The Butcher Boy (1997) Irish black comedy about a boy growing up in a troubled home in Ireland in the 1960s and tuning into a bit of a delinquent. Nice story, but poor acting in the lead.
The Book of Life (1998) Hal Hartley film about Jesus returning to Earth (New York) on the eve of the millenium, accompanied by Mary Magdelene (PJ Harvey). I love Hartley’s films and although this wasn’t one fo his best, I really enjoyed it.
Potomok: Storm Over Asia (1928) Russian silent about a Mongolian herdsmen cheated by evil capitalists. Kind of interesting story overall, but pretty boring to watch.
Love in Disguise (2010) Romantic comedy vehicle for Taiwanese popstar Wang Leehom, set and filmed in Shanghai. Weak run-of-the-mill stuff, unsurprisingly.
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part One (2011) Absolutely abysmal. Where I enjoyed the first, the second had elements I enjoyed, and the third had, at least, a plot, the latest installment was really terrible. The plot pacing was ludicrous and the story even worse.
Well, I was eagerly awaiting this to appear on my tracker in something better than a cam version but a buddy claims it was a waste of time, been done before (Lord of the Flies) and done much better. I still intend to viddy it tho. Glad you liked it. Hope I will too.
In the meantime, I am about to settle into this:
Murders in The Rue Morgue (first detective story ever) The Black Cat (Wall her up, wall her up), Telltale Heart (Thump Thump), and 2 Vincent Price classics remade (Pit and The Pendulum and Fall of the House of Usher). I’ll be back later to review on it, but the screen shots look incredibly promising.
Truly one of, if not the scariest movie I’ve ever seen. No gore and special effects nonsense, just extremely scary by virtue of script, locations, acting, direction, photography and good old fashioned editing.
Really, guys, we should be starting a new 2012 thread.
Just came from watching this. Luv Indian movies.
[quote] Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara has a simple enough narrative core that revolves around the three male protagonists seeking to breakfree from the confines of their respective boxes. Their struggles yield many charming moments although one cannot avoid the sneaking suspicion that this cheerful ode to life, love and friendship is as much about telling a story as about a selling a country to prospective tourists.
Be that as it may, there can be no denying that Spain is a marvellous country and, thanks to Carlos Catalan’s fluid camerawork, it looks absolutely stunning on screen. The beauty of the land disarms you and you cannot but go along with the flow of this rather heady ride despite the occasional bumps on the way.
The screenplay, authored by Reema Kagti and director Zoya Akhtar, manages to stay on course all the way through to the end although narrative pace isn’t what it strives for. Even as the three friends indulge in constant banter – witty one-liners and poker-faced non-sequiturs are liberally tossed around – and play pranks on strangers and on each other, they have serious emotional issues to settle and many ingrained fears and doubts to overcome…
The adventures that the three men encounter – deep sea diving in Costa Brava, a tomato fight in Bunol, sky diving in Sevilla and, finally, the San Fermin Bull Run in Pamplona – are catalysts that bring out the best in them. As physical metaphors for liberation of the spirit, they are seamlessly integrated into the storyline for the most part.
Bit contrived as any rom-com, but a lot more interesting and involving. I am so glad the locals love these movies as well. As tomorrow is a holiday, the hall was full, both evening shows sold out -we literally got the last two tickets.
Being a good fan, I decided to check out the guys from Supernatural in other roles, to see if they can act or what. Unfortunately, the kind of stuff they make -Friday the 13th, House of Wax with Paris Hilton, are you kidding me? - is exactly what I do not watch -give me Hellraiser, whatever, but not that. :loco:
So I got me My Bloody Valentine -looks a bit more solid- and a little piece about Thomas Kinkade -who died recently- which I hope may not be as painful. If anyone has already seen them, please give me a heads up. Before or after dinner?
[quote=“Icon”]Sorry, Rockefeller, I am with the ones that wanted to shoot DiCaprio half way through the movie… or get out running and screaming out of the theatre.
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He was at his prime in that film… then he had one too many cheese burgers and now I just can’t look at him the same anymore.
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Talking about icky, I shouldn’t have watched this after lunch. Since I am so upset, I share it with you…
[quote=“Icon”]Sorry, Rockefeller, I am with the ones that wanted to shoot DiCaprio half way through the movie… or get out running and screaming out of the theatre.
Talking about icky, I shouldn’t have watched this after lunch. Since I am so upset, I share it with you…
Sacrilege![/quote]
I’m repulsed, yet attracted in a morbid sort of way.
Watched Battle Los Angeles on HBO last night. Not bad actually. Some solid acting and a fairly decent storyline. But it seems like it was left open ended enough for a sequel.
Also watched Rocky IV again this morning on HBO. I remembering enjoying it as a kid way back when when it came out, but I was sitting there today thinking, “So, basically his strategy is tire the other guy out by getting hit full force in the head all the time?” Seriously. How could a guy ever win a boxing match if all he ever does is get head in the head? A lot. All the time. He never seems to successfully keep his hands up. Truly poor choreography, especially if you’ve seen Will Smith in Ali, or Crowe in Cinderella Man.
I’ve seen 17 of the 20 (which are QT’s faves since 1992).
Hadn’t even heard of the other 3: Friday, Anythign Else, and The Insider. I like most of the others quite a lot.
He says Battle Royale is the only one he’s ranked (No. 1) the others are unranked, and I also loved it. His other Japanese movie Audition is a must-see, but nto really a favourite of mine.
His Korean films, The Host, Memories of Murder and JSA are all fantastic, especially Memories of Murder, my favourite from this list, and one of the lesser-known ones.
The Hong Kong films Blade and Police Story 3 (director Tsui Hark and Jackie Chan at their heights) are both great.
Of the more better known Western films, I am not overly fond of Boogie Nights, and didn’t really like Speed, but the others are all good. I especially liked Matrix, Lost in Translation, Dazed and Confused, Shaun of the Dead and Dogville.
What is it about Dazed and Confused? Years ago I rented it to watch with some family friends. Once it was over I had the unfamiliar and uncomfortable feeling of needing to apologize to everyone for my choice. It was that bad. Tedious.
But since then I’ve heard about so many people liking it that I almost feel like I should give it a second chance. But at least the first time I felt like asking for those two hours of my life back.
Luv most on his list, and yes, those others unknown would be interesting to hunt, seek and watch.
And yes, Dazed is one of those praised movies that I watch and think: what am I missing? Thought it was the common cultural element. That happens to me a lot with Hollywood movies and certain TV series, they just go over my head.
Does anyone else love Danny the Dog/Unleashed as much as I do? Apart from Jet Li it also features Morgan Freeman and Bob Hoskins. I think it’s possibly Jet Li’s best role. Watched it again on Sunday night. Always blows me away.
[quote=“Icon”]Luv most on his list, and yes, those others unknown would be interesting to hunt, seek and watch.
And yes, Dazed is one of those praised movies that I watch and think: what am I missing? Thought it was the common cultural element. That happens to me a lot with Hollywood movies and certain TV series, they just go over my head.[/quote]
For me, apart from just being incredibly funny, Dazed and Confused perfectly captures the nostalgia for a time when you just hung out with your friends doing nothing all the time. For them it was high school in the 70s, for me it was my mid-20s in the 90s. In the YouTube video, QT describes it as a group of old friends, and each time you re-watch the old movie, it’s like seeing them again.
It’s also a perfect slacker movie. Rambling and meandering like a 70s film, nothing really happens, but the vibe is solid, the characters are great and the dialogue is perfect.
[quote=“Bu Lai En”][quote=“Icon”]Luv most on his list, and yes, those others unknown would be interesting to hunt, seek and watch.
And yes, Dazed is one of those praised movies that I watch and think: what am I missing? Thought it was the common cultural element. That happens to me a lot with Hollywood movies and certain TV series, they just go over my head.[/quote]
For me, apart from just being incredibly funny, Dazed and Confused perfectly captures the nostalgia for a time when you just hung out with your friends doing nothing all the time. For them it was high school in the 70s, for me it was my mid-20s in the 90s. In the YouTube video, QT describes it as a group of old friends, and each time you re-watch the old movie, it’s like seeing them again.
It’s also a perfect slacker movie. Rambling and meandering like a 70s film, nothing really happens, but the vibe is solid, the characters are great and the dialogue is perfect.[/quote]
:s As I said, that’s where the cultural element elicits a different reading. High school for me was more Taiwanese-style constant testing/heavy homework workload, baccaulareate exams type preparation, college entrance woes… Fun like that my foot!
- is exactly what I do not watch -give me Hellraiser, whatever, but not that. :loco:
