinyard]

Psycho
(Hitchcock, 1960)

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5

A classic in the genre, and a seminal film. This just never gets old.

Quotes for truth !

[Mr Minio]

It was on cable and the only thing I hadn't watched all the way through. I'll watch whatever. Watch Catcher in the Rye (2008) then!!! Possibly the most boring film ever!

[neiba]

Thumbelina (Don Bluth & Gary Goldman, 1994) rating_2_5

It's the first time I see this film being mentioned here! :) It's one of my childhood movies, though I agree it's not perfect I still feel so much nostalgy watching this!

[mark f]

Snowpiercer (Bong Joon Ho, 2013) 3-
Honey I Blew Up the Kid (Randal Kleiser, 1992) 2+
Overboard (Garry Marshall, 1987) 3
Tears of the Black Tiger (Wisit Sasanatieng, 2001) 2.5+
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A surreal pastiche of westerns and gangster flicks is decked out in psychedelic imagery as a duel looms between gloomy hero Chartchai Ngamsan and his best friend/nemesis Supakorn Kitsuwon.
The Cry of the Children (George O. Nichols, 1912) 2
Petticoat Camp (No Director Listed, 1912) 2.5
The Evidence of the Film (Edwin Thanhouser & Lawrence Marston, 1913) 2+
The Thanhouser Studio and the Birth of American Cinema (Ned Thanhouser, 2014) 3
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The Thanhouser Studio, America’s first major independent film studio, was established in New Rochelle, New York, in 1910 and known for movies with naturalistic acting, strong narratives and creative editing and special effects.
'Master Harold' ... And the Boys (Lonny Price, 2011) 2+
Drive Me Crazy (John Schultz, 1999) 2
Donkey Skin (Jacques Demy, 1970) 3
The World of Jacques Demy (Agnès Varda, 1995) 3
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A loving collection of interviews, home movies and clips from his many famous films are here in Varda’s tribute to her husband, now gone for 25 years.
Mistaken for Strangers (Tom Berninger, 2013) 2.5
Football Headliners (No Director Listed, 1955) 2.5-
Big Top Pee-wee (Randal Kleiser, 1988) 2.5-
Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) 2.5
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Captain John Wayne rightfully thinks his fort’s new commander (Henry Fonda) is a martinet who believes his code is the correct one but disrespects Cochise and the Apache.
J.W. Coop (Cliff Robertson, 1971) 2.5
The Tall Men (Raoul Walsh, 1955) 2
The Floorwalker (Charlie Chaplin, 1916) 2.5
The Last Samurai (Edward Zwick, 2003) 3+
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American Civil War veteran Tom Cruise trains to become a samurai after he’s captured by the enemy he went to Japan to defeat.

[Mr Minio]

Tears of the Black Tiger (Wisit Sasanatieng, 2001) rating_2_5+
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A surreal pastiche of westerns and gangster flicks is decked out in psychedelic imagery as a duel looms between gloomy hero Chartchai Ngamsan and his best friend/nemesis Supakorn Kitsuwon.

You got a mistake here, dude. The gloomy hero's name is The Gunslinger45!

[linespalsy]

Is that a lower rating for The Last Samurai than last time?

[mark f]

Yeah, The Last Samurai always got a 3.5 before. I just felt the two-and-a-half hours slightly more this time.

[Monkeypunch]

Pretty much in agreement with honeykid on this one. Kingsman's whole "like James Bond but edgy, bruv" style meant that it's not so much offensive as disappointing. What campy fun there was went out the window with the revelation of Samuel L. Jackson's main plan, which means that the infamous church scene comes across as implicitly disturbing more so than "woah, awesome". There's also the fact that the film skims over the implications of its climatic carnage in order to resort to a cheap sex joke, which ends up being just one more reason why I think less and less of Kingsman the more I think about it.

Also, the constant references to existing spy movies were annoying.

I had no problem watching a bunch of racists get offed by Colin Firth of all people, and the ending had me laughing hysterically. But maybe I'm a bad person. :D

[Monkeypunch]

Inside Out - This one is not just Best Animated Picture material, I'd like to see this up for Best Picture, it's THAT good. 5
The Town that Dreaded Sundown - Meta sequel to the old 70's slasher film, from the makers of American Horror Story. Intriguing and gory, but the ending disappoints slightly. 3
Dead Silence - Silliness about ventriloquist dummies and ghosts, fun but not that great. Gains a point for Donnie Wahlberg's character and for a ballsy ending. 2.5
The Exorcist - A classic horror, but hard to enjoy while my roommate is playing guitar throughout the entire movie....5, normally.

[Derek Vinyard]

Detachment
(2011, Tony Kaye)

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4.5-

- I don't know really where to start because I love that film in so many ways...I rarely connect with a character like I did with the character of Adrien Brody I see me throughout the movie walking in the shoes of Mr.Brody and thats an incredible thing. I also deeply love the energy and the atmosphere of the movie and the musical touch is perfect for every scenes. It's a special film for me and Tony Kaye once again hit me with his best shot. This is a real american masterpiece.

[Iroquois]

HK and Iro up in here striking out all over the place. ;)

Kingsman was silly, over the top, and really fun.

Even by those standards, it's a failure.

[Sedai]

Krull is so much better than Willow.

Yep. No contest, really.

[honeykid]

I watched it a few weeks back and I've seen bits and pieces of it a few times this year because one of the channels over here keeps showing it and it's such a wonderful visual delight and a set designers/art dept. dream I'd have thought.

[Sedai]

I really enjoyed the art and set design, and would probably chalk those up as favorite aspects of the film, along with Horner's score. Sadly, I must point out that we are once again agreeing on something. We really need to stop doing this!

[Sedai]

Veronica Mars
(Thomas, 2014)

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3

Everyone's favorite sleuth is back for what plays like an extended episode. And therein lies the rub. It made me miss the glory days of the show, whetting the appetite for more, but perhaps not delivering on all levels. This really did seem like they were firing up the show again, especially the final few scenes, which had me scratching my head as to why they would go to the trouble to set Veronica up for more content, when at the time, none was solidly planned. I hear rumors of a sequel now, but i wonder if Kristin Bell is fully engaged and ready to do it. At points in the film, she seemed to drift, with an odd look on her face as she perhaps was wondering what the hell she was doing back in Neptune. I see interviews in which she claims she would be "down for anything", but I wonder if anything will come of it, be it a new mini-series on cable, a Netflix show, or another feature film. This film just made me miss the show.

[linespalsy]

Three Crowns of the Sailor (Raoul Ruiz, 1983) 4.5
Shanghai Knights (David Dobkin, 2003) 4
Twilight - Breaking Dawn: Part 2 (Bill Condon, 2012) 3
Automatic Writing (short) (William Kentridge, 2003) 3

[Miss Vicky]

Charlotte's Web (Charles A. Nichols and Iwao Takamoto, 1973) (Rewatch) 4.5+

Anastasia (Don Bluth and Gary Goldman, 1997) (Rewatch) 3

Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992) (Rewatch) 4+

Zhantai/Platform (Zhangke Jia, 2000) 1.5

Kaguyahime no monogatari/The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Isao Takahata, 2013) 3.5

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[Sedai]

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
(Robinson, 2014)

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2

For a while, it seemed like Mila Kunis might break out and elevate herself from just a passable actress with a pretty face to someone with real skills. At this point, I think it's time to give up on that. They girl just does not have what it takes. Even with the incredibly skilled Williams sitting across from her, she lurches through lines and histrionics in a pretty cringe-worthy way, bringing this flick to its knees. Williams is good, but his role feels a lot like Douglas in Falling Down combined with Dabney Coleman in Short Time. The film is all over the place in tone, and put together in such a way that makes it tough for the viewer to lock in emotionally. William's character is so nasty, I found it tough to care what happened to him. Genre blends like this, in this case a black comedy mixed with an after-school special family drama situation, can be pulled off, but this is put together in a clunky way with an off-putting main character. An extra layer of sadness is laid over the top, with the specter of William's actual death by suicide being echoed by some of the film's events. This film is supposed to be a black comedy, but it is just a bummer.

[linespalsy]

2046 (Wong Kar Wai, 2004) 5
Golem (Jiri Barta, unfinished ca. 1993) (short) 3
The Follow (Wong Kar Wai, 2000) (short) 2

[mark f]

The Toll of the Sea (Chester M. Franklin, 1922) 2
Public Enemies (Michael Mann, 2009) 2.5
The Viking (R. William Neill, 1928) 2
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Mark DeFriest has spent 34 years – 27 in solitary confinement – in prison and has a parole date of 2082. What horrific crimes did he commit? He “stole” the tools his dad left him in his will before they went through probate and then escaped from prison several times. He also has mental illnesses.
Whiteboyz (Marc Levin, 1999) 2
Thank God It’s Friday (Robert Klane, 1978) 2.5
Artificial Paradises (Yulene Olaizola, 2011) 2
Pretty in Pink (Howard Deutch, 1986) 3
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Poor girl Molly Ringwald, from the wrong side of the tracks, tells her unemployed dad that she’s going to the prom even if her rich date did dump her.
Tart (Christina Wayne, 2001) 2
The River (Jean Renoir, 1951) 3-
She Gets What She Wants aka Slap Her, She’s French (Melanie Mayron, 2002) 2
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (Kerry Conran, 2004) 2.5+
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In 1939, NYC is attacked by robots and scientists go missing in this film entirely shot using blue screen-technology with no sets or locations.
Cougars Inc. (K. Asher Levin, 2011) 2
Why We Laugh: Funny Women (Bernard Gourley, 2013) 2.5+
The Kid from Texas (Kurt Neumann, 1950) 2
South Park: Bigger Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999) 3+
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The anti-Canadian musical is an example of Hollywood’s “All Singing! All Dancing!” epics.
The Choirboys (Robert Aldrich 1977) 2.5
Fogo (Yulene Olaizola, 2012) 1.5
Mercenaries (Christopher Douglas Olen Ray, 2014) 2
Heaven Can Wait (Ernst Lubitsch, 1943) 4
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Engaged to his cousin, Kansas socialite Gene Tierney tells forward playboy Don Ameche what she thinks of his passionate kiss. They elope that hour.

[donniedarko]

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Two Pictures taken in the same day, in the interesting and multi-perspective documentary on steroid use: Bigger Stronger Faster

Recent Watches:
Vivre sa Vie (Godard, 1962)- 2-
I'm So Excited (Almodovar, 2013)- 1.5
Reefer Madness (Gasnier, 1936)- 1.5
[DOCUMENTARY] Bigger Stronger Faster (2008)- 3.5
[DOCUMENTARY] An Honest Lair (2014)- 2.5+

[gbgoodies]

377) July 3rd: The Gazebo (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348038#post1348038) 3.5+
378) July 3rd: The War Between Men and Women (1972) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348040#post1348040) 3.5
379) July 4th: 1776 (1972) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348042#post1348042) 4.5
380) July 4th: Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348044#post1348044) 4.0
381) July 4th: Independence Day (1996) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348047#post1348047) 4.0
382) July 5th: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348051#post1348051) 3.0+
383) July 5th: On the Town (1949) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348056#post1348056) 3.0
384) July 5th: West Side Story (1961) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348062#post1348062) 4.5
385) July 5th: The Music Man (1962) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348068#post1348068) 4.5
386) July 6th: Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348071#post1348071) 4.5
387) July 6th: Peter's Friends (1992) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348072#post1348072) 3.0+
388) July 6th: The Full Monty (1997) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348074#post1348074) 3.5
389) July 7th: Dancer in the Dark (2000) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348077#post1348077) 3.0
390) July 7th: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348090#post1348090) 2.5
391) July 8th: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348093#post1348093) 3.0
392) July 8th: Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348094#post1348094) 3.5
393) July 9th: Singin' in the Rain (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348095#post1348095) 4.5
394) July 9th: The Band Wagon (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1348096#post1348096) 3.5

[mark f]

The Happy Road (Gene Kelly, 1957) 2
O Pagador de Promessas aka The Given Word (Anselmo Duarte, 1962) 3
Finger of Guilt aka The Intimate Stranger (Joseph Losey, 1956) 2.5
Tony: London Serial Killer (Gerard Johnson, 2010) 2.5
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Unemployed for 20 years, unassuming Tony (Peter Ferdinando) keeps busy by murdering various men who come back to his flat for sex, drugs and "rock and roll".
Time Without Pity (Joseph Losey, 1957) 2.5
The Pursuit of Happyness (Gabriele Muccino, 2006) 3-
Full Frontal (Steven Soderbergh, 2002) 1.5+
The Leopard (Lucino Visconti, 1963) 3
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Sicily, 1860. The fading Prince of Salina (Burt Lancaster) resigns himself to the changes in the wind and dances with the newly-aristocratic fiancée (Claudia Cardinale) of his nephew (Alain Delon) at her coming out to society ball.
White Peril (Don Horter, 1956) 2.5
The Pope’s Toilet (César Charlone & Enrique Fernández, 2008) 2.5
A Letter from a Soldier (Don Weis, 1951) 2.5
The Salvation (Kristian Levring, 2014) 2.5
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In the 1870s American West, Danish settler Mads Mikkelsen greets his arriving wife (Nanna Øland Fabricius) and son (Toke Lars Bjarke), and this sets off a violent tale of revenge.
Invisible Invaders (Edward L. Cahn, 1959) 1
The Man from Planet X (Edgar G. Ulmer, 1951) 2
They Came from Beyond Space (Freddie Francis, 1967) 1
No Country for Old Men (Coen Bros., 2007) 3.5+
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”I always knew you had to be willing to die to even do this job. But, I don't want to push my chips forward and go out and meet something I don't understand. A man would have to put his soul at hazard. He'd have to say, ‘O.K., I'll be part of this world.’"
Perfect Sisters (Stan Brooks, 2014) 2+
Armored Car Robbery (Richard Fleischer, 1950) 2.5-
Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2007) 2+
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (Woody Allen, 2008) 2.5
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Free-spirited American photographer Scarlett Johannson gets some tips on developing from fiery Spaniard Penelope Cruz.

[gbgoodies]

The Happy Road (Gene Kelly, 1957) 2



Uh-oh. I DVRed The Happy Road, but I haven't watched it yet. That rating doesn't give me high hopes for the movie. :(

[linespalsy]

The Way Way Back (Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, 2013) 2

I assume the honest bits of japery in this were ad libbed by Rockwell and a few others, because the rest is just canned irradiated earnestness with a stale cookie coating.

[mark f]

Black Friday aka The Kidnapping (Arthur Allan Seidelman, 2007) 2+
The Hitch-Hiker (Ida Lupino, 1953) 2.5
Make Mine Memories (No Director Listed, 1955) 2
Nas: Time Is Illmatic (One9, 2014) 2.5
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Twenty years after the release of Nas’ influential LP Illmatic, this doc shows the people behind the poet’s life and lyrics.
Ticks (Tony Randel, 1993) 2
Nature Calls (Todd Rohal, 2012) 1.5
Mo’ Money (Peter Mcdonald, 1992) 2
Inside Out (Pete Docter & Ronaldo Del Carmen, 2015) 3.5
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The inner emotions of an eleven-year-old girl are introduced. She's just moved from Minnesota to San Francisco, so besides trying to fit in at her new school, she remembers what she no longer has.
The Golden Idol (Ford Beebe, 1954) 2
I Love Children, But! (David Barclay, 1952) 2.5
102 Dalmatians (Kevin Lima, 2000) 2
Dennis Rodman's Big Bang in PyongYang (Colin Offland, 2015) 2.5
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Seemingly oblivious to the political situation, former NBA star and wild man Dennis Rodman arranges for a group of retired American players to put on a game against the North Korean state team on the birthday of its leader, Kim Jong-un.
The Baroness and the Butler (Walter Lang, 1938) 2.5
All Things Fall Apart (Mario Van Peebles, 2011) 2
Where the Heart Is (John Boorman, 1990) 2.5+
Poor White Trash aka Bayou (Harold Daniels, 1957) 2
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Poor white trash (Timothy Carey) get horny and will use an axe to get their way, if necessary.
The Magnificent Rebel (Georg Tressler, 1962) 2.5
The Untamed Breed (Charles Lamont, 1948) 2
Jackass Number Two (Jeff Tremaine, 2006) 2.5
Aelita: Queen of Mars (Yakov Protazanov, 1924) 2.5-
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Soviets travel to Mars and wish to create a Martian Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, but the Martian Army (shown) tries to stop them.

[Derek Vinyard]

hey mark I'm curious what's your rating for the movie Joy Ride ?

[mark f]

The 2001 Joy Ride - 3

[Derek Vinyard]

The 2001 Joy Ride - 3

ohh that's a nice rating for you :)

[Monkeypunch]

Chappie - I am very torn on this one. On one hand, it's got an interesting story about a police robot gaining sentience and how his surroundings shape who he becomes, but on the other hand, it's sort of a mixture of Short Circuit and Robocop, isn't it? There are things I loved, like Sharlto Copley's performance as the titular character, and Neill Blomkamp's direction, but then there are things I don't, like the supporting actors (who apparently are musicians of some sort in South Africa? Whoever they are, they are off putting and weird.), and the film's ending, which pushed my suspension of disbelief past where I was willing to go, and kind of went against all the moving, emotionally potent scenes from earlier by forcing a happy (and ridiculous) ending.
2.5

[Sedai]

Terror Train
(Spottiswoode, 1980)

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2_5

Once again, my lady wanted to watch some old horror, and for some reason settled on this. This isn't too terrible, with a fairly decent who-done-it mystery associated with the murders, but aside from Jamie Lee Curtis, most of the players are pretty rough, including a somewhat goofy David Copperfield as a prime suspect. I have certainly seen better, but I think I have also seen much worse.


