A few films recently watched.

i saw them peddling hanna at comiccon. the director has only done historical films before, no action. and his love for 90s chemical brothers tracks probably doesnt help. in the previews i saw the chase scenes were ridiculous. i'll probably watch it if it comes on netflix instant

  On 6/16/2011 at 4:18 PM, Alcofribas said:

juno

 

jacob's ladder

 

lost in translation

 

synecdoche

 

excalibur

ok

is it not obvious that I'm joking? haha

actually, i feel like i blew my load explaining that i was joking.

fuck this thread

  On 6/17/2011 at 12:19 AM, Alcofribas said:

actually, i feel like i blew my load explaining that i was joking.

 

fuck this thread

The list was pretty bad, but not bad enough, and very much the sort of list an average useless WATMMer would come up with...so...

Xmen First Class - 8/10

  On 6/17/2011 at 12:23 AM, The Overlook said:

average useless WATMMer would come up with

trlol.

just watched darkcity for the 2nd time - such nonsense/10

  On 6/16/2011 at 3:30 PM, LUDD said:

BIUTIFUL - very very good. very very sad 9/10

Thanks... grabbing this now. I love me some Javier Bardem. Plus Inarritu has his moments...

omglol best watmm complements i've ever had

  On 6/17/2011 at 2:16 AM, goffer said:

  On 6/16/2011 at 3:30 PM, LUDD said:

BIUTIFUL - very very good. very very sad 9/10

Thanks... grabbing this now. I love me some Javier Bardem. Plus Inarritu has his moments...

the drama was a bit forced... well, for me, it was enough to make it meh

just watched Seppuku (aka Harakiri) by Masaki Kobayashi. really impressed, 8/10.

everything was so well executed, but i'd still point out the camerawork.

subtle for the most part, but then so dynamic. cool tracking shots, tasteful zooms, brilliant framing.

loved the way the story was handed, it really provided the tension needed for the ending.

nice fake list Rabelais.

Juno kills grandmas with its cuteness.

And what the fuck is wrong There Will Be Blood being one of my favourite films?

Okay Mirezzi, your list, right now!

  On 6/17/2011 at 2:43 AM, kokoon said:

just watched Seppuku (aka Harakiri) by Masaki Kobayashi. really impressed, 8/10.

everything was so well executed, but i'd still point out the camerawork.

subtle for the most part, but then so dynamic. cool tracking shots, tasteful zooms, brilliant framing.

loved the way the story was handed, it really provided the tension needed for the ending.

It's been ages since I saw harakiri, but I remember it being a great film. One of the best non-Kurosawa samurai flicks.

  On 6/17/2011 at 6:36 AM, Atop said:

 

And what the fuck is wrong There Will Be Blood being one of my favourite films?

 

you got me, I loved it too, though it's almost more of a guilty pleasure as the plot is arguably a bit too thin, and watching Daniel Day Lewis chew scenery is the main attraction. It'd at least get on my top 20 list, if I had one.

God Grew Tired of Us

No doubt you've seen plenty of commercials with skinny, bloated, fly-covered African kids that you can save for less than a dollar a day... Well, this is the story of a few who got on a plane to New York.

Imagine discovering electricity, showers, refrigeration, supermarkets, potato chips, and minimum wage jobs for the first time.

It's hard not to walk away from this documentary with a new perspective on things.

Meek's Cutoff - 7.5/10

Aside from the main theme, the soundtrack was excellent. I think the ending was too jarring for most, but I found it appropriate since it seemed to be a movie about uncertainty.

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:00 PM, patternoverlap said:

Meek's Cutoff - 7.5/10

 

Aside from the main theme, the soundtrack was excellent. I think the ending was too jarring for most, but I found it appropriate since it seemed to be a movie about uncertainty.

i really, really want to see that.

just to make some sense of the score, how did you like her other films, pattern ?

so has anyone seen The Trip with steve coogan & rob brydon? its getting really strong reviews over here.

i never saw the tv series its based on, despite liking coogan, as cock & bull story was unwatchable.

wonderign if i should just watch the series or the film

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFIQIpC5_wY

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:21 PM, eugene said:

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:00 PM, patternoverlap said:

Meek's Cutoff - 7.5/10

 

Aside from the main theme, the soundtrack was excellent. I think the ending was too jarring for most, but I found it appropriate since it seemed to be a movie about uncertainty.

 

i really, really want to see that.

just to make some sense of the score, how did you like her other films, pattern ?

The only other two I've seen are Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy. I'd give each of those a similar score. I think of those two I prefer Wendy and Lucy. With Old Joy, since it was my first exposure to her work, I kept having this dread that some jarring Haneke-esque event was going to happen. I was almost sure that the guy was going to murder him in the woods. Obviously that isn't the kind of movies Reichardt makes so it was a bit silly to think. Maybe it was conditioning from watching horror movies, when the music cuts out you know something bad is going to happen.

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:26 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

so has anyone seen The Trip with steve coogan & rob brydon? its getting really strong reviews over here.

 

i never saw the tv series its based on, despite liking coogan, as cock & bull story was unwatchable.

 

wonderign if i should just watch the series or the film

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFIQIpC5_wY

were alright, ..midmorningmaters too

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:31 PM, tidbit said:

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:26 PM, Benedict Cumberbatch said:

so has anyone seen The Trip with steve coogan & rob brydon? its getting really strong reviews over here.

 

i never saw the tv series its based on, despite liking coogan, as cock & bull story was unwatchable.

 

wonderign if i should just watch the series or the film

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFIQIpC5_wY

 

were alright, ..midmorningmaters too

the film or the tv show though?

i'm wondering how much difference there is or if its just the tv show thrown together

midmorningmatters was ok yeah. not great but decent

I think it's triff, definitely worth watching. It's basically them two being snarky to each other and trying to outdo each other with impressions, usually with hilarious results. It's got a sort of warmth to it as well which makes it a little unique. It's mouthwatering viewing - no joke.

I don't know about the film, I think that's the show thrown together. Watch the show.

  On 6/17/2011 at 6:36 AM, Atop said:

Okay Mirezzi, your list, right now!

Let's go with...

The Shining

Miller's Crossing

Apu Trilogy

The Shop on Main Street

All That Heaven Allows

Festen

You Can Count On Me

The Mirror

Rules of the Game

The Thin Blue Line

There's ten, Atop, and not one of them will come as a surprise to you!

grabbing episode 1. the stuff i saw on yt peeked my interest.

did anyone else not make it through tristan shandy - cock & bull story?

  On 6/17/2011 at 5:45 PM, The Overlook said:

 

The Shining

 

Miller's Crossing

 

Apu Trilogy

 

The Shop on Main Street

 

All That Heaven Allows

 

Festen

 

You Can Count On Me

 

The Mirror

 

Rules of the Game

 

The Thin Blue Line

 

 

no ET?