Movie Tab II [Archive] - Page 94

mark f

08-14-15, 05:42 AM

Blood on the Moon (Robert Wise, 1948) 2.5
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter (P.J. Pesce, 1999) 2
Crazy as Hell (Eriq La Salle, 2002) 2.5
Blue Caprice (Alexandre Moors, 2013) 2.5
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While grocery shopping, deranged Isaiah Washington calmly explains to his “adopted son” Tequan Richmond, a natural sharpshooter, how to pick out the human targets they’re planning to kill.
The Liberation of L.B. Jones (William Wyler, 1970) 2.5
The Queen of Hearts (Valerie Donzelli, 2010) 2.5
Meet Joe Black (Martin Brest, 1998) 2.5
Fear X (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2003) 2.5
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Store security guard John Turturro becomes obsessed with finding his wife’s murderer and tracks him down, but then what? Coen Bros./David Lynch pastiche is maddeningly obscure but watchable.
Buffalo ‘66 (Vincent Gallo, 1998) 2.5
Turn It Up (Robert Adetuyi, 2000) 1.5+
The Great Gatsby (Jack Clayton, 1974) 2.5+
Dog Pound (Tim Chapiron, 2010) 3
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The inmates at a youth correctional institute stage a hunger strike which breaks out into a full-fledged riot.
Red Mist aka Freakdog (Paddy Breathnach, 2009) 2
Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? (Ryan Polito, 2015) 2.5+
Summer of '63 (No Director Listed, 1972) 2-
Bug (William Friedkin, 2006) 2.5
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In Oklahoma (no less!), mother Ashley Judd, who suffered a tragedy, meets paranoid (possible) army experiment Michael Shannon, and together they fight a bug infestation in their motel room.
Voodoo (René Eram, 1995) 2
Brad Williams: Fun Size (Scott L. Montoya, 2015) 3
An Oversimplification of Her Beauty (Terence Nance, 2013) 2
Babel (Alejandro González Iñárritu, 2006) 2.5+
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Wife Cate Blanchett is irritated that she’s away from her kids whike vacationing with her husband Brad Pitt. Their story intercuts with their nanny Adriana Barraza taking their kids to Mexico, deaf-mute Japanese teenager Rinko Kikuchi expressing her sexuality very openly, and a Moroccan boy practicing with his new rifle.

gbgoodies

08-14-15, 06:15 AM

430) July 30th: Born Yesterday (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368849#post1368849) 3.5
431) July 30th: The Mouse That Roared (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368855#post1368855) 3.0
432) July 31st: Suddenly (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368857#post1368857) 3.0+
433) July 31st: The Big Heat (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368860#post1368860) 3.5
434) August 1st: Three for the Show (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368866#post1368866) 3.0
435) August 1st: Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368870#post1368870) 3.0+
436) August 2nd: Tight Spot (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368872#post1368872) 3.5
437) August 2nd: Winchester '73 (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368874#post1368874) 3.0
438) August 3rd: Bogus (1996) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368877#post1368877) 3.5+
439) August 3rd: Father of the Bride (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368879#post1368879) 3.5
440) August 3rd: Father's Little Dividend (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368882#post1368882) 3.0
441) August 4th: The Tall Target (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368888#post1368888) 3.5
442) August 4th: Fire Down Below (1957) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368889#post1368889) 3.0
443) August 5th: The End of the Affair (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368893#post1368893) 3.0
444) August 5th: Cowboy (1958) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368898#post1368898) 3.5
445) August 6th: The Steel Trap (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368900#post1368900) 4.0
446) August 6th: Calamity Jane (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368902#post1368902) 3.5+
447) August 7th: The Happy Time (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368906#post1368906) 3.5
448) August 7th: White Nights (1985) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368914#post1368914) 4.0
449) August 8th: Donnie Brasco (1997) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368919#post1368919) 3.5+
450) August 8th: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T. (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368920#post1368920) 3.5
451) August 9th: The Natural (1984) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368927#post1368927) 3.5+
452) August 9th: Pat and Mike (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368929#post1368929) 2.5+
453) August 10th: Sylvia Scarlett (1935) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368930#post1368930) 2.5
454) August 10th: Holiday for Lovers (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368931#post1368931) 3.0
455) August 11th: Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368932#post1368932) 3.0
456) August 11th: You Can Count on Me (2000) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368935#post1368935) 3.5+
457) August 12th: Cinderella Liberty (1973) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368937#post1368937) 3.0
458) August 12th: Awakenings (1990) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1368939#post1368939) 3.5+

honeykid

08-14-15, 09:05 AM

I've not seen Buffalo '66 since the 90's. I really liked that film.

mark f

08-15-15, 03:13 PM

Murderers’ Row (Henry Levin, 1966) 2
At the Circus (Edward Buzzell, 1939) 2+
Go West (Edward Buzzell, 1940) 2+
Paul (Greg Mottola, 2011) 3
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On a vacation to check out all the famous UFO sites in America, The Rodent (Simon Pegg) and Sci-Fi Slob (Nick Frost) encounter an alien (voice of Seth Rogan) just outside of Area 51.
Bones (Ernest Dickerson, 2001) 2
The Big Store (Charles Riesner, 1941) 2
The Cocoanuts (Joseph Santley & Robert Florey, 1929) 2+
Animal Crackers (Victor Heerman, 1930) 2.5
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African explorer Captain Spalding (Groucho Marx) dances while he sings his theme song at a party given in his honor.
The Story of Mankind (Irwin Allen, 1957) 2
The Mooring (Glenn Withrow, 2013) 1.5
Monkey Business (Norman McLeod, 1931) 2.5
Horse Feathers (Norman McLeod, 1932) 3.5
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New president, Professor Wagstaff (Groucho), introduces himself to the faculty at Huxley U., by telling them that he’s “against it”, whatever it is, just as the Ramones later would be.
Copenhagen (Ralph Donaldson, 1937) 2.5
Innocence (Hilary Brougher, 2013) 1.5+
A Day at the Races (Sam Wood, 1937) 2.5
Duck Soup (Leo McCarey, 1933) 3
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President Rufus T. Firefly (Groucho Marx) defends spy Chico Marx for who knows what reason.
The Narrow Corner (Alfred E. Green, 1933) 2
Chances (Allan Dwan, 1931) 2.5
Captured! (Roy Del Ruth, 1933) 2+
A Night at the Opera (Sam Wood, 1935) 2.5
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Chico and Groucho hash out the details of their contract, but when they’re done, there’s nothing left of the contract, not even the sanity clause.

donniedarko

08-15-15, 04:11 PM

Didn't Horse Feathers make you top 100? Also wasn't your Duck Soup rating higher before?

mark f

08-15-15, 04:21 PM

Yes and no. :)

MovieMeditation

08-15-15, 05:55 PM

Corpse Bride 2005 4.5+ REWATCH
The Outsiders 1983 2.5
Freaks 1932 3
Birdman 2014 4.5 REWATCH
The Jungle Book 1967 3 REWATCH
The Hustler 1961 2.5+
The Shawshank Redemption 1994 3.5+ REWATCH
The Fly 1986 4.5+ REWATCH
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 4.5 REWATCH
Rush Hour 3 2007 2+ REWATCH
Rush Hour 2 2001 3 REWATCH
Rush Hour 1998 3.5 REWATCH

Mr Minio

08-15-15, 08:14 PM

I'm leaving a lot of shorts and documenatries I've seen, because it takes so much time to write them down and describe them and you probably don't care anyway.

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McQueen likes to play with his balls. He only has one, though!
The Great Escape (1963) - 3.5 - as good as Dirty Dozen, Kelly's Heroes and Only Eagles Dare. Just like Dirty Dozen it talks about serious stuff, but is still pretty entertaining and made for wider audience, so has elements of humour and not too much disturbing conent shown on the screen. I really think calling both films like these and films like Go and See, Ascension, or All Quiet on Western Front 'war movies' is not a good way to go, no matter how much you like any of them. I'd say the first group's genre is 'war', whilst the other group's genre is 'anti-war'. No matter what genre it is, I really liked The Great Escape and was really surprised by McQueen's, how should I put it, love for barbed wire. I hope you know what I mean.
L' ange [The Angel] (1982) - 4.5 - one of the best experimental films ever made! Darkness. Nosferatu-esque dark corridors with ghastly silhouettes lurking in the dark. A man fights with a hanged doll, piercing it with his sword. A man takes his bath. Weirdness. Then beauty. Light. Brightness. Ascending the steps of heaven just after leaving hell. And at the end... the ultimate salvation. Katharsis.
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Come to think of it, the movie is kinda original in its quirkiness.
ดอกฟ้าในมือมาร [Mysterious Object at Noon] (2000) - 4 - early Weerasethakul! Cinéma vérité at work! The idea is simple, but what happens next is an unbelievable showcase of human mind's power. Mix it with Thai legends and Joe's style and you get an amazing film.
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) - 3 - One tune that rips-off Morricone doesn't make your movie a western. Brando's style clothing doesn't make your protagonist Brando. Great cinematography doesn't make your movie great. Yes, I said that last sentence. Surprised? :D It's alright, but there's very little substance here (I can't recognize myself, can you?) and it's not that I'm against this kind of films, but it just didn't kinda work in this one. The atmosphere could've been amazing, but it was mediocre. Of course, the main female protagonist is a highlight and soundtrack is cool, but the movie is pretty predictable. I would've finished it a dozen of seconds earlier, too, with the protagonists looking deep into each other's eyes. The director decided to add another shot of the car driving away. The director does not think like I do. Not really my style. But yeah, the movie was decent.
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"I watched you fap"
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) - 4 - I've, at least, liked every Iñárritu film before Birdman, so my expectations were very high and you know what? Birdman lives up to the hype! I even wasn't mad at Lubezki and movie's editor that they're faking one movie-length mastershot, something I wasn't too content with in Gravity's first scene. Of course, Hitchcock tried to do the same, but strangely I didn't have any problem with Hitch doing it. It's just a matter of honesty for me. Angelopoulos, or Tarr struggle to make these long shots in their movies. Sokurov does one-shot-film after such a struggle and Lubezki makes a lot of shots and makes it look like it's one continuous shot throughout the movie. Seems dishonest. I'm really touchy when it comes to this business. Then I saw the movie and these takes were a couple of minutes long anyway, so Lubezki's honour has been saved and I stopped thinking about this inane accusation. Cinematography is awesome, but this is Lubezki, so it's a certainty. The acting is very, very good, too! Even people who I don't perceive as great actors (Emma Stone - I love her, anyway) shine in Birdman. That quarrel between Stone and Keaton - Emma was so good in it! Her best couple of minutes on the screen I've seen! Anyways, my Internet friend was also right she looks good in blond! I couldn't believe it before I watched Birdman! I prefer her as a redhead, though! Keaton, as the lead, does a great job and he is a perfect man for this role. Feels like he's been a forgotten actor for some time now and now he's making his comeback... Just like in the movie! Autothematically, just like Synecdoche, the movie tries to say a lot, but the main point stays clear and above all, which is a good thing, too. The ending is so great. I felt it's gonna be so cliche as it's been drawing near, but the most final scene with Emma is so beautiful, so poetic and powerful I can't believe it's in there! But it is! I liked Birdman more than Synecdoche, too. PS: Norton was great in this, too. Boner scene was funny. Here ya go, Derek.
Whiplash (2014) - 4 - forgive me Arthouse Gods! I've failed you again! It is the ending. It's so powerful. Simmons is glorious, too. The part in the bar, in which Simmons talks about something that's pretty obvious is the weakest part of this film. I felt like the director thought the viewer is an idiot and has to be told everything straightforwardly. Teller's character wasn't too likable. I really hated him for the penultimate scene with the girlfriend (it's understandable from his point of view etc. but I still disliked him for this and that's a personal thing for me, anyway...) and that's why I liked the ultimate scene with the girlfriend (the phone conversation). He was so crushed! Hahaha. I'm psychic. I know. The movie has a lot of other disadvantages, but these are mainly for nit-pickers. Like, it implies that being good at drumming is only about being fast, etc. but I'm not the nit-picking type and the film was very good in its entirety with a blistering ending.
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The kind of humour to be found in Songs From the Second Floor.
Sånger från andra våningen [Songs From the Second Floor] (2000) - 3 - quirky style! Like depressed Tati! Visual form is, as with Tati, great, but I wasn't impressed by the rest (just like with Playtime, since it's the only Tati film I've seen, so don't take this 'like Tati' thing too serious).
Import/Export (2007) - 4 - bleak realism! Powerful in its simplicity. A guy from Austria and a girl from Ukraine. Import and Export. She goes to Austria, he goes to Slovakia, then Ukraine.
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The final scene of The Guest has some nice use of colour, but that's about it.
Turist [Force Majeure] (2014) - 4 - a surprise! I expected it to be a completely different kind of a flick! The description of the film I read was the best description ever, because it made me expect a boring cliche film, but instead I got a really powerful psychological drama!
The Guest (2014) - 2.5 - not bad! it's an extremely boring and average visually (except for the final scenes) and also cliched thriller with some lame scenes. The finale in the school Halloween disco makes up for a lot of it, though. Also the very, very ending is cliche again.
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Since the Guinea Pig series contain a lot of images many of you would find gross, I decided to add a GIF with real guinea pigs instead. Actually, the GIF is a good metaphor for my watching of the series after I opened my mind to it. I'll be watching more for sure, because I'm a masochist.
ギニーピッグ悪魔の実験 [Guinea Pig: Devil's Experiment] (1985) - 1.5 - only for depraved and sick cinema connoisseurs and sick f*cks who enjoy watching a girl being tortured. Well, it's not like you can't be both. Haha. I like some controversial, bloody, 'extreme' films, like Buttgereit's flicks, but this one was pretty bad, even for me. It starts with scenes of guys punching and then kicking her, then they use pliers to twist her skin. She doesn't scream during these tortures. She even moans during the one I mentioned last, which leads me into believing, this film is literally a torture porn! Then things get more tense and we have a noise music torture! Literally! They used noise music to torture people back in the 80's and nowadays hipster kids buy Merzbow albums! Crazy! Then they throw some guts at her (blatantly ripping off Viennese Actionists) and at the end... NO SPOILERS ALLOWED. Okay, I spoiled some things, but whatever, if you like this kind of stuff, you're gonna watch it anyway. Otherwise, you won't. The only advantage of this film is realism. If it wasn't for the girl not screaming enough at the beginning and one or two better takes and montage techniques, I'd have believed it's a real snuff film!
ギニーピッグ2 血肉の華 [Guinea Pig: Flowers of Flesh and Blood] (1985) - 2.5 - part two is much better than the first part. The direction and cinematography is better, which of course makes it hard to believe this stuff is real, although the torture scenes are again pretty realistic. The girl screams like hell this time, which adds to the realism, too, but then she goes to sleep after getting an injection of a drug that not only makes her very sleepy, but also turns pain to pleasure! Yeah. Pain fetish, or not, I don't know, but it's some sick stuff. Then, the movie's description says the guy recites poetry when he rips off her body parts, but in reality it's only some single sentences. Not too poetic neither. His samurai outfit is cool, though and last scenes fairly atmospheric.
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I wonder if Guap's seen this.
Hypocrites (1915) - 4 - this stuff is better than Griffith's Birth of a Nation! Lois Weber (a woman director, the same who directed Suspense from my previous post) should've been directing epic films, just like Griffith. Sadly, this one is short, but technically it's the best movie ever made until then. Double exposition, visual tricks and a naked lady. Do I need to say anything more?
地下幻燈劇画少女椿 [Midori] (1992) - 4 - best visual style in anime ever. Art direction worth an Oscar, not to mention the film was only made by one guy! Its themes are very dark and it make Grave of Fireflies seem like a family-friendly comedy.
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Best fight ever!
Microcosmos: Le peuple de l'herbe [Microcosmos] (1996) - 3.5 - snails making out and ladybugs hardcore humping! Animal pr0n film? Not really. It's a beautifully photographed life of insects. Their world is like a microcosmos, hence the title. No commentary adds up to movie's poetic and contemplative nature.
残缺 [Crippled Avengers] (1978) - 4 - GLO-RI-OUS! Freakin' amazing flick from Shaw Brothers! The only thing they could've done to make it even better was to cast beautiful Chinese ladies as the leads instead of men. Pei-pei and Shih Szu would make it a masterpiece!

gbgoodies

08-16-15, 01:32 AM

jrs

08-16-15, 02:12 AM

The Woman in Black: Angel of Death (Tom Harper, 2014) 2_5 - Simply put, this movie is a convoluted and confusing mess. I don't know if I needed to watch the first one, but this was just horrible. But hey, the last 10-15 minutes was a real hoot.

Miss Vicky

08-16-15, 08:13 PM

You Can't Take It With You (Frank Capra, 1938) 2.5

Festen (Thomas Vinterberg, 1998) 4-

Irrational Man (Woody Allen, 2015) 4+

Savage Garden: Superstars and Cannonballs (2001) 4

The Shawshank Redemption (Frank Darabont, 1994) (Rewatch) 4.5-

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linespalsy

08-16-15, 08:57 PM

The Birds (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) 4
The Others (Alejandro Amenábar, 2001) 3
The Gift (Sam Raimi, 2000) 3
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' (Tadayoshi Yamamuro, 2015) 2.5

mark f

08-18-15, 02:00 PM

The City of Little Men (Harry Loud, 1938) 2.5
Manakamana (Stephanie Spray & Pacho Velez, 2014) 2
The Devil’s Own (Alan J. Pakula, 1997) 2.5
The Dawn Patrol aka Flight Commander (Howard Hawks, 1930) 3
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During a dangerous dawn patrol, a British plane is unable to take off behind enemy lines.
Choose (Marcus Graves, 2011) 2
Parachute Jumper (Alfred E. Green, 1933) 2.5
The Wedding Singer (Frank Coraci, 1998) 3
The Breaking Point (Michael Curtiz, 1950) 2.5+
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Fishing boat captain John Garfield and his loyal friend and partner Juano Hernandez can’t make any honest money, so they’re forced to do some illegal activities in the second fillm adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s To Have and Have Not.
Victim (Matthew Eskandari & Michael Pierce, 2010) 2.5
Raton Pass (Edwin L. Marin, 1951) 2
The Night Digger aka The Road Builder (Alastair Reid, 1971) 2.5-
Le samouraï (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1967) 3
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Or rarely to anyone else either, says loner hitman Jef Costello (Alain Delon).
Success at Any Price (J. Walter Ruben, 1934) 2
Something's Gotta Give (Nancy Meyers, 2003) 3
Betrayal of the Dove (Strathford Hamilton, 1993) 1.5+
Exodus (Otto Preminger, 1960) 3.5
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On post-WWII Cyprus, where thousands of Jews are detained and forbidden to go to Palenstine, British officer Peter Lawford, who claims he can smell a Jew a mile away, gives approval to Haganah rebel Paul Newman, posing as a British soldier, to transport his cargo (actually Jewish refugees) aboard a seagoing vessel.
Playlands of Michigan (James A. FitzPatrick, 1949) 2.5
True Heart Susie (D.W. Griffith, 1919) 2+
They Came to Rob Las Vegas (Antonio Isasi-Isasmendi, 1968) 2.5
Black Dynamite (Scott Sanders, 2009) 3
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’70s super stud Black Dynamite (Michael Jai White) seeks revenge against those who killed his brother.

Thursday Next

08-18-15, 06:36 PM

Dredd (2012)
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It's all very stylishly realised and I like Lena Headey as the baddie, and Olivia Thirlby as the rookie Judge, Domnhall Gleeson is good and Karl Urban is convincingly emotionless as Dredd, but it's literally 95 minutes of slo-mo ultraviolence, with a plot that is nothing more than a justification for the slo-mo ultraviolence (pretty much RoboCop and Jean Gray do Die Hard). By comic book movie standards, it's an adult film (much more so than The Avengers or anything else in their universe), and yet with each splatter of blood I found myself thinking I'm too old for this ****. 3

Home (2015)
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This is the sort of inane kids movie that gives Pixar such a good name. The plot is a silly mess that gives an excuse for an odd-couple road trip, aliens speaking in silly voices, falling over and jokes about toilets. It's hardly spoiling the plot to say that it finishes with the typical "oh no, the lovable misfit main character has bravely sacrificed themselves for the greater good having finally learned what is important...oh wait, they're okay, hooray, let's hug and have a musical montage" ending which I've seen at least three times in the past year already. I thought it was over reliant on pop songs, then I found out they were apparently all Rihanna songs which makes me like it even less. It's mostly harmless, though, and if you are aged between 3 and 9, there are probably much worse movies you could watch. 2.5

Paris Je T'aime (2006)
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A mixed bag of mini-movies, which was only to be expected. I quite liked it, but not all of it. The segment Bastille by detective Isabel Coxiet, featuring a middle aged man about to divorce his wife, only to discover she is terminally ill, and then falling in love with her again, was my favourite, and the final segment about a lonely foreigner abroad was particularly funny and poignant. 3.5

Charade (1963)
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Reasonably fun and frothy comedy-spy-murder-thriller. I liked the identity shifts, and I liked both Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant but their age-difference romance didn't quite gel for me. 3

Mr Minio

08-18-15, 07:52 PM

No, NO! I don't want to! Stop torturing me! Okay, I'll list the movies I've seen. You won! I will do it! Can I skip the short ones, though? Please? Yes? Thank you, Arthouse God!

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Shoah (1985) - rating_3_5 - an impressive attempt at reliving the horror of Holocaust. Lenzmann makes a 9 1/2 hour long documentary without a single archival footage. No narrator neither. Just interviews with people who survived and with some people who witnessed the final solution (like Nazi guard in Treblinka). Of course, there's no commentary or erratum to what is being said, so the people who are interviewed can as well lie or change the facts and make an uneducated viewer misunderstand something. Lenzmann however is more interested in the resurrection of memory of Holocaust (and how memory works, too) than actually making an educational documentary. He obtains a very detailed description of people's memories through asking very detailed questions about some, one could say, trivial and irrevelant things. These things, however, paint a more detailed picture and therefore are extremely important for the movie as a whole. One could accuse Lenzmann of prejudice and bias and the movie of only tackling the Jewish problem and only showing the Jews as the victims of Nazis, but ultimately one has to understand it is the director's decision what content he wants to put into his movie (after all, the name is self-explanatory). If the movie was to talk about every aspect of war crimes during WWII, not only Nazis would've been accused, but also Russians and British among others. Then, the film would be 9000 hours long, instead of 9 hours long. Also, the film not directly gives a nice idea of why people hated Jews back then. It's pretty hard to rate it. I might as well give it 3.5, 4 and 4.5 stars. I still didn't make my mind about it. It is in a way a masterpiece. A masterpiece of documentary filmmaking, a masterpiece of perseverance (it took 11 years to finish this film), but above all a great victory of living over death. Since the dead can't talk.
Young Frankenstein (1974) - rating_3_5 - now that's a surprise. Not only did I enjoy this parody of classic Frankenstein films, but I also found it fairly funny with one hilarious scene that made me laugh. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7-bMBuVmHo
Yeah, the hand scene. Since I give the original Frankenstein 3.5, it would be weird to give this one a higher rating, but I really liked it anyway and am ready for more Brooks (namely Blazing Sadles).
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The girl says it's a children movie at the beginning and then adds '...kinda' at the end. Well, this stuff would probably scare the living hell outta most kids.
天殘地缺 [The Crippled Masters] (1979) - rating_3 (a decent kung fu flick with two crippled men teaming up to beat the bad guy. It would make a nice doube bill with Crippled Avengers, however it's way worse than Shaw Brother's masterwork.)
Nìco z Alenky [Alice] (1988) - rating_4 (My first full-length Svankmajer. He's a director I respected, but never could call his shorts great. They were good, but never breath-taking. This film is. Surreal trip with no boundaries!)
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It's like Taxi Driver, but the other way around!!!
的士判官 [Taxi Hunter] (1993) - rating_3_5 (Anthony Wong doesn't rape or chop anybody here! He's a very nice guy here, actually. Of course he's not innocent, but his actions have a reason and he only dislikes bad, bad people and likes good people. The story is pretty good, actually and Wong's acting, as always, great.)
ギニーピッグ3 戦慄! 死なない男 [Guinea Pig: He Never Dies] (1986) - rating_1_5 - yeah, I said I'm not giving up! This part is maybe not the worst one, but it could compete with the first one for the title, anyways. Weirdly, this one is a black comedy film. The level of humour is even lower than the level of jokes I make on MoFo, which means it's so low, we're already below sea level. Maybe one funny scene and the rest is utter sh*t.
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I like how somebody had to actually paint some of these paintings used in this film.

ザ・ギニーピッグマンホールの中の人魚 [Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole] (1988) - rating_3_5 - best in the series! It tries to be artsy and gross at the same time and kinda succeeds! Well, without a doubt succeeds at being disguting. Worms in cysts, cysts busting and oil boozing from it and all of this on a body of a girl. The most disgusting in the series so far. However, it's the most artsy in the series, too. The terrible picture I just described is a kind of a inspiration for a painter, who tries to make some paintings of the girl. Her agony is heart-breaking and I actually cared about her, unlike the previous parts' people who I didn't give a flying damn about. The ending has a nice twist, too. Highly recommended!
Тихий Дон [And Quiet Flows the Don] (1957) - rating_4 - Russian epic! Not on the level of War and Peace, but still a very good flick! Over five hours and not too much propaganda. Recommended.

Without the shorts the list is so short, though.

That feeling when I told myself, I'll be harsher with ratings, rated a film 3.5 instead of 4 and feeling bad about it, THO.

bluedeed

08-18-15, 11:53 PM

The Dawn Patrol aka Flight Commander (Howard Hawks, 1930) 3
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During a dangerous dawn patrol, a British plane is unable to take off behind enemy lines.]

Some very zany set pieces/stunts in this one

rauldc14

08-20-15, 01:07 PM

The Lion King 4 REWATCH
Hobson's Choice 3-
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice 3
The Tale of Princess Kaguya 3+
Up in the Air 3.5+ REWATCH
Gran Torino 4.5+ REWATCH
You Can't Take It With You 3.5- REWATCH
Fargo 4.5 REWATCH
Nightcrawler 3.5+
Duck Amuck 2.5

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The Lion King has been one of my favorite animated films since I was a child. I hadn't seen it in a very long time and it was a great stroll down memory lane.

With David Lean, I really love The Bridge on the River Kwai and I have utmost respect for Lawrence of Arabia. Unfortunately, Hobsons Choice fit into the category of Lean that I didn't care for, with Zhivago and Brief Encounter. Blithe Spirit is stuck somewhere in the middle there.

Ozu film number five produced my least favorite film of his thus far. It certainly wasn't terrible, but it was like none of the previous four I saw, which were all mesmerizing watches.

Kaguya was a watch for the Hall of Fame and I really thought the animation was beautiful. There were unfortunate lulls in the film that brought it down a tad for me but it is still a good Studio Ghibli film, just wouldn't consider it a favorite.

Up in the Air is a film I've seen many times that I believe I even underrate myself. Reitman does a great job directing, and the acting by Clooney, Kendrick, and Farmiga is great. It's a film I will see many times again.

Gran Torino is in my top 50 and is a film I have to watch over and over. Would have been the perfect ending to Eastwoods career, but it's still good to see him going although I haven't seen many of his films after this one. It's probably Eastwoods best acting performance since Unforgiven.

You Can't Take It With You was better for me the second time around. I enjoy all Capra films and Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur have great chemistry together.

I did a Fargo commentary with Nope and it was a lot of fun. Another film that is easily in my top 100.

I didn't get around to Nightcrawler last year, but watched it now and it's very entertaining. Not sure it was Oscar worthy of anything (it didn't get anything but it was often brought up as a snub), but a very entertaining film.

