rough cut 1,714 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 I don’t like that movie, it could’ve been awesome but it’s not. I wouldn’t even call it good. There’s a fan cut out there, “Giftbearer”, that improves it though. But still. Ugh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, rough cut said: Huh? You put Prometheus in that high regard? No, not quite. But it's certainly among the top 10-20 of the decade we're about to leave. It was my favourite of 2012. Evanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Well, at least you recognize in your review that the movie is poorly reviewed by the majority. ; ) Before I go on, first let me say, I respect your opinion, a lot of times you and I think a lot a like, and I am genuinely interested in picking your brain a bit... So why’d you think it was good though? I mean, I read your review but I still don’t get it? Whatever is good about it, is surely overshadowed by the bad. Because what was bad, was really, really bad. It had so many confusing and contradicting plot elements that I found unforgivable. The finger in the glass, the space snake that was obviously dangerous, the guy turning into a zombie, Noomi jumping and climbing after space surgery... Well, at least you recognize in your review that the movie is poorly reviewed by the majority. ; ) Before I go on, first let me say, I respect your opinion, a lot of times you and I think a lot a like, and I am genuinely interested in picking your brain a bit... So why’d you think it was good though? I mean, I read your review but I still don’t get it? Whatever is good about it, is surely overshadowed by the bad. Because what was bad, was really, really bad. It had so many confusing and contradicting plot elements that I found unforgivable. The finger in the glass, the space snake that was obviously dangerous, the guy turning into a zombie, Noomi jumping and climbing after space surgery... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 The above was not really my review. Just a tiny tidbit for a list. Here is my "proper" review (in Norwegian, though). I address some of the issues there: https://montages.no/2012/05/ren-blockbuster-kunst-i-prometheus/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mstrox 6,643 Posted November 7, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2019 Prometheus is the best Alien movie A24, TSMefford and JoeinAR 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 What a fun game! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Thor said: The above was not really my review. Just a tiny tidbit for a list. Here is my "proper" review (in Norwegian, though). Thanks! Edit: But I still don’t agree with your conclusion: that the combination of horror, beautiful and existential thoughts make it the “complete science fiction experience”... For me the sum of the parts doesn’t hold up as a whole. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 These movies are also good, if you haven't seen them. To put Angel-A in this thread is cheating a bit - I'd think that most movie buffs should have seen it already (wonderful soundtrack as well by Anja Garbarek) - but I guess it's old enough now to have slipped under the radar for some. I guess The Host falls into the same category, I guess. Angel-A (2005) IMDB The Host (2006) IMDB Die Welle (2008) IMDB Errementari (2017) IMDB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 ANGEL-A is great. Not on LUCY level, obviously, but still classic Luc Besson 'cinema du look'. Which reminds me, I need to see ANNA. THE HOST is a cult classic, and will no doubt get more views and exposure now after Bong's Oscar wins with PARASITE. Familiar with DIE WELLE, but never seen it. ERREMENTARI, I tried to watch on Netflix, but had to turn off. Felt very cheesy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 3 hours ago, rough cut said: The Host (2006) Don't understand the universal love for his movies. Somehow, I seem to dislike Bong's style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 @Thor You'd put Lucy above Angel-A? I thought that Lucy was ok, and that's being generous... I haven't seen Anna, I need to check it out as well. I kinda feel that when rumours first began about a Black Widow-solo movie, studios at least made some effort to put a similar product on the market before the real thing hit. Red Sparrow (which I didn't like) being one, and I guess Anna the second. You need to see Die Welle, it's a fantastic movie, quite horrific. Errementari - You turned it off? Ouch! Yeah, it's cheesy, but it does have it's strenghts. Also, I think that to enjoy it, perhaps, it helps to know that the movie is based on really old folklore, grounded in old folk tales from the Basque region in Spain @Alexcremers Haha, I know what you mean - the puzzlement! I hate everything that The Cohen Brothers ever did, and that seems to go against popular opinion. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, rough cut said: @Thor You'd put Lucy above Angel-A? I though that Lucy was ok, and that's being generous... Not only do I put LUCY above ANGEL-A, I think it's the best film of that whole year. In fact, I was moved to tears when I first saw it. Not because of the story or anything, but because it was so moving to see one of my old director favourites back in such spectacular form. A masterpiece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Has anyone seen I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING? It's an early Powell/Pressburger film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Alas, no. Powell/Pressburger movies are one of my gaping holes. Don't think I've seen a single one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,384 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I've watched the 80s American version of Die Well (The Wave) on the final years of the Elementary School and then the German version my first year of High School. All of these in class. I remember liking the american one more. I guess movies about authoritharian regimes fascinated me when I was young. I've watched the minisseries Hitler: The Rise of Evil (with Robert Carlyle as Hitler) when I was eleven, and I've got terrified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 2 hours ago, Thor said: Alas, no. Powell/Pressburger movies are one of my gaping holes. Don't think I've seen a single one. Oh, my giddy aunt! Thor, you really must watch BLACK NARCISSUS, THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, GONE TO EARTH, A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, and THE RED SHOES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 I know, I know. I've been meaning to for years. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Put I Know Where I'm Going ahead of The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp on the agenda! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 The two ballet movies (Red Shoes, Tales of Hoffman) are a slog to get through for me, but they sure are *art* with a capital A. All the others are wonderful, and very inventive. Love 'Black Narcissus,' next to 'The Innocents' it's a testament to that great actress Deborah Kerr's talent and a film someone like Spielberg and others of his generation must have watched mouth wide open. I forgot which one had David Niven as pilot in the heavenly court but that was also a very clever picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 That is A Matter of Life and Death (known in some places as Stairway to Heaven or something like that...). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Yeah, that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH is pure, cinematic perfection. mrbellamy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 So here's another bunch of movies that I enjoy. I can't really say they are all "under the radar" releases, but at least they weren't big blockbusters. Worth checking out at least. Attack The Block (2011) IMDB Ex-Machina (2014) IMDB Strange Days (1995) IMDB Archive (2020) IMDB As Above, So Below (2014) IMDB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Not seen ARCHIVE, but seen the others. All great picks. I consider EX MACHINA the greatest film of the 2010s! STRANGE DAYS is iconic, and ATTACK THE BLOCK is a great cult film (and cool Steven Price score). AS ABOVE, SO BELOW is a claustrophobic little film that nods to THE DESCENT and THE CAVE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted September 28, 2020 Author Share Posted September 28, 2020 Glad you agree! Hopefully you’ll like Archive (but don’t expect a masterpiece - just an entertaining movie). 6 hours ago, Thor said: I consider EX MACHINA the greatest film of the 2010s! For sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gkgyver 1,645 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 It's amazing that people who are apparently so capable to read social subtexts in movies, are so absolutely tone deaf to the subtexts of actual society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 And speaking about missing the point, how does your comment relate to anything mentioned in this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Shouldn't this thread be called "Movies You Should See But Probably Haven't"? "Didn't" has a bit of a final ring about it. rough cut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Yeah, I like that, thanks! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted September 29, 2020 Share Posted September 29, 2020 Any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted September 29, 2020 Author Share Posted September 29, 2020 Done! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rough cut 1,714 Posted February 1, 2022 Author Share Posted February 1, 2022 Another couple of entertaining flicks. Hard Rain (1998) IMDB Bound (1996) IMDB Blood In Blood Out (1993) IMDB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,314 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 14/02/2020 at 5:33 AM, Thor said: Alas, no. Powell/Pressburger movies are one of my gaping holes. Don't think I've seen a single one. 49th PARALLEL is a masterpiece. And, Vaughan Williams did the score; his first at age 69😍! Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,429 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 I recently watched Hard Rain and it was indeed really entertaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 23 minutes ago, bruce marshall said: 49th PARALLEL is a masterpiece. And, Vaughan Williams did the score; his first at age 69😍! Oh, I do love that score, despite never having seen the film. In fact, it might my favourite of 1941. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 It might surprise folks to know, but...RAGING BULL has completely passed me by. I really should get around to watching it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,384 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Yeah, I haven't seen some Scorsese classics either, like The Age of Innocence, Silence, Gangs of New York and The Last Temptation of Christ. All of these, TAoI is the one I'm most curious about, but not because of Scorsese, but rather due to the great Elmer Bernstein score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brundlefly 2,385 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 The Age of Innocence and Silence are two of Scorsese's best but also most cruel movies. The other two are a bit overestimated by some Scorsese fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glóin the Dark 1,218 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 36 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: RAGING BULL has completely passed me by. Wow! That's even worse than Thor not having seen The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death. Edit: Or perhaps I should have said "better", since it means you still have it to look forward to... Naïve Old Fart and The Illustrious Jerry 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 43 minutes ago, Naïve Old Fart said: It might surprise folks to know, but...RAGING BULL has completely passed me by. I really should get around to watching it. I've seen every Scorsese except for Silence but somehow I'm not in a hurry to rectify that. Raging Bull is seen by many as Scorsese's finest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,281 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Hmm, now I'm curious Scorsese movies I've seen: Taxi Driver Raging Bull The Color of Money Goodfellas Cape Fear Casino Gangs of New York The Aviator The Departed Shutter Island Hugo The Wolf of Wall Street The Irishman Scorsese movies I have not seen: Who's That Knocking At My Door Boxcar Bertha Mean Streets Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore New York, New York The King of Comedy After Hours The Last Temptation of Christ The Age of Innocence Kundun Bringing Out The Dead Silence Killers of the Flower Moon I guess I have some catching up to do... Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, Glóin the Dark said: Wow! That's even worse than Thor not having seen The Red Shoes and A Matter of Life and Death. Edit: Or perhaps I should have said "better", since it means you still have it to look forward to... Thankfully, I've seen both THE RED SHOES, and A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (and I KNOW WHERE I'M GOING!, and A CANTERBURY TALE, and ILL MET BY MOONLIGHT, and TALES OF HOFFMANN, and 49th PARALLEL, and GONE TO EARTH, and BLACK NARCISSUS, and THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP, and ONE OF OUR AIRCRAFT IS MISSING ). Glóin the Dark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,314 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Nobody has seen SILENCE 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Casablanca Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,463 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 1 hour ago, bruce marshall said: Nobody has seen SILENCE 😎 I have. It was fine, but not quite top level for me. bruce marshall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,493 Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 Don't, @Thor; he's trying to be clever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,314 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 hours ago, Naïve Old Fart said: Don't, @Thor; he's trying to be clever. So that makes two people who have seen it; Nobody and Thor. Now THAT'S being clever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 Wasn't it Scorsese asking the Academy "Please give me the Oscar"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,314 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 10 minutes ago, AC1 said: Wasn't it Scorsese asking the Academy "Please give me the Oscar"? Nobody makes movies to win Oscars. Cynic😠 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 2, 2022 Share Posted February 2, 2022 6 hours ago, AC1 said: Wasn't it Scorsese asking the Academy "Please give me the Oscar"? He certainly has deserved a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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