A few films recently watched.

i actually feel like a generic dad or something for liking Sarah Marshall so much but i have to admit i fucking loved it. I think it's superior to really anything Apatow has written or directed.

Get him to the greek was a good spinoff but not quite as satisfying. I expected to find russel brand to be the centerpiece of the humor in Greek but clearly Jonah Hill stole the show. That guy is capable of some pretty funny shit, his role in Cyrus was great.

Edited January 30, 2011 by Awepittance

It shows Mila's awkward tits....but she is so pretty, and Jason Siegel's dick, brutal honesty, along with plenty of absurdity are good qualities in any comedy, imo

Edited January 30, 2011 by Atop

Na srebrnym globie (On the Silver Globe)

Incredibly dark and intense. I often got lost during all the weird ramblings (maybe that was the point) but was captivated by that newly created society and how their ideas and beliefs developed. Very unique, too bad they didn't finish it. 4/5

the Green Hornet - 4/10

 

 

for a long time i figured nothing could 'top' Michael Gondry's worst movie Human Nature, but i was clearly proven wrong last week while watching this barely 3d movie called the Green Hornet. First of all Ebert is 100% right, STOP doing 3d movie 'conversions' on movies filmed with a dark lighting style to them. It just doesnt fucking work it looks weak, "shit dont sound right" - dr. dooom.

Gondry busted out about 4-5 really clever uses of 3d in the film, but those interesting/creative experiments could not save this abysmal film.

positives: the guy who played jew hunter in inglorious basterds was very funny, an insecure psychopath murderer, it was paced well it didn't feel too slow in any part of the movie. lots of nonchalant murders take place, the Green hornet doesnt put any hand cuffs on people he just ambiently beats people to death, but its not focused on enough in the movie to make it dark or interesting in any way. And luckily they didn't try to jam in some sort of forced-ass Watchman movie style 'are they good guys or bad guys' ruiner moments.

negatives: the score sucked, michel gondry's worst film. The chemistry between the two main characters felt forced, Jack Black and Mos Def were 100x more captivating to watch on screen together.

Edited January 30, 2011 by Awepittance

human nature is pretty great what are u talking about?

the wire - 5/5 - if my scale was 100 it'd be 100/100, or if it was 1000 it'd be 1000/1000. brilliant, moving, perfect series. i started the series about 2 years ago, so i took my sweet time. i greedily plowed through season 5 in about a week though. i just finished tonight. i'm in some sort of ambiguous emotional state still.

 

sooooo goooooooooooood.

 

i watched one of the special features things called "the odyssey" after and it blew my mind how tons of the actors originally read for different roles than they ended up in, but they all turned out so perfectly. can you imagine cedrick's actor as bubbles? wtf!! and the plan was for omar to be 7 episodes, heh! but he was an amazing character and they weaved him into much more than 7 perfectly.

 

so much love.

big ups to the Wire, your review makes me want to watch it through again. Though it's best with those who haven't seen it before.

  On 1/30/2011 at 6:27 AM, GORDO said:

human nature is pretty great what are u talking about?

 

it's a decent movie but it is my least favorite gondry movie until the green hornet, i'm sorry i don't like a film as much as you do haha

Edited January 30, 2011 by Awepittance

Man I need to make my way through the wire again. Anyone who hasn't should check out 'the corner'. It's like the wire except entirely from the junkies and low level dealers point of view.

  On 1/30/2011 at 7:48 AM, lumpenprol said:

big ups to the Wire, your review makes me want to watch it through again. Though it's best with those who haven't seen it before.

 

i know right! even before i started season 5 i wanted to watch the series again. i'll probably throw it back in the queue again soon. i got my parents to watch it, which tickles me. they're in their 60s and at first they were all like "i can't understand what they're saying and i can't tell them apart," but now they've finished season 3 and love it. they still can't id lots of the gangsters tho. :P

 

i need a new gf to watch it with :(

 

my ex started over watching with her new bf and at first he was like "ughh cop drama lame" because he's really young and newb like that but now he's like "moar!!! lulz derp"

  On 1/30/2011 at 12:59 AM, Atop said:

It shows Mila's awkward tits....but she is so pretty

 

Sorry to be ruining your party but those are not her boobies, man.

  On 1/30/2011 at 9:14 AM, Z_B_Z said:

Man I need to make my way through the wire again. Anyone who hasn't should check out 'the corner'. It's like the wire except entirely from the junkies and low level dealers point of view.

 

It was great show from what I can remember. I didn't even know it was based on a book by David Simon...the similarities to the wire are pretty striking when you think about it.

im watching the wire right now for the first time, halfway through season 4. really awesome series, much better than i expected, though some of the actors are pretty lame (can't stand the white dude running for mayor for example), but yeah, good stuff.

im in the midst of watching the wire myself, waiting for the last half of season 5 from netflix. sooo many awesome characters...its cliche, but you know youve hit a great series if you cant pick "the best" character...

 

 

Bunny Colvin, Daniels, Lester Freamon, Omar, Avon and Marlo's rivalry, Chris and Snoop, Bubbles, Bodie, D'Angelo teaching his boys how to play chess, Frank Sobotka, almost all of the kids from Season 4.

 

I remember my friends telling me 3 was the apex of it all...but honestly Season 4 was my personal favorite...there was so much there....im still getting used to the reporters in season 5....most of the acting is meh...

 

also, i remember early on thinking McNulty's Baltimore accent was particularly more awful than the other characters....come to find out hes British...wtf? he did a great job for the most part.

 

 

 

heres the scene that made me suspicious:

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg_3ZSeHL4g

  On 1/30/2011 at 2:07 PM, flurobox said:

  On 1/30/2011 at 9:14 AM, Z_B_Z said:

Man I need to make my way through the wire again. Anyone who hasn't should check out 'the corner'. It's like the wire except entirely from the junkies and low level dealers point of view.

 

It was great show from what I can remember. I didn't even know it was based on a book by David Simon...the similarities to the wire are pretty striking when you think about it.

 

oh yeah for sure. the feel of the whole thing is extremely similar to the wire...

Lost In Translation - 9/10 probably would have got 8 if it weren't for that shot with Tommib

 

Black Swan - 8.5/10 probably one of aronofsky's best... but I find it hard to enjoy watching his films. Hangnail/skin disease porno.

 

Millenium Actress - 9/10 this and perfect blue are next to perfect.

Black Swan 9/10

 

Good in the cinema too.

the kings speech 6/10

was ok but you know like who cares

  On 1/30/2011 at 8:24 AM, Awepittance said:

  On 1/30/2011 at 6:27 AM, GORDO said:

human nature is pretty great what are u talking about?

 

it's a decent movie but it is my least favorite gondry movie until the green hornet, i'm sorry i don't like a film as much as you do haha

 

be kind rewind is much more meh don't ya think?

Just watched the Town. Was pretty good, though a bit thin and cliche. Affleck's acting was all over the place, surprisingly good in spots and predictably lacking in others. Renner was good in every scene he was in. Thought the FBI guy from Mad Men actually wasn't very good. My interest in the characters and scenarios never rose above a simmer. Action was top notch though! Overall hoped it'd be better. One of those very competent films that doesn't leave much of an impression. Still, lots of smart choices with the direction. 7.5/10

  On 1/30/2011 at 10:18 PM, GORDO said:

  On 1/30/2011 at 8:24 AM, Awepittance said:

  On 1/30/2011 at 6:27 AM, GORDO said:

human nature is pretty great what are u talking about?

 

it's a decent movie but it is my least favorite gondry movie until the green hornet, i'm sorry i don't like a film as much as you do haha

 

be kind rewind is much more meh don't ya think?

 

maybe in some ways yeah but i thought it was just a more solid movie, human nature felt very uneven to me. i liked certain elements of it like the limbo scenes with tim robbins but overall didn't really do it for me.

  On 1/31/2011 at 1:34 AM, lumpenprol said:

Just watched the Town. Was pretty good, though a bit thin and cliche. Affleck's acting was all over the place, surprisingly good in spots and predictably lacking in others. Renner was good in every scene he was in. Thought the FBI guy from Mad Men actually wasn't very good. My interest in the characters and scenarios never rose above a simmer. Action was top notch though! Overall hoped it'd be better. One of those very competent films that doesn't leave much of an impression. Still, lots of smart choices with the direction. 7.5/10

 

Yup, I was pretty surprised by it's quality but I would have to agree with everything you said. Top notch accurate review.

One thing I couldn't understand is

 

 

 

I thought it was a bit of an ethically compromised film.

 

 

 

 

Renner was good but his character was a hopeless crime movie cliche

all good points. The whole thing was cliche, apart from the location(s). I did really like a few things about the film though