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I'm taking that down. That was a mistake. It's not ready. That was just for me to judge the screenshots. Get your hat ready though. 
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Mirror, Mirror (Tarsem Singh, 2012) -
Goodfellas (Martin Scorcese, 1990)
Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2009) (Rewatch)
Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003) -
Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2009) (Rewatch) *
*This is not a mistake. I have absolutely fallen in love with this movie since watching it for the first time about a week ago. I have rewatched it twice in the last couple of days.
Goodfellas (Martin Scorcese, 1990)
Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2009) (Rewatch)
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Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2009) (Rewatch) *
*This is not a mistake. I have absolutely fallen in love with this movie since watching it for the first time about a week ago. I have rewatched it twice in the last couple of days.
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Kick Ass - Best superhero movie ever? I almost wanna say yes. Dave is a nerdy teenager who dreams of becoming a superhero, much in the same mold as Spider-Man, which a lot of this film directly satirizes. But mostly he gets beaten up. And maimed. And knifed. And it's painful to watch. And it's morally reprehensible. And it's hilarious. I just love this movie.
Kick Ass 2 - Not by the same director, Kick Ass 2 is actually shot brighter and more like a traditional comedy film, and yet it's darker tonally, and plays out more like a tragedy. Our "superheroes" from the first film have changed the world with their idealism...only they've made it a worse place to live. Plus there's a damn funny send up of teen movies. I think it's of a piece with the first film, though it's missing the moody style of Matthew Vaughn's direction.
Kick Ass 2 - Not by the same director, Kick Ass 2 is actually shot brighter and more like a traditional comedy film, and yet it's darker tonally, and plays out more like a tragedy. Our "superheroes" from the first film have changed the world with their idealism...only they've made it a worse place to live. Plus there's a damn funny send up of teen movies. I think it's of a piece with the first film, though it's missing the moody style of Matthew Vaughn's direction.
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The Sisters (Anatole Litvak, 1938) +
The Best of Times (Roger Spottiswoode, 1986) +
Soul Surfer (Sean McNamara, 2011)
Stoker (Chan-wook Park, 2013) +
Forsaking All Others (W. S. Van Dyke, 1934)
This Modern Age (Nick Grinde, 1931)
Yours Sincerely (Roy Mack, 1933)
Her (Spike Jonze, 2013) -
No More Ladies (Edward H. Griffith, 1933)
The Gorgeous Hussy (Clarence Brown, 1936) +
Hollywood - The Second Step (Felix E. Feist, 1936) +
Gravity (Alfonso Cuaron, 2013) (rewatch)
Or (My Treasure) (Karen Yedaya, 2004)
13 Frightened Girls! (William Castle, 1963)
Backflash (Paul Jones, 2002) +
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Ben Stiller, 2013) +
Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow (Sophie Fiennes, 2010)
Utah Blaine (Fred F. Sears, 1957)
Psychic Experiment (Mel House, 2010)
if…. (Lindsay Anderson, 1968)
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Her more than If...? Now I'm a little more interested.
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Carrie (1976 Brian De Palma) +
Carrie (2013 Kimberly Pierce)
I didn't like the first Carrie as much as I remember liking it, but it's also the better of the two Carries in every possible way. One of the major problems I had with 2013 Carrie is the casting of Chloe Moretz. She is certainly more than a capable actress but she exudes self-assurance from the inside out. That's a great quality to have and I admire her for it, but it's hard to believe that she is as vulnerable as Carrie needs to be. Sissy Spacek on the other hand; is Carrie. It would be hard for any actress to play her as well as she did, but I think there are actresses in that age range better suited to the role. When Spacek starts to find new found confidence because of her powers, it seems a natural progression. When Moretz does, it seems so natural for her to be in that state that her previous tortured shy-girl thing looks like it was all just an act.
Brian De Palma's prom scene is so much better. We need to be with Carrie almost forgetting what we know and believing she is having the magical night she thought impossible to have. Only to have it snatched away in one moment and in that moment we need to feel Carrie break. De Palma & Spacek get it right. Pierce & Moretz get it so wrong that the ending comes off as overwrought and a little goofy.
Piper Laurie is far better as Carrie's mother than Julianne Moore's vacant eyed, chatter-mumbling version of her. It seems that's Moore standard way to play crazy. I'm disappointed she didn't pull something else at of the hat and really fill out the role the way Laurie did.
I have a problem with both movies in the second act. It seems a lot of filler and not enough tension delivered before we get into the prom scene. Too bad Pierce didn't at least try to fix that.
Other than bringing in social media and something in the novel that was left out in the original and was the right decision to leave it out, the 2013 is just another inferior copy-cat remake. Too bad, because I do think there was room to reinvent Carrie and improve on the first.
Triangle (2009 Christopher Smith)
Triangle is a taught really well done mystery that will have you wondering what the heck is going on even after the ending is over. I love movies like this in the rare cases when they actually work.
Runner Runner (2013 Brad Furman) -Now that's how you make a dumb movie.
Carrie (2013 Kimberly Pierce)
I didn't like the first Carrie as much as I remember liking it, but it's also the better of the two Carries in every possible way. One of the major problems I had with 2013 Carrie is the casting of Chloe Moretz. She is certainly more than a capable actress but she exudes self-assurance from the inside out. That's a great quality to have and I admire her for it, but it's hard to believe that she is as vulnerable as Carrie needs to be. Sissy Spacek on the other hand; is Carrie. It would be hard for any actress to play her as well as she did, but I think there are actresses in that age range better suited to the role. When Spacek starts to find new found confidence because of her powers, it seems a natural progression. When Moretz does, it seems so natural for her to be in that state that her previous tortured shy-girl thing looks like it was all just an act.
Brian De Palma's prom scene is so much better. We need to be with Carrie almost forgetting what we know and believing she is having the magical night she thought impossible to have. Only to have it snatched away in one moment and in that moment we need to feel Carrie break. De Palma & Spacek get it right. Pierce & Moretz get it so wrong that the ending comes off as overwrought and a little goofy.
Piper Laurie is far better as Carrie's mother than Julianne Moore's vacant eyed, chatter-mumbling version of her. It seems that's Moore standard way to play crazy. I'm disappointed she didn't pull something else at of the hat and really fill out the role the way Laurie did.
I have a problem with both movies in the second act. It seems a lot of filler and not enough tension delivered before we get into the prom scene. Too bad Pierce didn't at least try to fix that.
Other than bringing in social media and something in the novel that was left out in the original and was the right decision to leave it out, the 2013 is just another inferior copy-cat remake. Too bad, because I do think there was room to reinvent Carrie and improve on the first.
Triangle (2009 Christopher Smith)
Triangle is a taught really well done mystery that will have you wondering what the heck is going on even after the ending is over. I love movies like this in the rare cases when they actually work.
Runner Runner (2013 Brad Furman) -Now that's how you make a dumb movie.
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Beetlejuice (1988) - Tim Burton
I'm not the biggest Burton fan in the world but this is a really good movie. It's pretty funny, thanks largely to Keaton, and looks great. Even Winona Ryder was good
Brazil (1985) - Terry Gilliam
Way too long but very funny in parts. Gilliam created an amazing looking world.
The Goonies (1985) - Richard Donner
Corey Feldman doing Groucho Marx impressions and some fat kid yelling all the time. Awesome.
Time of the Gypsies (1988) - Emir Kusturica
Kusturica again manages to mix absurd comedy with characters and a story with great depth. Haven't seen much by him yet but this is my favourite so far.
Spaceballs (1987) - Mel Brooks
I like Brooks but he doesn't really deserve credit for one in 50 jokes being funny. This would probably be quite entertaining if I was drunk but, sadly, I wasn't.
City of Sadness (1989) - Hou Hsiao Hsien
Fantastically acted drama about a family struggling to get by as Taiwan was going through huge changes after WWII. In particular Tony Leung Chiu Wai (as always) and Xin Shufen were great - the latter in what appears to be her third and final film (all of them directed by Hou). It's very slow but fascinating.
I'm not the biggest Burton fan in the world but this is a really good movie. It's pretty funny, thanks largely to Keaton, and looks great. Even Winona Ryder was good
Brazil (1985) - Terry Gilliam
Way too long but very funny in parts. Gilliam created an amazing looking world.
The Goonies (1985) - Richard Donner
Corey Feldman doing Groucho Marx impressions and some fat kid yelling all the time. Awesome.
Time of the Gypsies (1988) - Emir Kusturica
Kusturica again manages to mix absurd comedy with characters and a story with great depth. Haven't seen much by him yet but this is my favourite so far.
Spaceballs (1987) - Mel Brooks
I like Brooks but he doesn't really deserve credit for one in 50 jokes being funny. This would probably be quite entertaining if I was drunk but, sadly, I wasn't.
City of Sadness (1989) - Hou Hsiao Hsien
Fantastically acted drama about a family struggling to get by as Taiwan was going through huge changes after WWII. In particular Tony Leung Chiu Wai (as always) and Xin Shufen were great - the latter in what appears to be her third and final film (all of them directed by Hou). It's very slow but fascinating.
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City of Sadness was my second Hou, and I still think it's the peak of his cinema, which showcases all of Hou's early career talents (primarily, his outstanding compositions and intricate staging) as well as (along with The Time to Live and The Time to Die) his purest and most interesting analysis of the collisions of personal and historical identities. I haven't seem Flowers of Shanghai yet, but I think regardless of that film, City of Sadness will be his supreme masterwork.
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I rated City of Sadness marginally higher than A Time to Live, A Time to Die (88/100 v 86/100) and quite a bit higher than Dust in the Wind but that's all I've seen so far. Flowers of Shangai, Cafe Lumiere & Three Times are next. I'm actually looking foward to seeing his more modern films and seeing him tackle some different subjects.
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My last 3 films watched
Her 7/10- I have to give props to Jonze, Phoenix, and Johannson. The film had its weird moments but it was original, well acted, and overall a very solid film.
American Hustle 8.5/10- the quartet of Adams, Bale, Cooper, and Lawrence were all fantastic. The story was great especially the ending. In a battle with Gravity as my favorite from this year.
Blithe Spirit- 6/10 Particularly enjoyed the ending, but there were lulls though the dialogue kept a film where not much happens at least somewhat interesting.
Her 7/10- I have to give props to Jonze, Phoenix, and Johannson. The film had its weird moments but it was original, well acted, and overall a very solid film.
American Hustle 8.5/10- the quartet of Adams, Bale, Cooper, and Lawrence were all fantastic. The story was great especially the ending. In a battle with Gravity as my favorite from this year.
Blithe Spirit- 6/10 Particularly enjoyed the ending, but there were lulls though the dialogue kept a film where not much happens at least somewhat interesting.
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I rated City of Sadness marginally higher than A Time to Live, A Time to Die (88/100 v 86/100) and quite a bit higher than Dust in the Wind but that's all I've seen so far. Flowers of Shanghai, Cafe Lumiere & Three Times are next. I'm actually looking forward to seeing his more modern films and seeing him tackle some different subjects.
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Finally going to see this tomorrow.
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The Goonies (1985) - Richard Donner
Corey Feldman doing Groucho Marx impressions and some fat kid yelling all the time. Awesome.
Corey Feldman doing Groucho Marx impressions and some fat kid yelling all the time. Awesome.
Spaceballs (1987) - Mel Brooks
I like Brooks but he doesn't really deserve credit for one in 50 jokes being funny. This would probably be quite entertaining if I was drunk but, sadly, I wasn't.
I like Brooks but he doesn't really deserve credit for one in 50 jokes being funny. This would probably be quite entertaining if I was drunk but, sadly, I wasn't.
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That makes two of us.
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Probably the only two because my influence is deterring everyone from seeing it.
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One in fifty? That's a lot higher than his other films.
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Eh what the heck two short reviews from me:
The Wolf of Wall Street-Drugs.Hookers.Quaaludes.Drugs.Hookers.Quualudes.Deplorable behavior,deplorable behavior,sex,sex,sex....
This movie is just awesome. DiCapro is awesome. The script is awesome. The movie is hilarious. The movie is made by Martin Scorsese now go watch it!! I always loved Scorsese's films although I haven't fallen in love with one of his recent pictures. I thought The Departed was solid,Hugo was okay and Shutter Island really good..but very flawed. WOWS is His best since Goodfellas, or at least Casino. Superbly entertaining and energetic, I would easily watch this movie a few more times. Easily a from the Lucas.
21 Grams-A dark film about strangers whose lives become connected in a way. This film features incredible and I mean incredible performances by Naomi Watts,Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn. The story is good too, but its not great. I was just left wanting a bit more, I thought that there would be a moment of catharsis but maybe that was just my expectations. The movie is a hard watch and deals with dark themes and human despair. It reminds me of films like Traffic,Crash and even Magnolia. 21 Grams is a good movie, but it just lacks something that a truly great film has. It's very good for sure, just not great.
The Wolf of Wall Street-Drugs.Hookers.Quaaludes.Drugs.Hookers.Quualudes.Deplorable behavior,deplorable behavior,sex,sex,sex....
This movie is just awesome. DiCapro is awesome. The script is awesome. The movie is hilarious. The movie is made by Martin Scorsese now go watch it!! I always loved Scorsese's films although I haven't fallen in love with one of his recent pictures. I thought The Departed was solid,Hugo was okay and Shutter Island really good..but very flawed. WOWS is His best since Goodfellas, or at least Casino. Superbly entertaining and energetic, I would easily watch this movie a few more times. Easily a from the Lucas.
21 Grams-A dark film about strangers whose lives become connected in a way. This film features incredible and I mean incredible performances by Naomi Watts,Benicio Del Toro and Sean Penn. The story is good too, but its not great. I was just left wanting a bit more, I thought that there would be a moment of catharsis but maybe that was just my expectations. The movie is a hard watch and deals with dark themes and human despair. It reminds me of films like Traffic,Crash and even Magnolia. 21 Grams is a good movie, but it just lacks something that a truly great film has. It's very good for sure, just not great.