Watched two movies today.
One was The Artist. It was really good, but not the amazing movie everyone was raving about. I think it got caught up in hype. 7.5/10.
The other was The Shawshank Redemption. In terms of pure story-telling, I think this may be the best movie ever made. There's literally no flaw. There's a reason it's the highest rated movie on IMDB. 10/10.
Melancholia 10/10 I really liked it. I'm a sucker for a good metaphor and I adore intense human interaction. Lars Van Trier, I guess, wrote as well as directed this. He did not squander his talents.
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 10/10 Ah Hollywood. If only they could understand that we are actually hungry for thoughtful, well-written, well-acted material. This is what a romantic comedy (if such it is) is, or should strive to be. The final scene is sweetly affecting.
Prelude to a Kiss 10/10 This gets a high score for the sheer beauty of Alex Baldwin if nothing else. He actually does a pretty good job in it. Meg Ryan is decent, but really the weakest link. But what really makes the movie shine, apart from the screenplay (it was originally a Pulitzer prizewinning play), is Sydney Walker, a noted stage actor, as the old man. It's essentially one of a long string of movies in which two people switch bodies, so its plot is by now a highly cliched trope, but this one, unlike those other imposters, has a great deal to say about love, and what it is and what it isn't, and of course, how to live.
""Never to be squandered-the miracle of another human being," Alec Baldwin says as he leans in to kiss his bride.
"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its' own reason for existing." ~ Albert Einstein
"Remember, no matter where you go, there you are." Buckaroo Bonzai "Some people say I done alright for a girl." Melanie Safka
The Amazing Spiderman- it was great! So much better than the other crap a few years ago! I did think the lizard was kinda badly done, it could have been done a whole lot better I think.
I liked Stan Lee's cameo, I heard he wanted a speaking role but didn't get it. Apparently he wanted to say something like 'Ah Dostoevsky, they say he's the Russian Stan Lee'
Oh he is always funny..
I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
I haven't seen the new spiderman, but I like that actor guy.
Source Code. 8/10. Much much better than I was expecting. From the director of "Moon," which I love (9/10), this was very engaging. As a conceptual film, its premise held up nicely. It was suspenseful and endearing. Not over the top actiony.
I watched Johnny English Reborn, didn't really like it. 5/10
Johnny English was much better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO9BK4X_38s
Last edited by Snowqueen; 07-11-2012 at 07:15 AM.
Saw 'Crimes and Misdemeanors' again. It's been a few years since I saw it and it's still one of my favorite Allen films. I also watched 'Annie Hall' the other day and it's great too!
I hope death is joyful, and I hope I'll never return -Frida Khalo
If I seem insensitive to what you are going through, understand it's the way I am- Mr. Spock
Personally, I think that the unique and supreme delight lies in the certainty of doing 'evil'–and men and women know from birth that all pleasure lies in evil. - Baudelaire
Brokeback Mountain is one of the best films ever made and homophobes who hate on it are quite simply ignorant fools. Just had to put that out there.
What about people - some of whom are gay - who dislike it for reasons other than homophobia?Originally Posted by Darcy88
Ted.
Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, and Seth McFarlene as the voice of the stuffed bear. Poop, farts, sex, Flash Gordon, bongs, hookers, handicapped jokes, etc. Like Family Guy, but not. Not currently able to form complete sentence.
Oh, and Giovanni Ribisi gave a disturbing lip sync/dance/singing performance of Tiffany's "I think we're alone now." He is so good at being creepy.
I don't know how to rate it. The theater was packed, and there was a lot of laughing.
"...if you weren't smart enough to get a pedophile in a dress to put a small amount of water on the child’s forehead, then what the eff did you think was going to happen?
I watched Paranormal Activity 3 on Saturday (on my own in the dark as I did with 1 & 2). It was OK but a bit disappointing, waiting around for things to happen - very similar to the first 2. 4/10
I watched Woman in Black with my cousins last night. I’m not fond of watching horror films but enjoyed this one. To my surprise Daniel Radcliffe acted well. 7/10
Wow qimi, you dish out 10's the way a pizza parlor dishes out pizza. Don't get me wrong. I'm glad you enjoy movies so much.
My hide hides the heart inside
Now this I concur with. RIP Heath Ledger. The last two movies I saw were Pulp Fiction and L.A. Confidential. Both are easy 10s
My hide hides the heart inside
I was watching a documentary about Richard Rodgers and learned that he thought Carousel was his best musical and so I watched the 1957 film version yesterday. I've never seen this before, but about 2/3rd of the way through it, I was totally enjoying it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049055/
Score: 10/10 (I know IMDb gave it 6.8)
A more modern version of the play which I think I would have found more entertaining is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVdI_...eature=related
As a comparison, here is the original version of the song from the movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuHAh...eature=related
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Then they simple lack taste for fine cinema.
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