Is there anyone who would be kind enuf to tell me the meaning of the cheesiest moment? English terms sometimes can be confusing for third world non-english speaking countries.
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Is there anyone who would be kind enuf to tell me the meaning of the cheesiest moment? English terms sometimes can be confusing for third world non-english speaking countries.
really corny and just like close your eyes and blush moments that are jsut sasssy.... sorry... im using other terms you might not know... hmmm the dictionary i have (i jsut got a dictionary :P) defines it as tasteless and showy, often in a vulgar manner.
For a final movie in my English film studies course, we watched The Piano - a very mysterious and dark movie, somewhat difficult to understand. As with most of those types of films, I loved it, but may have to see it again to comprehend it better. Rating: 9.5/10
mono> Is that the one with Holly Hunter?
Yes, starring Holly Hunter; written and directed by Jane Campion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Scheherazade
http://movies.go.com/moviesdynamic/m...ovie?id=496961
That is one of my favorite movies. Now I want to see it again! :D
i watched that with my dad when i was ten or twelve or soemthing and when the full frontal male scene came up he didn't say anything and i was so embarressed i covered my eyes with a pillow... he was laughing at me... :goof:
Try, A Short Movie, directed by Jonas Arklund
The shorter version of this movie is used as the video clip for Smashing Pumpkins' song called "Try Try Try. Directed by a Sweedish meatball (to use Homer Simpson's term, j/k
:) of course), this movie was shoot in subway stations and streets in Stockholm. It tells about 2 homeless youngsters, a couple of lovers, who are hard core drug users. The movie itself try to convey the image about how two people hold on to their love and try to stick to each other, despite the hard times they're going thru. Personally I found this movie bit touching, despite the harsh description of hard core drug compsumption.
Goodbye Lenin, Directed by Wolfgang Becker
This movie got 6 awards from European Film Festival and 9 awards from German FIlm Festival. It takes place during the transition era of West and East Germans re-unification. Alex's mom, who's a true socialist, suddenly collapse coz of a heart attack. For 8 months she was in coma, then she suddenly woke up. Alex afraid that all the changes that have been going on would cause another attack to her mother. So he did everything to create a condition as if nothing was happening. He hunted all the "socialist" foods (which were no longer produced) all over the city for her mother, paid school kids to wear blue scarf (a symbol of the pioneer socialist movements) and sing patriotic East German songs, made video records that contain fake news about East German, etc. One day her mother accidently woke up from her bed and went out to the street and she saw lots of "west" products all over the place. She even saw a helicopter flew, carryin a half body statue of Lenin, which was actually going to be dumped some place (I believed that's why the movie is called "Goodbye Lenin"). Then Alex had to fake up again by telling that people from west German were immigrating to East German to find better living and East German system was after all the winner. Until her death, the mother still didn't know what was really going on. Yet she died in peace and happines, knowing that the mother country she believed in, was finally stand as the winner.
Good Movie I think :)
I finally watched Being John Malkovich, after having it recommended several times (vacation arises such boredom!). I loved it, anyway - very well assembled story. My rating: 9/10.
I just saw Oceans Twelve. It wasn't as good as the first one but it was srtill pretty good. A few parts were a little slow but it was entertaining. I'd give it a 7.75.
I last saw I, Robot. The character development was decent, the plot was intriguing, the underlying messages of struggle to overcome and artificial intelligence were interesting. I'd say that parts of it were understandably cliche and some of the action a bit silly, though overall it was watchable.
I'd give it a 7 or so out of ten.
Hurlyburly
Kevin Spacey and Sean Penn are excellent... highly underrated movie!
Wow Den, I'm so damn missed that movie...I never knew that Spacey and Penn have shared a movie...I'll look for the dvd rite away.
Do. It's a good flick.Quote:
Originally Posted by subterranean
A Tokyo Story: True cinematic classic. Even though it was made in '53, the ideas about future shock and the relations between generations are as timely as ever. Sad and beautiful in story, poetic in cinematography. Ozu shoots damn well near the entire film at waist level which is a bit disorienting at first. Later we feel more and more like we've been invited to quietly sit on the floor and watch the private moments of this family.
I give it an 8.
Okay, okay, I admit, some friends and I saw a modern cartoon yesterday at a theater: Pixar's The Incredibles. I felt surprised, however, by how funny some of its parts seemed; it has humor for an audience of all ages, and with amazing animation. Its plot, however, seemed predictable, despite a few odd turns here and there. My rating: 7/10.
Heh, what is wrong with modern cartoons? Mono, don't be embarassed! I find Pixar's digital animation incredible. Hope you and your 'friends' had lots of fun! :D
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Originally Posted by mono
I think you did a serious crime there..;)
Yes, dearest, my 'friends' and I had a wonderful time (you did, right?). And I loved the movie too; I find myself rarely seeing cartoons, let along digital animation, but almost always enjoying them - this one, especially.Quote:
Originally Posted by Psyche
A few days ago I actually went to the cinema, wow. It was The Incredibles. It was funny :D, was laughing my butt off all the time.
Last night, I did not exactly see a movie, but a laser show (of symmetrical, colorful, and mind-bending lasers) inside a giant planetarium dome, featuring the music of Radiohead (oh, subT will be so jealous!). The show did not precisely have a screen, but the planetarium extends high in a dome-shape building; one could feel floating through space, cruising on a Mobïus Strip, and/or walking on a 3-dimensional plane while lasers dance to the Radiohead music.
For other Radiohead fans, the songlist proceeded thus:
2+2=5
the bends
You
high and dry
packt like sardines in a crushed tin box
pyramid song
karma police
There There
paranoid android
electioneering
For the second time in my life I saw "Taxi Driver by Martin Scorsese. Starring Robert De Niro and cutie Jodie Foster. I first saw this movie when I was in elementary school. 'Tis, an awesome movie. Well I can say that it's my kind of movie. Very provocative and inspiring I should say. 5 :thumbs_up:
And oh yes, I also watched The Shining by Kubrick :D. I never finished the novel cause I found it boring ;). Since I bought the DVD, I could see the extras of Making of the Shining by Vivian Kubrick, quite interesting as well.
I give it 3 :thumbs_up .
*if you've seen this elsewhere, ignore. ;)
i just watched this fantastic movie: Pauline and Paulette. it's about two sisters, and the best one i've seen in absolutely ages. flemish with english subtitles. i loved it! pauline's mentally slow but the most beautiful heart, and her sister dies; she's passed on to her other sisters - not to say more but i recommend it like no other movie i've seen in ages.
i give it a 9. my only complaint is that it finished.
Watched The Phantom of The Opera last night... Being the first non-cartoon/animated movie I have seen in the cinema in the last 5 years, it had certain charms of course... and the fact that 'The Phantom' is one of my favorite musical pieces. Regardless, it is a beautifully made movie. The only complaint I have is that I miss the original artists who sang like Sarah Brightman. The singing was still very good but I think I will always long for Ms.Brightman's angelic voice in 'The Phantom'.
Overall a very good movie and an excellent mosical: 9/10!
saw Hotel Rwanda today. shattering. beautiful and awfulawfulawful. the worst scene was the car in the fog. i knew immediately what was happening and clutched my friend's arm. the best was what any reviewer would tell you: it was an amazing feat for one hotel manager to "house over a thousand Tutsis refugees during their struggle against the Hutu militia in Rwanda."
thank goodness it's PG-13.
i can't even begin to rate this. i would just say it's a must see. and i'm so glad i was with a friend. it's probably the most important, riveting movie i will see in this lifetime. i could barely walk right when it ended; it is that powerful.
here's what CNN has to say about it, as well as a page from rogerebert.com
*by the by, the very attractive Jean Reno (The Professional) is in this.
I debated with myself whether to post this, but last night I watched But I'm a Cheerleader - amazing what boredom and cabin fever (from being trapped in from an ice storm) will drive one's actions. I admit of the film's hilarious references to stereotypes against teenagers, cheerleaders, and homosexuality; in conclusion, the theme did have something to say about gay rights with comformation to society vs. non-conformation, but by the oddest means.
