Tekkonkinkreet!!!
It's anime based off of a series of three mangas by Taiyō Matsumoto.
9/10!
I am fast becoming a huge anime fan... this was fantastic, well suited to my sense of fantasy and surrealism. Plus the animation was great!
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Tekkonkinkreet!!!
It's anime based off of a series of three mangas by Taiyō Matsumoto.
9/10!
I am fast becoming a huge anime fan... this was fantastic, well suited to my sense of fantasy and surrealism. Plus the animation was great!
Notorious- 9/10
what can I say?
1). Picnic (1955) - 8/10
2). An American Crime (2007) - 8/10 Very well done, very hard to watch.
3). Love, Actually (2003) - 7/10 - Fun!
4). Vertigo (1958) - 20/10 - Just watch it.
Yup! :) I just looked at my list. It is pretty far down. Maybe I will move it up. There are some others that I really want to see first, though. But maybe I will push it up on my list.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
OK. :) I already knew the plot, but I have not seen the original either. Maybe I did in "passing" when I was a kid. This a film that my brother enjoyed. So maybe at some point he was watching it and if I sat down to watch the original, some scenes would come back to me. Know what I mean?Quote:
Oh, you know what? I hate rating films with numbers; that is why I avoided rating this one. I liked it enough to see it again. If you never saw the first film (which I did), I think you would be mesmerized with this one and on the edge of you seat. I still found it suspenseful and I did know the plot well; although, I was not quite sure of the ending or whether the new screenplay would adhere to the older one. I think the filming is great and this adds a lot to the pyscoholigical aspects of the film and characters....not too sure what to rate it really...I am still thinking about that; I want also to see it a second time. I think it is quite artistic, in setting and camera angles and colors. Of course, both actors are terrific too, but it is one of those unique plays, with only two characters, so how can one rate it? You either love those kind of films or hate them. They are very much like a stage play and this I do like. They are intimate and yet in this one claustaphobic in a way at times. I liked this aspect of it very much but some may not.
Agreed! :thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
I LOVE Willam Holden!! He makes this movie so worthwhile for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkullFarmer
Never even heard of this one. It sounds interesting, though. I should look into it.Quote:
I actually really ended up liking this one when I saw it. It was a pleasant surprise for me. :)Quote:
Fantastic film!!! :thumbs_upQuote:
Well, don't do that, until you view some clips on Youtube; see if it interests you. You might find it very dreary or dark. It is definitely a play format and very restrictive; even claustophobic and dramatic. I do however, like it very much...I felt it was powerful...the performances pretty amazing. I read where Ibsen nearly lost his reputation, when he first presented this play to the public. It is a very contravsial play - just some of the issues: incest, venereal disease, out of wedlock children, infidelity, euthansia....I guess it would cause an uproar. People just did not opening talk, about such subjects back in Ibsen's time. He was definitely way beyond his 'time' in thought.Quote:
Originally Posted by LadyWentworth
Yes, exactly; I wonder if you should watch the new one first or the old one. Which one did your brother like? I saw the old one years ago and recall being impressed - then I re-watched it, about a year ago. My library had it come in. I still was quite impressed.Quote:
OK. :) I already knew the plot, but I have not seen the original either. Maybe I did in "passing" when I was a kid. This a film that my brother enjoyed. So maybe at some point he was watching it and if I sat down to watch the original, some scenes would come back to me. Know what I mean?
Notorious is fantastic. I just re-watched it after I purchased it about a month ago. Glad I invested in this film. I heard that Hitchcock considered it his best film. His daughter, I believe, said this on a talk show, 'Larry King Live'.Quote:
Agreed! :thumbs_up
Who did "Picnic" - the director? I think I just saw that one advertized on Amazon. I guess I will go and look it up. I like Holden a lot, too. Wasn't he in "Bridge Over the River Kwai" or am I mixing up actors. I love that film! That was directed by David Lean...I like all his film.Quote:
I LOVE Willam Holden!! He makes this movie so worthwhile for me.
I never heard of that one either.Quote:
Never even heard of this one. It sounds interesting, though. I should look into it.
