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Adolescent09

06-23-2007, 10:46 PM

Just saw: 12 Angry Men starring Henry Fonda, Lee. J. Cobb and E.G. Marshall

My review :12 Angry Men does not obfuscate its theme with superficial clash-and-bang, chill instilling spoofs which leave viewers tremulous after the feature like sweet chocs leave children appeased yet inevitably desirous of more. Exploitation of special effects and the plethora of augments which bog Hollywood main-stream projections leaving the essence of the plot line non-existent or heavily in question is not exercised in Sidney Lumet's sublime and profound production. 12 Angry Men plays spontaneously in accordance with the nuances of a dozen jurors who have, placed before them, a case which involves powerful yet questionable evidence against a young man who according to testimony murders his father. Eleven of the jurors find the testimonials of the only two alleged witnesses incontrovertible while one dares to differ and hence, through impartiality and a strive to revivify the loose pieces of evidence which feebly serve to incriminate the accused, endeavors bolsters the rest of the reluctant jurors to spend several hours of self-sacrificed time to arrivie at the most logical conclusion. The performances in the film are starkly genuine and each actor fits his respective role like a glove. No other film of it's classical era and genre may best serve to enlighten, entertain and stupefy you than this internationally loved and strongly enduring saga of courage, recalcitrance and what it means to indulge a reasonable doubt in a situation of life and death.

Mortis Anarchy

06-23-2007, 11:23 PM

Oh, one of those ugly movies, eh? I guess I don't need to see it.

Ugly as in I don't need to see sex or childbirth process. It was really embarrassing to see it with my mom. We both thought it was PG-13 therefore devoid of anything emotionally scarring...beware of CROWNING!

I just saw Fantastic Four...it wasn't that bad...her eyes look weird...

Pensive

06-24-2007, 03:38 AM

Ugly as in I don't need to see sex or childbirth process. It was really embarrassing to see it with my mom. We both thought it was PG-13 therefore devoid of anything emotionally scarring...beware of CROWNING!

I just saw Fantastic Four...it wasn't that bad...her eyes look weird...

Was it based on Enid Blyton's series? :)

vheissu

06-24-2007, 09:50 AM

Ocean's 13. It was slightly better than the second, but nothing in comparison with the first. There was nothing really exciting about it...5/10

Pendragon

06-24-2007, 10:31 AM

Fantasic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer 9/10 It would get a 10/10 except for two things: Galactus is not portrayed exactly right, and it's ambiguious about what the Surfer's punishment for defying him is. (In the comics since he decides to help save the Earth, Galactus binds him to the planet, he can no longer surf space. He still has all that power, however, enough to take out anyone, even the Hulk.)

ozbey

06-24-2007, 12:02 PM

I watched "V for Vendetta."I loved it and recommend everyone.

Mortis Anarchy

06-24-2007, 01:17 PM

Ocean's 13. It was slightly better than the second, but nothing in comparison with the first. There was nothing really exciting about it...5/10

I liked the original Oceans 11...with Frankie!

formality hater

06-24-2007, 03:52 PM

Shrek The Third.3.5/10

kiobe

06-24-2007, 06:08 PM

Evan Almighty. very funny, 8/10

malwethien

06-24-2007, 10:35 PM

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer......I fell asleep during the movie...The part where I was awake I give it a 2/10.

aeroport

06-25-2007, 01:35 AM

The weekend's films for me:

1. The Importance of Being Earnest
Oliver Parker

To be clear from the outset, my opinion of this film will inevitably be influenced by the fact that I've so far not been terribly impressed with Oscar Wilde - probably largely owing to my distaste for satire in general. The movie clocks in at 94 minutes, and I cannot say the brevity bothers me. It's a clever story, in its way, but it's never felt very substantial to me. Colin Firth does a decent job as John Worthing - apparently the only intelligent character in the thing. I know the audience-sympathy strictly for Worthing is part of the play and all, and that the supporting characters are supposed to feel like plastic (or I at any rate sincerely hope, for the sake of this film, that this is intentional), but I have to say I got pretty annoyed when it seemed that Worthing was the only one who ever actually meant what he was saying - save perhaps for Judi Dench's character: stupid as she was, she seemed to have real conviction, which was probably the most comical thing about the movie. It's just not really all that fun to watch; some of the dialogue is rather funny, but this film - indeed, the play - really does not require the use of one's brain, save to keep up with the ridiculous name-switchings and other plot-related things. In light of my aforementioned prejudice, however, I will try not to be too hard on the film. I will say for it that it succeeded in giving me a very similar impression to that given by the play - which one may or may not consider a good thing. A decent adaptation.
7/10 (with perhaps an additional half, because Frances O'Connor is really hot in this movie...)

2. Blue (or, Bleu)
Kryzysztof Kieslowski

This is the first film I've seen by this guy - who I guess is actually quite well-known elsewhere (native Poland and so forth). I was very impressed with this thing. It actually lasts roughly as long as "Earnest" but, though I might have liked it to go on a little more (for such was the joy I experienced viewing this), the length is exactly what it needs to be. It's about a period in the life of a woman (please don't misinterpret that :( ) after her composer husband and their daughter die in a car accident, as she and an associate of her husband set to work on finishing the latter's unfinished final piece. As I cannot comprehensively opine the interest in this film, I will simply enumerate a few things and rate it: the cinematography is bloody gorgeous! There is, as you might well infer, a good deal of the color blue in this movie, and it is a very deep, pretty blue.:) Also, Juliette Binoche is extremely impressive as the widow in question. There is not a terribly large amount of dialogue in the film, but she communicates very well. The music is really cool as well (for those into classical music). Unlike the above, this film most certainly requires thought, which is always fun. It's the first in Kieslowski's Trois Couleurs trilogy, the other two of which (Blanch and Rouge) I will have to see now. *gives thanks for Netflix*
I want to talk more about this thing, but I dread giving anything away. I insist - watch it!
10/10 (with perhaps an additional half because Binoche...well, see the above review...:D )

EDIT: It is, however, in French, which some people might not like.

BibliophileTRJ

06-25-2007, 10:53 AM

Evan Almighty - if you've seen the commercials for this movie, you've seen all the best parts. No surprises. Save your money and see it when it comes out on cable.

5/10 (4 of the 5 are for the special effects and in acknowledgment of the fact that they used real animals wherever they could instead of CGI)

applepie

06-25-2007, 12:28 PM

The Hitcher. Well the new one anyway. I would have to give it 7/10. I was pleasantly surprised by the movie and though it was pretty good. I would watch it again, but not too likely to buy it.

Adolescent09

06-26-2007, 01:57 PM

The Hitcher. Well the new one anyway. I would have to give it 7/10. I was pleasantly surprised by the movie and though it was pretty good. I would watch it again, but not too likely to buy it.

That film was hilarious.. You can't watch it for the horror because it doesn't have any and the cheesy lines are just an uproar. I love the fact that there is mild profanity (unlike the pervasive f-word lines omnipresent in rudimentary cheap horror thrillers like the Saw trilogy) and that each actor is so miscast that one can't help but giggle like a cluster of sorrority girls in a room after a late-night dance.

The funnies quote went along the lines of:

The Cop: Goddammit! I'm dealing with official police business here.. step back!!

The antagnostic prick: Well Hell!! So am I!!!

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!! i LOVE THAT PART SOOO MUCH.

Thanks for posting your opinion...

weepingforloman

06-26-2007, 02:24 PM

Fracture. Pretty good, interesting court drama. Points off because the protagonist's quasi-girlfriend was just not that attractive, lol.
8.5/10

byquist

06-27-2007, 08:47 PM

Miss Potter -- very well-acted. If you don't expect too much, you will find this a very fine film. Zellweger does an excellent job.

Video Drone

06-27-2007, 09:21 PM

White Noise

I would give it a 7/10 for the idea and all, but it gets 6/10 because, overall, it's a bit... dunno... cheap-looking...? Kind of slow. But overall, I liked it.

Mortis Anarchy

06-27-2007, 09:30 PM

Miss Potter -- very well-acted. If you don't expect too much, you will find this a very fine film. Zellweger does an excellent job.

I JUST WATCHED THIS MOVIE LAST NIGHT! I liked it...I cried when Norman died.

I also saw Catch and Release- 5 or 6/10. Really hot guy(fritz)...some scandel, decent story line...not bad acting...its pretty good.

kathycf

06-27-2007, 10:09 PM

The Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Meh, the theatre has air conditioning. So that was fun. I don't know, that type of movie isn't really my thing, the man wanted to see it...although we both thought it was kind of corny. Did I mention the theatre has air conditioning? 5/10

weepingforloman

06-27-2007, 11:09 PM

Right now I wish my HOUSE had air conditioning.

Nossa

06-28-2007, 07:20 AM

The last movie I saw for the first time was Collateral..and I LOVED it!
I normaly don't like Tom Cruise's acting..but he was brilliant in this movie. I'd strongly recommend it.

Mortis Anarchy

06-28-2007, 09:01 PM

Evan Almighty- 5/5- I really liked the overrall message presented in the movie, and Steve Carrell is just hilarious. It was so funny. OMG, his beard!!! Especially when it is all braided...I cried...it was so funny. Or at least I thought it was!

Video Drone

06-28-2007, 10:07 PM

Watched Stanley Cubric's The Shining just know, and I really liked it. Maybe I should have watched it at night, but I found it creepily (is that even a word?) hilarious. The faces that Jack makes, lol. I took one point of for all the screeching music that was very annoying, and another since the movie is mostly senseless. 8/10

malwethien

06-28-2007, 11:00 PM

TRANSFORMERS (More than meets the eye :)) LOL sorry I can't say the word "transformers" without singing part of the opening theme from long ago....

anyway....it was ok...not a great storyline...but come on, it's a movie about robots turning into cars, jets, etc....I went to watch it to see the transformers and be transported back to my childhood...who cares what the plot was about! LOL

Adolescent09

06-28-2007, 11:39 PM

Recently saw -- Menace II Society starring Larenz Tate. 9/10

Review: It is rare to see a film which can appeal to unanticipated viewers with slices of unremitting brutality, bitterness and a sliver of truth. As a young resident in a society which pervasively corrupts itself and renders hope an unattainable aspiration like Providence to an atheist I found many aspects of the film which I could connect with and fathom. The actors contributed well to the realism of their characters and made me feel spontaneously empathetic. Such performances are rare to see because viewers nearly always feel obliged to sympathize with deceased characters rather than associate with their partings on a mutual level. The tone of the film is genuine yet surprisingly covert because its toll of foul language and grisly violence does much to enlighten a rational audience that something, if anything, must be done to curve the ideology in the ghetto that corruption is the ultimate gateway to success in a society which offers little else for a conventional breakthrough. It tells us of a problem at stake spreading like a virus through the next generation of a young and dynamic group of ghetto Negroes, and leaves us to individualistically figure a palliative.

Bakiryu

06-28-2007, 11:43 PM

Brokeback Mountain

I'd admit man, I almost cried, my eyes were red and weepy. Even more when Jack died. I even wrote a blog about it!

Bluebiird

06-29-2007, 07:27 AM

I've seen a couple lately on TV.
Silence of the Lambs on Sunday ITV2
Die Hard on Monday ITV1
Mary Shelly's Frankensiein on Tuesday ITV2
Stop! Or my Mom will shoot on Wednesday ITV2
Lethal Weapon 3 ITV2 and Carrie yesterday (Thursday) Film4+1
My rating of them is I wouldn't have watched them if I didn't like them (or in the case of the last one it's a film mum quite likes and I'd only seen the last 5-10 minutes before. This time I missed about 3-5 minutes of the start, but I know what happened anyway)
I get to watch a lot of late night TV now I'm not at school anymore :)

metal134

07-01-2007, 02:26 AM

Dangerous Beauty 3/10

Ugh, where do I start with this one...

I hated this movie, O.K, let me just start there. Hated this movie, and I have a lot to say about it. Right off the bat, with the very first shot and first line of dialouge, I knew this was going to be a chick flick. But, I'm the kind of person that usually tries to give something a fair chance. I knew what this movie would be, but I had to give it a fair chance. But I hated it. I will give multiple reasons.
1) Incredibly predictible. I knew pretty much where the movie was going, how it was going to get there, and where it would end up at all times. You surely cannot accuse this movie of keeping you guessing.
2) Incredibly cliche. This movie defines the word cliche.
3) The dialouge was so heavy-handed, it was ridculous. There aren't many movie where I actually roll my eyes or turn my back to the screen in disgust. This was one of them.
4) And this is most important; it was INCREDIBELY unbelievable. There is no way this would happen. Now, often times, I have had arguments with friends where I say that about a movie and they say, "you know it was based on a true story, right?" When somebody says that, it makes me want to punch them. Let me ask a question to anyone who has ever said that; do you know anything about Hollywood? They take these "true stories" and twist, exagerrate and change the facts so that the finished product almost inevitably fails to portray the actual events. I won't spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it and want to, so all I will say is this. Anyone who has read, or knows, anything about the Inquisition knows that it did not, would not and COULD not have happened that way. It just couldn't have and suspension of disbelief became impossible for me. Finding myself disgusted with the highly improbable, nay, impossible ending, I decided to look Veronica Franco up myself (potential spoilers ahead). Yeah, I found NO evidence whatsoever of things happening the way they were portrayed in the movie. In fact, the real Veronica Franico was left poor, destitute and publicly humilated upon her succesful defense of herself before the Inquisition. It is said she died a penniless outcast. Of course, the mindless masses wouldn't tolerate an ending like that, so it had to be Hollywooded up. And thus, I hated this movie.

kiobe

07-01-2007, 02:27 AM

Ratatoulli. 10/10 Loved it.

applepie

07-01-2007, 03:02 AM

Ghost Rider 7/10. Good, but not really great. I enjoyed it, but my husband fell asleep so... I like most of the comic books made into movies, though.

manolia

07-01-2007, 05:03 AM

Last movie i saw was "Identification of a Woman" by Michelangelo Antonioni. As always, i find his movies extremely interesting and thought provoking. 7/10 (having seen the rest of his movies like "La Notte", "The eclipse" , "Red desert", "The cry" which are rated 9/10 and 10/10, the comparison is inevitable. This is by no means a mediocre movie but it is lesser than the rest).

firefangled

07-01-2007, 07:40 PM

Has anyone seen Freedom Writers? I highly recommend it. Hillary Swank is exceptional.

firefangled

07-01-2007, 07:50 PM

I'm having a lot of fun reading these movie posts. White Noise made me think of a movie that both my wife and absolutely are crazy for...Frequency with Dennis Quaid and Jim Kavizel. I rate it 11/10. It is entertaining, well done and makes you feel good.

