Movie Tab II

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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.

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So high for The Last of the Mohicans! The best thing about it is music.

The Prefab People -
Marriage is hell. This film presents a dying,decaying marriage between a man and his stay at home wife. At a point in the film you realize its not even being told in chronological order, and the harsh reality kicks in. Its told in a very minimalist, almost Cassavetes-style realism mode and its a very "rough" looking film. It actually adds to the film and gives it an even greater kick of realism. Dark,bleak,hopeless.

The Wild One
Brando is good, but the rest of the film is sorta....forgettable. Oh and its a bit too melodramatic for my tastes. Meh

Autumn Sonata +
I saw this one a bit of a while back but I never wrote my thoughts on it. I disagree with your score BlueLion and I'll try to emphasize why. This movie is unbelievably well acted and for the first time we see both the Bergman's together in one film(ingmar and Ingrid obviously). The first half of the film shows tension,turmoil bubbling...simmering below the surface until it all comes out into the open during the second half. You see a mother and daughter go at it,laying it all on the line. Its emotionally draining,powerful, and very believable. Bergman was a master of discomfort, of bringing out the worst aspects of humanity and presenting it through the Cinema.Cinema can be both spectacle and a vehicle of entertainment yes. But it is also a form of catharsis, or a form of reflecting on our own lives through art. Autumn Sonata is one of his rawest,most honest films in my opinion.


Taken -
Liam Neeson kicking as* and taking names. Honestly, this was a bit of a surprise for me. Its a very watchable and entertaining action flick and it moves at such a rapid pace that you never become bored.Yeah its stupid,cliche blah blah. But honestly it did what it need to do:Entertain me. So its a success in my book.

Wall Street
Gordon Gecko is one slimy son of gun ain't he?

The Natural +
Robert Redford is such a great actor and he does a heck of a fine job in the role. The movie is very watchable and quite good, although Its a bit too "by the books". It doesn't leave it's comfort zone in hopes of being something really good.

The Rainmaker -
Pretty good. Pretty good.

And I always thought that The Prefab People is just a movie about buying a washing machine...

Some more 70s films from the countdown:

Le Cercle Rouge B+
Animal House B
The Conformist A-

Of the films I've watched for the first time because of the countdown, The Conformist is my favorite by far, visually outstanding and very haunting.

Also saw The Big Lebowski last week in the theatre, first time on the big screen but at least the twelfth time overall. It was one of the funnest movie-going experiences ever.

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Le Cercle Rouge and The Conformist were both top five films on my seventies list, so I'm glad you enjoyed them both

The Devils (Ken Russell, 1971) –
Waking Life* (Richard Linklater, 2001) – +
Boyhood* (Richard Linklater, 2014) –
In Cold Blood (Richard Brooks, 1967) –
Vertigo* (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) –
The Birds* (Alfred Hitchcock, 1963) –
Gosford Park (Robert Altman, 2001) –
Sweet Smell of Success (Alexander Mackendrick, 1957) – +
Boyhood* (Richard Linklater, 2014) –
Nashville (Robert Altman, 1975) –

*Rewatch

Frozen(2010)
Inside (2007) +
Session 9 (2001)
The Changeling (1980) +
Identity (2003)
Shame (2011)
Once Upon A Time In America (1984) -

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How many times have you seen Boyhood?
Pretty low score for In Cold Blood, its a fantastic film.

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Glad you liked Shame,Once Upon a Time in America and The Changeling Derek .

Seen Boyhood three times.

In Cold Blood wasn't a very good movie watching experience for me. The movie itself is very good, but I was having some problems with my meds and I was really antsy and tired and feeling really weird. I could barely focus. That's why my rating is so low. I need to see it again.

Some great films here, I actually re watched The Birds the other day too and would probably give it -

The Invention of Lying - Ricky Gervais stars in this, a (mostly) great satire about a world where everyone tells the absolute truth at all times and lying isn't even a thing, until a down on his luck screenwriter invents it to get out of debt. The film starts off brilliantly, but devolves into a tepid romantic comedy in the last third, which is a bit of a let down. But I still recommend it for the funny performances of Gervais, Louis C.K., Jennifer Garner, and Rob Lowe, and for it's unapologetic satire on religion.

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The Birds REWATCH
Robots
Revolutionary Girl: Utena
Mad Max
Popeye
Once Upon a Time in the West

(Re)watched while I was away for my brother's wedding:

Mary and Max. (Adam Elliot, 2009)

Charlotte's Web (Charles Nichols and Iwao Takamoto, 1973)

Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011) +

Gladiator (Ridley Scott, 2000)

Surf's Up (Ash Brannon and Chris Buck, 2007) +

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I liked this film, unique and charming

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Enemy

Recent Watches:
Breaking Away (Yates, 1979)-
Enemy (Villeneuve, 2013)- ++
Monty Python and The Holy Grail (Gilliam & T. Jones, 1975)-
Victim (Dearden, 1961)-
Badlands (Malick, 1973)-
Under the Skin (Glazer, 2013)- +

Short films:
Buy Buy Baby (Marrywether, 2012)- -
Western Spaghetti (Pes, 2008)-
Boats (Dec, 2013)-