A few films recently watched.

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:16 PM, The Overlook said:

  On 4/5/2012 at 8:42 PM, zaphod said:

  On 4/4/2012 at 1:40 AM, The Overlook said:

Same goes for There Will Be Blood. I respect actors as much for what they don't do and Day-Lewis does too much IMHO.

 

 

 

Yeah I don't really agree with this. I'm too worn out to write a rebuttal but here is an article (it's a bit pretentious but meh) that basically sums up my thoughts. http://www.shaviro.com/Blog/?p=623

 

It's an easy performance to dismiss, but I think it really is one of the best of the last decade.

 

Challenge accepted and I really look forward to it. I saw TWBB once only and that's not good enough for a film of its length and reputation. I will watch again with fresh eyes and read the essay you linked.

I didn't like the film initially (what a surprise lol) and was really dismissive of his performance but I think his overacting works extremely well and gels with the style of the movie. It came out in a pretty good year for film, but for me, it stands up much better than No Country For Old Men. I'm starting to feel similarly about Assassination of Jesse James, which may actually be a great movie.

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:28 PM, zaphod said:

I'm starting to feel similarly about Assassination of Jesse James, which may actually be a great movie.

I've thought as much for years and it's one of my absolute favorites of all-time, too. Did you not like it initially? FUCK YOU!

I was bored to tears by it. Mainly the narration annoyed the shit out of me, and still kind of bothers me, but I've developed an appreciation for it (I've seen the film twice since that first viewing).

Also in the underrated performance category, by the way...Affleck mostly but Pitt as well. That's not easy for me to say because I think he's almost without talent. Therefore, I give most the credit to Dominik.

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:31 PM, zaphod said:

I was bored to tears by it. Mainly the narration annoyed the shit out of me, and still kind of bothers me, but I've developed an appreciation for it (I've seen the film twice since that first viewing).

When you read the narration as very much a commentary on mythmaking tabloid culture, it doesn't grate. Inside the first 30 minutes of my first viewing, I was in that camp, too. "WTF is this shit?!"

Yeah he's really good in it, but Affleck is amazing. Such a creep but you can see where the emotions are coming from in a way that's almost sympathetic.

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:34 PM, zaphod said:

Yeah he's really good in it, but Affleck is amazing. Such a creep but you can see where the emotions are coming from in a way that's almost sympathetic.

Yep. Train scene. Some of the best writing and editing in a two minute sequence ever...

I'm looking really forward to that. But I didn't like Chopper very much, so we'll see. Hopefully Jesse James wasn't a flash in the pan thing.

dont cross the streams guys

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:42 PM, zaphod said:

I'm looking really forward to that. But I didn't like Chopper very much, so we'll see. Hopefully Jesse James wasn't a flash in the pan thing.

Chopper was disappointing, but not terrible so yeah...

  On 12/3/2009 at 5:10 AM, zaphod said:

chopper

 

pretty awesome. one day maybe eric bana will give a performance to equal this one in intensity. my favorite line from the movie: it's like...if ya mum stabs ya, whaddya do? ya don't get upset. ya don't get angry, ya go, "shit, mum's stabbed me, i better get off to the hospital"

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:42 PM, zaphod said:

I'm looking really forward to that. But I didn't like Chopper very much, so we'll see. Hopefully Jesse James wasn't a flash in the pan thing.

lol. I'm thinking of Bronson. I always confuse the two films.

For what it's worth, Chopper wasn't that good, but I liked Eric Bana in it. It's hard to tell it's even the same director as Jesse James.

  On 7/27/2011 at 5:38 PM, The Overlook said:

  On 7/27/2011 at 5:33 PM, Squee said:

Bronson - 8/10

 

Wow. Tom Hardy is brilliant! Lovely little film. I lost a bit of interest in it near the end but that's the only negative thing I have to say about it.

Yeah, I actually prefer it to Chopper, which I realize is probably blasphemy to most film nerds. Bronson is a much more interesting personality to me and Hardy's performance was every bit the quality of Bana's.

You're also confused as to which is the better of the two!

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:30 PM, The Overlook said:

  On 4/5/2012 at 9:28 PM, zaphod said:

I'm starting to feel similarly about Assassination of Jesse James, which may actually be a great movie.

 

I've thought as much for years and it's one of my absolute favorites of all-time, too. Did you not like it initially? FUCK YOU!

How can you feel that way about Jesse James (which I loved entirely) and then feel so apathetic toward TWBB?

Also I really need to rewatch No Country For Old Men...

Has anyone heard anything about PTA's The Master? Other than the fact that it's really pissing off Scientologists? Is it wrong that this alone is getting me excited?

  On 4/5/2012 at 10:48 PM, baph said:

Has anyone heard anything about PTA's The Master? Other than the fact that it's really pissing off Scientologists? Is it wrong that this alone is getting me excited?

No, but I am intrigued now!

I'd be surprised if it was better than Schizopolis, which is the best film made about Scientology imo

oooh some films to watch after school.

  On 4/5/2012 at 10:48 PM, baph said:

Has anyone heard anything about PTA's The Master? Other than the fact that it's really pissing off Scientologists? Is it wrong that this alone is getting me excited?

Philip Seymour Hoffman playing the L. Ron Hubbard character, Joaquin Pheonix playing his apprentice that ends up questioning the religion, and Amy Adams giving everyone in the audience a boner.

The Master

See it! I will.

Amy Adams?

Sold, regardless of content.

In case I forgot to say this before:

Contagion - I get that Soderbergh is the new Eastwood of his generation. He gets tons of offers, accepts half of them, and makes the majority of his films ahead of schedule and under budget...but there's no excuse for making dogshit. Shame on all. Really fucking terrible.

i didn't think Contagion was terrible it just wasn't very good. I think he has a better track record than Eastwood, and even if you don't like his style at least he tries to be interesting and outside of the box. I personally love Full Frontal and Schizopolis and i think anybody who likes chin scratchy movies could at least semi appreciate them.

Master Blaster should be Elrond's name in the new PTA film.

Synecdoche, New York because it was on iplayer

i liked it

for a while it seemed like it would be smug crap but it was actually sort of sincere and enjoyable

also watched a film called Iklimler which was pretty boring but i like this womans face so i watched it all

face

that pic must have inspired the captcha thing: