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I could post a spoiler here that had me cringing.. and turning my face away... but I dont like to post spoilers...

Earth

I need to watch this one.

Yes. Its pretty crude though still kinda nice but not quite beautiful its a bit too poor in terms of lighting. My tastes now are converging on processed yet organic looking animation. Visually the best animation ever made is Makoto Shinkai's stuff

Apparently there does not exist western animation with background art like this:



Though Ratatouille has some nice looking views, it pushes the limit of computer graphics by the time it was made, as well as Brave later on.

Indeed. My top 2 horror is:

Eraserhead


Lain

Animated horror, still scared the hell out of me, in my top 50.

Also, Madoka which is in my top 10 (and was top 1 for some time), is considered horror by sone, though I regard as more psychological thriller.

I kinda agree but I love both style... Jump Scares are nice when it's well executed

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Agent Aika (1997)



I though it was a (2006) and (2009) titles but it was the original classic OVA and its indeed a classic for a good reason. I don't think I even watched a more erotic animation than this one, also I also watched it before, around 10 years ago on TV (yep, Brazilian cable had the stuff).



8/10 yep, about on the same level as Marnie (obviously very different). 007 but erotic and animated.

Must've been super cute pink explosion of sweetness! Could've killed you, my Queen!

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San Franciscan lesbian dwarves and their tomato orgies.

So this is the fourth movie I've seen from director Ozu. I thought this was comparable to Late Spring, slightly better than Tokyo Story, and a good deal better than End of Summer-which is still a very good movie. I didn't think this movie was as emotional, although it gets there a bit in the last 25 minutes. I actually found this to be more on the entertaining side, with subtle comedic elements thrown in. The old timers in this movie are constantly drinking and getting wasted. It's like a geriatric Animal House and I found it very amusing. The acting, direction, and musical score are superb. The word elegant popped into my mind while watching it, which is not a word I normally use, or a word I would normally want to describe a movie I'm watching, but it just fits, and it fits with the other films I've seen from this director. Like the other Ozu films I've seen, this is not a movie I could watch over and over again, yet it is a masterful one.

The only thing I wonder about Ozu after seeing only 4 of his movies, is if he's a one-trick pony. I'm purposely spreading out watching them because they have been so similar. When first watching Kurosawa, I went from The Seven Samurai to Ikiru to Rashomon to High and Low to Red Beard, and I was blown away, not just by the quality, but by the variety. Does Ozu have that variety? Right now, I can't imagine watching an Ozu marathon.

Just a couple of asides-

How do Japanese people sit on the floor all the time? I can't even sit in a regular chair or sofa, I need a recliner to be comfortable.

Are all Japanese people so excited to have unexpected company? If someone rings my bell, the first thing I do is grab a weapon.*

Yeah, you got sweet tofu, big tofu, small tofu, red tofu, silken tofu, dried tofu, pickled tofu, frozen tofu... but it's still tofu.
Probably a matter of getting used to it. I sit on a plain chair sometimes more than 8 hours a day and I got used to it too.
I don't know, but maybe they think it's good to at least pretend they are happy, because it shows good manners?

Yeah, it's a ridiculously entertaining film. I cried during the last few minutes though, so it had a much more emotional effect on me.

I was also thinking about the sitting position in certain Japanese films a couple of days ago, by the way. I could be wrong, but I remember reading somewhere that Asian people are a little more flexible (in general) than for instance white western people and because of that they feel more comfortable in certain positions than we do. I also assume that sitting like that all your life, makes your body grow accustomed to the pose.

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Cobpyth's Movie Log ~ 2019

You guys are seriously making me consider watching Ozu number 4 today.

They aren't happy about unexpected company, Japanese people tend to smile towards any person they meet, because it's part of their culture to hide their true emotions/thoughts. I think I've once said that it influences the brilliance of Japanese cinema a lot, little is spoon-fed to the audience.

Also, great review cricket, you and Cob have me interested.

Rear Window (USA, 1954, Alfred Hitchcock) -

My favorite movie from Alfred Hitchcock (though i haven't seen that many). Most of all, i like the humor, brilliantly conveyed by Stewart, Kelly (so gorgeous!) and Ritter.

Been a good weekend for 60's viewings and I still hope to maybe get a couple more in today. Although I have a couple Blu-Rays that I purchased this week calling my name as well.




Was hoping for a bit more, especially because I know Raul really enjoyed this one.The cinematography was beautiful, but I would have liked to see the main character fleshed out a bit more. At least so we had some idea of her motivations. I know I may get jumped on a little for that statement, it's not that kind of movie. I still think you can give me a little something so the characters are not quite so sterile. Which brings me to:




To me this a great example of letting you themes carry the film but still giving enough character and narrative to engage the viewer. I really like the main character here. I feel her angst even though I just get a little taste of where it is coming from. By today's standards this movie is pretty tame in content but feels way more subversive then the smut we get trying to deal with these themes. This movie will probably make my list. It is getting very hard to make cuts at this point which is great because it means I have a list I am happy with no matter what else I get to.




Very entertaining crime film and much different then I expected. I loved it when Hackman showed up, him and his wife added another layer that was needed. This won't make my list but I am very glad I saw it, fun film.

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Poltergeist (2015)



So I went to the cinema to see this movie yesterday, as a horror movie it does have a few jump moments but it lacks a lot (if you watch it in home I doubt the sound will be able to make you jump)

as a science fiction movie.. same thing, effects are far from being any interesting or special. It does have a few nice ones but not that much tbh.

I went with a group of friends and we were laughing at it so I'll give it 6/10 but in a serious watch I doubt it would pass 5/10

Not my kind of movie

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Can we talk about the play? Other than the fact that I gave your personality to a murderer, what did you think?

Yeah you should check out The Wall sometime, it's good but like I said it's pretty weird, I've seen quite a few weird films but that one is still pretty high on the list. One thing that is quite impressive about the animation is that Gerald Scarfe did all of it himself, he didn't have a team or anything helping him.

With the Rosen films I agree the lighting isn't great but I also thought it fit really well with the bleak atmosphere of each film.

I agree some anime is amazingly detailed, and that's the kind I really like actually, I'm not a huge fan of the overly cartoony anime. No western animations really come to mind that have that kind of background, it's been so long but I do remember Snow White having really nice looking backgrounds though.

Snow white looks like this:



Backgrounds are also pretty dark and without lighting. The light backgrounds of modern animation I think were developed in the 1980's with the use of poster paint instead of only watercolour as well as the use of computer graphics these days.

So that a 2013 TV anime Nagi no Asukara looks like this:





Also, Nagi no Asukara is very cartoony in its character designs but yet has very realistic background art and highly detailed clothing. Pure cartoony style is rather rare among adult animation these days, though Kill me Baby is one of such.



Though the single defining characteristic of Japanese art style in comics, games and animation is the use of very strong/clear lines. While western stuff tends to be more blurry and the drawings tend to be less well defined.

By the way, this is how good manga looks like, notice the clean lines:

You're really getting through these 60s Sean! What are you thinking for today?

Thinking about getting hulu back and doing Andrei Rublev. I got a couple more on the DVR but I would have to be home to remember what. La Dolce Vita is this week from Netflix.

Oh, still haven't seen Odd Couple yet, that's on Netflix streaming.