Jennywocky
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Haven't seen that one for years or I'd be able to comment. It had Hope Davis in it, didn't it?
I'm a fan of Mamet dialogue.
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Haven't seen that one for years or I'd be able to comment. It had Hope Davis in it, didn't it?
I'm a fan of Mamet dialogue.
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Could have been Rebecca Pidgeon. Loved her, but who wouldn't?
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Gravity (2013)
I'm from Europe and we're later to the party, cinema wise, but this is the first film I've seen in 3D that I felt made genuinely innovative use of the technology. Don't see it in 2D, honestly, would be completely pointless.
This is a 3D film in the sense that I'd say it has the potential to radically alter what cinematic narrative is about, it shows why 3D is different. The whole film is a simulation of weightlessness and vertigo, i.e. of the 3D object that "floats there."
The narrative is very minimal and essentially follows a pair of astronauts in space who come under disturbance and are trying to reach earth. They begin, and are, floating in space (the screen) - the whole film being as simple as a process of attempting to land on your feet again in this new dimension. The use of images rotating between foreground and background, accompanied with the Stockhausen-esque moving surround sound, was disorientating and appropriately immersive. The structure was brilliant in an understated way: scenes just float from one to the next, it really simulates the sense that they're suspended in an unstructured void save for the human will moving its actors onwards.
It's rare I get feels from a cinema experience, but it's just so rare that they get the form = structure = theme = content = medium so well. I get big feels when I see something that fits its context like that.
(ok - maybe the film score was a tad manipulative as well.)
When the film finished an older gentleman who was sat near me immediately turned to me and said 'that was wonderful, what did you think?' Someone in a British cinema has never voluntarily made contact with me like that, maybe he was testing to see if he'd landed safely as well.
I'm from Europe and we're later to the party, cinema wise, but this is the first film I've seen in 3D that I felt made genuinely innovative use of the technology. Don't see it in 2D, honestly, would be completely pointless.
This is a 3D film in the sense that I'd say it has the potential to radically alter what cinematic narrative is about, it shows why 3D is different. The whole film is a simulation of weightlessness and vertigo, i.e. of the 3D object that "floats there."
The narrative is very minimal and essentially follows a pair of astronauts in space who come under disturbance and are trying to reach earth. They begin, and are, floating in space (the screen) - the whole film being as simple as a process of attempting to land on your feet again in this new dimension. The use of images rotating between foreground and background, accompanied with the Stockhausen-esque moving surround sound, was disorientating and appropriately immersive. The structure was brilliant in an understated way: scenes just float from one to the next, it really simulates the sense that they're suspended in an unstructured void save for the human will moving its actors onwards.
It's rare I get feels from a cinema experience, but it's just so rare that they get the form = structure = theme = content = medium so well. I get big feels when I see something that fits its context like that.
(ok - maybe the film score was a tad manipulative as well.)When the film finished an older gentleman who was sat near me immediately turned to me and said 'that was wonderful, what did you think?' Someone in a British cinema has never voluntarily made contact with me like that, maybe he was testing to see if he'd landed safely as well.
Jennywocky
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Totally agree. the 3D actually was used to create the effect you're describe, and added DEPTH to the image so you just get this feeling of the vastness and depths of space, vs stuff popping out at you. It's definitely one of those movies worth the 3D cost and will be a trendsetting / raising the bar for future 3D.
The cast and the script were cut pretty close to the skin -- there was no extra baggage -- but then again that's like space as well, you have to pack light.
We usually don't have strangers talk to each other after our cinematic experiences here -- at least I usually don't see it happen, I can't recall it happening -- but on occasion for a particular movie, the audience will start applauding when the credits begin. I experienced that with at least one of the LotR movies, as well as with "Man of Steel."
The cast and the script were cut pretty close to the skin -- there was no extra baggage -- but then again that's like space as well, you have to pack light.
We usually don't have strangers talk to each other after our cinematic experiences here -- at least I usually don't see it happen, I can't recall it happening -- but on occasion for a particular movie, the audience will start applauding when the credits begin. I experienced that with at least one of the LotR movies, as well as with "Man of Steel."
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Interesting. I considered clapping, but I haven't encountered a British audience that has clapped before, and I definitely would have been the only one. 
Oooo, I agree - yes, air tight.Like that guy's imploded face.
I'll probably watch again while it's here. There were a few other things, like the foetal position images and how she crawls out the water at the end seemed to suggest something to do with evolution I didn't have a clear grip on. Her mode of transport gets more technologically advanced as the film progresses too, in that sense... and I wasn't sure if the film had globalisation messages, with the Americans, Russians and Chinese co-existing in the same space and all. Just liked the film really, glad you liked it too.
I considered clapping, but I haven't encountered a British audience that has clapped before, and I definitely would have been the only one. Oooo, I agree - yes, air tight.
I'll probably watch again while it's here. There were a few other things, like the foetal position images and how she crawls out the water at the end seemed to suggest something to do with evolution I didn't have a clear grip on. Her mode of transport gets more technologically advanced as the film progresses too, in that sense... and I wasn't sure if the film had globalisation messages, with the Americans, Russians and Chinese co-existing in the same space and all. Just liked the film really, glad you liked it too.
Jennywocky
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Yeah, the direction was "cool/cold" in the emotive sense, things were understated... which isn't a bad thing. But like the guy you mentioned -- she slowly gets a clear look at him, and there's just a hole through which you can see the space behind him. The image and the lack of fanfare spoke for itself, it kind of depersonalized it... like he was a person but now he's just this chunk of space refuse with a hole through his head, just another physical obstacle/piece of clutter.
I don't personally agree with this interpretation, but I saw someone suggest that
I really liked when she was on the chinese ship and got a hold of a Chinese guy, and all they could do was bark each other. It was kind of sweet -- ridiculous, insane, but real life is that way sometimes.
Bullock did carry the movie, but I thought Clooney was a great anchoring force. the guy was unflappable. I love how calm and in control and matter of fact he was always was, even thought you can imagine that inside he was very aware of everything that was happening. Just totally zenned out.
I don't personally agree with this interpretation, but I saw someone suggest that
the last part of the movie was an after-death fantasy -- that she actually died when she went to kill herself there and released all the oxygen, so starting with George Clooney coming back in her 'dream' it was all fantasy. It IS pretty incredible she managed to make it down, and then escape the sinking capsule, and then manage to be near land considering all the places she could have splashed down... but I don't think the movie gives any hidden subtext that that's what happened. But I thought it was an interesting interpretation, so... there you go.
I really liked when she was on the chinese ship and got a hold of a Chinese guy, and all they could do was bark each other. It was kind of sweet -- ridiculous, insane, but real life is that way sometimes.
Bullock did carry the movie, but I thought Clooney was a great anchoring force. the guy was unflappable. I love how calm and in control and matter of fact he was always was, even thought you can imagine that inside he was very aware of everything that was happening. Just totally zenned out.
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I saw Gravity. Sandra Bullock was great as per usual. The film was visually stunning, very beautiful. Some of it was just kind of dumb. Like she was in a confined area in space which was on fire and there were oxygen bottles rocketing around with big tails of blue flame missing her by inches and she was not bothered at all. As she floated around metres away from explosions in a vest and shorts.
But apart from that it was pretty decent.
I saw Gravity. Sandra Bullock was great as per usual. The film was visually stunning, very beautiful. Some of it was just kind of dumb. Like she was in a confined area in space which was on fire and there were oxygen bottles rocketing around with big tails of blue flame missing her by inches and she was not bothered at all. As she floated around metres away from explosions in a vest and shorts.
But apart from that it was pretty decent.
Cavalli
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I agree - thoroughly enjoyed it. Last movie I saw was Bad Grandpa (Jackass) I think. It was reasonably funny. Nothing new - classic jackass really. Before that was Gran Torino (finally got around to see it) and I thought that was definitely a solid movie. Loved every moment of it.
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I rewatched Ginger Snaps a few days ago. Really great flick and without a doubt one of the best werewolf films.
It's a dark movie that made me laugh and entertained me even though I've seen it for the third time (in a long time).
I've seen grativity about a month ago too but it wasn't really my kind of film ^^. Probably also because I expected sci-fi horror rather than a drama (I was incredibly bored and had a cinema nearby).
It's a dark movie that made me laugh and entertained me even though I've seen it for the third time (in a long time).
I've seen grativity about a month ago too but it wasn't really my kind of film ^^. Probably also because I expected sci-fi horror rather than a drama (I was incredibly bored and had a cinema nearby).
Jennywocky
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I saw Frozen 3D this morning.
Despite all the kudos from critics, I wasn't actually that impressed. The story and dialogue didn't do much for me, and much of it seemed old hat / cobbled together from other Disney plots and stories. Too much similarity between Rapunzel and Anna as well.
Oddly enough, I didn't like the music much either. I have trouble remembering the songs, nothing really stands out. Again, it was like, "yeah, here's another song, and it'll go like this, yada yada yada..." I think the Avenue Q guys do better when they are teamed up with better lyricists (the Book of Mormon is excellent), I thought the lyrics were mostly weak. This is no criticism of the singers, though; pretty much every singer in this movie is a favorite of mine, they nailed their tunes, and even Kristin Bell (who I think of primarily as an actress) fit right in.
The best parts of the movie were the visuals (the snow and ice animation was pretty amazing), and the only place I resonated was with Elsa. She was the eldest child (with the burden of responsibility), cursed with a magic she didn't want and couldn't control, so she locked herself away from others in order to protect them from her. When she could no longer do so, she fled ... but then in isolation embraces herself and who she is because she's sick of pretending and hiding. In solitude, she feels free to be herself at last, and stops abusing herself for this "curse" of hers. I really understood her in that moment.
But the rest of the movie? Meh. Not bad, but I don't feel much urge to watch it again.
Despite all the kudos from critics, I wasn't actually that impressed. The story and dialogue didn't do much for me, and much of it seemed old hat / cobbled together from other Disney plots and stories. Too much similarity between Rapunzel and Anna as well.
Oddly enough, I didn't like the music much either. I have trouble remembering the songs, nothing really stands out. Again, it was like, "yeah, here's another song, and it'll go like this, yada yada yada..." I think the Avenue Q guys do better when they are teamed up with better lyricists (the Book of Mormon is excellent), I thought the lyrics were mostly weak. This is no criticism of the singers, though; pretty much every singer in this movie is a favorite of mine, they nailed their tunes, and even Kristin Bell (who I think of primarily as an actress) fit right in.
The best parts of the movie were the visuals (the snow and ice animation was pretty amazing), and the only place I resonated was with Elsa. She was the eldest child (with the burden of responsibility), cursed with a magic she didn't want and couldn't control, so she locked herself away from others in order to protect them from her. When she could no longer do so, she fled ... but then in isolation embraces herself and who she is because she's sick of pretending and hiding. In solitude, she feels free to be herself at last, and stops abusing herself for this "curse" of hers. I really understood her in that moment.
But the rest of the movie? Meh. Not bad, but I don't feel much urge to watch it again.
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I'll probably watch again while it's here. There were a few other things, like the foetal position images and how she crawls out the water at the end seemed to suggest something to do with evolution I didn't have a clear grip on. Her mode of transport gets more technologically advanced as the film progresses too, in that sense... and I wasn't sure if the film had globalisation messages, with the Americans, Russians and Chinese co-existing in the same space and all. Just liked the film really, glad you liked it too.
Okay. This has finally turned the tide. Nothing I've seen or read about Gravity has in anyway instilled confidence in me. I'll try to give it a try. The trailers just...kind of...pissed me off? It's hard for me to explain why. However, you guys have convinced me.
I watched Catching Fire. Epic. The movie actually did the novel justice. Katniss is a cold calculating bitch out to save everything she cares about at her own expense just like I'd imagine a well developed INTJ might under the same pressures. She expends no unnecessary energy on things she sees as being unrelated to her and the interests of the people she cares about to the point that her loved ones have to verbally point out that she's being a little too pragmatic. She reminds for the world of my mother. She's cold, pragmatic, and intelligent but blind to the emotional needs of the people around her and blind to her own emotional needs.
Woody was spectacular as Haymatch. He is in a lot of ways a failed Katniss given a second chance. He identifies with her but also bullies her if he thinks it's needed to save her or get her to perform in such a way to save everybody else. Though his emotional understanding seems slightly more complex than hers he also really just uses emotions like a slightly better hewn club. Neither of them are particularly emotionally savvy.
All the supporting actors performed admirably. I am happy with this movie.
Jennywocky
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Definitely thought the second movie was better than the first; the director in the first just didn't seem to know how to convey drama and action, even if many of the plot points were similar, but Catching Fire resonated.
I also thought Cinna has always been right on. Great casting with Kravitz.
There's also been some commentary on Katniss' "girlfriend" Peeta, which is pretty much correct as well; Peeta plays the "traditional strong girlfriend" role while Katniss --although still seeming female -- plays the more masculine role. It's interesting to observe. And Peeta is her complement, while Gale is her duplicate, in terms of love interests and how they fulfill a space in her life.
I think Harrelson's haymitch definition took another step forward in this movie, he's really good and more nuanced than Katniss. Also, Effie Trinket is really good; she's such an annoying-as-shit Fe type much of the time... and yet Banks' performance is such that you really grasp she really DOES care about Peeta and Katniss beyond the cosmetic, even if she doesn't have access to personal language to state that directly.
I also thought Cinna has always been right on. Great casting with Kravitz.
There's also been some commentary on Katniss' "girlfriend" Peeta, which is pretty much correct as well; Peeta plays the "traditional strong girlfriend" role while Katniss --although still seeming female -- plays the more masculine role. It's interesting to observe. And Peeta is her complement, while Gale is her duplicate, in terms of love interests and how they fulfill a space in her life.
I think Harrelson's haymitch definition took another step forward in this movie, he's really good and more nuanced than Katniss. Also, Effie Trinket is really good; she's such an annoying-as-shit Fe type much of the time... and yet Banks' performance is such that you really grasp she really DOES care about Peeta and Katniss beyond the cosmetic, even if she doesn't have access to personal language to state that directly.
Cavalli
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Actually that reminds me - CF was the last movie I saw - I loved it. Wasn't a huge fan of the books but the movies were great. I absolutely loved Finnick and Joanna. Joanna is my Goddess. She is the sassiest bitch out and I want to marry her.
That's all bye.
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Re: Last film seen at cinema and review
Catching Fire.
Hated the books.
Love the movies.
The first was okay, this one was incredible. Haymitch, Katniss, Cinna, Caesar, they were all wonderful. Peeta is still a big annoying pain in the butt though. I have to say I loved Jena Malone's performance as Joanna (become a real person and marry me please Joanna you sassy bitch!). I also adored Finnick, played by Sam Claflin.
Would recommend for sure.
Catching Fire.
Hated the books.
Love the movies.
The first was okay, this one was incredible. Haymitch, Katniss, Cinna, Caesar, they were all wonderful. Peeta is still a big annoying pain in the butt though. I have to say I loved Jena Malone's performance as Joanna (become a real person and marry me please Joanna you sassy bitch!). I also adored Finnick, played by Sam Claflin.
Would recommend for sure.
Jennywocky
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Did you see the first one? How did you think the two compared? (I saw the first but didn't bother with the second, so I want to know what to expect.)
Did you see the first one? How did you think the two compared? (I saw the first but didn't bother with the second, so I want to know what to expect.)
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Agreed. Boring. A forum reading of the real thing two hours prior was 10 times more interesting. Probably also because I thought it was a sci-fi film, when it was more of an emotional stuck in a box situation. Seen that be4.
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Yeah, it kind made me regret the money I spent for it...
Just saw "let the right come in"... what's the deal with this movie? Actually, I tend to enjoy those "small movies" from other countries as they are normally very fresh and different.
The movie often feels incoherent which is an atmosphere killer for me. It's probably because it was based on a book. It does have some cool ideas but in the end, I couldn't believe in the characters (with exception of Eli who was interesting).
Cavalli
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I just watched side effects (2013) and I absolutely loved it. It's about a woman with depression who trials a pill and ends up killing her husband in her sleep (not a spoiler really as the film focuses more so on the events after).
Anyway, it's an incredibly interesting movie with some good twists. Would definitely recommend it.
Also watched Laura (1944) and that was anpther great film.
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Anyway, it's an incredibly interesting movie with some good twists. Would definitely recommend it.
Also watched Laura (1944) and that was anpther great film.
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Jennywocky
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I got a new TV yesterday, so I watched "The Matrix" on it last night.
I still like the movie, but after watching the grit of Breaking Bad, some of the movie seems a bit too general / too polished, and I am again reminded of how bad an actor Keanu Reeves can be. Even the unknowns among the supporting cast of the Nebuchanezzer tend to show him up, and in the conversation with the Oracle (a wonderful Gloria Foster), all he does is stand there blank-faced as if he has no idea how to respond, what to say, or what to do.
He's lucky he's so likeable.
I still like the movie, but after watching the grit of Breaking Bad, some of the movie seems a bit too general / too polished, and I am again reminded of how bad an actor Keanu Reeves can be. Even the unknowns among the supporting cast of the Nebuchanezzer tend to show him up, and in the conversation with the Oracle (a wonderful Gloria Foster), all he does is stand there blank-faced as if he has no idea how to respond, what to say, or what to do.
He's lucky he's so likeable.
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The Deerslayer with Robert DeNiro. Saw it for entertainment when it came out and wanted to see what I thought of it now.
I like culture clash movies ... what happens when you put two cultures together. We usually think of those horizontally. That is, they interact during the same time period. This is a film about vertical culture clash. The beginning of the film is about one culture. Then another culture is entered and it changes everyone. Very well done.
I like culture clash movies ... what happens when you put two cultures together. We usually think of those horizontally. That is, they interact during the same time period. This is a film about vertical culture clash. The beginning of the film is about one culture. Then another culture is entered and it changes everyone. Very well done.
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La vie d'Adèle
Films about the 'odd girl out' have been done before. But this was a little different.
A story about the search for truth, through passion. Short film, only 3 hours. *sad*. It's rather pornographic. My impression of Adèle is a feeling of INTPness(we will see where this ends in part2). Notice the comments. And as such doesn't give off the normal feminine wibe. But more that of untainted passion. Pure lust - or truth if one like.
A complex film that is filmed simply. Maybe the best attempt I have ever seen at capturing absolute realism, such that it borders to fantasy. So mundane it almost becomes divine.
There's been done some abstract thinking in making this film.
Films about the 'odd girl out' have been done before. But this was a little different.
A story about the search for truth, through passion. Short film, only 3 hours. *sad*. It's rather pornographic. My impression of Adèle is a feeling of INTPness(we will see where this ends in part2). Notice the comments. And as such doesn't give off the normal feminine wibe. But more that of untainted passion. Pure lust - or truth if one like.
A complex film that is filmed simply. Maybe the best attempt I have ever seen at capturing absolute realism, such that it borders to fantasy. So mundane it almost becomes divine.
There's been done some abstract thinking in making this film.
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The Stuff
I was positively surprised when I watched it. Even though the effects are aged, it got some likeable characters and interesting ideas. It has some tense and funny moments and is best described as a "The Blob meets Invaders of the Body Snatchers" blend.
I was positively surprised when I watched it. Even though the effects are aged, it got some likeable characters and interesting ideas. It has some tense and funny moments and is best described as a "The Blob meets Invaders of the Body Snatchers" blend.
