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March 6, 2015:
The Big Sleep (Howard Hawks, 1946) -
Terrific film noir. I was afraid I had lost touch with old Hollywood cinema after the acting in High Noon disappointed me so, but this film assured me my worries were unwarranted. Classy, stylistic acting in this and it's wonderful. And a delicious script to boot.
Terrific film noir. I was afraid I had lost touch with old Hollywood cinema after the acting in High Noon disappointed me so, but this film assured me my worries were unwarranted. Classy, stylistic acting in this and it's wonderful. And a delicious script to boot.
Terrific film noir. I was afraid I had lost touch with old Hollywood cinema after the acting in High Noon disappointed me so, but this film assured me my worries were unwarranted.
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Still sad High Noon disappointed you Swan 
Good thing I didn't nominate it for the HOF as it was on my shortlist.
Good thing I didn't nominate it for the HOF as it was on my shortlist.
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Nope, how is it?
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March 7, 2015:
The Fog (John Carpenter, 1980) -
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I've seen this movie quite a few times and really enjoy it. It manages to take something that could seem hokey and boring - fog - and does a good job making it the villain of the movie. That's hard to do, and while I wouldn't call the film a masterpiece, it's a damn good time.
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I've seen this movie quite a few times and really enjoy it. It manages to take something that could seem hokey and boring - fog - and does a good job making it the villain of the movie. That's hard to do, and while I wouldn't call the film a masterpiece, it's a damn good time.
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March 8, 2015:
Star Wars (George Lucas, 1977) -
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I love Star Wars. Though I've gone through phases where I was really into the films and the mythology, including when I was a kid, I don't feel like I was ever really able to appreciate the magnitude of it's ingenuity and importance until I watched the original unaltered trilogy last year. It was a great experience. I really hope those get released soon, because I absolutely adore these films unaltered.
I watched the special edition this time, as it was for a commentary, but it was still a good experience (Star Wars is always made better when you have good company). George Lucas seems to think that muddling up with original films with CGI is going to make them a better film, and that's false. You know what makes them good films, more than anything else? The characters, their trials and tribulations, and how they interact. And those are still intact in the special editions. So at least there's that.
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I love Star Wars. Though I've gone through phases where I was really into the films and the mythology, including when I was a kid, I don't feel like I was ever really able to appreciate the magnitude of it's ingenuity and importance until I watched the original unaltered trilogy last year. It was a great experience. I really hope those get released soon, because I absolutely adore these films unaltered.
I watched the special edition this time, as it was for a commentary, but it was still a good experience (Star Wars is always made better when you have good company). George Lucas seems to think that muddling up with original films with CGI is going to make them a better film, and that's false. You know what makes them good films, more than anything else? The characters, their trials and tribulations, and how they interact. And those are still intact in the special editions. So at least there's that.
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Actually, now that I think about it. My piano teacher today was talking about ingenuity and he was talking about two different kinds of ingenuity. One is taking influences and making something new with it. The other is when you have a brilliant mind take new technology and really go crazy with it, like Mozart, The Beatles, and Jimi Hendrix. Star Wars, now that I think about it, is a good example of both those types of ingenuity. It combined TONS of influences to make something new and original, but also was revolutionary in terms of technology.
Just a little side-thought.
Just a little side-thought.
Is Star Wars your favorite of the trilogy, Swan? You probably already mentioned it somewhere, but I forgot. 
By the way, I really need to check out more horror films. I'm especially interested in the classics and some of the Italian ones (Dario Argento). I might plan a week full of horror sometime this year.
By the way, I really need to check out more horror films. I'm especially interested in the classics and some of the Italian ones (Dario Argento). I might plan a week full of horror sometime this year.
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Is Star Wars your favorite of the trilogy, Swan? You probably already mentioned it somewhere, but I forgot.
By the way, I really need to check out more horror films. I'm especially interested in the classics and some of the Italian ones (Dario Argento). I might plan a week full of horror sometime this year.
By the way, I really need to check out more horror films. I'm especially interested in the classics and some of the Italian ones (Dario Argento). I might plan a week full of horror sometime this year.
Of course, it's lacking two things. The Imperial March and the owner of this forum. Oh, well.
Also, glad to hear it about the horror. You can always come to me if you need recommendations, but both honeykid and JJ are great resources as well.
There is one scene in The Fog in which a corpse (found in a boat?) gets up and walks and back in my primary school days this scared me to death
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and my favorite Star Wars would be Return of the Jedi, though I should return to the first one at some point
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I love The Fog. I would recommend watching it properly for the first time. That is without doing something else or on a really small screen. I think atmosphere adds a lot to the viewing experience of The Fog.
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I still haven't seen The Fog
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March 9, 2015:
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2014) -
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There is nothing worse to me than a boring, plot-ridden Oscarbait melodrama. I love to just experience films. Not worrying about plot. The first few times I watched Primer, I didn't even try to figure it out - I just loved it for its craft and atmosphere. I f*cking love atmosphere. It's one of my favorite things about cinema.
Under the Skin has one of the most unique atmospheres I've ever seen in film. It has been compared to Lynch and Kubrick, but I feel like that's just because it's ambiguous (though not indecipherable) and weird. In fact, I don't believe it's too much like them at all. I can see it having been influenced by them, but that's why I feel this is a work of genius.
I had mentioned earlier my piano teacher was telling me about ingenuity. Well, this film represents a type of ingenuity in my opinion, the type that takes whatever influences it may have and creates something that feels wholly original. I've never experienced anything quite like this movie. I find new things every time I watch it, new indicators of it being the brilliant filmmaking it is.
Scarlett Johansson has never been better than in this. I don't know how she does it - she manages to come off entirely blank and empty, but at the same time with a curiosity in her heart. Also, I don't know if they did something with her makeup, or if it's just due to the filmmaking and performance, but watching it this time, I felt like I was watching an alien with a layer of human skin over her. And I guess that's the intent!
Anyway, good flick.
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There is nothing worse to me than a boring, plot-ridden Oscarbait melodrama. I love to just experience films. Not worrying about plot. The first few times I watched Primer, I didn't even try to figure it out - I just loved it for its craft and atmosphere. I f*cking love atmosphere. It's one of my favorite things about cinema.
Under the Skin has one of the most unique atmospheres I've ever seen in film. It has been compared to Lynch and Kubrick, but I feel like that's just because it's ambiguous (though not indecipherable) and weird. In fact, I don't believe it's too much like them at all. I can see it having been influenced by them, but that's why I feel this is a work of genius.
I had mentioned earlier my piano teacher was telling me about ingenuity. Well, this film represents a type of ingenuity in my opinion, the type that takes whatever influences it may have and creates something that feels wholly original. I've never experienced anything quite like this movie. I find new things every time I watch it, new indicators of it being the brilliant filmmaking it is.
Scarlett Johansson has never been better than in this. I don't know how she does it - she manages to come off entirely blank and empty, but at the same time with a curiosity in her heart. Also, I don't know if they did something with her makeup, or if it's just due to the filmmaking and performance, but watching it this time, I felt like I was watching an alien with a layer of human skin over her. And I guess that's the intent!
Anyway, good flick.
i need to see that so bad
Star Wars is great. Lots of childhood memories come from it. I've grown to like Empire Strikes Back more, following the majority but nostalgia-wise the best movie in the series would definitely be the first one.
Haven't seen The Fog but it generates a curiosity. The main driving force of the film is fog, which is of course totally harmless and not scary. I really wonder how the movies uses the fog to create and effective horror. Added to watchlist.
I want to watch Under the Skin real bad.
Haven't seen The Fog but it generates a curiosity. The main driving force of the film is fog, which is of course totally harmless and not scary. I really wonder how the movies uses the fog to create and effective horror. Added to watchlist.
I want to watch Under the Skin real bad.
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