movies. good ones. seriously.

"the firm" with gary oldman is masterful.

papillon is a lovely movie

it's got that kind of wonderful life or harvey sort of bittersweetness to it.

been ages since i last saw it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aco15ScXCwA

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Sminky Binky Boppity Boop

  On 4/18/2012 at 4:56 PM, o00o said:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aco15ScXCwA

 

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:00 PM, Squee said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 4:56 PM, o00o said:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aco15ScXCwA

 

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaJ9ymANMk

Metascore 85/100

IMDB 7,2/10

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:24 PM, o00o said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:00 PM, Squee said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 4:56 PM, o00o said:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aco15ScXCwA

 

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKaJ9ymANMk

 

 

Metascore 85/100

IMDB 7,2/10

 

I hate it when people describe movies they didn't like as 'boring' because it's a lazy description, but this movie really was boring.

I thought it was a bit boring too. The cast is great, although something about Tom Hardy didn't work for me (too many muscles or silly wig).

It's supposed to be a bit boring, I guess, because it's an old-school realistic spy-game thriller but it was still meh.

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:25 PM, Squee said:

 

I hate it when people describe movies they didn't like as 'boring' because it's a lazy description, but this movie really was boring.

really depends on what you expect. I actually liked this as it makes the movie so much different from the typical james bond / mission impossible genre stuff that tries everything to be not boring while it often is

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:30 PM, o00o said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:25 PM, Squee said:

I hate it when people describe movies they didn't like as 'boring' because it's a lazy description, but this movie really was boring.

 

really depends on what you expect. I actually liked this as it makes the movie so much different from the typical james bond / mission impossible genre stuff that tries everything to be not boring while it often is

I was actually expecting it to be a bit boring because I like movies that don't walk through fire and ice to prove themselves but this was a snore fest beyond belief. Also, so many names! Why were there so many names? And who is this? Where am I?

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:32 PM, Squee said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:30 PM, o00o said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:25 PM, Squee said:

I hate it when people describe movies they didn't like as 'boring' because it's a lazy description, but this movie really was boring.

 

really depends on what you expect. I actually liked this as it makes the movie so much different from the typical james bond / mission impossible genre stuff that tries everything to be not boring while it often is

 

I was actually expecting it to be a bit boring because I like movies that don't walk through fire and ice to prove themselves but this was a snore fest beyond belief. Also, so many names! Why were there so many names? And who is this? Where am I?

for me the slow storytelling made it more authentic but it boils down to taste at the end.

I am really into classic storytelling. Like if you watch alien 1 today you would be surprised how slow the cuts are to todays standarts and I had the feeling they where trying to go for this as it could have been produced 10 years ago and nobody would see a big difference.

On the other hand you are right I felt a bit bored in the second half too and I wished for a more spectacular ending

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:32 PM, Squee said:

Why were there so many names? And who is this? Where am I?

If you're trying to say that there seemed to be too many characters introduced too quickly and with no clear definitions, then I agree.

At times I had no idea who they talking about/to because all their names were so similar or I hadn't fully taken it in their first scene.

i'm going to watch just for gary oldman, i've heard he is very good in this. john hurt as well? i love john hurt voice, he is really good to watch

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:41 PM, o00o said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:32 PM, Squee said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:30 PM, o00o said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:25 PM, Squee said:

I hate it when people describe movies they didn't like as 'boring' because it's a lazy description, but this movie really was boring.

 

really depends on what you expect. I actually liked this as it makes the movie so much different from the typical james bond / mission impossible genre stuff that tries everything to be not boring while it often is

 

I was actually expecting it to be a bit boring because I like movies that don't walk through fire and ice to prove themselves but this was a snore fest beyond belief. Also, so many names! Why were there so many names? And who is this? Where am I?

 

for me the slow storytelling made it more authentic but it boils down to taste at the end. I am really into classic storytelling. Like if you watch alien 1 today you would be surprised how slow the cuts are to todays standarts and I had the feeling they where trying to go for this as it could have been produced 10 years ago and nobody would see a big difference.

True. I love Alien. But Sminky Binky Boppity Boop truly was boring.

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:44 PM, Gary C said:

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:32 PM, Squee said:

Why were there so many names? And who is this? Where am I?

 

If you're trying to say that there seemed to be too many characters introduced too quickly and with no clear definitions, then I agree.

 

At times I had no idea who they talking about/to because all their names were so similar or I hadn't fully taken it in their first scene.

Precisely.

John Hurt makes it worthwhile though, yes.

i like subtle, slow film and flashy as well but sounds as if this has gone further into empty? limp? monotonous territory? the story drags? is this going to be wasted time? what inspiration is there to glean from the film?

A good cast of British actors that spans a few generations. Some gloomy 70s London imagery. Genuine thriller-intrigue.

As far as I remember there was only really three really intense and gripping scenes (intro, Oldman in the hideout and Firth's resolution).

I might watch it again if it's on TV, but I'm not going to choose to watch it again.

  On 4/18/2012 at 6:09 PM, Gary C said:

A good cast of British actors that spans a few generations. Some gloomy 70s London imagery. Genuine thriller-intrigue.

 

As far as I remember there was only really three really intense and gripping scenes (intro, Oldman in the hideout and Firth's resolution).

 

I might watch it again if it's on TV, but I'm not going to choose to watch it again.

yeah its oldskool thriller stuff if you want to nail it to something.

  On 4/18/2012 at 5:55 PM, Redruth said:

i like subtle, slow film and flashy as well but sounds as if this has gone further into empty? limp? monotonous territory? the story drags? is this going to be wasted time? what inspiration is there to glean from the film?

If you like the trailer you will like it.

i'll bite

why do people like gary oldman

i can't remember

Spirited Away

Waking Life

Wayne's World

  On 4/19/2012 at 2:18 AM, tauboo said:

why do people like gary oldman

 

i can't remember

Because those people are old

  On 4/19/2012 at 2:18 AM, tauboo said:

why do people like gary oldman

 

i can't remember

state of grace

sid & nancy

basquiat

the professional

Alice In Wonderland

Pulp Fiction

The Big Lebowski

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