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Mystery Road an Aussie crime thriller with a distinct nod to quality Westerns from the 70's. Some really great performances and a very bleak look at rural Aussie life. My favourite Aussie film in a long time. 8.5/10
Princess Mononoke and Grave of The Fireflies are my favourite Ghiblis. Grave is a very hard watch though. Nausicaa and Spirited Away are up there though.
Yes, fantastic film.
It's the Ghibli Fantasia i guess. Shame their recent output hasn't lived up to it, although Howl's was good.
Grave of Fireflies has to be one of the most beautiful and depressing films. Heart wrenching stuff.
Animation, eh? Fantastic Planet, mesmerizing psychedelic film.
Has anyone watched Satoshi Kon's stuff?
Tokyo Godfather's, Paprika,Perfect blue are some of his pieces. It's really sad that he's left us but what a filmmaker. I like his work edges Miyazaki's by just that extra bit.
But Miyazaki did end with a bang. The Wind rises was his last movie and was beautiful.
Tokyo Godfather's, Paprika,Perfect blue are some of his pieces. It's really sad that he's left us but what a filmmaker. I like his work edges Miyazaki's by just that extra bit.
But Miyazaki did end with a bang. The Wind rises was his last movie and was beautiful.
Mandela: Walk to Freedom. 7.5/10. I enjoyed Idris Elba's performance.
Charley Varrick(1973)-7/10
One of the Least known Don Siegel film. Nice robbery/heist film with good acting and plot. The climax is just great
One of the Least known Don Siegel film. Nice robbery/heist film with good acting and plot. The climax is just great
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Rene Laloux's other films, Time Masters (which he worked with Moebius on) and Gandahar (butchered by Harvey Weinstein for the English version apparently) are also worth a watch.
When Princess Mononoke was gonna get released in the states Studio Ghibli actually sent Weinstein a samurai sword with a note saying, "no cuts".
Millennium Actress is a good one too, overall I'd say Miyazaki's work remains superior. It's a shame he died so young.
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Agreed. The film was a little bit too reverential but Idris was brilliant. Should have won the Oscar for best actor.
Enemy - A nice little atmospheric and surreal doppelgänger thriller, much better than 'Prisoners'.
Just heading to London for the UK Sundance. Got tickets for Fruitvale Junction and Finding Fela.
Really? I heard it was a bit naff. I like Villeneuve, Gyllenhaal not so much.
I'm not usually a fan of Gyllenhaal but I thought he did well in this one.
I acquired it now and will probably watch it in the evening, I will hold you personally responsible if I don't like it.
Come at me bro!
Fruitvale Station was excellent, powerful and really well acted, especially Wallace from the Wire as the lead. Now for Finding Fela.
David Cross in the audience for Fruitvale. He's sporting a great beard.
David Cross in the audience for Fruitvale. He's sporting a great beard.
You are lucky, I just finished it and really enjoyed it. Looks like you dodged a bullet this time.
Aye, fruitvale station was a great film. Think I almost shed a tear.
Watched City of God on DVD last night. It's unreal, 9.5/10.
A lot of brilliant scenes but when
Shocking.
Some of the music was great too. I had to laugh when that "everybody was kung fu fighting" came on
It reminded me of the wire.
A lot of brilliant scenes but when
Lil Ze made the young kid shoot one of the runts...Jesus Christ
Shocking.
Some of the music was great too. I had to laugh when that "everybody was kung fu fighting" came on
It reminded me of the wire.
Yeah, even though you know the ending, still very powerful and lots of tears around me!
Gyllenhaal was good, the film was poor. Didn't really capture the pure insanity of a doppelgänger situation, but tried to make up for that un-reaction with a giant spider.
I feel like that should be spoilered. Ok, I'll stilll see it.
Watched City of God on DVD last night. It's unreal, 9.5/10.
A lot of brilliant scenes but whenLil Ze made the young kid shoot one of the runts...Jesus Christ
Shocking.
Some of the music was great too. I had to laugh when that "everybody was kung fu fighting" came on
It reminded me of the wire.
The book is even grimmer then the film. Should watch the tv series too, it's very good.
City of God is one of those films that's a blast to watch, and then begins to fall apart as soon as you start to think too hard about it.
Cheers. Didnt even know there was a series on it. Will check both out.
The Green Inferno trailer... interesting... a Cannibal Holocaust ripoff?
A hommage according to Eli Roth, but the tone is a lot less intense than Cannibal Holocaust apparently, with a lot of over the top moments that are just funny.
The Den
Not as bad as I'd thought it would be. Uses the found footage genre but uses it slightly differently and it's fresh to see this happen. The story was quite intense and was interesting enough to keep me hooked. The lead actress was a little annoying and the final act got a little absurd but up until then, it's pretty decent. Definitely worth a watch if you are a fan of horror or found footage films 7/10
Joe
Cage in an acting role, which is great to see, he really does a great job and Ty Sheridan is again brilliant, has a great future ahead of him if he keeps on going like this. It was a bit of a slow burner but engrosses you into it's world. Seemed like some back story was cut out though and some unbelievable events occur, but still, the acting and overall plot of redemption really keeps you hooked 7.5/10
Tokarev
Cage in a crazy action role. No one but the purest of Cage fans will enjoy this as he is the only good thing about it (and Danny Glover!). Hits every revenge action film cliche, the characters are all one dimensional, the plot is typical, the twist you can see a mile off and would be a straight to DVD action flick had Steven Segal replaced Cage in the starring role. Still, I will give biased score due to being a Cage fanatic 6.5/10
Not as bad as I'd thought it would be. Uses the found footage genre but uses it slightly differently and it's fresh to see this happen. The story was quite intense and was interesting enough to keep me hooked. The lead actress was a little annoying and the final act got a little absurd but up until then, it's pretty decent. Definitely worth a watch if you are a fan of horror or found footage films 7/10
Joe
Cage in an acting role, which is great to see, he really does a great job and Ty Sheridan is again brilliant, has a great future ahead of him if he keeps on going like this. It was a bit of a slow burner but engrosses you into it's world. Seemed like some back story was cut out though and some unbelievable events occur, but still, the acting and overall plot of redemption really keeps you hooked 7.5/10
Tokarev
Cage in a crazy action role. No one but the purest of Cage fans will enjoy this as he is the only good thing about it (and Danny Glover!). Hits every revenge action film cliche, the characters are all one dimensional, the plot is typical, the twist you can see a mile off and would be a straight to DVD action flick had Steven Segal replaced Cage in the starring role. Still, I will give biased score due to being a Cage fanatic 6.5/10
Thought this was pretty cool.
The Protector 2
This first Protector is one of my favourite martial arts films of modern age but this was such a let down. I didn't care that the story was shit, I just wanted to see some badass fight scenes. Instead, we got non-stop cheap, cheesy CGI effects and wire work, which wasn't needed as Tony Jaa is a great fighter. It seemed like they used some After Effects intern to make the effects. Really sore on the eyes 4/10
This first Protector is one of my favourite martial arts films of modern age but this was such a let down. I didn't care that the story was shit, I just wanted to see some badass fight scenes. Instead, we got non-stop cheap, cheesy CGI effects and wire work, which wasn't needed as Tony Jaa is a great fighter. It seemed like they used some After Effects intern to make the effects. Really sore on the eyes 4/10
Would Eli Roth have any sort of reputation at all if he wasn't mates with Tarantino?
Il grido - Very Antonioni-an...but with some occasional dips into Italian neorealism and melodrama, which kinda were the parts I least liked. There was this little haunting piano piece playing throughout and the run-down industrial landscape looked quite beautifully bleak. A decent, if not unpolished watch. I think it's pretty fair to say that without the films of Antonioni there's a chance that there wouldn't have been any Mad Men.
http://matineeidle.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/at-the-movies-with-don-draper/
http://matineeidle.wordpress.com/2010/03/21/at-the-movies-with-don-draper/
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Has anyone seen Locke yet? If so - should I go out of my way to go see it at the Cinema? I've only got today and tomorrow to do so I think.