Movie a Day by the Bay

January 7, 2015:

44 minutes? I haven't seen any Keaton yet; I'll try to watch it this weekend.

One of the best Noirs I ever seen!
Beautifully shot, with an amazing lightning, great perfomances, a refreshing and exciting story with a lot of clever quotes and it ends in a very beautiful way! The fact that is spoke in german makes it a lot more realistic but the best part is the incredibly complexity of each character! No one is 100% or evil and each one has its reasons to do what they do!
The sountrack left me with mixed feelings, it could have a more dramatic tone sometimes, though I understand Carol Reed's idea!

"Don't be so gloomy. After all it's not that awful. Like the fella says, in Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland they had brotherly love - they had 500 years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."

Genius!

January 8, 2015:

Best ****ing film of the year! I can't describe how intense this is! I had 0 expectations, didn't even know what the story was about and I never saw it coming!
Great story, great directing, great acting, great music, insane pacing!
And that final scene...

Neiba, you're watching a lot of great movies. I don't know anything about Whiplash, but everyone seems to be proclaiming it as the one of the best films of last year.

I can't stand that guy. One of the most unfunny people on the planet.

It's a breathtaking film -- funny, entertaining, and featuring some of the most amazing stunt work I've ever seen. I think it's a perfect introduction to Keaton.

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That's the good side of becoming a cinephile just recently, there's so many great movies yet to see!

Whiplash is incredible! You should watch it without watching the trailer or anything else, it will have even more impact!

Thanks Swan for recommending me this!
It's a really fun silent film with so many epic scenes! I was having mixed feelings about it during the first half but once he enters the theater screen it's just beautiful!
I wouldn't compare Keaton to Charlie because they are really different and I found magic and amusement in both! And I'll definitely continue exploring both!

Glad you liked it neiba.

I cannot wait to see Whiplash. I hope I somehow get the chance before The Oscars. This movie was not on my radar two months ago, but everyone seems to love it.

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“Except for markf, you’re all a disgrace to cinema.”

I like Aziz, Swan, I may have to give that one a shot.

Agree with you on The Third Man, Neiba!

January 9, 2015:

Stop masturbating to Blue is the Warmest Color all day and maybe you'll have more energy.

January 10, 2015:

Nosferatu has been in my watchlist for far too long! I really need to watch it!

Another movie I want to see among the Oscars nominations!
This one is, together with Moonrise Kingdom, my favourite by Wes Anderson!
Anderson's unique style gives magic to any story, no matter how uninteresting it may be! But everytime the story is already great, the result is a beautiful masterpiece as this one!
It has not imensely dramatic or comic moments, but it touches every single scene in a soft and gentle way - Anderson's trademark.
The acting is superb by everyone involved, and so is the soundtrack and, of course, the cinematography!

In my opinion, it's a very good movie, though it's not anywhere near of deserving all the nominations it has received so far!
Benedict Cumberbatch's perfomance is the best thing on the film and I can accept the script being nominated for Best Adapted Script, because the story is probably unknown to most people, so it's good that someone pays homage to Alan Turing's genius! As Cumberbatch said: "Turing should be on bank notes!".
The constant flashbacks and forwads were a good idea but it was exagerated and I got lost at certain point!
I doubt Keira Knightley was the best choice for that part and the other mathematicians on his team are almost completely forgotten! Again, like what happened with Hawking in The Theory of Everything, every aspect of his private life seem to be more important that the work he developed!
A typical Hollywood blockbuster, that had more potential than actual quality, but a good film nonetheless.

January 11, 2015:

It wants something more than it really is! It wants to be a slowly paced spy thriller with a profound message and social critic!
If every actor on scene were as genius as Seymour Hoffman was and if the directon was better (the script is alright, I guess), it would probably get there! Instead, it's a boring spy thriller where every piece of story seems unnatural and artificial!
The fact that it happens in Germany and you don't hear a single german word doesn't help, but the problem is deeper than that! There's no conection with any of the actors (except of course Hoffman's powerful performance) and the story doesn't resonates as well as it should.