If we see 2 minutes of it we are in for the duration.

ampoule

07-01-2007, 11:01 PM

Waitress...so fun...kinda campy...8

A Mighty Heart...lots of watching and waiting...7

Would you believe they both end the same?

This afternoon I saw Evening...10 10 10...can you tell I liked it?

kiobe

07-01-2007, 11:05 PM

Surf's Up. 10/10

Mortis Anarchy

07-01-2007, 11:17 PM

Surf's Up. 10/10

OH! I want to see that movie so bad!!!

Apres Vous...9/10.

aeroport

07-02-2007, 02:33 AM

4) And this is most important; it was INCREDIBELY unbelievable. There is no way this would happen. Now, often times, I have had arguments with friends where I say that about a movie and they say, "you know it was based on a true story, right?" When somebody says that, it makes me want to punch them. Let me ask a question to anyone who has ever said that; do you know anything about Hollywood? They take these "true stories" and twist, exagerrate and change the facts so that the finished product almost inevitably fails to portray the actual events. I won't spoil the ending for those who haven't seen it and want to, so all I will say is this. Anyone who has read, or knows, anything about the Inquisition knows that it did not, would not and COULD not have happened that way. It just couldn't have and suspension of disbelief became impossible for me. Finding myself disgusted with the highly improbable, nay, impossible ending, I decided to look Veronica Franco up myself (potential spoilers ahead). Yeah, I found NO evidence whatsoever of things happening the way they were portrayed in the movie. In fact, the real Veronica Franico was left poor, destitute and publicly humilated upon her succesful defense of herself before the Inquisition. It is said she died a penniless outcast. Of course, the mindless masses wouldn't tolerate an ending like that, so it had to be Hollywooded up. And thus, I hated this movie.

Interesting. I saw this several years ago and thought it was alright, but I never got around to reading Franco's biography like I had intended. But, you know, thanks for the disillusionment... :bawling:
:D

"Evening" (2007) - Lajos Koltai
*slight spoilers, but I've tried to be careful*
Man, is it just me, or is Natasha Richardson, like, the hottest woman in the history of human existence?

That aside, this movie is...decent. It basically concerns a woman lying on her deathbed rememberin' stuff - remembering rather selectively and, I think, doctoring it up not a little (I mean, really, have there ever existed such a green lawn, such a blue sea, and such an outrageously white house all in the same square mile?) - about her early adulthood around the wedding of her super-rich college friend, and more specifically concerning a dude falling in love with her and her falling in love with a different dude who her friend also happens to be in love with (in spite of the fact that she is marrying yet a third dude), and no one in this sense turning out happy. Her conclusion is essentially that "there are no mistakes", which one may take or leave I suppose.
This film is absolutely, unforgivably melodramatic for the first half or so, especially during the "present" scenes - the past stuff is more or less alright - but it improves, and the last few scenes make a pretty excellent ending, so far as a happy-ish ending can be considered good; I usually find such things feeling a bit contrived, but not here. Also, it has a super-good cast, including Vanessa Redgrave, Claire Danes (old and young Ann Grant, respectively), Natasha Richardson, Glenn Close, Natasha Richardson, Meryl Streep, and...oh yes, have I mentioned Natasha Richardson...?
Okay, enough being a dork. Decent film. Worth seeing.
8/10

Bluebiird

07-02-2007, 07:42 AM

ampoule

07-02-2007, 08:05 AM

(I mean, really, have there ever existed such a green lawn, such a blue sea, and such an outrageously white house all in the same square mile?)
8/10

Yes, in our memories...the homeplace is always bigger, the food was always better, people were always more real... :) Reminiscing...such sweet sorrow. ;) You are cute about Natasha. For me, it was Harris. Buddie was adorable, but Harris.....sigh...

metal134

07-02-2007, 08:12 PM

Interesting. I saw this several years ago and thought it was alright, but I never got around to reading Franco's biography like I had intended. But, you know, thanks for the disillusionment... :bawling:
:D
No problem! :D
To quote Bill Hicks, "I feel it's my duty to pass on information at all times so that we can learn, evolve and get off this planet".

Debrasue

07-02-2007, 10:03 PM

Frequency was awesome!!! 10+
I just watched a wee Scottish film about a 10 year old deaf boy, Frankie, and his single Mum. She's been lying to him, telling him his father is a merchant seaman, and she's been posting letters to him for years pretending to be his father. Now his father's "ship" is in the docks and Mum has to find a man to pretend to be Frankie's Dad for a day.....~sigh,sniff,~ bring tissues....10+

aeroport

07-03-2007, 12:05 AM

You are cute about Natasha.

It's those cheekbones; they get me every time! :thumbs_up

Adolescent09

07-03-2007, 12:07 AM

The following review is based on Martin Scorsese's latest movie and in my opinion, likewise shared by the author of the review, it is a complete flop. Please read it!!! Even if you liked the film I bet you won't be able to stifle the laughs!!

The title clearly refers to Scorsese's talent, which vanished in a squirt of stage blood about 15 years back. He wasn't talented, he was brilliant -- but that was 20 years ago. Today he should be making intelligent independent movies, elder statesmanly flourishes of wit and humanity, inspiring a younger generation. Instead, he's humiliating himself with overblown junk. His love affair with hoodlums is tiresome, his critique of Catholicism is ignorant and stupid -- I mean, I dislike Catholicism as an institution, and God knows it doesn't need me to defend it -- but any sociological or spiritual phenomenon with the history and complexity of Catholicism deserves better treatment than the head-kickings Scorsese meets out. And ironically, Scorsese has made his own Faustian pact with the Devil -- he had his years in the Hollywood wilderness and feels he won't get anything thoughtful financed -- so it's better to team up with a bankable but untalented actor and produce these lumbering, brainless sub-epics.

....

Right -- my last word, if you're still reading. We are currently being told by our masters to hate Iran. It has one of the few cinemas in the world that sometimes try to show something true about the human condition. Whereas our civilization produces, as one of the top-billing cultural manifestations of the year, expensive to make, heaped with praise and awards, exported around the world and seen by multiple millions--something about as edifying as watching lions tortured or Christians having limbs lopped off at the Roman Colisseum two millennia ago. What does this say about us?

For the complete review see: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0407887/usercomments?start=30

*Classic*Charm*

07-03-2007, 12:55 AM

No I didn't read the book. Since you seem to be an expert, what did you think of this movie? Or rather what did you think of all of them?

(btw: my ringtone is goodbye horses :lol: )

Sorry my reply took so long. I've been away for a bit...

I really liked the movie. I loved the use of colour contrast, especially with the blood on the snow when his family was killed and the way the drawings on the wlals of his room at school stuck out because of the white paper in the dark room. I thought it was really well-filmed- evey scene seemed to pop out as all the images were so strong. I liked the actor as well, I thought he got hannibal's subtlety of movement just right. One thing that did bother me, though, was that after all the events of the movie, the sent Hannibal straight to the U.S., and made no mention that alot happens between then and when he moves to the states.

I'd have to say though, that it's not my favourite of the Hannibal Lecter movies. It cannot compare to Silence, and still not to Hannibal. I'll put it on equal level with Red Dragon. Silence is just...perfect. Jonathan Demme was a genius in his camera angles, the actors genius in...well, everything. Hannibal was great in that aspect as well, though Ridley Scott's take on Harris's novel did not impress me. He left alot of things out, and other things unexplained. I still don't know if I like Clarice in Hannibal either; not Julianna Moore as her, but the character herself. Red Dragon was made by Ralph Fiennes' acting. No one can play a creepy character like him. Red Dragon has a very different quality to it than the others, and I think it's because it was done on a much grander scale. The settings and the camera shots are so much bigger and more obvious. There is less to be noticed to the actors than the surroundings.

And now that I've written you a novel about my creepy knowledge of these movies, I hope you'll go back and watch them all again!:idea:

byquist

07-03-2007, 12:57 AM

Rattatoille -- yes, it fair to spend $9-10 for this one.

*Classic*Charm*

07-03-2007, 12:59 AM

Let's see...what have I seen lately.

I went on a Hitchcock marathon yesterday. I watched The Man who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps, and The Lady Vanishes (again!).

What can I say...Hitchcock was brilliant.

I also watched Scoop. It was cute, though I can only take Woody Allen for so long...and then Titanic was on tv, so I thought I'd stay up for a while longer. There isn't much to say about that one that already hasn't been said. I think the 1000000 oscars it won speak for themselves.

byquist

07-03-2007, 01:24 AM

While many folks liked or respected The Departed, I agree with this reviewer that it was junk film. Iran has some good films like that one about the boy losing his sisters shoes, but there are major restrictions on films in that country; the director of that film said so.

Janine

07-03-2007, 02:19 AM

"Evening" (2007) - Lajos Koltai
*slight spoilers, but I've tried to be careful*
Man, is it just me, or is Natasha Richardson, like, the hottest woman in the history of human existence?

That aside, this movie is...decent. It basically concerns a woman ........... Natasha Richardson, Meryl Streep, and...oh yes, have I mentioned Natasha Richardson...?
Okay, enough being a dork. Decent film. Worth seeing.
8/10

Interesting review Jamesian, I am sure you must be aware that Natasha Richardson is the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, niece of Lynn Redgrave. Did you see "The White Contessa" ? All three women starred in that film. I also saw Natashia in a film called "A Month in the Country". Colin Firth apparently agreed with your assessent, or so his character did. He was quite smitten with her. She played her role of a secluded frustrated parson's wife longing for something more (such as Colin Firth). Understated, but beautifully acted performance, with great nuance. I have come to admire her greatly; a very fine actress indeed, she takes after her aunt and her mother and her father is an actor also is he not? You have good taste in actresses.
I will have to check out this film - "Evening". Sounds interesting.

I just watched David Lynch's film "Mulholand Drive". Now that is one I can hardly describe. I have to say it kept me watching every minute. I liked the film noir feel and the quirky Lynch characters. Has anyone see the film? If so I would love to talk about it or please comment. It was far-out strange, but surprisingly quite good I thought. It was so well-done; well crafted. Anything Lynch does is unusual and unique. I probably need to see it a second time to pick up all the details and symbolism. Definitely interesting, to say the least.

manolia

07-03-2007, 01:09 PM

I just watched David Lynch's film "Mulholand Drive". Now that is one I can hardly describe. I have to say it kept me watching every minute. I liked the film noir feel and the quirky Lynch characters. Has anyone see the film? If so I would love to talk about it or please comment. It was far-out strange, but surprisingly quite good I thought. It was so well-done; well crafted. Anything Lynch does is unusual and unique. I probably need to see it a second time to pick up all the details and symbolism. Definitely interesting, to say the least.

Janine that is one of my fav films. I like Lynch soooo much (hehe look at my signature ;) ) :thumbs_up
I own the film and have seen it more than 3 times +one time in theater. If you like this one do see the "Lost Highway", for me this is the masterpiece of David Lynch. It has the same spooky atmosphere, excellent actors and a devastating music theme!
Keep up the good work :)

Behemoth

07-03-2007, 02:05 PM

Kill Bill Volume 2.
What can I say. It was very boring. the only highlight of the film was when she rips out the eye and squishes it with her bare foot. Even the killing of Bill was boring. The the whole point of getting a sword made by a guy a guy who swore he'd never make another sword was that you use it to kill Bill instead of making his "heart explode". At least the first one had sword fighting and insane gushing of blood from severed limbs (even though it didn't look that realistic in my opinion, at least there was a mad hacking and slashing and serious blood loss). But this one. Like I said. Only good part was the eye.
Hated it. I'd never see either of them again out of choice.

Haha. I saw this too, though I haven't seen the first one. I must say, I was expecting far more gratuitous violence given the reputation of Volume 1, (not that I was disappointed, being a bit of a pansy when it comes to that sort of thing). I too think the ending was anti-climactic. Not a bad way to spend an evening, but I wouldn't go out of my way to see it again. 6/10

Janine

07-03-2007, 03:09 PM

Janine that is one of my fav films. I like Lynch soooo much (hehe look at my signature ;) ) :thumbs_up
I own the film and have seen it more than 3 times +one time in theater. If you like this one do see the "Lost Highway", for me this is the masterpiece of David Lynch. It has the same spooky atmosphere, excellent actors and a devastating music theme!
Keep up the good work :)

Hi manolia, I did not know Lynch was your fav. Wow, he really does make you think ever minute, doesn't he? I like 'film noir' genre so much. I loved the atmosphere and music in this film. It was impecably constructed. I loved all the little details such as Hitchcock would use, but even more extensive and quirky. I loved pandora's box, didn't you? Truly fascinating, especially when she opens it. When the woman first walks down the hill, I thought that scene did not seen realistic, somehow, but it was only slight asque which make it curious. It felt dreamlike or something, which made sense when I found out more about the film. I liked all the quirky characters. They were just right. I think I need to see it again. I am sure I missed little details here and there. I can watch one time more before it is due back to my library. I read some reviews on Amazon after so I got more of a sense of what exactly was going on. I like films that one has to figure out, don't you? Sort of like book of the month - don't you think? Subsconcious stuff and all?:lol:

Bye the way, I just saw your signature and my mom and I were just discussing how addicted we got to "Twin Peaks" - so you watched it too and loved it. We still laugh about how we ran to the TV to see it every week and ofcourse try to figure out just what was going on.

I also have seen "Blue Velvet" years ago and I saw "The Elephant Man" recently and loved that film.

mheartin

07-03-2007, 03:32 PM

City of God/ Cidade de Deus (2003)
2002 Brazilian film of worldwide acclaim.

http://www.cineclub.de/images/2003/05/city_of_god_p.jpg

All my friends reccomended this movie and now I know why. It captures the essence of life in the squalid slums of Rio de Janeiro, where almost every child has a gun and hold-ups are as common as tattoos on gang members. Drugs are a way of life, and the possession and distribution of it the key to the gateway of power and popularity.

The screenplay is so real and captivating, and the directing flawless. It seems as if the screen you are watching the movie on are the actual eyes of some anonymous character gazing into the unfolding story.

City of God deserves a prerequisited spot if 'Best movies of all time' lists are to be made. Definitely a must-watch film before you die.

-mheartin

manolia

07-03-2007, 03:38 PM

Hi manolia, I did not know Lynch was your fav. Wow, he really does make you think ever minute, doesn't he? I like 'film noir' genre so much. I loved the atmosphere and music in this film. It was impecably constructed. I loved all the little details such as Hitchcock would use, but even more extensive and quirky. I loved pandora's box, didn't you? Truly fascinating, especially when she opens it. When the woman first walks down the hill, I thought that scene did not seen realistic, somehow, but it was only slight asque which make it curious. It felt dreamlike or something, which made sense when I found out more about the film. I liked all the quirky characters. They were just right. I think I need to see it again. I am sure I missed little details here and there. I can watch one time more before it is due back to my library. I read some reviews on Amazon after so I got more of a sense of what exactly was going on. I like films that one has to figure out, don't you? Sort of like book of the month - don't you think? Subsconcious stuff and all?:lol:

Bye the way, I just saw your signature and my mom and I were just discussing how addicted we got to "Twin Peaks" - so you watched it too and loved it. We still laugh about how we ran to the TV to see it every week and ofcourse try to figure out just what was going on.

I also have seen "Blue Velvet" years ago and I saw "The Elephant Man" recently and loved that film.

Hitchcock is my fav director and Lynch is the second fav ;) This film "Mullholand drive" is extremely complex, like most of Lynch's films. You can safely say that each character of the cast plays a double role in the movie. The one is the reality, or what the character perceives as reality and the second role is his/hers insanity. With the two actresses, Naomi Wats (the blond one) and the brunette (forgot her name :D ) you can't exactly say which part of the story is the reality and which their dreams. I liked the atmosphere..isn't it like watching somebody else's nightmare?? And of course Pandora's box as you say was an interesting detail...i haven't yet figured out the part with the indian...and the music in the end is breathtaking..and of course lots of subconscious stuff..are we having fun yet??

Do watch "Lost Highway". This film is incredible!! I own it too and i have seen it plenty of times..it's difficult to figure out..but like i already said it is fantastic (oh well..i can rant endlessly about Lynch and his films)

"Blue Velvet" was very nice and "The elephant man" is fantastic..Hopkins' best film (my humble opinion). Do see also "The straight story" this film is quite different from Lynch's other films. It is a real and deeply touching story about two old men, brothers who haven't talked to each other for ages..

Twin Peaks is my fav series ever! I even like the second season of episodes and i was very disappointed that it was never finished..Lynch lost his interest in the series..he was kinda tired..but so far Twin Peaks is the best thing i've seen in TV (and i don't think that will ever change :D ).

As for the movie "Fire walk with me" which is sort of prequel to the series (if you haven't seen it DO) i think it was destined only for fans of the series. Anyone who hasn't indulged to the series won't be able to understand much..

The only movie i haven't seen is "Dawnrasor" because i can't find it :bawling:

I'll stop now..i can rant for hours when the topic is Lynch and his movies :D

metal134

07-03-2007, 03:45 PM

I also loved Mulholland Drive. Everyone else I know who saw it hated it except for my cousin. But that's because they didn't get it. I got it, thus, it is one of my favorite films.

Nossa

07-03-2007, 03:50 PM

The Aviator...and what I think of it?! Well, lets just say I'm nowhere near being a Leo Dicaprio fan..I didn't like it much!

Janine

07-03-2007, 05:07 PM

Hitchcock is my fav director and Lynch is the second fav ;) This film "Mullholand drive" is extremely complex, like most of Lynch's films. You can safely say that each character of the cast plays a double role in the movie. The one is the reality, or what the character perceives as reality and the second role is his/hers insanity. With the two actresses, Naomi Wats (the blond one) and the brunette (forgot her name :D ) you can't exactly say which part of the story is the reality and which their dreams. I liked the atmosphere..isn't it like watching somebody else's nightmare?? And of course Pandora's box as you say was an interesting detail...i haven't yet figured out the part with the indian...and the music in the end is breathtaking..and of course lots of subconscious stuff..are we having fun yet??

Do watch "Lost Highway". This film is incredible!! I own it too and i have seen it plenty of times..it's difficult to figure out..but like i already said it is fantastic (oh well..i can rant endlessly about Lynch and his films)

"Blue Velvet" was very nice and "The elephant man" is fantastic..Hopkins' best film (my humble opinion). Do see also "The straight story" this film is quite different from Lynch's other films. It is a real and deeply touching story about two old men, brothers who haven't talked to each other for ages..

Twin Peaks is my fav series ever! I even like the second season of episodes and i was very disappointed that it was never finished..Lynch lost his interest in the series..he was kinda tired..but so far Twin Peaks is the best thing i've seen in TV (and i don't think that will ever change :D ).

As for the movie "Fire walk with me" which is sort of prequel to the series (if you haven't seen it DO) i think it was destined only for fans of the series. Anyone who hasn't indulged to the series won't be able to understand much..

The only movie i haven't seen is "Dawnrasor" because i can't find it :bawling:

I'll stop now..i can rant for hours when the topic is Lynch and his movies :D

manolia, I love your ranting, please tell me more. Maybe we should discuss the film after I see it again in an email so we don't spoil it for others or we could put spoiler up first. Wow, it is a mindbender. I do like it so much and yes, just like taking part in someone's nightmare. If you go to Amazon there is one reviewer there who revealed and pointed out many things about the film and the duality. Things I had not thought about and now can see them more distinctly. Thanks for all the other suggestions. I will definitely track down some of these films. If I am lucky they will come into my library eventually. Some may be rare now so I don't know but I have seen Mulholland Drive in there several times and failed to take it out. It was a VHS tape or I would certainly have watched special features and hopefully a full-length film commentary as I watch the film. I like doing that sometimes.

Hitchcock is my favorite director, too, in that genre. I just watched his old TV series on DVD but unfortunately it was super long with 5 disks and I could only accomplish two in two nights. I will check it out again soon to watch more of the 1/2 plays - they are funny and really good, scary at times too. They take me back to the days I was glued to that show on TV.

I loved "The Elephant Man" and quite agree with you on Hopkin's performance - quieter and nuanced - truly stellar. Again I liked all the quirky characters in that film. I liked the strange midgets and circus performers who helped him escape that wicked man - they were wonderful. The black and white was so effective in the film, too. I heard commentary on that from Lynch and others and it was quite informative.

Yes, I agree - Twin Peaks had my mother and I hooked all the way to the end and then we said "what is happening, or what the heck happened to the end". It got too strange for us by that time. So Lynch was too tired to really finish...I never knew that. That is a shame. It was a good series.

Hey, manolia, we are back discussing films again.:lol: I wonder if anyone missed me on this thread. I have been gone for awhile now.

Video Drone

07-03-2007, 09:17 PM

I've watched Pirates of the Carribean 2 (The Dead Mans Chest) finally. Actually, I have already seen it before, in the cinema, and it is all British accent, and British accent is the kind of thing that our family can't tolerate. This time we watched it with subtitles, and we liked the movie a lot better. A good senseless action film. 6/10 for sense or 8/10 for entertainment

Speaking of Lynch I only saw Mulholland Drive and I didn't like it. It was boring to watch. I usually rewatch this kind of stuff because I'm slow, but this movie was so long and so draggy that I kind of never did that. The fact that everyone loves this movie for no reason isn't helping. I really need to get my CD's out and watch it again sometime.

*Classic*Charm*

07-03-2007, 11:10 PM

Janine and Manolia, I think we need to start some kind of Hitchcock fanclub here on the litnet!!:D

Janine

07-03-2007, 11:20 PM

Janine and Manolia, I think we need to start some kind of Hitchcock fanclub here on the litnet!!:D

Hi there *Classic*Charm* - haven't seen you for a while. How is your beautiful horse? Yes, definitely we could even start a whole thread just for Hitchcock, don't you think, Manolia?
*Classic*Charm* are you a fan, too?

*Classic*Charm*

07-03-2007, 11:30 PM

Heehee to quote myself from yesterday...

I went on a Hitchcock marathon yesterday. I watched The Man who Knew Too Much, The 39 Steps, and The Lady Vanishes (again!).

What can I say...Hitchcock was brilliant.

I bought a box set a couple of days ago- 9 of Hitch's older films. It goes from one of the silents, through his first talkie, a couple of his first British bigtimes, and then to his last British film before he moved to the States.

Fantastic. My fav is still Dial M for Murder. :D :D

metal134

07-03-2007, 11:30 PM

The fact that everyone loves this movie for no reason isn't helping.
People don't love it for "no reason". I love it for a very good reason; because I get it and getting it, I see that it is brilliant.

*Classic*Charm*

07-03-2007, 11:31 PM

And thank you Janine, my horse is just great. yes, it's been a while (I'm finally done school!!), but I'm back now.

Janine

07-04-2007, 12:09 AM

And thank you Janine, my horse is just great. yes, it's been a while (I'm finally done school!!), but I'm back now.

*Classic*Charm* I bought a boxed set of Hitchcock 'oldies but moldies', or so I call them. They are all black and white films and early. I really enjoyed them. The set is not as good as the one you got but it was reasonably prices. I picked up a number of his films from my video store when they sold out their VHS tapes cheap - the Criterian collection - not bad and have been restored. Considering the price I tried to get whatever they had. I love 'Dial M for Murder'. Was the one you have earlier or the color version with Grace Kelly? I think it is one of my very favorite films, ever. I am due to rewatch that one. I like ones that take place in one appartment like a play. I loved 'Rear Window', too. You just can't beat it! I even liked "Rope" which I got on VHS at the sale. I think I like the more psychological ones. Does your set have the film with Peck where he loses his memory - can never recall the name of that film and I love it. Dali did the dream sequence in it.....oh yeah..."Spellbound"...that is it!

*C*C*so glad you are out for the summer vacation; hope you have some nice excursions planned and lots of horseback riding as well. Glad also to see you back on here again. You were missed, so welcome back.

Hey, manolia,I have added some more things to the L thread. I also added a posting to continue the 'Introduction', of which your read part so far. It is quite interesting. Sorry, advertising for another thread.

*Classic*Charm*

07-04-2007, 12:17 AM

Janine, the set I bought doesn't go past 1938, so the best of Hitch's suspense thrillers aren't on it. They're really hard to find on DVD though.

My Dial M is Grace Kelly in black and white, I think. I've seen it in colour as well, though. They're so much better in b&w. Kelly is also great in "To Catch a Thief". I've never actually seen Spellbound. As I said, I find that the later thrillers are more difficult to find.

aeroport

07-04-2007, 01:55 AM

Interesting review Jamesian, I am sure you must be aware that Natasha Richardson is the daughter of Vanessa Redgrave, niece of Lynn Redgrave. Did you see "The White Contessa" ? All three women starred in that film. I also saw Natashia in a film called "A Month in the Country". ... a very fine actress indeed, she takes after her aunt and her mother and her father is an actor also is he not? You have good taste in actresses.

I actually was not aware of this. I own "The White Countess", have watched it many a time, and love it dearly. I did think it was interesting, watching "Evening", that she was in another film with V.R.; now this seems less surprising. I will have to look into this "A Month in the Country". *goes to Netflix...*

Regarding Lynch, my introduction to this guy was "Inland Empire" at the cinema, which I found pretty fascinating, even though I'm sure a great deal of it was lost on me. What was strange was that I was able to sit (for THREE solid hours!) without getting up at all, and without getting impatient in the least. There's always something to think about, which I found rather cool. However, I recently saw "Eraserhead", and that film freaked me out just a little...
I plan to see "Mulholland Drive" and "Lost Highway" soon.

Video Drone

07-04-2007, 02:47 AM

People don't love it for "no reason".Um, yes, they do. How else do you explain it when people say: "I have no idea what this movie is about but I love it!"

Of course, though, there is no such thing as a bad movie.

Niamh

07-04-2007, 05:27 AM

Janine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guess what! i'm finally going to have a copy of Much ado about nothing! I pick it up tomorrow or friday! cant wait!

manolia

07-04-2007, 09:33 AM

Speaking of Lynch I only saw Mulholland Drive and I didn't like it.

That's ok, many people don't like the film ;)

The fact that everyone loves this movie for no reason isn't helping.

You can't love this film for no reason. Perhaps you are talking for people you know..if you are refering to us i am afraid that this is a great presumption and i don't like presumptions.
I could mention many reasons why i like this film but that would be boring since you don't like it and you don't care about it. I'll say thus much. Lynch is excellent in creating atmosphere..something like Hitchcock, but a different kind of atmosphere. He is using subconscious images, allegory and images taken from his dreams. He is always using very talented actors and his team is doing a great job with lines and plot and his themes (apart from being derived from dreams) have allusions to mythology and various legends.

Janine and Manolia, I think we need to start some kind of Hitchcock fanclub here on the litnet!!:D

Hehehe a great idea :thumbs_up

manolia, I love your ranting, please tell me more. Maybe we should discuss the film after I see it again in an email so we don't spoil it for others or we could put spoiler up first.

Let's continue with pms ;)

Hey, manolia, we are back discussing films again.:lol: I wonder if anyone missed me on this thread. I have been gone for awhile now.

:lol: Yes we are! Now we are almost done with L's thread we can come back to this one.

Fantastic. My fav is still Dial M for Murder. :D :D

My fav are "The birds" and "North by Northwest"

Video Drone

07-04-2007, 01:59 PM

That's ok, many people don't like the film ;) It's the other way around. Most people like it. (excluding the people that only watch action movies, they hardly ever like anything) It has 7.9 on IMDB. For a movie of this sort, pretty high.

Perhaps you are talking for people you know..Yes, I'm talking for the bunch that says "this movie is weird and I have no idea what it is all about but it rocks!"

if you are refering to us i am afraid that this is a great presumption and i don't like presumptions.I explained above, I was not talking about you guys because you actually posted about it. Otherwise I would say "you people".

I'll say thus much. Lynch is excellent in creating atmosphere..something like Hitchcock, but a different kind of atmosphere.Why do you say "Lynch is", why not just "this movie has an excellent athmosphere."? I have not seen anything else of Lynch, I don't know what kind of allegories he makes to understand this movie. Do I need to be a Lynch fan, then? I'm afraid atmosphere is very subjective, too. A lot of people thought 300 was atmospheric. I thought that is was comically made. In any case, I did not see a point in Mulholland Drive. Was it talking about love, Hollywood, or human feelings, or all at once. It could have meant a lot of things. I can't say what it was trying to say, I imagine too much.

He is using subconscious images, allegory and images taken from his dreams.Does that mean I have to be a very particular person to understand any of his films?

I hope I'm not annoying you but this is the thing that has been nagging me for a while. Not why individual people like it, why EVERYBODY like it so much. Same goes for 300.

manolia

07-04-2007, 03:16 PM

It's the other way around. Most people like it. (excluding the people that only watch action movies, they hardly ever like anything) It has 7.9 on IMDB. For a movie of this sort, pretty high.

I'll have to disagree with that. Most people I know didn't like the film. You see, this is foolish since it is a matter of perspective (we can only judge from our limited circle of acquaintances). As for imdb, don't take it as an example about what people like or dislike. I have my strong doubts about this site..i only use it to see some facts as the country of production, the language, the actors and suchlike stuff prior to watching a film. I never use it as a guide to which films to watch ;)

Yes, I'm talking for the bunch that says "this movie is weird and I have no idea what it is all about but it rocks!"

I explained above, I was not talking about you guys because you actually posted about it. Otherwise I would say "you people".

Agreed

Why do you say "Lynch is", why not just "this movie has an excellent athmosphere."?

Because Lynch's style is very unique and most of his movies share the same basic principles.

I have not seen anything else of Lynch, I don't know what kind of allegories he makes to understand this movie. Do I need to be a Lynch fan, then?

You needn't have seen anything else made by Lynch to understand his allegories.
And no you don't have to be a Lynch fan in order to understand "Mullholand drive". In fact you don't have to see it at all if his style doesn't appeal to you.

I'm afraid atmosphere is very subjective, too.

No it isn't. The director whose movie's title you have paraphrased in order to create your nick name is one of the masters ;)

A lot of people thought 300 was atmospheric.

I won't even comment that statement. The movie was entertaining. Nothing more. Wouldn't care to see it again

In any case, I did not see a point in Mulholland Drive.

That's your problem ;) Perhaps you don't like this kind of films

Does that mean I have to be a very particular person to understand any of his films?

No. You just have to pay attention when you watch and perhaps think it over a little, if you care to.

I hope I'm not annoying you but this is the thing that has been nagging me for a while. Not why individual people like it, why EVERYBODY like it so much. Same goes for 300.

Yes you annoyed me, but i got over it ;)

Mark F.

07-04-2007, 05:10 PM

Bluebiird

07-04-2007, 07:13 PM

I liked 300 but it involved a load of brutal fighting and gore and stuff so if course I’d like it. I guess I'm kind of sadistic. I’m quite fond of fighting films that don't involve guns. There's not so much art using guns in a war.

Last film I saw, Tomb Raider on BBC3. It's okay, not great but not entirely crap. Quite unrealistic though, and I'm a fan of fantasy films. I mean seriously, a magic triangle that lets you travel in time and ancient statues that come to life. That's okay in a fantasy film with wizards and elves and such but in that scenario, totally unbelievable. I've never played Tomb Raider and I don't particularly want to.
Like I said, the film's okay but not exactly what I'd call great.

*Classic*Charm*

07-04-2007, 07:39 PM

kilted exile

07-04-2007, 07:46 PM

I think I have the same Hitchcock box set that is being mentioned. 9 films, 3 discs and a hitchcock bio & radio interview..

*Classic*Charm*

07-04-2007, 07:46 PM

That's the one!!:D

Janine

07-04-2007, 10:31 PM

Same doesn't go for 300, it was crap. Mulholland Drive is solid cinematography. Give it another shot, maybe you'll like it more. You don't have to like it but don't compare it with 300.

Try watching Lynch's The Elephant Man or The Straight Story, the stories aren't as weird and the films are brilliant. Lost Highway is my favourite Lynch film though.

Hi Mark F, I loved "The Elephant Man"; just saw it a few weeks ago; and a year or so ago I saw "The Straight Story". I adored it - it was truly amazing, considering it is based on truth. I read about the real guy who drove his lawn-mower tractor a great distance. It was a very cool film!

"Mulholland Drive" struck me firstly, as being such a 'well constructed film' with 'solid cinematography', as you put it. It was intriguing. I am still working on my interpretation. I love that about the film. I like thinking afterwards about it and all three of these films I mentioned, I did just that. They stayed with me long after viewing.

manolia

07-05-2007, 03:24 AM

For those of you who didn't like 300, have any of you seen Sin City? And for those who ahve, what did you think of it, considering it was done in the same style at 300?

I watched The Black Dahlia last night. I think I need to see it again before I can critique though.
Also saw Hitchcock's Number Seventeen. Classic Hitchcock train scenes. And al the work with the shadows. Fantastic. I really can't say much about the Master.

I have seen Sin City and liked it. It was so much better than 300!!

Hehe, Classic Charm, i own a copy of number 17. It is one of the most obscure Hitchcock films ;) Glad you liked it.

I think I have the same Hitchcock box set that is being mentioned. 9 films, 3 discs and a hitchcock bio & radio interview..

I am curious which is your fav?

Kilt join the newly created Hitchcock fan clud (see the above post by classic charm)

Mark F.

07-05-2007, 10:13 AM

For those of you who didn't like 300, have any of you seen Sin City? And for those who ahve, what did you think of it, considering it was done in the same style at 300?

300 and Sin City same style? Have you seen the movies? Frank Miller may have illustrated both but they are extremely different in style. The other big difference is that Robert Rodriguez actually knows how to direct a film. If I see another slow motion shot I think I'll throw up.

Janine

07-05-2007, 04:21 PM

Hehe, Classic Charm, i own a copy of number 17. It is one of the most obscure Hitchcock films ;) Glad you liked it.

Manolia and Classic - Wow, I want to see that one, if it is obscure. I hope I can find it someday. I have a boxed set of older b/w ones. Maybe it is in that set. I have to look later on.

I am curious which is your fav?

I am curious about that as well.

Kilt join the newly created Hitchcock fan clud (see the above post by classic charm)

Yes,Kilt do! I think Hitch needs his own thread! ;) :thumbs_up :)

jon1jt

07-06-2007, 02:49 AM

Bukowski: Born Into This

the best documentary i've ever watched. bukowski, proving poetry once again that poetry is written, but lived above all.

Video Drone

07-06-2007, 03:13 AM

Speaking of Sin City, I didn't like it, either, but I don't see much resemblance to 300.

No it isn't. The director whose movie's title you have paraphrased in order to create your nick name is one of the masters ;) Atmosphere IS subjective. People can see the same movie and one is going to be trilled and the other is going to be "that didn't make any sense" and the third will be "It was soooo predictable" (regular reactions on Videodrome, by the way). How do you explain that? Intellect? Attentiveness? Education?

And whenever I heard Cronenberg compared to Lynch it was "Cronenberg is OK, but compared to Lynch he just sucks". I prefer not to compare them, I think they are totally different directors.

Same doesn't go for 300, it was crap. Mulholland Drive is solid cinematography. Give it another shot, maybe you'll like it more. You don't have to like it but don't compare it with 300.How is 300 crappier than any other action movie? Just because it's popular? It got overrated, but it's just another action movie. A little worse than some a little better than some, nothing special, but nothing too bad, either.

Yeah, I guess I will rewatch it someday, it was supposed to be my rule, after all. I'm too slow on movies, I have to watch them twice.

I was comparing the level of relative popularity, not the movies themselves. Among "arthouse" communities, Mulholland Drive is as big as 300.

Mark F.

07-06-2007, 06:59 AM

Some action movies are well directed (EG Terminator 1 and 2)...300 isn't. Check out the oracle scene, the nauseous slow motion shots and the pathetic acting...The thing is people are saying it's a masterpiece when it's only an overhyped B action movie.

Concerning the film's popularity, you pointed out that Mulholland drive got an 8 on imdb. 300 got 8.1 but that's not what's interesting, if you look at the number of people who've voted to rank the films 300 has nearly 120 000 votes while Mulholland Drive, despite being five years older, only has 60 000 votes. I think that shows the two films don't have the same audiences.

Mark F.

07-06-2007, 07:01 AM

Bukowski: Born Into This

the best documentary i've ever watched. bukowski, proving poetry once again that poetry is written, but lived above all.

Pretty good documentary about a great writer but not the best. If you're interested in documentaries you should watch Tarnation and Grizzly Man. Check out the links.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390538/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427312/

Dori

07-06-2007, 10:05 AM

The last movie I watched in theaters was 300 (shows how much I go to the movies). It was awesome!!!! I've only dreamed about movies like this! This movie definately surpasses any other movie set in the ancient world.

Video Drone

07-06-2007, 10:28 AM

There you are, Mark F. Some people like the way it was made.

"I think that shows the two films don't have the same audiences." That is what I am saying. In relation to their audiences, the movies have equally high popularity.

Last time I went to a cinema was Pirates of the Carribean 2. I don't like cinemas.

Mark F.

07-06-2007, 12:51 PM

Sorry I must have misunderstood your post, I thought you meant "arthouse" communities liked 300 as much as Mulholland Drive.

Turk

07-06-2007, 12:54 PM

Mickyboo and Me.

An Irish movie; quite pathetic and sturggling to be dramatic movie. But since everything seems so fake it's getting boring and pitiable.

5/10.

kilted exile

07-06-2007, 04:29 PM

I am curious which is your fav?

Kilt join the newly created Hitchcock fan clud (see the above post by classic charm)

My favourite Hitchcock film is Rear Window

I might join in the Hitchcock discussions, depends........

Shurtugal

07-06-2007, 09:46 PM

the last movie i saw that is decently new was "Bridge to Terabithia" i would rate it like a 5 star no doubt! you have to see it. it is one of those kind of movies! go and get it and watch it!

Video Drone

07-06-2007, 10:29 PM

Could you tell if that movie is, err, grown up? Because I have it but I am not sure if my family would want to see it, it seemed like a kids' movie.
Sorry I must have misunderstood your post.I guess. All I can say is "sorry for my English" (c).

Bluebiird

07-07-2007, 04:50 PM

Last film I saw;
Die Hard 4.0
Thought it was great.

manolia

07-08-2007, 08:30 AM

My favourite Hitchcock film is Rear Window

Good choice.

I might join in the Hitchcock discussions, depends........

