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09-15-15
Originally Posted by MovieMeditation
The Suspiria soundtrack and visuals on the big screen would be the perfect viewing experience for that film!

Damn, sad to hear you can't see 3D, though you only miss out on a few occasions. Not all 3D is worth it, but a few movies actually become even better in the format. Films like Gravity, Avatar, Life of Pi, Wizard of Oz (yes, the original), Beauty and the Beast as well as animated movies in genereal, they really come to life with the help of that extra dimension.
I'm sure it was shown in the middle of a forest not too long ago with microphones placed all over so the soundtrack was blasting at the audience in all directions, I would have done anything to have been there

Yeah, it's weird, I kind of see it actually, but I just sort of see the person and then like a silhouette of themselves kind of behind them, so I think they're definitely right I'm not going to lie as well, I'm not that much of a fan of the films you listed but I can definitely imagine how much greater watching animated films would be in 3D



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09-15-15
No problem mate. Ime going to be spending more time on these forums now so ime going to try and pop in as many threads as i can.
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09-16-15
Originally Posted by edarsenal
sorry to hear Blues Brothers didn't work for you, still repped for a damn fine review though.
Thank you very much, edarsenal! I'm glad you appreciate the review no matter the rating or different opinions.

I hope my opinion may change a bit on a rewatch, who knows. thanks for checking in!



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09-16-15
Sorry I haven't been very active on your thread MovieMed, it's just that your last few reviews are ones I haven't seen so I don't have much to say about them. Just want to let you know though that your write-ups are still very well done!



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09-16-15
Originally Posted by False Writer
Sorry I haven't been very active on your thread MovieMed, it's just that your last few reviews are ones I haven't seen so I don't have much to say about them. Just want to let you know though that your write-ups are still very well done!
It's perfectly fine, don't worry about it man.

You came in here to tell me that so it's more than enough. I find it hard to comment on stuff I havent seen as well, so I understand where you are coming from. Glad you still like the reviews and I appreciate you checking in here. Thank you, FW!



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09-16-15
I think you can watch Life of Pi on any screen. It is enriched by 3D, but it's not like Avatar or Gravity where the technology is basically the only reason why you're watching it. It has good characters and a deep enough emotional core.



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09-16-15
Originally Posted by ursaguy
I think you can watch Life of Pi on any screen. It is enriched by 3D, but it's not like Avatar or Gravity where the technology is basically the only reason why you're watching it. It has good characters and a deep enough emotional core.
Personally I don't think it has neither good characters or a "deep emotional core". You discussed Hooper and Redmayne in that other thread and how they were Oscar bait stuff etc. or at least some of their works were... This is Oscar bair to me. The commitee loves stuff like this too.

Life of Pi didn't catch much of my attention in any other area than the "experience" (visuals, sound etc.) which is why I think it should be watched on a bigger screen, with a great surround system and preferably in 3D, as I sad. The last part isn't a must, but it gives it that extra push.
but it's not like Avatar or Gravity where the technology is basically the only reason why you're watching it.
To me it is.



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09-16-15
That's fair. I thought the religious angle was really fascinating. It's kind of pro-atheist, but it's willing to discuss why believing in a deity is a good thing. So few films are able to balance that well, and I thought this did it perfectly.



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09-19-15
MovieMeditation presents...
HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
238 .......................... 261
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July 31st

—— 1989 ——
THE KILLER
—— action ——



I haven’t seen nearly enough of John Woo when he was doing Hong Kong Fu
and chop-up stick action flicks in the vein of traditional southern Chinese panache

Woo’s style is instantly identifiable due to a certain wow-factor and fast-paced action in slow-motion. His signature style has become even more prominent over the past years, especially with his work in America, where he seemed to turn up all levels of action on full blast. Lately though, he seems to have been flying back to his suitable domestic roots and away from those shoot-outs and white doves that he almost turned into a full-blown cliché. ‘The Killer’ happens to be one of his most popular earlier flicks, and while ‘Hard-Boiled’ didn’t impress me much, I still had high hopes for this one…

Something that was quite clear from the very beginning was that this movie wasn’t really about a cold-blooded killer who wanted to paint the city red. John Woo wanted to tell a story where the audience could be emotionally invested and morally tested. This is hardly even about the killer who is, but more the killer who was, since we see Yun-Fat Chow’s character heading for retirement. His last job puts him in a strange situation, where he opens his eyes to the world after causing unwanted pain and tragedy to a civilian, blinding a woman at a nightclub shoot out… a loss of sight leads to an increase of hearing, not for the wounded but for the weary traveler on his journey to his final destination. He begins to fall in love with this woman and decides to accept one last job in order to save the sight of this poor woman. Things don’t go as planned though and Ah Jong (Yun-Fat Chow) ends up in a mess much bigger than he asked for. Suddenly, it is the hitman who is hunted and the roles reversed. Jong now finds himself in a torn situation where he must balance two things – his pistol and his promise.

‘The Killer’ as a movie is also extremely well-balanced, I love the emotional core to the story with the outer shell of bullet rain. There are plenty of awesome shoot outs and inventive action, but this film has some weight to it and wants to strike a little deeper than a bullet to the heart. John Woo hits his most definitely mark and the film is both wonderfully waggish, witty and a weaponry heaven for any action fan out there. The last shoot out really lifted the film as well, since love and lunacy collided with each other and helped strengthen the fact that the title is a delightfully simple understatement as well. Ah Jong is a man who kills with kindness as well as lethal force and ‘The Killer’ is one hell of a deadly cinematic weapon!

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09-19-15
MovieMeditation presents...
HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
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August 1st

—— 1981 ——
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BEYOND
—— garbage ——



A little swan told me...

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You should skip your Beyond review, I don't want to have my brain assaulted.



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09-19-15
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MovieMeditation presents...
HIS FILM DIARY 2015
total movie count ........... current day count
238 .......................... 261
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August 1st

—— 1981 ——
THE
BEYOND
—— giallo ——



A little swan told me...






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The tension! I'm definitely going to have to watch this soon



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09-19-15
Whoaaa The Killer! Awesome! Don't agree with the review but awesome! It should be
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ but at least you liked it! The Killer is amazing!

Seriously though, great review MoMed! Glad you liked it. I haven't seen The Beyond but your review (or lack thereof) made me laugh.



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09-19-15
Originally Posted by False Writer
Whoaaa The Killer! Awesome! Don't agree with the review but awesome! It should be
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ but at least you liked it! The Killer is amazing!

Seriously though, great review MoMed! Glad you liked it. I haven't seen The Beyond but your review (or lack thereof) made me laugh.
Did you even read the review? I basically only had praise for it. I hardly talked about any negative stuff. I bet the movie will grow over time too... Great film.

I'm glad Swan told me that, now I had a good reason to not review it.


Thanks for checking in FW & CiCi!!! :



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09-19-15
I already have The Killer on my watchlist through recommendations from False Writer and HK, so I need to get on that.

I thought The Beyond was pretty good though so screw your rating on that one.



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09-19-15
Originally Posted by Swan
The Beyond isn't giallo, but I love the review.
I'm sure you do.

Hmm, whatever, exploitation, giallo it's all something within horror, I could just have wrote that. But I guess it was more insulting with a wrong label... Think I'll go change it now though, actually.



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09-19-15
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Did you even read the review? I basically only had praise for it. I hardly talked about any negative stuff. I bet the movie will grow over time too... Great film.

I'm glad Swan told me that, now I had a good reason to not review it.


Thanks for checking in FW & CiCi!!! :
Yup! But it being my 2nd favorite movie and all, if it's not the rating I mentioned then I don't agree!

I did like the written part though.

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