I saw it years ago, GG. No matter how much mayhem the giant bunnies wrought, they never stopped looking cute. It's hard feel blind panic at a monster that's wiggling its nose.Originally Posted by Gilliatt Gurgle
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GmrvH3PYnEc
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Started watching High-Rise a couple of nights ago, because Tom Hiddleston (much to his chagrin, I should think) is in it and the description sounded semi-interesting. Suffice it to say, run, and I mean run screaming, from this abortion of a flick. Seventeen minutes into it, convinced this film was proof of the long-prophesied End Times, I turned it off, grabbed a bimbo and my trusty M-16, and headed for the bunker.
Obsessed with facial symmetry.
The Brothers Grimsby: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_brothers_grimsby/
This is one of those parody movies about spies and assassins and since there are so many of these today that to be different they had to go over the top which they did, especially at the end with the way these brothers saved the world, or rather that part of the world who enjoy soccer.
Score: 7/10 (maybe 5/10?)
Cafe Society
http://www.cafesocietymovie.com/
1930 Film Era
Somewhat to modern, with the hard cynicism of our days.
But anyway, the nostalgia of some one who has seen the Golden Days of the American Film Industry.
7/10
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Aquarius
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5221584/
Symbolic of the country it represents. A good film, but a bit too long and a bit too slow.
8,5/10
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
I saw "Hell or High Water" and "Kubo and the Two Strings" last week. Both are excellent.
"Hell or High Water" is a modern Western. Two brothers start robbing the banks that are going to repossess the family farm of their recently deceased mother. The movie is full of dry humor, Western tropes, and beautiful shots of West Texas. For example, after the brothers rob one bank, they are chased by gun-toting West Texans who just happened to be armed while transacting business at the bank during the robbery (and have probably dreamed of forming a posse for most of their lives). Jeff Bridges plays a crusty Texas ranger, and Brit David McKenzie directs. It's very well done.
"Kubo" is an animated film from the Oregon-based studio Laika. It is set in a mythical Japan, and Kubo is the grandson of the Moon King, who has taken one of his eyes and wants the remaining one. Kubo is a story teller, accompanying his stories on his lyre, and he tells his audience, "If you blink, do it now." Otherwise, you might miss something. Don't blink during this movie, or you might miss one of hundreds of stunning shots, replete with beauty and emotional resonance. Don't wait for it to be on TV -- animated movies on TV are like the prints of great paintings reproduced in books. There are a few fight scenes that pander to kids, and go on a little to long, but the rest of the movie is so gorgeous that complaints are trivial.
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'One more time with a feeling' the documentary about Nick Cave and his latest album and how he has dealt with the loss of his son. Very good and intense at times.
The album is brilliant 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
A model/call girl is found murdered in her London apartment; a detective and his sidekick try to discover who among her acquaintances is the killer but are unable to pin it on any one of several suspects.
Ian Hendry plays the cynical detective who uncovers the drugs ring behind the murder and finally reveals the person responsible.
Pretty boring due to slack direction and predictable plot but at least it was in black and white.
"L'art de la statistique est de tirer des conclusions erronèes a partir de chiffres exacts." Napoléon Bonaparte.
"Je crois que beaucoup de gens sont dans cet état d’esprit: au fond, ils ne sentent pas concernés par l’Histoire. Mais pourtant, de temps à autre, l’Histoire pose sa main sur eux." Michel Houellebecq.
I am a fan of the Iranian cinema, they know how to make much out of little. Usually their films are political, This one is a
situational comedy. Hilarious!
http://www.iranarthousefilm.net/movi...azemi/#trailer
10/10
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
I mainly enjoy comedy. I will see if I can find Maat.
Yesterday I watched "I am Wrath", an action movie rather than a comedy although since the good guys win and the bad guys get killed this might be considered a sort of comedy. https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_am_wrath/
The plot was something I tend to expect. There are good guys who have superpowers, such as, having experience with "black ops", who have to act against the government to bring justice back to civilization. Once they have been wronged which motivates them to act they start killing everyone in their way until they kill the top bad guy, the governor of a state.
It was an acceptable vengeance movie, but the plot bothered me not because it has been done so many times before but because it was done at all. Usually the bad guys are foreigners trying to get nukes to blow up the world and the good guys with superpowers kill them along with a few rogue agents. It is usually safe watching foreigners getting their butts kicked especially if they are portrayed as terrorists going to blow up the world. In this case the bad guy was the governor of a state. Not a foreigner. Not exactly a terrorist. Just someone minding his own political business fabricating reality to keep his power intact and having people killed who get in his way.
That such a movie would be found acceptable enough to risk marketing it is a sign of very negative social mood. But then Rotten Tomatoes, both the normal folk and those who supposedly know better (aka critics) thought it stunk.
Score 4/10
I think you will enjoy this one, though it is not a vengeance movie. On the contrary it is an example of Iranian resilience. I just don´t know if it and where it is available. It was selected for our yearly Film Festival and it won a price. But as it was made on a very limited budget, the director paid for it out of his own pocket, I don´t know if it will have a good distribution in spite of two awards (it won the audience award too and was applauded.)
http://www.tehrantimes.com/news/4080...at-Mostra-film
As to the film you saw:
"It is usually safe watching foreigners getting their butts kicked..."- Thank you very much Yes/No, I really appreciate that!!
"In this case the bad guy was the governor of a state.Not a foreigner. Not exactly a terrorist. Just someone minding his own political business fabricating reality to keep his power intact and having people killed who get in his way."Although it seems to be a commonplace movie,"I am Wrath" is an significant choice if you reflect what day we have today. Your unconscious mode seems to be wide awaken.
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"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
I wasn't able to find Maat but the trailer looked more realistic than the kinds of films I have been watching recently.
About those foreigners, you're right that it was the governor who was the bad guy, and he was not a foreigner. The good guys broke into the governor's mansion, killed all of his guard and then killed the governor as well. Normally, I don't expect to see such a plot although there are anti-government films being made. So I am thinking it might have to do with a decentralist, "negative" social mood perspective.
I saw another action movie last night almost the opposite of "I am Wrath". This one was "Criminal". In this one the foreign, anti-government forces where going to blow up the world and the US government was trying to stop them. I would label that one a centrist, "positive" social mood perspective. The problem with Criminal is that it was too unrealistic although it had some nice moments.
It seems that Maat is not running officialy yet. Even in Iran it will only start on Nov, 16. I´ll wait a bit more for, of course, the director will now try to sell copies of the fill to other countries. In Brazil the interest in Iranian films used to be good. But now with the crisis they are importing only blockbusters. I´ve no idea about the US market.
If I find it in the net later on I´ll post it.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
Most of the blockbusters I have seen recently I have not been able to finish. I started watching the action movies only recently.
The library showed an old movie (1958) about a month ago written by John Gay and Terence Rattigan that I thought was pretty good: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/101...parate_tables/ I'd give it a 10/10.
The cast looks fine. I´ll look for it in the internet later on.
We had an opportunity to meet the director of Maat for a short talk. Guy around 30 years, and this was his first international event, I guess. The film was shoot in two days, shouldn´t wonder if the location belonged to him or to someone of his family/friends. It is based on a real story.
"I seemed to have sensed also from an early age that some of my experiences as a reader would change me more as a person than would many an event in the world where I sat and read. "
Gerald Murnane, Tamarisk Row
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