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Shawshank was number 5 on the 90s list. So I'm clearly not alone in thinking its great, which it is.

And a 4 for Mark is like anybody else's 5.

As a prison movie Shawshank is complete rubbish. However, it's not a "prison" movie and shouldn't be compared to others that are more gritty and realistic. It's a "triumph of the human spirit" movie that happens to be set in a prison and as such I think it's very good. At points it gets close to crossing the line into being overly manipulative but I felt like it backed off at that right times in this regard.

Well, at least we'll always have Chinatown.

Yoda hits the nail on the head here. How you connect with the characters usually has a direct correlation to how much the viewer is willing to forgive. I have some faves that a lot of people would certainly put in the overly sentimental category but I am fine with that. I like the film but Cool Hand Luke is certainly not a gritty realistic look at prison life in my opinion. There is some emotional manipulation going on there.

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Cobpyth's Movie Log ~ 2019

The Host



Snowpiercer



I didn't realize until the end credits these were both directed by the same guy. My feelings are the same on both of them.Technically skillful, but both films are missing that unique element to really make them special. Bring on Godzilla.

The Straight Story


David Lynch's most disturbing movie yet.



Abraxas Guardian of the Universe


This is one from the golden age of wrestler actor movies. The screenplay is so sophisticated I still have no idea what even happened. What is the anti-life equation ? What does a comater do ? Why were Abraxas' weapons destroyed upon his warp into earth ? Why were he and Secundus both beamed down into earth at the same exact time ? Why are the galactic police (known as "finders"), completely unable to track anyone down ? Why is this movie rated R ?

Truly a thought provoking piece.



Dallas Buyers Club


Matthew Mcconaughey is now in every current film. As you read this producers are working to digitally place him into films he had previously not been in. Bring on Interstellar.

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What possessed you to watch the Power Rangers movie?

Nothing else was on at the time, and I didn't want to have to pay much attention.

Revolution vs. love

Сорок первый [The Forty-First] (1956) - (I have a soft spot for Russian films)
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas (1931) - (good, but nowhere as good as his other films)
Старое и новое [The General Line] (1929) - (like Dovzenko's Earth only one year older)


One of the most entertaining films I've seen in a while.

Miracle Mile (1988) - (it's not post-apo, it's pre-apo)
Mi¶ [Teddy Bear] (1981) - (cult Polish comedy - pretty bad IMO)
La planète sauvage [Fantastic Planet] (1973) - (good animation, but it's underwhelming)


Chaplin refused to speak for so long that when he finally began he couldn't stop.

Limelight (1952) - (best Chaplin!)
Стачка [strike] (1925) - (genius montage and a scene with a child pretty devastating even by today's standards)
胎児が密猟する時 [The Embryo Hunts in Secret] (1966) - (I prefer Go, Go Second Time Virgin, but this is pretty cool too)


I can't forget her face! Those eyes...

Cœur fidèle [The Faithful Heart] (1923) - (enchanting visuals, thought about giving it half a star more, but decided not to)
Johnny Guitar (1954) - (I prefer other Ray films I've seen, but it's pretty good too; nice music and Johnny is so cocky xD)
Harvey (1950) - (rather decent; great Stewart performance)


The girl's hot.

Jowita [Jovita] (1967) - (I discovered yet another Polish masterpiece - highly recommended)
Drak sa vracia [Dragon's Return] (1968) - (it's was alright, but nothing to rave about)
Gerry (2002) - (Van Sant rips of Bela Tarr's takes from Satantango and Werckmeister Harmonies, but besides it's freakin' good; I didn't think I'd like it so much)




Shorts:

Yggdrasill: Whose Roots Are Stars in the Human Mind (1997) - (Brakhage goes mad with his abstract films)
Untitled (For Marilyn) (1992) - (I find beauty in it - I'm probably mental)
草迷宮 [Grass Labyrinth] (1979) - (so trippy! there's a crazy nympho and a guy who can't remember the song his mother sang to him; half the director's filmography's on my watchlist)
Poslední lup [The Last Theft] (1987) - (gloomy little vampire/gothic horror flick)
Living (1971) - (I'd say it's a mockery of vlogs with characteristic hand-held camera slightly above one's head, if it wasn't made before any vlog)
Дневник Глумова [Glumov's Diary] (1923) - (first Eisenstein short; some comedy nonsense, but great montage)
It Took Guts (1979) - (it took me a few minutes to watch it, write about it and rate it; that's enough of my time)
Romance sentimentale [Sentimental Romance] (1930) - (beautiful visuals and music can't go wrong)

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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.

Yeah, it's a wonderful film! Love that cameo by Keaton.

Whoa Keaton was in a Chaplin film?

Very shortly, but he was. They even have a comedy sketch together in it.

That sounds incredible.

Face/off by John Woo
-Cage and Travolta are amazing .


Taxi Driver by Martin Scorcese (Rewatch)
-One of the best movie of all time no doubt .


Inside Man by Spike Lee
-Inside Man >> Dog Day Afternoon imo. the ending is brilliant


Eden Lake by James Watkins
-Disturbing as hell ... weird and gore (not my style but interresting)


House Of Wax by Jaume Collet-Serra
-the only good thing about this movie is when Paris Hilton got his head decapitated (enough said)


Magnolia by Paul Thomas Anderson
-Good movie , great cast , good ending but too long in my opinion ...


Wedding Crashers by David Dobkin [rating]4.5[rating]
-One of my favorite comedy of the 2000's . The Vaughn-Wilson colaboration is awesome

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His head? Do you know something we don't?

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Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring (Kim Ki-duk, 2003) - +
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Mike Nichols, 1966) –
Jules and Jim (François Truffaut, 1962) – +
Gojira (Ishirô Honda, 1954) –
The Virgin Spring (Ingmar Bergman, 1960) –
Sonatine (Takeshi Kitano, 1993) – +
Under the Skin (Jonathan Glazer, 2013) – +
Her* (Spike Jonze, 2013) –
All About Eve (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950) – +
The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939) –

*Rewatch