I agree with all your other assessments, but this one - I actually hate this film...I am afraid, I may end up giving it a 5/10....my sister hated it, too. Sorry, we don't agree on this one. I just could not see the point.Quote:
I actually really ended up liking this one when I saw it. It was a pleasant surprise for me. :)
I adore "Vertigo," too. I must buy it sometime soon. It is definitely one I have to own in my 'Hitchcock' collection. Kim Novak is perfect in the role. It is such a great film.Quote:
Fantastic film!!! :thumbs_up
Today, I actually watched, on Youtube, the entire production of:
Shadow of a Gunman ~ Kenneth Branagh, among other noteworthy stage stars.
I am so impressed with this presentation by the BBC. I think it aired about 1996 - something close to that. It is about the Irish uprising and all the 'troubles'. This nice guy, Donal, is merely renting a room; he is a poet, and all around him people are weaving plots to fight off the English, the occupation. Now everyone begins to mistake Donal for a runaway gunman for the 'cause'; or at least this young naive girl Minnie does. He is actually an innocent bystander and quite peace-minded. This TV presentation is quite impressive and very inthralling. I will watch it all again tonight. One has to see in segments (think it is Part 1 to Part 8), but that is not a big problem. I saw them all before I went out to my bank. I am quite happy to have had the priviledge to view this rare footage. I just wish they would put this on DVD; because I would definitely buy it. It would be very worthwhile put this and the early Billy Plays on a DVD...SOAG runs about an hour and a half.
Well, can't agree on everything. :) But I will tell you something that drove me crazy about the movie (and always will). The one guy comes to America to meet a girl. He goes to Wisconsin. Where does his plane take him? To the Milwaukee Airport (or something similar to that). WHAT??? No such thing exists! That is NOT the name of the airport. It makes it sound so cheesy. It is horrible. If you are going to use a city, and a location connected to it, use the correct name(s)!!! You have NO idea how that bothers me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
That is like "Happy Days". Everything on there was always named the Pfister "this" and Pfister "that". Yes, there is the Pfister Hotel (and I am not sure if the Pfister-Vogel Tannery was still around in the 1950's), but that is it. PLUS, I just discovered recently that Pfister wasn't spelled with a "Pf" on the TV show. It was spelled with a "Ph". WHY??? I know all of this might sound like piddly little stuff to everyone else, but it aggravates me.
Rebecca- 8/10...I cannot believe Vivien Leigh was ever considered for that role
Spellbound- 10000000/10...it's overtaking Dial M as my favourite
Under Capricorn- 7/10...Ingrid Bergman saves this from being far worse
Vertigo- 10/10...it's just excellent
I love Christmas break and having all this time...
Next on the playlist...North by Northwest, Waltzes from Vienna, The Birds (if I can find it)
On a Roman Polanski review cycle right now:
For those who are interested and don't know, Polanski wrote three films that speak to the general claustrophobia and fears of living in very close quarters with strangers (apartments). Those three films are among my favorites that I usually end up watching year after year.
1). The Tenant (1976) - 9/10 - Creepy, disturbing, cloying, dark disturbing and beautiful.
2). Repulsion (1965) - 9/10 - Another slow building exercise in terror and paranoia. Watch for all of the scenes with an innocuous enough looking straight razor. *shiver*
3). Rosemary's Baby (1968) - 8/10 - My least favorite of the trio but still better than most other films of the genre. Most definitely continues the tradition of slow building horror with a crescendo ending. Great film!
By the by, ClassicCharm, have you seen Rope?
I actually haven't! Pathetic in a Hitchcock fan like myself...why do you ask?Quote:
Originally Posted by MattG
Just saw that you'd mentioned several Hitchcock films and wondered if you'd seen that one as it's one of my favorites.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
Yes, I'm on a Hitch marathon at the moment! I love his films. I haven't seen Rope yet, though it's certainly on my list to see. My favourites are Spellbound, Dial M for Murder, and The Lady Vanishes.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattG
I found a great DVD collection in the $5 bin at Wal Mart. It's called Alfred Hitchcock The Legend Begins and has 4 DVDs with 20 of his earlier works on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
Amazon also has it for $8 if you can't find it at Wal Mart. Highly recommended! The 39 Steps and The Lady Vanishes are my favorites from this collection.