:lol: :lol: Come, come Kilt..don't play hard to get..you are huge and green remember ? :lol: :lol:

kilted exile

07-08-2007, 09:06 AM

:lol: :lol: Come, come Kilt..don't play hard to get..you are huge and green remember ? :lol: :lol:

:p I was meaning more depends on how the discussion goes I will join in the parts discussing the actually story, but I dont know anything about use of lighting, & technical film stuff so will not be involved in discussions like that

manolia

07-08-2007, 09:24 AM

:p I was meaning more depends on how the discussion goes I will join in the parts discussing the actually story, but I dont know anything about use of lighting, & technical film stuff so will not be involved in discussions like that

:lol: Don't worry i know nothing about these things..i am just a simple viewer myself ;)

Shalot

07-08-2007, 09:53 AM

Well, I didn't want to do it, but If finally watched Ghost Rider and I liked it so much that now I have Blackheart as my lit net avatar. Something about a flaming man on a motorcycle didn't appeal to me at all, but I was surprised ---the movie was actually good. Of course, those comic book movies are usually good enough so I don't know why those previews didn't grab my attention. Anyway 9/10

LPRox015

07-08-2007, 09:55 AM

Live Free or Die Hard... 4/5

Bluebiird

07-08-2007, 10:25 AM

Last film I saw;
Fight club
I'm not quite sure how to rate it. I like it even though I think it's a bit of a weird film.

manolia

07-08-2007, 04:39 PM

Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Accattone" 8/10. This movie reminded me of Pasolini's other film "Mama Roma". So if you have seen this one you might want to check out Accattone as well.

ampoule

07-08-2007, 05:14 PM

Yikes! Knocked Up!
Funny and touching in parts. I have learned to tune out the profanity and look beyond to the story. It seemed quite unbelievable to me that the two ended up together that first night, but I am not part of and do not understand the bar scene thing anyway. I came to like his quirky friends. Her sister drove me crazy but I thought the message in THAT marriage was a good one.
I was entertained and left with a smile.

aeroport

07-09-2007, 12:15 AM

Les Enfants du Siecle (Children of the Century) - Diane Kurys

I will say first that I find Juliette Binoche's performance as George Sand in this film much more interesting than Judy Davis's in "Impromptu". The latter was much more comedic than this, however, so I can't judge them the same. I'm surprised at the number of bad reviews on Rotten Tomatoes; maybe I have poor taste... :( I found this film pretty good, not at all "too long" or "talky". I have no idea how accurate it is (I did not know that Alfred de Musset was Sand's lover - or that he even existed - before watching this), but I can't say I really watch historical drama for its biographical value - not when we have cool things like books in which to find such matter. Musset is quite a twerp, repeatedly, endlessly, to Sand, and I found it interesting to watch how she reacts to such...uncouth, frivolous behavior on the part of someone she has such affection for, perhaps because I, the uninformed, naive viewer, kept waiting with her for him to get his act together... Of course, JB is hardly the masculine creature that George Sand is said to have been (who had, according to Chopin, a "face like a horse"), which is probably something Davis stresses more in her performance, but it isn't like she plays up her femininity - and I guess it isn't like I'll ever be able to really complain about having to look at Binoche, as a woman, for two hours!
9/10

Paris, je t'aime - dir. various (I am not going to list them all!)

I saw this at the theater today, and I thought it was altogether pretty fantastic. It's made up of eighteen or so short films that take place in Paris and concern love in various forms - and never, fortunately, in the stupid, utterly unrealistic way one comes to expect in a motion picture (and which a title like "Paris, I love you" practically invites). Some of these are really good, and some of them are alright. One of my favorites concerns a woman (Margo Martindale, I believe, is the actress) walking around the city while narrating (from a later date, obviously) her 6-days' stay in the city through what sounds (given her overbearing American accent and stumblings) like a paper written for a French class. One oddball film features a young man and a vampire falling love (starring Elijah Wood as the tourist kid and Wes Craven as the vampires initial victim) that is kind of bizarre. Another, Steve Buscemi accidentally making eye contact (after reading advice specifically to avoid this in a guide-book) with some unkind people at the metro, which is pretty funny. Oh yes, and JB is in another! How bad could it be, really? Anyways, I'm not going to go on about all of it, but it's definitely worth seeing. Twice, in my case, provided it's still here next weekend!
9/10

applepie

07-09-2007, 02:21 AM

The last movie I saw was Primeval. I thought it was just going to be a monster movie with a giant crocodile, but I was pleasantly surprised there was much more to the plot than that. So I have to say 5 out of 5. I didn't have high expectations, but it exceed them so I was happy.

vheissu

07-09-2007, 05:23 AM

Memento dir. Christopher Nolan 2000

The first thing I'll say is that this film is well directed; It's not perfect, but with a plot in which the protagonist can't form new memories and the film beginning from the end and slowly building up without confusing the viewer to the point it gets annoying to watch, I'd say it was well done.
You get the feeling you can actually sympathise with the main character, Leonard, not because he suffers from short-term memory loss but because of the huge effort he makes to actually keep a record of what he is now doing, either with photographs or tatoos. Ultimately he also becomes emotionless in his quest of revenge and cannot even process the feeling of guilt because of course, he forgets what he's done...

7/10

Mark F.

07-09-2007, 06:04 AM

Pier Paolo Pasolini's "Accattone" 8/10. This movie reminded me of Pasolini's other film "Mama Roma". So if you have seen this one you might want to check out Accattone as well.

Franco Citti is great in this. One of my favourite Pasolini films. You should check out some of his other early films like Uccellaci e Uccellini and Eudipus Rex if you liked this and Mama Roma. As well as Salo and Teorema

Bluebiird

07-09-2007, 09:07 AM

Ghost Rider on DVD. I first saw it for my birthday about four months ago, loved it then, loved it now.

Debrasue

07-09-2007, 09:36 PM

Casablanca...Yeah..the same old story...my favorite scene, the duel at Rick's Cafe Americain....the Nazis start to sing 'Die Wacht am Rhein', and the French drown them out with 'La Marseillaise'! Beautiful!10

Derringer

07-09-2007, 11:20 PM

Transformers . Absolutely hilarious. Optimus Prime's speech was a classic:

"All sentient beings deserve freedom. If we cannot destroy the cube, I will stick it in my chest"

I laughed so hard. There is also a great spoof on a teenager that is trying to sneak out of his house at night. Falls in the 'just another movie' category.

Everything is Illuminated. starring Elijah Wood. A jewish man travels to the Ukraine to attempt to find his father's home town. Indepth characters, interesting dialogue, and a good amount of dialogue. Deals with relevant topics and philosophical questions, but I think I would have rather read the book, because not enough was known about the main character. Recommended 4/5.

Video Drone

07-10-2007, 01:27 AM

A jewish man travels to the Ukraine...Err, I should rent that just to see how wrongly have they portrayed Ukraine...

Mortis Anarchy

07-10-2007, 01:38 AM

JJLuke

07-10-2007, 02:33 AM

Evan Almighty, I liked the second one a lot more than the first.
I know that’s hard to believe because Wanda Sykes got annoying after she opened up her mouth, and to make matters worse they casted, for Carell's wife, the cow from that stupid show on the WB. In the end, Steve Carell and John Goodman pulled through with hilarious performances to save the movie. Oh and Morgan Freeman did a horrible job playing god, but it was so bad that I though it was funny. I just kept on thinking what if Freeman told the guy that he was some maniac, recently escaped from the mental asylum, who believed he was god. Its good to have an imagination while watching a movie.

8/10 for making me laugh, wonder, and almost cry because I really,really,really hate Wanda Sykes.

manolia

07-10-2007, 04:10 PM

Franco Citti is great in this. One of my favourite Pasolini films. You should check out some of his other early films like Uccellaci e Uccellini and Eudipus Rex if you liked this and Mama Roma. As well as Salo and Teorema

I have seen all the films you mention (except "Uccellaci e Uccellini" i have to check this one ;) )
Salo is my fav and Theorema second fav.I liked also "The gospel according to St Matthew" very much :nod: and Mama Roma and Eudipus.
Which is your fav?

Mark F.

07-11-2007, 02:05 PM

Pretty much all of them, heh. I haven't watched "The gospel..." yet but have it. "Salo" and "Accatone" are my personnal favourites though. "Uccellaci e Uccellini" is close behind though.

Niamh

07-12-2007, 12:21 PM

Pensive

07-12-2007, 01:48 PM

Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix. I really enjoyed it! Constantly stuff happening throughout the movie. Have to see it again! (i brought my nephew to it, and my boyfriend told me he'd go to see it with me, so best pretend i havent seen it!)

Oh this seems nice! I might watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix also though I ain't much interested in HP movies generally. A friend by looking at the trailors told me it seems pretty different from the actual book. Is it so?

Laindessiel

07-12-2007, 03:10 PM

Yes, some trivial parts. Like... ah...do you want me to spill the juice? Anyways, one instance was, instead of Marietta turning the D.A. to the Inquisitorial Squad, the movie made it Cho Chang. The character's irrelevant, anyway, and they had to fit everything inside the 2 hour 20 minute movie. But all I gotta say is Daniel Radcliffe's acting is simply marvelous. Tingling was the part when Bellatrix Lestrange shot the Avada Kedavra right smack at Sirius' heart and Daniel was just so original. Superb acting. I could see the terror and shock on his face, I could feel it too. He was effective.

Niamh

07-12-2007, 06:28 PM

The look of hurt and pain in his face when that happened was unreal! About time Danie radcliffe actually started to act properly! I felt like crying and one point! It was wonderfully done!

lailomeiel

07-13-2007, 02:24 AM

I saw Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix a few nights ago and I think it's one of the best Potter movie so far. :P

Niamh

07-13-2007, 05:37 AM

aeroport

07-13-2007, 05:43 AM

forgot to mention that i also watched Much Ado About Nothing yesterday (yep Janine i finally got it!) and Top Gear the Challenges. (half of it anyway!)
Yes i think the Order of the Pheonix is quite possibly the best so far.

As in, the Kenneth Branagh "Much Ado"?
Book 5 is probably my favorite among the HP novels so far; I will look forward to seeing the film soon.

Niamh

07-13-2007, 05:59 AM

yep the Kenneth Branagh one. Still trying to figure out why the chose Keanu reeves to play Don John.....

aeroport

07-13-2007, 06:06 AM

That's a fun one. I was pleasantly surprised with Denzel in that movie. But yes, Mr. Reeves...

Oh yes, I saw Once at the theater yesterday. I thought it was pretty excellent. Basically involves a singer/songwriter in Dublin who meets this Czech woman (you can imagine what a time an American viewer has understanding the speech in this movie!) and, well, um, writing some songs. I do not always care much for music films, and this one actually spends a good deal of time simply stressing the song being played without much happening onscreen (except for, perhaps, the playing of the song), but even so it is terrific. In the hope that I'll not be made fun of too much, I'll confess to tearing up, like a lot, during this movie - beginning with the Czech girl playing Mendelssohn in the music store. :bawling:
The songs are really good, and were apparently all actually written by the actor and actress (whose characters, one realizes during the ending credits, lack names). Anyway, it's 5 a.m. and I need sleep, so that's all the review you get from me.

Niamh

07-13-2007, 06:18 AM

I really want to see that movie. good to hear its enjoyable, Glen Hansard, lead singer of The Frames(An Irish band that are mainly famous here but can equally fill the same venue as the likes of Mettallica.), plays the "guy" with the czech girl. he was also in The Commitments.

Shalot

07-16-2007, 06:54 PM

I am just now getting around to watching Jarhead with Jake Gyllenhall and I give it 10/10. I don't know why I didn't want to watch it when it first came out, but I happened to catch it on cable the other night and I really think this one would have been worth the big screen admission price. I especially liked the booty dance Jake Gyllenhall did wearing nothing but a strategically placed Santa Hat. :thumbs_up Oh, and the sand barf scene --- that was good too.

Mortis Anarchy

07-16-2007, 07:45 PM

Harry Potter-pretty good. I thought it was better than the other ones...but hey!! I'd give it a 8/10 because one part really pissed me off cause it was totally wrong. TOTALLY different...

I also just saw Fun With Dick and Jane...one of THE greatest movies ever. "What are you doooing with my tele-VIsi-on??" hahaha:lol: makes me laugh. 10/10.

NickAdams

07-16-2007, 08:28 PM

I saw Harry Potter: Order of the Phoenix a few nights ago and I think it's one of the best Potter movie so far. :P

Harry Potter-pretty good. I thought it was better than the other ones ...

My wife dragged me to it after I convinced her not to see it in 3-D for the first viewing. I only like two out of the series; this being one of them and Prisoner being the other.

malwethien

07-17-2007, 01:43 AM

Harry Potter 5 - I didn't really like it. It's not one of the best films....I still like the 3rd one best. I thought it was pretty choppy and it seemed like the director assumed that everyone has read the book so he didn't explain anything....also i think there's too much talking...I mean, it's still a kids movie after all....

kiz_paws

07-17-2007, 10:35 AM

I have yet to go see Harry Potter, but do plan to.

I just watched Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood , and I think it rates an 8/10. It is great to think that friends can stick through all the ups and downs of life, and I thought that the story line was well done. Yeah, I liked it. :)

Debrasue

07-17-2007, 10:21 PM

Wish I had more access to some of these foreign (to me in USA) films...they all sound interesting....
Must've been a Christian Bale night....
Swing Kids...young CB...I loved the music, dancing, ending....awesome movie all around 10

American Psycho...had to watch it several times( and the special features!) very complex psycho stuff...but well done...10

Reign of Fire...Love it! one of my faves....

Mortis Anarchy

07-18-2007, 01:14 AM

21 Grams-so good. The first time I've ever seen it. I love watching films with that kind of style. Reminded me a lot like Crash. 10/10.

Just finished watching Sorority Boys...its so stupid its hilarious. It made me giggle...haha..:lol: It was pretty bad though. Not Napolean Dynomite bad though...;)

ozbey

07-19-2007, 12:36 PM

I watched Pan's Labyrinth(El Laberinto del fauno)...I like it much and at the end i cried and cried...I strongly recommend it.

vheissu

07-19-2007, 02:32 PM

I watched Pan's Labyrinth(El Laberinto del fauno)...I like it much and at the end i cried and cried...I strongly recommend it.

I saw it too recently and also found it very sad (haven't cried in ages while watching a film...) but beautifully made!

