Last night I watched Mighty Aphrodite, great stuff, really funny.
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Last night I watched Mighty Aphrodite, great stuff, really funny.
papaya, I love the Thin Man movies! I didn't think anyone else had discovered them. I must see this one. Thanks for you description. I will have to find it. I would really love to buy the boxed set. They are such fun!Quote:
Originally Posted by papayahed
Are you able to enjoy The Thin Man in movie form after reading the book? I haven't seen the movie but after reading The Maltese Falcon, watching the movie was a letdown.
I watched The Social Network last night. 6. It wasn't bad but Sorkin's dialogue style irritates me. And the movie started getting boring after a while. With a half hour left I just stopped caring altogether.
Amarcord by Fellini. Fantastic and hilarious. 9.7
Sucker Punch. it was a visual feast. don't expect much on the story. zach snyder did it to display his CG prowess, to establish he is the king.
but it is worth watching if only for the CG.
The Clown Murders, 1976. 4.5
I really wanted to like it. Horror, clowns and John Candy. It sounds perfect! It wasn't. Some of it I really did like but it was more boring and awkward than it was cool.
The Lincoln Lawyer - given I had heard nothing about it until the night before I saw it, I wasn't too sure what to expect :p. But I was pleasantly surprised and really enjoyed it. 7.5/10
The Fall , 9/10
I loved both leads, but I could have done without the violence. Apart from that though the film was marvelous. And even though, I'm pretty taciturn right now, I've fallen in love with it and will absolutely watch it again (and again and again etc).
Iron Man the cartoon. It was better than the movie
Just watched Black Swan. Holy crap, it was freaking amazing (thought extremely messed up).
10/10
The Lincoln Lawyer 10/10
The Tourist 10/10
I was amazed by Angelina Jolie's posture and slow, deliberate motions. I also liked the way the bad guys got taken out at the end.
In the movie theater - Battle: Los Angeles - more like Battle: To Stay Awake! Yikes.
Rented on Pay-Per-View - Black Swan. Awesome!!!
Burnt Offerings
1976
with Oliver Reed, Karen Black, BUrgess Meredith
7.5. Very enjoyable and creepy. Hint of The Shining before The Shining. Oliver Reed is cool. The Brood introduced me to him and I thought he was great in it.
The Unholy Three
1925
with Lon Chaney
8
I'm curious to see the 1930 version now.
The Kings Speech
10/10
Bullet Ballet by Shinya Tsukamoto
9
This guy's metal and bullet fetishes get me so fired up.
In Tranzit - set in a transit camp in Russia after WW2. Crap - 4/10. Too unbelievable though it claims to be based upon a real story. it looks like it was filmed in a yard at the back of a factory.
I'm rubbish at choosing films I am.
Stick with the Woody Allen's I'm having a great time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
The last one I watched was Manhattan Murder Mystery - a great load of fun, even Mrs Neely enjoyed it. It ticked all the usual Woody Allen elements too, New York - tick - Neurotic characters - tick - affairs - tick - wine and coffee - tick - analysts - tick - writer/film maker characters - tick, tick, tick, great stuff...
The trouble is I've seen them, and I re-watch films even less than I re-read books.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
I have got some good films lined up on Lovefilm.com though.
What films do you have lined up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
What all 55+ of them?Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen_filmography
Ah no. I didn't know he'd done so many. I'll take a look then. I did enjoy Zelig - especially when he's tussling with the Pope.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Ah excellent, I've not seen Zelig yet, I've just been looking at them, I'll get that one too. I must be on about 25+ of them though over the last month or so. Match Point is a very good recent one of his (and dirt cheap, under £2 on Amazon). Recently he actually said that Match Point was his best film. I like the neurotic New York ones myself but it is a good one. It might stilll be on the BBC i-player too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Paulclem
Some other good ones I have seen recently are: Mighty Aphrodite, Play it Again Sam, Manhattan Murder Mystery, Vicky Barcelona (newer).
Cheers mate. I signed up to this Lovefilm.com and so i can order any film they have on their lists - which is pretty extensive. I'll definately have a look.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Last movie I saw would have been Sucker Punch. I thought it was ok, if you're into the idea of scantily clad women performing acts of gratuitous violence in slow motion. Strange plot, horrible ending. But the effects were beautiful, and I liked the idea of this sort of escapist fantasy world. Throw in some steampunk and you have me entertained. Overall, a seven or eight out of 10.
"Hanna" 10/10
"The Way Back" 7/10
I'm just watching Casablanca again, it really is a good old thing. After a few drinks I'll probably going to stick another Woody Allen on. Not sure which one yet.
Watching Woody Allen after Casablanca is like drinking Coca cola after vintage Bordeaux.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
No, no, you're too harsh on the fellow. Probably like drinking Fursty Ferret after Chimay though...Quote:
Originally Posted by Emil Miller
I've just seen this and, following my recent encounter, I would say it's more like drinking Blandford Fly after almost anything with the possible exception of strychnine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Neely
Here, this is the one I'm watching Melinda and Melinda, it's not bad, but it's going to be near this best I think - a few good moments though already.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6IPioPX760
Not like Blandford Fly at all...
Edit: actually, this is pretty damn poor. Avoid.
The Hour of the Wolf - somewhat disturbing and interesting, but very odd. Need to return to it again I think.
Well, I am watching Whatever Works which is Woody Allen's latest film, or the one just before it, I'm not sure. It is very good, especially at the beginning, i've not finished it yet, but I would say it is right up there in his top 5, of the one's I have seen anyway, which is most of them now. I doubt that he can get ever passed Annie Hall or Manhattan though; essential viewing.
Jane Eyre 10/10 This latest version of Jane Eyre is sublime. The actors playing the leads are marvelous, and the director did a superb job of leaving in the most important elements of the book. the longest scenes are those of between Jane and Rochester and they are thrilling. I fell in love with him along with Jane, and felt for her as she asserted her values, then decided that love was paramount.
What is it about the moors that breeds such passion? Anyway, I thought it was fantastic.
Point Break
God, I love cheesy action films. Well, not all of them, but ones like these. Keanu Reeves is so bad, but so enjoyable to watch. Awesome. And the use of the Nixon masks: iconic.
9/10
Zodiac - 8/10
Watched it some what unwillingly but got hooked on within minutes. Had no idea it was based on a true story either. Downey JR was awesome as always!
I'm currently* watching Le vita e bella, not sure what to make of it at the moment, feels a bit like an Italian Carry on/Last of the Summer Wine in places, strange. We'll see. I'm only going to watch half of it though as I'm off to bed in a bit.
* I've not got the hang of the past tense rate thing yet.
Just finished the Spanish horror movie "The Orphanage" -- excellent. Watching "The Mist" now, which was one of my favorite Stephen King stories.
Watched "Rio"
7/10