"Andrei Rublov" (1966) by Andrei Tarkovsky
10/10
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"Andrei Rublov" (1966) by Andrei Tarkovsky
10/10
I have "Far from heaven"...is it the one with Julian Moore? I haven't seen it yet..Quote:
Originally Posted by Janine
As for B Mountain, it was interesting but what i liked most was the acting of the two actors. I think they were very good. But the film as a whole had a lot of boring parts ;)
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Originally Posted by Janine
Glad you both liked it :) Great film indeed ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
How funny, now that I read my post over....I think I just described "The Piano" or aspects of it....bizzare, blood and gore,noir ,dark and dismal,disturbing and bizzare. How we do these things unconciously...;) :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamesian
however, Jamesian, this newer Campion film ....."In The Cut"
was 'a little too much so for me actually'.....when I say gore I mean gore and it was very disturbing.
Yes, and Dennis Quad as her husband. I thought it was a wonderful film. My mother and I watched it, can you believe it? She never likes anything and she thought it was really good, too. The performances are noteworthy. I like Julian Moore.Quote:
I have "Far from heaven"...is it the one with Julian Moore? I haven't seen it yet..
Yes, I felt it lagged many times over and some of the story was downright silly, not at all believable; that might just be my opinion, but it felt fake at times. I was not that impressed with the acting and I have adored Jake G (sp?) - loved him in "October Sky". I also, liked some things that Keith Leger has done before, but I did not feel this was one of his best performances. As I said, I did not like his mumbling; half the time I could not understand what he was saying....maybe I need a hearing aid.;) :lol:Quote:
As for B Mountain, it was interesting but what i liked most was the acting of the two actors. I think they were very good. But the film as a whole had a lot of boring parts
Oh gee, Antiquarian, you are making me desire to see it again. Every once in awhile, I have to watch it over - it is a whole evening event. It is so spectacular and I adore the desert scenes! Have you seen the extras on the DVD, like "The Making Of" - fascinating! Omar Shariff never rode a camel before - he was so funny describing it. And Peter O'Toole took right to it; Antony Quinn said he was scared to death riding in the desert on the horse. Those desert scenes were dangerous, you know. O'Toole fell of his camel and was under the animal - this was in a big raid scene and the camel stood perfectly still to protect him. They said camels will actually do that and save a man's life.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
Manolia,
I own "Lawrence of Arabia," too and love it. Those desert scenes are just spectacular and so is the story.
I believe the DVD also has the 'true story' of the real Lawrence of Arabia. I think I would like to read his book. He was a fascinating man and few people know this, but very good friends with Thomas Hardy.
Manolia, Yeah!!!:thumbs_up We all have great taste!Quote:
Glad you both liked it Great film indeed
The last movie I saw is "La Vie en Rose".My uncle had advised me to watch it since three months ago,but I never seemed to find the time.
Anyway,it was unratable.A revival of the European cinema,it had all the elements of making it touching,great and involving.I loved the cast,adored the scenes and was charmed by the great ability of the director.The long silences very meaningful.The bursts were decisive.It was the truth,in the end.It was in fact "La Vie en Noir"...
Darby O'Gill and the Little People...
a blast from the past and my childhood... lol... I hadn't seen it in possibly 15 years.... I love it..
such a good movie... 9/10
this week's rentals
Donnie Darko (director's cut) 3.5/4.0 - Better than the initial cut
2046 3.0/4.0
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1970s original version) 4.0/4.0 - I'm never a fan of horror movies but this is an exception. Minimum gore, surreal terror, great stuff.
Cannibal Holocaust - Can't give rating. Stopped watching after they ate the turtle.
Dead Alive 3.0/3.0
So, Antiquarian, The Seven Pillars of Wisdom is a thick book? I was not aware of the size. I will have to look it up online or see if the library has it. I won't have time now to read it; too many books ahead of it on my list to be read, I am afraid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Antiquarian
Yes, from what I read and understood he went to see Hardy often. I thought it was not far from where Hardy resided at the time that Lawrence died in a cycle accident, but I could be wrong on that fact. I will try and look something up online today about him.
Well, not long ago I invested in the film, "The Piano"; I also bought the film score - wonderful! I really could watch it again, although it is quite dark. Still it has some fascination of dark mystique, with that incredibly desolate shoreline in Australia and the stark, yet beautiful, cinematograpyh of the piano sitting there on the shoreline and in the waves. I guess the imagery really draws me to it, and even though it is such a 'dark' film throughout and sinister, with much disturbing cruelity, it has an uplifting conclusion.Quote:
I enjoyed "The Piano," though enjoy might not be quite the right word. It is a very disturbing film, but a good one as well. I'm not sure I want to watch that one again. I think I'll go for "Lawrence of Arabia," instead.
Now recently, I saw "Sophie's Choice" which I also purchased, when I saw it cheap. I wondered why now, since I do not think I would be able to watch that fim, too often - too hard to take, too draining. The film is extraordinary with fine performances, but the ending leaves one rather devastated and totally exhausted. I won't go on more about it; I believe I already posted something in this thread about it a few pages back. It is a wonderful film and great acting, but oh such a 'downer' and very disturbing. I still would highly recommend it had you not seen it before.
Into the Wild - brilliant!!! a must-see!! I very highly recommend it! I have read the book and, for the first time, I think the film adaptation is superior.
The Orphanage 10/10
Great haunted house film, best horror flick I've seen in a while. Very close to Del Toro's work like Pan's Labyrinth and The Devil's Backbone but it focuses on the parents rather than on childhood and the use of classic horror themes works very well with the mother's anxiety and fear of loosing her child. The directing is intelligent and there are some very tense scenes throughout the film. See it.
I can't wait to see this one! It should be out here next week, unfortunately I've only seen it shceduled in one of the more independent cinemas, so I'm hoping they'll have enough showings and I won't miss it...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark F.
Rented Pirate of the Carribbean 3 last night. Was actually very good, much better than the second one. Very long though....8/10
"Les Rivieres Pourpres" by Mathieu Kassovitz
10/10
Hostel - it was just terrible.
"Quartet" - dir. James Ivory
I've enjoyed pretty much every Merchant Ivory film I've seen, but I have to say this is my favorite so far. It basically involves a young wife getting involved in a sort of menage a trois with this English couple in 1920s Paris while her husband is in jail. It has, I think, a very nice sense of completion about it, and it has made me rather curious about the book. Perhaps I'll read soon...