Movie Tab II

Vitaphone Pictorial Revue #4 (Ira Genet, 1938)

Calm at Sea (Volker Schlöndorff, 2012)

Glee: The Concert Movie (Kevin Tancharoen & Jennifer Arnold, 2011)

New York, New York (Martin Scorsese, 1977)

Popular singer Liza Minnelli tries to do the countdown to a song during a rehearsal, but her argumentative husband Robert De Niro, the bandleader, takes it as a personal affront.
12 Rounds 3: Lockdown (Stephen Reynolds, 2015)

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Fire at Sea (Gianfranco Rosi, 2016)

Dangerous Curves (David Lewis, 1988)

Nickelodeon (Peter Bogdanovich, 1976)

Silent-era filmmakers Jane Hitchcock, Ryan O’Neal, Burt Reynolds, John Ritter & Tatum O’Neal have just witnessed the greatest film ever made – The Birth of a Nation.
Godzilla 2000 (Takao Okawara, 1999)

Godzilla vs. Megaguirus (Masaaki Tezuka, 2000)

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Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack (Shûsuke Kaneko, 2001)

Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla (Masaaki Tezuka, 2002)

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MechaGodzilla smashes Godzilla with a left hook.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S (Masaaki Tezuka, 2003)

Godzilla: Final Wars (Ryûhei Kitamura, 2004)

Eddie Murphy: Raw (Robert Townsend, 1987)

Silver Bullet (Daniel Attias, 1985)

A werewolf terrorizes a small town and takes a special interest in a wheelchair-bound teenager (Corey Haim) who injures the beast.
Son of Rambow (Garth Jennings, 2008)

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Spanglish (James L. Brooks, 2004)

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Ulzhan (Volker Schlöndorff, 2012)

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Winnie Pooh (F. Khitruk, 1969)

The Soviet Winnie Pooh uses a balloon that Piglet got from Rabbit to float up to get some honey up a tree, but instead he finds some suspicious bees.

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1 Scarecrows (1988) (01/01/17) **
2 Curse of Chucky (2013) (07/01/17) ***1/2
3 Amsterdamned (1988) (12/01/17) **1/2 (NEW TO ME)
4 Rabid (1977) (14/01/17) *** (NEW TO ME)
5 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) (15/01/17) ***1/2
6 Airplane! (1980) (15/01/17) ***1/2
7 Eyes of Crystal (2004) (19/01/17) ** (NEW TO ME)
8 Kingsman: The Secret Service (22/01/17) (2015) ***1/2
9 Time After Time (1979) (23/01/17) ***1/4
10 In A Valley of Violence (2016) (31/01/17) ***1/4 (NEW)
11 Spooks: The Greater Good (2015) (01/02/17) (NEW TO ME) ***1/4
12 Split (2017) (06/02/17) **1/2 (CINEMA NEW)
13 A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014) (11/02/17) ***1/4
14 Groundhog Day (1993) (16/02/17) ***1/4
15 Hopscotch (1980) (21/02/17) *** (NEW TO ME)
16 Batman (1989) (25/02/17) ***1/4
17 The Mask (1995) (26/02/17) ***
18 In Bruges (2007) (05/02/17) ****
19 Better Off Dead (1985) (12/03/17) ***1/2
20 Appointment with Death (1988) (18/03/17) *** (NEWISH TO ME)
21 Train to Busan (2016) (21/03/17) ***1/4 (NEW)
22 Before I Wake (2016) (21/03/17) *** (NEW)
23 Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation (2015) (26/03/17) ****
24 Beauty and the Beast (2017) (27/03/17) ***1/2 (CINEMA NEW)
25 Life (2017) (29/03/17) ***1/2 (CINEMA NEW)
26 Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987) (02/04/17) ***1/4

Doomsday (2008) –
The violence is tacky and Rhona Mitra’s lips need to lay off the kettle bells. I should like it, being a shameless rip of Escape from New York and MM2. I was hyped when it came out. I was disappointed. With adjusted expectations, I’m still disappointed.

Backcountry (2014) –
Pretty dull characters, but nice woodland scenery and some genuinely unsettling content. Holy sh*t, that scene was intense. Especially the aftermath.

These are the Damned (1963) –
Some characters in the middle of a dispute stumble upon a hidden experiment involving quarantined children. The characters are unique, and it has a very dry atmosphere (a little boring though).

Star Trek: Insurrection (1998) –
One of the most enjoyable flicks in the series. Story driven, good characters, cool hippie setting, and a villain that got the Brazil facelift.

Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) –
Next Gen meets early 2000’s shiny leather edginess. One of the less interesting stories from the ST film universe, and I thought the action was sort of akin to Star Wars Ep 1 (pew pew pew).

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I like movie mysterious island these movie is good and characters give their best in this movie.

Snowpiercer (Bong Joon-ho, 2013) -
Prince of Egypt (Brenda Chapman/Steve Hickner/Simon Wells, 1998) -
xXx (Rob Cohen, 2002) - +
Shrek the Third (Chris Miller/Raman Hui, 2007) -

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The Mind Benders (Basil Dearden, 1963)

Road Trip (Todd Phillips, 2000)

ATL (Chris Robinson, 2006)

The Devil’s Tomb (Jason Connery, 2008)

Priest Henry Rollins knows a lot about what’s buried beneath the Middle Eastern desert, and it’s not that different than what’s going on under a Los Angeles church below.
The White Dawn (Philip Kaufman, 1974)

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Getting Played (David Silberg, 2006)

The Grocer’s Son (Eric Guirado, 2007)

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Prince of Darkness (John Carpenter, 1987)

Beneath an L,A. church is found a cylinder of green liquid containing Satan who’s planning a reunion with mankind.
Steal This Movie (Robert Greenwald, 2000)

Yellowstone Cubs (Charles L. Draper, 1963)

The Arrangement (Elia Kazan, 1969)

Beautiful Darling: The Life and Times of Candy Darling (James Rasin, 2011)

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Candy Darling’s short, sad life is detailed through archival footage and interviews with her Factory contemporaries and most of all, her roommate and best friend Jeremiah Newton.
Call Me (Sollace Mitchell, 1988)

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The Miracle Worker (Nadia Tass, 2000)

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Behind Convent Walls (Walerian Borowczyk, 1978)

Night and the City (Jules Dassin, 1950)

Crooked American “Greco-Roman” wrestling promoter (Richard Widmark) operating in London tries to scam a nightclub owner’s wife (Googie Withers).
The Circle (Frank Borzage, 1925)

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Kill Me Again (John Dahl, 1989)

Fifteen and Pregnant (Sam Pillsbury, 1998)

Toy Story Toons: Hawaiian Vacation (Gary Rydstrom, 2011)

During winter, all the regular toys (and their regular voices) decide to throw a Hawaiian vacation for Barbie and Ken in new owner Bonnie’s bedroom.

Raw (Julia Ducournau, 2016):
The Silence (Ingmar Bergman, 1963):
Bob le Flambeur (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1956):
Being There (Hal Ashby, 1979):
The Housemaid (Ki-young Kim, 1963):
Annie Hall (Woody Allen, 1977):
A Summer's Tale (Eric Rohmer, 1996):
Chopping Mall (Jim Wynorski, 1986):
The Vampire Lovers (Roy Ward Baker, 1970):
Munich (Steven Spielberg, 2005):

Antz (Eric Darnell/Tim Johnson, 1998) -
Ghost in the Shell (Rupert Sanders, 2017) - +
Interno di un convento Behind Convent Walls (Walerian Borowczyk, 1978) -
The Road to El Dorado (Bibi Bergeron/Don Paul, 2000) -

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) -



This had a huge potential and I can't even say it didn't use it. It just didn't use it the way I wanted it to. It starts wonderfully with a soldierly threesome and the scenes of soldiers coming home (especially the sailor part is moving), but then it somehow loses its impetus and turns into your usual melodrama fare. I like how this melodramatic plot still manages to sneak in some social observations and some scenes ring out quite heavily, but the overall experience is only good.

Visages d'enfants [Faces of Children] (1925) -



Maybe it's been awhile since I saw some truly great silent movie, but this one felt quite modern to me. I thought it's from 1928, or 1929, not 1925. Even though I had this feeling of modernity to this film, I couldn't put my finger on what makes me feel this way, especially when I recalled Abel Gance and his technical masterpiece La roue made two years earlier. All of this aside, this is a very good film.

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) -



Yet another proof that while I dislike Ford's colour movies, I absolutely love his black'n'white flicks! Mr. Smith Goes to the Wild West!!!

Un Amleto di meno [One Hamlet Less] (1973) -



Not a masterpiece Our Lady of the Turks is, but Bene's style is still prevalent and implodes Shakespeare! The costumes and sets are absolutely astounding. I wish Bene would whisper to my ear every night.

Tokyo Strangler (2006) -



I already forgot half of the movie, but it's a decent take on thriller pinku and man, Japanese are really stepping up their censorship game!

Vampyres [Blood Hunger] (1974) -



Rollin does it better.

Charlie's Angels (2000) -
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003) -



Why, honeykid, WHY?!

Beauty and the Beast (2017) - - CINEMA



Uninspired. Pales in comparison to, say, Cocteau.

Фауст [Faust] (2011) -



Sokurov made some changes to the tale, but the overall spirit is still there. He of course makes it his own and I've always loved his visuals and use of dispersing lens.

The Sound of Insects (2009) -



So depressing! Love the choice of footage to go with narrator.

Anna Karenina (1935) -



I just don't get Greta Garbo!

Iron Sky (2012) -



So funny in the first part! The second part was worse, but still a worthy nazisploitation. Not enough Udo Kier!

La chiesa [The Church] (1989) -



I love Soavi, but this is his worst so far! He takes the Argento/Fulci route here and provides a lot of ideas, great cinematography and... zero sense.

Vigilante (1983) -



Gritty, brutal, uncompromising! Lustig in his element.

Mil gritos tiene la noche [Pieces] (1982) -



The perfect bridge between giallo and slasher! So many scenes surprised me. Great atmosphere and style! THAT ENDING CRUSHED MY BALLS!

Ultimo mondo cannibale [Jungle Holocaust] (1977) -



Survival horror adventure for the whole family! Not as gory as Cannibal Holocaust and focused more on the survival aspect. Massimo Foschi was so good!

曖昧 [Ambiguous] (2003) -



Second best modern pinku I've seen! Very nihilistic!

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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.

Underworld (Josef von Sternberg, 1927) -
Lost in Paris (Dominique Abel and Fiona Gordon, 2016) -
Life (Daniel Espinosa, 2017) -
Logan (James Mangold, 2017) -
Fast & Furious 6 (Justin Lin, 2013) -
Straight Down Low (Zach Wechter, 2013) -
Fresh (Boaz Yakin, 1994) -
Port of Shadows (Marcel Carné, 1938) -
The Scent of Green Papaya (Trần Anh Hùng, 1993) -
Street Fighter (Steven E. de Souza, 1994) -

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Iro's Top 100 Movies v3.0

I really liked this too. The 'USB' and Downfall bits got audible laughter from me, and I'll always have a nostalgic soft spot for Laibach.

When they landed on Earth and Washington decided to go talk to other black men not aware what they did to him. xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

Wasn't around to post my March watches so thought i should now to keep track.

March Watches:

Out of the Past -

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The Son -

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Day of Wrath -

Meet Me In St. Louis -

Safe -

The Orphanage -

Letter From An Unknown Woman -

Memories of Murder -

Paisan -

The Brood -

The Grapes of Wrath -

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Pulse -

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Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein -

Like Someone In Love -

The Best Years of Our Lives -

What Time Is It There? -

Dead Ringers -

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Repulsion -

To Be Or Not To Be -

Pixote -

The Ox-Bow Incident -

Best In Show -

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Brief Encounter -

The Man With Two Brains -

George Washington -

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Buffalo '66 -

Ghost Dog: The Way of The Samurai -

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Suspiria -

Margaret -

Oculus -

Tickled -

Watched this year - 64 (watched some in April as well i'm only counting til the end of March)

Out of the Past and Ox Bow are high on my watchlist.

Both are good. Out of the Past had a few things in the first half hour or so that bothered me but for the most part it was good stuff. Ox-Bow is very short and pretty simple and i felt a tad heavy handed, it's thoroughly enjoyable though and brings up a few important points.

The Amazing Mr. Williams (Alexander Hall, 1939)

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Department Q: The Keeper of Lost Causes (Mikkel Nørgaard, 2013)

Good Girls Go to Paris (Alexander Hall, 1939)

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The Brand New Testament (Jaco Van Dormael, 2015)

God (Benoît Poelvoorde), who lives in Brussels with his daughter (Pili Groyne), isn’t happy when she emails everyone their date of death. She accumulates a new set of apostles to help her spread the brand new testament.
Alien Hunter (Ron Krauss, 2003)

Queen of Outer Space (Edward Bernds, 1958)

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È pericoloso sporgersi aka It Is Dangerous to Lean Out (Jaco Van Dormael, 1985)

Lili (Charles Walters, 1953)

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Homeless and heartbroken country girl Lili (Leslie Caron) gets work at a carnival where she honestly believes the puppets are real people.
Xingu (Cao Hamburger, 2012)

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Cabin Fever 3: Patient Zero (Kaare Andrews, 2014)

Family Sins (Graeme Clifford, 2004)

Hedgehog in the Fog (Yu. Norshteyn, 1975)

On his way to his friend Bear’s to count stars in the sky, Hedgehog is followed by a sneaky Owl.
Sarah Winchester, Phantom Opera (Bertrand Bonello, 2016)

5 Flights Up (Richard Loncraine, 2015)

Chisum (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1970)

The Void (Steven Kostanski & Jeremy Gillespie, 2017)

All Hell breaks loose in and around a desolate hospital surrounded by hooded cultists.
Turn Me On, Dammit! (Jannicke Systad Jacobsen, 2011)

The Last Song (Julie Ann Robinson, 2010)

Happily N'Ever After 2 (Steve Gordon & Boyd Kirkland, 2009)

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Mindscape (Jacques Drouin, 1976)

An artist completes his landscape painting and then climbs into it and explores.

Top Secret! (Jim Abrahams/David Zucker/Jerry Zucker, 1984) -
Tiger Girl (Jakob Lass, 2017) - +
Simon Killer (Antonio Campos, 2012) -

Recent Watches:
A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005)-
[REWATCH] No Country For Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007)-
The Lobster (Lanthimos, 2015)-
[SHORT] Meet King Joe (1951)- -
[SHORT] Destination Earth (1956)-

Been way too long since my last Tab post, so here we go.

Silence:

Every bit as poignant and beautiful as I expected. I am searching for more words, but have yet to find them.



The Fantastic Mr.Fox

Finally got my kids to watch this with me. Gets better every time. My 8 year old has watched it twice since. Yay me, dad of the year.

Jackie:

Technically excellent but I have to use the B word: Bit Boring.

Chunking Express:

I have the Kar-Wai bug. My second film of his, my second 4.5. His movies are an absolute experience. Cinematography, music, and mood are perfect. Sign of a great film, you want to see it again almost immediately.



Elle:

This film put me in mind of Haneke so much. Not what I was expecting from a Verhoven film. Really well written and well shot with some great moments. I had a very hard time nailing down motivations and themes, so that lessened the experience for me quite a bit.

Ghost In The Shell:

What is this movie even trying to be? Looks good.

Patterson:

Kind of the opposite of Elle. This hit all my pleasure points thematically but lacked a bit in the entertainment department. Good film, but I was expecting greatness from word of mouth.

Toni Erdmann:

For a film with an in your face main character and some outrageous scenes this film is surprisingly subtle. A slow burn that is never laugh out loud funny but always humorous. Before you know it it has strung two or three very engaging scenes together and you're thinking I like this film. Not in a hurry to revisit but I enjoyed it and will probably reference it quite a bit.

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