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(and I'd argue that it also heightened expectations for Spectre as a result).
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Really surprised you loved Spectre so much, mark. I think it was pretty solid, but still does not compare to old movies with Connery and Moore, whose it tries to mimmick so much. Then again, I haven't seen these old films for ages and my love for them comes partly from nostalgia, whereas I saw Spectre this year and we can't talk about any nostalgia factor (although the new Jaws guy was cool). The opening sequence was amazing, with that long take, carnaval masks (felt like one mission in Hitman: Blood Money) and then the chopper fight. I feel like the movie went downhill in the middle, providing not too interesting formulae and simply AWFUL ending. The cinematography, just like in Skyfall, is a big advantage, though. And I mean, it's James Bond, so it's got some coolness about it. All in all, I think I liked Skyfall a tad bit more, but I believe I liked Casino Royale much more than any of these. But I watched Casino Royale when I was still not too experienced in cinema, but already a big Bond fan.
I remember when I was a kid I always watched James Bond, because Polish television would screen them chronologically every week. I felt weird when a sexy scene with a girl came and my mother was in the same room. She didn't have anything against me watching it, but it still felt weird. A couple of years later we watched Nymphomaniac together.
I remember when I was a kid I always watched James Bond, because Polish television would screen them chronologically every week. I felt weird when a sexy scene with a girl came and my mother was in the same room. She didn't have anything against me watching it, but it still felt weird. A couple of years later we watched Nymphomaniac together.
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1984 (Michael Anderson, 1956) -
Sabotage (Alfred Hitchcock, 1936) - +
Mimong Sweet Dream (Ju-nam Yang, 1936) -
Sabotage (Alfred Hitchcock, 1936) - +
Mimong Sweet Dream (Ju-nam Yang, 1936) -
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They Rode West (Phil Karlson, 1954) +
A Night at the Movies (Roy Rowland, 1937)
Frankie & Alice (Geoffrey Sax, 2010)
Rehearsals for Extinct Anatomies (Bros. Quay, 1987)
The film seems to revolve around this weirdo, if that’s what you can call him.
The Comb (Bros. Quay, 1991)
Black & White (James Toback, 1999) +
Rev. S.S. Jones Home Movies (1924-1926) (S.S. Jones, 2016)
How to Fish (Jack Kinney, 1943)
This is how the fish see Goofy the fisherman, and they think it’s hilarious.
Jane Got a Gun (Gavin O’Conner, 2016) +
Super 8 (J.J. Abrams, 2011) +
Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (Bill Sampson [John Erman], 1973) +
Gozu (Takashi Miike, 2003)
Just your basic Miike supernatural yakuza family comedy horror flick.
Beer for My Horses (Michael Salomon, 2008)
In the Bag (Jack Hannah, 1958)
Ghost Team (Oliver Irving, 2016) -
A Perfect Day (Fernando León de Aranoa, 2015) +
During 24 hours in 1995, at the end of the Bosnian War, a group of NGO aid workers (clockwise from top right – Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins, Olga Kurylenko, Fedja Stukan [their interpreter], & Mélanie Thierry) try to extract a corpse contaminating a village’s well.
Sally (John Francis Dillon, 1929) +
Top Speed (Mervyn LeRoy, 1930)
Broadminded (Mervyn LeRoy, 1931)
Anamorphosis aka De Artificiali Perspectiva (Bros. Quay, 1993) -
Many of the great works of art throughout history reveal their true meaning when observed from unusual visual perspectives.
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I think people like you make mistakes when watching films, measuring all these superficial elements and ticking them off one by one without understanding what really makes a great film.
Personally, for me:
The photography being better and more polished does not equal good cinematography.
The cutting being tigher and more logical does not make the editing better.
The acting being more "realistic" does not make it better.
The film exploring a number of ideas, maybe different or controversial, does not make it more meaningful.
Personally, for me:
The photography being better and more polished does not equal good cinematography.
The cutting being tigher and more logical does not make the editing better.
The acting being more "realistic" does not make it better.
The film exploring a number of ideas, maybe different or controversial, does not make it more meaningful.
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10 Cent Pistol (Michael C. Martin, 2015)
You Said a Mouthful (Lloyd Bacon, 1932)
Stir of Echoes: The Homecoming (Ernie Barbarash, 2007) +
In Absentia (Bros. Quay, 2000) -
A woman in an asylum attempts to communicate with someone outside, but who?
The Art of the Steal (Jonathan Sobol, 2013)
Let's Do It Again (Sidney Poitier, 1975)
Shadow in the Sky (Fred M. Wilcox, 1952)
The Golden Child (Michael Ritchie, 1986) -
At the height of his popularity, Eddie Murphy took over from Mel Gibson and starred in this adventure which became a pseudocomedy with crap F/X – it still holds a certain fascination as to how not to make a movie.
Hellcats of the Navy (Nathan Juran, 1957)
Talk About a Stranger (David Bradley, 1952)
Shaolin Warrior (Dou Xiao, 2013)
Donovan's Brain (Felix Feist, 1953)
Dr. Lew Ayres keeps a ruthless millionaire’s brain alive in an aquarium while his wife and future first lady Nancy Davis [Reagan] discusses the logistics and ethics with him.
6 Day Bike Rider (Lloyd Bacon, 1934)
Crash Landing (Fred F. Sears, 1958)
The Tall Man (Pascal Laugier, 2012) -
13 Hours (Michael Bay, 2016) +
After Gaddafi is overthrown in Libya in 2011, very few Americans are left there, and when militants attack the U.S. ambassador’s compound in Benghazi, CIA contractors John Krasinski & James Badge Dale lead a small team in a rescue operation.
With or Without You (G. Stubbs, 2003)
The Fighting Vigilantes (Ray Taylor, 1947)
Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (Danny Steinmann, 1985)
Tallulah (Sian Heder, 2016) +
A young woman (Ellen Page), who lives out of her van, seeks help from her boyfriend’s mom (Allison Jenney) to care for a toddler she calls the latter’s granddaughter. In truth, she took the child from a mother (Tammy Blanchard) who seemed disinterested and unable to care for her.
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Westerns what I watched this week
El Topo (1970; Alejandro Jodorowsky) - -
Rio Bravo (1959; Howard Hawks) - -
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949; John Ford) - -
Go West (1925; Buster Keaton) -
The Searchers (1956; John Ford) -
Another good week of westerns for me. El Topo is fantastic; with another viewing, I think I will love it even more. It's very weird, and it's very interesting. After I finished the feature, I watched a short interview with Jodorowsky about the film. He revealed some insightful information about the importance of carrying people on your back and shoulders in the film. He said that was the only physical interaction he had with his father, who was not a loving man. You can see throughout the film that it occurs multiple times. But I certainly can't fully comprehend the depth of the film on a single viewing, but I absolutely appreciate the imagery of the film. Rio Bravo is great. All those browns and yellows worn by all the characters was something that caught my eye. Both of the John Ford films I watched featured some great scenery that was shot really well. The Searchers is a masterpiece, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is very good. Ribbon looked really good, but lacks the depth of The Searchers which looks great but doesn't have the unnecessary romantic subplot of the former. Go West is another great Keaton film. His films don't make me laugh from start to finish, but they always make me very happy from start to finish.
EDIT: Somebody buy me a thesaurus. I need words that mean the same thing as good or great.
El Topo (1970; Alejandro Jodorowsky) - -
Rio Bravo (1959; Howard Hawks) - -
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949; John Ford) - -
Go West (1925; Buster Keaton) -
The Searchers (1956; John Ford) -
Another good week of westerns for me. El Topo is fantastic; with another viewing, I think I will love it even more. It's very weird, and it's very interesting. After I finished the feature, I watched a short interview with Jodorowsky about the film. He revealed some insightful information about the importance of carrying people on your back and shoulders in the film. He said that was the only physical interaction he had with his father, who was not a loving man. You can see throughout the film that it occurs multiple times. But I certainly can't fully comprehend the depth of the film on a single viewing, but I absolutely appreciate the imagery of the film. Rio Bravo is great. All those browns and yellows worn by all the characters was something that caught my eye. Both of the John Ford films I watched featured some great scenery that was shot really well. The Searchers is a masterpiece, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon is very good. Ribbon looked really good, but lacks the depth of The Searchers which looks great but doesn't have the unnecessary romantic subplot of the former. Go West is another great Keaton film. His films don't make me laugh from start to finish, but they always make me very happy from start to finish.
EDIT: Somebody buy me a thesaurus. I need words that mean the same thing as good or great.
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Le silence de la mer The Silence of the Sea (Jean-Pierre Melville, 1949) -
Batman Begins (Christopher Nolan, 2005) - +
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June
Mickey and Nicky (1976) -
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) -
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Das Experiment (2001)
Month Count: 4/0
Year Count: 98/4
Year Count: 98/4
Forgive me Gods of Cinema for I have sinned!
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July highlights (the lowlights can remain in the normal thread only)....
Gunman's Walk +
The Browning Version +
A Streetcar Named Desire
On The Waterfront +
Bob Le Flambeur
Forbidden Planet
To Catch A Thief +
The Trouble With Harry
Vertigo +
The 400 Blows +
The Lower Depths
The War Of The Worlds +
12 Angry Men
In A Lonely Place
Kiss Me Deadly
A Man Escaped +
Children Of Hiroshima
Night And Fog
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Die Hard
Panic In The Streets +
On The Beach +
North By Northwest +
Gunman's Walk +
The Browning Version +
A Streetcar Named Desire
On The Waterfront +
Bob Le Flambeur
Forbidden Planet
To Catch A Thief +
The Trouble With Harry
Vertigo +
The 400 Blows +
The Lower Depths
The War Of The Worlds +
12 Angry Men
In A Lonely Place
Kiss Me Deadly
A Man Escaped +
Children Of Hiroshima
Night And Fog
The Bridge On The River Kwai
Die Hard
Panic In The Streets +
On The Beach +
North By Northwest +
The Nice Guys 2016
The writer of Lethal Weapon brings us another brilliant buddy cop movie. Oops, never mind, the third buddy is a morally righteous 13 year old girl with a Katherine Hepburn wit. So Russell Crowe, Goose, and the girl from Walking with Dinosaurs have to solve a string of murders all seemingly related toporn big business.
Why can't kids in movies ever wait in the damn car?
Mickey and Nicky (1976) -
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) -
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Das Experiment (2001)
Forgive me Gods of Cinema for I have sinned!
You are forgiven.
The writer of Lethal Weapon brings us another brilliant buddy cop movie. Oops, never mind, the third buddy is a morally righteous 13 year old girl with a Katherine Hepburn wit. So Russell Crowe, Goose, and the girl from Walking with Dinosaurs have to solve a string of murders all seemingly related to
WARNING: "The Nice Guys" spoilers below
There's really no bad guy for the first 3/4 of the film which is kind of cool if you're not paying any attention at all to the film, and at the end when they do shoot it out with him the girl stops Russell Crowe from killing the guy (atta girl).
Why can't kids in movies ever wait in the damn car?
June
Mickey and Nicky (1976) -
The Hitch-Hiker (1953) -
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Das Experiment (2001)
Month Count: 4/0
Year Count: 98/4
Year Count: 98/4
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Greengrass still knows how to direct action. Damon still is smooth as silk in those chase sequences. Unfortunately there is no more story left to tell. How Stiles pulls him back ion is convoluted at best and the Snowden/privacy subplot is just kind of dumb. Not what I was hoping for.
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July
Hollywoodland (2006)
Some Like it Hot (1959) -
The Matador (2005)
Speed Racer (2008)
Takers (2010) +
The Night of the Hunter (1955) +
Tokyo Story (1953)
12 Angry Men (1959) -
Touch of Evil (1958)
Finding Dory (2016) +
Wedding Crashers (2005) +
East of Eden (1955) +
The Guardian (2006)
The Seven Samurai (1954) +
The Lucky Ones (2008)
Lava (2014)
Piper (2016) +
Month Count: 15/2
Year Count: 113/6
Year Count: 113/6
Slowly getting back in shape! I wanna get to the 30 movies in August, at least.
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July, 2016 movies watched-
C.I.D. (1956) Pretty good Indian noir with some musical numbers mixed in.
Bridge of Spies (2015) It falls short of being a great movie, but I thought it was a great watch.
Street of Shame (1956) - The 4th excellent 50's movie I've seen from this director.
Rear Window (1954) Repeat viewing Good movie, but I didn't quite love it like I remembered.
Senso (1954) - Powerful and tragic love story set during an Italian/Austrian conflict in the 1800's.
Ben-Hur (1959) Everything an epic should be.
The Tall Men (1955) An excellent first quarter, but the rest was mediocre. From the top 100 westerns list.
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) - A nice mean streak and it deals with racism. From the top 100 noirs list.
French Cancan (1955) + The 3rd movie I've seen from director Jean Renoir, and so far he doesn't suit my taste.
The Idiot (1951) - Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and a near masterpiece.
Orpheus (1950) + Not bad, but so far off of my taste.
Black Orpheus (1959) The story is still too fantastical for me, but this is a lively movie.
The Wild One (1953) Brando is not at his best, but his mere presence counts for a lot.
Gigi (1958) Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
Green Room (2015) I did not think this was very good, but it suits my taste perfectly.
The Lucky Ones (2008) + Just one of those odd times when you unexpectedly fall in love with a movie.
Side Street (1949) + Good one from the top 100 noirs list.
Warlock (1959) + Great cast, good western.
Ghost World (2001) - Hilarious, with a brilliant performance by Thora Birch.
The Thing from Another World (1951) Not bad but nothing compared to Carpenter's version.
Pillow Talk (1959) Romantic comedy at it's finest.
Forbidden Games (1952) + From the Ebert list, this movie is sweet and devastating at the same time.
Richard III (1955) Way too high a rating for my enjoyment-not a movie I can appreciate.
The Wave (2015) Norwegian disaster film thats beautiful to look at.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Classic Sci-Fi of which the story is more important than the effects.
East of Eden (1955) Repeat viewing - I like everything about this movie, but don't quite love anything.
The Invitation (2015) - This would fall into the guilty pleasure category.
Total July viewings-27
Total 2016 viewings-201
C.I.D. (1956) Pretty good Indian noir with some musical numbers mixed in.
Bridge of Spies (2015) It falls short of being a great movie, but I thought it was a great watch.
Street of Shame (1956) - The 4th excellent 50's movie I've seen from this director.
Rear Window (1954) Repeat viewing Good movie, but I didn't quite love it like I remembered.
Senso (1954) - Powerful and tragic love story set during an Italian/Austrian conflict in the 1800's.
Ben-Hur (1959) Everything an epic should be.
The Tall Men (1955) An excellent first quarter, but the rest was mediocre. From the top 100 westerns list.
Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) - A nice mean streak and it deals with racism. From the top 100 noirs list.
French Cancan (1955) + The 3rd movie I've seen from director Jean Renoir, and so far he doesn't suit my taste.
The Idiot (1951) - Beautiful, powerful, tragic, and a near masterpiece.
Orpheus (1950) + Not bad, but so far off of my taste.
Black Orpheus (1959) The story is still too fantastical for me, but this is a lively movie.
The Wild One (1953) Brando is not at his best, but his mere presence counts for a lot.
Gigi (1958) Nothing wrong with it, just not for me.
Green Room (2015) I did not think this was very good, but it suits my taste perfectly.
The Lucky Ones (2008) + Just one of those odd times when you unexpectedly fall in love with a movie.
Side Street (1949) + Good one from the top 100 noirs list.
Warlock (1959) + Great cast, good western.
Ghost World (2001) - Hilarious, with a brilliant performance by Thora Birch.
The Thing from Another World (1951) Not bad but nothing compared to Carpenter's version.
Pillow Talk (1959) Romantic comedy at it's finest.
Forbidden Games (1952) + From the Ebert list, this movie is sweet and devastating at the same time.
Richard III (1955) Way too high a rating for my enjoyment-not a movie I can appreciate.
The Wave (2015) Norwegian disaster film thats beautiful to look at.
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Classic Sci-Fi of which the story is more important than the effects.
East of Eden (1955) Repeat viewing - I like everything about this movie, but don't quite love anything.
The Invitation (2015) - This would fall into the guilty pleasure category.
Total July viewings-27
Total 2016 viewings-201
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Was busy this month so i didn't get that many watched sadly.
July Watches:
Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages - (1922)
The Limey - (1999) -
Pickpocket - (1959)
Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) - -
Force Majeure (2014) - -
Spy (2015) - -
My Man Godfrey - (1936)
Green Room (2016) - -
The Princess Bride (1987) - -
Everybody Wants Some (2016) - +
The Witch (2015) -
Black Dynamite (2009) - -
Stoker (2013) - +
Religulous (2008) -
July Watches:
Haxan: Witchcraft Through The Ages - (1922)
The Limey - (1999) -
Pickpocket - (1959)
Ugetsu Monogatari (1953) - -
Force Majeure (2014) - -
Spy (2015) - -
My Man Godfrey - (1936)
Green Room (2016) - -
The Princess Bride (1987) - -
Everybody Wants Some (2016) - +
The Witch (2015) -
Black Dynamite (2009) - -
Stoker (2013) - +
Religulous (2008) -
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Crimson Peak (2015) –
Very beautiful. Maybe GDT’s most visually appealing film yet, but it’s still very much story driven, and the story was pretty lackluster IMO (with a lot of cheap CGI-ridden scares). It has an awesome haunted house though, with nice attention to detail and plenty of decaying atmosphere. The real symbolic Crimson Peak must have been the mountain of red flags that the main character got.
The Resurrected (1991) –
Follows a common pattern in Lovecraft movies: B-grade writing and acting, outrageous effects, unique plot, and a cool atmosphere driven by some stylish cinematography. Fun.
The Unnamable (1988) –
It derives from a Lovecraft story that doesn’t really provide much material for a movie, and devolves into a teen monster flick. The best I can say is that the monster is pretty cool, and the acting provides some comic relief. Unfortunately, I just didn’t find it redeemably entertaining. It seems like more effort was put into that Ecce Homo restoration than this.
The Unnamable II (1992) –
Holy improvement Batman. There’s still enough cheese to put a dairy farmer out of business, but this story got a serious upgrade in all regards. It’s not really enjoyable enough to list among b-movie elites, but the production isn’t nearly as difficult to stomach as the first.
Very beautiful. Maybe GDT’s most visually appealing film yet, but it’s still very much story driven, and the story was pretty lackluster IMO (with a lot of cheap CGI-ridden scares). It has an awesome haunted house though, with nice attention to detail and plenty of decaying atmosphere. The real symbolic Crimson Peak must have been the mountain of red flags that the main character got.
The Resurrected (1991) –
Follows a common pattern in Lovecraft movies: B-grade writing and acting, outrageous effects, unique plot, and a cool atmosphere driven by some stylish cinematography. Fun.
The Unnamable (1988) –
It derives from a Lovecraft story that doesn’t really provide much material for a movie, and devolves into a teen monster flick. The best I can say is that the monster is pretty cool, and the acting provides some comic relief. Unfortunately, I just didn’t find it redeemably entertaining. It seems like more effort was put into that Ecce Homo restoration than this.
The Unnamable II (1992) –
Holy improvement Batman. There’s still enough cheese to put a dairy farmer out of business, but this story got a serious upgrade in all regards. It’s not really enjoyable enough to list among b-movie elites, but the production isn’t nearly as difficult to stomach as the first.
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