A few films recently watched.

The Machinist- 9/10

 

I'm a sucker for 'omg protagonist is insane' psychological thrillers... creepy as fuck, and though I had kinda guessed the ending halfway through, I changed my mind once he started going crazy. Fantastic atmosphere, and Christian Bale fit the part extremely well. I was never bored, and his interactions with others/himself were brilliant. I liked the camera work as well, something I don't normally notice.

  On 8/15/2011 at 6:19 AM, Eggs said:

  On 8/15/2011 at 3:50 AM, Terpentintollwut said:

Super 8 aka Letdown-Meltdown

Atop. FUCK YOU. not including you in my next mix.

 

Yeah.

 

Haha.

 

Thanks for the laugh Eggs.

 

You are the man dawg.

 

FUCK YOUR FACE WITH KNIFE BLADE HOOKERS WITH AIDS!

 

love,

 

Akkad

  On 8/16/2011 at 2:33 PM, rixxx said:

rise of the planet of the apes

 

What the fuck is with that title? It's so awkward and has the worst flow anything could have. In Germany it's called "Planet of the Apes - PREvolution" which for once is better than the original title. rise OF THE planet OF THE apes, come on ... they could have called it Planet of the Apes Rising, but no.

 

  On 8/17/2011 at 8:17 AM, Sprigg said:

The Machinist- 9/10

 

Fantastic atmosphere, and Christian Bale fit the part extremely well. I was never bored, and his interactions with others/himself were brilliant. I liked the camera work as well, something I don't normally notice.

 

The camerawork is pretty fantastic, especially when they're at that funfair. And the incredibly creepy soundtrack is noteworthy as well.

  On 8/17/2011 at 1:36 PM, Terpentintollwut said:

What the fuck is with that title? It's so awkward and has the worst flow anything could have. In Germany it's called "Planet of the Apes - PREvolution" which for once is better than the original title. rise OF THE planet OF THE apes, come on ... they could have called it Planet of the Apes Rising, but no.

 

 

why get so riled up about such a shit film?

True. I don't even plan on seeing it, it just baffles me how a title like this would be chosen for anything ...

the girl who played with fire 0/10

wow that has got to be the most disappointing sequel ever. what a mess. not sure if its a bad book or a bad adaptation but the writing was terrible throughout.

 

not sure i want to watch the 3rd one now. the synopsis sure makes it sound shit.

 

i thought this was a planned triology as in its one story but this felt like some tacked on bullshit. her dad? come on! the connection between her dad and her rapist? come on! the burial scene? come on!

 

disaster. avoid

  On 8/17/2011 at 7:00 AM, m u st co n t r ol t h o 4 said:

Las Hurdes (Luis Buñuel)

I can't really parse if the guy is poking fun at the poor villagers? The Internet says this was the first mockumentary ever. I think Buñuel was a communist at the time so this can't really be a complete joke as the text at the end makes it quite serious and poignant.. man, what a director. Killing goats and donkeys in the name of art is not cool though. 30 minutes.

It was a mockumentary, but the intent was not to mock villagers. At the time the film was made, in addition to all the nauseating and silly voice-of-God Grierson documentaries, Lowell Thomas travelogues were very popular and Bunuel was mocking the patronizing, oh-gee-how-quaint attitudes of the bourgeois toward rural villagers.

  On 8/17/2011 at 1:36 PM, Terpentintollwut said:

  On 8/16/2011 at 2:33 PM, rixxx said:

rise of the planet of the apes

 

What the fuck is with that title? It's so awkward and has the worst flow anything could have. In Germany it's called "Planet of the Apes - PREvolution" which for once is better than the original title. rise OF THE planet OF THE apes, come on ... they could have called it Planet of the Apes Rising, but no.

 

  On 8/17/2011 at 8:17 AM, Sprigg said:

The Machinist- 9/10

 

Fantastic atmosphere, and Christian Bale fit the part extremely well. I was never bored, and his interactions with others/himself were brilliant. I liked the camera work as well, something I don't normally notice.

 

The camerawork is pretty fantastic, especially when they're at that funfair. And the incredibly creepy soundtrack is noteworthy as well.

 

Yeah, the soundtrack really added to the super creepiness of the movie, though at the end it started to strike me as a bit cheesy.

watched The City of Lost Children again last night 8.75/10

 

I always found it visually stunning but with the behind the scenes docu. on the dvd bonuses it really reinforces quite how amazing the finished picture is.

 

hats off

Harry Brown

 

Enjoyable for a while in a YEAH KILL THE CUNTS kind of way but equally annoying in a cringey MIDDLE CLASS TAKE ON GRITTY REAL LIFE ON THE ESTATES lol kind of way... also became increasingly stupid to the point of LOLWTFJIMMYBBQ

Attack the Block

 

6/10

 

Good fun. Kids killing aliens in a London project block. At times it was a bit dull, but all in all, worth watching.

It was kind of fascinating to see this after the recent riots.

The Village- A film it seems that divides people, with equal amounts of 0/10 and 10/10 ratings.

 

I won't go into it but I thought it was brilliant!

I'm about an hour into King of New York and it's pure comedy.

  On 8/17/2011 at 4:17 PM, The Overlook said:

  On 8/17/2011 at 7:00 AM, m u st co n t r ol t h o 4 said:

Las Hurdes (Luis Buñuel)

I can't really parse if the guy is poking fun at the poor villagers? The Internet says this was the first mockumentary ever. I think Buñuel was a communist at the time so this can't really be a complete joke as the text at the end makes it quite serious and poignant.. man, what a director. Killing goats and donkeys in the name of art is not cool though. 30 minutes.

It was a mockumentary, but the intent was not to mock villagers. At the time the film was made, in addition to all the nauseating and silly voice-of-God Grierson documentaries, Lowell Thomas travelogues were very popular and Bunuel was mocking the patronizing, oh-gee-how-quaint attitudes of the bourgeois toward rural villagers.

 

Oh thanks now it makes sense, blackest of the black humor going on there.

Stalker (Tarkovsky) - 9/10

 

An excellent, amazing thought-provoking film. A few points really did start to confuse me for a bit but it was all part of what made it so good. I had so many ideas of how the film would end as it progressed but I didn't really think it would end like it did. Bloody brilliant!!!

indeed

cold fish - 9/10, don't want to spoil too much, but it felt like a mix of polanski and full blown japanese crazy. this puts that recent korean stuff to shame, take notice squee ! the same director did the amazing "love exposure" btw.

A Serious Man

 

i think i know more about judaism now/10

my last few

 

001. Primer

002. Cronos

003. Wyatt Earp

004. Inhaling The Spore - A Journey Through The Museum Of Jurassic Technology

005. 9 to 5: Days in Porn

006. Ricky Jay And His 52 Assistants

007. Synecdoche, New York

008. Hustlers, Hoaxsters, Pranksters, Jokesters And Ricky Jay

009. Bordello of Blood

010. Heist

011. Slightly Scarlet

012. Fluffy Cumsalot, Porn Star

013. Appaloosa

014. Zone 39

015. Split Second

016. Obscene Machines

017. Hardcore

018. Breaking Point

019. Over the Top

020. The Best Legs In Eighth Grade

021. Dead Weekend

022. The Deep

023. Hard Target

024. Rifftrax - Battlefield Earth

025. Centrespread

026. The Room - Rifftrax

027. Porn's Most Outrageous Outtakes 4

028. Timecop

029. Night Train to Munich

030. Cyborg

031. Lifeforce

032. Arvottomat

033. Ruusujen Aika aka A Time of Roses

034. Portland Expose

035. Two Small Bodies

036. Valehtelija

037. Run! Bitch Run!

038. Day of the Dead

039. Method Man Presents: The Strip Game

040. MST3K: The Movie

041. Cat People

042. Demolition Man

043. Att angöra en brygga AKA Docking the Boat

044. Tropic Thunder

045. Inglourious Basterds

046. Crossworlds

047. L'ultimo capodanno

048. Evil Dead 3 Army of Darkness - UNCUT MGM Release

049. Return of the Jedi - Rifftrax

050. The Phantom Menace

051. Burnt Nigger

052. Armageddon A.K.A Deathline A.K.A Redline

053. Attack of the Clones Rifftrax

054. Revenge of the Sith Rifftrax

055. Enter the Void

056. The Limits of Control

057. Army of Darkness: Primitive Screwhead Edition

058. The Informers

059. 8MM

060. The Toe Tactic

061. Omega Doom

062. Waterworld: Zaaacharias' Revised Ulysses Edition

063. The Postman

064. American Psycho

065. Hellboy

066. Above the Law

067. Out for Justice

068. Under Siege

069. On Deadly Ground Uncut

070. Surviving the Game. Ice T

071. Hard to Kill

072. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Rifftrax

073. Marked for Death

074. Pan's Labyrinth

075. Her Alibi

076. Under Siege 2

077. Today You Die

078. The Glimmer Man

079. Fire Down Below

080. Exit Wounds

081. Half Past Dead

082. The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy

083. Birdemic

084. Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

085. Transformers

086. Miss Nude Canada 2007/2008

087. Fantasm Comes Again

088. Submerged

089. The Keeper

090. Law Abiding Citizen

091. Desperately Seeking Seka / SWE Docu

092. Hellboy 2

093. Red Heat

094. Leviathan

095. Salute of the Jugger, The

096. The Patriot

097. The Foreigner

098. Black Dawn

099. Born to Raise Hell

100. Driven to Kill

101. Pulp Fiction

102. Blade Runner: Final Cut

103. Predators

104. Flight of the Navigator

105. Dune

106. Monsters

107. Hearts of Darkness

108. Hobo with a Shotgun

109. Coda: Thirty Years Later by Eleanor Coppola

110. Mimic

111. Pistol Whipped

112. The Matrix

113. The Matrix Reloaded

114. The Matrix Revolutions

115. Orgazmo

116. Apocalypse Now Redux

117. The Godfather: Part II

118. The Godfather: Part III

119. Dune: Third Stage Edition

120. Drive Angry

121. Season of the Witch

122. Highlander

123. Lord of War

124. Secretary

125. Rob Roy

126. The Rainmaker

127. The Center of the World

128. The Wicker Man

129. The Secret Lives of Adult Stars

130. The Wicker Man

131. The Salton Sea

132. Primer

133. The Yellow Rolls-Royce

134. The Rainmaker

135. Spanking the Monkey

136. The Lickerish Quartet

137. Inglourious Basterds again

138. Mandingo

139. Training Rules

140. Cineastas contra magnates AKA Filmmakers vs. Tycoons

141. Convicts 4

141. Cineastes en acció AKA Filmmakers in Action

142. Henry's Crime

143. Giallo

144. The Image

145. Next

146. Dogtooth

147. In The Name of the King - Director's Cut

148. The Killer Inside Me

149. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

150. Once Upon a Time in the West

151. The Good Guy

152. Jason and the Argonauts

153. Salt

154. Couples Retreat

155. The Incredibles

156. Critters 2

157. Alan Quatermain and the City of Gold

158. Them!

159. Airport

160. Clear and Present Danger

161. The Adjustment Bureau

162. Get Low

163. Planet of the Apes

164. Beneath the Planet of the Apes

165. The Foot Fist Way

166. Daredevil

167. Gentlemen Broncos

168. Lesbian Vampire Killers

169. Escape from the Planet of the Apes

Is that chronological or ranked by how much you liked them?

Edited August 19, 2011 by Gocab

If you watched all those movies in less than a month I feel slightly less impressive about being kind of a hermit this summer.

a guide to remembering your saints (or something like that)

 

started off not liking it for 30 mins or so . ended up quite liking it.

 

always asumed shia laboeuf was a black chick before this

 

Robert Downey Jr / 10

i watched something but i forget what/10

Cowboys and Aliens, 8/10 I enjoyed it.

  On 8/19/2011 at 12:27 PM, Blanket Fort Collapse said:

If you watched all those movies in less than a month I feel slightly less impressive about being kind of a hermit this summer.

 

Chronological. And it's the movies I've watched since January 1st of this year. I am keeping track for some reason.

Edited August 20, 2011 by Great Maker ShaiHulud