Debrasue

07-19-2007, 09:45 PM

Sea of Love...Pacino & Barkin...10/10

mtpspur

07-20-2007, 05:29 AM

The Transformers--with the long suffering wife. I liked it BUT with my advanced years as good as it was I think I have seen one action movie too many. Ironically both my two sons raved about it. It just never grabbed me like Star Wars and Aliens did back in the day. To make this easier - it was like Casino Royale giving the James Bond franchise a breath of fresh air--and I very much like Pierce Broseman by the by. Transformers reminded me of another Spielberg movie where life is just shy of being real (not all his flicks are like that) but there seems to be a slight bit of repitive themes. Long story longer have probably seen the Joker getting punched by Batman 20 times too many--the edge is off. Now if Grimlock had been in the picture--wait--the sequel's been announced. I can wait. Anticipation back now.

JediFonger

07-20-2007, 02:51 PM

ratatouille

it has a literary quality to it apparent to all brad bird works. there's somn just as magical with his brand of animation as miyazaki has with his.

it's definitely the best animated affair of 2007 for sure.

just the concept alone is crazy rat in a kitchen... COOKING gourmet food. but the movie succeeds and works on so many levels. i was skeptical after cars from last year... but brad bird made all the difference.

Debrasue

07-20-2007, 04:53 PM

Basic Instinct....love the suspense & sexy psycho mind games...scenery & music is beautiful....10/10

Hidalgo...Horses, beautiful scenery & music....10/10

Madhuri

07-21-2007, 11:36 AM

Happy Feet -- 10/10. It was such a cute movie. I just loved those little penguins.

Last King of Scotland -- 10/10. If I do not like Amin, it's because of this movie.

Little Miss Sunshine -- 10/10. The girl is so cute. I just loved the dance sequence in the end. The whole family is eccentric.

kiobe

07-21-2007, 11:56 AM

live free, die hard.
It was ......ok. The best in his series, whatever that might mean.
I give it a 6.5/10

Pensive

07-21-2007, 12:32 PM

Happy Feet -- 10/10. It was such a cute movie. I just loved those little penguins.

I have heard good things about it. And it sounds very interesting. Would hopefully watch it soon! :)

Video Drone

07-21-2007, 12:42 PM

live free, die hard.
It was ......ok. The best in his series, whatever that might mean.
I give it a 6.5/10Wow... pretty low for "the best in the series". ;)

Madhuri

07-21-2007, 01:19 PM

I have heard good things about it. And it sounds very interesting. Would hopefully watch it soon! :)

I am sure you'll like it. I really loved the characters other than the main ones, like Ramon, one of the little penguins, and Lovelace. They were so cute. :D

Bluebiird

07-21-2007, 04:03 PM

Transformers. Loved it, even though it nearly busted my bladder. Well worth seeing though.

kiobe

07-21-2007, 07:05 PM

Wow... pretty low for "the best in the series". ;)

I like shootemups as much as the next guy but the writitng makes me cringe.

Bakiryu

07-21-2007, 07:18 PM

A.I.

I liked it even thought since I had no electricity :flare: I couldn't finish watching it. But I give a 8 out of ten.

Video Drone

07-21-2007, 07:46 PM

Oh my, that was the saddest movie I have ever seen. :( The only movie that could counter it in that was Edward Scissorhands...

Bakiryu

07-21-2007, 07:50 PM

Oh my, that was the saddest movie I have ever seen. :( The only movie that could counter it in that was Edward Scissorhands...

I cried watching Edward Scissorshands, It was just SO SAD :bawling: :bawling: :bawling:

manolia

07-22-2007, 05:57 AM

Ah yes! And Johnny so cute...

Debrasue

07-22-2007, 04:42 PM

I know it's an old one...Reign of Fire.....on the TV at the moment.....
Matthew McConaughey at his finest....'have your little 'swaray'...raspy voiced...jumping into the mouth of the dragon...swinging that axe...awesome....

Video Drone

07-22-2007, 07:33 PM

That movie was OK but Dragonheart was much, much, better. Starting from the voice of Sean Connery and finishing with incredible special effects...

Debrasue

07-22-2007, 08:15 PM

Oh... Yeah!!! I really don't compare movies...usually each one is unique unto itself....but I do love Dragonheart....Sean Is 'The Man'.....haven't seen it in awhile tho...must put it on my 'must see again' list...Thanks! Yeah...Draco in the night sky....

Shalot

07-23-2007, 12:15 AM

In a Dark Place - Starring Leelee Sobieski

1/10

Summary: A spacy long-haird art instructor named Anna, who dresses in form-fitting, lowcut sweaters and tight-fitting dresses gets fired from her teaching post and takes a job as a nanny. But for some reason, she sleeps with the principal after he cans her (apparently - that's what the movie seems to suggest). The principal goes on to set her up with the nanny job (I guess to pay back the favor?) and she goes to the interview in her best form-fitting, low-cut sweater and skirt ensemble and gets hired on the spot.

The children Anna is paid to care for are orphans and their wealthy uncle provides for them. She goes to live in his spooky mansion with the children, (Flora and Miles). Miles is away at a boarding school, but quickly joins his sister and Anna and Ms. Gross (who is the uncle's secretary/household manager) after he is expelled from yet another school.

At once strange things happen. Anna sees a strange man outside the window and finds out the previous Nanny drowned in the pond nearby. All the while, the children seem to be up to mischief or worse.

And that's all I know. Anna walks around in a half-open bathrobe a lot, has flashbacks to her childhood, goes through Ms. Gross' panty drawer and finds a picture of the strange man she saw outside the window, has a strange relationship with Ms. Gross, sits in the tub a lot, and is startled while sitting in the tub and has to stand up abrubtly.

The ending was as incoherent as the rest of the movie and when it was over, I wasn't sure what happened at all. The point of the movie may have been to leave the viewer wondering whether it's a ghost story at all, or just a story about a crazy person, but I am thinking maybe they meant for Anna's character to be stark-raving mad. Whatever the case, it was 2 hours of my time that I will never get back. The best part was reading this review of it afterward, trying to figure out what just happened:

Leelee Sobieski proves to be ill fitting as lead. Her natural, tight coiled demeanor and monotone voice lends to unconvincing expressions ranging from blank to forced. Donato seems to think that filming her in the bath and an open robe will make up for this. Its actually pretty laughable. Within the first five minutes she's had two obligatory bath scenes. Later, Anna passes out, wakes up hearing voices, walks around in an open robe (for the fourth or fifth time in the film), then, takes a bath. Again, later, Anna has a tryst with Miss Grose, wakes up, walks around in an open robe, has a ghostly crack-up, solution: take a bath! Miles escapes off into the night, they get him out of the cold, Anna sleeps in his room, of course, in a an open robe. You get the idea. Rinse (pun intended) and repeat.

aeroport

07-23-2007, 02:04 AM

In a Dark Place - Starring Leelee Sobieski

1/10

The ending was as incoherent as the rest of the movie and when it was over, I wasn't sure what happened at all. The point of the movie may have been to leave the viewer wondering whether it's a ghost story at all, or just a story about a crazy person, but I am thinking maybe they meant for Anna's character to be stark-raving mad.

That's funny, seeing as how Henry James's Turn of the Screw (which this seems, by all appearances, to be vaguely based on, considering the very similar plot and identical names) shares this weird ambiguity. I've not heard of this adaptation, though I've seen a few others; perhaps I'll have to look into it. But then, in light of your review, maybe not...

Robbert-Jan

07-23-2007, 03:41 AM

First Post!

Watched Seven Samurai by Akira Kurosawa last night. This is ofcourse a classic movie that can be rated only by 10/10, the first and still the best '' action movie'' ever made. The movie is an epic tale of friendship and courage,the characters are all memorable and you bond easily with them. Everything about this movie says it is made by people who loved doing it every step of the way. That combined with the considerable talent of director Kurosawa makes this a classic masterpiece.

Niamh

07-23-2007, 12:24 PM

Transformers. Loved it, even though it nearly busted my bladder. Well worth seeing though.

:lol: I know what you mean! But unfortunately for me i had to miss a bit of the movie cause i just couldnt hol it in any longer!:sick: That movie was brill! I loved Bumble!

Video Drone

07-23-2007, 12:39 PM

The ending was as incoherent as the rest of the movie.I'm having deja vu here... how many times I see this phrase... I guess I should see that movie, I love movies which people refer to as "incoherent". :D

ozbey

07-24-2007, 07:28 AM

Shawshank Redemption...This movie is my favourite.Idon't know how many times i watched it.But i know I'll watch it again and again and again.:thumbs_up

NickAdams

07-24-2007, 06:27 PM

Schindler's List 10/10

The Spielberg films I enjoy are always the historic ones: Munich, Saving Private Ryan and now Schindler's List.

I laughed, was tense, and at the end some dust got in my eyes and made them water.

The actors produce some of the finest performances I've seen.

21 Grams-so good. The first time I've ever seen it. I love watching films with that kind of style.
Have you watched the rest of the Trilogy?

I watched Pan's Labyrinth(El Laberinto del fauno)...I like it much and at the end i cried and cried...I strongly recommend it.
I recommend it aswell. One of the best of 2006.

A.I.

I liked it even thought since I had no electricity :flare: I couldn't finish watching it. But I give a 8 out of ten.
I've always wondered what the film would have been if Kubrick would have been able to finish it.

Oh my, that was the saddest movie I have ever seen. :( The only movie that could counter it in that was Edward Scissorhands...

This is my favorite Burton film, but only one of my favorite Depp films. Can't wait to see Sweeney Todd!

Moira

07-24-2007, 10:32 PM

NickAdams

07-24-2007, 10:53 PM

Natalie Portman! I give her 10/10!

Moira

07-25-2007, 02:06 AM

Natalie Portman! I give her 10/10!

He he, she is great indeed. But you should see the movie ...... impressive.

NickAdams

07-25-2007, 03:21 PM

I've read bad reviews and the movie has been shelfed for a year, but I would never miss a chance to see Portman in duel roles. I thought Stellan Skarsgård was an odd choice for Goya; how was he?

Moira

07-25-2007, 11:39 PM

I've read bad reviews and the movie has been shelfed for a year, but I would never miss a chance to see Portman in duel roles. I thought Stellan Skarsgård was an odd choice for Goya; how was he?

Actually i did not know anything about this movie, never read reviews. I've found it and bought it and loved it.

Goya is not the main character in this movie, he is just the link between the characters and the movie does not focus on him much. Natalie Portman and Javier Bardem both have magnificent performances.

Do not miss seeing this movie........... and then tell me what you think:).

Shalot

07-26-2007, 12:07 AM

I'm having deja vu here... how many times I see this phrase... I guess I should see that movie, I love movies which people refer to as "incoherent". :D

yeah you caught me using an overdone phrase because I couldn't come up wtih an original way to say it's not worth the watch on my own. I can always count on on you Video Drone... :D

Moira

07-26-2007, 11:26 PM

The Ultimate Gift - 8/10

A life experience in the form of a gift.
Moving and worth watching in my opinion.

Video Drone

07-27-2007, 10:10 AM

yeah you caught me using an overdone phrase because I couldn't come up wtih an original way to say it's not worth the watch on my own. I can always count on on you Video Drone... :DSorry, that phrase sent to certain movies always makes me angry... dunno about this movie, tho, looks pretty bad. But I have no headphones so I can't watch movies...

mazz

07-28-2007, 10:54 AM

GOYA'S GHOSTS by Milos Forman - 10/10

Painter Francisco Goya faces a scandal involving one of his muses, a young girl who is sent to prison and tortured after being labeled a heretic by a monk.

Natalie Portman is amazing in this movie and i totally recommend it. Really great stuff.
Natalie P always surprises me, she was terrific in Garden State, I will look out for that movie Goya's Ghost as I haven't seen it.

Moira

07-28-2007, 11:10 AM

Natalie P always surprises me, she was terrific in Garden State, I will look out for that movie Goya's Ghost as I haven't seen it.

Do that:).

I'm surprised the movie didn't get any attention.
It would be good to hear another opinion.

Noisms

07-28-2007, 01:00 PM

Transformers. 6/10.

Absolutely ridiculous, but made up for it by not taking itself seriously (there were some great tongue-in-cheek moments) and having lots of explosions.

Good points: Surprisingly okay acting (what acting there was), great CGI, adrenaline pumping action.

Bad points: Nonsensical plot. Also, it couldn't make up its mind whether to be a comedy or an action film, or targetted at kids or adults, and consequently kind of fell between two stools. Minimal or no character development other than the two leads.

Then again what was I expecting? It's Michael Bay, for Christ's sake.

LoveToFreeRead

07-28-2007, 01:27 PM

I also just saw "Goya's Ghost" and agree with the good reviews here. I would only add that Javier Bardem is stand out. His face is incredible. Also, there is one scene in that movie which I found to be inexplicably excruiating to watch (the dinner party). I admire the skill that went into crafting such a scene. Never seen anything quite like it. Just sorry that movie probably won't get a wider release.

ozbey

07-28-2007, 04:59 PM

I watched "The Departed and Schindler's List."I liked them.Maybe The Departed can bother you firstly but keep watching..It is nice.I have no word for Schindler's List.Must see before die.

Poetess

07-28-2007, 06:48 PM

Cast Away - it`s old, I have watched it before.
I give it 8/10.. or maybe 9/10.. but not 10/10 because I didn`t like the ending..

EAP

07-28-2007, 09:10 PM

Paris Je T'Aime - 10/10
Amelie - 10/10
2046 - 10/10

The last three movies I have seen are also the three best movies I have ever seen. Which is kinda interesting.

Niamh

07-29-2007, 02:06 PM

The simpsons

byquist

07-29-2007, 07:32 PM

Monarch of the Glen -- BBC Scotland

Excellent, but make sure you watch at least 3-4 episodes, because it tends to grow on you, and might appear too mild with only one episode. 6th season with the old codger who returns, and then is put under house arrest for wildness in his youth, -- that character is outrageous.

Mark F.

07-30-2007, 10:50 AM

Bergman just died. One of the greatest film makers ever, if you like cinema you should check out his films.

manolia

07-30-2007, 10:53 AM

Bergman just died. One of the greatest film makers ever, if you like cinema you should check out his films.

Yes i heard it just now..what a pity..i have already organized a Bergman night - tribute ;) ...nice to "see" you again Mark :)

aeroport

07-30-2007, 04:03 PM

Paris Je T'Aime - 10/10
Amelie - 10/10
2046 - 10/10

The last three movies I have seen are also the three best movies I have ever seen. Which is kinda interesting.

I've still not yet seen "Amelie", but the other two are indeed excellent.

That's too bad about Bergman.

Idril

07-30-2007, 04:50 PM

I loved Amelie, it was a delightful movie, there's no other word for it, it was simply delightful. :D I just watched Bergman's Sarabond, first Bergman movie I've seen and even though I felt a little unprepared not having seen Scenes From A Marriage, I still thought it was a very powerful movie. I was a little uncomfortable with the father/daughter relationship between Karin and Henrik, there were scenes where they were just a little too close for my comfort but I can get over such things to see the big picture. I have added a few more Bergman titles to my Netflix queue since.

I also saw Broken Flowers with Bill Murray. I thought Bill Murray's character rang a bell, a little like his Lost in Translation character and it would've been nice to see him do something a little bit different but I did enjoy the movie. It took me a day to two to come to grips with it's ending...or should I say lack of ending but upon reflection, it really was a great way to end it, happy endings are overrated anyway. :p

And last weekend I watched Ivan's Childhood, a 1962 Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It's interesting that I watched this movie the same week I finish reading The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski. It was the same basic theme, the wanderings and fates of orphan children during WWII. Their stories were very different of course but I think I like the more subtle way of dealing with the issue in the movie than in the book. I'm really sensitive to graphic descriptions and depictions of violence...a wuss, if you will...and I liked the way Ivan's Childhood addressed the violence and danger without hitting you over the head with it. And the imagery was stark and yet stunning, even in black and white, it was a visually impressive work.

Oh, and I also went to the latest Harry Potter movie with my boys. What can I say? I don't know if you can call it art but movies don't always need to be art, sometimes they can just be for fun and this was fun.

manolia

07-30-2007, 04:53 PM

I didn't like Amelie...judging by your responses to the film, i am in the minority :blush:

Mark F.

07-30-2007, 05:23 PM

I didn't like Amelie either, Jeunet is an awful director who basically ruins anything he touches.

Mark F.

07-30-2007, 05:34 PM

I loved Amelie, it was a delightful movie, there's no other word for it, it was simply delightful. :D I just watched Bergman's Sarabond, first Bergman movie I've seen and even though I felt a little unprepared not having seen Scenes From A Marriage, I still thought it was a very powerful movie. I was a little uncomfortable with the father/daughter relationship between Karin and Henrik, there were scenes where they were just a little too close for my comfort but I can get over such things to see the big picture. I have added a few more Bergman titles to my Netflix queue since.

Since he just died I'm hoping people will be encouraged to watch some of Bergman's films, so here's a list of my favourite ones:
The Seventh Seal, Persona, Wild Strawberries, Cries and Whispers, Shame, Hour of the Wolf, Scenes From a Marriage...

I have yet to see Saraband, Fanny & Alexander and the trilogy (Through a Glass Darkly, Winter Light and The Silence)

I also saw Broken Flowers with Bill Murray. I thought Bill Murray's character rang a bell, a little like his Lost in Translation character and it would've been nice to see him do something a little bit different but I did enjoy the movie. It took me a day to two to come to grips with it's ending...or should I say lack of ending but upon reflection, it really was a great way to end it, happy endings are overrated anyway. :p

It took me two viewings but now Broken Flowers is actually one of my favourite Jarmusch movies. The minor characters are what makes the film really good, especially Don's relationship with his Ethiopian neighbour, Winston. Great film and I wish people would stop comparing it to Lost in Translation which is very different.

And last weekend I watched Ivan's Childhood, a 1962 Russian film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. It's interesting that I watched this movie the same week I finish reading The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski. It was the same basic theme, the wanderings and fates of orphan children during WWII. Their stories were very different of course but I think I like the more subtle way of dealing with the issue in the movie than in the book. I'm really sensitive to graphic descriptions and depictions of violence...a wuss, if you will...and I liked the way Ivan's Childhood addressed the violence and danger without hitting you over the head with it. And the imagery was stark and yet stunning, even in black and white, it was a visually impressive work.

Have you seen any other films by Tarkovski? I've only seen Stalker and The Mirror. Both are excellent.

Idril

07-30-2007, 07:27 PM

Great film and I wish people would stop comparing it to Lost in Translation which is very different.

I think the thing that connected the two movies for me was just Bill's flattened affect, the general malaise of the character, not the direction or storyline or look of the film. However, there are some very fundamental differences in the characters when you look closer and let things sink in a little bit. Despite Don's constant assertions that he wasn't interested in taking this journey, he does it and he does it with a quiet but formidable strength. He has to overcome a tremendous amount of pain, awkwardness, embarrassment and a certain amount of humiliation to continue and even though there are times when he wants to walk away, he doesn't and that's what sets this character apart from Bob in Lost in Translation. And Winston was wonderful, their interaction was always fascinating. What did you think of the ending? What was your interpretation of what it meant. I know a lot of people think that was his son in the car and that is reinforced by the fact that his Bill's real-life son played the part but my first thought when I saw it was, "For the rest of his life, he is going to be looking for his son in every young man's face" and I thought what a horrible place to be in, how ironic it was that he found a sort of resolution with these women, but the one thing he was looking for will escape him and torment him, possibly for the rest of his life...but maybe I don't know what I'm talking about and it really was his son. For a while it really bothered me that I would never know but I've come to terms with it now. :p

Have you seen any other films by Tarkovski? I've only seen Stalker and The Mirror. Both are excellent.

No, I haven't seen any of his other movies but like Bergman, after one film, I'm ready to see more. I have Andrei Rublev on my queue and perhaps I will add the others. My Netflix queue is beginning to get out of control. :rolleyes:

Mark F.

07-31-2007, 04:59 AM

To me the ending of Broken Flowers just meant that finding his son wasn't what was important. The whole point was that he had to make this journey, to look back on his life, to see where he was at. An idea that's hinted at, that I really like, is that Winston may be the one who actually wrote the letter in the first place. None of the women he visits seem to be the likely mothers of his long lost son. The last shot's just a moment of realisation.

Murray's acting is always the same and people don't compare Lost in Translation to Groundhog Day. I think the fact that the two films were released with only a couple of years between them and that a lot of people discovered Bill Murray through Lost in Translation makes people assimilate them in their minds.

I recommend you watch Stalker, the opening 20 minutes are some of the most beautifully shot footage I've ever seen. The film's a bit slow and long (3hrs) but it's a masterpiece.

Bergman, Pasolini and Tarkovski are my three favourite European directors. Since you like the other two, check out Pasolini if you haven't seen any of his films, heh.

RoCKiTcZa

07-31-2007, 06:24 AM

The Gods Must Be Crazy
--watched this several times
Started it again in school last Monday

manolia

07-31-2007, 05:09 PM

"The last king of Scotland" 8/10
Nice movie. Forest Whitaker is really good ;)

manolia

08-01-2007, 05:11 PM

"Babel", Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 9/10
This is perhaps one of the best films i've seen since the beginning of the year ;) .

Niamh

08-01-2007, 05:20 PM

Bergman just died. One of the greatest film makers ever, if you like cinema you should check out his films.
As in Ingmar Bergman? Swedish new wave, did the movie "the Idiots" or something like that? How did i not hear he died?

"The last king of Scotland" 8/10
Nice movie. Forest Whitaker is really good ;)

That is a wonderful movie!

thevintagepiper

08-02-2007, 04:32 AM

Facing the Giants....FANTASTIC movie. 9/10

...and I don't even like football.

manolia

08-02-2007, 09:25 AM

Yep, Ingmar Bergman died and also Michelangelo Antonioni died as well..two of the most important european directors in a week..

pinkmoon

08-02-2007, 11:24 AM

The lake house
fantastic
I like happy endings:)

BlueSkyGB

08-02-2007, 11:39 AM

Inside Man by Spike Lee...
very good drama.....I was in the mood for something like this...
stars...Denzel Washington, Clive Owen and Jodie Foster
8/10 IMO

BibliophileTRJ

08-02-2007, 12:20 PM

La Vie en Rose

I'm sure I must have seen a more emotionally wrenching movie in my lifetime, but I can't think of one.

An excellent film.... not uplifting or a "date movie" but excellent none the less.

Nine and thirty-one thirty-seconds out of ten.

manolia

08-02-2007, 06:05 PM

"Blood Diamond" :sick: didn't like it..
Given the theme of the movie, a far better film could be made without so many cliche and the puke ending

Moira

08-02-2007, 11:34 PM

"Babel", Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu 9/10
This is perhaps one of the best films i've seen since the beginning of the year ;) .

Yes, I loved Babel also ........:thumbs_up

I've seen Chicago last evening and I liked it, I love a good musical from time to time and the movie had some good performances.

Couldn't help wondering if Catherine Zeta Jones was the right choice for that part though .....

Shalot

08-02-2007, 11:39 PM

Couldn't help wondering if Catherine Zeta Jones was the right choice for that part though .....

Catherine Zeta Jones while pretty and all is never the right choice for the part

Idril

08-03-2007, 12:12 AM

I recommend you watch Stalker, the opening 20 minutes are some of the most beautifully shot footage I've ever seen. The film's a bit slow and long (3hrs) but it's a masterpiece.

It's too late. Mirror just happened to be at the top of my list when I upgraded my netflix plan, getting 3 movies at a time instead of 2 and within minutes of clicking that button, Mirror was on it's way. I hadn't really thought of that when I did it, I should have arranged the queue first and then upgraded. :rolleyes:

Along with Mirror, which I haven't seen yet and won't get to until after the weekend, I got The Science of Sleep which I did watch. It was odd and wonderfully surreal. Once I stopped trying to figure out what was real and what was a dream, I just enjoyed the ride. Again with the lack of resolution at the end but I'm learning to cope.

manolia

08-03-2007, 05:53 AM

Yes, I loved Babel also ........:thumbs_up

I've seen Chicago last evening and I liked it, I love a good musical from time to time and the movie had some good performances.

Couldn't help wondering if Catherine Zeta Jones was the right choice for that part though .....

:wave:
Hey Moira! Haven't seen you lately ;)

I liked Chicago too...i agree with what you say about Catherine Zeta Jones..but still she didn't manage to spoil the film ;) :lol:

applepie

08-03-2007, 12:30 PM

I watched a film called The Breed last night. I haven't decided if I liked it or not. I guess it gets a 6/10. The movie just sort of ends very abruptly like maybe they ran out of money in the making. Much of the movie wasn't well explanined, and I was just left somewhat pleased, but asking myself what just had happened. I really need to stop renting bad horror/monster movies, but they're my favorite:blush:

Mark F.

08-03-2007, 04:49 PM

As in Ingmar Bergman? Swedish new wave, did the movie "the Idiots" or something like that? How did i not hear he died?

Yes Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish director. But you're confusing him with Lars Von Trier, the Danish new wave director who's linked to the dogma film movement and who directed The Idiots, Breaking the Waves, Dogville...

Mark F.

08-03-2007, 04:50 PM

Yep, Ingmar Bergman died and also Michelangelo Antonioni died as well..two of the most important european directors in a week..

Yeah he did. You seen The Passenger?

manolia

08-03-2007, 05:05 PM

Niamh

08-03-2007, 05:49 PM

Yes Ingmar Bergman, the Swedish director. But you're confusing him with Lars Von Trier, the Danish new wave director who's linked to the dogma film movement and who directed The Idiots, Breaking the Waves, Dogville...

your right. got them completely confused. thanks for clarifying that! the minute i read your post i realised i'd made the mistake. cheers!

Mark F.

08-03-2007, 06:48 PM

Nop..i bet it's good..
Here's what i've seen:
"The Red Desert", loved this one, bought the dvd right away
"The Eclipse", one of the best films i've seen in my life, own it too
"The Night ", it was good but not like the other two
"The cry", very nice
"Chronicle of a Love " i own this one too but i didn't like it that much
"Identification of a Woman", good but not like his older films, i think
..i hope i am not forgetting anything..

I haven't seen any of his italian films but I really want to see The Red Desert and The Night as well as L'Aventura.

The Passenger is excellent, with one of the most amazing final shots I've ever seen. It stars Jack Nicholson in one of his best and early roles. Very strange thriller with a very anxious atmosphere. See it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073580/

I've also seen Blowup which was remade as Blow Out by De Palma. Pretty good film.

AuntShecky

08-04-2007, 11:39 AM

I hope DVDs count, as I can't remember when I've been
in a real theatre.
Last movie I've seen:
Good Night and Good Luck a docudrama about
Edward R. Morrow.
I'd give it Four Stars. Not only is the movie damn near perfect, it's refreshingly short.

auntie's blog:
http://journals.aol.com/auntshecky711/aunt-sheckys-news-without-clues/

BlueSkyGB

08-04-2007, 12:16 PM

I've heard mixed reviews on this one, but thought I would give it a chance...
Apocalypto......never was much of a Gibson fan....
but I was totally pulled into this one, beautiful scenery, direction fairly well done, and I enjoyed it...

motherhubbard

08-04-2007, 12:30 PM

I took my boys to see the transformers. I assumed that it was for kids since it’s about toys and there used to be a cartoon. I didn’t check the rating.

1) “Bros before hoes man!” I could have lived with out this line as it didn’t really add to the story and I don’t want to explain this to my four year old (I’m sure I misspelled that so no one needs to tell me, I don’t really care how to spell it) There were a lot of overt sexual overtones!

2) There was this whole masturbation discussion that also didn’t add to the movie. I think it was there more for shock value. It just went on and on and the same thing could have been accomplished by saying more cryptic things that the older crowd would have understood and would not have been objectionable for the younger crowd.

3) There was this whole peeing on people thing that was absolutely offensive. How rude and not at all funny!

None of these three things contributed to the plot and really hurt the quality of the movie which was otherwise fine. It’s a very juvenile story that didn’t need the “older” humor to be any good. In fact I think I would be offended if someone were trying to attract me or my demographic with this kind of humor.

That said, I totally left the theater wanting to join the army and fight alien robots. I think the military had to have a hand in the making of this movie to foster this kind of emotion during a time when maybe fewer people are planning on joining the military. My four year old wants me to buy the movie, and I won’t be able to because of the things I mentioned.

vheissu

08-05-2007, 07:27 AM

Marie Antoinette (2006)

When this was out at the cinemas, everybody was talking about it! Either how good it was or how it lacked historical context.

Personally I found it too long, to the point that I couldn't wait for it to finish. I had the impression that, at the beginning, things would pick up but it just dragged and the end was so anticlimatic.

It's supposed to be more about Marie Antoinette and her point of view of her life at Versailles, but it just wasn't. It didn't really show why she's in the position of being priviledged and spoiled without realising the consequences of her actions or why she couldn't conform to the french court. The whole film is just glimpses of certain points of her life but it lacks fluidity in the whole story.

5/10

BlueSkyGB

08-05-2007, 11:17 AM

Black Snake Moan....:sick:

Only watch if its free.....its a waste of time...
The only good thing in it was a scene in a night club towards the end, where a good blues song was performed....

otherwise its a thumbs down, big time...

manolia

08-05-2007, 12:04 PM

I haven't seen any of his italian films but I really want to see The Red Desert and The Night as well as L'Aventura.

The Passenger is excellent, with one of the most amazing final shots I've ever seen. It stars Jack Nicholson in one of his best and early roles. Very strange thriller with a very anxious atmosphere. See it.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073580/

I've also seen Blowup which was remade as Blow Out by De Palma. Pretty good film.

Wow Jack Nickholson in an Antonioni film? That sounds very interesting..i knew the film by its french title by the way..
"L'aventura" is the part of the trilogy ("La note", "L'eclisse") i haven't seen but judging by the other two, i bet it's a great film..

EDIT
Last films i saw :
"Le cercle rouge" , Jean-Pierre Melville..Wow what a movie! I loved it. 9/10
"Detective", Jean-Luc Godard..i chose perhaps the worst period to see a Godard film..so i won't rate it till i get to watch it again.

formality hater

08-05-2007, 03:21 PM

Home Alone 2(watched it for third time).6/10

aeroport

08-05-2007, 11:17 PM

"Blanc" ("White") - Krzystoff Kieslowski

So I finally watched the second of KK's "Three Colors" trilogy yesterday, and was pretty impressed. It's what they call a "dark comedy", about what this Polish guy in France does after his wife divorces him and kicks him out. It's a fairly serious film, but is very amusing in some places, with interesting and more authentic comedy than one would find in, say, a Ben Stiller movie or a sitcom. I do not think it could be any better, really. If the third turns out to be as good as the others, I might have to buy the trilogy.
10/10
French and Polish with English subtitles.
Starring Julie Delpy and some Polish guy whose name I can't begin to spell.

Mortis Anarchy

08-06-2007, 12:12 AM

300- Cool style, awesome action...gorgeous men:brow: :lol: and great acting. I love it!

Also saw Bourne Ultimatum yesterday(?) with my buddy. Really, really good. I wasn't a big fan of the second one, but this one was very good. Not nearly as shakey as the second movie.

If you haven't seen No Reservations, wait until it comes out on video. It wasn't a bad movie, but one of those that I could have waited to see at home for a much cheaper price. AND...(I've gone to the movies 3 times in 4 days...free passes though)...Chuck and Larry, it was funny, not one of the best movies, but if you like Adam Sandler and if you like to laugh, its worth it. I don't regret seeing it in theaters, but I wouldn't go back and pay eight dollars to see it again. I'd just rent it. Its good though.

Moira

08-06-2007, 03:46 AM

applepie

08-06-2007, 12:25 PM

I'm behind the power curve a bit, so I just got around to seeing Babel. I'm not too sure if I liked it or not. I enjoyed the film, but there were some big holes in the ending that I would have liked to see filled. I really want to know what that note said. The little girl in Japan also made me very uncomfortable. I think that it was likely the point of her character, though, so I'm not too worried about that. The acting was good, and I liked the plot for the most part. Overall I would have to give it 7/10. I liked it, but I'm not too sure I'll rush out to buy it.

Derringer

08-06-2007, 06:33 PM

Taste of Cherry by Abbas Kiarostami. Man drives around the Iranian country side looking for someone to bury him. Pretty good movie, with some rather subtle discussions of suicide, life, and consequence. Some of the shots bored me though -- mostly POV from a car -- , and the ending just confused me. Was that the ending or the start of the "making the film" ??
Anyways, not bad though, possibly I will watch more films directed by Iranians. 3/5

Niamh

08-07-2007, 07:33 AM

so the movie Evelyn last night. I spent most of the movie teary eyed and laughing.9/10. 1 point deducted for Pierce Brosnans terrible Dublin Accent.

AimusSage

08-07-2007, 07:36 AM

You'd think Pierce Brosman could do an Irish accent, maybe he spend too long as James Bond and forgot how to be Irish.

vheissu

08-07-2007, 11:27 AM

Saw Secret Window last night, based on Stephen King's book (haven't read it though) and starring a troubled and very murderous Johnny Depp. Wasn't bad, had a twist at the end which wasn't expected.

8/10

Niamh

08-07-2007, 12:09 PM

You'd think Pierce Brosman could do an Irish accent, maybe he spend too long as James Bond and forgot how to be Irish.

A but he's a country boy not a Dubliner. Boggers dont do the Dub accent very well.

AimusSage

08-07-2007, 01:51 PM

A but he's a country boy not a Dubliner. Boggers dont do the Dub accent very well.
Boggers??

Video Drone

08-08-2007, 12:45 PM

Saw some movies of the TV while I was absent...

The Patriot - 5/10
First of all, it's boring. Second of all, it concentrates too much on Mel Gibson and his family problems in contrast to the actual War. The videos from the History Channel are more interesting than this movie. Third of all, it's very inaccurate historically and for no apparent reason.

John Q - 6/10
I saw this somewhere from the middle, this movie had an OK story but it was cheaply done. If someone did heart surgery like that, lol. In any case, this movie had no feel... It could have, but it didn't.

Remember the Titans - 3/10
Eh. How many more movies about a bunch of idiots playing some sport (and football, for God's sake) are they going to make? And what had racial discrimination to do with this? October Skies is the direct opposite of this movie and I like it a lot better.

Gladiator - 9/10
I think this movie is a masterpiece, but every time I watch it, there is something wrong with it on the interest scale...

Rush Hour 1/2 - 7/10
A good laugh and a lot better than most other parody movies.

The Lawnmower Man - 7/10
Very incoherent, but it's a good movie, I wonder why people don't like it so much.

Niamh

08-08-2007, 02:35 PM

Boggers??

Sorry, Dublin term for anyone who lives outside of Dublin. Basicly comes from the fact that the whole centre of Ireland and many mountains are covered in a bog. Hence the term Boggers-People from the bog.

aabbcc

08-08-2007, 05:32 PM

I sincerely do not remember.
I saw the title of the thread, was puzzled, thought and thought but could simply not remember when was the last time I saw any movie. I honestly believe that it was at least a year ago.

I am not a very (read: not at all :D) movie-type of person. In the past three years, that is, since I am in high school, I went to cinema maybe two or three times in total, and I hardly ever watch television at all (maybe the news occassionally, or some politic show about once in... two, three months?), and I am generally unacquaintated with movies, especially the more recent ones.
I am more likely to be found in theatre (whilst I was in cinema only a couple of times since I am in high school, in the same time frame I saw innumerable theatre plays, operas and ballets).

Probably the last movie I saw - if memory serves me - was La Fille Sur Le Pont roughly about a year ago. I remember that I liked it a lot (atypical for me), but I could not rate it based solely on vague memories.

Mark F.

08-08-2007, 06:15 PM

Video Drone

08-08-2007, 06:26 PM

When I give ratings I separate action movies from drama movies or from "arthouse" movies, otherwise, it's too hard to rate at all. Patriot is in the action category and for what it is it gets 5 points because they at least had a budget to spend. And, if you ask me, a movies about the American Revolution should promote patriotism, what it should not do, is make the combatants look worse than they actually were, or make the Americans look different from what they actually were. But I guess they decided we have the History Channel for that.

And when I watch movies I try to forget about the "This movies is made to get money" thing, or "they had a low budget". It really blurs interpretation.

Mortis Anarchy

08-08-2007, 06:31 PM

And, if you ask me, a movies about the American Revolution should promote patriotism, what it should not do, is make the combatants look worse than they actually were, or make the Americans look different from what they actually were. But I guess they decided we have the History Channel for that.

And when I watch movies I try to forget about the "This movies is made to get money" thing, or "they had a low budget". It really blurs interpretation.

I agree!

Boondock Saints-8/10-its funny, kind of messed up...but its a decent movie. Really freaked me out with the cat...

Video Drone

08-08-2007, 06:34 PM

I wanted to see that.

I'm such a movie freak, lol

Mortis Anarchy

08-08-2007, 06:37 PM

I wanted to see that.

I'm such a movie freak, lol

Me too! I love movies...I see so many in one week...Its good, check it out...Not the greatest, but its good...:thumbs_up

Bakiryu

08-08-2007, 06:48 PM

I just saw the fountain. I liked the imagery but It confused the hell out of me! did any of you understand it?

Idril

08-08-2007, 09:15 PM

The Mirror by Andrei Tarkovsky. I don't know what to think of it yet, I'm still processing it. It was either incredibly simple and straightforward or complex and full of symbolic imagery, one or the other but I'm not quite sure which yet. :lol:

applepie

08-09-2007, 12:39 AM

Boondock Saints-8/10-its funny, kind of messed up...but its a decent movie. Really freaked me out with the cat...

I love this movie. I've been waiting and waiting for the supposed sequel, but I think that I will have to give up on that dream. It has been in pre-production for the last two years or so I've been watching for it.

Mortis Anarchy

08-09-2007, 12:48 AM

I love this movie. I've been waiting and waiting for the supposed sequel, but I think that I will have to give up on that dream. It has been in pre-production for the last two years or so I've been watching for it.

I KNOW!! I really hope they finish it. It was so amazing...

catharsis

08-09-2007, 08:41 AM

Hot Fuzz - 4.5/5 - A good movie let down by cliches.

vheissu

08-09-2007, 10:14 AM

I just saw the fountain. I liked the imagery but It confused the hell out of me! did any of you understand it?

I watched it today. It indeed had beautiful imagery and I liked the music as well! I think the bottom line of the whole thing was not to be afraid of death and that it was pointless to look for ways to defeat death. Well, that's my interpretation...could be way off of course!

JediFonger

08-13-2007, 10:13 AM

B5 Voices in the Dark. part1 was no good, but part2 was really engaging. i want more of part2 =).

Charles_Dickens

08-13-2007, 02:31 PM

Niamh

08-13-2007, 02:47 PM

Hot Fuzz - 4.5/5 - A good movie let down by cliches.

I though that was funny. those two are great.

Idril

08-13-2007, 04:08 PM

The last movie I saw was The Way Live Now.It is based on the novel by Anthony Trollope.It has a really good plot, and the characters are amazing.It had some really good actors like Miranda Otto,who plays Eyowin from LOTR,and Cillian Murphy, from Batman Begins.This was a totally fab movie!

That was a great series based on a great book. Miranda Otto's accent was kind of weird though, took a bit away from the character for me but other than that, I really enjoyed it.

formality hater

08-14-2007, 07:33 AM

Hide And Seek.6/10

NickAdams

08-14-2007, 06:19 PM

I just finished Mean Streets. I made the mistake of watching 30 minutes of it at a time (my wife and I are trying to save money, so she doesn't know I have it. I was only able to watch it, when I had the house free. I've been watching it for the last month). Scorsese's films have a lot of intensity. I eould hae enjoyed the movie more, had I not lost the momentum. I give it 6/10.

Hide And Seek.6/10

With De Niro and Fanning?

Idril

08-18-2007, 09:32 AM

I watched a couple of movies this week. The first one was The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, which is a movie I've been wanting to see since it came out and I finally got to it. This was a great movie, I love the touch of the surreal that always comes with Wes Anderson movies, granted, it's a heavier touch in this one but that makes it all the more charming.

Then I watched Secretary. It was a movie I was curious about because I had heard a lot about it and I added it to my netflix queue when I joined but while curious, I didn't have a driving need to see it so it was always getting pushed down the queue in favor of other movies and yet again, I moved it down a peg so I could put Stalker at the front but Stalker was unavailable so Secretary came instead. It was an odd movie...I have decided to look at it from a less literal view. I'm trying to overlook the S&M theme and think of it more symbolically, that we all have our scars, emotional of course, and we all have our little quirks and idiosyncrasies but that doesn't mean we can't find love. When you look at it that way, it's a downright lovely movie. :lol: