A few films recently watched.

Big Night - 8/10

Decent drama about two italian brothers who run a restaurant. It gets extra points for the final scene in which Stanley Tucci makes a perfect omelette in real time/one continuous shot in the most effortless and beautiful fashion.

Paranoia Agent. For the umpteenth time.

Definite 10/10

Best anime ever made

I just watched the social network. Very disappointing. Well not disappointing in that it was exactly what I already expected before all the awards were jizzed over their faces for fuck knows what. The only thing I took away from that movie was that Facebook was created by some rich Jew kids who took each other to court over money. I'm pretty sure most people already knew that. So nothing new and exciting there.

The acting was fucking boring and for the duration of the movie I had to tolerate a desperate Michael Cera wannabe talking at a hundred miles an hour without ever actually saying anything interesting and acting like a massive cunt to everyone he meets. I'm sure Zuckerberg wouldn't be the best friend you've ever had but I doubt hes that bad, and even if he is, at least fucking tone it down a bit so that I can partially enjoy the movie.

The story ended very abruptly and only took it to the point of 1 million members so it already feels like an out of date movie. The award winning soundtrack was nothing to be remembered and the audio throughout the movie was so out of balance that I had to turn the TV up to almost full to catch the dialogue then almost pop my speakers out when any music kicked in. The opening scene in the bar is a conversation I missed entirely because somehow it was more important for me to hear the shit background music. Load of over hyped shit.

on a side note, if you havn't seen Black Swan already, don't bother unless you like predictable endings and a shaky camera endlessly pointed in the face of a very dull actress doing her scared and fragile face for the whole film.

Inception may have its head up its own arsehole and be oozing with matrixesk cheese but it was a fucking good movie with a great score.

  On 1/20/2011 at 4:38 PM, Fraxinus said:

i want to touch joseph gorden-levvits on the bottom

The Social Network - 7/10 played too freely with the facts, overall good bc of Fincher.

Night of the Demons (2009) - 3/10 awful remake of the original, some titties saved a little of the 80s spirit. Linnea Quigley looks like the Crypt Keeper now.

Pirhana 3D - 8/10 best use of tits in a movie since forever, excellent blood and gags. Ving Rhames needed more to do.

  On 1/20/2011 at 4:38 PM, Fraxinus said:

I just watched the social network. Very disappointing. Well not disappointing in that it was exactly what I already expected before all the awards were jizzed over their faces for fuck knows what. The only thing I took away from that movie was that Facebook was created by some rich Jew kids who took each other to court over money. I'm pretty sure most people already knew that. So nothing new and exciting there.

The acting was fucking boring and for the duration of the movie I had to tolerate a desperate Michael Cera wannabe talking at a hundred miles an hour without ever actually saying anything interesting and acting like a massive cunt to everyone he meets. I'm sure Zuckerberg wouldn't be the best friend you've ever had but I doubt hes that bad, and even if he is, at least fucking tone it down a bit so that I can partially enjoy the movie.

The story ended very abruptly and only took it to the point of 1 million members so it already feels like an out of date movie. The award winning soundtrack was nothing to be remembered and the audio throughout the movie was so out of balance that I had to turn the TV up to almost full to catch the dialogue then almost pop my speakers out when any music kicked in. The opening scene in the bar is a conversation I missed entirely because somehow it was more important for me to hear the shit background music. Load of over hyped shit.

 

on a side note, if you havn't seen Black Swan already, don't bother unless you like predictable endings and a shaky camera endlessly pointed in the face of a very dull actress doing her scared and fragile face for the whole film.

 

Inception may have its head up its own arsehole and be oozing with matrixesk cheese but it was a fucking good movie with a great score.

lol

  On 1/20/2011 at 11:33 PM, remy marathe said:

  On 1/20/2011 at 4:38 PM, Fraxinus said:

I just watched the social network. Very disappointing. Well not disappointing in that it was exactly what I already expected before all the awards were jizzed over their faces for fuck knows what. The only thing I took away from that movie was that Facebook was created by some rich Jew kids who took each other to court over money. I'm pretty sure most people already knew that. So nothing new and exciting there.

The acting was fucking boring and for the duration of the movie I had to tolerate a desperate Michael Cera wannabe talking at a hundred miles an hour without ever actually saying anything interesting and acting like a massive cunt to everyone he meets. I'm sure Zuckerberg wouldn't be the best friend you've ever had but I doubt hes that bad, and even if he is, at least fucking tone it down a bit so that I can partially enjoy the movie.

The story ended very abruptly and only took it to the point of 1 million members so it already feels like an out of date movie. The award winning soundtrack was nothing to be remembered and the audio throughout the movie was so out of balance that I had to turn the TV up to almost full to catch the dialogue then almost pop my speakers out when any music kicked in. The opening scene in the bar is a conversation I missed entirely because somehow it was more important for me to hear the shit background music. Load of over hyped shit.

 

on a side note, if you havn't seen Black Swan already, don't bother unless you like predictable endings and a shaky camera endlessly pointed in the face of a very dull actress doing her scared and fragile face for the whole film.

 

Inception may have its head up its own arsehole and be oozing with matrixesk cheese but it was a fucking good movie with a great score.

 

lol

indeed,

  On 1/18/2011 at 2:48 AM, chaosmachine said:

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we live in public

 

excellent documentary about late 90s internet craziness, the ultimate big brother experiment, etc..

yeah this was good. the scene with him looking in the mirror while slowly becoming unglued was pretty disturbing. my god, the ego on that man...

the social network - 5/10

i didn't like the casting nor the acting, the music is cliché, the story is kinda boring, the rhythm is too fast. pfff

10/10

(still haven't read the book though, might think less of it if i had?)

  On 1/22/2011 at 1:29 AM, data said:

 

10/10

 

(still haven't read the book though, might think less of it if i had?)

it really is a modern classic. too many people talk shit about the end of it, rather than see how brilliant the writing/editing/acting is. me and my friends endlessly quote it on the level of The Big Lebowski.

by far Bale's best performance, IMO.

I wish I had friends cool enough to consistently quote American Psycho.

the director of american psycho said that she failed because

i was one of the confused people

but yeah good movie, 4/5

  On 1/22/2011 at 1:29 AM, data said:

 

10/10

 

(still haven't read the book though, might think less of it if i had?)

I watched the movie before I read the book (I always do this) and think this might have made the book even better. The movie doesn't justify the violence and his fucked up personality.

'the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford' is the best film of the last ten or so years. ive seen it tons of times now and i think i like it better with every viewing.

  On 1/22/2011 at 8:17 PM, Z_B_Z said:

'the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford' is the best film of the last ten or so years. ive seen it tons of times now and i think i like it better with every viewing.

I absolutely love this film. Cassey Affleck trumps Brad Pitt in that movie. The music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis is amazing as well.

  On 1/22/2011 at 8:51 PM, beatfanatic said:

  On 1/22/2011 at 8:17 PM, Z_B_Z said:

'the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford' is the best film of the last ten or so years. ive seen it tons of times now and i think i like it better with every viewing.

 

I absolutely love this film. Cassey Affleck trumps Brad Pitt in that movie. The music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis is amazing as well.

casey affleck is undoubtedly the standout, but sam rockwell is the dark horse of the film. suck a wide range in that character. actually, come to think of it, it dont think anyone puts in a less than stellar performance.

and yeah, the music is stunning. really brings it all together...

  On 1/22/2011 at 8:58 PM, Z_B_Z said:

  On 1/22/2011 at 8:51 PM, beatfanatic said:

  On 1/22/2011 at 8:17 PM, Z_B_Z said:

'the assassination of jesse james by the coward robert ford' is the best film of the last ten or so years. ive seen it tons of times now and i think i like it better with every viewing.

 

I absolutely love this film. Cassey Affleck trumps Brad Pitt in that movie. The music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis is amazing as well.

 

casey affleck is undoubtedly the standout, but sam rockwell is the dark horse of the film. suck a wide range in that character. actually, come to think of it, it dont think anyone puts in a less than stellar performance.

 

and yeah, the music is stunning. really brings it all together...

Favorite part of that movie is Ford's introduction to Frank James in the woods toward the start of the film. Sometimes I just play that scene to have that tone in the room.

Let me be your sidekick tonight.

-Sidekick!?

So you can examine my grit and intelligence.

I tried watching jesse james after i heard so much praise in this forum, for some reason i found casey affleck's character, actings and affectations extremely hard to enjoy. I think i ended up stopping it about 40 minutes in. Brad pitt doing a southern accent also seems to not work. Similar problem i had trying to watch inglorious basterds. it seems like it would have been a decent movie with better casting.

  On 1/22/2011 at 9:55 PM, Awepittance said:

I tried watching jesse james after i heard so much praise in this forum, for some reason i found casey affleck's character, actings and affectations extremely hard to enjoy. I think i ended up stopping it about 40 minutes in. Brad pitt doing a southern accent also seems to not work. Similar problem i had trying to watch inglorious basterds. it seems like it would have been a decent movie with better casting.

there are some people i run across who put an effort in thickening their southern accent, like they have pride in their countryness. i think of these people in order to survive an actor failing at a southern accent, and for this movie the actor's all hit close enough for it to work. none of this makes the movie better, but it's a nice hack to get a better movie experience sometimes.

it's definitely a nitpick, it's easier for me to hear a british actor's accent come and go in a movie.

  On 1/22/2011 at 9:55 PM, Awepittance said:

I tried watching jesse james after i heard so much praise in this forum, for some reason i found casey affleck's character, actings and affectations extremely hard to enjoy. I think i ended up stopping it about 40 minutes in. Brad pitt doing a southern accent also seems to not work. Similar problem i had trying to watch inglorious basterds. it seems like it would have been a decent movie with better casting.

im willing to forgive brad pitts accent just like im willing to forgive daniel day lewis's in 'there will bee blood.' the emotion is there, so i can look past it. plus the film is just so well made. the photography alone. i think casey affleck is spot on. actually pretty funny at times.

How dare you speak ill of Daniel Day Lewis!

  On 1/22/2011 at 7:09 AM, vodor said:

the director of american psycho said that she failed because

 

 

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many people think it was all in his head because of the ending, which is not the case, and which the book is apparently more clear about

 

 

i was one of the confused people

 

but yeah good movie, 4/5

i watched it again, never read the book, and like many people i guess, i'm not quite sure i understood the ending: