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Anyone see that 47 Ronin yet?

Thought the trailer looked good but reviews are poor - 11% on Rotten Tomatoes
 
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Masterpiece!! i watched this over 15 years ago probably, watched it again last night. Remains just as good as i remembered. PLus now i get some jokes, lines, i didn't when younger.

Its a very funny movie, with some epic dialogues. Lo Pan still creeps me out, but now i realize he was one of the funniest characters.

Carpenter's best (or at least my favorite)

9/10
 
George Owen said:
Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

Masterpiece!! i watched this over 15 years ago probably, watched it again last night. Remains just as good as i remembered. PLus now i get some jokes, lines, i didn't when younger.

Its a very funny movie, with some epic dialogues. Lo Pan still creeps me out, but now i realize he was one of the funniest characters.

Carpenter's best (or at least my favorite)

9/10
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Love this film seen it many times.

This is Jack Burton in the Pork Chop Express, and I'm talkin' to whoever's listenin' out there.
 
The Hobbit Part 2 - whatever it's called I enjoyed the first part and this was equally entertaining. However, this could clearly have been done in 2 films and it would have been far better for it. They had to introduce new characters and back story related to LOTR to stretch this out to 2hrs 40mins. Two 3 hour movies would have been more than enough. 8/10
 
Red Dog was a great feel good Aussie film and Mary and Max was a masterpiece. Good Aussie films are fewer and further between than was once the case but when they are good they are very good.
 
Elysium Good but a disappointment after District 9. And what a waste of Jodie Foster. Entertaining enough but forgettable. 7/10
 
Wibble said:
Red Dog was a great feel good Aussie film and Mary and Max was a masterpiece. Good Aussie films are fewer and further between than was once the case but when they are good they are very good.
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I haven't seen a single new Australian film in 2013 which depresses me immensely. It's more to do with the state of the industry than lack of talent though.
 
John Hillcoat, director of the Proposition, is massively talented. As I said, loved the Proposition, and also his two following films, The Road and Lawless.
 
I didn't like Lawless either, The Road was very good though. Must check out the Proposition.
 
Silva said:
Lawless had a magnificent soundtrack.
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By Nick Cave I think, like the Road and the Proposition. I think Cave also wrote the scenario. Don't know how Lawless can be qualified as 'crap' when you see the garbage that comes out on a regular basis. Even if it's not to your liking, the performances, the music and the cinematography are enough to place it higher than many releases.
 
R.N7 said:
The Pervert's Guide to Ideology - Philosopher and psychoanalyst Slavoj Zizek muses on cinema and how films convey ideology. Rich, engaging and stimulating, it's a better effort than his earlier The Pervert's Guide to Cinema,
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He muses on things besides cinema. He talks about "Ode to Joy" being a vacant symbol, Rammstein mocking nazism, and something about Stalin. Good movie.
 
I saw a pretty good documentary about Australian grindhouse films with QT doing a lot of the talking. Can't recall the name of it though.
 
If you're a fan of Zizek there's a lot of videos of him on youtube, including many of his full lectures.

This is his short RSA Animated lecture (The entire RSA animated series is quite good, if you're into sociology, anthropology, ethics, economics & politics)
 
Fruitvale Station - Based on the true story of Oscar Grant, who was killed at Fruitvale BART Station by a BART police officer in 2009. Michael B. Jordan (Wallace in The Wire) gives an accomplished performance in the lead role. Very much recommended and easy to see why it's been critically acclaimed in various end-of-year lists. 8/10

12 Years A Slave - Another powerful film, this one depicts the true life story of Solomon Northup, a free black man born in New York who was kidnapped and sold into slavery in Washington D.C. Northup worked on various plantations in Louisana before his release twelve years later. Directed by Steve McQueen, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor in the lead role as Northup and other commendable performances from Michael Fassbender, Paul Dano, Paul Giamatti and Brad Pitt, it's very much deserving of the praise it's currently receiving. Tough viewing in periods, but this is essential cinema. 9/10
 
Watched Gravity at home which was probably an error. Found it boring really despite looking impressive. Clooney is such a giant douchebag I don't knoe how anyone can take his samey corney shit seriously anymore.

Need to have a look at American Hustle next as that looks right up my street.
 
I prefer 2 but it is close.

Pacino and De Niro are brilliant in the sequel and prequel sections of PArt II respectively. Pacino edges it I'd say. I'm going to have to watch them again soon.
 
Wibble said:
I prefer 2 but it is close.

Pacino and De Niro are brilliant in the sequel and prequel sections of PArt II respectively. Pacino edges it I'd say. I'm going to have to watch them again soon.
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I was thinking the same, I like the 2 story lines in 2, but like you say it is very close.
I am going to watch 3 tonight, I know it has been slatted but I want to finish the trilogy off.
 
American Hustle 7/10
Fantastically acted, superb dialogue. Everyone's performance in this incredible. The wardrobe, soundtrack, cinematography all amazing yet I felt so disappointed at the end. With these con/trickster films there's always the final con reveal the one that saves the day the one that tricked everyone. You automatically expect it and yes American Hustle has one. It's just so mediocre that it leaves the film with damp squib instead of the grand finale it was building up to. Still a must see just for the tour de force that is the dialogue and acting. How did that ice fishing story end. It's going to annoy the hell out of me.

Saving Mr Banks 7/10
Disney's quick lets see if we can get some gongs for awards season. Again the performances are fantastic throughout. The humour is superb and the performances also incredible. The flash backs are wonderful and Colin Farrell shows again why he is so underrated and actor. Hanks Walt impersonation is great and Emma Thompsons P.L Travers is a tour de force. Expect her up for actress awards. I am a huge fan of the Mary Poppins film but I also know the story behind the making of it and this is where Disney kind of lost their bravery. Instead of it being this incredible battle between the goliath of Disney and this over compensating protective author. Instead it's turned into a voyage of self discovery for Thompsons character and leads to an amicable ending for all involved. Unlike the reality which left Travers fuming and making sure in her will when she passed away that none of her work was to be ever allowed into the hands of Disney ever again. Now I don't expect Disney to shoot itself in the foot by being to honest but the saccharine did annoy. Still a wonderful film just for watching Thompsons Travers turn grown men into school boys.
 
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