Woah. Let's not start slagging of Django. In fact some of sets from that looked liked they were used in this.
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Saw American Hustle tonight. It's David O. Russell does Scorsese in my opinion and while it doesn't quite reach the heights of, say, Goodfellas, it's an excellent effort. I don't mean that comparison to say that he copied anything or to have any negative connotations, but the influences are clear. It's really well put together and the whole cast are excellent but for me Bale and Jennifer Lawrence are the standout performers. Lawrence in particular steals every scene she is in. Louis CK is also brilliant in a pretty small role.
A good 8/10.
A good 8/10.
Absolutely loved all of American Hustle bar the last 20 minutes or so, it was just building for an excellent finale which never came and I felt a bit flat when the credits started rolling.
That said the rest of the film was excellent and there wasn't a bad performance here, Bale was outstanding and Adams absolutely gorgeous in the lead roles. I think Jeremy Renner was perhaps the best of the lot, he really sold his role and I found him completely believable which I didn't expect.
8/10 that could, and should, have been higher
That said the rest of the film was excellent and there wasn't a bad performance here, Bale was outstanding and Adams absolutely gorgeous in the lead roles. I think Jeremy Renner was perhaps the best of the lot, he really sold his role and I found him completely believable which I didn't expect.
8/10 that could, and should, have been higher
Grrrr, stopped reading after the second sentence but I guess it was too late already.
Pardon, I thought my post revealed nothing about the movie.
Grudge Match
I read some bad reviews so was not expecting much but ended up really enjoying it. Was very funny with great nods to boxing films and the sport in general. Also some great cameos. DeNiro and Alan Arkin were great as was Kevin Hart who added some really funny lines. Make sure to stick around for the second post credit scene, bloody amazing 8/10
I read some bad reviews so was not expecting much but ended up really enjoying it. Was very funny with great nods to boxing films and the sport in general. Also some great cameos. DeNiro and Alan Arkin were great as was Kevin Hart who added some really funny lines. Make sure to stick around for the second post credit scene, bloody amazing 8/10
well giving the ending away was a massive spoiler.
Not slagging Django. There's nothing to slag as it was shit.
I loved Django
I though Django was brilliant. It's a Tarrentino film so not supposed to be taken seriously. I'd put it in his top three movies.
The only Tarantino film worse than Django was Death Proof.
Snowtown - Quietly horrifying, chillingly good.
Snowtown murders?
Yeah.
Death Proof really was awful though.
I enjoyed '12 years a slave' but couldn't help but feel a bit underwhelmed by it. Maybe it's just me but when a bunch of a-listers make a film like this, I just get the feeling it's all about winning Oscars and it gives it a hollow feel. Don't get me wrong I thought it was a good film, but just not the 9/10 film that some had built it up to me as being.
I much preferred 'Dallas Buyers Club' of all the recent films I've seen. Brilliant film. A simply stunning performance from Leto. I doubt he'll win the best-supporting role Oscar but from all the films I've seen, he deserves it imo.
I much preferred 'Dallas Buyers Club' of all the recent films I've seen. Brilliant film. A simply stunning performance from Leto. I doubt he'll win the best-supporting role Oscar but from all the films I've seen, he deserves it imo.
One of the toughest, most depressing films to watch but I ground through it. Really well done and acted.
American Hustle was a fairly fun way to spend a couple of hours but I wouldn't go overboard praising it. Looked great, acted great (although I wasn't totally sold on Amy Adams performance, surprisingly) but didn't really stick the landing at the end.
I thought the gay scene and the bar scene were important. They show the lengths the character (and addicts in general) will go to in order to achieve, crucially not sexual gratification but a sense of self annihilation. Exploring the idea of the act (sex in this case but it could be drugs, alcohol, self harm) as being secondary to the compulsion, added a layer of legitimacy and understanding of addiction that very few films are smart enough, or brave enough to convey. It's that depth of portrayal that made it such an incredible, devastating and relatable film to me.
Fair point. I think I just had a problem with the notion that he was so far gone that his sexuality wasn't even relevant. Up until that point I thought it was fundamentally about a guy trying to connect emotionally but finding it impossible and imo that scene made it more overtly "this guy is just a sex addict".
Still an incredible piece of film-making though.
Watched "The wolf of Wall Street" today. The acting was brilliant but personally found the movie quite stretched.
I finally watched Man of Steel. It is definitely the best looking episode of Dragonball Z I ever saw. There wasn't much of a plot, but overall it was actually quite enjoyable. 6/10.
Snowtown is a disturbing one. Good though.
I really liked your analysis of Shame, Cassius, I hadn't thought of the film that way. It's pretty interesting that you thought it was about a guy trying to connect emotionnally, I guess that makes sense for the most part of the film. I haven't seen the film in a while, I absolutely loved it at the time, my opinion of it was that more than about sex addiction, it was an addiction to fantasized sex that the main protagonist suffered from. I thought a few of the scenes gave that impression (how he eyes up the lady in the train, the way he goes out with a nice work colleague and then has to have sex with a hooker to be able to be excited at all), and how it all left him completely unsatisfied, which is the big paradox of a fantasy, it's more the idea than the execution itself that makes you salivate. I don't think it's contradictory with what you're saying actually, there's definitely an emotional void there that is underlined by the two 'nice' female characters of the film, his work colleague and his sister. I'll probably try to rewatch it soon.
In any case, I agree totally with what you say about how he gives himself totally in the part, I find it quite exceptional that there could be such a level of trust between an actor and a director, very impressive.
And I'm really looking forward to 12 years a slave, not out until the end of the month here.
Didn't know anything about Snowtown, it looks interesting, I'll try to give it a watch soon, though it seems quite grim.
In any case, I agree totally with what you say about how he gives himself totally in the part, I find it quite exceptional that there could be such a level of trust between an actor and a director, very impressive.
And I'm really looking forward to 12 years a slave, not out until the end of the month here.
Didn't know anything about Snowtown, it looks interesting, I'll try to give it a watch soon, though it seems quite grim.
That is true. I see his emotional impotency as being not only it's own separate issue (maybe related to mental health, family history, cultural/environmental pressures) but as being tied up with the addiction; casual promiscuous sex allows him to avoid emotional attachments - even while it exacerbates the problem. That impotency is also something that he seeks a release from through the addiction itself. It's an all encompassing problem.
Followed by Grave of the fireflies
12 Years a Slave - 9/10
Remarkable stuff, Fassbender was brilliant but Ejiofor was a beast in this, absolutely fantastic and if he doesn't get an Oscar for it then it will be a crying shame.
Remarkable stuff, Fassbender was brilliant but Ejiofor was a beast in this, absolutely fantastic and if he doesn't get an Oscar for it then it will be a crying shame.
Watched Skyfall. Was odd seeing James Bond so vulnerable...then again he's only human isn't he?! Decent watch if only because it was different to Bond films of yesteryear. Thought it was great looking too. Now, not that I'm remotely a fan of the franchise but the next one will have to be different... not sure folk will be able to stomach Bond on antidepressants and the drink again.
I enjoyed Skyfall, just felt that from the time they leave London in the Aston up until the end of the movie really dragged on to long.
The ending did drag. It also lacked the charm of a Bond movie...which is an odd thing for me to say considering I've not enjoyed Bond films since childhood.
47 Ronin - Probably would have been better if it had been 47 Ronan Keatings
Whispering Corridors
Very slow paced and not really scary at all. Seemed quite low budget. Some strange editing choices and the slow motion seems to have been done in post, which is strange for a feature film. Also, clumsy effects 4/10
Very slow paced and not really scary at all. Seemed quite low budget. Some strange editing choices and the slow motion seems to have been done in post, which is strange for a feature film. Also, clumsy effects 4/10
Bad Grandpa
If you've seen the trailer you've seen the best bits. No where near consistently funny enough to justify the run time. The blend of trying to shoehorn a narrative into what is pretty much an extended episode of Jackass doesn't really work. Maybe just fast forward to the strip club scene and the kids beauty paegent near the end. Save yourself 90 minutes. Or save yourself 100 minutes and don't watch any of it.
If you've seen the trailer you've seen the best bits. No where near consistently funny enough to justify the run time. The blend of trying to shoehorn a narrative into what is pretty much an extended episode of Jackass doesn't really work. Maybe just fast forward to the strip club scene and the kids beauty paegent near the end. Save yourself 90 minutes. Or save yourself 100 minutes and don't watch any of it.
The Summit - Interesting Docu-Drama about the tragic death of a number of climbers on K2. Definitely a bit messy though and seems to talk in certainties about the events that took place when it appears that it's not certain what happened at all.
Django Unchained was an entertaining and well acted movie, too much use of the n word, Kerry Washington's character being poorly written, and the length cost it a bit. But taken at face value its a great pop corn movie.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, what is there not to like about this classic? I prefer The Wild Bunch myself, but wow what a masterpiece. Still, I wonder which Kurasawa film was raided this time
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, what is there not to like about this classic? I prefer The Wild Bunch myself, but wow what a masterpiece. Still, I wonder which Kurasawa film was raided this time
You can't really make a film about slavery, set in slavery-era America, without all the racists saying "nigger" a lot. At least Tarantino can't anyway.
Velvet Goldmine - Not as refined as I'm Not There but I like how Todd Haynes approaches these rock biopics, guns blazing, breaking all conventions by evoking artists and music movements through imagery and allusions rather than the normal, formulaic way. Decent watch.
Apparently Wolf of Wall Street has broken the record for the amount of times the word "feck" is used in a film. 506 times.
I'm legally obtaining a whole host of the season's big hitters right now. Looking forward to them.
I'm legally obtaining a whole host of the season's big hitters right now. Looking forward to them.