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Agree about Restrepo. Other very good docs to do with the Afghanistan war are Armadillo and Taxi to the Dark Side.

Added both to queue. Thanks for the recs!

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Funeral Parade of Roses (1969) -

El Verdugo (1963) -

The Addiction (1995) -

King of New York (1990) -

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Lost in America (1985) -

Karamay (2010) -

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Letter from a Filmmaker to his Daughter (2000) -

Warrendale (1967) -

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The Magic Blade (1976) -

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Chronicle of a Disappearance (1996) -

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Silent Waters (2003) -

Film (1965) -

Crime and Punishment (1970) -

The Goddess (1934) -

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Suzhou River (2000) -

Daughters of the Dust (1991) -

Disorder (2009) -

Statues Also Die (1953) -

Ice (1970) -

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Is the first screen from Funeral Parade of Roses, Tyler? If so, I want to watch it even more.




The Great Dictator -

As I thought it's an successful attempt in mocking the Nazis. Final scene is both incredibly powerful and pompous, but understandingly well put as an ending of the movie. The parts with the inkwell and G... I mean, Herrings' inventions are hilarious!

A Tale of Two Sisters -

Begins like an ordinary horror film, but later evolves into complicated psychological drama. I'd cut out the last minutes. Great cinematography.

Wenecja -
Jasminium -

Sentimental and magical Polish arthouse movies made by Jan Jakub Kolski, an interesting figure in contemporary filmmaking.

Life in Pink -

Really decent biodrama about the life of Edith Piaf. Chaotic editing spoils some good moments. Cotillard's well-deserved Oscar performance compensates the flaws, but it's still only a nice film.

Dancer in the Dark -

Trier's films are surprising and controversial even if they aren't porno-horror arthouse films. In this one he mixes relatively sad and serious story with musical aesthetics, appearing in a form of short singing and dancing sequences. It's up to everybody if he or she will love it or hate. I love it.

Adelheid -

Marketa Lazarova is Vlacil's magnum opus and probably known by everyone. Come on, you haven't seen this film? And you call yourself a film-lover? Nah, just kidding, it's understandable you might have never heard about it, but it doesn't mean you shouldn't change it and watch it instantly! What was I.. Ah, yes! Adelheid is less known, but as good as Vlacil's most acclaimed work. Truly sad psychological drama.

The Drummer for The Red Cross -
The Dynamic Rectangle -
The 3 Rs -

Czech short, anti-war film. Worth seeing. It's only 13 minutes AND...
Polish quirky short. Only for hipsters. Music is fine AND...
Surreal Lynchian one-minute-long trip with horror aesthetics.

The Karamazov Brothers -

Touching version of Dostojewski's famous book with an additional sub-plot. Everything is perfect.

Brazil -

Parody of Orwell. Parody of superheroes and probably parody of everything.

Wilcze Echa -

Polish try on Western genre. Pretty damn good one. Reminds Italian spaghetti westerns, but set in Bieszczady. Great cinema.

Everything Will Be OK -
I Am So Proud Of You -
It's Such a Beautiful Day -

Surreal black-comedy psychological animated drama film in three parts. The last one is a genuinely touching masterpiece.

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Look, I'm not judging you - after all, I'm posting here myself, but maybe, just maybe, if you spent less time here and more time watching films, maybe, and I stress, maybe your taste would be of some value. Just a thought, ya know.

Feature films

The Host (2006, Joon-ho Bong)

I thought The Host was strong in comedy but was weak in genre mixing. The monster wasn't scary and as a horror this completely failed. The acting was believable but the premise wasn't.


Mother (2009, Joon-ho Bong)

What seems like a simple premise ends up being a psychological thriller that is successful in genre mixing. It started out hilarious but by the end I wasn't laughing. Some scenes were over extended, but over all it's a strong film.
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Louie Bluie (1985, Zwigoff)

Better known for Crumb Zwigoff directs this fine documentary about the artist Louie Bluie. I never heard of the man before but he is a fascinating character. The porn book itself makes this interesting enough to watch, but there's more to this man than just that.


The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985, Woody Allen)

Decent Woody film, I felt that it started running low on ideas by the second half, but it has an intelligent concept to it. Mia Farrow is as always traditionally sexy, and as always from Woody the dialogue was solid. He did not have a role in this picture though.


Short Films
The Art of Drowning-
Life (2000)- Made by over thirty animators this short shows the dog eat dog world concept, in a childlike but amusing way. -
The Man Who Yelled-
Don't Hug Me I'm Scared- This short has gone viral recently but it's inner meaning was lost in the process. I've seen it 10+ times now and I find it fascinating to a high degree. Even if you don't get it, it will be memorable. -

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yeah it's from Funeral Parade of Roses. Anywho...



Akira (Katsuhiro Otomo, 1988)

which one you watched?

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Othello (1965)
with Sir Laurence Olivier as the Moor in black paint that came off as a dark grey and an alway wonderful Maggie Smith as Desdemonia and a shakesperian regular, Derek Jacobi as Cassio. The real star of this Shakesperian stage play/movie was Frank Finlay playing the conspiring Iago, whom, I had no idea watching this version was the hilarious Porthos in the 1973 version of Three Musketeers with Micheal York and Oliver Reed (my favorite of ALL musketeer adaptions)
Have never seen this version, I have seen Laurence fishburne's version and the Tragedy of Othello with Orson Welles belting out his lines

Zelenka's 2008 version.

Maniac (2012, Franck Khalfoun)
I haven't seen the original, but I can only hope it is half as good. Elijah Wood puts on a good performance as the titular maniac. The only negative is the occasional cgi looking poor.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984, Hayao Miyazaki)
Currently nominated in the hall of fame. Fantastic animated film from a great director. Worth a watch, and not just because of the hall of fame nomination.

The Last Waltz (1978, Martin Scorsese)
The Band is one of my favorite bands, which left me slightly disappointed that the focus wasn't more on them. There were a few too many guest spots, but still worth watching. The interview parts were interesting, but I am more on the side of Levon Helm. There should have been more focus on Levon.

The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985, Woody Allen)
Another film nominated in the hall of fame. It's a good film, but it's not great. It's worth seeing because of the witty dialogue.

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 1 (2012, Jay Oliva)
If you like Batman, this is for you. If you aren't a fan of Batman, you probably aren't going to watch this anyway.

Trailer Park Boys (1999, Mike Clattenburg)
Not as good as the television show that it spawned, but still really funny.

What I remember:

Dead Ringers (1988, Cronenberg): +

This is an underrated film, but soooo depressing. I remember watching this one as a kid, and I thought it was a fvcked up film, but I was amazed by how Cronenberg and Irons handled the dual role. Up to that point, I think that kinda stuff was realised by strange, unnatural camerawork in order to allow an actor to share screen time with himself. Having rewatched it multiple times since, I think it's quite laboring to watch it, because it's so dark, but still, it's meant as such, so definitely worth a watch.

The Place Beyond the Pines (2012, Cianfrance):
Valhalla Rising (2009, Winding Refn):
28 Weeks Later (2007, Fresnadillo)
Drive (2011, Winding Refn): +
Good film, but not as good as it's made out to be, and neither is Gosling's acting. This celebrates quite a shallow form of cinema that died out some decades ago. I didn't connect with any of the characters, not in the slighest Gosling's. Some say this is pretentious, but I wouldn't call it that.

Iron Man II (2010, Favreau): +
Favreau did a ***** job directing this. He couldn't juggle the many characters and the plot, which made this film a bit muddled to me. Good thing they replaced him, but not so sure if picking Shane Black as a replacement is good.

The Cabin in the Woods (2011, Goddard):
This is a decent film, but some make it out to be much more than it is. It doesn't completely turn the rules of horror upside down, but it's a fresh take on one of the most traditional horror plots.

Caught up with some recent movies:
The Place Beyond the Pines:
Texas Chainsaw 3D: +
Aftershock: -
Side Effects:
Iron Man 3: -
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters:
American Mary:
Warm Bodies:

Also watched the three colors trilogy, but I was kind of disappointed:
Three Colors: Blue: -
Three Colors: White:
Three Colors: Red: +

Seven Psychopaths (2012) by Martin McDonagh


Yossi (2012) by Eytan Fox +


Certified Copy (2010) by Abbas Kiarostami


The Music Room (1958) by Satyajit Ray


The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (2011) by Marie Losier +


Cries and Whispers (1972) by Ingmar Bergman


Persona (1966) by Ingmar Bergman


The Big City (1963) by Satyajit Ray +

Agreed do own it but haven't watched it for years because it is sooooo depressing

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Why so low?

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If you look at my ratings lately, that's pretty high. It's true that I don't love it like you do, but my is definitely positive and probably equivalent to most people's .

Yes, a from mark is pretty high praise, indeed.

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