A few films recently watched.

  On 12/22/2010 at 3:17 PM, kokoon said:

anyone saw Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood? music by Jonny Greenwood, based on a novel by Haruki Murakami, ... could be fantastic!

I have to see this. His last one was shat on critically but I thought it was pretty good. Worth watching if only to see Francis Bacon paintings turned into sculptures.

Iron Man - Better than expected 7/10

Trash Humpers - Expected a few more ideas in this 5/10

Picnic at Hanging Rock - Very good 9/10

true grit - i would say this ties with miller's crossing as the second best coen bros film, behind fargo. all of the performances were great and it really worked as an adaptation of the novel, not a remake. the only issue i had was the ending, actually the entire final third of the movie, which, instead of being understated, just sort of happens. so, great film with a meh third act, and one of the best first performances i've seen from an actor.

  On 12/23/2010 at 4:43 AM, remy marathe said:

true grit - i would say this ties with miller's crossing as the second best coen bros film, behind fargo. all of the performances were great and it really worked as an adaptation of the novel, not a remake. the only issue i had was the ending, actually the entire final third of the movie, which, instead of being understated, just sort of happens. so, great film with a meh third act, and one of the best first performances i've seen from an actor.

wow, pretty cool i didn't expect it to be this good from the trailer. I heard it didn't have any funny moments like Fargo or Millers Crossing, is that bullshit?

looking forward to seeing it, i'll probably catch it on Friday

the trailer is incredibly misleading. it's one of their funniest films, and the tone is basically very light. it's a genre exercise, but it's executed perfectly. it's not their best film, but it's very good.

  On 12/23/2010 at 1:46 AM, Z_B_Z said:

  On 12/22/2010 at 3:17 PM, kokoon said:

anyone saw Tran Anh Hung's Norwegian Wood? music by Jonny Greenwood, based on a novel by Haruki Murakami, ... could be fantastic!

 

I have to see this. His last one was shat on critically but I thought it was pretty good. Worth watching if only to see Francis Bacon paintings turned into sculptures.

I just found an HD version of "i come with the rain" yesterday, so i can finally watch it! Yay!

Starship Troopers 3. yeah, lol. didn't even know there was a second one. Not bad enough to be good but watchable, i guess.

The American - How did this indulgent, bourgeois pile of mediocrity get on so many year-end best lists? Completely uninvolving plot and the main (only?) character was flat and dull. They could have at least had the decency to include some exciting action sequences, but even the few it did have were pretty half-assed. 4/10

The Devil's Rejects - Lots of violence, not much else. Like a boring version of the original Texas Chainsaw Massacre. 5/10

Terminator 2 - Decent action flick; I thought this was supposed to be better than its genre allowed, but it isn't. And damn that bitch ugly. 7/10

Wild at Heart - Everybody was perfect in this. Cage was hilarious, Laura Dern was smokin', and Dafoe was simultaneously revolting and terrifying. A surprisingly accessible movie for David Lynch. 10/10

Funky Forest - 127:wacko:/10 Awesome.

Trash Humpers - Make it make it dont fake it make it make it dont break it make it make it oooooWEEEEEAH 6/6

They had the Banksy-film Exit Through The Gift Shop at a small local cinema, I went to see it yesterday. Was well worth it imo, even though it wasn't as much about Banksy as one would have assumed before ... or was it, I don't know what to think of the whole MBW thing, but even if it's a bit of a pisstake, it's fun and a true insight in the stupid art market anyways.

Also I laughed out loud in the cinema on some occasions which doesn't happen very often and is another plus.

Happiness - Holy fucked-up lols... "'Daddy, would you ever fuck... me?' 'No son... I'd jerk off instead.'"

66/66

  On 12/23/2010 at 12:27 PM, Al Hounos said:

The American - How did this indulgent, bourgeois pile of mediocrity get on so many year-end best lists? Completely uninvolving plot and the main (only?) character was flat and dull. They could have at least had the decency to include some exciting action sequences, but even the few it did have were pretty half-assed. 4/10

  On 12/23/2010 at 12:27 PM, Al Hounos said:

The American - How did this indulgent, bourgeois pile of mediocrity get on so many year-end best lists?

Two words:

Violante Placido

  On 12/23/2010 at 5:45 AM, remy marathe said:

the trailer is incredibly misleading. it's one of their funniest films, and the tone is basically very light. it's a genre exercise, but it's executed perfectly. it's not their best film, but it's very good.

Stoked, can't wait.

The Social Network - I could write three essays about this movie and only crack the surface of its relevance. Very well made, perhaps first and foremost, but regardless of the movie itself, it really is an important topic that's not nearly exhausted yet. Fincher and Sorkin fall short in so many ways and it's not unclear why...they wanted to sell tickets and Karate Kid plot mechanics helped make it entertaining. Lost in their flawless form was an earnest critique, or even much of an attempt at one, of Facebook's pervasiveness. More importantly, the filmmakers seem to dodge questions of why Facebook has thrived where other applications failed miserably. The whole "elite club" thing was pretty underwhelming and not very convincing.

Back in the day, people talked a lot of ripe, silly shit about Fight Club and its relevance to the pepsi generation or whatever the fuck. Fincher is much closer to something *that* meaningful with The Social Network, but I think the popcorn factor of it might render it forgettable within a few years.

dude, wheres my car? chibby/10

^ that's the film whose title, according to my best friend, is "Where is my passenger car key?"

Up - Actually pretty enjoyable, lovely characters and actually lovely atmosphere. Playful without being childish and such.

The last 5 minutes of Salt - Absolutely rubbish. I would go as far as to say I can base my liking of the film on those 5 minutes.

Inception - Second time around, it actually wasn't as enjoyable. At all. I was genuinely surprised.

Klovn: The Movie - Movie based around a very popular Danish sit-com, which - surprisingly - worked really well. Cringeworthy. I liked it a whole lot.

Ponyo 5/5 Miyazaki magic

Blood into Wine 3/5 I love Maynard's work but he's not very personable. I felt awkward and drained watching this legend stumble through interviews and whatnot.

True Grit 10/10

Solid movie, my only grips are minor tedious dialog and retarded rooster guy

  On 12/23/2010 at 7:12 PM, The Overlook said:

  On 12/23/2010 at 5:45 AM, remy marathe said:

the trailer is incredibly misleading. it's one of their funniest films, and the tone is basically very light. it's a genre exercise, but it's executed perfectly. it's not their best film, but it's very good.

Stoked, can't wait.

 

The Social Network - I could write three essays about this movie and only crack the surface of its relevance. Very well made, perhaps first and foremost, but regardless of the movie itself, it really is an important topic that's not nearly exhausted yet. Fincher and Sorkin fall short in so many ways and it's not unclear why...they wanted to sell tickets and Karate Kid plot mechanics helped make it entertaining. Lost in their flawless form was an earnest critique, or even much of an attempt at one, of Facebook's pervasiveness. More importantly, the filmmakers seem to dodge questions of why Facebook has thrived where other applications failed miserably. The whole "elite club" thing was pretty underwhelming and not very convincing.

 

Back in the day, people talked a lot of ripe, silly shit about Fight Club and its relevance to the pepsi generation or whatever the fuck. Fincher is much closer to something *that* meaningful with The Social Network, but I think the popcorn factor of it might render it forgettable within a few years.

the first maybe twenty minutes of the social network was one of the most perfectly executed renditions of hacking/the creative process that i've ever seen on film. unfortunately the movie didn't really live up to that, and sorkin's need to overwrite everything really ruins the third act. and you're right, they miss the mark, but they come really fucking close, which is what's ultimately disappointing. whatever else it did, that film totally changed my perception of jesse eisenberg. that performance was so spot on to a certain kind of socially awkward yet extremely driven person. it's a shame they followed the book so closely, as most of it is this sort of greek tragedy horseshit that sorkin eats up, but i think the truth of that whole company, and zuckerberg, is a lot more interesting.

black swan - quite good\drukqs

  On 12/24/2010 at 3:15 AM, Fishtank said:

True Grit 10/10

Solid movie, my only grips are minor tedious dialog and retarded rooster guy

we talking about the new one?

he's talking about the new one

right, I never saw the original although my dad did and he said the story remains the same with some different events

somewhere - pretty entertaining, slow paced, nice acting, los angeles

office space - 7/10 - pretty funny stuff, good representation of working at the office