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Das Boot Director's Cut (Wolfgang Petersen, 1981) - 4.5+
Layer Cake (Matthew Vaughn, 2004) - 3+
Alice in Wonderland (Clyde Geronimi/Wilfred Jackson/Hamilton Luske, 1951) - 3+
How Green Was My Valley (1941) 5 The best movie I've seen in at least a year.
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Seeing that rating made my morning. How Green Was My Valley might be the greatest film ever made.
Man, this better live up to the hype haha.
The Case of the Howling Dog (Alan Crosland, 1934) 2.5
The Lookout (Scott Frank, 2007) 3-
Lambchops (Murray Roth, 1929) 2.5
The Eyes of My Mother (Nicolas Pesce, 2016) 2
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Visually impressive, sick and twisted nightmare of unexplained relationships.
Noah’s Ark (Michael Curtiz, 1928) 2.5
The Squall (Alexander Korda, 1929) 1.5+
The Truth About Youth (William A. Seiter, 1930) 2+
Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home To (Richard Schickel, 1991) 3-
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Myrna Loy rose from my mom’s babysitter (true!) to the most-popular actress of the 1930s, aided by The Thin Man series co-starring William Powell and Asta.
Hitler's Madman (Douglas Sirk, 1943) 2.5
Ninja III: The Domination (Sam Firstenberg, 1984) 1.5 Camp Rating: 4
(Reminds me of Troll 2 for some idiotic reason.)
A Scandal in Paris (Douglas Sirk, 1946) 2.5
The ‘Burbs (Joe Dante, 1989) 3+
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Vacationing-but-stressed-out Tom Hanks and his neighbor Rick Ducommun decide to check out the dilapidated house next door where the new neighbors are weird and possibly dangerous.
La Chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) 2
The Final Comedown aka Blast! (Oscar Williams, 1972) 2.5
The Take (Robert Hartford-Davis, 1974) 2.5-
Fresh (Boaz Yakin, 1994) 3
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12-year-old Fresh (Sean Nelson) occasionally meets with his father (Samuel L. Jackson) to learn strategy from chess which he uses to try to extricate himself from his world of violence and drug dealing.
Fine Feathers (Jules White, 1933) 2.5-
The Great Divide (Reginald Barber, 1929) 2
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Vincente Minnelli, 1970) 2.5+
Another Part of the Forest (Michael Gordon, 1948) 3.5
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The Alabama Hubbard Family from The Little Foxes is shown two decades earlier in 1880. The three selfish siblings – scheming Edmond O’Brien, spineless Dan Duryea and alluring Ann Blyth [played by Bette Davis in Foxes] – all seem to take after their hateful, money-loving father (Fredric March) while their mother (Florence Eldridge, Fredric March’s real-life wife) seems like an outsider because she has human warmth.
Glad you like The 'Burbs, Mark. One of my favourite comedies, it's completely ridiculous but fun and hilarious too. Surely that wasn't the first time you watched it?
No. I saw it at the theatre when it came out, and this was about my 6th or 7th viewing. It was close to a 3.5 for me, but it was just a little sluggish right before the actual finale.
Cleaner (Renny Harlin, 2008) 2
Setup (Mike Gunther, 2011) 1.5
Always Shine (Sophia Takal, 2016) 2.5
Project A (Jackie Chan, 1983) 3+
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Hong Kong policeman Jackie Chan has to find his way off a clock tower.
Hero Wanted (Brian Smrz, 2008) 2
Freakonomics (6 Directors, 2010) 2.5
Number One with a Bullet (Jack Smight, 1987) 2
The King of Kings (Cecil B. DeMille, 1927) 2.5+
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Mary Magdalene (Jacqueline Logan) holds court over many men who desire her favors before she meets Jesus (H.B. Warner).
Don't Answer the Phone! (Robert Hammer, 1980) 1.5
Show Girl in Hollywood (Mervyn LeRoy, 1930) 2
Project A 2 (Jackie Chan, 1987) 2.5+
The Accountant (Gavin O’Connor, 2016) 3
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Small-town accountant Ben Affleck is as good with a gun as he is with numbers.
Moby Dick (Lloyd Bacon, 1930) 2
Tenderness of the Wolves (Ulli Lommel, 1973) 2.5
Born Romantic (David Kane, 2001) 2+
Blue Jay (Alex Lehmann, 2016) 2.5+
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High school sweethearts Sarah Paulson & Mark Duplass accidentally meet after 20 years in their hometown and relive some of their past intensely.
Vitaphone Shorts
Private Lessons (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5
20,000 Cheers for the Chain Gang (Roy Mack, 1933) 2+
Jimmie Lunceford and His Dance Orchestra (Joseph Henabery, 1936) 2.5
Hi De Ho (Roy Mack, 1937) 2.5
Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (No Director Listed, 1928) 2
The Band Beautiful (No Director Listed, 1928) 2.5
Harry Reser and His Eskimos (Roy Mack, 1936) 2+
Mills Blue Rhythm Band (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5]
Home Run on the Keys (Roy Mack, 1937) 2
Believe It or Not (Second Series) #1 (No Director Listed, 1931) 2.5
Trouble in Toyland (Joseph Henabery, 1935) 2.5-
An All-Colored Vaudeville Show (Roy Mack, 1935) 2.5
Buzzin' Around (Alf Goulding, 1933) 2.5
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #4 (No Director Listed, 1932) 2
Smash Your Baggage (Roy Mack, 1932) 3
Rambling 'Round Radio Row #10 (No Director Listed, 1934) 2+
The Voice That Thrilled the World (Jean Negulesco, 1943) 3
Sharps and Flats (No Director Listed, 1928) 2
King for a Day (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5+
Chaz Chase: 'The Unique Comedian' (Murray Roth, 1928) 2
I Thank You (No Director Listed, 1928) 2
Art Trouble (Art Staub, 1934) 2.5
The Happy Hottentots (Bryan Foy, 1930) 2
Harry Wayman and His 'Debutantes' (No Director Listed, 1928) 2
Going Places (Murray Roth, 1930) 2
Paree, Paree (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5
Soft Drinks and Sweet Music (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5-
The Winnah! (Roy Mack, 1934) 2.5
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2.5
During the first half I thought I was going to really like this quite a bit. Not surprisingly once the horror elements kick in it went down hill quickly. The second half was an absolute bore for me despite that being when the action kicks in. Not a bad movie, Boyle definitely has some visual flare. Just not really for me. This is one of the only sci-fi films I felt like I just had to get to before submitting my list, it won't make it. Any recommendations that are not pre 90's B flicks welcome.
Mutiny on the Bounty (Lewis Milestone/Carol Reed, 1962) - rating_4
Life of Brian (Terry Jones, 1979) - rating_3_5+
The Sugarland Express (Steven Spielberg, 1974) - rating_3+
Shivers (David Cronenberg, 1977) 2.5
Rebound (Edward H. Griffith, 1931) 2
Return of the Living Dead II (Ken Wiederhorn, 1988) 2.5
For the Love of Spock (Adam Nimoy, 2016) 3+
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During the summers while “Star Trek” was filming, Leonard Nimoy’s son Adam accompanied his father every day to the make-up man and the set.
Equilibrium (Kurt Wimmer, 2002) 2.5
The Glass Menagerie (Michael Elliott, 1966) 3
Courage Mountain (Christopher Leitch, 1990) 2+
13TH (Ava DuVernay, 2016) 3.5-
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The 13th Amendment to the Constitution, outlawing slavery, actually has a clause which has been used to systematically enslave people of color through Jim Crow laws, violation of Civil Rights laws, the War on Drugs, Three Strikes laws, mandatory minimum sentences, enormous amounts of money being made in the “prison industry” and many other reasons. Here Angela Davis relates her own run-in with FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, California Governor Ronald Reagan and President Richard Nixon.
The Italian (Andrey Kravchuk, 2005) 2.5
Melancholia (Lav Diaz, 2008) 2 448m
Look for the Silver Lining (David Butler, 1949) 2.5
O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman, 2016) 3.5+ 467m
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In-depth saga of race relations in America as depicted through the life of football star/entertainment personality O.J. Simpson, his initially-happy marriage to Nicole Brown, the ”Trial of the Century” for murdering her and friend Ron Goldman, and the even-crazier-yet-perhaps-poetic aftermath of his multiple trials.
Give a Girl a Break (Stanley Donen, 1953) 2.5
Cymbeline (Michael Almereyda, 2015) 2
Devil (John Erick Dowdle, 2010) 2.5
The Lost Weekend (Billy Wilder, 1945) 3.5
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Dipsomaniac Ray Milland writes a book about something he knows well.
Putin's Kiss (Lise Birk Pedersen, 2012) 2.5
The List (Brandon Sonnier, 2007) 2
Détective (Jean-Luc Godard, 1985) 2.5
Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders (Rick Morales, 2016) 3+
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Batman (Voice of Adam West) and Robin (Voice of Burt Ward) Biff!Bam!Pow! Joker, Riddler and Penguin, but Catwoman (Voice of Julie Newmar) is off getting sexed up.
Mr Minio
12-09-16, 08:51 PM
Juventude em marcha [Colossal Youth] (2006) - 4.5
Cavalo dinheiro [Horse Money] (2014) - 4.5
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Pedro Costa proves to be an exquisite luminist meticulously composing tableaux vivants through static camera takes. The final result is nothing more than breathtaking. I still have a couple of shots engraved in my mind. I like how in these two films the protagonist, Ventura, is somehow suspended between the world of the past and ghosts and the world of today and living creatures. I believe that a Cape Verdean would understand these films better, but after all film is, and these two are not different, a universal language, so these spoke volumes to me. I slightly prefered Colossal Youth, but I've seen both one after another and the overall experience was superb.
Mes petites amoureuses [My Little Loves] (1974) - 4.5
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Very Bressonian. Much more than The Mother and the Whore and just like Bresson films, very beautiful with some underlying sadness. What a pity Eustache commited suicide. Two masterpieces isn't enough!
Confessions of an Opium Eater [Souls for Sale] (1962) - 4
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Not sure if this is a spoof on the whole oriental adventure genre, or just another film of this kind. Of course, the drug-induced surrealist parts are trippy fun at its best, but the sadness coming out from the whole caged beauties slave trade is evident.
Lyman H. Howe's Famous Ride on a Runaway Train (1921) - 4
Проект инженера Прайта [Engineer Prite's Project] (1918) - 3
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Kuleshov's debut is alright, but holy cow isn't the other short amazing.
Rust and Bone (Jacques Audiard, 2012) - 3.5+
Shijibganeun nal The Wedding Day (Lee Byung-il, 1956) - 3.5
True Heart Susie (David Wark Griffith, 1919) - 3+
Robin Hood (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1973) - 2.5+
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3
Not as good as advertised but still quite enjoyable. Once Maui shows up it becomes pretty darn entertaining. A couple of the songs are good and it looks great throughout. The skin tone and gender SJW critics need to slow their roll a bit. I'm glad they think movies like this are a sign strides are being made but in reality this is the same princess fairy tale Disney has been telling since they started storytelling on the big screen.
Mr Minio
12-10-16, 09:11 PM
McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) - 4
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It's been awhile since I saw an Altman film, but now I feel like watching all the rest of his more famous works (like Nashville, The Player and Shortcuts). This may be my favourite anti-western (anti-spaghetti?), even. It's pretty slow and there's not much action (as opposed to spaghetti westerns that already entered their dying period in 1971), but it's never boring. Of course, the grand finale in snow is a masterpiece of tension building and I found myself really rooting for the character (probably because he wasn't an indestructible badass like so many of these spag heroes), but it wasn't hard to foresee the very ending and get the moral. I also think that this little love subplot was adorable for some reason. And hell, that slender boy might've died, but at least he did like 10 bitches before.
The Spy Who Came In From the Cold (1965) - 4.5
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Wow, if you compare it to some other spy flicks, like Hitchcock's efforts, or James Bond franchise, you see a lot of difference. The previous movies should be considered fairy tale spy movies, whereas The Spy... is a true realistic spy movie. It makes you realize that spies, as well as we - people, are only tiny pawns in a big game. And it doesn't matter if it's the game of Marx, God, or something else - either way we're f*cked. That ending surely is a shocker. Also, Burton gives an outstanding performance. He's bluffing so good you don't really know if he plays a liar who lies, or just tries to play this part as if he was telling the truth. It's hard to tell if his character is jaded, or restrained. Maybe both?
meatwadsprite
12-11-16, 03:24 AM
Weiner
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The first movie I've seen to immerse you in the actual day to day life of a politician. A very honest and revealing documentary about an occupation that is anything but. Easily one of the year's best movies.
4
Witches of Eastwick
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It's pretty incredible that the most normal stuff I've seen from George Miller is Mad Max. This started off like a movie, but hastily morphs into a hell nightmare. The screenplay alone would melt David Lynch's mind. Nothing in this is right. It is so out of touch, so inhuman. I imagine that if space aliens made a movie, it would be more comprehensive than this.
It's a movie about women, written from the perspective of a man who has just recently in the past week discovered their existence. This man is also on an acid trip and eats paint chips for subsistence.
Then a gigantic animatronic Jack Nicholson appears.
1
Brave
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One of two Pixar movies I've never seen, this one was pretty good. Not hugely memorable, but Pixar's off day is usually better than most stuff anyway.
3
Cars 2
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The other one I hadn't seen. The concept is actually pretty insane though. Cars James Bond movie. It doesn't live up to the premise at all, but at least they tried something different.
2.5 but Cars 1 is still an alright movie in my book
Hell or High Water
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Bank robber movie with Jeff Bridge. That's about all I can remember about this one.
2.5
Spoorloos
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Dutch thriller, later remade with Jeff Bridge. This one really sucked me in. Intense finale.
3.5
Arrival
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I thought Denis Villeneuve's Prisoners was a strong flick, but none of his other stuff had really impressed me until now. I'll have to watch it again to see if it holds up, but Blade Runner 2 might be in good hands here.
Even though it's the dumbest idea ever.
3
meatwadsprite
12-11-16, 04:40 AM
The Nice Guys
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finish last
2
Under the Shadow
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No budget horror flick set in Iran, which is illustrated as a phantom ruin. Although slightly let down by it's effects, it remains an anxious, terrifying experience with a very sharp and singular message. Get out.
3.5
Tickled
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This is some **** Sexy Celebrity would watch. Turns out there are underground tickling rings set up across the world and the ring leader is a manipulative psychopath.
Documentary.
3
Eraserhead
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One of the few Lynch flicks I hadn't seen yet. I think it's up and away his best work. Eraserhead showcases his bizarre vision in full effect, with incredible sound design and special effects. Although there is an honesty here in the dread, that his other movies never really achieved.
4
Clueless
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Super 90's girl movie. Wittier and funnier than you would expect.
3.5
Moana
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Another polished, entertaining 3D musical from Disney. The songs range from brilliant to lame, the visuals are wondrous with incredible use of color. The story's relatively weak. Something about a ocean rock I think. And a chicken. The rock wants to eat the chicken, but he has a hook that turns him into a shark.
3
Blue Velvet
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Very uneven flick. A really strong first half where the guy from Twin Peaks meets the woman from Jurassic Park. Followed by a decreasingly intense second half where Cooper encounters Bowser from the mario movie. It also wraps up in this weird, sap fest music video.
3
Mr Minio
12-11-16, 04:11 PM
Duelle (une quarantaine) [Twilight (A Quarantine)] (1976) - 3
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Note: This opinion is partly sarcastic (but only partly!).
Duelle is supposed to be some Sailor Moon spin-off, only that one of them is the sorceress of the Moon, while the other one the sorceress of the Sun, and they're supposed to fight with each other, but there are hardly any cool scenes involving them in cool costumes. Most of the time these two ladies (along with some other "puny human being" ladies) are just walking around and being verbose, even though it's still hard to put your finger on what they're talking about (then again that's the problem with most French films, right?). Well, at least many other French films are interesting, while this one seems just dull. It's pretty Antoinesque in its dullness. After hearing this is pretty Lynchian I had huge expectations, but sadly they weren't met. At times the film seems like a Rollin film, only Rollin flicks always had some cool things about them, like vampires, or sh*t and were pretty poetic in their pulpness, while this film is just plain boring. Rivette is a hit or miss for me. I loved Celine and Julie Go Boating (although that was many years ago, I dunno how I'd react to it now), thought Out 1 was decent and really liked The Nun (cuz Karina <3). Well, at least Duelle had some interesting visuals from time to time
Alice in Wonderland (1951) - 2.5
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Well, I've never been big on Disney (then again, I still have a lot of their films to see) and I always prefered, say, Hanna-Barbera, if we want to stay in American animation area. Mr. Walrus as a secondary character? Come on, nobody likes walrus. Not even walrus likes walrus. Then there's a bunch of imaginative creatures like these in the forest. That's pretty nice, actually, but that's it. I was indifferent to everything else in this film. Oh, f*ck your songs, really.
Hanna-Barbera? Jesus. Pretty much the crappiest, most reused, uninteresting american animation ever. Glad that studio died out.
Mr Minio
12-11-16, 04:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTq6nwO4oJU
<3
Yeah, there's definitely a few shows i loved when i was a kid from them but the animation is atrocious. And they dominated american animation for about 20 years.
Hanna-Barbera? Jesus. Pretty much the crappiest, most reused, uninteresting american animation ever. Glad that studio died out.
Take it back!
Mr Minio
12-11-16, 06:44 PM
Hanna-Barbera? Jesus. Pretty much the crappiest, most reused, uninteresting american animation ever. Glad that studio died out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMFWtsPOUmI
Take it back do-do-do-do take it back
Cobpyth
12-11-16, 09:11 PM
Camo is 100% right of course.
Still love many of their shows because of nostalgic reasons, though.
Tom Papa: Human Mule (Jay Chapman, 2016) 2.5
The Christmas Dragon (John Lyde, 2014) 2
Under Suspicion (Stephen Hopkins, 2000) 2.5
Gunga Din (George Stevens, 1939) 3.5+
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In 19th-century India, three happy-go-lucky British sergeants (Cary Grant, Victor McLaglen & Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) run afoul of the murderous Thuggee cult and need the help of native waterbearer Gunga Din (Sam Jaffe).
Mean Mother (Albert Victor [Al Adamson] & León Klimovsky, 1974) 1-
Our Old Car (Cyril Endfield, 1946) 3-
American Heart (Martin Bell, 1992) 2.5
King Kong (Ernest B. Schoedsack & Merian C. Cooper [& Willis O’Brien], 1933) 3.5+
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When he gets to NYC, Kong is forced to defend himself against attacking planes atop the Empire State Building.
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (Scott Hicks, 2008) 3
Home Early (Roy Rowland, 1939) 2.5
Death Watch (Bertrand Tavernier, 1980) 2
The Sorcerers (Michael Reeves, 1967) 2.5
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Scientist Boris Karloff and his wife Catherine Lacey use their equipment and hypnosis to gain control of Ian Ogilvy’s brain to live vicariously through his increasingly-violent behavior.
Ridin' on a Rainbow (Lew Landers, 1941) 2.5
Red Hook Summer (Spike Lee, 2012) 2
Harry Tracy: The Last of the Wild Bunch (William A, Graham, 1982) 2.5-
The Warriors (Walter Hill, 1979) 3
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On the lam from multiple gangs from the Bronx to Coney Island, Warrior Ajax (James Remar) quits all that runnin’ crap he dislikes and takes on one of the Baseball Furies.
Wintertime (John Brahm, 1943) 2.5
Sierra Sue (William Morgan, 1941) 2+
Alias Boston Blackie (Lew Landers, 1942) 2.5
A Letter to Three Wives (Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1949) 3.5+
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The husband of one of these three wives (Ann Sothern, Linda Darnell & Jeanne Crain) has run away with another woman.
Take it back do-do-do-do take it back
Not one rep for my Rocky reference. Come on Mofo.
Mr Minio
12-12-16, 09:08 PM
Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933) - 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7sGPbapvxU
Holy moly, one of the best musicals ever. I love Polish comedies with some songs in them (that's a more suiting name for this kind of films, I guess) from the 30's and apparently Polish filmmakers at the time were highly inspired by movies like Gold Diggers of 1933 (however the kind of humour in Polish comedies was different, obviously - this flick oozes with sex appeal, whereas Polish flicks were more innocent and posh). Also there are Gold Diggers of 1935 and Gold Diggers of 1937. I wonder if they're worthwhile.
From Here to Eternity (1953) - 3.5
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Impressive cast and good screenplay, although I didn't really like the last 30 minutes that much (with the exception of the very ending on the ship). Then again, Lancaster shooting down a plane with a machine gun had been the most badass thing in cinema up until Hauer shot down a helicopter with a handgun in The Hitcher.
Careful (1992) - 4
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What a crazy flick from Guy Maddin. At times the brightness of colours is set way too high (these yellows, oh god, my eyes), but most of the time the style works perfectly. The film feels like German Expressionism Shakespeare with colours of Pink Narcissus.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (Mel Stuart, 1971) - 3.5+
San suk si gin Shinjuku Incident (Derek Yee, 2009) - 3.5+
L'aile ou la cuisse The Wing and the Thigh (Claude Zidi, 1976) - 3.5
re93animator
12-14-16, 12:56 AM
Humanoids from the Deep (1980) – 1_5
Fish monsters rape their way through a small fishing village. There are tons of technically worse b-horror flicks, but without much self-awareness, this one just isn’t as fun as it should be. It seems like it tries to actually be a valid horror entry with envelope-pushing content, but it surrendered that luxury when it was first called Humanoids from the Deep.
Screamers (1995) – 3
It has an awesome post-apocalyptic cyberpunk sort of world with cool sets and what seems to be a decent budget, it stars Peter Weller, it’s based on a Philip K. Dick story, and it was written by Dan (Alien) O’Bannon. This movie should be great, but the story is just too run of the mill to live up to expectations. It’s good eye candy for those that like violent sci-fi though.
Chopping Mall (1986) – 2
Killer robots expire some teens. Unfortunately, there is no actual chopping. :( It’s a self-aware genre flick; just not schlocky enough.
Highway to Hell (1991) – 4
A young man ventures through hell to rescue his girlfriend from a demonic cop. A really awesome and creative depiction of hell with a clever sense of humor. One of my new favorites.
The New York Ripper (1982) – 3
Shucky ducky quack quack.
The Flesh and the Fiends (1960) – 3_5
A horror movie recreating ye olde graverobbings and murders of Burke and Hare. It’s well acted, surprisingly unrestrained for its time, and has a nice early 19th century dark atmosphere.
I, Madman (1989) – 2_5
A woman gets scared reading a book. :) There are some cool and stylish anthological bits, and a pretty creepy baddie.
Radioactive Dreams (1985) – 2_5
I did it. I found a decent Albert Pyun film. Unfortunately, the copy I watched looked like it was dipped in jelly. An ultra-cheesy post-apocalyptic comedy starring two noir throwback detectives roaming a Mad Max II inspired wasteland. It seems to exist mainly to whore out the soundtrack.
Screamers (1995) – rating_3
It has an awesome post-apocalyptic cyberpunk sort of world with cool sets and what seems to be a decent budget, it stars Peter Weller, it’s based on a Philip K. Dick story, and it was written by Dan (Alien) O’Bannon. This movie should be great, but the story is just too run of the mill to live up to expectations. It’s good eye candy for those that like violent sci-fi though.
Highway to Hell (1991) – rating_4
A young man ventures through hell to rescue his girlfriend from a demonic cop. A really awesome and creative depiction of hell with a clever sense of humor. One of my new favorites.
I, Madman (1989) – rating_2_5
A woman gets scared reading a book. :) There are some cool and stylish anthological bits, and a pretty creepy baddie.
Yes, yes and hell to the yes. Or according to the order of films it would be more, yup, hell yeah and sure why not. Though, I swear I've seen Highway to Hell. Ah well, I'll be starting off with that one anyway, so we'll see.
Storks (Nicholas Stoller & Douglas Sweetland, 2016) 2.5+
Mission Park aka Line of Duty (Bryan Ramirez, 2013) 1.5
David Brent: Life on the Road (Ricky Gervais, 2016) 2.5
The Cuckoo (Aleksandr Rogozhkin, 2002) 3
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During WWII, Lapp woman Anni-Kristiina Juuso can take care of herself, as well as Finnish sharpshooter Ville Haapasalo and Soviet officer Viktor Bychkov, even though they all speak different languages and cannot understand each other.
Ben-Hur (Timur Bekmambetov, 2016) 2+
Les Mistons (François Truffaut, 1958) 2.5
Frank & Lola (Matthew Ross, 2016) 2.5
The Light Between Oceans (Derek Cianfrance, 2016) 2.5
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After some heartaches, a married Australian couple (Michael Fassbender & Alicia Vikander) who live at a remote lighthouse find a possible gift from God.
Hospitalité (Kôji Fukada, 2011) 2
Slam (Marc Levin, 1998) 2.5
Lines of Wellington (Valeria Sarmiento, 2012) 2
The Magnificent Seven (Antoine Fuqua, 2016) 2.5+
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Widow Haley Bennett and Cherokee bow-and-arrow sharpshooter Martin Sensmeier take on the Bad Guys in a town controlled by psychopath Peter Sarsgaard.
Bridget Jones's Baby (Sharon Maguire, 2016) 2.5
Little Men (Ira Sachs, 2016) 2.5
Southside with You (Richard Tanne, 2016) 2.5
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Tim Burton, 2016) 2.5+
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After his grandfather dies during unusual circumstances, teenager Asa Butterfield travels to a Welsh island to meet Miss Peregrine (Eva Green) and her peculiar children who may hold the key to reuniting grandson and grandfather.
The Ballad of Narayama (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1958) 2.5+
Army (Keisuke Kinoshita, 1944) 2.5
Alcatraz Island (William McGann, 1937) 2
Tin Toy (John Lasseter, 1988) 2.5
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To the Tin Toy, this seems like The Attack of the 50 Foot Baby.
Mr Minio
12-15-16, 08:21 PM
California (1977) - 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rauHq8AYmuU
Holy moly! The ultimate proof that spaghetti westerns are awesome. I was greatly impressed by Altman's western, but this one is even better! Made one year after Keoma it feels like other twilight spags of the time. There's a lot of nostalgia and sadness involved, but of course the vengeance plot is still there. This is soooo gettin' 4.5 in a couple of months.
Les croix de bois [Wooden Crosses] (1932) - 4
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Very bleak and calculated World War I anti-war film. French answer to All Quiet on the Western Front! You either get the Cross of Honor or a wooden cross on your grave, joining the march of thousands of other soldiers bearing their crosses.
言の葉の庭 [The Garden of Words] (2013) - 2.5
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100% Guapcore!!! Beautiful animation plus soap opera plot and characters that leave me indifferent. Just like other films from this director. That one pseudo-steadicam shot in the forest is like 10/10 tho.
I also watched a bunch of Tom & Jerry shorts and I find them enjoyable. Fine Feathered Friend is probably the most brutal episode ever. I mean, Tom decides to kill his opponent cat, and if it wasn't for the axe's blade falling off, he would have! Besides, Jerry almost succeeded in cutting off Tom's head using pruning scissors TWICE! In The Lonesome Mouse Jerry draws Hitler's portrait and then spits on it.
Accidents Will Happen (William McGann, 1938) 2
Southbound (4 Directors, 2016) 2.5
Broadway Musketeers (John Farrow, 1938) 2
Starstruck (Gillian Armstrong, 1982) 2.5+
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An Australian singer (Jo Kennedy) with “star quality” puts on a show to try to save her mom’s pub.
Over the Wall (Frank McDonald, 1938) 2
Blackwell's Island (William McGann, 1939) 2
King of the Zombies (Jean Yarbrough, 1941) 2
The Losers (Sylvain White, 2010) 2.5
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Black ops captain Chris Evans is held captive by security guards who he shoots with unloaded hands!
American Honey (Andrea Arnold, 2016) 2+
Mystery House (Noel Smith, 1938) 2
Forbidden Zone (Richard Elfman, 1980) 2
Samson and Delilah (Cecil B. DeMille, 1949) 3
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Philistine beauty Delilah (Hedy Lamarr) seeks to learn the cause of the superhuman strength of Israelite Samson (Victor Mature).
Underdog (Frederik Du Chau, 2007) 2
Into the Grizzly Maze (David Hackl, 2015) 2
Evolution (Lucile Hadzihalilovic, 2016) 2
Major League (David S. Ward, 1989) 3
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Fireballer “Wild Thing” Vaughn (Charlie Sheen) improves his control when he starts wearing glasses for the last-place Cleveland Indians.
Play-Girl (Ray Enright, 1932) 2
I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House (Oz Perkins, 2016) 2
Petticoat Fever (Geo. Fitzmaurice, 1936) 2
The Last Hurrah (John Ford, 1958) 3
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Old school Irish-American politician Spencer Tracy runs for mayor for the fifth time in his “last hurrah” campaign in an unnamed New England city (think: Boston).
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3.5
Hard for me to imagine a Star Wars fan not having a good time watching this. Looks great, with two notable exceptions, and has lots of fun new characters. I love the way they have integrated Star Wars mechanics into this film without it seeming cheesy or rote. The story is well told and fun. I really want to see it again. It is a dense film, please don't mistake the word dense with deep as I am all wore out on tent pole movies are crap lectures, and I think on subsequent viewings I will further appreciate a lot of the characters. This is a Star Wars film that could get better with age for me.
jiraffejustin
12-16-16, 10:09 PM
Hey, Sean, do you think somebody who hated The Force Awakens would like Rogue One?
Hey, Sean, do you think somebody who hated The Force Awakens would like Rogue One?
Hard to say. I think if they hated Force Awakens because of how derivative it was then, yes, they could like it. If they didn't like the aesthetic or script of Force Awakens then, no, they will hate this too.
Waiting for Film Crit Hulk's article on it before I decide whether or not I like it.
Just kidding. Or am I?
Waiting for Film Crit Hulk's article on it before I decide whether or not I like it.
Just kidding. Or am I?
Let Sean be your guide. In my opinion I have perfect taste. :D
rauldc14
12-16-16, 10:40 PM
I really liked The Force Awakens, but I don't think I'll be seeing Rogue One in theaters. I'd rather see Manchester by the Sea this week.
I really liked The Force Awakens, but I don't think I'll be seeing Rogue One in theaters. I'd rather see Manchester by the Sea this week.
Me too actually, but can't take my boys to that.
TheUsualSuspect
12-16-16, 10:57 PM
Glad you liked it sean. I feel like people will be pleasantly surprised by it. The weakest aspect are the characters themselves, but some of them are fun enough to shake things up.
The Lost Weekend (Billy Wilder, 1945) - 4+
Single White Female (Barbet Schroeder, 1992) - 2
cricket
12-17-16, 01:10 PM
I really liked The Force Awakens, but I don't think I'll be seeing Rogue One in theaters. I'd rather see Manchester by the Sea this week.
Looks good. First time I heard of it and that's part of my regular route for work. Froze my ass off up there yesterday by the water.
matt72582
12-17-16, 01:15 PM
The Lost Weekend (Billy Wilder, 1945) - rating_4+
I just saw it (again).. Same rating :)
meatwadsprite
12-17-16, 04:27 PM
I really liked The Force Awakens, but I don't think I'll be seeing Rogue One in theaters. I'd rather see Manchester by the Sea this week.
as a big fan of casey affleck, see star wars
meatwadsprite
12-18-16, 02:19 AM
Manchester by the Sea
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Casey Affleck plays a depressed janitor who mopes around for 2 and half hours. This movie is so relentless in it's pursuit of ultra-realism, that when it slips up, it really feels stupid. There are few humorous moments, buried in a mountain of super-serious, bland, nothing scenes.
There are a lot of movies about despair and loss, but when that's all you show up with it's just sad.
2
La La Land
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A complete opposite movie. Upbeat, energetic, and emotional. Damien Chazelle blew me away with Whiplash and he delivers again. This man is on fire right now.
(i think he also wrote the new Cloverfield movie that came out this year, which was great too)
4
Hollywood Party (Roy Rowland, 1937) 2+
Everybody Wants Some!! (Richard Linklater, 2016) 3
The Big Bang (Tony Krantz, 2011) 2-
Anthropoid (Sean Ellis, 2016) 3
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During WWII in Prague, Czech soldier Jamie Dornan and his Slovak counterpart (Cillian Murphy) attempt to kill Reinhard Heydrich (Detlef Bothe), the high-ranking Nazi officer who formulated the Final Solution.
Identification of a Woman (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1982) 2
Bless the Beasts & Children (Stanley Kramer, 1971) 2.5
I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (Henry King, 1951) 3
Disorder (Alice Winocour, 2015) 2.5+
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The wife (Diane Kruger) and son (Zaïd Errougui-Demonsant) of a businessman goes away and leaves them in the care of a soldier (Matthias Schoenaerts) who was greatly affected by his last stint in Afghanistan.
Le Amiche (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1955) 2.5
Target (Aleksandr Zeldovich, 2011) 2+
Angels and Ornaments (Alan Goluboff, 2014) 2.5
Born Yesterday (George Cukor, 1950) 3.5
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While visiting Washington, D.C., Billie Dawn (Oscar-winner Judy Holliday) enjoys being able to understand the political news involving her crooked boyfriend (Broderick Crawford) now that her newsman tutor (William Holden) has unlocked her brain.
Il Grido (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1957) 2.5
The Wizard of Baghdad (George Sherman, 1961) 2
My Father, My Lord (David Volach, 2007) 2.5
Going My Way (Leo McCarey, 1944) 3
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New parish priest Father O’Malley (Bing Crosby) gets some local street toughs to form a choir and sing “Swinging on a Star”.
The Human Tornado (Cliff Roquemore, 1976) 2-
War Dogs (Todd Phillips, 2016) 2.5+
Kiss of the Tarantula (Chris Munger, 1976) 1.5 good ending
Schindler’s List (Steven Spielberg, 1993) 4.5
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German war profiteer Oskar Schindler (Liam Neeson) tries to plant a benevolent thought into the vicious mind of Nazi camp commandant Amon Goethe (Ralph Fiennes).
Gabrielle947
12-19-16, 02:48 PM
Hello and merry Christmas ^^
Mississippi Burning (1988) - decent watch, could see it growing on me if watched a couple more times. 3.5
Princess Mononoke (1997) - it was quite interesting, don't really watch films like that very often but I like its originality. Very childish and brutal ^^ 3.5
Suicide Squad (2016) - music was good, it was quite entertaining but the story was really poor. 2.5
Barry Lyndon (1971) - got to watch in a cinema with some Kubrick film expert Q&A which was a nice touch and helped to understand the film. The film was a bit slow but it was really well made, the story was amazing, loved the costumes! 3.5
Dogtooth (2009) - just didn't like it, seemed a bit pretentious and boring. 1.5
Anthropoid (2016) - really disliked it, I think I'm just very sensitive when it come to war dramas, I like them raw and prefer more realistic rather than mainstream approaches. 1
Now You See Mee 2 (2016) - enjoyed the first movie, liked this one as well. Quite fun, quick and entertaining, one of them films that has a lot of flaws but it gets you hooked hehe 3
Green Room (2016) - anyone who's into violent crime films should watch it, pretty decent film! I think it's got a bit of Tarantino vibe, looks like a film that he might like. 3
Everybody Wants Some (2016) - this is more of a ''cultural'' film, depicting the 80s, not something I can relate to or particularly like but, surprisingly, did enjoy this one. I think it's something Linklater's fan would like or people who enjoyed Nashville. 3
Citizenfour (2014) - watched it for uni, did enjoy it but it's kind of hard to give it rating being it a documentary and all. Let's say 3
Demolition (2016) - just didn't like it. Didn't enjoy the story, the acting, the plot - nothing. I feel like it's a bit of a hipster film and I'm not a fan :D 1.5
Sausage Party (2016) - I found it quite creative, original and funny and I do like Seth Rogen :D 3.5
Nine Lives (2016) - just a random cat film I watched :D It was very very banal but it's a got Kevin Spacey trapped in a fat cat soo.. 2
I, Daniel Blake (2016) - this film seemed to gather a lot of attention in UK. It's about the flawed benefits system and the silly bureaucracy. Film does seem very British, however, I found a bit too over dramatic to actually convince me of the story. It was good and it started well but towards the end just went downhill. Quite predictable as well. I'd say it's worth a watch because it is quite different and god in its own British way, sadly, I think it could have been great. 3
Lo and Behold (2016) - really good documentary about the Internet! Created by Werner Herzog (yes, you've heard that right!). Looks at the history of the Internet, hacking, future, AI and many other things with a little bit of humour since the director is more into feature films :D Recommended! 3.5
Arrival (2016) - decent but not like extremely special. I've seen it about a month ago and already kind of forgot it. I liked the plot and I think it was really well-shot with really good music, story is quite captivating but I'm not sure.. not something that was very touching 3
The Infiltrator (2016) - decent crime movie! Crime fans will enjoy ^^ 3.5
The Plague Dogs (1982) - I was so scared to watch it cause I'm sensitive to animal films but it wasn't as sad and tbh, I don't think it was very good. Really grim film but the story was a bit strange, it took a while to kind of get used to the way it was narrated. 2.5
Blue Velvet (1986) - not a fan of Lynch at all but this film was quite good, reminded me of Mulholland Drive, kind of starts normal and then before you know it, it turns into typical Lynch :D 3
The Accountant (2016) - omg it was so bad that even Ben didn't save it. :( 1,5
War Dogs (2016) - medicore comedy with some good bits 2.5
Captain America: Civil War (2016) - ^ see above :D 2.5
See you soon! :D
Mr Minio
12-19-16, 06:20 PM
Detective Story (1951) - 4.5
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I'm greatly surprised this didn't make the cut for MoFo 50's list. What a powerful film! It's based on a play and one can see it's highly theatrical & it almost fulfills all Aristotelian unities. The main plot is very gritty, very American in its noir and New Yorkian background, but the secondary story of a thief and a woman that sticks to him and tries to help him no matter what is highly reminiscent of Dostoevsky (he is Raskolnikov and she is Sonya) - this one was just as beautiful if not even better than the main storyline. Then again, both storylines are magnificently tied in one of the best and most beautiful endings I've seen recently. Kirk Douglas is great, but the secondary cast all did a great job, too. All in all, a very memorable movie. Yet another Wyler masterpiece.
驱魔童 [Magic of Spell] (1986) - 3.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phwFZWLofvs
Batsh*t crazy!!! There's some Peach Boy (actually played by a girl, *sighs*, thankfully I'm not gay, wait, how old was she?) and... I'm not even going to try to describe the plot! It's totally mind-blowing. There's some old dude who bathes in blood to regain his youth, there's a bunch of bad characters, a meathead wielding a giant rock, some lady ghost, a goblin with bazooka, a crazy Chinese magician etc. Peach Boy on the other hand has some sidekicks, ginseng-boy, dog-boy, monkey-boy... I better stop here. GINSENG-BOY!!! And everybody wants to eat him. Well, this has some cool music. And some undead skeletons - quite funny. I'm 100% underrating it, but well... I don't know.
Sabrina (1954) - 4
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I'm a little bit ashamed of myself to rate such a naive romantic comedy so high, but I couldn't help loving it! I'm quite surprised it didn't make the MoFo 50's list as it seems to be more known than Wyler's film. In the middle of the film I wasn't even sure if I liked it, but when it ended I was sure I loved it. Hepburn's character is such a silly girl, but she's easy on the eyes and I found some bits of this film funnier than many "real" comedies. Like this plastic hammock part. Boggie is pretty funny here and I think that trick his brother played on him at the end is more than adorable. Well, it was to be expected, but hell, wasn't it cool. Maybe I'm becoming a girl praising a girlish movie like that, but whatever.
Dødsspring til hest fra cirkuskuplen [The Great Circus Catastrophe] (1912) - 3.5
http://www.davidbordwell.net/essays/img/nordisk_007.jpg
Discovering the Golden Age of Danish Cinema - continued. Some trick that Count was performing, wasn't it? Impressive fire scenes!
The Last Picture Show (1971) - 4.5
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It has a slut, a pedophile, a retard, a MILF hunter, cinema and boobies. THIS FILM IS LIFE ITSELF. I like to think of it as a 50's teen movie gone sex.
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942) - 3.5
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Very fast-paced and witty. Great sets and cinematography I loved some gimmicks, like actual characters in the film commenting on what the narrator had said etc. It's without a doubt an impressive follow-up to Citizen Kane, but just like the former, I couldn't really grasp it aesthetically and emotionally for it to become one of my favourites. Also, I heard the film was butchered by the studio and about 50 minutes (!) of it cut off. Maybe that's the reason?
Litan (1982) - 4
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Gombrowicz-esque surrealism + French pulp poetry + radioactive sperms in water dissolving people + zombie-like inhabitants of a Gallic town + Dmitri Shostakovich music WOW.
The Heiress (1949) - 4
https://thegirlwhoknewtoomuch46.files.wordpress.com/2016/07/tumblr_m6rhvw9pk61qiz3j8o1_500.gif?w=720
Oh man, I love me some English-language melodrama from the 40's. 50's USA melodrama, on the other hand, I don't like that much. Olivia de Havilland may not be the most beautiful of women, but her meekness in this particular movie makes her the cutest of creatures and then towards the end when she's changed she's quite hot in her dominance, as well. I really loved all these artistocratic nuances at the beginning, with Catherine hiding her face behind a fan so not to show her laughing, or the overall (false) posh of the upper-classes. Then I read it's a girlish movie, as well. Did I turn into a female?
Mr Minio
12-20-16, 09:28 PM
死霊の罠 [Evil Dead Trap] (1988) - 4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PFo3vxYzdk
Woah! I'm so PUMPED. Japanese slasher/giallo (that Goblin-esque music, these Suspiria, references, this Argento worship!) in the first part with some Cronenbergian madness in the second. Watch it at night, preferably past midnight.
The Big Country (1958) - 4
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I'm slowly starting to love classic American westerns! What a great film! A nonconformist in the land of brutes! That duel towards the end! Wyler could've used some dramatic music after it, but he didn't, he chose silence. And silence worked better than any music would have! A great dramatic effect that almost made me forget I'm watching a scoundrel. Beautiful plains, great color photography.
La decima vittima [The 10th Victim] (1965) - 4.5
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Do you know the cinematographies in movies like L'Avventura and La Dolce Vita? This movie is similarly astonishing, but it's IN COLOR. It's been awhile since I've seen a color cinematography that good and of course it's from the 60's - the best decade in cinema. Marcello is superb as always and this time he's blonde haha. The plot is amazing, too. A harsh satire, yet it keeps its lightness all throughout!
A Place in the Sun (1951) - 4
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Thankfully, not as soap operish as I expected! This film changes genres at least twice and it's good in all these. The boat scene reminded me of Sunrise - what a tension building! I love how Taylor's face is lit here, I like Clift's ambiguity.
ずべ公番長: 夢は夜ひらく [Delinquent Girl Boss: Blossoming Night Dreams] (1970) - 4
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Pinky violence movies are like spaghetti westerns in a way that you really have to try to find a non-enjoyable film from the genre (whether these are good films, I leave to your own judgment - I LOVE THEM ALL). Sadly, only two of four from these series have English subtitles so far. I will be watching the second subtitled one pretty soon!
A Song of Love (Jean Genet, 1950) 2.5
Jubal (Delmer Daves, 1956) 3
Paisan (Roberto Rossellini, 1946) 2
Lethal Weapon (Richard Donner, 1987) 3
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Psycho LAPD officer Mel Gibson does his Three Stooges routine to capture some drug dealers.
Lethal Weapon 2 (Richard Donner, 1989) 3.5
The Elf Who Didn't Believe (Rodney McDonald, 1997) 1.5
Happy Birthday (Casey Tebo, 2016) 2
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Bookkeeper Woody Allen is saved from a serial killer by the hand of fate in a Kafkaesque nightmare comedy.
Jean Genet: Interview with Antoine Bourseiller (Antoine Bourseiller, 1981) 2.5
One Man Band (Andrew Jimenez & Mark Andrews, 2006) 3
Gun the Man Down (Andrew V. McLaglen, 1956) 2
The Handmaiden (Park Chan-wook, 2016) 3
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Korean handmaiden Kim Tae-ri bathes Japanese heiress Kim Min-hee and massages down one of her teeth with a thimble attached to her thumb, while admiring her breasts, which is a turn-on for both.
Bad Moms (Jon Lucas & Scott Moore, 2016) 2.5-
Le gai savoir aka Joy of Learning (Jean-Luc Godard, 1969) 2
Denial (Mick Jackson, 2016) 2.5
¡Bienvenido, Mr. Marshall! (Luis G. Berlanga, 1953) 3+
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When the citizens of a small Spanish town learn of the imminent arrival of American diplomats, they decide to redecorate their town and themselves in the hopes of gaining maximum benefits from the visitors. A town meeting includes doctor Félix Fernández, priest Luis Pérez de León, theatrical agent Manolo Morán, teacher Elvira Quintillá and pharmacist Nicolás Perchicot.
Cheyenne Roundup (Ray Taylor, 1943) 2
Deepwater Horizon (Peter Berg, 2016) 3
Hush (Mike Flanagan, 2016) 2.5+
The Autopsy of Jane Doe (André Øvredal, 2016) 3-
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A pristine corpse with no apparent cause of death is given an autopsy by father (Brian Cox) and son (Emile Hirsch) coroners who get more than they bargain for.
Mr Minio
12-21-16, 11:28 PM
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Un tranquillo posto di campagna [A Quiet Place in the Country] (1968) - 4.5
Sleeping Beauty (1959) - 3
Cinderella (1950) - 2
Sommarnattens leende [Smiles of a Summer Night] (1955) - 4.5
ずべこう番長：懺悔の値打ちもない [Delinquent Girl Boss: Worthless to Confess] (1971) - 4
Silent Shout: An Audio Visual Experience (2006) - 3.5
Peter Pan (1953) - 2.5
Dude, I watched all of these in one day. I'm too tired to write about them.
re93animator
12-22-16, 05:30 AM
Freeze Frame (2004) – 3
A paranoiac attempts to thwart a conspiratorial gubberment by recording his every move. The writing may be a little immature at times, but it has a unique atmosphere and a good lead. The setting is modern, but with the technological emphasis it feels cyberpunky.
A Short Film About Killing (1988) – 4
A shoddy individual murder is juxtaposed with an efficient state-sponsored execution. The style is definitely my cup of bleak. The greenish tint is beautifully drab and photogenic. The movie does flirt with tedium, but I guess that comes with the territory.
A Short Film About Love (1988) – 3_5
A peeping tom confronts the woman he’s fallen for. I have an affinity for laxed movies with idiosyncratic characters. Kinda depressing, kinda bittersweet.
Schramm (1993) – 3
Super grim, borderline surreal depiction of mental insanity. Unlike most exploitation flicks, this is emotional and melancholic, which would probably make it even more distressing to most. Buttgereit’s films may come across as cheap and sick, but they’re genuinely artistic and experimental enough to interest me.
Jungle Holocaust (1977) – 3_5
Ruggero Deodato’s precursor to Cannibal Holocaust. Though there’s still plenty of shock value, it doesn’t leave as strong of an impression as CH. It still takes full advantage of the jungly backdrop and has plenty of engaging realism.
Bad Night for the Blues (Chris Shepherd, 2010) 2
Ugly Duckling (Clyde Geronomi & Jack Cutting, 1939) 3+
The Littlest Outlaw (Roberto Gavaldón, 1955) 2.5+
Plácido (Luis G. Berlanga, 1961) 3-
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On Christmas Eve, poor trucker Cassen helps the well-to-do of a small Spanish town celebrate their annual feed the poor dinner which exposes him to much social hypocrisy.
The Ugly Dachshund (Norman Tokar, 1966) 2.5
The Tortoise and the Hare (Wilfred Jackson, 1935) 3
A Tale of Two Critters (Jack Speirs, 1977) 2.5+
Train to Busan (Yeon Sang-ho, 2016) 3
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An army of zombies attacks some of those unaffected at a station and aboard a train from Seoul to Busan.
Sammy - the Way-Out Seal (Norman Tokar, 1962) 2.5
Cinderella Once Upon a Time in the West aka Cinderella 3D (Pascal Hérold, 2012) 1.5
The Birth of a Nation (Nate Parker, 2016) 2.5
Remember the Night (Mitchell Leisen, 1940) 3.5
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With her trial continued over the Christmas holidays, a woman (Barbara Stanwyck) goes on a trip with the deputy district attorney (Fred MacMurray) assigned to prosecute her.
Revenge of the Ninja (Sam Firstenberg, 1983) 2-
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (Susan Warms Dryfoos, 1996) 3+
Hanging Up (Diane Keaton, 2000) 2
The Visitor (Tom McCarthy, 2007) 3
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While visiting NYC, bored college professor Richard Jenkins regains an interest in life by playing music on the djembe with Syrian Haaz Sleiman and taking an interest in the lives of him and his Senegalese girlfriend (Danai Gurira) . Later the young man’s mother (Hiam Abbass) shows up looking for her son.
[b]The Haunting (Jan de Bont, 1999) 2
The Dark Half (George A. Romero, 1993) 2.5
Mesrine Part 1: Killer Instinct (Jean-François Richet, 2008) 3+
The Capsule (Athina Rachel Tsangari, 2012) 2.5
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From the producer of Dogtooth, a surreal short about six “women” learning discipline from a seventh.
It's a Wonderful Life (Frak Capra, 1946) - 4.5+
M (Fritz Lang, 1931) - 4.5
Der Schatz im Silbersee (Harald Reinl, 1962) - 3.5+
The Ladkillers (Alexander Mackendrick, 1955) - 3.5
The Black Widow (Arturo Ripstein, 1977) 2.5
Shanghai Surprise (Jim Goddard, 1986) 2
Week-End in Havana (Walter Lang, 1941) 2.5
Interstellar (Christopher Nolan, 2014) 3.5
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The Endurance passes through a wormhole.
It Happened on Fifth Avenue (Roy Del Ruth, 1947) 2.5+
School for Scoundrels (Todd Phillips, 2006) 2+
The Steamroller and the Violin (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1961) 2.5+
Scrooge aka A Christmas Carol (Brian Desmond-Hurst, 1951) 3
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Miser Ebenezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) is shocked to see the ghost of his partner Jacob Marley (Michael Hordern) and all he brings with him.
Holiday Affair (Don Hartman, 1949) 2.5
Lady Cocoa (Matt Cimber, 1975) 1.5
That Night in Rio (Irving Cummings, 1941) 2.5
The Shop Around the Corner (Ernst Lubitsch, 1940) 3.5
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Pen pals Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart work together in a Budapest gift shop, fight and fall in love leading up to Christmas.
Wedding in Galilee (Michel Khleifi, 1987) 2.5
Hit Man (George Armitage, 1972) 2
The Dolly Sisters (Irving Cummings, 1945) 2.5-
Paradise Now (Hany Abu-Assad, 2005) 3
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One (Ali Suliman) of two recently-recruited suicide bombers in the West Bank tries to make a video explaining why he has no choice but to attack the oppressors in Tel Aviv.
Christmas in Connecticut (Peter Godfrey, 1945) 2.5
Bell Book and Candle (Richard Quine, 1958) 3
The Robe (Henry Koster, 1953) 2.5
Une Femme Mariée aka A Married Woman (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964) 2
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Modern Parisian woman Macha Méril examines an anatomy book as she learns from her doctor that she’s pregnant, but who’s the father – her pilot husband (Philippe Leroy) or her actor lover (Bernard Noël)?
Charro (Charles Marquis Warren, 1969) 2
The Cowboy and the Indians (John English,1949) 2.5
Homie Spumoni (Mike Cerrone, 2006) 2
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (Frank Capra, 1936) 3.5
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During the Great Depression, Longfellow Deeds (Gary Cooper) inherits $20 million, comes to NYC and meets and tries to save damsel-in-distress Jean Arthur, who’s actually a newspaper reporter trying to get a story on him.
Slow Burn (Wayne Beach, 2006) 2+
Marius (Daniel Auteuil, 2013) 2.5
Winter A-Go-Go (Richard Benedict, 1965) 2-
Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984) 4.5
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Billy (Zach Gilligan) meets his Christmas present – a mogwai he later calls Gizmo.
Stay Away, Joe (Peter Tewksbury, 1968) 2
Blood and Bone (Ben Ramsey, 2009) 2.5
The Trouble with Girls (Peter Tewksbury, 1969) 2
Addams Family Values (Barry Sonnenfeld, 1993) 3
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At a dubious summer camp play, Wednesday Addams’ (Christina Ricci) Pocahontas pronounces sentence at the Pilgrims’ first Thanksgiving.
Pat Neal Is Back (Edward Beyer, 1968) 2
The Omega Man (Boris Sagan, 1971) 2.5
Right Now, Wrong Then (Hong Sang-soo, 2015) 2+
King of Kings (Nicholas Ray, 1961) 3
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Jesus (Jeffrey Hunter) looks upon John the Baptist (Robert Ryan) at the River Jordan.
No Blade of Grass (Cornel Wilde, 1970) 2.5
Save the Last Dance 2 (David Petrarca, 2006) 2
Fanny (Daniel Auteuil, 2013) 2.5
The Original Kings of Comedy (Spike Lee, 2000) 3-
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Four stand-up comics perform – Bernie Mac, Cedric the Entertainer, Steve Harvey and D.L. Hughley.
Mr Minio
12-27-16, 06:05 PM
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刀不留人 [The Blade Spares None] (1971) - 3.5
Одиннадцатый [The Eleventh Year] (1928) - 4
The Letter (1940) - 3
Beyond Zero: 1914-1918 (2014) - 4
Salomé (1922) - 4.5
姿三四郎 [Sanshiro Sugata] (1943) - 3.5
Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie (1995) - 4
Klovnen [Clown] (1917) - 3.5
Ničija zemlja [No Man's Land] (2001) - 3.5
Nói albínói [Noi the Albino] (2003) - 3.5
Family Plot (1976) - 2.5
路上の霊魂 [Souls on the Road] (1921) - 4
まごころ [Sincere Heart] (1953) - 4.5
Le violon rouge [The Red Violin] (1998) - 3
Hævnens nat [Blind Justice] (1916) - 4
matt72582
12-27-16, 06:32 PM
Wow "Gremlins" an entire bag of popcorn more than "Mr. Deeds Goes To Town" - maybe I should give "Gremlins" a shot. I don't remember seeing it, though it seems like something every kid saw who was born in the 80s.
Two viewings in the last week. I expected to like both but, frankly, my thoughts went the opposite as expected.
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4.5
Really wanted to jump back into reviews with this one but I have been so busy I just don't see it happening. It lived up to all the hype for me. The difference between this and other musicals? I think it is the care taken with the characters. Most musicals just feel like they have filler between musical numbers, this one feels like a narrative with fleshed out characters. It is really well written, looks lovely, and has some great numbers. Stone doing Audition is the best musical number in cinema since Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls. My favorite film of the year thus far.
P.S. I was prepared to give 1/2 star bump for a poster on the wall of The Killers. The film didn't need it though.
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4
I'm between a 3.5 and 4 on this one, I will give my boy Denzel the benefit of the doubt. Definitely will give you a Death Of A Salesman vibe, and there is nothing wrong with that. Washington and Davis are absolutely fabulous. Davis should win every award this year that is given. Touching story written wonderfully.
Mr Minio
12-28-16, 09:48 PM
カルメン故郷に帰る [Carmen Comes Home] (1951) - 4
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Japan's first color film shot using Fujicolor. Generally, a very colorful (so to show the possibilities of color cinema) and entertaining watch with some interesting insights into urban & rural life differences and Westernization, but does it really deserve that high a rating?
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Okay, you convinced me, Hideko. FOUR STARS!
곡성 [The Wailing] (2016) - 4.5
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Hands down, the movie of the year! It even tops Refn's The Neon Demon and that's something in my opinion! Somebody called this Korean Exorcist, but this also has all these crazy rituals, magician fights and fantasy elements these corny Hong Kong horror flicks had! This is 2.5 hours long, yet it flies over as if it was 1 hour long. The last 30 minutes' tension is almost unbearable! Also, two previous films of the director, although being good, didn't amaze me as much as this. Not for herp derp I don't want this magic sh*t in my serious thriller whiners.
續姿三四郎 [Sanshiro Sugata Part II] (1945) - 3
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I want to complete Kurosawa's filmography, so I want to watch what is left chronologically. The first part was pretty freakin' good (for a debut), but government made Kurosawa make a sequel and although its propaganda isn't annoying at all, it is a distinctly weaker film. The cinematography is worse, for one. Secondly, the story isn't that good and only revolves around two matches: judo vs. boxing (the second portrayed as artless brawl only for entertainment of the audience) and judo vs. karate (with two hilarious-looking brothers). All in all, a decent film, but a terrible Kurosawa film.
台風クラブ [Typhoon Club] (1985) - 4.5
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The definition of a e s t h e t i c. This film feels a little bit like August in the Water (which is a 5 masterpiece), but it's not as dense and way more abstract (as in, the behavior of teenagers here is often mysterious, if not nonsensical, but the titular typhoon seems to have something to do with it). Shinji Somai is one of my favorite post-Golden Age Japanese directors (perhaps even the "favoritest") and with every movie of his I watch I am more and more convinced that he was a master.
Mr Minio
12-29-16, 10:11 PM
Le fils de Joseph [The Son of Joseph] (2016) - 5
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Remember when I said The Wailing is the movie of the year? Well, it took me exactly one day to find out I was wrong. Eugène Green is the best living director and I can't believe how lofty his films are (in the best meaning possible!). He makes elusive tangible. I'm always awe-stricken by movies of his and they give me this feeling films of no other filmmaker do. This one has quite a lot of comedy (more than his other flicks, anyway), so I naturally feared I'm not gonna love it that much, but hell, did I love it, I absolutely adored it. I'm so pumped and eager to watch more of his (watched all his films, so I'm waiting for new ones!!!)
流れる [Flowing] (1956) - 4.5
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Mikio Naruse is so good and he understands women perfectly (unlike me) and this film has so many of great actresses and of course it's great I dunno what I'm saying anymore, just look it has Kinuyo Tanaka and Hideko Takamine, watch it or else, I overdosed masterpieces.
Love Don’t Cost a Thing (Troy Beyer, 2003) 2
The Fox Hunt (Ben Sharpsteen, 1938) 3
Kid Colter (David O’Malley, 1984) 2
Nocturnal Animals (Tom Ford, 2016) 2.5+
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The characters in a novel and real life intersect and comment about each other, but to what effect?
Trolls (Mike Mitchell & Walt Dohrn, 2016) 2.5
C’mon Man (Kenny Young, 2012) 1.5
Moving (Alan Metter, 1988) 2.5-
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (John Korty, 1974) 3
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110-year-old Jane Pittman (Cicely Tyson) has lived from slave times before the Civil War through the civil rights era of the 1950s and 60s.
On the Edge (Fred Williamson, 2002) 1.5
Hard Time: The Premonition (David S. Cass, Sr., 1999) 2
Canine Caddy (Clyde Geronomi, 1941) 2.5+
The Young in Heart (Richard Wallace, 1938) 3.5
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A family of ne'er-do-wells, including the charming son (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) are made responsible by a little old lady (Minnie Dupree).
Underworld (Roger Christian, 1997) 2
A Man Called Ove (Hannes Holm, 2015) 3
Bad Santa 2 (Mark Waters, 2016) 2+
And Then There Were None (René Clair, 1945) 3
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At an isolated island off the English coast, ten strangers are brought and killed off one-by-one, including caregiver Richard Haydn.
Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (Robert D. Webb, 1953) 2
The Dressmaker (Jocelyn Moorhouse, 2015) 2.5
Man About Town (Mike Binder, 2006) 2+
Dances with Wolves (Kevin Costner, 1990) 4
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Stands With a Fist (Mary McDonnell) marries Dances With Wolves (Kevin Costner).
American Son (Neil Abramson, 2008) 2
The Death and Life of Bobby Z (John Herzfeld, 2007) 2.5-
Little Feet (Alexandre Rockwell, 2014) 2
Fluke (Carlo Carlei, 1995) 3-
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After a man (Matthew Modine) dies in a car accident, he’s reincarnated as a dog and gradually recalls his past life with his wife and son, with whom he tries to resume his relationship.
Hard Target (John Woo, 1993) 2.5
Diamond Demon (Dave O’Brien, 1947) 3
So Goes My Love (Frank Ryan, 1946) 2.5
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (Irving Reis, 1947) 3
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Two sisters - Judge Myrna Loy and high schooler Shirley Temple - are both disturbed because the latter has fallen in love with artist Cary Grant.
Island in the Sky (William A. Wellman, 1953) 2.5
Hot Shots (Jean Yarbrough, 1956) 2
The Staircase (Karen Arthur, 1998) 2.5
Belladonna of Sadness (Eiichi Yamamoto, 1973) 3
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In a medieval world of depravity, peasant woman Jeanne is raped and controlled by a local baron and eventually Satan himself.
Le chant du Styrène (Alain Resnais, 1959) 3
Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (Nicholas Webster, 1964) 1.5
Castle Keep (Sydney Pollack, 1969) 2.5
Hooligan Sparrow (Nanfu Wang, 2016) 3-
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Chinese sex worker and human rights activist Ye Haiyan, known as Sparrow, seeks justice for six elementary girls sexually abused by their principal who is being protected by the government and a local gang who terrorizes Sparrow and film director Nanfu Wang.
Bells of Capistrano (William Morgan, 1942) 2
Morris Engel: The Independent (Mary Engel, 2008) 3
The Magnificent Seven Ride! (George McCowan, 1972) 2+
Mesrine Part 2: Public Enemy #1 (Jean-François Richet, 2008) 3
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Jacques Mesrine (Vincent Cassel) becomes even more flamboyant, outrageous and violent in his criminal pursuits in the continuation of his film saga.
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3.5
This is my third watch. I watch this enough I may get it up to a 4 or a 4.5. I really love the first half of this film. The water planet is one of the best things put on film in the last few years. The score is great too. It still loses me a bit with the where the black hole stuff goes at the end. I honestly could do with out that whole plot mechanic. Very good film though.
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2.5
Shouldn't have taken me two year to get around to a Mann release, but I kind of wish I never had gotten around to it. Much more Miami Vice than Heat. Mann knows how to stage a shootout and I love the artificiality of his cities. Everything looks so clean. Probably wouldn't want that in every film, but Mann films just have a coolness to the aesthetic that I enjoy. The characters here are just incredibly bland and there is not much to cling too. Bummer.
rauldc14
01-01-17, 12:14 AM
I've still never gotten around to Interstellar. I do own it though.
cricket
01-01-17, 07:49 AM
December, 2016 movies watched-
Vanish (2015) 3+ Pretty much a crappy low budget independent crime/horror type, that I happened to really enjoy.
The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) 5 Part crime thriller, part love story, and both aspects hit me hard.
Murderers Among Us (1946) 3.5 Post holocaust German film with a good powerful story.
Open Your Eyes (1997) 2.5- Probably a decent movie, but it's not a story that interests me.
Crossfire (1947) 3.5 Finely acted noir that deals with bigotry.
Criminal (2016) 2.5+ Some solid action and Kevin Costner playing a crazy badass made this entertaining.
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Repeat viewing 3.5+ One of the better classic comedies I've seen.
eXistenZ (1999) 3.5- Classic Cronenberg weirdness.
Drunken Angel (1948) 3.5+ A better ending and this Kurosawa likely makes my 40's list.
Waterloo Bridge (1940) 3.5+ I'm a sucker for sad love stories.
Ratcatcher (1999) 3 A good bleak Scottish film, but slow with no entertainment value.
Pursued (1947) Repeat viewing 3+ I feel the same about it now as I did when I watched it the first time.
Timecrimes (2007) 2.5 Decent time loop film, but just not that interesting for me.
Don't Breathe (2016) 3.5+ Easily my favorite horror movie of 2016.
The Westerner (1940) 3.5 Would probably be pretty average if not for great performances from Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan.
The Lost Weekend (1945) 3 A pretty good movie but it's power was lost on me.
Avenged (2013) 2- Revenge horror that has some good qualities, but is ruined by it's supernatural aspect.
Shadow of a Doubt (1943) Repeat viewing 3.5- I liked the performances and story, but I could have used more suspense.
Three On A Meathook (1973) 2- Not a terrible low budget horror, but not nearly enough depravity.
The Blue Dahlia (1946) 4- I loved this noir, mostly for it's cast and dialogue.*
Stoic (2009) 3 Brutal story about what can happen in a jail cell.
The Grapes of Death (1978) 2+ Stylish zombie horror that tries, but lacks impact.
Hush (2016) 3 Effective and tight home invasion horror that needed a better villain to be great.
The Living Dead Girl (1982) 2.5 Artistic French horror with enough pluses to make it worth watching, but it has stretches of dullness.
Moebius (2013) 3+ Korean movie that's pretty messed up.
Soylent Green (1973) 3.5- Works well as Sci-Fi and as a crime procedural.
The Greasy Strangler (2016) 2.5 Not bad if you're looking for a different style of disgusting humor.
Donnie Darko (2001) Repeat viewing 4 One of those random movies that just has a certain something that I can't explain.
31 (2016) 2.5- One of Rob Zombie's weaker efforts, but still worth watching for fans of crazy horror.
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Repeat viewing 5 One of the most special movies ever made.
Dark Passage (1947) 3.5 A very good noir, even though Bogart's face is hidden for over half the movie.
Sullivan's Travels (1941) 3.5+ Veronica Lake made this movie for me.
Ordinary People (1980) 4 Powerful family drama, but not better than Raging Bull.
Santa Sangre (1989) 2.5 A total goof show but still fun to watch.
House of Whipcord (1974) 2.5- Decent British horror that is not memorable in any way.
Cold Fish (2010) 4 Gruesome and darkly funny Japanese film about a serial killing couple.
December viewings-36
2016 viewings-348
3 year total-1357
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Chypmunk
01-01-17, 10:28 AM
December crackers:
Léon Morin, prêtre [Léon Morin, Priest] (1961) 3.5
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) 4+
Braindead (1992) 3.5
Scrooged (1988) 4
The Train (1964) 3.5+
Enemy At The Gates (2001) 3.5
The Fifth Estate (2013) 3.5
December turkeys:
The Divide (2011) 1.5
Spaceflight IC-1: An Adventure In Space (1965) 1.5
Mars Needs Women (1967) 1
Attack From Space (1965) 1.5+
Calvary (2014) 1.5+
Total for 2016: 405
3 year total: more than 405 :D
Miss Vicky
01-01-17, 02:05 PM
Everything I watched In December
(Thoughts posted in my Movie Log (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=43738))
The House of Small Cubes(Tsumiki no ie) (Kunio Kato, 2008) 4
How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Chuck Jones, 1966) (Rewatch) 4+
The Incredibles (Brad Bird, 2004) (Rewatch) 4+
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (Jeremiah Chechik, 1989) (Rewatch) 4-
The Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993) (Rewatch) 4.5-
The Secret Life of Pets (Yarrow Cheney and Chris Renaud, 2016) (Rewatch) 4-
Inner Workings (Leonardo Matsuda, 2016) 4+
Moana (Ron Clements, Don Hall, John Musker and Chris Williams, 2016) 3.5-
The Ref (Ted Demme, 1994) (Rewatch) 4+
Strange Days (Kathryn Bigelow, 1995) 3.5+
Kubo and the Two Strings (Travis Knight, 2016) 3
December Watches: * = Rewatch
Sullivan's Travels - 3.5-
Julieta - 3+
Castle of Cagliostro* - 3.5
Computer Chess - 3.5-
The Big Sleep - 4-
The Murderers Are Among Us - 3.5-
Captain Fantastic - 2
Waterloo Bridge - 3.5-
Zero Days - 3.5+
13TH - 4
It Happened One Night* - 4.5
The Double Life of Veronique - 4
Swiss Army Man - 3.5-
In The Mood For Love - 4.5+
The Suspect - 3+
American Honey - 4.5
The Eyes of My Mother - 3.5+
5 Centimeters Per Second - 2.5
Wasp - 2.5+
Bambi* - 4+
Rogue One - 2.5+
Saludos Amigos 2
Elle - 4-
Certain Women - 4+
Tangled - 3.5-
The Secret Life of Pets - 2.5-
Blue Jay - 3.5-
Schindler's List - 4-
The Red Shoes - 3
Foxcatcher - 3+
The Man Who Knew Too Much - 3-
Home Alone* - 4
12 Monkeys - 4+
How Green Was My Valley - 4.5
Your Name - 4-
The Force Awakens* - 3.5
Good month Camo, but Foxcatcher is underrated. ;) Going to IMDB to see what Zero Days is. Feel like I have heard that mentioned a couple places.
Gibney, should have known. :p
December
Feature films
I, Daniel Blake (2016) rating_4+
Tropa de Elite 2 (2010) rating_4+
Pursued (1947) rating_3 -
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World (2011) rating_0_5
The Suspect (1944) rating_3_5
Rogue One (2016) rating_3
Avanti! (1972) rating_2_5+
How Green Was My Valey (1941) rating_4_5 -
Fantasia (1940) rating_3 -
Body of Lies (2008) rating_3 -
Children of Men (2006) rating_3
Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) rating_3_5 +
Volver (2006) rating_3 -
Come and See (1985) rating_3_5 +
Good Morning Vietnam (1987) rating_3 +
Riddick (2013) rating_3
Shorts
I Am So Proud of You (2008) rating_4
Month count: 16/1
Year count: 205/10
Good month Camo, but Foxcatcher is underrated. ;) Going to IMDB to see what Zero Days is. Feel like I have heard that mentioned a couple places.
Lately i've been hearing alot of people say Foxcatcher is one of the best of the decade, i don't agree personally but i understand why they do. It was well made and Carell was great.
Zero Days is an Alex Gibney doc about the Stuxnet computer virus. I'd say it's in the top half of his films for me. If you aren't that familar with the virus and the whole Iranian nuclear program like i was you'll most likely like it. It has a political slant that may irritate you if you don't think similarly like most Gibney docs do though. Personally i think of his films like actual movies; extremely compelling whether i agree with him or not which is why he's one of my favourite directors.
Lately i've been hearing alot of people say Foxcatcher is one of the best of the decade, i don't agree personally but i understand why they do. It was well made and Carell was great.
Zero Days is an Alex Gibney doc about the Stuxnet computer virus. I'd say it's in the top half of his films for me. If you aren't that familar with the virus and the whole Iranian nuclear program like i was you'll most likely like it. It has a political slant that may irritate you if you don't think similarly like most Gibney docs do though. Personally i think of his films like actual movies; extremely compelling whether i agree with him or not which is why he's one of my favourite directors.
Zero Days sounds good, I will check it out soon. I loved Foxcatcher, Miller is becoming one of my faves. Wish he worked a little quicker but I won't complain if he keeps knocking it out of the park. Seeing you post about it the other day put it in my head again. I need to get to my third watch in the next couple of months. There are a couple of good docs about the subject on Netflix too if you're interested. The 30 for 30 one is the better of the 2.
I actually put the Team Foxcatcher (i think that's what it was called?) one on a few weeks ago but something came up about 10 minutes in and i didn't return to it.
The House of Small Cubes(Tsumiki no ie) (Kunio Kato, 2008) rating_4
It should be one popcorn higher! xD
I actually put the Team Foxcatcher (i think that's what it was called?) one on a few weeks ago but something came up about 10 minutes in and i didn't return to it.
Pretty sure that's the Netflix produced one. They are both actually pretty similar. I probably just like the 30 For 30 because I saw it first.
Mr Minio
01-01-17, 03:22 PM
Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989) - 4.5
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A wonderful performance from James Spader, who delivered his lines with ingenuity and a lot of charisma. I still get the feeling the film feels way more nuanced and complicated than it really is, but the psychological traits are amazing and the atmospheric tape footage reminded me of something Hisayasu Sato would later make (although I wish the movie had more of this tape stuff, it was very atmospheric).
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning (2012) - 3
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Good action film. I never saw any other film of the series, but I at once got the premise and even foresaw everything that happened in this film. Some action scenes were directed and choreographed very well, but I had a problem with many of them looking like a video game - something I abhor in contemporary cinema.
2/Duo (1997) - 4
http://www.avoir-alire.com/IMG/jpg/2duo-2.jpg
A pretty enigmatic movie that feels like only half of the final product, with characters behaving in a rather odd fashion. For example a guy starts demolishing the room and knocking off all the items from shelves etc., because he was asked by his girlfriend if he wants to marry her. Then she has some mental turmoil and starts crying etc. It's almost as if we only saw the results, but never the causes of their behaviour, even though nothing seems to be missing, judging from movie's continuity. Pretty weird, eh? Then there are some parts filmed in documentary hand-held style (as opposed to static shots of the rest of the film) that feel like interviews with the characters, who then speak more freely about their feelings (when in company of each other they mainly just say "I don't know", "yes" or start a sentence to never finish it). All that being said, this film is incredibly engaging and thought-provoking, especially given the ending, that just like many things here is just interrupted at some point and the titles start to roll.
Ирония судьбы, или С лёгким паром! [The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!] (1975) - 4
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Best New Year's Eve movie ever (that I naturally watched on New Year's Eve) that is at times laugh-out-funny, at times very sad and of course ends the way most Ryazanov melodramas of this sort end (which is very heart-melting!). Starring Polish actress Barbara Brylska, who became incredibly famous in Soviet Union, with beautiful ballads (just like in Ryazanov's Cruel Romance).
The Warriors (1979) - 4
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This left me wanting more! So much more! But what I got was pretty cool. I liked the image of all these gangs and how badass The Warriors were.
Tras el cristal [In a Glass Cage] (1987) - 4
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One of them disturbing movies, but in no way exploitative, cheap or cheesy. The subject matter is very dark and the film doesn't run away from showing it visually, although if you expect some really sickening images, you will be disappointed. However, if you're looking for a sinister plot shown handsomely in a non-sleazy way, it's the movie for you.
Дорога К Звёздам [Blazing a Trail to the Stars] (1957) - 3.5
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Starts as astronomy documentary and ends with right-in-your-face science fiction with spacecraft bases and more! The very best gem of Soviet technical thought!
銷魂玉 [Return of the Dead] (1979) - 4
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Shaw Brothers gone horror! This has ghosts, magic talismans and naked Chinese ladies. Is there anything more a man may want from a movie?
荒野のダッチワイフ [Dutch Wife in the Desert] (1967) - 3.5
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The weirdest pinku eiga in the manner of Wakamatsu, but way more surreal and with a less cohesive plot.
Tampon Tango (1984) - 3.5
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I really enjoyed its more abstract comedy side (even if it was overtly sexual, like a man playing guitar with his penis, or a bunch of perverts getting excited at inserting tampons into some schoolgirls' private parts), but then it went full-on porn and therefore wasn't that interesting anymore. It's cool to see a Japanese porn movie so early and yet uncensored (since released in the US), but that's about it. Thankfully, funny bits were constantly added as the sex scenes progressed, so it never became boring and the final orgy was pretty cool.
制服処女 ザ・えじき [Uniform Virgin: The Prey] (1986) - ???
http://i.imgur.com/Z5xmU8E.jpg
This is full-fledged porn! If compared to Sato's first film Wife Collector and his later efforts (like Rape Climax!) this is probably his most hardcore pinku eiga film, apparently growing from Nikkatsu's wish to compete with AVs that already got extremely popular in Japan in the second half of the 80's therefore diminishing people's interest in pinku eiga. All that being said, this is quite nice for a porn film and if you know Sato's interests in all these kinks and dirty fetishes you will figure out it's not exactly your vanilla sex thing neither (and is sick as hell) . Dude, I had to take my own screencap from the very beginning of the film, cuz everything else I could find on the Internet was NSFW (even if censored). Don't really know how to rate this thing, but this without a doubt isn't anywhere near his best.
The rest:
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Epileptic Seizure Comparison (1976) - 2.5 - I almost got epileptic seizure myself, but it makes sense... kinda
Agarrando pueblo [The Vampires of Poverty] (1977) - 4 - top notch satire, it's mind-blowing!
Ascension of the Demonoids (1985) - 3 - some crazy UFO rant and more incomprehensible bs, I kinda liked it
meatwadsprite
01-02-17, 03:31 AM
Star Wars : Rogue One
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All the boredom of the prequel trilogy without any of the neat ideas. I'm surprised to see this movie get such a warm reception. I thought it was the worst Star Wars yet. It rehashes the original film's plot, but without adding interesting new characters like The Force Awakens.
I think they were going for a grittier take on Star Wars, but everything feels so staged and polished that it completely fails. Aside from one incredible scene with Darth Vader there was pretty much nothing memorable in this whole movie.
2.5
Incendies (Denis Villeneuve, 2010) - 4.5
Pappa ante Portas (Vicco von Bülow, 1991) - 4
Nightmare Before Christmas (Henry Selick, 1993) - 3.5
The Expendables (Sylvester Stallone, 2010) - 2.5
Nope1172
01-02-17, 06:13 PM
Branded to Kill - 4+
Tokyo Drifter - 4
The Care Bears Movie (Arna Selznick, 1985) 2-
Cairo as Told by Youssef Chahine (Youssef Chahine, 1991) 2.5+
And Then Came Love (Richard Schenkman, 2007) 2
Iron Man (Jon Favreau 2008) 3.5+
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Billionaire arms manufacturer Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.) demonstrates his latest weapon in Afghanistan but soon finds himself captured there by his enemies.
Trick Baby (Larry Yust, 1972) 2.5-
The Tattoo Connection aka Black Belt Jones (Tso Nang Lee, 1978) 1.5
Dysfunctional Friends (Corey Grant, 2012) 2
Rope (Alfred Hitchcock, 1948) 3.5
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Murderer John Dall stops publisher James Stewart and maid Edith Evanson from finding the dead body he’s hiding in an antique chest.
Velvet Smooth (Michael Fox, 1976) 1
Hot Rod (Akiva Schaffer, 2007) 2
Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life (Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam, 1983) 3
Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock, 1976) 3.5
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Part-time taxi driver-cum-private dick Bruce Dern investigates a missing person for his “psychic” lover Barbara Harris which could lead to big bucks for all those involved.
The Love Guru (Marco Schnabel, 2008) 2
The Battle of the Rails (René Clément, 1946) 3+
Carmen: A Hip Hopera (Robert Townsend, 2001) 2
The Music Lovers (Ken Russell, 1970) 2.5
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Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Richard Chamberlain), his nymphomaniac wife Antonina Milyukova (Glenda Jackson) and his former lover, Count Anton Chiluvsky (Christopher Gable), comprise an unlivable situation for the three and an uncreative one for the genius composer.
Five Fingers (Lawrence Malkin, 2006) 2.5
Every Secret Thing (Amy Berg, 2014) 2
War (Philip G. Atwill, 2007) 2.5-
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Steven Spielberg, 2008) 3
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A lead-lined fridge temporarily saves Indy (Harrison Ford) from a nuclear bomb test, but that mushroom cloud’s radiation will doom him just as it did John Wayne.
Miss Vicky
01-02-17, 08:25 PM
Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock, 1976) 3.5
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Steven Spielberg, 2008) 3
I really didn't like either of these. Surprised you rate them so high.
rauldc14
01-02-17, 08:43 PM
I like that you're high on Iron Man, Mark!
New Police Story (Benny Chan, 2004) 3
Shooters (Colin Teague & Glenn Durfort, 2002) 2
Hôtel Monterey (Chantal Akerman, 1975) 1
Nightcrawler (Dan Gilroy, 2014) 4
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While nightcrawler Jake Gyllenhaal pursues the police and a murderer, his partner Riz Ahmed gets a possible money shot.
Food for Feudin' (Charles Nichols, 1950) 3-
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (Ron Underwood, 2002) 2-
The Major and the Minor (Billy Wilder, 1942) 3
Colossal Youth (Pedro Costa, 2006) 2.5-
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Ventura, a retired laborer from Cape Verde, has long lived in Lisbon’s slums and shares his past with those who frequent his memories.
Land of Madness (Luc Moullet, 2010) 2.5
Air Patrol (Maury Dexter, 1962) 2
Brute Force (Jules Dassin, 1947) 2.5
Fences (Denzel Washington, 2016) 3
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Troy (Denzel Washington) and Rose (Viola Davis) talk about the crushed dreams of themselves and their family and what may have caused them.
Riot in Cell Block 11 (Don Siegel, 1954) 2.5
Hell to Pay (Chris McIntyre, 2006) 1.5-
In the Land of Diamonds (James A. FitzPatrick, 1952) 2.5
Cairo Station aka Bab el hadid (Youssef Chahine, 1958) 3
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At the busy Cairo train station where many people spend their days earning their livings, a crippled newspaper seller (Youssef Chahine) becomes obsessed with the cordial drink vendor Hend Rostom who loves another.
The Girl with All the Gifts (Colm McCarthy, 2016) 3-
Gargoyle: Wings of Darkness (Jay Andrews [Jim Wynorski], 2004) 1.5+
Operation Avalanche (Matt Johnson, 2016) 2.5
Battles Without Honor and Humanity (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973) 3-
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In post-WWII Japan, gangster Bunta Sugawara has to adapt with the constant changes in the mob hierarchy.
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Holy ***** Mark. You might want to thrown in a warning for those with epilepsy at that start of that post. I don't have epilepsy and even I'm feeling a bit of a seizure coming on
A Foreign Affair (Billy Wilder, 1948) - rating_3+
The Man in the Iron Mask (James Whale, 1939) rating_3
Passion (Brian De Palma, 2012) - 2.5+
Rush Hour (Brett Ratner, 1998) - rating_2_5
Christine (John Carpenter, 1983) - rating_2
Die Zärtlichkeit der Wölfe Tenderness of the Wolves (Ulli Lommel, 1973) - rating_2
Histoire immortelle The Immortal History (Orson Welles, 1968) - rating_2
Assassination Games (Ernie Barbarash, 2011) 2
Sonic Impact (Rodney McDonald, 2000) 1.5
The Ghost That Does Not Return (Abram Room, 1930) 2 95m
Crazed Fruit (Kô Nakahira, 1956) 2.5
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When his naïve brother (Masahiko Tsugawa) falls in love for the first time at the beach one summer, older Yûjirô Ishihara moves in on the girlfriend (Mie Kitahara).
The Girl on the Train (Tate Taylor, 2016) 2.5
Precious Cargo (Max Adams, 2016) 2
Kill the Irishman (Jonathan Hensleigh, 2011) 2.5
A Hard Day (Kim Seong-hun, 2014) 3
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On the day of his mother’s funeral, detective Lee Sun-kyun has numerous other private and professional problems, mostly all connected to another, almost supernatural, policeman (Jo Jin-woong
Devil's Due (Matt Bettinelli-Olpen & Tyler Gillett, 2014) 2
Blair Witch (Adam Wingard, 2016) 2+
Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (Steve Carr, 2016) 2.5
10 Cloverfield Lane (Dan Trachenberg, 2016) 3
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After leaving her fiancé, Mary Elizabeth Winstead gets in a car accident and is either saved or being held by survivalist John Goodman.
Notfilm (Ross Lipman, 2016) 3
Caught on Tape (Sticky Fingaz, 2013) 1.5
He Couldn't Say No (Lewis Seiler, 1938) 2
Film (Alan Schneider, 1966) 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcCr0JLJ90M
No matter what he does, Buster Keaton can’t escape from an eye looking at him.
Two Days in April (Don Argott, 2007) 3
Ready, Willing and Able (Ray Enright, 1938) 2
Played (Sean Stanek, 2006) 1.5+
By Sidney Lumet (Nancy Buirski, 2016) 3+
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Sidney Lumet was interviewed three years before his death and thoroughly talks about his life and films.
Haven't heard of that Lunet doc. Definitely need to check that out at some point.
Mr Minio
01-06-17, 08:34 PM
宗方姉妹 [The Munekata Sisters] (1950) - 4
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This may be Hideko Takamine at her cutest. closely followed by Hideko, the Bus Conductress. Based on a bestseller Japanese book from an acclaimed writer, this is one of the more mainstream Ozu films and far from his best, but still a great film by all means. Apart from Takamine, this has Kinuyo Tanaka, Ken Uehara and Chishu Ryu and the story ends on a quite feminist note, if I may say so, therefore reminding something Naruse would make (or Mizoguchi, but only topic-wise, as the style is different).
河内山宗俊 [Priest of Darkness] (1936) - 4
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Not enough Setsuko Hara! She's so cute here, but there's not enough of her, as she only plays a secondary role. The story is based on a very famous kabuki play. Not as good as the other two surviving movies of Sadao Yamanaka (from 22 in total!), but still a great one, proving he was a very progressive director.
Eugénie [Eugenie de Sade] (1975) - 3.5
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Jesus Franco once again makes a desadian film with a lot of style and no restraint. Obviously a highlight in his filmography full of crap, but not amongst his absolute best neither. It's more than worth it for Soledad Miranda, though.
団鬼六 蛇と鞭 [Snake and Whip] (1986) - 3
Hana to hebi: kyûkyoku nawa chôkyô [Flower and Snake 5: Rope Magic] (1987) - 3.5
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In other words, Flower and Snake 4 and 5, which concludes the old series. Now I still have three new Flower and Snake movies to watch, as I've already seen the Zero part.
豚鶏心中 [Pig-Chicken Suicide] (1981) - 4
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This has a girl calling the name of Japanese emperor while masturbating, long sequences of pig butchery (paralyzed then torn open with a knife), a pig-guy and a chicken-guy f*ckups doing weird sh*t. And more. This is obviously inspired by Terayama's films (Emperor Tomato Ketchup in particular) and has the same purple tinting as well as uses really nice songs. Not as great as director's second film Noisy Requiem, but still a great watch.
Le mystère Koumiko [The Koumiko Mystery] (1965) - 4.5
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The last two, or three lines in this destroyed me. Chris Marker is the greatest of poets once he forgets the political jargon and focuses on poetry.
Le berceau de cristal [The Crystal Cradle] (1976) - 4.5
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Garrel's second best! When that Ash Ra Tepel soundtrack kicked in I almost fell from my couch. This is simply some faces in orange light, but for some reason it's still a revelatory experience and a contemplative cinema that makes you enter the state of a trance. At one point the whole screen goes blue for split second and the screen jerks only to resume a moment later. It's probably just an artefact coming from the VHS source of the movie and wasn't even intended by the filmmaker himself, but that moment made my heart stop for a moment.
Lost, Lost, Lost (1976) - 3.5
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The least favourite Mekas from what I've seen. This undeniably has some moments of sheer beauty, but Walden's no commentary and As I Was..'s poetic commentary make this film's narration pale in comparison. Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania seemed more interesting & less forced, too.
In den Tag hinein [The Days Between] (2001) - 4.5
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A total blast! Proto-Lost in Translation and also a better film with outstanding use of framing and lighting and very genuine love story. I loved how the Japanese dude would go on and on speaking Japanese even though the girl couldn't understand anything (he himself spoke very little Deutsch, too), but still they understood each other quite well.
Holden Pike
01-06-17, 10:24 PM
Haven't heard of that Lunet doc. Definitely need to check that out at some point.
It is part of PBS' American Masters series. It debuted earlier this week. You can watch the whole thing online.
http://www.thirteen.org/programs/american-masters/by-sidney-lumet/
Pi (Darren Aronofsky, 1998) - 4
Stuart Little (Rob Minkoff, 1999) - rating_2_5+
Rush Hour 2 (Brett Ratner, 2001) - rating_2+
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/45/In_the_Mood_for_Love_movie.jpg/220px-In_the_Mood_for_Love_movie.jpg
4.5
Movies like this make me feel like a moron. I see something this great and I just want to write about it so I can talk more about it, but I can't find the right words to do it justice. It is so simple but done in the most complex and beautiful way imaginable. So my simple mind just ends up just listing the things I love. Score, frame composition, editing, ending, and performances. There is probably more, that will have to do. If Matthew Weiner didn't watch this film 100 times when putting the style of Mad Men together I would be shocked. You know your film has style when smoking looks this cool and beautiful. I have an early contender for my favorite first watch of 2017.
Just watched that last month. Definitely in my top ten watches of last year, stunning film.
Mommy (Xavier Dolan, 2014) - 4.5
Black Book (Paul Verhoeven, 2006) - 4+
The Bling Ring (Sofia Coppola, 2013) - 3
Cobpyth
01-08-17, 04:35 PM
Loving the love for In the Mood for Love!
Awesome that you liked Mommy that much. :up: It's my favourite film of 2014 i think.
Julia (Fred Zinnemann, 1977) 2.5
The Redemption: Kichboxer 5 (Kristine Paterson, 1995) 1.5+
Stagecoach Buckaroo (Ray Taylor, 1942) 2.5
The Fits (Anna Rose Holmer, 2016) 2
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Tomboy Royalty Hightower does what she can to fit in by transitioning from boxing to participating in a dance troupe.
The Man with One Red Shoe (Stan Dragoti, 1985) 2.5
Hold That Hypnotist (Austen Jewell, 1957) 2
The Perfect Holiday (Lance Rivera, 2007) 1.5+
Divine Intervention (Elia Suleiman, 2002) 2.5
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While a woman (Manal Khader) visits her lover (Elia Suleiman) in his car near a Palestinian checkpoint , he blows up a red Yasser Arafat balloon which floats over to Jerusalem and stops at the Dome of the Rock.
Road to Singapore (Victor Schertzinger, 1940) 2.5
Road to Zanzibar (Victor Schertzinger, 1941) 2.5
Road to Morocco (David Butler, 1942) 2.5
Innocence Unprotected (Dusan Makavejev, 1969) 2.5
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Death-defying Serbian strongman Dragoljub Aleksic lived a plentiful life before, during and after WWII as depicted in this fanciful semi-mockumentary.
Why Vandalism? (No Director Listed, 1955) 1.5+
Carter’s Army aka Black Brigade (George McCowan, 1970) 2+
Kickboxer 3: The Art of War (Rick King, 1992) 1.5+
Black Belt Jones (Robert Clouse, 1974) 2+
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After a breaking-the-ice period, Black Belt Jones (Jim Kelly) and Sydney (Gloria Hendry) team up to seek revenge against her dad’s killers.
It Happened at the World's Fair (Norman Taurog, 1963) 2
Barbershop: The Next Cut (Malcolm D. Lee, 2016) 2.5-
First Daughter (Armand Mastroianni, 1999) 2
South Central (Steve Anderson, 1992) 2.5+
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Gang member Glenn Plummer serves 10 years for murdering another gangster, but when he learns his son (Christian Coleman) is following in his footsteps, he tries to save him when he gets out of prison.
Awesome that you liked Mommy that much. :up: It's my favourite film of 2014 i think.
Yeah, the movie kind of blew me away. Great drama!
re93animator
01-09-17, 04:25 PM
Dead of Night (1974) – 3_5
A soldier killed in action abruptly returns home. The cover sort of makes this seem like a generic slasher, but it’s really an unnerving movie. It’s psychological and subtly paced despite being a ‘zombie’ movie.
Spider Baby (1967) – 2_5
Super gimmicky horror movie bordering on spoof. Classic horror fans should get a kick out of it; much of the style is derivative of older Universal movies.
Dead of Winter (1987) – 3
A somewhat Hitchcockian thriller amid a nice snowy backdrop. This gets hilariously over the top, yet it stays entertaining throughout.
The Sender (1982) – 3
A decent psychological horror movie about a mental patient who can transmit spooky hallucinations. I don’t think there’s anything particularly bad or great about this, just very solid throughout.
And Then There Were None (2015) – 4
People start getting knocked off on a murky island. A sophisticated BBC production with a classy setting, gorgeous cinematography, and good acting. It has an awesomely foreboding atmosphere too.
Mr Minio
01-09-17, 07:07 PM
The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 3.5 (4?)
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Dumbest movie ever, but also the most entertaining movie ever. Might be a 4.0!
Cosa avete fatto a Solange? [What Have They Done to Solange?] (1972) -
3.5
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A pretty cool giallo film. I expected more, but I'm more and more accustomed to the idea of spaghettis actually being better than gialli as a whole.
Zew morza (1927) - 3.5
http://i.imgur.com/MMzLwI4.jpg
Very enjoyable Polish silent melodrama. Not as great as Szaro's magnum opus Mocny Człowiek, though.
Dwie Joasie [The Two Joans] (1935) - 3.5
http://filmaster.pl/media/img/obj/f/2b/c1/dwie-joasie_2.jpg
A typical comedy of errors, the most popular genre, after melodrama, in pre-war Poland. Then again, this has some amazing cast and quaint jokes that make it pretty cool.
The Quiet Man (1952) - 2.5 (3?)
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I'm not a fan of its soap opera plot and comedy parts, but Maureen O'Hara is quite alluring and the cinematography rocks my socks off. Undeniably a pleasure to look at visually, but it's draggin' at times. Also, in a couple of moments a character almost curses and only uses a different word instead or does not finish his sentence. Did he kick her butt on that meadow after dragging her for like 20 meters? WTF?! And that final brawl, oh, come on, really? Looks like I like Ford colour films less than his black'n'white flicks (to say the least, since The Stagecoach and The Grapes of Wrath are absolute masterpieces).This might be a 3.0, but the last 30 minutes are so weak. :( Took many screenshots:
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La casa sperduta nel parco [The House on the Edge of the Park] (1980) - 4
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What a sick, depraved, repugnant film from the director of Cannibal Holocaust. What a great f*cking movie. I WANT MOAR!
The Ladykillers (1955) - 3.5
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Very quaint sense of humour. Very enjoyable and easy to watch. To think this lady died only two years after the film's been released. :(
Movies from the 50's list still to see:
People Will Talk
Caine Mutiny
Giant
Shane
The Ten Commandments
Iroquois
01-09-17, 09:20 PM
Salut les cubains (Agnès Varda, 1963) - 2.5
Allied (Robert Zemeckis, 2016) - 3
Hard to Be a God (Aleksei German, 2013) - 2
Keanu (Peter Atencio, 2016) - 3
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (Tim Burton, 2016) - 3
Quadrophenia (Franc Roddam, 1979) - 1.5
The Runaways (Floria Sigismondi, 2010) - 2.5
My Lucky Stars (Sammo Hung, 1985) - 1.5
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (Alexander Witt, 2004) - 1.5
Undisputed III: Redemption (Isaac Florentine, 2010) - 2.5
Allied (Robert Zemeckis, 2016) - 3
That rating shocks me a bit. I rated it about the same, which means you probably liked it much more. Thoughts?
Iroquois
01-09-17, 09:35 PM
That rating shocks me a bit. I rated it about the same, which means you probably liked it much more. Thoughts?
I think its key strength is its core functionality, which definitely compensates for the odd visual flaw (such as some distracting moments of digital blur during fast-paced action sequences). Even though the hook/twist doesn't come until about halfway through and the ads effectively spoiled it, it's remarkable how well the entire first act plays out as an old-timey spy thriller that builds a fairly believable romance between the leads in the process. The second act is a little flabby, but it never truly gets boring either. I was also expecting that
Cotillard's character would be innocent all along but Pitt's increasingly desperate attempts to prove her innocent would end up getting him tried with treason instead
but I can't say I wasn't exactly disappointed that it didn't go down that road. All in all, I'd say it was surprisingly decent.
I think its key strength is its core functionality, which definitely compensates for the odd visual flaw (such as some distracting moments of digital blur during fast-paced action sequences). Even though the hook/twist doesn't come until about halfway through and the ads effectively spoiled it, it's remarkable how well the entire first act plays out as an old-timey spy thriller that builds a fairly believable romance between the leads in the process. The second act is a little flabby, but it never truly gets boring either. I was also expecting that
Cotillard's character would be innocent all along but Pitt's increasingly desperate attempts to prove her innocent would end up getting him tried with treason instead
but I can't say I wasn't exactly disappointed that it didn't go down that road. All in all, I'd say it was surprisingly decent.
Decent is the word I would use as well. I much prefer the second half to the first. The big scene that was indeed spoiled was the turning point for me. From that moment on I thought it was a nice tense thriller that won me over.
So in other words. Even when you and I agree, we disagree. ;)
donniedarko
01-10-17, 03:48 PM
Damn, its been awhile since I stopped by MoFo. Frequent posters in this thread can expect to see a lot of reps coming from me in the coming days as I will be going back and looking through the ones I've missed. Personally I've only watched three films since my Look of Silence (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1573528#post1573528) review in early september, and two of those were yesterday! So I guess film hasn't really been what's occupied my free time lately, but I think will be trying to catch up on the 2016 releases before the Oscars, so I'll be around and posting a bit more.
Recent Watches:
Jeff Ross Roasts Criminals: Live at Brazos County Jail (2015)- 3-
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (Stoller, 2016)-1
The Nice Guys (Black, 2016)- 3+
Also started watching War Dogs the other day which I was enjoying quite a bit, but unfortunately the rental was scratched :(
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench (Damien Chazelle, 2010) 2.5-
G.I. Blues (Norman Taurog, 1960) 2
Plaza Suite (Arthur Hiller, 1971) 2.5
The Mouse That Roared (Jack Arnold, 1959) 3.5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rZFEvbhZMY
The Grand Duchy of Fenwick declares war on the U.S. and wins!
Uptown Girls (Boaz Yakin, 2003) 2.5
The Hard Ride (Burt Topper, 1971) 2
Partysaurus Rex (Mark A. Walsh, 2012) 2.5
I, Robot (Alex Proyas, 2004) 3
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Detective Will Smith may still use robots to drive his car but he's starting to have major problems with some others.
The Trial of Billy Jack (Frank Laughlin [Tom Laughlin], 1974) 2
Home of the Brave (Irwin Winkler, 2006) 2.5
Black Rain (Ridley Scott, 1989) 3
Breakfast at Tiffany’s (Blake Edwards, 1961) 3.5
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Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) seems to enjoy her life with Cat.
Sister (Ursula Meier, 2012) 2.5
The Lawless Frontier (R.N. Bradbury, 1934) 2
The Man in the Barn (Jacques Tourneur, 1937) 2.5+
Deadly Fight in Hiroshima aka Hiroshima Death Match (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973) 3
http://www.tasteofcinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Hiroshima-Death-Match.jpg
Crazed mob hitman Sonny Chiba takes glee in terrorizing all his rivals.
The Spanish Main (Frank Borzage, 1945) 2.5
The Perfect Match (Bille Woodruff, 2016) 2
The X Files (Rob Bowman, 1998) 2.5
For the Birds (Ralph Eggleston, 2001) 3.5-
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A group of stuck-up birds has to deal with a much-larger featherhead wanting to share their telephone line.
Mr Minio
01-12-17, 10:47 PM
Shane (1953) - 4
http://torontofilmsociety.org/files/2014/03/Shane-7.jpg
Top notch classic western with a stranger character that inspired Leone, but seriously this kid, this little kid... PLEASE MAKE IT STOP
ヴァイブレータ [Vibrator] (2003) - 4.5
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I want to be one with this film. Love me, love me, love me. See? Now I'm as pretentious as this film. But really this melts my heart.
The Last Performance (1929) - 4
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Not as lovely as Lonesome, but still a great film from Pál Fejős. "That's all, ladies and gentlemen!".
L' enfant secret [Secret Child] (1979) - 3.5
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You don't need talking in your films, Garrel, you really don't. But I need more Anne Wiazemsky.
Sanatorium pod klepsydrą [The Hour-Glass Sanatorium] (1973) - 4
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At last watched this great Polish classic! Some call it the best Polish film ever. I beg to differ, but either way it's very good. The scenography, for one, is insane and so is the Gombrowicz-esque surrealism of it. Also, EVERY woman in this film (with the exception of protagonist's mother - an old lady) shows her breasts in this movie. More movies should do this.
+ other Polish stuff nobody will ever see anyway:
Manewry miłosne [Love Manoeuvres] (1935) - 3.5
Pani minister tańczy (1937) - 3.5
Książątko [The Lottery Prince] (1937) - 3
Trzy serca (1939) - 3.5
Małe dramaty (1960) - 4
Curse of the Faceless Man (Edward L. Cahn, 1958) 1.5
All the Way (Jay Roach, 2016) 3-
Triple Agent (Éric Rohmer, 2004) 2
Sausage Party (Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan, 2016) 2.5
http://www.etonline.com/news/2016/03/24223648/GIF_sausage_party_trailer_2.gif
It’s a violent world out there for a vegetable (or is it a starch?) or any other food for that matter.
Christine (Antonio Campos, 2016) 2.5
Small Town Saturday Night (Ryan Craig, 2010) 2
The Green Slime (Kinji Fukasaku, 1968) 1.5
What Have You Done to Solange? (Massamo Dallamano, 1972) 2.5
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Missing Catholic school girl Solange (Camille Keaton) turns up at the merry-go-round while other girls are turning up murdered.
Band of the Hand (Paul Michael Glaser, 1986) 2+
Elegy to the Visitor from the Revolution (Lav Diaz, 2011) 1.5
Whatever She Wants (Je'Caryous Johnson, 2014) 2+
Wake in Fright aka Outback (Ted Kotcheff, 1971) 3
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Australian schoolteacher Gary Bond is forced to exhibit his macho side by his new drunk and violent “friends”.
Brian’s Song (Buzz Kulik, 1971) 3+
Queen of Katwe (Mira Nair, 2016) 2.5
Waist Deep (Vondie Curtis Hall, 2006) 2
The Psychic (Lucio Fulci, 1977) 2.5
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Psychic Jennifer O’Neill is having constant visions that she can’t quite interpret, but it comes to a head when she visits the remote home of her new husband (Gianni Garko) and sees things from the visions.
Unrelated (Joanna Hogg, 2008) 2
Monkey Business (Howard Hawks, 1952) 2.5
Don’t Bother to Knock (Roy Baker, 1952) 2
Tower (Keith Maitland, 2016) 3
http://www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/images/newsite/tower_600.jpg
Outside the University of Texas at Austin main building tower on August 1, 1966, eight-months-pregnant Claire Wilson and fiancé Thomas Eckman are about to be shot by Charles Whitman.
donniedarko
01-13-17, 05:58 PM
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Recent Watches:
Tale of Tales (Garrone, 2015)- 2.5
The Royal Tenenbaums (W. Anderson, 2016)- 3
[REWATCH] Blazing Saddles (M. Brooks, 1974)- 3
Shorts:
Work Experience (Hendrie, 1989)- 2
Passing (Hales, 2008)- 2-
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2
I am a huge fan of Lehane adaptations so I was really looking forward to this. Where do I start with the disappointments? The tag on the poster above is a good start. The story actually says Joe is a good guy, but past not killing a couple people his boss wanted him to, we never see any evidence of it. On the other hand he seems to have no real reason to be a hardened criminal either. He has a police officer father that he appears to love. An estranged brother that he seems to respect, but we never get any indication of why they are estranged. The characterizations here are just a mess. If anyone can put the puzzle together here let me know.
All the Joe is a good guy stuff seems to be in service of a point of view the film desires to have. We are supposed to be seeing the shades of grey in criminals but this movie just left me feeling everyone is a horrible person. The film wears its heart on its sleeve in a couple of scenes but these scenes have no weight because we are not seeing these themes in the actual characters.
My other big problem with the character of Joe is I never believe for a moment that he became the powerful crime boss that he becomes. There is nothing in the film that shows you he could do what he does. Just a mess of a movie. Not the worst 2016 movie I have seen, but definitely my biggest disappointment.
No Country for Old Men (Joel Coen/Ethan Coen, 2007) - 3.5
TRON (Steven Lisberger, 1982) - 2
Gandu (Qaushiq Mukherjee, 2010) - 1.5+
Rush Hour 3 (Brett Ratner, 2007) - 1.5
Iroquois
01-15-17, 08:49 AM
The Verdict (Sidney Lumet, 1982) - 3.5
Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek, 2010) - 3
Band of Outsiders (Jean-Luc Godard, 1964) - 3
Paprika (Satoshi Kon, 2006) - 4
Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright, 2007) - 4.5
Crank (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2006) - 1
Crank: High Voltage (Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, 2009) - 0.5
Singin' in the Rain (Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, 1952) - 4.5
The Immortal Story (Orson Welles, 1968) - 2.5
I, Robot (Alex Proyas, 2004) - 2.5
Kung Fu Panda (Mark Osborne/John Stevenson, 2008) - 3.5
Barfly (Barbet Schroeder, 1987) - 2.5+
Last Woman on Earth (Roger Corman, 1960) - 2.5
Proxy War (Kinji Fukasaku, 1973) 3
Cheyenne aka The Wyoming Kid (Raoul Walsh, 1947) 2+
Selma (Ana DuVernay, 2014) 3
I, Daniel Blake (Ken Loach, 2016) 2.5
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Carpenter Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) tries to use the “new-fangled” computer to fulfill his legal obligations to qualify for some state-sponsored living benefits even though he doesn’t even want them anymore – he just wants approval from his doctor to go back to work, but the British dole system won’t even allow that without an overdose of bureaucratic BS.
Glimpses of Washington State (James A. FitzPatrick, 1940) 2+
Pelé: Birth of a Legend (Zimbalist Bros., 2016) 2.5-
Les dames du Bois de Boulogne (Robert Bresson, 1945) 2
La La Land (Damien Chazelle, 2016) 4- http://68.media.tumblr.com/31e9e2eb8df065770ce9a660215b47bb/tumblr_oaj608zsvY1qfv89lo1_500.gif
When the print of Rebel Without a Cause they’re watching at the Rialto Theatre breaks at the Griffith Park Observatory scene, struggling actress Emma Stone and jazz pianist Ryan Gosling go to the observatory itself to continue their date.
Private Property (Leslie Stevens, 1960) 3-
Fortress (Stuart Gordon, 1992) 2.5
Rupture (Steven Shainberg, 2016) 2
Arrival (Denis Villeneuve, 2016) 3+
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Linguist Amy Adams is a member of one of twelve teams worldwide which tries to communicate with aliens when they arrive on earth in order to try to learn their intentions.
War on Everyone (John Michael McDonagh, 2016) 2+
Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi, 2016) 3
Jeepers Creepers II (Victor Salva, 2003) 2
Patriot’s Day (Peter Berg, 2016) 3.5
http://thantuong.tv/custom/domain_1/articles/fullsize/article21726/patriots-day-cau-chuyen-cam-dong-ve-1483596372-0HkXPJ.jpg
Exciting, suspenseful account of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, investigation and pursuit of the terrorists involved which is led by FBI special agent Kevin Bacon, experienced sergeant Mark Wahlberg and Commisioner John Goodman.
A Decent Man (Emmanuel Finkiel, 2016) 2.5
You Got to Move: Stories of Change in the South (Lucy Massie Phenix & Veronica Selver, 1985) 3
Cold War (Longmond Leung & Sunny Luk, 2012) 2.5
Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) 3
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Sensitive young Alex Hibbert is safeguarded by progressive drug dealer Mahershala Ali who acts as a father figure to him.
Mr Minio
01-17-17, 01:18 PM
Full-length movies:
The Caine Mutiny (1954) - 3
https://youtu.be/hCn8xOMgNvY
A solid movie with a great performance from Bogie. I simply loved the whole strawberries intrigue, but the film didn't blow me away the way I thought it would given its place on the list.
やわらかい生活 [It's Only Talk] (2005) - 4.5
https://chimesatmidnight.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/its-only-talk.png
One of the most depressing movies I've ever seen. Originally rated it four stars, but then felt really downhearted and uneasy the whole day, so I decided to increase the rating. Dont't watch it if you're depressed! It will make it even worse! After seeing this and Vibrator I have to say Shinobu Terajima is an amazing actress.
スターヴァージン [Star Virgin] (1988) - 3.5
http://i.imgur.com/GrkPZY4.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/a12OTou.jpg
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Straight-to-VHS, cult, no English subtitles. Well, there's no need for them. One helluva enjoyable little flick, even though it makes no sense and isn't always good. But when it's good it's very good as long as weird monsters, robots, cute heroines and vaporwave aesthetics go.
The Ten Commandments (1956) - 2.5
http://i.imgur.com/JFGzyoE.jpg
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Quite a problematic movie. It's both epic and theatrical. It's monumental, alright, but when it tries to be grandiose, it ends up in bathos. It's pretty long, too and not always engaging enough to justify this length. I liked Ben-Hur so much more as long as Hollywood blockbusters on ancient times go. The costumes and special effects were great, though. All in all, I don't regret watching it, but I can't say I liked it.
Notable shorts:
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Spiegel van Holland [Mirror of Holland] (1950) - 3.5 - not much here, but the watery effects are breathtaking;
Notturno (2009) - 4 - wonderful atmosphere, field recordings in a film form;
Farewell 1999 (2004) - 4 - a woman can't cope with her mother's death, she makes a movie;
A Journey That Wasn't (2006) - 4 - one of its kind mood that is hard to compare to anything else (saying it's Lynchian would've been quite a stretch) plus a metaphysical penguin antichrist lured by pulsating light orbs!
Hynningen (1974) - I had a poor VHS copy, but even so this has an otherwordly feeling of somebody masturbating my pineal gland, I never saw so many superimpositions in one movie;
Fugue (1998) - 3.5 - paint-on-glass animation with an unparalleled feeling of space;
Kick-Heart (2013) - 3.5 - what a weird flick involving wrestlers, this made me want to watch Mind Game!
Polish, Polish, Polish, Polish stu-stu-stu-stu-stuff:
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Party przy świecach [Party by Candlelight] (1980) - 3.5
Pan Twardowski (1936) - 4
Nie będę cię kochać [I Won't Love You] (1973) - 3.5
The first one is a comedy spoof on 'typical' Polish marriage. The second one is a great adaptation of a popular, heavily Faustian Polish fairy tale directed by Henryk Szaro. The last one is a Nasfeter film on a girl that has to cope with her dad's alcoholism as well as her own adolescence.
What did you think of I, Daniel Blake and Moonlight, Mark? Which part (meaning the actual parts not any specific scene) of Moonlight did you think was best? Just saw your Moonlight post in Movie You're Watching Tonight and came to see if you had posted about it.
Great choice of pic for I, Daniel Blake i thought that scene was hilarious.
Mr Minio
01-18-17, 04:18 PM
Giant (1956) - 3.5
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Say, that was pretty good. Rock Hudson is indeed a giant with his 193 cm, but James Dean was a crude oil giant, too. He seemed like the most interesting character, too and his downfall was a nice one to watch. He was hardly recognizable in those shades and with moustache. I like how the racial discrimination is portrayed here. And (even though Dean apparently fancies giving somebody two punches from time to time) the "final" fight after three hours of slice of life epic was a nice refreshment.
The Last House on the Left (1972) - 3.5
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Wow, that was pretty intense (especially the woods scenes). I love how the music is all happy even though the flick is brutal and sick. The police in this is portrayed just like in these contemporary South Korean flicks (in a comedic way, those guys are useless!). A nice turn of events after the psychos decided to lodge in that house! Also, the soundtrack was composed by David Hess who also composed some Elvis hits AND played one of the psychos in this film (as well as in Deodato's follow-up I've written about before).
People Will Talk is the only movie from the MoFo 50's List I still haven't seen. I wanted to watch it today, but didn't feel like watching comedy, so I will save it for later. Either way, I guess it's safe to say I've finished the list.
haha, Haven't seen either of those but it is great and hilarious that you actually lived up to your promise and watched all of them in a very short time.
Mr Minio
01-18-17, 04:25 PM
Actually I was slacking with watching these. I could've finished watching them months ago already.
But since I always watch movies I feel like watching any given day, I didn't want to force myself. I think the way it turned out was great, though. Yes, it didn't take me THAT long plus I had a lot of fun watching these, even if some of these flicks I'd call weak in my opinion.
Actually I was slacking with watching these. I could've finished watching them months ago already.
But since I always watch movies I feel like watching any given day, I didn't want to force myself. I think the way it turned out was great, though. Yes, it didn't take me THAT long plus I had a lot of fun watching these, even if some of these flicks I'd call weak in my opinion.
I've enjoyed the posts of yours i could actually read for once since i had seen the films and while i didn't always agree with you i like that you have seemed to be alot more forgiving/into Hollywood films than you used to be. Well i think you were usually joking before because you rarely watch them but whatever.
Mr Minio
01-18-17, 04:48 PM
Yeah, I got into Hollywood/American movies, but that was already 2 years ago AT LEAST, if not more. I loved some American movies from the very beginning, but I kind of struggled with some classics (especially ones with a lot of talking in them) and prefered Asian or European cinema. I think I still prefer these, but now I'm more open-minded and can enjoy flicks from all over the world and of all styles. Then again, back then I was basically watching most of the greats and my favourite directors ever, so after I watched a Tarkovsky flick, then a Tarr film and finished it off with a Bergman film for a good measure, watching Casablanca after this left me underwhelmed, even though it's a great film in its way.
I also changed my rating system. I used to be a lot harsher on movies out of my comfort zone. Moreover, I reserved the highest rating of 5 stars for Werckmeister Harmonies only and then a 4.5 for all the masterpieces, so usually movies rated 4 by me were flicks I already wholeheartedly loved and thought were close to masterpieces. Now I'm taking it easy and don't really think much before assigning a rating, but at times it still bugs me that I gave a movie too low a rating and it doens't let me off until I increase it. In terms of enjoyability not much has changed, since I still give a 4 star rating to flicks I loved, but it is me who have changed as now I enjoy a vaster spectrum of movies, genres etc.
I get alot of that. Seriously, i can't rate anything anymore my ratings in the Rate The Last Movie You Saw thread are just kind of because the title asks for it. I don't stand by any of those the next day and also i know that films have went drastically down (or up) with rewatches or even further thought for me. I never rate anything more than 4.5+ on a first watch anymore and rarely more than 4+. Mostly because i'm not confident enough in my initial judgments haha.
Mr Minio
01-18-17, 10:25 PM
I hate these restrictions. So what if I only saw the movie once? If I want to rate it bloody 5 stars, then I will rate it 5 stars!
cricket
01-18-17, 10:33 PM
I hate these restrictions. So what if I only saw the movie once? If I want to rate it bloody 5 stars, then I will rate it 5 stars!
You should have rated Last House on the Left 5 stars, a glorious masterpiece!
Mr Minio
01-18-17, 10:53 PM
You should have rated Last House on the Left 5 stars, a glorious masterpiece! I don't know how to answer, so I'm posting a picture of a slice of pizza attached to a couple of balloons hovering above the pavement:
http://i.imgur.com/Jxa4OUy.jpg
You should have rated Last House on the Left 5 stars, a glorious masterpiece!
Yeah!!!!
re93animator
01-19-17, 06:37 PM
1984 (1984) – 3_5
I guess this has unfairly high standards to meet for most. It’s a close adaption, but I think it’s good on its own too. I love the grit and despondency of the setting, and the subject matter wasn’t overblown or disserviced by clichés or histrionics.
Man on Fire (2004) – 2_5
Someone give the editor some Ritalin please. I think I found some more of his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYQONC8co1k
Xtro (1982) – 2
A briefly seen rubbery H.R. Giger rip off spawns a killer alien in human skin. It’s kinda boring, but there are some fun and weird gross out effects. This seems to be where Gozu borrowed the ‘birth’ scene!
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) – 3
Good hippie movie balancing comedy and drama. Great performance from Peter Sellers.
He Never Died (2015) – 4_5
Far from perfect, but I looove this. Henry Rollins isn’t too good of an actor, but as a hopelessly biased fan, I think he made his part so much more unique than most could. His Aspergers-influenced character was more interesting than any of the supernatural bits, and I think the movie realized it and had no trouble milking it. I know this rating seems unrealistically high; it personally appealed to me more than I would expect it to for others, and it had more than a few subtly hilarious bits.
Spread (David Mackenzie, 2009) 2
Parisienne (Danielle Arbid, 2016) 2.5
Doin’ Time (George Mendeluk, 1985) 2
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (Sidney Lumet & Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1970) 3+
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Several Hollywood personalities marched to Washington in 1963 with Martin Luther King Jr., including James Baldwin, Steve Cochran, Burt Lancaster, Charlton Heston, Marlon Brando, Sammy Davis Jr., Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte (and not pictured - Paul Newman, Dianne Carroll, James Garner, Tony Bennett).
Jail Busters (William Beaudine, 1955) 2
Bone Bandit (Charles Nichols, 1948) 2.5
Trucks (Chris Thomson, 1997) 2-
Zero Days (Alex Gibney, 2016) 3+
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Chilling documentary about the Stutznet malware, super secrecy in government, and internet hacking seems to be even more current now than when it was released six months ago. It could also possibly explain Putin/Drumpf, Obama/ Netanyahu, Obama’s latest pardons/commutations and the constantly evolving cyber war at hand.
Jumpin' at the Boneyard (Jeff Stanzler, 1992) 2.5
Thick as Thieves (Scott Sanders, 1999) 2+
Préjudice (Antoine Cuypers, 2015) 2.5
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (David Yates, 2016) 3
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70 years before Harry Potter, the adventures of wizard Eddie Redmayne with a suitcase full of fantastic creatures in NYC also involve clumsy baker Dan Fogler and dark wizard hunter Colin Farrell.
The Spy Next Door (Brian Levant, 2010) 2
Melody Cruise (Mark Sandrich, 1933) 2.5-
The Hot Flashes (Susan Seidelman, 2013) 2
A Monster Calls (J.A. Bayona, 2016) 3
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While English schoolboy Lewis MacDougall deals with the cancer of his mom (Felicity Jones) and bullies at school, he begins having nightmares of a monster (Liam Neeson) who will tell him three stories and expect a fourth from him in return.
The 9th Life of Louis Drax (Alexandre Aja, 2016) 2.5
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (Edward Zwick, 2016) 2+
Freedom on My Mind (Connie Field & Marilyn Mulford, 1994) 3
A Street Cat Named Bob (Roger Spottiswoode, 2016) 2.5
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Trying to get clean while on a methadone program, busker Luke Treadaway is aided by his adoptive cat Bob.
Iroquois
01-20-17, 08:12 AM
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (Takashi Miike, 2011) - 2.5
Assassin's Creed (Justin Kurzel, 2016) - 1.5
The Ghost Writer (Roman Polanski, 2010) - 3
Frailty (Bill Paxton, 2001) - 2.5
Resident Evil (Paul W.S. Anderson, 2002) - 2.5
Jackie (Pablo Larrain, 2016) - 3
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Julian Schnabel, 2007) - 3
Gerry (Gus Van Sant, 2002) - 3
Under Siege (Andrew Davis, 1992) - 1
Even the Rain (Icíar Bollaín, 2010) - 3
Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013) - 3.5
The Big Feast Le grande bouffet (Marco Ferreri, 1973) - rating_3
Swamp Women (Roger Corman, 1956) - rating_2+
That's a higher rating for Zero Days than i would've expected. Glad you liked it, Mark.
Only got to watch a couple of things this week. I was out of town and had to do most of my watching on a phone so I decided to choose a couple of docs I have been wanting to catch up with.
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3.5
The love for this is easy to see. It is a very well done emotional doc. This film is edited perfectly for maximum effectiveness. It definitely opened my eyes to some things and had some mind boggling statistics to support its premise. That being said I think it is a bit faulty in its overall hypothesis. It gives almost no opposing view and gives absolutely no opposing statistics. More importantly it has nothing to say about how to solve the problem. At face value it would seem the solution is to just let everyone who is arrested go free. Sounds like I am negative on this film, but I'm really not. It got an emotional response from me that I wasn't expecting. Good watch.
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3.5
My only problem with this doc is that I wanted more, much more. In my opinion it probably could have been a miniseries. It really made me want to rewatch a bunch of Hitchcock and finally get to his silent stuff. Every time I watch directors talking about the craft I love it. I need to watch more of this kind of stuff this year because I rarely seek it out.
Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, 2016) - 4
Bernie (Richard Linklater, 2011) - 3
Kung Fu Panda 2 (Jennifer Yuh, 2011) - 2+
The Doughgirls (James V. Kern, 1944) 2
Uncle Yanco (Agnès Varda, 1967) 2.5
Make Your Own Bed (Peter Godfrey, 1944) 2
Les ogres (Léa Fehner, 2016) 2.5+
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A family-based traveling theatre troupe undergoes several personal crises during another season on the road.
Deadly Blessing (Wes Craven, 1981) 2+
Black Panthers aka Huey (Agnès Varda, 1969) 2.5
The Saint’s Vacation (Lesley Fenton, 1941) 2
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal (3 Directors, 2012) 2.5
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Well-animated WTF cute trash. (Is this image even from the right movie?)
The Saint Meets the Tiger (Paul Stein, 1943) 2
Van Wilder 2: The Rise of Taj (Mort Nathan, 2006) 1.5
Diary of a Pregnant Woman (Agnès Varda, 1958) 2.5
The Red and the White (Miklós Jancsó, 1967) 3+
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As a prelude to probable death, nurses from a war hospital are asked to dance by Tsarist officers.
The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973) 2.5
OK, Good (Daniel Martinico, 2012) 2
The Purge: Election Year (James DeMonaco, 2016) 2.5
Hacksaw Ridge (Mel Gibson, 2016) 3.5
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Pfc. Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), enlists during WWII as a medic and a conscientious objector on religious grounds, and after undergoing many tribulations, he proceeds into the Battle of Okinawa without a weapon..
The Terminal Man (Mike Hodges, 1974) 2
The Hidden (Jack Sholder, 1987) 3-
Detour (Christopher Smith, 2017) 2
Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, 2016) 3
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Handyman Casey Affleck is supposed to become the guardian of his nephew (Lucas Hedges) when his brother dies, but this brings back many hurtful memories of his past in Manchester, Massachusetts.
Iroquois
01-23-17, 03:47 AM
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3.5
The love for this is easy to see. It is a very well done emotional doc. This film is edited perfectly for maximum effectiveness. It definitely opened my eyes to some things and had some mind boggling statistics to support its premise. That being said I think it is a bit faulty in its overall hypothesis. It gives almost no opposing view and gives absolutely no opposing statistics. More importantly it has nothing to say about how to solve the problem. At face value it would seem the solution is to just let everyone who is arrested go free. Sounds like I am negative on this film, but I'm really not. It got an emotional response from me that I wasn't expecting. Good watch.
I do question whether a film of this nature is actually obliged to grant a platform to opposing views or statistics, especially when its focus is on a subject like racism. If its main hypothesis is that racism is still a major problem in modern society, then allowing the racists the chance to defend themselves would undermine its greater point about racially-based injustice. As for the lack of a solution to the problems it discusses, I get the feeling that that's kind of the point. The whole film talks about how these problems have been steadily taking root across America for the better part of 200 years, so any quick-fix solution would automatically come across as a radical upheaval (such as abolishing capitalism completely since the abuse of the 13th amendment loophole was driven at least as much by greed as it was by racism, if not more so). At the very least, becoming aware of these injustices is the first step towards figuring out a proper solution - the film's purpose isn't so much to instantly fix the problem as to help people realise what the problem is and try to collectively figure out the best way to address it.
Mr Minio
01-23-17, 08:01 AM
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal (3 Directors, 2012) 2.5
Hacksaw Ridge (Mel Gibson, 2016) 3.5 http://www.thewrap.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/drones-hollywood.jpg
Gabrielle947
01-23-17, 06:35 PM
Hi all,
What is this documentary Zero Days? Is it like genuine unbiased info there? Might help with my studies haha :D
Anyways, don't have a lot of films but saw some new films, so though I'll share:
Silence (2016) - I'll be honest, this was next level experience. The film was and did feel long but it was still good, so well made. Even though I'm not a fan of Garfield, I thought he did a good job, too. Story was simply amazing and the film kept your mind working, yet enjoying the experience at the same time. I think the only thing that I didn't like is that it had the same kind of vibe all the way through it and it was slow at times but I think that was the purpose of the film. I would say 4
La La Land (2016) - really not my type of film and I'm not a big fan of Gosling anyway but I think he was quite decent from an objective point of view, so 3
Manchester by the Sea (2016) - I thought this was a really good drama. First of all, Affleck surprised me 'cause I am not really a fan. Secondly, the film was very... dramatic, maybe a bit over dramatic but it in a kind of good way. I think it was one of those films that are clearly imperfect but it kind of makes it better in that sense. The little bits of humour made it more entertaining as well. I really love that Boston vibe as well, I think I wanna live there! 4
Jackie (2016) - not sure how this film got good reviews, I didn't really get what the fuss is about. I like a good story in a film and this had none. Actually, it was very scattered and if I had to say what the film was about, I don't really know. I'm unfamiliar with the real person or aftermath of Kennedy's death but if the film was good, that wouldn't be a problem to like it, I believe. Anyway, as I don't really know the real Jackie, I would still say Portman's performance was quite good and clearly the First Lady was an iconic person but even the best acting performance can't shine if the film itself is bad. Anyways, I'll give it a 2
What is this documentary Zero Days? Is it like genuine unbiased info there? Might help with my studies haha
It's biased ; i mean it's an Alex Gibney doc. There's a big part of it i couldn't go into without spoilers, but yeah regardless it's a fascinating and terrifying doc and whether you agree with him or not Gibney is an excellent director. His docs are mostly factual but certainly skewed in a certain direction, they are really informative and entertaining though; perfect to get you interested in a subject to inspire you to delve into it yourself even if you don't come out with the same interpretations he does.
Gabrielle947
01-23-17, 07:18 PM
It's biased ; i mean it's an Alex Gibney doc. There's a big part of it i couldn't go into without spoilers, but yeah regardless it's a fascinating and terrifying doc and whether you agree with him or not Gibney is an excellent director. His docs are mostly factual but certainly skewed in a certain direction, they are really informative and entertaining though; perfect to get you interested in a subject to inspire you to delve into it yourself even if you don't come out with the same interpretations he does.
Great, thanks, I'll watch it!
Monkeypunch
01-24-17, 07:03 PM
I have watched a TON of movies since I last went on here. But let's just focus on the most recent:
La La Land - I loved this one. Immediately bought the soundtrack on iTunes. I want to see it again soon, too. I feel like this will sweep the Oscars. 5
Zorro, The Gay Blade - George Hamilton plays the title character of Zorro as well as his twin brother, the "gay blade" of the title. Is this incredibly un-PC? Hoyeah. Zorro's brother is named Bunny Wigglesworth, for Pete's sake. But "Bunny" is also the smarter, more heroic, and more competent of the two, and the film doesn't really mock him for his sexuality. Hamilton has a great time playing both the macho lady killer Zorro (with a hammy Spanish accent and negligible brain power) and the flamboyant, out and proud Zorro (with color coordinated suits and killer whip skills), and is surrounded by a funny supporting cast. A great, sometimes hilarious, totally outrageous film that time has forgotten. 3.5
re93animator
01-25-17, 07:19 PM
Body Parts (1991) – 2_5
A man gets an arm transplant that alters his personality. This has a sort of Stephen King movie vibe. It’s well made, but pretty bland up until the last 20 mins (which gloriously live up to the title). I wish it would’ve gone full splatter mode earlier, but it’s not terrible if you’re scrounging for psychological thrillers.
Just Before Dawn (1981) – 3_5
Good under the radar slasher. It ticks the box of most clichés, but it’s surprisingly modestly paced and heavy on development/intrigue.
Grizzly (1976) – 2
My avatar munches on a few people. The writing is thin of course (Jaws in the woods), but I love the woodland and small town scenery.
Snowbeast (1977) – 2
A Yeti munches on a few people. The writing is thin of course (Jaws in the snow), but I love the snowy and small town scenery.
Orca (1977) – 2
An orca munches on a few people. The writing is thin of course (Jaws in the ocea… wait), but I love the oceanic and small town scenery.
Police Tactics (Kinji Fukasaku, 1974) 3
MGM Is on the Move! (No Director Listed, 1964) 2.5
The Grace Card (David G. Evans, 2010) 2
Eat That Question: Frank Zappa in His Own Words (Thorsten Schütte, 2016) 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJTD22kjIJE
Rock composer/musician Frank Zappa was one of rock’s most unique satirists and advocates of free speech. Here he testifies before the PMRC Senate Committee led by Tipper Gore on possible censorship of lyrics.
They Met in the Dark (Karel Lamac, 1943) 2.5
Extinction (Miguel Ángel Vivas, 2015) 2
A Shot in the Dark (Blake Edwards, 1964) 3.5-
Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) 2.5+
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In 17th-century Japan, Christians and their Jesuit priests are tortured and killed.
Teenagers on Trial (Frances Dinsmoor, 1955) 2
Breach (Billy Ray, 2007) 3
Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (Jack Hill, 1967) 2
Moana (John Musker & Ron Clements, 2016) 3+
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Young Moana becomes the first of her people in hundreds of years to reconnect with the ocean.
Riot in Juvenile Prison (Edward L. Cahn, 1959) 2
Inferno (Ron Howard, 2016) 2.5
So Young, So Bad (Paul Henreid, 1950) 2
Jackie (Pablo Larrain, 2016) 3-
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Jacqueline Kennedy (Natalie Portman) escorts her late husband’s body in the state funeral of John F. Kennedy.
Brothers In Arms (Jean Claude LaMarre, 2005) 1.5
American Pastoral (Ewan McGregor, 2016) 2.5
The Vessel (Julio Quintana, 2016) 2
Pit Stop (Jack Hill, 1969) 2.5
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Drag racer Richard Davalos gets bailed out of jail by racing team sponsor Brian Donlevy who takes a special interest in his driving ability.
Iroquois
01-28-17, 09:36 AM
The Young Girls of Rochefort (Jacques Demy, 1967) - 3.5
xXx: Return of Xander Cage (D.J. Caruso, 2017) - 3
Lion (Garth Davis, 2016) - 3.5
21 Years: Richard Linklater (Michael Dunaway and Tara Wood, 2014) - 2
Peeping Tom (Michael Powell, 1960) - 3
Resident Evil: Extinction (Russell Mulcahy, 2007) - 3
Frances Ha (Noah Baumbach, 2012) - 3
Lethal Weapon 3 (Richard Donner, 1992) - 3
Mad Max: Fury Road (George Miller, 2015) - 4.5
Rosalie Blum (Julien Rappeneau, 2015) - 2
Die Hölle Hell (Stefan Ruzowitzky, 2017) - 4
Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997) - 3.5+
Madame Dubarry (Ernst Lubitsch, 1919) - 3.5
MovieMeditation
01-28-17, 02:27 PM
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My January watches so far. I see War Dogs got cut off, which I watched on the first as well... Moonlight is without rating for now... and I hope this is readable for y'all. :up:
Bad Day to Go Fishing (Álvaro Brechner, 2009) 3-
Trois 2: Pandora's Box (Rob Hardy, 2002) 1.5+
Trois 3: The Escort (Skav One, 2004) 1.5
The Getaway (Sam Peckinpah, 1972) 3-
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Bank robber Steve McQueen blows away one of those after him.
The Great Mr. Nobody (Ben Stoloff, 1941) 2.5
Good Scouts (Jack King, 1938) 3
The Skipper Surprised His Wife (Elliott Nugent, 1950) 2
14 Blades (Daniel Lee, 2010) 2.5
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During the Ming Dynasty, an emperor’s guard (Donnie Yen) is double-crossed and forced to battle his former allies.
Storm Over Wyoming (Lesley Selander, 1950) 2
Americano (Mathieu Demy, 2011) 2.5
Border Treasure (George Archainbaud, 1950) 2
Mermaids (Richard Benjamin, 1990) 3.5
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Teenager Winona Ryder gets jealous and declares war on her mom (Cher), so she wears the latter's dress and makeup to be with the man (Michael Schoeffling) the former has a crush on, but her younger sister (Christina Ricci) tells her what she thinks.
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (Ang Lee, 2016) 2+
Wonders of the West (James H. Smith, 1938) 2.5
The Grapes of Death (Jean Rollin, 1978) 2
The Counterfeit Traitor (George Seaton, 1962) 3.5
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American William Holden, blackmailed to become a spy in Nazi Germany during WWII, takes a lackadaisical attitude to his job until he meets attractive German Lilli Palmer, and from then on their lives are endangered.
Allied (Robert Zemeckis, 2016) 2.5
Come on Danger (Edward Killy, 1942) 2
Live by Night (Ben Affleck, 2016) 2.5
Miss Sloane (John Madden, 2016) 3-
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Lobbyist Jessica Chastain changes law firms and agrees to go after gun lobbyists before the U.S. Senate who later finds reasons to go after her for bribery and corruption.
Spent the last 24 hours catching up on some 2016 films that I wanted to get to before the Oscars and sending in my mofie ballot.
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3
The way people have been talking about this I thought I would really go for it. It was engaging and I enjoyed it but it wasn't nearly as entertaining as I thought it was going to be. No major problems, except for maybe BJ Novak, just nothing to elevate it either.
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3.5
I didn't love this as much as most but I thought it was very good. The way people are talking about it I expected the three chapter structure to be change the story and pace more than it did. It really flowed nicely and was very good story telling and editing. Not in love with it, but I don't have any shade to throw it either.
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4
This is my surprise of the year. I can't believe how much I enjoyed it. Great lead character and I love how we just follow her POV for almost three hours. The film flew by. I loved this thematically and visually. We are constantly shown beauty and ugliness and it blends perfectly with this story. The music is not always my taste but fits the film well.
This film ends with a baptism. So you know it was pushing my thematic pleasure points. Great film.
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The Haindmaiden
Can't believe how much I didn't really care for this film. The cinematography and score are both an A. However, the story just wasn't for me at all. Totally unengaging. Disappointing, I was expecting to love it.
rauldc14
01-29-17, 09:07 PM
Nice work brosif. Now u are on a movie watching roll!
You're the man Sean :up:. Really wasn't expecting you to like American Honey that much, awesome.
cricket
01-29-17, 09:18 PM
I'm going to try and hammer 2016 the next 5 weeks. I think I have American Honey coming for Saturday.
rauldc14
01-29-17, 10:31 PM
Is American Honey on DVD? Never heard of it before.
Is American Honey on DVD? Never heard of it before.
Yep it's on dvd.
Is American Honey on DVD? Never heard of it before.
I rented it on Vudu.
rauldc14
01-29-17, 10:59 PM
Me no have no vudu
Me no have no vudu
You use Itunes? I bet it's there.
cricket
01-29-17, 11:08 PM
Netflix DVD
rauldc14
01-29-17, 11:22 PM
You use Itunes? I bet it's there.
I have before. I probably won't watch it too soon, but seems like it's getting a lot of love.
Blackenstein (William A. Levey, 1973) 1+
Donald’s Snow Fight (Jack King, 1942) 3.5-
The Late Show (Robert Benton, 1977) 3-
Face/Off (John Woo, 1997) 3.5
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After accidentally killing the young son of FBI agent John Travolta, flamboyant terrorist Castor Troy (Nicolas Cage) plots to blow up L.A., starting a crazy, sci-fi action extravaganza.
Dekalog: One (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1989) 3.5
Dekalog: Two (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3
Dekalog: Three (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 2.5
Dekalog: Four (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3
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Ten-year-old Wojciech Klata asks his father (Henryk Baranowski) several deep questions about life, death, faith and computer calculations in Dekalog: One
Dekalog: Five (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3.5
Dekalog: Six (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3
Scenic Route (Goetz Bros., 2013) 2
Doctor Strange (Scott Derrickson, 2016) 2.5+
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After his hands are drastically injured in a car accident, neurosurgeon Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) searches for healing and finds a school where he learns superpowers and transportation through alternate dimensions.
The Last Vacation (Roger Leenhardt, 1948) 2.5
The Hockey Champ (Jack King, 1939) 3+
Come Have Coffee with Us (Alberto Lattuada, 1970) 2.5
The Edge of Seventeen (Kelly Fremon King, 2016) 3-
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High school junior Hailee Steinfeld talks to her teacher (Woody Harrelson) about the usual teenage angst, this time mostly involving her mom (Kyra Sedgwick) her “perfect” brother (Blake Tenner) and that she was born too late.
Only the Strong Survive (Chris Hegedus & D.A. Pennebaker, 2003) 2.5
The White Helmets (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2016) 3-
Final Episode (Kinji Fukasaku, 1974) 2.5
Lion (Garth Davis, 2016) 3-
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20 years after he got separated from his family in India and adopted by an Australian couple, Saroo (Dev Patel) shares his life with his girlfriend (Rooney Mara) but finds himself thinking more and more about his birth mother and brother.
I loved the scene you used the Edge of Seventeen gif from. Woody Harrelson's "Maybe people just don't like you." killed me. I enjoyed it and Steinfeld was great i thought.
Been really wanting to see Dekalog it's just difficult to find the time since i'd like to watch them all in a fairly short time together.
Doctor Strange (Scott Derrickson, 2016) rating_2_5+
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Aw that's a shame. :( Usuaully you're right on board for the Marvel films. It makes me feel justified in liking them so much. :D I can point at you and go "well our Master of Movies thinks they're good/great so obviously they're doing something right."
Do you know what problem(s) exactly kept you from liking it as much as the majority of the MCU films?
I was going to give it 3 for the first 2/3, but then the whole thing seemed to go into hyperdrive in both silliness and what I found to be crazy F/X. Therefore, I gave it 2.5+. I then watched The Edge of Seventeen which was not a great movie but entertaining and had enough moments of truth for me to give it a 3-. I was considering giving them the same rating, but ultimately thought the latter movie was better.and decided to divide them accordingly. If I watch Doctor Strange again, I'll see what I think then.
cricket
02-01-17, 08:28 AM
January, 2017 movies watched-
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 3 Not as overly cheery or unnatural as many of the classic musicals.
War Dogs (2016) 4 Maybe not a great movie, but very much my type, and I was thoroughly entertained.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) 3.5 Much the same feeling as I had with War Dogs, just a little more uneven.
Un Chien Andalou (1929) 3 I didn't get much out of my first viewing, but I appreciate it's place in history.
Gozu (2003) 2.5 Some crazy stuff but I prefer a more conventional narrative.
Casablanca (1942) Repeat viewing 5 It took me a few watches to finally see this as a masterpiece.
Nurse 3-D (2013) 3.5 Hot nurses and graphic violence make for a guilty pleasure.
In My Skin (2002) 2.5+ Well made film but unpleasant to watch.
The Shallows (2016) 2+ Ok to watch for the scenery and shark.
Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001) Repeat viewing 4+ Way better and different than I remembered.
Sanshiro Sugata (1943) 3.5- Kurosawa's first movie is less than 80 minutes long, and shows the promise of what's to come.
Westworld (1973) 3 Cool flick, but I liked it more before the robots went crazy.
Bad (1977) 2.5 Seedy dark comedy with some sick scenes.
Midnight Run (1988) Repeat viewing 4+ Very funny with great chemistry between De Niro and Grodin.
The Last House on Dead End Street (1977) 2.5 Low budget shocker with great sense of dread and WTF moments.
Tyrannosaur (2011) 4+ Supremely well done and bleak British drama.
Naked Blood (1996) 2 Some disgusting gore scenes but not much else.
Joe (1970) Repeat viewing 4.5 Very much my kind of movie and with a jaw dropping ending.
Solaris (2002) 3- A very sound movie that I wished I liked more.
Despicable Me (2010) 3.5 Much better than expected.
The Killers (1946) 4 Finely executed noir with a strong cast.
The Illusionist (2010) 2.5+ I loved it visually, but got nothing from the story or characters.
Kichiku (1997) 2 Boring as hell until it gets to the ultra violent second act.
The Living and the Dead (2006) 2.5 Fairly upsetting at times with some decent dark humor.
The Emperor's New Groove (2000) 2.5- Not bad but I thought it was more geared toward kids.
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) Repeat viewing 3.5 Not for my normal taste, but I do enjoy it and I think it is brilliantly executed.
The Naked City (1948) 3.5+ Noir that I'd highly recommend for fans of police procedurals.
The Bunny Game (2011) 3 Extremely unpleasant.
Barbara (2012) 3.5- Well done in every way but nothing about it I loved.
Girl House (2014) 3+ A surprisingly good modern slasher.
Fallen Angel (1945) 2.5-[/rating] Not a bad watch, but I thought it lacked believability and a strong main character.
[B]Johnny Got His Gun (1971) 4- Upsetting, yet moving, with flaws hidden by the story.
The Last Days of Disco (1998) 3 I loved the disco part but everything else was average to me.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Repeat viewing 3.5+ Still not my type, but it's the first time I've been able to enjoy and appreciate it.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Repeat viewing 3 Some good scenes and it left me with a pleasant feeling.
Never Let Me Go (2010) 4 I'm a sucker for tragic love stories and Carey Mulligan. This has both.
Deepwater Horizon (2016) 3+ Solid action film that makes the most out of the material, but will be easily forgotten.
U Turn (1997) Repeat viewing 3.5 Third time watching this, and the first time I've really liked it.
Total January viewings-38
Iroquois
02-01-17, 08:32 AM
Scarlet Street (Fritz Lang, 1945) - 3.5
Resident Evil: Afterlife (Paul W.S. Anderon, 2010) - 3
Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) - 3.5
Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) - 4.5
Thirst (Rod Hardy, 1979) - 1.5
Nowhere (Gregg Araki, 1997) - 3.5
Resident Evil: Retribution (Paul W.S. Anderson, 2012) - 3.5
Patrick (Richard Franklin, 1978) - 2.5
The Edge of Seventeen (Kelly Fremon Craig, 2016) - 3
Stalker (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1979) - 4.5
January Watches: *= rewatch
Mad Max: Fury Road - 3.5
A.I Artificial Intelligence - 3
Deadpool - 3
Withnail and I - 3.5-
Hiroshima Mon Amour - 4.5-
Never Let Me Go - 2+
Sanshiro Sugata - 2.5
U Turn - 3
Barbara - 3.5-
The Man From Nowhere - 4+
I, Daniel Blake - 4+
Romper Stomper* - 2.5
The City Of Lost Children - 3
Moonlight - 3.5+
Fantastic Planet - 3.5-
Stalker - 3.5
Solaris - 4+
La La Land - 2.5+
The Edge of Seventeen - 3+
Manchester By The Sea - 4+
2046 - 3.5+
2017 - 21 watched
rauldc14
02-01-17, 09:49 AM
Hell to the yes on that Manchester rating!
Hell to the no on La La Land :(
Manchester was excellent. At least we have that.
I was going to give it rating_3 for the first 2/3, but then the whole thing seemed to go into hyperdrive in both silliness and what I found to be crazy F/X. Therefore, I gave it 2.5+. I then watched The Edge of Seventeen which was not a great movie but entertaining and had enough moments of truth for me to give it a 3-. I was considering giving them the same rating, but ultimately thought the latter movie was better.and decided to divide them accordingly. If I watch Doctor Strange again, I'll see what I think then.
Fair enough. Though I'm trying to figure out at one point it might have lost you a bit. It feels like if you went along with it to begin with you'd be able to stick with it as you could accuse it of being silly and having crazy F/X right from the off. Is that actually the lowest score you've given a Marvel film? Usually you always seem to be around the 3.5 mark at least for the majority of them
Miss Vicky
02-01-17, 10:58 PM
Everything I watched In January
(Thoughts posted in my Movie Log (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=43738))
The Rescuers (John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Art Stevens, 1977) 3.5-
Face/Off (John Woo, 1997) (Rewatch) 4
Y Tu Mamá También (Alfonso Cuarón, 2001) 3
U Turn (Oliver Stone, 1997) (Rewatch) 4+
The Grand Budpest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014)2.5-
Romper Stomper (Geoffrey Wright, 1992) (Rewatch) 4+
Barbara (Christian Petzold, 2012) 3+
The Sword in the Stone (Wolfgang Reitherman, 1963) 2.5+
From Up On Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-zaka kara) (Gorô Miyazaki, 2011) 3+
Withnail & I (Bruce Robinson, 1987) 1.5
American History X (Tony Kaye, 1998) (Rewatch) 3+
Fritz the Cat (Ralph Bakshi, 1972) 1
Batman: Year One (Sam Liu and Lauren Montgomery, 2011) 3-
The Man From Nowhere (Ajeossi) (Jeong-beom Lee, 2010) 4+
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, 2001) 2.5-
Rock & Rule (Clive A. Smith, 1983) 2-
Split (M. Night Shyamalan, 2016) - rating_3_5
The Sand Pebbles (Robert Wise, 1966) - rating_3_5
Easy Rider (Dennis Hopper, 1969) - rating_3+
Doom (Andrzej Bartkowiak, 2005) - 2.5
Man of the East (E.B. Clucher [Enzo Barboni]), 1972) 2.5-
The Little Whirlwind (Riley Thomson, 1941) 3
Endurance (Leslie Woodhead, 1999) 2.5-
Paterson (Jim Jarmusch, 2016) 3
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Paterson, New Jersey poet/bus driver Paterson (Adam Driver) is about to try a new dish by his wife (Golshifteh Farahani) – a pie made of cheddar cheese and Brussels sprouts – which has already been tested by their beloved dog Marvin (Nellie)
Malibu's Most Wanted (John Whitesell, 2003) 2
The Purge: Anarchy (James DeMonaco, 2014) 2.5
Sunday in Peking (Chris Marker, 1956) 3
War Requiem (Derek Jarman, 1989) 2.5
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WWI nurse Tilda Swinton is one of the wordless main characters in the film, consisting of Benjamin Britten’s title requiem as well as poems by the nurse’s husband, William Owen (Nathaniel Parker).
Three Cheers for the Whale (Chris Marker, 1972) 3-
The Last of England (Derek Jarman, 1988) 2
The Patriot (Frank Harris, 1986) 1.5
Escape from L.A. (John Carpenter, 1996) 2.5
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Criminal par excellence Snake Plissken (Kurt Russell) must do the bidding of the U.S. President (this time Cliff Robertson) again, and part of that includes surfing a tsunami with hippie Peter Fonda.
3 Little Ninjas and the Lost Treasure (Emmett Alston, 1990) 1.5-
Freelancers (Jessy Terrero, 2012) 2-
Ride (Millicent Shelton, 1998) 1.5+
The Running Man (Paul Michael Glaser, 1987) 3
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The framed “Butcher of Bakersfield” (Arnold Schwarzenegger) warns, a la the Terminator, that The Running Man”’s TV game show host (Richard Dawson) had better prepare for his ass to be grass when he returns.
Dekalog: Seven (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3-
Dekalog: Eight (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3
Dekalog: Nine (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3
Dekalog: Ten (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1990) 3+
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In the most comical film of Dekalog – Ten, two brothers (Zbigniew Zamachowski & Jerzy Stuhr) inherit their father’s precious stamp collection which basically turns their life into a living hell.
re93animator
02-03-17, 03:29 PM
Prophecy (1979) – 2
Some green activists try to halt the circulation of manbearpig-sprouting mercury. It mixes uber cheesy monster stuff with dramatic environmental commentary; pretty disjointed. The music is very overbearing too.
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The Prowler (1981) – 2_5
A heartbroken WWII vet skewers some teens. It has a cool killer, but otherwise it’s pretty generic.
The Mummy (1999) – 3_5
Maybe it’s a little nostalgia-influenced, but this is my favorite mummy movie. I don’t think I’ve seen a cooler use of this type of setting sans Indiana Jones. It’s hokey Hollywood stuff, but really fun.
The Gorgon (1964) – 4
Creepy snake-hair lady turns gents into stone. This is gonna send me back down the Hammer rabbit hole. As is typical, great atmosphere and acting.
The Creeping Flesh (1973) – 2_5
A scientist unearths an exotic new skeleton that grows flesh whenever it contacts water. The premise is cool, but it diverges into less interesting territory midway. It’s as if they were tacking on some extra content in order to fulfill a runtime quota.
She (1965) – 2
Adventurers look for a lost city. This forgoes the cheap sets of ’59 The Mummy (cool as they are) for more legit sweeping location shots. The protagonists are kind of twats though. The way they’re introduced makes them seem like victims approaching comeuppance. It’s also hard to ignore the racial insensitivities.
Cushing is so underacknowledged; one of the best ever.
Prophecy (1979) – rating_2
Some green activists try to halt the circulation of manbearpig-sprouting mercury. It mixes uber cheesy monster stuff with dramatic environmental commentary; pretty disjointed. The music is very overbearing too.
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Your thoughts are appreciated. I know I should take heed, but that gif is wooing me something fierce right now. I'm finding it almost impossible to resist. I'm seriously considering pursuing this.
re93animator
02-03-17, 06:36 PM
Your thoughts are appreciated. I know I should take heed, but that gif is wooing me something fierce right now. I'm finding it almost impossible to resist. I'm seriously considering pursuing this.
Go for it. It's not awful, but the rest of the movie doesn't really do that gif justice.
Two more 2016 flicks that gave me exactly what I was expecting. True stories that were a bit over written and a whole lot of sentimental. Nothing wrong with that. They were both perfectly fine watches.
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3
Is Spencer ever not the best thing about a movie she is in? She just demands her presence to be felt. I have always loved Costner as well. All around great performances in a good story executed in a fine fashion.
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2.5
This movie is as straight forward as a movie can get. Nice, easy, quick Saturday afternoon watch.
Sleepers (Barry Levinson, 1996) - 4+
Mud (Jeff Nichols, 2012) - 4
Idiocracy (Mike Judge, 2006) - 4
Despicable Me (Pierre Coffin/Chris Renaud, 2010) - 2.5
Snow Queen (Vlad Barbe & Maxim Sveshnikov, 2012) 2-
Fire on the Mountain (Donald Wrye, 1981) 2.5
Kendall got a rose (Luke Haskard, 2016) 2
The Founder (John Lee Hancock, 2016) 3-
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In 1954, two-bit hustler/salesman Ray Kroc (Michael Keaton) finds his perfect drive-in-type restaurant in the San Bernardino (CA) McDonald’s owned by the McDonald brothers (John Carroll Nash & Nick Offerman), so Kroc does everything he can to buy, reproduce and franchise their business.
The Ballad of Friday and June (Tate English, 2009) 2.5
Meet the Deedles (Steve Boyum, 1997) 1.5
Alexandra's Project (Rolf de Heer, 2003) 2.5
Passengers (Morten Tyldum, 2016) 3-
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The Starship Avalon is partway through its 120 year voyage from Earth to the Homestead Colony when the hibernation pod of mechanical engineer Chris Pratt mistakenly opens. No one else is awake, and in his vast loneliness, he wanders the ship, picking out a beautiful writer to intentially awaken, but she doesn’t know what he did.
Dead Men Tell (Harry Lachman, 1941) 2.5
Half Past Dead (Don Michael Paul, 2002) 2
Coda (Alan Holly, 2014) 3+
Charlie’s Country (Rolf de Heer, 2013) 2.5
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Australian Yolngu Charlie (the iconic David Gulpilil) cannot find a way to live his life at peace and within his culture’s law of harmony anywhere the white man’s laws can intervene, which turns out to be everywhere in Australia.
Blue (Derek Jarman, 1993) 2.5
Dangerous Ground (Darrell James Roodt, 1997) 1.5
Crazy Horse (John Irvin, 1996) 2.5
Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) 3
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Portuguese Jesuit priest Andrew Garfield consoles a Japanese Christian while fellow priest Adam Driver.looks on in silence.
Sequin Raze (Sarah Gertrude Shapiro, 2013) 2
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes aka Jive Turkey (Bill Brame, 1974) 1.5
A Short Film About Love (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1988) 3
A Short Film About Killing (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1988) 3.5
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A vicious killer (Miroslaw Baka) and his defense attorney (Krzysztof Globisz) await the carrying out of his death sentence.
cricket
02-06-17, 07:04 PM
Mark, two movies there that are on my watchlist, and I'm wondering if you'd recommend them for me-Alexandra's Project and A Short Film About Live. I've already seen A Short Film About Killing and liked that.
I have been slacking on my Movie Tab posts for a while, so i will just list a few titles I watched that were new watches instead of posting my thoughts on Mulholland Drive and Blade Runner for the ten millionth time, even though I did watch them both yet again. ;)
Edge of Seventeen
Kelly Fremon Craig, 2016
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3_5
At first, the main characters constant navel-gazing sort of annoyed me, but Hailee Steinfeld's excellent performance and the film's gradual deconstruction of typical archetypes ala John Hughes won me over. Some fun comedy, good casting and plenty of heart make this an excellent coming of age film.
Girl on a Train
Tate Taylor, 2016
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2_5
A watchable thriller. I saw the twist coming a mile away, and the performances sort of fell flat for me. I had discarded the twist early, thinking it was far too obvious. Alas, there it was. Stick with Fincher's Gone Girl if you feel like watching something of this nature - far superior in almost every way.
Prisoners
Villeneuve, 2013
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4_5
This guy...this guy! This director has quickly become one of my favorites since I discovered his work. This icy thriller is expertly crafted and well-played across the board. Not many people have heard of this when I mention it in conversation, which is a travesty. Every film I see from this fellow gives me more hope that this year's upcoming Blade Runner 2049 will be a success.
Now You See Me 2
Jon M. Chu, 2016
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2_5
I thought the first flick was fairly entertaining, with a script that had a few cool surprises and some fun set pieces. The sequel attempts to crank everything up to 11, and the end result is just sort of a big mess. I did enjoy the infiltration sequence with the card, even though it was clearly ******** - it was pretty well done and made for a few good laughs. The rest of the film was kind of a chore, with the bits not working nearly as well. Not even Liz Kaplan could save this one.
Captain Spaulding
02-07-17, 05:45 PM
January Viewings: Part I
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Deathgasm (Jason Lei Howden, 2015) 2.5
Roar (Noel Marshall, 1981) 3.5
The Pom Pom Girls (Joseph Ruben, 1976) 2.5
Blacula (William Crain, 1972) 3
Scream Blacula Scream (Bob Kelljan, 1973) 3
I'm probably in the minority, but I preferred the first half Deathgasm when it was just about metalhead friendships and high-school fantasies rather than Black Hymns and demon apocalypses. Kick-ass soundtrack, though, and death-by-dildo has become one of my favorite on-screen kills in recent memory. I have no idea how to rate Roar, but it feels like essential viewing in its own bizarre, well-intentioned-yet-stupidly-misguided, must-be-seen-to-be-believed sort of way. For those unaware, Roar is an eleven-year labor of love undertaken by Tippi Hedren, her husband and their grown-up children (including Melanie Griffith, whom I had no idea was the daughter of Hedren) which sees the family basically try not to get mauled to death by 100+ untrained lions, tigers, cheetahs, cougars and other big cats, in addition to a couple of pissed-off elephants, in the name of, um, wildlife preservation? Over 70 crew members were injured during production. Scalps were lifted. Windpipes punctured. Faces disfigured. Every scene is fraught with peril. There's a vague outline of a plot, but since the animals basically do whatever they want, most scenes are chaotic and the actors find themselves reacting more than acting. If Roar isn't the most reckless, dangerous, irresponsible film ever made, I don't know what is. The Pom Pom Girls is a marginally entertaining, albeit inconsequential and unmemorable, time-capsule that feels like the original Dazed and Confused. Both Blacula and Scream Blacula Scream are very enjoyable, in large part because of the humanity that William Marshall brings to the titular role. He's frightening and sympathetic, cool and compelling. Not sure which film I prefer. The first one has a better narrative and more emotional heft, but the sequel has voodoo and Pam Grier, so . . .
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Gymkata (Robert Clouse, 1985) 2.5
Silverado (Lawrence Kasdan, 1985) 3
A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006) 2
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural (Richard Blackburn, 1973) 3
How Green Was My Valley (John Ford, 1941) 3
Gymkata is the best film I've ever seen about a gymnast with expert karate skills entering a deadly competition in a fictional country to avenge his special-agent father and establish a U.S. Star Wars missile defense station. It's all very cheesy, very 80's, very mullet-y, but also very fun in a so-bad-it's-good sorta way, with real-life Olympian Kurt Thomas knocking people unconscious simply by somersaulting over them. There's also a fantastically surreal sequence late in the film where it feels as if Alejandro Jodorowsky wandered on set for a few days and took over as director. Medieval pommel horses for the win! Silverado is a solid, old-fashioned, Hollywood western with an excellent cast (Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum, Brian Dennehy, among many other familiar faces). A Scanner Darkly wasn't as confusing as I'd feared, but I found it pretty dull, Robert Downey Jr.'s character annoyed me, and I hated the rotoscoping. Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural is a forgotten gem of prohibition-era Southern Gothic. The film is grainy and super low-budget, but the atmosphere is thick and foreboding and the forest full of vampires and ghouls is appropriately spooky. Plus the whole thing is basically a metaphor for a young girl's burgeoning sexuality, where every man's gaze feels suddenly lecherous and hungry and dangerous. How Green Was My Valley is gorgeous to look at, especially when the smokestacks are billowing in the background, but the story feels very much like a thick novel condensed into a 2-hour film where whole chapters are either missing or glossed over. I admired the film from a technical standpoint, but it was difficult for me to latch onto any of the characters or care about their tragedies.
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Forbidden World (Allan Holzman, 1982) 2.5
Bound to Vengeance (José Manuel Cravioto, 2015) 1.5
Circle of Iron (Richard Moore, 1978) 2.5
Loving (Jeff Nichols, 2016) 3
Heaven Can Wait (Warren Beatty & Buck Henry, 1978) 3
Forbidden World is a cheap, Roger Corman-produced, exploitative rip-off of Alien that ups the gore and boobs quota for a bit of fast-moving, mindless, trashy fun. The monster looks like a rubber Xenamorph someone found discarded in a dumpster. I'd be a bigger fan of science-fiction if they always featured gratuitous scenes of hot female scientists showering together. Bound to Vengeance skips the kidnapping, rape and torment and instead begins with the prisoner turning tables on her captor by forcing him to drive around and free other victims he's chained up at various locations. Sounds like an intriguing premise, at least to me, but the violence lacks the necessary context to be cathartic, as well as the nasty streak required to make the events memorable. I also found the script and direction rather poor. Circle of Iron is a bizarre martial-arts film originally conceived by Bruce Lee that features David Carradine in four separate roles (including one as a kung-fu monkey man), lots of zen sayings, a hero who looks like a skinny-legged version of He-Man, and Eli Wallach attempting to dissolve the lower half of his body in a cauldron of oil in the middle of the desert. I'm a fan of Jeff Nichols, but I think his understated direction muted the emotional resonance of Loving, preventing the powerful true story from packing a wallop. Or maybe I'm just accustomed to films of this sort being melodramatic and overwrought. Still a good film, though, and Ruth Negga's subtle, heartfelt performance is deserving of all the accolades it has received. Heaven Can Wait is also a good film with a good script, good performances and a great premise. The storyline involving Charles Grodin and Dyan Cannon was a major weak spot, though. I also wish we could've seen a few scenes from the vantage point of other characters, since only viewers are seeing Warren Beatty instead of the dead man he has possessed. The bittersweet ending left me torn.
Deathgasm!!!! RAHHHHHHHHH
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Spaulding, have you seen Waking Life? And if so what did you think of the animation? I thought it was one of the most visually displeasing things i've ever seen and coupled with the Philosophy 101 dialogue i felt like throwing up, worst Linklater i've seen anyway. I think A Scanner Darkly was pretty boring at times but i liked RDJ's character and i think they got a hang of the rotoscoping alot more. Some of the visuals in A Scanner Darkly were interesting although i understand your objection to them.
I feel about the same as your comment on Loving, thing is i know i'd complain if it was too heavy handed so i'm searching for some balance that isn't really possible with these types of films. Quite liked it anyway though.
Captain Spaulding
02-08-17, 04:36 PM
Spaulding, have you seen Waking Life? And if so what did you think of the animation? I thought it was one of the most visually displeasing things i've ever seen and coupled with the Philosophy 101 dialogue i felt like throwing up, worst Linklater i've seen anyway. I think A Scanner Darkly was pretty boring at times but i liked RDJ's character and i think they got a hang of the rotoscoping alot more. Some of the visuals in A Scanner Darkly were interesting although i understand your objection to them.
I've seen Waking Life. I rate it the same as A Scanner Darkly. Not sure which I prefer -- probably A Scanner Darkly, if forced to choose. Both are easily my least favorites from Linklater. Your comment about the dialogue is spot-on, although some of it was interesting in a get-stoned-and-think-about-it-later kinda way. I agree with you that the rotoscoping looked a lot better in A Scanner Darkly, but I'm just not a fan of that type of animation. Even when done well, I find it ugly and distracting. There's something about seeing glossy versions of the actors, recognizable but alien, the nuances of their faces missing, their movements unnatural, that I find extremely off-putting.
re93animator
02-08-17, 07:48 PM
It! Terror form Beyond Space (1958) – 2_5
Often said to be the impetus for Alien. Decent for those that appreciate tacky old sci-fi. I find it hilarious that one of the most celebrated films of its kind apparently ripped off this cheesefest.
The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998) – 3_5
I think there was too much Hollywood bombast in the end (this coming after pissing on an Independence Day poster), but the story was engaging. I wish they would’ve let the awesomely atmospheric alien sets breathe a little more though, instead of spamming the quick cuts and close-ups in the finale.
Ruthless People (1986) – 3
A kidnapping incites a Coen bros-esque convoluted series of events. In all hairsprayed, snare-drummed, pink-lighted glory, this is one of the most 80s movies I’ve seen. It has moments, but I think the plot warranted darker humor than the writing was willing to risk.
Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) – 3
Not as entertaining or epic as I’m sure was intended, but it's fun escapism. It's also worth mentioning an excellent score.
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964) – 2_5
Title is self-explanatory. The first half illustrates a man’s depressing survival and coping with loneliness. It’s picturesque and holds up really well… until the flying saucer shows up and it devolves into a campy laser show. I guess they felt that they had to tack on some excitement after a lengthy period of monotony.
Tales from Earthsea (Gorô Miyazaki, 2006) 2.5
Final Voyage (Jay Andrews [Jim Wynorski], 1999) 1.5
Mickey’s Polo Team (David Hand, 1936) 3.5
The Love Witch (Anna Biller, 2016) 2.5
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Beautiful witch Samantha Robinson casts various spells on various men looking for a quick, strong love that probably isn’t even out there.
Ice Soldiers (Sturla Gunnarson, 2014) 2
Shepherds and Butchers (Oliver Schmitz, 2016) 3-
S.W.A.T.: Firefight (Benny Boom, 2011) 2
Noise (Matthew Saville, 2007) 2.5+
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A young woman (Maia Thomas) and a Melbourne policeman (Brendan Cowell) are both traumatized by a mass murder on board a passenger train, and things, including the constable’s tinnitus, only get worse from there.
Designing Woman (Vincente Minnelli, 1957) 3
Phat Girlz (Nnegest Likké, 2006) 1.5+
Wajma, an Afghan Love Story (Barmak Akram, 2013) 2.5
The Eagle Huntress (Otto Bell, 2016) 3
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Nomadic Mongol girl Aisholpan (Herself) is trained by her father to be an eagle huntress – the first female of her family to do so in 12 generations.
An Investigation on the Night That Won't Forget (Lav Diaz, 2012) 2
Bleed for This (Ben Younger, 2016) 2.5
Of Boys and Men (Carl Seaton, 2008) 2
The Girl with the Hat Box aka Moscow Laughs and Cries (Boris Barnet, 1927) 3
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Milliner Anna Sten, who has both a complicated love life and living arrangements celebrates winning a lottery.
Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011) 2.5+
Du côté de la côte (Agnès Varda, 1958) 3
The Man in the Back Seat (Vernon Sewell, 1961) 2+
20th Century Women (Mike Mills, 2016) 3
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Lifelong friends (Lucas Jade Zumann & Elle Fanning) travel up the coast from Santa Barbara to San Luis Obispo in her VW Beetle, ostensibly to have sex for the first time.
Iroquois
02-10-17, 12:35 AM
La chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) - 3.5
Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (Paul W.S. Anderson, 2016) - 2.5
Lethal Weapon 4 (Richard Donner, 1998) - 2
Aliens (James Cameron, 1986) - 4.5
La haine (Mathieu Kassovitz, 1995) - 4
Executive Decision (Stuart Baird, 1996) - 2
Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 1996) - 4
Split (M. Night Shyamalan, 2016) - 2
Long Weekend (Colin Eggleston, 1978) - 2
Monsters (Gareth Edwards, 2010) - 3
Alexandra's Project (Rolf de Heer, 2003) - 3+
Schulmädchen Report 2.Teil School Girl Report #2 (Ernst Hofbauer, 1971) - 2.5+
Schulmädchen Report School Girl Report (Ernst Hofbauer, 1970) - 2.5
Captain Spaulding
02-10-17, 06:51 PM
January Viewings: Part II
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Altered States (Ken Russell, 1980) 3
Hush (Mike Flanagan, 2016) 2.5
X-Men: Apocalypse (Bryan Singer, 2016) 3
Money Monster (Jodie Foster, 2016) 2.5
Sausage Party (Conrad Vernon & Greg Tiernan, 2016) 3.5
Altered States features some wonderfully bizarre hallucinogenic sequences, but I was a bit taken aback by just how deep down the rabbit hole (or in this case, the caveman hole) the movie plunges. The plot ventures into pretty silly territory, yet the movie plays everything with such a straight face that it becomes borderline comical. Do I laugh? Do I take it seriously? William Hurt and Blair Brown deserve kudos for not stumbling over all the scientific jargon. A memorable mind-f*ck of a movie.
Hush is a decent home-invasion thriller, but I expected a lot more given all the praise. Having a deaf protagonist provides an interesting spin on things, and thankfully the script isn't filled with characters doing dumb things to generate suspense like most films of this type, but I think it was a mistake to unmask the villain so early since he's about as threatening as a paper cut.
I'm probably overrating X-Men: Apocalypse, but I'm a fan of the series (give me the X-Men films over the MCU or any other superhero franchise). The movie is a bloated CGI mess, especially in its lackluster climax, and Oscar Isaac goes to waste beneath a mountain of prosthetics, but I can't deny that I was still pretty entertained by it.
Money Monster is a timely, taut thriller, but I couldn't shake the feeling that George Clooney was miscast. It wants to be a movie with a message, but the lack of nuance and intelligence in the script prevents said message from packing any punch.
Sausage Party gets off to a shaky start, some of the profanity sounds forced and I wish more scenes had taken place outside the supermarket, but overall I enjoyed the film a lot. Humor that is either offensive or sexual in nature is my favorite kind of humor, so naturally this is right up my alley. The animation looks fantastic. Much of the vocal work is spot-on. (Edward Norton as the Jewish bagel was especially noteworthy.) The movie's structure, as well as the manner in which it presents and resolves its themes, is reminiscent to Pixar -- albeit a hedonistic, atheistic, foul-mouthed, just released from juvenile-detention Pixar. I wish I could get more people in real life to abandon their gods and beliefs in an afterlife so the wild orgies can commence.
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Vampire's Kiss (Robert Bierman, 1988) 2.5
Hearts in Atlantis (Scott Hicks, 2001) 2
Beyond the Black Rainbow (Panos Cosmatos, 2010) 2
Joysticks (Greydon Clark, 1983) 1.5
Timecrimes (Nacho Vigalondo, 2007) 3.5
I've seen close to fifty of Nicolas Cage's films, so I thought I had already seen him at his most unrestrained, but nothing in this world prepared me for the level of unbridled lunacy that he unleashes on screen in Vampire's Kiss. If you bottled up his performance and drank it, one sip would reduce your mind to madness, two sips would revert your physical state to a puddle of primordial ooze. I don't know whether to praise or condemn Cage's self-indulgent, over-the-top performance, since on one hand his manic manifestation reduces the movie around him to an afterthought, ruining what could've been an interesting, psychological, tragic story of a "vampire's" deteriorating mindset if it had been presented with some semblance of nuance; yet on the other hand, his performance towers so large, is so bewildering, so captivating, so deliriously insane, that it feels as if a fourth wall has been broken and you're no longer witnessing a character, but rather the actor himself, in the throes of a mental breakdown.
Hearts in Atlantis is a bland, forgettable Stephen King adaptation that wallows in sentimental nostalgia instead of delivering a compelling narrative.
I was loving Beyond the Black Rainbow early on, but once the dazzling visuals and the retro synth score stopped casting their trance-like fascination, the emptiness of the film revealed itself and the hypnotic pace gave way to boredom.