I rate it 4/10.
My last one is Collateral , directed by Michael Mann and starring Tom Cruise. And am sorry to say, I don't find anything so particular about the movie :rolleyes:
I think the one who played the taxi driver is not too appropriate. He's too young to live the life as describe in the movie (IMHO).
I give it 6.5
I bought a blockbuster dvd pass and wathed a lot of movies recently, I recommend:
Hero(China)
Beijing Bicycle(China)
Blind Shaft(China)
the shadow of empire(China)
a girl from Paris(France)
piano teacher(France)
Lucía y el sexo(Spain)
girl with a pearl earing
the door on the floor
bowling for columbine
the company
I also wanna watch chorus(France) ,a very long engagement(France),motocycle diaries(Brazil) and the sea inside(Spain). I can't find those in theaters now, so I have to wait for dvds:mad:.
Wow! I've been meaning to see this but haven't made the time. Thanks for the kick in the rear end.Quote:
Originally Posted by amuse
i didn't realize they had a dvd pass! thx!!Quote:
Originally Posted by WingedSpirit
np :)Quote:
Originally Posted by trismegistus
I was going to see Hotel Rwanda at a filmfestival in my hometown - but I chickend out. I might see it, safely at home. I would also like to see Lilja 4-ever, but every time they show it I find something else to do.
Right now I only rent nice feel good movies like "A knights tale" . I love that one.
And I think it is time to see "Shrek" and "Lelo and Stitch" again. Sometimes a bit of regression is needed in order to stay moderatly sane.
The last movie I watched was The Motorcycle Diaries staring the gorgeous Gael Garcia Bernal ;) It was such a good film; great directing and great acting. It made me feel inspired. I remember my friend and I joking as we left the cinema: "Lets start our own revolution...!" hehehe, even though the film never really focused on Che's revolutionary ideals....hmmmm......no wait, actually, I think the last film I saw was Kinsey. I didnt think it would be that explicit....I think that's why I forgot I watched it, I wanted to erase traces of the movie from my brain, lol...
Tonight, after many recommendations to watch it, I finally saw The Butterfly Effect. During a few moments I felt lost in the film, as the setting changes quite often, but I loved it, as I usually get somewhat entranced with these types of movies; the ending I feel a little unsure about, however. I felt impressed with Asthon Kutcher's performance; he proved a better actor than I had previously thought. My rating: 8.5/10.
The director doesn't really understand what butterfly effect is, the film is talking about fatalism.Quote:
Originally Posted by mono
Thomas Crown Affair (Krown or Crown?) I would give it a 8.6655447
The " Thomas Crown Affair" with Pierce Brosnan??
Well, personally I wasnt that impress and probably would only give it around 7-7.5...I like the ending though..
I just saw this film. It chronicles the events surrounding the recent genocide that took place in 1994. It is clear that the "free" nations of the world live in blindness—by ignorance or choice—to these atrocities. This film is good but it is mostly important for those of us who feel secure in our own lives to see.
What really struck me is that the division between the Hutu's and Tutu's (not sure if I spelled that correctly) was solely based upon the way a person looked. Essentially, both groups of people were related to each other, and one day folks started measuring noses, rating darkness and lightness of skin, and two groups were formed that were suddenly pitted against each other. The differences were very subtle.
Go see it. It has sparked my interest in becoming more aware of world events.
We do not go to the cinema and usually We don't even watch televison. But about a week ago, We made an exeption.
The film was "Good-bye, Lenin"
We liked it. The idea was brilliant and as a plus, it didn't reek of Holliwood. And it was also very sweet.
We'll give it 8,9/10
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I'd give it an 8 just because Pierce Brosnan looked so good.
I saw Fight Club again...:D :D
And last saturday went to see "Meet The Fockers"..Ok, personally it's such a waste for such great actors/actresses...but 'tis funny alrite.