Movie Tab II

Everything I watched from February 5th - March 4th
(Thoughts posted in my Movie Log)

Quills (Philip Kaufman, 2000) (Rewatch)
Locke (Steven Knight, 2013) -
Charlie's Angels (McG, 2000)
Mean Girls (Mark Waters, 2004) -
Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000) (Rewatch)
The Third Man (Carol Reed, 1949) +
It's All About Love (Thomas Vinterberg, 2003)
Hedwig and the Angry Inch(John Cameron Mitchell, 2001) (Rewatch)
The Adventures of Prince Achmed (Lotte Reiniger, 1926)
Legend (Brian Helgeland, 2015)

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Here are the movies I've watched in the past 7 days. Bold text means it's a first viewing.

Feb 28 - City Of God

March 1 - Shutter Island

March 2 - Hellraiser
March 2 - Boogie Nights

March 4 - The Gift (the Joel Edgerton one)
March 4 - Bridesmaids
March 4 - Amélie

March 5 - Toy Story of Terror!
March 5 - Wrongfully Accused
March 5 - The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
March 5 - Olympus Has Fallen
March 5 - Letters From Iwo Jima

March 6 - Calvary
March 6 - Clue

I've watched some damn good movies this past week, with Amélie being the absolute highlight. Haven't been able to stop thinking about Amélie since I watched it. And please, don't judge me for The Garbage Pail Kid Movie... I hadn't seen it since I was a kid. I wish I had kept it that way.

Those are some good first viewings Matthius. How did you enjoy City Of God and Boogie Nights?

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City Of God was so good. So sad, but so good. The scene where the little kids had to choose between the hand or the foot, and the outcome of that scene was pretty gut wrenching. That, and Li'l Dice running through the motel, shooting innocents, enjoying every moment of it.

Boogie Nights was pretty damn great, too. That long shot of William H. Macy's character during the New Years party was awesome. That drug deal scene was wonderfully intense. And the scene in the bakery, with Buck, was dripping with ominous vibes, that when it all finally blew up, I was very satisfied. Is it weird that I was so happy to see Dirk's dick? All that talk about it, and it really was worth it.

Hail, Caesar! (Ethan and Joel Coen, 2016)
Immortal Beloved (Bernard Rose, 1994) +
Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992) -

Two Drifters (Joăo Pedro Rodrigues, 2005)

Parker (Taylor Hackford, 2013)

The Lone Star Trail (Ray Taylor, 1943)

Sanjay’s Super Team (Sanjay Patel, 2015)

Young Sanjay’s superheroes are later transformed into Hindu Gods.
Urban Legend (Jamie Blanks, 1998)

Urban Legends: Final Cut (John Ottman, 2000)

Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (Mary Lambert, 2005)

A Fish Called Wanda (Charles Crichton [& John Cleese], 1988)

The gang wants animal-loving Ken (Michael Palin) to assassinate the old lady witness, but all he can seem to do is kill her pets.
Superbad (Greg Mottola, 2007)

Fighting Fools (Reginald Le Borg, 1949)

Held Up (Steve Rash, 1999)

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Moonwalkers (Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, 2015)

Days prior to Apollo 11, CIA agent Ron Perlman (right) takes a special assignment to get Stanley Kubrick to stage the moon landing just in case NASA has a problem, but he’s conned by fifth-rate rock promoter Rupert Grint and his druggie actor friend Robert Sheehan.
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 (Paul Sabella & Larry Leker, 1996)

Striptease (Andrew Bergman, 1996)

Revenge of the Pink Panther (Blake Edwards, 1978)

For Your Eyes Only (John Glen, 1981)

James Bond (Roger Moore) drops in for a meal.
Vacancy (Nimrod Antal, 2007)

The Broken (Sean Ellis, 2008)

+
The Forbidden Room (Guy Maddin & Evan Johnson, 2015)

The Evil Dead (Sam Raimi, 1981)

Don’t go to a cabin in the woods with a basement, a reel-to-reel tape recording and a version of the The Book of the Dead, especially if you are or know Bruce Campbell.

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3/5 for For Your Eyes Only? I think it's time to up your medication, mark.

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Bold text means it was my first viewing.

Youth In Revolt

The Pianist

Four Lions

Pineapple Express
Pixels

El Topo (Alexandro Jodorowsky, 1970)

Flight of the Phoenix (John Moore, 2004)

A Lesson in Love (Ingmar Bergman, 1954)

+
City of God (Fernando Meirelles & Kátia Lund, 2014)

+

Rocket (Alexandre Rodrigues) is taking photos for the newspaper now, but he finds himself in between the gang and the police.
Sisters (Jason Moore, 2015)

The Gambler (Karel Reisz, 1974)

7 Minutes (Jay Martin, 2015)

24 Hour Party People (Michael Winterbottom, 2002)

Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) takes the viewer on a tour of Manchester’s Factory Records from the late ‘70s to the early ‘90s, even including a visitation from God.
John Doe: Vigilante (Kelly Dolen, 2014)

Angst aka Fear (Gerald Kargi, 1983)

Cisco Pike (B.L. Norton, 1972)

Moulin Rouge (John Huston, 1952)

The can-can dancers at the Moulin Rouge Cabaret are made famous by the sketches of deformed artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (José Ferrer).
Mo' Better Blues (Spike Lee, 1990)

Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (José Padilha, 2010)

The Cokeville Miracle (T.C. Christensen, 2015)

+
GoldenEye (Martin Campbell, 1995)

-

After their airplane is shot down by an underwater missile in Cuba, James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) and Russian defense programmer Izabella Scorupco are attacked by kinky assassin Famke Janssen.
The Picasso Summer (Robert Sallin, 1969)

-
Eddie and the Cruisers (Martin Donovan, 1983)

Victoria (Sebastian Schipper, 2015)

+ (1st hour is about a 1/5)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (Alessandro Carloni & Jennifer Yuh, 2016)

The further adventures of the kung fu gang involve trying to thwart a supernatural villain (Voice of J.K. Simmons) and Po the Panda (Voice of Jack Black) reconciling with his long-lost father (Voice of Bryan Cranston).

I was planning on watching Victoria tomorrow night. Your comment about the first hour makes me rethink it since I was already on the fence.

It would have made a pretty intense 90 minute film if they cut out most of the first hour. As it is, it's still an accomplishment, but I have a hard time giving it a straight-up rec.

Things We Can Do Without (Dave O’Brien, 1953)

Meet Me in Las Vegas (Row Rowland, 1956)

+
Frenchman’s Creek (Mitchell Leisen, 1944)

+
Blade II (Guillermo del Toro, 2002)

-

Half-vampire Blade (Wesley Snipes) responds to rival Ron Perlman who’s been waiting two years to kill him but is now asked to join forces.
The Ritz (Richard Lester, 1976)

+
The Whalers (David Hand & Dick Huemer, 1937)

Unnatural (Hank Braxtan, 2015)

+
Animal House (John Landis, 1978)

When he’s not celebrating at a toga party or accumulating a “zero point zero” grade point average, Delta House’s John Belushi instigates a food fight.
Coming Home (Zhang Yimou, 2014)

+
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (James Moran, 2015)

Sea Scouts (Dick Lundy, 1939)

Love & Mercy (Bill Pohlad, 2015)

Beach Boy Brian Wilson (Paul Dano) leads the group in harmony vocals on “I Get Around”.
"Operation Undersea” (Winster Hibler & Hamilton Luske, 1954)

+
Merbabies (Rudolf Ising & Vernon Stallings, 1938)

Secrets of Life (James Algar, 1956)

+
20000 Leagues Under the Sea (Richard Fleischer, 1954)

+

Captain Nemo (James Mason) tries to harpoon a giant squid which attacks his super submarine Nautilus.
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (Jack Couffer & Don Harbane, 1961)

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De-Lovely (Irwin Winkler, 2004)

Society’s Dog Show (Bill Roberts, 1939)

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Our Nixon (Penny Lane, 2013)

+

President Nixon’s Special Assistant Dwight Chapin films Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman filming him at the White House on the night of the Apollo 11 moon landing (July 20, 1969).

Lightning Strikes Twice (Ben Holmes, 1934)

+
The Lodger (David Ondaatje, 2009)

Hustlers Convention (Mike Todd, 2015)

Throw Momma from the Train (Danny DeVito, 1987)

”Criss Cross” – After his student (Danny DeVito) watches Strangers on a Train, he pulls a Bruno and then brings home writing teacher Billy Crystal to kill his repulsive mother, but when his mom says he’s not who he says he is, this is what happens.
Strange Glory (Jacques Tourneur, 1938)

+
Fun with Dick and Jane (Ted Kotcheff, 1977)

Evil Roy Slade (Jerry Paris, 1972)

+
M (Joseph Losey, 1951)

+

Serial-killing pedophile David Wayne hides out with his latest victim (Janine Perreau), trying to avoid the criminal underworld who are searching for him.
The French Line (Lloyd Bacon, 1953)

Day of the Outlaw (Andre De Toth, 1959)

Strange Magic (Gary Rydstrom, 2015)

Doctor Zhivago (David Lean, 1965)

Epic story set around the Russian Revolution of 1917 and the family and loved ones of a poet doctor (Omar Sharif).
Mannequin (Michael Gottlieb, 1987)

Snow Day (Chris Koch, 2000)

Two for Texas (Rod Hardy, 1998)

More Than a Game (Kristopher Belman, 2009)

Friends from the neighborhood in Akron, Ohio - Sian Cotton, LeBron James, Dru Joyce III, Romeo Travis and Willie McGee – were the starting lineup for their high school team of St. Vincent – St. Mary.
The Book of Love (John Putch, 2009)

Know Your Ally: Britain (Robert Stevenson, 1944)

Wendigo (Larry Fassenden, 2001)

The Roost (Ti West, 2005)

Some ominously fresh crosses, complete with fresh flowers, are found on a road on which four friends break down on the way to a wedding. They end up at a farmhouse with what appears to be bats.

Tale of Tales (Yuri Norstein, 1979)
Zootopia (Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Jared Bush, 2016)
Mrs. Doubtfire (Chris Colombus, 1993)

I didn't know they remade M Mark. How do you feel about the original? I don't remember ever seeing you rate it.

Thoughts on Day of the Outlaw, Mark? I loved it.

The original M is superb - probably +. Have you seen it?

As far as Day of the Outlaw goes, it basically leaves me cold (literally and figuratively) and bored. Burl Ives and Robert Ryan need to break out in song to macho it up.