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Watched a couple of Oscar films yesterday.
Really enjoyed The Revenant, top notch grunting by both Leo and Hardy. Nah seriously though, I probably had my expectations somewhat lowered on account of the posts in here, and expected it to be boring, but weirdly, for a 2h30 film, time flew by. I was totally immersed in the film, and I enjoyed the Malick-light dreamlike sequences, even though I can understand they might not be to everyone's taste. Superb cinematography (well deserved nod for Lubezki, once again), decent music and great performances. Leo and Hardy were great, but I really enjoyed Dohmnall Gleeson's as well, he's an actor I've come to appreciate a lot. The storyline was basic and straightforward, but I don't think you can really criticize it, it is what it is. Great film, glad I got to see it on a huge screen in great conditions, it's truly a 'go to the cinema' film!
Later on, I saw Danish Girl, which I enjoyed for large parts, but which ultimately fell short for the last 30 minutes, I felt. Not quite sure why, to be honest. Anyway, the first 1h30 was very good, really nice and charming chemistry between Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander (whose performance I loved) and it was well written. Not a film I'll remember much about ultimately, I think, but I still enjoyed watching it.
Really enjoyed The Revenant, top notch grunting by both Leo and Hardy. Nah seriously though, I probably had my expectations somewhat lowered on account of the posts in here, and expected it to be boring, but weirdly, for a 2h30 film, time flew by. I was totally immersed in the film, and I enjoyed the Malick-light dreamlike sequences, even though I can understand they might not be to everyone's taste. Superb cinematography (well deserved nod for Lubezki, once again), decent music and great performances. Leo and Hardy were great, but I really enjoyed Dohmnall Gleeson's as well, he's an actor I've come to appreciate a lot. The storyline was basic and straightforward, but I don't think you can really criticize it, it is what it is. Great film, glad I got to see it on a huge screen in great conditions, it's truly a 'go to the cinema' film!
Later on, I saw Danish Girl, which I enjoyed for large parts, but which ultimately fell short for the last 30 minutes, I felt. Not quite sure why, to be honest. Anyway, the first 1h30 was very good, really nice and charming chemistry between Eddie Redmayne and Alicia Vikander (whose performance I loved) and it was well written. Not a film I'll remember much about ultimately, I think, but I still enjoyed watching it.
The Lobster - Yorgos Lanthimos (2015)
Thought this film was a load of nonsense. Ridiculous story that just became more idiotic as it went on. You could see even the actors were going through the motions as they probably knew the script and scenes were inane. I mean, it seemed like it was trying for weirdness for weirdness´sake, but I thought it wasn´t even weird at all, rather just plain stupidity. I don´t know if Colon Farrell was simply miscast of if he´s just not a good enough actor to play that role. There were some scenes in the forest that were sort of interesting cinematography, but other than that, what a waste of time and film.
Or maybe . . . I just didn´t get it.
2 cocks up
Thought this film was a load of nonsense. Ridiculous story that just became more idiotic as it went on. You could see even the actors were going through the motions as they probably knew the script and scenes were inane. I mean, it seemed like it was trying for weirdness for weirdness´sake, but I thought it wasn´t even weird at all, rather just plain stupidity. I don´t know if Colon Farrell was simply miscast of if he´s just not a good enough actor to play that role. There were some scenes in the forest that were sort of interesting cinematography, but other than that, what a waste of time and film.
Or maybe . . . I just didn´t get it.
2 cocks up
Aye, I think so to. Strange how my opinion changed on 2nd viewing too.
My sister was a bit like Gol when she was young, opinionated and dismissed everyones opinions. Luckily she outgrew that phase when she was 14.
It was a joke. @ThierryHenry made a comment saying how I completely disregarded peoples opinions and I decided to play up to that. No need to get so irate with me.Wow you're arrogant. What credentials do you hold that allows you to dismiss other posters' opinions the way you do?
Fir what its worth, I liked Interstellar a lot on first viewing. Not so much on second but that's because it was more of a cinema film and didn't translate as well to the small screen in my opinion.
Fair enough, my mistake.
Demonic
A detective (Frank Grillo) must work with a psychiatrist and the law enforcement of a small town to uncover the mysteries surrounding a group of teenagers who are killed whilst trying to summon a demon. This is the third detective/psychologist combo film I have seen in the space of a few weeks (the other two being Regression and Solace). I was attracted to this film because James Wan produced it and it stars Frank Grillo and Scott Mechlowicz, two actors that I think always give decent performances. The film was a bit of a slow burn and had some moments that really made me jump. The story is interesting enough to keep you hooked to find out what actually happened but my main two problems were: A) It relied to heavily on jump scares, and should have focused more on creating suspense because there were some moments of great tension, and I would have liked to see more of this and B) It tread too much on the horror genre tropes and wasn't original enough. It tried to be but not enough for my liking. Still, was a decent film and not too long 7/10
A detective (Frank Grillo) must work with a psychiatrist and the law enforcement of a small town to uncover the mysteries surrounding a group of teenagers who are killed whilst trying to summon a demon. This is the third detective/psychologist combo film I have seen in the space of a few weeks (the other two being Regression and Solace). I was attracted to this film because James Wan produced it and it stars Frank Grillo and Scott Mechlowicz, two actors that I think always give decent performances. The film was a bit of a slow burn and had some moments that really made me jump. The story is interesting enough to keep you hooked to find out what actually happened but my main two problems were: A) It relied to heavily on jump scares, and should have focused more on creating suspense because there were some moments of great tension, and I would have liked to see more of this and B) It tread too much on the horror genre tropes and wasn't original enough. It tried to be but not enough for my liking. Still, was a decent film and not too long 7/10
Added to my watch list, sounds half decent, nice review.
Mr. Turner - Dunno about this one. It was acted well and I enjoyed the scenery, sets and the costumes, but the grunting and heavy accents and script like a Thomas Hardy novel coupled with lack of interesting story made it heavy-going. He was an established artist already when we come across him and seemed to be doing alright, had the respect of his peers but not necessarily the public at large and high society. so fecking what! His relationships with his dad, servant and Margate bint were good though but I have to admit to drooping eyelids an hour in.
Oh and wherever he was visiting, it looked nothing like fecking Margate!
5/10
Oh and wherever he was visiting, it looked nothing like fecking Margate!
5/10
Wo you are saying that anyone who thought Interstellar was half decent is worse than a child molester. Got you.
You arrogant opinion Nazi.
I haven't seen Interstellar but I know I'm right about it even if I'm wrong.Pawn - 5.5/10- Crime thriller set in the midst of a robbery at a Diner. Distinctly average despite some decent actors in it. I found myself getting bored towards the end and it was only a 90 minute jobby. Ray Liotta puts in a shift as one of his usual 'nasty villain' characters that he's churned out over the last few years.
Plastic - 6/10 - Wasn't bad but felt a bit cheap. It's the kind of cool, con artist movie that's been done before but this one doesn't quite hit the mark. The four main characters don't come across as believable characters despite it being based on a true story. Easy enough to watch and not horrendous but had the air of TV movie throughout.
50/50 - 7/10 - Enjoyable comedy drama dealing with strong subject matter that bristles along nicely. Some good performances centrally and throughout the rest of the cast adds a real sense of pathos throughout the whole movie.
Plastic - 6/10 - Wasn't bad but felt a bit cheap. It's the kind of cool, con artist movie that's been done before but this one doesn't quite hit the mark. The four main characters don't come across as believable characters despite it being based on a true story. Easy enough to watch and not horrendous but had the air of TV movie throughout.
50/50 - 7/10 - Enjoyable comedy drama dealing with strong subject matter that bristles along nicely. Some good performances centrally and throughout the rest of the cast adds a real sense of pathos throughout the whole movie.
The Hobbit sequels, The destabilization of Smaug and Battle of the Jackson 5
I loved lord of the ring, and its sequels. I thought they were great, epic stories told well. And the Hobbit was one of my favorite books growing up as a kid. So I went into the Hobbit at the cinema with high hopes, despite being a little confused as to how they were going to pad it out to 3 episodes. I was so bitterly disappointed with it that I didn't go to see the rest and have only just watched them today, however many years later, bored out of my mind and fecked up on cocodamol due to frozen shoulder.
I have to say I enjoyed them immensely. Can't remember what happened though. I think the good guys won in the end. And Kate from lost was in it.
DoS 7/10.3
BoJ5 8/11.6
I loved lord of the ring, and its sequels. I thought they were great, epic stories told well. And the Hobbit was one of my favorite books growing up as a kid. So I went into the Hobbit at the cinema with high hopes, despite being a little confused as to how they were going to pad it out to 3 episodes. I was so bitterly disappointed with it that I didn't go to see the rest and have only just watched them today, however many years later, bored out of my mind and fecked up on cocodamol due to frozen shoulder.
I have to say I enjoyed them immensely. Can't remember what happened though. I think the good guys won in the end. And Kate from lost was in it.
DoS 7/10.3
BoJ5 8/11.6
Listen to me Marlon - Intimate, inspiring and moving. Delicate person, delicate documentary filmmaking.
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I must get me some cocodamol.
I can't believe they made a film about the life of Marlon Wayans.
Love Richter's music.
Is anyone else getting a bit bored with the movie industry since 2010?
Just look at this list of the 90s man:
Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Schindlers List, American History X, Se7en, Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, Fargo, Matrix, Fight Club, Good Will Hunting, Silence Of The Lambs, Reservoir Dogs, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, American Beauty, Leon, Menace 2 Society, Boyz N Tha Hood, La Haine, Heat, LA Confidential, The Usual Suspects, JFK, Donnie Brasco, Trainspotting, Point Break, The Rock, The Sixth Sense, Twelve Monkeys, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, Casino, The Boondock Saints, Dances with Wolves, Speed, Sleepy Hollow, Sling Blade, Apollo 13, Magnolia, The Game, The Last Of The Mohicans, Rush Hour, Philadelphia, The Negotiator, Carlito's Way, Sleepers, A Bronx Tale, In The Name of The Father, The Fugitive, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Enemy Of The State, The Insider, Rounders, Glengarry Glen Ross, Dead Man Walking, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, Titanic.
That list is SOLID as hell.
The 2000s has its fair share of highly rated and entertaining movies too:
The Dark Knight, No Country for Old Men, Lord of The Rings trilogy, Gladiator, The Departed, Cidade de Deus, The Bourne Trilogy, Donnie Darko, Man On Fire, The Hurt Locker, Collateral, Mystic River, American Psycho, Requiem for a Dream, Snatch, Slumdog Millionaire, The Prestige, Inside Man, United 93, American Gangster, A History of Violence, Cast Away, Ocean's Movies, Training Day, Catch Me If You Can, Insomnia, Phone Booth, Monster, Identity, Transporter.
Just look at this list of the 90s man:
Pulp Fiction, Goodfellas, Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, Schindlers List, American History X, Se7en, Forrest Gump, Jurassic Park, Terminator 2, Fargo, Matrix, Fight Club, Good Will Hunting, Silence Of The Lambs, Reservoir Dogs, Saving Private Ryan, Braveheart, American Beauty, Leon, Menace 2 Society, Boyz N Tha Hood, La Haine, Heat, LA Confidential, The Usual Suspects, JFK, Donnie Brasco, Trainspotting, Point Break, The Rock, The Sixth Sense, Twelve Monkeys, Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels, Casino, The Boondock Saints, Dances with Wolves, Speed, Sleepy Hollow, Sling Blade, Apollo 13, Magnolia, The Game, The Last Of The Mohicans, Rush Hour, Philadelphia, The Negotiator, Carlito's Way, Sleepers, A Bronx Tale, In The Name of The Father, The Fugitive, Millers Crossing, Blood In Blood Out, Enemy Of The State, The Insider, Rounders, Glengarry Glen Ross, Dead Man Walking, Bad Lieutenant, King of New York, Titanic.
That list is SOLID as hell.
The 2000s has its fair share of highly rated and entertaining movies too:
The Dark Knight, No Country for Old Men, Lord of The Rings trilogy, Gladiator, The Departed, Cidade de Deus, The Bourne Trilogy, Donnie Darko, Man On Fire, The Hurt Locker, Collateral, Mystic River, American Psycho, Requiem for a Dream, Snatch, Slumdog Millionaire, The Prestige, Inside Man, United 93, American Gangster, A History of Violence, Cast Away, Ocean's Movies, Training Day, Catch Me If You Can, Insomnia, Phone Booth, Monster, Identity, Transporter.
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Listened to Richter's whole 'reinterpretation' of Vivaldi's Four Seasons, well worthing listening to. But that one (Spring) is the best part.
Richter's score for 'The Leftovers' is one of the best I've heard. Great show as well.
90's is easily the best decade for film.
70's is where it's at.
Everyone will naturally gravitate to their own formative decade as the peak of film/music/art...Any decade can look amazing if you just list the great films, but when you start saying "it was better in my day" bare in mind that you've become your parents.
I'd agree with Nilly, it's probably the 70s (and I'm a formative 90s kid)...not just for the amount of all time classics that still hold up, but for the seismic, and still influential way it changed Hollywood. The biggest equateable impact any era has had since is in the rise of SFX...which is pretty meh in comparison really.
I'd agree with Nilly, it's probably the 70s (and I'm a formative 90s kid)...not just for the amount of all time classics that still hold up, but for the seismic, and still influential way it changed Hollywood. The biggest equateable impact any era has had since is in the rise of SFX...which is pretty meh in comparison really.
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I've just put on Olympus Has Fallen since it's on Channel 5. Since a building and jet have already been destroyed, I'm guessing it's one of those movies where they destroy an entire city but everything's okay at the end because Tom Cruise or someone similar kills the bad guy. Probably.
Harvey Dent's also in it, and he's either balding or was wearing a really blonde wig in the Dark Knight.
Harvey Dent's also in it, and he's either balding or was wearing a really blonde wig in the Dark Knight.
I thought it was hateful. It's one of those weirdly ironic, un-self aware, Fox viewer pandering feel good films that oddly portrays America as pathetically ill equipped to deal with even the most comical of enemies, and revels in depicting their biggest landmarks being blown to bits, yet is somehow also flag wavingly "hoo-rar" patriotic because some guy shoots a lot of foreigners in hallways and the President looks cool.
It wasn't even the best Die Hard in the White House film released that year. How it got a sequel is baffling.
It wasn't even the best Die Hard in the White House film released that year. How it got a sequel is baffling.
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So many good or influential films (often both).
The Godfather 1 & 2, Apocalypse Now, A Clockwork Orange, Wake in Fright, Dog Day Afternoon, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Five Easy Pieces, All the President's Men, Network, Barry Lyndon, Days of Heaven, Eraserhead, Badlands, The French Connection, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Mash, Harold and Maude, Gimme Shelter, Last Tango in Paris, Cabaret, Stalker, The Mirror, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Tin Drum, Solyaris, Fantastic Planet, Enter the Dragon, The Exorcist, Don't Look Now, Chinatown, Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Taxi Driver, Rocky, Star Wars, Annie Hall, Manhattan, The Deer Hunter, Alien, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Mean Streets, Mad Max, The Wicker Man, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Holy Mountain, Salo, In the Realm of the Senses, Get Carter, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Saturday Night Fever, Fritz the Cat
The Godfather 1 & 2, Apocalypse Now, A Clockwork Orange, Wake in Fright, Dog Day Afternoon, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Five Easy Pieces, All the President's Men, Network, Barry Lyndon, Days of Heaven, Eraserhead, Badlands, The French Connection, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Mash, Harold and Maude, Gimme Shelter, Last Tango in Paris, Cabaret, Stalker, The Mirror, Aguirre: The Wrath of God, Ali: Fear Eats the Soul, The Tin Drum, Solyaris, Fantastic Planet, Enter the Dragon, The Exorcist, Don't Look Now, Chinatown, Jaws, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Taxi Driver, Rocky, Star Wars, Annie Hall, Manhattan, The Deer Hunter, Alien, Life of Brian, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Mean Streets, Mad Max, The Wicker Man, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Holy Mountain, Salo, In the Realm of the Senses, Get Carter, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Saturday Night Fever, Fritz the Cat
Yeah, so far all it's really shown has been Americans being absolutely terrible at everything.
Yeah, so far all it's really shown has been Americans being absolutely terrible at everything.
Flag waving 'Donald Trump/Chuck Norris' America seem weirdly obsessed with seeing America destroyed, or humiliated, only for one guy to sort of, but not really, but kinda get a bit of pyrrhic revenge against...someone.
Even Independence Day ends with America basically flattened. It's not really a victory, per say...but at least the President gave a cool speech and flew a plane an that.
White House Down was actually alright. Well, sort of. It knew how silly it was for a start, and had some vaguely successful attempts at humour in it. Olympus felt like a deluded Tea Partier made a propaganda film to swing a referendum on bombing N.Korea.
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Gal Gadot doesn't have an ass. It's like an extension of her back...bass if you will.
Please tell me you're not referring to White House Down. Olympus has Fallen is undeniably wank, but White House Down plummeted new depths of shiteness.
I would never claim it was good, and perhaps it's because I watched them back to back, but I was merciful for the blessed camp of WHD, compared to the po faced idiocy of OHF.
To quote Tony Gilroy, back in 2013: "Everyone knows the most imaginative, electric storytelling is happening on the second screen these days and we’re terribly excited about being part of it." TV is definitely where it's at nowadays according to many 'experts', although there are obviously still good films being made. Personally I think many foreign films are still top notch, but TV has really taken over the mainstream and Hollywood entertainment
Talking about Tony Gilroy, my girlfriend wanted to watch a George Clooney film the other day and I remembered falling asleep once while being really baked when trying to watch Michael Clayton. Most people know Tony Gilroy because he's written the Bourne movies, and Michael Clayton (2007) was his directorial debut. Getting the likes of Tilda Swinton, Tom Wilkinson and George Clooney to feature in your first film sounds very promising, actually delivering a good movie is usually the tricky part. I must say Mr. Gilroy can be pretty pleased with himself, because he made a very decent piece of work.
From http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465538/?ref_=nm_flmg_wr_6 :
- Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New York. A former criminal prosecutor, Clayton takes care of Kenner, Bach, & Ledeen's dirtiest work at the behest of the firm's co-founder, Marty Bach. Though burned out and hardly content with his job as a fixer, his divorce, a failed business venture, and mounting debt have left Clayton inextricably tied to the firm. At U/North, meanwhile, the career of litigator Karen Crowder rests on the multi-million dollar settlement of a class-action suit that Clayton's firm is leading to a seemingly successful conclusion. But when Kenner Bach's brilliant and guilt-ridden attorney Arthur Edens sabotages the U/North case, Clayton faces the biggest challenge of his career and his life.
- Written by Warner Bros. Pictures
In the end I'd say it's a 7.8/10 movie on the imdb rating scale for me, in reality it only gets a 7.3 but I reckon that's because a lot of Clooney fans (including my girlfriend) don't like these type of films. The 82 score on metacritic and great amount of positive reviews are justified in my opinion. It really is a well written thriller, a bit understated and dark without trying to be groundbreaking. It keeps a serious undertone while not trying to be overly deep or difficult to follow. I could understand people looking for some Suits-esque entertainment finding this too slow though. All in all I think it's an excellent piece of mainstream craftsmanship and a debut movie to be proud of.
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Easily 70s yeah.
Me too! I even bought the blurays and had friends ordered and pizza and beer.
My life makes me sad.
True...just about every big very American movie has a city getting destroyed.
Usually the film is always a foreigner of some kind too, as is the case in OHF where we get a bunch of weirdly robotic Asian people from what I watched of it.Is it White House Down or Olympus has fallen where there's literally a kid waving a flag?True...just about every big very American movie has a city getting destroyed.