Detroit Rock City
(Rifkin, 1999)

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2

Four teens set off to see Kiss live in Detroit in 1978. Decent enough, but lacks the authentic 70s feel of something like Foxes or Over the Edge, which were actually made in the 70s. Good for a couple oof laughs, but overall, fairly lackluster.


Eyes Wide Shut
(Kubrick, 1999)

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4

Kubrick's treatise on trust set against a backdrop of secret societies and intrigue. Dreamlike in its execution, this is one of Kubrick's more obtuse pictures, which works in its favor for the most part, but falls flat in places, as well. My fiance felt there was too much focus on the Illuminati for the film to end the way it does, so she definitely didn't like it. I had seen it before, and having arrived at plenty of dead ends when I tried to puzzle out the cryptic Illuminati story, at this point, I just let the dream do its thing as i let the music and imagery wash over me. I still like this one.

[rauldc14]

Pinocchio 4 REWATCH
Letters from an Unknown Woman 2.5
Anastasia 3
X Men: Days of Future Past 3.5 REWATCH
Sita Sings the Blues 2
Independence Day 4+ REWATCH
Killer Joe 3+
Festen 1.5
Nightmare Before Christmas 3.5 REWATCH
One-Eyed Jacks 3.5-

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[donniedarko]

First rating I've seen that low for Festen

[MovieMeditation]

Damn, I repped before I saw the rating of Festen. What is wrong with you, Raul?!

:p

[Mr Minio]

Yaaawn. Looks like I haven't updated you guys for so long, I already have a backlog worth of dozens of films. I finished watching films for today (trying to watch at least one very long film a day, like 3h+) and now listening to some new albums, so I may as well write about all of them.

Soundtrack to this post:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1V7OXizEWU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O43OK5qVdsY

Films or not?

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NSFW version can be found on YouTube.

The Kiss (1872) - rating_3
Passage de Vénus (1874) - rating_2_5
Cat in Trot Changing to Gallop (1887) - rating_2_5
Buffalo Running (1883) - rating_2
Throwing Self On Heap Of Hay (1887) - rating_2

These are some moving images made by Eadweard Muybridge. As you can see, they preceed the, what we know as, first film ever made. However, calling these films is going as far as calling rapidly changing pieces of paper with some sketches on them a movie. It's not cinematograph, anyway. It's a novelty called zoopraxiscope. No matter how you call it, these are a must see, if you think of yourself as of a cinephile. It should take like five minutes to watch all of them, of which 4 minutes will be you searching for them on YouTube. Anyway, the one that's really worth mentioning is The Kiss, which features two delightful nude (!!!) ladies performing a kiss (!!!) in the first lesbian (!!!) scene in history of (non-)cinema. A must-see for everyone! What really struck me is that these 'films' can be seen as GIFs today. Something Muybridge never ever dreamt of.

Dracula Hammer series:

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Did somebody say: 'Blood pancakes'?

Dracula [Horror of Dracula] (1958) - rating_4
The Brides of Dracula (1960) - rating_3_5
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) - rating_3_5
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) - rating_3_5
Taste the Blood of Dracula (1970) - rating_3_5
Scars of Dracula (1970) - rating_3_5

Still a bunch of Dracula Hammer films left, but from what I've seen so far I can already tell that I like Christopher Lee's Dracula much more than Lugosi's one. The first installment is actually the one I liked the best. It has the always good Cushing as van Helsing kicking vampire butts since... I don't know. Just for a long time. The second one has Cushing, too, but sadly, Christopher Lee was replaced by another guy (he's not Dracula in this film anyway, just an 'average' vampire). The third one introduces Lee back, but sadly there's no more Cushing. I know the duo will come back in next installments, but I didn't get there yet. So far, some hilarious (I didn't laugh, just the ideas are hilarious) parts I've seen recently. One of them starts with a bat vomiting blood on Dracula's dead remainings and that brings him back to life! LOL! There are some other ridiculous scenes in these films, but it's all good fun, and surprisingly so, the series never get under the level of being good and entertaining.

Frankenstein Hammer series:

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Best Hammer intro ever!

The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) - rating_3_5
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958) - rating_3_5
The Evil of Frankenstein (1964) - rating_3_5
Frankenstein Created Woman (1967) - rating_3_5
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) - rating_4

One Hammer Frankenstein movie left! Just one and I will be done with these series. Pretty good, too, only that surprisingly it's the penultimate installment I found the best. Every one of these films has Peter Cushing as the lead playing Baron Frankenstein (perhaps his best role!). They always end with a cliffhanger, in which Frankenstein is allegedly dead, but he always somehow survives, so he can still experiment with human bodies in the next episode. All the films in the series, just like Dracula, are very good and there are no crap films there. I also watched the original Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, but am not sure if I already wrote about them here. In case not, I give them both 3.5 stars.

Mummy films:

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This is the kind of face you can't say no to.

The Mummy (1932) - rating_3
The Mummy (1959) - rating_3

The weakest of the monster features I've been watching lately. The original one has Karloff being incredibly intelligent and cunning for a mummy, while the Hammer reimagination has a crazy Egyptian controlling the mummy that is simply Christopher Lee kicking everybody's ass. The scenes of him kicking in the door to rapidly catch a guy and strangle him, or breaking the balcony window to attack Peter Cushing were incredibly well done. Sadly, the ancient Egypt flashback scenes were not that good and boring.

Remordernist films:

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Why don't we make our own cinema movement? MoFo-ernism!

Shooting at the Moon (2003) - rating_3
Youngblood (1995) - rating_2_5
So Tell Me Again (2009) - rating_2
Self Portrait (2002) - rating_3
Days Gone Not Forgotten (2011) - rating_3

Okay, so there's that 'new' movement in cinema I just learnt about recently. Basically, they hate moderinism and post-modernism and want more emotional and spiritual meaning in cinema, so they just made this movement and it's mostly short films. They're in no way masterpieces, or even great films, but interesting enough. It's worth reading their manifesto, in which Dogme 95 and Kubrick are called stupid and boring, respectively, among others. They also want Japanese philosophy of mono no aware to be in their films just like it's in Ozu films. Interesting stuff. They often shoot films in black'n'white and use some very good punk music as soundtrack. Shooting at the Moon is basically built of these beautiful songs I had to listen to again after I've watched the film, so even if these films (and the whole movement) is all built of mediocre films, at least they introduced me to some good music, so it's always a new discovery. :)

The rest:

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Is this a pre-crab-crawl all deathcore sh*tty bands use nowadays? Haha. Lovely.

Stop Making Sense (1984) - rating_4 (Incredible concert! One of the best I've ever seen! And I'm not even a fan of this band, I don't know any of their songs, but the sheer energy and fun at stage was enough to make me fall in love with them. The ideas are incredible. It starts with the frontman alone at the stage, playing acoustic guitar with a simple beat from a tape recorder. Then, the bassist (that lady is really charming and she even sings one of the songs!) kicks in and they make a duo, then a big platform with a drum set on it is introduced and then some other stuff, like a crazy black man with his hippie tribal drum set. They all have a lot of fun performing the songs. Loved to see the black ladies mimick the frontman's moves, the black drummer saying 'f*ck this' and simply having fun, interacting with the audience and running from one player to the other. Then, the leader performs a very weird dance with a lamp and then decides to run around the stage for no apparent reason, hence the title. This is simply the paragon of music concert. I wish more bands had so much fun at scene.)
La coiffeuse (1905) - rating_3 (A kinky refreshment! An erotic film from 1905!)
Voci nel tempo [Voices Through Time] (1996) - rating_4 (Who needs words, if there are beautiful images?)
My Name Is Oona (1969) - rating_2_5 (The title of the film repeated over and over by a little girl with some decent visuals to go by. Mediocre avantgarde.)

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Voci nel tempo.

Assault on Precinct 13 (1976) - rating_4 (Already wrote about it in another thread! Awesome flick!)
Hitler – Eine Karriere [Hitler, A Career] (1977) - rating_4 (A very interesting documentary about Adolf Hitler. Highly recommended to all people who take keen interest in history.)
Junkopia (1981) - rating_3_5 (The director of La Jetee and Sans soleil made a lot of short films, like that cute cat film and what not. This time it's some sculptures made of junk by some hippies. The film has some post-apo feels to it and has a very nice mood of impending doom, even though all we see is some weird trash constructions.)
World of Tomorrow (2015) - rating_4 (The newest and maybe even the best Don Hertzfeldt film! A very powerful time-(and mind-)travel short.)

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World of Tomorrow.

Dans le noir du temps (2002) - rating_3_5 (Godard's pseudo-intellectual mumbling for ten minutes. I like this kind of pretensiousness.)
Zombi 2 [Zombie] (1979) - rating_3 (Well, I'm not a fan of Fulci's non-giallo-nor-spaghetti films. This one is better than The Beyond, but still decent at best.)
自殺サークル [Suicide Club] (2002) - rating_4 (Sion Sono used to make slow arthouse flicks, but later decided to delve into post-modernism. I enjoy his later films more than his early artsy stuff. This is the film that made him famous and it already has the feeling of his later features, such as Strange Circus, Love Exposure and Guilty of Romance.)
Khual Yaang: To Summon The Spirits (2009) - rating_3_5 (Artsy!!!)

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[I]Something is causing people want to kill themselves. An interesting take on a Japanese suicide problem in Sion Sono's Suicide Club.

Der Todesking [The Death King] (1990) - rating_3_5 (Perhaps Buttgereit's most mature film. It's not as gorey nor brutal as Nekromentik or Schramm, but still manages to get to the point. Basically, it's about suicides, but there are some other meanings to it, as well. It has a scene of a guy watching Ilsa: The She Wolf of SS (MovieGal's beloved film), then blowing his girlfriend's head and then hanging a frame on the splash of blood on the white wall. ARTSY!)
To Parsifal (1963) - rating_3 (MOAR ARTSY!!!)
Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Broken Hearted (1990) - rating_2_5 (I love both Lynch and Cruise, but something just didn't work here)
Begone Dull Care (1949) - rating_3 (Brakhage ripped this guy off!!!)

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Todesking's crude look makes it look very realistic.

Valse brillante de Chopin (1936) - rating_2_5
Le coin des enfants [Children's Corner] (1936) - rating_2 (These are just some early music videos.)
The Wicker Man (1973) - rating_4 (Already wrote about it in another thread. The film gets even scarier if you imagine Lord Summerisle being in fact MovieGal and the nosy policeman me.)
太極１　從零開始 [Tai Chi Zero] (2012) - rating_4
太極２ 英雄崛起 [Tai Chi Hero] (2012) - rating_3_5 (Modern wuxia? Can it be good? Of course! This is a steampunk wuxia to be more precise! The second part is just as good, so I don't even know why I didn't rate it 4 stars, too. Oh, and this is supposed to be a trilogy. I'm eagerly awaiting the final installment.)

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Steampunk wuxia? Glorious!

Casa de lava [Down to Earth] (1994) - rating_3_5 (Really wasn't in a mood for this, but gave it 3.5 in a credit. I thought about 3, but the idea of bluedeed's rant was enough to make me eventually raise the rating to 3.5.)
Flora (1989) - rating_2_5 (30 second film! All hail the short movies!)
Il Gattopardo [The Leopard] (1963) - rating_4 (Beautiful sceno- and cinematography. Lancaster, Delon and Cardinale were all amazing and the last two were hot as well! )
スウィングガールズ [Swing Girls] (2004) - rating_3 (I am the King of Japanese Mainstreamness! This is a comedy film about some students creating a Big Band Jazz Orchestra. The final spectacle made me raise the rating by half a star. At the beginning I thought I'm not gonna survive this film, it felt stupid, jokes felt flat and everything felt like it's directed to Japanese high school students. And you know what? It's basically true. However, with time, the jokes started to make me laugh a little bit and I was really rooting for the girls (there was one boy, too). Not that bad in the end. The mannequin kissing in the elevator was the funniest scene in the movie. LOL.)

Masterpiece marathon: 5 days - 5 masterpieces

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The Ritual.

Toutes les nuits [Every Night] (2001) - rating_4_5 (Already wrote about this helluva film in Rate The Last Movie You Seen thread. Decided to watch more from the director. The very next day I watched...)
Le monde vivant [The Living World] (2003) - rating_4_5 (... this one. His second, chronologically. The whole thing is about the power of words. The guy has a shirt and jeans, but he refers to himself as a knight, so he indeed is a knight. The only item that would actually suggest he is one is his sword, but since he (and other people in the film) claim he is a knight, he freakin' is a knight! He also has a dog... lion, that is. He is the Lion Knight, after all. So, he has a dog companion following him, but since everyone says it is a lion, it indeed is a lion. There's a very nice medieval story with an ogre and princesses that have to be freed and the whole thing is beautiful. So, all in all, I say it is a masterpiece. Wait, it indeed is, no need to say it is not! It's not a film! It's a play! Well, I'm pretty close, too. The guy was a playwright before. Hell, this film is a pig! A big, bloasted pig! I like me some pig, figures.)
水の中の八月 [August in the Water] (1995) - rating_4_5 (The movie starts casually. There are two guys and a girl, who loves high dive. Then things get more complitated and the movie's mood just becomes incredible! It really is some mythical stuff right here! I don't know, but at times I had Mothman Prophecies feels from it. It is the only film I've seen that I could say has a similar atmosphere, but while Richard Gere's mediocrity quickly loses mood and becomes dull, this Japanese gem gets more and more freaky! The ending is incredibly beautiful! It almost made me cry. All in all, the best alien film, without aliens!)
式日 [Ritual] (2000) - rating_4_5 (This is a film based on a book and you know what? Steven Seagull's (pun intended) daughter wrote it and is the lead here! You know what? She's a better actress than her father. You know what? She must be a damn good writer, too, because this film is incredible. You know what? The movie is directed by Hideaki Anno, the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion anime (Guap probably starts looking for this movie at this point). You know what? The music is beautiful, but, sadly, was never released on CD. You know what? The film has an incredible scene I would compare to a certain Mirror's scene. No reason for that. Just both are amazing and I felt like comparing these two. You know what? The movie's ending made my cry. You know what? I don't wnat to say anything about the film itself, because it's so good to find out everything by yourself. You know what? Because I don't.)
카페 느와르 [Café Noir] (2009) - rating_4_5 (That's a pretty weird Korean film. The titles kick in in the middle of this 3 hour long flick and after that the film's atmosphere almost completely changes. It also becomes a black'n'white picture for some reason. The second part is superior, anyways, but the film is so good. I mean, it just doesn't feel like a masterpiece and you don't feel like watching one during the film, but then it ends and you say to yourself: "Wow!". And it feels like a glorious film. It's quite complex, introduces a lot of characters, draws from other filmmakers and writers (Dostoyevsky is the most obvious, but there's more). It also has a scene of a guy saying his wife (or maybe it was daughter, can't remember) was killed by a monster in 2006!!! (obvious reference to Korean film The Host I haven't seen yet) . There's some more, but can't remember. Anyway, the ending is so beautiful and what happens to the, what seems to be, protagonist is so heart-breaking I just can't forget about it.)

Took me 4 hours to complete this post. :eek:

[donniedarko]

Great post, Minio!

[mark f]

How to Sleep (Nick Grinde, 1935) 3
Divorce American Style (Bud Yorkin, 1967) 3.5
Handlebars (Jules White, 1933) 2.5+
Ball of Fire (Howard Hawks, 1941) 3
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Gangster’s moll Barbara Stanwyck hides out from the D.A. with some bookworms but starts to care for them, especially the youngest (Gary Cooper).
One Got Fat (Dale Jennings, 1963) 2.5-
Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich, 1955) 3
Match Your Mood with Westinghouse (No Director Listed, 1968) 2.5
Crossfire (Edward Dmytryk, 1947) 3
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Just back to the States after WWII, Robert Ryan says he has information about a friend wanted for questioning for murder, but veteran Robert Mitchum and homicide detective Robert Young doubt his veracity.
Headline Bands (Jack Scholl, 1946) 3
Duel Personalities (George Sidney, 1939) 2.5
Ivan's Childhood (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1962) 3
Kanal (Andrzej Wajda, 1957) 3
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During WWII, Polish Resistance fighters retreat through the Warsaw sewers but manage to put up a battle anyway.
Basque Sports (Van Campen Heilner, 1957) 2.5
Movie Pests (Will Jason, 1944) 3
Scandal (Akira Kurosawa, 1950) 2.5
The Bad Sleep Well (Akira Kurosawa, 1960) 3
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A detail from the opening scene, a wedding at a business, foreshadows all sorts of lies and deaths in this film inspired by Hamlet.
interMission (John Crowley, 2003) 3-
The Big Dog House (Zion Myers & Will Jason, 1930) 2.5+
Cherry Blossom Time in Japan (James A. FitzPatrick, 1936) 3
Late Autumn (Yasujiro Ozu, 1960) 2.5
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A low-key comedy of manners about three friends of a late co-worker trying to arrange marriages for his widow (Setsuko Hara) and her live-in daughter (Yôko Tsukasa) who doesn't want to leave her mother alone.

[Thursday Next]

The Hustler 3.5
This was a darker film than I expected, certainly not your average sports movie. Paul Newman was good, it was well made and interesting, although I felt a little detached from it. I found it hard to follow the pool and the betting and what was actually going on in the games, but to an extent that was irrelevant, it was the greed and talent and addiction that were the important things. I was slightly dubious about the whole well worn 'sacrificing of the female character in order to teach the male character about what's important in life' trope, but it was made clear that she had her own demons and weaknesses just as he did, and I liked the parallel between them, that they're essentially both prostituting themselves to Bert Gordon in the end. I've no doubt it will show up on the 60s list although it wouldn't have made my personal top 25.