Duck Amuck wasn't much special to me, but wanted to knock it off the animation list.

seanc

08-20-15, 01:14 PM

Glad you liked Nightcrawler Raul. You weren't impressed by Gyllenhaal?

rauldc14

08-20-15, 01:20 PM

He hasn't truly wowed me with anything yet, but that being said its probably the best of his that I've seen.

mark f

08-20-15, 07:44 PM

Pulse (Jim Sonzero, 2006) 2
Storm in a Teacup (Victor Saville & Ian Dalrymple, 1937) 3-
Dark Journey (Victor Saville, 1937) 2+
A Yank at Oxford (Jack Conway, 1938) 3.5-
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Egotistical American athlete Robert Taylor helps out college widow Vivien Leigh in his adventures at Oxford.
Fire Over England (William K. Howard, 1937) 2.5
21 Days (Basil Dean, 1940) 2+
Modern New Orleans (James A. FitzPatrisk, 1940) 2.5
The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind (David Hinton, 1988) 3.5
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George Cukor directs Vivien Leigh and Thomas Mitchell on the Tara set at Selznick Studios.
Big Jake (George Sherman, 1971) 2.5
London Can Take It! (Humphrey Jennings & Harry Watt, 1940) 3-
Halls of Montezuma (Lewis Milestone, 1950) 2.5
Death of a Salesman (Volker Schlondorff, 1985) 3
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A highly-stylized version of Arthur Miller’s classic play with Dustin Hoffman’s Willy Loman distintegrating by the second and John Malkovich’s Biff trying so hard not to follow in his father’s footsteps that he also comes close to disappearing.
Big Jim McLain (Edward Lustig, 1952) 2
Sweet Revenge aka The Revengers' Comedies (Malcolm Mowbray, 1998) 2.5
Beneath (Ben Katai, 2014) 2
The Quiet Man (John Ford, 1952) 4.5
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Peace-loving American Sean Thornton (John Wayne) returns to his Irish homeland and falls for fiery Mary Kate (Maureen O’Hara), but her brother Victor McLaglen won’t give his permission for her to marry.
Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959) 3
Tall in the Saddle (Edwin L. Marin, 1944) 2.5
Buenas noches, España (Raya Martin, 2011) 2
Duck, You Sucker aka A Fistful of Dynamite (Sergio Leone, 1971) 3
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Mexican bandit Rod Steiger and IRA dynamite expert James Coburn try not to let the Mexican Revolution interfere with a bank robbery, or is it vice versa?

honeykid

08-20-15, 08:24 PM

I'd like to see The Making of a Legend: Gone with the Wind.

rauldc14

08-20-15, 09:00 PM

The Quiet Man is in your 100, right Mark?

mark f

08-20-15, 09:25 PM

Top 20.

cricket

08-21-15, 11:51 PM

You're the first person I've noticed that watched Victim, Mark. I think that's a nice little hidden gem.

mark f

08-22-15, 01:53 AM

Reminiscent of The Skin I Live In, but Victim came first.

gbgoodies

08-22-15, 03:45 AM

459) August 13th: Radio Days (1987) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373286#post1373286) 3.5
460) August 13th: The Narrow Margin (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373287#post1373287) 3.5
461) August 14th: Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373288#post1373288) 3.5
462) August 14th: Margaret (2011) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373293#post1373293) 3.5
463) August 15th: The Solid Gold Cadillac (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373295#post1373295) 3.5+
464) August 15th: John Loves Mary (1949) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373297#post1373297) 3.5
465) August 16th: Phone Call from a Stranger (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373301#post1373301) 3.5+
466) August 16th: Adam's Rib (1949) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373303#post1373303) 4.0
467) August 17th: To Catch a Thief (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373305#post1373305) 3.5
468) August 17th: Indiscreet (1958) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373306#post1373306) 4.0
469) August 18th: People Will Talk (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373312#post1373312) 3.5+
470) August 18th: Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1373313#post1373313) 2.0

jrs

08-22-15, 05:12 AM

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Next (Lee Tamahori, 2007) 3_5

TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck_

08-22-15, 06:38 PM

Quiz Show (1994) rating_4

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"And they love me for the same reason they used to hate me, because I'm the guy who knows everything."

I had a feeling I'd enjoy this one but balked a little at the running time. Surely they can't stretch out the scandal of a rigged quiz show to a film of that length? However they did and it works, not only making commentary about the nature of television but the nature of society- we love an underdog but we also love a pretty face. Intellect is admired but also resented, hence why the show could get away with it.

The scandal in question was in 1958 on the quiz show Twenty One, where long-reigning champion Herb Stempel (John Tuturro) has been decided to be less appealing to the public so they bring in good-looking clean-cut academic Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes) and engineer the proceedings so that Herb will be defeated. Investigator Dick Goodwin (Rob Morrow) spots a scandal and is determined to expose the corruption of the television network.

I haven't seen any Robert Redford-directed films but he's really pulled it off with this one. It's entertaining and moral without being preachy. Tuturro as Herb Stempel makes it clear that Herb is to an extent a victim in that he isn't the sort of guy to whom things come easily- as one network employee puts it, he has a 'face for radio'. However Herb is also bitter and a publicity seeker. Fiennes has a real skill in that he makes Van Doren incredibly likeable, despite the fact that Van Doren falls prey to the publicity and is evidently quite privileged. There's a really heart-breaking scene where Van Doren faces his poet-academic father (Paul Scofield) and is torn between maintaining the lie or admitting to his father that he sold out. Morrow shows Goodwin as being stuck between Van Doren and Stempel; he is good-looking and successful but his wife accuses him of being 'Uncle Tom of the Jews'.

As more scandals involving television creep out of the woodworks, the film doesn't feel like a period piece- rather proof that television started as it meant to go on.

mark f

08-23-15, 01:08 AM

Parole Girl (Edward F. Cline, 1933) 2.5
This Side of Heaven (William K. Howard 1934) 2
Vaudeville (Joseph Henabery, 1935) 2.5
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) 2
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Oh well, it's the meat hook for Pam (Teri McMinn) when Leatherface (Gunnar Hansen) grabs her.
Tumbleweed Trail (Robert Emmett Tansey, 1946) 2
Powder Blue (Timothy Linh Bui, 2009) 2.5
Teenage Rebel (Edmund Goulding, 1956) 2
The Front Page (Lewis Milestone, 1931) 3
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Newspaper editor Walter Burns (Adolphe Menjou) is threatened with a punch by ace reporter Hildy Johnson (Pat O’Brien) for ripping his copy out of his typewriter..
Cooperstown (Charles Haid, 1993) 2.5+
Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins (Dick Richards, 1975) 3-
Simon (Marshall Brickman, 1980) 2.5
Freebie and the Bean (Richard Rush, 1974) 3
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San Francisco cops Bean (Alan Arkin) and Freebie (James Caan) destroy half the city while trying to get the goods on gangster Jack Kruschen.
Affinity (Tim Fywell, 2008) 2+
The In-Laws (Arthur Hiller 1979) 3.5
Snake and Mongoose (Wayne Holloway, 2013) 2
Little Murders (Alan Arkin, 1971) 3
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Ballsy Marcia Rodd and meek, resigned Elliott Gould get married by wacko, irreligious Reverend Donald Sutherland.
Dancing at the Blue Iguana (Michael Radford, 2000) 2 (lots of attractive naked women)
Sexy Evil Genius (Shawn Piller, 2013) 2.5
The Garden of Allah (Richard Boleslawski, 1936) 2
A Foreign Affair (Billy Wilder, 1948) 3
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In occupied post-WWII Berlin, cabaret singer Marlene Dietrich gives her boyfriend, American officer John Lund, an impromptu shower while brushing her teeth. Problems arise when an American congresswoman (Jean Arthur) arrives and thinks the German women are corrupting all American soldiers.

Derek Vinyard

08-23-15, 01:16 AM

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) 2
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Swan

08-23-15, 01:35 AM

It's okay Derek, Mark is young. He'll learn.

honeykid

08-23-15, 07:23 AM

Swan's right. Given time and wisdom he won't rate it quite so highly.

Kaplan

08-23-15, 07:50 AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8NUEMRkNWg

BlueLion

08-23-15, 12:05 PM

Swan's right. Given time and wisdom he won't rate it quite so highly.

Well you dislike every good movie so your opinion is invalid. :D

Daniel M

08-23-15, 12:15 PM

The Quiet Man (John Ford, 1952) 4.5
Rio Bravo (Howard Hawks, 1959) 3

Knew you loved The Quiet Man which I thought was great when I recently watched it. Glad to see a positive rating for Rio Bravo too :)

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (Tobe Hooper, 1974) 2

Agreed here. I actually watched it again the other day as my brother watched it on TCM over here, I wanted to give it a chance and whilst some of the style was cool I just couldn't get to liking it properly. The guy in the wheelchair at the beginning is enough to drive anyone crazy, but even after that I thought it was pretty boring :p

honeykid

08-23-15, 12:16 PM

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is good?

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bluedeed

08-23-15, 12:43 PM

Knew you loved The Quiet Man which I thought was great when I recently watched it. Glad to see a positive rating for Rio Bravo too :)

Mark has voiced his qualms about Rio Bravo in the past, it being slow and overlong I believe. I wouldn't be surprised if this is an increased rating but I'd have to check to find out.

Edit:He's given it 2 1/2 in the past, but most recent is 3

Swan

08-23-15, 01:11 PM

Agreed here. I actually watched it again the other day as my brother watched it on TCM over here, I wanted to give it a chance and whilst some of the style was cool I just couldn't get to liking it properly. The guy in the wheelchair at the beginning is enough to drive anyone crazy, but even after that I thought it was pretty boring :p

:facepalm: :p

Dan, I think it's best you stay away from horror. It doesn't seem to be your thing and it saddens me whenever you diss these masterpieces. ;)

bluedeed

08-23-15, 01:17 PM

:facepalm: :p

Dan, I think it's best you stay away from horror. It doesn't seem to be your thing and it saddens me whenever you diss these masterpieces. ;)

He'd probably like John Carpenter though

Swan

08-23-15, 01:18 PM

He'd probably like John Carpenter though

Well, we've talked about horror before and if I remember correctly, he finds Halloween pretty mediocre.

It's very disheartening. :p

Daniel M

08-23-15, 01:24 PM

:facepalm: :p

Dan, I think it's best you stay away from horror. It doesn't seem to be your thing and it saddens me whenever you diss these masterpieces. ;)

I just don't think "these" are masterpieces though, sorry. I love a good horror film: Psycho, The Exorcist, Eraserhead, The Shining, Alien, The Fly, Scream, Rosemary's Baby, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don't Look Now etc. but to me there's nothing appealing about TCM, because the villains are weird and it's low budget it seems to be the appeal, but I don't get any atmosphere, I'm not scared, it's not fun. The guy in the wheelchair was just annoying, and I honestly found some of the scenes boring :(

Horror seems to be one of the only genres that gets protection because of the genre, I can't think of anything else that does to that extent. As long it it is unique, unsettling, even low budget, these films seem to get some praise. I can do gory/low-budget/silly horror films or whatever you want to call them. I liked Suspiria, I liked You're Next, I liked The Devil's Rejects. I prefer these to TCM and The Evil Dead, to me they're better films and much more fun, but they just don't have the iconic/important status (well, Suspiria does).

Edit: The Thing is 4 and Halloween is 3 for me.

Swan

08-23-15, 01:35 PM

I just don't think "these" are masterpieces though, sorry. I love a good horror film: Psycho, The Exorcist, Eraserhead, The Shining, Alien, The Fly, Scream, Rosemary's Baby, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Don't Look Now etc. but to me there's nothing appealing about TCM, because the villains are weird and it's low budget it seems to be the appeal, but I don't get any atmosphere, I'm not scared, it's not fun. The guy in the wheelchair was just annoying, and I honestly found some of the scenes boring :(

Horror seems to be one of the only genres that gets protection because of the genre, I can't think of anything else that does to that extent. As long it it is unique, unsettling, even low budget, these films seem to get some praise. I can do gory/low-budget/silly horror films or whatever you want to call them. I liked Suspiria, I liked You're Next, I liked The Devil's Rejects. I prefer these to TCM and The Evil Dead, to me they're better films and much more fun, but they just don't have the iconic/important status (well, Suspiria does).

I made a whole post replying to this, but I felt I was just repeating myself with you. We've talked about this before man. I disagree immensely, but am okay with you disliking a lot of great horror films. It's just kind of disheartening for me, so I give ya sh*t. :p

The only thing I will say, though, is it bugs me too when people say "it's horror, so it's okay," in response to people critiquing a horror film. It's devalues horror to me. The thing is, though, I'm not a very critical person to begin with, in any genre. I like to look at the positives, but that's just me.

Swan

08-23-15, 01:37 PM

Now, I think it's time I put The Evil Dead in my top ten. I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that, Danman. :D

Daniel M

08-23-15, 01:40 PM

Swan

08-23-15, 01:44 PM

Yeah we'd just go round in circles, film's either connect with people or don't I guess (I mean, why don't you love Casablanca :p). I know the majority of people would rank stuff like TCM and The Evil Dead over You're Next and The Devil's Rejects, but for whatever reasons those were most enjoyable for me. I definitely do not dislike horror though, maybe I do prefer more serious/tighter films, I don't know. I do think a lot of people give some really poor films kinder reviews if it's horror, even if it's half or a star more, although I know it's not the case with you and you always rate from your heart.

Yeah I noticed the horror films you listed seem to be, for the most part, bigger budget type stuff, as opposed to low-budget stuff. I've talked about low-budget cinema and it's appeal to me, though, so hopefully you can appreciate why I like those kinds of films. :)

BlueLion

08-23-15, 02:18 PM

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is good?

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Yeah, The Haunting was pretty boring to me :shrug:

TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck_

08-23-15, 02:32 PM

Basic Instinct 2 1_5

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"Even Oedipus didn't see his mother coming"

Basic instinct would have told me to avoid this but having not seen the original yet and being a fan of the genre, I thought I'd take a punt on it.

It starts off excellently with risk-loving Catherine Tramell (Sharon Stone) speeding in a car with footballer Kevin Franks (Stan Collymore), who is dutifully arousing her. Of course this all ends rather badly but what do you know, Catherine comes back, casually unrepentent.

The subversive attitude only lasts as long as the opener; from thereon in it's your standard 18-rated thriller. The shoddy premise is that shrink Michael Glass (David Morissey) has identified that Catherine has 'risk addiction' but is of course drawn in by the risk himself. He's a pretty rubbish psychiatrist, making only the most bleedingly obvious comments. The film is set in London- the only stiff thing here is the stiff upper-lip of Glass, as he frowns disapprovingly at an orgy. Sure, there are sex scenes but nothing that isn't par for the course in an 18-rated film.

Oddly for a sequel, there's a few notable faces here: David Thewlis, Indira Varma, Charlotte Rampling. I suspect they are less proud to mention this on their CV. Rampling manages to retain some class but barely.

It's not that the film is bad or outrageously trashy; it's just hopelessly bland. Stone is fun but outstays her welcome and Morrissey's character seems about as interested in Catherine as he'd be with his socks.

meatwadsprite

08-23-15, 03:10 PM

The Overnighters

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Very dramatic documentary about a priest who provides shelter to out of towners and the homeless struggling to find work in booming North Dakota. It hits you with a whole mess of content and kind of miraculously comes together as a coherent story.

3.5

F for Fake

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Probably a huge influence on one of my favorite movies Exit Through the Giftshop. Orson Welles is going absolutely nuts in the editing room here. He examines the story of a man who expertly replicates famous paintings and sells them for a ton of money.

Welles presence alone makes it highly entertaining.

3.5

The Gift

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Starts off pretty suspenseful and keeps ratcheting up the dread until an abysmally weak final act. Such a boring ending.

2

Le Samourai

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Reminds me largely of Kitano's much later yakuza flicks and the even later Looper. And a million other movies. Although I prefer those flicks to this one, Le Samourai has a lot of really effective scenes.

3

jrs

08-23-15, 04:30 PM

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Eddie and the Cruisers (Martin Davidson, 1983) 5

mark f

08-25-15, 02:36 PM

Maz Jobrani: I’m Not a Terrorist, But I’ve Played One On TV (Maz Jobrani, 2015) 2.5+
Mixed Nuts (Nora Ephron, 1994) 2
When the Bough Breaks (Michael Cohn, 1994) 2.5
Le Cercle Rouge (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1970) 3
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A perfect shot disables the alarm and opens the jewelry cases for the three unlikely thieves destined to meet in the red circle.
Our Beloved Month of August (Miguel Gomes, 2008) 2
Knight Without Armour (Jacques Feyder, 1937) 2.5+
Manpower (Raoul Walsh, 1941) 2
The Catered Affair (Richard Brooks, 1956) 3.5
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The whole family reacts differently to Debbie Reynolds’ announcement oh her upcoming wedding – cabby dad Ernest Borgnine doesn’t want to spend his life savings on it, mom Bette Davis wants her to have the wedding she never had, and uncle Barry Fitzgerald gets hurt feelings because he’s not on his niece’s short list of wedding invitees.
Hit the Deck (Roy Rowland, 1955) 2.5
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Charles Walters, 1964) 3
The Singing Nun (Henry Koster, 1966) 2.5
Oslo, August 31 (Joachim Trier, 2011) 3
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Recovering heroin user Anders Danielsen Lie awakens and faces a busy day of meeting friends and family, taking a job interview and basically being aware of what life has to offer and what he has.
Hero’s Island (Leslie Stevens, 1962) 2
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (Robert Harmon, 2010) 2.5
Ecstasy (Rob Heydon, 2012) 2
The Thief Who Came to Dinner (Bud Yorkin, 1973) 3.5
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Ryan O’Neal uses his flair for cheating, computer programming and athleticism to pull several jewej heists as the Chess Burglar, and dares insurance investigator Warren Oates to obtain proof of his guilt.
Chandler (Paul Magwood, 1971) 1.5
Shadow of Doubt (George B. Seitz, 1935) 2
On Any Sunday: The Next Chapter (Dana Brown, 2014) 2.5+
The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Kazuo Hara, 1987) 3.5
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Documentary about Kenzo Osuzaki who will stop at nothing, including on-screen violence, to learn who killed certain Japanese soldiers on New Guinea during WWII and why.

Nostromo87

08-25-15, 02:59 PM

It's okay Derek, Mark is young. He'll learn.

Swan's right. Given time and wisdom he won't rate it quite so highly.

Well you dislike every good movie so your opinion is invalid. :D

Texas Chainsaw Massacre is good?

Does not compute

Yeah, The Haunting was pretty boring to me :shrug:

MoFo could use some dialectics training

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre's one of those movies that's going to be grating to some. One of those love/hate movies. Mark F doesn't like it, Honeykid doesn't like it, Gunlinsger doesn't like it, my own brother doesn't like it. However, Swan loves it, Captain Spaulding loves it, I love it, and SexyCelebrity loves it. and Sexy's the MoFo master of movies. That's 4 to 4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an example of balance in the universe.

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Mr Minio

08-25-15, 03:20 PM

I like TCM, too. (and no, I don't mean the TV station)

donniedarko

08-25-15, 05:30 PM

The Catered Affair (Richard Brooks, 1956) 3.5
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The whole family reacts differently to Debbie Reynolds’ announcement oh her upcoming wedding – cabby dad Ernest Borgnine doesn’t want to spend his life savings on it, mom Bette Davis wants her to have the wedding she never had, and uncle Barry Fitzgerald gets hurt feelings because he’s not on his niece’s short list of wedding invitees.

The Thief Who Came to Dinner (Bud Yorkin, 1973) 3.5
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Ryan O’Neal uses his flair for cheating, computer programming and athleticism to pull several jewej heists as the Chess Burglar, and dares insurance investigator Warren Oates to obtain proof of his guilt.

The Emperor's Naked Army Marches On (Kazuo Hara, 1987) 3.5
https://tomblock.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/emperor.jpg?w=450&h=346
Documentary about Kenzo Osuzaki who will stop at nothing, including on-screen violence, to learn who killed certain Japanese soldiers on New Guinea during WWII and why.

These all look very interesting

mark f

08-25-15, 06:22 PM

My best recommendations of the list. :)

MovieMeditation

08-25-15, 07:10 PM

B E F O R E
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READ REVIEW (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1347876#post1347876)

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B E F O R E
S U N S E T

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READ REVIEW (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1358757#post1358757)

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M I D N I G H T

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5+

Gatsby

08-26-15, 11:45 AM

seanc

08-26-15, 11:51 AM

Make that 6 to 4. Me and Sean.

THE BALANCE HAS BEEN BROKEN

I am glad I read your post before responding. I was going to say the same thing. I am sure I don't get a vote though since every horror movie I like is walking the line between horror and thriller anyway. I don't think I love one true horror film.

Nostromo87

08-26-15, 12:37 PM

Texas Chainsaw Massacre's one of those movies that's going to be grating to some. One of those love/hate movies. Mark F doesn't like it, Honeykid doesn't like it, Gunlinsger doesn't like it, my own brother doesn't like it. However, Swan loves it, Captain Spaulding loves it, I love it, and SexyCelebrity loves it. and Sexy's the MoFo master of movies. That's 4 to 4. Texas Chainsaw Massacre is an example of balance in the universe.

Make that 6 to 4. Me and Sean.

THE BALANCE HAS BEEN BROKEN

Well, i didn't count BlueLion before. Plus, Rodent likes it (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1164061#post1164061)

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our dialectics are still weak though :tsk:

MovieMeditation

08-26-15, 01:05 PM

I love Texas Chainsaw Massacre! It was on my horror list for reason...

Daniel M

08-26-15, 01:06 PM

You forgot me on the dislike list :p But yeah, I think the point has been made :D

rauldc14

08-26-15, 05:04 PM

I should see this soon to see where I lie in the balance. Horror is usually a 50/50 chance for me.

And Sean, you need to get to Halloween ASAP. It's the one that you'll love.

Derek Vinyard

08-26-15, 05:16 PM

I watch it for the second time yesterday and I can clearly said that it's an astounding horror movie.

4

Mr Minio

08-26-15, 09:18 PM

I fought hard, but I lost. No shorts!

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Black metal cinema!

Doggiewoggiez! Poochiewoochiez! (2012) - rating_3_5 ("My name is <woof>. I come from your anus!" Remake of Jodorovsky's Holy Mountain made with found dog footage. Nuff said.)
Begotten (1990) - rating_3_5 (Pretty freakin' good! The equivalent of black metal in film. The visuals must look incredible at cinema. The director himself said that digital does not make this film justice, but I could already see some impressive post-production work in this one. The tinting (or however you call this) is amazing. I'm puzzled as to who these worshipping creatures in hoods are. Nazguls? Drunken Sun O))) members? No idea.)

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Umberto D. (1952) - rating_4_5 (Alright, so I gave 2.5 to Bicycle Thieves back in a day and now I really have to rewatch it, because another De Sica's film - Umberto D. is nothing short of a masterpiece. I cried!)
Porcile [Pigsty] (1969) - rating_3_5 (Pasolini is trying hard in this one. Two storylines. Cannibalism. Zoophilia (Vase De Noces director must've been inspired). However, if you expect something like Salo, you will be disappointed. No graphical stuff here. Everything's in the words that are very meaningful here.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBvA6aVPWWg

Домик в Коломне [The Little House in Kolomna] (1913) - rating_2_5 (Transdresser comedy from pre-revolutionary Russia.)
田園に死す [Pastoral: To Die in the Country] (1974) - rating_4_5 (Terayama, you mad genius! It's even better than the Rally on the streets one! People compare it to 8 1/2, but it's obviously far superior for me. Audiovisualmood masterpiece)
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Diabolik is awesome!

Mutant War (1988) - rating_1_5 (Typical cheap VHS movie. Only for appreciators of total trash like this.)
Diabolik [Danger: Diabolik] (1968) - rating_3_5 (Fantomas meets James Bond meets sexy lady meets Ennio Morricone's soundtrack meets nice visuals.)

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The blood is still warm in Lust for a Vampire!

Lust for a Vampire (1971) - rating_3_5 (The worst in the trilogy, but still a pretty good flick!)
The Devil Rides Out [The Devil's Bride] (1968) - rating_3 (Rosemary's Baby meets Viy! Christopher Lee vs. Satan: The Movie! Buckets of bs here, but pretty enjoyable over all!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6nKKB2As0E

The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) - rating_4 (Best Universal film I've seen so far! Incredible special effects plus masterful narration plus poetic ending!)
Love Streams (1984) - rating_4 (WHO THE F*CK ARE YOU?! My second favourite Cassavetes! Lynch must've been jerking off to the scene above a lot! Cassavetes gives a pretty good performance and Rowlands is as phenomenal as always.)

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Perfect fiction vs. flawed reality!

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) - rating_3_5 (Annie Hall was mediocre. Zelig had a great premise, but was only decent. Another Woman was pretty good, but Bergman rip off and Rowland's greatness. This one is really good. It inspired a better Polish film Ucieczka z kina "Wolno¶æ", so kudos to Allen. The scenes in the brothel are pretty nice, too and over all it's probably my favourite Allen so far (only seen 4).)
Germania, anno zero [Germany Year Zero] (1948) - rating_3_5 (I liked Open City more, but this one is good, too. We even have hidden pedophilia innuendos here and the ending is pretty hard hitting and unexpected!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be-nqVVHlyQ

"Hukkunud Alpinisti" Hotell [The Dead Mountaineer's Hotel] (1979) - rating_4 (Based on a book by Strugatsky brothers (if you don't know them yet love Stalker, you should be ashamed) this atmospheric science fiction mystery psychological thriller has some beautiful visuals and intriguing story to go by. Just watch the movie above.)
The Apartment (1960) - rating_4_5 (So high in the 60's countdown and so mainstream! It was so tempting to hate it, but it's Wilder's movie and I loved every other of his films I've seen so far and this one is no exception. It's probably the best romantic comedy ever made. Or at least the best I've ever seen. It's similar to Limelight at one point, but I liked it even more. All in all, here's my spoiler-free synopsis: Stanley Kubrick got hit by a splinter during filming of Paths of Glory. After this he vanished and the world has forgotten about him. Three years later he changed his sex and his name to Fran. The splinter must've changed more than his mind, but also in some magical way changed his body. He (or shall I say: she) is smokin' hot now! He still likes his hair short, though. Then, Jack Lemmon meets Kubrick and recognizes the genius director in him. He is too shy to ask for autograph as he knows many other men asked before, but Kubrick didn't agree to... Okay, that's probably enough for you. There's a lot of twists, like Kubrick almost never makes A Space Odyssey and he also decides Jack Lemmon may not be good appearance-wise, personality-wise, or otherwise-wise and almost chooses another actor for his newest never-to-be-made film. Thankfully, a happy ending in this story. In the last moment, Kubrick realizes his mistake and runs to Lemmon's Apartment. to propose him a big role in his film. Sadly, when he's in the corridor, he hears Lemmon already shoots. Thankfully for him, it was not Lemmon, but Wilder who shoots. He shoots this film. It's live, so he has no other choice, but to make Lemmon and Kubrick sit on couch and put the ending titles on. The End.)

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Cushing is a masterful Van Helsing!

Le rayon vert [The Green Ray] (1986) - rating_4 (I liked how educational this film is. I didn't know what a green ray is before. The hues left me speechless in this film. Only Ozu can come closer from what I've seen and remember.)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) - rating_3_5 (Hammer Dracula finished! The last part continues the idea from the penultimate installment and the action takes place nowadays. Again the never disappointhing Lee & Cushing duo and again the same yarn. Enjoyable stuff.)
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What do you know MoFo. Psycho is not even the best psychological thriller from 1960.

하녀 [The Housemaid] (1960) - rating_4 (Psychological thriller from Korea! Same level as Psycho! The ending is ridiculously preposterous for a movie like this, but it's a nice antidote for the shock you will have after the movie!)
Demons of the Mind [Blood Evil] (1972) - rating_3 (Decent Hammer, but nothing too special.)

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There's bondage scene after that! Sex scene in a movie like this would be beyond words! There was none, though. ;(

Robot Monster (1953) - rating_4 (Almost a masterpiece! The best worst movie ever! Almost a metaphysical experience! It's a true gem and only the truest cinephiles will understand its brilliance! It has no breasts, so no masterpiece for me. ;( However, it has a gorilla wearing a diving helmet with TV antennas sticking from it.)
The Killer Shrews (1959) - rating_3 (A decent best worst movie ever. The last minutes are pretty good for a movie like this. The shrews are played by dogs with fake tails and masks glued to them. Solid trash cinema here!)

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BADASS!

Ninja Terminator (1985) - rating_4 (Godfrey Ho should be listed among directors such as Bergman, Tarkovsky and Kubrick as one of the greatest filmmakers ever. This time he makes a madly stylish martial arts flick with an arrogant yet cool hero and moustache-master ninja champion Richard Harrison. Two awfully easy on the eyes Chinese ladies to boost.)
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) - rating_3_5 (Very solid! Lee gives a great performance as Rasputin! The movie is not as over-the-top as I thought it would be, but it's not historically accurate neither! Cheaply made yet beautiful scenography and nice colours.)

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!!!

Robo Vampire (1988) - rating_2_5 (Worst Ho! An attempt at best worst movie ever made, but dangerously crossing the line of the worst worst movie ever made! The love story between a Chinese jumping gorilla zombie-vampire and white nice-breasted lady ghost is one of the best romances in movie history. We also have a Robocop here! A pretty hardcore position only for experiened trash cinema degustators!)
Десять негритят [Ten Little Niggers] (1987) - rating_4 (Based on Agata Christie book! Very, very tense and suspenseful and having never read the book, the ending was a big surprise! I'd have never predicted it! Solid acting and decent cinematography, but this film is mainly about the story and incredible tension!)

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The Gorgon has claimed yet another petrified victim!

The Gorgon (1964) - rating_3_5 (Yet another Hammer! Pretty cheap flick with Cushing and Lee again! This time Cushing is more of a 'bad' guy and Lee is 'good', as opposed to Dracula series. The gorgon is one of the medusas, so if you look into her eyes, you will be petrified. An original concept after you've seen so many Frankenstein and Dracula Hammer flicks.)
Odwiedziny prezydenta [Visit of president] (1961) - rating_4_5 (This and Ghibli movies are the best movies portraying children ever made! Soooo touching!)

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I wish there was a GIF of that scene. It looks incredible!

Step Across the Border (1990) - rating_3_5 (Direct cinema here! About an experimental musician! I'd love to see something like this about Haino or Les Rallizes Denudes!)
摄氏32度 [Beyond Hypothermia] (1996) - rating_4 (Glorious! A must-see for John Woo and/or Johnnie To fans! Actually, the director was an assistant director in many Woo flicks and one can see that. Cheesy yet incredibly feel-good romantic story is amazing and the final shoot-out incredible! Also a Naked killer reference.)

seanc

08-26-15, 09:49 PM

I should see this soon to see where I lie in the balance. Horror is usually a 50/50 chance for me.

And Sean, you need to get to Halloween ASAP. It's the one that you'll love.

I'm planning to watch four horror films in October. Halloween will definitely be one of them. I am debating with myself on how to pick the others.

gbgoodies

08-27-15, 04:02 AM

471) August 19th: Real Steel (2011) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376577#post1376577) 3.5+
472) August 19th: The Frisco Kid (1979) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376580#post1376580) 4.0
473) August 20th: Real Genius (1985) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376582#post1376582) 3.5+
474) August 20th: Noises Off... (1992) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376585#post1376585) 3.5+
475) August 21st: Oh, God! (1977) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376588#post1376588) 3.5
476) August 21st: Oh, God! Book II (1980) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376595#post1376595) 3.0
477) August 21st: Oh, God! You Devil (1984) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376596#post1376596) 2.5
478) August 22nd: Wishful Drinking (2010) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376597#post1376597) 3.5+
479) August 22nd: To Find My Son (TV Movie - 1980) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376599#post1376599) 3.5+
480) August 23rd: The Comeback Kid (TV Movie - 1980) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376601#post1376601) 3.5
481) August 23rd: Father Figure (TV Movie - 1980) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376605#post1376605) 3.5
482) August 24th: Freebie and the Bean (1974) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376606#post1376606) 3.5+
483) August 24th: The In-Laws (1979) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376607#post1376607) 3.5+
484) August 25th: Divorce American Style (1967) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376609#post1376609) 3.0
485) August 25th: The Awful Truth (1937) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1376610#post1376610) 3.5

mark f

08-27-15, 02:41 PM

Drop Squad (D. Clark Johnson, 1994) 2
The Iron Curtain (William A. Wellman, 1948) 2+
Cruel Intentions 3 (Scott Ziehl, 2004) 2
Breaker Morant (Bruce Beresford, 1980) 3.5
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During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants, Lewis Fitz-Gerald , Bryan Brown and Edward Woodward, are court-martialed by the British Army for murdering POWs and defended by Major Jack Thompson.
The Manhattan Project (Marshall Brickman, 1986) 2.5
Unidentified (Jason Richard Miller, 2013) 1.5
Diamond Men (Daniel M. Cohen, 2000) 2.5
Defendor (Peter Stebbings, 2010) 3-
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Mentally-unbalanced “super” hero Defendor (Woody Harrelson) helps a young woman (Kat Dennings) who isn’t what she appears to be. But then, he isn't either.
Day-Time Wife (Gregory Ratoff, 1939) 2.5
N.Y.C. Underground (Jessy Terrero, 2013) 1.5+
It Happened to Jane (Richard Quine, 1959) 2.5+
Baby, It’s You (John Sayles, 1983) 3-
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In 1966 New Jersey, dangerous new student Sheik (Vincent Spano) and drama student Rosanna Arquette feel more for each other than they do about anything else. Then she goes away to college.
Sex Tape (Jake Kasdan, 2014) 2+
Heartbeat Detector (Nicolas Klotz, 2007) 2.5-
True Heart (Catherine Cyran, 1997) 2
Jesus Town, USA (Billie Mintz & Julian T. Pinder, 2015) 2.5+
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In an Oklahoma town which has staged the Passion Play for 88 years, this year’s Jesus is to be played by Zach, a chubby young man who fears the townspeople will turn against him when they learn he’s become a Buddhist.
Barbarella (Roger Vadim, 1968) 2
Boeing, Boeing (John Rich, 1965) 2.5
Mr. Moto's Last Warning (Norman Foster, 1939) 2
Miami Blues (George Armitage, 1990) 3-
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Career criminal Alec Baldwin plays house with ex-hooker Jennifer Jason Leigh and meets, beats up and steals the gun, badge and identity of Miami Police sergeant Fred Ward.

honeykid

08-27-15, 02:46 PM

That's a very high rating for The Satanic Rites of Dracula, Minio. I remember that as being a bad film.

I think Robo Vampire is a contender for the worst film I've seen, but I really liked The Killer Shrews.

Mr Minio

08-27-15, 04:13 PM

That's a very high rating for The Satanic Rites of Dracula, Minio. I remember that as being a bad film. If you mean bad, as cheap and typical Hammer style, then I agree, but if you like stuff like this and are Hammer fan, you shouldn't complain. You have Lee and Cushing and typical yet never boring vampire yarn. Of course, if somebody watches the film expecting some metaphysical experience, or a glorious vampire film like The Hunger, he's gonna be disappointed, but if somebody knows what he's getting into, chances are he will enjoy it.

honeykid

08-27-15, 04:26 PM

Didn't I give you a list of Hammer horror? I'm a fan, I just remember this as a really poor one and I like the tail end of Hammer, too.

Mr Minio

08-27-15, 08:02 PM

You didn't.

Derek Vinyard

08-27-15, 08:04 PM

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Breaker Morant (Bruce Beresford, 1980) 3.5
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:up::up::up::up:

My favorite australian flick

rauldc14

08-28-15, 08:10 PM

Sling Blade 3.5+
Mean Girls 4
Gravity 4+ REWATCH
National Treasure 4- REWATCH
Bob Le Flambeur 3
Night of the Living Dead 4
Mission Impossible 3
Inglorious Basterds 3
The Gold Rush 4+
Pickpocket 2.5

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Quite the round of films this time! My last two watches at my apartment were Sling Blade and Mean Girls. Sling Blade was a movie that was very well acted by Billy Bob Thornton and I can see why it made the nineties list as it was a very powerful movie. I'm still wondering how the ending will hold up for me on repeat watches but it certainly was a very bold movie.

I had held off for a long time with Mean Girls for the actual fear that I would hate it, which would be a shame with Rachel McAdams in it, but it's actually now one of my favorite roles that she plays. As far as Teen Comedy movies go, this one is actually up there with some of the other good ones. I have to give a lot of credit to Tina Fey.

I wanted the first film I saw in my house to be an experience, so I. Went ahead with a blu Ray watch of Gravity. It was absolutely stunning on the TV to watch at night with no light but the movie itself on. It's a film I see myself continuing to call out as a favorite.

It had been awhile since I rewatched an adventure film from my collection, so I went with National Treasure. It's an entertaining flick of mine that has been in my 100 and although it's probably fallen off as that much of a favorite, I still find it quite good. Cage, Bartha, and Diane Kruger make the movie fun for me.

Bob Le Flambeour was a watch for the seventh Hall of Fame and it was my first Melville experience. It was an alright film. I really liked the subject matter and wish the film would have been more tense as it was near the end.

Night of the Living Dead was one that was on my radar for a long time, and seeing it that high up on the sixties list made it a priority for me. I like how it leans on suspense instead of trying to be a complete horror film. Suspense horrors always hold more weight for me then a usual horror, so it worked really well. It was about flesh eating zombies but yet the story wasn't too far fetched and stayed within boundaries.

I felt another action kick and went with Mission Impossible. I could have picked a better film though. Certainly not terrible, but I expected more from De Palma. I think I prefer MI3 over this even, which I saw on its own and have in my collection.

To Sean's dismay I didn't exactly love Inglorious Basterds for the reasons that I've stated in the 7th Hall of Fame. Not that it was a bad movie, but I certainly felt like its potential could have been higher.

The surprise of the group was The Gold Rush. Being my third Chaplin and seeing his two most popular first, I wasn't sure where this would fall. I absolutely loved it. I can see this being a top 100 movie in the future and it has vaulted to being my favorite 1920s film that I've seen. I loved the story, the comedy was really charming and funny and the love story came together really well for me.

Pickpocket was my second Bresson and he is 0 for 2 for me. There's something that I can quite pinpoint that makes me feel disconnect from his films. But at least I can say I tried.

mark f

08-29-15, 06:31 AM

Disco and Atomic War (Jaak Kilmi, 2009) 2.5+
Dancing Co-Ed (S. Sylvan Simon, 1939) 2+
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988) 2+
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (Jean-Luc Godard, 1989) 2+
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Well, it is one of Godard’s altered images from The Lady from Shanghai found during Une histoire seule, but don’t ask me why it’s there or what it’s supposed to convey to the viewer.
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1997) 2
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (Jean-Luc Godard, 1997) 2-
SuicideGirls: Relaunch (Mike Marshall, 2015) 2
Murder on the Orient Express (Sidney Lumet, 1974) 3.5+
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Inspector Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) finds a murdered man aboard a snowbound train, and when he questions the passengers, they all seem to have motives.
The Bishop’s Wife (Henry Koster, 1947) 3.5-
Stromboli (Roberto Rossellini, 1950) 2+
Fear (Roberto Rossellini, 1954) 2.5-
Journey to Italy (Roberto Rossellini, 1954) 2.5
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An unhappily-married English couple (Ingrid Bergman & George Sanders) vacation in Naples – he spends his time with another woman and she visits the sights, which seem to speak directly to her.
The Girl of the Golden West (Robert Z. Leonard, 1938) 2.5
Elena and Her Men aka Paris Does Strange Things (Jean Renoir, 1956) 2.5
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler aka The Hideaways (Fielder Cook, 1973) 2.5
I Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Tsai Ming-liang, 2007) 2+ (ending is the best part)
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Recovering from being beaten up, homeless Lee Kang-sheng sits by a pool and finds a friend on his back.
Europa ‘51 (Roberto Rossellini, 1952) 2+
Autumn Sonata (Ingmar Bergman, 1978) 2.5
Rage in Heaven (W.S. Van Dyke, 1941) 2+
Nickelodeon (Peter Bogdanovich, 1976) 3
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In the 1910s, script girl Tatum O’Neal, stunt man/actor Burt Reynolds and film director Ryan O’Neal make some fairly-decent early flicks in spite of themselves.

JayDee

08-29-15, 08:55 PM

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Blood Work (2002, d. Clint Eastwood) rating_2
Copycat (1995, d. Jon Amiel) rating_3 -
Blue Steel (1989, d. Kathryn Bigelow) rating_2_5 +

Jennifer Eight (1992, d. Bruce Robinson) rating_3 +
Freeway (1996, d. Matthew Bright) rating_3
Misery * (1990, d. Rob Reiner) rating_4 +
It Follows (2014, d. David Robert Mitchell) rating_3

Singin' in the Rain * (1952, d. Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly) rating_4
Restless Natives * (1985, d. Michael Hoffman) rating_3_5 +
Bone Collector (1999, d. Phillip Noyce) rating_3 +

* denotes a repeat viewing

mark f

08-31-15, 08:04 PM

Dark Places (Gilles Paquet-Brenner, 2015) 2+
The Parson and the Outlaw (Oliver Drake, 1957) 1.5
The Law vs. Billy the Kid (William Castle, 1954) 2
Anatomy of a Murder (Otto Preminger, 1959) 3.5
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The opening titles, along with Duke Ellington’s jazz score, sets the mood for this courtroom drama which is as much about the evidence presented as it is about the silent tensions between a married couple when a husband kills a man who allegedly raped his wife.
Pony Express (Jerry Hopper, 1953) 2+
Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (Tig Notaro & Jay Karas, 2015) 2.5+
The Day He Arrives (Hong Sang-soo, 2011) 2
The American Friend (Wim Wenders, 1977) 3-
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Tom Ripley (Dennis Hopper) has succeeded again in a series of murders, but what about his German “friend”, Bruno Ganz?
The Last Run (Richard Fleischer, 1971) 2+
Saratoga Trunk (Sam Wood, 1945) 2.5-
When the Redskins Rode (Lew Landers, 1951) 2-
Monkey Kingdom (Mark Linfield & Alastair Fothergill, 2015) 3-
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A mother macaque monkey looks after her babies in the wilds of Sri Lanka, but it can be a tough life since their family is in the lower social strata of their community.
Aloha (Cameron Crowe, 2015) 2+
Million Dollar Arm (Chris Gillespie, 2014) 2.5+
Texas Terror (R.N. Bradbury, 1935) 2
Scream (Wes Craven, 1996) 3.5
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If you answer the phone, be very good at your scary movie trivia, and most important of all, carry a loaded .44 Magnum.
Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, 2015) 3.5
Sayonara CP (Kazuo Hara, 1972) 3
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Joss Whedon, 2015) 3.5
The Wizard of Speed and Time (Mike Jittlov, 1979) 3.5
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Some people can accomplish a lot in three minutes.

JayDee

08-31-15, 09:27 PM

Ant-Man (Peyton Reed, 2015) rating_3_5
Avengers: Age of Ultron (Joss Whedon, 2015) rating_3_5

Always pleased to see you enjoying some Marvel Mark. :up: Would you be able to separate these two and choose which you preferred or where they much of a muchness?

Mr Minio

08-31-15, 09:49 PM

No shorts again, even though I always watch some interesting ones.

WARNING! Some kinky/perverted stuff below!

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Wow! So beautiful!

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976) - rating_3_5 - pretty cool 70's crime flick. For some reason I didn't love it as much as other Cassavetes films. I seem disconnected from this kind of films from the 70's. Chinatown is prime example, although I liked Cassavetes' work better.
鉄男 [Tetsuo: The Iron Man] (1989) - rating_4 - if Begotten I wrote about in my previous post is black metal cinema, then Tetsuo is industrial cinema. Pretty crazy at that. The drilling penis scene made me laugh out loud and the overall quality of audiovisual brilliance made me fall in love with that flick!
Blazing Saddles (1974) - rating_3_5 - this one's pretty close to four stars. I found it funny and I laughed a lot. For a person like me, at least. However, something stopped me from granting it four star rating. "Hold it! Next man makes a move, the nig**r gets it!"

And now films I watched during my two pinku nights. It is sort of a answer to MovieGal's objection I don't watch enough kinky stuff and name myself The King of Kinkiness in vain:

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Ran Makami, the star of Beautiful Teacher in Torture Hell. There's a full version of this pic on the Internet. Such a hard time Im having trying to find SFW pics for these pinku flicks.

ロリータ・バイブ責め [Lolita Vibrator Torture] (1987) - rating_4 - not for pu$$ies! The movie sometimes crosses the line of degrading porn (of course, Japanese can't show genitals, but the scenes are strong anyway) but managed to keep me interested mainly due to Sato's trademark atmosphere that really pays off here if you decide to let the movie suck you in. Ultimately, it's a story about a murderer, but the title doesn't lie neither.
団鬼六美教師地獄責め [Beautiful Teacher in Torture Hell] (1985) - rating_4 - just like Flower and Snake it shows some hardcore woman training/bondage/enema etc. stuff, but this one is way more serious and whereas Flower and Snake's approach almost made the film a comedy, this one is more of a drama. The easiest description would be rape and revenge flick, but without revenge, which is of course a little bit surprising considering the protagonist (a very attractive woman BTW) is a kendo master, so it would be an easy turn of events to make her make all these people pay for terrible things they've done to her. That's not the case. And it makes the movie sad. If you enjoy scenes of hardcore BDSM, you should be pleased, too, as this flick has a lot of them. The protagonist, as I mentioned, is beautiful and that also helps to enjoy this film.

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She's listening to the cactus while meditating! The metaphysical cactus!

女虐 [Splatter: Naked Blood] (1996) - rating_4 - Hisayasu Sato started in the 80's and by the 90's he was already one of the most important pinku eiga filmmakers in Japan. This flick, however, is not a pink film, but a body horror splatter kind of flick. The most interesting thing is the whole cactus stuff. Metaphysical cactus made me raise the rating by half a star.
馬と女と犬 [Horse and Woman and Dog] (1990) - rating_3_5 - a very controversial Sato flick as it contains scenes of zoophilia and it's easy to deduce what animals are the 'stars' here. The action takes place on an island that seems to be all under the dominance (literally) of a lady that I like to call Lady de Sade. She basically uses everyone she wants to and does some severe punishments, too. The movie sounds terrible, but it has artsy feel and a little twist in it. Worth it if you like kinky stuff.

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Some riveting cinematography in The Boxer's Omen.

魔 [The Boxer's Omen] (1983) - rating_3_5 - a break from both sex-centered cinema and Japan! This time it's a Chinese Shaw Brothers flick. Great cinematography and colors plus a lot of weird/mindf*ck/simply dumb scenes. The black magic rituals are extremely stupid, but cheesily enjoyable to watch. Also some cheaply made animal toys are used (spiders, bats) and some fights (both martial arts - not too many and magical fights - monk vs. black magic wizard). Overall pretty enjoyable, but I prefer wuxia and martial arts Shaw Brothers flicks more!
Baberellas (2003) - rating_2 - still taking a break from Japan, but not from sex! This is some seriously bad trash cinema and its genre should be t*tsploitation. The four protagonist girls spend more time bare-breasted than in bras (I found two of them fairly attractive) in this film and they have to stop an evil space queen from sucking all sexual energy from Earth, or maybe she wants to find a sexual nexus. Who cares about plot when you have decently attractive ladies flashing their jugs every time it's possible. There's even a scene with a cameraman being asked to smear some lotion on my favourite girl's knockers. Fairly titillating, especially if you're bored with hardcore porn and are already dozens of minutes into a movie that uses every innuendo and occasion to make you think about sex. Some pretty stupid twists here, like SPOILER ALTHOUGH I BELIEVE PLOT IS IRREVELANT IN A FLICK LIKE THIS the evil queen installed vibrating orgasm-inducing devices between the legs of every girl and then turned it on, so the girls had extreme pleasure and couldn't cross her plans. The twist is one of the girls (what is being said earlier) has her G spot on her left nipple, so evil queen's plan doesn't work on her. Later on they also use a starship to fly into a giant butt and then inside some tentacles looking like giant penises are trying to destroy the ship. Then at one point a guy suggests they all show their melons (no apparent reason) and they of course do. I can't even remember how it ends, but I for sure remember these hooters. *looks up breast synonyms on the Internet >> bazookas? Seriously? Hahaha.

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Lesbians = a win!

バックが大好き! (1981) - rating_3 - back to Japan! Don't be too excited about the title if you're straight and fairly 'normal' xD. The title indeed concerns male butts! There's a sex marathon scene, an incest (Japanese cinema can't live without siblings incest scene, right?) lesbian action and a girl who retaliates on all men and inserts a dildo up their bums. All's pretty mild, light and not too serious. A little bit like Japanese sexy comedy.
セックスハンター　性狩人 [Sex Hunter] (1980) - rating_3_5 - a little bit like Beautiful Teacher in Torture Hell with a hot forced (kinda) lesbian scene and then all sorts of BDSM things like Coca Cola enema etc. (BEST COCA COLA AD EVER). There's again incest, training of a girl in order for her to become a sex addicted nymphomaniac, even a wheelchair guy enjoying more sex that many healthy men in other flicks, but yeah... the colors are nice and at one point kinda Suspirian even.

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[I]Ashes and Snow.

ハードフォーカス　盗聴＜ぬすみぎき＞ [Survey Map of a Paradise Lost] (1988) - rating_3_5 - AIDS/computer alienation residual plot and a lot of sex scenes (again bondage, even some low voltage electrocuting). Pretty enjoyable Sato flick, but at this point the low variety of these I watched (although there's a greater variety of pinku films out there, I happened to watch some similar flicks) started to make me afraid I might get bored of these, so I decided to take a break from these.
Ashes and Snow (2005) - rating_4 - a moving photography. A meditation. The cinematography uses sepia and slow-mo footage and looks very artificial, so you need to get to used to it, but once you do, there's a very good contemplative flick. Fishburne doing some nice commentary, too.

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That moment when you want to laugh, but can't.

Ilsa, Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976) - rating_2_5 - inferior to the Nazi one! An okay sleaze anyways...
The ABCs of Death (2012) - rating_3 - a pleasant surprise! I was expecting a real disaster and whereas the first three segments were indeed a disaster, the movie starts to pick up from there and gets better. Some segments are very good and some only mediocre, but it's not as atrocious as many people point it out to be. I think they don't get the surreal kind of f*cked up sense of humour many of these shorts have. I can't say I'm a fan of farting Japanese high school girls (take away the farting and I can concur), but the short was so bad it was kinda hilariously good in its own way. The short about a pedophile has great music, the fox-lady one is really wicked and the last one is just beyond words. The Bruno Forzani & Hélène Cattet segment is of course the best, but I loved the 'fapping contest' one, too. All in all, an alright black comedy horror anthology. A lot of fresh and good ideas here and I like it more than this awfully cliched and mediocre The Conjuring.

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DAT reference, tho. There's more homages like these in Holy Blood.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - rating_4 - great action cinema! Perhaps one of the best pure action flicks I've ever seen. It's a blockbuster, but still has some B-movie feels and feels genuine. Not that much CGI was used. The action sequences are NOT tiresome (I was afraid they'd be) and it looks pretty good at times. It could use some longer shots as the montage is kinda chaotic at times, but it's not a biggie.
Santa sangre [Holy Blood] (1989) - rating_4_5 - the most beautiful Jodorovsky film. I cried at the end! It's surreal, but I believe you can actually interpret it. There's a lot of stuff going on and some Fellinian feels to it, too. I guess it's time for me to give Fellini his third chance!
My Winnipeg (2007) - rating_4 - Maddin's homage to his home town Winnipeg. Any Canadians here? It's an experimental essay film shot mostly in black'n'white with some staged recreations of events from the past and constant off commentary. Feels very nostalgic and incredibly atmospheric. It only looses its mood when a couple of times a color footage is introduced and Maddin starts talking about hockey hall and gets angry it's getting demolished. It's apparently very personal for him. I watched almost all of his shorts, but still have a lot of full-length flicks to check out. I'm loving his works!

JayDee

08-31-15, 09:53 PM

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Kiss the Girls (1997, d. Gary Fleder) rating_2_5 -
To Live and Die in LA* (1985, d. William Friedkin) rating_3_5
Knight Moves (1992, d. Carl Shenkel) rating_2 -

Identity (2003, d. James Mangold) rating_3 +
Hell Comes to Frogtown (1988, d. Donald G. Jackson & R.J. Kizer) rating_3
Burying the Ex (2014, d. Joe Dante) rating_3 -
Taking Lives (2004, d. D.J. Caruso) rating_2_5 -

Shanghai Noon* (2000, d. Tom Dey) rating_4
Mean Season, The (1985, d. Phillip Borsos) rating_2_5 +
Trainwreck (2015, d. Judd Apatow) rating_2

* denotes a repeat viewing

donniedarko

09-01-15, 06:11 PM

The Wizard of Speed and Time (Mike Jittlov, 1979) 3.5
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Some people can accomplish a lot in three minutes.

:laugh: Brilliant

cricket

09-02-15, 11:08 PM

August, 2015 movies watched-

Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) 4.5 One of the most moving stories of unfulfilled love I have seen.

The Asphalt Jungle (1950) 4+ Terrific all around noir.

The Big Heat (1953) 4+ Another great noir; I just may get into these.

Winchester '73 (1950) 2.5+ A Promising start but then very average for me the rest of the way.

Let Us Prey (2014) 2 Well made and watchable, but a forgettable horror flick.

Scandal (1950) 3 One of the weaker Kurosawa movies I've seen so far, but still pretty good with nice performances.

Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) 3.5 Great acting and a natural feel makes this a pretty moving film.

The Human Centipede 3 (2015) 2 It's pretty bad, but I did get some enjoyment out of it.

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Repeat viewing 4.5+ Just such a wonderfully executed and moving story.

Mon Oncle (1958) 2.5+ Amusing and charming, but not my type of comedy.

Grotesque (2009) 3 Top flight disturbing extreme film that'll be trash for most people.

The Chaser (2008) 3.5+ Very good Korean serial killer thriller.

The Bad Seed (1956) 3.5 I love evil kid movies. This is the oldest, and one of the best, that I have seen.

The Poker House 3 Not great, but it's the kind of strong real life story that I like.

The Celebration (1998) 4+ Powerful story done very well.

Bob Le Flambeur (1956) 3+ This is a very goof movie but Melville films just don't seem to excite me.

Begotten (1991) 1 It is unique, but it still sucks.

Over the Edge (1979) 2.5- Ok, but I wasn't crazy about the direction it went in.

Aftermath (1994) 2.5 I didn't feel anything, but this is a very well done extreme/horror short film.

You Can't Take It With You (1938) 3 Nice movie with good qualities, but I was never truly engaged.

Take Shelter (2011) Repeat viewing 4+ Emotionally powerful and very well done.

Still Alice (2014) 3.5- I don't think anything special is done with this movie, but it is a naturally moving story.

Killer Joe (2011) Repeat viewing 5 One of my favorite sleazefests.

Blood Diamond (2006) 4- Veny nice action/adventure set during an African Civil War.

Bedevilled (2010) 3.5+ This is a very good, disturbing Korean flick that is hurt by going in a horror direction.

Good Morning (1959) 3.5- Solid Ozu film that I thought lacked the emotion of others that I've seen of his.

Roman Holiday (1953) 3 Nice movie with Peck and Hepburn, but I was hoping for more.

The Business (2005) 3.5+ British gangster film that strongly appeals to my taste.

Spoorloos (1988) 4 Extremely effective and methodical Dutch thriller.

Kiss Me Deadly (1955) 4+ Another terrific noir.

August viewings-30
Total 2015 viewings-316

mark f

09-03-15, 12:18 AM

The D Train (Jarrad Paul & Andrew Mogel, 2015) 2+
When the Game Stands Tall (Thomas Carter, 2014) 2.5
Butter on the Latch (Josephine Decker, 2014) 1.5
Deliverance (John Boorman, 1972) 4
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After a traumatic experience during their weekend canoe trip, four Atlanta businessmen continue down river to try to make it to their cars and home, but things go from bad to worse.
A Huey P. Newton Story (Spike Lee, 2001) 2.5
No Tell Motel (Brett Donowho, 2012) 1.5+
Self/Less (Tarsem Singh, 2015) 2.5-
Something for Everyone (Harold Prince, 1970) 3.5
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Black comedy set in postwar Austria, where the wealthy daughter (Heidilinde Weis) of an untitled family romances amoral Michael York who soon becomes the footman of a penniless but titled family who possess but can’t pay the upkeep on a castle. Through a series of the butler’s machinations, the two families are drawn together
Against the Tide (George Roy, 2013) 2.5+
Magic Mike XXL (Gregory Jacobs, 2015) 2+
Southpaw (Antoine Fuqua, 2015) 2.5+
Trainwreck (Judd Apatow, 2015) 3
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An unlikely romance starts when magazine writer Amy Schumer, who loves sex but fears commitment, does research for a story about successful sports doctor Bill Hader, who seems too good to be true.
Jack & Diane (Bradley Rust Gray, 2012) 2
Lovesick (Luke Matheny, 2015) 2.5-
Wagon Team (George Archainbaud, 1952) 2
Terminator Genisys (Alan Taylor, 2015) 2.5+ https://33.media.tumblr.com/1d0e802ab88def5106fd659ebff67364/tumblr_ntd968rpCH1udxq3eo1_500.gif
Pops (Arnold Schwarzeneggar), the kindest, gentlest Terminator-type creation yet, was sent back to protect Sarah Connor in this installment which both explains and negates most of the series, but for an irrelevant sequel, it’s entertaining, if a bit overlong.
Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (Josephine Decker, 2014) 2
I Walk the Line (John Frankenheimer, 1970) 2.5-
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 2+
Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 2.5
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The best episode thus far, where Godard’s heartfelt yet simplistic political viewpoint is matched by a more-poetic use of imagery and a concentration on what was happening in Europe during WWII.

mark f

09-04-15, 08:29 PM

Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 2+
Histoire(s) du cinéma: Les signes parmi nous (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 2+
The Lord of the Rings (Ralph Bakshi, 1978) 2.5+
An Enemy Of the People (George Schaefer, 1978) 3-
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Scientist Steve McQueen’s research has uncovered that a town’s healing spa waters have been poisoned by runoff from a local mill, but his mayor brother Charles Durning argues that the info should be suppressed to save the town’s economy.
In Caliente (Lloyd Bacon, 1935) 2+
I’ll See You in My Dreams (Brett Haley, 2015) 2.5
Sombrero (Norman Foster, 1953) 2
The Battle of Britain (Frank Capra & Anthony Veiller, 1943) 3.5
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When the Nazis’ original plans for conquering Britain proved too costly, they instigated a saturation bombing campaign and eventually fire bombed London, killing tens of thousands, but they never crushed the British Spirit.
Cookie’s Fortune (Robert Altman, 1999) 2.5
Can-Can (Walter Lang, 1960) 2.5
Family Business (Sidney Lumet, 1989) 2.5
Beslan: Three Days in September (Joe Halderman, 2006) 3
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In 2004, Chechen rebels occupy a school in Beslan, Russia, and take over a thousand citizens hostage, mostly children, hundreds of whom would soon die.
The Blue Angel (Edward Dmytryk, 1959) 2+
Gary Owen: I Agree with Myself (Leslie Small, 2015) 3
'Neath the Arizona Skies (Harry Fraser, 1934) 2
Gangs of Wasseypur (Anurag Kashyap, 2012) 3
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A violent revenge plan to restore a criminal patriarch’s honor passes from generation to generation and can happen anywhere at any time.
Make Me a Star (William Beaudine, 1932) 2.5
Tooken (John Asher, 2015) 2
What Price Hollywood? (George Cukor, 1932) 2.5+
Requiem for the Dead: American Spring 2014 (Shari Cookson & Nick Doob, 2015) 3
http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1CcJyvxAZVZrijoLeNZE0RourGP.jpg
Every Spring in the United States, 8.000 people – 32,000 a year – are killed by gun violence. This documentary highlignts dozens of incidents but concentrates on eight, using 911 calls, xocial media and newspaper/TV accounts to tell the victims’ stories.

Miss Vicky

09-05-15, 04:56 AM

Porco Rosso/Kurenai no buta (Hayao Miyazaki, 1992) 3

Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) (Rewatch) 4.5+

Darren Hayes: Too Close For Comfort (2006) 4

Mon oncle (Jacques Tati, 1958) 2

The Mask (Charles Russell, 1994) (Rewatch) 2.5+

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

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

mark f

09-07-15, 04:12 AM

Oliver Twist (Frank Lloyd, 1922) 2.5
Tommy and the Cool Mule (Andrew Stevens, 2009) 2-
Sheena (John Guillermin, 1984) 2.5
Electra Glide in Blue (James William Guercio, 1973) 3-
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Motorcycle cop Robert Blake celebrates his promotion to detective in Arizona; his beat – the roads throughout Monument Valley.
Theodora Goes Wild (Richard Boleslawski, 1936) 2.5+
I Walked with a Zombie (Jacques Tourneur, 1943) 2+
The Pursuit of Happiness (Robert Mulligan, 1971) 2.5+
Tale of Tales (Matteo Garrone, 2015) 3
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In a fairy tale involving three kingdoms, Queen Selma Hayek must eat the heart of a sea monster which her husband killed in order to give birth to a child.
Ray (Taylor Hackford, 2004) 3
Journey to the West (Tsai Ming-liang, 2014) 0.5
Cape Breton Island (James A. FitzPatrick, 1948) 2.5
My Cousin Rachel (Henry Koster, 1952) 3.5
http://www.asset1.net/tv/pictures/movie/my-cousin-rachel-1952/My-cousin-Rachel-3.jpg
Young Englishman Richard Burton vows revenge on Rachel (Olivia de Havilland), the widow of his wealthy cousin, because he believes from some correspondence that she murdered him. All the money was left to the young man by his cousin, and the death was attributed to a brain tumor, but the man is still suspicious of Rachel until she comes to England and he falls in love with her. But what were Rachel’s intentions in coming to England?
The Hills of Utah (Iohn English, 1951) 2+
A Page of Madness (Teinosuke Kinugasa, 1926) 3
7 Chinese Brothers (Bob Byington, 2015) 2+
Whore (Ken Russell, 1991) 2.5+
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Theresa Russell talks about streetwalking in Los Angeles and how she became a prostitute and tried to improve her life.
Rhapsody (Charles Vidor, 1954) 2.5
Homicidal (William Castle, 1961) 2.5
Sports Slants #13 (No Director Listed, 1932) 2.5
Minions (Pierre Coffin & Kyle Balda, 2015) 2.5+
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Stuart has a disagreement with a dog and then decides to make friends with what he mistakes for another minion.

honeykid

09-07-15, 10:55 AM

Rep for Electra Glide in Blue, which I've only seen twice but liked a lot, and Whore or The Real Pretty Woman, as Ken liked to think of it.

cricket

09-07-15, 11:25 AM

I remember seeing Sheena at the movies when I was 13. I loved Tanya Roberts and I remember her spending a good deal of time topless. It was good, I liked it.

http://cdn.moviestillsdb.com/sm/e4dd539d56b7a1ce47a777ba0edaee00/sheena.jpg

honeykid

09-07-15, 11:54 AM

She's an Angel, too. ;)

mark f

09-07-15, 02:28 PM

And Sheena was rated PG. :)

donniedarko

09-07-15, 09:23 PM

Haven't had much time to really watch many feature films with the start of uni. Here's pretty much all I've been able to watch.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wlNYXpw0kI
Best scene in classic Russian comedy, The Diamond Arm

Feature films:
The Belier Family ["La famille Bélier"] (Lartigau, 2014)- 2.5
The Diamond Arm (Gayday, 1969)- 3[B]++
Gentlemen of Fortune [Dzhentlmeny udachi] (Seryj (1971)- 2.5-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g77bxowf6tc
Sea Devil- Great imagery and acting, but awful editing

Short films:
Ashes (Weerasethakul, 2012)- 1.5-
[DOCUMENTARY] We Will Forget (Harkawik, 2012)- 3
[DOCUMENTARY] Offline Dating (Abrahams, 2015)-2.5-
The Wizard of Speed and Time (Jittlov, 1979)- 3
Dotty (Andrews & O'Gorman, 2012)- 2.5--
Sea Devil (Marcial & Potter, 2015)-3
Rew Day (Dimitrov, 2012)- 2

Pussy Galore

09-07-15, 09:32 PM

What are you stuying Donnie?

donniedarko

09-07-15, 10:06 PM

Buisness-Marketing

linespalsy

09-08-15, 03:21 PM

The World's End (Edgar Wright, 2013) 4
Paddington (Paul King, 2014) 2
The Ten (David Wain, 2007) 2
Horns (Alexandre Aja, 2013) 1.5
Only the Lonely (Chris Columbus, 1991) 1.5

Derek Vinyard

09-08-15, 03:35 PM

The World's End (Edgar Wright, 2013) 4

Great finish to the Cornetto Trilogy.

Love The World's End

MovieMeditation

09-08-15, 03:45 PM

The World's End (Edgar Wright, 2013) 4

Great finish to the Cornetto Trilogy.

Love The World's End
http://i.imgur.com/xfyPh5y.gif

Great to see love for the last chapter, it is so underrated in my opinion.

Swan

09-08-15, 04:10 PM

http://i.imgur.com/xfyPh5y.gif

Great to see love for the last chapter, it is so underrated in my opinion.

http://i.imgur.com/xfyPh5y.gif

I like the last chapter too.

linespalsy

09-08-15, 04:24 PM

It's my favorite of "the trilogy", though it's hard to tell how much of that is for idiosyncratic reasons.

Derek Vinyard

09-08-15, 04:33 PM

Hot Fuzz is my favorite from the trilogy but all three are very good

honeykid

09-08-15, 07:23 PM

Paddington (Paul King, 2014) 2

I think that's the first less than glowing rating/review I've seen for Paddington. Care to give some thoughts, Lines?

mark f

09-09-15, 01:36 AM

The Idiot (Akira Kurosawa, 1951) 2.5
West of the Divide (R.N. Bradbury, 1934) 2
Westward Ho (R.N. Bradbury, 1935) 2
Billy Wilder Speaks (Volker Schlöndorff & Gisela Grischow, 2006) 3.5
http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/portrait-of-a-60-perfect-man-billy-wilder/w448/portrait-of-a-60-perfect-man-billy-wilder.jpg
Retired, but still creative, writer/director Billy Wilder discusses his life, films, actors, politics.
Dirty (Chris Fisher, 2005) 1.5
Gang War (Gene Fowler Jr., 1958) 2
A Dedicated Life (Kazuo Hara, 1994) 3-
Terms of Endearment (James L. Brooks, 1983) 3.5+
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A mother (Shirley MacLaine) and daughter (Debra Winger) have a feisty relationship but deep down love each other through all their ups and downs.
The Gene Generation (Pearry Teo, 2007) 1.5
The Brothers Bloom (Rian Johnson, 2009) 2.5+
Your Past Is Showing aka The Naked Truth (Mario Zampi, 1957) 2.5+
The Ladykillers (Alexander Mackendrick, 1955) 3.5
https://monadifilmi.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/1.jpg?w=460&h=285
The scene of the crimes – the house of kindly old lady Katie Johnson, built over the entrance of a railway tunnel in King’s Cross, London, where a heist is planned and the aftermath occurs.
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church (John McDermott, 2015) 3+
What’s New Pussycat (Clive Donner, 1965) 2+
Lady in a Cage (Walter Grauman, 1964) 2.5+
The Island (Pavel Lungin, 2006) 3+
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Strange monk Pyotr Mamonov lives on a remote, snowbound island in northern Russia, and he seems to know a lot about demons – other people’s and his own.
Report from the Aleutians (John Huston, 1943) 2.5+
In the Aleutians (Chuck Jones, 1945) 2.5
San Pietro (John Huston, 1945) 2.5+
Let There Be Light (John Huston, 1946) 2.5
http://cdn2-b.examiner.com/sites/default/files/styles/image_content_width/hash/26/68/266833554cba70dba1be6469b8ce620e.jpg?itok=nmMa5Jmc
It is estimated that 20% of returning WWII veterans suffered from psychoneurotic issues (what we call PTSD today), and this documentary shows some veterans’ treatment at an army hospital.

gbgoodies

09-09-15, 01:44 AM

486) August 26th: Holiday (1938) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383187#post1383187) 3.5
487) August 26th: Finnegan Begin Again (TV Movie - 1985) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383189#post1383189) 3.5+
488) August 27th: Some Came Running (1958) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383191#post1383191) 3.0+
489) August 27th: Rio Bravo (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383192#post1383192) 3.5
490) August 28th: The Bishop's Wife (1947) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383194#post1383194) 3.5
491) August 28th: The War of the Worlds (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383195#post1383195) 3.5
492) August 29th: Hit the Deck (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383196#post1383196) 3.0+
493) August 29th: Silk Stockings (1957) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383199#post1383199) 3.0+
494) August 30th: Pal Joey (1957) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383200#post1383200) 3.5
495) August 30th: No Way Out (1950) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383201#post1383201) 3.5+
496) August 31st: Detective Story (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383204#post1383204) 3.5
497) August 31st: The Killing (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1383206#post1383206) 3.0

honeykid

09-09-15, 08:05 AM

3 for The Island? I'd think it generous from most, but it seems especially so from you, mark. I've only seen it the once, but I remember it being very generic at best.

mark f

09-09-15, 12:33 PM

The Russian The Island? What was generic about it?

linespalsy

09-09-15, 12:42 PM

I think that's the first less than glowing rating/review I've seen for Paddington. Care to give some thoughts, Lines?

It's formulaic fluff in a nice house (but the one in Casper was even nicer and I only gave that a 2.5). I think my rating is pretty consistent with my past ratings of funny animal/fish out of water family movies. There are a few that I like, whether because they hit me in a personal soft spot or because they're actually clever in some way. I didn't find either of those to be the case here.

honeykid

09-09-15, 05:52 PM

The Russian The Island? What was generic about it?
My mistake. I got the years mixed up. :facepalm: I've not seen that version, but that makes much more sense. :D

As for Paddington, I've not seen it nor do I have much desire to, I was just slightly surprised as that's much lower (IIRC) than any rating I've seen for it around the site or anywhere else.

Derek Vinyard

09-10-15, 01:44 AM

From What I've seen that I remember in August and September:

Masterpiece :
Sinister (2012) - Scott Derrickson 5+
Zodiac (2007) - David Fincher 5
The Dark Knight - Christopher Nolan 4.5+
I Saw The Devil (2010) - Jee-woon Kim 4.5
Se7en (1995) - David Fincher 4.5
The Butterfly Effect (2004) - Eric Bress, J. Mackye Gruber 4.5-
Scream (1996) - Wes Craven 4.5-

Very Good :
Clerks 2 (2006) - Kevin Smith 4+
Training Day (2001) - Antoine Fuqua 4+
The Babadook (2014) - Jennifer Kent 4
Les 7 Jours Du Talion (Seven Days) (2010) - Daniel Grou 4
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - Tobe Hooper 4
Jeepers Creepers (2001) - Victor Salva 4
Birdman (2014) - Alejandro González Iñárritu 4
MindHunters (2004) - Renny Harlin 4
Ghost Ship (2002) - Steve Beck 4

Good :
Four Brothers (2005) - John Singleton 3.5+
Trick 'R Treat (2007) - Michael Dougherty 3.5+
Foxcatcher (2014) - Bennett Miller 3.5+
Tropic Thunder (2008) - Ben Stiller 3.5
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994) - Neil Jordan 3.5
Brothers (2009) - Jim Sheridan 3.5
Point Break (1991) - Kathryn Bigelow 3.5
My Bloody Valentine (2009) - Patrick Lussier 3.5
The Drop (2014) - Michaël R. Roskam 3.5
Rudy (1993) - David Anspaugh 3.5-
New Nightmare (1994) - Wes Craven 3.5-
Prom Night (2008) - Nelson McCormick 3.5-

Average:
I Spit On Your Grave 2 (2013) - Steven R. Monroe 3+
The Fantastic Four (2005) - Tim Story 3+
The Gallows (2015) - Travis Cluff, Chris Lofing 3
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) - Tobe Hooper 3

Gabrielle947

09-10-15, 03:26 PM

I watched quite a few but just gonna mention the ones that left me impressed

The Graduate (1967) - I never watched it because I never liked romance comedies. But films like that just prove that there's a gem in every genre. I was gladly suprised. 4

Marshland (2015) - went to see this at the cinema blindly, not really expecting to like it but I really enjoyed it and would highly recommend crime/detective/thriller fans to see it!! Great story and acting and there's this dark Spanish culture vibe throughout the film. 4

Malcolm X (1992) - does anyone like this film and can explain whats so good about it? I was looking forward to it 'cause I thought it being 3 hours long biography,it should have a great drama story. But I never felt a film run so long. 2

mark f

09-10-15, 07:42 PM

Raja (Jacques Doillon, 2003) 2.5
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (Robert Elfstrom, 1973) 2+ (Basically Johnny Cash reads the Gospel and sings songs over an almost totally silent recreation of the Gospels in the Holy Land. Johnny’s good.)
The Infantry Blues (Chuck Jones, 1943) 2.5
Fragments: Surviving Pieces of Lost Films (Randy Haberkamp, 2011) 3
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-llz3Mp5ONlw/TYcN1TgjwbI/AAAAAAAAK10/q7GbNjulUwI/s1600/l_19553_aebcfd55.jpg http://artsmeme.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/clara-300.jpg
Two of the “lost” films which have only 5-10 minutes available anymore.
Sorority House (John Farrow, 1939) 2
The Goldbrick (Frank Tashlin, 1943) 2.5
College Coach (William Wellman, 1933) 2+
Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005) 3.5
http://36.media.tumblr.com/dab2464df6db9ded0f657a007f92260d/tumblr_no2buzifGo1qzcye0o1_500.jpg
Timothy Treadwell lived in the Alaskan wilderness with grizzly bears, and eventually it cost his, his girlfriend’s and a bear’s life.
Conan the Barbarian (Marcus Nispel, 2011) 2
One on One (Lamont Johnson, 1977) 3-
Gummo (Harmony Korine, 1997) 1.5
The Beyond (Lucio Fulci, 1981) 2
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Catriona MacColl is haunted by tortured artist Antoine Saint John who was killed 50 years earlier in the basement of the New Orleans hotel she recently inherited.
Night of the Running Man (Mark L. Lester, 1995) 2.5
INXS: Never Tear Us Apart (Daina Reid, 2014) 3-
The Legend of Custer (Norman Foster & Sam Wanamaker, 1968) 1.5+
It's Kind of a Funny Story (Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck, 2010) 2.5+
http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lv6q1piv1h1r6v314o1_500.gif
Emma Roberts, who’s in for self-mutilation, and Keir Gilchrist, who’s suicidal, meet and flirt in a psychiatric ward.
The Prisoner of Shark Island (John Ford, 1936) 2.5+
Immortal Sergeant (John M. Stahl, 1943) 2.5
Dana Gould: I Know It's Wrong (Jay Chapman, 2013) 2.5+
Found Memories (Julie Murat, 2012) 2.5
http://s3.amazonaws.com/auteurs_production/images/film/found-memories/w448/found-memories.jpg?1331681408
In a remote Brazilian village, things go along slowly, never changing from day to day, until young photographer Lisa Fávero arrives, enjoys it there, and gets closer to baker Sonia Guedes.

Swan

09-10-15, 07:43 PM

It's a higher rating than I was expecting, so yay. :)

BlueLion

09-10-15, 08:09 PM

The soundtrack in The Beyond is dope.

rambond

09-11-15, 05:05 PM

Blue Thunder. man i've seen this film like 5 times now, and everytime i like it better, roy sheider is great in this action packed thriller, malcolm mcdawell has never been nastier
One of the better badham movies, i liked wargames and nick of time but this certainly one of the best efforts, it deserves a lot more than the 6.3 imdb rating, certainly very underrated flick.what i like about this film is pacing and the night scenes are really greatly shot and very engaging, the LA setting helps a lot aswell, reminds me of To live and die in LA and Heat, they show you LA as it is you feel you live there.
All in all excellent 80s action.

jrs

09-11-15, 10:53 PM

Just got thru watching every Marvel film and TV show in order of the MCU timeline.Took me all week. :p

linespalsy

09-11-15, 11:07 PM

Immokalee U.S.A. (Georg Koszulinski, 2008) 4+
The Howling (Joe Dante, 1980) 3.5
Stonehearst Asylum (Brad Anderson, 2014) 2.5+

rambond

09-12-15, 07:11 PM

I didnt need to look at who was the music composer for lethal weapon and die hard, micheal klapton i really like his music scores it gives every scene a sense of urgency and edge i just love movies set in LA especially the 80s ones they give an ultimate depiction of how LA really is.

Miss Vicky

09-13-15, 04:57 AM

Not all movies, but a "stuff I watched since my last post here" tab.

Black Adder II (TV Series, 6 episodes, 1986) (Rewatch) 5

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

Stripes (Ivan Reitman, 1981) 2.5

My Dinner With Jimi (Bill Fishman, 2003) 3.5

A Big Night In With Darren Hayes (Concert Performance, 2006) 4+

Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974) 3-

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

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

Derek Vinyard

09-13-15, 05:02 AM

Grizzly Man (Werner Herzog, 2005) 3.5
http://36.media.tumblr.com/dab2464df6db9ded0f657a007f92260d/tumblr_no2buzifGo1qzcye0o1_500.jpg
Timothy Treadwell lived in the Alaskan wilderness with grizzly bears, and eventually it cost his, his girlfriend’s and a bear’s life.

Awesome! :up::up:

mark f

09-13-15, 05:27 AM

David and Bathsheba (Henry King, 1951) 2.5
Stray Dog (Tsai Ming Liang, 2014) 1.5
Air America (Roger Spottiswoode, 1990) 2.5
Bite the Bullet (Richard Brooks, 1975) 3.5
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/images/reviews/1/bitethebullet/2.jpg
Horse lover Gene Hackman is one the entrants in a 700-mile endurance race throughout the American Southwest.
Gunmen from Laredo (Walter MacDonald, 1959) 2
Billy Gardell Presents Road Dogs: Las Vegas (David Higby, 2013) 2.5+
If I Stay (R.J. Cutler, 2014) 2+
Whiplash (Damien Chazelle, 2014) 3.5
http://i.imgur.com/PEU0MaI.gif?1
Young drummer Miles Teller gets put through the ringer at his music academy by his hardass instructor J.K. Simmons.
The Overnight (Patrick Brice, 2015) 2.5+
48HRS. (Walter Hill, 1982) 3
The Town That Dreaded Sundown (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2014) 2+
The Music Never Stopped (Jim Kohlberg, 2011) 3
http://www.film-zeit.de/xinclude/images.inc.php?size=picbig&format=w&picpath=bilder_cnt/filmsub/THE_MUSIC_NEVER_STOPPED-21930-12889.jpeg
Father J.K. Simmons discusses the music with his amnesiac son Lou Taylor Pucci after they attend a Grateful Dead concert. The latter can recall old memories through his favorite music although he doesn’t seem to be able to make any new memories.
Toast (S. J. Clarkson, 2010) 2.5+
Dying of the Light (Paul Schrader, 2014) 2
Transformers: Age of Extinction (Michael Bay, 2014) 2.5 (I can’t for the life of me think who the target audience is for these movies or why there’s four that add up to 10 hours, but then again, they’re not all that bad in the moment for pointless juvenilia. Better than most Godard. :))
Carmen & Geoffrey (Linda Atkinson & Nick Doob, 2005) 3-
http://www.ttfilmfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/event_CarmenGeoffrey-602x294.jpg
Whether they worked together or apart, choreographer/painter Geoffrey Holder and his wife, dancer Carmen de Lavallade, were at the forefront of innovative dance in NYC for decades.
Labor Day (Jason Reitman, 2013) 2.5+
Mother of Mine (Klaus Härö, 2005) 2.5+
Coven (Mark Borchardt, 1997) 1.5+
American Movie (Chris Smith, 1999) 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNFMf9JBzEA
The often-humorous trials and tribulations of amateur filmmaker Mark Borchardt who struggles with making his horror film despite lack of money and help

MovieMeditation

09-13-15, 06:42 AM

Whiplash (Damien Chazelle, 2014) 3.5
http://i.imgur.com/PEU0MaI.gif?1
Young drummer Miles Teller gets put through the ringer at his music academy by his hardass instructor J.K. Simmons.
:up::up::up:

Transformers: Age of Extinction (Michael Bay, 2014) 2.5 (I can’t for the life of me think who the target audience is for these movies or why there’s four that add up to 10 hours, but then again, they’re not all that bad in the moment for pointless juvenilia. Better than most Godard. :))
That's gonna stir up some sh*t! :laugh:

I hated the fourth Transformers, but that statement is great lol :up:

Gatsby

09-13-15, 07:51 AM

I hated the fourth Transformers, but that statement is great lol :up:
*Insert annoyed Judge Judy reaction .gif here*

JayDee

09-13-15, 12:57 PM

Transformers: Age of Extinction (Michael Bay, 2014) rating_2_5 (I can’t for the life of me think who the target audience is for these movies or why there’s four that add up to 10 hours, but then again, they’re not all that bad in the moment for pointless juvenilia. Better than most Godard. :))

:eek: Oh damn! This should be entertaining

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y193/JayDee87/Jackson_zps0atlcyed.gif (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/JayDee87/media/Jackson_zps0atlcyed.gif.html)

:D

honeykid

09-13-15, 01:06 PM

Rep for 48HRS, American Movie and Air America.

Captain Spaulding

09-13-15, 01:40 PM

http://m5.paperblog.com/i/46/469808/four-of-the-apocalypse-1975-L-KWEChQ.jpeg
Four of the Apocalypse
(Lucio Fulci, 1975)
3
I've done the math and discovered that Swan has expressed his adulation for Lucio Fulci 6378 times just in the past month alone. That seems like a low number. His passion has made me want to seek out more of Fulci's work. Prior to this, I'd only seen Black Cat, City of the Living Dead and Zombi 2. The latter was my favorite but Four of the Apocalypse has easily surpassed it. This is a spaghetti western like no other. Loosely based on two short stories by Bret Harte that I vaguely remember reading in an American Literature class, the movie features beetle races, cannibalism, rape, torture, peyote, lots of bright red blood and a little bit of pregnant sex. Spaghetti westerns are often violent and nihilistic, which is a big reason why they appeal to me so much, but Fulci sprinkles an extra layer of bleakness and sadism on top of his gunslinger pasta. Even the folk score is atypical of the genre. My only issue is the overly episodic plot. This feels more like three or four short films involving some of the same characters rather than one cohesive narrative. That's not really a criticism, though, just a personal nitpick, especially since stretches are far more compelling than others. In retrospect, however, the narrative works well as a character journey. Early scenes involving the villainous Chaco are so good that I was disappointed when he then disappeared for the majority of the film . Already I have a strong desire to re-watch this film, which bodes well for my estimation of it rising. Even just writing about it right now has made me feel like boosting its rating. I doubt many movies feature a more a hellish representation of the mythological Old West than Four of the Apocalypse.

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Warrior Queen
(Chuck Vincent, 1987)
1.5
Look at that poster. That poster is awesome. That poster is the only reason I watched this film. Unfortunately, that poster is a thousand times better than the film itself. Not that I expected much. I was enjoying this in a so-bad-it's-good sorta way early on when there was a ton of nudity. Then people stopped getting naked and it turned into a backyard version of Gladiator. My enjoyment vanished as quickly as my boner.

Big Hero 6
(Don Hall & Chris Williams, 2014)
2.5
Too derivative and formulaic to be anything special. I'm shocked that this won Best Animated Feature. The movie feels like spare parts patched together from much better family films-- the most obvious influence being The Iron Giant. The only difference is that the robot in The Iron Giant was alive, so I developed a strong emotional bond with it, whereas Baymax, despite being cute and cuddly and amusing, is just a glorified medical device. Putting a face on a first-aid kit doesn't make me care about it.

