Blackfish...
It's a difficult documentary to watch.
I mean, SeaWorld is, well, horrible.
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Blackfish...
It's a difficult documentary to watch.
I mean, SeaWorld is, well, horrible.
"Prisoners". One of the most unpleasant films i've seen in a while.
Perhaps you can explain why. The acting is first class, as is the script. What it does is re-instate a moral dimension to that genre of movies in which people take the law into their own hands, and shows how their single-minded obsession can itself violate not just the law but the moral purpose behind it -you only need ask what this film would have been like with Stallion or Schwarzenegger to appreciate it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prospero
Wadjda (Haifaa al-Mansour, 2012)
Filmed in Saudi Arabia with a mostly Saudi/German crew, this film concerns a 10-yr old girl who takes a fancy to a bicycle to challenge a local boy she knows to a race. Wadjda already makes money selling bracelets to girls in her school but the 800 Riyals (£128/$213) the new bike costs is way beyond her price range. The film shows both how she goes about obtaining the money for the bike, but in doing so depicts the difficulties that lie in the way of women, including 10 year olds in Saudi Arabia. The film deals with men taking more than one wife, although it does not attempt to show how, in this film the husband/father in fact does not have an 'Islamic' reason for doing so; and also with the relationship between spiritual and material things. It is a finely observed film with mostly non-professional actors who as is often the case do an impressive job, not least the young woman playing Wadjda (Waad Mohamed). It is not a profound film, it has no special dazzling film-making, yet in a quiet way it is a moving film from a country which has no public cinemas. The DVD has both a background film and Haifaa al-Masour's short film on the lives of women in Saudi Arabia, Women with Shadows (2005).
Wadjda - Official Trailer (HD) Saudi Arabia - YouTube
craptain america part 2
1st off...i swore off marvel movies but my friends coerced me into seeing this.
it is better than the 1st but that's not saying much.
i don't want to give away anything to those that have not seen it but to me, they painted themselves in a corner with the avengers and that is why this villain and retooling the storyline ultimately fails because no threat that craptain america can handle alone is important anymore after the events of the avengers and thor 2. if the earth can be hurt by other worlds, Marvel should just make avenger movies and stop with the individual storylines.
All the things you say about Prisoners are true Stavros. I found the portrayed oh human nature deeply ugly as were the motivations and the portrayal of violence. I didn't say it was a bad film.
I'm such a procrastinating doper I forgot to see that thing. If Stallone played Hugh Jackman's part and Schwarzenegger played Paul Dano's part would that have made it a better film? How about not only Jean-Claude Van Damme but the entire cast of Bloodsport with the Hacksaw Jim Duggan guy playing the creepy bastard? I've only seen the trailer so I can only be held to those standards for casting. Apologies in advance.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Anchorman 2
Closed Circuit
loved both
CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER
As i'm a very big Marvel fan so there was no way i'm missing out.
Although i may have to sit & endure the upcoming goofy looking
Guardian of the Galaxy, that's due in August though.
Capt America: Winter Soldier was everything the preview trailier made it out to be. Great superhero film !! the action was explosive and impressive despite some funky, shaky camera work at times. it was distant miles much better than the first original Capt film. First off, Scarlett Johanson as the Black Widow was just so stunning hot !! ..
this sequel had great hand to hand fighting, air fights (especially the Falcon) stunts, car chases, gun-fights, conspiracty plot, stunning new characters (see winter soldier) Nick Fury had probably one of the best car-combat scene since the Matrix: Reloaded. .i even saw Capt solo and singlehandedly taking out a jet-copter with such ease. i got more out of this Capt. America than both the original and the Avengers movie. in fact,i saw it twice in both 3-D and 2-D. (the 2-D worked much better for me)
Be interesting to see if Xmen: Days of Future Past will top the satisfication that Capt. 2 just put out.
Little follow-up here. Went to Best Buy and got Prisoners. Was $14.99 on Blu-ray. Good deal. Also picked up Blu-ray for Seven which was only $7.99. Tonight I either watch Prisoners for the first time or Seven for the 23rd time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino Velvet