Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Best exchange: "I often had relations with my husband". "In the dark?" "It helped!" Paul Dehn takes some liberties with the novel, but it's...someone's got to say it...a first class ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 The new version will take far more liberties I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 The Cat Returns - 7.5 / 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Lost River Ryan Gosling's movie has ASMR, dreamlike qualities with touches of David Lynch. 6/10 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Maybe Gosling should have directed Blade Runner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, nightscape94 said: Maybe Gosling should have directed Blade Runner? Shows how much you know! Gosling wasn't even 2 when Blade Runner released! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 Hey, there's a documentary about baby geniuses, and they even made a sequel about Superbabies, so it's possible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Jason Born I'm a bit confused. I thought this was a Friday the 13th prequel about Jason's birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Should have been called Bourne Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 Bjorn Again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,307 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 15 hours ago, Alexcremers said: Lost River Ryan Gosling's movie has ASMR, dreamlike qualities with touches of David Lynch. 6/10 Alex Wasn't this trashed as pretentious drivel by the critics? I was curious about it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 One Eyed Jacks - 8 / 10 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 37 minutes ago, KK said: Wasn't this trashed as pretentious drivel by the critics? I was curious about it though. Absolutely! It's like movie critics hate everyone who's attempting a shot at arthouse film these days. Gosling is influenced by directors like Malick, Lynch and Refn, and yes, his film clearly doesn't hide that. Is that so wrong?! Sure, Lost River is not great (even though Guillermo Del Toro thinks it is) but it's really not bad either. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,552 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 23 minutes ago, Fancyarcher said: One Eyed Jacks - 8 / 10 I'm not sure if it's worth 8/10, but it's certainly an interesting film, and it has a unique selling-point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancyarcher 350 Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 1 minute ago, Richard said: I'm not sure if it's worth 8/10, but it's certainly an interesting film, and it has a unique selling-point. It's a very good revenge western with terrific performances from the entire cast, and for being his only film as a director, Brando sure does a great job. I know some have argued it was also influential on some Western spaghetti's too. Interesting production as well. At one point Stanley Kubrick was set to direct and Sam Peckinpah worked on the script, of course neither ended up happening, but hey the movie we got isn't half-bad either. Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted June 16, 2017 Share Posted June 16, 2017 I, robot. Pretty good. The sound effects were nicely distributed across all the channels. The score worked but was unmemorable. Will Smith's 'aaarghs' did sound all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 I really dig Beltrami's main theme there. Film is enjoyable too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Wild Tales: 6 short stories about revenge and all of them were instantly immersive. Quite an achievement. I could easily watch another six. The one about the two drivers was probably the best one. Must check out what other movies this director has under his belt. 7/10 Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Bambi Just art. Gets my vote for greatest animated film. Muad'Dib 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 The maze runner. Not bad at all, though I don't understand how people can be stuck in a maze for three years and then hate someone who's finally willing to do something about it. Also don't understand how the doctor committed suicide and then survived, but I'll be interested in the sequel. The score's dramatic parts are way better than its brainless action cues. Also, why in the world does everything need to thump, bang and clang these days? Even when you configure your speakers in such a way that all the low frequencies should be filtered out, half of it still sounds like an earthquake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Alexcremers said: Wild Tales: 6 short stories about revenge and all of them were instantly immersive. Quite an achievement. I could easily watch another six. The one about the two drivers was probably the best one. Must check out what other movies this director has under his belt. 7/10 Alex See Tiempo de Valientes. It's without a doubt his best one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 🎶Drip drip drop little April shower🎶 Disco Stu and Simon McBride 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 455 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The Princess Bride It's hugely overrated fluff. One problem is the framing story, which works well on paper, but it doesn't work that well on film. Another problem is the direction, Rob Reiner overplays the silly wink-nudge-nudge tone to the point where it gets distracting. And third is the titular heroine, she's passive and not much of a participant in her own story. I can see why it has endured as long as it has: Cary Elwes and Robin Wright 'click' from their first scene onward, and the film is eminently quotable. I wish the author had taken more liberties with adapting his book and that the tone had played straighter. There are several fun scenes but the film doesn't really gel together for me. I remember when Stardust came out and people kept bringing The Princess Bride... it's kinda mystifying. Stardust is much more fun from start to finish IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Idiot! John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The only memorable thing about The Princess Bride is Columbo. Matt C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 You must have ate too many paint chips as a child. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon McBride 113 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I like the princess bride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 2 hours ago, Matt C said: The Princess Bride It's hugely overrated fluff. You're overrated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The Lord of the Rings is overrrated, but at least it's better than the unreadable book it came from. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 You read? Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 He "tries" to. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Some damn fine filmmaking -not unexpected considering the director- but the child actor really shines here. Fantastic stuff. Not perfect by any means, but still pretty damn great. 8/10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,345 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 11 hours ago, Muad'Dib said: See Tiempo de Valientes. It's without a doubt his best one. I will! I don't know how I'm going to do that (it's not like it's on Netflix or something)... but I will! 14 minutes ago, Muad'Dib said: Some damn fine filmmaking -not unexpected considering the director- but the child actor really shines here. Fantastic stuff. Not perfect by any means, but still pretty damn great. 8/10 Is it Tarkovsky's Empire Of The Sun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 55 minutes ago, BloodBoal said: He "tries" to. Bilbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 So you two, um, make posts on JWFan.com? Unlucky Bastard and Bilbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,350 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Glad to see I'm not the only one who finds Tolkien unreadable. Unlucky Bastard 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Oh it's a friggin' slog. All these people who claim to have read the whole thing must have the endurance of an Olympic marathon runner on a rainy day. I can only take so much detailed description of a tree, characters breaking into song, and Hobbits stopping for a meal every second page. Thankfully Peter Jackson shaved off all that rubbish and found a story in all that blather. bollemanneke 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo 3,709 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 You'd feel sorry for those people who find Tolkien unreadable. They must be 13 and can't live without their fidget spinners. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeping Strings 2,363 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Commando - well done Film 4, this slice of Arnie-in-his-80s-pomp action nonsense made for absolutely perfect Saturday-night-with-a-few-beers entertainment . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,208 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 17 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Bambi Just art. Gets my vote for greatest animated film. It looks amazing, but it doesn't work for me as a film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 It works as a piece of art at the most basic level for me. The most transcendent thing to ever come out of that mega corporation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I've always preferred Donald Duck to bland...bland Mickey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 Looney Tunes was better anyway. Matt C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu 15,495 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 In terms of animated shorts, I agree. Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies was better than the Disney shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 1 minute ago, Sally Spectra said: Looney Tunes was better anyway. Yes! Daffy Duck > Donald Duck! + Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, Marvin The Martian! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 19 hours ago, Disco Stu said: Bambi Just art. Gets my vote for greatest animated film. First half is pure magic and absolutely amazing, however, once they age it seems to lose all of that. Never really cared much for that later half. Certainly a great film overall, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The sequel was alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,538 Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 The live-action remake will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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