Joysticks is a dumb, stereotypical 80's sex comedy that made me nostalgic for the days when arcades were glorious hang-out spots and films could freely objectify women without being condemned for it. I just wish that the film wasn't so completely devoid of laughs. Thumbs up for the gang of Pac-Man punks, however.
Timecrimes is an intelligent, twisty, suspenseful sci-fi thriller from Spain. Most films that deal with time-loops suffer from repetitiveness, but Timecrimes only gets better and more engaging as its intricate, puzzle-like plot unfolds. The transformation of the MC from a dim-witted, boorish, sad-sack schlub to a hardened, deranged, desperate man is captivating. The stakes steadily rise until they threaten to explode. I'll never follow a topless woman into the woods again.
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Poultrygeist: Night of the Chicken Dead (Lloyd Kaufman, 2006) 2.5
From Russia With Love (Terence Young, 1963) 3
Coffee and Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch, 2003) 2.5
Central Intelligence (Rawson Marshall Thurber, 2016) 2.5
Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985) 2.5
Although much of the humor in Poultrygeist is too stupid to conjure laughs, I still found myself grinning at the sheer inanity of it all. The topless lesbian sing-alongs are decent, the practical effects are wonderfully gross, the barrage of offensiveness is tacky yet endearing. With the exception of a few topical jokes that have aged poorly (i.e. the jokes about Dick Cheney's daughter), Poultrygeist feels much more like an 80's film than something made in the 2000's, which I consider a major plus. If they shaved 20 minutes from the run-time and got to the feathered carnage sooner, the juvenile humor that occasionally becomes tiresome and obnoxious would be less of an issue.
From Russia With Love feels a bit sluggish at times, particularly in the first half, but the film really picked up for me once Bond boards the train. I especially liked Robert Shaw's turn as the baddie.
Coffee and Cigarettes is intermittently funny, droll, boring, quirky, pretentious, charming, pointless and several other disparate adjectives. The quality of each vignette often depends on the inherent magnetism of the actors rather than the script or dialogue. The Alfred Molina/Steve Coogan segment was the highlight.
Kevin Hart and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson make for an entertaining, likable duo in Central Intelligence, but their chemistry can't wholly compensate for the rote, uninspired script, nor the lack of genuine laughs.
Re-Animator fell victim to inflated expectations. I've been looking forward to this cult favorite for years, but I thought it was merely "okay." Maybe it was the comedy that didn't wholly work for me, since it's more tongue-in-cheek than tasteless and puerile, or maybe it was my indifference toward the unappealing leading duo, but I didn't have much fun with the movie despite its strengths (imaginative story, solid practical effects, wildly eventful final act). Seeing a headless corpse perform cunnilingus was pretty hilarious, though.
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Street Trash (J. Michael Muro, 1987) 2.5
Mortal Kombat (Paul W.S. Anderson, 1995) 4 [REWATCH]
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (John R. Leonetti, 1997) 1 [REWATCH]
Free State of Jones (Gary Ross, 2016) 2
Yoga Hosers (Kevin Smith, 2016) 2
Street Trash might as well be a Troma production, since it features many of the same characteristics: excessive vulgarity, anarchic attitude, buckets of goo, politically incorrect humor, etc. The camera work is surprisingly efficient (I loved the low-angle tracking shots) and the colorful melting effects are beautiful in a vomit-of-melting-crayons sorta way. Yet the film drags pretty hard at times and some of the gags, although amusing, go on too long (the keep-away game with a severed penis, for instance). It's a very memorable film, though, so I'll surely revisit it at some point.
Mortal Kombat was my favorite movie between the ages of 8-12, so it's impossible for me to be objective since even its flaws hold nostalgic charms. I still contend that it's the best video-game adaptation in existence. Save for the absence of giant droplets of blood that erupt with every uppercut, the movie perfectly captures the simple, basic pleasures of the game. That techno soundtrack never fails to get my adrenaline pumping.
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, on the other hand, is a complete abomination. Maybe if I didn't hold the first film so near and dear to my heart, I'd be able to laugh at the aggressively awful dialogue, the cringe-worthy performances, the boring fight scenes, the painfully ugly CGI, the lack of returning cast members, etc., but instead the sequel feels like 95-minutes of my childhood being sodomized.
Free State of Jones started strong, and the true-story behind it is certainly worthwhile, but the movie eventually devolved into a clumsy, overlong history lesson, complete with footnotes and newspaper montages and jarring flash forwards, with McConaughey's character existing only to give speeches.
My main inspiration for watching Yoga Hosers was to see if Johnny Depp's daughter has any talent (and to glean whether or not she's attractive enough to warrant spending the rest of my life as a registered sex offender; the answer: no, not quite; a little too bony for my tastes). The film is exceptionally silly, but Depp's daughter and Kevin Smith's daughter are very likable together, and the plot involving Nazi bratwursts is somewhat amusing in its ridiculousness. Bad movie, but not as bad as I'd feared and certainly not the worst thing Kevin Smith has directed.
Sexy Celebrity
02-10-17, 06:56 PM
Miss Vicky and I did a commentary to Vampire's Kiss. Neither of us had ever seen it before. We were experimenting with the idea of doing commentaries to movies neither of us had seen.
We were unprepared. But I loved it.
re93animator
02-10-17, 07:38 PM
Re-Animator (Stuart Gordon, 1985) 2.5
Re-Animator fell victim to inflated expectations.
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Props for your viewing selection though. I love Altered States and Street Trash.:)
Little Devil
02-10-17, 07:47 PM
Altered States features some wonderfully bizarre hallucinogenic sequences, but I was a bit taken aback by just how deep down the rabbit hole (or in this case, the caveman hole) the movie plunges. The plot ventures into pretty silly territory, yet the movie plays everything with such a straight face that it becomes borderline comical. Do I laugh? Do I take it seriously? William Hurt and Blair Brown deserve kudos for not stumbling over all the scientific jargon. A memorable mind-f*ck of a movie. Seeing it is believing it. One of my top movies of all time.
Mr Minio
02-10-17, 07:58 PM
Vampire's Kiss (Robert Bierman, 1988) 2.5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH1mhwwsAzU
Hostel: Part II (Eli Roth, 2007) 2
Wyatt Earp’s Revenge (Michael Pfeifer, 2012) 1.5
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate (Martin Lawrence, 1996) 2
Friendly Persuasion (William Wyler, 1956) 4
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Quaker father Gary Cooper searches for and finds his son (Anthony Perkins) after a Civil War battle lying next to a dead Confederate soldier.
General Spanky (Fred Newmeyer & Gordon Douglas, 1936) 2
Le Parc (Damien Manivale, 2016) 1.5
The Wounded Angel (Emir Baigazin, 2016) 2
Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967) 4
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Miss Bonnie Parker (Faye Dunaway) introduces Clyde Barrow (Warren Beatty) and herself to gas station attendant Michael J. Pollard who joins the gang as a driver.
The Gun That Won the West (William Castle, 1955) 2
The Nickel Ride (Robert Mulligan, 1975) 2
Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (Rob Schmidt, 2000) 2
WALL•E (Andrew Stanton, 2008) 3.5
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About 700 years in the future on a desolate Earth, trash collector WALL•E falls for EVE who’s sent to Earth when WALL•E finds plant life. They both are transported back to a starship with the remnants of humanity that were sent away when Earth first started dying.
Hail Caesar (Anthony Michael Hall, 1994) 1.5
Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek, 2010) 2.5+
The Eternal aka Trance (Michael Almereyda, 1999) 2
The Great Santini (Lewis John Carlino, 1979) 3.5
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”Bull” Meechum (Robert Duvall), nicknamed “The Great Santini”, is a veteran Marine pilot whose undisciplined service behavior forces his family to have to move often which causes a strain for his wife (Blythe Danner) and four children, especially the oldest son (Michael O’Keefe) who wants his dad’s respect but is repulsed by his authoritarian family behavior.
Coffee and Cigarettes (Jim Jarmusch, 2003) 2+
Superstar (Bruce McCulloch, 1999) 2
The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water (Charles Grosvenor, 2002) 2+
Sabrina (Billy Wilder, 1954) 3.5
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At the Paris cooking school, the Baron (Marcel Dalio) tells lovesick Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) to stop looking like a horse (wearing a ponytail.)
Super (James Gunn, 2010) - rating_4
Banlieue 13 District B13 (Pierre Morel, 2004) - rating_3
Csillagosok, katonák The Red and the White (Miklós Jancsó, 1967) - rating_3
Hoo-goong: Je-wang-eui cheob The Concubine (Kim Dae-seung, 2012) - rating_2_5+
Love Steaks (Jakob Lass, 2013) - 3.5
The Congress (Ari Folman, 2013) - 2.5+
Take this rating with huge grains of salt. The movie went totally over my head and i definitely need to rewatch it.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Doug Liman, 2005) - 2+
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3
These movies have no business being this much fun and this humorous. Very glad they are though. My boys are the perfect age for them as well. Already looking forward to the Ninjago one coming up. This was my first official 2017 release. The beginning of the year is soooo slow.
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4
Everything I want a Nicols film to be. He lets the story and characters speak for themselves. No need to add high drama, people's lives are dramatic enough without the lies. So subtle and sure handed. Which leads to two great performances. Looks really good and has a nice score as well.
Arrival
(Villeneuve, 2016)
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4_5
Damn. I wish I would have watched this again before I submitted my sci-fi list, as I definitely would have moved it up quite a few slots from where I ended up placing it. When I left the theater the first time, I remember thinking Arrival was the type of film I enjoyed more affter I watched it than during the actual showing. Maybe a little knock on the pacing..I don't know. This time around, it was just perfect from first frame to last, and I was immersed completely in the vibe. One of the best science fiction films ever made. I might move this to 5 at some point. adding this to my favorites for now, too.
”33 1/3 Revolutions Per Monkee” (Art Fisher, 1969) 2.5-
Up the MacGregors (Frank Garfield [Franco Giraldi], 1967) 2
Conagher (Reynaldo Villalobos, 1991) 2.5
Soaked in Bleach (Benjamin Statler, 2015) 3
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Private investigator Tom Grant is still trying to reopen the Kurt Cobain “suicide” case because he feels it was botched by the police and his employer, Kurt’s wife Courtney Love, may have gotten away with murder. Done almost entirely in recreations but with the real words of those involved.
The Astronauts (Walerian Borowczyk & Chris Marker, 1959) 2.5
Universal Soldier: The Return (Mic Rodgers, 1999) 2
Klitschko (Sebastian Dehnhardt, 2011) 3
Girl Asleep (Rosemary Myers, 2016) 2.5+
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About to turn 15, fantasy-loving Greta (Bethany Whitmore) is afraid of growing up, especially when whom she considers her only friend, Elliott (Harrison Feldman) wants to be more than friends.
Tricked (Paul Verhoeven, 2013) 2.5
Masters of the Universe (Gary Goddard, 1987) 2
Wintervention (Max Bervy, 2010) 2.5
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Stanley Nelson, 2015) 3+
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In-depth documentary about the controversial group of community activists and terrorists who were most influential in the ‘60s and ‘70s but stayed active for some 50 years.
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (Sam Weisman, 2001) 2.5
Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back (Phillip Rhee, 1995) 2
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (Gregory Nava, 1998) 2.5
Department Q: A Conspiracy of Faith (Hans Petter Moland, 2016) 3
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A message in a bottle leads two detectives (Nikolaj Lie Kaas & Fares Fares) to search for two missing siblings from a religious sect who were kidnapped by a dark, disturbed serial killer (Pål Sverre Hagen).
Code Name: Carmen (Jean-Luc Godard, 1982) 2
Surfer, Dude (S.R. Bindler, 2008) 1.5
Every Time We Say Goodbye (Moshe Mizrahi, 1986) 2.5
Passion (Jean-Luc Godard, 1982) 2
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Crammed with movie references (as usual), Godard spins the tale of Polish director Jerzy Radziwilowicz, whose heart isn’t in it, working in France on a TV production and having a relationship with Frenchwoman Isabelle Huppert.
meatwadsprite
02-16-17, 02:35 PM
Road to El Dorado
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3.5
Barton Fink
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Cryptic for the sake of it, but still enjoyable after all these years.
3
Mulholland Drive
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Lynch's most entertaining flick. Goofy stuff like the hitman sub-plot is an obvious remnant of the film's television series origin and the romance between the leads is ridiculously over the top in it's presentation. But it's constructed in such a clever and meticulous that it's weaker elements are anemic in comparison.
4
Singing in the Rain
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Wow, few movies make use color so intensely as this. The plot is flimsy as hell, but who cares? The entire production is so overloaded with energy and excitement.
3.5
Jackie
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A great performance from Natalie Portman and not much else.
3
Hitchcock/Truffaut
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3
Lego Batman Movie
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3
Cobpyth
02-17-17, 07:29 PM
Singing in the Rain
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Wow, few movies make use color so intensely as this. The plot is flimsy as hell, but who cares? The entire production is so overloaded with energy and excitement.
3.5
That's a picture of the broadway musical. Not from the movie.
Four of the five Oscar-nominated documentary shorts - I already watched The White Helmets.
Extremis (Dan Krauss, 2016) 2.5
Watani: My Homeland (Marcel Mettelsiefen, 2016) 2.5
4.1 Miles (Daphne Matziaraki, 2016) 2.5+
Joe’s Violin (Kahane Cooperman, 2016) 3+
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Holocaust survivor Joseph Feingold donates his violin to a NYC instrument drive and it ends up in the hands of Brianna Perez and changes her life.
American Ninja 2: The Confrontation (Sam Firstenberg, 1987) 2-
American Ninja 3: Blood Hunt (Cedric Sundstrom, 1989) 1.5
Long Way North (Rémi Chayé, 2015) 3-
Piper (Alan Barillaro, 2016) 3.5
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The little sandpiper is still learning about his home at the beach and how to fend for himself.
Fightville (Petra Epperlein & Michael Tucker) 2
Three Worlds (Catherine Corsini, 2012) 2.5
The Ernest Green Story (Eric Laneuville, 1993) 3-
Rules Don’t Apply (Warren Beatty, 2016) 2.5
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Eccentric, possibly mentally-ill Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty) has dozens of young ingénues on the payroll of RKO Pictures, but he seems especially interested in religiously-devout Lily Collins.
Give Us the Earth! (Gunther V. Fritsch, 1947) 2.5
Friday the 13th (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980) 2
Extreme Justice (Mark L. Lester, 1993) 2.5-
The Wanted 18 (Amer Shomali & Paul Cowan, 2015) 3-
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A documentary(!) about Palestinians on a collective farm who buy 18 cows to keep from buying Israeli milk, but Israel declares that a “threat to national security”, so they keep the cows hidden. Here Goldie falls after hanging from a ceiling light in a house.
Canadian Bacon (Michael Moore, 1995) 2.5
The Art of Getting By (Gavin Wiesen, 2011) 2+
The Watermelon Woman (Cheryl Dunye, 1997) 2.5+
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest (Daniel Alfredson, 2009) 3
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While Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) recovers from a gunshot to her head, journalist Michael Nyqvist must help her defense attorney [his sister] Annika Hallin to discover evidence for Lisbeth’s upcoming multiple-murder trial.
Iroquois
02-18-17, 09:16 AM
Westworld (Michael Crichton, 1973) - 3
Razorback (Russell Mulcahy, 1984) - 2.5
Week-end (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) - 4
Tanna (Martin Butler and Bentley Dean, 2015) - 3
Manchester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, 2016) - 3
AVPR: Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem (Colin Strause and Greg Strause, 2007) - 0.5
Tropical Malady (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004) - 3.5
Le gai savoir (Jean-Luc Godard, 1969) - 2
Burnt by the Sun (Nikita Mikhalkov, 1994) - 2.5
T2 Trainspotting (Danny Boyle, 2017) - 3
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (Fred Niblo, 1925) - rating_4
Frankenweenie (Tim Burton, 2012) - rating_3
Earthquake (Mark Robson, 1974) - rating_3
Lovelace (Rob Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman, 2013) - rating_2_5+
Viridiana (Luis Bunuel, 1961) - rating_2
Dark Shadows (Tim Burton, 2012) - rating_1_5
re93animator
02-20-17, 06:47 PM
Lathe of Heaven (1980) – 3
A man constantly alters reality with his dreams. Pretty good, though I think a longer runtime and slower pace could’ve given more potency to such a world-changing story. There’s a great psychedelic bit at the end though.
Arrival (2016) – 3_5
Aliens visit in giant black Pringles and communicate by subwoofer and coffee stain. Immersive. The first hour is amazing, but the mystique wore off a bit in the 2nd for me. I was hoping it’d stay in ambiguous territory and not resort to a giant explosion and plot twists.
Kafka (1991) – 3_5
A little better upon second viewing. It’s not quite as bizarre as you’d expect from a movie called Kafka, but the mostly quiet atmosphere is sort of a mix between Welles’ Trial and early Coen Bros.
Tron Legacy (2010) – 3
I didn’t care much for the action scenes or the lead, but the world is a spectacle. So pretty.
“… you’re messin with my zen thing man.” You can take JB out of the Lebowski, but you can’t take the Lebowski out of JB.
I Don't Want to Be a Man (Ernst Lubitsch, 1918) 2+
The Red and the White (Miklós Jancsó, 1967) 3+
American Fable (Anne Hamilton, 2017) 2+
Eternal Love (Ernst Lubitsch, 1929) 2.5
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In 1806 Switzerland, rebellious hunter John Barrymore and minister's niece Camilla Horn are in love but fall prey to other admirers.
Blindman (Ferdinando Baldi, 1971) 2
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow (Yuen Woo-Ping, 1978) 2.5
XX (Jovanka Vukovic, Annie Clark [St. Vincent], Roxanne Benjamin & Karyn Kusama, 2017) 2
Uptight (Jules Dassin, 1968) 2.5
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After the assassination of Martin Luther King, Cleveland's black revolutionaries try to determine which one of them sold another out for money. L. to R.: Ruby Dee, Raymond St. Jacques, Dick Anthony Williams & Janet MacLachlan.
Downhill aka When Boys Leave Home (Alfred Hitchcock, 1927) 2.5
Sound Test for Blackmail (Alfred Hitchcock, 1929) 3
The Fighting Generation (Alfred Hitchcock, 1944) 2.5
Memory of the Camps (Sidney Bernstein & Alfred Hitchcock, 2015) 3.5
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Bergen-Belsen concentration camp Dr. Fritz Klein stands in a mass grave of Holocaust victims.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Dave Green, 2016) 2
A State of Mind (Daniel Gordon, 2004) 3
For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (Michael Schultz, 1983) 2.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood, 1976) 4
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Josey Wales (Clint Eastwood) has an ominous way of entering a room.
The Land Before Time IV: Journey Through the Mists (Roy Allen Smith, 1996) 2+
The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island (Charles Grosvenor, 1997) 2+
Crossing the Line (Daniel Gordon, 2007) 3
Papillon (Franklin J. Schaffner, 1973) 3.5+
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Safecracker Henri Charrière (Steve McQueen) displays his ‘Papillon’ tattoo to identify himself in an attempt to escape from Devil’s Island.
The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock (Charles Grosvenor, 1998) 2+
Blood Out (Jason Hewitt, 2011) 1.5
Catch .44 (Aaron Harvey, 2011) 2
Rear Window (Alfred Hitchcock, 1954) 4
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Hitch is the master of screen kisses, and here, with socialite Grace Kelly and photographer James Stewart, he’s got one of his most intense.
The Games of Angels (Walerian Barlowczyk, 1964) 2.5
The House on Skull Mountain (Ron Honthaner, 1974) 1.5+
American Teen (Nanette Burstein, 2008) 2.5
Looper (Rian Johnson, 2012) 3-
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Old Joe (Bruce Willis) prepares to enter the time machine in 2074 to go back to 2044 to kill the Rainmaker.
Quintet (Robert Altman, 1979) 1.5
The Razor’s Edge (Edmund Goulding, 1946) 2.5
Strauss Fantasy (No Director Listed, 1954) 3-
Transpecos (Greg Kwedar, 2016) 2.5
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Things get really murky along the Texas-Mexico border in more ways than one for three U.S. border patrol agents (Johnny Simmons, Gabriel Luna & Clifton Collins Jr.)
Zig Zag (David S. Goyer, 2012) 2.5
Human Livestock (Akira Fukamachi [Minoru Inao], 1999) 2
The Colors of the Mountain (Carlos César Arbeláez, 2011) 2.5
Doors Cut Down (Antonio Hens, 2000) 3
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Gay high schooler Israel Rodriguez enjoys cruising the restroom at the mall, but his father (Juanma Lara) is catching on.
Modus Operandi (Frankie Latina, 2010) 1.5+
John Wick (Chad Stahelski, 2014) 3-
The Shiver of the Vampires (Jean Rollin, 1971) 2-
...And the Pursuit of Happiness (Louis Malle, 1986) 3-
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Malle travels around the U.S. in 1986 interviewing many immigrants – legal and illegal – and here’s where it seems like today – there’s a lot about Muslims and illegal Mexicans (here picking tomatoes for 40 cents a basket).
Iroquois
02-24-17, 03:35 AM
Alien 3 (David Fincher, 1992) - 3
Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997) - 3
The Ninth Configuration (William Peter Blatty, 1980) - 3.5
Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) - 4
Patriots Day (Peter Berg, 2016) - 2
Blue Jay (Alex Lehmann, 2016) - 2.5
High Anxiety (Mel Brooks, 1977) - 3
Heavy Metal (Gerald Potterton, 1981) - 3
Fences (Denzel Washington, 2016) - 3
Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi, 2016) - 3
Man, it's weird how so many of my ratings end up being 3s.
re93animator
02-24-17, 09:47 PM
Quintet (Robert Altman, 1979) 1.5
Any particular thoughts on Quintet? I've read so much negativity, but I think it looks awesome. Do you think it'd appeal to someone with a taste for that kind of thing (dreary nihilistic sci-fi)?
Alien 3 (David Fincher, 1992) - 3
Alien: Resurrection (Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1997) - 3
The Ninth Configuration (William Peter Blatty, 1980) - 3.5
Silence (Martin Scorsese, 2016) - 4
Patriots Day (Peter Berg, 2016) - 2
Blue Jay (Alex Lehmann, 2016) - 2.5
High Anxiety (Mel Brooks, 1977) - 3
Heavy Metal (Gerald Potterton, 1981) - 3
Fences (Denzel Washington, 2016) - 3
Hidden Figures (Theodore Melfi, 2016) - 3
Man, it's weird how so many of my ratings end up being 3s.
Iro, you going soft on us? These look like Sean ratings. Any specific thoughts on Blue Jay? I have almost started it a couple times.
Blue Jay was well acted, sweet and pretty fun. It's basically one night of nostalgia between two high school sweethearts and is sad at times too. I liked it.
Iroquois
02-24-17, 11:09 PM
Iro, you going soft on us? These look like Sean ratings. Any specific thoughts on Blue Jay? I have almost started it a couple times.
How rude. Anyway, Blue Jay is alright, all things considered. It's a quick and watchable little indie where the leads are pleasant and have good chemistry but I wouldn't consider it anything special.
Any particular thoughts on Quintet? I've read so much negativity, but I think it looks awesome. Do you think it'd appeal to someone with a taste for that kind of thing (dreary nihilistic sci-fi)?
If you're into the dialogue (what little there is) being spoken in quasi-English - Fernando Rey keeps calling the tournament of Quintet a "tuna mint" - and half the movie seems to be the characters walking in the snow but going nowhere(!), as well as it's got to have one of the most horribly bombastic musical scores ever, then you should watch it and tell me what you think. :cool:
Vasermil (Mushon Salmona, 2007) 2
Pete & Cleo (Travis Holt Hamilton, 2010) 2.5
Boxcar Bertha (Martin Scorsese, 1972) 2+
The Towering Inferno (John Guillermin, 1974) 3
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After a fire breaks out in the tallest building in the world, San Francisco’s Glass Tower, the chief architect (Paul Newman) and the fire chief (Steve McQueen) must find a way to rescue those celebrating at a party for the grand opening.
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (Brian Levant, 2000) 1.5
The Last Supper (Stacy Title, 1995) 3
Winter Passing (Adam Rapp, 2006) 2.5
Tales of the Night (Michel Ocelot, 2011) 3-
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Computerized updating of Lotte Reiniger’s silhouette animation style is utilized to tell a six-part story involving different cultures’ prince and princess fables.
White Noise 2: The Light (Patrick Lussier, 2007) 2
Shaft (Gordon Parks, 1971) 2.5-
A Call Girl (Damjan Kozole, 2009) 2
Shall We Dance (Mark Sandrich, 1937) 3
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Another funny Astaire-Rogers romantic comedy with a top Gershwin song score.
Blonde Ambition (Scott Marshall, 2007) 1.5
The Land Before Time VII: The Stone of Cold Fire (Charles Grosvenor, 2000) 2+
The Story on Page One (Clifford Odets, 1959) 2.5-
Rob Roy (Michael Caton-Jones, 1995) 3.5-
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The nephew (Tim Roth) of a Scottish nobleman (John Hurt) is the biggest scumbag that highland village protector Rob Roy (Liam Neeson) must face.
In the Cut (Jane Campion, 2003) 1.5+
Bad Spaniard: Luis García Berlanga and Executioner (José Luis García Berlanga, 2016) 3
Oh Woe Is Me (Jean-Luc Godard, 1993) 2
The Executioner (Luis Gª. Berlanga, 1964) 3
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The first set of men, including the condemned, are about to enter the garotting room, and the second set is escorting the new executioner (Nino Manfredi), about to conduct his first in this most Berlangaish human comedy.
My last three 2016 watches before the Oscars and turning in my Mofo nominations. Still loads to watch but after this I will inevitably start concentrating on 2017. Really great year in film as usual. My top ten ending up being: La La Land, Hell Or High Water, The Nice Guys, Manchester By The Sea, American Honey, The Lobster, Hunt For The Wilder People, The Infiltrator, Fences, and The Light Between Oceans
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2
Does exactly what it sets out to do, but man is this movie dumb. I think both the leads were good but besides that I don't get what people are seeing in this.
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3
I expected a lot more from this especially after all the great reviews. The script wasn't great and I didn't think it looked as good as expected. So much gore that it lost all its effectiveness for me. I still enjoyed much of it, see score above, I was just expecting one of the years best.
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3
Kind of the opposite of Hacksaw. I wasn't expecting much because of how I have heard it talked about both good and bad but it exceeded my expectations even if I don't love it. The opening credits were very Lynchian and I thought I was going to hate this thing. After that it was a pretty entertaining straight forward thriller, vapid, but entertaining.
Iroquois
02-26-17, 02:32 AM
If I had to pin down exactly why I think Swiss Army Man works, it's that it's sincere about its outwardly silly gross-out premise and actually achieves a degree of thematic and emotional resonance through its existentialist tale of a young man learning to either overcome or accept his personal shortcomings through his friendship with a talking corpse. Compare it against Sausage Party and the way that it based its smutty Pixar spoofing in some shallow anti-religion subtext, which is at least as likely to work against the film as give it substance.
Anyway, Hacksaw is definitely a film that benefits from lowered expectations - I ended up giving it a 3 as well (albeit with reservations that make me think I should knock it down), but I got to go in before the acclaim had started so...that helps? The same thing happened with Nocturnal Animals but I found a lot less to appreciate about it.
If I had to pin down exactly why I think Swiss Army Man works, it's that it's sincere about its outwardly silly gross-out premise and actually achieves a degree of thematic and emotional resonance through its existentialist tale of a young man learning to either overcome or accept his personal shortcomings through his friendship with a talking corpse. Compare it against Sausage Party and the way that it based its smutty Pixar spoofing in some shallow anti-religion subtext, which is at least as likely to work against the film as give it substance.
I can understand that. I think it's a well made film and I can see people responding to the main characters because they are played well. Swiss Army Man will come down to how the plot device works for you. It didn't for me, not even a little. I snickered once, I was going to remember which part, but I can't.
I was close to turning it off at the start because of the farting until Radcliffe started to come alive in the cave. While not a favourite it did work for me some most likely because of the reasons Iro mentioned. Completely get someone not liking it of course.
I was close to turning it off at the start because of the farting until Radcliffe started to come alive in the cave. While not a favourite it did work for me some most likely because of the reasons Iro mentioned. Completely get someone not liking it of course.
If it wasn't for everything I heard about it I probably wouldn't have made it past Radcliffe as jet ski.
cricket
02-26-17, 10:36 AM
I didn't like it either.
HAVE A HEART SEAN
Put a cork in it Swan. ;)
In my heart? Is that what you did?
In my heart? Is that what you did?
Up your butt. Paul Dano or Stanley Hudson style. Whichever you prefer.
Rude and uncalled for. I'm getting Michael.
MICHAEL!!!
Oh that's funny... Michael!
La battaglia di Algeri The Battle of Algiers (Gillo Pontecorvo, 1966) - 4
The Dark Knight (Christopher Nolan, 2008) - 3.5
Turist Force Majeure (Ruben Östlund, 2014) - 3
Elle (Paul Verhoeven, 2016) - 4
A Cure for Wellness (Gore Verbinski, 2016) - 3
February Watches: * = Rewatch
Akira - 2+
Silence - 3.5-
Hidden Figures - 2-
Ernest & Celestine - 3.5+
Hell Or High Water - 3.5
The Cameraman - 4
Morvern Callar - 4
The Kid - 3.5
Vertigo* - 5+
Twin Peaks: FIre Walk With Me - 4.5
My Darling Clementine - 4-
Out Of The Blue - 4
Didn't get to see much.
2017 Watches: 33
Miss Vicky
03-01-17, 02:48 AM
Everything I watched In February
(Thoughts posted in my Movie Log (http://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?t=43738))
The City of Lost Children (La cité des enfants perdus) (Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 1995) 3+
Joe (John G. Avildsen, 1970) 3
Never Let Me Go (Mark Romanek, 2010) 3.5-
Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) (Rewatch) 4-
Midnight Run (Martin Brest, 1988) 2.5-
Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alain Resnais, 1959) 3-
Perfect Blue (Pafekuto buru) (Satoshi Kon, 1997) (Rewatch) 4+
Sanshiro Sugata (Akira Kurosawa, 1943) 3.5-
Pearl (Patrick Osborne, 2016) 2.5+
The Witch (Robert Eggers, 2016) 3-
Rhyme & Reason (Peter Spirer, 1997) 2.5
To Catch a Thief (Alfred Hitchcock, 1955) 3.5
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On the French Riviera, more than flirtatious American Grace Kelly wants to see how far she can go with reformed cat burglar Cary Grant.
Tuck Everlasting (Jay Russell, 2002) 2.5
Blind Vaysha (Theodore Ushev, 2016) 3
Demons (Lamberto Bava, 1985) 2.5
Full Metal Jacket (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) 4
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Private Pyle (Vincent D’Onofrio) screws up again, so gunnery sergeant Lee Ermey punishes the squad to “motivate” him.
The Great Museum (Johannes Holzhausen, 2014) 2.5
Borrowed Time (Andrew Coates & Lou Hamou-Lhadj, 2016) 3
The Duel (Kieran Darcy-Smith, 2016) 2
That Man from Rio (Philippe de Broca, 1964) 3.5-
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French Army private Jean-Paul Belmondo comes to Brazil, and its newly-built capital Brasilia, to find his kidnapped girlfriend Françoise Dorléac.
Demons 2 (Lamberto Bava, 1986) 2.5
Mickey and the Seal (Charles Nichols, 1948) 2.5+
House Party 2 (George Jackson & Doug McHenry, 1991) 2.5-
The Grey (Joe Carnahan, 2012) 3-
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After a plane of oil workers crashes in the Alaskan wilderness, one survivor (Liam Neeson), a wolf huntsman, takes charge and tries to stop deadly wolf attacks against the men.
Wristcutters: A Love Story (Goran Dukic, 2007) 2.5-
Who is Dayani Cristal? (Marc Silver, 2014) 3-
The Glass Shield (Charles Burnett, 1995) 2.5
Microbe & Gasoline (Michel Gondry, 2015) 3- http://www.siff.net/assets/Images/festival/2016/films/M/MicrobeandGasoline.jpg
Two French teenagers (Théophile Baquet & Ange Dargent) find a natural friendship and build a vehicle to travel across the country in freewheeling, ironic adventure.
Mingusings
03-01-17, 06:48 PM
Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017): 3_5
The Element of Crime (Lars von Trier, 1984): 2
Cure (Kiyoshi Kurosawa, 1997): 2
The Conversation (Francis Ford Coppola, 1974): 3_5
Mommy (Xavier Dolan, 2014): 3
All the President's Men (Alan J. Pakula, 1976): 4_5
Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975): 5
Au Hasard Balthazar (Robert Bresson, 1966): 1_5
Irreversible (Gaspar Noe, 2002): 4_5
cricket
03-01-17, 11:05 PM
February, 2017 movies watched-
Bad Santa 2 (2016) 2.5-Plenty of crude humor to make me laugh, but far inferior to the first movie.
Cabin Fever (2016) 2.5 I enjoyed it, yet it's a pointless remake that's nowhere near as good as the original.
American Honey (2016) 4 A great look at white trash America.
Sully (2016) 3.5 Not memorable, but as good as I could have hoped for.
Mommy (2014) 4.5 Emotionally powerful with great performances. I loved it!
Sing Street (2016) 4- A very endearing and likable movie that I would recommend to anyone.
The Garden of Words (2013) 3 Stunning visually but I didn't get into the narrative.
House on the Edge of the Park (1980) 3.5- Highly recommended for fans of low budget sadistic trash.
Fight for Your Life (1977) 2.5 Grindhouse exploitation that is sometimes effectively nasty, but sometimes just stupid.
The Accountant (2016) 3+ Nothing special, but I was entertained and into it.
The Man From Nowhere (2010) 4 Despite it's cliches, it's still a way above average action flick.
Hail the Conquering Hero (1944) 3.5 A lot of very good qualities, but nothing I loved about it.
Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Repeat viewing 3.5 A small downgrade from my first viewing, but I think I'd need to see it several times to get a true idea of how I feel about it.
Alexandra's Project (2003) 3 A good downer of a story and solid performances. It could have wrapped up more effectively.
Arrival (2016) 4 Not at all just an alien encounter movie, and that's what makes it great.
I, Daniel Blake (2016) 4- About as good as it could have been, with one of my favorite performances of the year.
Swiss Army Man (2016) 2 It has some good qualities but I mostly found it silly.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016) 3+ A nice movie that made me laugh.
Naked Massacre (1976) 2.5 Upsetting, but not in the usual horror film type of way.
Romper Stomper (1992) Repeat viewing 4.5- Every bit as good as I remembered it and then some.
Krisha (2015) 3.5 A simple family drama about addiction that felt fresh.
Manchester By The Sea (2016) 3.5+ I'm overrating it because I love watching movies set where I live.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016) 4 A flawed film that I loved as an entertainment piece.
Withnail & I (1987) 3+ I think this is a really good flick, but it's one I struggled with at times.
The Sister of Ursula (1978) 2- Plenty of hot chicks but not enough action.
T-Men (1947) 2.5 Pretty average noir to me.
Total February viewings-26
Total 2017 viewings-64
Iroquois
03-02-17, 10:50 PM
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (Kim Jee-woon, 2008) - 3.5
The Red Turtle (Michaël Dudok de Wit, 2016) - 3.5
O.J.: Made in America (Ezra Edelman, 2016) - 4
David Bowie: The Last Five Years (Francis Whately, 2017) - 3
The War of the Worlds (Byron Haskin, 1953) - 2.5
Joy Division (Grant Gee, 2007) - 3.5
The Great Wall (Zhang Yimou, 2016) - 2
Under the Shadow (Babak Anvari, 2016) - 3.5
Tracks (John Curran, 2013) - 2.5
Dude, Where's My Car? (Danny Leiner, 2000) - 2.5
Curse of the Zodiac (Ulli Lommel, 2007) 0.5
You Can Count on Me (Kenneth Lonergan, 2000) 3+
Duel at Diablo (Ralph Nelson, 1966) 2.5
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Steven Spielberg, 1989) 4.5
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Dr. Jones Sr. (Sean Connery) and Junior (Harrison Ford) are captured by the Nazis and start a little fire.
Once Upon a Line (Alicja Jasina, 2016) 3
Let’s Scare Jessica to Death (John D. Hancock, 1971) 2.5
The Guns of Fort Petticoat (George Marshall, 1957) 2+
Mr. and Mrs. Kabal's Theatre (Walerian Bolowczyk, 1967) 2.5
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A primitively-drawn, surrealistically-bizarre animated feature about a mismatched couple trying to destroy themselves and the world (I think).
Asteria (6 Directors, 2016) 2.5
The Deadly Bees (Freddie Francis, 1966) 1.5+
Happy End (Jan Saska, 2016) 2.5
Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958) 3.5+
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Strange, perhaps-possessed Madeleine (Kim Novak) explains to investigator James Stewart that she was born about a hundred years before she actually was.
Pear Cider and Cigarettes (Robert Valley, 2016) 2.5
Radio Days (Woody Allen, 1987) 3.5
The Head Vanishes (Franck Dion, 2016) 2.5
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (W.D. Richter, 1984) 2
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Black Lectroid #2 (Christopher Lloyd) comes from the 8th Dimension to help already-crazed scientist John Lithgow [possessed by Lectroid #1] do battle with Renaissance Man Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Waller) and his Hong Kong Cavaliers in this nonsensical but somehow lovable cult film.
Indice 50 (6 Directors, 2016) 2.5
House Party 3 (Eric Meza, 1994) 2
Miss and the Doctors aka Say Ahh... (Axelle Ropert, 2013) 2.5
Carrie (Brian De Palma, 1976) 3.5
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All Hell breaks loose during the high school senior prom of introverted, telekinetically-able student Carrie (Sissy Spacek)
re93animator
03-03-17, 03:07 PM
Edge of Tomorrow (2014) – 3_5
Punxsutawney Phil strikes again. I’m not a big fan of overly-hectic action, but the explosive parts in this are fun, the plot is clever, and it can be pretty funny as well.
The Face of Another (1966) – 4
Disfigured man gets a handsome lifelike mask seared onto his face. A philosophical introspective about reckless vanity follows. He wasn’t the most pleasant fellow to begin with though, and becomes more amiable as his character is irresponsibly liberated. The movie is mostly relaxed, a little chatty, and brooding, with a little dry humor thrown in (or maybe it’s just me). It may be too artsy for some, but I loved the surrealistic flirtations at the end.
Cloud Atlas (2012) – 3
2nd viewing. Such an ambitious, broad, and interesting movie with a peculiar oversaturation of fake noses and Tom Hanks’ accents.
Memories (1995)
- Magnetic Rose – 4
- Stink Bomb – 2_5
- Cannon Fodder – 2_5
Three short science fiction films. Apart from genre, they don’t have much in common and might as well be judged separately. Magnetic Rose is powerful, Stink Bomb is quirky and a bit funny, and Cannon Fodder is visually unique and the most ‘difficult’ of the bunch.
Tokyo Fist (1995) – 3
Two men bickering over a woman let their tensions fester into the boxing ring. This has a more dramatic tone than some would expect from the Tetsuo guy (even boring at times), but the boxing scenes are as gloriously over the top as you could hope for, and the finale doesn’t disappoint.
Tetsuo 3: The Bullet Man (2009) – 1_5
I’m sad now. There are glimpses of classic Tetsuo insanity, but this is so disappointing. Too monotonous for a Tetsuo movie, and the acting hardly meets made for TV sci-fi standard. It’s also written in English and pervaded by poor dubbing and sound mixing. I know it seems contradictory to pick apart a Tetsuo movie for low budget faults, but the other ones took advantage of their charms, whereas this one seems phoned in I’m afraid.
I know it’s late in his career for this, but I will personally invest in getting Tsukamoto a tripod.
Captain Spaulding
03-03-17, 08:48 PM
February Viewings: Part I of III
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Class of 1984 (Mark Lester, 1982) 3.5
This Boy's Life (Michael Caton-Jones, 1993) 3
Cobra (George P. Cosmatos, 1986) 3.5 [REWATCH]
At the time of its release, I'm sure the cynical, dystopian portrayal of dangerous, crime-infested high schools in Class of 1984 seemed ridiculous and viewers probably laughed at the PSA-like warning that opens the film. Thirty-five years later, however, scenes of students walking through metal detectors and teachers carrying guns feel eerily prophetic. Exploitation has morphed into satire. "I Am the Future," indeed. Class of 1984 is the antithesis for all those inspirational teacher movies like Dangerous Minds and Stand and Deliver. Here the delinquents don't achieve academic heights but instead get their motherf*cking arms lopped off by a table saw in woodshop class. The movie is exaggerated and borderline camp, but I was pleased that the tone is relatively straight-faced, allowing the stakes to build nicely for a violent, cathartic payoff. This is Death Wish: High School Edition. Highly recommended.
The strong performances from DiCaprio, Ellen Barkin and especially Robert De Niro as the a*shole stepfather make This Boy's Life worth watching, even though the based-on-a-memoir, coming-of-age story feels too unremarkable to warrant a movie about it. Never make eye-contact with De Niro during intercourse.
I didn't enjoy Cobra quite as much this go-round, but it's still one of my favorite Stallone vehicles. The movie embodies all the things that made 80's action flicks so enjoyable: the complete lack of irony or self-awareness, the non-stop one-liners ("You're a disease, I'm the cure."), the montages, the car chases, the fetishistic obsession with masculinity, the cheesiness, the violent, over-the-top carnage, the glorious showdowns in random, abandoned locations (in this case a steel mill), and so on. There's no attempt at characterization whatsoever, unless food-related quirks count. (I'm sure the fact that Cobra cuts his pizza in half with scissors says something about his character; the same is probably true for his partner's obsession with junk food and Brigitte Nielsen's affinity for ketchup-drenched french fries.) The coolest thing about Cobra is that it operates like a slasher during the first half. (The villain is named The Night Slasher for a reason.) The mean, exploitative streak works in the movie's favor. There's also a plethora of hilarious WTF moments, like the photo shoot with robots and the New Order's affinity for clanking axes together in synchronization. They don't make 'em like this anymore.
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Desperately Seeking Susan (Susan Seidelman, 1985) 3
Dreamscape (Joseph Ruben, 1984) 3
High Lane (Abel Ferry, 2009) 2
Kung Fu Jungle (Teddy Chan, 2014) 2.5
I enjoyed Desperately Seeking Susan, but it's more of a pleasant diversion than a quality film. For a comedy, it's more amusing than funny. The story relies almost completely on ridiculous circumstances. The movie is lightweight, vapid, pandering and predictable. Yet there's also an undeniable charm and heartfelt sincerity to the proceedings that won me over as a viewer. Plus the movie is unabashedly 80's. Madonna, at the height of her "Material Girl" stardom, steals the show while rocking a bra better than any woman ever.
Dreamscape is a fairly entertaining 80's sci-fi romp about a telepathic Dennis Quaid entering the dreams of the President of the United States to save him from an assassination attempt at the hands of government agents and a rival telepathic. Story-wise, picture a cheesy mishmash of Interstellar and Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors. The movie is fun while it lasts, but ultimately too insignificant to be memorable. There are some fun visuals during the dream sequences (Snake-Man! Zombies! Bruce Lee imitators with glowing nunchucks!), but there's also lot of untapped potential and too many subplots that occasionally bog down the story.
High Lane is a lackluster horror film from France. The film is at its best during the first half when it's able to squeeze tension out of its dangerous setting, with the adrenaline-junkie characters dangling precariously from rock cliffs and teasing death via unstable rope bridges. Unfortunately the characters are annoying and frustratingly stupid even by horror standards and the villain -- essentially a reject from The Hills Have Eyes -- is too boring and uninspired to spice things up. The editing and pointless flashbacks are also an annoyance. Been there, done that, got the severed head.
Kung Fu Jungle (or Kung Fu Killer as it's titled on Netflix) is a solid martial-arts flick from China. Judging by this and the Ip Man Trilogy, Donnie Yen makes for a bland leading man. I'd like to see some personality and charisma to go along with the punches and kicks he throws so well. The movie lays the melodrama on pretty thick, but that seems to be a recurring issue in these modern Chinese action exports. The premise about a serial killer challenging martial-arts masters and beating them to death via their own area of expertise allows for several uniquely choreographed fight sequences. The final showdown on a busy freeway is a thrilling highlight. Yet the movie never feels as fun or as exciting as it should be.
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The Guest (Adam Winguard, 2014) 3.5
The Brothers Grimm (Terry Gilliam, 2005) 1
Malibu Express (Andy Sidaris, 1985) 2
I didn't care for Winguard's You're Next, so I haven't been in a hurry to check out The Guest despite its glowing reviews, but it turned out to be a damn good action-thriller. It feels a bit similar to Drive with its retro styling and pulsating soundtrack, more concerned with mood than plot. Dan Stevens delivers a star-making performance, deftly flitting between southern gentleman and stone-cold assassin, his presence always magnetic, his charisma and sex appeal noticeably high. If anything, he's too likable in the role, making it nearly impossible to root against him even when our sympathies should lie elsewhere. I thought some of the supporting performances were actually rather poor -- the little brother, in particular -- and the script relies a little too much on illogical character actions. The film dips in quality in the last act when the sh*t hits the fan and the lack of exposition/backstory leading up to it becomes a hindrance, the mystery and intrigue finally exposed in haphazard fashion. The last sequence, however, is quite memorable, as a haunted-house maze at a school dance provides the setting for a slasher-like finale lit in the fashion of a Nicholas Winding Refn film.
Outside of 12 Monkeys, I'm not a fan of Terry Gilliam, but even when I don't particularly enjoy his films, I still admire their creativity and uniqueness. He makes interesting films. However, none of those attributes apply to The Brothers Grimm, which is a dreadful, boring, soulless mess of a film littered with ugly CGI and stilted performances. I struggled to even stay awake.
Malibu Express is my first foray into Andy Sidaris's notorious Bullets, Bombs and Boobs series, but it won't be my last. The movie is very self-aware, its tongue tucked firmly against its cheek. The dialogue is a hoot. The hooters are a hoot. The cast is mostly made of Playboy Playmates who can't act and huge, steroid-abusing bodybuilders who can't act. Characters have names like June Khnockers. Random drag races repeatedly break out against hillbillies. The MC seems to be a riff on Magnum P.I. He can't shoot for sh*t but women can't keep their clothes on around him. There's a plot involving espionage and blackmail and Russian spies, but don't bother following it. The movie knows its audience, makes great use of its location and everyone in the cast seems to be enjoying themselves. It's a terrible movie by traditional standards, but who cares because it's dumb, cheesy, sexy, B-movie fun. There are plenty of lulls, though, and way too many boring scenes of people talking on the phone, but anytime the convoluted plot starts to get in the way of a good time, BOOBS TO THE RESCUE!
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Tremors (Ron Underwood, 1990) 4 [REWATCH]
Ghost Ship (Steve Beck, 2002) 1.5
Rolling Thunder (John Flynn, 1977) 3.5
I'm not saying Tremors is the best monster movie ever made, but I do think it's the most fun. The movie meshes horror, comedy and western into a perfect blend. A longtime favorite. As a kid, I used to set up lawn chairs and other obstacles in the backyard and try to maneuver my way back to the house without letting my feet touch the ground, or else the game would be over and the graboids would get me. If only I could pole vault from rock to rock like Kevin Bacon.
Quality-wise, I knew Ghost Ship would be lacking, but I was hopeful that it would at least provide some dumb entertainment similar to Deep Rising, a movie that makes much better use of its abandoned-ship-at-sea setting. The opening scene was promising. The sight of dozens of passengers being sliced in half, torsos and heads slowly sliding apart, men and women feebly trying to reconnect their lower halves, blood and entrails glistening everywhere on deck, was exactly the type of goofy, gory delight I was hungering for. Unfortunately, the remaining 85 minutes sucked. I guess you could call Ghost Ship a . . . *puts on sunglasses and pauses for dramatic effect* . . . shipwreck of a film.
Rolling Thunder is a lean, muscular, slow-burning revenge-thriller that feels Peckinpah-esque. The script is surprisingly nuanced, prioritizing the development of characters and themes over quick thrills and bloodshed. William Devane delivers a strong, understated performance, although I think I would've liked the film even more if he had switched places with Tommy Lee Jones. The film subtly broaches several psychological and social issues in the aftermath of the Vietnam war, most notably the difficult reintegration soldiers face back home (not just into society but under their own roof) and the inability to fully escape the war mentality once it's burned into their psyche. There are also parallels to Taxi Driver, most notably in the violent finale, but also in the lonely cloud of alienation that hangs over every frame; not surprising given that both films are penned by the same guy. Rolling Thunder also comes with the Tarantino stamp of approval. (He named his short-lived distribution company after it.) This is a movie that I look forward to revisiting. I think it will only grow on me with re-watches.
cricket
03-03-17, 09:00 PM
Never heard of Rolling Thunder before. I love the sound of it and will watch it in the next few days as long as I can get my paws on it.
Great post Cap. :up: for Class of 1984, Cobra, Dreamscape, The Guest and especially Tremors.
honeykid
03-04-17, 01:36 PM
Nice to see some love for Class of 1984. :cool: A former favourite film of mine. In fact, probably one of my first favourite films.
Jeff Costello
03-04-17, 02:21 PM
My February viewings ...
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Richard Brooks,1958) - 4
Smultronstället aka Wild Strawberries (Ingmar Bergman, 1957) - 4.5
Jungfrukällan aka The Virgin Spring (Ingmar Bergman, 1960) - 4
Le Doulos (Jean Pierre Melville, 1963) - 4.5
Mancester by the Sea (Kenneth Lonergan, 2016) - 4
The Towering Inferno (Irwin Allen, 1974) - 3
Kiss of Death (Henry Hathaway, 1947) - 3.5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik, 2007) - 4.5
Bonnie and Clyde (Arthur Penn, 1967) - 3.5
Days of Heaven (Terrence Malick,1978) - 4
Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake (John Cromwell, 1942) - 3.5
The Haunted Palace (Roger Corman, 1963) - 3
Viridiana (Luis Bunuel, 1961) - 5
The Search (Fred Zinnemann, 1948) - 4.5
The Tingler (William Castle, 1959) - 3.5
Ever since I joined MoFo, I started keeping my film diary. So if you'd like to, you can read my extended thoughts here.
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Diary of a Mad Black Woman (Darren Grant, 2005) 1.5+
Silvered Water, Syria Self-Portrait (Wiam Bedirxan & Ossama Mohammad, 2014) 2+
Paper Soldiers (David Dash & Damon Dash, 2002) 1.5+
Kings of the Road (Wim Wenders, 1976) 3
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Film projector mechanic Rüdiger Vogler takes his suicidal traveling buddy Hanns Zischler for a joyride on the latter's friend's BMW motorcycle and sidecar.
The Comebacks (Tom Brady, 2007) 2
The Velveteen Rabbit (Michael Landon Jr., 2009) 2.5
Road Trip: Beer Pong (Steve Rash, 2009) 1.5+
The Eye 2 (Pang Bros., 2004) 2.5
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Delusional, suicidal Shu Qi begins seeing ghosts when she learns that she's pregnant and becomes convinced the chief one is the dead wife (Eugenia Yuan) of her boyfriend (Jesdaporn Pholdee).
[b]Black Knight (Gil Junger, 2002) 2
In the Electric Mist (Bertrand Tavernier, 2009) 2.5
The Fifth Commandment (Jesse V. Johnson, 2008) 2
Ouija: Origin of Evil (Mike Flanagan, 2016) 2.5+
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Nine-year-old Lulu Wilson exhibits some supernatural behavior while terrorizing her older sister Annalise Basso. It's the Ouija Board's fault.
Night Train (Brian King, 2009) 2.5
The Piano in a Factory (Zhang Meng, 2011) 2
Spill aka Virus (Allan A. Goldstein, 1996) 1
Earthquake (Mark Robson, 1974) 2.5
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Motorcycle daredevil Richard Roundtree screws the pooch before the earthquake.
The Cookout (Lance Rivera, 2004) 1.5
Not Easily Broken (Bill Duke, 2009) 2.5-
Witless Protection (Charles Robert Carner, 2008) 1.5
Kicks (Justin Tipping, 2016) 2.5
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15-year-old youth Jahking Guillory achieves his dream of acquiring red and black Air Jordans, and when they get stolen, he searches with his friends throughout Oakland for the thief.
Harry Brown (Daniel Barber, 2009) - 3+
Wajma – An Afghan Love Story (Barmak Akram, 2013) - 3
It Came From Outer Space (Jack Arnold, 1953) - 2.5
Théâtre de Monsieur & Madame Kabal Mr. and Mrs. Kabal's Theatre (Walerian Borowczyk, 1967) - 0.5
This is the weekend I finally became a Kubrick completest. One I wish I had seen much sooner, one I could have done without. Par for the course when it comes to Kubrick for me.
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Truly one of the most beautiful movies I have ever seen. Nothing overly deep or original here but technically perfect and I love that Kubrick is never interested in sympathetic protagonists.
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Yeah, I know hardcore cinephiles probably find a lot to talk about here as far as camera work and the unique way Kubrick finds to film scenes that he would like to be much more violent and sexually charged. As far as script, character, and acting go, this film is really poor.
Kubrick Ranked:
Barry Lyndon 4
Eyes Wide Shut 4
Lolita 3.5
Dr. Strangelove 3.5
Clockwork Orange 3.5
Full Metal Jacket 3.5
The Shining 3.5
Paths Of Glory 3.5
Spartacus 3
The Killing 2.5
2001 2
Killer's Kiss 2
Fear And Desire 2
The 2001 rating being on the same level as Killer's Kiss and Fear and Desire just kills me Sean! :p
Except those 3, my ranking would be similar to yours, just with 1 popcorn bag more in almost every movie. :p Killer's Kiss and Fear and Desire are 1.5 and 1 to me.
Didn't start the year as well as I wanted to but I'm slowly getting back in shape:
January 2017
American Beauty (1999) (rewatch) rating_3_5 +
A Few Good Men (1992) rating_3 +
The Thief of Bagdad (1940) rating_3 -
Waterloo Bridge (1940) rating_3_5 +
Romper Stomper (1992) rating_3
The Little Foxes (1941) rating_4 -
U Turn (1997) rating_3 +
Y Tu Mamá También (2001) rating_3_5
Murderers Among Us (1946) rating_3 -
Inception (2010) (rewatch) rating_3 +
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I was lonely when I was young. Not in the way people usually mean. I was lonely for all the things I wasn't gonna get.
Month Count: 10
Year Count: 10
February 2017
Never Let me Go (2010) rating_3 +
Sugata Sanshirô (1943) rating_3
Barbara (2012) rating_3_5
La cité des enfants perdus (1995) rating_3 -
Dirty Harry (1971) rating_3_5
Hot Girls Wanted (2015) rating_3
Louis C.K. - Hilarious (2010) rating_3
Shakespeare in Love (1998) rating_2_5 -
Joe (1970) rating_3 +
Midnight Run (1988) rating_2_5 +
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I know what you're thinking. "Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?
Month Count: 10
Year Count: 20
The 2001 rating being on the same level as Killer's Kiss and Fear and Desire just kills me Sean! :p
Except those 3, my ranking would be similar to yours, just with 1 popcorn bag more in almost every movie. :p Killer's Kiss and Fear and Desire are 1.5 and 1 to me.
I am going to try and give 2001 another shot before sci-fi list ends. I really don't want everyone's love for it to color my viewing, it didn't the first time though.
I don't usually go below 2 bags unless something is unwatchable or offensively bad. I didn't feel that way about either of those two films.
Iroquois
03-07-17, 12:24 AM
Borat (Larry Charles, 2006) - 3
The Seventh Seal (Ingmar Bergman, 1957) - 4.5
The Phantom Carriage ( Victor Sjöström, 1921) - 4.5
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle (Danny Leiner, 2004) - 3
Summer with Monika (Ingmar Bergman, 1953) - 3
Smiles of a Summer Night (Ingmar Bergman, 1955) - 4
Logan (James Mangold, 2017) - 4
The Magician (Ingmar Bergman, 1958) - 3.5
Scenes From A Marriage (Ingmar Bergman, 1973) - 4
Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002) - 1.5
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