Anna Karenina (2012) 2.5
I don't know what to make of this. At times the staging seemed inspired, and yet it was so inconsistent. Perhaps it would have worked better for a film of something known as a play, for an adaptation of Anna Karenina it seemed reductive. It didn't help that the scope of it was reduced to a melodrama around the main love triangle with the sub plots and the interactions with the minor characters glossed over. Completely miscast as well. I think Keira Knightley can be a good actress but she didn't quite convince as Anna and Aaron Taylor Johnson looked like he was performing in Wes Anderson's Anna Karenina which was completely distracting. Jude Law was very good, though.

Ma Nuit Chez Maud 2.5
I think the best thing I can say is that this just wasn't my sort of film. Not because it's slow (although it is), but because I find films in which people with no real problems pontificate endlessly on philosophy and the nature of love to be excruciating. They talk endlessly about love but I never really get a sense that they actually feel it. I find it stifling to watch, like sitting at a dinner party with insufferable people and not being able to speak. Ma Nuit Chez Maud looks alright although not great. At least it was better than Claire's Knee.

[Miss Vicky]

Letter From An Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) 4-

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993) (Rewatch) 4.5-

The Poker House (Lori Petty, 2008) 3.5-

The Lion King (Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, 1994) (Rewatch) 2.5+

Dead Alive (Peter Jackson, 1992) 4-

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[mark f]

Backstreet Justice (Chris McIntyre, 1994) 2-
Factory Girl (George Hickenlooper, 2006) 2.5
Passing Strange (Spike Lee, 2009) 3.5
Bamboozled (Spike Lee, 2000) 2.5
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Sitcom writer Damon Wayans wants to bury racist black shows forever, so he creates the most-racist one of all, but then it somehow becomes the network’s biggest hit.
Ornette: Made in America (Shirley Clarke, 1986) 2.5
Holy Rollers (Kevin Asch, 2010) 2
Run Fatboy Run (David Schwimmer, 2007) 2.5+
Where the Trail Ends (Jeremy Grant, 2012) 3
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A small group of freeride mountain riders travel the world over to find the best ride that’s never been done before. It’s a dangerous, exhilarating variation for bikers on The Endless Summer.
Every Which Way But Loose (James Fargo, 1978) 2.5
Dude Bro Party Massacre III (Tomm Jacobsen, Michael Rousselet & Jon Salmon, 2015) 2
Mail Order Bride (Burt Kennedy, 1964) 2.5
Wild Tales (as Damián Szifron, 2014) 3.5-
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In this six-part black comedy, the final segment features philandering husband Diego Gentile and his wife Erica Rivas who learns of his infidelity at their wedding.
Cold in July (Jim Mickle, 2014) 3
Cookie’s Fortune (Robert Altman, 1999) 2.5
Borderland (Zev Berman, 2007) 2
Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015) 3
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A mosasaurus thinks it’s feeding time when an escaped pterosaur lands in its pool.
Ted 2 (Seth McFarlane, 2015) 2.5+
Julien Donkey-Boy (Harmony Korine, 1999) 1.5
The Confession of Julien Donkey-Boy (Paul Zucker, 1999) 2.5
The Past is a Grotesque Animal (Jason Miller, 2014) 3
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A biography and a concert film of Kevin Barnes and his popular indie rock band of Montreal highlights Barnes’ energetic and offbeat stage persona and his numerous costume changes.

[mark f]

First in War− (Walter Doane, 1932) 2.5
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (Steve Pink, 2015) 2
Wanda (Barbara Loden, 1971) 1.5
Spy (Paul Feig, 2015) 3-
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CIA analyst Melissa McCarthy reacts to a situation her James Bondish-agent (Jude Law) gets into.
Henry Busse and His Orchestra (Jean Negulesco, 1940) 2.5
Midnight Alibi (Alan Crosland, 1934) 2
Lost Christmas (John Hay, 2011) 2.5
The Return of Doctor X (Vincent Sherman, 1939) 2
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Extremely-pale doctor’s assistant Humphrey Bogart seems to know a lot about blood when a series of murders strike NYC.
King of the Underworld (Lewis Seiler, 1939) 2
Snack and Drink (Bob Sabastion, 2000) 2.5
The Adventures of Jane Arden (Terry Morse, 1939) 2
Waking Life (Richard Linklater, 2001) 3+
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The TV keeps changing channels, but do they reveal the land of dreams or the land of the dead?
The Man Who Talked Too Much (Vincent Sherman, 1940) 2
Flight From Destiny (Vincent Sherman, 1941) 2.5
Brannigan (Douglas Hickox, 1975) 2+
Home (Tim Johnson, 2015) 2.5+
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A fearful, mistake-prone alien (voice of Jim Parsons) is part of a “friendly invasion” of Earth, but when he tries to hide from his own race, he meets a teenage girl (voice of Rihanna) who’s looking for her missing mom.
McQ (John Sturges, 1974) 2+
Rio Lobo (Howard Hawks, 1970) 2.5
Cahill: United States Marshal (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1973) 2
Dope (Rick Famuyiwa, 2015) 3
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Nerdy Inglewood high school student Shameik Moore and his two best friends, Tony Revolori and Kiersey Clemons, mix their dreams of college with some dope they stumbled upon.

[linespalsy]

Eros (Wong Kar Wai et al., 2004) 3
Peeples (Tina Gordon Chism, 2013) 2.5+
Drive Me Crazy (John Schultz, 1999) 2

[donniedarko]

Good Morning (Ozu, 1959)

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The only other Ozu film I've seen was released in the same year as this charming comedy- Floating Weeds. I actually found it rather weak and myself unattached to the characters. The experience for Good Morning was the opposite. One of the most soothing film viewings I could ask for. From the start I became completely absorbed in this world of a middle class Japanese suburb. Nothing dramatic happens, no turning points, just the simple life of a handful of families. And I couldn't ask for anything else. Many characters I would often find annoying didn't bother me here, and in fact I liked all of them. The whiny children, the gossipy neighbors, these are usually qualities that make a character a nuisance. In Good Morning I loved all the characters. Especially the grandmother, who was an absolute badass.

Despite being an immature comedy with most the humor based off farts- which was rather funny- Ozu creates an important simple statement on communications and understanding. There's nothing to profound in what is being said but it's simply humanist and adds a great charm to this film. The film has a perfect balance between showing the trivial conflicts of the children and of the adults. Despite it being clear that the characters have greater problems in their lives Ozu points the camera at two petty ones. Simple, calming, absorbing, meaningful, and beautiful. A truly great film.

4-

[donniedarko]

Also thank you Cobpyth for giving this film acclaim in the Rate the last movie thread, or I would not have gotten to it anytime soon

[Sedai]

The Amazing Spider Man II
(Webb, 2014)

2_5

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Restraint. The best comic films exercise restraint, and this one failed in that regard. I did like some aspects of this one, but too many times, it slipped into cartoon land, failing to stay grounded in its characters. Either embrace the camp and run with it, or go gritty and post-modern: combining the two rarely works. The Gwen Stacy stuff was a bright spot (not thematically, but in regards to execution), so I enjoyed the character play there. Neither villain was fleshed out enough or developed enough to work for me.

[linespalsy]

I pretty much agree with you that the Amazing Spider-Man 2 is lame and definitely that the villains aren't well developed (also The Spider-man backstory is just sort of played out for me), but cartoonyness per se doesn't bother me in superhero films (I'm in the minority on the third Raimi film, for example). Also, I'm pretty sure camp is post-modern.

[mark f]

Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, 2009) 2
Goodbye Solo (Ramin Bahrani, 2009) 2.5
A Lady Without Passport (Joseph H. Lewis, 1950) 2
Conflict (Curtis Bernhardt, 1945) 2.5
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Humphrey Bogart crashes his car when he learns his wife knows he’s in love with her sister. After he recovers, he murders his wife but goes psycho when he thinks she’s still alive.
Nowhere to Run (Robert Harmon, 1993) 2
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (Jorge Hinojosa, 2013) 2.5
The Final (Joey Stewart, 2010) 2
Mermaids (Richard Benjamin, 1990) 3+
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In 1963, single mom Cher tries her best to raise her daughters Christina Ricci and Winona Ryder.
B.U.S.T.E.D aka Everybody Loves Sunshine (Andrew Goth, 1999) 1+
Religulous (Larry Charles, 2008) 3
Barking Dogs Never Bite (Bong Joon-ho, 2000) 2.5
The Real Buddy Holly Story (Richard Spence, 1985) 3
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Interviews with the Crickets and other contemporaries of Buddy Holly are interspersed with those of later musicians influenced by him and some of his live footage, such as he and the Crickets’ appearance on “The Ed Sullivan Show”.
La Bare (Joe Manganiello, 2014) 2
Horrible Bosses (Seth Gordon, 2011) 2.5+
Invitation (Gottfried Reinhardt, 1952) 2
Ishtar (Elaine May, 1987) 2.5
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Two lousy American singers (Dustin Hoffman & Warren Beatty) play a gig in Morocco, become “spies” and end up lost in the desert with a blind camel.
The Numberlys (William Joyce & Brandon Oldenburg, 2013) 3-
The Toy (Richard Donner, 1982) 2.5
Think Like a Man Too (Tim Story, 2014) 2+
Young Torless (Volker Schlöndorff, 1966) 2.5
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Shortly after arriving at an Austrian military academy, young Torless (Mathieu Carrière) visits local prostitute Barbara Steele.

[linespalsy]

Wanderlust (David Wain, 2012) 3.5
Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho, 2013) 3.5
My Blueberry Nights (Wong Kar-wai, 2007) 3
Underworld (Len Wiseman, 2003) 2.5-
Underworld: Evolution (Len Wiseman, 2006) 2

[mark f]

Two O'Clock Courage (Anthony Mann, 1945) 2
The Invention of Lying (Ricky Gervais & Matthew Robinson, 2009) 2.5
Arizona Raiders (William Witney, 1965) 2
Conversation Piece (Luchino Visconti, 1974) 2.5
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The relationship between retired professor Burt Lancaster and his anarchistic tenant (Helmet Berger), the lover of noblewoman Silvana Mangano, is slowly revealed.
Blue Denim (Philip Dunne, 1959) 2
Call McCall (Joseph Pevney, 1960) 2.5
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (Tamar Halpern, 2011) 2+
Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) 3+
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Shy film technician Carl Boehm also takes photos for girlie magazines and is making his own film about fear by recording the reactions while murdering various women.
Between Heaven and Hell (Richard Fleischer, 1956) 3
House of the Dead (Uwe Boll, 2003) 1
The Devil at 4 O'Clock (Mervyn LeRoy, 1961) 2+
Scaramouche (George Sidney, 1952) 3.5+
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The bastard son (Stewart Granger) of a nobleman seeks revenge when his friend is murdered but first he hides out as an actor with a luscious lover (Eleanor Parker) while he trains to become an expert swordsman.
Made in Paris (Boris Sagal, 1966) 2
One Day in Auschwitz (Steve Purcell, 2015) 3
The Man Who Shook the Hand of Vicente Fernandez (Elia Petridis, 2012) 2+
Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (Spike Lee, 2015) 2.5
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Lee’s Kickstarter-financed, shot-on-the-run remake of the cult film Ganja and Hess has Zaraah Abrahams and Stephen Tyrone Williams in the former title roles in a story combining addiction, romance and class satire.
Are You Here (Matthew Weiner, 2014) 2
Starring Adam West (James R. Toomey, 2013) 2.5+
Tale of the Mummy (Russell Mulcahy, 1999) 2-
Lady Snowblood (Toshiya Fujita, 1973) 2.5+
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The introduction of the vengeance and the umbrella of Lady Snowblood (Meiko Kaji).

[honeykid]

Has your rating for Peeping Tom fallen slightly, mark? I thought it was a half or so more. Anyway, rep for Peeping Tom and Lady Snowblood. :up:

[Iroquois]

Hell, I'll give him +rep for watching House of the Dead.

[mark f]

No, here's what I wrote about it six years ago.
Peeping Tom (1960) 3+
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Visual storytelling genius Michael Powell teamed up with scripter Leo Marks to make this audacious film which predated Psycho by months and was lambasted by the British critics as a "sexual snuff" film at the time of its release. In fact, after making one more film in England, this film's notoriety basically exiled the Master to Australia. Today, many of those same critics call it a masterpiece, and whatever you think about it, it's one of the most original and bizarre flicks ever made. Peeping Tom almost ranks up there with The Red Shoes as Powell's most-all-encompassing fever dream. When I say fever, I mean that the entire film is embued with red lights and it undoubtedly inspired such directors as Mario Bava and Dario Argento in the use of their color pallette and their subjective camerawork.
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The thing about this Powell movie which got him into so much trouble was that no matter how cinematic his images were, the critics only saw prostitutes, murder, sick-and-twisted father/son relationships, unhealthy preoccupation with sex and death, and here's the kicker: the fact that Powell himself played the twisted scientist father and had his own son play his son at an early age as a victim of his father's abuse. The psychological underpinnings of the main character's actions, which are far more developed than those of Norman Bates, didn't count for much for the lynch mob critical community, even though Hitch came along a few months later and made them come up with excuses for him. The problem is that no matter what Powell accomplished in his film, he didn't film the flourishes that Hitch did with a far-more unexplainable story (even though some "psychiatrist" tries to explain Norman's motivations at the end of Psycho). Norman Bates is a sympathetic character, but there's no way he's more sympathetic than Mark Lewis in Peeping Tom. Even so, it's quite an accomplishment for both Powell and Hitch to put out such films so close together in the prehistoric year of 1960. It's just sad that the proven genius Powell was turned into a pariah while the proven genius Hitchcock became a millionaire.

[Nope1172]

The Week of 7/16/15-7/23/15
Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015) 3.5-
Dog Day Afternoon (Sydney Lumet, 1975) 4.5
Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen, 1952) 5
Animal House (John Landis, 1978) 3.5+
Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967) 4
Pinocchio (Norman Ferguson, 1940) 4.5

[Miss Vicky]

Rush (Ron Howard, 2013) (Rewatch) 4.5

Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) 3.5-

Mary and Max. (Adam Elliot, 2009) (Rewatch) 5

The Jungle Book (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1967) (Rewatch) 3.5+

Fantasia (Norman Ferguson, James Algar, et. al., 1940) (Rewatch) 3.5


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[honeykid]

Some thoughts on Trainwreck, MV?

[Miss Vicky]

Some thoughts on Trainwreck, MV?

I really didn't know what to expect, since I'd heard almost nothing about it going in. (I saw it because Funny Face wanted to see it.) I guess it was supposed to be something of a raunchy comedy, but it was actually shockingly tame. I don't recall a single frontal nude scene and the language wasn't all that bad either. Except for Amy's promiscuity, it viewed to me pretty much like a standard Rom Com. Not bad, but not something that's going to end up in my personal collection.

[seanc]

I really didn't know what to expect, since I'd heard almost nothing about it going in. (I saw it because Funny Face wanted to see it.) I guess it was supposed to be something of a raunchy comedy, but it was actually shockingly tame. I don't recall a single frontal nude scene and the language wasn't all that bad either. Except for Amy's promiscuity, it viewed to me pretty much like a standard Rom Com. Not bad, but not something that's going to end up in my personal collection.

Sounds like an Apatow movie to me. I haven't been enamored with one since 40 Year Old Virgin.

[linespalsy]

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"Vladislav The Poker" does some household chores in [i]What We Do in the Shadows).

Ashes of Time Redux (Wong, 2008) 3.5+
What We Do in the Shadows (Clement & Waititi, 2014) 3.5

[donniedarko]

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Karin starts sinking back into an abyss of insanity in the best film from Bergmans faith trilogy, Through a Glass Darkly

Recent Watches:
The Taking of Deborah Logan (Robitel, 2014)- 2.5-
[SHORT, DOCUMENTARY) Grandad of Races (1950)- 2.5
The Vanishing (Sluizer, 1988)- 2
Through a Glass Darkly (Bergman, 1961)- 2.5+
Winter Light (Bergman, 1963)- 2.5

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Arnold feels like he's having sex all day in Pumping Iron

Inside Llewyn Davis (Coen Brothers, 2013)- 3+
Love is Colder than Death (Fassbinder, 1969)- 1.5
[DOCUMENTARY] Pumping Iron (1977)- 2.5
[SHORT] Ruka (1965)- 3
An Autumn Afternoon (Ozu, 1962)- 3

[Miss Vicky]

@donnie

Did mark f hack your account or are you just usually this harsh with your ratings?

[donniedarko]

@donnie

Did mark f hack your account or are you just usually this harsh with your ratings?

Haha, this set might be ever so slightly harsher than my usual distribution, but I do believe most films fall along the 2.5/3 star rating. And I still like most of these films, the only one I could truly say I disliked in this set is Love is Colder than Death. Many members on this site don't really utilize the full 0-5 rating sytem, and have scales that start with
4

[Miss Vicky]

Haha, this set might be ever so slightly harsher than my usual distribution, but I do believe most films fall along the 2.5/3 star rating. And I still like most of these films, the only one I could truly say I disliked in this set is Love is Colder than Death. Many members on this site don't really utilize the full 0-5 rating sytem, and have scales that start with
4


I don't know that people "don't utilize" the full system, I think they don't view the ratings the same as you. To me a 2.5/5 or 50% is equivalent to an F, and not something I'd ever give to a movie I like.

[donniedarko]

Ok, if we're looking it mathematically than I suppose it can be viewed that way, and of course everyone's rating system is their own. I look at 2.5 as average which most movies are. Mark once told me a few years ago to look at ratings as a bell curve, which has resonated with me and is close to how my rating distribution look. I'd look at a 2.5 as more of a C+.

[Mr Minio]

Here's my rating curve (always a funny word, since it's very similar to kurwa in Polish :P):

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I tried to artificially make it a bell curve once by being harsh with my ratings and changing the ratings of some films, but with terrible results still visible today.

[linespalsy]

My movie ratings fit more of an inverted bell curve, like cloud cover stats in parts of England. Objective!

[Iroquois]

I don't know that people "don't utilize" the full system, I think they don't view the ratings the same as you. To me a 2.5/5 or 50% is equivalent to an F, and not something I'd ever give to a movie I like.

Does that mean you don't bother giving anything lower than a 2.5/5?

Anyway, I think a major part of what dictates my ratings is just how much there is to like about a film and, if there is nothing significantly likeable, then I have to determine how much I hate it. 2.5 and 2 still mean that there is something of worth (though not enough to make it a genuinely good movie), 1.5 would be boring, a 1 would be all-around awful, and a 0.5 would be irredeemable. There's a fair bit of nuance to any ratings that are lower than 3/5 (especially since my initial ratings are out of 4 and only go higher than 4 if they really earn it, often after repeat viewings) and if people think that means I'm being really harsh then so be it.

[Miss Vicky]

Does that mean you don't bother giving anything lower than a 2.5/5?

No. Definitely not. I've handed out very low ratings plenty of times. (Off the top of my head: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, Platform, K-On, PMMM: Eternal, Winter's Tale)

It means if I like a movie, it's going to get something higher than 2.5. Though I don't typically rate anything lower than 2, as I can usually find something to appreciate about a film, even if the film still fails for me overall.

[linespalsy]

The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-wai, 2013) 3.5+
I Travelled 9000 km To Give It To You (short) (Wong Kar-wai, 2007) 2.5
Fifty Shades of Grey (Sam Taylor-Johnson, 2015) 0.5

[Monkeypunch]

Apocalypse Now - This movie proves that, sometimes, borderline insanity can make a good film into a great one. 5

[mark f]

Public Enemy: Live from Metropolis Studios (Ramy Dance, 2015) 3 (raised rating)
Oriental Paradise (James A. FitzPatrick, 1936) 2+
Macao (Josef von Sternberg [& Nicholas Ray], 1952) 2.5
Kansas City Confidential (Phil Karlson, 1952) 2.5
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Masked men perform an armored car robbery, but non-participant John Payne is framed for the job and travels to Mexico to learn why.
Spotlight No. 3 (Gordon Sparling, 1952) 3-
The Queen of Versailles (Lauren Greenfield, 2012) 2.5+
Black Ice aka A Passion for Murder (Neill Fearnley, 1992) 2
The Locket (John Brahm, 1946) 2.5
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Psychologically-damaged femme fatale Laraine Day recalls something from her past during the London Blitz which provides the eyes for the painting Robert Mitchum did of her.
Gettin' Glamour (Philip Anderson, 1946) 2.5
The Mountain Men (Richard Lang, 1980) 2.5
Angel Baby (Otto Preminger, 1952) 2.5
El Sicario, Room 164 (Gianfranco Rosi, 2010) 2.5+
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A hooded sicario, or trained, expert assassin, relates 20 years of his life working for the Mexican drug cartels and explaining what lead him to quit his job and go into hiding.
John Dies at the End (Don Coscarelli, 2012) 2.5+
Lord of the Jungle (Ford Beebe, 1955) 2
Talk About a Stranger (David Bradley, 1952) 2.5
Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Vinterberg, 2015) 3
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In Victorian England, independent young woman Carey Mulligan inherits her uncle’s farm and has to pick from three suitors of different social status.
A Cadaver Christmas (Joe Zerull, 2011) 2
Vanishing Point (Richard C. Sarafian, 1971) 3
Greased Lightning (Michael Schultz, 1977) 2.5+
Tangerines (Zaza Urushadze, 2013) 3
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After he gets his tangerine crop harvested, Elmo Nüganen plans to leave Georgia for his native Estonia, but a bloody civil war erupts at his and his friend Lembit Ulfsak’s door.

[Daniel M]

I am stricter now and have no problems with giving out lower ratings when needed, but I will admit that the majority of the films I watch at the moment I rate high. That's because I choose films that I think I will love, and/or ones well regarded, if I watched every film that was released, my ratings would look about equal, probably.

[Mr Minio]

3 for Tangerines from Mark! Yay!

[Monkeypunch]

Ant Man - Superheroic action comedy by Marvel Studios, this time focusing on Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), an ex-con trying to get his daughter back, but who is enlisted by retired cold war superhero Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) to become the new Ant Man (Who has the power to shrink to the size of an ant, and can also control the insects with a special transmitter), and stop a greedy scientist from turning his research over to Hydra. Paul Rudd is hilarious, as is his sidekick played by Michael Pena, and seeing Michael Douglas in a movie again is always welcome. This one is more in the vein of Guardians of the Galaxy, lots of laughs along with the heroics, part of me really wants to see Rudd's Ant Man in the same film with Chris Pratt's Star Lord. They both seem to share a more light hearted corner of the Marvel Universe than Captain America and Iron Man. 4

[Sedai]

Kids
(Clark, 1995)

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3_5

Still one of the most realistic films about ******* NY teens. A couple of actors started their careers here, and the director famously went and hung out with random skate kids before making this, even inviting some to be in the final film once he got production going. The result is an unflinching look at teen street life in the mid 90s. Controversial then, and I presume it still is today. I still hate Leo Fitzpatrick's Telly with a passion.

[rauldc14]

Beauty and the Beast 3+ REWATCH
Take Shelter 4+
The Toxic Avenger 1
South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut 0.5
Casablanca 5+ REWATCH
On Golden Pond 3.5
State of Play 4.5 REWATCH
Wolf Children 4-
The Jungle Book 3 REWATCH
Ant Man 3.5

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[Swan]

+Rep for Take Shelter, -Rep for Toxic Avenger, should mean no rep for you but screw it I'll throw you a rep anyway. :p

[rauldc14]

Thought you would be more mad about the South Park rating.

[Gatsby]

Thought you would be more mad about the South Park rating.
Nah, we decided to just give up on that. You'll never end up realizing the brilliance of it. :tsk:

[Captain Spaulding]

The Toxic Avenger 1

I can't say I'm surprised, but do you mind putting your hatred into words?

[rauldc14]

I wasn't really engaged in the story at all. I think it was kind of off putting to make the guy such a geek. It would have been better if he were an average fellow to me. Of course, its cheesiness is probably a big reason why people enjoy it.

[MovieMeditation]

Beauty and the Beast should be higher, raul, but I'm throwing your rep for the ratings of Take Shelter, Casablanca, Wolf Children and Ant Man!

I haven't seen Ant-Man yet, but all those positive ratings and reviews for it makes me want to watch it! :up:

[rauldc14]

I couldn't complain about anyone giving Beauty and The Beast a higher rating. The animation is great.

[Miss Vicky]

I'd say your BATB rating is too high, but that's just my weird opinion.

[Mr Minio]

i really liked The Toxic Avenger!

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That being said I 'only' gave it rating_3

But my ratings for the so-called worst films ever are various and I don't even know what's the formula for them (well, there isn't). The Room is rating_2, but Plan 9 From Other Space is rating_3_5, Glen or Glenda is rating_4 (!!!) while Evil Brain from Outer Space is only rating_3. But I really like all these films. I think it would me a nice, but overused gimmick to give them all rating_5, while they are way too entertaining and enjoyable for rating_0_5. I have a hard time rating these.

[donniedarko]

Troll 2?

[Mr Minio]

Haven't seen yet.

[Sleezy]

Some recap film ratings, since I haven't posted here in a while.

Whiplash (Chazelle, 2014) 5

What We Do in the Shadows (Clement, Waititi) 3_5

Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015) 5

It Follows (Mitchell, 2014) 4

Ant-Man (Reed, 2015) 4

[Miss Vicky]

Mad Max: Fury Road (Miller, 2015) 5


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[Sleezy]

Seriously, it's so good. I have a few minor issues with character and plot toward the end of the film, but honestly it doesn't matter much. Mad Max: Fury Road kicks ass. :D

[Derek Vinyard]

Whiplash (Chazelle, 2014) 5


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[Miss Vicky]

Seriously, it's so good. I have a few minor issues with character and plot toward the end of the film, but honestly it doesn't matter much. Mad Max: Fury Road kicks ass. :D

Agreed. I saw it three times. Can't wait for the Blu Ray release on September 1st.

[Iroquois]

But my ratings for the so-called worst films ever are various and I don't even know what's the formula for them (well, there isn't). The Room is rating_2, but Plan 9 From Other Space is rating_3_5, Glen or Glenda is rating_4 (!!!) while Evil Brain from Outer Space is only rating_3. But I really like all these films. I think it would me a nice, but overused gimmick to give them all rating_5, while they are way too entertaining and enjoyable for rating_0_5. I have a hard time rating these.

I sort of take a similar approach by splitting the difference between how well-made it is and how much enjoyment I got out of it. This explains why The Room and Troll 2 both get 3 from me because they are 0.5 in terms of quality but 5 in terms of enjoyment.

[linespalsy]

The Great Silence (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) 3-
Sleeping Beauty (Clyde Geronimi, 1959) 2.5

[mark f]

The Big Gundown (Sergio Sollima, 1966) 2.5
Andersonville (John Frankenheimer, 1996) 3
The Selling (Emily Lou, 2011) 2+
F/X (Robert Mandel, 1986) 3.5
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Investigating police officer Brian Dennehy tries to find out how much of what movie effects man Bryan Brown’s convoluted story involving a “fake assassination” and mobster Jerry Orbach is true.
Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (Joe Layton, 1982) 3+
Richard Pryor... Here and Now (Richard Pryor, 1983) 3
Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2012) 2
Salaam Bombay! (Mira Nair, 1988) 3
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The real Slumdog Millionaire with little hope of escape for children or wives.
It Follows (David Robert Mitchell, 2015) 3-
The Making of 'Poltergeist' (Frank Marshall, 1982) 2.5
The Forbidden Street (Jean Negulesco, 1949) 2+
Deliver Us from Evil (Scott Derrickson, 2014) 2.5
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In a house with no electricity, NYC policeman Eric Bana discovers a crucified, gutless cat among an ever-increasing amount of strange things.
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Michel Gondry, 2006) 3
Dry Wood (Les Blank, 1973) 2.5
Garlic Is As Good As Ten Mothers (Les Blank, 1980) 2.5
Yum, Yum, Yum! A Taste of Cajun and Creole Cooking (Les Blank & Maureen Gosling, 1990) 3
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Just what the title says – A mixture of Louisiana Creole and Cajun cooking for masses of people using the three key spices, salt, red pepper and black pepper with native zydeco music.
All Talking... All Singing... All Dancing (No Director Listed 1971) 2+
The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins (Les Blank, 1970) 3
Hot Pepper (Les Blank, 1973) 2.5
A Well Spent Life (Les Blank & Skip Gerson, 1972) 3
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Documentary about Texas folk/blues singer/guitarist Mance Lipscomb who performs plenty of his music and shares his philosophy of how to live a simple, honest life.

[Zotis]

The Great Silence (Sergio Corbucci, 1968) 3-
Sleeping Beauty (Clyde Geronimi, 1959) 2.5
:up:
Although, I'm kind of sad that you didn't like both of those movies at least half a star more. :p

[honeykid]

Is that a second viewing of It Follows, mark? I'm thought I'd seen you rate it before. BTW, rep for F/X. :up: I've not seen it in forever, but I remember really liking it.

[linespalsy]

:up:
Although, I'm kind of sad that you didn't like both of those movies at least half a star more. :p

The Great Silence was really interesting (I've never seen a western that ends quite like that!) but also heavy handed.

Sleeping Beauty should have been called Bumbling Fairies, since that's who it's about. That's not really a bad thing - at times I thought Cinderella was about the mice and I liked that movie - but my wife and I watched half in a Mystery Science Theater mode. (I especially liked when they put the whole kingdom to sleep so that nobody would notice how badly they screwed up). I straight-up liked what they did with the ballet music. Unfortunately, even at just over an hour it feels a little too long since it's basically a rehash of earlier, much-better-animated Disney films.

[mark f]

Yes, I watched It Follows again with my brother. F/X is a crackerjack thriller which always plays out better than you think it can possibly be.

[Zotis]

The Great Silence was really interesting (I've never seen a western that ends quite like that!) but also heavy handed.

Sleeping Beauty should have been called Bumbling Fairies, since that's who it's about. That's not really a bad thing - at times I thought Cinderella was about the mice and I liked that movie - but my wife and I watched half in a Mystery Science Theater mode. (I especially liked when they put the whole kingdom to sleep so that nobody would notice how badly they screwed up). I straight-up liked what they did with the ballet music. Unfortunately, even at just over an hour it feels a little too long since it's basically a rehash of earlier, much-better-animated Disney films.

The Great Silence actually has two different endings.

I was thinking of Sleeping Beauty (2011). Lol

[donniedarko]

Insomnia (Skjoldbjærg, 1997)

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Wow. Today I wanted to watch something real. I truly got it with this stellar debut feature from Skjoldbjærg. I watched an American made film of his recently, Prozac Nation. I found the film- while flawed- slightly under appreciated. Insomnia is completely under appreciated though. One of the greatest crime thrillers ever made, the film follows a sociopath detective who makes a grave mistake by accidentally shooting his partner. Played by Stellan Skarsgård in a convincing and gripping performance. The film holds tension throughout. Every single scene, even the most uneventful are intense. And all somehow equally so. A scene where Detective Engstrom is struggling to sleep is just as intense as the scene where he meets the suspected killer he's searching for. And this is somehow despite the predictability. I knew what would happen at the end of each scene from the initial entrance, I pretty much knew how the whole film would play out after the first 25 minutes. Yet Skjoldbjærg and Skarsgård team up to make it surprisingly gripping. Proving how important atmosphere is to making a great film.

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The film is highly symbolic. The efforts of Detective Engstrom are bothered by the bright sun peering into his room. Unlike most horror, thrillers, and mysteries Insomnia does not rely on darkness, but instead light. Everything happens in broad daylight, and even in the final scene where everything goes dark except for Detective Engstrom eyes- the "light" in the scene is the only chilling part about it. There's one scene in particular that I think has the most symbolic image. When Detective Engstrom enters a "suspects" room to continue on his path of lies there's an image of Freud glaring next to him. "The Truth Will set you free" is a Freud quote that immediately comes to mind, and clearly the detective is not free while he's continuing his path of deceiving those around him. I don't think I'm over analyzing this either, because in this film every prop is important and has some reference.

I have not seen Nolan's remake, nor do I plan too. I'm much more likely to just rewatch this film. As I mentioned I was looking for something real, and I believe that's much more achievable with a cast of nobodies compared to a star studded cast of Al Pacino, Robin Williams, and Hillary Swank. I think I will stick to Skarsgård, Mathiesen, and Bjørn Floberg. In this cold, extremely graphic yet tasteful, thriller in a Norwegian town where the sun never sets- which I now realize is terrifying.

4-

[Derek Vinyard]

Deliver Us from Evil (Scott Derrickson, 2014) 2.5
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In a house with no electricity, NYC policeman Eric Bana discovers a crucified, gutless cat among an ever-increasing amount of strange things.

LOVE that flick

[Nope1172]

The Week of 7/23/15-7/30/15
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (George Roy Hill, 1969) 4.5
Fight Club (David Fincher, 1999) 5
The Searchers (John Ford, 1956) 4+
High Noon (Fred Zinnemann, 1952) 4.5-
Sleeping Beauty (Clyde Geronimi, 1952) 3-
Psycho (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) 4.5
National Lampoon's Vacation (Harold Ramis, 1983) 3.5-
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[Nope1172]

Far from the Madding Crowd (Thomas Vinterberg, 2015) 3
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In Victorian England, independent young woman Carey Mulligan inherits her uncle’s farm and has to pick from three suitors of different social status.

I hated this movie 2-

[Mingusings]

Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, 2015): 3_5
Slow West (John Maclean, 2015): 3
Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015): 2_5
The Blue Room (Mathieu Amalric, 2014): 2_5
Valhalla Rising (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2009): 2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (Don Siegel, 1956): 3
Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992): 4
Fast & Furious 6 (Justin Lin, 2013): 1_5
Napoleon Dynamite (Jared Hess, 2004): 3
A Separation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011): 4_5

[gbgoodies]

395) July 10th: Man in the Chair (2007) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361349#post1361349) 3.5+
396) July 10th: 12 Angry Men (1957) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361350#post1361350) 5.0
397) July 11th: Hans Christian Andersen (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361351#post1361351) 4.0
398) July 11th: Knock on Wood (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361352#post1361352) 3.5
399) July 12th: The Happy Road (1957) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361353#post1361353) 2.5
400) July 12th: Infamous (2006) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361354#post1361354) 3.5
401) July 13th: The Blue Dahlia (1946) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361357#post1361357) 3.0
402) July 13th: Duck Soup (1933) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361360#post1361360) 3.5
403) July 14th: Some Like It Hot (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361364#post1361364) 3.5
404) July 15th: My Cousin Vinny (1992) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361369#post1361369) 4.5
405) July 15th: The Mask (1994) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361371#post1361371) 2.5
406) July 16th: Dazed and Confused (1993) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361373#post1361373) 1.0
407) July 16th: Pure Luck (1991) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1361374#post1361374) 3.0

[mark f]

Rendezvous (William K. Howard, 1935) 2+
Sprout Wings and Fly (Les Blank, Cece Conway, Alice Gerrard & Maureen Gosling, 1983) 2.5
In Heaven There Is No Beer? (Les Blank, 1984) 2.5+
God Respects Us When We Work, But Loves Us When We Dance (Les Blank, 1968) 2.5
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The Easter Day Love-In at Elysian Park near Dodger Stadium in L.A. preceding the Summer of Love, 1967.
Harry and the Hendersons (William Dear, 1987) 2.5
White T (Lance Frank, 2013) 1
The House in the Middle (No Director Listed, 1954) 2.5
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Frank Oz, 1988) 3.5
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Con men Steve Martin and Michael Caine make the ridiculous seem normal while trying to fleece wealthy women in the French Riviera.
The Forgotten (Joseph Ruben, 2004) 2+
My Fellow Americans (Peter Segel, 1996) 3-
Soda Cracker aka The Kill Reflex (Fred Williamson, 1989) 1.5+
The Salt of the Earth (Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, 2014) 3+
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A photograph by Sebastião Salgado of thousands of men in the open cast gold mine of Serra Pelada, state of Para, Brazil, taken in 1986.
Trapped (Luis Mandoki, 2002) 2.5
What Love Is (Mars Callahan, 2007) 1.5
Four Men and a Prayer (John Ford, 1938) 2.5
The Big Heat (Fritz Lang, 1953) 2.5
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Gangster’s moll Gloria Grahame is put off by vigilante cop Glenn Ford’s gruff manner.
Beverly Hills Ninja (Dennis Dugan, 1997) 2
The Marriage Circle (Ernst Lubitsch, 1924) 2.5
The Art of War II: Betrayal (Joseph Rusnak, 2008) 2-
While the City Sleeps (Fritz Lang, 1956) 2.5
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An NYC serial killer causes media mogul Vincent Price to offer a high-paying position to whoever gets evidence on the identity of the killer.

[cricket]

July, 2015 movies watched-

The General (1926) 4 Not at all the straight out comedy I expected.

The Prowler (1981) 3 Pretty average slasher except for a fantastic collection of kills.

Throne of Blood (1957) 4 Mifune is super intense in this, and it looks beautiful.

Some Like it Hot (1959) 4.5 Can't believe it took me so long to see this, it's a lot of fun.

John Wick (2014) 3+ Keanu Reeves kills just about everyone in this above average action flick.

Wolf Children (2012) Repeat viewing 4+ One of my favorite animations.

Punishment Park (1971) 4.5 Very intense and powerful documentary style film.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) 2.5+ Not a fan of the classical musicals in general, but this was an easy, enjoyable watch.

Dumplings (2004) 3.5- The dumplings are made from baby fetuses; that's the only information needed.

The Equalizer (2014) 3.5- The action is average but the rest of the movie very good.

Freaks (1932) Repeat viewing 4.5- So unique with a horrific finale.

The Band Wagon (1953) 2.5 Classic musical that's fun and lively with beautiful color.

My Night at Maud's (1969) 3.5 My third Rohmer, and I've liked them all. Yet, I still don't know what to make of them.

The Trial (1962) 2.5+ Good look and fairly interesting, but that only took me so far.

The Others (2001) 3.5 One of the better ghost story movies I've seen.

Massacre at Central High (1976) 3 Low budget revenge film that is good fun.

Platform (2000) 3.5+ A little out of my realm, but a very impressive movie that I enjoyed.

Stolen (2012) 2 Very mediocre, but it does have Nic Cage.

Nekromantik (1987) 2- The necrophilia scenes were good but that's it.

Before Sunrise (1995) Repeat viewing 2.5+ A few positives, but the characters annoy me.

Johnny Guitar (1954) 3+ With Joan Crawford as it's star, this good Western has a unique flavor.

Stripes (1981) Repeat viewing 5 Long time favorite of mine.

Black Snake Moan (2006) 3+ Sexy southern style and good performances from Sam Jackson and Christina Ricci.

Dancer in the Dark (2000) 4 Somewhat flawed I thought, but still powerful and featuring an amazing performance from Bjork.

It Follows (2014) 3.5 Great atmosphere and musical score makes it a must see for horror fans.

Bad Meat (2011) 2+ Ok for fans of low grade horror.

Megan is Missing (2011) 3 Upsetting film that has value as a cautionary tale.

3:10 to Yuma (1957) 3.5- Very good all around Western.

The ABC's of Death 2 (2014) 2 Out of 26 segments, only a handful are good.

A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (2011) 3 I'm a sucker for comedies like this.

Being John Malkovich (1999) Repeat viewing 4.5- Probably my favorite quirky movie.

The Quiet Man (1952) 4.5 John Wayne showed me a side I never saw of him before in this great film.

Anatomy of a Murder (1959) 4.5 It has to be one of the greatest courtroom movies.

Elevator to the Gallows (1958) 2.5 Great style and story, but no spark.

The Tale of Princess Kaguya (2013) 3 Nice, enjoyable animation; I just won't remember it.

Hardcore (1979) 3.5- George C. Scott plays a dad searching the seedy California underworld for his missing teenage daughter.

Gaurdians of the Galaxy (2014) 3.5 I prefer movies set on regular earth, but I can't deny all the fun.

Sherlock Jr. (1924) Repeat viewing 4+ Endearing, funny, and creative, I think it's pretty brilliant.

Angels with Dirty Faces (1938) 4 It doesn't get much cooler than an old gangster movie with Cagney and Bogart.

Bounty Killer (2013) 3 Apocolyptic grindhouse that is good fun.

High Noon (1952) 4+ A great Western without the usual cliches.

July viewings-41
Total 2015 viewings-286

[MovieMeditation]

Glad to see Wolf Children held up on a repeat viewing. I'm going to rewatch it myself for the HoF very soon as well.

Awesome to see you more or less liked both Dumplings and The Others from my horror list! :up:

Glad to see those positive ratings for movies like The General, Sherlock Jr, Dancer in the Dark and It follows!

I felt about the same as you with The Equalizer.

I'm still sad that you aren't a fan of Before Sunrise, but I won't quit saying you might enjoy Sunset and especially Midnight a whole lot more. They a more mature and emotionally heavier. They don't have much of that "puppy love" you commented on with the first film. :p

[mark f]

The Wrong Man (Alfred Hitchcock, 1956) 2.5
Government Girl (Dudley Nichols, 1943) 2
Highway (Coke Daniels, 2012) 1
The Asphalt Jungle (John Huston, 1950) 3.5
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Career criminal Sterling Hayden lucks into a perfect heist job, but always be wary of something too perfect.
The Eternal Jew (Fritz Hippler, 1940) 2
The Giver (Philip Noyce, 2014) 2.5
Close to My Heart (William Keighley, 1951) 2
Thank You for Smoking (Jason Reitman, 2005) 3
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Three high-powered lobbyists/spin doctors - alcohol (Maria Bello), firearms (David Koechner) and tobacco (Aaron Eckhart) periodically meet and compare how they're doing in the death department, but tobacco always wins.
Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004) 2
Black Widow (Nunnally Johnson, 1954) 2.5
Like Sunday, Like Rain (Frank Whaley, 2014) 2
Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (Robert Aldrich, 1964) 2.5
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A key scene at the beginning of the film features the loss of a character’s body parts, but the real mystery is whodunit?
The Thompsons (Butcher Brothers, 2012) 2
Never Let Me Go (Delmer Daves, 1953) 2.5
Katt Williams: Kattpacalypse (Marcus Raboy, 2012) 2
Down Terrace (Ben Wheatley, 2009) 2.5
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A married couple (Julia Deakin & Robert Hill) are actually the heads of crime family operating out of Brighton who have to clean up house by getting rid of informants.
The Milky Way (Leo McCarey, 1936) 2.5+
The Great Lover (Harry Beaumont, 1931) 2-
I Am Secretly an Important Man (Peter Sillen, 2010) 2.5
The African Queen (John Huston, 1951) 3+
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Africa, 1914. Two polar opposites – gin-soaked Humphrey Bogart, skipper of a beaten-up steamboat and strict missionary spinster Katharine Hepburn – decide to blow up a German gunboat after a treacherous trip down river.

[Monkeypunch]

Vacation - Ed Helms stars as the son of original Vacationer Clark Griswold in this surprisingly funny sequel (Is it a sequel? It's not a remake of the original, nor does it pretend that the original didn't exist...hmmm) to the classic 80's black comedy. Helms plays a grown up Rusty, who's family is falling apart around him despite his best efforts. His wife (Christina Applegate) is bored with their marriage, and his two children are terrors. So Rusty decides to do as his father did, and pack the fam into a rental car and drive to Walley World, thinking that some time together will cure all their ills. The film is hilarious, dark, awkward, and raunchy, and it does it's predecessor proud, while finding it's own sense of humor, it's own comic rhythms, and some great cameos. 4

[MovieMeditation]

Glad to see a positive review of Vacation. I loved the first trailer, but after seeing other clips and awful reviews I'm not that interested anymore. Still got a slight hope though.

[jrs]

Glad to see a positive review of Vacation

I'm surprised to see someone even giving a positive anything to that. Although some people say it's a reboot which it clearly isn't and it clearly is a sequel since it takes place years after the first movie. But the humor in it doesn't appeal to me. I might watch it 'eventually' on Netflix or the like. There are some scenes and such I have glimpsed that seem somewhat silly and laughable. I am not the person to judge a movie before I see it and put it down like most people on here, but it is most obviously FAR from the vacation we all are used to seeing. And even seeing the trailers, even the Red band version, it just looks like your ordinary every day poop joke, sex joke teenage comedy. But I will make my actual judgement when I see it someday.

[Cole416]

The first trailer gave all the laughable parts away. The movie is completely unfunny as they tried to go over the top at some points but it just didn't work.

[linespalsy]

Wet Hot American Summer (David Wain, 2001) 4
Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2015) 3.5

[Mr Minio]

Movies watched from Jul 15 to today:

Time and Tide (2000) - rating_3_5 - experimental static shots, pretty enjoyable for contemplative cinema admirers
满清十大酷刑 [A Chinese Torture Chamber Story] (1994) - rating_4 - an incredible mix of sex, torture and comedy, made me laugh, even though I rarely laugh at films, the ultimate exercise in film awesomeness, plus delightful bodies of Chinese girls
Woyzeck (1994) - rating_4 - if you're a movie maniac you can watch it and compare it to Herzog's version, obviously they differ greatly. One could say the Hungarian film is made in Bela Tarr style, but in fact it's made in Hungarian cinema style. It's much more depressing, bleak, sad... much better than Herzog's version, only Kinski's acting is superior
Mary and Max (2009) - rating_4 - already wrote about it in another thread. Yes, I didn't find it funny, but oh boy, was it sad.
Variations on a Cellophane Wrapper (1970) - rating_4 - experimental cinema at its best! Gets better and better, but also more and more chaotic, eye-hurting, colourful etc. Only for experimental cinema lovers.
Ved Faenglets Port [Temptations of a Great City] (1911) - rating_4 - if you thought Abyss was the best Danish film of this decade, in which Danish film industry was one of the powerful, you were wrong... or maybe, right. Subjective. But I loved this one even more.
La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ [The Life and Passion of Christ] (1903) - rating_3_5 - an impressive attempt to squeeze the whole story of Jesus Christ in a 40-odd minutes long silent film.
Das Mädchen ohne Vaterland (1912) - rating_3_5 - Asta Nielsen invented acting in Abyss and now continues her journey as the queen of Danish cinema!
はたらく一家 [The Whole Family Works] (1939) - rating_3_5 - sadly, I slowed down my chronological watching of Naruse filmography, but I'm still moving forward. Slow pace is still a pace.
Záhrada [The Garden] (1995) - rating_4 - the most country homely film ever, also a glorious rip-off of Tarkosky's Zerkalo at the end
Von morgens bis Mitternacht [From Morn to Midnight] (1922) - rating_4 - one of the greatest German Expressionism films ever made yet practically unknown! The best ending ever!
Rien que les heures [Nothing But Time] (1926) - rating_4 - Experimental City Symphony Cinema Pur Essay Film. If you wanna see it after you read these words, then go for it. If you don't, well, perhaps it's not a film for you.
ჯიმ შვანთე (მარილი სვანეთს) [Salt for Svanetia] (1930) - rating_3_5 - early etnographic film from the director of Cranes are Flying and I Am Cuba!
White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America (1910) - rating_2_5 - a novelty! Native Americans playing in this film!
Грёзы [Daydreams] (1915) - rating_3_5 - yet another poetic melodrama from Mr. Bauer!
Castello Cavalcanti (2013) - rating_2_5 - a short from Anderson! Nothing special, but the colours are beautiful!
Hotel Chevalier (2007) - rating_3 - everyone's crazy about Portman's ass in this one, while I like the cinematography, colours and laid-backness of this flick
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927) - rating_4_5 - BEST FREAKIN' HITCHCOCK EVER! No, not just silent Hitchcock. Best Hitchcock of them all. No, I'm not crazy. It really is. Whatta freakin' beauty! I needed 25 Hitchcock films to finally get to his masterpiece, but when I did, oh boy! I was fighting with myself. Yes, this is how it's gonna end. No way! Not for the year, not for the country, it's impossible! Suspense above the ceiling, shadows, a very common Hitchcock theme perhaps for the first time in his flick, glorious, heart-breaking story. It almost made me cry! My copy had an IDEAL soundtrack. Wow. Amazing.
Sound Test for Blackmail (1929) - rating_2_5 - okay, it's not even a movie, per se, just a sound test like the title suggests, I've seen it long before, but haven't rated it, then discovered I can rate it on RYM, so why the hell not. It's just Hitchcock being Hitchcock.
Nanook of the North (1922) - rating_3_5 - etnographic staged documentary about Eskimo. Pretty enjoyable, but if you want a real silent masterwork that has to do with man's fight with the snow and cold, watch The Epic of Everest (Mount Everest instead of frozen Canada, but better in my opinion)
Nekromantik 2 (1991) - rating_4 - if you loved the first Nekromantik film and are looking for more, umm, let's say, experience of this kind, look no further! Nekromantik 2 is just as great as the first part! The cinematography is beautiful, the feel-good scenes are beautiful, the humour is beautiful, too (it has way more comedy elements than the first part), the necrophilia scenes are... disgusting, but also beautiful in a way. And the leading lady (she was in the first part, too) is also beautiful. And everything is beautiful about this film, but the greatest thing about it is the ending. The very ending. THE GREATEST "TWIST" (not even sure if it's something to be called twist) EVER!!!
Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975) - rating_3 - more or less recommended by Movie Gal, a really controversial flick (you can't get more controversial than this!). Elsa is a Nazi camp warden that tortures women and spends nights with men. Of course it's torture porn & sexploitation in a freakin' death camp. It wasn't indignant for me, though, for some people it may be. Dang, that American dude had some serious blue balls!
馬路天使 [Street Angel] (1937) - rating_4 - as good as The Goddess! Zhou Xuan is not only the best singer ever, but also a very cute little thing in this film! One scene made me laugh!
Dzieñ ¶wira [Day of the Wacko] (2002) - rating_4 - Polish classic I just watched in its entirety. I've seen a great chunk of it in parts on YT (under titles like funny scene, or funny scenes of Polish cinema compilations etc.) but as I recently realized never from the very beginning to the end in one sitting, so I had to do it. It's a comedy film, but with a social commentary and psychological drama. I didn't laugh and I found it more sad than funny, but whatever. A great film.
Папа, умер Дед Мороз [Daddy, Father Frost Is Dead] (1991) - rating_3 - so that's how necrorealism looks like, very experimental and weird, even for me (!!!)
Frankenstein and the Monster From Hell (1974) - rating_3_5 - I finally watched all Hammer Frankenstein films! The series is AWE-SO-ME!
Herostratus (1967) - 4 whatta debut! Can't believe it's the only film from the director! Levy takes from Godard and later Godard will be taking from Levy! A very modern film for its time. The main protagonist is an ******* and I should hate him and be annoyed as hell, but I wasn't! The basic idea is genius, too. A guy wants to commit suicide and 'sell' it to media. Michael Gothard demolishes his room better than Cage does it in Vampire's Kiss, Helen Mirren is surprisingly hot as a young lady and the movie screams awesome. The scene of hero's joy, when he's screaming and running along the corridor have to be made into a YouTube reaction video!
Fehérlófia [Son of the White Mare] (1981) - rating_4 - *.* Eye-candy! Them visuals, though. The story is nothing great. I mean, it's good, but don't expect some metaphysical stuff like The Tale of Tales. But these visuals. These visuals, dawg. *.*

Hídavatás [Inauguration] (1969) - rating_2_5 - a decent animation short from the director of the film above
Sisyphus (1974) - rating_3_5 - a reinterpretation of the Sisyphus mythos. The ending gave me chills! Incredible!
Tribulation 99: Alien Anomalies Under America (1991) - rating_4 - rampaging gang of psychic vampires made me rewatch the movie with the commentary track on, while the Reptilian CIA agents f**ked my brain beyond repair.
Stagecoach (1939) - rating_4_5 - already wrote about it, one of my favourite westerns now!
Le sang d'un poète [The Blood of a Poet] (1932) - rating_3_5 - a really interesting surrealist offering from Mr. Cocteau!
It Happened One Night (1934) - rating_3 - the first hour is pretty good! I especially liked Mr. Shapeley. Then it gets downhill and I wasn't a fun of what was after. The ending was something I don't really like in cinema, while the very ending a cunning dodge from Hays code. "Jericho walls are melting." Sure. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
白薔薇学園　そして全員犯された [White Rose Campus: Then Everybody Gets Raped] (1982) - rating_3 - when, the title already gives away everything. A lot of nice t's in this film! Nice t*ts (although due to the film's theme it's a little bit hard to enjoy 'em), nice twists (3 of them in this flick! pretty unexpected!) and nice... I lost my train of thought.
Место на земле [A Place on Earth] (2001) - rating_4_5 - what a pity the director only made two films, because both are masterpieces! This one has hipster Jesus and his flock believeing they have to f*ck homeless to make them feel better! They all live in a big commune. Then the Messiah turns out to be a p*ssy! (quite literally!!!) but not a dick (lol don't wanna spoil anything, no, he's not a woman in disguise) and things get complicated. At first the film was repugnant, but then started being beautiful instead! Pretty weird and challenging masterpiece!
Necronomicon - Geträumte Sünden [Succubus] (1968) - rating_4 - the BDSM (?) performance sequence is top notch! The movie is pretty quick and enjoyable, but if you're not a fan of Jesus Franco, chances are you're gonna hate it!
The Color of Love (1994) - rating_3 - PORN + Brakhage! You can't get more avantgarde than this! The director (she's a woman!) takes a vintage porn tape and adds some brakhag-ish effects on it. Not sure if she's making fun of Brakhage's abstractionist films, or worshipping him in this film, but the result is pretty cool if you're into experimental films.
Poem 8 (1932) - rating_3_5 - another experimental flick! This time more in a vain of Maya Deren. Or maybe it isn't. Beautiful to look at, anyway.
Triptih o materiji i smrti [Triptych About Substance and Death] (1960) - rating_3 - can't even remember this one, another experimental short.
Moment (1968) - rating_4 - the most intimate film experience I've ever had! The camera is very close to a face of a girl, who's laying on her bed. She's having a smoke and looking at the camera from time to time (looking deep into her eyes, feeling like she is looking JUST AT YOU is incredible) and then she... starts masturbating... Or peeling onions in a shaky manner. But it looks more like masturbating to me. She no longer looks at the camera (WHATTA PITY COULD'VE BEEN 4.5 STARS) while doing it, but she's enjoying herself (of course the camera is all the time on her face, so you can't see anything, you dirty kid, you!), then she stops and the movie ends. You don't really know what exactly happened. Did she have an orgasm? Did she enjoy it? Did she get a help from the cameraman? Maybe it was the viewer who helped her (you can imagine it if you're kinky!). Who the hell knows, but I know it's a very nice experimental film.
花と蛇 [Flower and Snake] (1974) - rating_4 - top notch pinku about BDSM and taming & training of a woman to make her your sex slave!!! Also bondage. Lots of it. And lots of humour (not funny, but enjoyable and makes the film way more lightweight). At first I couldn't get into the kinky parts (enema-rape on a woman!) but then started enjoying it (the movie, not the kink shown in it! God it sounds terrible!!!). Well, anyway, the movie is not serious, it's more of a comedy. Some scenes are really memorable! "JIMMY! JIMMY, NO!", "I DID IT! I DID IT!!!" (if I was ever to make a mash-up essay film I'd montage it along it White Heat's "Made it, Ma! Top of the world!") or burning fap-tissues as burning his past! Just indredible!
悪徳の栄え [Marquis de Sade's Prosperities of Vice] (1988) - rating_3_5 - I had wrong expectations! I thought it's a pinku film in a vein of the film above, but it's an artsy flick with gorgeous cinematography! A must-see for all de Sade fans!
Vampyros Lesbos [Lesbian Vampires: The Heiress of Dracula] (1971) - rating_3_5 - why the hell didn't I give it four stars? Oh, I know, no strap-on scene. A reason just as inane as the film itself, but oh boy, was it enjoyable! The music is beautiful! Just type ' Vampyros Lesbos OST Sexadelic Dance Party (full album)' in YT search! Whatta glorious music! Then, the ladies. Soledad Miranda is beautiful, but the other lady is also easy on the eyes! Then, Franco's usual mood and cinematography (these colours!). Then, wow, just like at the title! They're not only lesbians! They are VAMPIRE LESBIANS! I had a very strong urge to rewatch it the next day I watched it! Perhaps the film indeed deserves a four star rating!
Countess Dracula (1971) - rating_2_5 - worst Hammer film ever! It doesn't have anything to do with vampires, let alone Dracula! It's about Liz Bathory! A mediocre historical gothic horror fantasy flick at that!
Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman (1979) - rating_2_5 - After this experimental short ended the only thing I could say was SHAKE THY WONDER MAKER! SHAKE THY WONDER MAKER, BABY!
コネクション [Connection] (1981) - rating_3_5 - Matsumoto is a genius! He makes the most enjoyable structural films ever!
Six Figures Getting Sick (Six Times) (1966) - rating_2 - Lynch being Lynch.
Nelda (1969) - rating_2 - experimental short, I think it's about nothingness, because you can't see sh*t on the screen!
Eugenie (1970) - rating_4 - already wrote about it! Franco you mad genius!
Anatomie de l'enfer [Anatomy of Hell] (2004) - rating_2_5 - Rocco Siffredi (yes, THIS Rocco Siffredi!) proceeds to stick a garden tool into a woman's vagina. I thnk it symbolizes how women are objectified by men and are only thought to be sex machines for them. Hence the use of porn actor as the main male role. LOL! Feminism at its worst/best (hard to tell). Amira Casar is BEAUTIFUL though! The perfect female body for me!!! Here, feminist director, the best thing about your film is THE BODY OF A WOMAN, do you hate me now? Okay, I'm being edgy, the film wasn't THAT bad. It had some nice ideas and I wasn't struggling with it (it's pretty short, maybe that's why), but it was trying to be too controversial for its own good (tampons are delicious, let's drink tampon blood!).
PS: No butthurt here, just kidding a little bit. The film was okay.
Light Is Waiting (2007) - rating_3 - I watch too many experimental films! Watch it! It starts with a part of a sitcom, then gives you epileptic seizure to turn into something I can't find words for.
Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962) - rating_2_5 Lem's Solaris meets The Twilight Zone episode. Atrocious film in all technical aspects, but surprisingly easy to watch (again, pretty short) and moderately entertaining.
Suspense (1913) - rating_3_5 - the first American female director!!! Split screen!!! Lon Chaney run over by a car!!!!!
The Cat Piano (2009) - rating_3_5 - poetic narration by Nick Cave! The art style is nice, too!
Fantômas (1913) - rating_4 - inferior to Les Vampires, but only a little bit! Genius Feuillade series (not TV series, though, CINEMA SERIES!!!), Juve and Fandor are the good guys, but one is sure it's the villain, the Fantomas, that is the main protagonist! SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER SPOILER He never gets caught!!! Take this, happy-end films! END OF SPOILER
The New York Hat (1912) - rating_3 - Decent Griffith! Mary Pickford is suspected for giving her precious little body away to a priest (!!!) for a beautiful hat he bought her!
The Land Beyond the Sunset (1912) - rating_3_5 - Touching! A poor boy from slums leaves them for the first time in his life to discover the beauty of the world! The ambiguous poetic ending is incredible!
L' agonie de Byzance [The Agony of Byzance] (1913) - rating_3_5 - Feuillade makes a battle flick! Byzantium's coat of arms looks like the head of PEDOBEAR!
Absurd Encounter With Fear (1967) - rating_1_5 - Lynch being Lynch. And also being pretty silly!
おもひでぽろぽろ [Only Yesterday] (1991) - rating_3_5 - not as good as The Grave of Fireflies, but still a good film! The ending is cliche and lame but I had a hard time not to cry! I eventually managed not to (just like with Grave of Fireflies), but it wasn't easy!
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) - rating_4 - Best Capra just after It's a Wonderful Life. Stewart is a genius! Pretty childish protagonist as well as the movie's message (well, the message is not childish, but it's utopian, the ending was imposed by Hays code, normally he could've never won). Still, freakin' amazing.
The Phantom of the Opera (1925) - rating_3_5 - I expected a masterpiece and got only a good flick! Chaney is good! Some scenes, like the showing of his face are amazing! Not enough focus on Phantom's personality! He was too evil, the viewer couldn't feel pity with him!
Le salaire de la peur [The Wages of Fear] (1953) - rating_4_5 - one of the best thrillers ever made! Clouzout was a master! The rock blowing scene has more tension than all Hitchcock films collected! Okay, I'm being unnecessarily controversial here, but damn it was the scariest scene in a film ever, I had tears in my eyes fearing for these four men! And then five minutes later, you know what happens! Holy molly! It just happens! And then this and that! A masterpiece!


Wow, you can see how I get more and more excited during the movie describing.

And now pictures and GIFs for tl;dr users!!!

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The Lodger
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Nekromantik 2
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Ilsa
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Zhou Xuan <3
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Just Google 'herostratus gif'
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Feherlofia
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Stagecoach
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Necronomicon
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Vampyros Lesbos
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Split-screen in 1913!!!
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F*ck your HBO stuff! This is the real series!
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A funny scene!
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Yet another scene full of tension in Clouzout's masterpiece!

PS: Google Anatomie de l'enfer to see a perfect, in my opinion, woman body.

[Derek Vinyard]

So mainstream Minio.... come on man

[Monkeypunch]

I'm surprised to see someone even giving a positive anything to that. Although some people say it's a reboot which it clearly isn't and it clearly is a sequel since it takes place years after the first movie. But the humor in it doesn't appeal to me. I might watch it 'eventually' on Netflix or the like. There are some scenes and such I have glimpsed that seem somewhat silly and laughable. I am not the person to judge a movie before I see it and put it down like most people on here, but it is most obviously FAR from the vacation we all are used to seeing. And even seeing the trailers, even the Red band version, it just looks like your ordinary every day poop joke, sex joke teenage comedy. But I will make my actual judgement when I see it someday.

See, I don't get why everyone is acting like it's too raunchy, and that the original wasn't. Have you seen the original lately? There's jokes about drugs, racism, animal deaths, incest, child molestation, dead old ladies...the list goes on. It was hardly a classy, or family oriented, film. The new film actually does carry on the dark, edgy humor of the original quite well. People tend to crap on it because it is based off a classic comedy, but if given a chance, it has a ton of laughs. :D

[jrs]

See, I don't get why everyone is acting like it's too raunchy, and that the original wasn't. Have you seen the original lately? There's jokes about drugs, racism, animal deaths, incest, child molestation, dead old ladies...the list goes on. It was hardly a classy, or family oriented, film. The new film actually does carry on the dark, edgy humor of the original quite well. People tend to crap on it because it is based off a classic comedy, but if given a chance, it has a ton of laughs. :D

I watch the original first Vacation almost once a week. I own the blu-ray. As for the jokes done in 1983 compared to the 2015 sequel, they both have tones of dark humor. But in the 80s it was done better and with subtle tones. Even though you can tell they were there. And done classy. Nowadays the kind of humor is just flat out in your face and mostly executed the same way, in almost every 'so called' comedy like this out there. And 99.9 % done unnecessarily.

But as I stated before, I will view this when I get the chance some day. Maybe a few scenes are actually worth laughing along with, instead of just laughing at the movie for just being made.

[Thursday Next]

Belle de Jour

Well this is one of the strangest films I've ever watched. I'm not quite sure what to make of it. It was more than just weird for the sake of weird, but I'm not sure what it was, exactly. A young woman who has (or so the flashbacks imply) been abused as a child, and now fears intimacy with her husband, decides to work in a brothel in the afternoons. But is it a dream or a fantasy and if so, which parts? It seems obvious, or at least easier, at first to assume that this is a fantasy. Perhaps it is more palatable to imagine this as her fantasy, if it is 'real', it is the fantasy of the (male) writer or director which is decidedly less comfortable (but then again, the idea that women fantasise about being dominated and working in a brothel is even more of a male fantasy, surely?). But by the end, when her young gangster lover comes to her home, the film almost takes on the aspect of a thriller, and it's decidedly less entertaining if it's not all real, and the 'happy ending' seems so forced. Or is that ending her last/newest fantasy? So it's just as much about what we want to be real as it is about what is real for the characters. After all, none of the characters are really real people, and all film is just a fantasy, isn't it? Another strange thing is the sex - there's very little actual sex shown, it's all in the suggestion. Is this more erotic or powerful (like the sex version of not showing the monster in horror movies), or is it just a tease? If it really is all in Severine's head, then does the limit of her imagination stop before the actual act, and that's why we get suggestions of kinky things that are never really explained or shown?

It's certainly a thought-provoking film that raises a lot of questions. I liked the look of it, very cool to look at. But there are some troubling aspects, so I wouldn't exactly say that I liked it.

[stevegotlen]

rating_1

Pixels
Disappointingly bad movie.

The CGI is kind of cool, but the performances are flat, the comedic timing is off, and Sandler just doesn't seem to be making an effort at all(although this may just be his style). In fact, I'm sure that part of the dialogue was either a first-take or else ad lib. How do you get Sean Bean, Adam Sandler, and a few other well-known actors to participate in something so lazy? They could have used a studio audience or a laugh track.

I think I know where this movie came from. Someone decided to market a nostalgia film (1980s arcade games) to fathers who have boys aged 12-14. The humor is not sophisticated enough for a normally developed adult intellect, but it also is not appropriate for small children with all the adult themes. It doesn't work. I felt icky watching it.

[Pussy Galore]

I didn't post in this thread for more then a month so there are the most of the movies I've seen from this period of time (I watch at least a movie a day and it usually is 2)

Rewatch
The Graduate (1967) Mike Nichols rating_5
Nashville (1975) Robert Altman rating_4_5
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Dead Man Walking (1995) Tim Robbins rating_4_5 (Amazing acting)
Before Trilogy (1995, 2004, 2013) Richard Linklater rating_4_5
Tell No One (2006) Guillaume Canet rating_4_5
The Fire Within (1963) Louis Malle rating_4_5
Midnight in Paris (2011) Woody Allen rating_4_5

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) Ashutosh Gowariker rating_4 +
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) Frank Capra rating_4 +
Lake of Fire (2006) Tony Kaye rating_4 +
Romeo and Juliet (1968) Franco Zeffirelli rating_4 +
The Silence (1963) Ingmar Bergman rating_4 +
Seven Days in May (1964) John Frankenheimer rating_4 +
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) John Frankenheimer rating_4 +

Sweet Charity (1969) Bob Fosse rating_4
Examined Life (2008) Astra Taylor rating_4
The Unbelievers (2013) Gus Holwerda rating_4
La Strada (1954) Federico Fellini rating_4
Roger Dodger (2002) Dylan Kidd rating_4
Dances with Wolves (1990) Kevin Costner rating_4
Stealing Beauty (1996) Bernardo Bertolucci rating_4
You Can't Take It with You (1938) Frank Capra rating_4
Two Days, One Night (2014) Dardenne Brothers rating_4 (Cotillard is amazing)

Diplomacy (2014) Volker Schlöndorff rating_3_5 + (Could have been better)
Magic in the Moonlight (2014) Woody Allen rating_3_5 +
Hunger (2008) Steve Mcqueen rating_3_5 +
The Hunger Games Trilogy (2012, 2013, 2014) rating_3_5 +

Certified Copy (2010) Abbas Kiarostami rating_3_5
Blue Jasmine (2013) Woody Allen rating_3_5
To Rome with Love (2012) Woody Allen rating_3_5
Training Day (2001) Antoine Fuqua rating_3_5
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) James Foley rating_3_5
Klute (1971) Alan J Pakula rating_3_5

Oliver Twist (1948) David Lean rating_3 +
Terminator Genisys (2015) Alan Taylor rating_3

Donnie Brasco (1997) Mike Newell rating_2_5

[cricket]

Shoot PG, my favorite out of those is your least favorite.

[Derek Vinyard]

Shoot PG, my favorite out of those is your least favorite.

I recommend it to him... he don't like gangster movie at all and he don't like Johnny Depp at all... I'm a little bit lunatic since

[Pussy Galore]

Yeah, I had a hard time finishing the film it was a painfull watch haha.


I'm not saying it's bad or anything, I just don't know what'sgood about it :).

[Derek Vinyard]

Yeah, I had a hard time finishing the film it was a painfull watch haha.


I'm not saying it's bad or anything, I just don't know what'sgood about it :).

exactly my though about Enemy :) the funny thing about that is the fact that we are real friends and two cinephiles friends with the most opposite movie taste in the world :p

[Pussy Galore]

Btw, this scene in The Graduate is just incredible, the lyrics of Sound of Silence make perfect sens with Benjamin's situation, just beautiful.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K_xTQA8Wok

[Cole416]

+rep for The Graduate, one of my favorites.

[mark f]

Sugar & Spice (Francine McDougall, 2001) 2+
Always for Pleasure (Les Blank, 1978) 2.5
Kati with an I (Robert Greene, 2010) 2
Stage Door (Gregory La Cava, 1937) 3.5
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Katharine Hepburn, Lucille Ball and Ginger Rogers are among the struggling actresses trying to catch a break on Broadway and staying at the same boardinghouse.
New Moon (Jack Conway, 1930) 2
Frankenhooker (Frank Henenlotter, 1990) 2.5
Actress (Robert Greene, 2014) 2
Laila (George Schnéevoigt, 1929) 3
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A Norewegian girl is lost on the tundra and found and raised as a Lapp. As a young woman (Mona Mårtenson), she has nomadic adventures on the ice with the Lapps’ key animal, the reindeer.
Project: Metalbeast (Alessandro De Gaetano, 1995) 1.5
Knuckleball! (Ricki Stern & Anne Sundberg, 2012) 2.5+
Danny Roane: First Time Director (Andy Dick, 2006) 1.5
Mary Poppins (Robert Stevenson, 1964) 4.5
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Magical nanny Mary Poppins (Julie Andrews) reads her own measurement on her tape measure.
Spark: A Burning Man Story (Steve Brown & Jessie Deeter, 2013) 2
King Creole (Michael Curtiz, 1958) 2.5
Body Parts (Eric Red, 1991) 2
Toys in the Attic (George Roy Hill, 1963) 3+
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Busimess failure Dean Martin returns home again to his sisters (Geraldine Page & Wendy Hiller) at the family home in New Orleans but this time with his naïve child bride Yvette Mimieux and a fortune.
Cure: The Life of Another (Andrea Staka, 2014) 2+
Dane Cook: Troublemaker (Dane Cook, 2014) 2.5
That Texas Jamboree (Ray Nazarro, 1946) 2
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991) 3.5-
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Another old-school Terminator (Arnold Schwarzeneggar) must protect young John Connor (Edward Furlong) from a super-advanced liquid metal version (Robert Patrick) that's also come from the future to kill him.

[MovieMeditation]

Since I'm crazy behind with my movie diary, I might as well do a little update in here. This is some of the latest films, which I have been watching...

Rush Hour 1998 3.5 REWATCH
Little Miss Sunshine 2006 3
The Beyond 1981 1
The Killer 1989 3.5
Life of Pi 2012 3.5- REWATCH
Drag Me to Hell 2009 3- REWATCH
The Poker House 2008 3
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation 2015 3
The Blues Brothers 1980 3
Before Midnight 2013 5 REWATCH
Killer Joe 2011 2.5
Before Sunset 2004 4 REWATCH
Furious 7 2015 3.5+ REWATCH
The Third Man 1949 3
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya 2013 3
Final Destination 2000 3 REWATCH

[meatwadsprite]

Minions

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Can't remember much about this one. Wouldn't bother with it even if you were a fan of the Despicable Me movies.

2

Mission Impossible : Rogue Nation

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Theres a lot of cool set pieces (the best one taking place during an opera), but all the good stuff happens in the first half. The second half you're just left with some uninteresting story you don't really care about.

2.5

Enemy

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Director Denis Villeneuve's other movie from 2013 Prisoners was a pretty entertaining flick. Enemy, which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, is not. This is a bad, bad movie with zero entertainment value. Gyllenhaal plays an expressionless man who has no business being in a movie. Then he discovers another man who is exactly the same guy as him, except even more boring. The film often hints that both men are actually the same person and sprinkles in a few weird scenes with spiders, in a desperate attempt to make the movie interesting.

It doesn't work at all.

0.5

Memento

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I always forget stuff about this movie. Genius.

3

[Mr Minio]

I had a terrible backlog last time. I can't make it happen again!

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Magic Mirror

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Vale Abraão [Abraham's Valley] (1993) - rating_4 - my first Oliveira film! Lasting for more than 3 hours the movie is very complicated both visually and lyrically, even though it may not be that apparent at the beginning. Oliveira's style is very distinctive and in this film he mixes beautiful visual language of symbols with rich poetic narration creating a movie one of its kind. Perhaps this is a great masterpiece, but I don't know this yet? Also a little girl putting her finger inside a rose and rubbing it, is the best sexual metaphor I've ever seen!
Terrore nello spazio [Planet of the Vampires] (1965) - rating_3 - a decent Bava sci-fi flick with a little conspiration theory you can deduce from film's ending. I prefer his horror films, but this one was fairly entertaining, too.
Espelho mágico [Magic Mirror] (2005) - rating_4 - my second Oliveira and despite its shorter running time, just as good as the last one, or maybe even better. It's just so interesting and thought-provoking! The ideas in this one are just overlapping, but they all sound very clearly! The movie's very powerful and I already loved it when the intro started and Danse Macabre started playing!
Az ember tragédiája [The Tragedy of Man] (2011) - rating_4_5 - from the director of Feherlofia comes a monumental masterpiece of animation he had been making for 23 years! I don't even know what to compare it with, but perhaps 2001: A Space Odyssey is a good example. It tells the history of mankind from the very beginning to the future and beyond! It is the Satan that takes Adam into a trip through time! The animation style changes accordingly to the times we're currently at. Abundant narration and tons of symbols and visual marvels make this one quite a challenge for anyone who feels like beholding such piece of art.
まごころ [Sincerity] (1939) - rating_3_5 - Mikio Naruse Chronologically - continued - the story is, as always, simple, but heartfelt.
Gone With the Wind (1939) - rating_3_5 - one of the biggest classics I haven't yet seen I have just seen. Is it even grammatically correct? Either way, it's good. Much better than I expected it to be from the first part of the film that felt like a lame Technicolor musical without singing, but with terrible soppiness and Vivien was a little brat as well. Well, she was for the whole film, but that's her character, isn't it? Cinematography is good and at times great. Especially memorable are the sunset shots, the fire and the station scene. But my favourite scene was the one right before the Intermission, during which Vivian says that she will do anything just to survive and live proudly for the rest of her life. This actually was the only part of the film that felt ultimately genuine in my opinion. The rest was a little bit artificial, if you know what I mean. Also, the legendary quote from the end was fun to hear for the first time (never heard it before, because I wanted to have the pleasure of hearing it for the first time when I have the whole movie behind me already. It was so amusing to imagine a contemporary remake and critics complaining everything today is vulgar, hence Gable's character (that is, whoever would play him in the remake, maybe Nicholas Cage? XDD) saying: "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a f*ck". Lol. The ending was a surprise, too. All in all, a good movie. Maybe even a very good one, if you're into this kind of flicks. Not a masterwork, though.
Scarface (1932) - rating_4 - BRUTAL! Better than De Palma's version! Also the whole sister thing at the end moved me more than the remake did! I guess the Hays code still wasn't in full power by the time, because the movie has a lot of murders, mob killing each other, riding the cars and shooting Tommy guns! This one's plot is similar to the remake, even though De Palma made so many changes. Boris Karloff plays bowling, too! Lol.
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972) - rating_3_5 - Hammer Dracula - continued! This one has Dracula in the 70's, which entails him sucking the blood of damn HIPPIES. The hippies were very annoying, but the ending fight was cool. Also, the Lee & Cushing duo is always a good recommendation to watch any film.

[rauldc14]

Being John Malkovich 4
Platform 0.5
The Lucky Ones 3.5+ REWATCH
Full Metal Jacket 3.5
The Warriors 3+
Sleeping Beauty 3 REWATCH
Shawshank Redemption 5+ REWATCH
Red River 3.5
Charlotte's Web 4- REWATCH
The Aviator 4+


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[Daniel M]

Red River 3.5

How do you rate any other Hawks' films that you've seen? :)

[rauldc14]

I've seen 4 Hawks Daniel, here's my ratings:

Bringing Up Baby 3.5+
Red River 3.5
His Girl Friday 3+
Monkey Business 3

He is certainly a director on my radar. I may have rated Red River a bit too low, I really liked it, but we will see what a REWATCH dos down the road.

[Friendly Mushroom!]

Out of those four, Raul, I loved Red River and hated Monkey Business.

[Daniel M]

I've seen 4 Hawks Daniel, here's my ratings:

Bringing Up Baby 3.5+
Red River 3.5
His Girl Friday 3+
Monkey Business 3

He is certainly a director on my radar. I may have rated Red River a bit too low, I really liked it, but we will see what a REWATCH dos down the road.

Oh yes, I remember you talking about Bringing Up Baby before. But yeah I like Red River too but it isn't one of my favourite Hawks' films, excellent direction and performances, but I was a little unsure about the ending which I found weak.

But yeah, I think generally you'd enjoy most of his works, I don't see why you'd particularly dislike any of them :)

[donniedarko]

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Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation

Recent Watches:
Macbeth (Polanski, 1971)- 2.5-
Mission Impossible- Rogue Nation (McQuarrie, 2015)- 2
Inherent Vice (P.T. Anderson, 2014)- 2.5-
Pickpocket (Bresson, 1959)- 2


Shorts Films (From 3rd HoF):
Guard Dog (Plympton, 2004)- 3
Two & Two (Anvari, 2011)- 3
I Don't Want to Go Back Alone (Ribiero, 2010)- 3

[gbgoodies]

408) July 20th: Beyond the Sea (2004) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365440#post1365440) 3.5+
409) July 20th: Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365442#post1365442) 4.0
410) July 21st: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) (MoFo Commentary) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365446#post1365446) 4.5
411) July 21st: Life of Brian (1979) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365448#post1365448) 2.0
412) July 22nd: The Big Lebowski (1998) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365451#post1365451) 3.5
413) July 22nd: Damn Yankees! (1958) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365453#post1365453) 4.0
414) July 23rd: Barnum! (1986) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365454#post1365454) 4.5
415) July 23rd: Oklahoma! (1999) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365477#post1365477) 4.0
416) July 23rd: Oklahoma! (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365486#post1365486) 4.0+
417) July 24th: Carousel (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365494#post1365494) 3.5+
418) July 24th: The Pirates of Penzance! (1983) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365498#post1365498) 3.5+
419) July 25th: On the Waterfront (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365500#post1365500) 3.5
420) July 25th: The Bad Seed (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365503#post1365503) 3.5
421) July 26th: Love in the Afternoon (1957) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365505#post1365505) 3.0+
422) July 26th: The Mating Game (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365507#post1365507) 3.5
423) July 27th: Ruby Sparks (2012) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365509#post1365509) 3.5+
424) July 27th: Hollywood Homicide (2003) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365510#post1365510) 2.5
425) July 28th: Murder by Death (1976) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365513#post1365513) 3.5+
426) July 28th: Champagne for Caesar (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365516#post1365516) 3.5
427) July 29th: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365524#post1365524) 3.5
428) July 29th: Daddy Long Legs (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365527#post1365527) 3.0+
429) July 29th: Minions (2015) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1365532#post1365532) 4.0

[jrs]

4

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[honeykid]

Macbeth (Polanski, 1971)- 2.5
Could I press you for some thoughts on this?

[donniedarko]

I really can't a credit many of my issues with it to Polanski's work. The film is technically superb. The production design was amazing, the makeup was strong especially for the witches. Shakespeare's works have never done it for me on screen though, despite the fact that they're made to be performed. To be fair on paper the only one that I really like was Hamlet. I don't dislike the film- except the acting which was sub par overall- I just didn't care about anything outside of its technical aspects.

[mark f]

The Family Jewels (Jerry Lewis, 1965) 2-
Summer's End (Helen Shaver, 1999) 2.5+
Tapped Out (Allan Ungar, 2014) 2
The Sound of Music (Robert Wise, 1965) 3.5
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The Von Trapp children look at the program of their singing festival while their new mother Julie Andrews, father Christopher Plummer, and "uncle" Richard Haydn look on.
My Dinner with Jimi (Bill Fishman, 2003) 2.5
Spy Hard (Rick Friedberg, 1996) 2
Pulp (Mike Hodges, 1972) 2.5
The Wilby Conspiracy (Ralph Nelson, 1975) 3+
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On the run from racist South African police, British engineer Michael Caine and black nationalist Sidney Poitier are pursued by state security officer Nicol Williamson who has ulterior motives.
The Swarm (Irwin Allen, 1978) 2
Royal Wedding (Stanley Donen, 1951) 2.5
The Crossing Guard (Sean Penn, 1995) 2
Deathtrap (Sidney Lumet, 1982) 3.5
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Broadway murder mystery playwright Michael Caine has young student writer Christopher Reeve at his mercy, but the plot twists are only beginning.
Muppets Most Wanted (James Bobin, 2014) 2.5
The Romantic Englishwoman (Joseph Losey, 1975) 2.5
Little Women (George Cukor, 1933) 2.5
What Now? Remind Me (Joaquim Pinto, 2013) 2.5
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Portuguese director/sound designer Joaquim Pinto undergoes experimental HIV treatment while dealing with the loss of both memories and friends but maintaining the love of his husband Nuno and the companionship of his four dogs.
Alien Opponent (Colin Theys, 2010) 1.5
The Delta Force (Menahem Golan, 1986) 2.5+
Airborne (Alexander Williams [Dominic Burns], 2012) 2-
Kingsman: The Secret Service (Matthew Vaughn, 2015) 3.5+
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Veteran kingsman Colin Firth commits massive mayhem at a hate group’s church in Kentucky.

[honeykid]

A few thoughts on Kingsman, mark?

[MovieMeditation]

Wow that's a high rating for Kingsman, mark! Personally I wasn't the biggest fan, but at least you included a gif of the best scene from the film. :cool:

[Gatsby]

A few thoughts on Kingsman, mark?
He's probably gonna say it's awesome. It officially confirms that a 3.5+ from mark is a 4.5 for me. Great flick! :cool:

[Daniel M]

Please ask for thoughts :) I'll try, I've wrote about many of the Ford films here (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1353564#post1353564). I will try and write more for the others soon too, but I feel like I'm quite busy at the moment and I might as well get these posted.

The Equalizer (Antoine Fuqua, 2014) 1.5

Big Hero 6 (Don Hall & Chris Williams,2014) 2

How The West Was Won (John Ford, Henry Hathaway & George Marshall, 1962) 3

Blackhat (Michael Mann, 2015) 3.5

Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015) 1.5

Two Rode Together (John Ford, 1961) 3.5

Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) 4

Spring in a Small Town (Fe Mui, 1948) 4.5

Drums Along The Mohawk (John Ford, 1939) 3

7 Women (John Ford, 1966) 4.5

3 Bad Men (John Ford, 1926) 4.5

Young Mr. Lincoln (John Ford, 1939) 4.5

The Big Sky (Howard Hawks, 1952) 4

A Seperation (Asghar Farhadi, 2011) 4.5

Sans Soleil (Chris Marker, 1983) 4.5

Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) 5 [RW]

L'Atalante (Jean Vigo, 1936) 4.5

Singin' in the Rain (Stanley Donen & Gene Kelly, 1952) 5 [RW]

Yojimbo (Akira Kurosawa, 1961) 3.5

Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze, 1999) 2.5

The Blues Brothers (John Landis, 1980) 3.5

The Sons of Katie Elder (Henry Hathaway, 1965) 4

The Long Gray Line (John Ford, 1955) 4

Tootsie (Sydney Pollack, 1982) 3

Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder, 1953) 4.5

Foxy Brown (Jack Hill, 1974) 3

Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma, 1980) 3.5

Rififi (Jules Dassin, 1955) 3.5

Weekend (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) 4.5

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992) 5 [RW]

[Cobpyth]

Big Hero 6 (Don Hall & Chris Williams,2014) 2

Agreed.

Rififi (Jules Dassin, 1955) 3

Haven't seen this one yet, but naturally I'm very interested. Any reason why it's only three stars?

[Gatsby]

Thoughts on Weekend? Personally it's my favorite Godard film, but sadly I don't think it will make the list :( only you know if that's true or not. :p

[Daniel M]

Agreed.

Mainly boring and predictable for me. An "average" animation at best, the design didn't interest me and the attempt at a cross American-Japan and gaming humour mainly fell flet in my eyes. You can give it an extra popcorn if your generous and don't mind an easy watch, but I feel like I need to balance out my ratings and this just wasn't an interesting film for me.

Haven't seen this one yet, but naturally I'm very interested. Any reason why it's only three stars?

I've put it as 3.5 now, but it's somwhere between a 6.5-7 on a more detailed scale. I'm trying not to do plusses or minus, so some of my ratings are a little indecisive.

There's a half hour silent heist scene that the film's known for, and that is excellent. If all the film was up to that quality I would give it at least four popcorns, unfortunately after that I found the plot to be weak as everything falls apart. Maybe if I cared more for the characters it could have been more effective, I think Bob Le Flambeur handled it's characters better and was more coherent all round. It's shot well, and has some great moments, but it just wasn't a favourite. I'm not sure how it's rated lower than Le Cercle Rouge on IMDb, Mubi etc. either, I felt the storytelling was better in that too, plus it has the heist scene to match.

[Daniel M]

Thoughts on Weekend? Personally it's my favorite Godard film, but sadly I don't think it will make the list :( only you know if that's true or not. :p

Well, I watched it after the list deadline, unfortunately. But I loved it. I love Godard so it's no surprise, but I found myself laughing at quite a lot of it. I really enjoyed the dark humour, the playfullness of it all (as it is with a lot of Godard films, but here the content really matches up to the way its edited too), it felt like Godard had a lot of fun making the film.

[Gatsby]

Well, I watched it after the list deadline, unfortunately. But I loved it. I love Godard so it's no surprise, but I found myself laughing at quite a lot of it. I really enjoyed the dark humour, the playfullness of it all (as it is with a lot of Godard films, but here the content really matches up to the way its edited too), it felt like Godard had a lot of fun making the film.
Agreed, the more and more new films Godard made he would deconstruct any possible unnecessary frolics as much as possible, and by the time he got around to Weekend he arrived at pure dark comedy fun, which ended oh giving birth to an ultimate masterpiece. The film start to finish is endless absurdity, but is surprisingly organized inside Godard's rule of thumb. Glad you enjoyed it. :)

[honeykid]

Foxy Brown (Jack Hill, 1974) 3

Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma, 1980) 3.5

Some thoughts on these two, Daniel. :)

[Callum]

Jurassic World (Colin Trevorrow, 2015) rating_1

Not much to say, just a terrible film. Really was painful to watch.

El Dorado (Howard Hawks, 1966) rating_4

Really enjoyable film and fun to watch. Great humor throughout, nothing really to complain about. Doesn't get any higher than 4* because it's basically the same as Rio Bravo but shorter, and for me Rio Bravo is better.

Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997) rating_4_5

Strange, dark and brilliant. I'm a big fan of David Lynch and consider this to be one of his best films. Bought it on Blue Ray recently to watch it again and it just gets better.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (Sergio Leone, 1966) rating_5

A masterpiece. This was one of the first great films I watched when I was just getting into films and I also bought this on Blu Ray recently for another watch. It was even better this time because I bought surround sound speakers and a load of films.;) This film on Blu Ray with those speakers really is amazing. I only put it on to try out the speakers and ended up watching the whole film. Brilliant.

Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) rating_5

Another great film film, great performances from everyone, perfectly made, can't get over how good it is.

Rififi (Jules Dassin, 1955) rating_3

A generous rating from me, apart from a brilliant heist scene I thought it was a poor film. No stand out performances, an extremely simple story. Stupid things happen just to make shortcuts and make the story even easier. The fact I didn't feel anything for the character at all by the end of the film tells me all I need to know about how much I enjoyed it, also the fact that I was so glad when it ended tells me enough.. The film really didn't interest me in anyway from start to finish, but yeah the heist scene was great. It annoys me because the film clearly had so much potential but all in all it turn out pretty poor, found it quite dull if I'm honest.

Dressed to Kill (Brian De Palma, 1980) rating_3_5

A good film, I enjoyed the suspense throughout and think the film was well made. A nice few twists as well. The film was what I expected it to be and it's the type of film I like. Can't bump it up to 4* because I don't feel it's quite worth of that, but it certainly deserves more than 3* in my eyes.

The Sons of Katie Elder (Henry Hathaway, 1965) rating_3_5

Well made film, enjoyable performance from Dean Martin as always and the usual very good performance from John Wayne. All in all just a good solid film.

Foxy Brown (Jack Hill, 1974) rating_2_5

It is what it is, enjoyable I guess yeah but nothing I'd really watch again. I can see why people would like it and it's not to bad but just not really for me. Still a decent rating though because it wasn't a bad experience watching it and I didn't really dislike it, just wouldn't say it's that good.

Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) rating_5

Possibly my favourite film of all time, watched it a while ago and recently gave it a rewatch and remembered how brilliant it is, it's perfection.

Singin' in the Rain (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952) 5.0

Great film, really fun, loved the story and loved the comedy. Haven't watched many musicals but my brother convinced me to watch this one. It really surprised me how funny and clever it was, Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor are brilliant and I loved their chemistry. A truly great film.

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (David Lynch, 1992) rating_5

Twin Peaks is my favourite TV series and I love all of David Lynch's films so it's no surprise I love this one. The film was exactly what I wanted it to be, a perfect prequel to a perfect series.

In a Lonely Place (Nicholas Ray, 1950) rating_4

Great performances from Humphrey Bogart and Gloria Grahame. Loved the style of this film. A great Noir.

Rebecca (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) rating_2_5

Not for me. Didn't seem at all like Hitchcock, it was dull, boring and so much longer than it needed to be. Good performances by Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine but nothing too memorable. Just a typical Oscar film, I was left really disappointed.

[Daniel M]

Some thoughts on these two, Daniel. :)

Foxy Brown - Enjoyable film, three stars means good. It was my first venture into the exploitation or more specifically the blaxploitation genre, so I had certain expectations at what I was going to get, and I got pretty much that. There were a few really fun moments that I enjoyed, but I didn't love the whole thing in the way that I'd want to watch it over and over again.

Dressed to Kill - Very good, although not great, like on the level of Blow Out for me. The Hitchcock influences were cool but also meant that a lot of it was predicable, but certain scenes still managed to be suspenseful and interesting. I liked the style of the direction and really enjoyed Nancy Allen (who I know sometimes gets criticised for her acting) too. I liked how there were some moments of comedy to balance out the tension too, maybe I wish it had some of its own story/depth past its stylistic influences. I've got Body Double recorded that I'm looking forward to as well.

[Camo]

Have you seen Blow Up Daniel? Just wondering I haven't myself.

[honeykid]

Thanks, Daniel. If you get the chance, see Coffy. You'll probably like Body Double but I think it's pretty poor and that's being kind.

[Daniel M]

Have you seen Blow Up Daniel? Just wondering I haven't myself.

No I haven't unfortunately. Only seen one Antonioni film and that's L'Avventura which I love.

[honeykid]

It's really crap... You'll love it. :D

[Mr Minio]

It's really great... You'll love it. :D Now that's better!

[TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck_]

Gone Girl rating_2

Firstly the spoiler-free review:
A standard thriller; Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) is married to beautiful Amy (Rosamund Pike), who disappears one day. The media hound him accusing him of murder- but did he do it? This is a very slow-paced film; David Fincher was clearly relying on the hype of the twist because had people not watched the film knowing there was a twist, they would have left after the first thirty minutes. The pace quickens slightly after the twist but it is overlong and overhyped. Rosamund Pike's performance is good but not Oscar-winning and Ben Affleck is so irritating in the film that you want something bad to happen to him.


The rest of the review has spoilers:


I was disappointed by the twist; I was expecting something cleverer. I suppose you could argue that the audience's dislike of Affleck's character means that we ignore the obvious signs that she was faking it (the blood, the supposedly abusive exes) but he's so insidious that I could never feel pity for him. The characterisation of Amy was insultingly mispgynistic (the novelist/screenwriter being female is not a cop out); it plays to the bunny boiler stereotype of pretty women being manipulative and out to destroy men and once they reach true heights of lunacy, we are meant to forgive the man's behaviour. Once the twist is revealed, Nick is no longer morally ambiguous- the film shows him as the good guy (albeit a flawed one) whereas she is a total psychopath. This kind of film belongs in the nineties; the dynamic of douchy guy/psychopathic wife/lover is played out.


The theme of how the media twists everything and hounds him might be interesting to some people but seeing that you can glean that from reading any newspaper or watching any news programme, do we really need a film about it?

[Mr Minio]

I'm not only addicted to movies, but also to posting in this thread! HELP!

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I could look at this GIF forever!
浮草 [Floating Weeds] (1959) - rating_4_5 - One of my favourite Ozu films! I only gave 4.5 to this and Tokyo Twilight, which gives me some serious pangs of consciencefor giving all these Setsuko Hara flicks 'only' 4 stars. Sometimes I think I'm slowly becoming one with cinema and the ultimate ending will be rating everything 4.5, then rewatching Werckmeister Harmonies, which is of course my only 5 and then dying happily. More on a serious note, this one is slightly different from other color Ozu films. Or at least it felt different for me. Of course, it doesn't mean this time the most Japanese of Japanese directors made an action flick that would embarass Michael Bay. To the point... Chishû Ryû only appears for a minute, but the second he appeared I was screaming badass to the screen (also happened to me while watching the original Django and Lady Snowblood). I don't know why I did this. He was just sitting, smiling and having a nice chit-chat with some other guys. It's just that his face always brings happiness to my soul. Next, we also have a delightfully beautiful Japanese lady here. There are kissing scenes (!), a nice plot with usual for Ozu style of developing the story. There's a lot of swear-words in this one, too! The Master in this film goes around calling women sluts and even slaps & tugs them! The colors are beautiful. Beyond words amazing.
Opening Night (1977) - rating_4 (Gena Rowlands once again proves she is one of the best actresses ever! The story is pretty interesting and the character development just as the story develops was done with a great intuition. The theatrical scenes were amazing, too. The final performance, with Rowlands in a certain state was beyond amazing, not to mention an improvised (?) last act, in which she and her husband (both in real life and in the play) do some weird stuff like athlete's trick and what not. I'm watching Love Streams next!)
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Eva Mendes likes to play with blood and guts!
Lost River (2014) - rating_4 (Haters gonna hate! For me Gosling's debut is an amazing film! The only thing I can accuse the movie of is lack of originality and Gosling of lack of his own author style, but since it's his first film, it's not a big flaw for me. In this Lynchian&Refnian reverie nightmarish style over substance tour-de-force (I was trying to be a pretentious reviewer here, let me know if I succeeded) Gosling shows he's a very promising filmmaker! The cinematography, music and mood create an atmosphere very similar to that in Only God Forgives . There's a scene with Christina Hendricks (dem redheads, tho) trapped in a plastic fetish-shell! Then a man appears and what does he do? HE STARTS DANCING TO AWESOME MUSIC AND HE DANCES LIKE A JUNKIE GAY ON STEROIDS! Gotta love this sh*t. PS: Barbara Steele is in this one!)
Nostos: Il ritorno [Nostos: The Return] (1989) - rating_3_5 (Okay, so this is a contemplation film just like every Piavoli flick. He's made better ones, but this offbeat interpretation of Odysseus mythos is very interesting and the mythical mood was enough for me to stick to the screen.)
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[I]The over-expressiveness of Dodes'ka-den certainly has its reason.
色即是空 [Everything Visible Is Empty] (1975) - rating_2_5 (Matsumoto's experimental short! Epileptic seizure in 3... 2... 1...)
Aranymadár [Golden Bird] (1987) - rating_3_5 (A break from the eye-killers of Matsumoto! A Hungarian fairy tale! The animation style is simple, but pretty nice, while the narration is really beautiful.)
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It's so disturbing when he smiles like this and then in a second changes his face expression into poker face!
アートマン [Atman] (1975) - rating_3_5 (Matsumoto's experimental short! It's interesting how at the beginning the epileptic blinking screen is almost impossible to bear, but by the end you're used to it and kinda get into this stuff. It's hypnotizing!)
どですかでん [Dodes'ka-den] (1970) - rating_3_5 (I expected a heart-crushing experience of Red Beard proportions, but it never happened! It's a good flick, nevertheless. First Kurosawa in colour and it uses it quite effectively. It has a bunch of memorable characters, like the mime train-lover, the poor father and a son living in a wrecked car, or an old man kind to thieves. It's pretty cool, but I guess my expectations were too high!)
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Labyrinth of Dreams. Human body or a bunch of rags? This moment is not only tense, but also inexplicably mysterious!
Bronson (2008) - rating_3_5 (Not quite as atmospheric as Only God Forgives, or Drive, but still a pretty good flick with a phenomenal Tom Hardy's show-off!)
ユメノ銀河 [Labyrinth of Dreams] (1997) - rating_3_5 (Not even close to the awesomeness The August in the Water is, but the constant subtle feeling of dark mystery is enough to sit through it and enjoy every second! No other director can make simple scenes feel so alien, mythical, uneasy and mysterious!)
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Bachus/Caravaggio.
Novecento [1900] (1976) - rating_4_5 (A five-hours-long epic from Bertolucci! Starring among others De Niro, Depardieu, Lancaster and Sutherland in his evilest role! The cinematography is glorious and one can clearly see this film was one of the main inspirations for Angelopoulos! The music composed by Morricone is pretty good, too and plays well with the images. The acting is really nice. The second part of the film felt much better than the first part I didn't like that much at first, but as a whole it was amazing (I had this with Once Upon a Time in America, too). Guess I don't like to look at young boys playing with their penises. The scene with Depardieu and De Niro getting a double handjob from a epileptic woman was, on the other hand, alright, since they weren't children already. LOL at the woman commenting on Depardieu's small winnie. LOL at both of them being flaccid. I wonder if it was because if they were hard the censorship wouldn't let the movie be released. Yeah, the second part expands the character of Sutherland, who plays an evil Fascist doing some terrible things and still being Sutherland (that face, tho) as well as expands the Communism vs. Fascism themes. Obviously, Bertolucci is biased and champions Communism a little too much, but it didn't bother me that much. I like the idea of the friendship between De Niro and Depardieu and how they helped each other as far as they could. Sutherland was dealt with brutally, too and the pseudo-trial at the end was powerful! The ending on the railtrack was unexpected! It's a four star film, but I'm giving an additional half a star for Sutherland! WHY DON'T YOU KNOCK IT OFF WITH THEM NEGATIVE WAVES, ATTILA!?)
Caravaggio (1986) - rating_4_5 (A true work of art to behold! Living pictures, stagnant frames! It's so artsy, even the most hardcore cinephiles may be perplexed by the film (and gay scenes). The idea of incorporating modern items into the picture was good, too. Of course, it's not like Titus Andronikus, in which Romans drive cars and listen to jazz, but the use of calculator, or typewriter in XV / XVII century is enough. Jarman manages to cover Caravaggio's works and make them look beautiful on celluloid! Also, Jarman somehow managed to make Tilda Swinton look beautiful!)

[mark f]

What else is new? A lot of 4 or 4.5 movies I give a 2 or 2.5.

[mark f]

Stay Alive (William Brent Bell, 2006) 2
Idle Hands (Rodman Flender, 1999) 2.5
The Cabining (Steve Kopera, 2014) 2+
Things to Come (William Cameron Menzies, 1936) 3
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The space gun built to send a spacecraft to the moon in the future after civilization has revived after many years of world war.
Grave Encounters (Vicious Bros., 2010) 2
The Ship That Wouldn't Die (No Director Listed, 1945) 3
Seven Angry Men (Charles Marquis Warren, 1955) 2
Museum Hours (Jem Cohen, 2013) 2.5
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Canadian visitor Mary Margaret O’Hara discusses an embarrassing sexual moment of her past with Vienna museum guard Bobby Summer while they view some nude paintings, and then some of the museum visitors show up nude. It’s that kind of film.
The Naked and the Dead (Raoul Walsh, 1958) 2.5
Bend of the River (Anthony Mann, 1952) 3
Hellgate (William A. Levey, 1989) 1
Seraphim Falls (David Von Ancken, 2006) 3-
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Pierce Brosnan has been fleeing from Liam Neeson and his posse through the snowy mountains, the forests and into the surrealistic desert, but why and to what end?
Chain Lightning (Stuart Heisler, 1950) 2+
The Great Bear (Esben Toft Jacobsen, 2011) 2.5
Joy Ride 3 (Declan O’Brien, 2014) 2
The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (Curtis Hanson, 1992) 3
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Unhinged widow Rebecca De Mornay seeks revenge on the mother (Annabella Sciorra) she feels was responsible for the deaths of her husband and her unborn child.
The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011) 2
See Here, Private Hargrove (Wesley Ruggles, 1944) 2.5-
What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (Richard Thorpe, 1945) 2+
Santa Fe Trail (Michael Curtiz, 1940) 3
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Both George Custer (Ronald Reagan) and Jeb Stuart (Errol Flynn) are in love with Olivia de Havilland, but they have to battle violent abolitionist John Brown (Raymond Massey) in the Kansas Territory.

[honeykid]

For those in the UK, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is on BBC1 tomorrow (Tuesday) night at 11:25pm. Nice to see someone watching Things To Come, too. :up:

[Mr Minio]

The Turin Horse (Béla Tarr & Ágnes Hranitzky, 2011) rating_2

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[mark f]

I gave it the benefit of a doubt in its intentions my first viewing (although the same rating), but this time Its singlemindedness seemed more laughable than worthy of tears.

[donniedarko]

Werckmeister Harmonies was enough Tarr for me.

[Mr Minio]

2deep4u

[linespalsy]

Sunshine (Danny Boyle, 2007) 4.5
Knowing (Alex Proyas, 2009) 3.5-
Soldier Blue (Ralph Nelson, 1971) 3+

[mark f]

Tarzan's Hidden Jungle (Harold Schuster, 1955) 2
The Beginning or the End (Norman Taurog, 1947) 2.5
Daltry Calhoun (Katrina Holden Bronson, 2005) 2
Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols, 2011) 3.5
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Construction worker Michael Shannon begins to see signs of an impending storm as well as having terrifying hallucinations, and he fears for his sanity and the safety of his wife Jessica Chastain and daughter Tova Stewart.
Denver and Rio Grande (Byron Haskin, 1952) 2
The Disappearance of Garcia Lorca (Marcos Zurinaga, 1996) 2.5
Restless Virgins (Jason Lapeyre, 2013) 2+
Funny Face (Stanley Donen, 1957) 3
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When bookshop clerk Audrey Hepburn becomes a “chichi” fashion model and travels to Paris, she’s disappointed when her philosopher idol, Michel Auclair, makes a pass at her.
American Violet (Tim Disney, 2008) 2.5
The Damned Don’t Cry (Vincent Sherman, 1950) 2.5
Trog (Freddie Francis, 1970) 1.5
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (Robert Aldrich, 1962) 3.5
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When she learns that her sister Joan Crawford has called her doctor about her strange, violent behavior, Bette Davis uses her head as a football and drags her to her room.
Fame High (Scott Hamilton Kennedy, 2012) 2.5+
Buck and the Preacher (Sidney Poitier, 1972) 3
Nocturnal Uproar (Catherine Breillat, 1979) 2+
Dirty Like an Angel (Catherine Breillat, 1991) 2.5
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Lio, the wife of a young cop (Nils Tavernier) begins a passionate affair with his older partner (Claude Brasseur), although they really don’t like each other. Police corruption figures in the plot when the screen isn’t getting steamed up.
Skipped Parts (Tamra Davis, 2000) 2.5+
C.H.U.D. II - Bud the Chud (David Irving, 1989) 1.5+
Party Fever (George Sidney, 1938) 2.5
Flow State (Max Bervy, 2012) 2.5
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Keely Kelleher is experiencing the “flow state” at The Canyons in Utah

[Swan]

Your Take Shelter rating makes me very happy, Mark.