Starman
(John Carpenter, 1984)
2.5
As a road movie, Starman works pretty well. As an interspecies romance, not so much.

Heavy Metal 2000
(Michael Coldewey & Michel Lemire, 2000)
2
I'm not a fan of the original, either, but I can't deny that it had a certain charm to it and a decent soundtrack. This millennial update lacks both. I'm not a fan of anthologies, so I do like that this sequel/remake/re-imagining/whatever only tells one (incredibly geeky) story. There's lots of violence and big-busted cartoon boobies, so that's a plus. The movie is watchable and moderately entertaining, but you can tell that it's a direct-to-video feature. As unremarkable as the soundtrack is, at least it didn't feature a bunch of nu-metal, which is what I feared given the time period.

Slow West
(John Maclean, 2015)
2.5
An artistically confused western that feels like it was made by people who don't like westerns. The tone feels as episodic as the plot. The last act is very strong and the cinematography is often gorgeous. Considering all the praise this film has received, I was pretty disappointed. Even at only 84 minutes, it feels too long.

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White Dog
(Samuel Fuller, 1982)
3.5
This is a movie about a white German shepherd that has been trained to viciously attack black people. It sounds like a racist version of Cujo. Perhaps that's why everyone freaked out and protested its release, causing the movie to get shelved and director Samuel Fuller to leave the country in disgust. White Dog certainly has a low-budget, exploitative style, but its examination of racism is very intelligent and thought-provoking. This is a parable heavy on metaphor. Where does hatred come from? What does racism look like? Can it be unlearned or does prejudice spread like stage-IV cancer? This is a fascinating, eye-opening film. Seeing the adorable white German shepherd play with its adopted owner (Kristy McNichol, also adorable) like you would your own pet versus the scenes of the dog snarling and covered in blood after attacking people purely for their skin color is startling and upsetting. Racism isn't always Nazi skinheads. White Dog deserves to be rediscovered and discussed. I haven't stopped thinking about it since I watched it.

Fright Night
(Tom Holland, 1985)
4
If I had seen this movie in my youth, chances are it would be one of my all-time favorites. Enormously entertaining. Fantastic special-effects. Perfect pacing. It's got the right amount of humor. The right amount of thrills. It knows when to be silly, when to be serious, when to be funny, when to be scary. All the ingredients are in perfect proportion. It maintains that 80's flavor without feeling dated. The only way it could have been any better is if Vincent Price had played the vampire hunter as originally intended. Why can't all movies be this fun?

Over the Top
(Menahem Golan, 1987)
2.5
I needed more scenes of big sweaty dudes arm-wrestling and fewer scenes of Stallone trying to bond with his annoying ass son.

Hell Comes to Frogtown
(Donald G. Jackson, 1988)
3
A fun B-movie featuring Roddy Piper, amphibious strippers, sacred semen and male chastity belts in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Thanks to JayDee for introducing me to it.

Get Hard
(Etan Cohen, 2015)
2
Not as bad as I'd feared. 90% of the jokes revolve around prison rape. I consider that a good thing. The funniest scene is when Will Ferrell tries to take a crash course in Blowjobs 101 by picking up a John in a restroom. Despite chuckling more than anyone over the age of 12 should probably chuckle, I can't look past how lazily scribbled together the whole thing feels. This could've been a decent comedy if more time had been put into the script and story instead of just randomly throwing Hart and Ferrell together in the hopes that they'll ad-lib something funny.

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Purple Rain
(Albert Magnoli, 1984)
3
The soundtrack for Purple Rain has long been one of my favorite albums, but this is my first time watching the film. Not surprisingly, the music is the only quality that makes the movie worthwhile. Few artists possess Prince's mystique. The man (or The Kid, in this case) is an enigma. Off stage he always seems so small and vulnerable -- shy, soft-spoken, strongly effeminate. Yet on stage he transforms into a towering giant full of libidinous energy. Even though I'm captivated by Prince's aura, I can only watch him ride around on his purple motorcycle for so long before I start to feel bored. He's not much of an actor, but he still outshines the majority of the cast. His love interest, Apollonia, takes a naked dip in fake Lake Minnetonka, so who cares if she can't act? I enjoyed Morris Day's performance as The Kid's pimp-like rival singer. Morris provides the humor, especially when he's trying to pick up women by bragging about his brass water bed. There was potential for me to relate very strongly to The Kid's tumultuous home life -- the domestic violence; the seething anger that threatens to consume you; the fear of turning into the person you hate the most. Sadly, those scenes are treated with about as much complexity and emotional depth as you'll find in a five-minute music video. At the very least I applaud Prince for not being afraid to come across like a selfish, misogynistic a$$hole in certain scenes. The music is where it's at, though, whether it's Prince gyrating on stage to "Darling Nikki" or pouring out his heart and soul in a transcendent performance of "Purple Rain." Now I know what it sounds like when doves cry.

Swan

09-13-15, 01:59 PM

I have Four of the Apocalypse sitting, ready to be watched. Your review has me even more excited than I already was!

seanc

09-13-15, 02:04 PM

I am interested in White Dog. Pretty much agree about Slow West but think I liked it a bit more than you. Been many years since I watched Over The Top. I think I will probably just hold onto the nostalgia.

Swan

09-13-15, 02:09 PM

Oh, yes, White Dog. I always wanted to see that. Might bump it on my queue now.

seanc

09-13-15, 02:13 PM

Oh, yes, White Dog. I always wanted to see that. Might bump it on my queue now.

Think it just showed up on Netflix.

Gabrielle947

09-13-15, 06:09 PM

Honestly, what is it with Whiplash? Why is it so good? :D

Derek Vinyard

09-13-15, 06:19 PM

Honestly, what is it with Whiplash? Why is it so good? :D

simply because it's the most powerful and intense movie of the last 15 years and it's surround by awesome performance from JK Simmons and Miles Teller. The music is great in it and the atmosphere is great. The ending is an adrenaline rush and it's one of the best ever.

That's why Whiplash is totally awesome

cricket

09-13-15, 06:46 PM

White Dog is awesome and it has one of the best trailers-

http://youtu.be/IhkrvBNnAcw

seanc

09-13-15, 08:50 PM

Oh, yes, White Dog. I always wanted to see that. Might bump it on my queue now.

I jacked that up, surprised? :D I was thinking of White God, which is about dogs, which just showed up on Netflix. I had that on the brain because I have been hearing a bit about it. Sorry.

Swan

09-13-15, 08:51 PM

White God
White Dog
The Black Cat

lol

seanc

09-13-15, 08:53 PM

White God
White Dog
The Black Cat

lol

At least I didn't think he was talking about Marley & Me.

Swan

09-13-15, 08:53 PM

Now I have to make a movie called The Green Hamster.

mark f

09-15-15, 07:24 AM

Filthy Gorgeous: The Bob Guccione Story (Barry Avrich, 2014) 2.5+
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (Adam McKay, 2013) 2.5+
Melody Ranch (Joseph Santley, 1940) 2+
How I Ended This Summer (Aleksey Popogrebskiy, 2010) 2.5+
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At a remote Soviet Arctic weather station, tensions mount between the veteran geophysicist (Sergei Puskepalis) and his summer intern (Grigoriy Dobrygin) to the point where the younger man becomes scared of his unfriendly trainer. Then an emergency message comes to their base, and the fear escalates.
Words and Pictures (Fred Schepisi, 2014) 2.5
TWA Flight 800 (Kristina Borjesson, 2013) 3
The Winning Season (James C. Strouse, 2009) 2.5+
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa (Jeff Tremaine, 2013) 2.5+
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A family film, ”Jackass”-style, where aged Johnny Knoxville drives his grandson Jackson Nicoll halfway across the country to return him to his dad. Along the way, there’s plenty of sexual and scatological humor, which is to be expected.
Men, Women & Children (Jason Reitman, 2014) 2+
Area 51 (Oren Peli, 2015) 1.5
Sebastian Maniscalco: Aren't You Embarrassed? (John Asher, 2014) 2.5
Guardians of the Galaxy (James Gunn, 2014) 3.5
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Rocket Raccoon (voice of Bradley Cooper) and Groot (voice of Vin Diesel) attempt to break out of a space prison.
Author! Author! (Arthur Hiller, 1982) 2.5
Strike Force aka The Librarians (Mike Kirton, 2003) 1.5
Yumen (J. P. Sniadecki, Xu Ruotuo & Xiang Huang, 2013) 2
Extreme Private Eros: Love Song 1974 (Kazuo Hara, 1974) 3
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The filmmaker’s lover Miyuki takes their son and leaves him, but he soon follows her to Okinawa to learn why she left him and document her alternative life style. He later brings his new girlfriend and films Miyuki giving birth to her new baby.
Mickey's Delayed Date (Charles Nichols, 1947) 2.5
Deep in the Darkness (Colin Theys, 2014) 2
Case 39 (Christian Alvart, 2009) 2.5
Cheap Thrills (E.L. Katz, 2014) 3
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Just fired from his job and having received an eviction notice, family man Pat Healy needs a drink and accidentally runs into high school buddy Ethan Embry at a bar where the two also meet eccentric millionaire David Koechner and his sexy wife Sara Paxton who are celebrating her birthday. The night turns into a series of dares worth more and more money with some surprising results.

mark f

09-17-15, 08:35 PM

Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club (Ivan Frank, 2008) 1+
The Velvet Touch (John Gage, 1948) 2.5
The Horse Soldiers (John Ford, 1959) 3
Stop at Nothing: The Lance Armstrong Story (Alex Holmes, 2014) 3.5
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Bicyclist Armstrong maintained a cover-up of his many years of doping by constant denial, use of threats, sympathy about his cancer and gaining the support of many influential political leaders. It eventually netted him over $100 million dollars and seven Tour de France wins.
The Last Keepers (Maggie Greenwald, 2013) 2
The Battle of Midway (John Ford, 1942) 2.5
Female Directors (Yang Mingming, 2012) 2
Hair (Milos Forman, 1979) 3.5
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Hippie Burger (Treat Williams) disrupts a lavish party by telling the guests about his body parts and jumping for joy.
Fantastic Four (Josh Trank, 2015) 2
The Lucky Texan (R. N. Bradbury, 1934) 2
The River of Life (Pingdao Yang, 2014) 2
Stalag 17 (Billy Wilder, 1953) 3.5
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American POW William Holden has a lightbulb go on over his head – he knows who the stool pigeon in the barracks is.
Masculin Feminin (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966) 2+
A Woman Is a Woman (Jean-Luc Godard, 1961) 2+
7 Women (John Ford, 1966) 2.5
Rush to Judgment (Emile de Antonio, 1967) 3.5
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In sobering interviews by attorney Mark Lane of numerous JFK assassination witnesses, situated throughout Dealey Plaza, one and all claim they heard and saw evidence of shots not fired from the Texas Book Depository. These first-hand witnesses, probably those closest or with the best views of the event, were mostly never questioned by the Warren Commission.
Craig Ferguson: Just Being Honest (Jay Chapman, 2015) 3
Nightfall (Jacques Tourneur, 1957) 2.5
The Girl in Black Stockings (Howard W. Koch, 1957) 2
Willow Creek (Bobcat Goldthwait, 2014) 2.5
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Bigfoot fanatic Bryce Johnson and his girlfriend Alexie Gilmore pause for a bigfoot sandwich before they go out to try to find and videotape the big guy, who actually may not be that friendly.

gbgoodies

09-17-15, 11:40 PM

498) September 1st: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386867#post1386867) 3.0
499) September 1st: Picnic (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386869#post1386869) 3.0+
500) September 2nd: Witness to Murder (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386870#post1386870) 3.5
501) September 2nd: Please Murder Me! (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386872#post1386872) 3.5
502) September 3rd: The Love Bug (1968) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386876#post1386876) 3.5+
503) September 3rd: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386878#post1386878) 3.0
504) September 4th: The Shaggy Dog (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386882#post1386882) 3.5
505) September 4th: The Shaggy D.A. (1976) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386883#post1386883) 3.0
506) September 5th: Jurassic Park (1993) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386895#post1386895) 4.5
507) September 5th: The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386895#post1386895) 3.0
508) September 5th: Jurassic Park III (2001) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386895#post1386895) 3.0+
509) September 6th: Fantastic Four (2015) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386899#post1386899) 1.5
510) September 6th: Sling Blade (1996) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386900#post1386900) 3.5
511) September 7th: A Place in the Sun (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386901#post1386901) 3.5
512) September 7th: The Hitch-Hiker (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386902#post1386902) 3.0
513) September 8th: Call Me Madam (1953) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386903#post1386903) 3.5+
514) September 8th: Royal Wedding (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386904#post1386904) 3.5
515) September 9th: Brighton Beach Memoirs (1986) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386906#post1386906) 3.5+
516) September 9th: Biloxi Blues (1988) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386909#post1386909) 3.0+
517) September 10th: Penny Serenade (1941) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386918#post1386918) 3.5+
518) September 10th: The Champ (1979) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386925#post1386925) 4.0
519) September 11th: Jersey Boys (2014) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1386933#post1386933) 3.0

Monkeypunch

09-19-15, 12:52 AM

Black Mass - Johnny Depp turns in his best performance in years as infamous South Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger in this top notch crime saga, and Joel Edgerton is phenomenal as well as disgraced FBI agent John Connoly. 5

mark f

09-20-15, 12:33 AM

Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (Ti West, 2009) 2
Mickey’s Parrot (Bill Roberts, 1938) 3+
The Conqueror (Dick Powell, 1956) 2
The Sun Shines Bright (John Ford, 1953) 3
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On the day of his possible re-election in an early-20th-century Kentucky town, Judge Priest (Charles Winninger) gives the eulogy of a “fallen woman” which may cost him the election.
Remember the Day (Henry King, 1941) 2.5
Beneath (Larry Fessenden, 2013) 2
Larceny, Inc. (Lloyd Bacon, 1942) 2.5
Brave Little Tailor (Bill Roberts, 1938) 3+
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Tailor Mickey Mouse claims to be a giant killer, so he volunteers to the king to kill the beast and thus win the hand of Princess Minnie.
Catlow (Sam Wanamaker, 1971) 2.5
Camp X-Ray (Peter Sattler, 2014) 2+
The Bastard (Duccio Tessari, 1968) 2.5-
Garbo Talks (Sidney Lumet, 1984) 2.5+
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When his political activist mother (Anne Bancroft) learns that she has only a short time to live, her son Ron Silver tries to grant her wish to meet her favorite star, Greta Garbo.
In the Navy (Arthur Lubin, 1941) 2.5-
Mean Guns (Albert Pyun, 1997) 2
That Wonderful Urge (Robert B. Sinclair, 1948) 2.5-
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell (Matt O’Casey, 2015) 3
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Karla DeVito (lip synching to Ellen Foley’s vocals) and Meat Loaf in the “Bat Out of Hell” video. The docu follows Meat Loaf from high school to the present, highlighting his work with songwriter Jim Steinman.
See No Evil (Gregory Dark, 2006) 2
Three Little Girls in Blue (Bruce Humberstone, 1946) 2.5
Transcendence (Wally Pfister, 2014) 2+
The Conformist (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1970) 3
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"Fascist" Jean-Louis Trintignant doesn't have strong commitments to anything or anyone except maybe when somebody wields a gun.

honeykid

09-20-15, 10:38 AM

I'd love to hear some thoughts on Transcendence and Garbo Talks! I'm sure you've mentioned Garbo Talks! before, and I knew you liked it, but some specifics would be nice. :)

mark f

09-20-15, 01:46 PM

Let's see. Transcendence looked good and it wasn't exactly incomprehensible, but they didn't really explain their AI very clearly. Then, after the big plot twist, you're not sure if what's going on is real or a con job. This made it difficult to really care about what was going on, and it didn't really seem like the movie cared too much either. Garbo Talks is a feel-good fantasy but maybe too-single-minded and whimsical for its own good. Bancroft and Silver are good, and I relate to their characters because they stand up for what's right and love movies while both being a bit difficult for "normal" people to get along with. :)

honeykid

09-20-15, 04:47 PM

Thanks, mark. :)

I know the critic Mark Kermode thinks Transcendence will be reappraised in the years to come and be seen as a great sci-fi film. Or, in other words, no one else likes it much and he can't understand why. :D

I remember very little about Garbo Talks! except that I Silver and Bancroft were really good and I was really enjoying watching it, but got a little bored towards the end. Which makes sense to me if you think it's a little too single minded for its own good.

rambond

09-20-15, 07:23 PM

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nothing like the look in the eyes of Mike ( al pacino) just seconds before killing solazzo and the police chief, amazing cinema moment for an amazing film.

mark f

09-21-15, 09:02 PM

Head in the Clouds (John Duigan, 2004) 2.5
The Dossier (Rikun Zhu, 2014) 2
The Glass Wall (Maxwell Shane, 1953) 2.5
Daisy [Leafie], a Hen Into the Wild (Oh Sung-Yoon, 2011) 3
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A hen who escapes from a difficult life on a farm adopts an egg in the forest who turns out to be a duck. They love each other and find life in the wild to be equally dangerous.
Hustle and Heat aka Ride or Die (Craig Ross Jr., 2003) 2
The Prisoner of Swing (Roy Mack, 1938) 2.5
Dark Alibi (Phil Karlson, 1946) 2
Three the Hard Way (Gordon Parks Jr., 1974) 2.5
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In order to thwart a neo-Nazi group’s plot to kill off all blacks, martial arts expert Jim Kelly, businessman Fred Williamson and record producer Jim Brown must step into action.
Mickey’s Rival (Wilfred Jackson, 1936) 2.5+
Cut Out the Eyes (Xu Tong, 2014) 2+
Lucky Devils (Ralph Ince, 1933) 2.5
Love & Mercy (Bill Pohlad, 2015) 3
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Brian Wilson (Paul Dano) translates the sounds in his head through the studio recording process into the monumental Beach Boys' Pet Sounds album and “Good Vibrations” single, but later those sounds in his head will take a toll on his sanity.
The Phantom of Crestwood (J. Walter Ruben, 1932) 2.5-
Men of America (Ralph Ince, 1932) 2+
Meet the Baron (Walter Lang, 1933) 2.5-
Anonymous (Roland Emmerich, 2011) 2.5
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Young Queen Elizabeth I of England (Joely Richardson) has an affair with Edward de Vere (Jamie Campbell Bower), a brilliant writer the film purports to have written Shakepeare’s plays.
Vanessa: Her Love Story (William K. Howard, 1935) 2
Athletiquiz: What's Your I.Q.? No. 12 (No Director Listed, 1947) 2.5
6 Souls (Mårlind & Stein, 2010) 2
The Imposter (Bart Layton, 2012) 3-
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A docu about a missing Texas 13-year-old turning up in Spain three years later and returning home to his family. Here he’s in his bedroom at home, dark and covered up just as his story is.

Nostromo87

09-21-15, 10:51 PM

Oh, What a Knight (1928) [short]
rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
After falling into an alligator-infested moat, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit flies up to the castle to save his girlfriend Ortensia and fight Big Bad Pete
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The Fox and the Hound (1981)
4 8.0 / 10
After being best friends as kids, Copper becomes a hunting dog and Tod finds a girlfriend, Vixey. Had been a real long time since i'd seen this. Think it's a bit underrated, good story about loss of innocence and life becoming complicated.
Oh no not my best friend Copper
He'll never change
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Thru the Mirror (1936) [short]
rating_3_5 7.0 / 10
Mickey enters a mirror world and leads a Fred Astaire dance number with a deck of cards, until the King of Hearts sees Mickey dancing with his Queen and gets jealous
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Gabrielle947

09-23-15, 06:00 AM

Right,just some random stuff from watchlist that I finally got round to see:

Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015) - I'm not a big fan of superhero films in general but I thought the idea was quite awesome, I enjoyed the effects as well. 3.5

Mallrats (1995) - decent film, not really the best of Kevin Smith but still entertaining. 3

Kirot (2009) - Just a silly action film :D 1

Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) - it wasn't bad but I was expecting it to be better after all the praise. I like violence when it fits where in this case,I think it didn't.. 2

Ex Machina (2015) - do you know when every once in a while some mystery director makes a small film with not very known cast and everyone ends up loving it? Well, that's the film. I think Oscar Isaac is a good actor in general and I hope he will show us more of his talent in the future. As for the film, it was really interesting, quite unpredictable and the ending was great! Loved the last scene with Nathan, so creepy. It didn't like the beginning of the film too much,the build up was a bit weird. 3.5

DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) - I really like this film! For me,it's like an alternative to Charlie's Angels :D I don't even know what game it's based on so I suppose not comparing makes it easier to enjoy it. 3.5

In the Loop (2009) - It's kind of like a modern Dr. Strangelove and I didn't really like the latter that much. I feel that all the talking and the ''madness'' mood was cool but when that's all what you see for the rest of the film, it gets kind of boring.. 2.5

Get the Gringo (2012) - nice crime drama worth watching if you've seen all the famous crime films and want something little less known. 3

nat666195

09-23-15, 06:57 AM

Last House on the left and cabin in the woods

honeykid

09-23-15, 09:12 AM

DOA: Dead or Alive (2006) - I really like this film! For me,it's like an alternative to Charlie's Angels :D I don't even know what game it's based on so I suppose not comparing makes it easier to enjoy it. 3.5
It's probably needless to say that I like this film, but I will anyway. :D

mark f

09-23-15, 02:35 PM

The Road to Victory (LeRoy Prinz, 1944) 2.5
Yellow Rock (Nick Vallelonga, 2011) 1.5
The Home Front (Frank Tashlin, 1943) 2.5
Broken Arrow (Delmer Daves, 1950) 3
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Apache girl Debra Paget and unusual cowboy James Stewart meet and fall in love when he comes to Cochise (Jeff Chandler) to seek the beginnings of peace by allowing the U.S. mail to safely go through Apache territory.
About Elly (Asghar Farhadi, 2009) 3
Fighting Tools (Bob Clampett, 1943) 2.5
2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) 4
The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy (Rafael Portillo & Manuel San Fernando, 1958) 1
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The epic finale between the Mummy (Ángel Di Stefani) and the Robot (Adolfo Rojas) will most likely have you rolling with laughter if you’re still awake.
Tender Mercies (Bruce Beresford, 1983) 3-
Egg and Stone (Huang Ji, 2012) 1.5+
Thunderbolt (William Wyler & John Sturges, 1947) 2.5
The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress (William Wyler, 1944) 3
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The film documents the 25th and final bombing run of Germany of the Memphis Belle as it faces attack from anti-aircraft guns on the ground and enemy fighters in the air.
Going Home (Chuck Jones, 1944) 2.5
The Fighting Lady (William Wyler & Edward Steichen, 1944) 3-
Elephant Tales (Mario Andreacchio, 2006) 2
Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin, 1995) 3
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Unemployed Denzel Washington takes a job searching for a woman and finds himself in the middle of a convoluted mystery, sometimes helped and sometimes hindered by his crazily-violent friend Don Cheadle.
People's Park (Libbie Dina Cohn & J.P. Sniadecki, 2012) 2
The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (Mami Sunada, 2013) 3
Belle Starr (Irving Cummings, 1941) 2+
My Bodyguard (Tony Bill, 1980) 3
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Bullied high schooler Chris Makepeace tries to make friends with big, scary kid Adam Baldwin so that he will become his defender against the bullies, Matt Dillon being the chief one.

gbgoodies

09-23-15, 02:38 PM

My Bodyguard (Tony Bill, 1980) 3
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Bullied high schooler Chris Makepeace tries to make friends with big, scary kid Adam Baldwin so that he will become his defender against the bullies, Matt Dillon being the chief one.

My Bodyguard was one of my favorite movies when I was younger. :up:

Captain Spaulding

09-23-15, 07:26 PM

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The Gunfighter
(Harry King, 1950)
4.5
Deaths in the west are decided by milliseconds. Nobody is faster with a gun than Jimmy Ringo. Every town he visits, every saloon he enters, someone is waiting to challenge him. His reputation is as inescapable as his shadow. His legend a curse. To beat him is to become a legend in your own right. A lottery ticket stamped with a bullet, only the prize isn't money but notoriety. A loss, however, means an early grave. The Gunfighter is one of the best westerns I've ever seen, a potential new favorite, yet I knew nothing about it before sitting down to watch it. Why isn't this talked about in the same breath as High Noon and The Searchers and other iconic westerns of the decade? Gregory Peck is superb in the lead role. He possesses a rock star quality befitting of his character's mythological stature, yet the burden of his reputation is evident in the weariness of his eyes and shoulders. The coffins of his victims might as well be anchored around his neck. His life is constant provocation. Shoot or be shot. Kill or be killed. The movie's run-time feels like sand in an hourglass. In that sense, The Gunfighter reminds me very much of High Noon, only this film precedes and surpasses the Gary Cooper classic. Ringo stalls in a town hoping to see his wife and son while vengeance fast approaches. Behind every swinging saloon door awaits potential death. Maybe it's in the form of a cocky braggart eager to make a name for himself. Maybe it's in the form of an old man with a rifle seeking to avenge his son. The unrest swells. The tension rises. The Gunfighter is a nearly flawless film. The script is tight. The dialogue is excellent. The supporting cast give great performances -- Karl Malden and Millard Mitchell, in particular. The ending will punch you in the gut. Hopefully enough members will seek out this wonderful film before the 50's Countdown rolls around. It's certainly one of the best of the decade, western or otherwise.

Cut Bank
(Matt Shakman, 2015)
1.5
I hate seeing such a talented cast (Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Dern, John Malkovich) go to waste in such a forgettable, poorly written, convoluted thriller. Quality-wise, the movie probably isn't as bad as my rating suggests, but I was bored to death.

Cloud Atlas
(Wachowski Siblings & Tom Tykwer, 2012)
3
An ambitious misfire. Like all anthologies, some segments are much better than others. The futuristic segments and the 70's-era thriller were my favorite parts. The decision to use the same actors in multiple roles was a mistake. I know that ties into the primary theme of the film, but it was too distracting with all the make-up and bad accents -- especially when actors are playing different genders and races. For a three-hour film, it moves quickly. I was worried that the mosaic storytelling would be confusing, but the film does a great job of juggling multiple storylines and time periods.

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The Battle Wizard
(Pao Hsueh-li, 1977)
3
I've watched quite a few Shaw Brothers' films this summer, but this is the first one that featured kung-fu gorillas, fire-breathing wizards, people shooting lasers from their fingers, brother/sister romance and a villain with mechanical bird claws for feet. Our hero learns kung-fu by drinking the blood of a giant snake. This is a crazy, wacky film. I prefer my kung-fu a little more serious, but I can't deny that this was a pretty fun watch.

Mississippi Burning
(Alan Parker, 1988)
4
Regardless of your taste in cinema, it's hard to imagine anyone not being impacted by this film in some capacity. Powerful, captivating stuff. The performances are great, especially Gene Hackman, who was born to play these type of roles. Unlike a lot of movies that deal with racism, Mississippi Burning rarely feels heavy-handed, instead operating more as a crime thriller than a message film.

Castle in the Sky
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1986)
2.5
I'm afraid to ever say anything about anime or Miyazaki for fear of incurring the statistical wrath of Guaporense. This is only the fourth film I've seen from the celebrated animator. (The Castle of Cagliostro, Ponyo and Spirited Away are the others.) This is my least favorite so far, although I wasn't particularly head-over-heels for the others. I don't know why I have such a disconnect with his films. Castle in the Sky has a cool premise; the adventurous story is fast-paced; the world-building is great; the animation is impressive. Yet I never felt invested in anything that was happening on screen. The film finally started to capture my interest once the characters arrived at Laputa, but I had already spent the majority of the movie glancing at the clock.

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Limelight
(Charlie Chaplin, 1952)
3.5
Limelight might be a little light on laughs, at least compared to Chaplin's usual standards, but it more than makes up for it with a ton of heart. An endearing, empowering, wonderfully well-written dramedy about a clown and a ballerina, love and redemption, performers and audiences, that feels intensely personal and autobiographical. This would've worked perfectly as Chaplin's swan song. Unfortunately, Limelight isn't without its flaws. The length could've been trimmed a bit. Some of the acting is overly melodramatic and Chaplin gets a bit too heavy-handed at times. Still, this is a delightful film. If you don't feel giddy at the sight of Chaplin and Keaton on screen together, you're not a film buff.

Chuck and Buck
(Miguel Arteta, 2000)
2.5
One of those cases where the movie I had envisioned in my head turned out to be nothing like the actual movie. I was hoping for something dark and creepy, which the film certainly is in parts, but instead of getting darker and more sinister as it goes along, the film steers in a more optimistic direction. That's not a criticism, but it certainly played a part in my increasing indifference. The low-budget aesthetic and reliance on extreme close-ups makes the film difficult to look at. Some of the performances are incredibly flat. Also: not enough suck and f*ck.

The Omega Man
(Boris Sagal, 1971)
3
This movie is totally racist toward albinos. Putting that aside, I enjoyed it -- even if a lot of that enjoyment came from making fun of it. I haven't seen The Last Man on Earth, but this is better than I Am Legend. Much like that movie, however, The Omega Man is at its best when it's just Charlton Heston hanging out with himself in a desolate city. My misanthropy always makes me envious of those scenes. I think it would be a lot of fun to have the world to myself for awhile.

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Jawbreaker
(Darren Stein, 1999)
2.5
Lately I've been experiencing a ton of nostalgia for the decade of my childhood, so the very 90's flavor of Jawbreaker probably helped me to enjoy it more than I should have. I could call the movie highly derivative, but instead I'll be nice and say that it wears its influences -- Clueless, Carrie and especially Heathers -- on its sleeve. It's always cool to see Pam Grier. I also got a kick out Marilyn Manson's quick cameo. Rose McGowan is a sex bomb. The dialogue was surprisingly good, even if none of it sounded natural coming out of the actresses' mouths.

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(Peter Jackson, 2014)
3
I know people make fun of The Return of the King for never knowing when to end, but I remember sitting in the theater a decade ago lapping up every second of it. Fast-forward to the present and I was checking the clock every few minutes while watching this final installment of the bloated Hobbit trilogy. These films just don't have the same magic. I did enjoy The Desolation of Smaug quite a bit. Maybe it's because I saw it on the big screen. Maybe it's because it covered all my favorite chapters in the book. Either way, An Unexpected Journey and The Battle of the Five Armies are a bit of a slog. With the former, it's because very little happens. With the latter, it's because too much happens. All three films contain moments of greatness, but there's just too much fat. This one contains a few cool action sequences, like Thorin battling Azog on the ice, but for the most part I just felt beaten down by CGI overload.

The Lord of the Rings
(Ralph Bakshi, 1978)
2
Unlike The Hobbit Trilogy, which suffered from the money-grabbing attempt to spread a small book into three epic-length films, this animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings suffers from trying to cram too much story into one film. Everything is hurried and most of the characters are barely introduced. The rotoscoping gives an interesting look to certain scenes, but the animation is mostly dated and crude. I was annoyed that the director didn't wrap up the story. He glossed over so much of Tolkien's story that they might as well have slapped the ending on here instead of waiting for a sequel that never materialized. Just throw the damn ring in the volcano, Frodo!

MovieMeditation

09-23-15, 07:38 PM

Mississippi Burning
(Alan Parker, 1988)
4
Regardless of your taste in cinema, it's hard to imagine anyone not being impacted by this film in some capacity. Powerful, captivating stuff. The performances are great, especially Gene Hackman, who was born to play these type of roles. Unlike a lot of movies that deal with racism, Mississippi Burning rarely feels heavy-handed, instead operating more as a crime thriller than a message film.
:up:

Castle in the Sky
(Hayao Miyazaki, 1986)
2.5
I'm afraid to ever say anything about anime or Miyazaki for fear of incurring the statistical wrath of Guaporense. This is only the fourth film I've seen from the celebrated animator. (The Castle of Cagliostro, Ponyo and Spirited Away are the others.) This is my least favorite so far, although I wasn't particularly head-over-heels for the others. I don't know why I have such a disconnect with his films. Castle in the Sky has a cool premise; the adventurous story is fast-paced; the world-building is great; the animation is impressive. Yet I never felt invested in anything that was happening on screen. The film finally started to capture my interest once the characters arrived at Laputa, but I had already spent the majority of the movie glancing at the clock.
:(

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
(Peter Jackson, 2014)
3
I know people make fun of The Return of the King for never knowing when to end, but I remember sitting in the theater a decade ago lapping up every second of it. Fast-forward to the present and I was checking the clock every few minutes while watching this final installment of the bloated Hobbit trilogy. These films just don't have the same magic. I did enjoy The Desolation of Smaug quite a bit. Maybe it's because I saw it on the big screen. Maybe it's because it covered all my favorite chapters in the book. Either way, An Unexpected Journey and The Battle of the Five Armies are a bit of a slog. With the former, it's because very little happens. With the latter, it's because too much happens. All three films contain moments of greatness, but there's just too much fat. This one contains a few cool action sequences, like Thorin battling Azog on the ice, but for the most part I just felt beaten down by CGI overload.
Desolationwas also my favorite of the trilogy and I was able to have fun with it.

But I really hated Battle of the Five Armies, for many of the same reasons you did except even moreso. :p

cricket

09-23-15, 09:19 PM

Agree with you on The Gunfighter, Captain, except I completely forgot about it in regards to my preliminary 50's list. That's a great one!

Mingusings

09-24-15, 02:38 PM

Schindler's List (Steven Spielberg, 1993): 3
Rome, Open City (Roberto Rossellini, 1945): 3
Wild at Heart (David Lynch, 1990): 3_5
Lost Highway (David Lynch, 1997): 3_5
Speed (Jan de Bont, 1994): 2_5
Love and Anarchy (Lina Wertmüller, 1973): 2_5
Cobain: Montage of Heck (Brett Morgen, 2015): 3_5
Don't Look Now (Nicolas Roeg, 1973): 3
They Came Together (David Wain, 2014): 3_5
Martha Marcy May Marlene (Sean Durkin, 2011): 2

honeykid

09-24-15, 02:48 PM

Some thoughts on Speed, Ming?

Mingusings

09-24-15, 04:31 PM

Speed was definitely a fun film to watch. It's a film I should have hated as it's quite dumb. The characters and dialogue are just plain silly. Some of the plot points (ie the Arizona Wildcats) were so ridiculously contrived. And it's about 20 minutes too long. That being said, I had a blast watching it. I think the best way to sum it up is through the scene in which the bus has to "jump" the gap on the highway. When the camera shows the gap, I'm thinking to myself "Oh my gosh this is completely impossible." Followed by "I can't wait to see this."

Funny Face

09-26-15, 01:40 AM

Song of the Sea (2014) 3.5
Mr. Turner (2014) 4
Ex Machina (2015) 4+
Black Mass (2015) 4

mark f

09-26-15, 01:54 PM

The Rack (Arnold Laven, 1956) 2.5
The Minus Man (Hampton Fancher, 1999) 2.5+
Igor (Anthony Leondis, 2008) 2.5+
We Are Still Here (Ted Geoghegan, 2015) 2.5
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A family moves into a new house and finds there’s a presence there. Is it their dead son or something far more sinister?
Adventures of the Penguin King aka Penguins (Anthony Geffen, 2012) 2.5
The Kremlin Letter (John Huston, 1970) 2
The Karnival Kid (Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks, 1929) 2.5+
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, 2015) 3.5-
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When his former childhood friend Olivia Wilde is diagnosed with leukemia, awkward, self-loathing Thomas Mann is forced by his mom to visit her, but they actually find they do like each other and continue the visits.
Mickey's Choo-Choo (Ub Iwerks, 1929) 2.5+
Flaming Bullets (Harry Fraser, 1945) 2
You Know My Name (John Kent Harrison, 1999) 2.5
The Honey Pot (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1967) 3.5
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With the help of “stage manager” Cliff Robertson, millionaire Rex Harrison convinces his three former mistresses (Capucine, Edie Adams & Susan Hayward) that he’s about to die so he can see what each will do to try to get his money.
The Song of Sparrows (Majid Majidi, 2008) 2.5+
Diary of a Country Priest (Robert Bresson, 1951) 2.5+
Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959) 2.5+
A Man Escaped (Robert Bresson, 1956) 3-
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On the day that he learns he’s to be executed by the Nazis, French Resistance fighter François Leterrier finally attempts his long-planned-for escape from prison.
Letters to Max (Eric Baudelaire, 2014) 2.5
Volcano (Mick Jackson, 1997) 2.5
Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955) 3.5
East of Eden (Elia Kazan, 1955) 3.5
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His brother’s girlfriend (Julie Harris) spends a personal moment with troubled Cal (James Dean).

TheGirlWhoHadAllTheLuck_

09-26-15, 08:48 PM

Coriolanus 3

"Our virtues lie in the interpretation of the time. One fire drives out one fire. One nail, one nail. Rights by rights falter, strengths by strengths do fail. "
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Though Coriolanus was marketed as an action movie, it's much more niche. Unlike the 1995 film adaptation of Othello, which was successfully turned into an erotic thriller, Coriolanus requires more of a suspension of disbelief. Shakespeare's obscure tragedy of a proud Roman (Caius Marcus, later becoming Coriolanus) who makes an excellent general but is unable to play the political game that would give him ultimate power does not immediately strike you as being great material for a film. Whilst the film doesn't convince me that Coriolanus is anything more than a minor play, director/star Ralph Fiennes has fashioned it into an intriguing film.

Despite the mentions of Romans, the film is set in a present-day unnamed Eastern-European country that calls itself Rome. This contrivance is something that you will have to deal with as there's many mentions of Rome and everyone has a Roman name. Beyond that, the setting actually works pretty well; by linking the play to a specific conflict, it makes it feel more immediate. Stage productions struggle with making the voices of the plebs distinct from the ruling class (awful Cockney accents abound) but here, Serbs are the people. This consistency means that the people really do feel like a radical protest group fighting for justice for their fellow citizens.

Vanessa Redgrave is excellently commanding as Volumnia, Coriolanus' mother. There's clear Oedipal tinges in her performance but this is wisely kept to a minimum. One of the best scenes of the film is when Volumnia is tending to Coriolanus' battle wounds, bandaging his bare chest. His fragile wife Virilia (Jessica Chastain) looks in but immediately shuts the door as if she's walked in on something she really shouldn't have. The temptation with a Shakespeare play is to squeeze as many lines in as you can but screenwriter John Logan's instinct for creating more cinematic scenes that are blended with Shakespeare's scenes mean that the film really does feel like a film throughout. The use of news programmes as a running update on events has been used in other films (Baz Luhrman's prologue of Romeo and Juliet for example) but the Shakespearean language fits so beautifully here that I didn't resent the cliche.

I'd be lying if I said that my attention never wandered; even with judicious cuts it is still a dense play. Having less of the lines makes the film shorter but it doesn't make Shakespeare's writing tighter. As a protagonist Coriolanus doesn't really have the same appeal as Hamlet, which is a fault of the text. Fiennes makes a bold interpretation that may not be correct but works in the context of the film; here, Coriolanus is not just unwilling to talk to the people because he's proud but because he is genuinely uncomfortable outside of a battlefield. By nature, he fiercely shuts himself off from people; unable to be anything other than what he is, we see that he will never be able to fulfil the greatness his mother envisages. Why Coriolanus cares so much about his mother's opinion still remains baffling but Fiennes fashions together a decent character and it doesn't feel as if he's fighting against the text in order to do it.

Initially Coriolanus is the baddie but then up pops his old miltiary rival Aufidius (Gerard Butler). Their confrontations are charged with a homoerotic tension that the characters seem only partly aware of. It doesn't go quite into Women in Love territory but there's many intimate moments. Butler is noticeably weaker as an actor than Fiennes, and certainly less accomplished with the speaking of the text, which takes something away from their rivalry but isn't enough to kill the film.

Though it springs from a weak source, this is an interesting adaptation that genuinely makes the play relevant.

gbgoodies

09-27-15, 12:25 AM

The Honey Pot (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1967) 3.5
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With the help of “stage manager” Cliff Robertson, millionaire Rex Harrison convinces his three former mistresses (Capucine, Edie Adams & Susan Hayward) that he’s about to die so he can see what each will do to try to get his money.

I DVRed The Honey Pot, and I'm hoping to watch it in the next few days. I'm looking forward to it even more now that I see that you liked it. :up:

mark f

09-28-15, 05:20 PM

Hidden (Duffer Bros., 2015) 2.5
The Dead 2: India (Ford Bros., 2014) 2
The Great Outdoors (Howard Deutch, 1988) 2.5
Slow West (John Maclean, 2015) 3-
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Scottish teenager Kodi Smit-McPhee and helpful drifter Michael Fassbender make a surprising team on their journey through the American west.
Hollidaysburg (Anna Martemucci, 2014) 2
Not Cool (Shane Dawson, 2014) 2
From the Terrace (Mark Robson, 1960) 3
Hausu (Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, 1977) 2.5+
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Seven girls spend the summer at one of their aunt’s house, and in the second-half of the film, the house goes ape-***** crazy.
The House of Seven Corpses (Paul Harrison, 1974) 2
Kite (Ralph Ziman, 2014) 1.5
Tomorrowland (Brad Bird, 2015) 3
Sea of Vapors (Sylvia Schedelbauer, 2014) 3.5
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Powerful, dramatic experience, full of personal meaning and wow moments. I almost had to brace myself for fear of being sucked in, but it was exhilarating while I was down that rabbit hole. It sorta reminded me of the first time I saw the 2001: ASO star gate sequence - only more intense.
The Messenger (David Blair, 2015) 2.5
Blanket Statement #2: It’s All or Nothing (Jodie Mack, 2014) 1.5-
Uncle Buck (John Hughes, 1989) 2.5
American Graffiti (George Lucas, 1973) 4+
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On the night before he’s scheduled to fly off to college, Richard Dreyfuss helps the Pharaohs pull a prank on a hardass cop in this kaleidoscope about one night of what it was like to be a California teenager in ’62.
Platform (Jia Zhangze, 2001) 2
Last Train Home (Lixin Fan, 2009) 3-
Funny Lady (Herbert Ross, 1975) 2.5+
The Confession (Costa-Gavras, 1970)3.5
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High-ranking member of the Czech communist government Yves Montand is tortured by the same government and forced to confess to treason although he’s innocent of the crime.

Nostromo87

09-29-15, 12:33 AM

LILO & STITCH (2002)

His destructive programming is taking effect
Illegal Experiment 626 is to be transferred to prison on an asteroid by the Galactic Federation Headquarters. instead he escapes to earth, a planet full of primitive morons. maybe more a 7ish movie that i'm boosting bc i like Stitch

Rating: 4 8.0 / 10

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honeykid

09-29-15, 04:08 PM

Some thoughts on Tomorrowland, mark? From the trailer I thought it'd be something you'd enjoy.

mark f

09-29-15, 04:29 PM

Tomorrowland looks really good, has several cool scenes and ideas, and is mostly-well-acted, but it's also a bit convoluted and overlong. It probably has one too many plot threads for it to be as successful as it should be, but for someone like me who totally relates to where it's coming from, I still enjoyed it and had to give it a positive rating.

honeykid

09-29-15, 04:38 PM

As I said, I've only seen the trailer and, I think, one clip, and I thought it looked ok. Certainly not the failure I predicted it would be, which is kind of sad and also shows (were it needed) that big box office and good filmmaking have little, if anything, to do with each other. It looked like strong, classic narrative storytelling, which is why I thought you'd enjoy it. :)

Nope1172

09-29-15, 06:35 PM

Every new movie I've seen since my last post (July 30th)
MASH 4+
Mission: Impossible - Rouge Nation 3.5-
The 40 Year-Old Virgin 3.5
The Gift 4+
Charlotte's Web 3
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Allegro Non Troppo 3.5-
Alice in Wonderland 3.5+
The Jungle Book 3.5
Beauty and the Beast 4-
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome 2.5
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They Live 4-
Forbidden Planet 4.5
E.T. 3.5+
Straight Outta Compton 4-
The Day the Earth Stood Still 4.5+
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Sleepwalk With Me 4-
Rashomon 5
Spirited Away 4.5
Kingdom of Dreams and Madness 2.5
Primer 4+

Swan

09-29-15, 06:39 PM

Glad you liked Primer!

gbgoodies

09-30-15, 03:59 AM

520) September 11th: The Red Badge of Courage (1951) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393041#post1393041) 3.5
521) September 12th: The Lusty Men (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393047#post1393047) 3.0
522) September 12th: Miracle in the Rain (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393075#post1393075) 3.5+
523) September 13th: Shall We Dance (1937) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393088#post1393088) 3.5+
524) September 13th: Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393089#post1393089) 2.5
525) September 14th: Executive Suite (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393099#post1393099) 3.5
526) September 14th: With a Song in My Heart (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393101#post1393101) 3.5
527) September 15th: Coming Home (1978) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393112#post1393112) 3.5
528) September 15th: No Time for Sergeants (1958) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393116#post1393116) 3.5+
529) September 16th: The Verdict (1982) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393123#post1393123) 4.0
530) September 16th: Dreamboat (1952) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393124#post1393124) 3.5
531) September 17th: Mister Roberts (1955) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393130#post1393130) 3.5
532) September 17th: Compulsion (1959) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393131#post1393131) 3.5+
533) September 18th: Lady Killer (1933) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393137#post1393137) 3.5
534) September 18th: The High and the Mighty (1954) (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1393139#post1393139) 3.0

Mr Minio

09-30-15, 09:56 AM

^ Is he idling posts to be able to post links and then he will spam the hell outta the forum?

mark f

09-30-15, 04:00 PM

Among the Missing (Albert Rogell, 1934) 2
Relentless (George Sherman, 1948) 2+
The Measures (Jacqueline Goss & Jenny Perlin, 2014) 2+
Sorry, Wrong Number (Anatole Litvak, 1948) 3+
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Lonely invalid Barbara Stanwyck thinks she hears someone in her house.
Stolen Identity (Gunther Fritsch, 1953) 2+
The Stone Killer (Michael Winner, 1973) 2.5
Five and Ten (Robert Z. Leonard, 1931) 2
Homicidal (William Castle, 1961) 2.5
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Whoever’s homicidal in Solvang, Caifornia, has some deeply-rooted psychological issues, or is it just an excuse for the “fright break”?
The Last Shot You Hear (Gordon Hessler, 1969) 2
Why Be Good? (William A. Seiter, 1929) 2.5
No Other Woman (J. Walter Ruben, 1933) 2+
Scary Movie (Keenen Ivory Wayans, 2000) 2.5
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Marlon Wayans isn’t the only one.
Every Thing Will Be Fine (Wim Wenders, 2015) 2
Lizzie Borden Took an Ax (Nick Gomez, 2014) 2.5
Roadie (Michael Cuesta, 2011) 2
The Nazi Plan (George Stevens, 1945) 3
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Consisting entirely of Nazi-made films which highlight their systematic erosion of certain ethnic groups’ rights and warmongering, here is an image of Hitler declaring war on the evil U.S.
Something Always Happens (Michael Powell, 1934) 2.5
Contraband aka Blackout (Michael Powell, 1940) 2.5+
Robot Wrecks (Edward L. Cahn, 1941) 2.5
Love Story (Arthur Hiller, 1970) 3
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Since Ali MacGraw's smart and poor, naturally she and "preppie" Ryan O'Neal fall in love.

cricket

09-30-15, 10:22 PM

September, 2015 movies watched-

Glory (1989) 4 Uplifting Civil War film.

Life of Brian (1979) Repeat viewing 3.5- Something is keeping me from loving this and I don't know what it is.

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) 4.5- A very different movie than I'm used to from director Bergman, and an excellent one.

The Man from Laramie (1955) 2.5 From the top 100 Westerns list, and starring the great Jimmy Stewart, but it was just ok for me.

Seven Days (2010) 4- Intense and brutal French Canadian thriller.

State of Play (2009) 4- Entertaining thriller with a good cast.

Daughters of Darkness (1971) 3.5+ Erotic vampire flick with superb atmosphere.

Ride Lonesome (1959) 2.5- Nothing I disliked about this, just nothing that stood out to me in any way.

Lars and the Real Girl (2007) 3 Gosling is good, and the doll and the movie are cute.

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) Repeat viewing 3.5 Very good movie, but I really wished I loved it.

Dazed and Confused (1993) Repeat viewing 3.5 Amazing soundtrack helps to bring a nice nostalgic feel.

Life Itself (2014 4 Very strong documentary about the legendary Roger Ebert.

Spirited Away (2001) Repeat viewing 3- Better for me the second time around, but still not my kind of movie.

The Phantom of Liberty (1974) 3 I'm not generally a fan of surrealism, but like most Bunuel films, I enjoyed this anyway.

Young Frankenstein (1974) Repeat viewing 4.5 Comedic masterpiece.

The Drop (2014) 4 Surprisingly intense crime drama with Tom Hardy and James Gandolfini.

The Naked Spur (1953) 3 Decent Western but nothing that stood out for me.

Eyes Without a Face (1960) 2.5 It was ok, but it just didn't excite me in any way.

Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005) 3.5 Interesting, informative, and well paced.

Lady Killer (1933) 3.5 Comedy/crime film with James Cagney that I found to be very entertaining.

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 2.5- Not a complete waste, but too over the top for me.

Triumph of the Will (1935) 3.5- It started to feel monotonous to me, but it's a fascinating look at history.

Pure Luck (1991) 3- Nothing special, but an nice comedy for an easy going mood.

Frontier(s) (2007) Repeat viewing 3.5+ Violent French horror that's right up my alley.

Titicut Follies (1967) 3.5- Very good documentary showing the treatment of inmates at the Bridgewater State Hospital for the criminally insane back in the 60's.

Cannibal Holocaust (1980) Repeat viewing 4- This movie is truly deserving of its reputation.

Trick 'r Treat (2007) 2.5+ Quick, entertaining horror anthology that's good for around Halloween.

Food Inc. (2008) 3+ This documentary could've used a little more pizazz, but it's informative and very well done.

Broken Arrow (1950) 3 Nice Western in which Jimmy Stewart tries to broker peace with the Apaches.

The Cremator (1969) Repeat viewing 3.5- Unique and creepy with a great lead performance.

For a Few Dollars More (1965) Repeat viewing 4+ Definitely a top 10 Western for me.

Coming Home (1978) Repeat viewing 4.5+ One of the top handful of movies that have gotten to me emotionally.

Goodfellas (1990) Repeat viewing 5+ Still my favorite.

Exit Through the Gift Shop 3.5 Very good documentary that I never would've watched on my own.

My Dinner with Jimi (2003) 3.5+ This is a fun movie for anyone who likes 60's rock, and the scene that goes with it.

Paths of Glory (1957) 4+ That's a pretty powerful twist on the war movie.

Backcountry (2014) 3 Effective but very slow adventure/thriller.

The Orphanage (2007) 3.5+ This is a very well made horror movie.

East of Eden (1955) 3+ I'm not sure how I feel about James Dean, but this was a good story.

Last Train Home (2009) 4 Excellent Chinese documentary detailing the struggles of one family of migrant workers.

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Repeat viewing 4 The prototype for my kind of horror.

Antfarm Dickhole (2011) 1+ As terrible as it was, I still moderately enjoyed it.

Apache (1954) 2.5- Decent Western, but strange watching Burt Lancaster play an Apache.

September viewings-43
Total 2015 viewings-359

Miss Vicky

09-30-15, 11:41 PM

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) 2.5- Not a complete waste, but too over the top for me.

:(

I just watched this for the fifth time yesterday. Loved it just as much as the other four times.

Swan

10-01-15, 12:00 AM

Feel like picking this back up, like the good ol' days, even though I post about movies in my own thread. Good thing about doing this again is I'm able to reevaluate my ratings, given more thought. With that in mind, some of these may be different than how I rated them before. Probably lower. Really trying to be stricter with the ratings.

Hellraiser - 4-
It Follows - 3+
Wrong Turn - 2
There Will Be Blood - 4.5-
Inherent Vice - 4+
Breaking the Waves - 4.5
The Visit - 1
The Turin Horse - 5
Goodnight Mommy - 2+
Street of Crocodiles - 5

The biggest revelation here was definitely Street of Crocodiles. I had seen it before and had always been a fan of the Quay brothers, but something really clicked this time and now it's one of my favorite pieces of cinema, short or otherwise. In fact, it's opened my eyes to how great short cinema can be. Before now I had never given them much value, and perhaps that's why I always simply liked the Quay brothers without becoming obsessed. Though, I'd argue when it comes to animation they've always been my biggest influence and inspiration. I love the gritty hand-made style of their work, as opposed to the super polished stop motion of some other stuff (which is still vastly impressive in its own right)

The second most significant watch, was Goodnight Mommy. I wrote all about it but in short, I was very excited to see it and when I did was vastly underwhelmed. I felt it had it had a number of problems and ultimately wasn't the film I wanted it to be. The latter of course is not a criticism really, but I was expecting something a bit more surreal and eerie, and less straightforward and heavy-handed. I don't feel any negativity towards the film despite being disappointed, because I feel it helped me understand my own personal sensibilities with cinema. That means it was a very important viewing experience.

Last one I'll mention is Inherent Vice. I always preach "effective simplicity," but dammit, PTA did the exact opposite and made it work to the film's advantage. I felt confused, and I felt like I was supposed to be confused by this drug-infused trance-inducing detective story. I'm reevaluating a lot of cinema right now (including horror), and my philosophies are changing. But changing in that I'm basically throwing every cinematic philosophy out the window. To me, in the right hands, anything is possible. Can you make a film without compelling characters? Who knows. Maybe someone can. Maybe someone did. 'Tis one of the beauties of being a filmmaker - the exploration of finding out what exactly you can do with the medium effectively.

meatwadsprite

10-01-15, 02:18 AM

Everest

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Saw this with my mom. Would have been better without the 3D, but still an intense and entertaining flick. The sound design is excellent, it really makes you feel like you're stranded up on some god forsaken rock. Good performances by Gylenhal, Clarke, and Brolin.

3

The Visit

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*the kids talk to their mom on skype who's webcam is the RED digital camera costing upwards of $10,000*

This movie is supposed to be about scary/strange old people, but they actually dwarfed by how god damn weird these weirdo kids are. They want to go see their grandparents whom they've never met, that most likely don't even have internet. The little brother is a bad rapper who makes me very uncomfortable in every scene he's in. The older sister is dumb, simple as that. Shyamalan has been trolling audiences for awhile now, and he delivers on his "what the hell" signature style.

I don't know how to rate this one.I feel like it's not stupid enough to recommend as an enjoyable bad movie, but it's not good either. But on the other hand it offers a lot more entertainment value than something like A Talking Cat?! which was very bad but not bad enough to be entertaining. But then you have a movie like The Happening (which i watched after this), that is just the worst piece of **** I have ever witnessed, but it's also supremely entertaining.

2.5 don't bother

The Happening

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*Wahlberg realizes his career may be coming to an abrupt end*

Now this is the kind of terrible movie that I can recommend to anyone. It is like a masterpiece of sucking balls. Everyone acts like aliens. Scenes that are supposed to be menacing or scary come off as comedy gold. There's a part where they are running away from a light breeze.

0

The Aristocats

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Better than average Disney flick from 1970. The entire plot of the movie is that an old rich lady leaves her inheritance to her cats. This is before Shyamalan people.

3

Alice in Wonderland

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A chaotic curveball. One of the most unique animated flicks from Disney. Two standout bits are the tea party with the mad hatter and the finale with the queen. There is just non-stop motion and energy spinning around the screen.

3.5

Mr Minio

10-01-15, 06:49 AM

Total 2015 viewings-359

540.

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Wait a second. Shorts don't count?

357.

357.

357.

