A few films recently watched.

sexy beast - 7.5/10. not very original but very entertaining and with nice cinematography, esp. during the heist. good score.

of course, ben kingsley's performance made this film - fantastic!

only 7.5 ? i thought it was pretty original as far as gangster movies go

i was being pretty moderate - could definitely go 8 or over, lol. seemed a little bit familiar to me with the whole ex gangster quits-the-life and gets drawn back in for one last heist.

also loved the fact that mancini's lujon was in this - what a piece of music.

Shutter Island

8/10

I didn't read much about it here, nor saw any trailers, but it was great, even tho i saw it coming. Didn't matter. Very enjoyable. Also, this was the 1st film i saw in the theaters since feb 2008.

  On 3/6/2010 at 11:01 PM, viscosity said:

The Isle 9/10 for cinematography and those neat little house boats

 

 

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I recommend any of his other films too, especially 3-iron, Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring, and Samaritan Girl.... he's a dark fucker but easily my favorite active director.

Micmacs à tire-larigot - quirky & sweet, exactly what you'd expect from jeunet with a few lol moments... a cross between delicatessen and amelie... only more boring. 6/10

Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 7/10

I give it high marks for sheer affect.

I never saw anything after the first Hellraiser and I saw that a long time ago so when my buddy asked hey you wanna watch Hellraiser 2 I thought eh, why not. Well I've seen my share of gory movies and this is definitely on top because of the self mutilation part. My friend and I decided to toke a little before the movie and I guess it really hit by buddy hard because during that scene he had to get up and go to the bathroom and when he came back he was white as a ghost, I don't think he puked but he might have wretched. I'll admit I was wincing though the whole scene but it didn't make me feel that sick. My friend was complaining about feeling dizzy and he said something to the effect of "man that part really fucked with me". The rest of the movie is very random and nonsensical so it loses points for that. They just don't make horror movies like this these days.

An Education - 7/10

I had no hopes for this movie but it turned out pretty decent. Also I'm a complete sucker for Carey Mulligan.

Jacobs Latter - 9/10 - A well done film. I would say perfect but for whatever reason that scene with the chemist seemed misplaced or just poorly executed to me.

BZ mother fucker! best drug ever

  On 3/8/2010 at 5:51 AM, Al Hounos said:

I recommend any of his other films too, especially 3-iron

Although I like Bin Jip more than 3-iron

Has anyone seen Five Easy Pieces? I'm unsure whether to get it - I hear Nicholson is great in it.. was wondering what people thought without giving away any spoilers.

there is a funny scene in that movie where he plays piano from the back of a pickup truck. this is the only scene i remember at all from this movie

  On 3/8/2010 at 8:43 PM, Bread said:

Has anyone seen Five Easy Pieces? I'm unsure whether to get it - I hear Nicholson is great in it.. was wondering what people thought without giving away any spoilers.

It's very good. Karen Black is great in it too.

  On 3/8/2010 at 4:42 AM, pulsewarrior said:

sexy beast - 7.5/10. not very original but very entertaining and with nice cinematography, esp. during the heist. good score.

 

of course, ben kingsley's performance made this film - fantastic!

deserves a 10/10 for seeing lovejoy get buggered

  On 3/8/2010 at 7:42 PM, goffer said:

Jacobs Latter - 9/10 - A well done film. I would say perfect but for whatever reason that scene with the chemist seemed misplaced or just poorly executed to me.

Jacob's Ladder yes, excellent film. Chemist scene was good for making sure his story was straight and not jsut something they had dreamt up in paranoia

Yes, I understood the purpose of the scene but it was still brought about subconsciously which doesn't necessarily mean it sets the story straight. We don't know how Jacob got that information of where it came from, I'm thinking he overheard someone talking as the medic was working on him and that's how his mind interpreted it. It was his way of finally letting go of that demon to move on to the final, his son. I'm not saying the scene didn't make sense, it just seemed awkward with its placement.

  On 3/8/2010 at 9:13 PM, futuregirlfriend said:

  On 3/8/2010 at 8:43 PM, Bread said:

Has anyone seen Five Easy Pieces? I'm unsure whether to get it - I hear Nicholson is great in it.. was wondering what people thought without giving away any spoilers.

 

It's very good. Karen Black is great in it too.

it's great. nicholson's great. karen black's great. great film. watch it. great?

  On 3/9/2010 at 12:22 AM, keltoi said:

  On 3/8/2010 at 9:13 PM, futuregirlfriend said:

  On 3/8/2010 at 8:43 PM, Bread said:

Has anyone seen Five Easy Pieces? I'm unsure whether to get it - I hear Nicholson is great in it.. was wondering what people thought without giving away any spoilers.

 

It's very good. Karen Black is great in it too.

 

it's great. nicholson's great. karen black's great. great film. watch it. great?

yes I will probably watch it tomorrow.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wtfNE4z6a8

se7en - 6.9/10

the white ribbon - 8/10

Jacob's ladder fucked me up as a kid, but I've always been afraid if I revisited it I'd find all the nightmarish bits cheesy. So I've never rewatched.

The nightmarish bits still freaked me out... they were executed in a somewhat cheesey Cronenberg-esque manner, but they still managed to stay with me as I tried to sleep last night.

brooklyn's finest - 5/10

  On 3/9/2010 at 1:46 AM, lumpenprol said:

Jacob's ladder fucked me up as a kid, but I've always been afraid if I revisited it I'd find all the nightmarish bits cheesy. So I've never rewatched.

Yeah, it makes you wish that Christophe Gans had consulted the director of Jacob's Ladder before trying to recreate the Silent Hill atmosphere.

Dead Zone - 7/10 - Rewatched this one after finding an HDTV rip. Classic Cronenberg fun, but nothing compared to the three films beneath it.