A few films recently watched.

a serious man - bone-dry humour, disappointing ending but loved it overall. 7.99/10

gosford park - 7/10

the remains of the day - 10/10

ironman 2 - 8/10

a nightmare on elm street 2010 - 3/10

men who stare at goats - shit as expected 3/10

  On 5/17/2010 at 12:33 PM, kaen said:

the remains of the day - 10/10

This is one of my favourite books, will have to check it out.

Antichrist - 3/5. I liked it but the entire time I was anxious about the infamous scissor scene which probably stopped me from enjoying the rest as much as I would have done. It had some lush shots and the scissor moment wasn't even as bad as expected. After seeing À l'intérieur any scene involving scissors probably appears tame in comparison.

Galaxy Quest 8/10 - still holds up, the effects and production are really impressive for a comedy. Sam Rockwell's character is great.

Coraline /10

My expectations werent too high, because they´ve been washed out by burtons other movies after Nightmare before christmas. But Selick (whom I didnt know very much) did a wonderful job, the amount of details in the movie is simply overwhelming.

  On 5/17/2010 at 12:35 PM, keltoi said:

men who stare at goats - shit as expected 3/10

really??

man that was a fun movie to watch lol

  On 5/17/2010 at 10:13 PM, plstik said:

Coraline /10

My expectations werent too high, because they´ve been washed out by burtons other movies after Nightmare before christmas. But Selick (whom I didnt know very much) did a wonderful job, the amount of details in the movie is simply overwhelming.

i heard it took about 10 years to make that movie, shiait

Zardoz. Amazing. There is nothing better than watching Sean Connery run around in red underwear for an hour and 45 mins.

I see Zardoz on worst film lists and don't understand why.

The Walls of Sana'a - Short '70s documentary about the Yemen capital. Essentially the film is a request for UNESCO to protect the ancient city's architecture from modern development. I grabbed it from usenet but you can watch a lowres version with red subtitles on youtube or d/l here http://scalisto.blogspot.com/2009/12/pier-paolo-pasolini-le-mura-di-sanaa.html

Not really related but it reminded me of Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, and that I've got to read more about his travels.

  On 5/17/2010 at 10:13 PM, plstik said:

Coraline /10

Awesome film.

Robin Hood 5/10

This review sums it up perfectly I think. http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2010/05/24/100524crci_cinema_lane

Le père Noël est une ordure/Santa Claus is a bastard - 9/10

Splice - 7.5/10

some really cool scenes.....might grow on me with multiple viewings....lots of taboo subjects explored....reminds me of early Cronenberg.....and Dren is awkwardly hot and extremely fucked up!

got to see the director talk about the film after it and what seemed like an anti-cloning film apparently isn't, go figure....he said he is all for it if it can benefit mankind, really nice guy...the director of Cube

definitely one of the better sci-fi films I have seen in a while....

california split 8.5

the rain people 7

polyester 7

desperate living 6

acid eaters 6

expose 6

l'homme orchestre 8 (ta!)

nightwatching 7

curb your enthusiasm season 7 8/10

seinfeld reunion!

Arabian Nights - 7/10

Andrei Rublev - Any films set in a similar time period with some realism/historical accuracy anyone can recommend? Geography doesn't matter.

  On 5/17/2010 at 10:23 PM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

  On 5/17/2010 at 12:35 PM, keltoi said:

men who stare at goats - shit as expected 3/10

really??

 

man that was a fun movie to watch lol

no shit I was pretty surprised by the nuttyness of that flick, I definitely enjoyed it

yeah it was ok. id give it a 6 or 7/10.

Fish Tank - 6/10

Well acted and definitely engaging, at first, coming-of-age film. It did seem a bit indie-film-101, but I'll take that over Hollywood 101 any day. I really enjoyed how lively the film is... the environment felt very real and flowed with certain raw-like beauty. The protagonist, the driving force of the film, though well acted, was a bit flat and predictable with little to no room for engagement or empathy. It also seemed to try a bit too hard to depict how rough it is in these essex estates. All in all, it had potential but the story just fell flat.

  On 5/20/2010 at 8:47 AM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

  On 5/17/2010 at 10:23 PM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

  On 5/17/2010 at 12:35 PM, keltoi said:

men who stare at goats - shit as expected 3/10

really??

 

man that was a fun movie to watch lol

 

no shit I was pretty surprised by the nuttyness of that flick, I definitely enjoyed it

i'd give it 3 more points if ewan mcgregor wasn't in it with his shit accent and am-dram acting ability. does he annoy americans too or is cos i is scottish?

these all-star extravaganzas rarely hit the mark.

yeah, ill agree with you there. he really dragged the film down. for some reason he decides it necessary to over act whenever he plays an american. not to mention his accent is indeed shit.... he should be barred from playing americans.

  On 5/20/2010 at 11:43 AM, Z_B_Z said:

yeah, ill agree with you there. he really dragged the film down. for some reason he decides it necessary to over act whenever he plays an american. not to mention his accent is indeed shit.... he should be barred from playing americans.

and he could't play a working class scot ever again...

god i hate ewan mcgregor.

i really liked ewan mcgregor early in his career, and then he suddenly turned shit, what happened?

  On 5/20/2010 at 12:13 PM, lumpenprol said:

i really liked ewan mcgregor early in his career, and then he suddenly turned shit, what happened?

trainspotting and shallow grave are the only good ones i can think of then he disappeared up his own arse.

big fish