Iron Man 3, which I thought was terrible, and Beasts of the Southern Wild, which I thought was very good.
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Iron Man 3, which I thought was terrible, and Beasts of the Southern Wild, which I thought was very good.
Man of Steel, was quite enjoyable ... great music as well .
Nebraska. Funny and moving. Terrific film making. A possible oscar for Bruce Dern
Compliance (Craig Zobel, 2012)
The only thing worse than this film, which was on Film4 last night, is that it is based on a real incident. Apparently there are people who telephone businesses and pretend to be policemen and who play on the vulnerability of others who, convinced they are talking to the police, do what they are asked, regardless. At some point I thought it was just not credible, if only because Americans are famous for spending hours watching cop shows on tv where procedure is part of the drama -apparently not. Maybe they spend too many hours flipping burgers and working long hours. Whatever, I hated the way I was being manipulated by the film, yet as I say, the truth is that there was an incident in Kentucky and there is a youtube clip of a tv documentary too. It means there are spoilers if you haven't seen either. People, it seems, really are stupid, and I doubt it is confined to the USA.
NEXT '12: Craig Zobel - YouTube
Opie & Anthony - Louise Ogborn McDonalds Security Tape - YouTube
Pleased to hear it. On the list for this week! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Prospero
Alexander Payne has become the master of the quirky road movie.
I just saw the new Hunger Games last weekend.
Liked it OK, but like the last one I just wanted Jennifer Lawrence to be more. . . less. . . Fuck, she's awesome. Would it kill the director to let that through? I know, I know- revolution, despair, etc.
Seriously, she's an incredible woman- look for some of her funny quotes online if you're not familiar, or watch some interviews.
She's electric. And wasted on that franchise.
Agree 100%. Definitely much better than the previous remake in my opinion. Although I've grown quite tired of Hollywoods remake craze.Quote:
Originally Posted by LibertyHarkness
I saw Prisoners great movie
The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)
I don't know the book so I don't know how faithful the film is, but it is not an original story as these 'fatal games' have been done before from Rollerball through Battle Royale. In this film the 12 Districts plus the Capitol suggest the original 13 American colonies while the concept of human sacrifice suggests Christianity has collapsed and been replaced by something vaguely Roman but none of these themes is dealt with in the film which is not as gory or cruel as say, Battle Royale, and thus the overall impression is underwhelming, and I really couldn't care less who survived, although I do like Jennifer Lawrence. I am not even sure this would appeal to 16 year olds.
Umm, somehow I don't think you're their target demographic, old chap. :geek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Aliens(today on Sundance)
Al Pacino as Phil Spector.
At last a Pacino movie where yelling HOOHAH!!! at the camera every ten minutes sort of works.
I finally saw that garbage apocalypse movie "2012"
one of the most cliched , trite and stupid hollywood movies I've ever seen.
Alien3 (also Sundance)...Now watching Grindhouse Presents Deathproof on Ifc...
Jennifer Lawrence is my 'target demographic' if that is English. And I can watch any film I like now I have a senior citizen's railpass....Quote:
Originally Posted by robertlouis
Prisoners with Hugh Jackman.
American Hustle. I predict it will become a cult classic just for all the great hair doos and don'ts.
I watched Elysium this afternoon. I ordered it off Amazon and it came in the mail this morning
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Originally Posted by trish
Do: Amy Adams
Don't: Christian Bale
The Consequences of Love (Paolo Sorrentino, 2004)
I saw this when it was released and again last night; it is a subtle film, beautifully shot in and around Lugano in Italian Switzerland, but doesn't overwhelm and there are the inevitable stereotype mafiosi which, oddly, perhaps, the lead character is not. The film is an essay on love, and the difference between spiritual and material value. Superior to Sorrentino's ghastly film The Family Friend (2006). A more recent Sorrentino film The Great Beauty (2013) has had good reviews, though if Peter Bradshaw in The Guardian likes it I would hesitate, as the man has no taste and is lucky to get paid to write the rubbish that he does.
how to get ahead in advertising - great flick!!!
X-Men First Class....(& I was fixated on "Lil Miss Buttplug" aka Jennifer Lawrence) There were no good thoughts in my head...
"Free Samples" (2012) --an indie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1793223/?ref_=nv_sr_1
I used to do the ice cream truck gig myself.
american hustle ,,,,which i found quite boring. :sleep
i really loved xmen 1st class,!! ... 2nd best xmen film behind xmen;united.Quote:
Originally Posted by goatman
It was OK....
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy - Trailer - YouTube
Absolute anti-viagra vid. I'm an old guy, Dino; I won't have any erection for the next couple of days... :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino Velvet
Lore. A German film about a group of children fleeing before the advancing allies at the end of the Second World War. The oldest, Lore, had been seduced by the attractions of nazism, and the film spends a lot of time watching her wrestle with her conscience, beliefs and the new reality. Thought-provoking and exciting too. German cinema is pretty good these days and is keen to explore subjects that were taboo for decades.
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. It was funny, but the first movie is funnier. Worth watching if you liked the original, but I hold the original as the superior film.
WOLF OF WALL STREET......it was hilariously entertaining!.....a bit weird towards the end but a typical martin scorcese film.
American Hustle which is a superb little drama based on a true story. Also Fruitvale Station, a grim drama documentary about the murder, by a cop, of a young African America. And finally the documentary about Pussyriot - A punk prayer which I saw the day before Putin pardoned the two remaining members the group.
Wolf of Wall Street AND American Hustle will be seen this weekend. I've been waiting for both...
Naw. Golan-Globus were perfectly even handed here sending Chuck Norris on his crusade. Chuck Norris not only has lots of balls but also many. Robert Forster imitates his neighbors from Dearborn, Michigan and now wants to sell you a Hyundai.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
Terrorists singling out Jews on Hijacked Airplane - Delta Force - YouTube
The Delta Force (1986) Chuck Norris Owns Terrorists - YouTube
http://www.filmreference.com/images/sjff_04_img1491.jpg
Gene Simmons cast as an over-the-top terrorist here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
Gene Simmons Interview for Wanted Dead or Alive - YouTube
Kiss - War Machine - Rock The Nation Live! (Gene Simmons Powervision - HQ) - YouTube
http://cinapse.co/wp-content/uploads...n-And-Hero.jpg
Two comedies: "The World's End " and We're The Millers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_World's_End_(film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaXQ8nzBr1I
I saw We're the Millers too. Pretty decent comedy. Not a great movie, but it had a few laughs in it and was worth a watch.
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik 2007)
I don't think that someone as cruel and whose life was as squalid as Jesse James deserves the beauty shop treatment that stretches to two hours and forty minutes. Dominik has tried to do for Jesse James what Terence Malick in Badlands (1973) did in the Starkweather-Fugate killing spree of 1958, except that Malick is a genius. The film is beautifully shot, the lighting and photography are superb, but the voice-over narrative is deadly, and the climax of the film -the underwhelming assassination, followed by a tedious post-script. Casey Affleck does very well to portray a creep, never having been impressed with his acting before, other than in the Ocean's films. Brad Pitt is good at controlled aggression and presumably knows he is going to get shot, but other than that, this is a very beautiful but very long disappointment.
Side Effects - some interesting plot twists and overall...I liked the movie.