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I've not seen it, but it definitely sounds like it's worth checking out if I can find it someplace (for once I'm not finding something at Netflix...).Quote:
Originally Posted by manolia
Yeah, I guess C&S was his last and is considered his best. It's definitely a great film, but it changes one a little... And it definitely has one of the best opening scenes I've encountered.
the last film I have loved is "The Lives of Others", the German film winner of the Oscar 2007 for the best foreigner film.
The movie’s plot is placed in Berlin, before Wall Fall, when East Germany's Secret Police (STASI), , used to spy everyone who had the misfortune to be drawn to the attention of the Police Direction.
One of those people is a writer, Sebastian Koch, who lives with his actress girlfriend in a flat which is bagged and monitored day and night.
Careful reports are filled up with every word said and every noise made, until the man responsible of the whole operation and in charge of find out proofs to accuse the writer of being an anti-regime menace, begin to fall under the spell of the couple's life, a sort of awakening from the nearly robotic attitude he had towards people and his life, and, instead of charging them with evidences founded out, he became their guardian angel in spite of all the pressure he receive from the above – a politician has reasons to get the writer out of his way.
The film is very moving and very beautiful and keep your attention to the end, and treats a subject for too many time forgotten by cinema.
I'd suggest it to everyone.
The last movie i saw was Pursuit of Happyness. It was sort of slow at the beginning but good by the ending. I would rate it a 7. I love Will Smith and this was a different kind of movie for him.
I can't wait to see this movie. I''ve heard is great.Quote:
Originally Posted by Aunty-lion
"16 Blocks". Watchable thriller with Bruce Willis. :yawnb:
"Machuca" -- Chilean, about "the" coup ala "Missing" but with kids instead. Has a little of everything, some kindness and some anger; the priest teacher was very good but the rich parents call him a "commie" because he's for the little guy too.
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow - I had to turn it off, I couldn't get passed Gwyneth Paltrows bad acting. And it seemed so promising.
0/5
Electric Shadows - Chinese. Very late in the film about the saddest moment seen in a long time, maybe ever. It is redeemed. This film is a lot deeper than it appears.
Spiderman 3....the worse of the 3 Spiderman movies....kinda cheesy and predictable......I hope they don't make a 4th one...
Mean Creek ~ indy film about kids that plan to play a joke on another kid who is an outcast and has turned into a real bully. So they plan to take him out for a boating excursion and picnic, to ultimately teach him a lesson. The kid is really nice while he thinks the other kids are sincere, but then the whole scene turns ugly when he finds out what they have been really planning. Right before this all, but one of the kids, pull out of the plan. Needless to say, things go horribly wrong; I don't want to give away any more details of this film, only to add that each kid is left to examine his own conscience. It is a good film, develops nicely and at a good pace and keeps ones interest. Photography is lovely on a creek or river in Oregon. The director takes the time to capture some very interesting images on the lake. The ending is very good and it is thought provoking. All the kids did a fine job in their repective roles. There are really no bad guys in this film just misunderstood kids some with problems. I felt this film was worth viewing. Probably would give it a 8/10.
Pursuit of Happyness ~ Will Smith
I really liked this film. It was very touching and I thought the performances wonderful. I had forgotten that the child is really Will Smith's son and he was so cute and natural in the role; they really they had wonderful chemisty. You could feel the real love between them and this greatly added to the film. It was a wise choice of the director to use his real son for the role. You could see the strong bond they have. I really liked the story, which took a little to progress and was thoughful, and I especially loved the idea of it being a true story. It was quite sad at times, but in the end it showed how persistence and perserverence can eventually pay off. Will Smith put out one of his very best performances I thought, especially in one of the final scenes which was very emotional. Both Will and his son were super! The extra features on the DVD showed the real man and he was an inspiration and very nice. I also liked the other extras - 'making of the film', etc - all were very entertaining. I would give this film an 8/10. I thought it was a very well done film.
Garden State
if you are the kind that like those movies that nothing intersting really happens but its still hipnotyze you (Natalie Portman) this one is a great one..
Weeping Willow, I loved "Garden State"! I really got a kick out of that film. My son told me to see it and I was not disappointed. The characters made the film, definitely not the plot, yet somehow to me it was interesting. I liked the creative touches in the direction/filming, such as the doctor's office, with all those certificates. It was quite well done and yes, it definitely "hynotises you" (good way of phrasing it, W) and the acting was superb! I would rate it highly and I would watch it again, no doubt. Funny, ironic and serious all roled into one. Good balance and a good film. I believe it is the actor/director/writer's first feature film and he received much attention for it - I think he won an Oscar that year -- best screenplay --for this fine endeavor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Weeping Willow
Femme Fatale (2002)Director: Brian De Palma, Starring:Rebecca Romijn,
Antonio Banderas
Product Descriptionfrom Amazon
"Femme Fatale is a contemporary film noir about an alluring seductress (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) suddenly exposed to the world -- and her enemies -- by a voyeuristic photographer (Antonio Banderas) who becomes ensnared in her surreal quest for revenge."
Following is an
Amazon.com reviewer:
My thoughts: I like Brian De Palma's films and this one did not disappoint me. I liked the way the film advanced and I liked the little details you really had to pay attention to - they were very Hitchock-like and I like films that are intricate such as this one was. The use of split screens worked well in this film - I don't think the director used more than two at a time. Usually my brain cannot process more than two. It did make the film interesting and the woman's wardrobe was very stylish (updated) and also recalled me to films such as "Vertigo". I thought Bandaros did a great job in his role of photographer and Romijn-Stamos, as I understood it from the feature film on the DVD has not done much acting before this. She was quite good I thought.Quote:
The sheer pleasure of watching movies is celebrated in Brian De Palma's dazzling Femme Fatale. Working from his own intricate screenplay, De Palma indulges all of his trademark obsessions, upping the ante on Hitchcock (again) with a Vertigo-like plot that begins with an audacious heist at the Cannes film festival (another sexy, violent tour de force for De Palma). From there, the stunning thief Laure (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) assumes a new identity, marries a U.S. senator (Peter Coyote), and returns to Paris where a tenacious paparazzo (Antonio Banderas) becomes a patsy in her multilayered scheme. De Palma's weaving a web of nonsense, but his plotting is so exuberantly absurd--and his frame so full of visual clues and relevant detail--that Femme Fatale becomes a joyous thrill ride at first encounter, and a crazily logical (and grandly rewarding) movie on subsequent viewings. In her best role to date, Romijn-Stamos is everything you'd want a femme fatale to be, in a thriller that constantly challenges you to question what you're seeing. --Jeff Shannon
The film recalls me to "Body Heat" with Katherine Turner.
I liked the film and was not a bit disappointed. I would definitely watch it again, and think I probably would see a lot I had missed in the first viewing, little details of things and clues. Even the director stated this happened to him on a second viewing. Also De Palma picks such interesting locations - in one scene you see the Eiffel Tower lighted behind the actors standing on a bridge. You hardly notice it at first since you concentration is on the action and the actors but then you see it and it is amazing as the backdrop. Many of the sets and locations were great like that and added much to the film. They and the great score were characters in themselves.
Local Hero.....a 10!
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