Movie Tab II

Krisha (Trey Edward Shults, 2016)

Yosemite the Magnificent (James A. FitzPatrick, 1941)

Cry, the Beloved Country (Darrell James Roodt, 1995)

Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess (Lav Diaz, 2006)

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Heremias (Ronnie Lazaro) in happier times with his beloved cow – before he loses it and tracks the criminals to the David Lynch part of the Philippines.
Zion: Canyon of Colour (James A. FitzPatrick, 1934)

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The Condemned 2 (Roel Reiné, 2015)

Hands of Stone (Jonathan Jakubowicz, 2016)

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Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World (Werner Herzog, 2016)

From the decidedly old-fashioned Herzog, an examination of the past and possible future uses of the Internet, as well as looking at its good and bad sides.
MacGruber (Jorma Taccone, 2010)

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Grand Canyon, Pride of Creation (James A. FitzPatrick, 1943)

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Yellowbeard (Mel Damski, 1983)

From Noon Till Three (Frank D. Gilroy, 1976)

Through a series of bizarre events, two-bit criminal Charles Bronson and lonely widow Jill Ireland become their era’s Romeo and Juliet, and things go really crazy after that.
The Land Before Time III: The Time of the Great Giving (Roy Allen Smith, 1995)

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Routine Pleasures (Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1986)

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The Kindergarten Teacher (Nadav Lapid, 2014)

Cosmic Journey aka The Space Voyage (Vasily Zhuravlyov, 1936)

In 1946, a Soviet scientist (Sergey Komarov) leads an expedition to the Moon including a female professor (K. Moskalenko) and a boy (Vassili Gaponenko), here weightless onboard ship.
Yellowstone Park: Nature's Playground (James H. Smith, 1936)

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The Sea Around Us (Irwin Allen, 1953)

Don't Think Twice (Mike Bibiglia, 2016)

The Gore Gore Girls (Herschell Gordon Lewis, 1972)

Yes, it’s gory, “nasty”, cheap and camp.

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I have not always agreed with you, Daniel, and sometimes you even came off as a rookie type movie viewer to me. No offense intended, that was simply my impression at the time.

But this post I agree whole-heartedly with. And I like Refn. Well, not his last two films. Only God Forgives is the same as what you mention above.

Anyways, awesome post! Spot on.

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You guys embarrass me.

What?

He just means you really like The Rookie.

Sheen or Quaid?

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MM didn't specify, but I figured Quaid.

Y'all cracking me up

Probably. Rookie rookie movie if you ask me.

Hey, stop contaminating my thread.

Answer my question?

Your what?

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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.

I wrote it in past tense, since it was something I felt when I saw your posts around the forum when I myself was still what you would call a rookie-member.

Your opinions just seemed weird and ill argumented for and I didn't really flow well with your thoughts on film. That is all. I understand if you got baffled by this but I'm still kind of sad to see that was the only thing you caught in a post where I praised your arguments and film critcism. That was all genuine. Well, all I said was genuine and honest.

I don't see what the problem was with my post, I never said you were a rookie, only that my first impression of you was so. First impressions are made on a thin basis, so it has nothing to do about who and how you actually are or that it is my actual and/or final judgment of you as a person or movie (re)viewer.

So (hopefully) no worries...

Well either way it was hilarious and i think Swan is turning it into your new nickname as we speak

Irony.

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Cobpyth's Movie Log ~ 2019

Haven't done this in forever, but here goes...

Soy Cuba +
A film in dire need of a remastered release, Soy Cuba is one of the most visually breathtaking films ever made, and it's a film that solidifies Kalatozov's position as one of the great Russian filmmakers.

Out 1
One of the weirdest movies ever made...seriously. Rivette was the 1970's version of Paul Verhoeven.

The Leopard
Watched with awful dubbing, and the movie still blew me away. An elegiac, poetic reverie on the changing of times and culture, and one man's inability to conform to those changes. A man who is the last of his breed, the last of the so-called Leopards. Graceful, lush cinematography as typical of Visconti.

Phantom of the Opera +
I hate the lack of critical reevaluation in modern day film criticism. Phantom of the Opera is one of the most unfairly maligned films I've ever seen. The visuals are breathtaking. The music is astonishing, and it possesses an unparalleled sense of sensuality and delicate yearning. No hyperbole here, this film is a masterpiece.

Two Lovers
There's nothing inherently wrong with the film from a structural or cinematographic standpoint; it's all rock solid. I simply find the film's conclusion too convenient for the main character, which derives the film from a truly satisfying & fitting ending. James Gray is still dope tho.

Song of Bernadette +
Upon reevaluation, my rating has gone down a little bit. I stand by my statement that this is one of the most gorgeous films of the 40's. I, however, find issue with how the film attack those who don't fundamentally believe in Christ, or Bernadette's visions. Nonetheless, I do feel this film deserves a wider audience. I'm certain it will resonate with those who enjoy films from John Ford & Carl Th. Dreyer. If you're a fan of Ordet, you'll probably dig this.

Make Way for Tomorrow
Upon further reflection, my rating has dropped down substantially. It's attempts at pulling at the heart strings are amiable, but I remain unconvinced by its manipulative direction. I prefer Tokyo Story.

The Scarlett Empress
Sternberg is one of the great auteurs. Empress focuses little on narrative, but who cares tho. It's all about those images, baby. And what images they are.

Arrival
Rating will almost certainly go up on repeat viewings. It's very rare that I begin weeping from the first few frames, but Arrival had that effect on me. Unlike that other cold, clinical filmmaker, Villeneuve actually trusts in his audience. His attempts at eliciting emotion feel earned.

Hacksaw Ridge
Entertaining and amusing, but not for the reasons Gibson intended. The first half is a Lifetime original movie; the second half is glorified war porn. Gibson fetishizes the guts, decapitations & explosions. For a film about the Christian faith, the message comes off as hypocritical and unearned.

A Perfect World
Over the past year the very thought of watching a Clint Eastwood film made me feel nauseous. I've come to regard his "classicist" cinema as fake and insincere. Can't quite explain why; that's just how I feel. A Perfect World is the best film Clint ever made, and that comes down to how naturalistic it all is. Costner is usually uninteresting, but here he plays someone who is, at times, absolutely terrifying. As a whole, the relationship between Costner and the young child really, really works. Could do without the side characters tho.

Sausage Party
I did laugh while in the theater, but there's nothing to this film. It's empty, mean-spirited and, above all, ugly. It bluntly attacks anyone who believes in anything, and it finds glory in racism, stereotypes and morally perverse behavior. Avoid.

The Long Gray Line + (rewatch)
A crying toddler one second, a young cadet the next. Similar to She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, this is a film about the inevitable cycle of life and death. Men die or grow old, and the next generation comes in to take their place. The first half is perhaps a bit too comedy-oriented; the second half, on the other hand, is classic Ford. The smallest of gestures and camera movements bring out the most powerful of emotions.

Don't Breathe
It ain't good.

Diary of a Country Pries
I still occasionally struggle with Bresson, but I'm slowly becoming a fan of his. Here, a young priest is suffering from a cancer unbeknownst to him, and he tries, with little avail, to help those around him. It's quite bleak and somber, but, hey, that's Bresson for you.

Written on the Wind +
This is a film that continues to grow on me. It's unfathomably beautiful and lurid--as expected of Sirk--and the melodrama is piercing in its power. Dorothy Malone is G.O.A.T.

The Importance of Being Earnest +
A pleasant watch, but I can't quit elevate this to the stratum of really good.

I'm guessing you saw
-Pickpocket
-A Man Escaped
-Ah Hasard Balthazar

I've seen the majority of his filmography. I've seen those three listed above, as well as The Devil, Probably, Diary of a Country Priest, Mouchette, Trial of Joan of Arc and L'Argent. There's not a film of his that I dislike, but I have yet to see one that I can call a full-fledged masterpiece.