BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Enlighten us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I thought this one was phenomenal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yeah, it's my favorite of the year after Interstellar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It is a Koray film or an AlexCremers film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It's not an Alex Cremers film. I will be very disappointed if it is.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't even know what an Alexcremers film is anymore. When was the last time he watched something he liked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 He likes films that are flashy and cinematic; He doesn't care for plot because he just just read a book if he wanted plot.This is kind of very cinematic with all its gimmicks at play, but it also really isn't ABOUT anything other than some actor's egos and strive for self-worth.It was almost insufferable, especially at 2 hours long! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Really? Might give this one a pass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I thought this one was phenomenal.He got it!I'm waiting for your 40 000-word review!Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,174 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I thought this one was phenomenal. He got it! In that case, I got it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I thought this one was phenomenal. He got it!I'm waiting for your 40 000 word review! Karol In order to do that, I'd have to watch the film first! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Why does it have to be ABOUT anything more than that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I thought this one was phenomenal. He got it!I'm waiting for your 40 000 word review!KarolIn order to do that, I'd have to watch the film first!I know. Do you think that will stop him? Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Well, I'm glad for others that liked it, it just wasn't my thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Why does it have to be ABOUT anything more than that?Well, I guess some people don't find that terribly interesting from the point of drama.For me it lacked certain.... I don't know... subtlety. It's really all on the screen and spelled out as well. I thought it lacked something for brain.And I do understand the film is self-aware in the way it presents its world. That its both about its story and as well as mocking of that very story.It just wasn't interesting, as I said. Nothing to sink teeth into.Also, I thought the way it was shot/acted/scored didn't contribute all that much, other than drawing attention to itself. Again, it might have something to do with that semi-postmodern mumbo jumbo. But still...Karol Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yea, I know what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 These sentiments are pretty much how I felt about Boyhood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Interstellar, Boyhood, Under The Skin, and Blue Ruin are 2014 films much better than Birdman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Blue Ruin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Under The Skin is a 2013 film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 BLUE RUINAmazing film Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 These sentiments are pretty much how I felt about Boyhood.Well, the problem with Boyhood, and main character specifically, is that he's basically an avatar for Linklater's ego (and his own pretensions). And I can see how people might not like it for this.But it also had Patricia Arquette who provided it with substantial dose of humanity.Yes, Blue Ruin is a fantastic film. I agree.Karol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 IMDb lists that one as 2013 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 It premièred in Cannes in 2013 but didn't get a theatrical release till 2014.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Boyhood was a husk of a film, seemingly existing only for the sake of making a movie over a long period of time. Whatever profound reflections that was supposed to conjure up in the viewer didn't show up for me. I've found people-watching to be a more successful method of achieving what that film wanted to. Ricard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,290 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I'm well aware that Under The Skin and Blue Ruin played at a couple film festivals in 2013, but they did not open to the public for anyone to see until 2014, and they were eligible for this year's Oscars, not last year's.Under The Skin was robbed, by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Yes it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Under The Skin was the best film i've seen in years. Staggeringly good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Better than The Avengers?Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 That one is free for Prime. Need to check it out soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Better than The Avengers?KarolYou must be joking, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Interstellar, Boyhood, Under The Skin, and Blue Ruin are 2014 films much better than BirdmanNah. Birdman is the best of that lot, and maybe my favourite film of the year.Haven't seen Blue Ruin though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Then your opinion doesn't mean much, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I don't follow. But sure, whatever floats your boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Interstellar, Boyhood, Under The Skin, and Blue Ruin are 2014 films much better than BirdmanNah. Birdman is the best of that lot, and maybe my favourite film of the year.Haven't seen Blue Ruin though. For me Inherent Vice, Blue Ruin, Under the Skin, Ida and Locke all exceed Birdman.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Hill 4,233 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Interstellar > Gone Girl = Birdman > Under the Skin > Inherent Vice > Whiplash > Star Trek: First Contact >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Boyhood Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Haven't seen Locke. Under the Skin and Ida were great.Inherent Vice is a mixed bag for me, and admittedly a letdown. I know that Pynchon is supposed to be quite dense, but I don't think Anderson quite pulled it off with his adaptation. Plenty to like in the film, but it all just doesn't gel together very well. I prefer The Master. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Inherent Vice is a mixed bag for me, and admittedly a letdown. I know that Pynchon is supposed to be quite dense, but I don't think Anderson quite pulled it off with his adaptation. Plenty to like in the film, but it all just doesn't gel together very well. I prefer The Master.I think this is exactly the point of it. It's quite a straightforward adaptation of the book, actually. One of the closest I've ever seen actually. The book is very much like that and it's also his most "mainstream" work. Now, Gravity's Rainbow or The Crying Lot of 49. These are completely bonkers.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 So I've heard. I really have to dig into Pynchon sometime soon.I don't mind bonkers, but I need stylistic cohesiveness. There are a lot of promising moments in the film that pop up (most of the compiled into the great teasers and trailers), but then are tossed out the window. Characters like Shasta, Mickey Wolfman, his wife, Witherspoon's character, etc etc all offer great promise and some of the highlights of the film, but they don't quite live up to that promise. You have their flashy intros, and neat setpieces, but they don't stick enough for me to substantially get into them.Almost felt like one of the later Hobbit films, with too much crammed into it. Just not nearly as poorly handled of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,984 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 So I've heard. I really have to dig into Pynchon sometime soon.I don't mind bonkers, but I need stylistic cohesiveness. Then you won't like his books.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 I guess I might as well start with his most "mainstream" effort; Inherent Vice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 None of my favourite films of the year were even nominated for an Oscar, so there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I only saw five films last year, all were nominated for one off technical Oscars, and none won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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