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I don't understand how you can say nothing happens on boyhood when everything's happening! It's called boyhood! You see this kid growing into a young adult for three hours going through his parent's divorce, nasty stepfathers, first love, artistic awakening, personality building... It's full of events! It's just not a genre film.

  On 11/23/2014 at 12:49 PM, trananhhung said:

I don't understand how you can say nothing happens on boyhood when everything's happening! It's called boyhood! You see this kid growing into a young adult for three hours going through his parent's divorce, nasty stepfathers, first love, artistic awakening, personality building... It's full of events! It's just not a genre film.

now where goes the spoilers

yes, it's not a genre, but it is a drama on the surface and it's weird because he has all the tools to go where, with more dramatic turns, but he never do it, like you said, nasty stepfathers, first love, which eventually ends, instead we left with that passage of the time, everything is changing, or nothing is changing, we are still searching...

Like the last conversation between father and the son, which could be the climax of the film and basically it's just another moment in his lifetime,

"-so what's the point?

-the point of what?

-of everything

-shit, what I know..?

and because I find the ending a little worrying, we live those moments and then we die, where's no point

  On 11/12/2014 at 4:25 AM, John Ehrlichman said:

 

  On 11/11/2014 at 11:26 AM, Squee said:

Never watched Man Bites Dog. Doesn't sound like a movie I should watch with my girlfriend.

imagine a fun mockumentary spinal tap esque version of Henry a portrait of a serial killer, and you'll get the idea. Short of Act of Killing, there has never been a charismatic on screen mass murderer as entertaining as Ben from Man bites dog

 

here is the original uncensored movie poster

 

 

it doesn't depict exactly a scene from the movie, but take note of the pacifier

 

I found it kind of funny? Is that bad? I thought it was a black comedy...

  On 11/23/2014 at 2:56 PM, arvy Ictal said:

 

  On 11/23/2014 at 12:49 PM, trananhhung said:

 

I don't understand how you can say nothing happens on boyhood when everything's happening! It's called boyhood! You see this kid growing into a young adult for three hours going through his parent's divorce, nasty stepfathers, first love, artistic awakening, personality building... It's full of events! It's just not a genre film.

now where goes the spoilers

yes, it's not a genre, but it is a drama on the surface and it's weird because he has all the tools to go where, with more dramatic turns, but he never do it, like you said, nasty stepfathers, first love, which eventually ends, instead we left with that passage of the time, everything is changing, or nothing is changing, we are still searching...

Like the last conversation between father and the son, which could be the climax of the film and basically it's just another moment in his lifetime,

"-so what's the point?

-the point of what?

-of everything

-shit, what I know..?

and because I find the ending a little worrying, we live those moments and then we die, where's no point

I think the point it's that there's no point. The sooner you realise life is about experiences and not milestones, the more happy you will be. If there's a point to the film, I believe it's that. Society needs to free itself from this video game level based society where it's all about achievements and people forget life is everything else. There's a big kind of anarchic message in the film.

  On 11/23/2014 at 7:24 PM, trananhhung said:

 

  On 11/23/2014 at 2:56 PM, arvy Ictal said:

 

  On 11/23/2014 at 12:49 PM, trananhhung said:

I don't understand how you can say nothing happens on boyhood when everything's happening! It's called boyhood! You see this kid growing into a young adult for three hours going through his parent's divorce, nasty stepfathers, first love, artistic awakening, personality building... It's full of events! It's just not a genre film.

now where goes the spoilers

yes, it's not a genre, but it is a drama on the surface and it's weird because he has all the tools to go where, with more dramatic turns, but he never do it, like you said, nasty stepfathers, first love, which eventually ends, instead we left with that passage of the time, everything is changing, or nothing is changing, we are still searching...

Like the last conversation between father and the son, which could be the climax of the film and basically it's just another moment in his lifetime,

"-so what's the point?

-the point of what?

-of everything

-shit, what I know..?

and because I find the ending a little worrying, we live those moments and then we die, where's no point

I think the point it's that there's no point. The sooner you realise life is about experiences and not milestones, the more happy you will be. If there's a point to the film, I believe it's that. Society needs to free itself from this video game level based society where it's all about achievements and people forget life is everything else. There's a big kind of anarchic message in the film.

 

yeah, it's like you choose how you pass your road, straight to the destination, or stop a little and look arround

The Babadook 5/10

Prefer the destinies child song.

finally followed suit and watched The Act of Killing the other night. crazy. it's just crazy how a human being can rationalise shit away. I had to stop at times not out of disgust but because I was getting really angry at the nonchalance and just plain banal stupidity of some of the killers. and I was truly aghast at how integrated these people are with the current government and how complicit the present-day authorities are in all this.

my only complaint with it is how long it is. I really think they could have trimmed some material out as disc extras or something. I want to show this movie to other people very much but the length of it makes that impossible in one sitting.

The Terminator. still classic. initially this was for the purpose of cleansing my palate after the shit sandwich that was Salvation, but now I've decided I'm going on an lush 80s action sci-fi binge. next up is Escape From New York.

why can't they make cityscapes as real and grimy and industrial and atmospheric and lush as this anymore?

  On 11/22/2014 at 1:44 AM, hoggy said:

hunger games mockingjay pt 1 20/10

lol, I watched it at a midnight screening last week. For what it was, I thought it was ok. Stuff happened.

  On 11/24/2014 at 1:02 PM, Squee said:

midnight screening

I saw it at 9pm

I love the hunger games films, I especially loved all the propaganda stuff and the sense of anxiety about the possible new regime

I also found the stylist character and the affection for her fascinating - though she is sort of simple and ignorant, there is still something noble and lovable about her

  On 11/24/2014 at 2:07 AM, fenton said:

The Babadook 5/10

 

 

Prefer the destinies child song.

what's your favourite horror film?

I just realised I watched the director's cut of The Act of Killing, hence the length.

  On 11/24/2014 at 1:43 PM, usagi said:

I just realised I watched the director's cut of The Act of Killing, hence the length.

That's quite funny. I really need to see that documentary.

  On 11/24/2014 at 1:06 PM, hoggy said:

 

 

  On 11/24/2014 at 2:07 AM, fenton said:

The Babadook 5/10

 

 

Prefer the destinies child song.

 

what's your favourite horror film?

 

Not going to answer that. 2deep4me. Not The Babadook, obviously.

  On 11/25/2014 at 1:08 AM, fenton said:

 

  On 11/24/2014 at 1:06 PM, hoggy said:

 

 

  On 11/24/2014 at 2:07 AM, fenton said:

The Babadook 5/10

 

 

Prefer the destinies child song.

 

what's your favourite horror film?

 

 

 

Not going to answer that. 2deep4me. Not The Babadook, obviously.

 

I bet it's The Thing.

  On 11/25/2014 at 1:08 AM, fenton said:

 

  On 11/24/2014 at 1:06 PM, hoggy said:

 

 

  On 11/24/2014 at 2:07 AM, fenton said:

The Babadook 5/10

 

 

Prefer the destinies child song.

 

what's your favourite horror film?

 

 

 

Not going to answer that. 2deep4me. Not The Babadook, obviously.

 

It's nothing deep I just wondered what your taste is because to me Babadook was maybe the best horror I've seen (I've not seen a lot though)

I've seen a lot. I don't even really class The Thing as horror, either lol.

Let me think, erm, in the cinema the only two horrors that have stayed with me in the last few years are Drag Me To Hell and The Conjuring.

House of The Devil was quite good. Kill List was top notch if you put it in the horror bracket.

I don't hate anyone for liking it though, I am glad you had fun where I didn't.

basically the original 'sleepless in seattle' without the annoying kid and the radio-jockey set up. just straight up mushy romancing happening over here

Surviving Life - modern day mashup of Monty Python esque animation as a middle aged bloke questions reality and dreams. Will make you want to never use the phrase "in reality" ever again as it begs the question "What is reality?". Erotic scenes like porno from yesteryear. Defo watch it if you can.

saw Boyhood recently and it's probably my favorite movie from this year (although i'm fairly certain Inherent Vice will change that).

Mockingjay, Part I:

Competent but completely unremarkable, like everything else this high-profile. Bit of a bore, really.

6/10

  On 11/24/2014 at 12:58 PM, usagi said:

The Terminator. still classic. initially this was for the purpose of cleansing my palate after the shit sandwich that was Salvation, but now I've decided I'm going on an lush 80s action sci-fi binge. next up is Escape From New York.

 

why can't they make cityscapes as real and grimy and industrial and atmospheric and lush as this anymore?

 

I watched this recently too, so many one liners - "Cyborgs don't feel pain. I do" Rick Rossovich almost steals the film as the classic american straight guy. The influences of comics on the film is so apparent, the film plays like a series of comic book stills.

For other cityscapes as real and grimy I'd recommend Scorsese's After Hours played like an extended Hopper painting.

The Rover : great post-collapse film. Australia looks especially amazing in that particular setting. Great actors too, Guy Pearce is top notch as usual and Robert Pattinson keeps on surprising me. This dude only has made great choices after Twilight... Also very strong OST with some tracks from Colin Stetson, William Basinski, Tortoise plus great drone pieces. Recommended.

Any other good recent movies in the post-apocalyptic theme ? I've watched Children of men and it was awesome. Didn't like The Road and I heard Young Ones (with the FBI agent from Boardwalk Empire) was pretty meh.

  On 11/30/2014 at 9:52 PM, Perezvon said:

The Rover : great post-collapse film. Australia looks especially amazing in that particular setting. Great actors too, Guy Pearce is top notch as usual and Robert Pattinson keeps on surprising me. This dude only has made great choices after Twilight... Also very strong OST with some tracks from Colin Stetson, William Basinski, Tortoise plus great drone pieces. Recommended.

 

Any other good recent movies in the post-apocalyptic theme ? I've watched Children of men and it was awesome. Didn't like The Road and I heard Young Ones (with the FBI agent from Boardwalk Empire) was pretty meh.

Time of the Wolf (Michael Haneke) is good, but features the killing of a horse. Don't feel bad if you steal it, m8.

Lord of Tears - Anyone else seen this one? It's got really good reviews but I don't get it, I know it's an independent film but still, the acting was appalling and the scary scenes go on until they become tedious and a bit embarrassing. Er, 2/5 I guess?

Metropolis .

The look of this film is incredible. No joke looks better / more impressive than most films today.

Film has little to no dialogue and strong emphasis on simple storytelling intertwined with symbolism/themes etc. on social structures and ... religion?

tbh, i'm actually pretty baffled what this film is about? maybe it's a product of its time (and place. 1927 Germany) and the message was just lost on me? but the more I think about what it was trying to say the more confused I get. Is this film actually saying anything or is it just supposed to be a simple fable-y fairytale with political comments thrown in for good measure??

not sure /10. great effects tho.