A few films recently watched.

  On 2/9/2010 at 3:51 AM, lumpenprol said:

  On 2/9/2010 at 12:40 AM, Awepittance said:

  On 2/8/2010 at 10:14 PM, Z_B_Z said:

zardoz is lol worthy but hes done at least two (in my opinion) great films of "movie history" caliber.....

 

which one besides Deliverance? Excalibur? im curious because ive really tried and never succeeded finding another one

 

he probably means the General, which was good

Yeah, 'The General' is definitely worth a watch.

Humpday 6/10 - Well-made indie with mostly decent acting (although the wife character is a bit one-note). Didn't buy the ending though, didn't think things would have gone that far.

The Decline of Western Civilization (the last 40 minutes) - lol. Made me wonder what happened to all the burnouts I knew in high school/middle school.

  On 2/9/2010 at 12:40 AM, Awepittance said:

  On 2/8/2010 at 10:14 PM, Z_B_Z said:

zardoz is lol worthy but hes done at least two (in my opinion) great films of "movie history" caliber.....

 

which one besides Deliverance? Excalibur? im curious because ive really tried and never succeeded finding another one

'point blank'

섬 (The Isle) - Another one by Kim Ki-duk, and another one I'll never forget. This guy never fails to deliver some of the most viscerally disturbing yet emotionally intriguing scenes ever put on film. The relationship between the fugitive and the girl seems impossible at first, but after a little thought, they are simply two tortured people who find solace in each other's pain. They understand each other like no one else could.

Also, the scene

10/10

Little Big Man! Now I know what "human being" does and doesn't mean.

The Wolfman 4/10

The film starts off with a montage, but you soon realize the whole film is a montage, the "wolfmen" look silly once they have changed, pretty much just like the old school wolfduder,

there is hardly any to none character development (Hugo Weaving was good but I kept waiting for him to say, "Mr Anderson." The director was cashing in on his Weavingness)...

I walked out trying to remember the names of the characters, stopped caring. I actually walked out before it ended....

the 4 that I gave it is for the location, some of the A.D.D. camera work, cinematography and the were-change effectory (which was the best part of the film, even if it did happen in some ridiculous situations)......

otherwise, this film is a big SUCK! Luckily, I got in for free....

and received a free meal (marinated, grilled lamb on skewers, cheddar and Stilton cheese, and a home-made moon pie)

I work at an awesome theatre....

but this movie =

i am looking forward to Shutter Island

me as well....

"AHM UH FEDUHRULL MAHSHELL!"

The Man from Earth - lol/10 - The idea is great but the execution was straight out of Hallmark hall-o-fame. Probably one of the worst disappointments of recent memory. I really hope this gets remade.

  On 2/9/2010 at 10:47 AM, Al Hounos said:

섬 (The Isle) - Another one by Kim Ki-duk, and another one I'll never forget. This guy never fails to deliver some of the most viscerally disturbing yet emotionally intriguing scenes ever put on film. The relationship between the fugitive and the girl seems impossible at first, but after a little thought, they are simply two tortured people who find solace in each other's pain. They understand each other like no one else could.

 

Also, the scene

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where he finishes pulling the fish hooks out of her and sets them on the floor so they form a bloody heart simultaneously brought the whole film together and made me burst out laughing in utter bewilderment.

 

 

10/10

I bought that one back in 2002 or there about. I only bought it because the girl on the cover was beautiful as hell. Like the perfect mix of Asian + Mexican.

Also, beautiful cinematography.

du levande - 10/10

sin nombre - about mexican gangsters and illegal immigrants

superb, beautiful, dark - 9/10

also diana garcia!! *swoon*

The Road - 7.5/10

Had some good moments and the atmosphere was perfect apart from the "relief" bits of happiness. They didn't come through as that happy in the book.

In short, the book is better.

The Gift - 5/10

Well put together but predictable making not very scary....more laughable than anything (thats what i like about sam raimi's horror though)

Keanu Reeves is hilarious in this film. Can anyone recommend a movie where he actually "acts"? (not that i can act any better, i just find him really wooden for well known actor)

The lovely Bones 8/10

I've seen it in a sneak-preview which was a pleasent surprise after all the shit-movies I've seen the last times. Especially with Brian Eno in the opening scene!

Although it had a few cheesy moments, it was overall gorgeous.

  On 2/11/2010 at 1:17 PM, Ultravisitor said:

Keanu Reeves is hilarious in this film. Can anyone recommend a movie where he actually "acts"? (not that i can act any better, i just find him really wooden for well known actor)

I like him in A Scanner Darkly. (which is an incredible film, see it if you haven't. very idm. (applies to anyone)

  On 2/11/2010 at 3:09 PM, plstik said:

The lovely Bones 8/10

 

I've seen it in a sneak-preview which was a pleasent surprise after all the shit-movies I've seen the last times. Especially with Brian Eno in the opening scene!

Although it had a few cheesy moments, it was overall gorgeous.

Yeah, when that Brian Eno track started I was like, "woah" and then I sat up straight and I remember thinking, 'this is off to a great start!' and then it went downhill from there.

What in the love of fuck was that disco scene in heaven all about? Why was Marky Mark in this movie? (actually, I know that he replaced Ryan Gosling just days before they started shooting but still... couldn't Peter Jackson have found someone

Actually, just read Roger Ebert's review:

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The Lovely Bones" is a deplorable film with this message: If you're a 14-year-old girl who has been brutally raped and murdered by a serial killer, you have a lot to look forward to. You can get together in heaven with the other teenage victims of the same killer, and gaze down in benevolence upon your family members as they mourn you and realize what a wonderful person you were. Sure, you miss your friends, but your fellow fatalities come dancing to greet you in a meadow of wildflowers, and how cool is that?

 

The makers of this film seem to have given slight thought to the psychology of teenage girls, less to the possibility that there is no heaven, and none at all to the likelihood that if there is one, it will not resemble a happy gathering of new Facebook friends. In its version of the events, the serial killer can almost be seen as a hero for liberating these girls from the tiresome ordeal of growing up and dispatching them directly to the Elysian Fields. The film's primary effect was to make me squirmy.

 

It's based on the best-seller by Alice Sebold that everybody seemed to be reading a couple of years ago. I hope it's not faithful to the book; if it is, millions of Americans are scary. The murder of a young person is a tragedy, the murderer is a monster, and making the victim a sweet, poetic narrator is creepy. This movie sells the philosophy that even evil things are God's will, and their victims are happier now. Isn't it nice to think so. I think it's best if they don't happen at all. But if they do, why pretend they don't hurt? Those girls are dead.

 

I'm assured, however, that Sebold's novel is well-written and sensitive. I presume the director, Peter Jackson, has distorted elements to fit his own "vision," which involves nearly as many special effects in some sequences as his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. A more useful way to deal with this material would be with observant, subtle performances in a thoughtful screenplay. It's not a feel-good story. Perhaps Jackson's team made the mistake of fearing the novel was too dark. But its millions of readers must know it's not like this. The target audience might be doom-besotted teenage girls -- the "Twilight" crowd.

 

The owner of the lovely bones is named Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan, a very good young actress, who cannot be faulted here). The heaven Susie occupies looks a little like a Flower Power world in the kind of fantasy that, murdered in 1973, she might have imagined. Seems to me that heaven, by definition outside time and space, would have neither colors nor a lack of colors -- would be a state with no sensations. Nor would there be thinking there, let alone narration. In an eternity spent in the presence of infinite goodness, you don't go around thinking, "Man! Is this great!" You simply are. I have a lot of theologians on my side here.

 

But no. From her movie-set Valhalla, Susie gazes down as her mother (Rachel Weisz) grieves and her father (Mark Wahlberg) tries to solve the case himself. There's not much of a case to solve; we know who the killer is almost from the get-go, and, under the Law of Economy of Characters that's who he has to be, because (a) he's played by an otherwise unnecessary movie star, and (b) there's no one else in the movie it could be.

 

Here's something bittersweet. Weisz and Wahlberg are effective as the parents. Because the pyrotechnics are mostly upstairs with the special effects, all they need to be are convincing parents who have lost their daughter. This they do with touching subtlety. We also meet one of Susie's grandmothers (Susan Sarandon), an unwise drinker who comes on to provide hard-boiled comic relief, in the Shakespearean tradition that every tragedy needs its clown. Well, she's good, too. This whole film is Jackson's fault.

 

It doesn't fail simply because I suspect its message. It fails on its own terms. It isn't emotionally convincing that this girl, having had these experiences and destined apparently to be 14 forever (although cleaned up and with a new wardrobe), would produce this heavenly creature. What's left for us to pity? We should all end up like her, and the sooner the better; preferably not after being raped and murdered.

Ghost with patrick swayze - a million/10

A Boy and His Dog - Excellent post-apocalyptic film that I've been wanting to see for years. I think it's sparked off the obsession I had with post-apoc media back in my mid-teens again. Don Johnson and Tiger (the dog actor) play a fantastic duo. When the film was over I wanted to know what other scrapes they got into, which is probably a sign of great characters. Classy ending.

The Keep - The budget was pretty obvious in some parts, but cinematography pretty good on the whole. There hasn't been a DVD release so I had to do with a washed out laser disc rip. Nice soundtrack by Tangerine Dream. If you like Nazis and the supernatural keep an eye out for it, but it is a bit of a mess.

  On 2/11/2010 at 3:09 PM, plstik said:

The lovely Bones 8/10

 

I've seen it in a sneak-preview which was a pleasent surprise after all the shit-movies I've seen the last times. Especially with Brian Eno in the opening scene!

Although it had a few cheesy moments, it was overall gorgeous.

VERY generous review.

the tangerine dream scored Legend

  On 2/11/2010 at 1:17 PM, Ultravisitor said:

The Gift - 5/10

 

Well put together but predictable making not very scary....more laughable than anything (thats what i like about sam raimi's horror though)

 

Keanu Reeves is hilarious in this film. Can anyone recommend a movie where he actually "acts"? (not that i can act any better, i just find him really wooden for well known actor)

Great KeanuLOL movies:

Devil's Advocate - We NAYD tah issha uh STAYDMENT!!!

(Keanu trying to overact AND do a southern accent)

Johnny Mnmonic - Ah WANNIT outta mah HEAD!!!

(Keanu has too much stuff in his head)

Chain Reaction - Whyisthishappening PAUL?

Hausu - :w00t:/10. For what this film is, it's flawless.

The Wolfman - 3/10

What a disgrace.

Invictus 7.5/10

25th hour 6.5/10

Hunger 9/10 for the extended dialogue, 4/10 as a film

  On 2/11/2010 at 3:30 PM, AcrossCanyons said:

  On 2/11/2010 at 1:17 PM, Ultravisitor said:

Keanu Reeves is hilarious in this film. Can anyone recommend a movie where he actually "acts"? (not that i can act any better, i just find him really wooden for well known actor)

 

I like him in A Scanner Darkly. (which is an incredible film, see it if you haven't. very idm. (applies to anyone)

now that is a good film. probably his best, but he still feels a bit wooden.

funnily though, his acting at the end was convincing.

  On 2/12/2010 at 1:26 AM, Squee said:

The Wolfman - 3/10

 

What a disgrace.

why?