357.
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And you're gonna win this, anyway, since I'm starting my 3th year of studies today.

mark f

10-02-15, 04:23 PM

Night Noon (Shambhavi Kaul, 2014) 2+
Black River (Jeff Blackner, 2001) 2.5
In Love and War (Philip Dunne, 1958) 2
The Duke of Burgundy (Peter Strickland, 2015) 2
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A dominant/submissive relationship between two women (Chiara D'Anna & Sidse Babett Knudsen) is played out amid lush surroundings.
Earthquake: These Ain't Jokes (Marcus Raboy, 2014) 2
Detour De Force (Rebecca Baron, 2014) 2.5
Just Off Broadway (Herbert I. I.eeds, 1942) 2+
Run All Night (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2015) 2.5
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Hit man Liam Neeson gets into a war with his boss (Ed Harris) over the two men’s sons.
Sandcastles (Ted Post, 1972) 2
The Seat Filler (Nick Castle, 2005) 2
Scary Movie 4 (David Zucker, 2006) 2+
Black Sea (Kevin Macdonald, 2014) 2.5
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Troubled submarine captain Jude Law contemplates how much freedom he’ll attain by salvaging the gold from a sunken Nazi sub, but soon he goes from the frying pan into the fire.
The Cabbage Fairy (Alice Guy, 1896) 1.5
The Birth, the Life and the Death of Christ (Alice Guy, 1906) 2
The Ocean Waif (Alice Guy, 1916) 2+
The Red Kimona (Walter Lang & Dorothy Davenport, 1925) 2.5
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Leaving her home to get away from her cruel father, Priscilla Bonner follows Carl Miller to New Orleans but ends up working as a prostitute and played for a sucker.
The Shrine (Jon Krautz, 2010) 2
Relative Stranger (Charles Burnett, 2009) 2.5
Ming of Harlem: Twenty One Storeys in the Air (Philip Warnell, 2014) 2
The Jam: About the Young Idea (Bob Smeaton, 2015) 3
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Documentary about one of the most-important rock bands that sprang from the punk era – the Jam – guitarist Paul Weller, bassist Bruce Foxton and drummer Rick Buckler, who also led the mod revival movement in Britain.

honeykid

10-02-15, 04:30 PM

A few thoughts on The Duke of Burgundy, mark? It's something I've thought about seeing.

mark f

10-02-15, 06:06 PM

Peter Strickland also directed Berberian Sound Studio, and he has a way of taking seemingly-interesting subject matter, using his visual and aural gifts and making boring films. This one holds a fascination for awhile, but repetition and predictability start to settle in. It makes more sense than his last one though. The plot and imagery do have a lot to do with butterflies and moths, and there is a surrealistic scene involving them that's the one stunning scene in the film, but after that it was back to the simple story which resembles a few others we both could name.

Derek Vinyard

10-02-15, 06:07 PM

mark f

10-02-15, 06:12 PM

He's a critical darling but ... well, I'll leave it at that. :)

Miss Vicky

10-02-15, 11:52 PM

Black Mass (Scott Cooper, 2015) 4

The Skeleton Twins (Craig Johnson, 2014) 4+

Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) (Rewatch) 4.5+

The Water Diviner (Russell Crowe, 2015) 4+

Shaun of the Dead (Edgar Wright, 2004) 3.5

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honeykid

10-03-15, 03:09 PM

Gabrielle947

10-04-15, 07:40 PM

99 Homes (2014) - 2
Letyat zhuravli (The Cranes are Flying) (1957) - 3
Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari (1920) - 2.5

mark f

10-05-15, 01:07 AM

A Global Affair (Jack Arnold, 1964) 2
I'll Take Sweden (Frederick De Cordova, 1965) 2
Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (George Marshall, 1966) 2
Rise of the Footsoldier (Julian Gilbey, 2007) 3-
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Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett) rises from football hooligan to crime boss in a 30-year period of extreme violence.
Chuka (Gordon Douglas, 1967) 2
Keeping Up with the Steins (Scott Marshall, 2006) 2.5
Bulldog Drummond's Peril (James P. Hogan, 1938) 2+
Blind Fury (Phillip Noyce, 1989) 2.5
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Blind Vietnam vet Rutger Hauer tries to help war buddy Terry O’Quinn and his son Brandon Call in this updating of the Zatoichi legend.
Swing Cat's Jamboree (Roy Mack, 1938) 2.5
The Big Picture (Christopher Guest, 1989) 2.5
White Water Summer (Jeff Beckner, 1987) 2.5
Rolling Thunder (Jon Flynn, 1977) 2.5
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Vietnam War hero William Devane seeks revenge on those who killed his family and mangled his hand.
Frank & Jesse (Robert Boris, 1995) 2.5
The Love Light (Frances Marion, 1921) 2
Scenic Oregon (James A. FitzPatrick, 1943) 2.5
Baraka (Ron Fricke, 1993) 3.5-
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Even monkeys need to meditate while relaxing in a natural hot tub.
22 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Christopher Miller, 2014) 2.5
Rattlers (John McCauley, 1976) 1.5
J.S.A.: Joint Security Area (Park Chan-wook, 2000) 2.5-
How to Steal a Million (Wiliam Wyler, 1966) 3.5
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”Gentleman thief” Peter O’Toole agrees to help Audrey Hepburn steal an art forgery from a museum to protect her family name (her grandfather was the forger and her father still is). The two are currently locked in a museum closet, but O’Toole has the key although it doesn’t open from the inside.

honeykid

10-05-15, 07:57 AM

99 Homes (2014) - 2
Any chance of a few thoughts on this, Gab?

I'm slightly surprised to see Rise of the Footsoldier get such a strong rating from you, mark. What did you think of it?

linespalsy

10-05-15, 04:03 PM

The Grandmaster (Wong Kar-wai, 2013) 4+
A Chinese Ghost Story (Ching Siu-Tung, 1987) 3.5
Child 44 (Daniel Espinosa, 2015) 3-
Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992) 2.5+ (very enjoyable in parts but too long)
The Babadook (Jennifer Kent, 2014) 2.5+
The Boxtrolls (Graham Annable & Anthony Stacchi, 2014) 2.5
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels, 2012) 2.5
Hackers (Ian Softley, 1995) 2 (enjoyably idiotic)

cricket

10-05-15, 04:08 PM

I'm slightly surprised to see Rise of the Footsoldier get such a strong rating from you, mark. What did you think of it?

I'm curious too; one of the most violent movies I've seen.

Gabrielle947

10-05-15, 04:37 PM

Any chance of a few thoughts on this, Gab?
I just didn't enjoy it. I'm not a big fan of M.Shannon in general, whenever I'm watching him, he's always playing plain creeps. Garfield seemed overdoing his role as well. Plus, the whole story seemed overdramatised, unrealistic and didn't really have a real ending. And good story is the reason why I like films :)

Mr Minio

10-05-15, 05:08 PM

A Chinese Ghost Story (Ching Siu-Tung, 1987) rating_3_5 Joey Wang looks outstandingly beautiful in this. The stop-motion monsters are wonderfully cheesy and the mixture of cinematography and music creates a sweet mood. The descent to hell is crazy! Make sure to watch part two, too. It's just as good! :)

linespalsy

10-05-15, 05:21 PM

I've been a fan of the first Chinese Ghost Story for a while (this was at least the third time I've seen it) but for some reason never checked out the sequel. I'll have to do so. I also really like The Swordsman 2 by the same director.

Mr Minio

10-06-15, 01:10 PM

The sequel plays more like a wuxia compared to the first installment. It introduces more characters and even though it is the direct continuation, the love story of the first part is only a trigger and one of the plot mechanics. It's still pretty cheesy and over-the-top in HK way, so if you liked the first part, chances are you'll like this one as well. I haven't yet seen the third part, but it's said to be a kind of a remake (reboot?) of the first one.

While looking for these films, I've stumbled across, the so-called, Chinese Erotic Ghost Story and it's directed by the director of Story of Ricky (and A Cat, which I've seen lately). I haven't seen it yet, but my guess is a way more exploitationisque (where the hell did my word formation led me) take on the topic and (hopefully!) a lot of barren breasts from the ladies. Probably buckets of kitsch and sleaze, just like in other films of this filmmaker, too.

linespalsy

10-06-15, 04:56 PM

A Chinese Ghost Story 2 sounds like something I'd enjoy. I have much affection for 80s/early 90s Film Workshop fantasy/Wuxias. Have you ever seen Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain? Story of Riki is fun, though I don't know if I'm really in the mood for more in that vein and it would undoubtedly gross my wife out so I probably won't be in a hurry to see Erotic Ghost Story. I think you've already seen my favorite HK exploitation-thriller, Naked Killer.

Mr Minio

10-06-15, 05:44 PM

Yeah, I've already seen Naked Killer. It's very good, but there's a bunch of CAT III films I like even more! I haven't seen Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain. Actually, The Cat is nothing like Story of Ricky in terms of violence. It plays almost like a naive fairy tale. There's a terminator-like alien guy who shoots people in one scene and that's about it when it comes to violence. There's also a weird blob tentacle monster and a magic girl from other space with her cat. There's an epic fight scene between the cat and a dog and the ending scene is magical, but the overall quality of the movie is much lower than Story of Ricky (you of course have to consider that both of these are trash cinema).

mark f

10-06-15, 11:01 PM

Mrs. Santa Claus (Terry Hughes, 1996) 2.5
The Lovers (Roland Joffé, 2015) 2
Raffles (Sam Wood, 1939) 2.5-
The Phantom of the Opera (Rupert Julian, 1925) 3
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Against his warning, opera singer Mary Philbin decides to unmask the Phantom (Lon Chaney) at his organ.
Kameradschaft (G. W. Pabst, 1931) 3-
Car’s Life 4 (Michael Schelp, 2015) 1
Geronimo: An American Legend (Walter Hill, 1993) 3-
The Westerner (William Wyler, 1940) 3.5
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Judge Roy Bean (Walter Brennan) wants to hang (his second favorite thing) saddle bum Gary Cooper until the latter lies and mentions he’s a friend of actress Lily Langtree (Bean’s favorite thing) and tells him he has a lock of her hair.
Danny Collins (Dan Fogelman, 2015) 2.5
The Green Promise (William D. Russell, 1949) 2
Seven Thieves (Henry Hathaway, 1960) 2.5+
The Big Country (William Wyler, 1958) 3.5+
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Transplanted East coast ship captain Gregory Peck, whose non-violence is mistaken for cowardice in the rugged West, bargains with schoolteacher Jean Simmons to buy her ranch which supplies water and grazing to both sides in a range war.
Margaret Cho: psyCHO (John Asher, 2015) 2.5-
A Feather in Her Hat (Alfred Santell, 1935) 2
G.B.F. (Darren Stein, 2014) 2.5
The Dawn Patrol (Edmund Goulding, 1938) 3
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Squadron commander Basil Rathbone bawls out WWI aces David Niven and Errol Flynn for flying a forbidden mission.
Little Richard (Robert Townsend, 2000) 2.5
Restoration (Michael Hoffman, 1995) 3
Frankenhood (Blaxwell Smart, 2009) 1.5+
Mysterious Skin (Gregg Araki, 2004) 3
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At an empty drive-in theatre, it starts to snow when his friend Michelle Trachtenberg says she hears the voice of God through the speaker and Joseph Gordon-Levitt agrees. It’s probably the most-idyllic scene in a harrowing film.

honeykid

10-07-15, 09:30 AM

As with so many other films, I really should watch The Phantom of the Opera again. I remember completely loving that.

linespalsy

10-08-15, 12:07 PM

mark f

10-08-15, 03:51 PM

Delta Force 2: The Colombian Connection (Aaron Norris, 1990) 2
Night Tide (Curtis Harrington, 1961) 2.5
Braddock: Missing in Action III (Aaron Norris, 1988) 2
I Married a Witch (Rene Clair, 1942) 3
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Resurrected witch Veronica Lake humorously tries to make miserable the life of politician Fredric March whose ancestor had her burned at the stake. Eventually they fall in love although he’s already engaged.
Trail to San Antone (John English, 1947) 2
Go West, Young Lady (Frank R. Strayer, 1941) 2.5
Take Out (Sean Baker & Tsou Shih-Ching, 2004) 2
The Long Riders (Walter Hill, 1980) 3
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The James/Younger Gang is bushwhacked when they try to rob the bank in Northfield, Minnesota.
Armed and Dangerous (Mark L. Lester, 1986) 2.5
First Love (Joan Darling, 1977) 3-
After the Storm (Guy Ferland, 2001) 2
Unknown (Jaume Collet-Serra, 2011) 3-
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Liam Neeson gets in an accident and goes into a coma for four days, but when he comes out of it, his wife doesn’t recognize him, there’s another man with his identity, and people are trying to kill him.
Ritual aka Modus Anomali (Joko Anwar, 2012) 2
Night Vision (Michael Krueger, 1987) 2.5-
Grown-Ups (Dennis Dugan, 2010) 2
High Plains Drifter (Clint Eastwood, 1973) 3+
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The Stranger (Clint Eastwood) comes into the town of Lago and takes over, going so far as to painting the town red and renaming it Hell, but he does have an ulterior motive.
A Woman Under the Influence (John Cassavetes, 1974) 2
Air Force (Howard Hawks, 1943) 2.5
The Other End of the Line (James Dodson, 2008) 2
Baby Blue Marine (John Hancock, 1976) 2.5
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During WWII, Marine recruit washout Jan-Michael Vincent, dressed in a baby blue uniform of shame, meets and is mugged by war hero Richard Gere, who switches uniforms with him in an attempt to not go on another tour of duty. The washout ends up in a small Colorado town and romances waitress Glynnis O’Connor.

rauldc14

10-09-15, 01:08 PM

Alice in Wonderland 4+ REWATCH
The Day the Earth Stood Still 3.5
Rashomon 3
Witness 3-
Reservation Road 3
Young Frankenstein 3.5 REWATCH
Sleepy Hollow 2
Batman & Robin 2.5+
Shrek 2 3 REWATCH
Pather Panchali 2

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jrs

10-09-15, 11:24 PM

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014, James Gunn) 4_5- Aside from MCU's Captain America films, this is by far the best Marvel movie. The cast is superb, bringing out every type of emotion to the audience. Phenomenal action, amazing impeccable approach to humor and a soundtrack that is nothing less than perfection.

It has an emotional core and you actually get to care about each and every single character. The cast is superb, and knowing that they will all return for a sequel made me enjoy them even more. Especially Benicio as The Collector...glad he'll return too. Director James Gunn has created a cinematic space opera masterpiece that should NOT go overlooked.

I especially love the after credits in this. Purely made for fans and pretty cool!

You're Next (2013, Adam Wingard) 3_5 - It started out slow, but what do you expect for a film when it has to introduce the characters. Eventually it picks up the pace in the nick of time, bringing wit and sheer terror to a fun movie I really enjoyed. It wasn't that original, but it had it's perks and made it's mark in the horror genre. Was it worth all the hype since the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011...no not at all. But it is enjoyable.

The Conjuring (James Wan, 2013) 4 - It is a well executed, creepy ass, edge of your seat horror movie. Director James Wan of Saw, Dead Silence and Insidious fame continues to deliver the goods as usual. The casting is perfect especially and I am glad they chose Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson to play The Warrens. Well done and a must see! ... Just a quick interesting factin case you didn't know, The Warrens were the people who originally researched 'The Amityville Horror' case back in the 70's which the book of the same name is based on. The movie and it's sequels that came afterwards are basically rubbish.

World War Z (Marc Forster, 2013) 3_5 - It was a fun, hypnotic wild ride. Unlike other zombie films, this packs more action and suspense and makes it more of an exciting film, than just the usual eat and die fare.

The Man of Steel (2013, Zack Snyder) 4_5 - . It was the best, most emotional, awe inspiring, eye catching and fantastic Superman movie ever. I haven't seen a great superhero film of this caliber since Superman: The Movie. Although two different films, they both have great performances. Henry Cavill fit the bill as the world's savior in this epic piece of film history. The Man of Steel kicks ass beyond recognition. I know a lot of you don't like Snyder nor this film, but you really have to give credence where it's due.

Iron Man 3 (Shane Black, 2013) 4 - Robert Downey Jr performed amazingly as usual with his classic wit bringing the character to life to full form. I especially loved Ben Kingsley though, he was hysterical. Filled with humor, action and eye popping special effects IM3 is a must see and a great way to have kicked off MCU Phase 2.

Evil Dead (Fede Alvarez, 2013) 3_5 - Sick and awesome!! It surpassed my expectations, and was one of the best re-imaginings to a classic. Looking forward to every Deadite's fantasy come true...Ash vs The Evil Dead.

Mama (2013, Andres Muschietti) 2_5 - Pretty interesting story though it dragged on a little too much. If you want to really enjoy it, watch the last 15 minutes of it. lol

Stand Up Guys (2012, Fisher Stevens) 3 - Al Pacino and Christopher Walken have pretty good chemistry on screen. Not much to say really. Other than just a good gag here and there, the movie falls flat.

VHS (2012, Adam Wingard, Joe Swanberg) 4 - A creepy ass trip. Wickedly chilling and loads of fun. Though really not for squeamish. And much better than VHS 2 and 3.

Rock of Ages (2012, Adam Shankman) 4_5 - Extremely entertaining. A perfect blend of humor, great music and a perfect cast. Huge props go out to Tom Cruise for his role. Loved this movie!!

Mr Minio

10-10-15, 09:54 AM

Batman & Robin rating_2_5+
Pather Panchali rating_2

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MovieMeditation

10-10-15, 10:06 AM

[B]VHS (2012, Adam Wingard, Joe Swanberg) 4 - A creepy ass trip. Wickedly chilling and loads of fun. Though really not for squeamish. And much better than VHS 2 and 3.
2 was a good follow-up and in my opinion a bit better than the first one...

But 3 was an absolute insult and one of the worst movies I have ever seen. So I agree there.

Derek Vinyard

10-10-15, 06:17 PM

2 was a good follow-up and in my opinion a bit better than the first one...

But 3 was an absolute insult and one of the worst movies I have ever seen. So I agree there.

cannot be more agree! V/H/S 2 is awesome and the first one was very good as well but the third one is complete crap

jrs

10-10-15, 06:34 PM

2 was a good follow-up and in my opinion a bit better than the first one...

But 3 was an absolute insult and one of the worst movies I have ever seen. So I agree there.

I just didn't think 2 and 3 fared as well in my opinion. They both could have been better to me.

Derek Vinyard

10-10-15, 06:39 PM

Movie that I've seen from September to October:

Masterpiece:
The Shining 5+
We Are Marshall 5
Locke 4.5
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 4.5
The Hunt 4.5
The Departed 4.5-
Infernal Affairs 4.5-

Very Good:
Friday Night Lights 4+
John Wick 4+
End Of Watch 4
Star Wars: A New Hope 4
Insidious 4
Panic Room 4-
Maurice Richard 4-
The Secret In Their Eyes 4-

Good:
Collateral 3.5+
The F Word 3.5+
Star Wars: The Return Of The Jedi 3.5
Lord Of War 3.5
Silent Hill 3.5
Jumper 3.5
Leaving Las Vegas 3.5-

Decent:
Facing The Giants 3+
Tusk 3+
The Lazarus Effect 2.5

MovieMeditation

10-10-15, 07:34 PM

Some good films there and ratings, Derek!

The Hunt? You've watched the danish one with Mads Mikkelsen? If so, :up::up::up:

Derek Vinyard

10-10-15, 08:00 PM

Some good films there and ratings, Derek!

The Hunt? You've watched the danish one with Mads Mikkelsen? If so, :up::up::up:

Hell yeah! It's the one with Mads and it was totally awesome

Mr Minio

10-10-15, 08:18 PM

You forgot to add 'as recommended by MovieGal'. Or didn't she?

mark f

10-11-15, 06:48 AM

The Landlady (Robert Malenfant, 1998) 1.5
Wanda (Barbara Loden, 1970) 2
The Boy Who Liked Deer (Barbara Loden, 1975) 2.5
Girlfriends (Claudia Weill, 1978) 2.5
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Two NYC best friends and roommates, aspiring writer Anita Skinner and photographer Melanie Mayron, become estranged when the former moves out and gets married. The photographer does graduate from shooting babies and bar mitzvahs to getting her own exhibit.
True Love (Nancy Savocca, 1989) 2.5
Border Radio (Allison Anders, Dean Lent & Kurt Voss, 1987) 2
After the Wizard (Hugh Gross, 2011) 1.5
Junun (Paul Thomas Anderson, 2015) 3
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At an enormous Indian fort, a group of international musicians perform and record an album.
A Christmas Memory (Glenn Jordan, 1997) 2.5-
Corruption (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1968) 2
Something to Shout About (Gregory Ratoff, 1943) 2.5
The Brain That Wouldn't Die (Joseph Green, 1962) 1.5
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When his fiancée is decapitated In a car accident, a mad scientist… well, you get the idea.
Chappie (Neill Blomkamp, 2015) 2.5
Open House (Andrew Paquin, 2010) 1
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (Ken Annakin, 1988) 2-
Turtles Can Fly (Bahman Ghobadi, 2005) 3
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On the eve of the American invasion of Iraq at a Kurdish refugee camp, armless Hiresh Feysal Rahman recovers an undetonated mine while his sister Avaz Latif looks on. She catches the attention of the camp’s young go-getter Soran Ebrahim who falls in love with her.
Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (Stephen Daldry, 2011) 2.5
D.L. Hughley: Clear (Jay Chapman, 2014) 3
X the Unknown (Leslie Norman, 1956) 2
The Streetfighter (Shigehiro Ozawa, 1974) 2.5
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Badass Sonny Chiba works out with weights and then destroys all the dumbsh!ts who have the temerity to take him on.

Daniel M

10-11-15, 08:20 AM

I'm about halfway through Junun myself, Mark. Was watching last night but my internet/computer was being a bit jumpy. I thought it was pretty cool though, nice laid back spirit and great music, pretty much what I expected.

linespalsy

10-11-15, 11:34 AM

Reminds me I've been meaning to see Turtles Can Fly for quite a while now.

Monkeypunch

10-11-15, 02:52 PM

The Howling - Joe Dante was (and still is) a pretty twisted director, and this one, about a TV reporter being stalked by werewolves, is one of his best. Scary. sexy, and blackly funny, it's almost the best werewolf movie ever made...

...if not for:

An American Werewolf in London - Sorry Joe, but John Landis' screamingly funny horror comedy just stands (furry) head and shoulders above all comers. It's scary, hilarious, and has an epic soundtrack, the first to use ironic music choices to add impact to scenes.

The Howling - 4.5
An American Werewolf in London - 5

linespalsy

10-11-15, 05:27 PM

I think I actually like The Howling a little better... both are quite good though.

Captain Spaulding

10-11-15, 09:12 PM

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The Idiot
(Akira Kurosawa, 1951)
3.5
This overlooked drama from Kurosawa was initially filmed as a two-part film that clocked in at 265 minutes, but the studio cut it down to 166 minutes. That probably explains the disjointed storytelling and the terrible intertitles that keep interrupting the narrative flow early in the film. The story is an adaptation of the Dostoevsky novel. The setting, with its frigid temperatures and swirling snow, feels more like the writer's native Russia than Japan. It took me awhile to settle into the film. Once I did, I found myself extremely invested in the on-screen drama. The characterization is excellent. Masayuki Mori is endearing as the so-called "idiot." Toshiro Mifune is mesmerizing to watch as his character becomes increasingly desperate and teeters toward madness. Setsuko Hara's character is a 180-degree turnaround from what I've seen her play in the Ozu films. Her gaze will pierce your soul. Everyone being bundled up from the cold puts more emphasis on the eyes and faces of the actors in order to convey the essence of their characters. Due to studio interference and the difficult task of condensing such a dense work into a three-hour film, The Idiot is more flawed than most Kurosawa films, but the strength of the performances and Kurosawa's sure-handed direction still make for an engaging, complex, worthwhile drama.

So I Married an Axe Murderer
(Thomas Schlamme, 1993)
2.5
Forgettable, but a decent watch while it lasted. The love interest, Nancy Travis, is one of those "Oh, hey, that woman!" actresses whom I've seen in a lot of stuff over the years. She has a great smile that lights up a room. The "is she or isn't she a mass murdering, axe-wielding maniac?" subplot gives this romantic comedy an air of mystery that makes it feel a little different than typical entries in the genre. Mike Myers busts out a couple of voices/impressions that sound like rough drafts of future characters in the Austin Powers series. To the movie's detriment, I don't remember laughing very much. The 90's soundtrack was my favorite part.

It's Alive
(Larry Cohen, 1974)
2.5
For those who don't know, this is a film about a vicious mutant baby that goes on a killing spree as soon as it pops out of its mother's vagina. Despite the goofy premise, the film plays everything with a straight face. Part of me admires its desire to be taken seriously and I don't want it to be a full-on comedy like Hell Baby, but a few winks and nudges at the audience would've helped. The director does a good job of limiting the baby's exposure and keeping it in the shadows so that those particular scenes are somewhat creepy instead of laughable. And there are some effective sequences, like the early scene in the hospital when we see the carnage that the baby has left behind. I also like the ending and the ominous implication of the closing line. For the most part, though, It's Alive is nowhere near as enjoyable as its B-movie premise would suggest. I'm still curious enough to seek out the sequels -- especially the third one, which apparently focuses on the mutant babies as adults after they've been exiled on an island and start birthing their own mutant children. Sounds like Academy Award material.

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American Sniper
(Clint Eastwood, 2014)
3
Not nearly as jingoistic as I expected. I don't know much about Chris Kyle and I don't care about whatever controversy surrounded this film. His portrayal is far too bland to warrant glorification. Eastman's direction is solid, but a bit too workmanlike. The film flirts with interesting issues but is ultimately too shallow to explore them with much depth. I think the film would've benefited from either maintaining its focus on the tension-filled war or the more introspective moments at home instead of shifting so much back and forth. My friend had already warned me about the incredibly fake baby so I paid special attention during that scene. I still crack up when I see Bradley Cooper move the doll's hand with his thumb. Cooper's Texas accent is about as fake as that baby. American Sniper is generally well made, but it feels too rudimentary to leave any sort of lasting impression. Plenty of superior films, like The Hurt Locker, have dealt with similar subject matter and themes.

Daughters of Darkness
(Harry Kumel, 1971)
2.5
Thoughts Posted in the European Horror Hall of Fame. (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=1394325#post1394325)

Time After Time
(Nicholas Meyer, 1979)
3.5
The best film I've seen about H.G. Wells traveling in time to stop Jack the Ripper. Time After Time is clever, funny, charming, romantic and very entertaining. Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen share excellent chemistry. The film feels old-fashioned, yet timeless. Even though the opening scene feels straight out of a slasher, Time After Time quickly settles into the type of entertainment that should appeal to all demographics and sensibilities. I remember gbgoodies nominating this in the Sci-Fi Hall of Fame awhile back, but it didn't seem like something I'd like. I was wrong. Very enjoyable movie.

Maggie
(Henry Hobson, 2015)
2.5
I always thought it would be cool to see the loved-one-turning-into-a-zombie subplot expanded into a full-length feature so that the true dramatic weight of such a situation could be fully explored. Maggie is that film, only it fails to capitalize on the novel approach to a familiar premise. This is basically a kid-dying-with-cancer movie dressed up as a zombie film. Schwarzenegger gives his most restrained, subtle performance. Little Miss Sunshine is also pretty good as the titular character. Maggie aims to be a character-driven drama, but the characterization is too weak for it to fully work. Given the premise and the dreary cinematography, I knew that the film would be depressing, but that doesn't give it an excuse to be so dull. The ending also annoyed me.

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Tommy
(Ken Russell, 1975)
3
I haven't made up my mind yet if this musical is terrible or brilliant or somewhere in between. It's certainly bonkers. I've become a big fan of The Who over the last year or two. Their rock opera Tommy is a landmark album with several great songs. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean that the music in the film is automatically great since the talent singing the songs fluctuates wildly from musical icons like Elton John to actors like Jack Nicholson who can't carry a tune. Even if I was cringing at the some of the songs, the film itself was always fascinating. It doesn't matter if you know what the hell is going on or not, it's still impossible to take your eyes off the screen. The provocative imagery, whether its a church that worships Marilyn Monroe or Ann-Margret gyrating in a gusher of chocolate and baked beans, is unforgettable. All the cameos by musical legends are a joy to behold. I especially dug the "Acid Queen" sequence with Tina Turner. I'm a little surprised to see that Ann-Margret was nominated for an Academy Award. Not because she isn't deserving -- she clearly threw all her energy into her performance -- but just because the film seems too zany and counter-culture for the Academy. Forget Jesus. Our Messiah is a deaf, dumb, blind kid who plays a mean pinball.

Dark of the Sun
(Jack Cardiff, 1968)
2.5
I need to re-visit Dark of the Sun somewhere down the road because I definitely feel like I'm underrating this one. I love adventure films. I feel like they're strangely rare nowadays, especially adventure films that aren't mostly geared toward families/children. Dark of the Sun boasts impressive stunt work, great set pieces, violent action, tons of machismo, a chainsaw fight(!), constant forward momentum and a fairly smart script. Yet I was mostly unaffected by the excitement on screen. That's probably my fault since I had a lot on my mind and was probably too mentally distracted to allow myself to get sucked into the film. However, I think a little bit of the blame also falls on the cast. Rod Taylor seems to lack the star quality required of a leading man. In my opinion, he's better suited for supporting roles. If someone more lively and charismatic had been cast as the lead, I think I would've enjoyed Dark of the Sun more than I did.

Afflicted
(Derek Lee & Cliff Prowse, 2014)
2
I've seen a lot of found-footage horror movies, but I'm pretty sure this is the first one I've seen that incorporates vampirism into the mix. For a film of this type, Afflicted received a surprisingly decent reception from critics and horror fans, but I thought it was below average. One thing that annoys me about seemingly all found-footage films is how they try so hard in the beginning to capture loose, mundane interactions between the characters, but those scenes always feel incredibly forced to me. They rarely resemble the way normal people act. While watching Afflicted, I also had the familiar thought that I would've enjoyed it a lot more if it wasn't found-footage. Of course, the found-footage technique is what allows the filmmakers to accomplish so much on such a small budget, but I can't help but feel annoyed when certain scenes -- like when the MC is attacked and shot at by a police force, forcing him to escape in the daylight, his flesh boiling in the sun -- are handicapped by a handheld camera or body camera bouncing all over the place and thus making everything on screen borderline incomprehensible.

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Rudy
(David Anspaugh, 1993)
3.5
By rule, inspirational sports films are earnest, manipulative, overly sentimental and predictable. Rudy is no different, but it works anyway. There's a reason why this film consistently ranks among the best sports films. It's impossible not to root for the scrappy underdog and his never-give-up attitude. I was already familiar with the ending, yet I still felt like clapping and chanting "Ru-dy! Ru-dy! Ru-dy!" along with the crowd. This is a very effective feel-good film about the perseverance of the human spirit. Good storytelling. Good performances. Considering how it's based on a true story, the film is also highly motivational. Rudy teaches us to keep striving toward our dreams no matter how many detractors or bumps in the road we encounter along the way.

Gatsby

10-12-15, 04:30 AM

Captain Spaulding

10-12-15, 05:36 AM

Your rating for Tommy is a bit disappointing Captain, because that film was on the top of my watchlist and I had high hopes for it being a huge The Who fan. I'll still see it, but I guess now I know what to expect. Have you seen The Kids are Alright?

It's a difficult film to rate, so don't pay attention to that. I highly recommend it for any fan of The Who.

I've seen The Kids Are All Right, but not The Kids Are Alright.

Sexy Celebrity

10-12-15, 06:11 AM

I loved Tommy when I watched it a couple of years ago. It was a 5 movie to me then.

However... I don't feel a huge interest in seeing it again any time soon... and that's a problem to me when movies can't last in my heart and mind like that.

Gatsby

10-12-15, 06:19 AM

It's a difficult film to rate, so don't pay attention to that. I highly recommend it for any fan of The Who.

I've seen The Kids Are All Right, but not The Kids Are Alright.
I haven't seen the live you've seen, but I'm sure The Kids Are Alright is way better. You know it's a doc about The Who right?

Captain Spaulding

10-12-15, 06:28 AM

You know it's a doc about The Who right?

Why are you asking me who it's about? I thought you'd seen it.

TylerDurden99

10-12-15, 08:56 PM

Here's the crap I've been watching recently:

Terminator 2: Judgment Day 5

Still an absolute classic.

Friday The 13th 2.5
Friday The 13th Part 2 2.5
Friday The 13th Part 3 2.5
Friday The 13th: The FInal Chapter 2
Friday The 13th Part V: A New Beginning 2.5
Friday The 13th Part VI: Jason Lives 3

Enjoyable series, but none of them, apart from Part VI, approach being genuinely good.

rambond

10-13-15, 09:30 AM

Ridley scott talks to empireonline abt prometheus 2 and blade runner 2 and about why he is entertaininh the idea of where the alien comes from and who made it and for what. So i am pretty hyped for these movies since he says he wont talk abt the ideas at hand but he says its gonna be special and says prometheus 2 will ponder other sequels coz he wants to tell how the alien was made. Hype train is on its way!!!

mark f

10-13-15, 09:10 PM

Night of the Living Dead (Tom Savini, 1990) 2.5
A Kiss in the Dark (Delmer Daves, 1949) 2
The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq (Guillaume Nicloux, 2014) 2.5
Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) 4
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The view outside laid-up photographer James Stewart’s rear window is to a courtyard of apartments full of tenants living various forms of life and perhaps dispensing death.
4 Flies on Grey Velvet (Dario Argento, 1971) 2.5-
The First of the Few aka Spitfire (Leslie Howard, 1942) 2.5
The Way Ahead aka The Immortal Battalion (Carol Reed, 1944) 2.5
Blackfish (Gabriela Cowperthwaite, 2013) 3
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The killer whale Tilikum has a Sea World trainer by the foot and holds him underwater several times. He survives, but others don’t, and Sea World makes a habit of lying about it and the effects of keeping such intelligent, social creatures in captivity.
I Believe in Unicorns (Leah Meyerhoff, 2015) 2.5-
Strangers May Kiss (George Fitzmaurice, 1931) 2
Enchantment (Irving Reis, 1948) 2.5
Beverly Hills Cop (Martin Brest, 1984) 3.5
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While on “vacation”, Detroit cop Eddie Murphy makes sure that Beverly Hills plain clothes cops Judge Reinhold and John Ashton can’t tail him and his friend Lisa Eilbacher while they try to solve another friend’s murder.
Mrs. Sundance (Marvin Chomsky, 1974) 2
Prophet’s Play (Amy Berg, 2015) 3-
Black Horse Canyon (Jesse Hibbs, 1954) 2+
Blank City (Celine Danhier, 2011) 3
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Doc about the various artists who worked in NYC in the ‘70s and ‘80s, making radical films, music and graphic arts. Here are Mark Boone Junior and Steve Buscemi in their early days.
Poker Alice (Arthur Allan Seidelman, 1987) 2+
Z for Zachariah (Craig Zobel, 2015) 2.5
Compliance (Craig Zobel, 2012) 2.5
Black Mass (Scott Cooper, 2015) 3-
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South Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger (Johnny Depp) commits murders, and takes down the local Mafia with the help of his childhood friend (Joel Edgerton), an FBI agent.

mark f

10-15-15, 08:02 PM

Act of Vengeance aka Rape Squad (Bob Kelljan, 1974) 2
Street Kings (David Ayer, 2008) 2.5+
Cookie (Susan Seidelman, 1989) 2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (Christopher McQuarrie, 2015) 3+
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Just another workday for Agent Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise).
Mission: Impossible III (J.J. Abrams, 2006) 3+
F/X2 (Richard Franklin, 1991) 2.5+
Two-Fisted Law (D. Ross Lederman, 1932) 2
Paper Towns (Jack Schreier, 2015) 2.5
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Looking out the window at the city, Nat Wolff says it’s beautiful. His longtime friend Cara Delevingne says everything’s uglier up close, and he says not you. She disappears that night but leaves intentional clues he uses to follow her.
Hands of the Ripper (Peter Sasdy, 1971) 2+
Cooties (Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion, 2014) 2.5
The Heart of New York (Mervyn LeRoy, 1932) 2
A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) 4
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Droogan leader Malcolm McDowell picks up a couple of devotchkas at the record shop and takes them home for some of the old in-out. Later he bashes a victim to death with an important sculpture.
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The Last Five Years (Richard LaGravenese, 2015) 2.5
The Purple Heart (Lewis Milestone, 1944) 2+
Doctor Dolittle (Betty Thomas, 1998) 2.5
Strait-Jacket (William Castle, 1964) 2.5
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When Joan Crawford finds her husband cheating on her, she snaps and kills both with an axe in front of her young daughter. Joan is sent to an asylum for 20 years while her daughter is raised by her aunt and uncle, but then mommy is released and returns.
God Bless America (Bobcat Goldthwait, 2012) 2.5
Count Dracula (Jesus Franco, 1970) 2
The Psychopath (Freddie Francis, 1966) 2.5
A Bay of Blood aka Twitch of the Death Nerve (Mario Bava, 1971) 2.5
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Several people are being killed for unknown reasons by an unseen murderer in Bava’s kickstart of the slasher film.

rambond

10-17-15, 03:46 AM

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I like 90s thrillers and this one is definitely one of those. I personally like micheal keaton he s a great actor and as they say in french: pass par tout actor. He s done action he s done comedy drama thrillers.
I was personally intrigued by the name of the film that was when i was pretty young when i saw it. Some rediculously shocking scene in the film aswell i like the direction of the film and hanz zimmer always creates the right tone with his soundtracks.
I consider this a guilty pleasure it is a very atmospheric thriller with great pacing melany griffith does a good job here this was when she was still taking good roles back then.
Have your say

TylerDurden99

10-18-15, 12:23 AM

New Nightmare 3.5
Dead Man 2
Mad Max: Fury Road 4
Fortress 4
American Werewolf In London 3.5
Poltergeist 5
Halloween 4

jrs

10-18-15, 04:00 AM

Just bought tickets for the one time only showing of Back to the Future II at my local theater on October 21. 2015.:cool:

rambond

10-18-15, 11:45 AM

http://me.ign.com/en/movies/112244/news/die-hard-6-len-wiseman-may-direct-reboot-about-you
yes me wants this indeed :D

mark f

10-18-15, 02:44 PM

The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter (Connie Field, 1980) 3
Dungeons & Dragons (Courtney Solomon, 2000) 1.5
Moms' Night Out (Erwin Bros., 2014) 2-
Araya (Margot Benacerraf, 1959) 3
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This is a village in Eastern Venezuela where salt has been mined the same way for a half millennium.
The Decline of Western Civilization (Penelope Spheeris, 1981) 3
Fat Albert (Joel Zwick, 2004) 2
Naughty Girl (Michel J. Boisrond, 1956) 2+
Harlan County U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976) 3
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The United Mine Workers’ strike in Kentucky is a long, violent battle between a large company and its workers and families.
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (Michael A. Simpson, 1989) 2
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (Penelope Spheeris, 1988) 3-
Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013) 2
Call Me Lucky (Bobcat Goldthwait, 2015) 3
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Comic Barry Cummins always seemed angry on stage, but there was a good reason, and it led him to start some very important work.
Come Dance with Me! (Michel Boisrond, 1959) 2+
Heavy Metal (Gerald Potterton, 1981) 3
It Came from Beneath the Sea (Robert Gordon, 1955) 2
Beasts of No Nation (Cary Joji Fukunaga, 2015) 3
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A very young African boy (Abraham Attah) joins a group of mercenaries and is turned into an obedient, violent soldier by his commandant (Idris Elba).
Portrait of Jason (Shirley Clarke, 1967) 2.5
The Hitcher II: I've Been Waiting (Louis Morneau, 2003) 2
1492: Conquest of Paradise (Ridley Scott, 1992) 2.5
The Owl and the Pussycat (Herbert Ross, 1970) 3.5
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Hooker Barbra Streisand and failed writer George Segal antagonize each other, then share an apartment and things proceed from there.

meatwadsprite

10-18-15, 05:14 PM

The Martian

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Matt Damon gets stuck on some crappy planet again. This was surprisingly lighthearted and jokey, although a lot of the jokes miss and come off as lame and stale ("I'm gonna have to science the **** out of this !"). Still there are some legitimately funny parts and it's well made overall.

3

jrs

10-18-15, 07:17 PM

http://me.ign.com/en/movies/112244/news/die-hard-6-len-wiseman-may-direct-reboot-about-you
yes me wants this indeed :D

Wrong thread.

mark f

10-20-15, 07:11 AM

Silver Canyon (John English, 1951) 2
A Gathering of Old Men (Volker Schlöndorff, 1987) 2.5
Check Your Guns (Ray Taylor, 1948) 2
Letter from an Unknown Woman (Max Ophüls, 1948) 3 https://38.media.tumblr.com/dc16ad16d06e0bdbeae829e168b5d9f6/tumblr_nrabc8gmCm1taw1ywo1_500.gif
As told in flashback, Joan Fontaine, who’s loved concert pianist Louis Jourdan since she first saw him, is incredibly happy to be spending a romantic night with him - here on an amusement park ride.
The Grim Game (Irvin Willat, 1919) 2
Play It Forward (Andrea Nevins, 2015) 2.5
No Good Deed (Sam Miller, 2014) 2
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (Tom Tykwer, 2006) 3
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In front of a crowd clamoring for his blood, a mass murderer (Ben Whishaw) is about to be executed when a strange thing happens…
The Tunnel of Love (Gene Kelly, 1958) 2.5+
Animals (Collin Schiffli, 2014) 2
Prophet Without Honor (Felix Feist, 1939) 2.5
No End (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1985) 3
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Poland, 1982. At a time when Solidarity is outlawed, translator Grazyna Szapolowska has to deal with the sudden death of her lawyer husband Jerzy Radziwilowicz , the raising of her son and a legal case her husband was working on.
Mimic 2 (Jean de Segonzac, 2001) 2
A Dennis the Menace Christmas (Ron Oliver, 2007) 2
The Glow (Craig R. Baxley, 2002) 2
Mickey’s Polo Team (David Hand, 1936) 3+
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Mickey’s polo team consists of him, Donald Duck, Goofy and the Big Bad Wolf, and his opponents are Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harpo Marx and Charlie Chaplin, while numerous movies stars watch them in the stands.
The Fan (Tony Scott, 1996) 2
Smashed (James Ponsoldt, 2012 ) 2.5
Exhibition (Joanna Hogg, 2014) 2+
W. (Oliver Stone, 2008) 2.5+
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George W. Bush (Josh Brolin) goes from underachieving, partying bum to President of the United States after he gives up booze and finds religion.

jrs

10-20-15, 05:28 PM

Watching this to get ready for tomorrow's BTTF 2 showing at my theater....probably will see it again before the show tomorrow night. :cool:

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meatwadsprite

10-20-15, 07:20 PM

Crimson Peak

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Visually amazing, but the trashy story has about zero subtlety or smarts even though it really takes it's time unfolding. The sets and costume design (the house in particular) are wondrous on the IMAX screen.

3

JayDee

10-20-15, 08:41 PM

Holy ***** look what I just stumbled upon; a true piece of MoFo history. From the 15th of October in 2007 I believe this is Mark's first ever post in the movie tab! :eek:

Is this where I post my latest mini-reviews/ratings? Where do I get those cool popcorn boxes? They kinda remind me of Diner and Ripley's.

My last viewing was 1408. I'm a little hesitant to review yet, but my first impression is that it's worth about 3 popcorns/5. However, it could be an extra half, but I'm not ready to commit to that. Sorry.

So strange to see Mark acting like a noob. Dude doesn't even know how to do popcorn boxes yet! :facepalm: :D Ever since I've got here he's been like the main man. At least in my eyes. I think that post should be engraved on a plaque somewhere

After spotting that I then read through the next few pages and it was so great to see back to when Mark was able to talk about films and educate us all

meatwadsprite

10-21-15, 01:54 AM

Wow I just watched 1408 last night.

honeykid

10-21-15, 09:45 AM

His popcorn rating has changed, too. Cos that film is crap. :p

Used Future

10-21-15, 01:02 PM

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Enigmatic filmmaker Richard Stanley on location before cast ego and studio bureaucracy sank his promising career

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (David Gregory, 2014) 5
A Walk Among the Tombstones (Scott Frank, 2014) 3+
The Wolf Of Wall Street (Martin Scorsese, 2013) 3.5-
*Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1987) 4

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Fascinating documentary on the origins of the modular synthesizer proved right up my alley.

I Dream of Wires (Robert Fantinatto, 2014) 4
The Conjuring (James Wan, 2014) 3.5
The Purge (James DeMonaco, 2013) 2
Take Shelter (Jeff Nichols, 2011) 4
*The Rover (David Michôd, 2014) 2.5

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Mitchell's pared down allegorical horror wrapped in a post modern-retro-veneer lacks the sustained momentum to completely succeed. Great soundtrack.

It Follows (David Robert Mitchell, 2014) 3+
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller, 2013) 3
Gone Girl (David Fincher, 2014) 3
*Elvira Mistress of the Dark (James Signorelli, 1988) 2.5
Bullet to the Head (Walter Hill, 2012) 1.5

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Ultra low key crime drama punctuated by a captivating if familiar muted performance from Tom Hardy

The Drop (Michaël R. Roskam, 2014) 3
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012) 2.5
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Francis Lawrence, 2013)3
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 (Francis Lawrence, 2014)2
The Bourne Legacy (Tony Gilroy, 2012) 2

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Abbess' cheapo sci-fi effort looks the part but quickly devolves into grating-shouty-improv' and genre cliché.

Infini (Shane Abbess, 2015) 2
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Bryan Singer, 2014) 2.5-
Haywire (Steven Soderbergh, 2011) 2.5
The Last Stand (Jee-woon Kim, 2013) 2.5+

mark f

10-22-15, 01:03 AM

The Strange Little Cat (Ramon Zürcher, 2014) 2
The Program (David S. Ward, 1993) 2.5
Dennis the Menace (Doug Rogers, 1987) 2
The Bedford Incident (James B. Harris, 1965) 3.5
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A confrontation occurs in the Arctic during a tense situation of the Cold War involving an American destroyer and a Soviet submarine. Doctor Martin Balsam wants sonarman Wally Cox removed from duty due to mental exhaustion, but captain Richard Widmark thinks he just needs a brief rest, while reporter Sidney Poitier looks on.
Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) 2.5
Branded (Rudolph Maté, 1950) 2+
Home for the Holidays (Jodie Foster, 1995) 2.5
Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone, 2006) 3
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Rocky (Sly Stallone) is going in the ring again, but this time he seems to be doing it for everybody else more than for himself.
City of the Living Dead (Lucio Fulci, 1980) 2
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (Randa Haines, 1993) 2.5
Creature from the Black Lagoon (Jack Arnold, 1954) 2
Birth of the Living Dead (Rob Kuhns, 2013) 3
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George A. Romero discusses how he made Night of the Living Dead in 1967, and various critics put it in context with the Vietnam War, race riots and other films.
King Richard and the Crusaders (David Butler, 1954) 2.5
A Challenge for Robin Hood (Pennington Richards, 1967) 2
The King’s Thief (Robert Z. Leonard, 1955) 2.5
Carrie (Kimberly Peirce, 2013) 2.5
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Carrie (Chloë Grace Moretz) still has problems with her crazy mom (Julianne Moore) and pig’s blood.
Adventures of Don Juan (Vincent Sherman, 1948) 3-
Mister Lonely (Harmony Korine, 2007) 2-
True Believer (Joseph Ruben, 1989) 3
Enter the Void (Gaspar Noé, 2009) 1.5
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Druggie Nathaniel Brown wants to know when the acid’s going to kick in. Not soon enough.

jrs

10-22-15, 03:40 AM

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5 ++++++

meatwadsprite

10-23-15, 03:07 AM

Enter the Void (Gaspar Noé, 2009) 1.5
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Druggie Nathaniel Brown wants to know when the acid’s going to kick in. Not soon enough.

Yep, i remember trying to watch this with a friend on this old netflix app on xbox 360 where you could watch movies on netflix with your friends online. It was a neat little program, but the movie was garbage.

I think they took that feature off xbox a couple months after introducing it. But there are some alternatives popping up for pc now, like this http://sync-video.com/ .

1408

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The first half is creepy, tense, humorous, and just plays right into to the strengths of Cusack and Jackson. I was actually bewildered by how good it was compared to it's mediocre reputation. Then it transforms into some weird mashup of Jumanji and It's a Wonderful Life. Then it tries to tackle some really heavy stuff that the movie is just not equipped to comment on. Then we got screwed over with the crappy director's cut ending. (the theatrical ending isn't amazing either, but it's at least 10 times better)

2.5

Daniel M

10-23-15, 09:41 AM

I've seen the opening credits for Enter The Void... highly recommended :p

mark f

10-23-15, 03:03 PM

Walking Tall Part II (Earl Bellamy, 1975) 2+
Wind Chill (Gregory Jacobs, 2007) 2.5
The Lawless Breed (Raoul Walsh, 1953) 2
Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau (David Gregory, 2015) 3+
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Director Richard Stanley’s vision of H. G. Wells’ novel was too much to take for New Line Cinema. Besides, his friend’s witchcraft, which was supposed to help him out, suffered a bit of a letdown too.
Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami, 2010) 2.5
Mirror Heart (Mukunda Angula, 2015) 2-
Window Feel (Mukunda Angula, 2015) 2-
The Wolfpack (Crystal Moselle, 2015) 2.5+
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By their father's orders, four brothers (and three more siblings) spend all their time in their NYC apartment, being home-schooled by their mom but most of all watching and recreating movies.
Phantasm II (Don Coscarelli, 1988) 2
The Mudlark (Jean Negulesco, 1950) 3
Losing Ground (Kathleen Collins, 1982) 2
Testament of Youth (James Kent, 2015) 3
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During WWI, student Alicia Vikander quits college to become a nurse at the front where she finds her younger brother Taron Egarton wounded.
The House by the Cemetery (Lucio Fulci, 1981) 2
Middle of Nowhere (Ava DuVernay, 2012) 2.5
The Prowler (Joseph Zito, 1981) 2
Harold and Maude (Hal Ashby, 1971) 4
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His mom (Vivian Pickles) is growing tired of the constant “suicides” of Harold (Bud Cort), but she’s no happier when he cuts back and takes an interest in Maude (Ruth Gordon).
Best Men (Tamra Davis, 1997) 2.5
Chafed Elbows (Robert Downey, Sr., 1966) 2
Child’s Pose (Calin Peter Netzer, 2013) 2.5
The Bride (Franc Roddam, 1985) 3
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After Dr. Frankenstein (Sting) creates his perfect bride (Jennifer Beals), the Creature (Clancy Brown) runs away and makes his first friend in little person Michael Rappaport who watches over him when they join the circus.

Guaporense

10-24-15, 01:30 AM

Reminds me I've been meaning to see Turtles Can Fly for quite a while now.

Very good "pos-apocalíptico" film in a way. Loved the atmosphere.

mark f

10-25-15, 02:39 PM

Forever Amber (Otto Preminger, 1947) 2.5
Broadway Hostess (Frank McDonald, 1935) 2+
Sinister (Scott Derrickson, 2012) 3-
The History of Future Folk (John Mitchell & Jeremy Kipp Walker, 2013) 2.5+
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Two aliens (Nils d'Aulaire & Jay Klaitz) from planet Hondo come to Earth on a deadly mission but stay because they love Earth women and playing folk music.
Hansel & Gretel Get Baked (Duane Journey, 2013) 2
Avenged aka Savaged (Michael S. Ojeda, 2014) 2-
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (Kevin Munroe, 2011) 2
Pulp Fiction (Quentin Tarantino, 1994) 4.5
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Zed (Peter Greene) and the Gimp (Stephen Hibbert) make a killer team. Screw Maynard.
Will Penny (Tom Gries, 1967) 2.5
The Tioga Kid (Ray Taylor, 1948) 2
Compared to What: The Improbable Journey of Barney Frank (Sheila Canavan & Michael Chander, 2015) 2.5
The Big Sky (Howard Hawks, 1952) 3
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In the 1830s, wilderness man Kirk Douglas, his friend’s uncle Arthur Hunnicutt, the friend Dewey Martin and Blackfoot chief’s daughter Elizabeth Threatt travel up the Missouri River on a keelboat.
Comrade X (Sam Wood, 1940) 2.5
In the City of Sylvia (José Luis Guerín, 2007) 2
The Cowboys (Mark Rydell, 1972) 2.5
The War Room (Chris Hagedus & D.A. Pennebaker, 1993) 3
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During Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign, lead strategist James Caville and communications director George Stephanopoulos keep the spin going.
Buyer Beware (Joe Newman, 1940) 2.5
Manglehorn (David Gordon Green, 2015) 2+
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III (Penelope Spheeris, 1998) 2.5+
Over the Edge (Jonathan Kaplan, 1979) 3
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Teenage Michael Kramer, his girlfriend Pamela Ludwig and other students attend an “extracurricular” event at their junior high.

honeykid

10-25-15, 04:03 PM

Rep for Over The Edge. :cool: Love that film.

Derek Vinyard

10-25-15, 04:06 PM

Rep for Sinister and Pulp fiction :up:

bluedeed

10-25-15, 08:42 PM

Which version of The Big Sky did you watch, mark? And have you seen both?

mark f

10-25-15, 09:13 PM

The 140 minute version. When I was younger they only showed the one about 20 minutes shorter. This latest viewing was on TCM yesterday and it was an extremely good print for the most part, but the restored 20 minutes was of a far-lower picture/sound quality. It kind of reminded me of my Criterion copy of The Devil and Daniel Webster - they were able to restore the cut scenes missing since the '50s (yay!), but they weren't nearly as sharp.

Mr Minio

10-26-15, 04:00 AM

Sinister (Scott Derrickson, 2012) rating_3-

How much did Derek pay you?

mark f

10-26-15, 09:19 PM

Law for Tombstone (W.B. Eason & Buck Jones, 1937) 2
The Rag Man (Edward F. Cline, 1925) 2.5
The Great Sioux Massacre (Sidney Salkow, 1965) 2
Mr. Nobody (Jaco Van Dormael, 2009) 3
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An old man (Jared Leto) recalls his life as a series of choices and non-choices that lead to some drastically different results.
Just Another Girl on the I.R.T. (Leslie Harris, 1993) 2+
The Last Winter (Larry Fessendon, 2009) 2+
Bonnie Scotland (James W. Horne, 1935) 2+
The Manchurian Candidate (John Frankenheimer, 1962) 4
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When Major Frank Sinatra encounters the Korean guide (Henry Silva) of his ambushed platoon in the NYC apartment of war hero Laurence Harvey, they have a karate fight.
Warpath (Byron Haskin, 1951) 2
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (Bruce Hendricks, 2008) 1.5+
Hall Pass (Farrelly Bros., 2011) 2.5
The Seven Year Itch (Billy Wilder, 1955) 3.5-
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Left alone in his NYC apartment when his family goes on a summer vacation, imaginative publisher Tom Ewell entertains his upstairs neighbor, model/actress Marilyn Monroe. What’s MM talking about? A married man can’t ask her to marry him.
Let's Sing a Song of the West (Jack Scholl, 1947) 2
Serendipity (Peter Chelsom, 2001) 2.5
Slaughter (Stewart Hopewell, 2009) 2
The Rose Tattoo (Daniel Mann, 1955) 3
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After truck driver Burt Lancaster learns that the husband of widower Anna Magnani had a rose tattoo on his chest, he gets one too, which causes certain problems.
The Robin Hood of El Dorado (William A. Wellman, 1936) 2+
Out of Scale (Jack Hannah, 1951) 3
Walled In (Gilles Paquet-Brenner, 2009) 2
DragonHeart (Rob Cohen, 1996) 3-
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The Earth’s last dragon (voice of Sean Connery) works a con game with former dragonslayer Dennis Quaid, but later they team up to fight evil King David Thewlis. Oh yeah, the dragon’s name is Draco.