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Just saw "The Tree of Life." I was a little bored at times (so can life be) but sent in the following review anyway to IMDB:
"One reviewer used the word, "impressionistic." I'll go with that. I wouldn't compare this film to other films because the rating is inside the viewer. I see it as about memories. Memories. The way we remember them in regard more or less to our own lives. The film is called, "The Tree of Life." If that isn't a perfect description, at least it's a viewing of how we regard the past. Something is sacred about life ... that it should happen to us and belongs uniquely to us yet is universal. There is a beauty in that and that's what the visuals were about.
Some viewers disliked this film. I can't blame them. This film was not meant to be all pleasant. That's the way life is."
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096332/ The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Quite artsy, sometimes a bit slow, absurd, but in it lies a kind of humanity that I search for everyday and can never find. I am a robot in a world of robots searching for human emotion and here I find it, in a film, in such a condensed state it made me cringe at times.
I got the same feeling from watching Faust (the modern arthouse film) and There Will Be Blood (same leading actor, Daniel Day-Lewis).
Not for everyone, but if it's for you it will be one of your favorites.
Quite artsy, sometimes a bit slow, absurd, but in it lies a kind of humanity that I search for everyday and can never find. I am a robot in a world of robots searching for human emotion and here I find it, in a film, in such a condensed state it made me cringe at times.
I got the same feeling from watching Faust (the modern arthouse film) and There Will Be Blood (same leading actor, Daniel Day-Lewis).
Not for everyone, but if it's for you it will be one of your favorites.
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Just finished watching "The Man From Nowhere." Korean action/thriller. Really gripping but somewhat confusing at times to keep track of all the characters and their names. Also rather graphically violent and disturbing, so probably not for everyone. Overall I'd recommend it for people who can stomach a good deal of violence.
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So.
Netflix has recently gained access to a bunch of Jason Statham films. You know the ones. They have one word titles and they are plastered with his generically white and generally grubby face?
I watched Redemption. I was down with a cold and had been self medicating with Scotch all day. It was not bad given the mental state I was in. Jason isn't a great actor. He really only does earnest and pissed. (Drunk or angry. Take your pick.) Still, it was emotionally deeper than I expected it to be. Not a bad watch when half your brain is out to lunch.
Netflix has recently gained access to a bunch of Jason Statham films. You know the ones. They have one word titles and they are plastered with his generically white and generally grubby face?
I watched Redemption. I was down with a cold and had been self medicating with Scotch all day. It was not bad given the mental state I was in. Jason isn't a great actor. He really only does earnest and pissed. (Drunk or angry. Take your pick.) Still, it was emotionally deeper than I expected it to be. Not a bad watch when half your brain is out to lunch.
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I like Jason Statham in general. He's rather personable, a little cute, and pretty competent in the action sequences; you don't hire him for his dramatic presence. He is also amusing in ensemble pieces like The Expendables. You pretty much know what you're getting, but that's not always bad if you like what you're getting. And I've seen REALLY thin action movies (like Steven Seagal and Von Damme flicks) back in the 80's and Statham's movies are easily better.
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Stardust Memories. Funny HAHAHA.
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I agree. Especially when compared to Segal and Van Damme. He's not a bad action flick hero. He's just not that inspiring either. Like you say, you know what you are going to get with him.
You get a pretty awesome pretty boy scene with him in a newsies style cap that might make your heart flutter slightly in Redemption.
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The place beyond the pines 5/10
Triple act film. You shouldn't do a triple act film unless you can pull it off. Whoever the director of this film is he couldn't, he made the first act the strongest and the subsequent two were in effect anticlimatic; although they would've been alright on their own they paled in comparison to the first act and when the film ended after 2 hours and 20 minutes I was fucking bored.
There was potential in this shit but it got totally squandered.
Triple act film. You shouldn't do a triple act film unless you can pull it off. Whoever the director of this film is he couldn't, he made the first act the strongest and the subsequent two were in effect anticlimatic; although they would've been alright on their own they paled in comparison to the first act and when the film ended after 2 hours and 20 minutes I was fucking bored.
There was potential in this shit but it got totally squandered.
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Momento
A murder mystery in which a guy with short term memory loss is searching for his wife's killer.
Very good if only for lines like, "Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts."
It also has the best chase scene ever:
"Okay, so what am I doing? Oh, I'm chasing this guy...no. He's chasing me. Okay."
A murder mystery in which a guy with short term memory loss is searching for his wife's killer.
Very good if only for lines like, "Memory can change the shape of a room; it can change the color of a car. And memories can be distorted. They're just an interpretation, they're not a record, and they're irrelevant if you have the facts."
It also has the best chase scene ever:
"Okay, so what am I doing? Oh, I'm chasing this guy...no. He's chasing me. Okay."
Jennywocky
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Memento was the movie that alerted me to Christopher Nolan. My favorite of his is "The Prestige," but up there is "Memento" and "Following."
Nolan is great with keeping through-lines coherent while still jumbling the timeline. (Even Following shows adept skill with this, he provides a lot of cues to help us know "when" in the sequence the cut has occurred.) Here he uses two tracks -- the main line through is the one that mirrors the protagonist's memory issues (to put the audience in the same situation and help us empathize) and the other is a straightforward segment to fill in some backstory, and they happen to intersect at the end, I think, if I recall correctly.
Nolan is great with keeping through-lines coherent while still jumbling the timeline. (Even Following shows adept skill with this, he provides a lot of cues to help us know "when" in the sequence the cut has occurred.) Here he uses two tracks -- the main line through is the one that mirrors the protagonist's memory issues (to put the audience in the same situation and help us empathize) and the other is a straightforward segment to fill in some backstory, and they happen to intersect at the end, I think, if I recall correctly.
Cherry Cola
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I gotta watch that one as well. Dunno why I haven't cause it sounds like something I'd dig. You seen Chaser?
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Saw an amazing movie last night. "A Dangerous Method." You may not like it but I loved it. It was about Jung and Freud. I had never seen a film where there was such a split between professionalism and non-professionalism. I had never seen a film where the girl beauty put on such distorted faces. How could she do that? There is only one way to describe her: eye candy. Of course, you may not see it that way.
What happened to Jung anyway? I thought he was a saint of normalcy? Yet text said he had a "nervous breakdown." What was with that?
What happened to Jung anyway? I thought he was a saint of normalcy? Yet text said he had a "nervous breakdown." What was with that?
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Dallas Buyers Club. I kind of identify with the character Rayon so felt it was a very good movie. I liked the progression of Woodruff as a homophobe into somebody who could end up hugging somebody like Rayon. That scene was pretty powerful to me, personally. Also a decent movie on the AIDS crisis, but it was the characters that really got me into it.
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Yeah, he played Rayon and was brilliant in it. He deserves any best supporting actor awards he gets. But I kind of relate to that character so that might be giving me a bias here.
Cherry Cola
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Saw it thought it was great. His previous film has a more relaxed tempo with comical (but realistic) scenes too. Thought it was even better.
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Haven't seen a movie lately but the last film I saw was pretty awesome. Interstate 60 - episodes of the road. Its a nice artistic film about personal discovery and fate. I could totally relate to it and I felt kinda positive after I saw that movie. Believe me its rare for a person like me. I recommend it to everyone.
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it had some cheesy moments but overall it was a well-paced, confident movie. a bit too classic to be extraordinary.
it had some cheesy moments but overall it was a well-paced, confident movie. a bit too classic to be extraordinary.
Did the breakdown have something to do with the dream he had about Europe and foreseed the war?
I just saw the movie yesterday. I liked the descriptive style of film-making, it's so sexy than all that spanking!
What is Jung's eye-color? Is it not a problem when the actor does not have the same eye-color as Jung?
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"Burn After Reading." Loved this. Movie by Coen brothers. Setting Washington CIA stuff and workout gyms. Didn't laugh at all till the end when I burst out laughing. Loved this stuff. Jokes on us?
redbaron
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The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Just terrible. Worst, "arthouse" movie I've seen in a long time. Everything felt forced. Cringeworthy in so many ways. Bordering on walking out at some points.
Just terrible. Worst, "arthouse" movie I've seen in a long time. Everything felt forced. Cringeworthy in so many ways. Bordering on walking out at some points.