A few films recently watched.

skyline is SO bad

its ridiculous

i dont even

wao, you guys watch a lot of films.

  On 2/15/2011 at 6:52 AM, goffer said:

  On 2/14/2011 at 4:15 PM, Squee said:

  On 2/14/2011 at 3:26 PM, eugene said:

l'illusionniste - 8/10 - every single frame of it is a marvel full with emotion and meaning, the artwork and attention to details are just incredible, it's just miles and miles ahead of what disney and pixar are doing, the closest comparison i can think of is perhaps yuri norstein. i guess directors fetishism with this "Jean-Pierre Jeunet thing" can get tiresome, the "modern vs. the good-old" theme, and it's the backbone of the whole film. the decision not to include any dialogue was a mistake imo, they obviously could of pulled it off with such talent in the crew but it just didn't work, the story is rather shallow and undeveloped, the pictures easily steal the show (with the exceptions of some computer animated sequences that seemed really redundant.)

 

As you said, it's a beautiful movie. Extremely beautiful and the level of detail is amazing.

I loved The Triplets from Belleville but this one didn't catch my attention at all. It had its moments where I simply couldn't help but smile at just how wonderful it all looked. I loved how they in The Triplets from Belleville replaced pretty much all the dialogue with sound effects, moans and groans and music, but it seemed as if they were afraid of doing this in The Illusionist or maybe it simply didn't fit the characters because they weren't as extreme-looking as the ones in Triplets. I don't know. But what I do know is that the Sims-like language that they created for the girl in the movie was god-awful. Pretty much everything about the girl annoyed me. Her design didn't fit the rest of the world - plus, she had no forehead. And her voice seemed out of place.

 

All in all I was pretty damn disappointed.

 

The Scots were hilarious though.

I guess ya'll aren't Jacques Tati fans... it was based off a Tati screen play which are silent (mostly), lack plot, are under developed, and heavily revolve around the theme of modern vs old. I thought it was an absolutely brilliant tribute/adaptation... and the animated representation of Monsieur Hulot warmed me to the bone. Ya'll need to go see Playtime right now! :)

This sounds great, i've only seen Tati's Mon oncle and playtime, but i loved them both. Will check this out!

House Of The Devil 7/10

  On 2/15/2011 at 6:52 AM, goffer said:

I guess ya'll aren't Jacques Tati fans...

I most certainly am.

we got the old movie poster for mr hulot's holiday on the wall.

wanting to see this new film as i loved belleville but the reviews aren't that great that i've read

  On 2/15/2011 at 2:27 PM, The Overlook said:

  On 2/15/2011 at 6:52 AM, goffer said:

I guess ya'll aren't Jacques Tati fans...

I most certainly am.

Kingpin - two greatest actors in film/10 (murray and harrelson)

7.5/10 - slightly tedious in parts but looks amazing in HD

black swan - very good, could of easily managed without the cheap b-horror scares though, the final 30 mins are really intense and captivating. he's a master of editing+camerawork.

Dr Strangelove

superb/10

has 'A Serbian Film' been mentioned yet?

a mate is getting me the uncut version however i've been told the BBFC cut got taken off the shelves of Blockbuster by the police!

watch this space

yeah we have mentioned it...

UNCUT VERSION????

YIKES!

I downloaded the uncut version a while back. I've had the BBFC cut on Blu Ray for a few weeks, not watched it to see the difference yet.

china - a century of revolution (3 parts) - 9/10 - fantastic doc that covers the most important events in china in 20th century, amazing footage, moving interviews. the "culture revolution" part is just surreal. all of it is very thought provoking and relevant.

been watching cake boss...

l'illusionniste - if "belleville rendez vouz" is a 9 this is a sorrowful 5

el secreto de sus ojos - got a little messier in the end but overall GOOD JOB/10

the thin blue line - 9/10 - fucking amazing. philip glass' score almost makes the film

I saw the thin blue line long before i even heard the name Errol Morris and i was struck by just how goddam hard worked on the reenactments and filler in between the interviews was. I haven't seen in a very long time, i probably should watch it again

megamind 7/10

Into eternity

A documentary about a nuclear waste repository being built in finland that's supposed to last at least 100,000 years undisturbed. the film has a poetic tone, and i liked that in some parts it seems to be addressed at people watching it in the future, time capsule-like. not much information in it more like a reflection on what a project like this involves, almost a futile effort but that has to be done.

trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BX3s0UyGhAE

  On 2/17/2011 at 11:32 PM, THIS IS MICHAEL JACKSON said:

l'illusionniste - if "belleville rendez vouz" is a 9 this is a sorrowful 5

 

el secreto de sus ojos - got a little messier in the end but overall GOOD JOB/10

el secreto is a masterpiece in my opinion, one of the few full10/10

that "into eternity" documtnation was extremely douchey and pretentious shit. i HATE it when a good idea is spoiled by that. fuckem

Fuck yes! 10/10

Tokyo Zombie 2/10

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