John Crichton 4 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 I Love You, Man. Enduring the petty concerns of upper middle class real estate agents made my head hurt, but I have to admit, this film was not bad.At least in Cloverfield the snooty, petty city kids gets killed off in various entertaining ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 No Country For Old MenandGladiatoron Blu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, my favourite prequel. Ewan McGregor is perfect as Obi-Wan, there are great action scenes and I certainly won't elaborate on a great, great score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 No Country For Old MenandGladiatoron BluA very brave purchase, I must say. The Blu-ray transfer of Gladiator gives rise to a hell of a lot of commotion. Apparently, they screwed something up.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith,my favourite prequel. Ewan McGregor is perfect as Obi-Wan, there aregreat action scenes and I certainly won't elaborate on a great, greatscore.I used to think Ewan McGregor was great too, but now I think he was just hamming it up. "I have seen a security hologram of him... killing younglings!" Come on, man. My other favorite moment is in Attack of the Clones when Dooku is interrogating Obi-Wan. Lee says something about the Sith Lord and McGregor's eyebrows practically jump off his head! No other reaction, just leaping eyebrows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Ewan was really hit or miss in ROTS. That scene on the balcony with Natalie was awful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 No one in the prequels is in Ian McDiarmid's league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 3, 2009 Share Posted September 3, 2009 Well duh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 I Love You, Man. Enduring the petty concerns of upper middle class real estate agents made my head hurt, but I have to admit, this film was not bad. I loved it, great performance by Paul RuddSlappinnnn' the bass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 No Country For Old MenandGladiatoron BluA very brave purchase, I must say. The Blu-ray transfer of Gladiator gives rise to a hell of a lot of commotion. Apparently, they screwed something up.Alex I heard that the extended edition is pretty good, but that the theatrical version is effed up. Been watching The Wire. Up to Season 1, episode 9. One of the few shows that really is as addictive as they say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Finished the second season of Mad Men. Right now it sits below the first season. The California section with Don was very puzzling to me. The writing is still phenominal and what they've been able to do with the show I give much kudos for, but I'm left feeling a bit uneasy.also caught Inglorious Basterds today and I liked it. One of my friends put it best when he said that Tarantino is the film version of a DJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Gladiatoron BluA very brave purchase, I must say. The Blu-ray transfer of Gladiator gives rise to a hell of a lot of commotion. Apparently, they screwed something up.I heard that the extended edition is pretty good, but that the theatrical version is effed up.I watched the Extended Edition and although it wasn't perfect, it was pretty good and I had no serious complaints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Been watching The Wire. Up to Season 1, episode 9. One of the few shows that really is as addictive as they say.Damn, I envy you, Season 1 is one of The Wire's best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 No one in the prequels is in Ian McDiarmid's league.yes his dismal performance stands out above all the bad. He's a cackling hack. He's like a bad ham from the grocery story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 Did you expect anything more from a Star Wars performance? McDiarmid was good fun and made RotS seem better than it actually was.Neeson had the same effect in TPM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 No one in the prequels is in Ian McDiarmid's league.yes his dismal performance stands out above all the bad. He's a cackling hack. He's like a bad ham from the grocery story.Watch him own the ballet balcony scene and then tell me he's dismal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 ROCKY IV. A surprisingly subtle and complex study of metaphorical US-Soviet relations, with some very honest performances, especially Ivan Drago whose monosyllabic tone hides an undercurrent of Gorbachev-fueled self-doubt the likes of which has not really been seen since Steven Berkoff in RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, PART II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 ROCKY IV. A surprisingly subtle and complex study of metaphorical US-Soviet relations, with some very honest performances, especially Ivan Drago whose monosyllabic tone hides an undercurrent of Gorbachev-fueled self-doubt the likes of which has not really been seen since Steven Berkoff in RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, PART II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Yesterday I watched Michael Clayton and Braveheart on Blu. Both excellent films, but the darker scenes suffer from a lot of noise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Yesterday I watched Michael Clayton and Braveheart on Blu. Both excellent films, but the darker scenes suffer from a lot of noise.That means they used the wrong film during the darkly lit scenes. Amateurs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 X-MEN: THE LAST STAND. Interesting that the best part of the film (aside from the score) is Grammar, who was cast by the previous director. A trainwreck of bored acting, boring special effects and devoid of any real emotion or characterisation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 ROCKY IV. A surprisingly subtle and complex study of metaphorical US-Soviet relations, with some very honest performances, especially Ivan Drago whose monosyllabic tone hides an undercurrent of Gorbachev-fueled self-doubt the likes of which has not really been seen since Steven Berkoff in RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD, PART II. Pot calls the kettle black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Been watching The Wire. Up to Season 1, episode 9. One of the few shows that really is as addictive as they say.Damn, I envy you, Season 1 is one of The Wire's best. Just finished S1...christ, was that good. I can't believe I had such good stuff waiting to be watched for so long. I've got 4 seasons to go, but even now I'm depressed that it will one day be over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 That's how I feel about LOST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 Treasure Planet. It wasn't bad. JNH's music was nice. It made me miss the (more) traditional animated Disney films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 It made me miss the (more) traditional animated Disney films.Can't wait for December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted September 5, 2009 Share Posted September 5, 2009 I don't know, I doubt it can recapture the magic of the early 90's. As much as I enjoyed Enchanted, it also showed me how the time had past for that style. This new one doesn't look ambitious enough to get people to seriously reconsider 2D. In a Lonely Place got me to look into Nicholas Ray (the more I think about that one the more I'm convinced of its absolute masterpiece status). I checked out On Dangerous Ground (chose it mainly because of Herrmann). Robert Ryan as a city cop who has become desensitized by the job (really reminded me of Morgan Freeman in Se7en). Strange film. The first 20 minutes are taken from a hard-boiled city-streets cop noir, the other 60 minutes (movie is only 82 minutes) are set in a remote northern town, with tons of snow. Really surprising tone shift. Unfortunately, I didn't feel this had nearly enough meat on it. The plot felt really rushed and forced, I needed a lot mroe time with the Ryan character. Herrmann's score is fine, particularly the main credits. It does get awefully close to North by Northwest, though, distractingly so (even though this one came first). It's a small thing, but I loved the opening of the film. A simple and fascinating example of the story-telling powers of film through editing. 3 short scenes that, when combined, get a whole other scene working in your head. That scene may be pretty mundane, but I found it to be a fascinating crystalization of the power of montage. Also spent a rare evening in front of the tv, actually watching movies that were on it. It's been a long time since that heppened. Caught Kung Fu Panda, which I am convinced, more than ever, is a fantastic film. Not only the best Dreamworks has done, but shows them working on a level that deserves to be taken seriously in context of Pixar. Also skimmed Demoliton Man. I loved this as a kid, and I think it still holds up as one of the more enjoyable Stallone action flicks. It makes good use of its conceit. I haven't clue why Goldenthal decided to open it with a huge Dies Irae. Is he mocking the film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QMM 4 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 I don't know, I doubt it can recapture the magic of the early 90's. As much as I enjoyed Enchanted, it also showed me how the time had past for that style. This new one doesn't look ambitious enough to get people to seriously reconsider 2D.I'm all for them putting out more 2D animated films but I feel like you're going to be right about this. The movie that comes out afterwards, Rapunzel, I think will be much more interesting. I was able to go to the Disney lot last month and the stuff I saw surprised me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted September 6, 2009 Share Posted September 6, 2009 Saw Vincente Minelli's Some Came Running (1958). Weird. It seems like it was trying to show the falseness of the facade of its characters, and the town it is set in...but I didn't buy it. It is, however, a really beautiful looking film. Very colorful, but not in a garish studio kind of way. It's like it has glossy color photography, but it doesn't seem too fake and theatrical because so much of it is on location, and it all feels like it's location. A lot of long, still frames, but Minelli choreographs what's inside very minutely, so it never becomes boring visually. Finale is especially striking. Sinatra is very good and low-key, Dean Martin is at his most believable and likable. Although it didn't have any standout cues, Elmer Bernstein's score was very strong. Melodramatic, but in a more subtle and varied way than your typical golen-age melodrama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 ExtractAn okay comedy. It had a few really funny moments but that was about it. Not even close to the hilarity of Office Space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Bourne 1: Very good.Bourne 2: Just okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Supremacy is my favorite of the three Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Identity is mine.District 9, which was quite astonishing. I don't think I've ever seen a more original film, both in it's concept and in its handling. I've never seen anything it and that is what makes absolutely superb. I'm just not sure if a sequel should happen, leaving it where it is is best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I always felt that while Identity was very well executed, it never really stood apart from the spy thriller crowd. Supremacy may not have such a strong narrative, but its action sequences definitely raised the bar for action movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 The thing that I liked best about Identity was the believable relationship between Bourne and Marie. It gave the movie heart and I was pretty gutted when they chose to kill her off so soon in part 2, but with that said I still admire the decision.It is rare for an action movie romance to rise above cliché and become part of the narrative drive, which is probably one of the reasons why The Bourne Identity was singled out as potentially being the start of something special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Bourne 2 was very good the first time, but once you've heard the story and seen the action scenes, it gets somewhat boring. A lot of the story depends on 'Who is the mole?' I prefer Bourne 1 for its tangible atmosphere which I feel I can revisit again and again. The film also features better moments: Bourne on the fishing boot, the couple in the Mini, the Zurich bank, agent Clive Owen hiding in the field. In fact, it's the only movie where I actually like Clive Owen. Action scenes alone doesn't cut it for me. Bourne 3 took the action of the second movie a bit further, and even though I've seen the film just once, I don't think I want to watch it again.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Ultimatum is my favorite, but all are top-notch action films, IMO. All the scenes you mentioned, Alex, are really great. I just wish Powell would have composed something for the Mini chase instead of a Paul Oakenfold song being used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 I've only seen Bourne 3 (had someone fill me in on the story), and I did not like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted September 7, 2009 Share Posted September 7, 2009 Never got the Bourne craze. I found them all to be entertaining and forgettable. Saw Trumbo (2007). A documentary about Dalton Trumbo, the most famous of the 'Hollywood 10', the blacklisted filmmakers. The movie is very much a love letter to Trumbo, and while that does limit it as a film, I loved spending time with the Trumbo they presented, and with his letters, read by actors (Like Donald Sutherland, Joan Allen, Liam Neeson and Paul Giammatti). Best part of the film? Nathan Lane reading Trumbo's letter to his son, all about the glories of masterbation ( ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 This reminds me of...The Waldo Ultimatum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 Never got the Bourne craze. I found them all to be entertaining and forgettable.You probably won't believe this but I read it's one of the reasons why hardcore fans love the Bourne films. They literally don't remember much of the movie. Each time they watch them, it's almost like watching a new movie. Somehow I know what they mean. "Not remembering" and wanting to "revisit the atmosphere" is probably the reason why I've seen the first two films for the third time now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurgaFlippinMan 7 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 you have seen them more than I have then. I've only seen the first two twice, and the third once. I have however seen Supremacy's car chase a number of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 In terms of rewatchability factor, The Bourne movies are very much like Nolan's Batman movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I never watched a Bourne. Am I missing anything? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 FIRST BLOOD. The last ten minutes are quite troubling, but the rest of the film is a first-rate thriller. Goldsmith's music is wonderful. It's a shame II and III descended into comic book bloodbaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 ESB. bowdown, this is all I have to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted September 8, 2009 Share Posted September 8, 2009 I never watched a Bourne. Am I missing anything?Some top-notch action/action scoring, and the reason why Quantum Of Solace sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Fuckyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neimoidian 14 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I never watched a Bourne. Am I missing anything?Some top-notch action/action scoring, and the reason why Quantum Of Solace sucked. At least Casino Royale is better than all 3 Bournes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,333 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 No! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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