Wild Things! I haven't watched it for years. Has it aged well?
It has. Apparently it'd be up for awards these days.
I did actually watch it quite recently and it's still really fun.
lol how about don't shit in your cinemas you filthy animals
That was the cinema I'm talking about! (ie 'my worst experience')
There's actually two cinemas under Les Halles, one called "UGC Ciné cité Les Halles", the other "UGC Orient Express", do you remember which one it was?
Why? Fargo was great.
Birdman
Excellent...I think. Very weird at certain points, borders on being a bit too arty, but it's quite quirky, with some quick wit and good dialogue. The idea itself was pretty impressive, and there were some interesting ideas regarding film vs theater in the film that were there, and quite clearly there, without being too overbearing either. Michael Keaton is superb, as is Edward Norton. It's a shame Norton's not really in the 2nd half at all though. Rest of the supporting cast is quite good too - liked the stuff between Norton and Keaton's daughter. Felt the critic could've possibly been built up a bit more though. Seemed like she had the potential to be an interesting, fairly prominent character, but ended up coming across as a bit of a bitch. Thought the whole Birdman interaction stuff was weird at first, but kind of made more sense towards the end for him to have the conflicting voices. I imagine it's a film that would be enjoyed even more by someone on LSD.
And:
I completely missed the point of the ending part where he goes on the ledge, and his daughter then looks out the window and into the sky. Did he just kill himself? Or was it supposed to be like he metaphorically flew away or some shit like that? I understood most of what was going on throughout, but that kind of went over my head a bit.
8/10
Fargo wasn't crap, it was pretty good for the most part, but it was nothing exceptional, or original, and none of the performances deserved award recognition. True Detective for all it's disappointing flaws, was exceptional and original in near everything it did. At least for the first 4 eps.
Enjoyed both Fargo and TD but Thornton over McConaughey for any award is silly, McConaughey was at his very best in TD.
I do, I do.If you're like, really, really good at suspending your disbelief.
lol how about don't shit in your cinemas you filthy animals
I think the criticism of TD was mainly due to people's expectations, and to be perfectly honest, I thought a lot of the criticism went overboard, as it sometimes does on the net: I watched the whole series in a few days, and even though I was a tad disappointed by some parts of the final episodes, reading the thread on here I really thought people went over the top in what they were criticizing, collectively.It's just opinions though. The feck do people expect from awards. I've heard more criticism of True Detective than Fargo. At their best awards can reflect a general consensus.
Yeah wonder whether this is it?I think it might be the case, McConaughey was exceptional in Dallas Buyers Club but his performance in True Detective was another level, I'm not sure how you overlook him for awards unless they simply don't want to shower him with constant praise.
Yep. I was pretty baffled. Although the GG is a load of nonsense anywayFargo wasn't crap, it was pretty good for the most part, but it was nothing exceptional, or original, and none of the performances deserved award recognition. True Detective for all it's disappointing flaws, was exceptional and original in near everything it did. At least for the first 4 eps.
Either that or he died when he shot himself on stage. Either way he was dead.
MUD:
An interesting film and I liked Mcconaughey. The kids were quite good too!
Probably a bit too long, and the writer clearly doesn't like women, as all of them in the film let the men in their lives down at some point.
Worth a watch.
Just watched Enemy. I think it was highly unorthodox, but I liked it. 90 minutes was just enough.
THAT feckING SPIDER. What was the hidden purpose of that?!
The spiders represented women in his subconscious. That in turn explains the opening scene with the heel and the tarantula, he himself is the heel.
I expanded it there another bit in case you were confused, sorry for the non-spoiler tag, don't have a clue how to insert them.Deep. Cheers.
I expanded it there another bit in case you were confused, sorry for the non-spoiler tag, don't have a clue how to insert them.