I love Dial M as well but still have to put Vertigo as my number one (despite its failings).
Ooh I have two collections of his earlier works haha! From that collection I also like Jamaica InnQuote:
Originally Posted by MattG
I'm interested to see where you'll place Rope in your ratings.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
I'll let you know!Quote:
Originally Posted by MattG
If I may interrupt this conversation :), what would you rate it? It is my favorite Hitchcock film (I have stated this before on here - people probably get tired of hearing that :)). I love it, though.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattG
The Verdict - 8/10
Arsenic & Old Lace - 7/10
Australia - 4/10
It's a Wonderful Life - 10/10
There Will Be Blood 9/10
Really?? I have such high hopes! I like Baz Luhrman..Quote:
Originally Posted by Mopey Droney
I would give Australia 7/10. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would.Quote:
Originally Posted by *Classic*Charm*
"The Wave" - 9/10
Reminds me why i like german cinema so much!
Iron Man - 8.5/10, very entertaining. I've always liked that Robert Downey Jr..
I loved that movie I can not wait for the next one.Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
The Duchess - Pretty boring, I kept waiting for something to happen to warrant making a whole movies about this woman but nothing did, 6.5/10
Ghost Town - Funny in parts but it was the same old "I see dead people and they want me to help them" movie, 7/10.
The Orphanage - 10/10 Excellent.
Sad and moving, great acting, setting, story etc. Some really tense moments, but not in a schlock horror way. I believe that Hollywood may have bought the story for a remake....NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!:flare:
The Curious Incident of Benjamin Button.
There was almost no advertising for it, I imagine because it's potential publicity was raped by Twilight.
Which is crazy, because Ben Button was brilliant! Plus it had big names, Brad Pitt and Kate Blanchett. It was beautifully done, it made me really want to read the book(It was based on something by Fitzgerald). A couple of quarrels, though - It was a little drawn out at the start, which kind of undermined the intensity of the romance, and Brad Pitt couldn't quite sustain the character- Pitt can act that suave confident character very well, but it didn't quite suit Ben Button.
7/10
I LOVED The Wave. First German film I'd seen, and I loved it. It managed everything- realistic, poignant, engaging, tragic.Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
And it didn't have the slighty irritating tang some based on true story films have.
The day the earth stood still. 8/10. Keanu Reeves acting style really suited this movie. The movie has something to say about the human race and the way we treat the plant and each other. It is really worth seeing and the bonus of course is Keanu Reeves.
Man On Wire --- documentary about French guy who walked across a tightrope strung across the World Trade Center towers. Great flick.
Also, Exterminating Angels, a French film. If you don't like nudity and that, don't watch it, or it you do and you like it happy you. ;)
Eyes wide shut -- 9/10. It was an amazing film, but the first hour or so was very slow and tedious.
Natural Born Killers -- 7.5/10. Generally, it was a good satire, but I felt like I was being hit over the head too many times with the message. Not much subtlety or technique apparent.
Jackie Brown -- 9.5/10. Quentin Tarantino is the only director who can make a really good action/thriller movie that's over-the-top, yet believable. Every scene was entertaining and suspenseful, as all action flicks should be.
Death Race -- 3/10. Not much to say. No character development evident, and the action was so generic.
The pilot film of "The battlestar gallactica" series and it was great :D
Doctor Zhivago - 8/10
Twilight. I give it a 7/10. Not a bad movie. Just not excellent.
I was wondering what has happened to this thread since i couldn't find it lately. Probably I just haven't seen it :lol:
Yesterday I finally saw "Vicky Cristina Barcelona". It deserves at least 8/10, may be even 9/10. Actually it isn't something remarkable or really special, but it is a really beautiful movie. The atmosphere and the acting were great.
After I saw it, I started thinking this one isn't actually like the other Woody Allen's films. Judging by the others I've seen (which aren't as much as I want to) there definitely is some difference. This one seems somewhat more serious and may be more realistic.
As I mentioned the acting was great. When I watch a movie I always keep in mind who the actors are, but this time they made me forget who they are. On the screen were the characters not Javier Bardem or Penélope Cruz.
The other great thing about that movie is the music, it is exactly what I enjoy most :)
Today I went to see "Rachel Getting Married."I would have to give it a 9/10. It is both beautiful and incredible. It is a perfect storm of a movie. The screenwriter got it right. The director got it right. The actors got it right. I would almost think they had come from the same dysfunctional home: The wayward child who sucks all the attention like a black hole. The sibling who is perfect on the outside and devastatingly lonely on the inside, and who is so tired of watching havoc wreaked-again. The loving parent dancing helplessly on the sidelines. The other parent who is emotionally absent, who, with everyone's permission, is just going to slip away, and who refuses to see her part in the burned and sere countryside of her family's hearts. Perhaps this family is one that I recognize, with people who are stumbling and groping toward some sort of redemption and emotional health that will allow them to live, and not just survive. Perhaps it's one that you'll recognize, too.
I watched The Curious Case of Benjamin Button last night and give it 7/10. I found the frame story contrived and Pitt's performance a variation on his Meet Joe Black Character. I found some of the mind/body logic off, but Fincher, the editor and the cinematographer did a amazing job. I thought David Lynch would be the man to eventually discover a non-crude aesthetic for the digital medium, but Fincher, with Zodiac and now Ben, and Soderbergh with Che!, which I give and 8 1/2 out of 10, have made that achievement. Although both Soderbergh and Fincher replicate celluloid aesthetic, so there is still hope for Lynch.
Still my favorite Kubrick film.:thumbs_upQuote:
Originally Posted by JacobF
Hi Alexei, interesting comments. I like Woody Allen films, even some that the critics trashed. I still find merit in them. I recall liking "Hannah and Her Sisters", but have not seen it in years; maybe since I have two sisters so I could relate. "Husbands and Wives" was very good and I liked "Annie Hall", of course; I own that one. I only own that and "Celebrity" - the last one, basically because I like Ken Branagh and he stars in it. That is one that did get trashed by critics, but I still enjoy it and laugh so hard at some parts - love the high school class reunion scene. I have been to them in middle-age, and I know how that goes. You know, it has been awhile now, since I was a serious Woody Allen fan, so I can't recall all the films I have seen. I will try looking some up for you. Glad he is still making films and now I will have to check out the one you suggested. Sounds really fine. I like Bardem and Cruz in most of their work. I should like this film very much. I like fine acting, too. I know what you mean when you don't see the actor but the character only - a sign of a very good actor when they can so convince us of the authenticity.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexei
The Bourne Ultimatum on HBO last night. 9/10
Hi, Janine, I've been wondering what have happened to you :) Your post is a bit intimidating, all this knowledge :D To be honest I haven't even heard some of the titles you mentioned. As I said I haven't seen most of the things I wanted. I think I'll pay special attention to these :) I have the impression we have quite similar tastes ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
I remember watching "Husbands and Wives" and liking it very much, but it was a few years ago.Sadly, I don't remember much of it and I think I have to see it once again.
As for the critics I am not sure they like his new works. I can't say about USA, but here they avoid mentioning him which is rather sad. I've been rereading some info on his works on the net lately and it turned out I've missed some of his movies in the last two years because I simply didn't hear about them. Funny, isn't it?
I recommend you "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", as I said it's very good :D I think you will find some real changes in Allen's work and it's worth it only for this.
For now -Quote:
Originally Posted by Alexei
Alexei, here are two sites his biography and filmography, etc. Believe me there are plenty I have not seen either. Wow, didn't realise just how long the list would be. For someone not popular, he sure won a lot of awards. See second link. I will get back to you later and let you know the ones I did see. I just saw "Casandra's Dream" a week or so ago. I didn't even realise that was directed by Allen. How funny. You are right; the style is quite different than his earlier work.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000095/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen