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Grand Piano
Thriller not too dissimilar to Speed or Phone Booth but based around an orchestral concert. A man (Elijah Wood) returns to play the piano in a concert after previously having played a bum note and suffers stage freight and the stakes are raised when John Cusack threatens to shoot him dead should he not play a faultless symphony. There certainly was a lot to enjoy once you look past the absurdity of the premise. The acting was good, there was a lot of impressive symphonies, which I assume were written for the film. The tension remains solid throughout and constantly refreshed when it seems to be going flat. There was a lot of visual flair also, only let down a little with the final act 7/10
Thriller not too dissimilar to Speed or Phone Booth but based around an orchestral concert. A man (Elijah Wood) returns to play the piano in a concert after previously having played a bum note and suffers stage freight and the stakes are raised when John Cusack threatens to shoot him dead should he not play a faultless symphony. There certainly was a lot to enjoy once you look past the absurdity of the premise. The acting was good, there was a lot of impressive symphonies, which I assume were written for the film. The tension remains solid throughout and constantly refreshed when it seems to be going flat. There was a lot of visual flair also, only let down a little with the final act 7/10
Bad Neighbours - Watched under test conditions in a cinema in Amsterdam last week. Stupid and hilarious. My favourite line...
I'm sorry to tell you that your baby has HIV...........................is what I could be saying right now.
Best Offer (2013) - ? /10
The only thing you might be able to criticize it with is that it suffers from old-director-trying-to-modernize-his-own-sensibilities syndrome, but it's undeniably gutsy. Torn to the point where I'd be interested what some uber-film-lovers think of it.
The only thing you might be able to criticize it with is that it suffers from old-director-trying-to-modernize-his-own-sensibilities syndrome, but it's undeniably gutsy. Torn to the point where I'd be interested what some uber-film-lovers think of it.
Persona - Beautifully shot and incredibly dramatic but bits of it at the start and end flew completely over my head. Really good looking film though.
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I found it intriguing for a while but in the end it was a big bowl of meh.
Yep.
The Great Beauty - title delivers what it promises, a gorgeous film. Made me want to go back to Rome so badly. A big step up from This Must Be The Place.
I don't disagree.
Ghost Dog - Kinda interesting idea, parodying gangsters and 'lone man against many' action/thriller films but I can't help feel it would have been better had it taken itself more seriously. Just felt too empty and I can't see why it is rated so highly by some. 6/10
It made me wanna go to Rome badly.
I'm looking forward to Sorrentino's upcoming projects.
I'm glad this didn't affect our friendship.
Veronika Voss - Fassbinder channeling Sunset Boulevard, kind of, with Norma Desmond as a drug addict. A very good and beautiful looking film.
Kid Cannabis - One cliche leads to another with a series of terrible acting performances and shit characters. Shite.
Transformer 4 : Age of Estincti..... eh... watever
Gets pretty lame and boring after a while (the CGI is still top notch), it's just a carbon print of the previous Transformer series, with new enemy and new plot.
I grew bored halfway after, I thought that Mark Walhberg could put a new character into it, but he's going the same routine as shia lebouf.
Mind numbing after a while.
But people are still going to see it just for the sake of it.
Overall : 2.5 / 5 cocks (although I'm seeing it with a very sexy fit bird next to me, so I guess that's ok)
I grew bored halfway after, I thought that Mark Walhberg could put a new character into it, but he's going the same routine as shia lebouf.
Mind numbing after a while.
But people are still going to see it just for the sake of it.
Overall : 2.5 / 5 cocks (although I'm seeing it with a very sexy fit bird next to me, so I guess that's ok)
Animal
Very generic horror flick without an ounce of originality. A bunch of people go to the woods and there is an animal monster on the loose so they take refuge in a cabin with a few other survivors including Paaapeee from Prison Break, who is hilarious (unintentionally) and makes it worth watching. Would have been a decent flick maybe a decade ago but in this day and age, it brings nothing new to the table 4/10
Very generic horror flick without an ounce of originality. A bunch of people go to the woods and there is an animal monster on the loose so they take refuge in a cabin with a few other survivors including Paaapeee from Prison Break, who is hilarious (unintentionally) and makes it worth watching. Would have been a decent flick maybe a decade ago but in this day and age, it brings nothing new to the table 4/10
Sun Don't Shine
Directed by Amy Seimetz who played the main character in the excellent Upstream Colour. This film is a lot more straightforward, it's a pretty archetypal lovers-on-the-run movie, but despite having a conventional premise it lifts itself above a lot of films in that genre by being a well judged exploration of the frail psychologies of the people who find themselves in a loving, criminal relationship. You can see it's really low-budget, but also it's really well crafted, particularly the sound design, and the low-budget works in its favour, it has a sort of poorly lit woozy feeling throughout. If I ran a major studio I'd be throwing fistfuls of money at Seimetz. 8/10
Directed by Amy Seimetz who played the main character in the excellent Upstream Colour. This film is a lot more straightforward, it's a pretty archetypal lovers-on-the-run movie, but despite having a conventional premise it lifts itself above a lot of films in that genre by being a well judged exploration of the frail psychologies of the people who find themselves in a loving, criminal relationship. You can see it's really low-budget, but also it's really well crafted, particularly the sound design, and the low-budget works in its favour, it has a sort of poorly lit woozy feeling throughout. If I ran a major studio I'd be throwing fistfuls of money at Seimetz. 8/10
Truly awful, pretentious bollox. Made me want to throw up.
Am a massive fan of Sorrentino and I was disappointed as well. Saw it in a modern theater with all the latest technology which made it all the more disappointing.
I really enjoyed it but it's the kinda film I sort of wished he would have done later in his career instead.
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Not sure why I bothered. Has a few positives - more character time for the Transformers, CGI still top notch. Everything else is garbage. 1/5.
Not sure why I bothered. Has a few positives - more character time for the Transformers, CGI still top notch. Everything else is garbage. 1/5.
Hollow
A crappy found footage film about a tree, that is responsible for a lot of suicides.
Predictable rubbish, you know what's going to happen before you see it, there is a few parts that make you jump, but nothing scary and nothing that's not been done before only better.
It was better than I thought it would be, but still nothing to get excited about.
3.5/10
A crappy found footage film about a tree, that is responsible for a lot of suicides.
Predictable rubbish, you know what's going to happen before you see it, there is a few parts that make you jump, but nothing scary and nothing that's not been done before only better.
It was better than I thought it would be, but still nothing to get excited about.
3.5/10
Everything is bollox to you, pete.
Under the Skin - Absolutely brilliant. It's really hard to describe, so I won't. Johansson was fantastic.
Nope see above ^^^.
Under The Skin?
Really looking forward to seeing this one. Good to hear you enjoyed it.
Should've seen it instead of Palo Alto, that was total shite!
I'm going to try to go tonight. But it's a subtle process: my fiancée hates Scarlett Johansson, so I'm going to have to basically trick her to the pictures and into the theater without her knowing. I might have to knock her out and drag her in, which in fairness is a great way to start the weekend.
It'll be like Weekend at Bernie's.
But don't kill your fiancee, she's lovely.
But don't kill your fiancee, she's lovely.
'Weekend at RiP's' has an ominous sound to it, I like it.
But thanks to a deus ex machina that would fit right into an episode of Suits, she'll come back to life on Sunday.
But thanks to a deus ex machina that would fit right into an episode of Suits, she'll come back to life on Sunday.
You're married to Jesus?
Edit: engaged to Jesus.
Edit: engaged to Jesus.
I can imagine ...
Tell her it's actually melancholic crooner Jay-Jay Johansson in the starring role.
All of her.I can imagine ...
No matter how many times people recommend this to me I will never watch it because I can't see that title without thinking
"...how about...Ghost Mutt?"
Journey To Italy
Considering Rossellini's seen as the man who originated Neo-realism, this film felt very stilted and over-directed. Every time it seemed it was going somewhere interesting and real, he cuts to another scene. All very frustrating to watch, and just felt emotionally empty at the end. Disappointed. Never been much of a fan of Ingrid Bergman either. 3/10
Considering Rossellini's seen as the man who originated Neo-realism, this film felt very stilted and over-directed. Every time it seemed it was going somewhere interesting and real, he cuts to another scene. All very frustrating to watch, and just felt emotionally empty at the end. Disappointed. Never been much of a fan of Ingrid Bergman either. 3/10
I hated it too, dunno why it's so highly rated.
That rings a bell.
Anyone seen the unbelievably crass Blame it on Rio (1984), starring Michael Caine, which was directed by Stanley Donen, whose resume included 50s and 60s classics like Singin in the Rain, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Indiscreet and Charade. A charming little comedy about a Dad shagging his best friend's daughter.
You could argue that Hitchcock's 60s movies suffered from the same syndrome. Although, in his case, I think it was more about an aging director taking advantage of changing mores to finally pour the ugly contents of his subconscious onto the screen.
Batman 1943 is still going as racist as ever. http://www.mistercinecal.com/2014/06/mister-cinecal-reviews-batman-1943_27.html
No matter how many times people recommend this to me I will never watch it because I can't see that title without thinking
"...how about...Ghost Mutt?"
To be fair you are not missing much. Thinking on it a bit more, I may have been quite generous with my score, it really is a nothing movie.
It was mesmerising. And that one scene about halfway through will probably give me nightmares.
Transformers 4
Avoid at all costs. That'll be all.
Avoid at all costs. That'll be all.